The man who knew too much

It is a good story of a person. it is in a book of class 9th. By- Alexander Baron (The man who knew too much).

1. By: Alexander Baron THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

2. A lexander Baron   (4 December 1917  – 6 December 1999) was a British author and screenwriter. He is best known for his highly acclaimed novel about D-Day entitled   From the City from the Plough   (1948) and his London novel   The Lowlife   (1963). His father was Barnet Bernstein, a Polish-Jewish immigrant to Britain who settled in the   East End of   London   in 1908 and later worked as a furrier. Alexander Baron was born in   Maidenhead   and raised in the   Hackney   district of London. He attended   Hackney Downs School. During the 1930s, with his school friend   Ted Willis, Baron was a leading activist and organizer of the Labour League of Youth (at that time aligned with the   Communist Party), campaigning against the   fascists   in the streets of the   East End. Baron became increasingly disillusioned with far left politics as he spoke to   International Brigade   fighters returning from the   Spanish Civil War, and finally broke with the communists after the   Hitler – Stalin Pact   of August 1939 . Alexander Baron

3. The story is about a man named P rivate Q uelch who likes to show off his knowledge . The narrator and his friends also gave him nickname ‘ Professor ' due his lanky body and bespectacled looks . Although P rivate Q uelch meant to acquire a stripe and to get commission. He works hard for his ambition but due to his habit of interrupting seniors and showing off his knowledge he was nominated for permanent cookhouse duties by Corporal Turnbull . Corporal T urnbull, a young and smart soldier who had returned from D unkirk, was a man not to be trifled with . The narrator and his fellow soldiers told each other that they could hammer nails into him without him noticing. There are also many incidents in the story, when Private Q uelch outshone his fellow soldiers(including the narrator ) on aircraft recognition , when professor interrupted the Sergeant and he started asking questions to Professor in hope of revenge . The story ends with a light note on P rivate Q uelch lecturing his fellow soldiers on how to cut potato without its vitamin values being wasted. Summary

4. 1.Where did the writer meet private Quelch? a) Bus Stand b) Market c) Training depot d) House 2. Who was Private Quelch? a) Writer b) Professor c) Sergeant d) Officer Mcq questions

5. 3. What was their first lesson in camp ? a) About hand grenade b) About service rifle c) How to use a weapon d) How to use hand grenade 4. In which shape did they stand first? a) Triangle b) Square b) Circle d) Rectangle

6. 5. What is the speed of riffle as told by the sergeant? a) 3000 ft/sec b) 2500 ft/sec b) 3500 ft/sec d) 2000 ft/sec 6. What is the original speed of the rifle? a) 2440 ft/sec b) 3360 ft/sec c) 4440 ft/sec d) 5340 ft/sec

7. 7. Who questioned the professor that , “You had any training before ”? a) Ordinary Officer b) Sergeant c) His Friend d) Writer 8. Who is known as ‘Ordinary Officer’? a) Officer of the day b) Sergeant c) Best Officer d) None of these

8. 9. Who announced the name of the plane ? a) Ordinary Officer b) Professor b) Both a and b d) None of these 10. How did the Professor identify the plane ? a) By watching it b) High tip speed of the airscrew c) Both a and b d) None of these

9. 11. When did the turning point come in the Professor’s life? a) Summer afternoon b) Morning c) Evening d) None of these 12. What is the position below the Sergeant rank? a) Officer b) Doctor c) Corporal Officer d) None of these

10. 13. Corporal was taking a lesson on ? a) Machine gun b) Rifle c) Short gun d) Hand grenade 14. How many parts are there in a hand grenade? a ) 35 b) 44 c) 40 d) 30

11. 15. Whom did the officer nominate for permanent cook house duties ? a) Sergeant b) Professor c) Corporal Officer d) None of these

12. Answers 1 . (c) Training depot 2 . (b) Professor 3 . (b) About service rifle 4. (c) Circle 5 . (d) 2,000feet/sec 6 . (a) 2,440feet/sec 7 . (b) Sergeant 8. (a) Officer of the day 9 . (b) Professor 10 . (b)High tip speed of the airscrew 11. (a) Summer afternoon 12. (c) Corporal Officer 13. (d) Hand grenade 14. (b) 44 15. (b) Professor

13. EDITTED BY: Manish Kumar Mondal IX-B KV Sector-31 Chandigarh