Leela's Friend: All important short questions and answer, for class - XI | WBENG

Leela's Friend

Short questions with answers

 Q. 1:  What was Sidda given for his service in the house of Mr. Sivasankar?

Ans:  Sidda got two meals a day and four rupees a month for his service in the house of Mr Sivasankar.

Q.2:  When did Leela hold class for Sidda?

Ans:  At dusk Leela held a class for Sidda.

Q.3:  How old was Leela?

Ans:  Leela was five years old.

Q.4:  "And that decided it" - What was decided and by whom?

Ans:  Leela requested her father to keep Sidda in the house. So Leela's parents took the decision of engaging Sidda as a servant in their household.

Q.5:  Why was Leela angry with her mother?

Ans:  Leela was angry with her mother because her mother always abused and worried Sidda unnecessarily.

Q.6:  Who brought in Sidda to Mr. Sivasankar's house?

Ans:  A police inspector and a constable brought in Sidda to Mr Sivasankar's house.

Q.NO. – 1:- “Don’t send him away. Let us keep him in our house.” – Who was the speaker and to whom was it spoken? About whom was it said? How did the persons speak to react? ( XI - ’15)

Q.7:  What was Leela's reaction after seeing Sidda again?

Ans:  Seeing Sidda, Leela was so overjoyed that she was shouting Sidda's name and ran down the steps to meet him.

Q.8:  "Why did not you say so before?" - who asked the question?

Ans :  Leela's mother asked the question.

Q.9:  What was Mr. Sivasankar's first impression of Sidda?( XI - '19, '16)

Ans:  Mr Sivasankar's first impression of Sidda was that he was not a bad sort of person and he looked tidy.

Q.10: "Take him to the station" - Who gave this order and to whom?

Ans: The police inspector gave this order to the police constable.

Q. NO. – 2 :- How did Leela try to make Sidda write? What was the result?

Q.11: What did Leela used to do after dinner?

Ans: After dinner, Leela ran to her bed and Sidda had to be ready with a story.

Q.12: Who first noticed that Leela's gold chain was missing?

Ans:  Leela's mother first noticed that Leela's gold chain was missing.

Q.13:  What was Sidda incapable of? 

Ans: Sidda was incapable of playing the pencil.

Q.14:  What was Sidda's job in Mr. sivasankar's house?

 Or, What did  Sidda do at Mr. Sivasankar's house? (XI, '17, '14)

Ans:  Sidda had to wash clothes, tend the garden, chop wood, run errands and look after Leela.

Q.15:  "I have not taken it" - What does 'it' refer to here?

Ans:  Here 'it' refers to Leela's gold chain.

Q. NO.– 3:- Describe the character of Sidda.

Q.16:  What was Mr Sivasankar brooding over, standing in the front veranda of his house? (XI- '18)

Ans:  Mr Sivasankar was brooding over the problem of getting a servant, when he was standing in the front veranda of his house.

Q. 17:  Why did Sidda leave the old master's house? (XI - '15)

Ans:  Sidda left his old master's house because his old master had left the town.

Q.18:  Who asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky? (XI - '18, '15)

Ans:  Leela asked Sidda to throw the ball into the sky.

Q.19:   How, according to Sidda, could Leela touch the sky? (XI - '16)

Ans:  According to Sidda, Leela could touch the sky if she stood on a coconut tree.

Q.20:  What did Leela ask Sidda to draw? (XI - '18)

Ans:  Leela asked Sidda to draw a picture of crow.

Q. NO. – 4 :- How does Sidda’s company make Leela “Supremely happy” ?

Q.21:  Where did Leela’s mother find the chain?  ( XI - ,14)

Ans:  Leela’s mother found the chain in the tamarind pot in the kitchen of the house.

Q.22:  “I told you to take it off and put it in the box.” -  What does ‘it’ referred to here? (XI – ’19)

Ans:  Here ‘it’ refers to the Leela’s missing gold chain. 

Q.23:  What was Leela's box filled with?(XI - ’17, ’20)

Ans:  Leela's box filled with catalogue, illustrated books and stumps of pencils.

Q.24:  Who according to Sidda was his previous master? (XI - ’20)

Ans:  According to Sidda, his previous master was a doctor who  lived  in a bungalow somewhere near the market.

Q.25:  What kind story did Sidda tell Leela?

Ans: Sidda told Leela stories of animals in the jungle, of gods in heaven, of magicians who could conjure up golden castles and fill them up with little princesses and their pets.

Q.NO.- 5 :- How do Mr. and Mrs. Sivasankar react to Leela’s missing chain? How does Leela herself react?

Q.26:   What was in the sky, according to Sidda?

Ans:  According to Sidda, there was God in the sky.

Q.27:  What did Sidda tell Leela about the moon?

Ans:  Sidda told Leela about the moon that he had known the moon.

Q.28:  On what condition did the police inspector agree to release Sidda?

Ans:  The police inspector agreed to release Sidda, if he would return the gold chain and promise not to such a thing again.

Q.29:  Why was the police inspector furious?

Ans:  The police inspector was furious because Mr Sivasankar was not consulting with him before engaging Sidda as a servant in his house.

Q.30:  Who is the writer of the story 'Leela's Friend?'

