Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · English (Second Language)
Chapter: Chapter 15 — Chapter 15: Joan of Arc (Prose)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who was Joan of Arc? [1]
(A) A young peasant girl who led French forces
(B) A queen of France
(C) An English general
(D) A modern historical figure
2. What did Joan believe she received? [1]
(A) Divine visions
(B) A royal decree
(C) Military training
(D) Wealth and land
3. What war is Joan of Arc associated with? [1]
(A) The Hundred Years' War
(B) World War I
(C) The Cold War
(D) The Crusades
4. What challenges did Joan face? [1]
(A) Being young, untrained, and facing scepticism
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only physical illness
(D) Only financial problems
5. What inspired French soldiers to fight? [1]
(A) Joan's courage and conviction
(B) Only their king's orders
(C) Foreign support
(D) Nothing significant
6. What happened to Joan eventually? [1]
(A) She was captured, tried, and executed
(B) She lived a long peaceful life
(C) She became queen
(D) She retired quietly
7. What did Joan become a symbol of? [1]
(A) Courage and national pride
(B) Failure and weakness
(C) Foreign influence
(D) Nothing significant
8. Why study this piece? [1]
(A) To be inspired by faith, courage, conviction
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. Who was Joan of Arc? [1]
(A) A young peasant girl who led French forces
(B) A queen of France
(C) An English general
(D) A modern historical figure
10. What did Joan believe she received? [1]
(A) Divine visions
(B) A royal decree
(C) Military training
(D) Wealth and land
11. What war is Joan of Arc associated with? [1]
(A) The Hundred Years' War
(B) World War I
(C) The Cold War
(D) The Crusades
12. What challenges did Joan face? [1]
(A) Being young, untrained, and facing scepticism
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only physical illness
(D) Only financial problems
13. What inspired French soldiers to fight? [1]
(A) Joan's courage and conviction
(B) Only their king's orders
(C) Foreign support
(D) Nothing significant
14. What happened to Joan eventually? [1]
(A) She was captured, tried, and executed
(B) She lived a long peaceful life
(C) She became queen
(D) She retired quietly
15. What did Joan become a symbol of? [1]
(A) Courage and national pride
(B) Failure and weakness
(C) Foreign influence
(D) Nothing significant
16. Why study this piece? [1]
(A) To be inspired by faith, courage, conviction
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests