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

Hari had __________ before encountering Anil.

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

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

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.

Based on the line, “A little flattery helps in making friends.”, choose the option that displays the quote closest in meaning.

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.

‘I hadn’t had much luck of late’ means that the boy hadn’t

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

Select the most appropriate option based on (1) and (2).

1. Anil gave his meal to a stray dog.
2. Hari Singh did not know how to cook.

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

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

Anil looked easy-going, kind, and simple to the narrator.

Which of the given characteristics would NOT fit in with this description?

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 sentences shows the correct usage of the word 'modestly' as used in the extract?

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 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?