9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-11(If I were You) (Douglas James)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did intruder think that Gerrard was being smart?

Ans1) ) The intruder thought that Gerrard was being ‘smart’ because he was trying to know the particulars of the intruder without disclosing or confirming his own.

Q2) Why did the intruder say, “They can’t hang me twice?”

Ans2) The intruder thought that he would kill Mr. Gerrard and live his life. Police would found his body and would stop chasing the intruder. Even if cops identified him later, they could not hang him twice.

Q3) How did Gerrard convince the intruder that he was also wanted by the police?

Ans3) When Gerrard comes to know about the plan of the intruder, he kept his cool. He cooked a story to outwit him. He says he is also a murderer. So if he takes his identify, he would not gain anything. He would be accused of double murder.

Q4) Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identify he wants to take?

Ans4) Gerrard looks like the intruder. Gerrad also lived alone in the house. Very few people visited him. So, the intruder thought if he would kill Gerrard, no one would identify him. He would gain his freedom and would be free to go places. He could live without the fear of cops.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-10(Katmandu) (Vikram Seth)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why there is an atmosphere of confusion at pashupatinath temple?

Ans1) Pashupatinath temple is a crowded area. Worshippers throng the place to see the deities. The priests, hawkers, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs wander here and there.  So, there is an atmosphere of confusion.

Q2) Why do the priests allow the Hindus only?

Ans2) Pashupatinath temple is a sacred place of worship of Hindus. There is a long tradition of only-Hindus’ entrance. Foreigners like the westerners are not allowed. One has to convince the policemen for being the Hindu at the entrance.

Q3) What other activities go on near pashupatinath temple?

Ans3) Pashupatinath temple is a place of great chaos and confusion. The priests, hawkers, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs wander here and there. Around the temple many hawkers try to sale their articles. There is a holy river Bagmati. Lots of activities also go on at its bank.

Q4) How does the flute seller run his business?

Ans4) The flute seller stands in a corner of the square near the hotel. He holds a pole in his hand with about fifty flutes protruded in different directions from it. They are made of bamboo. He does not shout out his wares but he makes a sale by play melodious tunes.

Q5) What were the activities one can notice at the Bagmati river?

Ans5) Bagmati is the only holy river in kathmandu. Lots of activities go on there.

Washer women wash their clothes in the river. Children and animals take bath in it. Worshippers throw flowers and used garlands in it. People cremate corpse on its bank

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Write a small note on the Baudhnath Stupa?

Q2) What scene is represented by kathandu bazaar?

Q3) What did vikram seth buy from Kathmandu?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-9(The Bond of love ) (Kenneth Anderson)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Who was Bruno and how it was caught?

Ans1) Bruno was a sloth bear. Once  the author and his friends were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. Bruno’s mother was shot during the village shooting. The author saved Bruno from the sugarcane field and put it in a gunny bag.

Q2) Bruno once got paralysis. Why? How was he treated?

Ans2) The author kept barium carbonate in this library to kill mice. It was a poisonous chemical. Bruno ate some of it and was paralysed. Writer called a vet who gave it two injections of an antidote. Bruno could stand on his legs again after 30 minutes.

Q3) How did Bruno become attached to the family of the author?

 Ans3) Bruno got lot of love in the family of the author. It slowly got attached to two Alsatian dogs and to all the children of the tenants. It used to play and also enter kitchen. It is used to sleep in the beds.

Q4) Why was it decided to sent Bruno away?

Ans4) After few months Bruno had grown very huge. He was getting too big to be kept at home. Moreover it was dangerous for children of tenants. So it was decided that he should be sent away to the zoo.

Some more questions for practice.

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What happened when Bruno drank one gallon of engine oil?

Q2) Mention some of the tricks of Bruno?

Q3) What arrangements were done for Baba for his up–keep?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-8(Reach For The Top (part-2) ) (Maria Sharapova)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

                                                 

Q1) How did Maria Sharaopova reach the pinnacle?

Ans1) Maria Sharaopova reached the pinnacle with her mental toughness, determination, tolerance and sacrifices. She went to United States of America for her tennis training before she completes her ten years. She was focused and single minded. She was much concerned about retaining her first position.

Q2) What makes Maria   very hungry and determined?

Ans2) Maria came from middle class background. She didn’t want to miss any opportunity. She tolerated my awkward situations. Other tennis pupils used to order Maria to tidy up the room. She never took it to heart. She said that if you came from nothing and you had nothing, it made you very hungry and determined.

