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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 g...

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) T he 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...

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 ...

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. Q...

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? ...

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 yo...

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 motiv...

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 ...

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) Sc...

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.