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)(long answers) Chapter-8(Reach For The Top (part-2) ) (Maria Sharapova)

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) How do you know that Maria Sharaopava was proud to be Russian. Why is she teenager sensations with the Monetary gains?

Ans1) Maria Sharaopava loves her mother land- Russia. Though she gets training and success in America, yet she proudly parades her Russian nationality. She always says that the U.S is a big part of my life but I am Russian at heart. I will play Olympics for Russia if they want me. She is a sensation among teenagers. Maria loves fashion, singing and dancing the most. She likes chocolate spread on pancakes with Fizzy orange drinks. She wears sophisticated gowns in the evening. Maria says Tennis is both a business and a sport. She considers money a great motivator. She is passionate to keep her number position in the world. This desire keeps her going.

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

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Discuss about Santosh Yadav’s childhood and growing years from ‘Reach for the Top’.How she defy social customs since beginning?

Ans1) Santosh was born in affluent land owners’ family in a small village of Rewari district in Haryana. She wore shorts while the girls of the village wore traditional Indian dresses. Her parents were quite traditional and always followed prevailing custom. But she began to live on her own terms from the childhood. She refused to marry at early age. She decided to get proper education first. She got admission in Delhi school. Her parents were reluctant to send her. She threatened that she would earn by working part time. So by being a rebel she managed to choose her path and reach the top.

Q2) Describe Santosh’s journey from her local village school to the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.

Ans2) Santosh went to Jaipur for higher studies after finishing high school. She got admission in Maharani college. She got a room in Kasturba Hostel which faced the Aravalli hills. She used to see the villagers going up the hill and disappeared. This aroused her curiosity about the mountains. One day Santosh went near the hills. But that day no villager was there. She saw some climbers. They encouraged her to take to climbing. Slowly her interest in climbing rose. In the mean time she saved money and took admission in Nehru Institute of Mountaineering at Uttarkashi’s.

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

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Why did the intruder break into Gerrand’s cottage?

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        How Gerrard was able to trap the intruder? 

Ans1) The intruder was a criminal. He had killed a policeman. Police was chasing like a hunted rat. Mr. Gerrand looked like him. He also lived a lonely life and very few people knew about him. Intruder wanted to kill him and took his identify. He studied his expressions, movement and style. He broke into Gerrard’s lonely cottage. He wanted to kill him and live as Gerrand to dodge the police. But Gerrard outwitted the intruder. He told him that he was also a murderer and the police might come anytime. The intruder was convinced and agreed to help Gerrard. But Gerrard cleverly trapped him in a cupboard and handed him to the police.

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

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What makes Kathmandu a different city in the country? Discuss about its religious importance and a centre of tourism?

Ans1) Kathmandu is beautiful, simple and religious city. It is important both as a religious place and a centre of tourism. It has narrow and busy streets with small shrines with flower adorned deities. One can see the streets hawkers of post cards, shop selling. western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. Film song blare out from radios, car horn sounds, bicycle bells  ring, stray cows low, vendors shout out theirs wares. There is Pashupatinath temple meant only for Hindus. Around this temple there is atmosphere chaos. On the other hand the Buddhist Shrine- Baudhnath  Stupa is a place of serenity.. All these things make it the attraction point of tourists.

Q2) Compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around Baudhnath shrine with the Pashupatinath temple?

Ans2) Both temples Pashupatinath temple and Baudhnath Stupa are situated in Kathmandhu. Pashupatinath temple is a holy place of Hindus. It is always crowded. The worshippers come in large numbers to pray and worship the deity on the outer edge. One has to face elbowing and jostling. It has white dome. It is ringed by a road. There are many small shops selling belts, bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewelry. The Great throng of public makes it the special place on earth. On the other hand Baudhnath Stupa is very calm place. It is one of the important shrines of the Buddhists. The place presents a serene atmosphere. 

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

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) ‘Love is mutual’. Illustrate with reference to “The Bond of Love”?

Ans1) “The Bond of Love” is a story of emotional bonding between a woman and a bear. The author’s wife had pet bear called Bruno. She loved him deeply. She put a colored ribbon around his neck. She cooked a variety of dishes for him. He also performed many playful tricks which give pleasure to her. They enjoyed each other’s company. When bear grew big, he was dangerous for the children in the house. Author decided to send him to the zoo. His departure was very painful for the author’s wife. Finally she asked her husband to visit Baba in the zoo. They both felt relieved on meeting. They spend many hours together. So we can say “Love is Mutual’.

Q2) Why was Bruno sent away to the Zoo and why was he brought back him?

Ans2) The bear, Bruno, was very dear to the author’s wife. They spent many hours together and love each others company. But when he had grown very big and heavy, he was dangerous. He was very playful and mischievous. There were small children of the tenants’ family. So they had to chain him most of the time. The author felt that he was depriving Bruno of his natural freedom. So he decided to send him to a zoo. But his wife could not bear his separation. The author consoled her for three months, but at last he took her to the zoo. On seeing her Baba howled with happiness. They spend many hours together. She wanted to take him back to home. She requested the superintendent who allowed her.

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

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) Who was  the best or worst packer- Jerome, George or Harris?

Ans1)Among the three Jerome was the best packer. He had a good experience of packing. He knew a better how to order the things and avoid possible loss. He was proud of his packing skills. He thought that he knew more about it than any other person living. On the other hand both George and Harris were the worst packers. They were careless and knew nothing about the skill of packing. They strapped the bag many times and forgot to put in one thing or the thing. Then they have to reopen the bag again. Harris packed the strawberry jam at the top of a tomato and squashed it. They broke the cup also. They spoiled everything.

Q2) How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing?

Ans2) Montmorency was a naughty dog. He contributed a lot in the process of packing. His day was wasteful if he did not disturb any work and poked his nose in troubled area. He mad the people mad. During the packing, he came and sat down on the things to be packed. He made sure whenever Harris or George extend their hand for anything, they got wet nose of Montmorency. He pretended lemons for the rats and chased them throughout the room.  He got into the hamper and spoiled three lemons to be rats. He puts his legs into the jam. He was a perfect nuisance.

Q3) ‘packing’ is a humorous story. Find three instances from the story which you find humorous?

Ans3) ‘Packing’ is a humorous story. There are many incidents in the support of this. Three instances among them are-

1) After labouring for hours, the author finally packs the bag, shuts and straps when he is reminded by his friend Harris. “Aren’t you going to put the boots in?” he laughs. He doesn’t say a thing, until the bag is all shut and strapped.

2) George puts the butter down on a chair and Harris sits down on it. it sticks to him and they keep looking for it all over the room. Finally they find it sticking to Harris’ back. They get it off and repack it.

3) Montmorency , their dog, first puts his leg into the jam , then worries the tea spoons and then pretends the lemons for rats and goes into the hamper and kills three of them before Harris lands him with the frying pan.

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

Q) Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) How did   Abdul kalam earn his ‘first wages’? How did   he feel at that time?

Ans1) During second Word war in 1939, India was forced to join the Allied Forces. Because of this a state of emergency was declared and the trains halt at Rameswaram      

station was suspended. The newspaper also came by the train. Now their bundles had to be thrown out from the moving train between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi. Abdul kalam’s cousin was a newspaper distributor Rameswaram. Now he needed a helping hand to collect the bundles. He found Abdul Kalam suitable for this job. Abdul Kalam accepted the job earn his ‘First wage’. He felt very proud on earning his own money for the first time.

Q2)  What happened in the classroom when the new teacher came in the classroom? How did Lakshmana Sastry solve the problem?

Ans2 The new teacher was quite orthodox in his outlook. He could not tolerate that Abdul Kalam who was a Muslim boy sitting with a Hindu Brahmin boy Ramanadha Sastry. He forced Abdul to sit in the last. With heavy heart, he obeyed his teacher. Ramanadha Sastry was also feeling sad. They went home and told about this incident to their parents. Ramanadha Sastry’s father was a temple priest at Rameswaram. He called the teacher and asked him not to spread inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of innocent children. He strictly told him to either apologize or quit the school and the island. The teacher realized his mistake and asked forgiveness.