Children at Work MCQs with answers

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Q. Velu reached Chennai Central
  • (A) to meet Jaya
  • (B) having run away from home
  • (C) because he had got a job there
  • (D) to see Chennai
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) having run away from home
Q. The scene of the railway platform reminded Velu
  • (A) of the village fair
  • (B) of the Kumbh Mela
  • (C) that this city was so different from his village
  • (D) that he was alone in the big crowd
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) of the village fair
Q. Velu got into the train
  • (A) with a ticket for Chennai Central
  • (B) without a cricket
  • (C) and was caught by the TTI
  • (D) and got safely to the Chennai central because he had a ticket
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) without a cricket
Q. Jaya recognised at once that
  • (A) Velu was hungry
  • (B) she had seen Velu earlier
  • (C) Velu was a run-away from home
  • (D) Velu was looking for her
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Velu was a run-away from home
Q. Velu had run away from home because
  • (A) there was no food at home
  • (B) there was no work in the village
  • (C) he was an orphan
  • (D) he could not stand his father’s beatings
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) he could not stand his father’s beatings
Q. Velu ran after Jaya because
  • (A) he had no idea where to go
  • (B) he had liked the girl
  • (C) Jaya had asked him to do so
  • (D) he wanted to give jaya to police
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) he had no idea where to go
Q. Jaya had to drag Velu to the other side because
  • (A) he was a disabled person
  • (B) he kept hesitating to cross
  • (C) Velu was her younger brother
  • (D) she did not want to lose Velu
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) he kept hesitating to cross
Q. What did they do with all the stuff?
  • (A) Sell it to a factory
  • (B) Sell it to Jam Bazaar Maggu
  • (C) Sell it to Mam Bazaar Jaggu
  • (D) Sell it to Jam Bazaar Jaggu
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Sell it to Jam Bazaar Jaggu
Q. What work had Velu done before?
  • (A) Ragpicking
  • (B) Cow gazing at farm
  • (C) In a factory
  • (D) None of the above
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Cow gazing at farm
Q. What were the huts made of?
  • (A) Metal sheets
  • (B) Tyres and bricks
  • (C) Wood and plastic
  • (D) All of the above
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. “ I only take ____ foo(d)”
  • (A) Used
  • (B) Leftover
  • (C) Untouched
  • (D) Covered
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Untouched
Q. Who was fighting over a banana leaf?
  • (A) Goats
  • (B) Velu and Jaya
  • (C) Velu and a goat
  • (D) Jaya and a goat
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Goats
Q. "The girl grinned and pointed at a huge building.” Which building did she point at?
  • (A) The stores
  • (B) Central station
  • (C) Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam
  • (D) Central Jail
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Central Jail
Q. “ If you stand around in the middle of the road like that, you’ll be_____.”
  • (A) Chutney
  • (B) Salad
  • (C) Vanished
  • (D) A shake
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Chutney
Q. Why did he decide to follow the strange girl?
  • (A) He liked her
  • (B) He wanted work
  • (C) He had nowhere else to go
  • (D) All of the Above
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) He had nowhere else to go
Q. Did Velu get enough sleep on the train?
  • (A) Yes
  • (B) No
  • (C) Maybe
  • (D) Not mentioned in the story
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) No
Q. What was the girl wearing?
  • (A) Dress
  • (B) Frock
  • (C) Banian
  • (D) Shirt and pants
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) Banian
Q. Did he have money to buy the ticket?
  • (A) Yes
  • (B) No
  • (C) Maybe
  • (D) Not mentioned in the story
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) No
Q. What did Velu feel when he was on the platform?
  • (A) Good and relaxed
  • (B) Refreshed and active
  • (C) Miserable but active
  • (D) Miserable and exhausted
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) Miserable and exhausted
Q. How old was Velu?
  • (A) Ten
  • (B) Eleven
  • (C) Twelve
  • (D) Fourteen
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Eleven
Q. Where did he reach by train?
  • (A) Thiruvananthapuram
  • (B) Chennai
  • (C) Mumbai
  • (D) Karnataka
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Chennai
Q. The lesson “Children at work” is written by ____
  • (A) Gita Wolf
  • (B) Anushka Ravishankar
  • (C) Orijit Sen
  • (D) All of the Above
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) All of the Above

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Table of contents

  1. Velu reached Chennai Central
  2. The scene of the railway platform reminded Velu
  3. Velu got into the train
  4. Jaya recognised at once that
  5. Velu had run away from home because
  6. Velu ran after Jaya because
  7. Jaya had to drag Velu to the other side because
  8. What did they do with all the stuff?
  9. What work had Velu done before?
  10. What were the huts made of?
  11. “ I only take ____ foo(d)”
  12. Who was fighting over a banana leaf?
  13. "The girl grinned and pointed at a huge building.” Which building did she point at?
  14. “ If you stand around in the middle of the road like that, you’ll be_____.”
  15. Why did he decide to follow the strange girl?
  16. Did Velu get enough sleep on the train?
  17. What was the girl wearing?
  18. Did he have money to buy the ticket?
  19. What did Velu feel when he was on the platform?
  20. How old was Velu?
  21. Where did he reach by train?
  22. The lesson “Children at work” is written by ____

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