Practice Test

Q1) According to the extract, the young boy was watching the Wrestling Match because he: Show Answer

Q2) 'I hadn't had much luck of late' means that the boy hadn't: Show Answer

Q3) 'I might be able to get into the young man's confidence.'
Choose the option that DOES NOT display what the statement means. Show Answer

Q4) Anil looked easy-going, kind and simple to the Narrator.
Which of the given characteristics would NOT fit in with this description? Show Answer

Q5) Based on the line, "A little flattery helps in making friends." , choose the option that displays the quote closest in meaning. Show Answer

Q6) Anil made money 'by fits and starts' means that he: Show Answer

Q7) The information in the extract suggests that Anil could be a: Show Answer

Q8) If borrow: :lend, then pick the ODD pair from the options below: Show Answer

Q9) The reference to making a little money 'this way' refers to a way that is viewed by most people as: Show Answer

Q10) Based on your understanding of Anil in the extract, choose the option that synchronizes with his thinking. Show Answer

Q11) Who does "I" refer to in the story? Show Answer

Q12) What kind of work was the narrator doing before he met Anil? Show Answer

Q13) What did Anil promise him to teach? Show Answer

Q14) Why was the narrator grateful ? Show Answer

Q15) What qualities did Anil possess? Show Answer

Q16) Why is the narrator at the train station ? Show Answer

Q17) 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. The narrator was hesitant.
5. The narrator was unable to leave with the train.
6. The narrator is at bus stop. Show Answer

Q18) Was the narrator able to leave with the Lucknow Express? Show Answer

Q19) Where did the narrator go from the platform? Show Answer

Q20) Who is the speaker of the above extract? Show Answer

Q21) The speaker was standing alone on the platform because : Show Answer

Q22) Why did the speaker not have any friend? Show Answer

Q23) Which word in the extract is the opposite of 'crowded'? Show Answer

Q24) The word 'myself' in the extract is a : Show Answer

Q25) Who is the author of the story "The Thief's story"? Show Answer

Q26) What is the narrator a "fairly successful hand" at? Show Answer

Q27) What name did the narrator tell of himself ? Show Answer

Q28) What was the narrator's age? Show Answer

Q29) What was Anil's age? Show Answer

Q30) How often did the narrator change his name? Show Answer

Q31) The narrator changed his name in order to stay ahead of _____. Show Answer

Q32) What was Anil doing when the narrator met him?
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Q33) How did the narrator attempt at being friends with Anil? Show Answer

Q34) What did the narrator ask Anil for? Show Answer

Q35) What was the name of the shop above which Anil lived? Show Answer

Q36) What does Hari's lying about his culinary skills show? Show Answer

Q37) How was the meal he cooked first night? Show Answer

Q38) How did he infer about his food? Show Answer

Q39) How did Anil react on the terrible food made by Hari? Show Answer

Q40) How did Hari make a little money at Anil's house? Show Answer

Q41) What do you mean by the word "grunting"? Show Answer

Q42) "a queer way to earn money"... What is the meaning of the word "queer"? Show Answer

Q43) How, according to the narrator, would Anil feel upon finding out?
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Q44) What was Hari Singh's belief about friends? Show Answer

Q45) How did Hari feel while working for Anil? Show Answer

Q46) According to the narrator, who is easier to rob? Show Answer

Q47) How do the rich men react when they have seen robbed? Show Answer

Q48) What takes all the pleasure out of work for the narrator ? Show Answer

Q49) How much money did the narrator steal? Show Answer

Q50) Did the narrator get away on the Lucknow Express? Show Answer

Q51) What did the narrator do with the money? Show Answer

Q52) Why did Hari return the money? Show Answer

Q53) Did Anil say anything about the robbery? Show Answer

Q54) What do you mean by the word "unlined"? Show Answer

Q55) Anil would show sadness when his money was stolen because _____. Show Answer

Q56) For Hari Singh, robbing a _____ man was difficult. Show Answer

Q57) Anil was the most _____ person Hari had ever met.
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Q58) Robbing a careless person takes all the _____ out of work. Show Answer

Q59) Hari's prospect about _____ kept changing . Show Answer

Q60) Rearrange the sentences in the correct sequence and choose option:
(a) Anil asked Hari if he could cook.
(b) Anil took him to his room
(c) Hari flattered Anil by trying to befriend him and asked him for some work.
(d) Anil kept the money under his mattress and Hari happened to notice this. Show Answer

Q61) Rearrange the sentences in the correct sequence and choose option:
(a) He felt guilty for cheating Anil who taught him how to read and write.
(b) The following day, when he woke up he found Anil was normal as usual.
(c) Unfortunately, he missed the train and wandered across the streets.
(d) Hari stealthily slipped his hand and stole the money kept under the mattress. Show Answer

Q62) Assertion: Hari was an experienced and fairly successful hand.
Reason: Hari was only 15 years old.
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Q63) Assertion: Hari found himself standing alone on the deserted platform.
Reason: He missed his train. Show Answer

Q64) Assertion: Hari wanted to steal Anil's money.
Reason: Anil would waste it on his friends. Show Answer

Q65) Assertion: Hari's smile came itself without any effort.
Reason: He was given a fifty-rupee note. Show Answer

Q66) Assertion: Hari knew that greedy man showed anger.
Reason: Their money had been stolen. Show Answer