WorksheetsThe Boy Who Broke The Bank - MCQ quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
'I don't want to talk about it'. Who said this? What do they not want to talk about?
Sitaram doesn't want to talk about the pain he feels by carrying the heavy load of clothes
Nathu doesn't want to talk about his erratic and low salary
Mr. Faiz Hussain doesn't want to talk about the collapse of the bank
The bank clerk does not want to talk about the absurd way in which everyone was taking out their money
What made the crowd collected around the bank finally disperse?
The bank manager's statement that they could come tomorrow
The arrival of the police
They found out that the government bank was open
Mrs. Bhushan told everyone it was a rumour
Tick the true statements:
Jugal Kishore had an electrical goods shop
Faiz Hussain had an account with the bank
The bank had gone bankrupt
Sitaram visited Mr. Prakash on his round.
The part-time workers hadn't been paid. What was the reason given by the clerk for this?
The bank was short of money
The clerk who looks after the payments was on sick leave
Seth Govind Ram had abandoned the bank
The police had shut down the bank
Who did Sitaram meet on the fourth home he visited?
Nathu
Mrs. Prakash
Seth Govind Ram
Faiz Hussain
'Goondas! Hooligans! May they suffer a thousand ills! ' - Who said this? To whom did they mean to say this?
Mr. Bhushan to Mrs. Bhushan
Sitaram to Nathu
Nathu to his employers
Nathu to the customers
What does Ruskin Bond want to tell us through this story?
Don't inhabit small villages
Gossiping can have dangerous effects.
Sweeper boys are greedy.
The bank management nowadays is very careless.
Women gossip more than men.
'The elderly gentleman did not believe it' What does he not believe?
That Nathu was not getting paid
That Sitaram was Nathu's friend
That Seth Govind Ram was a thief
That Seth Govind Ram was holidaying in Kashmir
What expressions showed that Nathu was angry with the bank ?
Banging the dustbin and using the broom hurriedly and carelessly
Walking fast
MUmbling to himself with anger
None of these
Why did the people gather around the bank?
They wanted to take a loan
There was something wrong with their accounts
To draw their money back
To deposit money
Who started the rumours?
Sitaram
Mrs. Prakash
Mrs Bhushan
Mr Kishore
What happened when Faiz Hussain heard the news?
Ran to the bank
Nicked his customer's ear
Shouted in anger
Called the police
What did the manager tell the crowd?
We don't have money right now
You can draw the money in the afternoon
The manager did not say anything
We have the money which you can draw the next day
What was Sitaram's advice to Nathu the next morning?
The bank's gone bankrupt. You'd better hang around until the others arrive and start demanding for your money.
Leave the bank and work somewhere else
Stay here
None of these
'No, but my neighbour has! ' Who said these lines ?
Mrs Prakash
Mrs. Bhushan
Mr Kishore
Faiz Hussain
