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Let’s read and find out what lesson did Nakul learn.

The boys of Class VI came out of the exam hall.

‘How did the maths paper go?’ I asked Akash who was waiting outside.

‘So-so! I finished all the problems, though it was quite a tussle,’ replied Tarun, the
monitor of the class.

Nakul came in just then. He looked depressed.
‘What’s up, Nakul? Maths is your favourite subject!’ Akash was surprised.

‘I decided to answer the tough problems first and leave the easy ones for the last ten
minutes. But they took more time than I expected. So I couldn’t finish two questions,’
Nakul replied.

‘Never mind. It’s not the final exams! Write faster next time, or set your watch ten minutes
ahead so that you can answer all the questions!’ Akash consoled him.

‘Huh! It’s easy to say that as you don’t have to worry,’ Nakul retorted.

Akash was a new boy. He had joined the boarding school almost at the end of the first

term. So the Headmaster had allowed him to sit out of the exams as the boy had missed
many lessons.

When the dorm was silent that night, Akash woke up suddenly.

He had heard a slight sniff. He looked at the next bed and saw that Nakul was awake.

‘What’s the matter?’ Akash whispered.

‘I’ve made a terrible mistake!’ Nakul said.

‘What’s the mistake?’ asked Akash.

‘I’m sure I have forgotten something. I
think I have either not written my name
or my roll number on the maths answer

script,’ Nakul mumbled, dejectedly.

tussle: a short struggle
depressed: very sad and without hope
consoled: comforted (someone) at a time of grief
retorted: replied quickly
sniff: to smell something by taking in air through
the nose
dejectedly: in a disappointed way

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