Key Points of the Story 
       The Thief’s story

  1. This is the story of two major characters, the thief and Anil. The narrator of the story is a thief.
  2. The thief was only 15, he was experienced and master in his work.
  3. He used to apply the Unique style in the robbery, he won the conference of the target person then get into his house as servant and rob the employer. 
  4. This time he targeted Anil, a young man of 25 years.
  5. The narrator introduced himself to Anil as Hari Singh.
  6. He had been doing this every month so changed his name every month to escape arrest.
  7. Hari Singh wanted to work for Anil but Anil had no money to pay him regularly.
  8. Anil had no regular income and used to write for magazines and book. 
  9. Anil asked if he could cook, and Hari Singh lied that he knew how to cook.
  10. Hari Singh cooked the food so terribly that it had to be thrown away to the stray dogs.
  11. Anil asked him to go away but the narrator didn’t leave his company.
  12. Later on, Anil softened and told him that he would teach Hari Singh how to cook.
  13. He also taught Hari Singh to write his name and promised to teach him to write whole sentences and to add numbers.
  14. It was quite pleasant for Hari Singh to work for Anil, and he made a rupee a day from buying the day’s supplies.
  15. Anil sold his book to the publisher and he came home with a small bundle of notes.
  16. Anil tuck the money under the mattress. It's noticed by Hari Singh. 
  17. Hari Singh is now ready to execute his plan so he crept up to the bed, slid his hand under the mattress and took the money out.
  18. Anil sighed in sleep and Hari Singh startled and quickly left the room.
  19. When the narrator (the thief) was on the road, he counted the notes: 600 rupees in fifties. Means he had 12 notes of 50 rupees. 
  20. Hari Singh dreams that  he could live like a rich Arab for a week or two. 
  21. After reaching at the station he could easily jump into the Lucknow Express but hesitated and remained standing at the platform.
  22. He had no friends to go and the only person he knew was Anil whom he had robbed a few hours ago.
  23. It was a chilly night and a light drizzle added to his problem.
  24. Hari Singh had forgotten about his education in the excitement of theft and realised that education could bring him Character Sketch more money than a few hundred rupees.
  25. Hari Singh went back to the room and put the wet notes under the mattress from where he had stolen it.
  26. Next morning, Anil stretched out his hand towards the narrator (Hari Singh) holding a fifty-rupee note.
  27. Next day Anil gave Hari some amount and inform him that he had made some money and he would pay Hari Singh regularly.
  28. In spite of having the knowledge of everything about the theft Anil did show it either his words or his eyes showed anything.
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                     Passage No 1
Read the following Extract and complete the activities given below it. 

I was still a thief when I met Anil. And though only 15, I was an experienced and fairly successful hand. Anil was watching a wrestling match when I approached him. He was about 25 — a tall, lean fellow — and he looked easy-going, kind and simple enough for my purpose. I hadn’t had much luck of late and thought I might be able to get into the young 
man’s confidence. “You look a bit of a wrestler yourself,” I said. A little flattery helps in making friends. “So do you,” he replied, which put me off for a moment because at that time I was rather thin. “Well,” I said modestly, “I do wrestle a bit.” “What’s your name?” “Hari Singh,” I lied. I took a new name every month. That kept me ahead of the police and my former Employer's. After this introduction, Anil talked about the well-oiled wrestlers who were grunting, lifting and throwing each other about. I didn’t have much to say. Anil walked away. I followed casually. “Hello again,” he said.
I gave him my most appealing smile. “I want to work for you,” I said. “But I can’t pay you.” I thought that over for a minute. Perhaps I had  misjudged my man. asked, “Can you feed me?” “Can you cook?”
“I can cook,” I lied again. “If you can cook, then may be I can feed you.” He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep in the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn’t help laughing. Later, he patted me on the head and said never mind, he’d teach me to cook. He also taught me to write my name and said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. I was grateful. I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.It was quite pleasant working for Anil. I made the tea in the morning and then would take my time buying the day’s supplies, usually making a profit of about a rupee a day. I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind.

A1 State whether the following statements are True or False. 
1. The original name of the thief is Hari Singh. 
2. The thief used to rob the different people every month. 
3. Hari Singh was the expert cook. 
4. The age difference between Anil and Hari Singh is 10 years.
A2. The quality of Anil described by Hari Singh are.............. 
1.
2.
3.
4.

