9th Moments (Suppl.)- Essay Type Q-Ans.

1.  The Lost Child (Mulk Raj Anand)

 

1. What changes do you notice in the behaviour of the child, once he is separated from his parents in the story “The Lost Child” ?

Ans. A child along with his parents had gone to a fair. He was very excited and happy with the stalls of toys and sweets. He wants many things as toys, garlands, sweets etc. He was looking all these things and lagged behind. He gets separated from his parents and starts crying. He runs hither and thither in search of his parents, but in vain. Since the place was overcrowded he got real scared.  A kind hearted man offers him many things. The child who wanted everything from the fair was now not interested in any of these things as he only saying 'I want my mother, I want my father.'

 

 

2. The Adventures of Toto (Ruskin Bond)

 

1. Describe in brief, the adventures of Toto, the money.

Ans. Toto was a pretty monkey. Grandfather bought him from a tonga-driver for tive rupees. Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes sparkling with mischief, pearly white teeth, quick and wicked fingers and a gracious tail which served as a third hand. His cute smile used to frighten elderly Anglo- Indian ladies. At first, Toto was kept in a little store. It opened into the narrator’s bedroom. Here Toto removed the wallpaper and tore the narrator’s school blazer. Now Toto was transferred to his grandfather’s private zoo. Here monkeys did not allow the animals to sleep in peace at night. One day he threw the plate and broke it into pieces. Toto takes bathe in a tub' of warm water. It puts its legs in the water one by one and applies soap as well. Grandfather sold Toto back to the tonga-driver. This was because Toto was a very naughty and mischievous monkey and troubled the entire family a lot.

 

 

4. In the Kingdom of Fools (A. K. Ramanujan)

 

1. How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?

Ans. The king ordered to execute the disciple. He prayed to his Guru to save him. The Guru heard his prayer in his vision and appeared to rescue his disciple. He told the king that it was not an ordinary stake. Whoever went first would become the king in the next life. The second person to go would become his minister. But the king wanted to take advantage of this opportunity so he let them go. Then, when they were released, it turned out that the guru had managed to save his disciple’s life.

6. Weathering the Storm in Ersama (Harsh Mander)

4. 1. Describe how Prashant reached his village after the cyclone. How he helped himself and other at the time of flood? 

Ans. Prashant took a long stick and started his 18 kms journey to his village. He used the stick to know the level of the water and locate the road through the flood waters. At several places, he had to swim when he lost the road. In every village he passed, he could hardly see a house standing. Prashant was at his friend's house when the storm struck Orissa. Prashant had to spend two nights on the open rooftop in the rain due to the flood. He survived by eating the coconuts from a tree that had fallen on the roof. 

9th Beehive (Prose)- Essay Type Q-Ans.

Ch. 1 The Fun They Had

 

Q 1. Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun?

Ans. Margie hated school because it has no fun. She had a mechanical teacher who teaches her  at fixed time every day. She hated to give test after test. She had to write her answers in a punch code. Other reason she was failing to perform well in geography tests.

She thought that the old kind of school must have been fun. She imagined all the kids coming , laughing and shouting together in the schoolyard. They would sit together in the classroom and go home together. They would learn the same things and could help one another in the homework. Also, the teachers were human beings that would make the learning process more interactive and interesting. 

 

2. The Sound of Music

Part –I Evelyen Glennie (Deborah Cowley)

 

1. How does Evelyn hear music?

Ans. Evelyn could sense music through her body. While playing on the xylophone, she could sense music through her fingertips and would learn against drums to sense. On the wooden floors, she used to remove her shoes and sense music through her feet moving of the legs. Evelyn hears music through her whole body. In fact she just feels the music. She tries to feel the vibrations which create sound. While playing drums she uses her upper and lower body to feel vibrations from different types of drums. She even feels the music through her hair.

