Students of class 12 English should refer to MCQs Class 12 English Deep Water (William Douglas) with answers provided here which is an important chapter in Class 12 English NCERT textbook. These Multiple Choice Questions have been prepared based on the latest CBSE and NCERT syllabus for Class 12 English. The following MCQs can help you to practice and get better marks in the upcoming class 12 english examination

Question. Where is Yakima located?
A) In New Zealand
B) In California
C) In Washington
D) None of these

Question. Who threw Douglas into the swimming pool?
A) A young boy
B) Instructor
C) Mother
D) Watchman

Question. How did William O Douglas overcome his fear of water?
A) With courage, guidance and determination
B) With care
C) With mother’s words
D) With guidance

Question. What memory haunted the William O Douglas?
A) Terrible experience in the pool
B) Ghosts
C) His mother’s words
D) A push by a young boy

Question. What was the probable age of the boy who threw Douglas into the pool?
A) about 17 years old
B) about 18 years old
C) about 19 years old
D) about 20 years old

Question. Who was responsible for his drowning incident in the YMCA pool?
A) his father
B) his trainer
C) a big boy at the poolside
D) his friends

Question. What did the author feel like while going into the water?
A) his lungs were ready to burst
B) his heart was ready to burst
C) his determination was ready to burst
D) none of the above

Question. What does the story “Deep Water” speak about?
A) Fear of water and the way to overcome it
B) Fear of people
C) Fear of dogs
D) Fear of swimming

Question. What does “Deep Water” signify?
A) Beauty
B) Depth of Sea
C) Depth of ocean
D) Fear

Question. When did the writer decide to learn swimming?
A) at the age of nine years
B) at the age of ten years
C) at the age of eleven years
D) at the age of ten or eleven years

Question. The author did not want to show his skinny legs as
A) he did not want to show his skinny legs
B) he did not want to show his healthy personality
C) he did not want to show his dark skin
D) he did not want to show his white skin

Question. The writer had an aversion to the water when he was
A) three or four years old
B) four or five years old
C) five or six years old
D) six or seven years old

Question. At first, why was the writer not too frightened when he was thrown into the pool?
A) Because he was sleeping
B) Because he was intoxicated
C) Because he thought that the lifeguard would come to his rescue
D) Because of confidence

Question. “I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
A) pavilion
B) changing room
C) unconsciousness
D) death

Question. Which misadventure is highlighted in the story?
A) The protagonist getting knocked down by the sea waves
B) The protagonist’s decision to swim long distances in lakes
C) The protagonist getting thrown into a swimming pool
D) The protagonist’s altercation with a bruiser of a boy

Question. Which misadventure is highlighted in the story?
A) The protagonist getting knocked down by the sea waves
B) The protagonist’s decision to swim long distances in lakes
C) The protagonist getting thrown into a swimming pool
D) The protagonist’s altercation with a bruiser of a boy

Question. How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool?
A) Twice
B) Once
C) Five times
D) Thrice

Question. What was the impact of the pool incident on Douglas?
A) Developed fear
B) Became confident
C) Became overconfident
D) Hydrophobia was revived

Question. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was  thrown into the pool?
A) Fear & emotion
B) Confidence & emotion
C) Overconfidence & fear
D) Confidence and fear

Question. The Yakima river was treacherous. The underlined word in context means……
A) Guilty of
B) Hazardous
C) Posing unpredictable dangers
D) Traitorous

