Comprehension check… (Page 65)
1.Why did the author not pay the school fee on the day he
brought money to school?
Ans: The author didn't
pay the school fee on the day he brought money because the teacher who
collected the fee was on leave.
2. (i) What were the coins saying to him?
(ii) Do you think they were misguiding him?
Ans: (i) The coins
were enticing him to spend them on buying hot jalebis.
(ii) Yes, they were misguiding him.
3. Why didn't he take the coins' advice? Give two or three
reasons?
Ans: (i) He was a good boy. (ii) He belonged to a good
family. (iii) The money he had was for the school fee.
4. (i) What did the oldest coin tell him?
Ans: The oldest coin advised
him to buy sweets with the fee money and pay fee with the scholarship money.
(ii) Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?
Ans: No, he did not
follow his advice. Because he belonged to a noble family and had great
prestige.
Comprehension
check… (page68)
1. He reached home with the coins in his pocket. What
happened then?
Ans: When he reached
home with coins in his pocket, the coins began to speak and shriek. Then he ran
towards the bazaar and bought jalebis.
2. Why didn't he eat all the jalebis he had bought?
Ans: He ate many
jalebis. His stomach was full. So he couldn't eat all the jalebis he had
bought.
3. What did he do with the remaining jalebis?
Ans: He distributed
the remaining jalebis among the children.
4. "The fear was killing me". What was the fear?
Ans: He had eaten so
much jalebis that he couldn't digest them. He feared that a jalebi or two would
come out of his mouth with every burp.
5. Children's stomachs are like digestion machines. What do
you understand by that? Do you agree?
Ans: It is true that
children's stomachs are like digestion machines. They can easily digest even if
they overeat.
6. What did he plan to pay the fees the next day?
Ans: He planned to pay
the school fees with the scholarship money.
7. When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is
he disobeying the elders by doing it?
Ans: When it is time
to pay the fees, he slips away from the school and reaches the railway station.
Thus, he disobeys the elders by crossing the railway track.
Comprehension
check… (Page 72)
1. What were the consequences of buying jalebis with the fee
money?
Ans He had to remain
absent from the school for the first time. This news reached his home.
2. His prayer to God is like a lawyer's defence of a bad
case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes?
Ans: Yes, he argues
his case well. He tells God that he is a good boy. He has been absent from the school
for first time. He appeals Him to help him just once.
3. He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is
the game?
Ans: The game is that
he will go to the signal. In the meantime, Allah Miyan will place four
rupees under the big rock.
4. Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he
get to see under the rock?
Ans: No, he did not
get four rupees by playing the game. He saw a big worm instead of rupees.
5. If God has granted his wish that day, what harm it would
have caused him in later life?
Ans: If God has granted his wish that day, he would have
become lazy and idle in his later life.