C10ECH4By examsbird@gmail.com / 07/01/2026 WELCOME TO EXAMS BIRDID: C10ECH4ЁЯОУ CLASS: 10thЁЯУЪ SUBJECT: EnglishЁЯУЦ TOPIC: A Question of TrustтЭУ QUES: 50тП▒ TIME: UnlimitedтЦ╢ START TESTтП▒ UnlimitedтЧП LIVESTUDENT DETAILSNAME *DISTRICT *SCHOOL *EMAILMOBILEQ1. Who is the author of the story "A Question of Trust"? (A) Ruskin Bond (B) James Herriot (C) Victor Canning (D) Robert ArthurQ2. How old was Horace Danby? (A) About forty (B) About fifty (C) About sixty (D) About thirtyQ3. What was Horace Danby's profession? (A) A writer (B) A doctor (C) A lock maker (D) A librarianQ4. Who lived with Horace Danby? (A) His wife (B) His parents (C) A housekeeper (D) A friendQ5. What health issue did Horace suffer from? (A) Asthma (B) Diabetes (C) Hay fever (D) MigraineQ6. What was Horace Danby's hobby? (A) Collecting stamps (B) Collecting rare and expensive books (C) Gardening (D) PaintingQ7. How did Horace fund his hobby? (A) By working hard (B) By borrowing money (C) By robbing a safe every year (D) By gamblingQ8. How many helpers did Horace have in his business? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) NoneQ9. Where had Horace served his first and only sentence? (A) A prison hospital (B) A prison library (C) A prison kitchen (D) A prison gardenQ10. What was the name of the house Horace planned to rob this year? (A) Shotover Grange (B) Manor House (C) Westbury Grange (D) Burton HouseQ11. Where was the family of Shotover Grange at the time of the robbery? (A) In Paris (B) In London (C) In New York (D) On vacationQ12. Where had the two servants gone on the afternoon of the robbery? (A) To the market (B) To the park (C) To the movies (D) To a partyQ13. How many jewels were estimated to be in the safe at Shotover Grange? (A) 5000 pounds (B) 10000 pounds (C) 15000 pounds (D) 20000 poundsQ14. How much money did Horace expect to get from selling the jewels? (A) 5000 pounds (B) 8000 pounds (C) 15000 pounds (D) 3000 poundsQ15. Where was the key to the kitchen door kept? (A) Under the mat (B) In a flower pot (C) On a hook outside (D) Inside the mailboxQ16. What was the name of the dog at Shotover Grange? (A) Buster (B) Sherry (C) Caesar (D) TigerQ17. According to Horace, what is the secret to keeping dogs quiet? (A) Giving them food (B) Beating them (C) Calling them by their right name (D) Ignoring themQ18. Where was the safe located in the drawing room? (A) Behind a curtain (B) Behind a painting (C) Inside a cupboard (D) Under the carpetQ19. What caused Horace to sneeze in the drawing room? (A) Dust (B) A cat (C) A bowl of flowers (D) The smell of paintQ20. What did Horace put down to handle the flowers? (A) His bag (B) His tools (C) His gloves (D) His coatQ21. How long did Horace have to open the safe? (A) One hour (B) Two hours (C) Four hours (D) Thirty minutesQ22. Who interrupted Horace while he was in the drawing room? (A) The police (B) A servant (C) A young lady (D) The ownerQ23. How was the young lady dressed? (A) In a black dress (B) In a red dress (C) In a blue suit (D) In a white gownQ24. What did the young lady pretend to be? (A) A neighbor (B) The housekeeper (C) The lady of the house (owner's wife) (D) A police officerQ25. What did the lady say she would do if Horace didn't do what she wanted? (A) Shoot him (B) Call the police (C) Scream (D) Let the dog bite himQ26. What did the lady pick up from the table? (A) A telephone (B) A silver box (C) A vase (D) A bookQ27. Why did the lady pick up the silver box? (A) To hit Horace (B) To get a cigarette (C) To check for dust (D) To hide itQ28. What did Horace do to please the lady when she took a cigarette? (A) He ran away (B) He lit her cigarette (C) He gave her the jewels (D) He apologizedQ29. What was Horace's mistake when lighting the cigarette? (A) He dropped the lighter (B) He took off his gloves (C) He sneezed (D) He burned herQ30. Why did the lady say she needed the jewels? (A) To sell them (B) To wear them to a party that night (C) To clean them (D) To insure themQ31. What was the problem the lady claimed to have with the safe? (A) The lock was broken (B) She had forgotten the numbers (combination) (C) She lost the key (D) It was jammedQ32. Did Horace break the safe open? (A) Yes, with explosives (B) No, he opened it using his tools (C) No, he guessed the code (D) No, he couldn't open itQ33. What did Horace do with the jewels? (A) He kept them (B) He gave them to the lady (C) He hid them in the garden (D) He threw them awayQ34. How many days did Horace keep his promise to the lady not to steal? (A) One week (B) Two days (C) Five days (D) One monthQ35. When was Horace arrested? (A) The same night (B) The next morning (C) By noon of the third day (D) After a weekQ36. What evidence led the police to Horace? (A) An eyewitness (B) His fingerprints (C) His tools left behind (D) The stolen jewels found on himQ37. Who was the real lady of the house? (A) The young woman in red (B) A gray-haired woman of sixty (C) The housekeeper (D) A woman in LondonQ38. What did the real lady say about Horace's story? (A) It was true (B) It was nonsense (C) She didn't comment (D) She was confusedQ39. Who was the young lady in red actually? (A) A relative (B) Another thief (C) A ghost (D) An actressQ40. Where is Horace Danby now? (A) In London (B) At Shotover Grange (C) In prison (D) At homeQ41. What phrase makes Horace angry? (A) "Honour among thieves" (B) "A question of trust" (C) "Safe cracker" (D) "Good citizen"Q42. What month is mentioned at the beginning of the story? (A) June (B) July (C) August (D) SeptemberQ43. How long had Horace studied the house? (A) One week (B) Two weeks (C) One month (D) Six monthsQ44. Horace was described as "good and respectable - but not completely ______". (A) Happy (B) Honest (C) Healthy (D) RichQ45. How many books did Horace intend to buy with the proceeds? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) FourQ46. What advice did the voice give Horace for his hay fever? (A) See a doctor (B) Find out which plant causes it (C) Wear a mask (D) Stop robbingQ47. What did Horace threaten to do to the telephone? (A) Smash it (B) Cut its wires (C) Hide it (D) Unplug itQ48. Why did the dog not bark at the intruder (the lady)? (A) It was asleep (B) She fed it (C) She was the owner (D) It knew her (or she acted like it)Q49. Did Horace wear gloves initially? (A) Yes (B) No (C) Sometimes (D) Only oneQ50. Why did the lady trick Horace? 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