The lesson “Children at work” is written by _____
  • Gita Wolf
  • Anushka Ravishankar
  • Orijit Sen
  • All of the Above
What was the name of the train that he boarded?
  • Tamil Express
  • Kanyakumari Express
  • Chennai Express
  • Tamil Nadu Express
Where did he reach by train?
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • Chennai
  • Mumbai
  • Karnataka
What felt wobbly when he stood on the platform?
  • Legs
  • Arms
  • Head
  • Floor
How old was Velu?
  • Ten
  • Eleven
  • Twelve
  • Fourteen
When had he seen so many people before?
  • Village station
  • A wedding
  • Village fair
  • Nowhere
What did Velu feel when he was on the platform?
  • Good and relaxed
  • Refreshed and active
  • Miserable but active
  • Miserable and exhausted
What did he carry in his small bundle?
  • Pants, shirt and towel
  • Shirt, towel and comb
  • Shirt, towel and teddy
  • Towel, comb and money
Did he have money to buy the ticket?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Maybe
  • Not mentioned in the story
How did he escape from the ticket collector?
  • By hiding in the washroom
  • Ticket collector was absent
  • Ticket collector did not notice him
  • Ticket collector did not come to the unreserved department
What was the girl wearing?
  • Dress
  • Frock
  • Banian
  • Shirt and pants
What was the girl picking up from the platform?
  • Plastic cups
  • Newspapers
  • Money
  • None of the above
Did Velu get enough sleep on the train?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Maybe
  • Not mentioned in the story
Why had he run away from his home?
  • To become rich
  • He couldn’t stand his sisters
  • He couldn’t stand his father beating him
  • He didn’t run away from his home
Why did he decide to follow the strange girl?
  • He liked her
  • He wanted work
  • He had nowhere else to go
  • All of the Above
What made his head spin?
  • Traffic
  • Noises
  • Smoke and dust
  • The strange girl
“ If you stand around in the middle of the road like that, you’ll be_____.”
  • Chutney
  • Salad
  • Vanished
  • A shake
Why was Velu unable to read the signs?
  • They were in Tamil
  • They were in English
  • They were in Hindi
  • He did not know how to read
“ The girl grinned and pointed at a huge building.” Which building did she point at?
  • The stores
  • Central station
  • Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam
  • Central Jail
“Velu’s bare feet burned. It was not like walking on a _____”
  • Cement road
  • Mud road
  • Beach side
  • None of the above
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