MCQ Test - Iswaran the Storyteller

1. Who wrote Iswaran the Storyteller?

A. R. K. Laxman

B. Ruskin Bond

C. Mulk Raj Anand

D. R. K. Narayan

2. Who was Iswaran?

A. A doctor

B. A teacher

C. Mahendra’s cook

D. A shopkeeper

3. Who was Mahendra?

A. A junior supervisor

B. A farmer

C. A police officer

D. A school principal

4. What was Iswaran especially talented at?

A. Painting

B. Storytelling

C. Singing

D. Dancing

5. Which books did Iswaran enjoy reading?

A. Science textbooks

B. Tamil thrillers

C. Travel dictionaries

D. Mathematics books

6. How did Iswaran narrate his stories?

A. Without expression

B. Dramatically

C. Only in writing

D. Very quietly without suspense

7. What animal featured in one of Iswaran’s stories?

A. A tiger

B. An elephant

C. A camel

D. A lion

8. What did Iswaran claim to have controlled?

A. A wild elephant

B. A wild horse

C. A crocodile

D. A bear

9. What type of story frightened Mahendra?

A. A love story

B. A ghost story

C. A sports story

D. A comedy

10. When did Iswaran claim to see the ghost?

A. At noon

B. On a moonlit night

C. At sunrise

D. In the afternoon

11. What was Mahendra’s initial attitude towards ghosts?

A. He firmly believed in them

B. He dismissed them as imaginary

C. He worshipped them

D. He wanted to become one

12. What did Mahendra hear one night?

A. A song

B. A moaning sound

C. A telephone ringing

D. A train whistle

13. What did Mahendra think he saw outside?

A. A police officer

B. A ghost-like figure

C. A schoolboy

D. A shopkeeper

14. What made Iswaran’s stories engaging?

A. Suspense and dramatic details

B. Long lists of dates

C. Scientific equations

D. Official documents

15. What was Iswaran’s relationship with Mahendra?

A. Employer

B. Cook and companion

C. Brother

D. Neighbour only

16. What effect did the ghost story have on Mahendra?

A. It made him fearless

B. It frightened him

C. It made him laugh throughout

D. It made him sleep immediately

17. What is a major theme of the chapter?

A. Storytelling and imagination

B. Space travel

C. Agriculture

D. Business management

18. What does suspense do in a story?

A. Removes all interest

B. Builds curiosity and tension

C. Explains mathematics

D. Ends every story immediately

19. Why did Mahendra decide to leave?

A. He got a promotion

B. He was frightened by the supposed ghost

C. He wanted to visit a fair

D. He bought a new house

20. Which quality best describes Iswaran?

A. Imaginative storyteller

B. Careless scientist

C. Silent athlete

D. Unfriendly shopkeeper

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Chapter 14 - Iswaran the Storyteller