Why did the child stop crying after getting lost?

Because he was distracted by the balloons

Because he got lost in the crowd

What was the reaction of the child when he saw the balloons?

He was fascinated by their colors

How did the child react to the snake charmer’s music?

He shut his ears and shouted for his parents

He enjoyed listening to the music

Why didn’t the child’s parents buy him the toys he wanted?

Because they were too expensive

Because they thought he was greedy

Because they thought he was too young

Because they thought he was too old

What did the child do when he saw the dove?

He ran towards his parents, shouting 'The dove!'

He ignored the doves and continued playing

Why did the child turn away from the sweets offered by the man?

Because he didn't want to talk to strangers

Why did the child hesitate to ask for the garland?

Because they were not attractive

Because his parents were not there to buy it

Because he was afraid of flowers

What did the child do when he heard the doves cooing?

He dropped the petals and ran to his parents

He ignored the doves and kept playing

What was the child’s initial reaction to the fair?

He was both repelled and fascinated

What did the child do when he saw the mustard field?

He played with the insects instead

He played with the flowers instead

What did the child do when he heard his parents call him?

He started looking for his parents

What was the child’s reaction to the crowd at the shrine?

He tried to push through the crowd

What did the child try to do with the dragon-flies?

He watched them from a distance

Why did the child not insist on buying the balloons?

Because he thought he was too old for them

Because he didn't like balloons

Because his parents would not buy them

NCERT Solutions Class 9 English - Moments Chapter 1 – The Lost Child

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Chapter Introduction

A little boy, fascinated by the sights and treats at the spring festival, gets distracted and lost. Despite toys, sweets, and balloons offered by a kind stranger, he only cries for his parents.

हिंदी में (Hindi)

बसंत उत्सव में आकर्षक चीज़ों से लिप्त एक छोटा लड़का खो जाता है। दयालु आदमी की खिलौने, मिठाई और गुब्बारे की पेशकश के बावजूद वह केवल अपने माता-पिता के लिए रोता है।

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Q2. What was the festival being celebrated in the story?

Q3. What did the child want to buy at the sweetmeat seller’s counter?

Q4. What did the child want to do when he saw the roundabout?

Q5. What did the child do when he realized his parents were not around?

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Tough Words (Glossary)

turban

Meaning: A long cloth wound around the head as a headwear

अर्थ: सिर पर लपेटा जाने वाला कपड़े का पगड़ी

"The boy wore a bright yellow turban."

kurta-pajama

Meaning: A traditional loose shirt and trousers worn in South Asia

अर्थ: दक्षिण एशिया में पहना जाने वाला पारंपरिक कुर्ता और पायजामा

"He was dressed in a white kurta-pajama."

stern

Meaning: Serious and strict in manner

अर्थ: कठोर और सख्त

"His father gave him a stern look."

compassionate

Meaning: Feeling or showing sympathy and a wish to help

अर्थ: दयालु और सहानुभूतिपूर्ण

"A compassionate stranger picked up the child."

festival

Meaning: A special day or period of celebration

अर्थ: त्योहार

"The festival of spring filled the streets with joy."

wintry

Meaning: Related to winter; cold and bleak

अर्थ: सर्दियों जैसा; ठंडा

"They came out of the wintry lanes into sunshine."

alleys

Meaning: Narrow streets between buildings

अर्थ: संकीर्ण गलियां

"People walked through the alleys to the fair."

gaily

Meaning: In a cheerful or bright way

अर्थ: हँसी-खुशी से; रंग-बिरंगे ढंग से

"People were dressed gaily for the fair."

brimming

Meaning: Full to the top; overflowing

अर्थ: उमड़ता हुआ; भरा हुआ

"He ran, brimming with life and laughter."

lingering

Meaning: Staying in a place longer than necessary; slow to end

अर्थ: ठहरा हुआ; देर तक बना रहने वाला

"His eyes kept lingering on the toys."

receding

Meaning: Moving back or further away

अर्थ: पीछे हटता हुआ

"He looked back at the receding toys."

suppress

Meaning: To stop yourself from showing a feeling

अर्थ: दबा देना; रोकना

"He could not suppress his desire for the toy."

tyrant

Meaning: A cruel and oppressive person

अर्थ: जालिम/जबरन करने वाला व्यक्ति

"He feared his father’s tyrant’s stare."

tender

Meaning: Gentle and loving

अर्थ: कोमल और स्नेहपूर्ण

"His mother spoke in a tender voice."

