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(Rajjen Mirchandani) The Lumber Room - By - Saki

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the short story entitled "The Lumber room"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Find the main characters from the list below

a)

Nicholas

b)

Nicholas's cousins

c)

Nicholas's aunt

d)

Cousin's aunt

e)

A kitchen maid

3.

What was the reason of misbehaviour of Nicholas and not going to the sands at Jagborough?

a)

A frog in the basin of bread-and-milk

b)

The desire to prove his correctness to older and wiser and better people

c)

Entering the Lumer room

d)

Not saving the aunt from the rain-water tank

4.

In what key is the short story written?

a)

tragic

b)

matter-of-fact

c)

ironic

d)

epic

5.

What problems are presented in the given short story?

a)

unhappy marriage

b)

relationship between different generations

c)

the problem of upbringing children

d)

relationship between men and women

6.

How does the story end?

a)

Everybody is happy

b)

Everybody keeps silence

c)

Everybody is sad

d)

Everybody is drinking tea with strawberry jam

7.

List the things Nicholas sees in the lumber room:

a)

tapestry

b)

vase

c)

Indian hangings

d)

twisted candlesticks

e)

teapot

8.

Who saved the aunt from the rain-water tank?

a)

Nicholas

b)

A Kitchen Maid

c)

Cousins

d)

Cousin's aunt

9.

Which of the following is true about Nicholas?

a)

He is extraordinarily honest

b)

He is creative

c)

He is a golden boy

10.

Where did Nicholas enter without asking permission?

a)

b)

c)

d)

11.

Tick the main characters of this story from the list below.

a)

Nicholas

b)

Nicholas's cousins

c)

Nicholas's aunt

d)

Cousin's aunt

e)

A kitchen maid

12.

What was there in Nicholas's bread-and-milk?

a)

Lizard

b)

Frog

c)

Snake

d)

Socks

13.

Where did Nicholas enter without asking permission?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Nicholas found the mystery room key on ______________.

a)

a chair

b)

the dining table

c)

a book shelf

d)

a cabinet

15.

Is Nicholas clever?

a)

Maybe, Nah

b)

Maybe, yeah

c)

Maybe

d)

No

e)

Yes

16.

Who saved the aunt from the rainwater tank?

a)

Nicholas

b)

A Kitchen Maid

c)

Cousins

d)

Cousin's aunt

17.

Children were to be taken to ______________ for a picnic.

a)

Gooseberry Garden

b)

Jagborough Sands

c)

Rainwater Tank

d)

Neighbouring Circus

18.

Which of the following is true about Nicholas?

a)

He is honest.

b)

He is creative.

c)

He is rude.

d)

He is foolish.

19.

How does the story end?

a)

Everybody is happy.

b)

Everybody keeps silent.

c)

Everybody is sad.

d)

Everybody is having tea with bread and strawberry jam.

20.

What was Hector Monro's pen name?

a)

Derek

b)

Saki

c)

Sakeinog

21.

What is the boys name?

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