NCERT 9 ENGLISH EXAM PRACTICES

Question I: Answer these questions. 1.        "At last a sympathetic audience." (i)                Who says this? (ii)              Why does he say it? (iii)           Is he sarcastic or serious? 2.        Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on? 3.        "I said it with bullets." (i)                Who says this? (ii)              What does it mean? (iii)           Is it the truth? What is the speaker's reason for saying this? 4.        What is Gerrard's pr...

Question I: Answer these questions in one or two words or in short phrases. 1.      Name the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu. 2.      The writer says, "All this I wash down with Coca Cola." What does 'all this' refer to? 3.      What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine? 4.      Name five kinds of flutes. Answer I: 1.                  The two temples visited by the author in Kathmandu were the Pashupatinath temple and the Baudhnath stupa. 2.                  'All this' refers to eating a bar of marzipan, a corn-on-the-cob roasted in a charcoal stove (rubbed with salt, chilli powder and lemon), and reading a couple of love story comics and a Reader's Digest. 3.       ...

Speaking Question: 'Animals also feel the pleasu re of love and the pain of separation'. Make a presentation by giving examples from your own experience. Answer: Animals alsofeel the pleasure of love and the pain of separat ion It is absolutely correct that animals also feel the pl easure of love and pain of separation. Generally we keep pets in our houses. They may be dogs, parrots, cats, show birds, cows, etc. Once it so happened. My brother purchased a puppy from an animal store. We named him Lucky. He started living with us as a family member. For a day or so he did not like our house environment but later on he become familiar with us. When my brother came to home from school, Lucky became very happy and started waving his tale very fast. He also started licking his hand and feet also. One day we had to go out of station for two day. We had handed over him to my aunty who lived in the next street. When we came back after two days, he rushed to us and ju ...

Question I: Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answers.) 1.                  Why was the 'holy man' who gave Santosh's mother his blessings surprised? (1) 2.                  Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable. (2) 3.                  Why was Santosh sent to the local school? (3) 4.                  When did she leave home for Delhi, and why? (4) 5.                  Why did Santosh's parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? Wha...