7th Samacheer English – Journey by Train – Quiz
1. Who wrote the novel from which “Journey by Train” is extracted?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jules Verne
C) Robert Louis Stevenson
D) Mark Twain
Ans: B) Jules Verne
2. “Journey by Train” is an extract from:
A) Treasure Island
B) Around the World in Eighty Days
C) Gulliver's Travels
D) Robinson Crusoe
Ans: B) Around the World in Eighty Days
3. Phileas Fogg was:
A) A Frenchman
B) An Englishman
C) An Indian
D) An American
Ans: B) An Englishman
4. Who was Phileas Fogg's French attendant?
A) Passepartout
B) Sir Francis Cromarty
C) Kiouni
D) Jules Verne
Ans: A) Passepartout
5. What was the amount of the wager to travel around the world in eighty days?
A) $2,000
B) $10,000
C) $20,000
D) $50,000
Ans: C) $20,000
6. Fogg's friends made the wager with him at the:
A) Reform Club
B) Railway Club
C) Travellers' Club
D) Bombay Club
Ans: A) Reform Club
7. Who was the third passenger travelling with Fogg and Passepartout?
A) The elephant driver
B) Sir Francis Cromarty
C) The train conductor
D) The elephant owner
Ans: B) Sir Francis Cromarty
8. On which ship had Fogg met Sir Francis Cromarty?
A) Mongolia
B) Titanic
C) Victoria
D) Calcutta
Ans: A) Mongolia
9. How did the train begin its journey?
A) Very late
B) Punctually
C) After midnight
D) One hour late
Ans: B) Punctually
10. Which island did the train pass after leaving Bombay?
A) Andaman
B) Salcette
C) Lakshadweep
D) Diu
Ans: B) Salcette
11. Which place was described as a flat, well-cultivated country?
A) Khandesh
B) Kholby
C) Allahabad
D) Bombay
Ans: A) Khandesh
12. The fertile territory of Khandesh was watered mainly by tributaries of the:
A) Ganga
B) Godavari
C) Yamuna
D) Narmada
Ans: B) Godavari
13. Which crops did Passepartout see as the train crossed India?
A) Cotton, coffee, nutmeg, clove and pepper
B) Wheat and barley only
C) Tea and rubber only
D) Sugarcane only
Ans: A) Cotton, coffee, nutmeg, clove and pepper
14. Which animals inhabited the jungles through which the train passed?
A) Lions, deer and bears
B) Snakes, tigers and elephants
C) Camels and horses
D) Wolves and foxes
Ans: B) Snakes, tigers and elephants
15. How did the snakes and tigers react to the train?
A) They followed it
B) They fled at its noise
C) They attacked it
D) They stood beside the track
Ans: B) They fled at its noise
16. How did the elephants react as the train passed?
A) They ran away
B) They stood gazing with sad eyes
C) They charged at the train
D) They followed the train
Ans: B) They stood gazing with sad eyes
17. Where did the train stop at half-past twelve?
A) Bombay
B) Burhampoor
C) Allahabad
D) Calcutta
Ans: B) Burhampoor
18. At which hamlet did the passengers learn that the railway was unfinished?
A) Kholby
B) Surat
C) Nassik
D) Khandesh
Ans: A) Kholby
19. How much railway line still had to be laid from Kholby to Allahabad?
A) Ten miles
B) Twenty miles
C) Fifty miles
D) One hundred miles
Ans: C) Fifty miles
20. Why was Sir Francis Cromarty angry with the conductor?
A) The train was too crowded
B) Tickets were sold from Bombay to Calcutta although the railway was unfinished
C) The train had no food
D) The conductor refused to sell tickets
Ans: B) Tickets were sold from Bombay to Calcutta although the railway was unfinished
21. What did Mr. Fogg mean when he said the problem “was foreseen”?
A) He already knew the railway was unfinished
B) He expected that some obstacle would arise during the journey
C) Passepartout had warned him
D) Sir Francis had planned the delay
Ans: B) He expected that some obstacle would arise during the journey
22. How much time had Mr. Fogg already gained and could afford to sacrifice?
A) One day
B) Two days
C) Three days
D) One week
Ans: B) Two days
23. What did Fogg initially decide to do when no other transport could be found?
A) Wait for the railway
B) Go on foot
C) Return to Bombay
D) Hire a boat
Ans: B) Go on foot
24. Who suggested using an elephant as a means of transport?
A) Sir Francis
B) Passepartout
C) The conductor
D) The guide
Ans: B) Passepartout
25. What was the elephant's name?
A) Kiouni
B) Mongolia
C) Kholby
D) Passepartout
Ans: A) Kiouni
26. For how much did Mr. Fogg finally purchase the elephant?
A) 500 pounds
B) 1,000 pounds
C) 1,500 pounds
D) 2,000 pounds
Ans: D) 2,000 pounds
27. Who offered to serve as their guide?
A) An intelligent young man who was a skilled elephant driver
B) The train conductor
C) A Government official
D) The elephant owner
Ans: A) An intelligent young man who was a skilled elephant driver
28. What is a “howdah”?
A) A travelling bag
B) A seat used for riding on an elephant
C) A railway carriage
D) A type of forest tree
Ans: B) A seat used for riding on an elephant
29. From where did Mr. Fogg take the banknotes used to pay for the elephant?
A) His coat pocket
B) His famous carpet-bag
C) Passepartout's bag
D) Sir Francis's suitcase
Ans: B) His famous carpet-bag
30. Which qualities of Phileas Fogg are most clearly shown in this extract?
A) Fear and confusion
B) Calmness, determination and resourcefulness
C) Laziness and impatience
D) Carelessness and anger
Ans: B) Calmness, determination and resourcefulness
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