Q3) Why does Maria call herself totally Russian?

Ans3) Maria Sharaopava gets her training in USA, her career grows in USA, she also pronounced with an American accent. But at heart she is a Russian. She said that the U.S is a big part of her life but she has Russian citizenship. she will pay for Russia.

Q4) “Maria’s parents played an important role in her success? How? What other things motivated her?

Ans4) When Maria was only nine years old her training started. She moved to USA with her father, Yuri. They belonged to middle –class family. He had to work hard to keep Maria’s tennis training going. Her mother Yelena could not go to America because of visa restrictions. She had to stay in Siberia without her husband and daughter.

 Some more questions for practice.

 Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1)  How did Yuri help Maria on the path of success and stardom?

Q2) How did Maria influence her tennis fans?

Q3) Detail some of the hobbies of maria Sharaopava?

Q4) Specify the dream that kept Maria going on.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-8(Reach for the top(part-1) ) (Santosh Yadav)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why was the holy man, who gave Santos’s mother his blessings, surprised?

Ans1) A traveling holy man when the mother of Santosh was expecting her sixth child. He gave her blessings for a son. But he was surprised when the grandmother requested blessing for a girl.

Q2) In what way Santosh did not like the traditional life in the family?

Ans2) She always opposed traditional ways. She wore shorts rather than wearing Indian Traditional dresses. She refused to marriage at the age of sixteen. Though her parents put great pressure on her, she left her home and came to Delhi for high school.

Q3) How did her parents agreed to pay for her education in Delhi?

Ans3) Firstly her parents refused to pay for her education in Delhi to put pressure on her. But she was determined and informed her parents that she would earn money by working part time. Then they had to agree to pay for her education.

Q4) How was santosh motivated towards the art of climbing?

Ans4)From her hostel room in Maharani college Santosh used to see the villagers going up the hill. One day she went near the hills. She saw some climbers. They encouraged her to take to climbing. This aroused her curiosity about the mountains.

Q5) How did santosh feel after reaching the top?

Ans5) Reaching top of the mount Everest was a spiritual moment for santosh. It was a long cherished aim that come true. It was a great moment for her when she unfurled the Indian National Flag. She felt proud to be an Indian.

Q6) How you come to know about her concern for the environment?

Ans6) Santosh was a environment lover. She was against the spread of non-biodegradable materials on environment sensitive areas. After unfurling the national flag at the mount Everest, she collected 500 kilograms of garbage from surrounding area and she brought it down with her.

Q7) How did  santosh yadav make records both the times when scaled Mount Everest?

Ans7) Santosh yadav made records both the times when scaled Mount Everest. First time she was the youngest woman to scale the Everest and second time she was the only woman to scale it twice.

Some more questions for practice.
 Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Mention the skills and qualities needed for climbing?

Q2) What incidents during the Everest expedition show santosh’s concern for her team-mates ?

Q3) How did santosh come to be the member of Indo-Nepalese women’s Expectation?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-7(Packing) (Jerome K. Jerome)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did Jerome, the narrator, Volunteer to do packing?

Ans 1) Jerome thought that he knew about packing more than any other person. So he volunteered himself to do the packing.

Q2) What was jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?

Ans2) Jerome considered himself the best packer in the world. When he offered to pack his real intention was to boss the work. He wanted Harris and George to do work under his directions.

Q3) What ‘horrible idea’ occurred to Jerome a little later?

Ans3) When Jerome was about to finish the packing, a horrible idea occurred to him. He was confused if had packed his tooth-brush or not. His tooth –brush always troubled him in packing.

Q4)  Why did Jerome have to re-open the packed bag?

Ans4)  Jerome thought that he had packed his tobacco pouch in it. So he had to re-open it.

Q5) Why did George and Harris have to pick out the tomato with a teaspoon?

Ans5) Harris packed the strawberry jam on the top of a tomato and squashed it. George had to pick out the crushed tomato with a teaspoon.

Some more questions for practice.

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Where did Jerome finally find the tooth-brush?

Q2Which incident in the story did you find the most amusing?

Q3) Describe the episode when George and Harris did packing?

Q4) How did dog spoil three lemons?

Q5) Why had the author go to upstairs?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-6(My childhood) (A.P.J. Abdul Kalam)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What characters Abdul inherited from his father and mother?

