We are providing the most important MCQs of Class 12 English Supplementary Reader Chapter 1 — The Third Level. These MCQs will help students understand the chapter better and prepare effectively for the exam. All questions are based strictly on the textbook and follow the AHSEC pattern. Students are advised to practice these MCQs carefully to strengthen their understanding and improve their scoring ability.
Class 12 English MCQs (Supplementary Reader)| Chapter 1| The Third Level
MCQs – Choose The Correct Option
1. Who is the author of “The Third Level”?
(a) Jack Finney.
(b) Saki.
(c) Ruskin Bond.
(d) R.K. Narayan.
Ans: (a) Jack Finney.
2. What is the narrator’s name?
(a) Sam.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Charley.
(d) Weiner.
Ans: (c) Charley.
3. Where is the third level supposedly located?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Roosevelt Hotel.
(d) Grand Central Station.
Ans: (d) Grand Central Station.
4. What is Charley’s hobby?
(a) Photography.
(b) Stamp collecting.
(c) Painting.
(d) Coin collecting.
Ans: (b) Stamp collecting.
5. Who is Louisa?
(a) Charley’s sister.
(b) Sam’s wife.
(c) Charley’s wife.
(d) A psychiatrist.
Ans: (c) Charley’s wife.
6. What does Charley’s psychiatrist say about the third level?
(a) It is real.
(b) It is in Galesburg.
(c) It’s a dream fulfillment.
(d) It is haunted.
Ans: (c) It’s a dream fulfillment.
7. What year does the third level supposedly lead to?
(a) 1947
(b) 1920
(c) 1894
(d) 2000
Ans: (c) 1894
8. Which newspaper does Charley see on the third level?
(a) The Tribune.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The World.
(d) The Daily Post.
Ans: (c) The World.
9. What made Charley realize he had reached a different time?
(a) Gaslights.
(b) The clothes of people.
(c) Old-style watch.
(d) All of the above.
Ans: (d) All of the above.
10. What transportation was visible at the third level?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Subway train.
(c) Small steam locomotive.
(d) Horse cart.
Ans: (c) Small steam locomotive.
11. Which U.S. President’s stamp did Charley find on the first-day cover?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Garfield.
(d) Roosevelt.
Ans: (c) Garfield.
12. What happens when Charley tries to buy tickets at the third level?
(a) He gets the tickets.
(b) The clerk arrests him.
(c) The clerk refuses his money.
(d) He faints.
Ans: (c) The clerk refuses his money.
13. What was Charley wearing when he entered the station?
(a) Blue jeans.
(b) Tan gabardine suit.
(c) Black tuxedo.
(d) Overalls.
Ans: (b) Tan gabardine suit.
14. Where did Charley want to go with his wife?
(a) Galesburg.
(b) London.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.
Ans: (a) Galesburg.
15. What price does Charley mention for eggs in 1894?
(a) 5 cents a dozen.
(b) 20 cents a dozen.
(c) 13 cents a dozen.
(d) 10 cents a dozen.
Ans: (c) 13 cents a dozen.
16. What did Sam Weiner do after hearing about the third level?
(a) Investigated it.
(b) Disappeared.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Called Charley mad.
Ans: (b) Disappeared.
17. What proof does Charley find of the third level?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A newspaper clipping.
(d) A first-day cover.
Ans: (d) A first-day cover.
18. Who sent the first-day cover to Charley’s grandfather?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Sam Weiner.
(c) Charley.
(d) A stranger.
Ans: (b) Sam Weiner.
19. What does the first-day cover symbolize in the story?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Modern stress.
(c) Time travel proof.
(d) Postal history.
Ans: (c) Time travel proof.
20. What is the central theme of the story?
(a) Fear of war.
(b) Escapism from modern reality.
(c) Success in life.
(d) Friendship.
Ans: (b) Escapism from modern reality.
