Olete.in – MCQs, Mock Tests & Government Job Prep | NCERT Class 9 MCQ Questions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran the Storyteller

Which art helped Iswaran to bring down the beast ?

1. boxing
2. wrestling
3. ju-jitsu
4. yoga

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Where did the school boys hide themselves to see the mad elephant ?

1. on trees
2. in thcir houses
3. in their classrooms
4. in the Headmaster’s room

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What happened to the elephant when Iswaran hit on the third toenail of the elephant ?

1. grunted loudly and collapsed on the
2. ran away from there ground
3. caught Iswaran in his trunk and threw him
4. made friendship with lswaran away

✅ Correct Answer: 1

From where was Iswaran watching this incident

1. from a room
2. from the cupboard
3. from a tree
4. from the rooftop

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Why did the people run helter-skelter in panic ?

1. to see the tiger
2. to see a giant
3. to see a giant
4. none of these

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In Iswaran story from where the tusker escaped ?

1. cage
2. timber yard
3. forest
4. circus

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What was the special feature of his stories ?

1. light humour
2. satire on system
3. tragic ending
4. suspense and a surprise ending

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Iswaran had an amazing capacity. What was it ?

1. falling down big trees
2. producing vegetables and cooking ingredients
3. telling lies
4. cheat shopkeepers

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What was Mahindra’s marital status ?

1. married
2. widower
3. engaged and going to be married soon
4. bachelor

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Whom does Mahendra narrate the story of Iswaran.?

1. Ganesh
2. Iswaran
3. R.K. Laxman
4. none of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

How did Iswaran say the elephant was revived?

1. He said he gave the elephant an injection.
2. He said he gave the elephant artificial respiration.
3. He said a veterinary doctor was called there.
4. He said a man from the zoo helped to revive the elephant.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Mahendra listened to Iswaran’s tales ………

1. unattentively.
2. We-uncritically.
3. uneasily
4. unendingly

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What kind of books did Iswaran usually read ?

1. Some popular Tamil religious book.
2. Some popular Tamil love story.
3. Some popular Tamil thriller.
4. Some popular Tamil folk songs.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What would Iswaran do after Mahendra had left ?

1. Tidy up the shed.
2. Wash the clothes.
3. Have a leisurely bath.
4. All the above.

✅ Correct Answer: 4

When would Mahendra leave for his work ?

1. Very early in the morning.
2. After breakfast.
3. After lunch.
4. After sunset.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What kind of person was Iswaran?

1. curious learner
2. dedicated, loyal and obedient worker
3. multitalented full of positive traits
4. all

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What did Mahendra see from the window?

1. A cat running after a mouse
2. dark cloud like form holding a bundle
3. a mouse
4. a friend

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What kind of a person did Mahendra claim himself to be?

1. intelligent
2. well read
3. brave and rational
4. All

✅ Correct Answer: 3

According to Iswaran what made the story interesting and enjoyable?

1. elaborated descriptions
2. suspense and surprise
3. dramatic sense
4. all

✅ Correct Answer: 4

How did Iswaran describe the uprooted tree?

1. adding suspense and surprise (b) (c) (d) all
2. using hands and eyes dramatically
3. catching the attention
4. All

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Why did Mahendra want to shift from his workplace?

1. he didn’t like the place
2. weather didn’t suit him
3. because of the fear of ghosts
4. All

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What did Mahendra tell Iswaran after hearing ghosts’ story?

1. he was lying
2. it was horrible
3. ghosts do not exist in reality
4. All

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How did Iswaran make the elephant unconscious?

1. using a gun
2. shooting at him
3. giving him injection
4. using Japanese Art Karate (Ju- Jitsu)

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What does the writer create while narrating his stories?

1. melodrama
2. humour
3. suspense,surprise and dramatic flavour
4. none

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What kind of story teller Iswaran was?

1. good
2. very good
3. master storyteller
4. none

✅ Correct Answer: 3