Category: Class 9

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 2 The Fun They Had Neighbour Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 2 The Fun They Had

9th English Guide The Fun They Had Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

1. She was given test after test in geography ………………………
2. He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires ……………………
3. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether ……………………..
4. They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the home work and talk about it ………………….
5. They had a special building and all the kids went there …………………..

Answers:

1. Margie
2. Country Inspector
3. Margie
4. Students of the old school
5. Tommy

B. Fill in the blanks with the clues given below to complete the paragraph.

Tommy and Margie found something about the (1) ………………….. of the past. Tommy found a (2) ………………….. which has been printed on paper. The book was old and the pages were (3) ………………….. At present, the (4) ………………….. were moving on a television screen. The television had over (5) ………………….. He had found the old book in the (6) ………………….. of his house. While reading Tommy found that it was about the old schools. Margie hated school because she was having problems with learning (7) ………………….. The mechanical teacher was black and large with a screen. Margie hated the slot where she had to insert her homework or (8) ………………….. Margie did not understand how a (9) ………………….. could be a teacher and how the students were taught the (10) ………………….. Then it was (11) ………………….. for Margie and Tommy. Margie went to the schoolroom in her (12) ………………….. where the mechanical teacher stood. She was thinking about the old school and how much fun the children had, (13) ………………….. time together.

Answers:

1. schools
2. real book
3. yellow and crinkly
4. words
5. million of books
6. attic
7. geography
8. test papers
9. person
10. same thing
11. time
12. house
13. learning and spending

C. Bring out the difference between your school and Margie’s school in the given tabular column. An example is done for you.

Answer:

D. Complete the following based on your reading. Answers:

1. The old book was found by …………………..
2. Margie was surprised to see the old book because …………………..
3. The mechanical teacher was giving Margie …………………..
4. Margie had to study always at the same time every day, because her mother said little girls …………………..
5. The geography sector in mechanical teacher was …………………..

Answers:

1. Tommy
2. the words stood still instead of moving.
3. test after test in geography.
4. learned better if they learned at regular hours.
5. geared a little too quickly.

Think and Write:

E. On the basis of reading and using your own ideas, answer the following in about 125 – 150 words each.

Question 1.
Describe Margie’s mechanical teacher and her classroom in your own words.
Answer:
Tommy found the book on 17 May 2157. It was a very old book. The pages were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read the words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to, on a screen. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the county inspector.

Question 2.
Why did Margie hate her school? What was she thinking about at the end of the story?
Answer:
Margie hated her school because it was not fun. She was doing badly in the geography tests. Her mechanical teacher was giving her test after test. Her mother sent for the country inspector. Margie hoped that the inspector would take the mechanical teacher away.

She was disappointed when the country inspector managed to assemble all the parts of the mechanical teacher. She hated inserting her homework and test papers in the slot of the mechanical teacher. She did not like to write her answers in a punch code.

Margie thought that the old type of school must have fun. She imagined all the kids from the whole neighbourhood coming together laughing and shouting in the schoolyard. She thought that they would sit together in the classroom and go home together at the end of the day.

They learned the same thing and helped one another with the homework and talked about it. The teacher ‘ were human being, all these aspects made her believe that the type of school must have fun.

“Everybody is doing the same old thing”

Question 3.
What was strange about the ‘book’? Why did Margie find it strange?
Answer:
The pages of the ‘book’ were yellow and crinkly. It was awfully funny to read words that stood still, unlike moving on a screen. When Margie turned back to the previous page, the page had the same words on it, when she read it the first time. All these things were strange for Margie, as she used to read-only telebooks through a computer screen, without any knowledge of a real book.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 1 The Envious Neighbour Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 1 The Envious Neighbour

9th English Guide The Envious Neighbour Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

Question 1.
They gathered the tressure
Answer:
The honest couple

Question 2.
The pine tree under which, I am hurried, to be cut down and made int a mortar
Answer:
The (dead) dog

Question 3.
They dug and found nothing but a quantity of dirty and nasty offal
Answer:
The wicked couple

Question 4.
He had not to wait long before he was called into the prince’s palace and ordered to exhibit his power
Answer:
The wicked old man

Question 5.
BOW, WOW, WOW!
Answer:
The dog

B. Based on your understanding of the story choose the right answers from the given options.

Question 1.
The old farmer and his wife loved the dog.
(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.
Answer:
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.

Question 2.
When the old couple became rich they
(a) gave the dog better food
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) lived a comfortable life and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
Answer:
(c) lived a comfortable life and were generous towards their poor neighbours.

Question 3.
The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
(a) rich pastry and bean sauce
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.
Answer:
(c) a pile of gold.

C. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 80 to 100 words.

Question 1.
The old farmer was a kind person. Justify the statement with suitable examples from the story.
Answer:
The old farmer was a kind man. He helped the poor and the needy with what he had. He had a pet dog, which they used to feed with fish and tit-bit from their kitchen. One day, when their dog helped them in getting wealth, they did not take it all for themselves.

But gave alms to the poor and then bought for themselves rice fields and corn-fields. When his neighbour killed his dog, he did not scold him. He just wept for his pet, kept some food, burnt incense, and adorned its grave with flowers. He also showed his kindness to his envious neighbours, as they were distressed, by giving them a share of his own riches.

Question 2.
How did the dog help the farmer even after its death?
Answer:
The good oldman’s neighbour killed the dog and buried it under the roots of pine-tree. The oldman adorned its grave with flowers and shed tears over his lost pet.

That night the dog appeared to him. It asked him to make a mortar from the pine tree wood and use it. When he ground his rice, it turned into rich treasure. The neighbour borrowed the mortar. They tried to use it but all their rice turned into filth. So they broke the mortar and burnt it.

One night dog appeared to the good old man and told him that if he took the ashes and sprinkle them on whithered trees, the trees would revive and blossom.

He verified the power to bring back dead trees to life. A certain prince sent for him, he sprinkled the ashes on the poumpland cherry trees. The trees shoot out and Put forth flowers. So the prince gave him a rich reward and sent him rejoicing. Thus the dog helped the good oldman even after its death.

Question 3.
Why did the Prince reward the farmer but punish the neighbour for the same act?
Answer:
The prince rewarded the farmer because he made all the withered plum and cherry trees in the palace to shoot out and put forth flowers. So the prince was happy with his magical powers and sent him home rejoicing with plenty of presents.

Whereas the neighbour of the good old man was punished because he couldn’t perform the act of reviving the trees, after scattering the ashes on them. The ashes flew into the prince’s eyes and mouth, blinding and choking him. So the guards caught him and beat him almost to death.

Question 4.
Bring out the difference between two neighbours with suitable examples to support your view.
Answer:
The two neighbours in the story are of opposite characters. One old man was honest and kind. The other old man was cruel and wicked. He borrowed the dog to use it and become rich. But it did not come true. So he killed it and burnt it. The dog’s ashes had the power to revive dead trees. The cruel old man wanted to use it to become rich.

But he failed and he was beaten almost to death by the Prince’s retainers. They are similar to the two women who came to King Solomon’s court. Both the women claimed to be the mother of a living child. The king ordered the servant to cut it into two with a sword.

The false mother opted to take one half of the baby. But the true mother requested the king not to cut and kill the baby. She asked the king to give the baby to the other woman. The king caught the wicked woman. The child was restored to the real mother. The wicked woman was punished by the king.

D. Refer to what happens in the folktale and complete the story with the help of the hints given in the mind map.

Answers:

1. dog, which
2. who came and borrowed the dog
3. killed it
4. and burnt it
5. and put them in a basket

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Poem 7 The Stick-together families Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Poem  7 The Stick-together families

9th English Guide The Stick-together families Textbook Questions and Answers

1. “The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.”

Question (a)
Who are the gladdest people living?
Answer:
The gladdest people are those who live together as wholesome folks.

Question (b)
Where do they gather?
Answer:
They gather at the fireside.

Question (c)
What can break their unity?
Answer:
Only death can break their unity.

2. “And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun
Are the little family gatherings when the busy day is done.”

Question (a)
When do they have their family gatherings?
Answer:
They have their family gatherings at the end of the busy day.

Question (b)
Where do they have their family conventions?
Answer:
The family conventions are held beneath the sun.

Question (c)
What does the poet mean by ‘finest conventions’?
Answer:
The finest conventions mean a family get together.

3. “There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they’re very quick to shatter all the little family ties.”

Question (a)
What do the rich and poor folk imagine themselves to be?
Answer:
The rich and the poor folks imagine themselves to be wise.

Question (b)
What do they do to their families?
Answer:
They are quick to shatter their little family ties.

Question (c)
Whom does ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
They refers to the rich and poor people who do not consider the little family ties as valuable and shatter them.

4. “There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home”

Question (a)
Why do they roam?
Answer:
They roam to attain gladness.

Question (b)
According to them, when do they get bright smiles?
Answer:
They get bright smiles when they wander far from home.

5. “But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.”

Question (a)
Who are the gladdest people?
Answer:
The gladdest people are those brothers and sisters who share their fun.

Question (b)
When do they share their fun?
Answer:
They share their fun when the busy day is done.

Question (c)
What does ‘who’ refer to?
Answer:
Who refers to the brothers and sisters.

6. “It’s the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;”

Question (a)
Who wins the joys of the earth?
Answer:
The stick-together families win the joys of earth.

Question (b)
How do they find their joy?
Answer:
They find their joys by being together and hearing the sweetest music

Question (c)
What does the poet mean by ‘stick-together family’?
Answer:
The stick-together family means those families who spend time together (Joint families) and share their fun and sorrows and can be only separated after death.

B. Based on the understanding of the poem, fill in the blanks using the words and phrases given below to make a meaningful summary of the poem.

The poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in a joint family and the nuclear family. The (1) …………………. are the happiest of all. Whereas the (2) …………………. of nuclear families take (3) ………………….. The gladdest people are the children from (4) …………………….. who circle near the fireside. No power other than death can break them. The (5) …………………… imagine themselves to be wise and in the process they (6) ………………….. ties. Each of them goes searching for pleasure in their own selected way. They harvest only (7) ………………….. and find empty joy. But the wisest among them are the children of the stick-together families. When the busy day is done, they together (8) ………………… The stick-together family wins (9) ………………….. The old house shelters all the (10) …………………… The poet invites wandering brothers to come and join the Stick – together families in their fireside and have fun.

Answers:

1. stick – together families
2. children
3. separate ways
4. joint family
5. rich and poor folk
6. shatter their family
7. bitterness
8. share their fun
9. the joy of earth
10. charm of life

C. Answer the following questions in about 80 – 100 words.

Question 1.
The stick – together families are the happiest of all. Explain.
Answer:
The stick-together families are the happiest of all. There is so much fun living together in joint families. There is a lot of excitement in joint families. The gladdest people living are the good folks who create a circle for themselves. They share their joys and sorrows. The finest of all large formal gatherings is the little family gatherings. The wisest children are in stick-together families. Some travel far away to seek joy but the happiest kind of people, are the ones who share their fun in stick-together families. It is sure that the stick-together family wins the joys of the earth.

(OR)

A joint family makes a happy home. The poet evaluates the happiness of the children in the stick – together families. The children from joint families are the happiest in the world. They circle near the fireside and share their fun. They have the finest little gatherings after every busy day is done.

They win their joys of earth. They find the finest happiness by hearing the sweetest music. The old home shelters them with all charm that life can give. They have the gladdest playground. They also have the happiest living place. The wandering brothers can come back to enjoy the happiness of life.

“There is nothing greater than a joint family”.

Question 2.
Bring out the difference between the children of the joint family and the nuclear family.
Answer:
Title: The stick – together families.
Author: Edgar Albert Guest.
Characters: Brothers and Sisters of Joint family and the nuclear family.
Theme: There is nothing greater than a joint family.

In his poem, “The Stick – together families” the poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in joint family and the nuclear family. The joint families are the happiest of all. The gladdest people are the children from the stick – together families who circle near the fireside. No power except death can break them. But the brothers and sisters from the nuclear families take separate ways.

The poor and the rich people imagine themselves to be wise. They are quick enough to shatter their family ties. Each one goes searching for pleasure in their own selected way. They harvest its bitterness and find empty joy.

But the children of the joint family are the wisest. When the busy day is done they share their fun together. The children of the joint family win the joy of earth. The old home roof shelters all the brothers and sisters. However, there is a chance for the wandering brothers to come back and join the stick-together families in their fireside and have fun.
“The Stick – together families are the happiest of all”.

(OR)

The poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in a joint family and the nuclear family. The joint families are the happiest of all. But the children of nuclear families take separate ways. The children from the joint families circle near the fireside. They are the happiest children. Except for death, no power can break them. The children from nuclear families take separate ways.

Each one goes searching for pleasure in their selected way. They harvest their bitterness and find empty joy. Whereas the inmates of the joint families are the wisest. After their busy day, they share their fun. Thus they win the joy of earth. The old home shelters all of them. However, the wandering brothers return to the joint families and have fun.

“The joint family is the happiest of all”.

D. Answer the following.

Question 1.
There is rich folk, there is poor folk, who imagine they are wise, ………..
Pick out the words in alliteration.
Answer:
Words in alliteration. There, there, they, folk, talk.

Question 2.
Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Answer:
Rhyming words are: far, are: make, break, sun, done. The rhyme scheme is aa bb cc.

Additional Questions & Answers

A. Answer the questions that follow each set of poetic lines.

1. But it’s bitterness they harvest, and it’s empty joy they find
For the children that are wisest are the stick – together kind.

Question (a)
What does ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
‘They’ refers to the children from the nuclear family.

Question (b)
What do they harvest?
Answer:
They harvest the bitterness.

Question (c)
What do they find?
Answer:
They find empty joy.

Question (d)
Who is the wisest?
Answer:
The stick – together kind of children are the wisest.

2. Each goes searching after pleasure in his own selected way
Each with strangers likes to wander and with strangers likes to play.

Question (a)
What does each go searching after?
Answer:
Each goes searching after pleasure.

Question (b)
Where does each go?
Answer:
Each goes in his own selected way.

Question (c)
Whom does each like to wander with?
Answer:
Each likes to wander with strangers.

Question (d)
What does each like to do with strangers?
Answer:
Each likes to play with strangers.

3. That the strange friend is a true friend and they travel far astray.
They waste their lives striving for a joy that’s far away.

Question (a)
Who is a true friend?
Answer:
The strange friend is a true friend.

Question (b)
What do ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
‘They’ refers to the children from a nuclear family.

Question (c)
What is meant by ‘astray’?
Answer:
‘Astray’ means wrongdoing.

Question (d)
What for do they waste lives in striving?
Answer:
They waste their lives in striving for a joy that is far away.

4. It s the old home roof that shelters all the charm that life can give
There you find the gladdest playground, there the happiest spot to live

Question (a)
What does the old home roof shelter?
Answer:
The old home roof shelters all the charm that life can give.

Question (b)
What do nuclear family children find in the old home?
Answer:
Nuclear family children find the gladdest playground there.

Question (c)
What is the happiest spot to live?
Answer:
The old home is the happiest spot to live.

5. And O weary wandering brothers, if contentment you would win
Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin

Question (a)
Who are the wandering brothers?
Answer:
The wandering brothers are the children from the nuclear family.

Question (b)
Why are they weary?
Answer:
They wandered far away. So they are weary.

Question (c)
What would they win if they return unto fireside?
Answer:
They would win contentment if they return unto fireside.

Question (d)
Pick out the words in alliteration.
Answer:
The words in alliteration:
Line – 1: weary, wandering.
Line – 2: come, comrade; back, be; you, your.

Listening:

E. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer.

1. A person is valued based on his ………………….
2. …………………. does not happen overnight.
3. A close family bond is like a …………………
4. A strong foundation for any individual comes from being with a ………………….
5. A gift not only with …………………., but ……………………. who care and love us beyond themselves.

Answers:

1. family and upbringing
2. bonding
3. safe harbour
4. supportive family
5. lovable parents, siblings

Speaking:

F. “The building actually rests on the well-laid foundation and hence is strong and still.” How can this be related to a family? Discuss with your partner and share your views in the class.

“The building actually rests on the well laid out foundation and hence is strong and still” is a mean¬ingful statement. Only when the foundation is built well, a building can stand on it firmly. Likewise, a foundation is very necessary for the formation of the family.

A family is like a building. It does not mean a house but it is a home. A family is an invisible or abstract thing. But it is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a bond with each other. There are many values that one has to get the family bonding in the right manner.

A close family bond is like a safe harbour Bonding does not happen overnight. It is through a family we learn the values of love, trust, hope, belief, cultures, morals, traditions, and every little matter that concerns us. A strong foundation for any individual comes from being with a supportive family. As the building serves as a shelter, a family also protects us by all means.

