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Class 9 English - The Lost Child - MERIT YARD

1 / 40Who is the author of the story 'The Lost Child'?

A) Mulk Raj Anand

B) Ruskin Bond

C) Isaac Asimov

D) Robert Frost

2 / 40Where was the child going with his parents?

A) To a school

B) To a spring fair (mela)

C) To a cinema

D) To his grandmother's house

3 / 40What was the first thing that attracted the child in the fair?

A) Sweets

B) Balloons

C) Toys in the shops

D) A swing

4 / 40What did the father do when the child asked for toys?

A) Looked at him red-eyed (with anger)

B) Bought him many toys

C) Ignored him

D) Started crying

5 / 40What was the child's favorite sweet?

A) Burfi

B) Jalebi

C) Gulab Jamun

D) Rasgulla

6 / 40Why did the child not wait for an answer after asking for Burfi?

A) He changed his mind

B) He knew his parents would say he was greedy

C) He had no money

D) The shop was closed

7 / 40What flower garland did the child want?

A) Rose

B) Gulmohur

C) Marigold

D) Jasmine

8 / 40How did the balloons look to the child?

A) Boring

B) Like a rainbow glory of colors

C) Scary

D) Small

9 / 40What was the snake charmer playing?

A) Guitar

B) A flute (been)

C) Drum

D) Sitar

10 / 40Where did the child get lost?

A) At the toy shop

B) Near the roundabout (swing)

C) At the entrance

D) At the sweet shop

11 / 40When the child realized his parents were not there, what did he do?

A) He started playing

B) A deep cry rose within his throat and he ran wildly

C) He went back home

D) He bought a toy

12 / 40What happened to the child's turban when he ran?

A) It was stolen

B) It came untied

C) It flew away

D) It turned red

13 / 40What happened to the child's clothes?

A) They were new

B) They became muddy

C) They were torn

D) He changed them

14 / 40Who picked up the child when he was about to be trampled?

A) His father

B) A kind man in the crowd

C) The snake charmer

D) A policeman

15 / 40What did the man offer to buy for the child to quieten him?

A) Everything he wanted before

B) Only toys

C) Only sweets

D) Balloons, flowers and sweets

16 / 40Did the child accept any of the man's offers?

A) Yes, all of them

B) No, he only wanted his parents

C) He only took the Burfi

D) He took the balloons

17 / 40What was the child's repetitive cry after getting lost?

A) "I want toys"

B) "I want my mother, I want my father"

C) "Take me home"

D) "Give me sweets"

18 / 40The child was fascinated by the ______ in the fields on his way.

A) Cows

B) Dragonflies and butterflies

C) Lions

D) Cars

19 / 40What did the mother ask the child to look at to distract him?

A) The sky

B) The flowering mustard field

C) The toys

D) The people

20 / 40The story shows that for a child, the most important thing is ______.

A) Toys

B) Parents

C) Sweets

D) Money

21 / 40Mulk Raj Anand is a famous ______ writer.

A) Indian

B) American

C) British

D) Russian

22 / 40The fair was held during which season?

A) Winter

B) Spring

C) Summer

D) Autumn

23 / 40People were coming out from the ______ lanes.

A) Wide

B) Narrow (wintry shades of narrow lanes)

C) Dark

D) Empty

24 / 40What fell on the child in the grove (jhurmut)?

A) Rain

B) A shower of young flowers

C) Leaves

D) Fruit

25 / 40What did the child try to catch in the field?

A) A bird

B) A dragon-fly

C) A ball

D) A snake

26 / 40The sweets were decorated with leaves of ______ and gold.

A) Copper

B) Silver

C) Paper

D) Plastic

27 / 40The child's mouth ______ for the Burfi.

A) Smiled

B) Watered

C) Closed

D) Shouted

28 / 40The child turned his nose away from the ______ of the flowers.

A) Sight

B) Fragrance (smell)

C) Color

D) Thorns

29 / 40The man tried to ______ the child.

A) Scold

B) Soothe (comfort)

C) Beat

D) Rob

30 / 40The child saw a ______ of people heading towards the fair.

A) Small group

B) Huge crowd

C) Parade

D) Empty road

31 / 40What did the child do when he heard the dove cooing?

A) He ran away

B) He dropped the petals and ran towards parents

C) He started singing

D) He fell down

32 / 40What was the father's nature according to the child?

A) Very kind

B) Tyrant (strict)

C) Funny

D) Emotional

33 / 40What was the mother's nature in the story?

A) Angry

B) Tender and kind

C) Strict

D) Quiet

34 / 40The child ran through the people's ______ to find his parents.

A) Hands

B) Legs

C) Heads

D) Houses

35 / 40Where did the man take the child first to distract him?

A) Sweet shop

B) Roundabout (swing)

C) Toy shop

D) Exit

36 / 40What did the child say to the snake charmer's music later?

A) He loved it

B) He shut his ears with fingers

C) He started dancing

D) He ignored it

37 / 40The mustard field looked like ______.

A) Water

B) Melting gold

C) Red carpet

D) Green forest

38 / 40What was the theme of the story?

A) Cruelty of parents

B) Deep bond between children and parents

C) Adventure in a fair

D) Importance of money

39 / 40The child's eyes were always focused on the ______ toys.

A) Broken

B) Receding

C) Ugly

D) Old

40 / 40How did the child feel before getting lost?

A) Sad

B) Happy and excited

C) Bored

D) Angry

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