Question

CBSE CLASS 10 ENGLISH CHAPTER 'THE THIEF STORY'
Read the given extract to attempt the

questions that follow:

“If you can cook, then may be 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.”

1, He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet

Shop‘. What kind of a residence was it? Choose

the most appropriate one.

A. Modest B. Luxurious

C. Ascetic D. Kingly



2. ‘He couldn‘t help laughing.‘ Why did Anil

laugh?

A. He was mocking at the young boy.

B. He was amused at the young boy‘s effort

to please him by smiling.

C. He was tickled by a joke cracked by the

young boy about his cooking
D.He was being entertained by the boy.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1-A

2-b

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