Class 11|English|Objective type questions and grammar based on Chapter 3 Liberty and Discipline written by Sir William Slim

Class-11th
Chapter 3
Liberty and Discipline

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OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS


I. Answer each of the following in one word / phrase sentence:

Q. 1. Who wrote the chapter, 'Liberty and Discipline'

Ans. William Slim. 

Q. 2. What is discipline'

Ans. It is the training of mind and character

Q. 3. What is considered as a restraint on liberty? 

Ans. Discipline. 

Q. 4What would happen if everybody did what he wanted? 

Ans. There would be complete disorder in the world

Q. 5. What happens when the sense of order or discipline fades in a nation

Ans. Its economic life declines. 

Q. 6. What would you call 'the discipline imposed forcibly'? 

Ans. It is nothing but dictatorship

Q. 7. Who saluted the narrator when he was walking on to a parade? 

Ans. A private soldier

Q. 8. For what did the Colonel rebuke the writer?

Ans. For not returning a salute properly

Q. 9. For what purpose is totalitarian discipline designed?

Ans. To submerge the individual

Q. 10How can a nation overcome an economic or military crisis?

Ans. With the help of discipline only. 

Q. 11. How can an officer build up the leadership of his team? 

Ans. He can build up the leadership of his team on the discipline of understanding only.

Q. 12. What should an officer do to inculcate a sense of discipline in his subordinates

Ans. He must display, high standards of discipline in his own life.

 

 

II. Complete the following:

1. ………………..is the training of mind and character

2. Whenever the sense of.............. fades in a nation. its economic life declines. 

3. If a man holds a position of authority, he must impose discipline on…………first.

4. Discipline is the foundation of all……………………… 

5. The discipline that comes from our inside is……………………. 

6. The author acknowledged the salute of a private soldier with an…………………… 

7. Discipline does put some ………………… on our freedom, but it does not cut down our individual liberty. 

8. Discipline enables a nation to march on the way to……………... 

9………….. leads to confusion and choose in a society

10. The Colonel rebuked the author not returning a………………. properly

Hints 1. Discipline 2. discipline 3. himself 4. freedom 5. pure discipline 6. airy wave 7. restriction 8. progress 9. indiscipline 10. salute 

III. Write True or False against each statement: 

1. William Slim wrote the chapter, Liberty and Discipline'

2. Discipline is the training only of our body. 

3. Discipline is considered a restraint on liberty

4. We progress when the sense of discipline fades in a nation. 

5. Liberty' is the freedom to think what we like, say what we like, work at what we like and go where we like

6. An officer must first realize duties of his subordinates

7. Author's Colonel appreciated him for not returning a salute properly

8. Indiscipline leads to confusion and chaos in a society

9. A teacher must display high standards of discipline in his own life

10. Democracy means that responsibility is decentralized

Hints 1 True. 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True 6. False 7. False 8. True 9. True

10. True.

IV. Choose the correct option for each of the following

1. The Colonel rebuked the writer for 

(a) not returning salute 

(c) disrespecting a soldier 

(b) creating indiscipline 

(d) all of these three

2. What is considered as restraint on liberty? 

(a) Discipline

(c) Economic progress

(b) Indiscipline

(d) None of these three

3. How can an officer build up the leadership of his team? 

(a) By imposing discipline on team first. 

(b) By imposing discipline on himself first. 

(c) By giving liberty to break discipline

(d) None of these three

4. What are the advantages of discipline? 

(a) It makes man truly free. 

(b) It enables a nation to march towards progress.

(c) It brings order in the society

(d) All of these three

5. According to the author, democracy means that 

(a) enjoyment of freedom only 

(b) discipline is not necessary 

(c) both (a) and (b) 

(d) responsibility is decentralised 

6. The British believe in the liberty to 

(a) think what they like                  (b) go where they like

(c) say what they like                     (d) all of these three. 

