DEEP WATER
A. Introduction
1.autobiography
2.author’s fear of water-
when, why
3.how he finally overcame
it.
4.William Orville Douglas was born on Oct. 16th, 1898 in Maine
Township, Minnesota ( U. S).
5.He taught for two years in the high school of Yakima.
6.He died on Jan. 19th, 1980 at the age of
81.
7.This chapter is taken from “ Men and Mountains.”
B.Deep
Water Theme
1.The writer
talks here about his fear of water which frequently attacks him and refreshes
from time to time.
C.Deep
Water Main Characters
1.Douglas is the narrator
of this story.
2.He has an ardent desire
to learn swimming since his childhood.
3.He went to the beach in California
at the age of three to four.
4.The powerful waves
knocked over him.
5.His father began to
laugh
D. Y M C A Pool
1.Later , It is a pool
that Douglas joined at the age of ten or eleven.
2.The full form of this
pool is the Young Men’s Christian Association.
3.It is a very safe
swimming pool because it is only two or three feet deep at the shallow end and
nine feet deep in the middle.
4.He was thrown into the
deep water there.
.
E.
Yakima River
1.It is a river nearby
Douglas’s house.
2.He went there to learn
to swim.
3.But, It was very
dangerous and his mother always warned him not to go there.
F.Instructor
1.He is who trained the
narrator and boosted him up with positive vibes.
2.Finally, he learned
swimming with the help of an instructor.
3.He makes him a good swimmer with the help of the safety belt, the rope, the water wings, and the pulley
G.Deep
Water Main Points
1.The story, Deep
Water is taken from “Of Men and Mountains.”
2.A powerful wave knocked
over him when he was at the beach in California at the age of three
or four.
3.At the same time, his
father started laughing.
4.He developed a great
aversion to water since his childhood.
5.His mother warned him
against the Yakima River
6.He joined Y. M. C. A.
swimming pool which was nine feet deep and two or three deep at the shallow
end.
7.He waited for the other
boys to come while a strange boy picked him up and tossed him to the pool.
8.The strange boy
had huge muscles, thick hair on his chest, and around 18 in age.
9.He had a plan to take a
jerk and came out to the surface like a cork but fails.
10.Nine feet were more
than ninety feet. The lungs were ready to burst.
11.Douglas hits the bottom
with whole strength
12.Reaches to surface but
again starts going down
13.Tries to clutch a rope,
to find stairs_
14.Nothing but water runs
through fingers
15.Feels suffocated
16.Water swallowed
17.Legs stiff like life
less objects
18.On the third trial to
overcome, he became senseless and laid senseless upon the water.
19.The experience had a
deep effect on Douglas because he couldn’t take dinner on that night as well as
he never dared to share the incident with anyone.
20.The fear of water
always haunted him.
21.The instructor built
him a good swimmer with the help of all safety like water
wings, safety belt, the rope, the pulley e.t.c. .
22. the instructor made
him practice five days a week, an hour every day
23.put a belt around him.
24. a rope attached to the
belt went through a pulley that ran on an overhead cable
25. instructor held on to
the end of the rope.
26. the author went back
and forth several times each day.
27. took 3 months
to learn
28. instructor taught him
to put his face under water and exhale
29.to raise his nose and
inhale
30.instructor made him
kick with his legs
31.piece by piece he
finally learnt how to swim
32.Finally, he conquers
his old terror in Lake Wentworth at New Hampshire after swimming two
miles.
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1] Who is the writer of deep water ?
A- William Douglas
B- Alphonse Daudet
C- Anees Jung
D- Selma Lagerlof
Ans- A
2] This chapter is------
A- a narrative
B- a biography
C- a travelogue
D- an autobiography
Ans- D
3] Name The Pool William Douglas Mentioned In The Chapter.
A- Tieton pool
B- Yakima pool
C- Y.M.C.A. Pool
D- Teanaway pool
Ans- C
4] What revived unpleasant memories to the author ?
A- his introduction to the YMCA swimming pool
B- his introduction to the YMCA college
C- both a & b
D- his introduction to Yakima river
Ans- A
5] What did the author try to learn by aping other boys ?
A- writing neatly
B- Dancing
C- Swimming
D- riding a bicycle
Ans- C
6] How did the author prepare himself for swimming ?
A- with new water wings
B- trying to learn by aping other boys
C- watching other boys
D- all of the above
Ans- D
7] What did the author start feeling after two or three times in the pool ?
A- feel at ease
B- feel fear
C- feel confident
D- nothing
Ans- A
8] Pick out the word which means the same as: ‘misadventure’.
A- event
B- Accident
C- Episode
D- occurrence
Ans- B
9] Who came to William Douglas at the Y.M. C.A. swimming pool ?
