CHAPTER:1 the LOST CHILD the Lost Child Is the Story of a Small Child Who Gets Lost in a Fair
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CHAPTER:1 THE LOST CHILD The Lost Child is the story of a small child who gets lost in a fair. He had gone with his parents to the fair but loses them when he gets engrossed in looking at a roundabout swing. The story highlights the bond of love and affection that the child shares with his parents. Before losing them he had been demanding different things like sweets, balloons, flowers, swings, etc. Once he loses them, he is picked up by a stranger. The stranger tries to quieten the child by offering him all these things that he had demanded from his parents but the child does not want them any more. He wants his parents first. Objective type questions. Q.1 Where was the thickest crowd in the fair? (a) near the temple (b) near the roundabout (c) near the sweet shop (d) near the snake charmer Q.2 For what the boy made a bold request. (a) buying balloon (b) buying flutes (c) going on the roundabout (d) buying a garland of gulmohur Q.3 What was the child's favourite sweet? (a) gulab jamun (b) rasgulla (c) jalebi (d) barfi Q.4 They passed through a field full of ___________ flowers. (a) Lily (b) mustard (c) rose (d) marigold Q.5 Who else was with the boy when he was going to the fair . (a) his class teacher (b) his friends (c) his parents (d) his brothers Q.6 The snake was _________ onto the flute. Q.7 A man lifted the child in his arms. (TRUE/FALSE) Answer the questions in 30-40 words: Q.8 Where did the child go with his parents? Q.9 What did the man do to make the child happy? Q.10 How did the mother distract the child's mind from the toy seller? Q.11 What did the child see at the sweetmeat shop? Q.12 Why couldn't the child get a garland of flowers for himself? Answer the question in 80 -100 words. Q.13 What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does hi lag behind? **** .