TALES OF BHOLA GRANDPA by Manoj Das/CLASS 09

 

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1.    Where did Bhola Grandpa live with his wife?

Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of our village.

2.    What kind of tree did overshadow the hut?

. A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut.

3.    Who lived in the bokal tree?

In the bokal tree lived a small troop of monkeys.

4.    Who did not mind the living of a small troop of monkeys in the tree?

Bhola Grandpa and his wife did not mind the living of a small troop of monkeys in the tree

5.    When were the narrator and his associates returning from a festival?

In one moonlit night, the narrator and his associates were returning from a festival.

6.    How was the road when the narrator and his associates were returning from the festival?

The road was long and foggy.

7.    How was the narrator returning from the festival?

The narrator was riding on the village chowkidar's shoulders

8.    Who suddenly let out a loud wail?

Suddenly, Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail.

9.    Why was everyone in the party of the narrator surprised?

Everyone in the party was surprised and they all halted.

10. What did the enquiry reveal?

The enquiry revealed that Bhola Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival. He had tightly held on to the two fingers of the boy but he  did not realize when those fingers slipped out.

11. Why did someone ask Bhola Grandpa what he was gripping?

 

12. What did Bhola Grandpa not realize at first?

Bhola Grandpa did not realize when those fingers slipped out.

13. Whom did the father of the narrator choose to accompany Bhola Grandpa to go back to the festival?

The  father of the chose two sharp-eyed men from our party to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival.

14. How long did it take to find it?

The grandson was found very soon.

15. Who took a cozy shelter under a cow’s belly?

The grandson had taken a cosy shelter under a cow’s belly.

16. What did Bhola Grandpa, wild in excitement, tell the narrator and his friends?

Bhola Grandpa in  wild with excitement, told my father and his friends that he had seen a gang of pirates.

17. What was the gang of pirates doing?

The gang of pirates was  burrying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by our village.

18. What did the narrator’s father and his friends start looking for at once this statement was made?

At once father and his friends started looking for the hidden treasure.

19. What did Bhola Grandpa confess at last?

It was past midnight. At this point of time, Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure. It was all a dream which he had during his midday nap.

20. What did Bhola Grandpa see during his midday nap?

In midday nap Bhola Grandpa saw a gang of pirates was  burrying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by our village.

21. Where did Bhola Grandpa have a great adventure once?

Once Bhola Grandpa had a great adventure in the Sunderbans.

22. What type of animals roamed freely in sundarban in those days?

In those days Royal Bengal tigers freely roamed in the dense jungles of the Sunderbans.

23. How did the people move about after sundown?

People took care to move about only in groups, particularly after sundown.

24. Where from Bhola Grandpa returning from one evening?

One evening, Bhola Grandpa was returning from the weekly market.

25. What did Bhola Grandpa suddenly hear and find just behind him?

Suddenly at a distance of about five yards behind him, he heard the growl of a Royal Bengal tiger and turning behind he found the bright gaze of the tiger on his face.

26. What did Bhola Grandpa immediately do after having seen the Royal Bengal tiger?

Bhola Grandpa instantly climbed up a nearby banyan tree.

27. What did the tiger do after it had seen Bhola Grandpa on the tree?

The tiger roared and circled the tree about a hundred times. Then it settled down under a bush without talking its eyes off him.

28. What did the tiger do while waiting?

After settling down under a bush it did not take its eyes off him. With nightfall, the forest grew dark and silent and Bhola Grandpa could hear the tiger beating its tail on the dry leaves.

29. When did Bholla Grandpa come down from the tree?

After dawn broke with the cooing of doves, Bhola Grandpa came down.

30. What did Bhola Grandpa request the first man he saw?

Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested the first man he saw for some water to drink.

31. At what age Bhola Grandpa die?

BhoIa Grandpa left them forever one morning at the age of ninety-five.

32. What, according to his wife, was the cause of the death of Bhola Grandpa?

After the death of Bhola Grandpa his eighty-year oId wife Iamented much and  said with a sigh that the Old man must have forgotten to breathe.

