Q1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
(i) What was Gopi doing in the veranda?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Reading a book
(c) Playing hockey
(d) Eating mangoes
Ans: (b) Reading a book
Gopi was sitting in the veranda, reading a book.
(ii) What sound did Gopi first hear in the garden?
(a) Someone laughing
(b) A scooter horn
(c) Something rustling and falling with a thud
(d) The barking of a dog
Ans: (c) Something rustling and falling with a thud
he heard something rustling past and falling with a thud in the garden.
(iii) What did Gopi finally find on the heap of dry leaves?
(a) A football
(b) A hockey ball
(c) A mango
(d) A cricket ball
Ans: (b) A hockey ball
His eyes fell on a heap of dry leaves where he found a white hockey ball.
(iv) Who first claimed that the ball was his?
(a) Deepak
(b) Ramani
(c) Manoj
(d) Jay
Ans: (c) Manoj
Manoj said he lost a ball four months ago.
(v) How did the ball finally get lost?
(a) It rolled into the bushes
(b) It was kept in Gopi’s pocket
(c) It fell into the basket of a passing scooter
(d) Someone took it home
Ans: (c) It fell into the basket of a passing scooter
Jay hit the ball so hard that it went out of the playground and into the basket of a scooter.
Q2. True or False
(i) Gopi thought at first that the sound was a mango falling.
Ans: True
He wondered if it was a mango that had fallen from the tree.
(ii) Gopi decided to keep the ball for himself.
Ans: False
He thought that he could not keep that ball for himself. He asked around.
(iii) Deepak said his father had bought him a brand-new football.
Ans: True
Deepak was boasting about his new football.
(iv) Manoj liked to play as the goalkeeper.
Ans: True
Manoj went to the goalpost as he liked to be a goalkeeper.
(v) In the end, Gopi’s mother took the ball away.
Ans: False
The ball was lost when it went into a passing scooter’s basket.
Q3. Fill in the blanks
(i) Gopi was sitting in the __________, reading a book.
(ii) On the heap of dry leaves, Gopi found a __________ ball.
(iii) Ramani claimed the ball was his and asked Gopi to __________ it.
(iv) Jay hit the ball so hard that it went past the __________ gate.
(v) The children burst into __________ when the ball was gone.
Ans:
(i) veranda
(ii) hockey
(iii) show
(iv) playground
(v) laughter
Q4. Write the Meaning of the word and form the Sentence
(i) Veranda
Meaning: an open space or porch in front of a house
Sentence: We sat in the veranda to enjoy the evening breeze.
(ii) Heap
Meaning: a pile of things placed one over another
Sentence: The clothes were lying in a heap on the bed.
(iii) Grabbed
Meaning: to seize suddenly
Sentence: The boy grabbed the ball from his friend.
(iv) Dribbled
Meaning: to control and move a ball repeatedly with small touches
Sentence: The player dribbled the ball towards the goalpost.
(v) Scooterist
Meaning: a person riding a scooter
Sentence: The scooterist stopped near the shop to buy milk.
Q5. Jumbled Words
(i) gnpyaorud → __________
Ans: playground
(ii) akssotecr → __________
Ans: scooter
(iii) drebbidl → __________
Ans: dribbled
(iv) tpcoek → __________
Ans: pocket
(v) leapvyr → __________
Ans: player
Q6. Short Answer Questions
1. Describe how Gopi found the ball.
Ans: Gopi searched the garden after hearing a thud. He looked among the grass, bushes, and dry leaves, finally finding a white hockey ball.
2. What did Gopi do after finding the ball?
Ans: He wondered whose ball it was, peeped outside the gate, and later went to the playground to ask friends.
3. Why was the ball not Manoj’s?
Ans: Manoj had lost a ball four months ago, so it could not be the same one.
4. How did Ramani identify the ball?
Ans: Ramani asked to see the ball and then claimed it was his.
5. How did Deepak react to the ball?
Ans: He said his father had bought him a brand-new football, and Gopi told him it was a hockey ball.