We have parents who support us, teach us moral values in life, give us a strong foundation in character, teach us the importance of love and being loved trust for one another, and many other morals that could be obtained from a family. The family is created at birth and establishes ties across generations. Families are the foundation of society and create our personal template for giving and receiving love in intimate relationships.

Writing:
G. Write a four-line poem with rhyming words describing your family.

My Family:
We‘re a sweet little family
We live together quite happily
We have a lot of games and fun
As and when the busy day is done

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 7 A Birthday Letter Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Prose Chapter 7 A Birthday Letter

9th English Guide From A Birthday Letter InText Questions and Answers

Question 1.
From which prison did Nehru write this letter?
Answer:
Nehru wrote the letter from Central Prison, Naini, in Uttar Pradesh.

Question 2.
Did Nehru send any presents to Indira?
Answer:
No, Nehru did not send any present to Indira.

Question 3.
Which historical character inspired young Indira?
Answer:
The historical character who inspired young Indira was Joan of Arc.

Question 4.
What helps ordinary men and women to become heroes?
Answer:
History helps ordinary men and women to become heroes.

Question 5.
Who is addressed as ‘Babuji’?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhiji is addressed as Bapuji.

Question 6.
What should the soldiers of India respect?
Answer:
The soldiers of India should respect India’s honour.

9th English Guide From A Birthday Letter TextBook Questions and Answers

A. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
Why could not Nehru send any present to Indira?
Answer:
Nehru could not send any presents to Indira because he was in prison.

Question 2.
What cannot be stopped even by the high walls of prisons?
Answer:
Nehru’s letters cannot be stopped even by the high walls of prisons.

Question 3.
Why did Nehru dislike sermonizing?
Answer:
Nehru has always thought that the best way to find what is right is not by giving a sermon but by talking and discussing.

Question 4.
What does history tell us?
Answer:
“History tells us that whole person become interested in a great cause”.

Question 5.
What do ordinary men and women usually think of?
Answer:
Ordinary men and women are not usually heroic. They think of their bread and butter, of their children, of their household worries, and the like.

Question 6.
When do ordinary men and women become heroes?
Answer:
Ordinary men and women become heroes when history helps them.

Question 7.
What does the phrase ‘great drama’ refer to?
Answer:
The great drama refers to India’s freedom movements.

Question 8.
Why are the freedom fighters under Gandhi not afraid of anything?
Answer:
The freedom fighters under Gandhi do everything with no room for secrecy or hiding. So they are not afraid of anything.

B. Answer the following in about 80-100 words each.

Question 1.
Explain the important elements of Nehru’s letter?
Answer:
Pandit Nehru was imprisoned in Naini jail. As he was not able to send a gift to Indira on her birthday, he sends her a letter. Though presents are appreciated, letters can equally be cherished as gifts. Nehru did not like to sermonize or give advice. We have learned that it is important to do things without fear. We should recognize right from wrong. While facing problems, we can resolve them by discussing them with near and dear ones.

The value of the contribution of our leaders to fight for freedom and the value of qualities exhibited by these leaders. The two factors that make ordinary men heroes are, (i) full faith in a great cause and (ii) love and respect for the nation. Mahatma Gandhi inspired millions of people to fight for freedom. Nehru wants Indira to develop qualities like respect for her country’s honour, trust, patriotism, etc.

(OR)

Jawaharlal Nehru is in Naini prison. He usually gives a present to his young daughter Indira who is 13. But now he cannot do so. He writes a birthday letter to her as her present. He reminds of the historical character Joan of Arc. He empasises the significance of historical events. History even helps common people to become heroes. Great leaders inspire ordinary people to do noble deeds.

He admires Babuji whose magic message from the prison has stolen the hearts of India’s millions. It has made all to participate in the freedom movement. He sites the people working with no secrecy or hiding. Nehru wishes Indira to do anything not secretly. If she does so she will group up unafraid serene and unruffled, whatever may happen. Finally, he blesses her that she may grow into a brave soldier in India’s service.

“Openness can bring happiness, courage, and success”.

Question 2.
Imagine yourself as Indira and write a reply letter to your father, Nehru for the letter you received on your birthday?
Answer:

C. Match the words with correct synonym and Antonym from the table.

Answer:

Think and answer:

Question 1.
What is the difference between an opinion and a fact?
Answer:

• An opinion is one’s feelings or thoughts about somebody.
• A fact is a piece of information that can be proved to be true.

D. Identify, whether the following statements are of OPINION or FACT.

Question 1.
On your birthday you have been in the habit of receiving presents and good wishes.
Answer:
Fact

Question 2.
I have liked my talks with you.
Answer:
Fact

Question 3.
The best way to find what is wrong and right is by discussing.
Answer:
Fact

Question 4.
A letter can hardly take the place of a talk.
Answer:
Opinion

Question 5.
For the desire to hide anything means that you are afraid.
Answer:
Opinion

Listening:

E. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Aadhav and Raghav are ……………..
(a) brothers
(b) friends
(c) colleagues
(d) classmates
Answer:
(a) brothers

Question 2.
The brothers are planning to celebrate their ………………….. wedding anniversary.
(a) uncle’s
(b) parents’
(c) grandparents’
(d) sister’s
Answer:
(b) parents’

Question 3.
The wedding anniversary is on ………………….
(a) March 2^nd
(b) April 2^nd
(c) May 2^nd
(d) June 2^nd
Answer:
(b) April 2^nd

Question 4.
As part of the celebration, the brothers have planned to make their parents to …………………….
(a) visit an orphanage
(b) donate some money
(c) plant a mango sapling
(d) conduct a game
Answer:
(c) plant a mango sapling

Question 5.
State whether the statement is true or false.
Answer:
The brothers have decided to borrow money for the wedding anniversary celebration. – False

Reading:

F. Answer the following questions based on the given reading passage.

Question 1.
What is the name of her diary?
Answer:
The name is Anne Frank’s Diary Entry.

Question 2.
Why did Anne want to exchange the book ‘Camera Obscura’?
Answer:
Anne wanted to exchange the book Camera Obscura’ as her sister Margot already had it.

Question 3.
Who baked the homemade cookies?
Answer:
Anne Frank herself baked the homemade cookies.

Question 4.
What game did Anne choose to play?
Answer:
Anne chose volleyball to play.

Question 5.
Which gift did Anne value the most?
Answer:
Anne valued the gift from Kitty the most.

Speaking:

G. Imagine you are going to celebrate your forthcoming birthday at an orphanage/ old-age home. Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration by using the following hints.

“Be brave and all the rest follows”.

Short Speech:
Respect Headmaster, teachers, and my dear friends. I would like to deliver a short speech about celebrating my birthday in an orphanage. It was really an interesting day, as it was my first time going to an orphanage. Since it was my birthday, I decided to do something different this year. I decided to celebrate my birthday at an orphanage. My parents were really happy with the idea.

As we entered the place, we were welcomed by a friendly old lady in a green saree. She took us to the room where the inmates were waiting for us. We entered the room and were welcomed by smiling faces. There were many children who were young to me and some of them were of my own age. They too were excited like me.

My parents asked me to cut the cake. I cut the cake. All sang the birthday chorus and greeted me. I gifted all of them with little presents which I had bought for them. They had prepared a handmade card for me. I was moved.

We sang and danced after that and even played games like musical chairs and passing the parcel. There was a girl named Angeline. She was the smallest of them all. She was only three years old. She was cute and chubby. I gave her a teddy bear which she hugged and thanked me.

Children of my age were very friendly, we talked about our favourite shows and hobbies. Some of them even showed their talents by playing the guitar and drums. The children seemed happy that they had such a nice time. It was indeed a nice day after all and I was really happy that I could spend some time pleasantly with such wonderful children whom God loves so much.

Thank you one and all.

Writing:

H. Write a meaningful paragraph using the hints given below.

Mahesh – celebrates – 14th birthday – an old-age home – family, friends – informs home in advance – delegates tasks – friends buy things necessary – arrives home early – decorates place – balloons, colour papers – inmates gathered – cuts cake – sing-song, claps – distributes cakes – expresses his feelings – gets blessings – offers things – bedsheets, footwear, etc. needed – fun, entertainment – happy and content.

Birthday Celebration:

There was a boy named Mahesh. He wanted to celebrate his birthday at an old home. It was his 14th birthday. His parents agreed with his suggestion. Mahesh informed his friends and relatives well in advance. He delegated various tasks to his friends. His friends became active and they bought all the necessary things.

On that day they arrived at the home early. They decorated with balloons and colour papers. Mahesh came there with his parents. Mahesh cut his birthday cake amidst grand applause. There were singing and clapping.

Mahesh expressed his joyful feelings. He gave the cakes to all. He offered the aged people bedsheets, footwear, etc. He got the blessings from the old people at home. There were enough fun and entertainment at the function. The inmates thanked Mahesh for his kindness and goodwill. All were happy and contented.

Grammar:

A. Choose the correct determiner.

1. Could you bring me …………………. tools I left in the garden? (this, those, these)
2. ……………….. Earth revolves around the sun. (the, a, an)
3. I found …………………… one rupee coin in the playground while playing, (a, an, the)
4. There aren’t ………………… students in the library, (much, many, a lot)
5. It was ……………………. unforgettable experience, (a, an, the)
6. I haven’t got ………………….. pictures in my bedroom, (some, any, many)
7. He said that he wanted to become ………………….. engineer, (a, an, the)
8. Kokila gave a pen to …………………….. child in the classroom on her birthday, (any, all, each)
9. I’ve got to solve ………………….. maths problems before I go to sleep, (all, some, any)
10. India is …………………. largest democracy in the world, (a, an, the)
11. My father doesn’t drink …………………… coffee, (much, many, a lot)
12. I always keep ………………….. money in my wallet for emergencies, (any, every, some)
13. This year we are celebrating my sister’s ……………………. birthday, (a, two, second)
14. I have ………………….. pencils with me. (a, three, third)
15. ‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ………………….. airplane, (a, an, the)

Answers:

1. those
2. the
3. a
4. many
5. an
6. any
7. an
8. each
9. some
10. the
11. much
12. some
13. second
14. three
15. an

Reported speech. (Indirect speech). Conversion of direct speech into indirect speech.

B. Observe the following call-outs. Reporter (C) has reported the sentences of Speaker (A). Now, help Reporter (C) report the rest of the sentences of Speaker(A).

C. Report the following sentences.

Question 1.
Banu said, “Do not spoil the eco-system.” Banu advised not to spoil the ecosystem.
Answer:
Banu advised if he had booked the tickets to Delhi.

Question 2.
Pranav said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
Answer:
Pranav asked if he had booked the tickets to Delhi.

Question 3.
Rekha said to Tilak, “When are we leaving to our native?”
Answer:
Rekha asked Tilak when they were leaving to their native.

Question 4.
Sujith said, “Ryan, you should get up early in the morning.”
Answer:
Sujith told Ryan that he should get up early in the morning.

Question 5.
Vivaan said to his mother, “Can you, please, buy me a hot chocolate?”
Answer:
Vivaan requested his mother if she could buy him a hot chocolate.

Question 6.
“Tomorrow 1 have to take a test in English”, said Sudar.
Answer:
Sudar said that he had to take a test in English the next day.

Question 7.
Pragathi said to her sister, “I need your help to arrange the books in the shelf.” Pragathi told her sister that she needed her help to arrange the book in the shelf?
Answer:
Pragathi told her sister that she needed her help to arrange the book in the self.

Question 8.
“Why don’t you use crayons for colouring?” said Philip to his son.
Answer:
Philip asked his son why he didn’t use crayons for colouring.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 6 From Zero to Infinity Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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9th English Guide From Zero to Infinity InText Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What was the reaction of the classmates to Ramanujan’s question?
Answer:
The classmates laughed at Ramanujan’s question.

Question 2.
What did the Indian mathematician Bhaskara prove?
Answer:
The Indian mathematician Bhaskara proved that zero divided by zero is infinity.

Question 3.
Where did Ramanujan get “Loney’s Trignometry” book from?
Answer:
Ramanujan got Loney’s “Trigonometry” book from a college library.

Question 4.
Where did Ramanujan do his mathematical problems?
Answer:
Ramanujan did his mathematical problems on loose sheets of paper or on a slate and jot the results down in notebooks.

Question 5.
What were the subjects neglected by Ramanujan in college?
Answer:
History, English, Physiology were the subjects neglected by Ramanujan in college.

Question 6.
Which university granted him a fellowship of 75 a month?
Answer:
The University of Madras granted him a fellowship 75 of a month.

Question 7.
What did Ramanujan sent to G.H. Hardy?
Answer:
Ramanujan sent a letter in which he set out 120 theorems and formulae to G.H Hardy.

Question 8.
Who discovered a rare mathematical genius in Ramanujan?
Answer:
G.H. Hardy and his colleague, J.E.Little wood discovered a rare mathematical genius in Ramanujan.

9th English Guide From Zero to Infinity TextBook Questions and Answers

A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two Why did the students laugh at Ramanujan?

Question 1.
Why did the students laugh at Ramanujan?
Answer:
Ramanujan asked a silly question in the class. So the children laughed at him.

Question 2.
Why did the teacher compliment Ramanujan?
Answer:
The students laughed at Ramanujan because he asked if no banana was distributed among no one, would everyone get one banana.

Question 3.
What did Ramanujan do after reading the book on Trignometrv?
Answer:

After reading the book on Trigonometry, Ramanujan began his own research. He came forth with many mathematical theorems and formulae not given in the book

Question 4.
What disappointed Ramanujan’s father?
Answer:
Ramanujan failed twice in his first-year arts examination in college. This disappointed his father.

Question 5.
How did Ramanujan manage his paper crisis?
Answer:
Ramanujan needed about 2,000 sheets of paper every month. He started using even scraps of paper he found lying on the streets. Sometimes he used a red pen to write over what was written in blue ink.

Question 6.
Why was Ramanujan’s application for jobs rejected?
Answer:
Ramanujan showed his notebooks and told everyone that he knew mathematics and he could do the clerical job. But no one understood what was written in the notebooks. So his applications for jobs were rejected.

Question 7.
Why was Ramanujan sent back to India?
Answer:
While Ramanujan continued his research work, Tuberculosis, then an incurable disease, was devouring him. So, he was sent back to India.

Additional Questions & Answers

Question 1.
Where was Ramanujan sitting in the class?
Answer:
Ramanujan was sitting in one corner of the class room.

Question 2.
Why did he raise his hand and stand up?
Answer:
He raised his hand and stood up to ask a question to his teacher.

Question 3.
What was that the boys could not understand?
Answer:
The boys could not understand why the teacher complimented the boy who had asked an absurd question.

Question 4.
How was Ramanujan either in his native Kumbakonam or Cambridge, through out his life?
Answer:
Throughout his life, Ramanujan was always ahead of his mathematics teachers either in his native Kumbakonam or Cambridge.

Question 5.
When and whertf was Ramanujan born?
Answer:
Ramanujan was born on December 22, 1887 in Erode in Tamilnadu.

Question 6.
What was Ramanujan’s father?
Answer:
Ramanujan’s father was a petty clerk in a cloth shop.

Question 7.
How was Ramanujan from his early childhood?
Answer:
From early childhood, it was evident that Ramanujan was prodigy.

Question 8.
Why did the senior students visit Ramanujan’s dingy house?
Answer:
The senior students visited Ramanujan’s dingy house to get their difficulties in Mathematics solved. ’

Question 9.
Which book triggered the mathematical genius in him?
Answer:
The book “Synopsis of Elementany Results in Pure Applied Mathematics” by George Shoobridge Car triggered the mathematical genius in him.

Question 10.
What happened to the three filled note books of Ramanujan later?
Answer:
The three filled note books of Ramanujan later became famous as Ramanujan’s Frayed Notebooks

Question 11.
What scholarship was awarded to Ramanujan when he secured a first class in Mathematics in the matriculation examination?
Answer:
When Ramanujan secured a first class in Mathematics in the matriculation examintaion he was awarded the Subramanian Scholarship.

Question 12.
Who was impressed by Ramanujan’s note books?
Answer:
The Director of Madras Port Trust, Francis Spring was impressed by Ramanujan’s note books.

Question 13.
What did the Director of Madras Port Trust give him?
Answer:
The Director of Madras Port Trurt gave him a clerical job on a monthly salary of ₹25.

Question 14.
Who initiated a move to provide Ramanujan with a research fellowship?
Answer:
Some teachers and educationists interested in Mathematics initiated a move to provide Ramanujan with a research fellowship.

Question 15.
When did the University of Madras grant him a fellowship of ₹75?
Answer:
On May 1,1913 the University of Madras granted him a fellowship of ₹75, though he had no qualifying degree.

Question 16.
When did Ramanujan sail for Britain?
Answer:
On March 17, 1914, Ramanujan sailed for Britain.

