Chapter 8 Reach for the Top
Chapter 8 Reach for the Top Thinking about the Text (Page 102) I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answers.) Question 1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings surprised? (1) Answer: The ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his […]
Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof
RBSE Class 9 English Beehive Poem 3 Rain on the Roof Rain on the Roof Textbook Questions and Answers Thinking About The Poem :I.Question 1.What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class :(i) humid shadows (आर्द्र परछाइयाँ) (ii) starry spheres (तारा भरे क्षेत्र) (iii) What a bliss (कितना आनंददायक)(iv) a thousand dreamy fancies into […]
Chapter 7 Packing
Chapter 7 Packing Thinking about the text(Page 89) I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph. (30-40 words) Question 1. How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them. (Don’t forget the dog!). Answer: There are four characters in the narrative including the dog. They are the narrator, George, […]
Chapter 8 On Killing A Tree
Chapter 8 On Killing A Tree Thinking about the poem (Page 111) I. Question 1. Can a “simple jab of the knife” kill a tree? Why not? Answer: No, a simple jab of knife does not have the ability to kill the tree. It has to go through various processes. If its root is not […]
Chapter 6 No Men Are Foreign
Chapter 6 No Men Are Foreign Thinking about the poem (Page 81) Question 1. “Beneath all uniforms…” What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about? How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same? Answer: The poet speaks about the various dresses that people of various countries wear but […]
Chapter 6 My Childhood
Chapter 6 My Childhood Thinking About The Text (Page 74) Activity: Find Dhanuskodi and Rameswaram on the map. What language(s) do you think are spoken there? What languages do you think the author, his family, his friends and his teachers spoke with one another? Answer: For self-attempt. (People speak Tamil here). I. Answer these questions […]
Chapter 10 Kathmandu
Chapter 10 Kathmandu Thinking about The Text (Page 131) Activity Question 1. On the following map mark out the route, which the author thought of but did not take, to Delhi. Answer: Route ¡s shown by dotted line Kathmandu to Patna by bus & train Patna to Allaha bad by boat/Ganges Allahabad to Delhi by […]
Chapter 11 If I Were You
Chapter 11 If I Were You I. Answer these questions. Question 1. “At last a sympathetic audience.” Who says this? Why does he say it? is he sarcastic or serious? Answer: Gerrard says this. He says this because the intruder becomes sympathetic towards him. He is, no doubt, sarcastic. Question 2. Why does the intruder […]
Chapter 4 A Truly Beautiful Mind
Chapter 4 A Truly Beautiful Mind Thinking about the Text(Page 50) Question 1. Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you. Answers: Question 2. Who had these opinions about Einstein? He was boring. He was […]
Chapter 10 A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
Chapter 10 A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal Thinking about the poem (Page 136) Question 1. “A slumber did my spirit seal”, says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off’ his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death? Does he feel deep sense of grief? Or does […]