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eo The Beggar ., , 1. What is the name of the beggar ?, [2015 (S), [2017 (8), (A) Olga (B) Sergei (C) Kaluga (0) Lushkoff, 2. Vodka is a Russian [2017 (s), (A) coin (B) drink (C) epic (D) music, 3. "God bless that good and noble woman !" Who, said this ? [2015 (A), 2017 (A), (A) Sergei (B) Olga, (C) Lushkoff (D) The Author, 4. What made the begger stop drinking 7[2016 (A), (A) Russian Choir’s misbehaviour?, {B) Olga’s kind words and noble deeds., {C) Doctor's advice, {0) Sergel’s anger, 5. Atlast Lushkoff became a well-to-do ,, [2016 (A), , , , (A) Notary (B) Magistrate, (C) Collector (D) Judge, 6. In the Russian Choir Lushkoff was given the, task of a [2016 (A), (A) Algu and Sumjhoo(B)Jumman and Algu, (C) Aunt and Kariman(D) Jumman and Sumjhoo, 7. Sergei asked the beggar to wood for him., [2014 (S), (A) carry (B) collect (C) chop (0) pile, 8. Sergei began to feel a little sorry and ashamed, of himself because [2017 (A), (A)he had given the poor beggar a real roasting., (B) he had nearly had the beggar sinking into, the ground at his feet., , , , , , , , 10., , 11., , (G) he had treated the beggar like dirt., , (D) he had set a spolied drunken sick man to, work at menial labour in the cold., , Who of the following characters, actually saved, , and changed the beggar's life ?, [2018(A),2015 (S), , (A)Sergei_ (8) Sergei's wife, , (C) Olga (D) Olga's husband, , Sergei got angry with the beggar since _., , [2015 (A), , {A) he was begging (B) he was lying, , (C) he was drinking (D) he was stealing, , Sergei was, , (A) a teacher (B) a businessman, , (C) anadvocate (D) a philosopher, , , , 12. Sergei looked at the beggar’s overshoes and, , 13., , 14,, , 15., , 16., , 17., , found, , (A) one she was black and the other was, brown, , (B) one shoe was small and other was big, (C) one shoe was high and the other was low, (0) both the shoes were equal in every respect, , In the first meeting the beggar told the author, that he was a, , , , , , , , (A) teacher (B) student, , (C) shopkeeper (D) carpenter, , ‘Olga’ was Sergei’, , (A) servant (B) washerman, , (C) cook (0) wife, , After two years Sergei met Lushkoff ___, (A) ata bus-stop, , (B) at the ticket window of a theatre, (C) atthe ticket window of a railway station, (D) ina taxi, , In their last meeting Lushkoff told Sergei that, he was working as a, , (A) teacher (B) salesman ina store, (C) notary (D) private tutor, , The beggar humbly asks advocate Sergel's, favour of his giving him:, , (A) some food, , (B) employment., , (C) some money for a lodging., , (D) some money to take his new job at Kaluga.

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18., , 19., , 21., , , , , , The beggar had been, (A) a student who had been expelled., (B) a village school teacher., (C) a singer in a Russian choir., (0) a domestic help., The beggar had been thrown out of his job for, (A) drunkenness,, (B) gross neglect of duties., (C) serious illness,, {D) disobedience., . The advocate threatened to send the police for, him for his, (A) dishonesty. (B) swindling., (C) blatant lies. (D) gross fraud., , ‘The scarecrow of a beggar shrugged his, shoulder.’, , The underlined word means, (A) figure set up to frighten birds from crops., (B) person whose clothes are ugly and untidy., (C) person of ridiculous appearance., , (D) a shabbily and untidily dressed person,, especially a very thin one., , , , , , , , ‘The scare crow of a beggar shrugged his, shoulder.’, , The figure of speech used here is, , (A) simile (B) metaphor, , (C) hyperbole (D) personification., The beggar consented to chop wood because, (A) he was hungry., , (B) he wanted work., , (C) he had been trapped by his own words., (D) he was badly in need of money., , |. The beggar was incapable of doing any work, , because, (A) his strength had been undermined by vodka., (B) he was out and out unhealthy., , (C) he didn’t feel the slightest inclination for toil., (D) all the above,, , , , . The beggar went irresolutely after the cook., , The underlined word means, (A) lacking firmness of purpose., (B) hesitatingly., , (C) undecidedly., , (D) all the above., , , , , , 26. On te fst ofthe month he Wl mag,, , 31., , The underlined word means —_, , The underlined expression means, , (A) my words have changed a spoiled pers,, , (B) my words have put & Person On the jy,, path., , (C) my words have reformed a drunken map, , (D) all the above., , After all the wood had been chopped, the wa;, , was paid, , (A) half a rouble., , (C) a rouble., , , , (B) twenty copecks,, (D) forty copecks,, , |. When the waif made a good impression on bis, , employer Sergei, he was__ |, (A) awarded a rouble. |, (B) offered cleaner employment., , (C) asked to work as his domestic help., , (D) all the above., , h Pleased at having put a man on the right path,, , , , (A) recommended him toa friend of his for doing, copying., , (B) tapped him kindly on the shoulder., , (C) shook him by the hand at parting., , {D) all the above,, , Sergei met Lushkoff ata theatre, , (A) @ couple of years later., , () after a tong time., , (C) Several years later,, , (D) a few days later., , Sergei asked after his former wood choppet, , saying ., , (A) how he was,, , (C) how everything was with him,, , (D) all the above,, , ‘Do you remember 7, said Sergei, What a roasting | gave you, , Here roasting mean, (A) harsh and angry criticism,, (B) excessive heat,

