Q1. Where was the statue of the Happy Prince placed?
a) In the palace garden
b) On a tall column above the city
c) Near the river
d) In the market square
Answer: b) On a tall column above the city

Q2. The statue of the Happy Prince was covered with:
a) Silver leaves
b) Bronze sheets
c) Thin leaves of fine gold
d) Marble
Answer: c) Thin leaves of fine gold

Q3. What were the Prince’s eyes made of?
a) Diamonds
b) Emeralds
c) Sapphires
d) Pearls
Answer: c) Sapphires

Q4. What was fixed on the hilt of the Prince’s sword?
a) A diamond
b) A ruby
c) An emerald
d) A sapphire
Answer: b) A ruby

Q5. Why had the swallow stayed behind while his friends went to Egypt?
a) He was injured
b) He loved a reed
c) He lost his way
d) He was afraid
Answer: b) He loved a reed

Q6. Where did the swallow decide to sleep in the city?
a) On a chimney
b) In a church tower
c) Between the feet of the Happy Prince
d) Inside a house
Answer: c) Between the feet of the Happy Prince

Q7. Why did the swallow think it was raining at first?
a) There were dark clouds
b) Water fell on him
c) It was stormy
d) The river overflowed
Answer: b) Water fell on him

Q8. Why was the Happy Prince weeping?
a) He was lonely
b) He was damaged
c) He could see the misery and ugliness of the city
d) He missed his palace
Answer: c) He could see the misery and ugliness of the city

Q9. When he was alive, why was the Prince called ‘Happy’?
a) He helped the poor
b) He lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed
c) He ruled wisely
d) He was very rich
Answer: b) He lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed

Q10. What was the seamstress making?
a) A wedding dress
b) A school uniform
c) A satin gown for the Queen’s maid of honour
d) A coat
Answer: c) A satin gown for the Queen’s maid of honour

Q11. What illness was the seamstress’s little boy suffering from?
a) Cold
b) Fever
c) Cough
d) Headache
Answer: b) Fever

Q12. What did the Prince ask the swallow to give the seamstress?
a) One sapphire
b) Gold leaves
c) The ruby from his sword
d) Both sapphires
Answer: c) The ruby from his sword

Q13. What did the swallow do in the seamstress’s house?
a) He sang for the boy
b) He gave money
c) He placed the ruby on the table and fanned the boy
d) He brought oranges
Answer: c) He placed the ruby on the table and fanned the boy

Q14. After doing the good deed, how did the swallow feel?
a) Tired
b) Angry
c) Warm
d) Hungry
Answer: c) Warm

Q15. Who was the second person the Prince wanted to help?
a) A soldier
b) A playwright
c) A merchant
d) A teacher
Answer: b) A playwright

Q16. Why was the young playwright unhappy?
a) He lost his job
b) He had no audience
c) He was cold and hungry and could not finish his play
d) He was ill
Answer: c) He was cold and hungry and could not finish his play

Q17. What did the Prince give to the playwright?
a) The ruby
b) One sapphire from his eye
c) Gold leaves
d) Money
Answer: b) One sapphire from his eye

Q18. How did the playwright react when he found the sapphire?
a) He was afraid
b) He ignored it
c) He thought some admirer had sent it
d) He returned it
Answer: c) He thought some admirer had sent it

Q19. Who was the third person helped by the Prince?
a) A beggar
b) A matchgirl
c) A teacher
d) A sailor
Answer: b) A matchgirl

Q20. Why was the matchgirl crying?
a) She was hungry
b) She was lost
c) Her matches had fallen and were spoiled
d) She was hurt
Answer: c) Her matches had fallen and were spoiled

Q21. What did the Prince ask the swallow to give the matchgirl?
a) Gold leaf
b) The second sapphire
c) The ruby
d) Money
Answer: b) The second sapphire

Q22. Assertion (A): The swallow refused to leave the Prince after he became blind.
Reason (R): The swallow loved the Prince deeply.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Q23. What did the swallow see when he flew over the city?
a) Only rich people
b) Only poor people
c) Rich people enjoying and poor people suffering
d) No one outside
Answer: c) Rich people enjoying and poor people suffering

Q24. What did the Prince ask the swallow to do with the gold covering his body?
a) Polish it
b) Sell it
c) Take it off leaf by leaf and give it to the poor
d) Hide it
Answer: c) Take it off leaf by leaf and give it to the poor

Q25. Assertion (A): The Prince’s leaden heart broke at the end.
Reason (R): It broke because of the severe frost.
a) Both A and R are true
b) A is true, R is false
c) A is false, R is true
d) Both A and R are false
Answer: a) Both A and R are true