Question 17.
How did Ramanujan play with numbers?
Answer:
Ramanujan played with numbers as a child with a toy.

Question 18.
What was Ramanujan elected on February 28,1918?
Answer:
Ramanujan was elected, Fellow of the Royal Society on February 28, 1918.

Question 19.
What did Ramanujan become in October 1918?
Answer:
In October 1918, Ramanujan became the first Indian to be elected Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Question 20.
Name any two Ramanujan’s achievements at Cambridge?
Answer:
Ramanujan’s achievements at Cambridge are the Hardy – Ramanujan – Little wood circle method in number theory.
Roger – Ramanujan’s identities in partition of integers.

B. Answer the following questions in about 80 – 100 words.

Question 1.
Describe the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan in India.
Answer:
Title: From zero to Infinity
Author: Anonymous (Biography of Ramanujan)
Characters: Ramanujan, Classmates, Teachers and Ramanujan’s Father
Theme: Inborn intelligence with dilegence leads to excellence

Srinivasa Ramanujan was bom in Erode in Tamil Nadu on December 22, 1887. His father was a petty clerk in a cloth shop. From his early childhood, Ramanujan was evidently a prodigy. A question that he had asked as a boy had taken mathematician several centuries to answer. Through out his life in his native Kumbakonam he was always ahead of his mathematics teachers.

Senior students went to his dingy house to get their difficulties in Mathematics solved. At the age of 13, Ramanujan got Loney’s Trignometry from a college library. He mastered the book and began his own research. Ramanujan secured a first class in Mathematics in the Matriculation examination. He was awarded the Subramanyan Scholarship. His father was disappointed when he failed twice in his first year arts examination.

Ramanujan was always scribbling numbers and his father thought that he had gone mad. He began to look for a job. He needed money for food and papers to do his calculations. He started using even scraps of paper lying on the streets. Luckily the Director of Madras Port Trust, Francis Spring was impressed by his note books.

He gave him a clerical job on a monthly salary of ₹25. Later some teachers and educationist interested in Mathematics helped him get a research fellowship. The University of Madras granted him a fellowship of ₹75 even thQugh he had no qualifying degree.

“Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can”

(OR)

Srinivasa Ramanujan was bom on December 22, 1887, in Erode in Tamil Nadu. His father was a petty clerk in a cloth shop. From early childhood, he was a prodigy. Even Mathematicians had taken several centuries to answer his question. He was always ahead of his mathematics teachers.

Senior students went to his house to get their difficulties in Mathematics solved. When he was 13, he got Loney’s Trignometry from a college library. He began his own research, having mastered the book. He secured a first class in Mathematics in the matriculation examination. He was awarded the Sub-Ramayan Scholarship. But he failed twice in his first year arts examination. His father was upset.

As he was always scribbling numbers his father thought that he had gone mad. Ramanujan needed money for food and papers. He started using scraps of paper lying on the streets.

Luckily his note books impressed the Director of Madras Port Trust, Francis Spring. He gave him a clerical job on a salary of ₹25 a month. Later he got a research fellowship. The University of Madras granted him a fellowship of ₹75, though he had no qualifying degree. “There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Question 2.
Narrate the association of Ramanujan with G.H. Hardy.
Answer:
Title: From zero to Infinity.
Author: Anonymous (Biography of Ramanujan).
Characters: Ramanujan and G.H. Hardy.
Theme: “Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice”

Earlier:
Ramanujan had sent a letter to the great mathematician G.H. Hardy of Cambridge University. He had set out 120 theorems and formulae in it. Very soon Hardy and Littlewood realised that they had discovered a rare mathematical genius. They made arrangements for Ramanujan’s passage andr ay at Cambridge university.

Ramanujan found himself a stranger at Cambridge. In the company oi Hardy and Littlewood he could forget much of the hardship he had to endure. In Ramanujan, Hardy found an unsystematic mathematician similar to one who knows the Pythagorus theorem without knowing what a congruent triangle means. It was due to his lack of formal education. It was sheer genius that led him to mathematical ‘Truths’ Ramanujan was elected, Fellow of the Royal Society on February 28, 1918.

He was the youngest Indian who received this distinguished fellowship. In October that year he became the first Indian to be elected fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. His achievements.

At Cambridge include the Hardy Ramanujan – Littlewood circle method in number theory. Besides being a mathematician, Ramanujan was an astrologer of repute and a good speaker. He used to give lectures on subjects like “God, zero and infinity”.
“Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association”.

(OR)

Earlier Ramanujan had sent a letter to G.H. Hardy with 120 theorems and formulae. Soon Hardy and Littlewood discovered a rare mathematical genius. They arranged for Ramanujan’s passage and stay at Cambridge university. He found himself a stranger at Cambridge. In their company he could forget the hardship he endured.

In him, Hardy found an unsystematic mathematician lacking formal education. Only sheer genius led him to mathematical ‘truths’. He was elected Fellow of the Royal – Society on February 28, 1918. He was the youngest Indian to receive this distinguished fellowship.

In October that year he became the first Indian to be elected Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. His achievements include the Hardy Ramanujan Littlewood circle method in number theory. Due to an incurable disease then, Tuberculosis, he was sent back to India. To forget the agonising pain he continued to play with numbers even on his death bed.

“A good communication is the best medicine for healthy association”.

C. Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.

Answer:

D. Listening:

Listen to the anecdote ‘Two Geniuses’ and narrate it in your own words.

‘Two Geniuses’

The story tells about Einstein’s great sense of humour. There was a young man, by name Einstein, with a growing reputation. He was invited by universities to explain his theories. A man called Hans was always his driver on these trips. Hans often told Einstein that it was a pleasure to drive a genius like him.

One evening, on their way to a remote university, Einstein told Hans that he wished he had not to give his lecture that night. He said that he was very tired. But he did not want to let his audience down.

Hans said that he didn’t need to do so. Hans said that they would change places and we would give the lecture for him. Hans had listened to it a dozen times. He didn’t understand it but knew it by heart. Moreover no one knew him at the university. Hans was sure that no one would find it. Eventually, Einstein agreed with Hans. But Einstein told Hans not to try to answer any questions, whatever he did.

They changed places, and at the university, Hans was greeted and led to the platform in a great hall crowded with professors and students. Einstein joined the audience and listened to Hans give his lecture perfectly and joined in the applause at the end.

Hans was about to get off the platform. Before that, a professor shouted from the audience. He wanted to ask a question. He said that it was very difficult but he requested him to answer it. Then he asked the very hard question for which Hans had no answer. He didn’t understand what he was talking about.

Einstein thought that they were in trouble. But Hans just laughed and said that, wasn’t a difficult question. Hans said that it was so easy and even his driver knew how to answer it. Hans asked Einstein to stand up. Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly. They left the university, with Einstein driving the car. A little later, Hans offered to take over him. Einstein laughed and told no to his friend. He said that it was his pleasure to drive a genius like him (Hans).

E. Speaking:

Divide the students into a group of five and conduct a group discussion on the topic. “Importance of mathematics in our everyday life”. The teacher will act as a moderator.

Topic: Importance of mathematics in our everyday life.

Moderator: Today we have assembled here in five groups to discuss on the topic “Importance of Mathematics in our Everyday life. We shall begin with group A.

Group A: Mathematics is a methodical application of matter. It makes a man systematic. Mathematics makes our life orderly and prevents chaos. Certain qualities that are nurtured by mathematics are power of reasoning, creativity, abstract thinking, problem solving ability and effective communication skills.

Group B: Mathematics is the cradle of all creations, without which the world cannot move an inch. Even insects use mathematics in their everyday life for existence. There are countless examples of mathematical patterns in natures fabric. A good curriculum of mathematics is helpful in effective teaching and learning of the subject.

Group C: Experience says learning mathematics can be made easier and enj oyable if our curriculum includes mathematical activities and games. Mathematics puzzles and riddles encourage and attract an alert and open minded attitude among youngsters and help them develop clarity in their thinking.

Emphasis must be laid in development of clear concept in mathematics in a child, right from the primary classes itself. The child must be appreciated for every correct attempt. And the mistakes must be corrected then and there without any criticism.

Group D: The greatest hurdle in the process of learning mathematics is lack of practice. Students must work out some problems from different areas to master the basic concept and develop speed and accuracy in solving a problem.

Another very effective means of spreading the knowledge of mathematics among children is through peer teaching. In the process their doubts on the topic and clear them through discussions in a group.

Group E: The present age is one of skill development and innovations. We are more mathematical in our approach the more successful we will be. Mathematics offers rationality to our thoughts. It is a tool in our hands to make our life easier. We must appreciate the beauty of the subject and embrace it with all our heart.

Moderator: From the discussions, it is clear that maths has become inseparable part of our lives and whether work in an office or spend most of our time at home, each one of us uses mathematics as a part of our everyday life. No matter where we are as well as whatever we are doing mathematics is always there whether we notice it or not. Let us have a deep look at this universal subject how we use it in our everyday life.

F. Reading:

Answer the following questions based on the given passage.

Question 1.
What made John Shepherd Barron come up with the idea of ATM?
Answer:
When Shepherd Barron had arrived one minute late, he found the bank doors locked against him. This incident made him come up with the idea of an ATM.

Question 2.
When and where was the first ATM installed?
Answer:
The first ATM was installed on June 27, 1967, in the North London suburb of Enfield.

Question 3.
Who was the first person to withdraw cash from the ATM?
Answer:
Actor Reg Vamey, a celebrity resident of Enfield was the first person to withdraw cash from the ATM.

Question 4.
Why did Shepherd Barron reduce the PIN number from six digits to four?
Answer:
Shepherd Barron reduced the PIN number from six digits to four when his wife, Caroline complained that six was too many.

Question 5.
Which theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash?
Answer:
Partition theory of Ramanujan helps the ATMs to dispense cash.

G. Writing
Paragraph Writing:

Question 1.
Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about a memorable anecdote/incident of your life. “A memorable incident in my life”
Answer:
It was my epic moment of my life. When I remember that moment it makes me laugh easily. It was an incident when I was in class 8.1 was not very much interested in studies. It was November when our school had provided us with teacher trainees for various subjects and we all were playing rather than studying.

The third period began and a teacher entered our class. We all decided to play a game called ‘Pen fighting game’. It was my turn to make a shot. When I was on the verge to make a shot, the trainee teacher came from behind all on a sudden. She asked me, ‘Where do you live?’ At that moment knocking the other pen down I told the teacher, ‘I live in my house’.

My voice was so loud and there was a roar of laughter in the class. When the game was over, I realized that I misbehaved in the class. I was very much embarrassed at that moment. Then I decided to apologize to her for my wrongdoing. I went to her room and asked for her pardon. She smiled at me gently. That gave me great relief in my heart. Now I am very attentive in my class and never mischievous any more.

Question 2.
Write a paragraph of 100 -120 words about your favourite personality. “My favourite personality”
Answer:
Every one has his or her own favourite personality and so I do. My favourite personality is William Henru Bill Gates III. He is popularly called Bill Gates. He was bom on October 28, 1955. He was a local resident of Seattle, Washington, United States. In his early ages, he began to show interest in computer programming.

Gates excelled in Mathematics and Science. Because of his excellence, he enrolled in Lakeside, an exclusive preparatory school. Most of his professions involved computer software. He held the position of Technology advisor of Microsoft Corporation. Besides, he is the co-chairperson of Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, an organisation which named after him and his sister, he is the CEO of Cascade Investment. He holds the highest position as the Chairman of Corbis.

He and his partner, Paul Allen built the world’s largest software business. Due to his excellent software invention and his contribution to the world, Gates has received many big awards and achievements. He was the most powerful person in the world in 2012. He and his wife were awarded. The order of the Extec Eagle for their philanthropic works around the world in the areas of health and education.

Grammar:

A. Complete the following sentences using appropriate connectors from the box.

Question 1.
She felt cold ………………. she was wearing a winter coat.
Answer:
although

Question 2.
This restaurant has some of the best chefs in the town …………………. their service is excellent.
Answer:
above all

Question 3.
I’m not going to the party tonight …………………. I didn’t get an invitation.
Answer:
because

Question 4.
You can set the table ………………… I’ll start making dinner.
Answer:
mean while

Question 5.
I can play quite a few instruments ……………………., the flute, the guitar and piano.
Answer:
for instance

Question 6.
The store was out of chocolate chips; ………………….. they would need to make different type of cookies.
Answer:
more over

Question 7.
The stores are open daily …………………. Sundays.
Answer:
except

Question 8.
I’ll stay …………………. you need me.
Answer:
as long as

Question 9.
This detergent is highly concentrated and …………………. you will need to dilute.
Answer:
therefore

Question 10.
It was the thing he prized …………………
Answer:
thus

Active voice and Passive Voice

Active Voice: The subject is the doer of the action.
Passive Voice: The subject is not the doer of the action.

B. Convert the following active sentences into passive sentences by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.

Question 1.
She will not recognise us. / We ……………… by her.
(a) will not recognise
(b) will not being recognised
(c) will not be recognised
Answer:
(c) will not be recognised

Question 2.
They didn’t invite me. but I went that way. / I ……………… but I went that way.
(a) wasn’t invited
(b) wasn’t being invited
(c) wasn’t inviting
Answer:
(b) wasn’t being invited

Question 3.
They broke up the table for firewood. / The table ……………… up for firewood.
(a) broke
(b) had broken
(c) was broken
Answer:
(c) was broken

Question 4.
She has won the first prize. / The first prize ……………….. by her.
(a) has won
(b) has been won
(c) had been won
Answer:
(b) has been won

Question 5.
A friend of mine is repairing the car. / The car ………………….. by a friend of mine.
(a) is repairing
(b) is repaired
(c) is being repaired
Answer:
(c) is being repaired

Question 6.
Begin the work tomorrow. / Let the work ……………… tomorrow.
(a) be begun
(b) begin
(c) is beginning
Answer:
(a) be begun

Question 7.
They speak English in New Zealand. / English ………………… in New Zealand.
(a) is speaking
(b) is spoken
(c) is being spoken
Answer:
(b) is spoken

Question 8.
His attitude shocked me. / I …………………. by his attitude.
(a) had shocked
(b) had been shocked
(c) was shocked
Answer:
(c) was shocked

Question 9.
She had already sent the parcel. / The parcel ………………… by her.
(a) has already been sent
(b) had already been sent
(c) was already sent
Answer:
(b) had already been sent

Question 10.
Her silence worries me. / I ………………….. her silence.
(a) am worrying by
(b) am worried by
(c) have worried by
Answer:
(b) am worried by

C. Match the following Active Voice sentences with Passive Voice.

Answer:

D. Change the following into passive voice.

Question 1.
Stanley will inform you later.
Answer:
You will be informed by Stanley later.

Question 2.
People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Answer:
Portuguese is spoken by people in Brazil.

Question 3.
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
Answer:
This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather.

Question 4.
Do not hurt the animals.
Answer:
Let the animals not be hurt.

Question 5.
You must not drop litter in the streets.
Answer:
Litter must not be dropped in the streets.

Question 6.
Carry it home.
Answer:
You are asked to carry it home.

Question 7.
They are decorating the wall.
Answer:
The wall is being decorated by them.

Question 8.
He has already mended the TV set.
Answer:
The TV set has already been mended by him.

E. Project

Make a scrapbook of ‘Famous Biographies’ by collecting at least five biographies of famous scientists, mathematicians, inventors, artists etc., of your choice. You may also collect the pictures related to their achievements, inventions etc.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 5 Water – The Elixir of Life Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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9th English Guide Water – The Elixir of Life InText Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What is the imaginary elixir of life?
Answer:
The divine Amrita is the imaginary elixir of life.

Question 2.
What according to the writer (author) is the real elixir of life?
Answer:
According to the writer (author), water is the real elixir of life.

Question 3.
What is the wonderful difference the writer (author) talks about in the passage?
Answer:
On one side, was the visible sea of billowing sand without a speck of green or a single living thing anywhere on it. On the other side lay one of the greatest, most fertile and densely populated areas to be found anywhere on the earth, teeming with life and vegetation. This is the ‘wonderful difference’ that the writer talks about in the passage.

Question 4.
What is the cheering sight’ mentioned in the paragraph?
Answer:
The rain fed tanks which are full is the ‘cheering sight’ mentioned in this paragraph.

Question 5.
What does the writer (author) compare water in a landscape to?
Answer:
The writer compares the water in a landscape to the eyes in a human face.

Question 6.
How does the water in the rain fed tanks get its colour?
Answer:
Water carries silt or finely divided soil in suspension. This is the origin of the characteristic colour of the rain fed tanks.

Question 7.
What is the main cause of soil erosion?
Answer:
The sudden burst of excessively heavy rain resulting in a large run of surplus water is the main cause of soil erosion.

