LEELA'S FRIEND by R K Narayan: Latest Questions

MCQ

Complete the sentences which follow, choosing the correct answers from the alternatives given:  1 mark each

Text Book Questions

• Sidda was hired because – i) he came with an introduction from the doctor ii) he had a good record of housekeeping iii) Leela decided he had to stay iv) he pleaded with Mr. Sivasanker to be hired.
• The relationship that Leela and Sidda enjoyed was one of – i) friendship and trust ii) employer and employee iii) suspicion and caution iv) hatred and enmity.
• Sidda was taken to the police station because – i) the police had proof that sidda stole the chain ii) the police found the chain from Sidda iii) Sidda confessed to stealing the chain iv) the police assumed Sidda stole the chain.
• Leela’s mother was unable to tell her a story when requested because – i) she did not know any ii) her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Sidda iii) she was too sleepy to narrate a story iv) she did not want to indulge Leela just then.

Sample Questions

• Leela’s box was full of – i) catalogues, pens and chalks ii) illustrated books, cards and pins iii) Chocolates, eraser and pencils iv) catalogues, illustrated books and stumps of pencils.

Class XI Annual Examination Questions

• 2014 > Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of – i) dust ii) cloud iii) moon iv) stars.

SAQ

Answer each of the following questions in a single sentence: 1 mark each

Text Book Questions

• Where does Mr. Sivasanker first meet Sidda ?
• What is Mr. Sivasanker’s first impression of Sidda ?
• List Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household.
• What do you understand about Sidda from his conversations with Leela ?
• How did Sidda react when Leela’s mother asked him about the chain ?

Sample Questions

• How, according to Sidda, can he touch the sky ?

Class XI Annual Examination Questions

• 2014 > a) What kind of job did Sida do in the Sivasanker household ? ii) Where did Leela’s mother find the chain ?

D/AQ

Answer each of the following questions in not more than 100 words:  5 marks each

Text Book Questions

• List the ways in which Sidda’s company makes Leela “supremely happy”, and also how Leela attempts to ‘educate’ him in turn.  3+2
• What is the relationship between Mr. Sivasanker and Sidda ? Trace the difference in their relationship at the beginning of the story and at the end of the story.  3+2
• How do Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker react to Leela’s missing chain ? How does Leela herself react ? What does this suggest about each of them ?  3+1+1
• What message is conveyed by Mr. Sivasanker’s final words in the story, “In any case, we could’t have kept a criminal like him in the house.”
• What is your own view of Sidda ? Do you think he is a suitable friend for Leela ? Give at lest three examples from the text to support your argument.  3+2

Sample Questions

• What did Leela’s mother do when she found the gold chain in the tamarind pot ? How did Leela’s father react ?  3+2

Class XI Annual Examination Questions

• 2014 > How did Leela try to make Sidda write ? What was the result ?  3+2

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