*3. Iswaran the Story Teller (R.K. Laxman)*
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. Who is the writer of the story ‘
Iswaran the Story Teller?*
Ans. R.K. Laxman
*2. Whom does Mahendra narrate the story of
Iswaran?*
Ans. Ganesh
*3. Which kind of books did Iswaran read?*
Ans. Popular Tamil Thrillers
*4. What was the name of the storyteller?*
Ans. Iswaran
*5. What was Mahendra in a firm?*
Ans. A junior supervisor
*6. Which types of construction site did
the firm offer?*
Ans. Factories, bridges and dams
*7. What had one asset to Mahendra?*
Ans. His cook
*8. What task did Iswaran perform for
Mahendra?*
Ans. Cooking, washing his clothes and chatting
*9. What type of story did Iswaran tell
Mahendra one day?*
Ans. The story of a mad tusker
*10. How was the mad elephant breaking the walls?*
Ans. Like matchsticks
*3. Iswaran the Story Teller (R.K. Laxman)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. Who was Mahendra? What did he do?*
Ans. Mahendra was a junior supervisor in a firm. He supervisors at construction site like factories, bridges, dam etc. His work was to keep an eye on all the workers at the site.
*2. In what way is Iswaran an asset to
Mahendra?*
Ans. Iswaran is an asset to Mahendra because he follows him wherever he is posted. He cooks for Mahendra, washes his clothes and chats with him. He tells hims endless stories at night on various subjects.
*3. Describe Iswaran’s ‘amazing
capacity to produce vegetables, etc.’*
Ans. Iswaran was Mahendera's cook and a master storyteller. He cooked and washed his clothes. He had amazing capacity to produce vegetables. He had always the things ready, in the desert also, where there was no shop at all.
*4. Which kind of stories did Iswaran
narrate to Mahendra?*
Ans. Iswaran was a good storyteller. He was fond of reading Tamil books on thrill and mystery. He tells various endless stories to Mahendra. His stories were full of suspense, horror and adventures.
*5. What did Mahendra see on a
full-moon night? What was its effect on him?*
Ans. Mahendra did not have belief in ghosts or spirits. But on one full moon night, he woke up from his sleep by a low moaning voice. He was very curious to know what the sound was. He got frightened and went back to sleep again.
*6. Describe Iswaran’s daily routine
after Mahendra left for work.*
Ans. When Mahendra left for work. Iswaran would clean the shed and wash the clothes. Then he would have a bath. After taking lunch he read for a while and then slept for some time.
Long Answer
*1.
Give a brief character-sketch of Iswaran.*
Ans. Iswaran was Mahendera's cook and a master storyteller. When Mahendra left for work. Iswaran would clean the shed and wash the clothes. He was fond of reading Tamil books on thrill and mystery. He tells various endless stories to Mahendra at night. His stories were full of suspense, horror and adventures. He had also an amazing capacity to produce vegetables. He had always the things ready, in the desert also, where there was no shop at all. After taking lunch he read for a while and then slept for some time. Really he is an asset to Mahendra.