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1. 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.

2. 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

3. The child wanted to have balloons yet he walked on. Why?
He knew his parents would never buy him the balloons.
He knew his parents would say he was too old to play with such toys.
Both A and B above.
Neither A nor B.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. What shop was there at the entrance of the fair?
A toy shop.
A balloon shop
A- sweetmeat-shop.
A flower shop

7. What did the child start doing when a shower of young flowers fell on him?
He started collecting the flowers from the ground.
He started gathering the raining petals in his hands.
He started dancing with joy.
He started climbing up the flowering tree

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. How did the flowering mustard-field look?
White like silver.
Red like a rose
Pale like melting gold.
Lovely like a rainbow.

11. What did the father do when the child said, “I want that toy.”?
He at once bought the toy for the child.
He said, “Look, child, what is before you.
He looked at the child red-eyed.
He began to beat the child.

12. 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.’

13. Who was the little boy going with?
With his father
With his mother.
With his father and mother.
None of the above

14. How were the people dressed for the festival?
Shabbily.
Daily
Carelessly
Scantily

15. Why did the child say “No” to all the things he was earlier crying for?
lost interest
his interest was changed
because being with parents was more important
none

16. What does the child’s refusal to all the attractive things show towards the end?
child lost his interest
child’s obstinacy
bond of love between child and parents is above everything.
None

17. Why were the parents holding the hand of their child?
to protect him from the crowd
because of their fears
to help him
None of these

18. What is the theme of the story?
Close bonding between parents and children
village people are good
we must go to village fairs
None

19. What does the story show?
working of a fair
working of a village
village people are good
working of a child’s mind

20. 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 of the mentioned

21. What did the child realize?
The fair was charming
the toys were attractive
that parents are the most valuable asset
None of the mentioned

22. What did the child do when he realized that he had lost his way?
cried and ran here and there
felt happy
reported to the office
none

23. What did the child want to eat at the fair?
Burfi
pastry
ladoo
jalebi

24. 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 of the mentioned