Q26. Why did the children’s faces grow rosier after receiving the gold?
a) They got warm clothes
b) They started playing games
c) They had bread to eat
d) It was summer season
Answer: c) They had bread to eat

Q27. What season arrived after the Prince had given away all his gold?
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Autumn
d) Winter
Answer: d) Winter

Q28. Why did the swallow not go to Egypt even when winter came?
a) He was injured
b) He lost his direction
c) He loved the Prince too much to leave him
d) He disliked Egypt
Answer: c) He loved the Prince too much to leave him

Q29. How did the swallow try to keep himself warm?
a) By sitting near a fire
b) By hiding inside a house
c) By picking crumbs and flapping his wings
d) By flying continuously
Answer: c) By picking crumbs and flapping his wings

Q30. What did the swallow call Death?
a) A stranger
b) The brother of Sleep
c) A cruel king
d) A dark night
Answer: b) The brother of Sleep

Q31. Where did the swallow die?
a) In Egypt
b) In the harbour
c) At the Prince’s feet
d) In the river
Answer: c) At the Prince’s feet

Q32. What happened inside the statue at the moment the swallow died?
a) The gold melted
b) The statue fell
c) The leaden heart snapped in two
d) The sword broke
Answer: c) The leaden heart snapped in two

Q33. Who noticed that the statue looked shabby?
a) The seamstress
b) The playwright
c) The Mayor
d) The swallow
Answer: c) The Mayor

Q34. Why did the Mayor call the Prince “little better than a beggar”?
a) He was broken
b) He had lost his gold and jewels
c) He looked dirty
d) He was covered in dust
Answer: b) He had lost his gold and jewels

Q35. What suggestion did the Mayor make about the dead bird?
a) To bury it properly
b) To honour it
c) To issue a proclamation that birds should not die there
d) To throw it in the river
Answer: c) To issue a proclamation that birds should not die there

Q36. Why was the statue pulled down?
a) It was dangerous
b) It was old
c) It was no longer beautiful or useful
d) It was damaged by storm
Answer: c) It was no longer beautiful or useful

Q37. What happened when the statue was melted in the furnace?
a) Everything melted completely
b) The gold remained
c) The leaden heart did not melt
d) The furnace broke
Answer: c) The leaden heart did not melt

Q38. Where were the broken lead heart and the dead swallow thrown?
a) In the river
b) In the palace
c) On a dust heap
d) In the church
Answer: c) On a dust heap

Q39. According to God, what were the two most precious things in the city?
a) The palace and the church
b) The ruby and sapphires
c) The leaden heart and the dead bird
d) The gold and crown
Answer: c) The leaden heart and the dead bird

Q40. What reward did God give to the swallow?
a) A golden nest
b) To live in the palace
c) To sing forever in Paradise
d) To become a king
Answer: c) To sing forever in Paradise

Q41. What reward did God give to the Happy Prince?
a) A new statue
b) A golden crown
c) To praise Him in His city of gold
d) To rule again
Answer: c) To praise Him in His city of gold

Q42. Assertion (A): The Mayor and Town Councillors admired the statue when it lost its beauty.
Reason (R): They valued beauty more than kindness.
a) A is true, R is false
b) A is false, R is true
c) Both A and R are true
d) Both A and R are false
Answer: b) A is false, R is true

Q43. Assertion (A): The Prince could not move from his place.
Reason (R): His feet were fastened to the pedestal.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
c) A is true, R is false
d) A is false, R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A

Q44. The Prince’s heart was made of:
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Iron
d) Lead
Answer: d) Lead

Q45. What message does the story mainly highlight?
a) Wealth brings happiness
b) Beauty is important
c) True love and sacrifice are precious
d) Power is everything
Answer: c) True love and sacrifice are precious

Q46. The swallow agreed to stay each time mainly because:
a) He was forced
b) He felt pity and had a kind heart
c) He was tired
d) He had no other place
Answer: b) He felt pity and had a kind heart

Q47. What did the rich people do while the poor were suffering?
a) Helped them
b) Ignored them
c) Made merry in their beautiful houses
d) Left the city
Answer: c) Made merry in their beautiful houses

Q48. Assertion (A): The Prince was truly happy when he was alive.
Reason (R): He was unaware of the suffering outside the palace.
a) Both A and R are true
b) A is false, R is true
c) A is true, R is false
d) Both A and R are false
Answer: a) Both A and R are true

Q49. The swallow’s transformation in the story shows:
a) Greed
b) Fear
c) Growth from selfishness to selflessness
d) Pride
Answer: c) Growth from selfishness to selflessness

Q50. Why are the lead heart and the dead swallow called the most precious things?
a) They were made of costly material
b) They showed true sacrifice and love
c) They belonged to royalty
d) They were rare objects
Answer: b) They showed true sacrifice and love