 

 

Part- II The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan (Bismillah Khan)

 

1. Give a brief character sketch of Ustad Bismillah Khan.

Ans. Ustad Bismillah Khan was a Shehnai master of national and international fame. He was a great musician. Ali Bux, his maternal uncle perfected him in music. Shehnai was brought to the classical stage by Ustad Bismillah Khan. He practiced for hours and worked very hard to attain perfection. At the age of 14, Bismillah accompanied his uncle to Allahabad music conference where Ustad Fayaz Khan patted his shoulder which inspired and encouraged him to work harder. It was his melodious music that made him the first Indian to greet independent India. Ustad Bismillah Khan created many new rags. He was given many awards and he even received the “Bharat Ratna”. He was a true patriot who declined many offers to settle abroad. He was a true artist but a simple man. He had great regard for Hindustani Classical Music.

 

3. The Little Girl

 

1. Narrate in about 100 words the story ‘The Little Girl’.

Ans. The main character of the story is a little girl named Kezia. The main theme of the story is the relationship between parents and their children. The writer Katherine Mansfield wishes to tell us that children share a very deep bond of love with their parents. Young children do not feel that their parents love and care for them because they are strict to them. They don’t like their actions. But when children grow up they realize that all the acts of their parents were favourable for them. The bond of love between parents and their children has been underlined through this story. Kezia, who afraid from his father in the beginning for his strictness, later understand how his father love and care her. His father shows his big heart.

 

6. My Childhood (A.P.J. Adbul Kalam)

1. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages? How did he feel at that time? Explain.

Ans. The train would not stop at Rameshwaram and the bundles of newspapers were thrown from the running train. His cousin Samsuddin who distributed newspapers wanted a helping hand to catch these bundles. Abdul was employed by his cousin to collect them. This way he earned his first wages. He felt very proud on earning his first wage.

9th Moments (Suppl.)- Short Type Q-Ans.

1.  The Lost Child (Mulk Raj Anand)

 

1. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?

Ans. On his way to the fair the child sees toys, balloons of different colours, garland of gulmohur, a swing and a snake-charmer playing a flute. He gets attracted towards all these things. So, he lags behind.

 

2. Where was the little boy going to with his parents? What did he want there ?

Ans. The child went to a fair with his parents. He wanted garlands, balloons and sweets over there. He also wanted to see the snake and take a ride on the swing.

 

3. Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?

Ans. The lost child loses interest in the things he had wanted earlier because he got lost in the fair. He is panic-stricken for being lost. Now he first wants his parents. He is afraid and feels unsafe.

 

4. Who rescued the lost child ? What did he offer to buy him?

Ans. The man in the shrine rescued the lost child. He lifted him up in his arms and tried to soothe him. He took him to the nearest roundabout swing and offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sheets. 

 

 

2. The Adventures of Toto (Ruskin Bond)

 

1. How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?

Ans. Grandfather bought Toto from a tonga-driver for five rupees. The tonga-driver kept the monkey tied to a feeding-trough. It looked so out of place there that grandfather decided he would add it to his private zoo.

 

2. ‘Toto was a pretty monkey.’ In what sense is Toto pretty?

Ans. Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes sparkling with mischief, pearly white teeth, quick and wicked fingers and a gracious tail which served as a third hand. His cute smile used to frighten elderly Anglo- Indian ladies.

 

3. How does Toto take a bath? Where does he learn to do this?

Ans. Toto takes bathe in a tub' of warm water. It puts its legs in the water one by one and applies soap as well. As monkeys are good at aping others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing while watching the narrator doing the same.

 

4. Why was Toto sold back to the tonga-driver?

Ans. Grandfather sold Toto back to the tonga-driver. This was because Toto was a very naughty and mischievous monkey and troubled the entire family a lot. He caused a great deal of loss in dishes, clothes, curtains, wallpaper and other household items.

 

5. Why was Toto’s presence kept a secret from the writer’s grandmother?

Ans. Toto's presence was kept a secret as the narrator's grandmother did not like pets and she would've not accepted Toto as a pet in the house. Therefore,Toto was kept in a closet and was tied to a peg fastened to a wall.

