NCERT Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 7 MCQ – Carrier of Words – for session 2026-27 based on new edition textbook. This chapter has two parts — a prose story about Khetaram, a brave postman who delivers mail in the Thar Desert and a poem Words by Charles Swain that talks about how words often fail to touch the heart.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are now an important part of Class 9 English exams. Practising MCQs helps you revise the chapter quickly, understand the key ideas better and score well in your exams. All the MCQs given here are based on the latest 2026-27 syllabus and cover the prose, poem, vocabulary and grammar sections of the chapter.
Q1. Where does the rehearsal take place in Act I?
[A]. Shruti’s house
[B]. Music school
[C]. Iqbal’s room
[D]. Concert hall
Q3. Why does Shruti look distressed after rehearsal?
[A]. She failed in performance
[B]. She forgot her instrument
[C]. She hasn’t told her father about the concert
[D]. She argued with friends
Q4. What does Avinash suggest Shruti should do after her success?
[A]. Practice more
[B]. Inform her father
[C]. Throw a party
[D]. Quit music
Q5. What does the phrase ‘lost in her thoughts’ indicate about Shruti?
[A]. She is happy
[B]. She is confused and worried
[C]. She is angry
[D]. She is tired
