Class 9 English MCQ Solutions| If I Were You — 30 Most Important MCQs

 

📌 If I Were You — 30 Most Important MCQs

Class 9 English Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

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1. Who is the author of the play "If I Were You"?

(A) Isaac Asimov

(B) Douglas James

(C) Katherine Mansfield

(D) Vikram Seth

Correct Answer: (B) Douglas James

2. Where does Gerrard live?

(A) In a crowded city house

(B) In a lonely cottage in Essex

(C) In a small apartment in London

(D) In a farmhouse in Yorkshire

Correct Answer: (B) In a lonely cottage in Essex

3. What is Gerrard's profession?

(A) He is a school teacher

(B) He is a police detective

(C) He is a playwright

(D) He is a businessman

Correct Answer: (C) He is a playwright

4. Who breaks into Gerrard's cottage unexpectedly?

(A) A delivery boy

(B) A police officer

(C) An Intruder

(D) His friend

Correct Answer: (C) An Intruder

5. What was the Intruder carrying in his hand?

(A) A knife

(B) A heavy stick

(C) A revolver

(D) A rope

Correct Answer: (C) A revolver

6. What was the primary intention of the Intruder?

(A) To rob Gerrard's money

(B) To live with Gerrard as a guest

(C) To kill Gerrard and steal his identity

(D) To hide his stolen jewelry

Correct Answer: (C) To kill Gerrard and steal his identity

7. What crime had the Intruder already committed?

(A) Bank robbery

(B) Murdered a policeman

(C) Car theft

(D) Kidnapping

Correct Answer: (B) Murdered a policeman

8. How did Gerrard react when he saw the gun-toting criminal?

(A) He started crying for help

(B) He fainted out of shock

(C) He remained completely calm and conversational

(D) He tried to run out of the window

Correct Answer: (C) He remained completely calm and conversational

9. What sarcastic phrase did Gerrard use for the Intruder?

(A) "A dangerous monster"

(B) "A sympathetic audience"

(C) "A brilliant helper"

(D) "An uninvited guest"

Correct Answer: (B) "A sympathetic audience"

10. According to the Intruder, what would make Gerrard stop being smart?

(A) Arresting him

(B) Taking his clothes

(C) A bullet from his gun

(D) Tying him to a chair

Correct Answer: (C) A bullet from his gun

11. What key physical aspect made the Intruder target Gerrard?

(A) Same height and physical build

(B) Identical facial features

(C) Same hairstyle and hair color

(D) Same type of voice

Correct Answer: (A) Same height and physical build

12. Why did the Intruder believe he wouldn't be caught after killing Gerrard?

(A) Because he would leave the country

(B) Because he would live disguised as Gerrard

(C) Because no one knew Gerrard

(D) Because Gerrard had no relatives

Correct Answer: (B) Because he would live disguised as Gerrard

13. "They can't hang me twice." Who says this line?

(A) Gerrard

(B) The Intruder

(C) The Sergeant

(D) Gerrard's friend

Correct Answer: (B) The Intruder

14. What lie did Gerrard fabricate to surprise the Intruder?

(A) He was a multi-millionaire

(B) He was also a wanted criminal running from police

(C) The house was surrounded by landmines

(D) He was a police undercover agent

Correct Answer: (B) He was also a wanted criminal running from police

15. What did Gerrard show the Intruder as proof of his criminal lifestyle?

(A) A bag full of fake currency

(B) A traveling bag with disguise props and false moustaches

(C) A list of stolen items

(D) A photograph with other gangs

Correct Answer: (B) A traveling bag with disguise props and false moustaches

16. Where did Gerrard tell the Intruder they could escape through?

(A) The main window

(B) A secret trapdoor in the roof

(C) A door leading directly to the garage

(D) The back garden gate

Correct Answer: (C) A door leading directly to the garage

17. What did that "escape door" actually turn out to be?

(A) A brick wall

(B) A deep well

(C) A storage cupboard

(D) A bathroom

Correct Answer: (C) A storage cupboard

18. How did Gerrard lock the Intruder inside the cupboard?

(A) He tricked him to go inside and slammed the door shut

(B) He bound him with a rope first

(C) He used a chemical spray to make him sleep

(D) He fought with him physically

Correct Answer: (A) He tricked him to go inside and slammed the door shut

19. What happened to the Intruder's revolver during the push?

(A) It fired a shot into the roof

(B) It fell onto the floor and Gerrard picked it up

(C) The Intruder took it inside the cupboard

(D) It broke into pieces

Correct Answer: (B) It fell onto the floor and Gerrard picked it up

20. What did Gerrard do immediately after trapping the criminal?

(A) He left the cottage forever

(B) He answered the telephone and asked for the Sergeant

(C) He started writing his next script

(D) He went to sleep

Correct Answer: (B) He answered the telephone and asked for the Sergeant

21. The word 'Nonchalant' means:

(A) Extremely anxious or afraid

(B) Calm, casual, and relaxed

(C) Highly aggressive and loud

(D) Foolish and confused

Correct Answer: (B) Calm, casual, and relaxed

22. What was the clothing style of the Intruder?

(A) A formal suit and tie

(B) A flashy overcoat and a soft hat

(C) A simple t-shirt and jeans

(D) A police uniform

Correct Answer: (B) A flashy overcoat and a soft hat

23. Why did Gerrard rarely see tradesmen and visitors?

(A) Because he was antisocial

(B) Because of his eccentric, theatrical lifestyle

(C) Because he lived very far from towns

(D) Because he had no money to pay them

Correct Answer: (B) Because of his eccentric, theatrical lifestyle

24. Who was the only tradesman that Gerrard regularly saw?

(A) The greengrocer

(B) The baker and the milkman

(C) The postman

(D) The tailor

Correct Answer: (B) The baker and the milkman

25. What was Gerrard doing when the Intruder entered his cottage?

(A) Sleeping on the bed

(B) Cooking food

(C) Standing by the table packing a traveling bag

(D) Reading a book

Correct Answer: (C) Standing by the table packing a traveling bag

26. What lesson or theme does the play "If I Were You" convey?

(A) Brute force is always superior

(B) Intelligence, wit, and composure can overcome raw danger

(C) Criminals are always successful

(D) One should never trust friends

Correct Answer: (B) Intelligence, wit, and composure can overcome raw danger

27. What type of play is "If I Were You"?

(A) A historical tragedy

(B) A thriller comic one-act play

(C) A pure romantic drama

(D) A scientific fantasy

Correct Answer: (B) A thriller comic one-act play

28. Gerrard tells the Intruder that his story is like a:

(A) Boring textbook

(B) Melodramatic and unoriginal film

(C) Great epic

(D) Fairy tale

Correct Answer: (B) Melodramatic and unoriginal film

29. Where does Gerrard promise to put this whole experience?

(A) In a newspaper article

(B) As a plot/lyric for his next play

(C) In his personal secret diary

(D) He promises to forget it

Correct Answer: (B) As a plot/lyric for his next play

30. Who did Gerrard say was stationed outside to watch out for police?

(A) His personal butler

(B) A reliable accomplice/man of his own

(C) The greengrocer

(D) Nobody

Correct Answer: (B) A reliable accomplice/man of his own