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion (A): The writer felt a long way down while being tossed into water.
Reason(R): It was very pleasant moment for him and he wanted to enjoy it rigorously.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-The YMCA pool was safe.
Reason (R)-It was only 2-3 ft deep at the shallow end and nine at the other and the drop was gradual.
Choose the correct answer
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A)-From the beginning Douglas had an aversion to water.
Reason(R)-In a little while Douglas gathered confidence and paddled with new water wings
A) is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A): A few years later, the writer came to know the waters of the Cascades.
Reason(R): He went outside of his residence after many years to know the surrounding.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-Douglas realised that he on his own could not get rid of this fear.
Reason(R)-Finally one October he decided to get an instructor and learn to swim.
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion(A)-The instructor was finished but I was not finished
Reason(R)-Douglas was not sure whether the terror had left him so he went to Lake Wentworth.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A): The writer could not eat that night as he had a very close contact with death.
Reason (R): The writer successfully learned swimming.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-The misadventure at the YMCA pool left Douglas deeply traumatised.
Reason (R)- He never went back to the pool and he avoided it whenever he could .
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A)-The message conveyed through the chapter can be applied in every walk of life.
Reason(R)-Anyone who gets into deep water can overcome the crisis through grit and determination
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A)-Douglas was always ashamed of his skinny appearance.
Reason(R)-He hated to walk naked into it and show his skinny legs.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): The terror of past seized William Douglas again.
Reason(R): After a few years Douglas came to know the waters of Cascades and wanted to get into them.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): William Douglas used every way he knew to overcome his fear of water.
Reason(R): William Douglas was a professional swimmer.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: As soon as Douglas touched the bottom, he tried to jump but much to his disappointment it was very slow and all he could see was water. He did not give up hope and kept trying desperately until someone rescued him.
Reason: He realized that life is full of struggle and one must face it courageously.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.

Question. Assertion (A): Writer jumped with everything he haD)
Reason(R): He wanted to save his life and to be free from the fear of water.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): The writer could not eat that night as he had a very close contact with death.
Reason (R): The writer successfully learned swimming.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: A few years later Douglas wanted to learn swimming.
Reason: He wanted to get into the Cascades.
A. Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is right, R is wrong
D. A is wrong, R is right 

Question. Assertion: Dougla’s legs would become paralysed.
Reason: This was due to chill water of the Cascades.
A. Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is right, R is wrong
D. A is wrong, R is right   

Question. Assertion: The bruiser of a boy did not value Douglas’ life.
Reason: The big boy said that he was just fooling around
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: River Yakima was very dangerous.
Reason: The flow of water was intense in the river and there had been several boating accidents.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Douvglas’s mother kept reminding him of the drowning in Yakima River.
Reason: She was over-protecting mother who clipped the wings of her child
A) Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is right, R is wrong
D) A is wrong, R is right

Question. Assertion: Douglas went to Lake Michigan.
Reason: He wished to eliminate his residual doubts regarding his aquaphobia
A) Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is right, R is wrong
D) A is wrong, R is right

Question. Assertion: Douglas never went to the pool for a few years after his misadventure.
Reason: Douglas began love water.
A) Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is right, R is wrong
D) A is wrong, R is right

Question. Assertion (A)-Douglas was timid about going into the pool alone .
Reason(R)-He sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A)-The misadventure did not gift Douglas with a new perspective towards life.
Reason(R)-Douglas had not conquered his fear.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A): The went into water with naked skinny legs and subdued his pride.
Reason(R): The writer hated water from his childhood.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-Douglas never asserted his confidence by self-talk whenever the old terror would return ..
Reason(R)-He felt it was nice to be carried gently to float along in space while going down the water third time.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): William Douglas had conquered his fear of water.
Reason(R): William Douglas dived into the lake and swam across it.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): The trainer built a swimmer bit by bit in William Douglas.
Reason(R): The trainer wanted to make him a kind human being.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): William Douglas was lying on his stomach beside the pool, vomiting.
Reason(R): William Douglas was tossed into water and he suffocated direly therein.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): Writer jumped with everything he had.
Reason(R): He wanted to save his life and to be free from the fear of water.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: The waves knocked Douglas down when he was standing in California beach with his parents. He was terribly frighteneD)
Reason: He developed a fear psychosis which remained with him till his boyhooD)
A) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: This incident had a deep-seated impact on him. He reached home and was feeling weak and trembling.
Reason: Even though he was afraid of water but due to nervousness he drowneD)
A) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: Once Douglas grew older he was determined to overcome this fear because he wanted to face the challenges tendered by his friends.
Reason: He hired an instructor to learn swimming to get rid of his childhood fear.
A) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.

Question. Assertion: The narrator was in the grip of fear of water.
Reason: This deprived him of the joys of canoeing, boating, swimming and fishing.
A) A is false but R is true.
B) A is true but R is false.
C) Both A & R are true
D) Both A & R are false.

