Multiple Choice Questions
1. What festival is being celebrated in the story?
a) Diwali
b) Holi
c) Spring
d) Eid
Answer: c) Spring
2. How do the people travel to the fair?
a) Walking
b) Riding horses
c) In bullock carts
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
3. How does the child feel at the beginning of the story?
a) Sad
b) Excited and happy
c) Scared
d) Tired
Answer: b) Excited and happy
4. What does the child first ask his parents to buy?
a) Sweets
b) Toys
c) Balloons
d) A garland
Answer: b) Toys
5. What is the father’s reaction when the child asks for the toy?
a) He buys it
b) He gets angry
c) He smiles
d) He ignores him
Answer: b) He gets angry
6. What is the mother's reaction when the child asks for the toy?
a) She scolds him
b) She melts and holds his finger
c) She buys it
d) She ignores him
Answer: b) She melts and holds his finger
7. What fascinates the child as they walk through the mustard field?
a) A bird
b) Dragonflies
c) Flowers
d) Butterflies
Answer: b) Dragonflies
8. What does the child want at the sweetmeat seller's shop?
a) Gulab jamun
b) Jalebi
c) Burfi
d) Rasagulla
Answer: c) Burfi
9. Why does the child not insist on buying sweets?
a) He doesn't like sweets
b) He knows his parents will say he is greedy
c) The sweets are expensive
d) His parents are not there
Answer: b) He knows his parents will say he is greedy
10. What does the child want from the flower seller?
a) Roses
b) A garland of gulmohur
c) Jasmine flowers
d) Lilies
Answer: b) A garland of gulmohur
11. Why does the child not insist on buying a garland?
a) He doesn’t like it
b) He knows his parents will refuse
c) He doesn’t want to upset his parents
d) He runs out of money
Answer: b) He knows his parents will refuse
12. What attracts the child to the snake-charmer?
a) The snake's dance
b) The flute music
c) The crowd
d) The snake's color
Answer: b) The flute music
13. Why does the child not watch the snake-charmer?
a) He is afraid
b) He knows his parents disapprove of the music
c) He is in a hurry
d) He dislikes the snake
Answer: b) He knows his parents disapprove of the music
14. What does the child want to do at the roundabout?
a) Ride a horse
b) Buy a balloon
c) Sit and watch
d) Go for a ride
Answer: d) Go for a ride
15. What happens when the child turns to ask his parents for a ride?
a) They agree
b) They refuse
c) They are gone
d) They give him money
Answer: c) They are gone
16. How does the child react when he realizes his parents are missing?
a) He starts crying
b) He runs around looking for them
c) He screams for help
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
17. What is the first thing the child says after losing his parents?
a) "I want the toy!"
b) "Mother, Father!"
c) "Where are you?"
d) "Help me!"
Answer: b) "Mother, Father!"
