CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LOST CHILD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did grandfather buy the monkey?
A
to have a companion
B
to help him
C
to add to the collection of animals in zoo at his home
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Toto was owned by a tonga-driver who used to keep him tied to a feeding-trough. Grandfather felt that the monkey was out of place there. So, he decided to add the little monkey to his private zoo. He bought Toto from the tonga-driver for five rupees.

Detailed explanation-2: -GRANDFATHER bought Toto from a tonga-driver for the sum of five rupees. The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough, and the monkey looked so out of place there that Grandfather decided he would add the little fellow to his private zoo.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tonga-driver used to keep it tied to a feeding trough where the monkey looked highly out of place, so he decided to buy him to add to his private zoo.

Detailed explanation-4: -Grandfather was unsuccessful in explaining to the ticket collector that Toto was a monkey and not a dog. He insisted that Toto was not even an animal with four feet. But the ticket collector was firm that Toto fell in the category of dogs. Grandfather had to pay 3 rupees for Toto’s ticket.

Detailed explanation-5: -What were the other animals stayed with the monkey in the grandfather’s zoo? There was a tortoise, a pair of rabbits, a squirrel and a writer’s pet goat stayed with the monkey in the grandfather’s zoo.

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