SYBCom Sem 3 : MCQs from the story : The Power of a Plate of Rice (Leadership Skills)
1.
Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu visit Mr. Aziza’s office
initially?
A. To resign
from her job
B. To ask for permission to take leave
C. To confront
him about unpaid salaries
D. To discuss
student performance
Correct Answer: C. To confront him about unpaid
salaries
2.
What emotion was Mrs. Cheta Adu struggling to control when she first arrived at Mr.
Aziza’s office?
A. Happiness
B. Anger
C. Sadness
D. Anxiety
Correct Answer: B. Anger
3.
What reason did Mrs. Cheta Adu give for being absent from school?
A. She was attending a funeral
B. Her child was severely
ill
C. She was ill herself
D. She was on vacation
Correct Answer: B.
Her child was severely ill
4.
How many months of unpaid salary was Mrs. Cheta
Adu demanding from Mr. Aziza?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Correct Answer: D. Four
5.
What was Mrs. Cheta Adu’s relationship with Mr. Aziza when she first joined his
school?
A. He welcomed
her with open arms
B. He refused
to accept her at first
C. He immediately gave her a promotion
D. He admired
her dedication
Correct Answer: B. He refused to accept her at first
6.
Why did Mr. Aziza initially refuse to have more female teachers in his school?
A. He believed
they were lazy
B. He wanted
more male teachers
C. He was following government orders
D. He had too many teachers already
Correct Answer: A. He believed
they were lazy
7.
What event made Mrs. Cheta
Adu desperately need her salary?
A. She needed
to buy new books
B. Her son had become ill, and she had no money
left
C. She wanted to repay
a loan
D. She was planning to move to a new
city
Correct Answer: B. Her son had become ill, and she had no money
left
8.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu react when Mr. Aziza refused to pay her salary early?
A. She left quietly
B. She shouted
at him
C. She followed
him to his house
D. She reported
him to the school board
Correct Answer: C. She followed him to his house
9.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu finally get Mr. Aziza
to agree to pay her salary?
A. She threatened to go to court
B. She forcefully ate his food
C. She filed a complaint with the management board
D. She persuaded
him with a gift
Correct Answer: B. She forcefully ate his food
10. What did Mrs. Cheta Adu eat at Mr. Aziza’s house?
A. Pounded yam
B. Jollof rice
C. Fried rice
D. Garri and egusi soup
Correct Answer: B. Jollof
rice
11.
What was Mr. Aziza’s reaction
when he saw Mrs. Cheta Adu eating
his food?
A. He offered
her more food
B. He was in disbelief
and angered
C. He called the police
D. He laughed
at the situation
Correct Answer: B. He was in disbelief and
angered
12.
Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu say she couldn’t leave Mr. Aziza’s
house?
A. She was too tired
B. She wanted her salary
C. She was waiting for an apology
D. She was invited to stay for dinner
Correct Answer: B. She wanted her salary
13.
What did Mr. Aziza finally
give Mrs. Cheta Adu so she could receive her salary?
A. Money
B. A note to the Bursar
C. A letter of recommendation
D. A receipt
Correct Answer: B.
A note to the Bursar
14.
What was Mrs. Cheta Adu’s financial situation
at the time?
A. She had enough savings
for her family
B. She was borrowing money to survive
C. She was receiving help from the school
D. She had recently inherited
money
Correct Answer: B. She was borrowing money to survive
15. Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu bring her mother-in-law to live with her?
A. To help take care of her children
B. To avoid being alone
C. To save on rent
D. For companionship
Correct Answer: A. To help take care of her children
16.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu describe her mother?
A. As a philosopher of sorts
B. As a very strict
person
C. As a person who didn’t value education
D. As someone
indifferent to her struggles
Correct Answer: A. As a philosopher of sorts
17.
What was the financial burden
on Mrs. Cheta Adu after her husband’s death?
A. She had to pay for a lavish wedding
B. She had to give him a "befitting burial"
C. She needed
to support her in-laws
D. She lost all her savings in an accident
Correct Answer: A. She had to give him a "befitting burial"
18.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu manage to feed her family before
getting her salary?
A. She borrowed
money from friends
B. She took extra jobs
C. She relied
on charity from the school
D. She sold her
possessions
Correct Answer: A. She borrowed
money from friends
19.
What was Mr. Aziza’s attitude
when dealing with Mrs. Cheta Adu?
