Short & Long Questions: Gone with the Scooter | English Santoor Class 5 - New NCERT PDF Download

Short Answer Questions 

Q1. What was Gopi doing in the veranda?
Ans: Gopi was sitting and reading a book.

Q2. What sound did Gopi hear in the garden?
Ans: He heard something rustling and falling with a thud.

Q3. What did Gopi think had fallen from the tree?
Ans: He thought it was a mango.

Q4. Where did Gopi finally find the ball?
Ans: He found it on a heap of dry leaves.

Q5. What type of ball did Gopi find?
Ans: He found a hockey ball.

Q6. What did Gopi’s mother ask him to do?
Ans: She asked him to come inside because it was very hot.

Q7. Where did Gopi go in the evening?
Ans: He went to the nearby playground.

Q8. Who first claimed the ball to be his?
Ans: Manoj claimed it, but he had lost his ball four months ago.

Q9. What happened to the ball when Jay hit it hard?
Ans: It flew past the gate and landed in the basket of a scooter.

Q10. How did the children react when the ball went away on the scooter?
Ans: They looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Long Answer Questions 

Q1. Describe how Gopi found the hockey ball in the garden.
Ans: Gopi heard a sound in the garden and thought it was a mango. He searched in the grass and bushes but found nothing. Finally, he saw a white ball lying on a heap of dry leaves. It turned out to be a hockey ball.

Q2. Why did Gopi decide not to keep the ball for himself?
Ans: Gopi was honest. He thought it would be wrong to keep something that belonged to someone else. So, he decided to ask around and find the real owner of the ball.

Q3. How did Manoj and Ramani try to claim the ball?
Ans: Manoj said he had lost a ball four months ago, but that was too long back. Ramani said it was his but wanted to see the ball first to be sure. Both were not true owners, but they still tried to claim it.

Q4. Why did everyone laugh when Deepak said the ball was his?
Ans: Deepak said his father had bought him a new football. But Gopi had found a hockey ball, not a football. That is why everyone laughed at his boast.

Q5. How did the children begin to play hockey with the ball?
Ans: Gopi suggested playing before it got dark. Manoj went to the goalpost, Gopi stood at the centre, and they started passing the ball with their sticks. Soon, everyone joined in and enjoyed the game.

Q6. What funny thing happened when Jay hit the ball hard?
Ans: Jay hit the ball so strongly that it went outside the gate and landed in the basket of a passing scooter. The scooterist drove away without noticing, and the children lost the ball.

Q7. Why did the children laugh instead of feeling sad when the ball was lost?
Ans: They laughed because it was such a funny and unusual way to lose a ball. The scooter carried it away right in front of their eyes, which made them burst into laughter.

Q8. What qualities of Gopi’s character do you see in the story?
Ans: Gopi was honest because he did not keep the ball. He was also caring, because he listened to his mother. He was friendly and playful, as he enjoyed playing with his friends.

Q9. What lesson does the story “Gone with the Scooter” teach us?
Ans: The story teaches us to be honest, like Gopi, and to share with friends. It also shows that sometimes funny accidents happen, and we should take them in a light-hearted way.

Q10. Imagine you were one of the children in the story. How would you have reacted when the ball went away with the scooter?
Ans: I would have been surprised at first and then laughed with my friends. Losing the ball in such a funny way would make me remember the moment for a long time.