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IV Semester: Class XII English WBCHSE

 50 short questions and answers from “Down the Rabbit Hole” — Chapter 1 of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.


1. Q: Who is the author of Down the Rabbit Hole?

A: Lewis Carroll.


2. Q: Who is the main character of the story?

A: Alice.


3. Q: Where was Alice sitting at the beginning of the story?

A: Beside her sister on the riverbank.


4. Q: How did Alice feel before she saw the Rabbit?

A: She felt bored and sleepy.


5. Q: What was Alice’s sister doing?

A: Reading a book.


6. Q: Why did Alice find the book uninteresting?

A: Because it had no pictures or conversations.


7. Q: What suddenly caught Alice’s attention?

A: A White Rabbit running by.


8. Q: What color were the Rabbit’s eyes?

A: Pink eyes.


9. Q: What strange thing did the Rabbit do?

A: It spoke to itself and looked at a watch.


10. Q: What did the Rabbit say as it ran?

A: “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!”


11. Q: What did the Rabbit take out of its waistcoat pocket?

A: A watch.


12. Q: Why was Alice surprised to see the Rabbit?

A: Because animals don’t usually talk or wear clothes.


13. Q: What did Alice do when the Rabbit ran by?

A: She followed it.


14. Q: Where did the Rabbit go?

A: Down a large rabbit hole.


15. Q: What did Alice do next?

A: She jumped into the rabbit hole after it.


16. Q: Did Alice hesitate before jumping?

A: No, she jumped immediately.


17. Q: What happened when Alice entered the rabbit hole?

A: She fell down a long tunnel.


18. Q: Was the fall slow or fast?

A: It was slow and gentle.


19. Q: What did Alice see on the sides of the hole?

A: Cupboards, shelves, maps, and pictures.


20. Q: What did Alice take from one of the shelves?

A: A jar of orange marmalade.


21. Q: What was written on the jar?

A: “Orange Marmalade.”


22. Q: Was there any marmalade inside the jar?

A: No, it was empty.


23. Q: What did Alice do with the jar?

A: She put it on a shelf as she fell.


24. Q: What did Alice wonder while falling?

A: How deep the hole was.


25. Q: What did she think might happen if she fell all the way through the Earth?

A: She might come out among people who walk upside down.


26. Q: What did Alice call those people?

A: The Antipathies (she meant Antipodes).


27. Q: What did Alice imagine saying to them?

A: “Please, ma’am, where am I?”


28. Q: What else did Alice think about during her fall?

A: How her cat Dinah would miss her.


29. Q: Who was Dinah?

A: Alice’s cat.


30. Q: What did Alice say Dinah would like?

A: To catch a mouse.


31. Q: How long did Alice seem to fall?

A: A very long time.


32. Q: What did Alice do when the fall ended?

A: She landed on a heap of dry leaves.


33. Q: Was Alice hurt when she landed?

A: No.


34. Q: What did Alice see after she landed?

A: A long passage and the White Rabbit still in sight.


35. Q: What did Alice do when she saw the Rabbit again?

A: She ran after it.


36. Q: What did the Rabbit do next?

A: It hurried down the passage.


37. Q: What kind of door did Alice come to?

A: A small door.


38. Q: Could Alice fit through the door?

A: No, she was too big.


39. Q: What did Alice find on the glass table?

A: A tiny golden key.


40. Q: What did the key open?

A: The small door behind a curtain.


41. Q: What did Alice see through the small door?

A: A beautiful garden.


42. Q: Why couldn’t Alice enter the garden?

A: Because she was too large to go through the door.


43. Q: What bottle did Alice find later?

A: A bottle labeled “DRINK ME.”


44. Q: What happened when Alice drank from the bottle?

A: She shrunk smaller and smaller.


45. Q: How tall did she become?

A: About ten inches high.


46. Q: What did Alice want to do after shrinking?

A: Enter the garden.


47. Q: Why couldn’t Alice enter the garden even after shrinking?

A: Because she had left the key on the table.


48. Q: How did Alice feel then?

A: She felt sad and cried.


49. Q: What was the first adventure Alice experienced in Wonderland?

A: Falling down the rabbit hole.


50. What is the theme of this chapter?

Ans- Curiosity and the desire for adventure.


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