WorksheetsThe Lost Child
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What did the lost child say when a man asked him, “Whose baby are you ?”
The child said, “I want my father, I want my mother.”
The child said, “I want to go home.”
The child said, “I live in a village.”
The child said, “I am feeling hungry.
At what point in the fair did the child lose his parents?
At the sweetmeat-shop.
At the flower-shop.
At the balloon-sellers.
At the roundabout
The child wanted to have balloons yet he walked on. Why?
He knew his parents would never buy him the balloo
He knew his parents would say he was too old to play with such toys.
Both A and B above.
Neither A nor B.
What did the child want to have at the flower shop?
A garland of roses.
A garland of violets.
A garland of gulmohur.
A garland of lilies.
What did the child say as they passed by sweetmeat-shop?
He said, ‘I want that burfi.’
He said, ‘I want that jalebi.’
He said, ‘I want that rasagulla.’
He said, ‘I want that gulab jamun
What shop was there at the entrance of the fair?
A toy shop.
A balloon shop.
A- sweetmeat-shop.
A flower shop
What does the story show?
working of a fair
working of a village
village people are good
working of a child’s mind
What did the parents do when they reached a shady grove?
They collected some flowers for the child.
They lay down to rest for some time.
They sat down on the edge of a well.
They listened to the cooing of doves.
Who said to the child, “Come, child, come, come on to the footpath.”?
The father.
The mother
Both the father and the mother.
Neither the father nor the mother.
How did the generous man try to calm down the child?
showing him different toys
taking him to rides
talking to him and diverting his attention
All
What did the parents say when the child lagged behind?
Come, child, come.’
Come, or you’ll be lost.’
Come, have these toys.’
‘Come, we’re getting late.’
Why did the child lag behind his parents?
because of the stops he took to look closely at his favourite things
because he was walking slow
because he was crying
All
Why were the parents holding the hand of their child?
to protect him from the crowd
because of their fears
to help him
None
When did the child realize that he had lost his way?
while running
while eating icecream
when he turned to take permission from his parents to take a ride on a roundabout
none
List the things that the generous man did after picking up the child?
asked his name
consoled & offered many attractive things
asked his parents’ names
All
