Lesson no.1 THE LOST CHILD (Moments ) NCERT solutions

NCERT(National Council Of Education Research And Training ) solutions of 

The Lost Child

Q.1]A goes to a fair with his parents. He is happy and excited and wants the sweets and toys displayed there. But his parents don't buy them for him. What time does he refuse when someone else offer them to him?

Ans:  Because that's time the child need his parents & parents are more important than any toys for him.

Think about it 

Q.1] What are the  things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?

Ans:

the child sees a number of things which fascinated him on his way to the fair they are:

• Firstly, his saw toys at a shop.

• Then he saw a flowering  mustard field.

• In the fields, the child also saw dragonflies butterflies fluttering their wings.

• Then while walking on the footpath he was amazed by the insect and worms.

• When he entered the grove he saw doves which were cooing.

• And he neared the village with his parents, he saw  huge crowd of people going to the fair.

• The child also come across sweet meat seller selling sweets like barfi , gulab jamun and rasgulla and a little for the come across the flower seller who was telling a garland of gulmohar.

• Walking ahead, he saw a man sailing rainbow colour balloons.

• He also saw a snake charmer who stood playing the flute to a snake.

• Finally, before losing track of his parents he saw a round about swing.

The child keep lagging behind his parents because he was fascinated by all the things he see on his way.

Q.2] In the fair he wants many things.What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?

Ans:The child want things from fair :

• Toys and balloons.

• Sweets from sweetmeats seller.

• Garland of Gulmohar.

• Watching the 🐍 snake charmer playing flute.

• A ride in roundabout swing.

Q.3] When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?

Ans:

         At the time when child   to request his parents about roundabout swing child  doesn't got any reply that time, he realise that he has lost his way.

        After losing his way he was looking to his parents but there is no sign of perents either both side he was deeply crying within his dry throat he run  from here and there in real fear , until his clothes get muddy  & shouting "mother, father " that discribe the anxiety, insecurity and fear of a child.

Q.4]  Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?

Ans:

The Lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier because, he was panic-stricken on being separated from its parents. All he wanted was to be united with them.All the things that attracted him in the fear no longer applied to him and now the only thing that matter is finding his parents.

Q.5] What did you think happens in the end? Does the child find parents?

Ans:  I think that child Got found his parents by the help of that man and police , and now the child understand the importance of his parents ,this story tells us that every child love his / her perents more than any thing.