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THE BEGGAR

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Sergei?

a)

advocate

b)

teacher

c)

doctor

d)

dancer

2.

Who became a beggar by circumstances?

a)

Lushkoff

b)

Sergei

c)

Holfa

d)

Goldy

3.

What work was given to Lushkoff by Sergei?

a)

cooking

b)

chopping wood

c)

singing

d)

all of these

4.

Which currency is mentioned in the story?

a)

rupee

b)

euro

c)

dollar

d)

rouble

5.

Olga was the name of a

(a)  

6.

The author of the story "The Beggar" - (a)   .

7.

Find the synonym of mendicant

a)

mender

b)

member

c)

beggar

d)

shopkeeper

8.

Medicant had an offer of a position in the province of ----------------

(a)  

9.

The beggar was once a school teacher.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Where did Lushkoff - "the beggar" worked earlier?

(a)  

11.

One evening Sergei noticed a little man with a coat collar of

(a)  

12.

Sergei was standing at the ticket-window at the

(a)  

13.

How much was paid to the notary?

a)

30 roubles

b)

35 roubles

c)

40 roubles

d)

10 roubles

14.
Who is the writer of this story?
a)
Anton Chekhov
b)
Bills Cosby
c)
Anne Besant
d)
None
15.
How was the beggar earning money?
a)
by telling false stories
b)
by telling lies
c)
by rousing sympathy in the listeners
d)
all
16.
Who did not give alms to the beggar?
a)
Sergai
b)
People on the road
c)
Sergai's maidservant
d)
None
17.
What is the theme of the lesson?
a)
be kind
b)
don't be kind
c)
kindness can transform anyone for the better
d)
all
18.
Who made the beggar lead a good life?
a)
Olgy the cook
b)
Sergei
c)
a music teacher
d)
none
19.
Who was Sergei?
a)
an advocate
b)
a teacher
c)
a lecturer
d)
none
20.
What was the name of the beggar?
a)
Mushkoff
b)
Chekhov
c)
Lushkoff
d)
None
21.

Where did Sergei meet Lushkoff after two years?

a)

in his house

b)

in his maid's house

c)

outside a theatre

d)

none

22.

Why was Lushkoff telling lies to the people?

a)

to seek sympathy

b)

to get alms

c)

to befool them

d)

none

23.

Which incident became a turning point in Lushkoff's life?

a)

Sergei's offer to work

b)

Olgy's help

c)

removal from choir group

24.

Why did Lushkoff agree to work for Sergei?

a)

Sergei trapped him

b)

because he was feeling ashamed

c)

because of his own pride

d)

all of the above

25.

Why was Lushkoff not willing to work?

a)

because of poor health

b)

because of his drunkenness

c)

because of his drunkenness

d)

all

26.

How did Olga help the beggar?

a)

by giving him food

b)

giving him medicine

c)

by chopping wood for him

d)

none

27.

What forced Lushkoff to be a beggar?

a)

choir group

b)

his circumstances

c)

his employer

d)

none

28.

How much money Lushkiff was earning as a notary?

a)

25 roubles a month

b)

35 roubles a month

c)

45 roubles a month

d)

20 roubles a month

29.

How much did money Sergei pay to the beggar for cutting wood?

a)

half a rouble

b)

40 Copecks

c)

35 Copecks

d)

25 Copecks

30.

Who made the beggar lead a good life?

a)

Olga, the cook

b)

Sergei

c)

a music teacher

31.

For how long the beggar was a Village school teacher?(according to the beggar)

a)

9 years

b)

2 years

c)

8 years

d)

10 years

32.

Name the author of the story "The Beggar"?

a)

Robert frost

b)

El Bsor Ester

c)

Anton Chekhov

d)

None

33.

What is the meaning of the word "Calumny"?

a)

Suppliant

b)

Disgust

c)

Irresolutely

d)

Defamation

34.

What is the synonym of the word"mendicant"?

a)

Beggar

b)

Advocate

c)

Maid

d)

None

35.

Why did advocate Sergei had an expression of disgust?

a)

He did not like the appearance of the beggar

b)

He understood that the beggar was telling a lie

c)

He hates beggar

d)

All

36.

Where did Advocate Sergei see the beggar previously?

a)

Sadovya Street

b)

Nearby School

c)

Russian choir

d)

Bar

37.

What had the Beggar said earlier to Sergei when he had met him at Sadovya Street?

a)

He was very poor

b)

He was a student

c)

He was a student who had been expelled.

d)

He is ill

38.

What is the meaning of the word "Swindling"?

a)

Defamation

b)

Perplexed

c)

Taken aback

d)

Cheating

39.

What was the actual truth revealed by the beggar about his identity finally?

a)

He was defamed by his employer

b)

He did not want to work that is why took to beg

c)

He sang in Russian choir and was sent away for drunkenness

d)

None

40.

What is the meaning of the word "Swindling"?

a)

Defamation

b)

Perplexed

c)

Taken aback

d)

Cheating

41.
What did Sergei give to the beggar?
a)
food
b)
milk
c)
work to chop the wood
d)
none
42.
What was the name of the cook?
a)
Sergei
b)
Olga
c)
Lushkoff
d)
None
43.
How much did money Sergei pay to the beggar for cutting wood?
a)
half a rouble
b)
40 Copecks
c)
35 Copecks
d)
25 Copecks
44.
How much money Lushkiff was earning as a notary?
a)
25 roubles a month
b)
35 roubles a month
c)
45 roubles a month
d)
20 roubles a month
45.
Why was Lushkoff removed from the choir?
a)
due to his weakness
b)
due to his drunkenness
c)
weak body
d)
poor health
46.
What forced Lushkoff to be a beggar?
a)
choir group
b)
his circumstances
c)
his employer
d)
none
47.
How did Olga help the beggar?
a)
by giving him food
b)
giving him medicine
c)
by chopping wood for him
d)
none
48.
Why was Lushkoff not willing to work?
a)
because of poor health
b)
because of his drunkenness
c)
because he was hungry and weak
d)
all
49.
Why did Lushkoff agree to work for Sergai?
a)
Sergei trapped him
b)
because he was feeling ashamed
c)
because of his own pride
d)
all
50.
Which incident became a turning point in Lushkoff's life?
a)
Sergei's offer to work
b)
Olgy's help
c)
removal from choir group
d)
None