A Dilemma Book Back Questions & Answers

Unit 7 > English > Class 10 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium

    Read the given lines carefully and identify the character / speaker:

  • 1. I suppose you think me queer. I will explain.

    Correct answer: Uncle Philip

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  • 2. Don't come back. It won't hasten things.

    Correct answer: Uncle Philip

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  • 3. He thought it simply a cruel jest.

    Correct answer: Toms father

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  • 4. He did not desire to do so.

    Correct answer: Professor Clinch

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  • 5. He would think it over and come back later.

    Correct answer: The collector

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  • Fill in the blanks with the right option and write down the summary of the story 'A dilemma'.

  • 1. The narrator was sent for, by his uncle when he was . (on his deathbed / on his travels / in his workplace)

    Correct answer: on his deathbed

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  • 2. The uncle had collected precious . (jewels / stones / articles)

    Correct answer: stones

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  • 3. His uncle announced Tom as his heir and wanted him to pay for his . (rented house / marriage / funeral)

    Correct answer: funeral

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  • 4. Leaving an iron box for Tom, his uncle instructed him not to the box. (throw / carry / shake)

    Correct answer: shake

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  • 5. The letter read that the box contained . (a sensitive dynamite / jewels / money)

    Correct answer: a sensitive dynamite

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  • 6. He started thinking of all possible ways to open the box without being . (wounded / killed / maimed)

    Correct answer: killed

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  • 7. He planned to explode the box at but dropped the plan in fear of losing the rubies. (home / a safe distance / a waste land)

    Correct answer: a safe distance

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  • 8. His consultation with did not yield him any fruitful solution. (Uncle Philip / Professor Clinch / Susan)

    Correct answer: Professor Clinch

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  • 9. He failed in his attempts to open the box. His efforts to read about explosives led to (hopes / confusions / suspicions) and he had to change his . (name and occupation / lodgings / appearance)

    Correct answer: confusions ,name and occupation

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  • 10. At last, he bequeathed the box to . (his offspring / his friends / the Society)

    Correct answer: the Society

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