West Bengal Board
Our Runaway Kite
Comprehension Exercises
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) The keeper of the Big Half Moon Lighthouse is
(i) Aunt Esther
(ii) Father
(iii) Claude
(iv) Dick
(b) The family moved over to the mainland in
(i) summer
(ii) spring
(iii) monsoon
(iv) winter
(c) When asked about relations, Father looked
(i) happy
(ii) angry
(iii) sorrowful
(iv) irritated
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| (a) name of the island | Big Half Moon |
| (b) age of Claude | twelve years |
| (c) the game played by Claude and the narrator | pirate caves |
3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences / phrases / words in support of your answer:
(i) People felt that Claude and the narrator were lonesome in the island. [True]
Supporting statement - They said we must be so lonesome over there.
(ii) Claude and the narrator quarreled. [False]
Supporting statement - Claude and I never quarreled.
(iii) Nobody on the mainland had relations. [False]
Supporting statement - Everybody on the mainland had relations.
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) In summer the Big Half Moon is always
(i) lovely
(ii) unpleasant
(iii) boring
(iv) dull
(b) Back on the island, Claude and the narrator made plenty of
(i) puppets
(ii) masks
(iii) kites
(iv) envelopes
(c) The kite was patched with a
(i) newspaper
(ii) letter
(iii) envelope
(iv) card
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) A boy on the mainland showed Claude how to make kites.
(ii) On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted gold tinsel stars.
(iii) Claude was standing with a bit of cord in his hand, looking foolish.
6. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Statement | Reason |
| (a) The narrator’s elbow went through the kite. | The narrator had tripped and fallen over the rocks. |
| (b) Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite. | They wanted to send it up before the wind fell. |
| (c) The kite soared. | The wind was glorious. |
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) A letter came for father after a
(i) day
(ii) week
(iii) fortnight
(iv) month
(b) Father left home after quarrelling with his
(i) brother
(ii) sister
(iii) aunt
(iv) uncle
(c) Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on the top of a
(i) roof
(ii) tree
(iii) lighthouse
(iv) light post
8. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| (a) person who sent the letter | Aunt Esther |
| (b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother | Phillipa |
| (c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present | six |
9. Answer the following questions:
(a) What did Father find when he went back home years afterward?
Answer - Father found that his brother had died and his sister was missing.
(b) Where did Aunt Esther live?
Answer - Aunt Esther lived hundreds of miles inland.
(c) Why did Aunt Esther turn pale?
Answer - Aunt Esther turned pale seeing the letter stuck on the kite. It was the same letter she had once written to her brother, and the names Claude and Philippa were those of her parents.
Our Runaway Kite Question Answer
Grammar in use
10. Change the following sentences into questions, as directed:
(a) Shankha lives in Alipurduar. (Information question using ‘where’)
Answer - Where does Shankha live?
(b) They have gone to a picnic. (Interrogative sentence using ‘where’)
Answer - Where have they gone?
(c) I went to school yesterday. (Simple question using ‘did’)
Answer - Didn’t I go to school yesterday?
(d) Tia studies in class X. (Information question using ‘which’)
Answer - Which class does Tia study in?
Writing activities
11. Suppose your bicycle has a sudden tyre puncture on your way to school. You have taken the cycle to a repair shop. Write an imaginary dialogue (within 100 words) between the shopkeeper and you.
Me: Hello, will you please listen to me?
Shopkeeper: Yes, how can I help you?
Me: The tyre of the back wheel of my bicycle has been punctured on the way. I am in trouble. Will you please repair it?
Shopkeeper: Yes, that’s my work. Let me see the tyre.
Me: Thank you. How much will it cost?
Shopkeeper: It will cost you Rs. 10.
Me: Fine. I am waiting. You may start your repair work.
Shopkeeper: I shall try to mend it right now so that you can attend your school in time.
Me: Thank you.
12. Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story.
Crow sitting on a tree-piece of meat in its beak – fox passing under the tree – wants the meat – asks the crow to sing – crow keeps meat under its feet and sings – fooled, fox leaves
The Clever Crow and the Fox
One day a crow found a piece of meat. It sat on the branch of a tree. The piece of meat was in its beak. At that time a fox was passing under the tree. The fox noticed the piece of meat in the crow’s beak. The fox was really greedy. He wanted to get the piece. So the sly fox requested the crow to sing a song. The fox expected that as the crow would start singing the piece of meat would fall from its beak. But the crow had enough wit. It understood the fox’s cunning. So keeping the meat under its feet, the crow started to sing. The crow was able to fool the fox successfully. Disheartened, the fox departed.
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