Class 9 English: The Beggar Worksheet (with Answers)
A free, print-ready worksheet on The Beggar for CBSE Class 9 English, with a matching answer key. Use the sample below, or build your own with the exact mix of questions you need — no login, no ads.
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- 1. The Beggar was written by:
- (a) O. Henry
- (b) Oscar Wilde
- (c) Anton Chekhov
- (d) Ruskin Bond
- 2. The beggar in the story is named:
- (a) Sergei
- (b) Behrman
- (c) Prashant
- (d) Lushkoff
- 3. Sergei recognises Lushkoff as a:
- (a) liar
- (b) teacher
- (c) soldier
- (d) relative
- 4. Instead of money, Sergei offers Lushkoff:
- (a) food
- (b) work
- (c) shelter
- (d) advice only
- 5. Why does Sergei not give money to Lushkoff?
- 6. What work does Lushkoff do?
- 7. How does Sergei respond to Lushkoff's begging, and what does he offer instead of money?
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- 1. (c) Anton Chekhov — It is by Anton Chekhov.
- 2. (d) Lushkoff — The beggar is Lushkoff.
- 3. (a) liar — He recognises him as a liar.
- 4. (b) work — He offers him work.
- 5. Because Lushkoff is a liar begging with false stories.
- 6. Chopping wood and other odd jobs.
- 7. When Lushkoff the beggar approaches Sergei, he claims to be a poor, educated man — a former teacher — who has been driven to begging by misfortune. Sergei, however, remembers having seen this same man before, telling an entirely different hard-luck story, and so he realises that Lushkoff is a liar who begs by deceiving people. Angered by this dishonesty, Sergei scolds him sharply for lying and begging instead of working. Yet rather than simply turning him away, Sergei decides to give Lushkoff a chance to earn an honest living: he offers him work, asking him to chop wood. Although Lushkoff is weak and clearly unaccustomed to physical labour, he agrees out of shame and sets to work, though he does the job poorly. Sergei continues to provide him with various odd jobs and eventually helps him find proper employment, giving the beggar a path away from his dishonest life.
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- Does the The Beggar worksheet come with answers?
- Yes. Every worksheet has a separate answer key with the correct answers, short explanations and marks, so it is ready for marking.
- Can I choose how many questions and which types?
- Yes. Open the generator for this chapter and set how many MCQs, short, long and HOTS questions you want; totals and marks update live, and you can swap any single question.
- Which board and class is this for?
- This worksheet is aligned to CBSE Class 9 English, chapter “The Beggar”.