Ray Martin Question Bank English Page 7,Page 134 Chittaranjan High School, Solved

 Ray Martin Question Bank English Page 7,Page 134 Chittaranjan High School, Solved 

CLASS IX - ENGLISH QUESTION & ANSWER BANK

1. Reading Comprehension (Seen) - Chittaranjan High School, Purulia

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

I was on my way from Faizabad railway station to Lucknow. I had arrived at the station half an hour in advance of the time for the train's departure. I sat on a bench watching the monkeys frolicking on the trees and on the open platform. The monkeys descended now and then to collect half-sucked mango stones and the remainders of food from the platform. The younger monkeys sat on the boughs of neem and tamarind trees, ready to jump after any food that may be visible.

Just then the train was announced by the ringing of the station bell. I concentrated on securing a seat for myself in the train. I got a window seat overlooking the platform. Some other passengers joined me in the compartment. We were all sweating from the rising heat of the summer. Several passengers were busy filling up their small earthen pitchers from a water pump. I was struck by the genius of a monkey in snatching away the loin cloth of a pious person who was taking a bath under the pump. A great deal of general amusement was caused by this incident. The bather then requested the monkey to return his loin cloth. The monkey was generous and threw it down from the neem tree at the man's feet.

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(i) The narrator was on his way from —

Options: (a) Lucknow to Faizabad, (b) Faizabad to Dhanbad, (c) Faizabad to Lucknow, (d) Faizabad to Allahabad.

Answer: (c) Faizabad to Lucknow

(ii) The train was about to depart in —

Options: (a) an hour, (b) half an hour, (c) two hours, (d) three hours.

Answer: (b) half an hour

(iii) The narrator concentrated on securing a —

Options: (a) ticket, (b) cap, (c) seat, (d) luggage.

Answer: (c) seat

B. Fill in the chart with information from the above text:

What

Why

(i) The monkeys descended now and then.

Answer: To collect half-sucked mango stones and the remainders of food from the platform.

Answer: The passengers in the compartment were all sweating.

(ii) The heat of the summer was rising.

(iii) The monkey was generous and threw the loin cloth down at the man's feet.

Answer: The bather requested the monkey to return his loin cloth.

2.Poetry Comprehension (Seen)

Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

I saw three ships go sailing by,

Over the sea, the lifting sea,

And the wind rose in the morning sky,

And one was rigged for a long journey.

The first ship turned towards the west,

Over the sea, the running sea,

And by the wind was all possessed

And carried to a rich country.

The second turned towards the east,

Over the sea, the quaking sea,

And the wind hunted it like a beast

To anchor in captivity.

The third ship drove toward the north,

Over the sea, the darkening sea,

But no breath of wind came forth,

And the decks shone frostily.

The northern sky rose high and black

Over the proud unfruitful sea,

East and west the ships came back

Happily or unhappily.

But the third went wide and far

Into an unforgiving sea

Under a fire-spilling star,

And it was rigged for a long journey.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) What is the name of the poem? Write the name of the poet.

Answer: The name of the poem is 'The North Ship' and the poet is Philip Larkin.

(ii) Mention the difference between the journey of the third ship and the other two ships.

Answer: The first two ships were driven by the wind and returned back east and west, happily or unhappily. The third ship went far into the unforgiving northern sea facing harsh conditions with no wind, rigged for a long journey.

(iii) In which sense was the sea 'unforgiving' towards the third ship?

Answer: The sea was 'unforgiving' because it offered no wind to aid the ship's journey, freezing its decks and leading it into a harsh and challenging environment.

(iv) What does the journey of the third ship symbolise?

Answer: The journey of the third ship symbolizes an unyielding pursuit of a difficult goal. It is representing human resilience and the spirit of exploration against insurmountable odds.

3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

One day, when Rakesh was six, he walked from the Mussoorie bazaar eating cherries. They were a little sweet, a little sour, small, bright red cherries, which had come all the way from the Kashmir valley.

Here in the Himalayan foothills where Rakesh lived, there were not many fruit trees. The soil was stony, and the dry, cold winds stunted the growth of most plants. But on the more sheltered slopes there were forests of oak and deodar.

