This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Supplementary > The Thief’S Story > Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 2 The Thief’S Story – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 2 The Thief’S Story Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did the narrator say its hard to rob a careless man? A) Cause sometimes he doesn't notice he's been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work. B) Cause he can afford to be robbed. C) Cause he doesn't have anything valuable to rob. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause sometimes he doesn't notice he's been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work. 2. What was Hari Singh's reaction when he saw the bundle of notes? A) It tempted him to steal. B) He wanted Anil to spend them on his friends. C) He was happy for Anil. D) He wanted to save the money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It tempted him to steal. 3. What title would best suit the story besides "The Thief's Story" ? A) "The Mysterious Robbery". B) "The Kind Writer". C) "A Lesson in Trust". D) "Anil and the Dog". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "A Lesson in Trust". 4. I had the notes at my waist, held there by the string of my pyjamas. I slowed down to a walk and counted the notes:600 rupees in fifties! I could live like an oil-rich Arab for a week or two.12. How much money did he steal? A) 600. B) 700. C) 800. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600. 5. What did the thief realise after the train left? A) It is easy to steal and get caught. B) It is difficult to be a big and respected man. C) He could achieve much more if he learned to read and write. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Which of the following describes anil A) He was about 25. B) Tall and lean. C) Kind and simple. D) Easy going. E) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of them. 7. What was Hari Singh's plan after the theft? A) Buy a lot of clothes. B) Start a new business. C) Catch the 10.30 train to Lucknow. D) Send money home for his parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catch the 10.30 train to Lucknow. 8. What did Anil do to the food cooked by the boy? A) Ate it happily. B) Put it in the cupboard. C) Threw it to a stray dog. D) Asked the boy to eat it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threw it to a stray dog. 9. Where did Anil keep the bundle of notes? A) Inside his cupboard. B) In his wallet. C) Under his mattress. D) Under the pillow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under his mattress. 10. The thiedf boy was grateful to Anil in many ways. Out of these, the greatest one was A) Giving him a job and teaching him. B) Giving him money. C) Watching wrestling match with him. D) Talking to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving him a job and teaching him. 11. How, according to the narrator, would Anil feel upon finding out? A) Acceptance. B) Sad. C) Fear. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad. 12. 'I was still a thief when I met Anil'. Who is 'I' here? A) Anil. B) Ram Singh. C) Singh's day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singh's day. 13. How much money did Hari steal from Anil? A) ₹ 550. B) ₹ 700. C) ₹ 600. D) ₹ 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ₹ 600. 14. 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.3) How did the narrator attempt at being friends with Anil? A) Flattering him. B) Introducing himself. C) Teasing him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flattering him. 15. What did Hari Singh say about a face of a greedy man when he was robbed? A) He showed acceptance. B) He did not react at all. C) He showed anger. D) He showed fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He showed fear. 16. 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. 2. How has the narrator described Anil? A) Simple. B) Kind. C) Easy going. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Describe Anil's character A) Easy-going. B) Simple. C) Kind. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Title of the story is A) The thief's story. B) Pinocchio. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The thief's story. 19. The thief sat down in the shelter of the ..... A) Tree. B) Clock tower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clock tower. 20. Where was the thief? A) At Anil's house. B) In a hotel. C) On the deserted platform. D) On the Lucknow Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the deserted platform. 21. What did Anil do when he found out Hari tried to rob him? A) He asked Hari to leave and not come back. B) He didn't say anything and acted normal. C) He asked Hari why he did it. D) He told Hari he wouldn't pay him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He didn't say anything and acted normal. 22. I crept to the head of the bed, and my hand came up with the notes. I felt his breath on my hand. I remained still for a minute. Then my hand found the edge of the mattress, and slipped under it with the notes.15. What did he do with the money? A) Ran away with it. B) Returned it. C) Threw away it. D) Bought a cycle with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Returned it. 23. How did Anil earn money? A) Every week. B) Every day. C) He had a regular income. D) By fits and starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By fits and starts. 24. What transport did Hari plan to escape through? A) The ferry to Jhansi. B) A bullock cart to a nearby village. C) The 11.00 Delhi express. D) The 10.30 Lucknow Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The 10.30 Lucknow Express. 25. Where was Anil's home located A) Over Jumna sweet shop. B) Over Jumna grocery shop. C) Below Jumna grocery store. D) Below Jumna grocery store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over Jumna sweet shop. 26. Why did Hari Singh decide to steal the money? A) Anil did not pay him anything. B) Anil would spend the money on his friends. C) Hari Singh had not indulged in his line of work for sometime. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Why did Hari Singh change his name every month? A) He did not like his name. B) He wanted to escape from the police and his previous employers. C) He wanted to secure admission in a good school. D) His friends asked him to change his name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to escape from the police and his previous employers. 28. 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.13. Did he get away on the Lucknow Express? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. Why did Hari Singh not board the train? A) He felt bad for what he did. B) He could understand why he did not go. C) He wanted to stay back. D) He wanted the police to arrest him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He could understand why he did not go. 30. What was the age of Hari? A) 15 years. B) 16 years. C) 14 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15 years. 