CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE THIEFS STORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What all promises in the story were made by Anil to Hari?
A
teaching him to cook food
B
teaching him to read and write
C
paying him regularly
D
teaching him to wrestle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : Anil had no fixed income. So he promised, Hari Singh, the thief, to teach in return of his work. He also taught Hari Singh how to cook tasty food. Apart from this this, Hari Singh daily went to the market to buy daily needs and made a profit of one rupee.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Anil decide to pay Hari Singh regularly? Ans. Anil handed Hari Singh fifty-rupee note as payment for his services. He went on to that since he had started making money, he would pay Hari regularly.

Detailed explanation-3: -What did Anil and Hari agree upon to be the mode of payment? Answer: When Anil stated his inability to pay Hari, Anil questioned Hari if he could feed Hari. Hari realised that he had misjudged his target and moulded the situation for his benefit. Anil then agreed to feed him if he knew how to cook.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anil had told him that he would teach him reading and writing. The thief was grateful to Anil for giving him a job and for his promise to make him an educated man. He knew that once he could write like an educated man then there would be no limit to what he could achieve.

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