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- 1. Multiple Choice
Name the writer of the story, 'Iswaran the Storyteller’.
Mulk Raj Anand.
Laxman.
Ruskin Bond.
A.K. Ramanujan.
- 2. Fill in the Blank
Mahendra told _________ about Iswaran.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Mahendra was employed as __________
An engineer
A cook
A junior supervisor
A doctor
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following had to be done by Mahendra as part of his job ?
Distribute salaries to the workers at the work site.
Keep moving from place to place as ordered by his head office
Keep an eye on the activities at the work site
Go to the market to find raw materials for cooking
- 5. Multiple Choice
But one asset he had was his cook, Iswaran.
What does 'asset' mean?
A cook
A family member
A close friend
a valuable thing or person.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following qualities make Iswaran an 'asset' for Mahendra?
He could create endless stories on varied subjects.
He could cook delicious dishes made with fresh vegetables no matter where they were.
He did not ask Mahendra to pay him regularly.
He followed Mahendra uncomplainingly wherever he was posted.
- 7. Multiple Choice
After eating, he would read for a while before dozing
off.
Who is 'he' here? What did he read usually?
Mahendra, Iswaan's stories
Iswaran, Tamil stories
Mahendra, Tamil novels
Iswaran, Tamil thrillers
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did Iswaran say he brought down the mad elephant ?
(A) By hitting at its tusk.
(B) By hitting at its trunk.
(C) By hitting at its third toenail.
(D) By hitting at its back with a stick.
- 9. Open Ended
Do you believe Iswaran's story about the mad elephant? Justify your answer in one sentence.
- 10. Multiple Choice
"How did you bring down the beast?"
What was Iswaran's answer to this question?
Yoga
Kung-fu
Karate
- 11. Multiple Choice
24.What was it about Iswaran’s bk stories that Mahendra enjoyed?
(A) The basic reality of his stories.
(B) The moral lesson of his stories.
(C) His way of narration.
(D) His art of prolonging his stories.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Whcih of the following did Iswaran see in the factory area?
Human bones
Human teeth
Human skull
Ghost of a woman
- 13. Multiple Choice
Iswaran said that a horrible ghost of a woman appeared…………….
always on a new moon night.
off and on at midnight during the full moon
always on a full-moon night.
- 14. Fill in the Blank
What did the female ghost hold in her hands according to Iswaran?
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