A. Compassionate
B. Indifferent
C. Strict and inflexible
D. Encouraging
Correct Answer: A. Strict and inflexible
20.
What was Mrs. Cheta Adu's emotional state at the end of the confrontation with Mr. Aziza?
A. Relieved and victorious
B. Depressed and defeated
C. Frustrated but hopeful
D. Indifferent and detached
Correct Answer: A. Relieved and victorious
21.
What advice did Mrs. Cheta
Adu remember from her mother when she arrived at Mr.
Aziza’s office?
A. "Always be kind to others."
B. "Do nothing
in anger. Wait till your anger melts like thick palm oil placed under the
sun."
C. "Do not let anyone take advantage of you."
D. "Work hard and never complain."
Correct Answer: B. "Do nothing
in anger. Wait till your anger melts like thick palm oil placed under the
sun."
22.
What physical feature
of Mr. Aziza is mentioned as the subject
of jokes by the
teachers?
A. His large ears
B. His short
stature
C. His bulbous
nose
D. His deep voice
Correct Answer: C. His bulbous nose
23.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu feel about her financial situation after her husband’s death?
A. She felt relieved to be free of financial burdens.
B. She felt overwhelmed by hardship and frustration.
C. She was financially stable
due to her husband’s savings.
D. She felt hopeful that things would improve soon.
Correct Answer: A. She felt overwhelmed by hardship and frustration.
24.
What action did Mrs. Cheta
Adu take after Mr. Aziza
refused to give her leave to
attend to her sick child?
A. She reported
him to the school board.
B. She took her son to the hospital regardless of the consequences.
C. She accepted
his decision without
protest.
D. She quit her
job.
Correct Answer: B. She took her son to the hospital
regardless of the
consequences.
25.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu manage to make her son Rapulu
feel better when he was ill?
A. She took him to the hospital
again.
B. She gave him fever medicine and sponged him down with cold water.
C. She fed him special
food to help him recover.
D. She relied on traditional healing methods.
Correct Answer: B. She gave him fever medicine
and sponged him down with cold water.
26.
What was one of the reasons why Mrs. Cheta
Adu felt hopeless
in her attempt to seek
justice against Mr. Aziza?
A. She didn’t
have enough evidence
against him.
B. She didn’t
want to lose her job.
C. He had ingratiated himself
with the high-ranking officers of the School Management Board.
D. She feared
he would harm her family.
Correct Answer: C. He had
ingratiated himself with the high-ranking officers of the School Management
Board.
27.
What description does Mrs. Cheta
Adu give of Mr. Aziza’s
house?
A. Luxurious with expensive furniture
B. Sparsely furnished
with a black-and-white television
C. A large house with many rooms
D. A comfortable and cozy home
Correct Answer: B. Sparsely
furnished with a black-and-white television
28.
How does Mrs. Cheta Adu describe her relationship with her mother-in-law?
A. They have constant disagreements.
B. Her mother-in-law is a burden
on the family.
C. They have a supportive and understanding relationship.
D. She avoids
interacting with her mother-in-law.
Correct Answer: C. They have a supportive and understanding relationship.
29.
What was Mr. Aziza’s final
action before agreeing
to pay Mrs. Cheta Adu’s
salary early?
A. He scolded
her for being disrespectful.
B. He gave her a note to the Bursar,
instructing him to pay her.
C. He asked
her to come back later.
D. He promised
to pay her in the next month.
Correct Answer: B.
He gave her a note to the Bursar, instructing him to pay
her.
30.
What did Mrs. Cheta Adu do after
she received the note from Mr. Aziza?
A. She left quietly, still angry at him.
B. She thanked
him and left while still
chewing the food.
C. She tore the note in front
of him.
D. She refused
the note and demanded more.
Correct Answer: B. She thanked
him and left while still
chewing the food.
31.
Why was Mrs. Cheta Adu worried about the upcoming
rent payment?
A. Her rent had been increased unexpectedly.
B. She had no money
left and couldn’t
borrow any more.
C. The landlord
had threatened to evict her.
D. She needed
to move to a new apartment.
Correct Answer: B. She had no money left and couldn’t
borrow any more.
32.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu feel about asking her friends for more money?
A. She was confident they would help
her.
B. She was too ashamed
to ask them again.
C. She knew they would refuse her.
D. She felt it was their duty to help.
Correct Answer: B. She was too ashamed to ask them
again.
33.
What event intensified Mrs. Cheta Adu’s anger before she went to Mr. Aziza’s house?
A. The school administration refused
to help her.
B. Her son’s fever returned.
C. She had no food left for her family.
D. The second
Vice-Principal interrupted her meeting with Mr. Aziza.
Correct Answer: C.
She had no food left for her family.
34.
What memory did Mrs. Cheta Adu reflect
on while standing
at Mr. Aziza’s door?
A. Her childhood
struggles
B. Her mother's
advice on handling
anger
C. Her husband’s untimely death
D. Her previous
meeting with the school board
Correct Answer: B.
Her mother's advice on handling
anger
35.
How did Mr. Aziza describe
female teachers?
A. Hardworking but distracted
B. Lazy and frequently absent
C. Too emotional
for the job
D. Caring and reliable
Correct Answer: B.
Lazy and frequently absent
36.
Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu remain persistent in visiting Mr. Aziza’s office
every day when she was first
transferred to his school?
A. She wanted
to challenge his authority.
B. She believed
persistence would make him accept
her.
C. She enjoyed
having daily conversations with him.
D. She was instructed by the School Board to do so.
Correct Answer: B. She believed persistence would make him accept her.
37.
What did Mrs. Cheta Adu eat on the day before she visited Mr. Aziza’s house?
A. Rice and beans
B. Yam and palm oil
C. Garri and vegetable soup
D. Pounded yam and egusi soup
Correct Answer: B.
Yam and palm
oil
38.
What did Mrs. Cheta Adu worry about during the night after she visited
Mr. Aziza’s office?
A. That her son’s fever would return
B. That she might lose her job
C. That her rent would be increased
D. That her mother-in-law would leave her
Correct Answer: A. That her son’s fever would return
39.
Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu feel that taking Mr. Aziza to court was not an option?
A. She didn't trust the legal system.
B. She didn’t
have the money for a lawyer.
C. She feared
retaliation from Mr. Aziza.
D. She didn’t
want to cause trouble.
Correct Answer: B. She didn’t have the money for a lawyer.
40.
What did Mrs. Cheta Adu ultimately realize
about her chances
of getting her salary
before February 28th?
A. It would require a confrontation with Mr. Aziza.
B. She had no
chance at all.
C. She could only rely on the School Board.
D. She had to seek help from other teachers.
Correct Answer: A. It would require a confrontation with Mr. Aziza.
41.
What was the condition of the desk in Mr. Aziza's office when Mrs. Cheta Adu entered?
A. It was clean and organized.
B. It was cluttered with books, files,
and papers.
C. It had only a few documents on it.
D. It was covered with food and dishes.
Correct Answer: B. It was cluttered with books, files,
and papers.
42.
How did Mr. Aziza react
when Mrs. Cheta
Adu told him about her sick child?
A. He expressed
sympathy but refused
to help.
B. He ignored her explanation and stuck to his decision.
C. He offered
her some time off to care for her child.
D. He immediately dismissed her concerns
as unimportant.
Correct Answer: B.
He ignored her explanation and stuck to his decision.
43.
Why was Mrs. Cheta Adu hesitant to take her case to the State Schools Management Board?
A. She knew they would
side with Mr. Aziza.
B. She was afraid of losing her job.
C. She didn’t
want to make the situation worse.
D. She was too busy with her sick child to follow
through.
Correct Answer: A. She knew they would
side with Mr. Aziza.
44.
How does Mrs. Cheta Adu describe Mr. Aziza’s relationship with the high-ranking officers of the Board?
A. He had ingratiated himself
with them.
B. He avoided
them entirely.
C. He was disliked by them.
D. He had no connection with them.
Correct Answer: A. He had ingratiated himself
with them.
45.
What was one reason Mrs. Cheta Adu believed taking
her case to court wouldn’t work?
A. She didn’t have strong
enough evidence.
B. Court cases often took too long due to deliberate adjournments.
C. She was intimidated by Mr. Aziza’s
legal team.
D. She was not aware
of how to file a legal case.
Correct Answer: B. Court cases often took too long due to deliberate adjournments.
46.
What reason did Mr. Aziza give for not wanting
female teachers, especially married ones, in his school?
A. They were not as skilled as male teachers.
B. They often
took leave for family reasons.
