7th Samacheer English – The Wind on Haunted Hill – Quiz
1. Who wrote “The Wind on Haunted Hill”?
A) Mark Twain
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Munshi Premchand
D) Rudyard Kipling
Ans: B) Ruskin Bond
2. From where did the wind sweep down?
A) The Western Ghats
B) The Himalayan snows
C) The sea
D) The desert
Ans: B) The Himalayan snows
3. The wind hurried over the hills and passes and hummed and moaned in the:
A) Mangoes and apples
B) Pines and deodars
C) Banyans and neem trees
D) Oaks and palms
Ans: B) Pines and deodars
4. What were Usha, Suresh and Binya doing at the beginning of the story?
A) Gathering flowers
B) Spreading clothes out to dry
C) Chopping wood
D) Feeding the cows
Ans: B) Spreading clothes out to dry
5. What did the children use to keep the clothes from blowing away?
A) Wooden sticks
B) Stones
C) Ropes
D) Iron clips
Ans: B) Stones
6. Why could Binya not accompany Usha to the bazaar?
A) She had to help with the cows
B) She was ill
C) She had to attend school
D) She was afraid of ghosts
Ans: A) She had to help with the cows
7. Why could Suresh not go to the bazaar with Usha?
A) He had to study
B) He had to help Grandfather chop wood
C) He had to look after the cows
D) He was unwell
Ans: B) He had to help Grandfather chop wood
8. Who had told Usha and Suresh about the ghosts on Haunted Hill?
A) Binya
B) Aunt Lakshmi
C) Grandfather
D) Their father
Ans: C) Grandfather
9. According to Grandfather, who had lived on Haunted Hill about a hundred years ago?
A) A group of soldiers
B) Some English people
C) A family of farmers
D) A group of monks
Ans: B) Some English people
10. What happened to the house during the terrible storm long ago?
A) It was washed away
B) It was struck by lightning
C) It caught fire from a lamp
D) It was destroyed by an earthquake
Ans: B) It was struck by lightning
11. The two children who died in the ruined house were:
A) Two sisters
B) Two brothers
C) A brother and sister
D) Cousins
Ans: C) A brother and sister
12. How far was the market from Usha's village?
A) Three miles
B) Five miles
C) Seven miles
D) Eleven miles
Ans: A) Three miles
13. Which bird did Usha hear singing in the ruins?
A) Cuckoo
B) Whistling-thrush
C) Sparrow
D) Parrot
Ans: B) Whistling-thrush
14. What kind of tree grew out of the floor of the ruined hall?
A) Wild plum tree
B) Mango tree
C) Neem tree
D) Apple tree
Ans: A) Wild plum tree
15. Which of the following did Usha buy at the bazaar?
A) Soap and matches
B) Spices and sugar
C) An exercise book
D) All of these
Ans: D) All of these
16. What did Usha buy for Suresh?
A) A toy car
B) Marbles
C) A book
D) Sweets
Ans: B) Marbles
17. What did Usha buy for herself?
A) A silver ring
B) A necklace of amber-coloured beads
C) A pair of earrings
D) A bracelet
Ans: B) A necklace of amber-coloured beads
18. From whom did Usha buy the necklace?
A) An old Tibetan lady
B) Aunt Lakshmi
C) A young shopkeeper
D) An old Nepali man
Ans: A) An old Tibetan lady
19. Whom did Usha visit after finishing her shopping?
A) Binya
B) Aunt Lakshmi
C) Her teacher
D) Her cousin
Ans: B) Aunt Lakshmi
20. What did Usha collect from the cobbler before returning home?
A) Grandfather's shoes
B) Her mother's slippers
C) Suresh's sandals
D) Her own shoes
Ans: B) Her mother's slippers
21. Which month is described as the month of storms?
A) January
B) March
C) June
D) December
Ans: B) March
22. Why did Usha not have an umbrella with her?
A) She had lost it
B) The weather had seemed fine a few hours earlier
C) Suresh had taken it
D) She did not own one
Ans: B) The weather had seemed fine a few hours earlier
23. Where did Usha take shelter when the storm became severe?
A) In a cave
B) In the ruins
C) Under a bridge
D) In a shop
Ans: B) In the ruins
24. What animal suddenly appeared near Usha in the ruins?
A) A wild cat
B) A wolf
C) A leopard
D) A dog
Ans: A) A wild cat
25. What did Usha see during a brilliant flash of lightning?
A) Grandfather standing outside
B) Two small figures crouching in the disused fireplace
C) A tiger inside the ruins
D) Aunt Lakshmi calling her
Ans: B) Two small figures crouching in the disused fireplace
26. Who were the figures Usha bumped into while trying to escape?
A) Two strangers
B) Suresh and Binya
C) Aunt Lakshmi and Grandfather
D) The ghost children
Ans: B) Suresh and Binya
27. Why had Suresh and Binya come to the ruins?
A) They wanted to see the ghosts
B) They had come looking for Usha
C) They wanted to collect wood
D) They were going to the bazaar
Ans: B) They had come looking for Usha
28. What happened at dawn after the storm?
A) The storm became stronger
B) The thrush began to sing
C) Snow began to fall
D) The ruins collapsed
Ans: B) The thrush began to sing
29. Choose the incorrect statement from “The Wind on Haunted Hill”.
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A) The wind hurried and passed through the oaks.
B) The market was three miles away from the village.
C) Usha visited her aunt's house after shopping.
D) Usha took shelter in the ruins and at dawn the thrush began to sing.
Ans: A) The wind hurried and passed through the oaks.
30. What is a central idea of “The Wind on Haunted Hill”?
A) Fear can be intensified by imagination, while companionship gives courage
B) People should never travel to markets
C) Storms always destroy villages
D) Ghosts are more powerful than people
Ans: A) Fear can be intensified by imagination, while companionship gives courage
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