A3. Complete the following collocations from the extract. 
1. ................ Man. 
2. ................. Dog. 
Write two examples of collocation of your own. 
1. ............................   2. .......................

A4. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. 
1. I could sleep in the balcony. (Use "to be able to" and rewrite it.)
2.  I took a new name every month. (begin the sentence with A new name............. and rewrite it) 

A5. How will you react if you see that the thief has entered in your house? 

Expected Answers of the activities. 

A1 State whether the following statements are True or False. 
1. The original name of the thief is Hari Singh.
➡️The above statement is False. 
2. The thief used to rob the different people every month.
➡️The above statement is True. 
3. Hari Singh was the expert cook.
➡️The above statement is False. 
4. The age difference between Anil and Hari Singh is 10 years.
➡️The above statement is True. 

A2. The quality of Anil described by Hari Singh are.............. 
1. Tall. 
2. Lean. 
3. Easygoing. 
4. Kind. 
5. Simple. (Any four are acceptable) 

A3. Complete the following collocations from the extract. ➡️

1. Young Man. 
2. Stray Dog. 

1. Pay attention 
2. Fast food. 
Any two words which always go together are acceptable 

A4. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. 
1➡️. I was able to sleep in the balcony. 

2.➡️ A new name was taken by him every month. 

A5. If I see the thiefs entered in my house, I won't get panic and will try to contact the police station, give the all details about what I have seen. I will also try to capture them in the mobile so that later I can recognise them. 
Any reasonable answer is acceptable. 


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Passage No 2
Read the following Extract and complete the activities given below it. 
Anil made money by fits and starts. He would borrow one week, lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as soon as it arrived he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines — a queer way to make a living! One evening he came home with a small bundle of notes, saying he had just sold a book to a publisher. At night, I saw him tuck the money under the mattress. I had been working for Anil for almost a month and, apart from cheating on the shopping, had not done anything in my line of work. I had every opportunity for doing so. Anil had given me a key to the door, and I could come and go as I pleased. He was the most trusting person I had ever met. And that is why it was so difficult to rob him. It’s easy to rob a greedy man, because he can afford to be robbed; but it’s difficult to rob a careless man sometimes he doesn’t even notice he’s been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work. Well, it’s time I did some real work, I told myself; I’m out of practice. And if I don’t take the money, he’ll only waste it on his friends. After all, he doesn’t even pay me. Anil was asleep. A beam of moonlight stepped over the balcony and fell on the bed. I sat up on the floor, considering the situation. If I took the money, I could catch the 10.30 Express to Lucknow. Slipping out of the blanket, I crept up to the bed. Anil was sleeping peacefully. His face was clear and unlined; even I had more marks on my face, though mine were mostly scars. My hand slid under the mattress, searching for the notes. When I found them, I drew them out without a sound. Anil sighed in his sleep and turned on his side, towards me. I was startled and quickly crawled out of the room. When I was on the road, I began to run. I had the notes at my waist, held there by the string of my pyjamas. I slowed down to a walk and counted the notes: 600 rupees in fifties! I could live like an oil-rich Arab for a week or two.

A1. Complete the following statements with the help of suitable words/phrases from the extract. 
1. Anil was.................. by profession. 
2. The season mentioned in the extract is............ 
3. Hari Singh has total ........... notes of 50 rupees. 
4. Hari Sing did not stop near ticket Counter because...................... 

A2. Find out the proof for the following statements from the extract. 
1. Anil does not have the regular income source. 
2. Hari Singh could have lived the luxurious life for week or two. 
A3. Find out the adverbs from the extract (any four)

A4. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. 

1. When I was on the road, I began to run. (Use No sooner..... than and rewrite) 
2. It was so difficult to rob him. (Make it exclamatory sentence)

A5. How will you feel if the most trusted person cheat you? 

Expected Answers of the activities. 

A1. Complete the following statements with the help of suitable words/phrases from the extract. 
1. Anil was Writer/Author by profession. 
2. The season mentioned in the extract is Winter 
3. Hari Singh has total 12 notes of 50 rupees. 
4. Hari Sing did not stop near ticket Counter because He never ever taken the ticket in his life. 

