tales of bhola grandpa question answer : Manoj Das (1934-) is an Indian award-winning bilingual writer who writes in Oriya and English. He has written many novels, short stories, poems, travelogues and articles on history and culture.
This text is an edited version of Das’s short story which narrates Bhola Grandpa’s hilarious adventures seen through the eyes of a young man who had known him closely. The simplicity and forgetfulness of Bhola Grandpa provides an element of humour on which the story hinges.
tales of bhola grandpa question answer
Exercise 1 : Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. In the bokal tree the, lived ——–
(a) crows
(b) monkeys
(c) tigers
(d) sparrows
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2. On the way back from the festival, Bhola Grandpa tightly held on to the two fingers of his ———
(a) son
(b) cousin
(c) grandson
(d) nephew
Ans: See the answer sheet below
3. A gang of pirates were burying a ——–
(a) large box
(b) small box
(c) large bag
(d) small bag
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4. Bhola Grandpa was returning from the —
(a) yearly market
(b) monthly market
(c) daily market
(d) weekly market
Ans: See the answer sheet below
5. Bhola Grandpa died at the age of—–
(a) eighty-five (b) ninety-five
(c) fifty-five
(d) seventy-five
Ans: See the answer sheet below
Exercise 2 : Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(a) When did Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail?
Ans: When someone asked Bhola Grandpa what he was gripping, he remembered his grandson and let out a loud wail.
(b) Where had the grandson found a cosy shelter?
Ans: The grandson found a cosy shelter under a cow’s belly.
(c) What request did Bhola Grandpa make to the first man he saw on the mound?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa requested the first man he saw on the mound for some water to drink.
(d) How old was Bhola Grandpa’s wife when he died?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa’s wife was eighty-year old when he died.
Exercise 3 : Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) Why was no real treasure found under the sand dunes?
Ans: No real treasure was found under the sand dunes because Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure. It was all a dream which he had during his midday nap.
(b) What did the tiger do after Bhola Grandpa had climbed up the banyan tree?
Ans: After Bhola Grandpa had climbed up the banyan tree the tiger roared and circled the tree about hundred times. Then it settled down under a bush without taking its eyes off him and beat its tail on the dry leaves.
(c) What was the reason of Bhola Grandpa’s death according to his wife?
Ans: According to Bhola Grandpa’s wife the reason of his death was that he must have forgotten to breath.
Exercise 4 : Change the mode of narration of the following sentences:
(a) Bulbuli said to his friend, “Will you come tomorrow?”
Ans: Bulbuli asked his friend if he would come the next day.
(b) Paulami says,” I arn fine.”
Ans: Paulami says that she is fine.
(c) The teacher said to the students, “Keep quiet.”
Ans: The teacher ordered the students to keep quite.
(d) My mother said to me, “May your dreams come true.”
Ans: My mother wished that my dreams might come true.
(e) The students said,” Sir, please allow at to play in the field.”
Ans: Addressing their teacher as Sir the students politely requested to allow them to play in the field.
Exercise 5 : In each of the sentences of the following passage some articles and prepositions are used in an incorrect manner. Underline them and replace them with the appropriate ones:
Question: On an winter night I was aboard a boat. It was a moonlit night full on stars. The boat was anchored up a great river. I was thrilled to see a beauty of nature.
Ans: On (an = a) winter night I was aboard a boat. It was a moonlit night full (on = of) stars. The boat was anchored (up = to) a great river. I was thrilled to see (a = the) beauty of nature.
Exercise 6 : Write a dialogue within 100 words on the need to ban the use of animals like tigers and lions as circus attractions.
Hints: wild animals decreasing— ill treatment to animals in circuses—criminal offence—laws against such—need to be humane to animals
Ans: A dialogue on the need to ban the use of animals like tigers and lions as circus attractions.
Raja: Hello Rahul!
Rahul: Hello Raja! How are you?
Raja: I’m fine. How do you do?
Rahul: I’m so so. Where are you going?
Raja: I’m returning from a circus.
Rahul: Owao! I am also from the same place.
