CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LOST CHILD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the sweetmeat seller selling?
A
Burfi
B
Gulab Jamun, Rasagulla, Burfi, Jalebi.
C
Balloons
D
Cotton Candy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A sweetmeat seller hawked, “gulab-jaman, rasagulla, burfi, jalebi, ” at the corner of the entrance and a crowd pressed round his counter at the foot of an architecture of many coloured sweets, decorated with leaves of silver and gold.

Detailed explanation-2: -Burfi was the child’s favourite sweet. So he told his parents that he wanted some burfi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The “lost child” is the family member who retreats from family dysfunction due to feeling overwhelmed. They can spend a lot of time alone, pursue singular interests, and/or struggle to establish or maintain relationships with others.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The child sees toys, flowering mustard field, dragonflies, butterflies, doves, a huge crowd of people entering the fair, sweet shops, garlands of gulmohar, rainbow-colored balloons, a snake charmer playing a flute and a roundabout swing.

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