18. What does the man in the crowd do when he hears the child's cry?
a) Lifts the child up
b) Ignores him
c) Calls for help
d) Scolds him
Answer: a) Lifts the child up
19. What does the man offer the child first?
a) Sweets
b) A ride on the roundabout
c) Balloons
d) A garland
Answer: b) A ride on the roundabout
20. How does the child respond to the man's offer of a ride?
a) He accepts it
b) He cries for his parents
c) He says thank you
d) He runs away
Answer: b) He cries for his parents
21. What does the man offer the child next?
a) A balloon
b) Sweets
c) Flowers
d) A toy
Answer: a) A balloon
22. Does the child accept the man's offer of a balloon?
a) Yes
b) No
Answer: b) No
23. What does the man offer after the balloon?
a) Flowers
b) A snake-charmer’s performance
c) A ride
d) Sweets
Answer: a) Flowers
24. Why does the child refuse all the man’s offers?
a) He doesn’t want them anymore
b) He is scared of the man
c) He only wants his parents
d) He is tired
Answer: c) He only wants his parents
25. Who is the author of the story?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Mulk Raj Anand
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Premchand
Answer: b) Mulk Raj Anand
26. What kind of relationship does the child share with his parents?
a) Loving
b) Indifferent
c) Strict
d) Both loving and strict
Answer: d) Both loving and strict
27. What does the child's father symbolize in the story?
a) Tyranny
b) Affection
c) Wisdom
d) Fun
Answer: a) Tyranny
28. What does the mustard field symbolize?
a) Happiness
b) Beauty of nature
c) Wealth
d) Child’s desires
Answer: b) Beauty of nature
29. What does the roundabout symbolize in the story?
a) Joy
b) Confusion
c) Escape
d) Temptation
Answer: a) Joy
30. Why does the boy get attracted to the snake-charmer’s music?
a) He loves snakes
b) He likes the music
c) It is forbidden by his parents
d) The crowd is watching
Answer: c) It is forbidden by his parents
31. What is the overall theme of the story?
a) Childhood innocence
b) Parental authority
c) Material desires
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
32. Which of these was NOT something the child wanted?
a) Sweets
b) Balloons
c) A toy
d) A book
Answer: d) A book
33. What is the most important thing to the child at the end of the story?
a) Sweets
b) Toys
c) His parents
d) The fair
Answer: c) His parents
34. How does the author portray the parents in the story?
a) Harsh but loving
b) Indifferent
c) Strict and uncaring
d) Permissive
Answer: a) Harsh but loving
35. Why does the child become disinterested in the fair attractions?
a) He gets bored
b) He loses interest after losing his parents
c) He falls asleep
d) He becomes tired
Answer: b) He loses interest after losing his parents
36. What literary technique is used to describe the mustard field?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Alliteration