Question 8.
What other factors add to the erosion of precious soil?
Answer:
The other factors which add to the erosion of precious soil are the slope of the land, removal of the natural protective coat of vegetation, the existence of ruts along which the water can flow with rdpidly gathering moments and the absence of any checks of such flow.

Question 9.
How can soil erosion be prevented?
Answer:
The terracing of land, construction of bunds to check the flow of water, the practice of contour cultivation and the planting of appropriate types of vegetation are the measures that can prevent soil erosion.

Question 10.
How does the prevention of soil erosion cene a double purpose?
Answer:
The adoption of techniques preventing soil erosion would also help to conserve and keep the water in and on the soil serves a double measure.

Question 11.
What are the two sources of water?
Answer:
The two sources of water are rain and snowfall.

Question 12.
What happens to the rain water?
Answer:
The rain water flows down into the streams and rivers and ultimately finds its way to the sea.

Question 13.
What is the idea of civilized forest?
Answer:
The civilized forests would, directly and indirectly, prove a source of untold wealth to the country. They would check soil erosion and conserve the rainfall of the country from flowing away to waste and would provide the necessary supplies of cheap fuel, and thus render unnecessary the wasteful conversion of farmyard manure into a form of fuel.

Question 14.
How can you check soil erosion?
Answer:
The creation of civilized forests planting trees at all places would check soil erosion.

Question 15.
What are the cheapest means of transport?
Answer:
The cheapest means of transport is by boats and barges through canals and rivers.

Question 16.
How can you make a difference in the country side?
Answer:
The availability of electric power would make a tremendous difference to the life of the country side and enable rural economy to be improved in various directions.

9th English Guide Water – The Elixir of Life TextBook Questions and Answers

A. Answer the following questions briefly in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
What makes water one of the most powerful and wonderful things on earth?
Answer:
Water played a role of vast significance in shaping the course of the earth’s history and continues to play the leading role in the drama of life on the surface of our planet.

Question 2.
How does water help in the formation of fertile lands?
Answer:
Water carries silt or finely divided soil in suspension. The land which is formed by silt is proved to be fertile.

Question 3.
How does soil erosion happen and what are its main causes?
Answer:
The flow of water under certain conditions causes soil erosion. Sudden bursts of excessively heavy rain resulting in large run of surplus water are the principal factors in causing soil erosion.

Question 4.
What are some measures that are used to prevent soil erosion?
Answer:
The terracing of the land, the construction of bunds to check the flow of water, the practice of contour cultivation and planting of appropriate types of vegetation are the measures used to prevent the flow water and the soil erosion.

Question 5.
How, according to Sir C. V. Raman, can rainwater as well as the water of rivers be prevented from going to waste?
Answer:
The systematic planting of suitable trees can prevent rainwater from going to waste.

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Why does C.V. Raman compare water to Amrita?
Answer:
Sir C.V. Raman compares water to Amrita because of its immense properties to maintain human, animal and plant life.

Question 2.
Why does the author say that Egypt was made by Nile?
Answer:
The author gives the thought of the geologist that the soil of the Nile Valley is the creation of the river itself. It has brought down the finest silt in its flood and thus created the Nile Valley.

Question 3.
How does water add beauty to the countryside?
Answer:
Water adds to the beauty of the country side. The cattle quench their thirst in the evening. There are many raid-fed tanks common in south India. These are a cheering sight of the countryside.

Question 4.
How does the water in rain-fed tanks get its colour?
Answer:
Water is powerful to carry silt or finely divided soil in suspension. This is the origin of the characteristic colour of the water in rain-fed tanks.

Question 5.
What is meant by soil erosion?
Answer:
The geological process under appropriate conditions can play a destructive part and wash away the soil. The washing away of soil by the flow of water is called soil erosion.

Question 6.
How can we tackle the problem of destruction?
Answer:
The systematic planting of suitable trees is in every possible or even in impossible areas, and the development of civilized forests are the ways to tackle the problem of deforestation.

Question 7.
Which form of transport, according to Sir. C.V. Raman, is the cheapest?
Answer:
According to Sir. C.V. Raman, is the cheapest form of internal transport in a country is by boats and barges through canals and rivers.

Question 8.
What are the uses of rain fed-tanks?
Answer:
The rain-fed tanks are so common in South India play a vital role in Agriculture. In Mysore, for example, much of the rice is grown under them.

Question 9.
What in India’s urgent need as far as conservation of water is concerned?
Answer:
The systematic planting of suitable trees in every possible or in impossible areas, and the development of civilized forests are India’s urgent need as far as conservation of water is concerned.

Question 10.
How does conservation of water serve rural India?
Answer:
The conservation and utilization of water is fundamental for human welfare. Much of Indian agriculture depends on seasonal rainfall. Conservation of water helps rural India to carry on with agricultural activities.

Question 11.
Why does the author compare the water in a landscape to the human eyes?
Answer:
The water in a landscape reflects the mood of the hour, being bright and gay when the sun shines. It turns dark and gloomy when the sky is overcast. Thus he compares (the water in a landscape) it to the human eyes.

Question 12.
Make a list of the places where hydro-electric power is generated in Tamil Nadu.
Answer:
The places where hydro-electric power is generated in Tamil Nadu are Mettur (Salem), Kundah, Siva samudrum, and Pykara.

B. Answer the following in about 80 – 100 words.

Question 1.
How does C.V.Raman show that “Water is the real elixir of life”?
Answer:
Raman tries to bring about the importance of water, which has a unique power of maintaining animal and plant life. Water, the elixir of life, is the commonest of all liquids. Without water, the land will be barren like the deserts in Egypt. On one side it is a sea of sand. On the other side laid one of the greatest, most fertile, densely populated areas the valley of Nile.

It is separated by the river Nile flowing down thousands of miles away. The entire soil is the creation of river Nile. Egypt, in fact was made by its river. Water is the basis of all life. Every animal and plant contains water in its body. Water is essential for the body, moisture in the soil is equally important for the life and growth of plants and trees. The conservation and utilization of water is fundamental for human welfare.

(OR)

According to Sir C.V. Raman, water is the elixir of life. In ancient times civilization developed near the rivers. Water is played an important role in life. Water adds the beauty of the countryside. Water carries slit and makes the land fertile.

Water is the basis of all life. It is necessary for animal life and growth of plants and trees. Water is the commonest of liquids. But it is an uncommon of liquids with amazing properties. They are responsible for maintaining human, animal and plant life. Thus without water life is impossible.

“Make hay while the sun shines”

Question 2.
Water exists in all plant and animal forms. Explain.
Answer:
Title: Water – The Elixir of Life
Author: Sir CV.Raman
Theme: Water exists in all plant and animal forms.

“World without water is unimaginable”

According to Sir C.V. Raman, water is the basis of life. Every animal or plant contains a substantial proportion of free or combined water in its body. No kind of physiological activity is possible in which the fluid does not play an essential part. Water is necessary for animal life.

Moisture in the soil is equally imperative for the life and growth of plants and trees. But the quantity necessary varies largely with the species. Much of our agriculture also depends on seasonal rainfall and is therefore very sensitive to any failure or irregularity of the same. Thus water is the elixir of all life.

“No life is without water
To save water is a serious matter”.

(OR)

According to Sir C.V. Raman, water is the basis of life. Every animal or plant contains a large proportion of water in its body. All physiological activities are possible only when the fluid play its essential part. Water is necessary for animal life, It is equally essential for plants and trees to grow. Only the quantity necessary varies with species. Thus existence of every animal or plant is possible only with water. Therefore, it is clear for water is the elixir of all life.

“No rain, no gain
No rain, more pain”

Question 3.
Life cannot exist on earth without water – Explain?
Answer:
Water is the basis of all life. Every animal and plant contains water in its body. Water is essential for the body, moisture in the soil is equally important for the life and growth of plants and trees. The conservation and utilization of water is fundamental for human welfare. Much of Indian agriculture depends on monsoon.

It is clear that the adoption of techniques preventing soil erosion would help to conserve and keep the water where it is wanted. Without water, nothing is possible on earth. The collection of rainwater and utilizing them is very important. Vast areas of land which at present are scrub jungle could be turned into fertile and prosperous country by courageous and well-planned action.

(OR)

“There is no life without water”
Water is the elixir of life. Water is the basis of life. This common substance plays a vital role in the life of human, animal and plant. It is the most potent and most powerful thing on the earth. It has sharpened the history and continues the key role in the drama of life.

Every animal or plant contains a large proportions of water in its body. Physiological activity is which the fluid plays no essential part. Water is necessary for animal life. It also is a must for the growth of plant and tree. The quantity varies enormously with the species. Water is essentia] in human life. Thus it is clear that water exists in all life.
“Where there is water, there is life”

C. Given below are some idioms related to water. Match the idioms with it’s meaning

Answer:

D. Water is a scarce resource. Discuss the causes, problems and solutions to water scarcity and write them below.

Answer:

Listening:

E. On the basis of the listening passage, choose the correct answer from the given options.

Question 1.
Severn Suzuki represents an organization called ECO which stands for …………………..
(a) Ecological Cooperation
(b) Environmental Coordinating Organization.
(c) Environmental Children’s Organization.
(d) Ecological Children’s Organization.
Answer:
(c) Environmental Children’s Organization.

Question 2.
“I am fighting for my future.” The ‘fight’ refers to her ……………………
(a) fight to win an election
(b) fight to gain a few points in share market
(c) fight against corruption
(d) fight against environmental pollution.
Answer:
(a) fight to win an election

Question 3.
Animals and fish are becoming extinct because ……………………
(a) they have no place to go
(b) they die of diseases
(c) their food and habitat are polluted
(d) all the above
Answer:
(d) all the above

Question 4.
It is evident that Severn Suzuki is concerned about all other species too as ………………….
(a) she considers them all belonging to one world
(b) they have nobody except her to speak for
(c) they belong to her
(d) they are all children
Answer:
(a) she considers them all belonging to one world

Question 5.
Severn Suzuki condemns the people of her country for ……………………
(a) contributing large amounts of waste and not sharing the excess with the needy
(b) being afraid of the poor
(c) being angry with the poor belonging to other countries
(d) being wealthy
Answer:
(a) contributing large amounts of waste and not sharing the excess with the needy

Question 6.
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) Canada is a rich country and people have in plenty
(b) Canadian children are privileged
(c) A Brazilian child was willing to share because she was rich
(d) Northern countries will not share with the needy
(c) A Brazilian child was willing to share because she was rich

F. Answer the following questions briefly.

Question 1.
What is the humble request of the twelve- year -old to the elders?
Answer:
The elders must change their ways.

Question 2.
The dream of Severn Suzuki is
Answer:
that all species of- living things must exist.

Question 3.
The fear and agony of Severn Suzuki is …………………..
Answer:
that the people waste a lot and are afraid to share.

Question 4.
How does she proclaim that she represents the future generation?
Answer:
She proclaims that she represents as a child.

Question 5.
The duties and responsibilities of the parents are …………….
(a) to comfort their children saying that everything will be all righ
(b) ………………..
(c) …………………
Answer:
(b) it is not the end of the world.
(c) and we are doing the best we can.

Speaking:

G. You are the President of GO GREEN, the Environment Club of your school. On the occasion of World Environment Day, you have been asked to address the school on the topic,‘The Nature of Our Future Depends on the Future of Our Nature’.

Answer:

Grammar:
Simple Present Tense:

A. Choose the correct form of the present tense verb from.

1. All children ………………….. something new every day. (learn/ learns/ learned)
2. A good student always …………………. hard. (work/ works/ worked)
3. Engineers ………………… bridges. (build/ builds/ built)
4. My sister is an architect. She ………………….. skyscrapers. (design/ designs/ desingned)
5. The Himalayas …………………. India from the cold winds. (protect/ protects/ protected)
6. It always …………………. here in the afternoon. (drizzle/ drizzles/ drizzled)
7. My mother …………………. in a factory. (work/ works/ worked)
8. Chella ……………….. English very well, but she doesn’t understand Hindi. (speak/ speaks/ spoke)
9. Cows …………………. us milk. (give/ gives/ gave)
10. The trains to Chennai always ………………….. on time. (run/ runs/ ran)

Answer:

1. learn
2. works
3. build
4. desingns
5. protect
6. drizzles
7. works
8. speaks
9. give
10. run

Present Continuous Tense:

B. Make sentences in the present continuous tense using the verb given in brackets.

Question 1.
Who is that boy on the table? (stand)
Answer:
standing

Question 2.
What are you ……………….? (do) I ………………… (listen) to music.
Answer:
doing, am listening

Question 3.
My brother ………………….. (work) in London now.
Answer:
is working

Question 4.
I …………………. (wait) for my mother.
Answer:
am waiting

Question 5.
It is better not to disturb her, she …………………. (work).
Answer:
is working

C. What are they doing? Use the verbs below and write sentences.

Answers:

1. Peter is watching
2. Sudan is playing
3. Velu is reading
4. Anu is singing
5. Kalai is crying

D. Look at the picture again and answer the questions.

Question 1.
Is Tom reading? ………………
Answer:
No, Tom is not reading

Question 2.
Is Velu eating? ………………
Answer:
No, Velu is not eating

Question 3.
Is Kalai dancing? ……………….
Answer:
No, Kalai is not dancing

Question 4.
Is Peter watching TV? …………………..
Answer:
Yes, Peter is watching TV

Question 5.
Is Anu crving? ……………………
Answer:
No, Anu is not crying

E. Write the -ing form of the verbs.

1. Come …………….
2. Take
3. Fly …………….
4. Swim ………………
5. Study ……………….
6. Read ……………….

Answers:

1. Coming
2. Taking
3. Flying
4. Swimming
5. Studying
6. Reading

F. Write negative sentences.

Question 1.
He is learning to read ………………….
Answer:
He isn’t learning to read

Question 2.
I am having a bath.
Answer:
I am not having a bath

Question 3.
I’m reading a fantastic book.
Answer:
I’m not reading a fantastic book

Question 4.
Raja is driving a new car.
Answer:
Raja is not driving a new car

Question 5.
I’m looking for mv bag.
Answer:
I’m not looking for my bag

G. Write questions for the answers.

1. ………………… ? No, they aren’t singing?
2. ……………….. ? Yes, She is writing a new book.
3. ……………….. ? Yes, It is working.
4. ………………… ? No, he isn’t doing the project.
5. ……………….. ? Yes, We are planing to go.

Answers:

1. Are they singing?
2. Is she writing a new book?
3. Is it working
4. Is he doing the project
5. Are you/ we planning to go?

H. Fill in the blanks with verbs in the present continuous.

Question 1.
You ………………… (listen) to the music.
Answer:
are listening

Question 2.
He ……………….. (cry).
Answer:
is crying

Question 3.
I ………………… (swim) in the pool.
Answer:
is swimming

Question 4.
Latha ……………….. (wait) for her daughter.
Answer:
is waiting

Question 5.
……………….. she ………………. (watch) TV?
Answer:
Is, watching

Question 6.
Who ………………… he ………………… (help)?
Answer:
is, helping

Question 7.
Her father ………………….. (not/cook) dinner.
Answer:
is not cooking

Question 8.
Akila ………………… (not/ sing) a song.
Answer:
is not singing

Question 9.
My brother ……………… (not/ do) his homework.
Answer:
is not doing

Question 10.
……………….. your mother …………………. (work) todav?
Answer:
Is, working

Question 11.
Amutha and Praba …………………. (play) tennis.
Answer:
are playing

Question 12.
Amith and Ravi …………………. (not/swim) in the lake.
Answer:
are not swimming

I. Make sentences in the present perfect tense using the verbs in brackets.

Question 1.
She ………………… to anybody, (never apologized, has never apologized, have never apologized)
Answer:
has never apologized

Question 2.
My mother ………………… to London, (has been, being in, have been)
Answer:
has been

Question 3.
I ………………… all the plays of Shakespeare, (read, had read, have read)
Answer:
have read

Question 4.
Have you ………………….. your lunch? (finish, finished, had finished)
Answer:
finished

Question 5.
…………………. he brought his bike? (Had, Has, Have)
Answer:
Has

J. Present perfect with “ever and never”. Have you ever … ?

Question: Have you ever eaten a kiwi fruit?
Answer: Yes, I have eaten a kiwi fruit.
No, I have never eaten a kiwi fruit.

Answer:

K. Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs in brackets.

Question 1.
How long ……………….. ? (are you waiting, have you been waiting, have you waited)
Answer:
have you been waiting

Question 2.
She ………………… in the garden since morning, (is working, has been working, work)
Answer:
has been working

Question 3.
I ………………….. this mobile for three years, (am using, has used, have been using)
Answer:
have been using

Question 4.
The children ………………… in the park, (has been playing, have been playing, had been playing)
Answer:
have been playing

Question 5.
The workers ………………….. higher wages for a long time, (has been demanding, have been demanding, demand)
Answer:
have been demanding

Past Tense:

L. Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.

