Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · English (Second Language)
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: The Boy Who Broke the Bank (Prose)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What happens to the boy's actions at the bank? [1]
(A) They are misinterpreted
(B) They are perfectly understood
(C) They cause no reaction
(D) They are ignored completely
2. What does the misunderstanding lead to? [1]
(A) Escalating rumours and panic
(B) Immediate calm resolution
(C) No effect at all
(D) A quiet, unnoticed event
3. What do people react to as the rumour spreads? [1]
(A) Rumour rather than fact
(B) Only verified facts
(C) Nothing at all
(D) Official announcements only
4. What does the story critique? [1]
(A) How quickly misinformation spreads
(B) Banking systems specifically
(C) Only the boy's behaviour
(D) Nothing significant
5. What do people often act on, according to the story? [1]
(A) Assumptions rather than verified facts
(B) Only confirmed facts
(C) Careful research
(D) Official statements
6. What does this story teach readers? [1]
(A) To think critically and verify information
(B) To spread rumours freely
(C) To panic easily
(D) To ignore all information
7. What tone does the story use? [1]
(A) Humorous
(B) Tragic
(C) Angry
(D) Serious and solemn only
8. Why study this story? [1]
(A) To learn about critical thinking and misinformation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What happens to the boy's actions at the bank? [1]
(A) They are misinterpreted
(B) They are perfectly understood
(C) They cause no reaction
(D) They are ignored completely
10. What does the misunderstanding lead to? [1]
(A) Escalating rumours and panic
(B) Immediate calm resolution
(C) No effect at all
(D) A quiet, unnoticed event
11. What do people react to as the rumour spreads? [1]
(A) Rumour rather than fact
(B) Only verified facts
(C) Nothing at all
(D) Official announcements only
12. What does the story critique? [1]
(A) How quickly misinformation spreads
(B) Banking systems specifically
(C) Only the boy's behaviour
(D) Nothing significant
13. What do people often act on, according to the story? [1]
(A) Assumptions rather than verified facts
(B) Only confirmed facts
(C) Careful research
(D) Official statements
14. What does this story teach readers? [1]
(A) To think critically and verify information
(B) To spread rumours freely
(C) To panic easily
(D) To ignore all information
15. What tone does the story use? [1]
(A) Humorous
(B) Tragic
(C) Angry
(D) Serious and solemn only
16. Why study this story? [1]
(A) To learn about critical thinking and misinformation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests