The Story of a Smart Boy
Exercise:
1. Fill up the blanks:
a) Barun is ______ years old.
Ans: Seven.
b) Mrinmoy is a lad of________.
Ans: seven.
c) Grandpa enjoys the company of the_________.
Ans: children.
d) Barun’s grandfather is a _______ parson.
Ans: elderly.
e) Barun’s grandmother makes __________ for him.
Ans: cakes.
f) The name of the Rain god is___________.
Ans: Barun
g) Barun completes his homework in the .
Ans:
h) Barun is a _________ boy.
Ans: smart.
i) His aim is to be a________.
Ans: teacher.
j) Grandpa helps Barun in doing_________.
Ans: homework.
k) Barun broke his grandmother’s looking glass.
Ans: looking glass.
2. Write true or false:
Barun is a smart boy, Because
A) Barun gets up at six in the morning.
Ans: True.
B) He does not go to school always.
Ans: False.
C) He plays in the afternoon.
Ans: False.
D) He quarrels with his friends.
Ans: False.
E) He completes his homework himself.
Ans: True.
F) He feels sorry for his mistakes.
Ans: True.
G) He does not take his breakfast.
Ans: False.
H) He takes meal before going to school.
Ans: True.
I) He does not forget to take tiffin box and water bottle.
Ans: True.
J) He never tells a lie.
Ans: True.
3. Answer the following:
A) Who are the playmates of Barun?
Ans: Mrinmoy and Dhriti.
B) Barun loves his grandmother, why?
Ans: Barun loves his grandmother because She makes cakes for him.
C) Barun loves his grandfather, why?
Ans: Barun and his Grandpa were good friend. Grandpa helps him in doing homework sometimes. Therefore he loves his Granpa.
D) What is the name of the friend of Grandpa?
Ans: The name of the friend of Grandpa was Sri Mohan Bora.
E) At what time does Barun get up in the morning?
Ans: Barun gets up at 6 AM in the morning.
F) At what time does Barun start reading in the evening?
Ans: Barun starts reading in the evening at 7 AM.
G) Barun calls his grandfather ‘Baldy’, why?
Ans: Barun’s Grandpa was bald, Therefore he calls him baldy.
H) Who did break the mirror into pieces?
Ans: Barun broke the mirror into pieces.
4. Answer the following: (Yes or No)
A) Do you get up early in the morning?
Ans: Yes.
B) Do you go to reading table in the evening?
Ans: Yes.
C) Do you respect your parents?
Ans: Yes.
D) Do you take your breakfast and meal regularly?
Ans: Yes.
E) Do you play with your friends?
Ans: Yes.
F) Do you quarrel with your playmates?
Ans: No.
5. Write five sentences about what you do in the morning before going to school.
Ans: I get up at 5 in the morning. First I wash my hands and face. Then I go to the toilet. I take a bath with water. I take a glass of milk with biscuits. Then I start to read and write. I go to school at eight thirty. Before that I take my meal. I keep my books and exercise books in the school bag. I take a tiffin box and a water bottle also. I become ready without my parent’s help.
6. Why Barun is called ‘A Smart Boy’? Write five sentences.
Ans: Barun is called “a smart boy”, because Barun gets up at six in the morning. He becomes ready without his parent’s help. He feels sorry for his mistakes. He completes his homework himself.
7. (a) What did Barun say to his grandmother after breaking the looking glass?
Ans: After breaking the looking glass, Barun told to his Grandma that he had broken her looking glass. What should he do then? And also said “Thank you Grandma. I am very sorry. I will play carefully in future, please don’t mind’.
(b) What was the reply of the grandmother to Barun when she found the looking glass broken?
Ans: The grandma looked at him. He was right. She said, ‘Oh sweet boy! don’t worry. I will buy another mirror soon. But be careful in future’.