Class 11 CBSE English — Chapter 15: The Tale of Melon City MCQs with Answers
20 practice questions · 20 Medium
Practise the most important Class 11 CBSE English questions from Chapter 15, "The Tale of Melon City" — 2 separately timed quizzes built from 20 NCERT-aligned multiple-choice questions, with answers and explanations. The set is split into 20 Medium, so you can warm up on the fundamentals and then push into the exam-level problems that separate top scorers in CBSE Board exams.
"The Tale of Melon City" is a chapter that rewards comprehension, grammar and writing-skill questions. Each MCQ on this chapter is timed and uses exam-grade marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped), training the accuracy-under-pressure that real papers demand. Every question carries a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson rather than a dead end — the fastest way to close gaps before a test.
Use this chapter as targeted revision: attempt the Easy set first to confirm your basics on The Tale of Melon City, then move to Medium to test application and problem-solving. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically, and the chapter feeds into your overall Class 11 English mastery score. A sample question is solved in full below — answer and worked explanation — and signing in free opens all 20.
Key concepts: The Tale of Melon City (Class 11 English)
Vikram Seth's narrative poem in rhyming couplets, after Idries Shah. A 'just and placid' King orders an arch built, loses his crown beneath it, and pursues a chain of blame that ends with his own execution and a melon on the throne.
- The just and placid King
- The phrase is repeated through the poem and steadily emptied of meaning: each time it returns, the King is ordering another hanging on no evidence.
- The arch
- Built to span the major thoroughfare and 'edify spectators there'. It is built too low, and knocks the crown off the King's head as he rides beneath it.
- The chain of blame
- Chief of builders blames the workmen; workmen blame the wrong-sized bricks; masons blame the architect; the architect blames the King's own amendments to the plans.
- Nearly lost his head
- 'The King heard this. The King saw red. / In fact he nearly lost his head' — a pun, since the idiom for rage also foreshadows his hanging.
Class 11 English The Tale of Melon City MCQs with answers
1 solved question across the difficulty levels this chapter is graded on — answer and explanation shown for each. The remaining 19 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Medium
Who wrote 'The Tale of Melon City'?
A.Markus NattenB.Idries ShahC.Vikram Seth✓ CorrectD.J. B. PriestleyAnswer: C. Vikram Seth
Explanation: The poem is by Vikram Seth, taken from Mappings (1981); it is subtitled '(After Idries Shah)'.
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What are the key concepts in Class 11 English The Tale of Melon City?+
Vikram Seth's narrative poem in rhyming couplets, after Idries Shah. A 'just and placid' King orders an arch built, loses his crown beneath it, and pursues a chain of blame that ends with his own execution and a melon on the throne. Key ideas include The just and placid King, The arch, The chain of blame, Nearly lost his head.
What does Class 11 English Chapter 15 (The Tale of Melon City) cover on XamBaaz?+
It covers 20 NCERT-aligned MCQs on "The Tale of Melon City" — 20 Medium — making 2 separately timed quizzes you can sit without ever repeating the same set, each with an instant explanation, suitable for CBSE Board exams.
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How should I revise "The Tale of Melon City" for the exam?+
Start with the Easy quiz to confirm your fundamentals, then attempt Medium for application-level practice. There are 2 separately timed quizzes on this chapter, so you can come back and get a fresh set rather than re-sitting one you have seen. Review each explanation, retry the questions you miss, and track your accuracy on this chapter until it is consistently high.
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Yes. A sample question is shown here in full, with the correct option and a step-by-step "Why" explanation. Sign in free with Google to practise all 20 questions with instant scoring.
Is there negative marking in the "The Tale of Melon City" quizzes?+
Yes — the timed quizzes use exam-grade marking: +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one and 0 for a skipped question. Note that MHT-CET and the CBSE board papers themselves carry no negative marking — our mocks for those are scored their way, not this way.
Are these important questions for The Tale of Melon City?+
The set is curated to the NCERT syllabus and weighted toward the question patterns that actually appear in CBSE Board exams, across Medium — so it doubles as an "important questions" revision list for "The Tale of Melon City".