NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 The Lost Child F is given here. These Solutions contains answers to all questions provided in the textbook. Class 9th English Moments Chapter 1 solutions are explained by the expert English teacher and as per NCERT (CBSE) guidelines.
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Question 1. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
Answer: On his way to the fair the child sees toys, balloons of different colours, garland of gulmohur, a swing and a snake-charmer playing a flute. He gets attracted towards all these things. So, he lags behind.
Question 2. In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
Answer: At the fair, the boy wanted many things. He wanted to:
- buy the toys from the shops that lined the way.
- buy sweets from the sweetmeat seller.
- buy a garland of gulmohar flowers.
- buy a balloon form the man selling balloons .
- watch the snake charmer playing flute to a snake.
- go for a round in the roundabout.
The boy moved on without waiting for an answer because he knew his parents very well and was sure that his request would be denied at each step.
Question 3. When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Answer: The child sees a roundabout in the fair and gets attracted to it. He wants to have a ride on it. He asks his parents for permission to enjoy it. Having no response on the part of his parents he realises that he has lost his way. He starts crying bitterly at once and runs here and there in search of them.
Question 4. Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Answer: The lost child loses interest in the things he had wanted earlier because he got lost in the fair. He is panic-stricken for being lost. Now he frist wants his parents. He is afraid and feels unsafe.
Question 5. What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Answer: Yes, I think the child would have eventually found his parents with the help of the man who tried to console him by offering him various things at the fair. He seemed to be a reliable and kind-hearted person. He would have asked the child for a description of his parents and helped him to unite with them. Also, the parents of the child, who continuously kept checking to see that he was with them, must have left no stone unturned to find their child.
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Question 1. How to ensure not to get lost?
Answer: It is very common that children get lost in fairs and crowds. Hardly a day passes when no child gets lost. It is the duty of both the parents and the children to ensure not to get lost. The parents need to be vigilant and more careful at crowded places.
Before entering a crowded place the parents should fix a point where the child should wait in case of getting lost. They should make the child memorise home address and telephone numbers. They should put or pin up a note on the pocket of the child with full details. They should attend to the need of the child and never leave him behind, in case he happens to stand at some shop.
On the other hand the child should hold the hands of his parents at a crowded place. He should keep an eye on his parents so as not to lose sight of them. In case of any emergency the help of police, help centres and media can be taken.