📚Leela's Friend: R.K Narayan:(MCQ+SAQ+DAQ)📚
✍️MCQ:
1. ‘Leela’s Friend’ is –(i) a short story (ii) a drama (iii) an epic (iv) a novel
2. The principal character of’ Leela’s Friend’ is - (i) Mr. Sivasanker (ii) Sidda (iii) Leela (iv) Mrs. Sivasanker
3. In the story Leela is a –(i) subdued character (ii) Introvert character (iii) restless, dominating character (iv) passive character
4. Leela’s mother is by nature – (i) sceptical (ii) pedantic (iii) superstitious (iv) introspective
5. Sidda had vanished into the night because – (i) he stole the golden chain (ii) he was ready to flee (iii) he was fearful about the police (iv) he was fearful about study.
6. Leela’s gold chain was found in – (i) a box (ii) the locker (iii) a tamarind pot (iv) a pot
7. According to the inspector, a reliable witness was not – (i) Mr. Sivasanker (ii) Leela (iii) Leela’s mother (iv) Sidda
8. Leela insisted upon having Sidda’s company all her – (i) reading hours (ii) working hours (iii) waking hours (iv walking hours
9. Leela’s box was filled with – (i) marbles (ii) dolls (iii) books (iv) books and pencils
10. Sidda said that Leela’s ball had touched – (i) the roof (ii) the sun (iii) the moon (iv) sidda’s head
11. Sidda was adept at controlling – (i) God (ii) the sun (iii) the moon (iv) the sun and the moon
12. Sidda was utterly incapable of playing the - (i) pen (ii) pencil (iii) boat (iv) bus
13. Leela asked her mother to tell the story of the – (i) tiger (ii) lion (iii) elephant (iv) monkey
14. Day by day Leela clung closer to –(i) her mother (ii) her classmate (iii) sidda (iv) her father
15. The police inspector came to Mr. Sivasanker’s house-- (i) with the constable and Sidda (ii) alone (iii) with his police forces carrying Sidda (iv) with Mr. Sivasanker
16. ‘Don’t go near him’—This was said by –(i) the police inspector (ii) Sidda (iii) Leea (iv) Leea’s mother
17. Leela's Friend is written by-a)Khuswant Singh, b) O, Henry; c) R. K Narayan. d) Nandalal Bose.
18.Leela was- a) five, b) tidy; c) seven; d) less than five.
19.Leela lost her-a) gold necklace; b) gold ring; c) nose ring; d) gold bracelet.
20.Leela had a firm belief that Sidda-a) knew the moon; b) knew the sky; c) knew God; d) once lived in the moon.
21.Sidda was a -a) servant at Leela's house, b) a friend of Leela, c) a relative of Leela; d) companion of Leela
22.Mr.Sivasanker's first impression about Sidda was good because he appeared-a) smart, b) tidy, c) strange, d) innocuous.
23.Sidda worked before in-a) a doctor's house, b) a farmhouse, c) a coffee house, d) a hotel.
24.Sidda was arrested by the police-a) three days later, b) five days later, c) six days later, d) four days later.
25.Ultimately the lost chain was found by-a) Leela's mother, b) Mr. Sivasanker. b) Leela, c) Police.
26.Sidda was sent away from the doctor's house because-a) the doctor left the town, b) the doctor died, c) the doctor ill-treated him, d) he was ill-disposed.
27.Sidda tried to write -a) all English letters,b) only one letter 'B' c) two or three letters d) many languages
28.In Sivasanker's house, Sidda slept-a) in Leela's room,b) outside the house c) on the floor of Leela's room d) in the servant's quarter.
29.Sidda was accused of -a) murdering children, b) stealing jewellery from children; c) stealing kids, d) playing with Leela too much.
30.The gold chain was dropped in the tamarind pond by-a) Leela; b) Leela's friend, c) Leela's mother, d) Leela's mother.
✍️SAQ:
1. Who is Leela?
Ans: Leela is the five-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker.
2. Why was Sidda asked to come in?
Ans: Sidda was asked to come in because Mr. Sivasanker was looking for a servant and Sidda was looking for a job of a servant.
3. Who is Mr. Sivasanker?
Ans: Mr. Sivasanker is Leela’s father.
4. Who is Mrs. Sivasanker?
Ans: Mrs. Sivasanker is Leela’s mother.
5. Who is Sidda?
Ans: Sidda is Leela’s friend who is the main character of the short story.
6. When did Leela hold class for Sidda?
Ans: Leela held class for Sidda at dusk.
7. What did Leela know to write and draw? Ans: Leela knew to write two or three letters of the alphabet and draw a kind cat and crow.
8. Why did Leela run to her bed after dinner?
Ans: After dinner Leela ran to her bed because Sidda was ready there with stories of animals, jungle.
9. Who climbs the coconut tree to touch the moon?
Ans: Sidda climbs up the tree to touch the moon.
10. Why did Sidda lose his last job?
Ans: Siddha lost his last job because the doctor who was his employer had left the town.
11. What work would Sidda do in Mr Sivasanker’s house?
Ans: Sidda would wash clothes, tend the garden, run errands, chop woods and look after Leela.
12. What did Leela ask Sidda to draw?
Ans: Leela asked Sidda to draw the crow and the letter B.
13. How much would Sidda be paid for the work in Sivasanker’s house?
Ans: They paid Sidda four rupees per month and two meals a day for the work in Sivasanker’s house.
14. Why did Leela refuse to go to bed after her meal? Ans: Leela refused to go to bed after her meal because she wanted Sidda there to tell her stories, but Sidda was not there.
15. Give the name of the collection from which the story “Leela’s Friend” is taken. Ans: The short story Leela’s Friend is taken from the collection “Malgudi Days”.
16. Who first noticed that Leela’s gold chain was missing? Ans: Mrs. Sivasanker, Leela’s mother,noticed that Leela’s gold chain was missing.
17. Who was suspected to have stolen the gold chain of Leela? Ans: Sidda was suspected to have stolen the gold chain of Leela.
18. Who did not believe that Sidda was not a thief?
Ans: The little girl Leela did not believe that Sidda was a thief.
19. Where was Mr Sivsanker standing when Sidda was hanging about the gate?
Ans: Mr Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house when Sidda was hanging about his gate.
20. How did Sidda look when Mr Sivasanker subjected him to a scrutiny?
Ans: When Mr Sivasanker subjected Sidda to a scrutiny, he did not seem to be a bad sort and he looked tidy enough.
21.She clung to Sisda’s hand” – Who is referred to here as ‘she’ in the line?
Ans: Here “she” refers to Leela, a 5 year old girl and the friend of Sidda.
22. What was Mr. Sivasanker brooding over standing in the veranda of his house?
Ans: Standing in the veranda of his house Mr Sivasanker was brooding over the servant problem.
23. What is Mr Sivasanker’s first impression of Sidda?
Ans: The first impression of Mr Sivasanker
about Siddha was that he did not seem to be a bad sort and looked tidy.
24. Why did Sidda leave the old Master’s house? Ans: Sidda left the old Master’s house because they left the town.
25. What kind of job Sidda do in the Sivasanker’s household? Ans:In the Sivasanker’s household Sidda had to wash clothes, tend the garden, run errands, chop woods, and look after Leela.
26. Who asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky? Ans: Leela asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky.
27. What filled Leela’s box? Ans: Catalogues, illustrated books and stumps of pencils filled Leela’s box.
28. What did Leela ask Sidda to draw? Ans: Leela asked Sidda to draw a cat and a crow.
29. How did Sidda put Leela to sleep? Ans: Sidda put Leela to sleep by telling some stories of animals, birds, magicians, princess and their pets.
30. Where did Leela go with Sidda? Ans: Leela went out to buy sugar with Sidda.
31.“I have not taken it” – What does it refer to here? Ans: Here ‘it’ refers to the missing gold chain of Leela.
32. Where did Leela’s mother find the chain? Ans: Leela’s mother found the chain in a tamarind pot.
33. How many letters of the alphabet did Leela learn? Ans: Leela learnt two or three letters of the alphabet.
34. How, according to Sidda, can a man touch the sky? Ans: According to Sidda, a man can touch the sky if he stands on a coconut tree.
35. What made Leela supremely happy? Ans: Sidda’s company made Leela supremely happy.
36. Who asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky? Ans: Leela asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky.
37. Give the name of the only person who believed that Sidda was not a thief. Ans: The name of the only person who believed that Sidda was not a thief was Leela.
38. Why was Leela’s Mother unable to tell her story when requested? Ans: When Leela’s mother was requested by Leela to tell story, she was unable to tell story because her mind was disturbed and thought of Sidda made her panicky.
