Question 1:
I have lived in this house................... I was a baby.
Answer:
since
Question 2:
This big jar has been in our family ................... many years.
(worried, shocked, frightened)
Answer:
for
Question 3:
The old banyan tree in the village has been there ...................the last 200 years.
(unhappy, worried, angry)
Answer:
for
Question 4:
Nobody has seen him ...................yesterday.
Answer:
since
Question 5:
What are the things that Munna liked to do ?
Answer:
He liked drawing, going to fairs, watching hockey and cricket matches, playing kabaddi and flying kites.
Question 6:
What did Bhaiya do all day ?
Answer:
He would study all day.
Question 7:
Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him ?
Answer:
Munna was not happy because there was no time to play.
Question 8:
How do you think Munna felt when his brother was so strict with him ?
Why was Bhaiya so strict with him ?
Answer:
Munna felt unhappy. Bhaiya was strict because Munna spent all the time in playing. He did not take interest in his studies.
Question 9:
Whose character do you like more—Munna’s or Bhaiya’s ? Why ?
Answer:
I like Bhaiya’s character more. He is very wise. He knows that experience is as important as hard work. He also knows his responsibility as an elder brother.
Question 10:
Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him ?
Answer:
Munna was not happy because there was no time to play.
Question 11:
What are the things that Munna liked to do ?
Answer:
He liked drawing, going to fairs, watching hockey and cricket matches, playing kabaddi and flying kites.
Question 12:
What did Bhaiya do all day ?
Answer:
He would study all day.
Question 13:
Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him ?
Answer:
Munna was not happy because there was no time to play.
Question 14:
Why did Oliver live in the orphanage ?
Answer:
Oliver lived in the orphanage because he was homeless.
Question 15:
Who was Mr. Bumble ?
Answer:
He was the owner of the orphanage..
Question 16:
What meal were the boys given ?
Answer:
They were given only a bowl of watery soup.
Question 17:
What did Oliver say to Mr. Bumble ?
Answer:
He asked for some more soup..
Question 18:
The boys were given three meals a day. Then why were they always hungry ?
Answer:
Because the soup they were given was never enough.
Question 19:
Find the words from the passage that mean the same as
Answer:
(i) very hungry (para 2)
(ii) to vanish (para 3)
Question 20:
‘All the boys assembled in the cold stone hall.’
Here the word ‘assembled’ means —
Answer:
collected..
Question 21:
From the word ‘assembled’ remove the last two letters. Add one letter to make a word which means a time at the school when the whole school gathers.
Answer:
assembly.
Question 22:
Give a suitable title to the passage.
Answer:
Mr. Bumble’s Orphanage/Poor Oliver.