The Great Train Journey

"Greetings, friend," said a voice from behind, and Suraj spun round guilty, his mouth full of Apples.

A dirty bearded man was looking out at him from behind a pile of crates. The mouth open wide, paan-stained grin

"Er...namaste," said Suraj apprehensively. "Who are you?"

Who is the 'voice' referred to in the above lines.

• Ticket collector

• Ranji

• The scruffy hippy

• A person on the train

What kinds of trains fascinated Suraj?

• Moving trains

• Crowded trains

• Shrieking trains

• Quiet and lonely trains

• All of the above

Choose the correct sentence in indirect speech......

"I want to go everywhere," said Suraj

• Suraj said that I want to go everywhere

• Suraj said that he wants to go everywhere

• Suraj said that he wanted to go everywhere

what was Suraj curious about?

• trains

• about things that were bolted and nailed down or in some way concealed from him.

• he was curious about everything.

Meaning of crouching

• bending

• screeching

• shy and lonely

Ruskin Bond is born in

(a)  

Ruskin bond has received a Sahitya Academy Award for his book

• Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra

• The Blue Umbrella

• The Whistling School Boy

• The Great Train Journey

What would Suraj bring back for his parents?

• African lion

• Transister-radio

• Crates of apples