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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What did the beggar tell Sergei? Why did Sergei threaten to call the police?

Ans1) The beggar, Lushkoff, requested Sergei to have pity on him and give himsome money to feed himself. He told that had been a village school teacher for many years. Sergei had seen him earlier. When Lushkoff  found that his lie is caught, he had told that he was an expelled student. So Sergei became furious and threatened to call the police.

Q2) How did olga treat Lushkoff in the beginning? Why did she do this?

Ans2) Olga treated Lushkoff very harshly in the beginning. She rebuked him and called him drunkard. But finally she chopped the wood for him. She behaved like that only to set him on a right path.

Q3) Why was sergei a bit ashamed of treating Lushkoff harshly?

Ans3) Sergei felt a little ashamed because he had given physically hard work to a drunken sick man. Weather was also very cold. He thought that it was injustice.

Q4) How did Olga save Lushkoff?

Ans4) Olga knew that Lushkoff was too weak to do the work. She seemed harse and tough from the above, but she was kind inside. She chopped wood for him  This changed his  heart. He stopped drinking and became a nice man.

Q5) How did Lushkoff express his sense of gratitude to sergei?

Ans5) Lushkoff was very grateful to Sergei. Olga made him change his ways. If he hadn’t come to him, he would still lying to the people.

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What happened when the author was checking in the Logan Airport in Boston?

Ans1) At the Logan airport, in Boston the author remember that he had recently joined British Airways ‘frequent flyer program’. He had put the card in the carry-on-bag that was hanging around the neck. He tried to open the bag but its chain got jammed. His finger stuck in the zip. It started bleeding profusely. All papers from the bag spread. Scene was quite embarrassing.

Q2) When the food was delivered, how did the author’s wife conduct?

Ans2) Author’s wife knew her husband’s state of confusion. When the author was on a tour with his family, she was worried. She pointed to their children to take lids off the food. She also instructed to be alert so that her husband might not put them in a awkward situation.

Q3) What happens at the end of the day when bill Bears wears light coloured trousers?

Ans3) Bill Bryson was very confused clumsy person. Usually he sat on the chewing gum, ice cream, cough syrup. There stains were more visible on light coloured trousers. So it was advisable for him not to wear light coloured trousers to avoid embarrassing situation.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Explain author’s views on ‘Ached to be Suave ‘

Q2) The author‘s wife re marked ‘I can’t believe you do this for a living’ Elucidae?

Q3) Describe the happenings which the accidental tourists face during his flight in aero planes?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What happened one Sunday afternoon when author was at home?

Ans1) The author was doing his homework. It was Sunday and outside it was very cold. Suddenly the author smelt something strange. He saw that the fire was coming in through the ceiling. Soon he found that whole house was on fire.

Q2) What did author’s mother do when the house was on fire?

Ans2) When the house was on fire author’s mother ran to collect all important documents. She also tried to save her husband’s pictures and letters as they were very precious for her..

Q3)  What happened to the author’s cat?

Ans3) In the fierce fire almost every thing burnt. The cat was no where. It might have been injured in the fire or run away due to fear.

Q4) When did the author realize he was not alone?

Ans4) Authors house was ashed down in a fierce fire. He was deserted. Next day he reached school and found that his friends were also concerned. The feelings of insecurity vanished and he realized that he is not alone.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What happened to the author’s mother? How did fireman tackle her?

Q2) How much damage had the fire caused to the house?

Q3) How did he author go to school the next day?

Q4)  How did the author get back his cat?

Q5) What was being missed terribly by the author?

Q6) When did the author feel like Christmas at school?

Q7) Why was the author unable to withdraw money from the bank?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Who were Sue and Johnsy and how were they living?

Ans1) Sue and Johnsy were young struggling artists. They lived together in a small flat. Their flat was situated on the third storey of an old house.

Q2) Why did Johnsy keep looking out of the window?

Ans2) Johnsy was suffering with pneumonia. She was advised bed rest. She looked outside window an ivy tree whose leaves were falling fast because it was autumn season. She had a strange feeling that she would die when the last leaf fell. So she kept looking out of the window and counting the remaining leaves.

Q3) How did Sue try to make Johnsy cheerful?

Ans3) Sue was more worried due to depression and silence of Jhonsy. She tried to involve her conversation. She talked about clothes and fashions. She brought her drawing board in Johnsy’s room to paint. She also whistled while painting.

Q4) What saved Johnsy’s life?

Ans4) Behrman saved the life of Johnsy. He painted the leaf that sustained the stro of the night. But Beherman got ill and lost his life. As the last leaf did not fall Johnsy got the willpower to live. It was the master piece of Behrman.

Q5) Who was Behrman and what was his dream?

Ans5) Behrman was an old bearded painter. He lived in the building where flat of Jhonsy and Sue was situated. He wanted to make a master piece of his life. But he could not succeed for the last forty five years. Finally he painted a leaf that saved a life. It was his master piece. He sacrificed his life for it.

Q6) What was Behrman’s master piece?

Ans6) The last leaf which Behrman painted to save life of Johnsy was his master piece. It was so perfect that even artists -Johnsy and Sue- thought it real. Behrman also scarified his life. Moreover the leaf instilled will to live in Jhonsy that is the real purpose of any master piece.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What did the doctor tell sue?

Q2) What is the message of “The last leaf”?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What happened in the evening when Prashant was at this friend’s house in Erasma?

Ans1) Once Prashant was at his friend’s house. In the evening a dark storm gathered. Soon strong winds started blowing with great speed and uprooted old trees. Heavy rains poured. The angry water rushed inside. They were neck deep in water.

Q2) How did Prashant pass his time during the first two days of the super cyclone?

Ans2) In the super cyclone house of Prashant’s friend immersed in the water. They were compelled to shift on the roof. They had to spend two days there. They had nothing to eat but the tender coconuts of those two trees which had fallen on the roof.

Q3) What were the two important tasks Prashant did after deciding to be the leader of the village?

  Ans3) Prashant was a bold and patient boy. He took the responsibility and became the leader of the village. He organized a group of youths and elders. They put pressure on merchants and compelled them to depart some rice for the poor. People got food in many days.

Q4) What did Prashant see when he reached his village?

Ans4) On reaching his village Prashant saw every thing was devastated. The trees were immersed and their branches appeared above water. His heart turned cold.  Houses had been ruined and only their roofs were lying on the ground. His whole family scattered.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How did the villagers make the helicopters drop regular quantities of food?

Q2) How can you estimate that Prashant possessed a deep feeling for the needy?

Q3) How did Prashant prepare himself for his village?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did courtiers call the prince “The happy prince”? Is he really happy?

Ans1) The prince remained happy throughout his life. Therefore courtiers called the prince happy. After his death his statue was put on a platform. The statue of king saw all ugliness and hardship of the world. Then tears started rolling from his eyes. He was not happy anymore.

Q2) What does swallow see when it flies over the city?

Ans2) The swallow flew over the city saw the atrocities of the world. He saw that rich men enjoying life in their beautiful homes and beggars were sitting at the gates. Then he saw hungry children with white faces. In the dark lanes he saw watchman turnings two boys away.

Q3) Why was the statue of prince send sapphires? why?

Ans3) The statue of the prince was unhappy with the state of affairs of his subjects. He was a kind hearted person and wanted to help others. So, he send sapphires to help playwright and match girl.

Q4) Which stone was studded in the eye of Happy prince’s statue? To whom did swallow give those stones?

Ans4) Sapphires were studded in the eye of happy prince’s statue. He gave one of the sapphires to the playwright and other to the match girl who was crying below in the square.

Q5) How did the prince help the match girl?

Ans5) The prince saw that matches of the match girl had fallen in the gutter. She started crying as her father would beat her. The prince ordered the swallow to pick the sapphire from his eye and gave it to the match girl.

Q6) What did Mayor do with the statue of the happy prince?

Ans6) The Mayor thought that without sapphire studded eyes the statue of prince stood in the beggarly condition. He found the statue to be unfit for their happy prince. He ordered that the statue be pulled down as it remained no more beautiful.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)  Where was the statue of the Happy prince?

Q2) What was the boy’s mother doing when swallow flew into the room?

Q3) Why did the swallow decide not to leave the prince?

Q4) Why does happy prince send ruby for the sentences?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools?

Ans1) The Guru and his discipline found that all people were asleep in the broad day light. Shops were closed and there was no one in the streets. Even he cattle trained to sleep by the day. Secondly there was everything very cheap and cost the same a single duddu.

Q2) Why does the disciple decide to stay in the kingdom of fools? Is it a good idea ?

Ans2) Everything was cheap and cost the same a single duddu in the kingdom of fools.

The Guru was a wise man and decided to eave the place immediately. But the disciple was tempted to stay to feed on delicious food that was available so cheaply.

Q3) Name the people who are tried in the king’s court and give the reasons for their trail?

Ans3) Many people were tried in the king’s court. The first was the owner of the house. He was tried for building weak wall. The second was the bricklayer. Then a dancing girl was blamed for distracting the mason. And the last one was the goldsmith who was accused of making the dancing girl walk by delaying her jewellery.

Q4) The thief died in the wall collapse. Who was finally blamed for his death? Why?

Ans4) Final blame for the crime came on the rich merchant. His wall had collapsed on the head of the thief and he died.

Q5) Why did the guru and the disciple want to die before anybody else?

Ans5) The guru and the disciple wanted to trick the king. They made the king believe that whoever was hanged first will reborn as the king of this country and the second man as his minister. This trick saved their life.

Q6) What are Guru’s words of wisdom? When does he discipline remember them?

Ans6) The guru was a insightful person who realized that there can be no justice in the kingdom of fools. He bewared his disciple that he could never tell what they might do to you. He suggested that they should leave the kingdom immediately. At that time disciple disagreed, but he remembered these words when king announced that disciple was fit to be put on stake.