 

 

4. In the Kingdom of Fools (A. K. Ramanujan)

 

1. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find the kingdom of fools?

    Ans. The two strange things that the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools are: People used to work during nights and sleep during days. Cost of everything in the market was the same, one duddu.

 

2. Why does the disciple decide to stay in the kingdom of fools?

Ans. The disciple decided to stay in the Kingdom of Fools because the cost of everything was single duddu. And all that he wanted was good and very cheap.

 

3. Who was finally blamed for the crime and why?

Ans. The rich owner of the house was finally blamed for the crime. He said that his father had ordered the jewellery and he should have been responsible. But because his father had died, the king gave judgment that he would die in his father's place.

 

9th Beehive (Prose)- Short Type Q-Ans.

*1. The Fun They Had (Issac Asimov)*

*Q.1 How old are Margie and Tommy?*

Ans. Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen years old.

 

*Q.2 What did Margie write in her diary?*

Ans. Margie wrote in her diary, “Today Tommy found a real book!”

 

*Q.3 Had Margie ever seen a book before?*

Ans. No, Margie had never seen a book before.

 

*Q.4 What things about the book did she find strange?*

Ans. She found that the words in the book stand still. They did not move like the words on the television screen. 

 

*Q.5 What do you think a tele book is?*

Ans. It is a book that is telecast on T.V. screen. It is not like a real book. 

 

*Q.6 Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?*

Ans. Margie’s school was in her house. Her schoolroom was in the room next to her bedroom. She had no classmate.

 

*Q.7 What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?*

Ans. Margie learnt Geography and Mathematics while Tommy learnt History subject.

*Q.8 What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?*

Ans. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers. They appeared daily on their television screen at fixed time. They gave them homework, checked their homework and judged their progress in study.

 

*Q.9 Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?*

Ans. The mechanical teacher had been giving test after test to Margie in Geography. In those tests Margie was doing worse. Her mother was very upset with it. So, she sent for the County Inspector to check her mechanical teacher.

 

*Q.10 How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?*

Ans. Tommy says that many years ago there were old kind of schools. Those schools also had teachers. These teachers were men. The school had a special building, all the kids went there and learnt the same thing.

*2. The Sound of Music*

*Part –I Evelyen Glennie (Deborah Cowley)*

Short Type Q-Ans.

 

*1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?*

Ans. Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.

 

*2. When was her deafness first notice? When was it confirmed?*

Ans. Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.

 

*3. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?*

Ans. Ron Forbes helped her to continue with music. He spotted her potential and said, “Don't listen through your ears, try to sense it some other way.” He began by tuning two large drums to different notes.

*Part- II The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan (Bismillah Khan)*

 

Short Type Q-Ans.

*1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?*

Ans. He banned the playing of the musical instrument pungi in the royal residence due to its loud, shrill and unpleasant sound.  It was regarded as a noise-maker.

 

*2. How is Shehnai different from Pungi?*

Ans. Shehnai is an improved version of pungi as it has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with seven holes on its body. It is longer and broader that the pungi.

 

*3. Where was the Shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?*

Ans. The shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings. Ustaad Bismillah Khan changed the tradition by bringing this instrument onto the classical stage.

 

*4. When and how Bismillah Khan get his big break?*

Ans. Bismillah khan got his big break in 1938. The All India Radio opened in Lucknow and Bismillah khan played shehnai on radio. He became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai from the Red Fort on 15th August 1947.

 

*5. Where did Bismillah Khan play the Shehnai on 15^th August 1947? Why was the event historic?*

Ans. Bismillah Khan played the shehnai on 15 August 1947 at the Red Fort. He was the first Indian to greet the nation with his musical instrument. This event was historical because We got independence on that day.

 

*6. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a Shehnai school in the U.S.A.?*

Ans. Bismillah Khan refused one of his student's request to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. because he would not live away from Hindustan, specially, from Benaras, the River Ganga and Dumraon.