Ans1) Abdul’s father was an austere, honest and self disciplined man. His mother was generous and kind. His childhood was secure both materially and emotionally.

Q2) How did Abdul kalam earn his first wages?

Ans2) The train stoppage was suspended at Rameswaram station due to world war. Bundles of newspapers were thrown from running train. Samsuddin, cousin of Abdul, was the distributor of newspaper in Rameswaram. He needed a helping hand to collect these bundles. So he employed Abdul and he paid him money. Thus Abdul earned his first wages and felt much delight.

Q3) Who was Sivasubramania  lyer ? What did he say to Abdul?

Ans3) Sivasubramania lyer was the science teacher in Abdul’s school. He invited Abdul to have food at his home.

Q4)What was the reaction of science teacher’s wife when Abdul was invited for food? What the teacher did?

Ans4) Science teacher’s wife was an orthodox Brahmin. She was very upset to know that muslim boy would enter her kitchen. She refused to serve him food. But teacher himself served the food.. Moreover he even sat beside him to eat his meal. The teacher told Abdul that once we decided to change the system, such problems had to be confronted.

Q5) Who were A.P.J Abdul kalam’s childhood friends? What are they doing now?

Ans5) Ramananda Sastry, Arivindan and Siva prakashan. Raanadha were the childhood friends ofA.P.J Abdul kalam. Sastry is the high priest of the Ramanandha temple, Arvindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims and Sivapraksan become a catering contractor for the southern Railways.

Q6) How did Abdul’s father console Abdul‘s mother when she was reluctant to send him away?  

Ans6) When Abdul wanted to go outside Rameshwaram, his mother was very upset. Abdul kalam’s father consoled her. He referred to khalil Gibran that our children were not ours. They were the sons and the daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through us and not from us. We should  give them our love but theirs thoughts were their own.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-5(The snake and the mirror)(Vaikom Muhammad Basheer)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Describe the house where the doctor lived?

Ans1) The doctor lived in a small house. It was not electrified. It had only few things. The roof was tiled. Tiles were rested on the beam over the wall. The room had two windows with one wall facing the open yard.

Q2) What happened when doctor was sitting on his chair?

Ans2) One day the doctor was sitting in the chair and was thinking about his future. Suddenly a snake landed on his shoulder. It coiled around his left arm above the elbow. Its hood was spread and its head was just three or four inches away from the his face.

Q3) What was the doctor’s choice of woman for his marriage?

Ans3) Doctor thought about marrying a rich fat woman. So that, if he committed any silly mistake and wanted to run away she might not be able to run after him and catch him.

Q4) In the story “The snake and the Mirror” the snake has been compared to three objects. What are they?

Ans4) The snake is compared to three objects 1) a rubber tube. 2) a thick leaden rod, 3) a rod made of molten fire. The writer compares it with rubber tube because it falls with thud. It is compared to leaden rod because it looks like a rod. It is compared to rod made of molten fire it caused that sensation and burning in his arm and the whole body.

Q5) What two important decisions did the doctor take?

Ans5) The first important decision taken by doctor was that he would grow a thin moustache and keep an attractive smile on his face. So that he would look more handsome. Secondly he would marry a fat but rich woman doctor.

Q6) Why did the writer smile when death lurked four inches away?

Ans6) A snake coiled around doctor’s arm and death lurked four inches away. At that moment writer thought what medicine he would take if snake bite him. There was no medicine in the room. The narrator was a poor, foolish and stupid doctor. His thinking suddenly changed. He forgot his danger and smile feebly.

Q7) What was the similarity between the doctor and the snake?

Ans7) There was similarity between the doctor and the snake. Both of them were admirer of their own beauty. The doctor remained in his imagination. The snake was attracted towards the mirror. Both were carried by their beauty.

More Questions for practice

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) When snake looked into the mirror what thoughts come to the narrator’s mind?

Q2) Why did the doctor live in the rented house?

Q3) Why did the doctor have mearge earnings?

Q4) How can you say that the doctor was a strong admirer of beauty?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-4(A Truly Beautiful Mind ) (Albert Einstein)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?

Ans2) Einstein discovered the principle of nuclear energy. He was a visionary scientist. He knew that this power could be misused. He did not want to see the humanity disaster through atom bomb explosion. He was afraid that the Nazis could build and misuse an atomic bomb. So, He wrote to Franklin Roosevelt.

