Please refer to Chapter 7 Evans Tries an O-level MCQs Class 12 English with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 English. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 English with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 English exams. Students should read the chapter Evans Tries an O-level and then attempt the following objective questions.

Class 12 English Chapter 7 Evans Tries an O-level MCQs

Evans Tries an O-level MCQs Class 12 English provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. Name the author of the lesson Evans Tries an O-level ?
(a) William Blake
(b) Sir Johnson
(c) H.L.Hegde
(d) Norman Colin Dexter

Question. Who was Mc Leery?
(a) Evan’s friend
(b) the invigilator who had been appointed by the Governor to invigilate
(c) inspector
(d) policeman

Question. Why was Evan keeping the hat on his head?
(a) to cheat
(b) to avoid cold
(c) to avoid being detected as he had clipped his hair short to look like Mcleery
(d) to give a smart look

Question. Why was the Governor not ready to take risk?
(a) to bring a good name
(b) to stop Evan from taking exam
(c) to avoid any bad name
(d) none

Question. What made Evan have his last laugh?
(a) his friend a prison officer opened his handcuffs and helped him to escape
(b) Evan was locked up
(c) Evan was released
(d) None

Question. Evans had escaped from jail
(a) 3 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 5 times
(d) 6 times

Question. Evans is good at _
(a) making calculations
(b) learning languages
(c) predicting the moves of his rivals
(d) German

Question. Why did Evan decide to take the O level exam?
(a) to keep his hat on his head
(b) to plan an escape from the prison
(c) to add to his academics
(d) to study

Question. Why did Evans request not to take off his hat?
(a) he was feeling cold
(b) to give a smart look
(c) Evans considered it lucky for himself
(d) he loved to wear

Question. Why did Evans clip his hair short?
(a) to aid his escape plan and to pass off as Mc Leery later
(b) he was feeling hot
(c) to give modern look
(d) to give a young look

Question. Whom did Stephen actually catch?
(a) Mcleerey
(b) Evans
(c) a thief
(d) All

Question. How was the governor able to locate Evans?
(a) by putting together 6 figures
(b) by decoding
(c) with the help of Ordnance survey map of oxfordshire
(d) All these

Question. How did Evan escape from the jail?
(a) by jumping the wall
(b) by befooling the watchman
(c) his friend Prison officer released him
(d) all of above

Question. The Governor of ___ contacted the Secretary of Examination on the telephone
(a) Newbury Prison
(b) Radcliff Prison
(c) Elsfield Prison
(d) Oxford Prison

Question. How can we say that Evan could not get through the O Level German examination?
(a) he is unable to understand even simple expression like Gutten Gluck
(b) he didn’t study
(c) didn’t attend any class
(d) was behind the bars

Question. Why was the invigilator frisked?
(a) to ensure that he had no objectionable material with him
(b) to check his true identity
(c) to check if he was a real man
(d) none

Question. Who checked the cell thoroughly?
(a) The police
(b) The Governor
(c) Jackson and Stephens
(d) Stephens

Question. Why was Evans called ‘Evans the break?
(a) because of his pleasing personality
(b) because he keeps hat on his head
(c) for escaping from prison thrice
(d) All these

Question. What is Norman Colin Dexter known for?
(a) for his writings
(b) for his poems
(c) for his plays
(d) for his Inspector Morse series of novels

Question. The police laid their hands on Evans in a hotel named ___
(a) the Lion’s Den
(b) Lion’s Cage
(c) the Golden Lion
(d) the Golden Web

Question. McLeery directed the superintendent to lead him towards ___
(a) Radcliff Hospital
(b) Elsfield Way
(c) Broad Street
(d) Oxford Lane

Question. How could Evans’ plan of escape become a success?
(a) because of his wits
(b) because he keeps his hat on his head
(c) because he was cunning
(d) all

Question. What aided Evan’s arrest?
(a) his friends
(b) The clues Evan left
(c) secret agents
(d) his gang

Question. What was the purpose of the second call?
(a) to take away Stephen so that Evan could give final touches to his makeup
(b) to give time to Evan to run
(c) to befool Stephen and Jack
(d) none

Question. How did Evan outwit the Governor?
(a) by taking exam
(b) by keeping a letter
(c) by keeping a letter
(d) by putting his hat

Question. The names of the officers who visited Evans before the examination were ___
(a) Jackson and Stephens
(b) Jackson and Bell
(c) Jackson and Carter
(d) Carter and Bell

Question. The Secretary agreed to make an arrangement of a person from ___ to act as an invigilator
(a) St. Agnes Mags
(b) St. Francis Mags
(c) St. Mary Mags
(d) St. Xavier Mags

Question. What did the Governor tell the Secretary of the examination Board?
(a) Evan is a pleasing person
(b) can imitate stars and was star of Christmas concert
(c) was a kleptomaniac
(d) All these