Ans:  R. K. Narayan was the writer of the story 'Leela's Friend.'

Q.NO. – 7:- “Sidda, come and play!” – Who is the speaker? What would Sidda do when he heard his call? What kind of games did the speaker play? (XI - ’19)

Q. 31:  How many letters of the alphabet did Leela know to write? (XI - ’22)

Ans:  Leela knew only two or three letters of the alphabet to write.

Q.32:  Who persuaded to employ Sidda?

Ans:   Leela persuaded to employ Sidda.

Q.33:  “Leela clapped her hands and screamed in wonder.” - When did Leela do so?

Ans:  Leela clapped her hands and screamed in wonder when she found that the moon was following them everywhere.

Q.34:  What information about Sidda did the inspector give Leela's father?

And:  The inspector informed that Sidda was a known criminal and he had been in jail several times before on the charge of stealing jewellery from children.

Q.35:  Where did Leela and Sidda play with the red ball? 

Ans:  In the garden, Leela and Sidda play with the red ball.

Q.NO. – 8:- “He looked at her mutely, like an animal.” – Who looked at whom? What was the situation when this occurred? ( XI- ’16)

Q.36:  For what did Leela go with Sidda one evening?

Ans:  One evening, Leela went with Sidda to buy sugar.

Q.37:  How did Sidda look at Leela when he was being taken back to the police station?

Ans:  Sidda looked at Leela mutely like an animal when he was being taken back to the police station.

Q.38:  What kind of story did Leela want to hear from her mother?

Ans:  Leela wanted to hear the story of the elephant from her mother.

Q.39:   Why was it impossible for Leela's mother to tell her a story in Sidda's absence?

Ans:  It was impossible for Leela's mother to tell her a story in Sidda's absence because her mind was disturbed with thoughts of siddha.

Q.40:  How did Sidda look when Mr Sivasankar subjected him to a scrutiny?

Ans:  Sidda looked tidy when Mr Sivasankar subjected him to a scrutiny.

Q.NO. - 9:- “In any case, we couldn’t have kept a criminal like him in the house”. - who is the speaker? Who is the ‘criminal’ referred to here? What led the speaker to such a comment? ( XI - ’18)

Q.41. What did Sidda say when the ball thrown by him into the sky, came down? (XI - '22)

Ans: Sidda told Leela that the ball had touched the moon.

Q.42. “Nothing can make them confess” — Who are referred to as ‘them’? (XI - ’22)

Ans: The fellows like Sidda who have been in jail once or twice are referred to here as ‘them’.

Q.43. When did Leela run to her bed? ( XI - ’22)

Ans: Leela ran to her bed after dinner.

Q.44. How much Sidda given for a month? (XI - ’23)

Ans: Sidda was given two meals a day and four rupees a month.

Q.45: “Don't go near him”—  Who said this? (XI - ’23)

Ans: The police inspector said this.

Q.NO. - 12:- “The inspector was furious....” — Who was the speaker? Why was the inspector ‘furious’? What did the inspector inform? ( XI - ’22)

Q.46: “Nothing can make them confess.” — Who said this and about whom?

Ans: Mr Sivasankar said this about the old criminals like Sidda.

Q.47: “ I don’t see it.” — What did not the speaker see?

Ans: The speaker did not see the traces of the moon sticking to the moon.

Q.48: “She pitied him…” — Why did she pity him?

Ans: She pitied him as he could not copy what she drew and write.

Q.49: “Sidda, come and play!” — How did Sidda respond to the call of Leela?

Ans: As soon as Sidda heard Leela calling him, he dropped his work and ran to her.

Q.50: “ Sidda knows the moon.” — Who said this and to whom?

Ans: Leela said this to her mother.

Q.51: “ You see the moon, there.” — Which is referred to here?

Ans: The thing referred to here is a rose plant.

Q.52: ,“Sidda vanished into the night…” — Why did Sidda vanish into the night?

Ans: Sidda vanished into the night because he was suspected to be the stealer of Leela's gold chain.

Q.53: “she asked him about the chain.” — What happened to the chain?

Ans: The gold chain Leela wore was missing.

Q.54: “He called his wife.” — Who is referred to here as ‘he’?

Ans: Mr. Sivasankar is referred to here as ‘he’.

Q.55: “He called his wife.” — Who called his wife and when?

Ans: Mr. Sivasankar old is wife when he could not decide to employ Sidda in his house.

Q.56: Who was Sidda?

Ans: Sidda was the servent of Mr. Sivasankar’s house and playmate of Leela.

Q.57: “Leela’s face became red”— Why did Leela’s face become red?

Ans: Leela’s face became red ac she was getting angry and impatient pleading for Sidda release.

Q.58: “Leela was in tears” — Why was Leela in tears?

Ans: Leela was in tears because Sidda was being taken back to the police station.

Q.59: How many times had sidda been to jail?

Ans: Sidda had been to jail for half a dozen times.

Q.60: What did Sidda do to seek relief from Leela’s class?

Ans: Sidda sought relief from Leela’s class by saying that her mother was calling her for dinner.

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*Leela's Friend” is a beautiful short story, written by R. K. Narayan. From this story, I have tried to solve some most important questions. I hope it will help all the class - IX students for gaining better marks in final examination. Thanks 👍