CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE THIEFS STORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the text, it states, “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.” What inference can be made about the narrator based on this statement?
A
He values education and knows it will take him far.
B
He is a better thief and will continue making his life that way.
C
He does not value his relationship with Anil.
D
Anil feel obligated to teach the narrator.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To form an inference, there are two elements that you will need to utilize: 1) clues within the text and 2) your background knowledge.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Initially, when Anil offered to educate him, he thought of it as a bright prospect for himself. He knew that once he could write such as an educated man, there would be no limit to what he could achieve in his field. For him, the motivation behind getting educated was robbing people.

Detailed explanation-3: -He understood that being an educated man will add to his abilities and help him to achieve a social status in life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because Hari Singh got to know the difference between a thief and an educated man. Explanation: Hari Singh learned that being an educated man is the most important thing in life, that it is better than becoming a thief, that is the reason why he wanted to become educated. He wanted to be like Abraham Lincoln.

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