Q2) How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Ans3) Einstein was deeply hurt, on seeing the destruction caused by bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. He worked for nuclear disarmament. He wanted peace. He proposed for a world government to stop arm race.

Q3) Why is Einstein remembered as a ‘world citizen’?

Ans4) Einstein is remembered as a world citizen because he campaigned for peace and democracy. He was against the arms race. He was a great scientist as well as a great visionary. His concerns were not constraint by state boundaries. He proposed formation of the world government.

Q4) Einstein was a peculiar child. Justify.

Ans5) Albert Einstein was a peculiar child because he could not behave like other children. His thinking was also different. Einstein did not talk for about two and a half year. His head seemed too large. He uttered everything twice.

Q5) Why did Einstein leave the school for good?

Ans6) Albert Einstein was not comfortable in his school. There was an extreme sense of discipline. He hated this type of discipline. He often argued with his teachers. He was suffocating in this atmosphere. He was not growing. So he left the school for ever.

Q6) How did Albert fell in love with Mileva Maric ?

Ans7) Albert joined a university in Zurich for higher studies. Here he met with a fellow student Maric and felt a special interest in her. She was one of the students studying there. He called her a clever creature. He found   in the girl something against art and literature. Both fell in love.

Some More Questions for practice

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How was the reaction of Albert Einstein on receiving the Noble Prize?

Q2) What was the effect of Albert‘s Letter to the American president?

Q3) What was the opinion of headmaster about the Albert?

Q4) Einstein was a gifted violinist. Do you agree?.

Q5) Why was Einstein’s mother against his marriage with Mileva?

Q6) Why do you think Einstein’s personal life was not happy?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers)Chapter-3(The little Girl ) (Katherine Mansfield)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why was Kezia afraid of her father?

Ans1) Kezia was a little sensitive girl. Her father was very aggressive. Actually he got tired from his daily work. He always spoke loudly. He never played with her. He never showed affection to her. This made her afraid of her father.

Q2) Who was Mr. Macdonald?

Ans2) Mr. MacDonald was Kezia’s neighbor. He loved his children. Though, he had five children. He played with them. They would hang on to his coat. They would laugh together. If anyone made any mistake, he was never angry with them. Rather, he laughed it away. He was a very kind father.

Q3) Why was kezia punished by her Father? Was he right?

                                   

Ans3) Kezia wanted to give a present to her father on his birthday .She decided tomake a cushion for him. For that she needed some papers to put into a pin-cushion. She put her father’s paper into the pin cushion. So she was punished by her father.

Father was not right to punish her. He should have talked to her politely. He should understand her feelings.

Q4) What did Kezia’s father do when she had the nightmare?

Ans4) Once kezia had a nightmare. In the nightmare she saw a butcher with a knife and a rope. She cried and called her Grandmother. But her father came running. He picked her up into his arms. He took her in his room. He pressed her affectionately. Her fear faded away and she went to sleep.

Q5) What were Kezia’s feelings about her father after the nightmare incident?

Ans5) Kezia’s feelings about her father totally changed. She realized that he had to work very hard everyday. So, he could not be like Mr. MacDonald. kezia found  his hardness only outer. He was very kind inside. Kezia started loving and appreciating her father.

Some More Questions for practice

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What did Granny think of the father?

Q2) How did kezia’s grandmother encourage her to know her father better ?

Q3) What did kezia’s father usually do in the evening?

Q4) How was Kezia’s father different from Mr. MacDonald?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers)Chapter-2(The sound of music)(Deborah Cowley)( Part- 2)

Bismillah Khan

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why 15^th August 1947 was so special for Bismillah khan?                 

Ans1) On 15^th August 1947 India got Independence. He got the chance to become the first Indian to greet the nation by playing shehnai from Red fort in Delhi. This was the most memorable day of his life.

Q2) What were the recurring themes of Bismillah khan‘s music?

Ans2) Bismillah khan was a true Indian at heart. The recurring themes of his music were the ethics of temples and the human relationships. The flowing waters of the Ganga inspired him to improve and invent ‘raagas’.

Q3) Vijay Bhatt was highly impressed by Bismillah khan’s music. What did he do?

Ans3) Film director Vijay Bhatt was very impressed by hearing Bismillah’s music at a festival. He named a film after the instrument called ‘Gunj uthi shehnai .This film was a great success in the cinema world.

Q4) Who improved version of pungi and why?

