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The Case of the Sharp Eyed Jeweller

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q 1 The Narrator of the story is

a)

Miss Susskind

b)

Mr. Regnier

c)

William Morris

d)

The American

2.

Q 2 The narrator's hobby is

a)

to watch the behaviour of birds

b)

to observe other people's behaviour

c)

to read criminal stories

d)

to do his job meticulously at Regnier's

3.

Q 3. William Morris was an employee in

a)

The Regnier's

b)

Undertaker's shop

c)

The New York Police

d)

Ina detective agency

4.

Q 4. The ________ standing outside the _________ shop, looking at the ______________.

a)

American, undertaker's, jewellery

b)

lady, jewellery, jewellery pieces

c)

lady, undertaker's, urns

d)

American, Regnier's, display

5.

Q 5. The main customer's at Reignier's were

a)

multi - millionaires

b)

a and c

c)

oil kings

d)

common man

6.

Q 6. Mr. Regnier had set a very high price of the flower ring because

a)

it was well over 300 years old

b)

it had been in possession of a royal family

c)

it was in high demand

d)

he did not really wish to sell it

7.

Q 7. William Morris thought that the lady was in mourning.

Why did he think so ? Pick out a statement which is NOT TRUE.

a)

a.She was staring at the urns

b)

b.She was wearing a bright yellow coat

c)

c.She was staring at the gravestones pitures in the display window

d)

d. her interest in a and c

8.

Q 8. The narrator deduced that the man who came in the shop was an American as

a)

a.he was tall but shabby

b)

b.his tie was bright and colorful

c)

c. He was chewing a dreadful chewing gum and had a Yankee accident

d)

d. both b and c

9.

Q 9. The American didn't have much knowledge about rings. Pick out a sentence which SUPPORTS the above statement

a)

a.he liked the flower ring very much

b)

b.he knew a lot about precious stones

c)

c. he judged each ring by its price

d)

d.he knew the value of the flower ring.

10.

Q 10. William Morris asked __________ to stand behind him (Tick two options)

a)

a.Miss Susskind

b)

b.The American

c)

c. jewellery assistant

d)

d.Mr. Regnier

11.

Q 11. Who was going to make the final choice of rings , for the American?

a)

a.Mr. Regnier

b)

b.His wife

c)

c. Miss Susskind

d)

d.The lady

12.

Q 12. The American went with Mr.Regnier________

a)

a😖

b)

b.😒

c)

c. 😄

d)

d.😤

13.

Q 13. The lady wanted her ___________ to be repaired

a)

a a filigree brooch with a precious turquoise stone

b)

b.a silver brooch with an imitation pearl stone

c)

c. a filigree brooch with an imitation turquoise brooch

d)

d. a filigree brooch with an imitation emerald stone

14.

Q 14. Sequence the following events correctly

a. the narrator bent down to pick up the wrapping paper

b. The lady put the brooch in her handbag

c. the lady pushed the paper on the floor

d. the lady walked towards the shop's door.

a)

c,a,b,d

b)

d,a,b,c

c)

c,d,b,a

d)

a,d,b,c

15.

Q 15. A word (mentioned in the story) which is the synonym of BOUNDARY

a)

end

b)

edge

c)

corner

d)

margin

16.

Q 16. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option

You __________ get up early tomorrow to reach the airport in time.

a)

must

b)

might

c)

dare

d)

need

17.

Q 17. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option

Raunak sat __________ me all night.

a)

of

b)

above

c)

beside

d)

underneath

18.

Q 18. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option

Konark Dance festival is a five day dance festival every year_______ the month of December against the backdrop of the Sun Temple in Konark, Odisha

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

to

19.

Q 19. The bus a. __________ (leave) at 9:00 am and b. _________ (arrive) at the study centre before lunch.

a)

leaves, arrive

b)

leave, arrives

c)

leaves, arrives

20.

Q20. Rivers are considered holy ________ India but they are hardly treated ________ respect

a)

in, by

b)

in, with

c)

at, with

d)

of, in