Chapter 4

What did Suraj go to the tunnel to observe?

Which phrase describes the sound the train made as it emerged?

Why did Suraj step back when the train appeared?

What does the word 'shimmered' mean as used in the text?

How did Suraj know the train was inside the tunnel before seeing it?

Select the correct meaning of 'embankment' as used in the passage.

Why does the watchman inspect the tunnel before each train?

What animal did Suraj briefly spot near the tunnel entrance?

Identify the grammatical function of 'instinctively' in the sentence.

Which word in the text is an example of onomatopoeia?

Choose the correct synonym for 'damp' as used in the description of the tunnel walls.

Why did Suraj look back at the tunnel opening?

What literary device is used in 'two straight black serpents' describing the rails?

Which verb tense is used in 'He had cycled out of the town'?

What does the watchman mean by 'I have only lent it to the Government'?

Select the correct meaning of 'porcupine' as given in the glossary.

How does Sunder Singh drive the leopard out of the tunnel?

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce an example in the sentence 'sound like distant thunder issued from the tunnel'?

What theme is illustrated by Suraj’s curiosity about the tunnel?

Choose the correct antonym for 'lithe' as used to describe the leopard.

What inference can you draw about Sunder Singh’s life from his statement 'It is safer in the jungle than in the town'?

Which phrase is an example of personification in the passage?

In the sentence 'He would walk back up the line and wave a red flag', what does 'would' signify?

Why does the watchman use a lamp at night?

What does the phrase 'trembled with the passing of the train' imply about the rails?

Which conjunction is used correctly in the sentence 'Suraj sat down on the edge of the cot and began walking'?

What is the main idea of the passage 'The Tunnel'?

Identify the word that shows a contrast in 'Even the trees seemed to flinch from the noise and heat. And then the train had gone...'

Which word in the text is an example of alliteration?

What lesson does the story convey about curiosity?

Which verb form completes the sentence: 'Suraj and Sunder Singh ____ the length of the tunnel to ensure the leopard was gone'?

Select the correct form of direct speech for: Sunder Singh said he was going to take a nap.

Which preposition correctly completes: 'Suraj stood ____ the logging of trees'?

What did Suraj go to the tunnel to observe?

Which phrase describes the sound the train made as it emerged?

Why did Suraj step back when the train appeared?

What does the word 'shimmered' mean as used in the text?

How did Suraj know the train was inside the tunnel before seeing it?

Select the correct meaning of 'embankment' as used in the passage.

Why does the watchman inspect the tunnel before each train?

What animal did Suraj briefly spot near the tunnel entrance?

Identify the grammatical function of 'instinctively' in the sentence.

Which word in the text is an example of onomatopoeia?

Choose the correct synonym for 'damp' as used in the description of the tunnel walls.

Why did Suraj look back at the tunnel opening?

What literary device is used in 'two straight black serpents' describing the rails?

Which verb tense is used in 'He had cycled out of the town'?

What does the watchman mean by 'I have only lent it to the Government'?

Select the correct meaning of 'porcupine' as given in the glossary.

How does Sunder Singh drive the leopard out of the tunnel?

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce an example in the sentence 'sound like distant thunder issued from the tunnel'?

What theme is illustrated by Suraj’s curiosity about the tunnel?

Choose the correct antonym for 'lithe' as used to describe the leopard.

What inference can you draw about Sunder Singh’s life from his statement 'It is safer in the jungle than in the town'?

Which phrase is an example of personification in the passage?

In the sentence 'He would walk back up the line and wave a red flag', what does 'would' signify?

Why does the watchman use a lamp at night?

What does the phrase 'trembled with the passing of the train' imply about the rails?

Which conjunction is used correctly in the sentence 'Suraj sat down on the edge of the cot and began walking'?

What is the main idea of the passage 'The Tunnel'?

Identify the word that shows a contrast in 'Even the trees seemed to flinch from the noise and heat. And then the train had gone...'

Which word in the text is an example of alliteration?

What lesson does the story convey about curiosity?

Which verb form completes the sentence: 'Suraj and Sunder Singh ____ the length of the tunnel to ensure the leopard was gone'?

Select the correct form of direct speech for: Sunder Singh said he was going to take a nap.

Which preposition correctly completes: 'Suraj stood ____ the logging of trees'?

How does the watchman warn the train driver if he finds danger inside the tunnel?

What mood is conveyed by the description 'dark, damp interior' of the tunnel?

Identify the implicit theme in Sunder Singh’s character based on his actions.

Which clause in the sentence 'Though the tunnel was hot, he continued' is the subordinate clause?

What does the imagery of 'waves of hot steam' evoke?