39. Where was the gold chain found? Ans: The gold chain was at last found in the tamarind pot.
40. What did Sidda do to seek relief from Leela’s class? Ans: Sidda sought relief from Leela’s class by saying that Leela’s mother was calling Leela in to dinner.
41. “Her mother gave her a slap.” – Why did her mother give her a slap? Ans: Leela’s mother slapped her because Leela lost her gold chain.
42. “Let us keep him in our house.” – Who said this? Ans: Leela said this.
43. How did Sidda react when Leela’s mother asked him about the chain? Ans: When Leela’s mother asked Siddha about the chain he blinked and said that he did not know anything about the chain.
44. Where did Mr Shivasanker first meet Sidda? Ans: Mr Shivasanker first met Sidda at the gate in front of his house.
45. How, according to Sidda, could Leela touch the sky? Ans: According to Sidda, Leela could touch the sky if she would stand on the coconut tree.
✍️DAQ:
1."How did Leela try to make Sidda write? What was the result?
Ans:
👉As time passed on, Leela became more closer to Sidda. She started spending more time with him. Every evening at dusk, Leela used to take the class for SIdda where she used to be the teacher and Sidda, a student. She had a box full of catalogues, illustrated books and stumps of pencils. She asked Sidda to have a pencil and a catalogue too. She would then command him to copy whatever she wrote. But Sidda failed to copy her. At this, she scolded Sidda and redoubled her effort to teach him.
👉Sidda found it very difficult to continue. He would then make an excuse and tell Leela that her mother was calling her for dinner. At this Leela immediately dropped her pencil and ran out of the classroom.
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2. "Don't send him away. Let us keep him in our house." - Who was the speaker and
whom was it spoken to? About whom was it said? How did the person, spoken to, react?
Ans:
👉Leela, the five-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sivasanker, is the speaker here. Leela said this statement to her parents.
👉The above-mentioned request, made by Leela, was about Sidda who came to their house in search of a job.
👉When the Sivasanker family badly needed a servant, Sidda came to Mr Sivasanker asking for a job. But he could not decide what to do with Sidda so he called Leela's mother. Still, they were confused to decide whether to keep Sidda or not. In that time Leela came and made this request to her parents. Since looking after Leela was one of their priorities among other jobs, they surrendered to the little one's desire. Thus Sidda was appointed in the house to take care of Leela and do other domestic works.
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3.“He looked at her mutely, like ananimal”.--- who looked at whom? What was the situation when this occurred?
Ans:
👉In R. K. Narayan's story 'Leela's Friend", Sidda looked at Leela.
👉 The situation occurred when the police really arrested Sidda and took him to the house of Mr.Sivasanker four days after he had fled away from the house. One evening Leela went to market with Sidda. When she came back her mother noticed that her gold chain was missing. After this Sidda ran away from the house but he was arrested. The police pressed Sidda to confess. But he went on denying and Leela went on supporting Sidda's statement. At last the inspector ordered the constable to take him back to the police station. At that time he looked mutely at Leela.
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4."In any case, we couldn't have kept a criminal like him in the house". Who is the speaker? Who is the 'criminal' reffered to here? What led the speaker to such a comment?
Ans:
👉 The statements come from the story “Leela's Friend” by RK Narayan. The speaker of these words is Mr. Sivasanker.
👉 The criminal referred to in this story is Sidda.
👉 One day Sidda was sent to buy sugar and Leela accompanied him. On their return, Leela's mother noticed that Leela's gold chain was missing. She admonished Leela and summoned Sidda.Then Sidda was suspected of stealing the gold chain from Leela. Later the police came and arrested Sidda. Finally, Mr. Sivasanker uttered these words because he became aware of Sidda's
criminal past.
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5.“Sidda, come and play”. --Who is the speaker? What would Sidda do when he
heard this call? What kind of games did the speaker play?
Ans:
👉 The given text is taken from the short story "Leela's Friend" by R.K. Narayan from the collection of “Malgudi Days”. The speaker in the above passage is Leela.
👉When Sidda heard Leela's call, “Sidda, come and play”, he would leave all the works that he might be doing and run to Leela who stands in the front of the garden.
👉Leela used to call Sidda and play with the ball by throwing and catching it. The ball which they used to play was red. Then Leela told Sidda to throw the ball into the sky. Sidda clutched the ball, closed his eyes for a second and threw the ball up. When the ball came down again, he said that it had touched the moon and come. Thus, they would play.
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