Class-XI
Prose
Chapter- 1
Leela's Friend
-RK Narayan
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| Leela's Friend SAQ |
Short Questions and Answers (SAQ)
1)What was Mr. Sivasanker brooding over, standing in the font veranda of his house?
Ans. Mr. Sivasanker was brooding over the servant problem, standing in the front veranda of his house.
2) What is Mr. Sivasanker’s first impression of Sidda?
Ans. Mr. Sivasanker’s first impression is that Sdda does not seem to be a bad sort and he looks tidy.
3) Who according to Sidda was his previous master?
Ans. According to Sidda, his previous master was a doctor.
4)Where did the doctor live?
Ans. The doctor lived in a bunglow near the market.
5) Why did Sidda leave the old master’s house?
Ans. Sidda left the old master’s house because they left the town.
6) Why did Mr. Sivasanker call his wife?
Ans. Mr. Sivasanker called his wife because he was unable to make up his mind whether Sidda would work as a servant in his home.
7)What was Mrs. Sivasanker’s opinion regarding Sidda?
Ans. Mrs. Sivasanker said that Sidda seemed better than other servants who worked earlier in their house.
8) “I like him. Don’t send him away.” – Who said this?
Ans. Leela, five years old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Sivasanker said this.
9) “And that decided it.” – What was decided?
Ans. Sidda would work as a servant in their house. It was decided.
10) What kind of job did Sidda do in in the Sivasanker’s household?
Or. What did Sidda do at Mr. Sivasanker’s house?
Ans. Sidda washed clothes, tended the garden, ran errands, chopped wood and looked after Leela.
11) What was Sidda given in return of his service in the house of Mr. Sivasanker?
Ans. Sidda was given two meals a day and four rupees a month in return of his service in the house of Mr. Sivasanker.
12) Who asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky?
Ans. Leela asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky.
13) What did Sidda say to Leela when the ball came down?
Ans. Sidda told Leela that the ball had touched the moon.
14) Why didn’t Leela see the traces of the moon on the ball?
Ans. Leela must be very quick to see the traces of the moon on the ball because it will all evaporate and go back to the moon.
15)How did Leela able to see the traces of the moon?
Ans. When Sidda allowed Leela to peep through a little gap of his finger, Leela abled to see the traces of the moon on the ball.
16)How, according to Sidda, could Leela touch the sky?
Ans. According to Sidda, if Leela stood on a coconut tree, she could touch the sky.
17)When did Sidda touch the moon?
Ans. Sidda touched the moon whenever there was big moon.
18) Why did Leela clap her hands and scream in wonder?
Ans. Leela clapped her hands and screamed in wonder because the moon was following them to the rose plants, backyard and wherever they were going.
19) When did Leela hold a class for Sidda?
Ans. Leela held a class for Sidda at dusk.
20)What was Leela’s box filled with?
Ans. Leela’s box filled with catalogues, illustrated books and stumps of pencils.
21) What did Leela asked Sidda to draw?
Ans. Leela asked Sidda to draw a kind of cat and crow.
22) What did Leela ask Sidda to copy?
Ans. Leela asked Sidda to copy two or three letters of the alphabet and draw a kind of cat and crow.
23) How many letters of alphabet did Leela know to write?
Ans. Leela knew two or three letters of alphabet to write.
24) Why did Leela pity Sidda?
Ans. Leela pitied Sidda because Sidda was incapable to draw the crow and the letter ‘B’.
25) How did Sidda seek relief from Leelas class?
Or. How would the school hour end?
Ans. Sidda sought relief from Leela’s class by saying that her mother was calling her in to dinner.
26) What stories did Sidda tell to Leela after dinner?
Ans. Sidda told incomparable stories of animals in the jungle, gods in heaven, magicians and princesses.
27) Who noticed that the gold chain of Leela was missing?
Ans. Leela’s mother noticed that the gold chain of Leela was missing.
28) “Her mother gave her a slap.” – Whose mother gave her slap?
Ans. Leela’s mother gave her a slap.
29) “I told you to take it off and put it in the box.” – What was ‘it’ referred to here?
Ans. ‘It’ was referred to Leela’s gold chain.
30) “His throat went dry.” – Whose throat went dry and why?
Ans. Sidda’s throat went dry because Leela’s mother asked him about the lost chain of Leela.
31) Why had Sidda vanished into the night?
Ans. Sidda had vanished into the night because he was afraid of being arrested on account of Leela’s gold chain.
32) Who went to the police station and lodged a complaint?
Ans. Mr. Sivasanker went to the police station and lodged a complaint.
33) Why did Leela refuse to go to bed?
Ans. Leela refused to go to bed because she wanted Sidda to come with her to the bed and tell stories.
34) Why, according to Leela, was her mother rough?
Or. What was Leela’s complaint against her mother?
Ans. According to Leela, her mother was rough because she used to abuse and worry Sidda.
35) What made Leela’s mother panicky?
Ans. The thought of harbouring such a villain like Sidda in their house made Leela’s mother panicky. She also thought that with his knowledge of the household, he might come at night and loot.
36) What did Leela think about Sidda’s escape?
