After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided to learn to swim. He took the help of
1.his mother
2.his father
3.a friend
4.an instructor
All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words?
1.Douglas
2.his instructor
3.his father
4.President Roosevelt
At the end of the experience, Douglas felt
1. happy
2.released
3.sad
4.victorious
“I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fellâ€. What does oblivion mean?
1.spavilion
2.changing room
3.unconsciousness
4.death
Douglas calls him a
1.nasty human being
2.a brute
3. a beautiful physical specimen
4.a big bully
Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises
1.hundred times
2.forty times
3.fifty times
4.ten times
Douglas went down towards the bottom
1.only once
2.twice
3.thrice
4.five times
He practised in the pool
1.ten times a week
2.five days a week
3.twice a week
4. thrice a week
His mother warned him against swimming in the Yakima River because it had
1.strong currents
2.it was meant only for boating
3.many people had drowned there
4.it had no lifeguards around
The incident in childhood had taken place at the beach in
1.Florida
2.Washington
3.New York
4.California
The misadventure at the Y.M.C.A pool happened when
1.Douglas was accompanied by friends
2.he was with his father
3. he was alone
4. he was with his mother
The nine feet seemed to Douglas like
1.hundred feet
2.ninety feet
3.fifty feet
4.twenty-five feet
The pool’s depth at the deep end was
1.twenty feet
2.nine feet
3.six feet
4.eight feet
The water in the pool had a
1.dirty yellow tinge
2.a blue reflection
3.green colour
4.no colour
The writer decided to learn to swim when he was about
1.ten or eleven years old
2.fifteen or sixteen years old
3. twenty years old
4.eighteen years old
Though Douglas was frightened, he was not
1.afraid to die
2.going to survive
3.out of his wits
4. able to shout for help
What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to
1.a shark
2.to his enemy
3.to the boy who pushed him
4.to terror
What was the fear in Douglas’ mind?
1. To be defeated
2.To be pushed
3.Being drowned
4.None
When Douglas tried to yell
1.everyone came to his rescue
2. no sound came out
3.his father arrived
4.the lifeguard dived to save him up, they hung as
When he regained consciousness, he
1. laughed at his experience
2. had 104° F fever
3.shook and cried and didn’t eat anything
4.told his mother about his misadventure
Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start
1.shouting
2.laughing
3.crying
4.talking to terror
Why did Douglas’ mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool?
1.Because it was local
2.Because it was safe
3.Because it was shallow
4.Because it was shallow and safe
William Douglas was a friend and adviser of
1.President Kennedy
2.President Cleveland
3.President Roosevelt
4.President Clinton