Grandfather was a retired forest ranger. He had a little cottage outside the town. Rakesh was on his way home from school when he bought the cherries. He paid fifty paise for it. It took him about half an hour to walk home, and by the time he reached the cottage, there were only three cherries left.

Rakesh lived with his grandfather on the outskirts of Mussoorie, just where the forest began. His father and mother lived in a small village, fifty miles away where they grew maize and rice and barley in narrow-terraced fields on the lower slopes of the mountain. But there were no schools in the village, and Rakesh's parents were keen that he should go to school. As soon as he was of school going age, they sent him to stay with his grandfather in Mussoorie.

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(i) Rakesh was — (a) five, (b) six, (c) seven, (d) four — years old.

Answer: (b) six

(ii) Rakesh's parents were — (a) retired forest rangers, (b) peasants, (c) woodcutters, (d) zoophilists.

Answer: (b) peasants

(iii) When Rakesh arrived his home he had — (a) a bunch of cherries, (b) no cherry, (c) only three cherries, (d) two cherries — left.

Answer: (c) only three cherries

(iv) Where did cherries come from? — (a) Mussoorie bazaar, (b) Dehradun, (c) Darjeeling, (d) Kashmir valley.

Answer: (d) Kashmir valley

(v) With whom did Rakesh live? — (a) grandmother, (b) grandfather, (c) father, (d) parents.

Answer: (b) grandfather

(vi) Rakesh's grandfather lived in a — (a) large bungalow, (b) little cottage, (c) little hut, (d) large flat.

Answer: (b) little cottage

B. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers:

(i) Rakesh was eating sweet black cherries.

Answer: False (F)

Supporting Sentence: "They were a little sweet, a little sour, small, bright red cherries..."

(ii) Rakesh and his parents lived apart.

Answer: True (T)

Supporting Sentence: "His father and mother lived in a small village, fifty miles away..."

(iii) Rakesh paid one rupee for the cherries.

Answer: False (F)

Supporting Sentence: "He paid fifty paise for it."

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) What did Rakesh's parents grow in the village?

Answer: Rakesh's parents grew maize, rice, and barley in narrow-terraced fields in the village.

(ii) Why was Rakesh sent to his grandfather?

Answer: There were no schools in his parents' village, and they were keen that he should get an education, so they sent him to stay with his grandfather in Mussoorie.

(iii) Why were there not any fruit trees in the Himalayan foothills?

Answer: There were not many fruit trees because the soil was stony, and the dry, cold winds stunted the growth of most plants.

(iv) How long did Rakesh take to reach his house on foot?

Answer: It took Rakesh about half an hour to walk home.

4. Grammar and Vocabulary

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

Question: The people ___ the platform were much amused ___ plight of the businessman. He looked ___ a piteous and hopeless expression ___ his face. Meanwhile, ___ fruit hawker had come forward, pushing his little cart.

Answers: 1. on, 2. by the, 3. with, 4. on, 5. a

5. Do as directed:

(i) Rahul said, "Alas! Brazil has lost the match." [Change the mode of narration]

Answer: Rahul exclaimed with sorrow that Brazil had lost the match.

(ii) Let him finish the work. [Change the voice]

Answer: Let the work be finished by him.

(iii) The news is too good to be true. [Rewrite using 'so...that']

Answer: The news is so good that it cannot be true.

(iv) Only the main stem and two thin branches remained. [Make it negative]

Answer: Nothing but the main stem and two thin branches remained.

(v) We should have sympathy for the poor. [Rewrite the sentence using the adjective form of 'sympathy']

Answer: We should be sympathetic towards the poor.

(vi) He hoped to win the prize. [Turn into a complex sentence]

Answer: He hoped that he would win the prize.

6. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the underlined words:

[List: pass away, take after, put up with, look for]

(i) The man is in search of a job. ->

 Answer: looking for

(ii) The man died last month. -> 

Answer: passed away

(iii) The girl resembles her mother. -> Answer: takes after

7. Find out the words from Question 3 (Unseen Passage):

(i) outer parts of a town or city -> Answer: outskirts

(ii) a rising or falling surface -> Answer: slopes

(iii) prevented from growing or developing -> Answer: stunted

(iv) not broad or wide -> Answer: narrow