Question. Assertion: The narrator felt victorious that he had finally conquered his fear. He quoted that the death is full of peace, but the fear of death is terror.
Reason: Douglas has narrated his near-death experience and the way fear of death intensifies his will to live.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: He got a pair of water wings. He mustered courage and paddled aping others. He started regaining his confidence.
Reason: His newly found courage was soon lost when a 15 year old boy hurled him into the shallow side of the pool. There was nobody close to the pool.
A) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: As soon as Douglas touched the bottom, he tried to jump but much to his disappointment it was very slow and all he could see was water. He did not give up hope and kept trying desperately until someone rescued him.
Reason: He realized that life is full of struggle and one must face it courageously.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.

Question. Assertion: Douglas was desperately trying to come up. Then fortunately he saw light. His eyes and nose came to the surface but then he sank again for the third time as this success was momentary.
Reason: The writer gave up all his efforts. He accepted this as his destiny and went into oblivion.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: The narrator went to different lakes to swim.
Reason: He found tiny vestiges of fear still gripped him.
A) If A is the cause, R is the effect
B) If A is the effect, R is the cause.
C) Both A & R are the effect of a common cause.
D) Both A & R are the effects of independent causes.

Question. Assertion: He went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire, dived off a dock at Triggs island, and swam three miles across the lake to Stamp Act IslanD)
Reason: For once did the terror return but he continued to swim. Finally, he bid goodbye to his terror.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.

Source Based Question

Read the passage and answer the following questions.
From the beginning, however, I had an aversion to the water when I was in it. This started when I was three or four years old and father took me to the beach in CaliforniA) He and I stood together in the surf. I hung on to him, yet the waves knocked me down and swept over me. I was buried in water. My breath was gone. I was frighteneD) Father laughed, but there was terror in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves.

Question. What is the story Deep Water speaking about?
A) Fear of water and the way to overcome it
B) Fear of people
C) Fear of dogs
D) Fear of swimming

Question. In which field William O Douglas became a celebrated personality in U S A?
A) In politics
B) In Swimming
C) In Judiciary
D) In Music

Question. What does the story Deep Water signify?
A) Aesthetic sense
B) Depth of Ocean
C) Depth of water
D) How to overcome ingrained sense of fear in minD)

Question. At the age of 3 or 4 Douglas visited the beach with his father for water sports, surfing. A mishap had taken place with him. What caused a terror in his heart then?
A) The sight of the sea waves
B) The overpowering force of the waves
C) The colour of the water
D) All of these

Read the passage and answer the following questions.
I landed in a sitting position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom. I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits. On the way down I planned: When my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come to the surface, lie flat on it, and paddle to the edge of the pool. It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more like ninety, and before I touched bottom my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottom, I summoned all my strength and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork. Instead, I came up slowly. I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water — water that had a dirty yellow tinge to it. I grew panicky. I reached up as if to grab a rope and my hands clutched only at water. I was suffocating. I tried to yell but no sound came out. Then my eyes and nose came out of the water — but not my mouth.

Question. At the time of drowning a series of emotions ran through his heart and he made in that confused state of mind a plan to come to surface. What plans did he make to come to the surface of the pool?
A) Tried to jump and push himself up
B) Shouted
C) Cried aloud
D) Shouted “help”

Question. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool?
A) Fear
B) Confidence
C) Overconfidence
D) Mixed feelings of confidence and fear

Question. The experience of drowning in the YMCA Pool left a profound impact on the narrator. How did this experience affect the author?
A) Became fearless
B) Confident
C) Overconfident
D) Became hydrophobic

Question. At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?
A) Because he was sleeping
B) Because he was intoxicated
C) Because he thought that the lifeguard would help him to come to his rescue
D) Because of confidence

Question. What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning learning to swim?
A) Learnt swimming
B) Love for swimming
C) Swimming is not difficult
D) Face the fear

Question. The statement “I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell” suggests
A) The narrator breathed his last
B) The narrator fell unconscious
C) The curtain of narrator’s life fell
D) The narrator was on verge of death
A) A is right
B) B and D is right
C) C is right
D) A B C and D are right.