33. Why was the man bewildered?

The man was bewildered to see the tiger was waiting under the tree and very keen to know how Bhola Grandpa simply walked past the hungry beast and it did nothing.

 

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH  INFORMATION  FROM THE TEXT

 

Bhola Grandpa and his wife _______________________________________

 A large bokal tree ____________________________________________

In the bokal tree lived _________________________________________

The road was _______________________

l was riding on the _________________________________________

Suddenly, Bhola Grandpa let out ___________________________

Everyone in our party __________________________________

Enquiry revealed that ________________________________________________

He did not realize _______________________________________________

Then someone asked Bhola Grandpa _______________________________

He remembered his __________________________________________

My father chose _______________________________________________

The had taken ___________________________________________________

Bhola Grandpa, wild with excitement _________________________________

They were burying ________________________________________________

At once father ____________________________________________

Suddenly, Bhola Grandpa confessed _________________________________

Once Bhola Grandpa had a great _____________________________________

In those days ___________________________________________________

People took care to move_________________________________________
Bhola Grandpa turned and found _______________________________________

Bhola Grandpa instantly ________________________________________

The tiger ___________________________________________

Then it settled down _________________________________________

With nightfall, the forest grew ____________________________

Bhola Grandpa could hear the tiger ______________________________

Dawn broke _________________________________

There was a group of men __________________________________

Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested _________________________

Then, Bhola Grandpa remembered the tiger and looked at it.

 Bhola Grandpa almost _____________________________________

BhoIa Grandpa left us forever ______________________________________

His eighty-year oId wife _____________________________

She said with a sigh______________________________________________

 

STATE WHETHER THE STATEMENTS ARE TRU/FALSE .

 

1.    Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the northern end of our village.

2.    A large rose tree overshadowed their hut.

3.    In the bokal tree lived a small troop of tigers.

4.    One moonlit night, we were returning from a office.

5.    The road was long and sunny.

6.    l was riding on the village chowkidar's back.

7.    Suddenly, Bhola Grandpa let out a wild wail.

8.    Everyone in our party was happy.

9.    Enquiry revealed that Bhola Grandpa had taken his granddaughter  to the festival.

10. He had tightly held on to the two fingers of the boy.

11. He remembered his granddaughter  and let out a loud wail

12. .My father chose two sharp-eyed women from our party to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival.

13. He had taken a cosy shelter under a tger’s belly.

14. l remember another  sad incident about Bhola Grandpa related by my father.

15. It had been a sunny afternoon.

16. Bhola Grandpa, wild with excitement, told my mother and his friends that he had seen a gang of pirates.

17. They were bringing out  a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by our village.

18. At once father and his friends started looking for the hidden almirah.

19. At this point of time, Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was  really a treasure.

20. It was all a dream which he had during his midnight nap.

21. Once Bhola Grandpa had a great adventure in the Kolkata.

22. In those days Royal Bengal tigers freely roamed the dense jungles of the Africa.

23. People took care to move about only in groups, particularly before sundown.

24. One evening, Bhola Grandpa was going to the weekly market.

25. Suddenly at a distance of about five yards behind him, he heard the growl of a Lion.

26. Bhola Grandpa turned and found the bright gaze of the lion on his face.

27. Bhola Grandpa instantly climbed up a nearby bokal tree.

28. The tiger roared and circled the tree about  thousand times.

29. Then it settled down on a tree without talking its eyes off him.

30. With nightfall, the forest grew dark and noisy.

31. Bhola Grandpa couldnot hear the tiger beating its tail on the wet leaves.

32. Dawn broke with the roaring of the tigers.

33. There was a group of women on a mound a little away.

34. Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested the first man he saw for some sweets to eat..

35. He was much bewildered. ”What is your secret that you simply walked past the hungry peacock and it did nothing?” he asked Bhola Grandpa.

36. The tiger was not stretching its limbs and yawning.

37. Half a Century later, BhoIa Grandpa left us forever one morning at the age of ninety-five.

38. His eighty-year oId wife Iamented much.

39. She said with a sigh, “The Old man must have forgotten to breathe "