The Hare and the Tortoise

One day a hare and a tortoise decided to have a race. The tortoise (1) …………….. (know) that the hare (2) …………….. (can) run faster than him. But the tortoise (3) ……………….. (be) more intelligent than the hare . ‘Yes, I’ll race you (4) ……………… (say) the tortoise. The tortoise (5) ………………. (have) a clever plan. He (6) ……………. (find) his brothers and sisters and he (7) ………………. (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all (8) ……………… (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race (9) …………… (begin)! The tortoise (10) ……………. (run) as fast as possible. But the hare (11) ……………. (be) faster, of course. ‘This will be a very easy race’, (12) ………………. (think) the hare. So the hare (13) …………….. (decide) to rest, and he quickly (14) …………….. (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the hare (15) ………………. (wake up) and he (16) (see) a tortoise ahead of him! ‘How did he get ahead of me?’ the hare asked himself. In fact, it (17) ……………. (be) not his friend the tortoise: it (18) ……………….. (be) the tortoise’s sister. But to a hare all tortoises look the same. The hare (19) ……………… (run) past the tortoise easily. Soon, he (20) ……………… (cannot) see the tortoise, so he (21) ……………… (sit) down to rest. Then the hare (22) …………….. (get up) and continued the race. But as the hare (23) ……………… (turn) around the last comer before the finish line, his friend the tortoise crossed the line and (24) …………….. (win) the race!
Answers:

1. Knew
2. could
3. was
4. said
5. had
6. found
7. told
8. had
9. began
10. ran
11. was
12. though
13. decided
14. fell
15. woke
16. saw
17. was
18. was
19. ran
20. could not
21. sat
22. got up
23. turned
24. won

M. Finish each clue by changing the verb within brackets to an irregular past-tense verb. Complete the crooswaord puzzle.

Answer:

Across:

Question 1.
The lake (freeze) ……………… overnight.
Answer:
froze

Question 2.
Hema (buy) …………….. a new bicvcle.
Answer:
bought

Question 3.
Aravind (give) ……………….. me a slice of pizza.
Answer:
gave

Question 4.
We (drink) ……………… milk.
Answer:
drank

Question 5.
The dog (sleep) ………………… on the sofa.
Answer:
slept

Question 6.
He (write) …………………. a letter to his cousin in America.
Answer:
wrote

Down:

Question 1.
I (find) …………………. a coin on the ground.
Answer:
found

Question 2.
Tony (teach) ………………. his cat to use the litter box.
Answer:
taught

Question 3.
Selvi (blow) ………………… out the candle.
Answer:
blew

Past Continuous Tense:

N. Make sentences in the past continuous tense using the verb in brackets.

1. The children ………………. (wait) for the bus.
2. The girls ……………… (learn) their lessons.
3. I ………………. (play) in the rain all evening.
4. Vijay ……………….. (repair) his car.
5. Hari ………………. (work) hard to pass the entrance examination.

Answers:

1. were waiting
2. were learning
3. was playing
4. was repairing
5. was working

O. Complete the sentence using the past perfect tense.

1. Kalai didn’t complete his homework because …………………..
2. By the time Sundar got up …………………..
3. When we reached the park, …………………
4. Saralah didn’t want to see her …………………..
5. Manohar was laughing because ……………………

Answers:

1. he had become tired
2. he had heard a loud noise
3. we had been asked to buy our entry coupons
4. as she had decided to avoid her
5. he had liked the joke very much

Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

P. Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences.

Question 1.
Ezhil baked / had been baking a cake when they came.
Answer:
had been baking

Question 2.
Veeran cleaned / had been cleaning the room since morning.
Answer:
had been cleaning

Question 3.
We worked / had been working in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.
Answer:
had been working

Question 4.
The cat had been waiting/ was waiting for the mice to come out of its hole.
Answer:
had been waiting

Question 5.
Kannan had been looking/have been looking for a job for a long time.
Answer:
had been looking

Simple Future Tense:

Q. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Question 1.
We hope you ………………… (have) a great time in Ooty.
Answer:
will have

Question 2.
I think Manju ……………………. (visit) her grandparents during the vacation.
Answer:
will visit

Question 3.
Be careful, that mirror ………………….. (fall) on the floor.
Answer:
will fall

Question 4.
As soon as my father arrives, we ……………….. (go) to watch the film.
Answer:
shall go

Question 5.
When your train arrives, I …………………… (wait) for you at the station.
Answer:
shall wait

Future Continuous Tense

R. Make sentences in the future continuous tense using the verb in brackets.

Question 1.
Ashwin (complete) M.B.A. in another two years.
Answer:
will be completing

Question 2.
I …………………. (go) to Thanjavur by this time tomorrow.
Answer:
will be going

Question 3.
Prabha …………………. (receive) the beststudent award in six months’ time.
Answer:
will be receiving

Question 4.
The plane ……………………. (leave) at 3 o’clock.
Answer:
will be leaving

Question 5.
He ………………… (attend) the conference.
Answer:
will be attending

S. What is Amala going to do? Given below is Amala’s schedule for next week. Read it and answer the questions using the future continuous tense.
Amala’s Schedule

Question 1.
What will Amala do on Sunday morning?
Answer:
Amala will be visiting her grandmother on Sunday morning.

Question 2.
What is Amala planning to do on Saturday afternoon?
Answer:
Amala will be preparing sweets on Saturday afternoon.

Question 3.
Where is Amala going on Wednesday morning?
Answer:
Amala will be going to the library to return the library books on Wednesday morning.

Question 4.
Who is Amala meeting on Tuesday morning?
Answer:
On Tuesday morning, Amala will be meeting her friends.

Question 5.
What will she buy on Monday afternoon?
Answer:
Amala will be buying groceries for the week on Monday afternoon.

Future Perfect Tense

T. Match words from the different columns to make reasonable predictions.

Write the sentences.
Answers:

1. In 50 years the ice cap will have melted.
2. In 100 years India will have become the world’s richest country.
3. In 50 years China will have launched a space centre in moon.
4. In 10 years the world’s population will have reached 10 billion.
5. In 50 years scientists will have invented a complete cure to cancer.
6. In 1000 years India will have become one country.
7. In 50 years women will have obtained equal rights with men.

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9th English Guide Seventeen Oranges InText Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Where did the narrator work?
Answer:
The narrator worked in Swift Delivery Company.

Question 2.
What was the narrator’s job in the docks?
Answer:
The narrator went in and out of the docks to carry and deliver the goods.

Question 3.
What was Clem Jones carrying in the box?
Answer:
Clem Jones was carrying a ship’s cat in the box.

Question 4.
What happened when the box was opened?
Answer:
When the box was opened a ship’s cat jumped out and ran back into the docks.

Question 5.
Did the narrator believe Clem’s story?
Answer:
No, the narrator did not believe Clem’s story because he knew that Clem was planning for a theft.

Question 6.
What was the narrator carrying in his pockets?
Answer:
The narrator was carrying oranges in his pockets.

Question 7.
Who is Pongo?
Answer:
Pongo is a policeman.

Question 8.
Why did Pongo want to bring another policeman?
Answer:
Pongo wanted a witness against the narrator when he brought up the case in the court. So he brought another policeman.

Question 9.
What did the voice in the narrator’s head tell him to do?
Answer:
The voice in the narrator’s head asked him to eat all the oranges so that there will be no evidence of his theft.

Question 10.
Why did the policemen arrive a little late to the cabin?
Answer:
The policemen had seen some carts at the gate. They went and talked to the drivers. So they arrived a little late to the cabin.

Question 11.
What did the narrator do with the pips and peels?
Answer:
The narrator swallowed the pips and peels too.

9th English Guide Seventeen Oranges TextBook Questions and Answers

A. From your reading of the text, choose the correct answers from the options given below.

Question 1.
The narrator was very fond of …………………
(a) eating oranges
(b) driving a pony-and-cart
(c) reading detective stories
(d) munching away at something
Answer:
(a) eating oranges

Question 2.
The narrator was searched by the policeman, because ………………….
(a) his pockets were bulging
(b) he was singing songs
(c) he was carrying a box
(d) the oranges could be smelt
Answer:
(a) his pockets were bulging

Question 3.
The narrator kept his mouth shut when questioned by Pongo, because ………………….
(a) anything said would be held as evidence against him.
(b) the oranges would fall out
(c) he did not steal the oranges
(d) he was scared of Pongo
Answer:
(a) anything said would be held as evidence against him.

Question 4.
The voice in the narrator’s head advised him to ………………….
(a) confess the truth to Pongo
(b) eat all the oranges
(c) deny his guilt
(d) hide all the oranges
Answer:
(b) eat all the oranges

Question 5.
Pongo found no trace of the oranges on the table, because …………………
(a) Pongo’s mate had stolen them
(b) all the oranges were sold
(c) the narrator had eaten them all
(d) they disappeared mysteriously
Answer:
(d) they disappeared mysteriously

B. Answer the following questions briefly in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
Why did the narrator call Clem Jones a careful planner?
Answer:
Clem Jones planned a theft carefully and executed it well.

Question 2.
What was Clem Jones carrying in the box during his second attempt?
Answer:
During the second attempt, Clem Jones was carrying a large Dutch cheese in the box.

Question 3.
Why did the policeman suspect the narrator?
Answer:
The policeman caught the narrator red-handed because the string of the narrator’s apron broke and the cop noticed that the narrator’s pockets were bulging.

Question 4.
What did Pongo consider as evidence against the narrator?
Answer:
Pongo considered the oranges to be evidence against the narrator.

Question 5.
How did the narrator feel when he was alone in Pongo’s cabin?
Answer:
When the narrator was locked in the cabin, he lost hope in life and felt afraid that he would lose his job.

Question 6.
What did the narrator do to get rid of the evidence?
Answer:
The narrator swallowed the pips and peels of the oranges beside the fruits to get rid of the evidence.

Question 7.
What did Pongo do when he found no oranges on the table?
Answer:
Pongo looked everywhere for the oranges. He looked in the narrator’s pockets and in his apron. He became angry and shouted at the narrator.

Question 8.
Why were the policemen not able to bring any charges against the narrator?
Answer:
As there was no evidence, the policemen could not bring any charges against the narrator.

Question 9.
How did the narrator feel after eating seventeen oranges?
Answer:
The narrator felt sick for a week and the oranges kept working away in his stomach.

Question 10.
What happened to the narrator’s love for oranges after the incident?
Answer:
The oranges worked away in the narrator’s stomach. He lost his love for oranges after the incident.

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What made the narrator be quiet when pongo enquired him?
Answer:
The narrator’s fear made him be quiet for Pongo’s enquiry.

Question 2.
Where did Pongo lock the narrator?
Answer:
Pongo locked the narrator in the cabin.

Question 3.
Where did Pongo go, after locking the narrator in the cabin?
Answer:
Pongo went to bring another policeman to be a witness to the narrator’s case.

Question 4.
How did the narrator get the idea of eating all the oranges?
Answer:
The voice in the narrator’s head told him to eat the oranges and to destroy the evidence.

Question 5.
Did the voice tell him anything else?
Answer:
Yes, the voice told him to eat the pips and peels (seeds and skins) of the oranges.

Question 6.
Why did the voice tell him to eat the seeds and peels?
Answer:
The voice told him to do so in order to leave no evidence for the theft.

Question 7.
How did the narrator eat the pips and peels?
Answer:
The narrator swallowed the pips and peels.

Question 8.
Why did the narrator swallow everything?
Answer:
The narrator swallowed everything as the time was running out.

Question 9.
How did the narrator eat the remaining oranges after the first one?
Answer:
After the first one, the narrator cut the oranges into large chunks. He swallowed the pieces one after the other.

Question 10.
When did the narrator’s love for the orange vanish?
Answer:
The editor had to finish off all the oranges in order to destroy the evidence. Fie felt bad and fell sick upsetting his stomach. Thus his love for oranges vanished.

C. Answer the following in about 80 – 100 words.

Question 1.
Narrate the clever strategy followed by Clem Jones to deceive Pongo.
Answer:
Clem Jones was one of the narrator’s friends who worked with him at the dock. Clem was amazingly smart about stealing things from the docks and boats that he easily fooled the policemen with his great cunningness. Once, he carried a box and came out of the docks. The cop Pongo stopped him and investigated the box. Clem told that it had a cat. The cop insisted on opening it.

When Clem did so, a ship’s cat jumped off and escaped into the docks. When Clem Jones returned with the box of cheese, he looked angrily at the policeman Pongo to make the policeman feel guilty of his previous act of opening the box, in which the cat was kept inside. By making Pongo feel guilty, Clem was able to avoid any more security checks and thus was able to steal a large Dutch Cheese.

(OR)

There are expect thieves who plan it carefully. Clem was a good planner of theft. One day, while Clem was coming out of the docks with a box, Pongo stopped him. Fie asked him to open the box. She told Pongo that the cat would run away. Pongo did not believe him. So he made Clem open the box.

Suddenly the cat jumped up and ran away. It was a ship’s cat. Clem ran after it shouting angrily. After two minutes, he came back with the same box. She held the lid down tightly. Pongo laughed at him but Clem looked at him angrily. He looked angry all the way home. Then he smiled. He opened the box and took out a large Dutch cheese.

“A clever fox can even deceive a dog”

Question 2.
Describe the confrontation between the narrator and Fongo.
Answer:
Title: Seventeen Oranges
Author: Bill Naughton
Characters: Narrator, Pongo, and another policeman.
Theme: “Too much of anything is good for nothing”

The narrator used to work in the docks, carrying cargo from the docks. He had an irresistible love for oranges. He stole them, from the boats and ships and chew them for hours.

However one day he was caught by Pongo, the policeman. He wanted to make the narrator’s case an example for all the other workers and frighten them off the consequences of dishonesty and stealing.

The police officer locked him in a cabin and went out to bring another police officer to be a witness. The narrator ate up the seventeen oranges with their pips and peels. He damaged all the evidence against him. That was a very bitter experience for him. The policemen could not do anything against him. The narrator was never crazy about oranges anymore.

“Look before you leap”
Paragraph for Slow Learners

The narrator had a great love for oranges. He could eat oranges all day and every day. He worked in the shipyard. His irresistible love for oranges tempted him to steal the oranges from the boats and ships. One day Pongo, the policeman caught him. He had oranges in his pockets. Pongo wanted to make a case in order to frighten the other workers also.

He locked the narrator in a cabin. He went out to get another policeman as a witness. The narrator decided to damage the evidence. He ate all the oranges with the pips and peels. It was a bitter experience for him. The policemen could not do anything. They had to let him free. The narrator was never crazy about oranges thereafter.

“Covet all, Lose all”

Vocabulary:

D. Find the synonyms for the underlined words given in the passage.

Question 1.
The voice in his head asked the narrator to eat the evidence.
(a) proof
(b) contradict
(c) disprove
(d) refute
Answer:
(a) proof

Question 2.
Clem looked at Pongo furiously.
(a) politely
(b) gently
(c) angrily
(d) calmly
Answer:
(c) angrily

Question 3.
When Pongo caught the narrator with the oranges, he was very frightened.
(a) undaunted
(b) afraid
(c) valiant
(d) brave
Answer:
(b) afraid

Question 4.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
(a) calm
(b) noisy
(c) silent
(d) agitated
Answer:
(c) silent

Question 5.
The narrator was in trouble because he took the oranges.
(a) peace
(b) difficulty
(c) harmony
(d) comfort
Answer:
(b) difficulty

E. Find the antonyms for the underlined words in the following sentences.

Question 1.
Seventeen oranges were hidden in the narrator’s pockets.
(a) exposed
(b) masked
(c) concealed
(d) buried
Answer:
(a) exposed

Question 2.
Clem Jones was ordered to open the box.
(a) prepared
(b) arranged
(c) forced
(d) requested
Answer:
(d) requested

Question 3.
Pongo locked the narrator inside the cabin.
(a) closed
(b) sealed
(c) released
(d) chocked
Answer:
(c) released

Question 4.
Pongo carefully searched the narrator’s pockets.
(a) attentively
(b) carelessly
(c) cautiously
(d) strictly
Answer:
(b) carelessly

Question 5.
The narrator of the story felt very sick for a week
(a) healthy
(b) disordered
(c) feeble
(d) unhealthy
Answer:
(a) healthy

Listening:

F. Complete the table with suitable responses.

Answer:

G. Answer the following questions based on your listening.

Question 1.
Why did Chatur Pandit ask the king for 1000 gold coins?
Answer:
Chatur Pandit said that he had spent 1000 gold coins to catch the red peacock.

Question 2.
Where did Chatur Pandit find the ‘red peacock’?
Answer:
According to Chatur Pandit, he found the peacock in the jungle.