mustard-field

Meaning: A field where mustard plants grow, often bright yellow in bloom

अर्थ: सरसों का खेत

"The mustard-field looked like melting gold."

dragonflies

Meaning: Insects with long bodies and two pairs of large wings

अर्थ: व्याध-पतंगें/ड्रैगनफ्लाई

"Dragonflies buzzed over the flowers."

gaudy

Meaning: Too bright and showy

अर्थ: भड़कीला

"Their gaudy wings shone in the sun."

intercepting

Meaning: Stopping or catching something on its way

अर्थ: रोकना/बीच में पकड़ना

"They were intercepting a lone bee in flight."

fluttering

Meaning: Moving with quick, light movements in the air

अर्थ: फड़फड़ाना/फुरफुराना

"The butterfly went fluttering away."

cautionary

Meaning: Serving as a warning

अर्थ: चेतावनी देने वाला

"She gave a cautionary call from the footpath."

footpath

Meaning: A path for people to walk along

अर्थ: पगडंडी/पैदल मार्ग

"He returned to the footpath beside his parents."

abreast

Meaning: Side by side, keeping level with

अर्थ: कंधे से कंधा मिलाकर; बराबर

"He walked abreast of them for a while."

teeming

Meaning: Full of life or activity; swarming

अर्थ: भरा-भरा; खचाखच

"The ground was teeming with insects."

grove

Meaning: A small group of trees

अर्थ: उपवन/झुरमुट

"They rested in the shade of a grove."

petals

Meaning: The colorful parts of a flower

अर्थ: पंखुड़ियाँ

"He caught the falling petals in his hands."

cooing

Meaning: The soft murmuring sound made by doves

अर्थ: कुहुक/गुटरगूं की ध्वनि

"He ran at the cooing of doves."

capers

Meaning: Playful skipping or jumping movements

अर्थ: उछल-कूद/क्रीड़ाएँ

"He ran in wild capers around the tree."

banyan

Meaning: A large Indian fig tree with aerial roots

अर्थ: बरगद का पेड़

"Children played around the banyan tree."

throngs

Meaning: Large crowds of people

अर्थ: भीड़-भाड़/झुंड

"Throngs converged toward the fair."

whirlpool (of the fair)

Meaning: A swirling, confusing mass (used figuratively for crowds)

अर्थ: भंवर/घुमड़ता हुआ समूह (रूपक)

"He entered the whirlpool of the fair."

hawked

Meaning: Cried out goods for sale in the street

अर्थ: हाका लगाना/मोल पुकारना

"A sweetmeat seller hawked loudly at the gate."

architecture (of sweets)

Meaning: An arranged structure or display

अर्थ: ढांचा/सजावट

"He admired the architecture of many-colored sweets."

garland

Meaning: A wreath of flowers worn around the neck

अर्थ: माला/हार

"He wanted a garland of gulmohur."

irresistibly

Meaning: In a way that is too attractive to be refused

अर्थ: अविरत आकर्षक; जिसे ठुकराना कठिन

"He was irresistibly drawn to the flowers."

murmured

Meaning: Spoke in a low, soft voice

अर्थ: बुदबुदाया/धीमे स्वर में कहा

"He murmured, ‘I want that garland.’"

silken

Meaning: Smooth and shiny like silk

अर्थ: रेशमी/मुलायम

"He loved the silken colors of the balloons."

overwhelming

Meaning: Very strong; too powerful to resist

अर्थ: बेहद प्रबल; 압ूर्ण

"He felt an overwhelming desire to have them all."

snake-charmer

Meaning: A person who plays music to make a snake sway

अर्थ: सांप- सपेरा

"A snake-charmer played a flute to a cobra."

graceful

Meaning: Moving in an attractive, smooth way

अर्थ: लचीला और सुंदर

"The cobra raised its head in a graceful bend."

rippling

Meaning: Forming small waves; gently flowing

अर्थ: लहराती/तरंगित

"The music sounded like a rippling waterfall."

coarse

Meaning: Rough and not refined

अर्थ: भद्दा/असभ्य

"He was forbidden to hear the coarse music."

roundabout

Meaning: A fair ride that goes around in circles (carousel)

अर्थ: झूला/घूमने वाला झूला

"He wanted a ride on the roundabout."

shrieked

Meaning: Gave a loud, high cry

अर्थ: चीखना

"People shrieked with dizzy laughter."

