Tales of Bhola Grandpa
Textual Questions & Answers
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Exercise
1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. In the bokal tree the, lived –
(a) crows
(b) monkeys
(c) tigers
(d) sparrows
Ans: (b) monkeys
2. On the way back from the
festival, Bhola Grandpa tightly held on to the two fingers of his -
(a) son
(b) cousin
(c) grandson
(d) nephew
Ans: (c) grandson
3. A gang of pirates were
burying a -
(a) large box
(b) small box
(c) large bag
(d) small bag
Ans: (a) large box
4. Bhola Grandpa was returning
from the -
(a) yearly market
(b) monthly market
(c) daily market
(d) weekly market
Ans: (d) weekly market
5. Bhola Grandpa died at the
age of -
(a) eighty-five
(b) ninety-five
(c) fifty-five
(d) seventy-five
Ans: (b) ninety-five
Exercise 2
Answer
the following questions within fifteen words:
(a) When did Bhola Grandpa let
out a loud wail?
Ans: When someone asked Bhola Grandpa what he was gripping, he
remembered his grandson and let out a loud wail.
(b) Where had the grandson
found a cosy shelter?
Ans: The grandson found a cosy shelter under a cow’s belly.
(c) What request did Bhola
Grandpa make to the first man he saw on the mound?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa requested the first man he saw on the mound to
give him some water to drink.
(d) How old was Bhola Grandpa’s
wife when he died?
Ans: When Bhola Grandpa died, his wife was eighty-year old.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) Why was no real treasure
found under the sand dunes?
Ans: No real treasure was found under the sand dunes because
Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure. It was all a dream
which he had during his midday nap.
(b) What did the tiger do after
Bhola Grandpa had climbed up the banyan tree?
Ans: After Bhola Grandpa had climbed up the banyan tree, the
tiger roared and circled the tree about hundred times. Then it settled down
under a bush without taking its eyes off him and beat its tail on the dry
leaves.
(c) What was the reason of
Bhola Grandpa’s death according to his wife?
Ans: According to Bhola Grandpa’s wife, the reason of his death
was that he must have forgotten to breath.
Exercise 4
Change
the mode of narration of the following sentences:
(a) Bulbuli said to his friend, “Will you come tomorrow?”
Ans: Bulbuli asked his friend if he would come the next day.
(b) Paulami says, “I am fine.”
Ans: Paulami says that she is fine.
(c) The teacher said to the
students, “Keep quiet.”
Ans: The teacher ordered the students to keep quite.
(d) My mother said to me, “May
your dreams come true.”
Ans: My mother wished/prayed that my dreams might come true.
(e) The students said, “Sir,
please allow us to play in the field.”
Ans: Addressing their teacher as Sir the students politely
requested to allow them to play in the field. / The students requested their
teacher to allow them to play in the field.
Exercise 5
In each of the sentences of the following passage some articles
and prepositions are used in an incorrect manner. Underline them and replace
them with the appropriate ones:
Question: On an
winter night I was aboard a boat. It was a moonlit night full on stars. The boat was anchored up a great river. I was thrilled
to see a beauty on nature.
Answer: On a winter night I was aboard a boat. It was
a moonlit night full of stars. The boat was anchored in
a great river. I was thrilled to see the beauty of
nature.