Question

SEEN (Prose + Poetry)
1. Read the passage and answer the following questions :-
One moonlit night we were returning from a festival. The road was long and foggy. I was riding on the vi
chowkidar's shoulders. Suddenly
, Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail. Everyone in our party was surprised. We halted. En
revealed that Bhola Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival. He had tightly held on to the two fingers of the bo
did not realize when those fingers slipped out. Bhola Grandpa was continuing as before. Then someone asked Bhola Gra
what he was gripping. He remembered his grandson and let out a loud wail.
My father chose two sharp-eyed men from our party to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival. The grar
was found before long. He had taken a usy shelter under a cow's belly.
A. Tick [Vthe correct answer :-
i) The narrator was riding on -
a) a horse , b) a camel O. c) a bicycle , d) the chowkidar's shoulders
ii) Bhola Grandpa was -
a) laughing , b) taunting
c) mourning I d) drawing a picture .
,
B. Write T for true and F for false statement :-
i) Bhola Grandpa had tightly held on to the two fingers of his grandson.
ii) The boy was found before a sweetmeat stall.
C. Answer the following questions :-
i) From where was the party returning ?
ii) Why was everyone on the party surprised ?
iii) Where was the grandson of Bhola Grandpa found ?​

Answer 1

A.i) d) the chowkidar's shoulders

ii) c) mourning

B.i) True

ii) False

C.i) They were returning from a festival

ii) They got surprised after hearing Bhola Grandpa's loud wail

iii) He was found under a cow's belly