DAV Class 5 Solutions The Boy Who Borrowed
The Boy Who Borrowed
B.4. Tick the correct option to complete the sentences.
(a) Benny got books only…………
i. at Christmas time.
ii. on his birthday.
iii. when he demanded them.
(b) Benny completed reading a book in………..
i. three days.
ii. half a day.
iii. two hours.
(c) Benny had the habit of…………
i. stealing things.
ii. lending things.
iii. borrowing things.
(d) All the borrowed books wanted to………..
i. return to their owners.
ii. stay with Benny.
iii. praise Benny’s passion for reading books.
(e) When children asked for their books back, Benny………
i. returned them.
ii. avoided them.
iii. pretended that he had not got them.
(f) The funny dream that Benny narrated to his mother was about…..
i. his reading a funny book.
ii. his writing a book.
iii. books walking downstairs and running away.
(g) Books made Benny feel ashamed and so he……….
i. did not talk to his friends.
ii. returned all borrowed things.
iii. cried loudly.
(h) Benny promised to borrow books……………
i. again and again.
ii. only if he returned them quickly.
iii. only from relatives
B.5. Answer the following questions briefly.
i. What was Benny’s favourite hobby?
Ans- Benny’s favourite hobby was reading books.
ii. What kind of book did Benny want?
Ans- He wanted adventure and nature related books.
iii. How many books did he have?
Ans- He had about eight books.
iv. Why could Benny not bear to return books?
Ans- He could not bear to return books because they looked beautiful in his bookshelf.
v. Whose voices did Benny hear one night?
Ans- One night he heard the voices of books.
vi. What horrid thing had Benny done with one of the books?
Ans- Benny had turned down some of the pages of the books to mark his place.
vii. How did the books leave the house?
Ans- They left the house walking downstairs and ran away.
viii. Why were the children surprised when Benny returned them their things?
Ans- The children were surprised because they never expected that the books would be returned by Benny.