31. Why did Hari not catch the train? A) He got caught. B) He was too late. C) He hesitated. D) Anil stopped him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He hesitated. 32. 'I hadn't had much luck of late' means that the boy hadn't A) Been alive. B) Been successful in duping people lately. C) Understood the consequences of thievery till date. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been successful in duping people lately. 33. 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.18. What was the name of the shop above which Anil lived? A) Jamun Sweet Shop. B) Rasgulla Sweet Shop. C) Laddu Sweet Shop. D) Jumna Sweet Shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jumna Sweet Shop. 34. What literary device is used when the moonlight is said to 'step' over the balcony? A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 35. What does the phrase "a triumph of education" best refer to in this story? A) Hari choosing education over theft. B) Stealing without being caught. C) Writing for magazines. D) Anil's own education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hari choosing education over theft. 36. What time was the train Hari intended to catch? A) 11:00. B) 10:00. C) 9:00. D) 10:30. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10:30. 37. What is Anil's attitude towards life? A) Serious and strict. B) Easy-going and generous. C) Greedy and selfish. D) Careless and angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easy-going and generous. 38. I made the tea in the morning and then would take my time buying the day's supplies, usually making a profit of about a rupee a day. I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind.8. Did Anil really mind his petty ways of earning money? A) Maybe. B) No. C) Yes. D) He didn't earn through petty ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 39. What was Hari first taught by Anil? A) Steal. B) Cook. C) Write. D) Make purchases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cook. 40. How is Anil different from other employers? A) He pays very well. B) He is strict and unkind. C) He treats the thief with love and dignity. D) He is too rich to care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He treats the thief with love and dignity. 41. Where did Anil ask Hari Singh to sleep? A) In the balcony. B) On the sofa. C) On the bed. D) In the lobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the balcony. 42. How does Hari describe Anil's face while sleeping? A) Old and wrinkled. B) Angry and hard. C) Peaceful and unlined. D) Tired and dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peaceful and unlined. 43. What did he do with the money? A) Returned it. B) Threw it. C) Bought a cycle with it. D) Ran away with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Returned it. 44. 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.1.What is he a "fairly successful hand" at? A) Wrestling. B) Working hard. C) Deceiving. D) Stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stealing. 45. Hari had kept all the stolen notes tied by the string of his A) Hand bag. B) Pocket. C) Pyjama. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pyjama. 46. What does the word "flattery" mean in the story? A) A compliment given honestly. B) An insult. C) Real praise. D) Empty praise to impress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Empty praise to impress. 47. What was Anil's age? A) 25. B) 30. C) 15. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 48. When did Hari Singh remember Anil? A) When he got drenched in the rain. B) While eating food. C) While walking in the bazaar. D) When he missed the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When he got drenched in the rain. 49. Why did the thief change his name every month? A) To confuse the police and old employers. B) For fun. C) To match Anil's name. D) To write better stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To confuse the police and old employers. 50. What made Hari want to be an educated man? A) He wanted to work in an office. B) He realized it would bring respect and success. C) Anil forced him. D) He wanted to write poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He realized it would bring respect and success. 51. The drizzle added to his discomfort because ..... A) He had only a pyjama and he was cold. B) He was cold and wet. C) Because he stole from a nice person. D) He had nowhere to go on that wet night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he stole from a nice person. 52. What did Hari Singh want from Anil? A) Help. B) Money. C) Work. D) Shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Work. 53. How much profit did Hari Singh made from buying the supplies of a day? A) Two rupees. B) One rupee. C) Three rupees. D) Four rupees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One rupee. 54. What did Anil do to the food cooked by Hari A) Threw it to a stray dog. B) Put it in a cupboard. C) Ate it with joy. D) Asked Hari to eat it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threw it to a stray dog. 55. "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. 5. How often did he change his name? A) Every week. B) Every day. C) Every month. D) Every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every month. 56. What does hari singh get from anil in return for his work A) Food. B) Money. C) Nothing. D) Both food and money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food. 57. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn't help laughing. 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.7. What did Anil promise him to teach? A) Write his name. B) Cook. C) Write full sentences. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 58. What name did the narrator use in the story? A) Singh's day. B) Raj Singh. C) Suresh. D) Ramesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singh's day. 59. What was the month when Hari robbed Anil A) October. B) December. C) November. D) January. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) November. 60. "A touch of sadness" on Anil's face would show: ..... A) He missed Hari. B) He lost trust, not money. C) He was shocked. D) He lost hope in humanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He lost trust, not money. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesSupplementary QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 10 English Supplementary Chapter 2 The Thief’S Story Quiz 1Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 2 The Thief’S Story Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books