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The Lost Child

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the lost child say when a man asked him, “Whose baby are you ?”

a)

The child said, “I want my father, I want my mother.”

b)

The child said, “I want to go home.”

c)

The child said, “I live in a village.”

d)

The child said, “I am feeling hungry.

2.

At what point in the fair did the child lose his parents?

a)

At the sweetmeat-shop.

b)

At the flower-shop.

c)

At the balloon-sellers.

d)

At the roundabout

3.

The child wanted to have balloons yet he walked on. Why?

a)

He knew his parents would never buy him the balloo

b)

He knew his parents would say he was too old to play with such toys.

c)

Both A and B above.

d)

Neither A nor B.

4.

What did the child want to have at the flower shop?

a)

A garland of roses.

b)

A garland of violets.

c)

A garland of gulmohur.

d)

A garland of lilies.

5.

What did the child say as they passed by sweetmeat-shop?

a)

He said, ‘I want that burfi.’

b)

He said, ‘I want that jalebi.’

c)

He said, ‘I want that rasagulla.’

d)

He said, ‘I want that gulab jamun

6.

What shop was there at the entrance of the fair?

a)

A toy shop.

b)

A balloon shop.

c)

A- sweetmeat-shop.

d)

A flower shop

7.

What does the story show?

a)

working of a fair

b)

working of a village

c)

village people are good

d)

working of a child’s mind

8.

What did the parents do when they reached a shady grove?

a)

They collected some flowers for the child.

b)

They lay down to rest for some time.

c)

They sat down on the edge of a well.

d)

They listened to the cooing of doves.

9.

Who said to the child, “Come, child, come, come on to the footpath.”?

a)

The father.

b)

The mother

c)

Both the father and the mother.

d)

Neither the father nor the mother.

10.

How did the generous man try to calm down the child?

a)

showing him different toys

b)

taking him to rides

c)

talking to him and diverting his attention

d)

All

11.

What did the parents say when the child lagged behind?

a)

Come, child, come.’

b)

Come, or you’ll be lost.’

c)

Come, have these toys.’

d)

‘Come, we’re getting late.’

12.

Why did the child lag behind his parents?

a)

because of the stops he took to look closely at his favourite things

b)

because he was walking slow

c)

because he was crying

d)

All

13.

Why were the parents holding the hand of their child?

a)

to protect him from the crowd

b)

because of their fears

c)

to help him

d)

None

14.

When did the child realize that he had lost his way?

a)

while running

b)

while eating icecream

c)

when he turned to take permission from his parents to take a ride on a roundabout

d)

none

15.

List the things that the generous man did after picking up the child?

a)

asked his name

b)

consoled & offered many attractive things

c)

asked his parents’ names

d)

All