R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | NCERT Class 9 Class 9 English Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist

Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Accidental Tourist’?

1. Bill Bryson
2. William Bryson
3. Dill Bryson
4. none of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Bill travelled a lot by air. Did he entitle to any free air miles?

1. yes
2. no
3. maybe
4. not known

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What was Bill doing when he was crushed under a scat?

1. leaning to tic his laces
2. searching a coin
3. reading a piece of paper
4. learning aimlessly

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What did bill Bryson drop on a sweet lady sitting beside him on an air journey?

1. soft drink
2. tea
3. coffee
4. dishes

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who was along with Bill Bryson when he disgorged all the things on the road??

1. son
2. wife
3. daughter
4. friend

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What came out of the bag when the zip gave way?

1. newspaper cutting
2. magazines
3. english money
4. all of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The author had joined the frequent flyer programme of :

1. Boston Airways
2. French Airways
3. British Airways
4. American Airways

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What type of man was Bill Bryson?

1. determined
2. easily confused
3. sure
4. all of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What was Bill unable to find in the cinema?

1. seat number
2. lavatory in the cinema
3. wallet
4. none

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What does the title of the story speak?

1. accidents caused by the writer
2. accidental tours by the writer
3. places visited by the writer accidentally
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Why did Bill’s wife ask the children “Take the lids off the food for Dad”?

1. to tell that the children are better than Bill
2. to demoralise Bill
3. to make fun of bIll
4. they did it better than their dad

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Why was Bill behaving strangely before his wife?

1. because his finger was cut
2. his finger was struck into the zip
3. his finger was bleeding
4. all

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What kind of a story is this?

1. moral based
2. humorous
3. serious
4. All of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What name did he tell the hotel clerk at Australia in place of Bill Bryson by mistake?

1. Bill Coyte
2. W. Bryson
3. Bill Cock
4. None

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What made his teeth blue while writing?

1. blueberries
2. blue color
3. leaking ink of the pen
4. all

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Name the things Bill forgets in the lesson.

1. zip his bag
2. lavatory in the cinema
3. room number in the hotel
4. All

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What did Bryson often forget in the cinema?

1. seat number
2. name of movie
3. lavatory
4. none

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What does this story teach us?

1. the values
2. importance of self control
3. we should not be confused
4. none

✅ Correct Answer: 2