9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-10 (The beggar)(Anton Chekhov)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What inspired Lushkoff to be a real man?

Ans1) Lushkoff was a beggar. He did not have strength and will to work. He used to tell false stories to people to get their sympathy and money. Once he met with Sergei and tried his methods on him. Sergei caught his lie. But he gave him a work of chopping wood. Sergei’s cook Olga helped the beggar. Initially she scolded him. Soon she felt for him helped him by doing hard work and made him earn money. She changed him with her kind words and noble deeds. He left drinking. He realized that he was not a beggar always. He decided to mend his ways. He became a Notary. He always felt indebted to Olga.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-9 (The Accidental Tourist)(Bill Bryson)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Why does the author never get his frequent flyer miles?

Ans1) The author had a dream. He always wanted to be the frequent flyer miles. But he could not succeed because of his forgetfulness and carelessness. He had issued a card indicating distance. But he never finds his card in time. This frustrated him many times. Once he locked his card in the bag and hen he tried to open the bag his finger stuck in it and it starting bleeding. All papers from the bag spread here and there. Other time when he planned to flight one lakh miles a year, he could accumulate only 212 air miles. When he was going to Australia he could not use his card as it has his name ‘W. Bryson’ and ticket was in the name of ‘B.Bryson’. Thus his dream remained unfulfilled.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-8 (A house is not a home)(Zan Gaudioso)

Answer following questions in about 10 words.

Q1) Why did the author’s mother run back into the house twice?

Ans1) Author’s house caught fire. It spread so fast that it engulfed the whole house in no time. He and his mother rushed outside. Fire was out of control. His mother ran inside to bring the metal box that contained all the important documents. She knew the value of these documents. She left the box outside and rushed back into the house. She was looking for the photographs and letters of her husband. Actually author’s father had died and his photographs were very precious for them. In the process she also got injured, but she cared the least for her.

Q2) How did the author feel after he went to his new school after the fire tragedy in the house?

Ans2) One Sunday author’s house caught fire. He lost every thing. He was quite down and feeling insecure. Next day when he reached school, he was not properly dressed. Everyone gazed at him. He felt very embarrassed. But soon he realized that students had sympathy for him. Attitude of everyone had changed. His friends took him to the room where they had placed all necessary things like school items and clothes. They were much concern about the incident and wanted to help the author in every possible way. Now author was convinced that things were going to be okay. His friends helped him rebuild the house. He was feeling secure among them.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-7 (The last leaf)(O. Henry)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

 

Q1) How did Behrman save Johnsy’s life?

Ans1)Behrman was an artist. He always wanted to make a master piece painting. On day he came to know about the illness of his neighbour Jhonsy. He visited her. Johnsy’s companion Sue told him the real problem. A thought had occupied the mind that she would die if the last leaf of the creeper outside her window fell. In the night when weather was very stormy and rainy Behrman went to the tree and painted an artificial leaf. It looked so natural that Jhonsy thought that it was real. The leaf bore sustained the rough weather. It reinstalled the faith in Jhonsy. She regained the hope to live. Thus   Behrman saved her life. But he fell ill and died.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-6 (Weathering the storm in Erasma)(Harsh Mander)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What are the immediate needs of the victims of a natural calamity? How did Prashant fulfill them?

Ans1) The super cyclone hit the coast of the Orissa and the whole region was devastated. Villages were almost razed. At that time immediate needs of people were housing, food, shelter and emotional support. Prashant fulfilled them with utter courage and sensitivity. He understood the need of the hour and came forward to lead. He organized a group of youth and put pressure on merchant to give rice for victims. He mobilized the women to work for food for work programs. He tries to resettle the orphans and widows. He organized cricket matches for children. Thus at the young age of nineteen he showed all qualities of head and heart.

Q2) How did Prashant contribute to improve the condition of the shelter?

Ans2) The shelter was in very pathetic condition. There was a fear of spreading epidemic. Moreover people were depressed, hungry and wounded. Prashant tackled all these problems wisely. First of all he owned the responsibility of a leader. He organized a group of youths and elders that compelled merchant to part some rice. They collected wood, cooked rice and fed the people. Then he arranged a team of youth to clean all the surrounding of the shelter. They looked after the wounded. He persuaded women to look after the orphans. To bring people out of their grief he organized games and matches for the young. For the same reason he convinced women to work for food. He became the burning example of courage and compassion.

9th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-5 (The Happy prince)(Oscar Wilde)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Give a brief character sketch of the happy prince?

Ans1) The prince always remain happy when he was alive; hence his courtiers called him ‘happy prince’. After his death a statue of him was erected at a central place. Statue was ornamented with gold and precious stones. His eyes were studded with sapphire. The statue could see the whole city and its misery. Rich people were enjoying lavish life. On the other hand poor people were suffering and starving. He was moved by seeing the pity condition of his subjects. With the help of a swallow he tried to help the people. He gave all his gold and precious stones to needy people. He sacrificed his eyes to help playwright and a match girl.  He was a kind hearted and loving prince.