Q7) What did the king and minister do at night?

Ans7) The king and his minister come to know about secrete of execution on the stake. At night they went the prison and released the Guru and his disciple. they went to the place of stake and got themselves executed so that they would become the king and the minister after rebirth.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How was the bricklayer able to defend himself?

Q2) How was the dancing girl able to defend himself?

Q3) How was the goldsmith able to defend himself?

Q4) What did the people do after finding the dead bodies of the king and the minister?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) In what way was Ishwaran an asset to Mahendra?

Ans1) Ishwaran could cook the delicious dishes, wash clothes and chat with his master at night. He could tell endless stories on variety of subjects. Therefore Mahendra considered him as an asset and took him with him always.

Q2) Why did Mahendra have to move from place to place?

Ans2) Mahendra had to observe the activities at construction sites like factories, bridges, dams etc. He had to move from place to place often as ordered by his head office.

Q3) How did Ishwaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway?

Ans3) The uprooted tree was looking as enormous bushy beast to the Ishwaran. It was lying sprawled across the road.

Q4) How did Ishwaran control the tusker?

Ans4) One day an elephant went mad and entered the compound of the school building. Ishwaran was in the junior class at that time. Out of fear students and teachers climbed the rooftop. But Ishwaran courageously took a rod hit the third toenail of the tusker. It shivered from head to foot and collapsed.

Q5) How did Ishwaran manage to make even the simplest Incidents interesting?

Ans5) Ishwarans was a good orator. He could narrate even a simple incident with great detail by adding suspense and humour in it. Actually all his descriptions were influenced by his Tamil readings. For instance if he wanted to describe the uprooted tree lying across the road he would say an enormous bushy beast on a deserted road.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)  What was the auspicious day on which Ishwaran prepared special dinner?

Q2) What happened to Mahendra during the full moon night?

Q3) Wht was the routine of Mahendra?

Q4) Why did Ishwaran leave his story unfinished?

Q5) How can you estimate that Ishwarans was a religious person?

Q6) Why did Mahendra expect Ishwaran to be angry?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

      

Q1) How does Toto come to grandfather’s private firm?

Ans1) Grandfather took Toto in his private zoo because he was a pretty baby monkey. His teeth were white like a pearl. He was naughty. His tail also added to his beauty. Grandfather liked him very much..

Q2) How did Toto almost boil himself alive while taking bath?

Ans2) Once there was a large kettle of water on fire to boil for tea. No one was present in the kitchen. Toto entered the kitchen.  He got into the kettle because it was too cold outside and he wanted to enjoy hot bath. Water was too hot that he kept on hopping up and down. Grandfather pulled him out almost half boiled.

Q3) What did Toto do to invite the wrath of ticket collector?

Ans3) In Saharanpur grandfather was carrying Toto in his bag. When he opened the bag before ticket collector he suddenly put his head out of the bag and gives the ticket collector a wide grin. The ticket collector was taken by surprise.

Q4)Why does  Grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how ? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?

Ans4) Once the Grandfather was going to saharanpur. He took Toto with him because he disturbed other animals of private zoo. Grandfather prepared a big black canvas kit bag for carrying him. The ticket collector thought Toto was a dog. The monkey also has four legs like dog, so, he charged Rs. 3 as his ticket.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Describe the appearance of Toto?

Q2) Why did grandfather decide to include monkey in his private zoo?

Q3) How did Toto behave when he was put in the closet?

Q4) What happened when Toto was taken to Saharanpur?

Q5) “Toto was a pretty monkey”. In what sense is Toto pretty?

Q6) Toto and Nana never became friends. Why?

Q7) What did Toto do with the dish of pullao?

Q8) When could Toto’s feelings be hurt?

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

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why does child lose interest in the things he wanted earlier?

Ans1) The child loses interest in the things when he realized that he is separated from his parents. Earlier he wanted many things dearly. But now he needed nothing but this parent. Children feel secure only with their parents.

Q2) How was the child lost in the fair?

Ans2) The boy was fascinated by many things like toys, balloons, sweets etc .He was attracted by the music of the snake charmer. He always lagged behind his parents. Then he saw the roundabout. He was lost in watching the roundabout and got separated from his parents.

Q3) Why did the lost child go towards the temple? What happened there?

Ans3) The lost child went towards the temple where many people were gathering. He ran towards the entrance of the temple. The crowd was becoming thicker. People jostled each other. He struggled to push his way but was knocked. He might have been trampled if he had not shouted at highest pitch.

Q4) Who rescued the lost child? What did he offer to buy him?

Ans4) At the temple the lot child was caught in the crowd. He shouted with his highest volume. A man in the crowd saw the child crying. He lifted him up and tried to soothe him. He took him near the roundabout. He also offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sweets. But the child had lost interest in them.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) It was the roundabout in the fair which attracted the child must in the fair. Why?

Q2) In the fair the child wanted many things what are they?

Q3) What was the mood of the child when they passed through the mustard field?

Q4) How did father distract the child’s mind from the toy seller?