Quiz on In the Bazaars of Hyderabad (English)

Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Standard Eight English

1. What did merchants sell?

• Eggs, fish, meat.
• Coverlets, kerchiefs, towels.
• Turbans, tunics, mirrors, daggers.
• Forks, spoons, plates.
• Correct Answer: Turbans, tunics, mirrors, daggers.

2. What did vendors weigh?

• Saffron, lentil, rice.
• Wheat, barley, jowar.
• Apples, mangoes, oranges.
• Pepper, salt, sugar.
• Correct Answer: Saffron, lentil, rice.

3. What did maidens grind?

• Ginger, rosewood, turmeric.
• Sandalwood, henna, spice.
• Beetroot, chilly, mustard.
• Tamarind, potatoes, tomatoes.
• Correct Answer: Sandalwood, henna, spice.

4. What did pedlars call?

• Scissors, knives.
• Soap, brush.
• Perfume, oil.
• Chessmen, ivory dice.
• Correct Answer: Chessmen, ivory dice.

5. What did goldsmiths make?

• Chains, bracelets.
• Wristlet, anklet, ring, bells, girdles, scabbards.
• Coronets.
• Sceptres.
• Correct Answer: Wristlet, anklet, ring, bells, girdles, scabbards.

6. What did fruitmen cry?

• Citron, pomegranate, plum.
• Pineapple, jackfruit, fig.
• Guava, cucumber, grape.
• Blackberry, mulberry, raspberry.
• Correct Answer: Citron, pomegranate, plum.

7. What did musicians play?

• Guitar, organ, violin.
• Accordion, bagpiper, coronet.
• Cithar, sarangi, drum.
• Saxophone.
• Correct Answer: Cithar, sarangi, drum.

8. What did magicians chant?

• Rupee notes into paper.
• Plate into spoon.
• Gold into copper.
• Spells for the aeons to come.
• Correct Answer: Spells for the aeons to come.

9. What did flower-girls weave?

• Gowns.
• Crowns, chaplets, sheets.
• Frocks.
• Shawls.
• Correct Answer: Crowns, chaplets, sheets.

Originally posted 2015-11-25 08:58:28.