The Thief’s Story Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

Anil’s carelessness made stealing from him _____________for Hari Singh.

Anil was watching a wrestling match when I approached him. He was about 25-- a tall, lean fellow – and he looked easy-going, kind, and simple enough for my purpose. I hadn’t had much luck of late and thought I might be able to get into the young man’s confidence.

‘You look a bit of a wrestler yourself,” I said. A little flattery helps in making friends.

According to the extract, the young boy was watching the wrestling match because he

I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind. Anil made money by fits and starts. He would borrow one week, and lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as soon as it arrived, he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines—a queer way to make a living!

Based on your understanding of Anil in the extract, choose the option that synchronizes with his thinking.

I might be able to get into the young man’s confidence.

Based on the line above, we can say that Hari wanted to __________.

I was still a thief when I met Anil. And though only 15, I was an experienced and fairly successful hand. Anil was watching a wrestling match when I approached him. He was about 25; a tall, lean fellow; and he looked easy-going, kind, and simple enough for my purpose. I hadn't had much luck of late and thought I might be able to get into the young man's confidence.

"You look a bit of a wrestler yourself," I said. A little flattery helps in making friends.

"So do you," he replied, which put me off for a moment because at that time I was rather thin.

"Well," I said modestly, "I do wrestle a bit."

"What's your name?"

"Hari Singh," I lied. I took a new name every month. That kept me ahead of the police and my former employers.

Which of these about the narrator CANNOT be inferred from the extract?

He was about 25 — a tall, lean fellow — and he looked easy-going, kind, and simple enough for my purpose.

The reason that the narrator says the above line is because he felt that __________.

If borrow: : lend, then pick the ODD pair from the options below

I followed casually.

“Hello again,” he said.

I gave him my most appealing smile. “I want to work for you,” I said.

“But I can’t pay you.” I thought that over for a minute. Perhaps I had misjudged my man.

I asked, “Can you feed me?”

“Can you cook?”

“I can cook,” I lied again.

“If you can cook, then maybe I can feed you.”

He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn’t help laughing.

Select the option listing Anil’s characteristics, as revealed in the extract.

1. unassuming
2. kind
3. determined
4. naïve
5. humourous

I followed casually.

“Hello again,” he said.

I gave him my most appealing smile. “I want to work for you,” I said.

“But I can’t pay you.” I thought that over for a minute. Perhaps I had misjudged my man.

I asked, “Can you feed me?”

“Can you cook?”

“I can cook,” I lied again.

“If you can cook, then maybe I can feed you.”

He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn’t help laughing.

From the following options, identify Hari Singh’s intention behind the appealing smile.

The phrase hung around suggests that Hari Singh continued to………….

I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind. Anil made money by fits and starts. He would borrow one week, and lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as soon as it arrived, he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines—a queer way to make a living!

Anil made money ‘by fits and starts’ means that he

I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind. Anil made money by fits and starts. He would borrow one week, and lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as soon as it arrived, he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines—a queer way to make a living!

The information in the extract suggests that Anil could be a

‘I might be able to get into the young man’s confidence.’

Choose the option that DOES NOT display what the statement means.

Hari had __________ before encountering Anil.

I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind. Anil made money by fits and starts. He would borrow one week, and lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as soon as it arrived, he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines—a queer way to make a living!

The reference to making a little money ‘this way’ refers to a way that is viewed by most people as