Q1. What time did the toy shop open?
A. 8 a.m.
B. 9 a.m.
C. 10 a.m.
D. 11 a.m.
Q2. What toy did the little boy ask his mother to buy?
A. A toy elephant
B. A talking doll
C. The Vande Bharat toy train
D. A spinning top
Q3. Which game did the girl choose from the toy shop?
A. Chess
B. Snakes and Ladders
C. Ludo
D. Carrom
Q4. Who bought the toy aeroplane?
A. The first girl
B. The boy with the red cap
C. One of the two girls who came in last
D. The woman's son
Q5. What toy did the boy with the red cap want?
A. A spinning top
B. A dancing doll
C. A toy elephant
D. Marbles
Q6. What did the boy in the blue shirt want?
A. The toy train
B. The spinning top
C. The cute dancing dolls
D. Marbles
Q7. What did the girl with long hair like?
A. The toy aeroplane
B. The toy elephant
C. The spinning top
D. The talking doll
Q8. What was the toy kitten the first to notice?
A. Boys entering
B. Two girls coming towards the shop
C. The shop opening
D. The lights turning on
Q9. What toy was bought by one of the two girls in the last pair?
A. The toy elephant
B. The toy aeroplane
C. Marbles
D. The toy phone
Q10. What was the holiday mentioned at the start of the story?
A. A weekend
B. A local market day
C. A holiday on which the market was full of people
D. A school holiday
Q11. Why were all the toys waiting eagerly in the shop?
A. They wanted to play
B. They were hoping someone would buy them
C. They were bored
D. They wanted to leave the shop
Q12. What does 'Ohhhh, sighed the toys together' show?
A. The toys were happy
B. The toys were disappointed when the girl chose Snakes and Ladders instead of them
C. The toys were sleepy
D. The toys were surprised
Q13. What did the talking doll hope?
A. To be put in a window display
B. To be picked up by the woman
C. To be taken by the girl with long hair
D. To be the last toy sold
Q14. What does the toy elephant's thought show?
A. It didn't care
B. It also had hopes and feelings like the other toys
C. It only liked children
D. It preferred not to be bought
Q15. Why did the aeroplane say 'Zooooooooooom'?
A. It was flying
B. It was confidently expressing its excitement to be chosen
C. It was broken
D. It was playing a game
Q16. What does 'There was excitement in the shop among the toys' suggest?
A. The shop was noisy
B. The toys were anticipating that someone might choose them
C. The children were running around
D. The shopkeeper was dancing
Q17. What was the shopkeeper's greeting?
A. Hello
B. Namaste! How may I help you?
C. Welcome to our shop
D. Good morning
Q18. What does the group of children entering at the end show?
A. A new crowd to buy toys
B. The shop was popular and many children came to buy toys
C. The children were lost
D. The children were visiting their parents
Q19. What types of toys are mentioned in the story?
A. Only board games
B. Wooden toys, soft toys, board games, bats and balls and more
C. Only electronic toys
D. Only dolls and trains
Q20. What did each child in the group of children do at the end?
A. They shared one toy
B. Each child bought a different toy based on what they liked
C. They all bought the same toy
D. They left without buying
Q21. What is unusual or creative about the way the story is told?
A. It is told from the shopkeeper's view
B. The story is told from the perspective of the toys who have feelings and hopes
C. It is told by an adult customer
D. It is narrated by children
Q22. What does the story suggest about each toy's personality?
A. All toys are the same
B. Each toy has a unique personality — the aeroplane is confident, the doll is hopeful
C. Toys don't have feelings
D. Toys only react to being touched
Q23. What does the variety of toys in the shop tell us?
A. Toys are expensive
B. A toy shop offers a range of options for different children's interests
C. The shop only sells educational toys
D. Toys are only for young children
Q24. What does the fact that different children chose different toys show?
A. Children have no preferences
B. Children have individual interests and preferences in play
C. All children like trains
D. Girls only like dolls
Q25. What does 'They left the shop cheerfully' tell us about the children who bought toys?
A. They were running away
B. They were happy with their purchases
C. They were in a hurry
D. They forgot to pay
Q26. What do the two girls who passed by looking through the window suggest?
A. They were not allowed in
B. Not every visitor to the toy shop buys something
C. They were afraid
D. They had already bought toys
Q27. How do the toy's dialogues ('I think they may like to play with me') add to the story?
A. They make it confusing
B. They give the toys personality and create humour by imagining toys having wishes
C. They are unnecessary
D. They are scary
Q28. What does the toy phone's sound 'Trin Trin' represent?
A. A broken toy
B. A playful, personality-driven sound showing the toy is eager to be chosen
C. A real phone ringing
D. Background noise
Q29. Which toys are mentioned by name in the story?
A. Talking doll
B. Toy elephant
C. Vande Bharat toy train
D. Spinning top
✓ Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Q30. Which children visited the toy shop in the story?
A. A girl and a little boy with their father
B. A woman and her son
C. Two girls (who only looked through the window)
D. A group of children
Q31. What is the central literary technique used in 'Talking Toys'?
A. Simile
B. Personification — giving human feelings and voices to the toys
C. Alliteration
D. Flashback
Q32. What does the story suggest about the relationship between a toy and a child?
A. Toys are just objects
B. A toy finds its purpose and 'happiness' when a child chooses it
C. Toys prefer to stay in the shop
D. Children don't care which toy they choose
Q33. Why is the title 'Talking Toys' appropriate for this story?
A. The toys speak to customers
B. The story gives the toys inner voices that express their feelings and desires
C. All toys in real life can talk
D. The shopkeeper is called Talking Toys
Q34. What can we infer about the child who chose the Vande Bharat toy train?
A. He was following his mother's advice
B. He had a specific interest in trains and knew exactly what he wanted
C. He had never seen a train
D. He was the youngest child in the story
Q35. What broader insight does the story give about consumer choice?
A. People always buy expensive things
B. Different people are attracted to different things based on their personal interests and experiences
C. All children want the same toys
D. Toy shops should sell fewer types of toys
Q36. Which toys hoped to be chosen by the customers?
A. The talking doll
B. The toy elephant
C. The toy aeroplane
D. The toy phone
✓ Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Q37. What does the variety of toys bought by different children in the story show?
A. Board games are popular
B. Children have different interests and personalities
C. Trains are the most popular toy
D. Toys connect with the child's individual nature
Q38. Which events lead to a toy being chosen in the story?
A. Children enter the shop
B. Children look at the toys
C. Children point to or express interest in a specific toy
D. The parent approves the purchase
✓ Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Q39. What themes does the story 'Talking Toys' explore?
A. Hope and anticipation
B. Individual preferences
C. Competition among toys
D. The joy of finding what you love
Q40. Which details in the story show the toy shop was busy on the holiday?
A. The local market was full of people
B. The toy shop opened at 9 a.m.
C. Multiple groups of customers visited throughout the story
D. Different toys were bought by different children