10th Samacheer Quiz

Q1. Who wrote 'The Aged Mother'?

Matsuo Basho Saki Aesop W. B. Yeats

Q2. What cruel order did the governor make?

Old people were to be sent away or killed All farmers had to leave All children must work All houses must be destroyed

Q3. What is the central conflict in the story?

An unjust order concerning the aged mother A dispute about trade A school examination A scientific experiment

Q4. What quality is praised in 'The Aged Mother'?

Compassion and respect for elders Greed Cruelty Pride

Q5. What clever problem did the governor set?

Make a rope of ashes Build a bridge Find a lost horse Count the mountains

Q6. What did the governor realize at the end?

Old people possess valuable wisdom Young people know everything The farmer was dishonest The law was successful

Q7. How did the mother help her son return?

She dropped twigs as markers She drew a map She carried a lamp She shouted directions

Q8. How was the problem of the ash rope solved?

By burning a rope of straw and preserving its shape in ash By tying wet rope By buying a rope By asking the army

Q9. Where did the farmer take his aged mother?

To the top of a mountain To a palace To another village To a temple

Q10. Where does the story take place?

Shining Tokyo Kyoto Osaka