Answer: a) Simile
37. What do the dragonflies in the story symbolize?
a) Innocence
b) Wealth
c) Power
d) Freedom
Answer: d) Freedom
38. What lesson does the child learn in the story?
a) Parents always know best
b) Material things cannot replace love
c) Always stay close to your parents
d) Fairs are dangerous
Answer: b) Material things cannot replace love
39. Which word best describes the child’s emotions after losing his parents?
a) Angry
b) Confused
c) Scared
d) Excited
Answer: c) Scared
40. What word is used to describe the fair?
a) Chaotic
b) Peaceful
c) Joyful
d) Quiet
Answer: a) Chaotic
41. What does the child’s mother symbolize?
a) Love and care
b) Fear
c) Indifference
d) Material wealth
Answer: a) Love and care
42. Why did the parents not buy the toys and sweets for the child?
a) They couldn’t afford them
b) They thought it was unnecessary
c) They were saving money for later
d) They didn’t notice his requests
Answer: b) They thought it was unnecessary
43. What does the child's yellow turban symbolize?
a) His innocence
b) His wealth
c) His culture
d) His youth
Answer: d) His youth
44. What does the man who helps the child symbolize?
a) Kindness
b) Authority
c) Fear
d) Distraction
Answer: a) Kindness
45. What was the child trying to catch in the mustard field?
a) A butterfly
b) Dragonflies
c) A bee
d) A bird
Answer: b) Dragonflies
46. Why didn’t the child stop to insist on any of the things he wanted?
a) He knew his parents would refuse
b) He was shy
c) He didn’t really want them
d) He was afraid of his parents
Answer: a) He knew his parents would refuse
47. What is the climax of the story?
a) The child seeing the roundabout
b) The child getting lost
c) The child playing with dragonflies
d) The child being offered sweets
Answer: b) The child getting lost
48. What mood does the fair create for the child initially?
a) Fear
b) Excitement
c) Confusion
d) Sadness
Answer: b) Excitement
49. What literary genre does the story belong to?
a) Horror
b) Adventure
c) Realism
d) Fantasy
Answer: c) Realism
50. What message does the author convey through the story?
a) Material possessions are less important than family love
b) Fairs are overwhelming for children
c) Always listen to your parents
d) Children should be obedient
Answer: a) Material possessions are less important than family love
1. What festival is being celebrated in the story?
a) Diwali
b) Holi
c) Spring
d) Eid
Answer: c) Spring
2. How do the people travel to the fair?
a) Walking
b) Riding horses
c) In bullock carts
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
3. How does the child feel at the beginning of the story?
a) Sad
b) Excited and happy
c) Scared
d) Tired
Answer: b) Excited and happy
4. What does the child first ask his parents to buy?
a) Sweets
b) Toys
c) Balloons
d) A garland
Answer: b) Toys
5. What is the father’s reaction when the child asks for the toy?
a) He buys it
b) He gets angry
c) He smiles
d) He ignores him
Answer: b) He gets angry
6. What is the mother's reaction when the child asks for the toy?
a) She scolds him
b) She melts and holds his finger
c) She buys it
d) She ignores him
Answer: b) She melts and holds his finger
7. What fascinates the child as they walk through the mustard field?
a) A bird
b) Dragonflies
c) Flowers
d) Butterflies
Answer: b) Dragonflies
8. What does the child want at the sweetmeat seller's shop?
a) Gulab jamun
b) Jalebi
c) Burfi
d) Rasagulla
Answer: c) Burfi
9. Why does the child not insist on buying sweets?
a) He doesn't like sweets
b) He knows his parents will say he is greedy
c) The sweets are expensive
d) His parents are not there
Answer: b) He knows his parents will say he is greedy
10. What does the child want from the flower seller?
a) Roses
b) A garland of gulmohur
c) Jasmine flowers
d) Lilies
Answer: b) A garland of gulmohur
11. Why does the child not insist on buying a garland?
a) He doesn’t like it
b) He knows his parents will refuse
c) He doesn’t want to upset his parents
d) He runs out of money
Answer: b) He knows his parents will refuse
12. What attracts the child to the snake-charmer?
a) The snake's dance
b) The flute music
c) The crowd
d) The snake's color
Answer: b) The flute music
13. Why does the child not watch the snake-charmer?
a) He is afraid
b) He knows his parents disapprove of the music
c) He is in a hurry
d) He dislikes the snake
Answer: b) He knows his parents disapprove of the music
14. What does the child want to do at the roundabout?
a) Ride a horse
b) Buy a balloon
c) Sit and watch
d) Go for a ride
Answer: d) Go for a ride
15. What happens when the child turns to ask his parents for a ride?
a) They agree
b) They refuse
c) They are gone
d) They give him money
Answer: c) They are gone
16. How does the child react when he realizes his parents are missing?
a) He starts crying
b) He runs around looking for them
c) He screams for help
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
17. What is the first thing the child says after losing his parents?
a) "I want the toy!"
b) "Mother, Father!"
c) "Where are you?"
d) "Help me!"
Answer: b) "Mother, Father!"