Ans. Leeal thought that Sidda was angry with them because he was not allowed to sleep inside the house.
37) What did Mr. Sivasanker come to know from the inspector?
Or. How many times was Sidda in jail?
Ans. Mr. Sivasanker came to know from the inspector that Sidda had been in jail half a dozen times for stealing jewellery from children.
38) Why was the inspector furious on Mr. Sivasanker?
Ans. The inspector was furious on Sivasanker because he did not consult him before employing Sidda in their house.
39) After how many days of stealing was Sidda arrested?
Ans. Sidda was arrested after four days of stealing.
40) Why was Leela overjoyed?
Ans. Leela was overjoyed to see Sidda brought back home.
41) Who brought Sidda in the house of Mr. Sivasanker?
Ans. A police inspector and a constable brought Sidda in the house of Mr. Sivasanker.
42) Who addressed Sidda a few words of treachery?
Ans. Mrs. Sivasanker addressed Sidda with a few words of treachery.
43) What was Sidda’s answer when he was asked about the chain?
Ans. Sidda’s answer was that he had not taken the gold chain.
44) “Leave him alone, he hasn’t taken the chain.” – a) Who said this? b) Why did Leela think that she had not taken the chain?
Ans.a) Leela said this.
b) Leeal thought that Sidda had not taken the chain because the behaviour, affection and love, she got from him made her think that he was innocent.
45) “Take him to the station. I think I shall have to sit with him to night.” – Why did the inspector wish to sit with Sidda?
Ans. The inspector wished to sit with Sidda for further interrogation about the missing gold chain of Leela.
46) Who was not a reliable prosecution witness?
Ans. Leela was not a reliable prosecution witness.
47) “He looked at her mutely, like an animal.” – Who looked at and to whom?
Ans. Sidda looked at Leela.
48) Why was Leela in tears?
And. Sidda was in tears because Sidda was being taken to the police station again.
49) Where did Leela’s mother find the chain?
Ans. Leela’s mother found the chain inside the tamarind pot in the kitchen.
50) Who put the chain in the tamarind pot?
Ans. Leeal put the chain in the tamarind pot.
51) What was Mr. Sivasanker’s reaction when the chain was recovered?
Ans. Mr. Sivasanker reproached her daughter for all this bother and ordered his wife not to give any chain to Leela thereafter.
52) What were given to Sidda for his work?
Ans. Sidda was given two meals a day and four rupees a month.
53) What did Sidda do in Sivasankar’s house?
Ans. Sidda washed clothes, tended the garden, ran errands, chopped wood and looked after Leela in Sivasankar’s house.
54) When was Sidda hanging about the gate?
Ans. When Mr. Sivasankar was brooding over servants problem standing in the front verandah of his house, Sidda was hanging about the gate.
55) Where did Leela run to, after dinner?
Ans. After dinner, Leela ran to her bed.
56) What did the inspector ask the constable?
Ans. The inspector asked the constable to take Sidda to the police station.
57) What was Sidda adept at?
Ans. Sidda was adept at controlling the moon.
58) Why was Sidda taken to the police station?
Ans.Sidda was taken to the police station because the police assumed Sidda stole the chain.
59) Why was Leela’s mother unable to tell her story?
Ans. Leela’s mother was unable to tell her story because her mind was preoccupied with the thoughts of Sidda.
60) Where was Leela’s gold chain found?
Ans. Leela’s gold chain was found in a tamarind pot.
61) Why was Sidda asked to come in ?
Ans. Sidda was asked to come in as Mr. Sivasankar was looking for a servant and Sidda was looking for a job as servant.
62) After how many days was Sidda arrested by the police ?
Ans. Sidda was arrested by the police after four days.
63) What is the meaning of the word ‘Cajoled’ ?
Ans. The meaning of the word ‘Cajoled’ is ‘Coaxed’.
64) What is the meaning of the word ‘herbouring’ ?
Ans. The meaning of the word’herbouring’ is ‘giving shelter to’.
65) What for Sidda was jobless ?
Ans. Sidda was jobless because the doctor to whom he was the servant, had left the town.
66) How did Sidda throw the ball up ?
Ans. Sidda clutched the ball, closed his eyes for a second and threw the ball up.
67) What was in the sky according to the Sidda ?
Ans. According to the Sidda, there was God in the sky.
68) How would Sidda get relief from Leela’s teaching ?
Ans. To get relief from Leela’s teaching, Sidda would say that probably Leela’s mother was calling her for dinner.
69) What would Sidda say to Leela about the bit of moon sticking to the ball ?
Ans. Sidda would say to Leela that if she was not quick enough then the bit of moon sticking to the ball would evaporate and would go back to the moon.
70) What for did Sidda’s throat go dry ?
Ans. Sidda’s throat went dry, because Leela’s mother asked him about the Leela’s lost gold chain.
71) Why had Sidda vanished into the night ?
Ans. Sidda had vanished into the night because he was blamed for Leela’s loss of gold chain and he became fearful.
72) When did Sidda flee from the house?
Ans. When Leela’s mother went into the kitchen to see something left on the oven after noticing Leela’s missing gold chain, Sidda fled from the house.
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