Unit-14 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 128 Q1 : Copy and complete the following paragraph about the theme of the play in pairs: The play deals with a _______________and __________________Bishop who is always ready to lend a _________________hand to anyone in distress. A _________________ breaks into the Bishop’s house and is ___________________________and warmed. The benevolence of the Bishop somewhat _____________________the convict, but, when he sees the silver candlesticks, he ____________________ them, and runs away. However, he is _______________________and brought back. He expects to go back to jail, but the Bishop informs the police they are a _______________________________.…
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Unit-13 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 95 Q1 : If you could buy your dream house today what are some specific features you would want for your house? Write them in the bubbles below. Answer : Pointers have been provided for students’ reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own. Q2 : Discuss with your partner the similarities and dissimilarities in your dreamhouse. Answer : This question is to be answered on the basis of students’ own understanding and experience. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.…
Unit-12 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 88 Q1 : Get into groups of four. Read the lines and put them in the right order. Read the version that you develop to the whole class. The voice of thunder declares my arrival I emerge from the heart of the Sea I descend and embrace the flowers. I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven The rainbow announces my departure Answer : I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven The voice of thunder declares my arrival The rainbow announces my departure I emerge from the heart of the…
Unit-11 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 84 Q1 : Parents alone are responsible for inculcating a good sense of dental hygieneamongst children. Do you agree/disagree? Discuss with your partner. Answer : This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding, experience and thoughts. It is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. Q2 : On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete the following table. Stages in the life of the poet (a) Youth Activities eating toffees __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ Consequences _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ (b) Adulthood…
Unit-10 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 81 Q1 : All the world is a stage is an extended metaphor for- (i)The life shown in well known plays (ii) Seeing the well known plays (iii) Life of well known plays (iv) Life of man that comes to an end Answer : (iv) Life of man that comes to an end Q2 : All ‘have their exits and their entrances’ Exits and entrances refer to __________. (i) Birth and death (ii) Beginning and end of play (iii) Coming and going of actors (iv) The end of the Shakespearean era…
Unit-8 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 72 Q1 : The central idea of the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’ is__________. (i) well sung songs give us happiness (ii) melodious sounds appeal to all (iii) beautiful experience give us life-long pleasure (iv) reapers can sing like birds Answer : (iii) beautiful experience give us life-long pleasure Q2 : In the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’ to whom does the poet say ‘Stop here or gently pass’? (i) to the people cutting corn (ii) to himself (iii) to the people who make noise (iv) to all the passers by Answer :…
Unit-7 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 64 Q1 : Sometimes the choices we make have far-reaching consequences. Think about choices you make on a daily basis, and the importance of these choices. Answer : This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding, experience and thoughts. It is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. Q2 : Complete the web chart showing choices and decisions you may have to make in the next few years and the factors that affect these choices. Share your choices and decisions with your partner.…
NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Reader Chapter 6 Unit-6 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 57 Q1 : Can you match the following? (a) Something that lives for one year-biennial (b) Something that lives for about two years-perennial (c) Something that lives for more than two years-annual Answer : (a) Something that lives for one year-annual (b) Something that lives for about two year-biennial (c) Something that lives for more than two years-perennial Q2 : Answer : Q3 : Answer : Q4 : A word or a combination of words, whose sounds seems to resemble the…
Unit-5 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 51 Q1 : The narrator says that John was “______ of the suff that heroes are not often lucky enough to be made of.” His tone is sarcastic because __________. (i) he hated John (ii) he felt that John was a threat to him (iii) John was not particularly good-looking (iv) nobody liked John Answer : (iii) John was not particularly good-looking Q2 : Pescud felt that best-sellers were not realistic as____________. (i) American farmers had nothing in common with European princesses (ii) men generally married girls from a similar background…
Unit-4 : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 39 Q1 : Mrs Bramble was a proud woman because __________. (i) she was the wife of a famous boxer (ii) she had motivated her husband (iii) she was a good housewife (iv) she was the mother of a child prodigy Answer : (iv) she was the mother of a child prodigy Q2 : “The very naming of Harold had caused a sacrifice on his part.” The writer’s tone here is __________________. (i) admiring (ii) assertive (iii) satirical (iv) gentle Answer : (iv) gentle Q3 : Harold had defied the laws…