 

* 3. The Little Girl (Katherine Mansfield)*

 

Short Type Q-Ans.

*1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father?*

Ans. He used to speak rudely to her and always found faults in her. He always gave commands to everybody in the house. He was the person of strict behaviour. He never played with Kezia.

 

*2. Who were the people in Kezia’s family?*

Ans. There were four members in her family, her father, mother, grandmother and Kezia herself. Alice was the cook in her house.

 

*3. What were Kezia’s feelings for her father?*

Ans. Kezia thought her father was a hard-working but short-tempered man. He was a strict person who always gave commands to others. He was a quiet man. He did not play with her.

 

*4. Why did Kezia’s father punish her with a ruler?*

Ans. She was making a gift to present her father on his birthday. So she tore important papers to stuff in the pin cushion. It was important speech written by her father on these papers. So her father punished her for tearing these papers.

*4. A Truly Beautiful Mind *

Short Type Q-Ans.

*1. What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?*

Ans. Einstein called his desk drawer at the patent office the 'bureau of theoretical physics'. Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret and his drawer had all the evidences which could reveal the secret.

 

*2. Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?*

Ans. With the emergency of Nazis in Germany, Einstein emigrated to the United States. It was the fact that the Nazis had the ability to develop the atomic bomb. It could destroy the whole world. So he warned Franklin D. Roosevelt in his letter.

 

*3. Why does the world remember Einstein as a ‘world citizen’?*

Ans. Einstein was called a world citizen because when America developed the atomic bomb in secret and dropped it on the Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Einstein was deeply shaken by extent of the destruction. So he efforts towards world peace and democracy.

 

*4. Describe the early life of Albert Einstein.*

Ans. Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He started to speak after two and half year. He utters every word twice. His classmates called him 'brother boring'. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics.

 

*5. Why did Albert Einstein leave the high school in Munich for good?*

Ans. Einstein left the school in Munich because he did not like the discipline of the school. He hated the school's regimentation and often clashed with teachers. After prolonged discussion, Einstein got his wish to continue his education in German.

 

*6. Why did Einstein's mother not want him to marry?*

Ans. Einstein mother didn't want Einstein to marry with Mileva Maric because she was older than Einstein. Einstein's mother was also bother of Mileva's intelligence.

*5. The Snake and the Mirror (Vaikom Muhammad Basheer)*

Short Type Q-Ans.

*1. What two 'important' and 'earth shaking' decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror?*

Ans. The doctor decided that he would try to look more handsome.  For this purpose,  he would shave daily. He would also grow a thin moustache.  He would keep an attractive smile on his face. The second decision was that he would marry a fat woman doctor.

*2. Describe the doctor’s room?*

Ans. It was a small rented room. The room was not electrified.  There were two windows in the room. It had a titled roof with long supporting gables. It rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling. 

*3.What do you know about the doctor’s  profession and his income?*

Ans. He was a homeopathic doctor.  He had just started his practice.  His earning was meager. He had about sixty rupees in his suitcase. He lived in rented room due to his poverty.  

*4. What happened to the doctor while he was sitting in his chair?*

Ans. When he was sitting in his chair, he heard a loud sound.  It was a sound as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground. As he turned to look, a snake wriggled over the back of the chair.

*5. What did the doctor find in his room next morning?*

Ans. The next morning when he came back with his friends to move the things from there. Because now he didn't want to live there. But he was surprised  to see that there was nothing left to carry. A thief had stolen all things except his dirty vest.

* 6. My Childhood (A.P.J. Adbul Kalam)*

 

 1. Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?

 Ans. Abdul Kalam's house was on the Mosque Street in Rameshwaram.

 

 2. Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become?

 Ans. Ramanadha Shastry, Aravindan and Shivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam's  school friends. Ramanadha Shastry became the high priest of the Rameshwaram temple, Aravindan a transport businessman and Shivaprakasan was the catering contractor for the southern railways.

