6th Samacheer English – Owlie – Quiz
1. Who wrote the supplementary lesson “Owlie”?
A) Vijaya Ghose
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Manoj Das
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: A) Vijaya Ghose
2. Who is the young girl in the story?
A) Rani
B) Payal
C) Shree
D) Chaitra
Ans: B) Payal
3. Payal's house was home mainly to:
A) Expensive pets
B) Abandoned and injured animals
C) Farm animals only
D) Wild animals from a zoo
Ans: B) Abandoned and injured animals
4. Why did people bring helpless animals to Payal's mother?
A) She owned a large farm
B) She had a big heart and cared for them
C) She sold animals
D) She was a forest officer
Ans: B) She had a big heart and cared for them
5. Who brought the little owlet to Payal's house?
A) Payal's teacher
B) Shefali didi
C) Payal's father
D) A forest officer
Ans: B) Shefali didi
6. In what was the owlet brought to the house?
A) A basket
B) A carton
C) A wooden cage
D) A cloth bag
Ans: B) A carton
7. What colour was the little owlet when it arrived?
A) Black and white
B) Brown and grey
C) White and grey
D) Yellow and brown
Ans: B) Brown and grey
8. Who chose the name “Owlie”?
A) Shefali didi
B) Payal
C) Payal's mother
D) A neighbour
Ans: B) Payal
9. Payal's family members were all:
A) Non-vegetarians
B) Vegetarians
C) Hunters
D) Fish eaters
Ans: B) Vegetarians
10. What do owls normally hunt and eat?
A) Fruits and leaves
B) Rats, snakes and frogs
C) Rice and vegetables
D) Nuts and seeds only
Ans: B) Rats, snakes and frogs
11. Why was Owlie's first day especially memorable?
A) Payal bought a new cage
B) Meat was brought into the house for the first time
C) Owlie flew away
D) Payal went to school
Ans: B) Meat was brought into the house for the first time
12. How much minced meat did Payal order?
A) Half a kilogram
B) One kilogram
C) Two kilograms
D) One hundred grams
Ans: A) Half a kilogram
13. Why did Owlie not eat the meat by herself at first?
A) She disliked meat
B) She was only a baby
C) She was asleep
D) She was not hungry
Ans: B) She was only a baby
14. Who decided to act as the mother owl and feed Owlie?
A) Payal
B) Payal's mother
C) Shefali didi
D) Payal's friend
Ans: B) Payal's mother
15. What did Owlie do immediately after she was fed?
A) Flew around the house
B) Fell off the perch and lay on her back
C) Ate more meat
D) Bit Payal's mother
Ans: B) Fell off the perch and lay on her back
16. Why did Payal and her mother think Owlie was dead?
A) She disappeared from the cage
B) She lay on her back with her feet in the air
C) She refused to open her eyes in the morning
D) She stopped eating for a week
Ans: B) She lay on her back with her feet in the air
17. Why had Owlie actually pretended to be dead?
A) To entertain Payal
B) As a way of defending herself against danger
C) Because she was tired
D) Because she disliked the cage
Ans: B) As a way of defending herself against danger
18. What kind of owl did Payal discover Owlie was?
A) Barn Owl
B) Spotted Owlet
C) Snowy Owl
D) Eagle Owl
Ans: B) Spotted Owlet
19. Which feature of Owlie looked like a ribbon?
A) Her yellow eyes
B) Her white neckband
C) Her grey wings
D) Her brown tail
Ans: B) Her white neckband
20. Owlie had:
A) Blue eyes
B) Yellow eyes
C) Green eyes
D) Red eyes
Ans: B) Yellow eyes
21. What did Payal do while taking care of Owlie?
A) Cleaned the cage and filled the water bowl
B) Took her to school daily
C) Kept her outdoors all day
D) Fed her vegetables only
Ans: A) Cleaned the cage and filled the water bowl
22. Why did Owlie usually sleep during the day?
A) She was sick
B) Owls are night birds
C) Payal kept the room dark
D) She was too young to fly
Ans: B) Owls are night birds
23. To which room was Owlie's cage eventually shifted?
A) Kitchen
B) Library
C) Living room
D) Bedroom
Ans: B) Library
24. Where did one of the library doors lead?
A) To the garden
B) To the road
C) To the terrace
D) To the kitchen
Ans: A) To the garden
25. Why was mincemeat placed on top of Owlie's cage at night?
A) To keep cats away
B) To help Owlie learn to fly out and find food
C) To decorate the cage
D) To attract other birds
Ans: B) To help Owlie learn to fly out and find food
26. How did Payal know Owlie had been flying at night?
A) She heard Owlie singing
B) She found bits of meat all over the room
C) The books fell down
D) Owlie was outside the house each morning
Ans: B) She found bits of meat all over the room
27. Why did Payal panic one day after returning from school?
A) Owlie was ill
B) The cage was empty and the garden door was open
C) The library was locked
D) The cage had broken
Ans: B) The cage was empty and the garden door was open
28. What did Payal's mother advise her to do to cheer herself up?
A) Go for a walk
B) Read a good book
C) Visit a friend
D) Watch television
Ans: B) Read a good book
29. How did Payal finally discover the missing Owlie?
A) Owlie flew in through the garden door
B) A curio on the bookshelf opened one eye
C) She found Owlie under the table
D) Her mother found Owlie in the cage
Ans: B) A curio on the bookshelf opened one eye
30. What does Owlie's stay with Payal mainly highlight?
A) Kindness and responsible care for animals
B) The dangers of reading books
C) The importance of keeping wild animals for money
D) The need to avoid birds
Ans: A) Kindness and responsible care for animals
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