MCQ Test - The Lost Child

1. Who wrote The Lost Child?

A. Ruskin Bond

B. Mulk Raj Anand

C. R. K. Narayan

D. Premchand

2. Where was the child going?

A. To school

B. To a railway station

C. To a village fair

D. To a market

3. Who accompanied the child?

A. His friends

B. His parents

C. His teacher

D. His uncle

4. What attracted the child at the beginning?

A. Toys and sweets

B. Only books

C. Only clothes

D. Only vehicles

5. What colour were the mustard flowers?

A. Red

B. Blue

C. Yellow

D. White

6. What did the child want from the flower seller?

A. A rose plant

B. A garland of flowers

C. A basket of fruit

D. A book

7. What did the balloon seller sell?

A. Colourful balloons

B. Toys made of wood

C. Sweets

D. Flowers

8. Which ride attracted the child?

A. A train journey

B. A boat ride

C. A roundabout ride

D. A bicycle ride

9. When did the child discover he was lost?

A. At home

B. At the fair

C. At school

D. On the train

10. What did the child cry for after getting lost?

A. His toys

B. His sweets

C. His mother and father

D. His balloons

11. Who helped the lost child?

A. A kind man

B. A shopkeeper he knew

C. His teacher

D. A policeman in the story

12. How did the child feel after losing his parents?

A. Happy

B. Proud

C. Frightened and desperate

D. Carefree

13. What did the kind man offer him?

A. A bicycle only

B. Sweets, flowers, balloons and a ride

C. A school bag

D. A new house

14. Did the child accept the offered attractions?

A. Yes, all of them

B. Only the sweets

C. No, he wanted his parents

D. Only the balloons

15. What mattered most to the child after he was lost?

A. Money

B. Toys

C. His parents

D. Balloons

16. What kind of story is The Lost Child?

A. A mystery novel

B. A short story

C. A historical drama

D. A science-fiction story

17. What quality does the child show at the fair?

A. Curiosity

B. Cruelty

C. Dishonesty

D. Laziness

18. What changes the child’s mood?

A. The weather

B. Losing his parents

C. Seeing a school

D. Meeting a friend

19. What is the central theme of the story?

A. Wealth and power

B. Parental love and security

C. Competition

D. Adventure at sea

20. What does the story suggest about material things?

A. They are always most important

B. They replace parental love

C. They become unimportant when the child loses his parents

D. They always bring happiness

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Chapter 12 - The Lost Child