DARK THEY WERE, AND GOLDEN EYED

Exercise of synonyms

1. The rocket metal cooled in the meadow winds.

a. cold b. hilly c. fierce d. grassland

2. The lid of the rocket gave a bulging pop.

a. decreasing b. increasing c. pleasant d. mild

3. The lid of the rocket gave a bulging pop.

a. wrestler b. song c. music d. bang

4. The passengers whirled away across the Martian meadows.

a. rushed b. whistled c. died d. dodged

5. Harry felt his hair flutter and the tissues of his body draw tight.

a. grow long b. fall c. thin down d. flap

6. Harry felt his hair flutter and the tissues of his body draw tight.

a. bones b. muscles c. parts d. limbs

7. The wind seemed to flake away their identities.

a. break b. recognize c. remind d. make out

8. The air might draw Harry’s soul from him as marrow comes from a bone.

a. light b. trash c. pith d. blood

9. Harry felt submerged in a chemical.

a. sunk b. poisoned c. killed d. refreshed

10. Harry felt that the Martian air might dissolve his intellect.

a. sharpen b. enhance c. bestow d. end

11. The Martian hills looked to be worn with a crushing pressure of years.

a. thickening b. cracking c. beneficial d. lightening

12. The Martian hills looked to be worn with a crushing pressure of years.

a. passage b. course c. remembrance d. stress

13. Cora asked Harry to chin up.

a. forget b. abandon c. be cheerful d. be sad

14. The children hollered at the deep dome of Martian sky.

a. looked b. shouted c. walked d. slept

15. Harry felt like a man who was ready to wade in a sea.

a. plash about b. boat c. voyage d. drown

16. The fear was unbidden partner with Harry and his family.

a. wanted b. welcome c. asked for d. unasked for

17. The fear remained with Harry and his family at midnight and at dawn.

a. noon b. morning c. evening d. afternoon

18. Cora said that atom bombs will fix the Earth.

a. punish b. reward c. decorate d. dig

19. Harry asked his children if they had been prowling up in the ruins.

a. sleeping b. digging c. looking d. roaming

20. Harry asked his children if they had been prowling in the ruins.

a. remains b. hills c. pastures d. dales

21. Harry asked his children to pass the jam.

a. road b. juice c. examination d. troubles

22. David said that he could bet that something will happen.

a. boast b. doze c. stagger d. gamble

23. Laura stumbled through the settlement.

a. staggered b. passed happily c. walked vividly d. strolled

24. Laura said that a radio flash had just come.

a. lightning b. rainbow c. radio light d. a brief news

25. Laura wept that they were stranded on the Mars.

a. tortured b. abused c. cast away d. respected

26. Harry said that the rockets would get through.

a. blow through b. arrive c. get ruined d. be built

27. Harry looked at his house with dismay.

a. gloom b. joy c. success d. triumph

28. On the Mars, all the boards warped out of shape.

a. embellished b. straightened c. deformed d. decorated

29. Harry put on his coat.

a. wear b. make out c. take on d. get on

30. Bittering had some blueprints.

a. sketches b. utensils c. instruments d. medicines

31. Bittering hesitated and then raised his face to the mirror.

a. came forward b. became uncertain c. sighed d. smiled

32. There were dim flecks in the blue of Bittering’s eyes.

a. lights b. stars c. images d. spots

33. The rocket frame began to rust.

a. shine b. fly c. rot d. attract

34. Bittering gazed at the ridiculous houses.

a. spacious b. artful c. delightful d. absurd

35. Cora mused if earth people did not know how to make beautiful houses.

a. thought over b. laughed c. wailed d. asserted

36. Cora was as slender as her daughter.

a. bulky b. fat c. short d. thin

37. Men from earth had come to rescue the people on the Mars.

a. fight with b. save c. blame d. activate

38. The people from earth found a flimsy rocket frame.

a. shinny b. new c. fashionable d. fragile

39. The captain established headquarters in an abandoned bar.

a. populated b. deserted c. spacious d. narrow

40. There was no foggiest notion of what had happened to the own.

a. dim b. highlighted c. beautiful d. hateful

Multiple Choice Question’s

1. Where did Harry and his family land?

a. the Moon b. the Mercury c. the Mars d. the Earth

2. How did the lid of rocket open?

a. without any sound b. with a screeching sound c. softly d. with a bulging pop

3. How did Harry feel when he landed on the Mars?

a. sleepy b. calm c. happy d. tense

4. What were the weather conditions on the Mars?

a. adverse b. calm c. enjoyable d. good

5. Who looked like small seed to Harry?

a. trees b. hills c. children d. houses

6. Why did Harry want to return to Earth immediately after landing?

a. due to war on earth b. due to the Martians c. due to homesickness d. due to harsh climate

