The Naughty Boy | Lesson 5 | Poem | Summary | Questions | Answers

JANDKNCERT | English | Class 4th | Chant IV

 

The Naughty Boy | Lesson 5 | Poem | Summary | Questions | Answers

 

The Naughty Boy

There was a naughty boy,
And a naughty boy was he.
He ran away to Scotland,
The people there to see—

Then he found
That the ground
Was as hard,

That a yard
Was as long,
That a song
Was as merry,

That a cherry
Was as red,
That lead
Was as weighty,

That fourscore
Was as eighty,
That a door was as wooden
As in England—

So he stood in his shoes
And he wondered,
He wondered,
He stood in his shoes,
And he wondered.

(John Keats)

 

Short Summary

A naughty boy ran away from England to Scotland, hoping to find something different. But he discovered that everything — the people, the land, and the things — were the same. The poem teaches that happiness can be found wherever we are.

yard — measure of three feet — گز
merry — happy; cheerful — خوش
wonder — feel surprise — حیران ہونا
lead — a heavy metal — سیسہ

 

Q1. Where did the naughty boy go?
Answer: The naughty boy went to Scotland to see what the people there were like.

Q2. What did the naughty boy find out in Scotland?
Answer: He found that everything — the ground, the yard, the songs, the cherries, and even the people — were just the same as in England.

Q3. What did the naughty boy learn from his journey?
Answer: He learned that the world is similar everywhere and that running away doesn’t bring anything new.

Q4. Tick the correct options.
(i) The ground was firm.
(ii) The song was joyous.
(iii) The cherry was red.
(iv) The lead was heavy.

Q5. What lesson does the poem teach us?
Answer: The poem teaches that no matter where we go, people and things are alike, and happiness is found at home.

 

Worksheet for Students

 

Q1. Where did the naughty boy go?

Q2. What did he find in Scotland?

Q3. Match:
ground — hard
cherry — red
song — merry