Tales of Bhola Grandpa by Manoj Das Class--IX ( Short Answer Type Questions) Unit-- 1

1) Where did Bhola Grandpa and his wife live? 

Ans- Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of the narrator's village. 

2) What overshadowed their hut? 

Ans- A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut. 

3) Who lived in the bokal tree? 

Ans- A small troop of monkeys lived in the bokal tree. 

4) When did Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail? 

Ans- Bhola Grandpa Grandpa let out a loud wail when he realized that he has lost his grandson at the festival. 

5) Where had the grandson found a cosy shelter? 

Ans- The grandson had found a cosy shelter under a cow's belly. 

6)What were the gang of pirates doing? 

Ans- The gang of pirates were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by the narrator's village. 

7) Why was everybody surprised while returning from the festival? 

Ans- When Bhola Grandpa realised that he had lost his grandson at the festival , he let out a loud wail. This surprised everybody. 

8) Why was no real treasure found under the sand dunes? 

Ans- No real treasure was found under the sand dunes because Bhola Grandpa realised and confessed that his account of the pirates was a dream which he had seen during his midday nap. 

9) How many men did the narrator's father choose to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival? 

Ans- The narrator's father chose two sharp-eyed men from the party to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival. 

10) On whose shoulders was the narrator riding on while returning from the festival? 

Ans- The narrator was riding on the village chowkidar's shoulders while returning from the festival.