A- the instructor
B- a big bruiser of a boy
C- the owner of Y.M.C.A. pool
D- no one
Ans- B
10] He was a beautiful ___________ specimen
A- Physical
B- Mental
C- Spiritual
D- both a & b
Ans- A
11] What was true about the other boy ?
A- he had thick hair on his chest
B- he was eighteen years old
C- he was muscular
D- all of the above
Ans- D
12] He tossed Douglas into the pool towards its-------.
A- shallow end
B- Middle
C- Edge
D- deep end
Ans- D
13] Though Douglas was frightened, he was not-----
A- afraid to die
B- going to strive
C- out of his wits
D- able to shout to help
Ans- C
14] When his feet would hit the bottom Douglas planned to-------
A- make a big jump
B- lie down
C- start his stroke
D- float
Ans- A
15] Find out the word which means the same as: ‘pushed under water’.
A- Bruiser
B- rippling
C- ducked
D- wits
Ans- C
16] Pick out the word which means the same as: ‘waved his hands’
A- Paralyzed
B- Flailed
C- Throbbed
D- strategy
Ans- B
17] What did Douglas try to do ?
A- to pull his legs up
B- to pull his arms up
C- to raise his head
D- nothing
Ans- A
18] Who heard Douglas’ screams ?
A- Swimmers
B- People
C- Water
D- his mother
Ans- C
19] What happened with his legs ?
A- they hung as dead weights
B- they got paralyzed
C- they became rigid
D- all of the above
Ans- D
20] What is the meaning of ’thrash’ ?
A- hit with stick
B- hit with force
C- hit with hands
D- hit with legs
Ans- C
21] What had Roosevelt said ?
A- “All we have to fear is fear itself.”
B- “All we have to fear is fear of death.”
C- “All we have to fear is fear of accident.”
D- “All we have to fear is fear of murder.”
Ans- A
22] Who was Roosevelt ?
A- William Douglas’ friend
B- Ex. President of America
C- an instructor
D- both a & b
Ans- D
23] The Yakima river was ______
A- Killer
B- haunted
C- Treacherous
D- bouncing
Ans- C
24] Y.M.C.A. stands for------
A- young men’s Christians authority
B- young men’s Christopher association
C- young men’s Christian army
D- young men’s Christian association
Ans- D
25] Where is Yakima river situated ?
A- In Washington, The US city
B- In California, The US city
C- In New Zealand , The US city
D- In Chicago, The US city
Ans- A
26] The author had an aversion to ____
A- Water
B- Height
C- depth
D- loneliness
Ans- A
27] How old was the big bruiser ?
A- twelve years
B- fifteen years
C- sixteen years
D- eighteen years
Ans- D
28] “Hi skinny! How’d you like to be ducked”? Who said these words ?
A- the narrator
B- people at Y.M.C.A.
C- the big bruiser
D- narrator’s father
Ans- C
29] What was the depth of the pool at the end ?
A- nine feet
B- seven feet
C- ten feet
D- eight feet
Ans- A
30] What is the story ‘Deep Water speaking about ?
A- fear of people
B- fear of swimming
D- fear of water and the way to overcome it
D- fear of height
Ans- C
31] Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story ?
A- Washington
B- Canada
C- New Zealand
D- California
Ans- D
32] What is haunting the author ?
A- terrible experience in the pool
B- Ghosts
C- his mother’s words
D- a push by a young boy
Ans- A
33] What were the author’s feelings while drowning in the pool ?
A- terror in fear of death
B- terror in swimming
C- terror of being pushed
D- none
Ans- A
34] What strategy did the author remember while he was drowning in the pool ?
A- to try to jump and push himself up
B- to shout for help
C- to hold ropes
D- to call the instructor
Ans- A
35] How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool ?
A- Twice
B- Once
C- Thrice
D- four times
Ans- C
36] What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning ?
A- learnt swimming
B- love of swimming
C- swimming is not difficult
D- face the fear
Ans- D
37] What was the colour of the pool water when Douglas was in it ?
A- dirty yellow
B- clear blue
C- dirty off white
D- dirty blue
Ans- A
38] Why did Douglas hate to walk with bare legs ?
A- because of ugly looking legs
B- because of fat legs
C- because of skin colour
D- because of skinny legs
Ans- D
39] ‘I flailed at the surface of water ‘. What is the meaning of ‘flailed’ in the sentence ?
A- to strike with
B- to keep
C- to come
D- to swim
Ans- A
40] What does ‘Deep Water’ signify ?
A- depth of sea
B- Beauty
C- depth of ocean
D- frantic
Ans- D
41] What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was drowning in the pool ?
A- Confidence
B- Overconfidence
C- Fear
D- mixed feelings of confidence and fear
Ans- D
42] Suddenly Douglas saw light in the water. What did that mean ?