Q2) Compare similarities between the swallow and the prince.

Ans2) The swallow and the prince both were kind hearted. They were moved deeply by the suffering of people. The prince wept to see the misery of the people. His tears fell on the swallow that was also moved to pity to see all this. He decided to help poor and part with his jewel, sapphires and gold. Swallow helped the prince by carrying all these things to needy people. Both found pleasure in helping others. Both did not hesitate in even sacrificing. Prince became blind in the effort of helping others. The swallow bears the cold and lives on crumbs.

9th class-cbse english (NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-4 (In the kingdom of fools)(Kannada Folktale (ed)A. K. Ramanuja)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What did the guru and the disciple find in the city of fools?

Ans1) The guru and his disciple reached a peculiar city. Here every thing was opposite to normal. When they arrived in the city it was broad daylight but everyone was sleeping. Even the cattle had been taught to sleep by day. The whole town was deserted. The shops were closed. They could not see even a single person. But suddenly the whole town woke up in the evening and normal business started in the night. Guru and disciple were very hungry and they went to buy some eatables from a shop. They were surprised and happy to find that everything cost the same a single duddu, the local currency.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) How did the kingdom become normal again?

Q2) How did the guru help his disciple?

Q3) It is always unwise to live in fools company. Discuss.

9th class -cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-3 (Iswaran the storyteller)(R. K. Laxman)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What two amazing qualities did Ishwaran have as a cook and storyteller?

Ans1) Ishwaran was cook of Mahendra. Mahendra always carried him on his supervising projects and considered him an valuable asset. Ishwaran could procure fresh vegetable even in desert. He could make very tasty dishes in no time. He had one another skill also. He was a wonderful narrator also. He could cook interesting stories out of simple incidents. He added horror, adventure and suspense to his stories to make them engaging. Many times he left   the story at a crucial point, and told about it only when asked. His narration style was influenced by Tamil thrillers.

Q2) Write the character–sketch of Mahendra?

Ans2) Mahendra worked for a construction firms. His work included supervising project sites. He had to travel place to place as company sent him to keep  an eye on the activities of the projects like dams, bridges, roads and buildings . He had an experienced cook, Ishwaran. Ishwaran was an asset for Mahendra. He was a man simple need. He was able to adjust in every difficult situation. He was an educated person and did not believe in ghosts and other supper natural powers. But He lacks courage. One day Iswaran told him a story of female ghost. It made Mahendra uneasy.  He could not sleep the whole night.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-2 (The Adventures of Toto)(Ruskin Bond)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

     

Q1) ‘If there is a part of the brain especially devoted to mischief, that part was largely developed in ‘Toto’ Do you agree? Suggest your answer.

Ans1) Toto’s brain was specially developed for mischief. Firstly he was kept in a little closet opening of the bedroom wall. a closet His favorite past time was to make hole in the cloth. He had torn the curtains of the house in pieces. He removed the ornamental paper, wrenched the peg from its socket and torn the school blazer. His favorite pastime was to make holes in the clothes. He never let his fellow pets sleep at night. Once he ate up a full dish of pullao and when Grandmother shouted, he threw the plate, tore off curtains and clothes. One day when there was no one in the kitchen, he jumped into the kettle of water and later taken out by grandmother nearby half boiled. When he was placed in the stable, with Nana, the donkey, he held the donkey’s ears with his teeth.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Write the character sketch of grandmother? Where was Toto kept to avoid grandmother‘s attention? What did Toto do during this period ?

Q2) Do you have a pet? Compare your pet with Toto?

9th class -cbse english (NCERT BOOK-Moments)(long answers) chapter-1 (the lost child)(Mulk Raj Anand)

Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Why would the parents, as the boy thought, turn down his request?

Ans1) The boy was going to fair with his parents. Place was full of his favorite things. But he did not make a request to his parents for purchasing any of them. Because he knew that his parents’ reactions would be negative. They would have one or the other reason to refuse. If he ashed for ‘burfi’, they would have said that he was being greedy. For Gulmohur they would say it was cheap. They would refuse balloons also by saying that he was older to play with balloons. According to his parents the music of the snake-charmer’s flute was rough.

Q2) Compare the attitude of the child before and after his separation from the parents.

Ans2) In the beginning the child was with his parents. He was very happy and excited. He wanted to buy many things like Burfi, toys, garland, balloon etc. But he knew that his parents would refuse all his demands. Then he saw a snake charmer and liked the music of his flute. He wanted to enjoy the ride of roundabout. He was so absorbed in watching the roundabout that he got separated from his parents.

Now, his mood changed completely. He started crying. He rushed towards a crowed temple. He tried to enter the shrine but stuck at the gate. A kind hearted person picked him up. He offered him many things but the child had lost interest in them.