Question 3.
What sort of person was Chatur Pandit?
Answer:
He was a greedy minister.

Question 4.
State whether the statement is True or False.
Answer:
Tenali was given three weeks to bring more red peacocks. This statement is ‘False’.

Question 5.
Why did the people feel that they were lucky to have Krishna Deva Raya as their king?
Answer:
The people felt that they were lucky to have a king who would not afraid to admit his mistake.

Speaking:

H. Work in groups of four. Choose one of the situations given below. Discuss how the story would have been different if,

Question 1.
Pongo had pardoned the narrator after scolding him.
Answer:
The narrator was not a thief. He was in the habit of stealing something whenever he left the docks. He used to hide them under his apron. One day, there was a banana boat in the docks. He picked up the bananas which fell off the boat and quickly hid them under his apron.

But the bananas were not his craze. He loved to eat oranges very much. When he came out from the docks with the oranges hidden in his pockets. Pongo, the policeman caught him. The pockets were bulging as the apron string was broken. There were seventeen oranges. A lot of people were stealing from the docks.

The narrator kept quiet and was frightened. Pongo found him very innocent. He sympathised with the narrator. He did not want any action to be taken against him. He was a kind man. He advised the narrator very politely not to steal anymore. Pongo pardoned the narrator. The narrator thanked the policeman and went home happily.

Question 2.
Pongo had arrived on the scene before the last orange was eaten.
Answer:
The narrator was got red-handed when he came out from the docks. As his apron string was broken, the policeman, Pongo could find out his bulging pockets. The seventeen oranges in his pockets. Pongo caught him for his theft and locked him in a cabin. He kept the narrator in the cabin, he went out to bring another policeman to be a witness to the case.

The narrator was fear-stricken. A voice from the narrator’s head told him to eat away all the oranges. It forced him to eat the seeds and the peels. The narrator had to eat them to destroy the evidence. He ate the oranges quickly. But only one orange was left. At that time, the policemen had come near the cabin.

The narrator heard the sound of their arrival. They opened the cabin and found only one orange left on the table. They understood the narrator’s attempt to destroy the evidence. They seized the last orange and warned him of his criminal act of destroying the evidence. Both of them decided to produce the narrator before the court to get him punished, thereby teaching a lesson to others.

Question 3.
Pongo had forgotten to lock the door properly but the narrator only discovered it just before pongo returned.
Answer:
The narrator was a lover of oranges. He liked to eat oranges one after the other all day and everyday. In fact, he was not a thief. But he used to steal something whenever he left the docks. He had put the oranges in his pockets and came out. Pongo, the policeman noticed his bulging pockets as his apron string was broken.

The narrator was calm and he did not say anything. Pongo locked him in a cabin. Pongo went out to bring another policeman to be a witness to take up the case to the court. The narrator was in the cabin. He looked at the walls. He was afraid that he would lose his job and be imprisoned. The policemen were returning to the cabin. Before their arrival, the narrator was surprised to notice the cabin unlocked.

The narrator had enough chance to escape from the cabin. But the narrator did not attempt to go out. He remained in the cabin, till Pongo’s arrival. On return, Pongo found the narrator unmoved despite the door was not locked. Pongo and the other policeman remained to dumbfound. They bowed before the narrator for his honesty and discipline. They released him at once. The narrator thanked them heartily and went back hope peacefully.

Writing:

I. Work in groups and discuss. Then write a diary entry in about 60-80 words describing your feelings and emotions for the given situations. Imagine, you are Pongo.

Question 1.
Your feelings when you caught the boy?
Answer:
I am pongo, the policeman. I work as the security guard in the shipyard. One day I was on duty. I saw a boy riding a cart and coming out of the docks. His pockets were bulging. He had hidden them under his apron. As usual I stopped him for a casual check. I found seventeen oranges hidden in his pocket.

But he was not a thief. However he had stolen the oranges and taken them home. He kept quiet. He could speak nothing. He was very scared. He was only a teenager and crazy of oranges. So I took pity on him. I had no intention to punish him. I let him go after counselling him. It was quiet obvious that he was free from fear and worry. I just went ahead on my duty with the spirit of gentleness and forgiveness.

Question 2.
Your feelings and emotions when you came back and found oranges gone?
Answer:
I never thought that I would get a case that day. It was quiet unfortunate that I caught a boy red-handed with seventeen oranges. This occured in the shipyard. Wishing to warn other people against stealing, 1 decided to take action against this boy. I locked him in a cabin. He was frightened and upset.

He thought that he would lose his job and be imprisoned. I went out to bring another policeman to be a witness against the boy. The policeman and I returned to the cabin. We entered the cabin and found that the oranges were finished off. The oranges were the only evidence we had. Now there was no evidence to punish, him. I was sheer disappointed. We became helpless. We could not keep the boy in the cabin. So we released the boy and he went home cheerfully, “It is always true that man proposes but God disposes of”.

j. Complete the following table with information from the anecdote about Mr. Scotti’s short trip.

Answer:

K. Circle the best option.

Question 1.
In New York Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he
(a) had to change the plane
(b) was in Rome
(c) had to phone his cousins
(d) had to look at the airport
Answer:
(b) was in Rome

Question 2.
He decided to find his cousins home without their help. He asked the policeman for information in Italian because he ………………..
(a) thought he was in Italy
(b) knew the policeman
(c) didn’t speak any other language
(d) liked the language.
Answer:
(c) didn’t speak any other language

Question 3.
On the next day, Mr. Scotti was …………………. at how the local people responded to the queries.
(a) Surprised
(b) unhappy
(c) glad
(d) upset
Answer:
(a) Surprised

Question 4.
Circle three words that best describe Mr. Scotti clever
clever/ unlucky/ stupid/ successful/ miserable/ happy
Answer:
unlucky/ stupid/ miserable

L. Have you experienced any unexpected turn of events in your life? what happened? How did you feel about it at that moment? How do you feel about it now?

Write an article for your school magazine describing your experience in about 150 words.
Answer:
A Memorable Day in my life:
The happiest day in my life was the day of our tour to Ooty, We went for a trip to the beautiful hill station last month. The trip was very nice. We enjoyed it a lot. On a breezy Saturday we started the trip. We hired a vehicle to accommodate our family and my uncle’s family too. We entered a lodge at 10 O’clock in the morning.

The weather was chill and we were breezing like statues. After a while we got ready wearing our warm clothes. We went to the thunder world which was a very different theme zone I have ever seen. The botanical garden and the rose garden were so amazing. It was a great scene to see the millions of flowers all together.

They all looked as if they were welcoming us with smiling faces. The next day we visited Pykara. The boating was a thrilling experience. On the same afternoon we went to Mudhumalai forests and saw wildlife directly. The trip was very wonderful, informative and educative. It was really one of the most memorable ones in my life.

Grammar:

A. Given below in Column A are some phrasal verbs taken from the text. Find the meanings by using a dictionary and complete Column B.

Answer:

B. Can You do It?

1. Talking about the abilities of your class members is a great way to review the use of the modal can.
2. Work in pairs and discuss things a person might be able to do.
3. Include things that some people can do and others cannot do, and make a list on the board.

Answer:

C. Do’s and Don’ts (Necessity, Obligation and Permission)

Choose the correct option:

1. We use ……………. (should/must/ ought) when something is compulsory, obligatory and important.
2. We use …………… (should/must/ought) when something is the right thing to do.
3. We use …………… (should/must/ought) when something is suggested or recommended.

Answers:

1. must
2. should
3. ought to

D. Complete the sentences with one of the modal verbs given below.

1. Students ……………….. be quiet when they write the examination.
2. You ……………… were a coat, it’s quite warm
3. ………………. open the window? It is very hot in the room.
4. I ……………….. go to school yesterday because I was ill.
5. When she was eighteen, she run fast.
6. You ……………. drive fast, it’s no safe.
7. He is a famous cricketer. He …………….. bat well.

Answers:

1. may
2. shouldn’t
3. could
4. couldn’t
5. could
6. shouldn’t
7. can

E. You are Andhav. While you were away on a holiday, your house was burgled. Use appropriate models and complete the letter to your friend telling him/her about it/

No. 36, Gandhi
Road Chennai – 45
04 August 2018
Dear Ramesh,

How are you? I feel sad to inform you that my house was burgled last week when I was on a holiday. Burglars (1) …………….. have known from the accumulated newspaper pile that I had gone away. When I came back last Sunday, I found the back-door lock broken. I (2) …………….. have forgotten to bolt the back-door from inside and they ………………. have entered through it. My room was ransacked. They took my laptop and other valuables. I (3) …………….. have deposited the jewellery in a bank locker to avoid this loss. I (4) ………………. have informed my neighbours about my week-long trip. Well, I have registered an FIR with the police. They are investigating the case. They have assured that I (5) ……………… get my jewels back. The Bulgars (6) ……………… be caught very soon. Convey my regards to all at home.

Your lovingly,
Aadhav
Answers:

1. should
2. should
3. must
4. should
5. should
6. must

F. Match the squares to form proper sentences.

Answers:

1. I/She should take some pills
2. She/They shouldn’t wear warm clothes
3. She/They shouldn’t go home
4. Sam and Jai should see a doctor.

G. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals.
(will / shall, would / should, can / could, may / might, ought to)

Milk is a nutritious food enriched with vitamins and proteins. We (1) ………………. take milk regularly so that we (2) ……………. not develop deficiencies in our body. Aged persons, children and patients (3) …………. take milk in sufficient quantities as it provides strength to their body. We (4) ……………. supplement it with fruits, vegetables, and pulses for proper growth of the body. But we (5) ………………. consume the milk of good quality. Otherwise it (6) ………….. cause harm to the body. We (7) ………………. be very careful while selecting our food items because there are chances that these (8) …………….. be adulterated. We (9) ………………. protect our health.
Answers:

1. should
2. shall
3. can
4. ought to
5. should
6. may
7. should
8. could
9. should

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 3 Old Man River Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Prose Chapter 3 Old Man River

9th English Guide Old Man River InText Questions and Answers

A. Based on your understanding of the play, Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks.

Question 1.
The radio announced that …………………..
(a) the river was above flood stage
(b) the Burnet Dam had given way
(c) there will be a cloud burst
(d) they will be a cyclone
Answer:
(a) the river was above flood stage

Question 2.
Mother cant get home from Mrs. Brant’s house because …………………
(a) it was raining heavily
(b) the bridges between there and town were under water
(c) there was an emergency at Mrs. Brant’s house
(d) she has broken her leg
Answer:
(b) the bridges between there and town were under water

Question 3.
The Burnett Dam gave away as …………………
(a) it rained for days
(b) the dam was weak
(c) it rained heavily and the snow was melting
(d) poor maintenance
Answer:
(c) it rained heavily and the snow was melting

Question 4.
There was no power because …………………..
(a) the power house was out of commission
(b) the power house was flooded
(c) the dam gave away
(d) there was fire
Answer:
(a) the power house was out of commission

Question 5.
Why did they splint up Saras leg with pillows?
(а) she was unconscious out of fear
(b) she had broken her leg below the knee
(c) she was too lazy to walk
(d) she was making a fuss
Answer:
(b) she had broken her leg below the knee

9th English Guide Old Man River TextBook Questions and Answers

B. Based on your reading, answer the following in two or three sentences each.

Question 1.
Why did Jim run from school?
Answer:
It was a cloud burst. So ]im ran from school to get home.

Question 2.
Where was Amy’s mother?
Answer:
Amy’s mother was at Mrs. Brant’s house.

Question 3.
Why did Amy ask Betty to fill in the water tubs?
Answer:
Amy thought that it would be unsafe to drink in case the town water supply was cut off So she asked Betty to fill in the water tubs with freshwater,

Question 4.
According to Jim what are the two things that a person should remember in times of emergency?
Answer:
According to Jim the first is that a person must not let others see how scared we are. The second thing is to get together things such as water, food, blankets, coats, and lights.

Question 5.
Why is Jim climbing on the roof?
Answer:
Jim is climbing on the roof to signal for help from there.

Question 6.
Who was there in the living room? What were they doing?
Answer:
Amy, Betty, and Rose were in the living room. Amy and Rose were knitting. Betty was looking at pictures in a magazine.

Question 7.
Why were they going to sleep in the attic?
Answer:
They were going to sleep in the attic because they felt insecure in the living room as the water level was rising.

Question 8.
Who came in the boat?
Answer:
Mr. Tom Peters and Miss Marsh came in the boat.

Question 9.
Who is the founder of the Junior Red Cross?
Answer:
Henry Dunant(born Jean-Henri Dunant; 8 May 1828 – 30 Oct 1910) a Swiss businessman and cross. He was the first recipient of the Nobel peace prize.

C. Match the following by drawing a line across columns A and B.

Answer:

D. Based on your understanding of the text, answer the following in about three to four sentences each.

Question 1.
Describe the ‘home alone’ experience of the children?
Answer:
‘Old man river’ portrays. Children at home in a critical situation. They remain at home mindlessly even at the time of severe crisis. They had no experience with how to face the risk, Until a rescue team arrived, they just remained in doors without aiming to call anyone to their rescue. The children had no experience in the outer world at all.

Question 2.
Elaborate the rescue operation was undertaken by Mr. Peter?
Answer:
Mr. Peter and Miss Marsh, the Red Cross nurse reached the house in time. The two-member team started its operation to rescue the children. They gave first aid to Sara who had her leg injury.

They were active to shift Sara to Red Cross emergency hospital along with Rose and Betty. Their timely help gave Sara comfort and confidence. The children’s tear of flood disappeared because of Mr. Peter’s service on behalf of Red Cross.

Question 3.
How did Jim prove himself as a good rescuer in the flood situation?
Answer:
Jim Hall was a member of Junior Red cross emergency squad. His experience at Junior Red cross enable him to act briskly. He alerted and instructed the children to do the necessary work.

His advice to the children not to let others see their fear was very valuable. He was active to go out to save Sara. His precautions gave them confidence. Thus they all were rescued. Jim was the brain behind all these good rescue operations.

Question 4.
Briefly narrate the happenings of the play in Scene II.

Question (a).
How did Amy manage the situation at home?
Answer:
Amy joined íands with Jim to carry out all precautions to protect the children. She was rnorc responsible to Lollect fresh water to drink for some more days. She looked into the basic needs of tood and shelter. She engaged Betty and Rose to complete the task. She was ‘ery helpful to Sara also. She had concern for her mother who could not return home. Thus she managed the situation very well.

Question (b).
How did the Marshal save the children?
Answer:
When the children were panic-stricken after the flood. They had to sleep in the attic. Sara who was brought home by Jim also fractured her leg. Mr. Peter and Miss. Marsh, the Red cross nurse, had brought the boat. They gave the first aid to Sara. They took her to the Red cross and Betty and Rose were also taken with them in the boat. Amy and Jim stayed behind. Thus the Marsh saved the children.

Think and Answer

You are one of the survivors of an earthquake that has affected your city a lot. Share the trauma you underwent and what helped you to sail through it. Give a two-minute talk.
Answer:
Speech: THE EARTHQUAKE

Everything was lost, instantly destroyed and commingled with a few neighbouring houses when the 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the town at night on a day last year.

Many big buildings collapsed one after the other. All who were asleep were in a panic, Soon they got up, they ran out the open area. I too ran out of my house. I looked at my house and wept bitterly. Now a lot of people had gathered and witnessed the aftereffect of the earthquake. We cried for a long time over the disaster, were so scared of it.

A month after the disaster it was found out that over 3000 people were killed and thousands of people were injured and hundreds of people homeless. A few houses that withstood the tremor were too badly cracked to be habitable. The owners were too fearful to set foot in them. Thousands of people had to shelter in temporary camps.

The fear lasted in my mind for a long time. I could hardly eat and sleep. I was a 14-year-old student. I had to sit for my annual examination for class 9. Many volunteers helped me prepare for my examinations. Both of my parents survived after the medical treatment for injuries, but we live in the camp still.

We eat and pass the time together. I am still frightened and nervous. I lost my home and my family has lost everything. My friends and I lost our pet dogs and parrots. We don’t know what will happen next or if the government will come forward to help us. All we can do now is try to reclaim whatever we can from our house.

Even now any mild sound causes a big tremor in my mind taking me back to the horrible deadly earth quake. “The very word earth quake easily shakes me even now. Let me not be awake to witness another earth quake.” “Thank You one and all”.

E. Using a dictionary find out the synonyms and the antonyms of the words given below. One has been done for you.

Answer:

F. Listen to the paragraph and fill in the blanks.

(1) …………….. South Indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual north east monsoon in (2) …………………. 2015. They affected the (3) ………………… region of the South Indian states of (4) …………………., and the Union Territory of (5) ………………….., with Tamil Nadu and the city of (6) ………………….. particularly hard – hit. More than (7) ………… people were killed and over 18 lakh people were (8) ……………… With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly 200 billion rupees to over 1 trillion rupees, the (9) ………………… were the costliest to have occurred in 2015, and were among the costliest natural disasters of the year. The flooding has been attributed to the 2014 – 16 (10) ………………..