7. How was the wind blowing on the Mars?

a. light b. good c. calm d. very fast

8. What is the distance between the Earth and the Mars?

a. eight million miles b. over sixty million miles c. four million miles d. two million miles

9. What was the colour of hair of Harry’s children?

a. white b. yellow c. brown d. black

10. What was the name of Harry’s wife?

a. Aura b. Dora c. Laura d. Cora

11. What was the colour of the cottage Harry built?

a. green b. white c. red d. yellow

12. Who was the third unbidden partner of Bittering and his wife?

a. fear b. deer c. mare d. bear

13. How did Harry feel?

a. like a diamond b. like a dissolving salt crystal c. like gold d. like a beggar

14. Why was Cora not wiling to go to Earth?

a. due bad weather on Earth b. due to her enemies

c. due to good climate of the Mars d. due to war on earth

15. What do the old cities have according to Harry?

a. relics b. broken material c. ghosts d. idols

16. Who said “I bet something happens” in the lesson ‘Dark they were ___”?

a. Harry b. David c. Laura d. Cora

17. What new Laura did bring?

a. the war on earth b. the arrival of a rocket c. the end of war d. the peace on earth

18. Why did rocket not come to the Mars for five years?

a. due to earthquake b. the people on earth forgot the people on the Mars

c. no one was willing to come the Mars d. the rockets were destroyed due to war

19. What damaged the earth houses?

a. the flood b. the Martians c. atom bombs d. hot wind and weather

20. Where were the men sitting when Harry went to the town?

a. on the steps of a grocery store b. in the grassy park c. on a hill d. under a tree

21. How were the men on the steps of a grocery store talking?

a. with ease and leisure b. with sorrow c. with anxiety d. with worry

22. Why did Harry want to shoot a pistol?

a. to waste the bullet b. to check the pistol c. to kill his enemy d. to attract the attention of the people

23. What did Harry do to return to the earth?

a. jumped into space b. raised crops c. bought tickets d. built a rocket

24. What did Sam offer to Harry?

a. residence b. help c. money d. metal and blueprints

25. How much Sam demand for metal?

a. $400 b. $500 c. $600 d. $700

26. How much time it would take to build a rocket according to Sam?

a. 20 years b. 25 years c. 30 years d. 35 years

27. How did men change on the Mars? They became ____.

a. old b. taller and thinner c. smaller d. fat

28. What was the original colour of Harry’s eyes?

a. black b. brown c. red d. blue

29. What did Harry do with the mirror of Sam?

a. broke it b. threw it into the dustbin c. washed it d. cleared it

30. What did Cora bring for Harry in the shop?

a. tea b. lunch c. breakfast d. supper

31. When did Harry work in a shop on earth?

a. at 15 b. at 20 c. at 25 d. at 28

32. Why did the canals become dry on the Mars?

a. due to summer b. due to tussle c. due to row d. due to war

33. How did the rubber tires look in the blazing air of Mars?

a. like flames b. like fire c. like stopped pendulums d. like gum

34. What became rusty on the Mars?

a. the knife b. the rocket c. the baskets d. the houses

35. When was the earth settlement empty?

a. when a rocket fell b. when it was winter c. when they become dark and golden eyed

36. Who wove tapestries?

a. Harry b. Cora c. Harry’s daughter d. Harry’s sons

37. Who played on ancient flutes?

a. Harry b. Cora c. Harry’s daughter d. Harry’s sons

38. How did Cora comment on the earth people when she became a Martian?

a. earth people were wise b. earth people were good c. earth people were ugly d. earth people were lovely

39. How did women change at the Mars?

a. They became fat b. they became lovely and slender c. they became small d. they became white

40. After how much time the rescue rocket came on the Mars?

a. 4 years b. 5 years c. 6 years d. 7 years

41. What was the condition of theatres when the rescue party came to the Mars?

a. noisy b. over-crowded c. lovely d. silent

42. Where did the captain of rescue team establish his headquarters?

a. in a shop b. in a a house c. in a bar d. in a cinema

43. What was the condition of the rocket frame the rescue part saw in a shop?

a. it was rusty b. it was lovely c. it was fine d. it was good

44. What did the rescue party search to find the earth people?

a. streams b. hills c. schools d. theatres

45. How did the rescue part comment on the Martians?

a. envious b. prejudiced c. hostile d. friendly

46. Which language did the Martian live?

a. Greek b. English c. Italian d. French

47. Where did the Martian live?

a. in cottages b. in rockets c. in water d. in marble ruins

48. What did the rescue part assume about the earth people?

a. became Martians b. had run away c. killed by beasts d. killed by plague

49. Who turned into the Martian basically?

a. the people of space b. the people of Mars c. the original Martians d. the earth people

50. What did the rescue part conclude about the earth people?

a. the earth people became beasts b. the earth people went back

c. the earth people were drowned d. It was an unsolvable mystery