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(C) a piece of meat that has been cooked in an, oven., , (D) an outdoor meal., , 34. Sergei said, ‘I'm delighted for your sake.", because, , , , (A) Lushkof had forgotten the roasting, given him. hehad, , (B) Lushkoff had acted on his advice., (C) Lushkoff had not forgotten his words., , (D) Lushkoff was a rotary then eaming thirty-five, roubles a month., , 38. Strictly speaking, it was __ that saved, Lushkoff., , (A) Sergei’s giving him push along the right path, , (B) Serge’'s treating him as his godson, , (C) Olga's unstinting help and guidance all, through, , (D) Sergei's kind words and deeds., , 36. How did Olga help Lushkoff tum over a new, leaf? She did so by, , (A) suffering great misery for his sake., , (B) chopping all the wood and doing all sorts of, work for him., , (C) her words and noble deeds., (D) all the above., , 37. ‘By flying to your protraction, | dragged myself, out of a pit’, said Lushkoff., , Here the underlined word refers to a situation, of, , (A) despair. (B) dismay., (C) depression. (D) all the above:, , 38. Lushkoff was the scarecrow of a beggar, because of his, , (A) ragged, fawn-coloured overcoat., (B) dull drunken eyes., (C) red spot on either cheek., (D) all the above., 39, The fact about the beggar’s life was that, , , , , , , , , , (A) he used to be a student who was expelled., , (B) he used to be a school teacher who lost his, place through intrigues., , , , , , 41., , 47., , (C) he used to be a chorister at a Russian, church., , (D) none of the above., , ‘ The beggar told Sergei that he was a village, , school teacher for, (A) 10 (B) 5 (C)8 (0) 6, , The beggar informed Sergei that he lost the job, of the teacher through _, , (A) bad behaviour —_(B) intrigues, (C) friends () poor health, , years., , , , , , The beggar asked for money to go to the, province of, , (A) Lucknow (b) Kaluga, , (c) Ludhiana (d) Saudi Arab, , Where had Sergei met the beggar day before, yesterday ?, , (A) Sadovya street (B) Russian Choir, (C) Hayden street (D) Pisa street, , . When did the beggar accept that he was lying?, , (A) when Sergei bet him, (B) when Sergei threatened him in the name of, police, , (C) when Sergei scolded him, (D) when looked at him stemly, , The beggar informed Sergei that he was a, _____in the Russian choir., , (A) dancer (B) singer (C) magician (D) director, , ‘The beggar was thrown out of the Russian choir, because of, , {A) drunkenness {B) lying, , (C) lethargy (D) sleepiness, , What was the job offered to the beggar, Sergei? by, , (A) chopping wood ——_(B) preparing bread, (C) working in the field (D) working at home, Who is Olga in the story ‘The Beggar’?, , (A) The beggar’s sister (B) Sergei’'s cook, (C) Sergei's servant (0) The beggar's friend, , What was the name of the beggar?, (A) Sergei (8) Olga, (C) Lushkoff (0) Waif

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51., , Oe, After how many years did Sergei meet Lushkoft?, , (A) 4 (B) 2 (C)5(D)3, , Where did Sergei meet Lushkoff after two, years?, , (A) in the market (B) in the theatre, , (C) ata shop (D) in the hospital, How much did Lushkoff eam per month as 4, notary?, , (A) 35 roubles (B) 45 roubles, , (C) 25 roubles (D) 60 roubles, , At the end Lushkoff said, " she set me right and, | shall never forget it.” Who is ‘she’?, , (A) Sergei's mother — (B) Lushkoffs boss, (C) Sergei’s cook (D) Lushkoffs sister, Why is Lushkoff indebted to Olga, the cook?, (A) she chopped all the wood for him, , (B) she gave him food, , (C) she gave him a job, , (D) she cooked for him