Answers:

1. In 2015
2. November – December
3. Coromandel
4. Tamil Nadu
5. Puducherry
6. Chennai
7. 500
8. displaced
9. floods
10. E1 – Nino event

Writing:

G. As a local government official working in the flood-affected area you are talking to an old lady who has lost her belonging. Write a dialogue between you and the old woman to complete the conversation.

You : Good morning, Madam.
Old lady : Good morning.
You : I am from the Fire and Rescue department. How can I help you?

Answer:
You: Good morning, Madam.
Old lady: Good morning.
You: I am from the Fire and Rescue department. How can I help you?
Old Lady: Can you help me get my lost thing?
You: I am here to help you. What have you lost, Mam?
Old Lady: I could not find out my ‘diamond:
You: When did you miss it?
Old lady: I missed it only after the flood.
You: Where was it. when there was a flood?
Old Lady: It was only in my bedroom.
You: Is it very dear to you?
Old Lady: It is very precious to me. I have no safety without it.
You: ‘We shall find it out by checking your house completely.
Old Lady: Do it quickly before my diamond dies!
You: How can it die, Mam?
Old Lady: It’ll surely die because ‘diamond’ is my pet dog.
You: Oh my God! I’m helpless. May God bless you, old lady.

Creative writing:

H. Write a letter to your friend about your experiences during the recent ‘Ochki’ cyclone.
Answer:

I. Make a poster of any natural disaster, giving details about the devastation caused.
Answer:

J. You are a volunteer in your locality to serve people who are affected by floods. How will you caution them to move to a safer place taking only their bare necessities? Describe?
Answer:
Flooding and flash floods are dangerous. So it is very essential to overcome the crises during the floods. More implant getting educated on floodwaters could save you or your loved ones in the event of an energetic’.

1. Do not walk or drive across the floodwaters.
2. Avoid recreational contact with floodwaters and the risk of drowning.
3. Stay away from floodwaters.
4. Do not go floating, boating, swimming or rowing in floodwaters, streams or the river.
5. Use special caution to recognize in darkness
6. Stay away from power lines and electrical wires. Electrocution is also a major killer in floods.
   Electrical current can travel through water.
7. Collect medicines and three days supply of clothing with you.
8. Turn off electricity and gas cylinders and lock your doors and windows when you evacuate.
9. Collect the important documents, mementos, photos, and pets to take them with you when you evacuate.
10. Raise belongings by placing them on tables, beds, and benches or move them to higher ground.

K. Given below are some qualities that the characters in the play displayed during the floods for survival. Identify and write the character with the qualities.

Answer:

L. Based on your reading answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

Question 1.
Is mountaineering a dangerous sport?. Why?
Answer:
Yes, mountaineering is a dangerous sport. As one climbs higher and higher, breathing becomes more difficult.

Question 2.
What is frostbite?
Answer:
Frostbite is an injury caused by exposure of parts of the body to the cold. The cold causes freezing of skin and underlying tissues. The fingers, toes, and feet are most commonly affected.

Question 3.
What are the qualities of a good climber?
Answer:
A climber must be in the good physical condition and should possess courage, perseverance, and power of endurance. He/she must have proper training, skill, and knowledge.

Question 4.
What do climbers carry with them?
Answer:
Climbers carry with them packs loaded with first-aid supplies, food, and extra clothing for sudden changes of weather.

Question 5.
Where are the highest peaks in India?
Answer:
The highest peaks are in the Himalayas! mountain range in India.

Question 6.
What qualities of humankind are brought out by this adventurous sport?
Answer:
This adventurous sport has brought out the heroic qualities of mankind.

Question 7.
Why do mountaineers deserve praise?
Answer:
Mountaineers deserve praise because they possess courage and heroism.

Question 8.
What kind of visitors does Mt. Everest get?
Answer:
Mt. Everest gets visitors who scaled the Everest without the iae of oxygen. Mrs. Bachchendri Pal is the Indian woman to do it.

M. The Adventure Club of your school is organising an expedition to Kohl hills. Design an attractive poster for the same, giving relevant details. (The following table will help you design your poster)

Answer:

Grammar:

A. Identify the dependent clauses or phrases in the following sentences and underline them.

1. ………………….., the man swerved into a ditch. (Phrase)
2. It isn’t necessary to cram all night if you have studied a little each day (Dependent clause)
3. We climbed up the hill ………………… (Phrase)
4. We enjoy painting …………………. (Phrase)
5. ……………………. I have decided to do (Dependent clause)
6. I will stop playing the drum when you go to sleep. (Dependent clause)
Answer:
1. Texting on his phone
3. to enjoy the view
4. during the holidays
5. Whether he attends the party or not

B. Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases.

1. I would like to order coffee …………………… tea.
(a) instead of
(b) instead from
(c) instead to
Answer:
(a) instead of

Question 2.
…………………. the rains, we went out.
(a) In spite of
(b) In spite
(c) In spite of
Answer:
(a) In spite of

Question 3.
…………………. fire, break the glass to escape.
(a) In case of
(b) In case
(c) In the case with
Answer:
(a) In case of

Question 4.
I am standing here …………………. my friends
(a) in behalf of my friends.
(b) on behalf of
(c) on behalf
Answer:
(b) on behalf of

Question 5.
We solved the problem …………………… a new device developed bv our engineers.
(a) by means of
(b) by means
(c) by means to
Answer:
(a) by means of

Question 6.
………………… we are impressed with their performance.
(a) In general
(b) On general
(c) In generally
Answer:
(a) In general

C. Look at the action words in bold. Identify whether they are either finite or non-finite verb.

Answer:
1. to try (non – finite)
2. Trying (Non – finite)
3. tired – (Non – finite)
4. try (non – finite)
5. tried (Finite)

D. Read the following pairs of sentences.

1. Travelling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
2. The study abroad program might satisfy your desire for new experiences.

Identify the subject in the first sentence Travelling .

1. They do not appreciate my singing.
2. They do not appreciate my assistance.

Identify the direct object in the first sentence Singing

1. My cats favourite activity is sleeping.
2. My cats favourite food is salmon.

Identify the subject complement in the first sentence Sleeping

1. The police arrested him for speeding.
2. The police arrested him for criminal activity.

E. You may role-play the conversation.

Teacher: This is Mr.Gerund.You may have seen him after these verbs ‘enjoy ‘finish’, ‘keep’, ‘mind’, ‘suggest’, ‘forgive’, ‘excuse ‘postpone’go’
Gerund: I come after a Preposition too.
Teacher: Mr. Gerund comes in handy to describe a real action.
Infinitive: Hello friends, I am Infinitive. Words such as ‘like ‘refuse’ are followed by me.
Dinesh: I know you. I take your help to describe a general or future action. (I think I need to get up early tomorrow to complete my grammar exercise)
Divya: You have helped me to express ‘reason ‘intention’ purpose (I wish to finish my assignment by tonight)
Gerund: Do you know, after verbs like ‘begin’,’ love’ continue ‘try ‘learn ‘start ‘neglect you can use either of us?
Infinitive: But remember we mean different things when used after ‘stop
Dinesh: Divya, When we saw Rajesh at the mall, I stopped to talk to him. Why didn’t you wait?
Divya: Don’t you know I stopped talking to him?
Gerund: I am also used after these phrases – ‘It’s no use’, ‘It’s no good’
Dinesh and Divya: Thank you, mam. Bye Mr.Gerund and Ms.Infinitive.

F. Now, work in pairs and help Dinesh and Divya complete the exercise given below.

Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verbs in the blanks.

1. The astronauts managed ……………… (complete) their training in record time.
2. They learned how ……………….. (survive) in space without gravity.
3. The best astronaut almost quit …………….. (try) to leam the complex information.
4. Their mission appeared ……………….. (be) in jeopardy.
5. Then Marina encouraged him by saying, “It’s no good ………………….(quit) the project right at the end.”
6. Being an astronaut will enable you …………….. (achieve) great success in life.
7. If you give up ………………….. (study) now, our mission will be scrubbed.
8. Think of your fellow astronauts who wouldn’t hesitate …………….. (help) youin time of treble.
9. We astronauts must keep on ………………. (prepare) for our space launch.
10. Some say it’s no use …………………… (travel) to distant planets, because it takes too long.
11. But we really want ………………….. (visit) other planets and find out if life exists on them.
12. Can you imagine ………………. (walk) up to a Martian and shaking hands and ………………… (say), “Hello, how are you?”
13. We really look forward ………………….. (meet) alien creatures and ………………… (find) out what they are really like.
14. Many scientists have warned us not ……………… (take) this dangerous journey, but we are not discouraged.
15. Travelling to far away planets involves …………………… (risk) our lives for the thrill of discovery.
16. However we won’t delay blast off into space.
17. Would you like ………………… (accompany) us on our journey if you could?
18. During our training we have got used to ……………….. (be) weightless and ……………………. (live) under difficult conditions.
19. Scientists admit to ……………………… (be) intensely curious about life on other planets.
20. I’m sure they would also enjoy ……………….. (travel) with our crew.
21. We told them …………………… (come) with us on our trip, but some of them think it is a waste of time ……………… (search) for life that doesn’t exist.
22. We have been taught how ……………… (endure) hardships during our training and now we can’t afford ………………….(waste) money. We’re on our way!

Answers:

1. to complete
2. to survive
3. trying
4. to be
5. quitting
6. to achieve
7. studying
8. to help
9. preparing
10. travelling
11. to visit
12. walking, saying
13. to meet, finding
14. to take
15. risking
16. blasting
17. to accompany
18. being, living
19. being
20. travelling
21. to come, searching
22. to endure, to waste

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

9th English Guide I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore InText Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What was the old house built with?
Answer:
The old house was built with solid block of granite.

Question 2.
Does the narrator still live in the house?
Answer:
No, the narrator does not live in the house still.

Question 3.
How did the narrator get the iron cross?
Answer:
The visitor hid some marbles, a book, a few old coins, and an Iron Cross in the jackfruit tree.

Question 4.
Do you think the girl kept the iron cross?
Answer:
Yes, the author gave the cross to the girl. Though she hesitated to accept it, she kept it for herself.

9th English Guide I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Based on your understanding of the story, indicate either ‘T'(True) or ‘F’( False) against the columns.

Answer:

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. False
9. False
10. False

B. Based on your understanding of the story, answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer.

Question 1.
The story I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore highlights the importance of ________
(a) old age.
(b) youth.
(c) adulthood.
(d) middle age.
Answer:
(b) youth.

Question 2.
The house which was visited by the man ________
(a) remained unchanged.
(b) was totally changed.
(c) was slightly repaired.
(d) was given a facelift
Answer:
(a) remained unchanged.

Question 3.
Who said, “A blessing rests on the house where the shadow of a tree falls”?
(a) grandmother
(b) grandfather
(c) uncle
(d) the narratoi
Answer:
(a) grandmother

Question 4.
The author came back to the house because he ________
(a) wanted to see the jackfruit tree.
(b) was looking for his lost youth.
(c) wanted to look again at his old house
(d) wanted to buy the house.
Answer:
(c) wanted to look again at his old house

Question 5.
He gifted ________ to the little girl.
(a) an iron cross
(b) a bronze medal
(c) marbles
(d) old coins
Answer:
(a) an iron cross

C. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

Question 1.
Explain: “Blessings rest on the house where the shadow’ if a tree falls.”
Answer:
We, humans, treat Nature as God. Nature’s gifts have always been thanked and taken. If a house has the shadow of a tree falling on it, then the inmates of the house have a feeling of being protected, guarded, and blessed under the bowers of God.

Question 2.
What did the writer observe about the house?
Answer:
The writer observed that the house stood firm and it was not altered even after many years. So he was glad to see the house and the jackfruit tree beside it. hi.

Question 3.
What was the local superstition about trees?
Answer:
The belief the local people had about trees was that when the shadow of the tree falls on a house that house is blessed by God.

Question 4.
What did the Narrator do with the turnstile when he was a boy?
Answer:
When the narrator was a boy, he used to swing on the turnstile going round and round until he was quite dizzy.

Question 5.
Who is the owner of the house now?
Answer:
Colonel is the owner of the house now.

Question 6.
Why did the narrator return to his old house?
Answer:
The narrator wanted to see the old house and his treasures which he had left in the jack-fruit tree when they sold the house.

Question 7.
How did he get back the Iron Cross?
Answer:
The girl who lived in the house where Bond had spent his early days climbed up the tree and got for him the old Iron Cross from the hollow space. Bond kept it there approximately twenty-five years before.

Question 8.
Who did the house belong to originally?
Answer:
The old house belonged to the narrator’s grandparents originally. It was sold after the grandmother’s death.

Question 9.
What did he do with the old Iron Cross?
Answer:
He returned the old Iron Cross to the girl because Bond did not go there in search of the Cross but for his youth.

Question 10.
Where had he left his childhood treasures?
Answer:
He had left his childhood treasures in a small hollow in the jack fruit tree.

Additional questions and answers:

Question 1.
What is a turnstile?
Answer:
A turnstile is a mechanical gate consisting of revolving horizontal arms fixed to a vertical post. Only one person at a time can pass through it.

Question 2.
What is trapaze?
Answer:
A trapaze is a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus.

Question 3.
How old was the girl? How was she?
Answer:
The girl was only twelve or thirteen years old. She was with lively eyes and long black hair.

Question 4.
What did the narrator decide instead of going around the gate?
Answer:
He decided to climb over the wall instead of going around the wall

Question 5.
Where and how did the narrator slither down?
Answer:
The narrator slithered down into a flower – bed shattering the stem of a hollyhock.

Question 6.
Why did not the narrator want to climb the tree?
Answer:
The narrator did not want to climb the tree because he was breathing heavily when he climbed over the wall.

Question 7.
What did the narrator keep in a small hollow?
Answer:
‘Hie narrator kept some of his treasures in a small hollow in the tree.

Question 8.
What did the treasures contain?
Answer:
The treasures contained marbles he had won, a book he wasn’t supposed to read, a few old coins, and his grandfather’s Iron cross.

Question 9.
What did the narrator compare him with?
Answer:
The narrator compared him with a bit of a crow collecting the bright things and putting them away.

Question 10.
What was the iron cross?
Answer:
The Iron cross was a German decoration awarded for bravery during world war I.

Question 11.
What is meant by German decoration?
Answer:
A. German decoration is the bravery award given to a soldier who fought bravely and selflessly.

Question 12.
Why did the narrator forget all about the Iron cross?
Answer:
The narrator was so excited while packing and saying goodbye to people and thinking about the ship he was going to sail. So he simply forgot all about the Iron cross.

Question 13.
Why did she run breathlessly?
Answer:
She found a rusty old medal. So she ran breathlessly towards the narrator to give it to him.

Question 14.
What would have happened if the girl hadn’t climbed the tree?
Answer:
If the girl hadn’t climbed the tree the old medal would have remained in the three for another twenty five years.

Question 15.
What did he do at the end?
Answer:
He looked back and waved to her. Then he quickened his steps and moved briskly towards the bus stop. There was sprightliness in his step and something cried aloud in his heart.

Question 16.
What made the Mood course in his veins?
Answer:
The mango scented summer breeze made the blood course in his veins.

Question 17.
What did the narrator forget for a moment?
Answer:
The narrator forgot for a moment that he couldn’t climb trees anymore.

D. Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B by drawing a line as shown.

Answer:

1. f
2. e, h
3. a
4. b
5. c, j
6. d
7. c, j
8. i
9. e, h
10. g

E. Read these shortened forms of words and write the full form for the remaining words and complete the table given below.

won’t : will not
I’d : I had/1 would
I’ll : I will

Answer:

Speaking

F. You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classroom and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.

Question 1.
What would you remember?
Answer:
I would remember the happy times spent in my classroom with my friends. My place in the classroom and learn writing again in the four lines on the board etc.

Question 2.
Describe your feelings at that time.
Answer:
I was happy and proud to come back to my standard two classroom to sit on the small bench after six years with the little kids.

Question 3.
Who do you miss very badly, your friends or teachers?
Answer:
Of course friends, we cannot deny the very important role played by the teachers in shaping us into what we are today. Missing only the friends because every second of the school timings was made a memorable one by them only.

Question 4.
Share your thoughts with the class.
Answer:
I recall my memory. It is still fresh. I was too small. I used to sit in the front row. I remember the lots of sum we had to do in arithmetic. I was good at arithmetic. So I was my teacher’s pet. My classmates were very friendly as I stood first in my class. I am proud of my friends and teachers.

