Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 The Lost Child Solutions | ASSEB Assam | English Medium

Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 – The Lost Child – All Textual Solutions | ASSEB Assam (English Medium)

Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 – The Lost Child Complete Textual Question Answers and Solutions (ASSEB / SEBA Assam – English Medium)

The first chapter of the Class 9 English Supplementary Reader (Moments) syllabus, ‘The Lost Child’, written by the renowned Indian writer Mulk Raj Anand, is a touching and psychological story. Based on the latest guidelines of the new ASSEB (Assam State School Education Board) syllabus and the New Education Policy (NEP), comprehensive textual question answers for this chapter have been carefully prepared. This special compilation includes very short answer type questions (VSA), short questions, long answers, and thorough vocabulary solutions. At Ospin Academy, these solutions are made available in a simple, accurate, and completely exam-oriented format.

‘The Lost Child’ beautifully explores a child’s psychology. The story follows a little boy who goes to a vibrant spring fair with his parents. He is fascinated by everything he sees—toys, sweets, balloons, and flowers—and constantly pleads for them. However, when he gets separated from his parents in the dense crowd, his desires vanish instantly. A kind stranger offers him all the things he wanted earlier, but the crying child only wants his mother and father. For students preparing for their exams, understanding the emotional depth, character traits, and the main theme of this lesson is highly essential. In our textual solutions, we have covered not only the textbook exercise questions but also additional important question-answers that may appear in the board exams, ensuring students can prepare thoroughly.

What you will learn and get from this textual solution:

• Detailed summary and analysis of the child’s psychological shift before and after getting lost.
• Perfect answers for word meanings, 1-mark very short questions (VSA objective type), and 2-3 mark short questions.
• Standard solutions for character sketches (like the child and the kind stranger) and 4-5 mark long questions.
• Proper knowledge of the thematic elements of parental love and security highlighted in the story.
• Solutions for extra important questions as well as the latest pattern MCQ questions according to the new syllabus.

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• Complete textual solutions prepared strictly on the basis of the latest ASSEB new syllabus.
• 100% accurate and high-quality notes written in simple English so that students can easily understand and memorize (Class 9 English Notes).
• Specially curated simple answers for quick revision before the final exams.
• A special collection of additional important questions from ‘The Lost Child’ that frequently appear in exams.

Keeping the educational upliftment of students in mind, Ospin Academy presents this special textual solution. Start your exam preparation now and step forward towards securing the highest marks in English.

Chapter 1

The Lost Child

Think about it

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

Answer: The child sees toys, a flowering mustard field, dragonflies, butterflies, doves, a huge crowd of people entering the fair, sweet shops, garlands of gulmohar, rainbow-coloured balloons, a snake charmer, and a roundabout swing.

He lags behind because he is fascinated by the things he sees on his way to the fair. His parents constantly call him so that he does not get lost in the crowd. He would stop at the shops with a wish to buy them and sometimes would be amazed at the beauty of nature. That’s why 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: The things that he wants at the fair are as follows:

• Balloons

• Toys

• Garlands of gulmohar

• Sweets from the sweet shop

• Watching the snake dancing to the tune of the snake charmer • Taking a ride in the roundabout swing

Question 3. When does he realize that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?

Answer: When he saw the roundabout in a full swing, he made a bold request to his parents to take a ride on it. But, there was no reply. When he turned to look at his parents, there was no one. That is when he realized that he had lost his way.

His anxiety and insecurity have been described in a very heart-warming way. When he realizes that he has lost his way, a deep cry rises within his

dry throat and with a sudden jerk of his body, he runs from where he stood. His face is convulsed with fear, and his eyes are full of hot and fierce tears. He runs in search of his parents in all directions crying, “Mother, Father”.

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 that he had wanted earlier because the only thing that he wants at that moment is his parents. He is panic-stricken and he just wants to be united with them again.

Question 5. What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?

Answer: I think the child would have found his parents in the end.

While he was lost, his parents would also have searched for him when they would have realized that he is not with them. The gentleman who was trying to console the child would have also asked for the description of his parents and would have looked around for them. Finally, the child would have been united with his parents with everyone’s collective effort.