CBSE Class 10 English The Thief’s Story MCQs Set 02

Question. Who is the author of the story “The Thief’s story”?
(a) James Herriot
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Robert Arthur
(d) Victor Canning
Answer: (b) Ruskin Bond

Question. What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?
(a) wrestling
(b) stealing
(c) deceiving
(d) working hard
Answer: (b) stealing

Question. What was the boy’s age?
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 20
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) 15

Question. What was Anil’s age?
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 20
(d) None of the options
Answer: (b) 25

Question. How has the narrator described Anil?
(a) simple
(b) kind
(c) easy-going
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. What was Anil doing when the boy met him?
(a) cooking
(b) watching a match
(c) playing
(d) writing an article
Answer: (b) watching a match

Question. How did the narrator attempt at being friends with Anil?
(a) flattering him
(b) teasing him
(c) introducing himself
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) flattering him

Question. What did the boy ask Anil for?
(a) to give him food
(b) to employ him
(c) to give him money
(d) to teach him
Answer: (b) to employ him

Question. How often did he change his name?
(a) every day
(b) every week
(c) every month
(d) every year
Answer: (c) every month

Question. He changed his name in order to stay ahead of _____.
(a) police
(b) employers
(c) both a and b
(d) None of the options
Answer: (c) both a and b

Question. What name did he tell Anil?
(a) Anil Singh
(b) Hari Lal
(c) Hari Singh
(d) Anil Lal
Answer: (c) Hari Singh

Question. What do you mean by the word “grunting”?
(a) make a low inarticulate sound
(b) say something which is clearly audible
(c) shouting
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) make a low inarticulate sound

Question. How was the meal he cooked first night?
(a) delicious
(b) mouth-watering
(c) finger-licking good
(d) terrible
Answer: (d) terrible

Question. How did he infer that about his food?
(a) Anil said he liked it
(b) Anil couldn’t have enough of it
(c) Anil was licking his fingers
(d) Anil gave it to a stray dog
Answer: (d) Anil gave it to a stray dog

Question. What did Anil promise him to teach?
(a) write his name
(b) cook
(c) write full sentences
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. “a queer way to earn money”. What is the meaning of the word “queer”?
(a) strange
(b) famous
(c) rare
(d) illegal
Answer: (a) strange

Question. Who was the most trusting person narrator had ever met ?
(a) Anil
(b) publisher
(c) Anil’s friends
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) Anil

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

Question. What takes all the pleasure out of work?
(a) robbing a careless man
(b) robbing a greedy man
(c) when someone doesn’t notice they’ve been robbed
(d) both a and c
Answer: (d) both a and c

Question. How much money did he steal?
(a) 500 Rupees
(b) 600 Rupees
(c) 700 Rupees
(d) 800 Rupees
Answer: (b) 600 Rupees

Question. How, according to the narrator, would Anil feel upon finding out?
(a) angry
(b) fear
(c) acceptance
(d) sad
Answer: (d) sad

Question. What did he do with the money?
(a) ran away with it
(b) threw it
(c) bought a cycle with it
(d) returned it
Answer: (d) returned it

Question. Why does Hari return the money?
(a) he wanted to learn to write
(b) he was worried about how Anil would feel
(c) he felt bad
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) he wanted to learn to write

Question. What do you mean by the word “unlined”?
(a) in a line
(b) not in a line
(c) showing no sign of worry or anxiety
(d) None of the options
Answer: (b) not in a line

Question. Who does “I” refer to in the story?
(a) Hari
(b) Anil
(c) a greedy man
(d) None of the options
Answer: (a) Hari