Raja: Have you enjoyed the show?
Rahul: Yes, but I feel pity for the animals like tigers and lions as circus attractions.
Raja: You are right. Wild animals are decreasing day by day from all over the world.
Rahul: This people of circus ill-treat the animals.
Raja: Yes, it is a criminal offence. They should be punished.
Rahul: I think the government should frame laws against such acts.
Raja: All of us should be humane to animals.
Rahul: You are right. We’ll talk about it later.
Raja : O.K Good bye
Rahul: Bye
Exercise 7 : Write a story within 100 words using the given hints. Give a title to the story:
Hints: returning from educational excursion by bus—night journey—sudden breakdown—tyres punctured—had to wait for two hours at a lonely place—tyres fixed—back home
Ans: A Fearful Night in the Jungle
It was January last year. We went to Murshidabad on an educational excursion. We went there by bus. We enjoyed the whole day. We set out at 5 p.m. On the way back we were passing through a dense forest. It was a night journey. Suddenly the bus came to a halt. Everyone woke up and wanted to know the mater. Two tyres of the bus had punctured. The next two hours were scary. Any time anything might happen. We had thought about kidnappers, dacoits and even tiger. Some mysterious sounds were also coming. At about 3 p.m. the tyres were fixed. The bus started again. We returned home safe.
tales of bhola grandpa extra question answer
A. Answer the below questions within 15 words.
1) Where did Bhola Grandpa and his wife live?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of our village.
2) What overshadowed their hut?
Ans: A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut.
3) Why everyone was surprised in the party while returning from the festival?
Ans: While returning from the festival everyone was surprised in the party because Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail.
4) Whom was chosen for the search of the Bhola Grandpa’s grandson?
Ans: Two sharp-eyed men was chosen for the search of the Bhola Grandpa’s grandson.
5) Where was Bhola Grandpa’s grandson found?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa’s grandson was found before long under a cow’s belly.
6) What were the pirates doing according to the Bhola Grandpa?
Ans: According to the Bhola Grandpa the pirates were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by their village.
7) When did the long search finally stop?
Ans: After the confession of Bhola Grandpa that it was all his dream the long search stopped finally.
B. Answer the following questions within 25 words
a) When did Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail?
Ans: One moonlit night while the author and their party was returning from a festival on a long, foggy way Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail.
b) What did not Bhola Grandpa and his wife mind?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa and his wife did not mind the fact that a small troop of monkeys lived in the bokal tree which overshadowed their hut.
c) How was the grandson of Bhola Grandpa found?
Ans: Two sharp-eyed men had been appointed to find out the grandson and he was found before long under a cow’s belly.
d) What did Bhola Grandpa tell about the treasure?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa, wild with excitement, told the author’s father and his friends that he had seen a gang of pirates at the time of burying a large box under a sand dunes.
e) How long did the speaker’s father and his friends search for the hidden treasure?
Ans: The speaker’s father and his friends had been searching for the hidden treasure since midnight before Bhola Grandpa’s confession.
f) What was the Bhola Grandpa’s confession about the treasure?
Ans: Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure and it was nothing else but a dream which he had dreamed during his midday nap.
g) What was the reaction of the Bhola Grandpa’s wife after his death?
Ans: After Bhola Grandpa’s death his wife lamented much and accused the nature of his forgetfulness for his death.
h) Why did Bhola Grandpa lost his sense?
Ans: After remembering the tiger Bhola Grandpa looked at it and almost lost his senses in fear.
i) Describe the incident while Bhola Grandpa was returning from the weekly market.
Ans: While Bhola Grandpa was returning from the weekly market he heard a growl of a Royal Bengal Tiger which gazed on his face. To save his life he climbed up a tree and slept in. In morning he had forgotten the matter that happened before night.
j) What did the tiger do when Bhola Grandpa climbed up a banyan tree?
Ans: When Bhola Grandpa climbed up a banyan tree the tiger roared and circled round the tree about a hundred times. Then he settled down under a bush without taking his eyes off him.
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