Ans4)A barber of family of professionals improved the quality of pungi. The new instrument had a natural hollow stem and was broader then pungi and it produced soft and melodious sound. It was called shehnai .The need for improving pungi arose because emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of pungi.

Q5) Why did Bismillah khan entered into world of cinema and why did he left?

Ans5) Bismillah khan got a chance to prove himself in the film world. This could make his instrument famous. A film ‘Gunj uthi shehnai’ was named after his instrument.That was a success. But he could not adjust with the artificiality and glamour of the film world. So he left.

Q6) What were the two favorite places of Bismillah khan? How did he feel about these places?

Ans6) Two favorite places of Bismillah khan were Benaras and Dhmraon. He considered them the most wonderful towns of the world. In Varanasi he was closely attached to the holy Ganga. In  Dumraon he thinks about the unique mattha.

Some More Questions for practice

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1What did Bismillah khan say on receiving Bharat Ratan?

Q2) What prize did Bismillah khan earn at the Biharji temple?

Q3) How did Ganga help the shehnai maestro?

Q4) Bismillah khan refused to settle abroad. Why?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers)Chapter-2(The sound of music)(Deborah Cowley)(part-1)

Evelyn Glennie listen to sound without hearing it

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How did Ron Forbes Help Evelyn?

                                   

Ans1) Evelyn was discouraged by all. Ron Forbes helped her to continue with music. He identified her potential. He advised her to hear through other parts of body rather than her ears.

Q2) How was Evelyn a source of great pleasure to her audience?

Ans2) Evelyn was very young. She performed despite her handicap. Her music was better than those of her double age. She was an inspiration to the handicapped. Thus, she has given enormous pleasure to millions.

Q3) Why was Evelyn nervous while on the way to Royal Academy of music?

Ans3) Evelyn was only seventeen year old girl while she was going to perform in Royal academy of music. She was nervous as she was completely deaf .Moreover, She was Scottish.

Q4) How did Evelyn’s parents came to know about her deafness ?

Ans4) Once Evelyn‘s name was called in the class but she did not respond. At that time she was just eight year old. Her performance in class had deteriorated. The headmistress called her parents and suggested to take her to a specialist. It was then her parents came to know about her deafness

Q5) Why did Evelyn said that men with bushy beards gave her trouble?

Ans5) Evelyn was a deaf girl. She understood others by reading their facial expressions and movements of their eyes and lips. It was difficult for her to read these movements of beard men. Thus, she remarked that men with bushy beards gave her trouble.

Some More Questions for practice

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q6) Name the various causes for which Evelyn performed.

Q7) Evelyn always removed her shoes before going on wooden platforms. Why?

Q8)  What did Ann Richlen say for Evelyn?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers)chapter-1 (The fun they had)(Issac Asimov)

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Who was the teacher of Margie and Tommy?

Ans1) Margie and Tommy had the mechanical teacher. He taught them many subjects. He had a television screen to give instruction, test and homework. He asked questions. He also has a slot where they had to submit assignments. He taught them at the fixed hours.

Q2) Why did Margie‘s mother, Mrs. Jones, call the country inspector?

Ans2) Margie was not well at geography. Margie’s mother sends for the country inspector for help. He observed the Margie’s performance. He informed that her overall progress was quite satisfactory.

Q3) What does Tommy knows about old kind of school?

As3) Tommy knows that the old king of school was housed in a building. The girls and the boys sat there together. They studied together in classes. They laughed and played in the schoolyard. At the end of the day they left for their houses .

Q5) What did county inspector suggest to improve margie’s performance in geography?

Ans5) County inspector had been called to check the performance of Margie in geography section. The county inspector found that geography sector had been geared fast. He slowed it for an average ten years level. He suggested that overall performance of Margie was quite satisfactory.

Q6) What was the ‘slot’? Why does Margie hate it ?

Ans6) ‘Slot’ was a gap in the mechanical teacher where each student was to put his homework and test assignments for marking. Margie hated it the most because she had to work hard to punch code for answering homework.

Q7) What did Margie’s grandfather tell her about the books?

Ans7) Margie’s grandfather told her that he read real books in his childhood. Books had pages. It was funny to read the words in the book. The words did not move like in telebooks.

Some More Questions for practice

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) From where did Tommy find the book and why did it seem peculiar to him and Margie?

Q2) What would you like? - a mechanical teacher or a human teacher? Why?

Q3) Why was Margie doing badly at geography?