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The Boy Who Broke The Bank - MCQ quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'I don't want to talk about it'. Who said this? What do they not want to talk about?

a)

Sitaram doesn't want to talk about the pain he feels by carrying the heavy load of clothes

b)

Nathu doesn't want to talk about his erratic and low salary

c)

Mr. Faiz Hussain doesn't want to talk about the collapse of the bank

d)

The bank clerk does not want to talk about the absurd way in which everyone was taking out their money

2.

What made the crowd collected around the bank finally disperse?

a)

The bank manager's statement that they could come tomorrow

b)

The arrival of the police

c)

They found out that the government bank was open

d)

Mrs. Bhushan told everyone it was a rumour

3.

Tick the true statements:

a)

Jugal Kishore had an electrical goods shop

b)

Faiz Hussain had an account with the bank

c)

The bank had gone bankrupt

d)

Sitaram visited Mr. Prakash on his round.

4.

The part-time workers hadn't been paid. What was the reason given by the clerk for this?

a)

The bank was short of money

b)

The clerk who looks after the payments was on sick leave

c)

Seth Govind Ram had abandoned the bank

d)

The police had shut down the bank

5.

Who did Sitaram meet on the fourth home he visited?

a)

Nathu

b)

Mrs. Prakash

c)

Seth Govind Ram

d)

Faiz Hussain

6.

'Goondas! Hooligans! May they suffer a thousand ills! ' - Who said this? To whom did they mean to say this?

a)

Mr. Bhushan to Mrs. Bhushan

b)

Sitaram to Nathu

c)

Nathu to his employers

d)

Nathu to the customers

7.

What does Ruskin Bond want to tell us through this story?

a)

Don't inhabit small villages

b)

Gossiping can have dangerous effects.

c)

Sweeper boys are greedy.

d)

The bank management nowadays is very careless.

e)

Women gossip more than men.

8.

'The elderly gentleman did not believe it' What does he not believe?

a)

That Nathu was not getting paid

b)

That Sitaram was Nathu's friend

c)

That Seth Govind Ram was a thief

d)

That Seth Govind Ram was holidaying in Kashmir

9.

What expressions showed that Nathu was angry with the bank ?

a)

Banging the dustbin and using the broom hurriedly and carelessly

b)

Walking fast

c)

MUmbling to himself with anger

d)

None of these

10.

Why did the people gather around the bank?

a)

They wanted to take a loan

b)

There was something wrong with their accounts

c)

To draw their money back

d)

To deposit money

11.

Who started the rumours?

a)

Sitaram

b)

Mrs. Prakash

c)

Mrs Bhushan

d)

Mr Kishore

12.

What happened when Faiz Hussain heard the news?

a)

Ran to the bank

b)

Nicked his customer's ear

c)

Shouted in anger

d)

Called the police

13.

What did the manager tell the crowd?

a)

We don't have money right now

b)

You can draw the money in the afternoon

c)

The manager did not say anything

d)

We have the money which you can draw the next day

14.

What was Sitaram's advice to Nathu the next morning?

a)

The bank's gone bankrupt. You'd better hang around until the others arrive and start demanding for your money.

b)

Leave the bank and work somewhere else

c)

Stay here

d)

None of these

15.

'No, but my neighbour has! ' Who said these lines ?

a)

Mrs Prakash

b)

Mrs. Bhushan

c)

Mr Kishore

d)

Faiz Hussain