MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 2 A Thief’s Story

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Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

I had forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft. Whole sentences, I knew,could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal – and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else. I should go back to Anil, I told myself, if only to learn to read and write.

Question. Anil taught Hari Singh to:
a. cook food
b. ride a bicycle
c. write his name
d. steal money

Question. In his excitement of the theft, he forgot:
a. to take his clothes
b. about his education
c. to lock the door
d. to cook food for Anil

Question. He realised that education could give him:
a. respect
b. money
c. both of these
d. none of these

Question. He went back to Anil:
a. to confess his mistake
b. to give the money and leave
c. to read and write
d. to thank him

Question. Which word means the same as ‘smart’?
a. Respected
b. Clever
c. Simple
d. Big

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. What opportunity would he have lost if he had left Anil forever?
a. To cook good
b. To watch wrestling
c. To become an educated man
d. To make money from daily shopping

Question. Why did he come back to Anil?
a. He wanted to return the money.
b. It was raining heavily outside.
c. He had missed the 10:30 Lucknow Express.
d. He did not want to break Anil’s trust.

Question. Why was Hari given a separate key to the house?
a. He was the owner of the house.
b. He was a cook.
c. He was not a thief.
d. Anil trusted him.

Question. “A queer way to earn money.” What is the meaning of the word “queer”?
a. Strange
b. Famous
c. Rare
d. Illegal

Question.What is Hari a “fairly successful hand” at?
a. Wrestling
b. Stealing
c. Deceiving
d. Working hard

Question. Anil made money ‘by fits and starts’ means that he:
a. deemed it fit to start investing money.
b. started earning money in the recent past.
c. received money intermittently.
d. put his money to use frequently.

Question. “I followed casually.” The narrator followed Anil with an intention to:
a. have some more interesting talks with him.
b. request him for a job.
c. cheat him.
d. request him for a shelter.

Question. ‘My heart sank’ says Hari Singh. He thought:
a. he would have to make the meal again.
b. his theft had been discovered.
c. he would have to go out in the rain to buy vegetables.
d. he would be sent off.

Question. How did Hari Singh accept Anil?
a. As a cunning fellow
b. As a trusting person
c. As a rich man
d. As a poor man

Question. With reference to ‘The Theif’s Story’, a little flattery helps in making friends. ‘Flattery’ includes:
a. helping others.
b. praising others falsely.
c. having sympathy for others.
d. loving others.

Question. Who is easier to rob?
a. a careless man
b. a greedy man
c. a trusting man
d. Anil

Question. How did the narrator attempt at being friends with Anil?
a. By flattering him.
b. By teasing him.
c. By introducing himself.
d. None of these

Question. Hari Singh had a short career as:
a. a shoeshine boy
b. a handy man
c. a cook
d. a thief

Question. The reference to making a little money ‘this way’ refers to a way that is viewed by most people as:
a. sensible
b. inappropriate
c. charitable
d. aggressive

Question. What promise did Anil make to the thief boy?
a. Giving him a good job.
b. Giving him good clothes.
c. Teaching him reading and writing.
d. Playing with him.

Question. Why did he come back to Anil?
a. He wanted to return the money.
b. It was raining heavily outside.
c. He had missed the 10:30 Lucknow Express.
d. He did not want to break Anil’s trust.

Reference to Context

1. Later, he patted me on the head and said never mind, he’d teach me to cook. He also taught me to write my name and said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. I was grateful. I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.

(a) Who does “I” refer to in the story?
(a) Anil
(b) Hari
(c) an old man
(d) None of these

(b) What kind of work was the narrator doing before he met Anil?
(a) He was a professor
(b) He was a writer
(c) He was a petty thief
(d) None of these

(c) What did Anil promise him to teach?
(a) to write his name
(b) to cook
(c) to add numbers
(d) All of these

(d) Why was the narrator grateful?
(a) Because Anil would give him money
(b) Because Anil would teach him how to read and write
(c) Because Anil would do all his work
(d) None of these

(e) What qualities did Anil possess?
(a) simplicity
(b) kindness
(c) easy-going attitude
(d) All of these

2. When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office (I had never bought a ticket in my life) but dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pick up speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated — for some reason I can’t explain — and I lost the chance to get away.

(a) Why is the narrator at the train station?
(a) to say goodbye to a friend
(b) to run away after stealing Anil’s money
(c) to steal from the passengers
(d) None of these

(b) Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. The narrator is at the train station to say goodbye to a friend.
2. The narrator is at the train station to run away after stealing Anil’s money.
3. To steal from the passengers.
4. None of these
5. The narrator was hesitant.
6. The narrator was unable to leave with the train.
7. The narrator is at bus stop.
(a) 1, 3, 7
(b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 4, 5, 6
(d) 1, 4, 7

(c) Pick the option that correctly classifies fact/s (F) and opinion/s (O) about the narrator.

(a) F – 2, 4 and M – 1, 3
(b) F – 2, 3 and M – 1, 4
(c) F – 1, 4 and M – 2, 3
(d) F – 1, 2 and M – 3, 4

(d) Was the narrator able to leave with the Lucknow Express?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) None of these

(e) Where did the narrator go from the platform?
(a) to Anil’s home
(b) to Lucknow
(c) to his home
(d) None of these

Question. Later, he patted me on the head and said never mind, he’d teach me to cook. He also taught me to write my name and said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. I was grateful. I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.
(a) Who are these characters in the passage? Why would “he” teach “me” to cook?
(b) Why was the narrator grateful?
Ans. (a) The two people in the passage are the narrator and Anil. The narrator is a boy of 15 who asks Anil to give him a job and lies to Anil about having culinary skills. But being a good man, Anil assures him he would teach him how to cook.
(b) The narrator was uneducated. He was grateful to Anil for teaching him how to read and write. The narrator feels that being literate would give him better life opportunities.

Question. And that is why it was so difficult to rob him. It’s easy to rob a greedy man, because he can afford to be robbed; but it’s difficult to rob a careless man — sometimes he doesn’t even notice he’s been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work.
(a) Why is it so difficult to rob Anil?
(b) Do you infer that the narrator is an honest thief?
Ans. (a) For the narrator, it was difficult to rob Anil because he thought it wrong to rob a man who trusted him. Anil’s trust in the narrator made him careless with his possessions around him.
(b) The narrator says clearly that it was easier and more fun to rob a ‘greedy man’ and not satisfying to rob a person who trusts you and is
careless with his belongings.

Question. When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office (I had never bought a ticket in my life) but dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pick up speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated — for some reason I can’t explain — and I lost the chance to get away.
(a) Why is the narrator at the train station?
(b) ‘I hesitated — for some reason’: Why do you think the narrator hesitated?
Ans. (a) The narrator was at the train station to board a train and run away after stealing Anil’s money.
(b) The narrator hesitated because he had a conscience. He was not a malicious boy. He knew he had done something wrong. Thus, he hesitated.

Question. I awoke late next morning to find that Anil had already made the tea. He stretched out his hand towards me. There was a fifty-rupee note between his fingers. My heart sank. I thought I had been discovered. “I made some money yesterday,” he explained. “Now you’ll be paid regularly.” My spirits rose. But when I took the note, I saw it was still wet from the night’s rain.
(a) Why had he come back from the platform?
(b) Do you think Anil really knew? If yes, then why did he not say anything?
Ans. (a) The narrator had come back from the platform because he did not want to cheat a man who trusted him so much. He also wanted an education to become a respected man.
(b) Yes. Anil knew what had happened the previous night. He did not say anything because the boy had returned and he deserved a second chance.