Question. What precautions did the authorities take to conduct the examination smoothly?
(a) The Governor personally supervised security
(b) Evan’s cell was checked thoroughly
(c) All belongings were taken away from Evan, The invigilator was frisked and a police officer was posted to keep a vigil
(d) All these

Question. From where did they find the name of the hotel where Evan was staying?
(a) from the police
(b) from the people
(c) secret agent
(d) from the correction slip

Question. ‘Evans Tries an O Level is a ___the criminal and the jail authorities
(a) the narration of
(b) satire of
(c) battle of wits between
(d) tragic conflict between

Question. What information did the governor receive from the detective Superintendent?
(a) Mcleery had spotted Evan
(b) Ean was seen near Elsfield way
(c) chased Evan but lost him
(d) All these

Question. What kind of a person was Evans?
(a) Kleptomaniac
(b) pleasing personality and a tendency to mislead
(c) stealing habit
(d) All these

Question. How did the first call mislead the governor?
(a) by demanding prison van for a remand case where as it was needed for Evan’s escape
(b) by giving wrong information
(c) by calling him to CM office
(d) none

Question. When was for his Inspector Morse series of novels written?
(a) 1975 -1999
(b) 1975 -1998
(c) 1975 -1997
(d) 1975 -1994

Question. What two purposes did the correction slip serve?
(a) to give correct name of hotel to Evans and exact date and time of exam to Evans
(b) to help Evan escape
(c) to inform Evan Gang his plan of escape
(d) All these

Question. What was there in the small brown suitcase that Mcleery carried?
(a) sealed question papers
(b) yellow invigilation form
(c) special authentication card
(d) All these

Question. Evans is told about the corrections on ___ by McLeery
(a) page three, line fifteen
(b) page three, line nine
(c) page two, line twelve
(d) page two, line fifteen

Question. Governor switched on the receiver at ___
(a) 9:00 am
(b) 9:10 am
(c) 9:20 am
(d) 9:30 am

Question. Where was Evan located?
(a) in the middle east
(b) in Japan
(c) in the middle of chipping Norton
(d) none

Question. Why couldn’t Stephens identify Evans’ trick?
(a) because he was not trained
(b) he was a new recruit
(c) he was not experienced
(d) none

Question. What did the Governor want Carter to do?
(a) he wanted him to check Evan
(b) he wanted him to go with Evan
(c) he wanted him to accompany injured Mcleery
(d) he wanted him to accompany him

Question. Who ordered Evans to take off his hat?
(a) Jackson
(b) Stephens
(c) The Governor
(d) None

Question. Evans had started night classes the previous _
(a) July
(b) August
(c) September
(d) October

Question. From whom did the governor receive the first call?
(a) Assistant Secretary
(b) Joint Secretary
(c) Assistant commissioner
(d) All of above

Source Based Question

“Perhaps you won’t be with us next September, Evans.”
James Roderick Evans appeared to ponder the Governor’s words deeply. “No. P’r’ aps I won’t,” he said As the prison van turned right from Chipping Norton on to the Oxford road, the hitherto silent prison officer unlocked the handcuffs and leaned forward towards the driver, “For Christ’s sake get a move on! It won’t take ‘em long to find out —’
“Where do ye suggest we make for?” asked the driver, in a broad Scots accent..
“What about Newbury?” suggested Evans.

Question. ‘broad accent’ is that which is:
A) Applied widely, all over the world
B) Recognized by the broadcasters
C) Associated with the traditional speech of the local people
D) Developed over several years for the purpose of special communication

Question. Evans suggested Newbury because:
A) The police had already been to Newbury and would not expect to find him there
B) He was being playful and wanted to crack another joke at the police’s expense
C) He wanted to thrill of another chase and the opportunity to outsmart the authority
D) He did not want to risk going to a new place, and opted for something more familiar

Question. Silent : Loud :: Ponder : _____
A) Meditate
B) Repeat
C) Exaggerate
D) Overlook

On Monday 7 June, Evans German teacher shook him by the hand in the heavily guarded Recreational Block, just across from D Wing,”Guten Gluck, Herr Evans. ”Pardon?” I said “Good luck for tomorrow.” “Oh. Thanks, er, I mean, er, Danke Schon.” “You haven’t a cat in hell’s chance of getting through ,of course, but-”I may surprise everybody,” said Evans. At 8.30 the following morning, Evans had a visitor. Two visitors, in fact.

Question. What does Evans mean by ‘I may surprise everybody’?
A) He will pass the German exam
B) He will fail miserably in the German exam
C) He will successfully manage to escape from the prison
D) His friends will help him pass the exam

Question. Who were the two visitors?
A) The Governor and Jackson
B) Carter and Bell
C) McLeery and Evans German teacher
D) Jackson and Stephens

Question. Danke Schon’ means
A) Best wishes
B) Thank you
C) Good luck
D) None of the above

Question. Evans wanted to appear in the——- O-Level examination
A) French
B) Latin
C) German
D) English

“Nah! It’s the clotting you see. That’s the big trouble. We got the blood easy enough.
Pig’s blood ,it was _it was from the slaughter’ouse in Kidlington. But to stop it clotting you’ve got to mix yer actual blood”(Evans took a breadth ) “with one tenth of its own volume of 3.8 percent trisodium citrate !Didn’t know that ,did you, sir?
The Governor shook his head in a token of reluctant admiration. “We learn something new every day, they tell me. Come on, m’laD)”

Question. What is the tone of the speaker in ‘We learn something new every day’?
A) Diminishing
B) Discouraging
C) Demotivating
D) Encouraging

Question. What was there in that semi-inflated rubber ring?
A) Blood
B) Ink
C) Water
D) None of these

Question. Why was the Governor impressed with Evans?
A) For he was a mimic
B) For he was kleptomaniac
C) For he was brainy
D) For he was bit of a card

Question. What does the word ‘Reluctant’ mean?
A) Willing
B) Unwilling
C) Interested
D) None of these

“Just one more thing, Einstein.”
‘Ya ? What’s ‘at ?”
“Good luck, old son.”
In the little lodge, just inside the prison’s main gates, the Reverend S.
McLeery signed his name neatly in the visitor’s book and thence walked side by side with a silent prison officer across the exercise yard to D Wing where he was greeted by Jackson.
The Wing’s heavy outer door was unlocked and locked behind them, the heavy inner door the same, and McLeery was handed into Stephen’s keeping.
“Get the razor ?” murmured Jackson.
Stephens noddeD)
“Well, keep your eyes skinneD) Clear?”

Question. Reverend S. McLeery had been appointed by the board as ——
A) one of the men to guard Evans
B) the invigilator
C) an inspector
D) the security in charge

Question. Evans was kept in a heavily guarded cell in thee ———-
A) B Wing
B) A Wing
C) D Wing
D) W Wing

Question. Jackson instructs Stephen to take away——–
A) the scissors
B) the blanket
C) the knife
D) the razor

Question. What were the precautions taken by the authorities so as to conduct a fool proof examination ?
A) The Governor himself checked all the security arrangements.
B) The invigilator, a person of repute was called from outside, too was frisked at the entrance.
C) Evans cell was heavily guarded and checked thoroughly.
D) All of the above.

“It’s a slightly unusual request, Governor, but I don’t see why we shouldn’t try to help just the one fellow, you say?”

Question. Who is ‘I’ here?
A) Evans
B) Prison Superintendent
C) Governor
D) secretary of the Examinations Board

Question. who made a slightly unusual request?
A) Evans
B) Governor
C) Head officer
D) Commissioner

Question. Why, according to the Governor, had Evans started taking German classes?
A) to upgrade his academic qualification
B) to pass time in the prison
C) to become a teacher
D) to change himself

Question. Why did he select German language?
A) He knew the German teacher
B) he loved the language
C) he was planning to shift to Germany
D) None

The governor confirmed that there was only one person for the examination, named Evans. He also told him that Evans started taking night classes in o-level of German language, last September. He was interested in achieving educational qualification. The secretary asked, whether Evans was good at studies or not. The governor replied that, he was the only one who attended classes. So, we can infer that he received individual tuition for the said course. Taking such a class outside the prison would have cost him a lot of money. On hearing this, the secretary agreed to give him a chance. The governor appreciated him for his decision and also asked about the whole process. The secretary replied that he would send all the forms required for the examination. He asked the prisoner’s name and the governor replied that his name was James Roderick Evans. The secretary also sought clarification whether Evans was a violent person or not. The governor said that there was no such recorD) He was a nice guy, a bit humorous and was a star at the Christmas musical performance. He compared him to the comedian mike Yarwood because of his copying acts. He also added that he suffered from kleptomania which urged him to steal. The governor wanted to tell something more but decided that he would keep a check on that.

Question. In which lesson/poem was German imposed to the children?
A) Deep water
B) An elementary school classroom in a slum
C) The last lesson
D) Lost spring

Question. Why did the secretary agree to arrange exam for Evans?
A) Evans wanted to get certificate in o-level.
B) The governor assured him that Evans was really willing to write o-level exam.
C) The secretary found it easy to conduct exam.
D) None of the above.

Question. What did the governor tell the secretary about Evans?
A) He was a comedian.
B) He was a fan of Yarwood
C) He became kleptomaniac in jail
D) All of the above.

Question. What kind of person was the Governor
A) He was credulous.
B) He was foolish.
C) He was good for nothing.
D) All of the above.

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