Writing

G. On seeing these pictures, you would have gone down your memory lane. Write a paragraph in about 50 words describing your favorite sport when you were young.

Answer:
My Favourite Sport:
Everyone has a favourite sport. My favourite sport is football. It is a fun game to watch and play. I like every sport but football is my favourite because I love to play it. All my life I have been playing football, from the backyard to high school. Football has also provided me with a lot of memories that I can never forget. One memory is winning the Junior football trophy in high school. That is something I will never forget. Also, my family is a football family. My dad is also a football player.

H. Based on the story and your own ideas write your answers in about 80 to 100 words each.

Question 1.
Imagine yourself as the writer. Narrate the story of your visit to your ancestral house.
Answer:
I decided in the middle of my age to relive some of the moments by practically visiting the spot. So, I went to Dehra where I spent my childhood days with my grandparents. I observed from far and noticed that the house has not changed much. I was happy to see the blocks of granite building and the jackfruit tree. Turnstile, where I swung round and round, was missing. Tall hollyhocks grew on one side of the wall that was built in that place.

When the girl invited me inside the house I climbed over the wall but couldn’t land safely. I didn’t enter the house but spent some time sitting on the stone bench under a mango tree. I recalled the music of a piano, the chiming of a grandfather clock, the cranking up of the old car of my grandfather, the constant Twitter of budgerigars on the veranda, and my treasure stacked in a hollow space of the jackfruit tree. All these memories relived gave me a lot of strength, happiness, and boosted me too.

(OR)

One day I had been to our ancestral house. The house was old but strong. I waited at the gate. A boy came and asked about me. He took me into his house. His mother was there. His father had gone on a business trip. My eyes searched for my precious things. I had left them when we left the house. I took the boy into an inner room. I climbed up the ladder and searched in the upper shelf. I found it at last. I became very happy.

It was my grand father’s air-gun. I brought it down carefully. They were surprised to see my precious treasure. I was allowed to take it with me. I thanked them and left the place. Tears rolled down my cheek in joy as I walked down the road as fast as I could. I will be very careful to keep it with me in remembrance of my old grandfather.

Question 2.
The man who came to the house gave the cross as a gift to the girl. Why did he do this? What do you think would have happened if he had taken back the cross with him? Paragraph for Toppers
Answer:
Lesson : I can’t climb trees anymore
Author : Ruskin Bond
Character : High expectations lead to high disappointments
Theme : Author and the girl

The man visited his old house. The girl allowed him to enter the house. She was kind and polite. The man realized that he too was old after climbing over the wall. He lost his hope of climbing the tree to find out his treasures. The girl climbed the tree and brought down the Iron cross. He was glad to see the dusted cross. He wanted to show his gratitude to her. So he gave it to the girl

If the writer had not given the Iron cross to the girl, he would have failed to be thankful. He might have been happy. But he would have missed the opportunity to express his kindness and love to the girl. The girl was also happy to accept the Iron cross as an honor for her adventure. The kind act of the ran made both the giver and the receiver happy at the same time. Let us give our love to mankind with all our kinds.

“Giving is better than receiving”

(OR)

Hie man visited his old house. A girl in the house invited him. The man could not climb over the wail. He understood that he had grown old. So he felt that it was not easy to climb up the tree. The girl was smart to climb up the tree and help him. The girl found out the iron cross, marbles and old coins. He was very happy to see the rusted iron cross. He gave it to her as his gift.

If the writer had not given the iron cross to the girl, he would have failed to be thankful. His happiness might be a normal one. Their friendship might not last long. The girl had no mind to own it. As she got it as a gift, she could understand the greatness of the man. By giving the iron cross to the girl, he won her heart. They exchanged their love which was priceless.

“God blesses the giver than the receiver”

I. Write a letter to your friend describing your ancestral house.

Answer:

Grammar:

A. Work with a partner and fill in the table with information about your locality. You may add more information, if necessary. When you finish filling the table, write a short paragraph comparing the two places.

Answer:

B. Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er, more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.

Question 1.
Healthy, wholesome, calorific
Answer:
a. Fresh food is healthier than junk food.
b. Fresh food is more wholesome than junk food
c. Fresh food is more calorific than junk food

Question 2.
eco – friendly economical, safer
Answer:
a. Cycling is more eco – friendly than motorcycling
b. Cycling is more economical than motorcycling
c. Cycling is safer than motorcycling

Question 3.
educational, interesting, trendy
Answer:
a. A mobile phone is more educational than a radio
b. A mobile phone is more interesting than a radio
c. A mobile phone is trendier than radio

Question 4.
safe, comfort table, quick
Answer:
a. Train journey is safer than bus journey
b. Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey,
c. Train journey is quicker than bus journey

Question 5.
cozy, costly, sturdy
Answer:
a. A sofa is cozier than a chair
b. A sofa is costlier than a chair
c. A sofa is sturdier than a chair

C. Look at the bar-graph. Write five sentences using the appropriate degrees of comparison.

Answer:
1. Bungee jumping is the most popular adventure sports in 2017
2. Paragliding is as popular as surfing in 2001.
3. Rock climbing in 2017 is as popular as paragliding and surfing in 2011.
4. Surfing is the least popular adventure sort in the year 2017.
5. In the year 2011 Rafting is as popular as Bungee jumping.

D. Listen to the conversation between Leena and her mother and list down a few new words. Using a dictionary find out the meaning for those words.

Answer:

E. Just a Minute

Sample Speech:
Respected principal/Headmaster/Headmistress, teachers and friends. We are all proud citizens of India. 26th of January is celebrated as Republic Day in India every year. On this day in 1950, India became a Democratic Republic. Celebrations are held every year on this day throughout the country. On 26th January, 1950 the constitution came into force.

We commemorate this day to recall and show respect to the day on which the foundation was officially laid in our country. This means that the people of our country rule themselves and all are equal and free. The government is ruled by elected representatives by the people of our country and hence the supreme power is held by the people of India.

A few suggested topics:

• My school
• My country
• friendship
• Teachers Day
• Independence Day
• Children’s Day
• Pongal celebration
• Deepavali
• Christmas
• Forest and its uses.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Poem 6 The Comet Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Poem 6 The Comet

9th English Guide The Comet Textbook Questions and Answers

B. Read the following lines and answer the questions.
1. Rampaging through the heavens
Never stopping day or night.

Question (a).
How does the comet travel?
Answer:
The comet travels through the sky, making a lot of noise and causing damage.

Question (b).
Which word could you replace ‘rampaging’ with?
Answer:
Speeding

2. Faster than a cheetah
with a tail that’s miles long.

Question (a).
Why is the comet compared to a cheetah?
Answer:
Comet is compared with the cheetah due to its speed.

Question (b).
Whose tail is compared here?
Answer:
The tail of the comet is compared here.

3. With shockwave reaching to the ground
causing the land to quake.

Question (a).
What is reaching the ground?
Answer:
The shockwave produced by the comet reaches the ground.

Question (b).
What is causing the land to quake?
Answer:
The shockwave is causing the land to quake.

4. In the dust they leave behind could have started life
on the earth which resulted in mankind

Question (a).
What does the word ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
The word They’ refers to the comets.

Question (b).
According to scientists how did life start on earth?
Answer:
According to scientists, life started on the earth by the dust left behind by these comets.

5. But I know no better spectacle
Then a comet in full flight

Question (a).
Who does T ‘refer to?
Answer:
T refers to the poet.

Question (b).
What is the best spectacle mentioned in the above lines?
Answer:
The flight of the comet is the best spectacle mentioned in the above lines.

Additional Questions And Answers

1. A spectacle of a lifetime A comet is in full flight.
Question (a).
What is a spectacle?
Answer:
A spectacle is an unusual event that attracts attention and interest.

Question (b).
What is the spectacle of a lifetime?
Answer:
The flight of the comets is a spectacle of a lifetime.

Question (c).
What is in full flight?
Answer:
A comet is in full flight.

Question (d).
What is meant by ‘flight’?
Answer:
A flight is a journey made by flying.

2. Bigger than a mountain
So powerful and strong

Question (a).
What is bigger than a mountain?
Answer:
A comet is bigger than a mountain.

Question (b).
Which is so powerful and strong?
Answer:
The comet is so powerful and strong.

3. And leaves a trail behind
it As it travels on its course

Question (a).
What does ‘it’ refer to?
Answer:
‘It’ refers to the comet.

Question (b).
What does the comet leave behind it?
Answer:
The comet leaves a trail behind it.

Question (c).
What is a trail?
Answer:
A trail is a path made for a purpose.

Question (d).
Where does the comet travel?
Answer:
The comet travels on its course.

Question (e).
What is meant by “course” here?
Answer:
Here, course means “line of action’’.

4. The outer ice is melting
causing vapor from the force.

Question (a).
What is melting?
Answer:
The outer ice is melting.

Question (b).
What is outer ice?
Answer:
The ice that has covered the comet is the outer ice.

Question (c).
How is vapor caused?
Answer:
Vapour is caused by the force.

5. If one should come too close to
earth The atmosphere will shake

Question (a).
What does ‘one’ refer to?
Answer:
‘One’ refers to a comet.

Question (b).
What will happen if a comet comes too close to the earth?
Answer:
If a comet comes too close to the earth the atmosphere will shake.

Question (c).
What is meant by the atmosphere?
Answer:
The atmosphere is the mixture of gases surrounding the earth.

6. I cannot say if this is true
I do not have the right

Question (a).
Who is T?
Answer:
I is the poet.

Question (b).
What doubt does the poet raise here?
Answer:
The poet raises the doubt that he cannot say if all said about the comet is true or not.

Question (c).
What does he admit?
Answer:
He admits that he has no right.

Question (d).
What is meant by ‘right’?
Answer:
Right is something one may do or have by law.

C. Complete the summary by filling in the given space with suitable words phrases given below.

The poet describes a moving comet which speeds through the heavens and never takes a break by (1)………… or night. When a comet is in full flight, it gives a (2)…………. which can never be compared to anything else for a lifetime. The comet is compared to (5)………….. for its speed and a mountain as it is (3)………….. The (4)…………. melts which cause a vapour from the force and leaves behind (6)………… as it travels on its way. If it comes very close to the atmosphere, it causes a shake which in turn produces (7)…………. that reach the Earth’s surface. According to the (8)…………. the comets leave behind chemicals in the form of dust which resulted in the (9)……….. and mankind came into existence. But the poet is not sure whether this principle is true or not but he knows for sure that whatever the truth may be, the sight of the comet in full flight is the best (10)…………
Answer:

1. day
2. spectacular scene
3. a cheetah
4. powerful and strong
5. outer ice
6. a trail
7. a shock wave
8. scientist
9. emerging of life on earth
10. spectacular

D. Poem Appreciation

If one should come too close to the earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground Causing the land to quake

Question 1.
Pick out the rhyming words.
Answer:
Shake and quake are rhyming words.

Question 2.
Mention the rhyme scheme of the stanza.
Answer:
The rhyme scheme is a b c b.

Question 3.
When you read the poem aloud, you can feel/hear a rhythm. What according to you gives rhythm to the poem- the rhymes or the words in a line. Support your answer with examples from the poem?
Answer:
When I read the poem aloud, I feel a musical rhythm and feel a regular pattern of sound. This is due to the number of syllables in lines 1 and 3 which is similar to the number of syllables in lines 2 and 4.

The consistency of(the verses in each stanza is well managed and controlled. The first and third lines do not rhyme at all. If we consider the poem stanza wise, the lines are metered uniformly. The rhyme scheme of each stanza is abcb. The poet has used simple language to make the readers to enjoy the poem meaningfully.

D. Answer the following questions in about 80 -100 words.

Question 1.
Narrate how the poet describes the comet.
Answer:
Title: The Comet (Poem)
Author: Norman Littleford (Poet)
Characters: Poet and Comet.
Theme: Comets are like libraries storing the record of our formation in tiny particles.

The poet Norman Littleford wonders at the beautiful spectacle of the comet in the sky. The comet is moving through the heavens at a great speed. It has never stopped day or night. When a comet is a complete flight, it gives a spectacular scene. The poet says that it can never be compared with anything else for a lifetime. He says that a comet runs faster than a cheetah.

To him, a comet is more powerful and stronger than a mountain. The outer ice melts causing a vapour from its force. As it travels on its way, it leaves behind a trail. If the comet comes very close to the atmosphere, it can cause a shake which in turn produces a shockwave that reaches the Earth’s surface.

The scientists are of the opinion that the comets leave behind chemicals in the form of dust that has resulted in the emerging of life on earth and thus the mankind has come into existence. But it is not very sure whether this concept is true or not. However, he knows for certain that whatever the truth may be, the appearance of the comet in full flight is the best spectacular in the sky.
“A comet is an incredible and incomparable spectacle ”.

(OR)

Norman Littleford describes a moving comet in his poem. It speeds through, the heavens never stopping day or night. In its full flight, the comet gives a spectacle and it has no comparison to anything else. It is compared to a cheetah for its speed. It is stronger and more powerful than a mountain.

The outer ice melts causing a vapour and leaving a trail as it travels. Coming close to the atmosphere it causes a shake with shock waves resulting from an earthquake. The scientists say that the comets leave behind chemicals as dust and it produced life on earth. But the poet is doubtful if it is true or not. However, he is certain that the comet in full flight is the best spectacular scene.
“A Comet is an incomparable spectacle.

Question 2.
Give a detailed account of various effects caused by the comet to the earth.
Answer:
Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the sun. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of miles. The poet describes the comet that travels at a great speed. He says that it is faster than a cheetah and stronger as a mountain. He imagines that the comet is very large in size and it can shake the earth if it comes very close to it.

He thinks that the shake can cause shockwaves and it can result in an earthquake. The comets leave behind the chemicals in the form of dust. The poet says that life could have started then on the earth. He also affirms that it might have resulted in mankind. However, the poet is not very sure whether this is true or not. But he admires that there can be no better spectacle than a comet in full flight.
“Amidst all dangers, a comet is spectacular”.

(OR)

A comet is a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space. It travels at great speed on its way. The comet is big in size and very powerful and strong. If the comet comes very close to the earth, the atmosphere will shake. The shockwave reaches the ground.

It certainly causes the land to quake. The comet leaves behind the chemicals in the form of dust. Then life started on the earth. And it resulted in mankind. The poet is not sure if this is true or not. But he is confident that there is no better spectacular scene than a comet in full flight.

F. Listening

Listen to the passage on ‘Comet’ and fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Question 1.
Comets are believed to be remnants of the materials created by the
(a) Moon
(b) Sun
(c) Star
(d) Asteroids
Answer:
(b) Sun

Question 2.
Comets are mostly made of
(a) dust
(b) ice
(c) sand
(d) snow
Answer:
(b) ice

Question 3.
The can be seen in the night sky as bright, quickly-moving light.
(a) head
(b) star
(c) tail
(d) wings
Answer:
(c) tail

Question 4.
Comets orbit at the very edge of the galaxy, past the
(a) Earth
(b) Neptune
(c) Pluto
(d) Saturn
Answer:
(c) pluto

Question 5.
State whether the statement is true or false.
The melting process causes bits of dust and debris to trail behind the comet.
Answer:
True

G. Speaking
Imagine you are interviewing an astronaut about his/her experiences in space. Select a partner to be an astronaut and present the interview as a role-play in front of the class.
“Interviewing an astronaut”

You: We are lucky to welcome you, sir. I would like to ask you a few questions.
Astronaut: Thank you. It’ll be my pleasure to answer your questions.
You: What is the view like from space?
Astronaut: The first time you look out the window once you’re in space, I think the reaction of every astronaut is the same; first there’s a huge gap. It goes ‘AW, Vow!’ You just can’t believe what you’re looking at. I was amazed at the blackness of space. It was a darker, richer colour than I had ever seen before.
You: What are the best views of Earth from space?
Astronaut: I always loved passing over Egypt. To see the Nile River the bright green
pathway cutting through the centre of Egypt was just spectacular.
You see the blue water of the Mediterra nean and the brown desert areas.
This contrast between, green and bright blue was just breathtaking and, because I had been there on Earth, it was extra special for me to see from space.
You: What’s the in-flight food and entertainment like on a spacecraft?
Astronaut: The food is not good, but it is not horrible. I think the most popular
entertainment for astronauts is looking out the window. I love sitting near the window and just watching the Earth go by.
You: Do you think space is the future of travel?
Astronaut: Space tourism is definitely coming and we’re very close to it. I think there’s going to be a long line of people who want to get in on that. The more people that can get up to space to look back at planet Earth, I think the better off we’re all going to be. I wanted everybody to see the perspective that I just had.

Writing

H. Imagine that you and your friend get a chance to visit another planet there you befriend an alien who takes you around the planet. After reaching the earth, write a letter thanking him for all the help he did.
Answer: