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If I Were You Extra Questions and Answers English Beehive Chapter 11
If I Were You Extra Questions and Answers MCQ Type
Question 1.
The telephone was kept on a –
(A) Table
(B) Desk
(C) Chair
(D) Bed
Answer: (A) Table
Question 2.
Gerrard said that he would reach in –
(A) One hour
(B) Five minutes
(C) Ten minutes
(D) Twenty minutes
Answer: (C) Ten minutes
Question 3.
The similar looking man was holding –
(A) A box
(B) Book
(C) A cup
(D) Gun
Answer: (D) Gun
Question 4.
Gerrard was stolen by –
(A) Smugglers
(B) Gypsies
(C) Goons
(D) Thieves
Answer: (B) Gypsies
Question 5.
Gerrard called the intruder -> Mr->
(A) -er-
(B) -ei-
(C) -em-
(D) -ir-
Answer: (A) -er-
Question 6.
The intruder’s accent was similar to the accent of –
(A) American
(B) Indian
(C) European
(D) African
Answer: (A) American
Question 7.
Gerrard’s ___________ was a treat / gift for the intruder –
(A) Car
(B) House
(C) Jewelleries
(D) Money
Answer: (A) Car
Question 8.
What did the intruder need to look exactly like Gerrard –
(A) Specs
(B) Trouser
(C) Coat
(D) Shirt
Answer: (A) Specs
Question 9.
Gerrard asked the intruder to take ______ door to leave –
(A) Main door
(B) Left door
(C) Side Door
(D) Garage door
Answer: (D) Garage door
Question 10.
Gerrard showed him the ____________ door actually –
(A) Cupboard door
(B) Left door
(C) Main door
(D) Garden’s door
Answer: (A) Cupboard door
Question 11.) Where did Gerrard live?
(a) in a hotel
(b) in a house
(c) alone in a cottage
(d) in a city
Ans- (c) alone in a cottage
Question 12.) Who entered in a cottage?
(a) a hawker
(b) a thief
(c) a criminal
(d) a milkman
Ans- (c) a criminal
Question 13.) What was the criminal’s intention?
(a) to steal money
(b) to have food
(c) to kill Gerrard and take on his identity
(d) none
Ans – (c) to kill Gerrard and take on his identity
Question 14.) Who is the writer of the lesson ‘If I Were You’?
(a) Jane Auston
(b) Douglas James
(c) Hillary
(d) none
Ans- (b) Douglas James
Question 15.) What is the story of ‘If I Were You’?
(a) about a playwright, Gerrard
(b) about an incident from a poet’s life
(c) about a thief
(d) none
Ans- (a) about a playwright, Gerrard
Question 16.) When did the intruder enter Gerrard’s house?
(a) when he was sleeping
(b) early morning
(c) when he was about to leave for a rehearsal
(d) midnight
Ans- (c) when he was about to leave for a rehearsal
Question 17.) What was the intruder carrying in his channel?
(a) a stick
(b) a gun
(c) a knife
(d) a sword
Ans- (c) a knife
Question 18.) Why was the police looking for the intruder?
(a) because he had a charge of theft
(b) because he had robbed a bank
(c) because he had committed a murder
(d) because he had escaped from jail
Ans- (d) because he had escaped from jail
Question 19.) Why did the intruder want to know everything about Gerrard before killing him?
(a) to imitate him
(b) to steal his wealth
(c) to befool people
(d) to take his place
Ans- (d) to take his place
Question 20.) How did Gerrard befool the intruder?
(a) by mimicking
(b) telling jokes
(c) by asking him to peep out to look for police outside
(d) none
Ans- (c) by asking him to peep out to look for police outside
Question 21.) How did Gerrard save himself from the intrudes ?
(a) by pushing him inside a cupboard and locking it from outside
(b) by showing him gun
(c)by calling police
(d) by shouting
Ans- (a) by pushing him inside a cupboard and locking it from outside
Question 22.) ” at last a sympathetic audience” who said this?
(a) the intruder
(b) the sergeant
(c) Gerrard
(d) none
Ans- (c) Gerrard
Question 23.) Why did the intruder choose only Gerrard as his mask player?
(a) He enjoyed a good rapport
(b) He was easy to approach
(c) His face and body were identical to him
(d) none
Ans- (c) His face and body were identical to him
Question 24.) What was Gerrard’s profession?
(a) a singer
(b) a poet
(c) a playwright
(d) a teacher
Ans- (c) a playwright
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If I Were You Extra Questions and Answers Very Short Type
Question 1.
Who is the writer of the play” If I were you”?
Answer:
The play is written by Douglas James.
Question 2.
Describe the appearance of Gerrard?
Answer:
Gerrard is medium in height and in that scene he was wearing horn – rimmed glasses with a long suit and a great coat.
Question 3.
Who has entered into the room when Gerrard was packing his travelling bag?
Answer:
A similar looking man of Gerrard entered into room when he was packing his travelling bag.
Question 4.
Describe the appearance of the similar looking man of Gerrard?
Answer:
That man was dressed in a bright coloured dress, an overcoat and a soft hat. He was also holding a gun in his right hand.
Question 5.
“I will make you crawl” -> who said this to whom?
Answer:
The intruder said this to Gerrard.
Question 6.
Why did Gerrard call the intruder “Mr-er”?
Answer:
Gerrard called the intruder “Mr- er” as he did not know his exact name.
Question 7.
Whose name did the intruder like better?
Answer:
The intruder liked Gerrard’s name better than his own.
Question 8.
What is the Christian name of Gerrard?
Answer:
Gerrard’s Christian name was Vincent Charles.
Question 9.
Who had taken trouble to meet Gerrard?
Answer:
Very few people come to his cottage to meet with him including a baker, green grocer and a milkman.
Question 10.
What will not be a pleasant surprise to Gerrard?
Answer:
The intruder warned Gerrard that when he would break Gerrard’s cottage it won’t be a pleasant surprise for him.
Question 11.
Write the meaning of dandy?
Answer:
It means stylish.
Question 12.
What was the profession of the intruder?
Answer:
The intruder was a jewellery robber.
Question 13.
From where did the intruder learn the speaking style of Gerrard?
Answer:
When Gerrard was talking on the phone, he imitated the style of Gerrard.
Question 14.
Whom did the intruder kill?
Answer:
The intruder killed a cop.
Question 15.
Where did the intruder reach first after doing the murder?
Answer:
The intruder reached at the town, named Aylesbury after doing the murder.
Question 16.
What were the things Gerrard carrying with him?
Answer:
He was carrying a bag, gun and some unusual stuff for disguise.
Question 17.
What was Gerrard actually carrying in his bag?
Answer:
Gerrard was actually carrying the props for rehearsal in his bag.
Question 18.
What was Gerrard’s actual profession?
Answer:
Gerrard was a director or a playwright.
Question 19.
Which line suggest that Gerrard was actually related with play?
Answer:
“I think I will put it in my next play” -> This line shows that Gerrard was actually related with play,.
Question 20.
Whom did Gerrard asked to send to his house?
Answer:
Gerrard asked to send the sergeant to his house.
If I Were You Extra Questions and Answers Short Type
Question 1.
Describe the room of Gerrard?
Answer:
The play was set in a small cottage with a room which had two entrances, one is on the right side with a curtain and another one is on left hand side. The furniture was too simple in it, consisting a small table towards left, one or two chair and a divan. Again there was a telephone on the table.
Question 2.
What was the actual reason of the intruder to come to Gerrard’s house?
Answer:
The intruder was a jewellery robber and he came to essex to do the robbery as it was a place where there was scarcity of cops. He had chosen the house of Gerrard to stay over there securely.
Question 3.
Why the intruder was not scared to have a punishment for killing Gerrard?
Answer:
The intruder had already murdered a person and was being chased by the police. So if he will do another one, the punishment would still remain same and they could not scared to have a punishment for killing Gerrard.
Question 4.
Why did the intruder want to kill Gerrard?
Answer:
The intruder wanted to steal the identity of Gerrard by killing him. He had already killed a person and the police was chasing him to give punishment. Now the intruder made a plan to kill Gerrard and live his identity freely.
Question 5.
Write the reason behind Gerrard’s secretive behaviour?
Answer:
Gerrard was a secretive man. He did not usually meet with anyone except few vendors. He was like that as he was himself a wrong man like the intruder and he was also planning to escape from his house as he was expecting of a police raid in his house, that night.
Question 6.)
Describe Gerrard’s appearance?
Ans- Gerrardis of medium heigh and wearing horn-rimmed glasses. He is dressed in a lounge suit and a great coat. His voice is cultured.
Question 7.)
What made Gerrard ask the intruder “Are you an American?”
Ans- Because the intruder told Gerrard “You’re not dealing with a fool. I’m as smart as you and smarter.”
Question 8.)
What sort of a person is an intruder? Give examples to illustrate.
Ans- Intruder was actually a Jewel Robber by profession. He murdered a Cop in town and came to Aylesbury. He wanted to take the identity of Gerrard by killing him, as he came to know that Gerrard is a mysterious man. He pretends to be intelligent but he is actually a fool and very impatient kind of person because he was being bored multiple times during their conversation.
Question 9.)
Why does the intruder intend to kill Gerrard?
Ans- He wanted to disguise the police by killing Gerrard and takingon his identity.
Question 10.)
How does Gerrard behave on seeing gun-totting stranger in his cottage?
Ans- Gerrard was cool and pleasantly accepted the surprise.
Question 11.)
Why does the intruder does not kill Gerrard immediately?
Ans- Because the intruder wanted to know the entire living style and all schedules of Gerrard.
Question 12.)
Why does the intruder call himself “a poor hunted rat”?
Ans- The intruder has been hunted long enough. He is wanted for a murder already.
Question 13.)
Why was the criminal been called an intruder all through the play?
Ans- Because the criminal entered in the house without Gerrard’s consent or permission.
Question 14.)
How does Gerrard propose to use the intruder’s episode?
Ans- Gerrard has already fooled around the intruder and made him believe that Gerrard is also a murderer, living a mysterious life. It is a great example of his intelligence and presence of mind. So, as a playwright Gerrard proposed his colleagues to make it a plot for is next drama.
If I Were You Extra Questions and Answers Long Type
1.) Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on ?
Ans- The Intruder believed that he had a similar build to Gerrard, knew how to speak like Gerrard, and could look like him by wearing Gerrard’s clothes and wearing his glasses. He also heard that Gerrard’s activity was a bit mysterious.All of this will assist him in becoming Vincent Charles Gerrard. He will then be free to move around without fear of being apprehended by the police.
2.) How did Gerrard get rid of the intruder?
Ans- One day, an intruder broke into his cottage with the intent of killing him. Gerrard looked like the intruder. He desired to impersonate Gerrard in order to avoid prosecution. But Gerrard was wiser. He understood his motivation. Gerrard informed him that he was a criminal and that he was expecting trouble that night. He persuaded the intruder to leave.He offered his assistance in rescuing the intruder from the police. He asked him to follow him to the garage. Gerrard pushed the intruder into a cupboard and locked him inside on his way to the garage.
3.) Why did the intrudes find Gerrard’s cooked up story of criminal background convincing?
Ans- Gerrard disguised the intruder by showing different outfit and fake moustaches of his theatre-use.He was just packing the bag before the entrance of the intruder. Gerrard also misled to him that he (Gerrard) had sent a man to the main road, he would give a call when the cops would be coming this way. As Gerrard is also being chased as a criminal. He crafted a story in this manner in order to catch the intruder.
4.) Why do you think the intruder want to know more about Gerrard?
Ans- The intruder came to kill Gerrard and take his identity. As the intruder was being chased by cops and he wanted to hide himself in a character like Gerrard who was less exposed and mysterious to the society. So the intruder was gathering detail information like Gerrard’s full name, daily lifestyle,regular visitors at his house, he owns a car or not etc. He also imitated the dress-up, style, gesture and posture of Gerrard.
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