convulsed

Meaning: Shaken violently with strong emotion or movement

अर्थ: आकंठ हिलना/ऐंठन में तड़पना

"His face was convulsed with fear."

panic-stricken

Meaning: Overcome with sudden fear

अर्थ: घबराया हुआ/आतंकित

"The panic-stricken child ran here and there."

hither and thither

Meaning: In many directions; here and there

अर्थ: इधर-उधर; यहाँ-वहाँ

"He searched hither and thither for his parents."

shrine

Meaning: A holy place of worship

अर्थ: मंदिर/देवालय

"He ran toward the crowded shrine."

congested

Meaning: Overcrowded; filled too full

अर्थ: भीड़-भाड़ वाला/ठसा-ठस

"The entrance was congested with men."

jostled

Meaning: Pushed and bumped roughly in a crowd

अर्थ: धक्का-मुक्की करना

"People jostled each other at the gate."

hefty

Meaning: Large and heavy; strong

अर्थ: मजबूत और भारी-भरकम

"He faced hefty shoulders pushing him aside."

thrust

Meaning: To push suddenly and strongly

अर्थ: धक्का देना/अंदर घुसना

"He tried to thrust a way between their feet."

trampled

Meaning: Stepped on and crushed

अर्थ: पैरों तले रौंदा जाना

"He might have been trampled underfoot."

surging

Meaning: Moving forward in strong waves or crowds

अर्थ: उमड़ता हुआ/लहराता

"A man in the surging crowd heard his cry."

stooping

Meaning: Bending the body forward and down

अर्थ: झुकना/कमर मोड़ना

"Stooping, the man lifted the child up."

steer clear (of)

Meaning: To avoid something or move away safely

अर्थ: दूर रखना/बचकर निकलना

"He steered clear of the crush of people."

soothe

Meaning: To calm and comfort

अर्थ: शांत करना/दिलासा देना

"He tried to soothe the crying child."

persuasively

Meaning: In a way that convinces someone

अर्थ: मनवाने वाले ढंग से

"He asked persuasively about a balloon."

reiterated

Meaning: Said again, often for emphasis

अर्थ: दोहराया/बार-बार कहा

"The child reiterated, ‘I want my mother and father.’"

disconsolate

Meaning: Very unhappy and unable to be comforted

अर्थ: बेहद उदास/असांत्वनीय

"He tried to humor his disconsolate charge."

charge (as a noun)

Meaning: A person, especially a child, under someone’s care

अर्थ: देखरेख में दिया गया व्यक्ति/बालक

"He cared for his little charge kindly."

humour (verb)

Meaning: To try to please someone to keep them calm

अर्थ: मन बहलाना/खुश करने की कोशिश करना

"He tried to humour the child with sweets."

Ch 2: The Adventures of Toto

NCERT Solutions Class 9 English - Moments Chapter 1 – The Lost Child

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Important Points

Practice MCQ Questions (30 questions)

Q1. Why does the child refuse the sweets and toys offered by someone else?

Q2. What was the festival being celebrated in the story?

Q3. What did the child want to buy at the sweetmeat seller’s counter?

Q4. What did the child want to do when he saw the roundabout?

Q5. What did the child do when he realized his parents were not around?

Q6. Why did the child stop crying after getting lost?

Q7. What was the reaction of the child when he saw the balloons?

Q8. What did the mother show the child to divert his attention from toys?

Q9. How did the child react to the snake charmer’s music?

Q10. Why didn’t the child’s parents buy him the toys he wanted?

Q11. What was the color of the mustard field?

Q12. Who helped the child when he was lost?

Q13. What did the man do to comfort the lost child?

Q14. What did the child do when he saw the dove?

Q15. Why did the child turn away from the sweets offered by the man?

Q16. What were the child’s parents doing when he got lost?

Q17. What was the child’s favorite sweet?

Q18. Why did the child hesitate to ask for the garland?

Q19. What did the child do when he heard the doves cooing?

Q20. What was the child’s initial reaction to the fair?

Q21. How did the parents try to keep the child with them?

Q22. What did the child do when he saw the mustard field?

Q23. What did the man first offer to the child after he was found?

Q24. How did the child react to the roundabout ride offer?

Q25. What did the child do when he heard his parents call him?

Q26. What was the child’s reaction to the crowd at the shrine?

Q27. What did the child try to do with the dragon-flies?

Q28. Why did the child not insist on buying the balloons?

Q29. What did the child notice about the people at the fair?

Q30. How did the child’s mood change after entering the fair?