A- some people came with a torch
B- there was a bulb in the water
C- he was coming out of the water
D- he saw light was coming from heaven
Ans- C
43] Why did Douglas cease all efforts ?
A- he felt as if he was going to become unconscious
B- he did not want to live
C- he wanted to be in the water
D- he was already out of danger
Ans- A
44] What did the boy say to the author ?
A- “I did the wrong thing”
B- “I did the right thing”
C- ”I’ll throw you again”
D- “But I was only fooling.”
Ans- D
45] What are ‘salmon’, ‘trout’ , ‘bass’ ?
A- kinds of boat
B- kinds of fish
C- kinds of swimming techniques
D- all of the above
Ans- B
46] How did the author feel when he walked back to his home after coming into his senses ?
A- his legs were trembling
B- he was sad
C- he was weeping
D- he had temperature
Ans- A
47] Where did the author go in order to overcome his fear of water ?
A- to a sea beach
B- into a well
C- in the same pool where the accident took place
D- lake Wentworth in New Hampshire
Ans- D
48] How did instructor make Douglas a good swimmer ?
by giving Instructions
by pushing him into the pool
by making him watch others
by using belts and ropes
Ans- D
49] What was stopping Douglas to get into the water of cascades ?
A- memories of California
B- memories of Washington
C- instructions given by his mother
D- memories full of terror in pool
Ans- D
50] What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth ?
A- four miles
B- three miles
C- two miles
D- one mile
Ans- C
51] How could Douglas know that he was still alive ?
A- his heart beating and head pounding told him
B- his legs were very active which told him
C- he could plan to jump with foot
D- none of the above
Ans- A
52] What did Douglas’ mother remind him ?
A- about the deep YMCA pool
B- about the treacherous Yakima river
C- about the drawings in Y.M.C.A. pool
D- all of the above
Ans- B
53] How old was Douglas when the misadventure took place ?
A- Nine to ten years old
B- Ten to eleven years
C- Eleven to twelve years
D- welve to thirteen years
Ans- B
54] Name the treacherous river mentioned in the chapter ‘Deep Water’
A- Bumping river
B- Thames river
C- Yakima river
D- Teton river
Ans- C
55] Which word does the eighteen year old boy use while bullying the author at the pool side ?
A- Douglas
B- Bruiser
C- Lanky
D- Skinny
Ans- D
56] How long did it take for Douglas to perfect the art of swimmimg ?
A- October to April
B- October to March
C- October to February
D- October to December
Ans- A
57] What do you infer from the line “The instructor was finished” ?
A- He was exhausted
B- He stopped midway
C- He gave up
D- His task was complete
Ans- D
58] How does the author describe going beneath the water the final time ?
A- His head throbbed
B- He was paralyzed with fear
C- His legs felt limp and blackness swept over his brain
D- His lungs ached
Ans- C
59] Which proverb most aptly describes the theme of the story ‘Deep water’ ?
A- Slow and steady wins the race
B- Time and tide wait for none
C- A bad workman blames his tools
D- Where there is a will, there is a way
Ans- D
60] When did Douglas finally conquer his fear ?
A- When his instructor gave his approval
B- When he tried swimming alone at different places
C- When he was able to put his face under the water
D- None
Ans- B
61] Which statement aptly conveys the message of the story “Deep Water” ?
A- Fears are dangerous
B- Old fears return
C- Most fears are baseless
D- Fear confines and limits one’s scope
Ans- D
62] The water was still and the tiled bottom was as _________ and clean as a bath tub.
A- White
B- Blue
C- Black
D- None
Ans- A
63] With his hard work, Douglas had
A- conquered his fear of water
B- conquered Mount Everest
C- got a good job
D- None
Ans- A
64] ‘Now you can swim’. These words were spoken by
A- Douglas’ father
B- teacher in school
C- Mother
D- instructor
Ans- D
65] A rope was attached to
A- Douglas’ legs
B- Douglas’ arms
C- Douglas’ belt
D- None
Ans- C
66] Every time Douglas attempted to go inside water, his legs would
A- be shaky
B- make him run
C- help him keep afloat
D- be paralyzed
Ans- D
67] When his feet would hit the bottom Douglas planned to
A- make a big jump
B- lie down
C- start his strokes
D- float
Ans- A
68] He tossed Douglas into the pool towards its
A- shallow end
B- middle
C- edge
D- deep end
Ans- D
69] The introduction to the Y.M.C.A swimming pool revived for Douglas
A- childhood fear of water
B- memories of a holiday at the beach
C- Both a and b
D- None
Ans- A
70] What plan did Douglas make to learn swimming ?
A- Planned to get an instructor
B- Planned to swim more
C- Planned to watch swimmers
D- Planned to jump
Ans- A
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