R K Narayan — Leela’s Friend
1️⃣ “She pitied him, and redoubled her efforts to teach him.” because
a) Sidda disliked his lessons
b) Sidda felt asleep while learning
c) Sidda wanted to cook food
d) Sidda could not copy what she wrote or drew.
2️⃣ Sidda got job in the house of
a) Mr. Iyer
b) Mr. Narayan
c) Mr. Sivasanker
d) Mr. Subramanyam.
3️⃣ After proven being innocent Sidda was finally
a) accepted by Sivasanker
b) beaten by Sivasanker
c) pardoned by Sivasanker
d) dreaded by Sivasanker.
4️⃣ Sidda felt more interested towards
a) story telling
b) education
c) stealing
d) fishing.
5️⃣ Leela’s mother was
a) arrogant
b) rude
c) very kind
d) cheerful.
6️⃣ The police inspector humorously remarked that Leela was not a dependable prosecution
a) lawyer
b) witness
c) officer
d) inspector.
7️⃣ Seeing the moon near the well, Leela screamed in
a) joy
b) fear
c) wonder
d) crying.
8️⃣ When Mr. Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house, Sidda was
a) talking to a passer-by
b) hanging about the gate
c) running along the road
d) trying to come inside the house.
9️⃣ “Does not seem to be a bad sort.” This was said by
a) Leela
b) Mr. Sivasanker
c) Mrs. Sivasanker
d) the police inspector.
1️⃣0️⃣ “I don’t see it.” The words are spoken by
a) Mr. Sivasanker
b) Mrs. Sivasanker
c) Sidda
d) Leela.
1️⃣1️⃣ Leela gave Sidda the catalogue to
a) write his name on it
b) read it
c) copy the letters
d) keep it with him.
1️⃣2️⃣ “She clung to Sidda’s hand.” When
a) Sidda was going inside the house
b) the police inspector was taking Sidda back to the police station
c) the police beat Sidda
d) Sidda showed her the moon.
1️⃣3️⃣ “I’ll tell the inspector tomorrow,” This was said by
a) Mr. Sivasanker
b) Mrs. Sivasanker
c) Sidda
d) Leela.
1️⃣4️⃣ Mr. Sivasanker was going to tell the inspector the next day that
a) Sidda was guilty
b) Sidda was a murderer
c) they found out the gold chain
d) they could not find out the gold chain.
1️⃣5️⃣ Sidda was taken to the police station because
a) the police had proof that Sidda stole the chain
b) the police found the chain on Sidda
c) Sidda confessed of stealing the chain
d) the police assumed Sidda stole the chain.
1️⃣6️⃣ Mr. Sivasanker first met Sidda in/at
a) the marketplace
b) the doctor’s bungalow
c) the gate in front of his house
d) the front veranda of his house.
1️⃣7️⃣ Mr. Sivasanker’s first impression of Sidda is
a) to find Sidda to be evasive
b) to think that Sidda is untidy
c) to suspect that Sidda could be a criminal
d) not to seem Sidda a bad sort.
1️⃣8️⃣ Sidda’s conversations with Leela flash upon our mind that
a) Sidda is keen on stealing her gold chain
b) Sidda is an imaginative storyteller and entertaining companion
c) Sidda prefers to chop wood rather than babysit Leela
d) Sidda strongly disapproves of her childish behaviour.
1️⃣9️⃣ When Leela’s mother asked Sidda about the chain, he
a) confessed to steal it from Leela
b) smiled calmly and said that he did not know
c) pointed to someone else as the culprit
d) blinked and said that he did not know.
2️⃣0️⃣ The synonym of the word ‘plying’ is
a) playing
b) using
c) trying something different
d) cracking.
2️⃣1️⃣ The nearest meaning of the word ‘stubborn’ is
a) fearful
b) feeble
c) careful
d) obstinate.
2️⃣2️⃣ The Sivasanker family was sure that Sidda was the thief because
a) they saw Sidda stealing the chain
b) they heard about Sidda’s criminal records
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) none of these.
2️⃣3️⃣ The writer of the story, “Leela’s Friend” is a/an
a) American
b) Italian
c) Indian
d) French writer.
Answer Key
| Question | Answer |
| 1 | d |
| 2 | c |
| 3 | d |
| 4 | a |
| 5 | a |
| 6 | b |
| 7 | c |
| 8 | b |
| 9 | b |
| 10 | d |
| 11 | c |
| 12 | b |
| 13 | a |
| 14 | c |
| 15 | d |
| 16 | d |
| 17 | d |
| 18 | b |
| 19 | d |
| 20 | b |
| 21 | d |
| 22 | b |
| 23 | c |