18. What does the man in the crowd do when he hears the child's cry?
a) Lifts the child up
b) Ignores him
c) Calls for help
d) Scolds him
Answer: a) Lifts the child up
19. What does the man offer the child first?
a) Sweets
b) A ride on the roundabout
c) Balloons
d) A garland
Answer: b) A ride on the roundabout
20. How does the child respond to the man's offer of a ride?
a) He accepts it
b) He cries for his parents
c) He says thank you
d) He runs away
Answer: b) He cries for his parents
21. What does the man offer the child next?
a) A balloon
b) Sweets
c) Flowers
d) A toy
Answer: a) A balloon
22. Does the child accept the man's offer of a balloon?
a) Yes
b) No
Answer: b) No
23. What does the man offer after the balloon?
a) Flowers
b) A snake-charmer’s performance
c) A ride
d) Sweets
Answer: a) Flowers
24. Why does the child refuse all the man’s offers?
a) He doesn’t want them anymore
b) He is scared of the man
c) He only wants his parents
d) He is tired
Answer: c) He only wants his parents
25. Who is the author of the story?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Mulk Raj Anand
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Premchand
Answer: b) Mulk Raj Anand
26. What kind of relationship does the child share with his parents?
a) Loving
b) Indifferent
c) Strict
d) Both loving and strict
Answer: d) Both loving and strict
27. What does the child's father symbolize in the story?
a) Tyranny
b) Affection
c) Wisdom
d) Fun
Answer: a) Tyranny
28. What does the mustard field symbolize?
a) Happiness
b) Beauty of nature
c) Wealth
d) Child’s desires
Answer: b) Beauty of nature
29. What does the roundabout symbolize in the story?
a) Joy
b) Confusion
c) Escape
d) Temptation
Answer: a) Joy
30. Why does the boy get attracted to the snake-charmer’s music?
a) He loves snakes
b) He likes the music
c) It is forbidden by his parents
d) The crowd is watching
Answer: c) It is forbidden by his parents
31. What is the overall theme of the story?
a) Childhood innocence
b) Parental authority
c) Material desires
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
32. Which of these was NOT something the child wanted?
a) Sweets
b) Balloons
c) A toy
d) A book
Answer: d) A book
33. What is the most important thing to the child at the end of the story?
a) Sweets
b) Toys
c) His parents
d) The fair
Answer: c) His parents
34. How does the author portray the parents in the story?
a) Harsh but loving
b) Indifferent
c) Strict and uncaring
d) Permissive
Answer: a) Harsh but loving
35. Why does the child become disinterested in the fair attractions?
a) He gets bored
b) He loses interest after losing his parents
c) He falls asleep
d) He becomes tired
Answer: b) He loses interest after losing his parents
36. What literary technique is used to describe the mustard field?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Alliteration
Answer: a) Simile
37. What do the dragonflies in the story symbolize?
a) Innocence
b) Wealth
c) Power
d) Freedom
Answer: d) Freedom
38. What lesson does the child learn in the story?
a) Parents always know best
b) Material things cannot replace love
c) Always stay close to your parents
d) Fairs are dangerous
Answer: b) Material things cannot replace love
39. Which word best describes the child’s emotions after losing his parents?
a) Angry
b) Confused
c) Scared
d) Excited
Answer: c) Scared
40. What word is used to describe the fair?
a) Chaotic
b) Peaceful
c) Joyful
d) Quiet
Answer: a) Chaotic
41. What does the child’s mother symbolize?
a) Love and care
b) Fear
c) Indifference
d) Material wealth
Answer: a) Love and care
42. Why did the parents not buy the toys and sweets for the child?
a) They couldn’t afford them
b) They thought it was unnecessary
c) They were saving money for later
d) They didn’t notice his requests
Answer: b) They thought it was unnecessary
43. What does the child's yellow turban symbolize?
a) His innocence
b) His wealth
c) His culture
d) His youth
Answer: d) His youth
44. What does the man who helps the child symbolize?
a) Kindness
b) Authority
c) Fear
d) Distraction
Answer: a) Kindness
45. What was the child trying to catch in the mustard field?
a) A butterfly
b) Dragonflies
c) A bee
d) A bird
Answer: b) Dragonflies
46. Why didn’t the child stop to insist on any of the things he wanted?
a) He knew his parents would refuse
b) He was shy
c) He didn’t really want them
d) He was afraid of his parents
Answer: a) He knew his parents would refuse
47. What is the climax of the story?
a) The child seeing the roundabout
b) The child getting lost
c) The child playing with dragonflies
d) The child being offered sweets
Answer: b) The child getting lost
48. What mood does the fair create for the child initially?
a) Fear
b) Excitement
c) Confusion
d) Sadness
Answer: b) Excitement
49. What literary genre does the story belong to?
a) Horror
b) Adventure
c) Realism
d) Fantasy
Answer: c) Realism
50. What message does the author convey through the story?
a) Material possessions are less important than family love
b) Fairs are overwhelming for children
c) Always listen to your parents
d) Children should be obedient
Answer: a) Material possessions are less important than family love
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