A2. Find out the proof for the following statements from the extract. 
1. Anil does not have the regular income source. 
2. Hari Singh could have lived the luxurious life for week or two. 
A3. Find out the adverbs from the extract (any four)

A4. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. 

1. When I was on the road, I began to run. (Use No sooner..... than and rewrite) 
2. It was so difficult to rob him. (Make it exclamatory sentence)

A5. How will you feel if the most trusted person cheat you? 




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Passage No 3
Read the following Extract and complete the activities given below it.
When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office (I had never bought a ticket in my life.) but dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pick up speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated — for some reason I can’t explain — and I lost the chance to get away. When the train had gone, I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform. I had no idea where to spend the night. I had no friends, believing that friends were more trouble than help. And I did not want to make anyone curious by staying at one of the small hotels near the station. The only person I knew really 
well was the man I had robbed. Leaving the station, I walked slowly through the bazaar.In my short career as a thief, I had made a study of men’s faces when they had lost their goods. The greedy man showed fear; the rich man showed anger; 
the poor man showed acceptance. But I knew that Anil’s face, when he discovered the theft, would show only a touch of sadness. Not for the loss of money, but for the loss of trust. found myself in the maidan and sat down on a bench. The night was chilly — it was early November and a light drizzle added to my discomfort. Soon it was raining quite heavily. My shirt and pyjamas stuck to my skin, and a cold wind blew the rain across my face. I went back to the bazaar and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower. The clock showed midnight. I felt for the notes. They were damp from the rain. Anil’s money. In the morning he would probably have given me two or three rupees to go to the cinema, but now I had it all. I couldn’t cook his meals, run to the bazaar or learn to write whole sentences any more. I had forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft. Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal — and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else. I should go back to Anil, I told myself, if only to learn to read and write. I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous, for it is much easier to steal something than to return it undetected. I opened the door quietly, then stood in the doorway, in clouded moonlight. Anil was still asleep. I crept to the head of the bed, and my hand came up with the notes. I felt his breath on my hand. I remained still for a minute. Then my hand found the edge of the mattress, and slipped under it with the notes. I awoke late next morning to find that Anil had already made the tea. He stretched out his hand towards me. There was a fifty-rupee note between his fingers. My heart sank. I thought I had been discovered. “I made some money yesterday,” he explained. “Now you’ll be paid regularly.” My spirits rose. But when I took the note, I saw it was still wet from the night’s rain. “Today we’ll start writing sentences,” he said. He knew. But neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything. I smiled at Anil in my most appealing way. 
And the smile came by itself, without any effort. 

A1. Match the following, name of the personality in column "A" with their facial expression in column "B"

       A                 B
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1) Greedy man       a) Anger. 
2) Rich man           b) Acceptance. 
3) Poor man           c) Sadness. 
4) Anil                    d) Fear 

 A2. Give the reasons for the following statements. 
1. Hari Singh did not stop near the tickets counter because........................... 
2. Hari Singh came back to Anil because........................... 
3. Hari Singh does not have friends because......................... 
4. Anil would be disappointed after knowing that he was robbed by Hari Singh because........................ 

A3. Find out the examples of code-mixing from the above extract and write them. 

A4. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. 
1. It was a simple matter to steal. (Make is negative and rewrite it.)
2.I should go back to Anil. (Find out the model Auxiliary and state it's function)
 
A5. What would you have done if you were at the place of Anil? Why? 


Expected Answers of the activities. 
A                 B
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1) Greedy man ➡️       a) Fear
2) Rich man ➡️          b) Anger 
3) Poor man ➡️         c) Acceptance 
4) Anil ➡️                  d) Sadness 

 A2. Give the reasons for the following statements. 
1. Hari Singh did not stop near the tickets counter because........................... 
2. Hari Singh came back to Anil because........................... 
3. Hari Singh does not have friends because......................... 
4. Anil would be disappointed after knowing that he was robbed by Hari Singh because........................ 

A3. Find out the examples of code-mixing from the above extract and write them. 

A4. Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. 
1. It was a simple matter to steal. (Make is negative and rewrite it.)
2.I should go back to Anil. (Find out the model Auxiliary and state it's function)
 
A5. What would you have done if you were at the place of Anil? Why? 



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