C. They were too emotional
to manage students.
D. They demanded
higher salaries.
Correct Answer: B. They often took leave for family reasons.
47. How did Mrs. Cheta Adu break Mr. Aziza’s resistance to accepting her transfer to his school?
A. She filed an official complaint with the Board.
B. She consistently showed up at his office
every day.
C. She appealed
to her fellow teachers for support.
D. She bribed
him with gifts.
Correct Answer: B.
She consistently showed up at his office
every day.
48.
What type of food did Mrs. Cheta Adu eat at home to save
money?
A. Pounded yam and egusi
B. Garri and soup
C. Rice and beans
D. Yam and palm oil
Correct Answer: D. Yam and palm oil
49.
What did Mrs. Cheta Adu reflect on during the night after her confrontation with Mr. Aziza?
A. How her life had worsened since
her husband's death
B. How to find a new job
C. How to handle future
confrontations with the school administration
D. How to ask the School Board
for help
Correct Answer: A. How her life had worsened since
her husband's death
50.
Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu’s mother-in-law come to live with her?
A. To provide
emotional support after
her husband's death
B. To take care of her grandchildren and save on costs
C. To help her with household chores
D. To ensure
the safety of the children
Correct Answer: B. To take care of her grandchildren and save on costs
51.
What was the main cause
of Mrs. Cheta Adu’s frustration with Mr. Aziza?
A. His refusal
to help her with her sick child
B. His decision to withhold her salary until the end of February
C. His constant
criticisms of her work
D. His favoritism toward other teachers
Correct Answer: B.
His decision to withhold her salary until the end of February
52.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu describe her reaction after hearing Mr. Aziza’s refusal
to pay her early?
A. She was calm and collected.
B. Her anger boiled up like a pot of
soup.
C. She felt defeated and hopeless.
D. She immediately planned her next steps.
Correct Answer: B.
Her anger boiled up like a pot of soup.
53.
What was Mrs. Cheta Adu’s financial status
after paying for her husband’s
funeral?
A. She had savings to fall back on.
B. She was left in debt and financial ruin.
C. She had investments that kept her stable.
D. She was able to manage with help from her family.
Correct Answer: B.
She was left in debt and financial
ruin.
54.
Why did Mrs. Cheta Adu describe her husband's burial as a "senseless waste of
money"?
A. She believed
the funeral was too expensive
for their family.
B. She didn’t
agree with the cultural customs.
C. The funeral
was unnecessary and too elaborate.
D. She was forced to spend more than she could afford.
Correct Answer: D. She was forced
to spend more than she could afford.
55.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu feel when she saw the jollof
rice on the table at Mr. Aziza’s house?
A. She was indifferent due to her anger.
B. Hunger and desperation took over her.
C. She was too focused
on her salary to care.
D. She planned
to steal it when he left the room.
Correct Answer: B. Hunger and desperation took over her.
56.
What was the relationship between
Mr. Aziza and his family?
A. He lived with his wife and children.
B. His wife and children
lived in Onitsha,
away from him.
C. He was estranged from his family.
D. His family
lived nearby, but he rarely
saw them.
Correct Answer: B. His wife and children
lived in Onitsha,
away from him.
57.
What did Mrs. Cheta Adu use to finally get Mr. Aziza to give her a note for the
Bursar?
A. She threatened to quit.
B. She refused
to leave his house until
she got her salary.
C. She appealed
to his sense of fairness.
D. She offered
to repay him later.
Correct Answer: B.
She refused to leave his house until she got her salary.
58.
What was Mr. Aziza’s reaction
to seeing Mrs. Cheta Adu eat his food?
A. He laughed
at her audacity.
B. He stared
in disbelief and then got
angry.
C. He ignored
her and left the room.
D. He called the police
immediately.
Correct Answer: B. He stared in disbelief and then got angry.
59.
How did Mrs. Cheta Adu feel after leaving Mr. Aziza’s house with the note?
A. She was still angry but satisfied.
B. She felt a sense of relief
and victory.
C. She regretted her actions.
D. She planned
to never return
to the school.
Correct Answer: B. She felt a sense of relief and victory.
60. What was the final thing Mrs. Cheta
Adu said to Mr. Aziza before leaving
his house?
A. “Thank you, Sir.”
B. “You’ll regret this.”
C. “I’ll be
back.”
D. “I’ll see you in court.”
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