7. What does indiscipline lead do? 

(a) Confusion and chaos.                  (b) Prosperity    

(c) Economic progress                     (d) Security of people

8. Who wrote the chapter, 'Liberty and Discipline'? 

(a) Francis Bacon. (b) Marcel Junod. (c) Philip Yancey. (d) William Slim. 

Hints: 1. (d) all of these three. 2. (a) Discipline. 3. (b) By imposing discipline on himself first. 4. (d) All of these three. 5. (d) responsibility is decentralised. 6. (d) all of these three 7. (a) Confusion and chaos. 8. (d) William Slim. 

 

 

(V)

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Q. 1. Tick mark (V) the correct meaning of each of the following words 

1. choose                  a. select 

                                    b. reject 

                                    c. accept 

2. sermon                 a. rebuke 

                                    b. a holy lecture 

                       c. a political practice 

3. inclination            a. dislike 

                                    b. hatred 

c. bent of mind

4. unavoidable        a. impossible 

b. simultaneous

c. inevitable 

5. acknowledge      a. admire 

                                    b. dislike 

c. know to be correct 

6. grin                        a. burst out

b. smile widely

c. praise

a. burst out b. smile widely c. praise 

7. technique            a. desire 

b. method 

c. description 

8. derogatory          a. ennobling 

b. insulting 

c. praiseworthy 

9. initiative               a. fear 

                                    b. helplessness 

c. courage to start 

10. crisis                    a. a walkover 

b. a difficult situation 

c. a challenge

Ans. 1. Choose= select; 

2. Sermon = a holy lecture.

3. Inclination = bent of mind

4. Unavoidable inevitable

5. Acknowledge = know to be correct; 

6. grin = smile widely;

7. Technique = method; 

8. Derogatory insulting;

9. Initiative start

10. Crisis = a difficult situation

Q. 2. Form adjectives from the following words: 

Ans

Word

Adjective

 

1. ornament 

1. ornament 

2. delight 

2. delight 

3business 

3. businesslike

4. use 

4.useful / useless 

5. craft 

5. crafty

6. taste

6. tasty 

7. curiosity

7. curious

8. memory

8. memorable

9. wit

9. witty

10.defect

10. defective

 Class 11|English|Objective type questions and grammar based on Chapter 3, "Liberty and Discipline," written by Sir William Slim

Q. 3. Fill in each blank with a suitable determiner: 

1. We felt……………. indefinable sense of discomfort. (a / an) 

2. …………...fugitives had fled from Hiroshima. (many / much) 

3……………. living thing was petrified in an attitude of indiscernible suffering. (many / every) 

4. Children begin learning by imitating... elders. (his / their)

5. Each unhappy family is unhappy in ………. own way. (his /its) 

Ans. 1. an 2. Many 3. Every 4. their 5. its

 

Q. 4. Change the form of narration: 

1. The teacher will say, "Gita is performing on the stage.

Ans. The teacher will say that Gita is performing on the stage.

2. She said, "If I were rich, I would help him.”

Ans.  She said that if she had been rich, she would have helped him.

3. "Oh, Tom," she said, "I am so ashamed of !" you " 

Ans. She rebuked Tom saying she was very ashamed of him.

4. The lawyer asked Bob, Do you still deny the charges ?" 

Ans. The lawyer asked Bob if he still denied the charges.

5. The principal said, "Virtue is its own reward.” 

Ans. The principal said that virtue is its own reward.

 

Q. 5. Use each of the following words as a noun and a verb 

face, lock, delight, water, consent

 

Ans.

1. Face             (noun)- Her face is very pretty.

                          (Verb)-   I had to face several difficulties.

2. Lock             (noun) - I have lost the key to this lock.

                          (Verb) -  Lock the room.

3. Delight         (noun) - He takes great delight in teasing others.

                           (Verb)-  His victory delighted his fans all over the world.

4. Water           (noun) - Please give me a glass of water. 

                           (Verb) - The gardener is watering the plants

5. Consent        (noun) - Our parents finally gave their consent to our marriage.

                                                                       (verb) -   At last, Mr. Raman had to consent to answer our questions

 

 

 

 

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