CLASS 9
THE LOST CHILD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Garland of Gulmohar
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Balloons
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Toy Car
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Books and Notebooks
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Sweets
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The boy wants toys, sweetmeat (burfi), a garland and balloons. He also wants to hear the snake charmer’s music and take a ride on the roundabout. However, he moves on without waiting for an answer because he knows that his parents will refuse by offering some reason or the other.
Detailed explanation-2: -The child stared open-eyed and his mouth watered for the burfi that was his favourite sweet. “I want that burfi, ” he slowly murmured. But he half knew as he begged that his plea would not be heeded because his parents would say he was greedy. So without waiting for an answer he moved on.
Detailed explanation-3: -He asked him how he got there and where his parents were. But, the child wept more bitterly and cried for his parents.
Detailed explanation-4: -The child wants many things in the fair. He wants to have toys, different sweets, garland, balloons of different colours and has a keen desire to enjoy the roundabout. He moves on without waiting for an answer because whenever he stops to see things, his parents gave him a cautionary call, “come, child, come!”
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the child’s reaction to seeing the sweets-seller? Ans. The child saw a man selling sweets. He was crying.