 

3. What characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents?

Ans. He inherited honesty and self discipline from his father. From his mother he inherited a sense of kindness and faith.

 

4. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?

Ans. His cousin Samsuddin who distributed newspapers wanted a helping hand to catch these bundles. Abdul was employed by his cousin to collect them. This way he earned his first wages.

*7. Reach for the Top*

Short Type Q-Ans.

1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings surprised?

Ans. The 'holy man' who gave Santosh's mother his blessings was surprised because her grandmother sought blessings for a daughter. In this society most of the people want o bless for a son.

 

2. Why was Santosh sent to the local school?

Ans. Even though Santosh's parents could afford to send their children to the best schools. But she was sent to the local village school due to the prevailing custom in the family. 

 

3. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?

Ans. While she was staying at her hostel in Jaipur, from her room she used to watch people going up the Aravalli Hills and vanishing after a while. This was how she began climbing mountains.

 

4. When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?

Ans. When Santosh became sixteen, her parents put pressure on her to get married. But she wanted to study. So she left home and got herself enrolled in a school of Delhi.

5. What shows her concern for the environment?

Ans. Santosh has great concern for the environment. She collected and brought down 500 kg of garbage from the Himalayas.

 

6. Why did Sharapova leave Siberia for the U.S.A.?

Ans. At the age of nine years, Maria Sharapova left Siberia for Florida. She went there to attend a training camp for women's tennis. She undertook hard training for two years. Her father, Yuri also went with her.

7. What does Maria Sharapova say about her Russian nationality?

Ans. Maria Sharapova speaks with American accent. She spent most time in America. But she says she is Russian. She will play the Oympics for Russia.

8. What quality of Maria had lifted her to the top of the world?

Ans. Her determination, her hunger for success, her willingness to work hard, her readiness to endure challenges, and her sacrifices have lifted her to the top of the world.

*Ch.8 Kathmandu (Vikram Seth)*

Short Type Q-Ans.

*1. Name the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu?*

Ans. The name these two temples are 'The Pashupatinath Temple' and 'Baudhnath Stupa'.

*2. The writer says, "All this I wash down with Coka Cola." What does 'all this' refer to?*

Ans. This refer to corn on the cob and a bar of marzipan.

*3. What does the Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine.*

Ans. He compares the quills of a porcupine to the flutes which are tied on the top of the flute seller's pole.

*4. Name five kinds of flute.*

Ans. The reed ned, the recorder, the Japanese Shakuhachi, the deep Bansuri and the the cross flute.

*5. What difference does the author note between the flute seller and the other hawkers?*

Ans. The other hawkers were selling the things calling loudly. But the flute seller does not shout out. He was standing in a corner. He was playing a flute slowly and without excessive display.

*6. What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug?*

Ans. The river Bagmati flows near the Pashupatinath temple. There is a small shrine on the river bank. It is half in the water of the river. The Nepalese believe that when the whole shrine comes out, the goddess of the shrine will appear and the evil period of Kaliyug on earth will end.

*9. If I Were You (Douglas James)*

Short type 

*1. Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?*

Ans. He chooses Gerrard because he was similar to him. The intruder wants to live in his little cottage by killing him.

 

*2. Who is intruder? Why does he intend to murder Gerrard?*

Ans. The intruder is a criminal. The police is chasing him for a murder. He wants to kill Gerrard so that he can take his identity.

*3. What story does Gerrard tell the intruder about himself?*

Ans. He tells a story to Gerrard about himself. When he was a child, he was stolen by the gypsies. He has completed thirty-two years. He lives alone here. He has killed a man.

*4. What crime had the intruder committed?*

Ans. He was a robber. He had committed a robbery in town. He had killed a cop (police man). He had escaped from there.

*5. How did Gerrard save himself from the intruder?*

Ans. The intruder was a criminal. He wanted to kill Gerrard to get his identify. But Gerrard told him a story that he had killed a man. The police is searching him. In last Gerrard pushed him and locked him in a cupboard. And thus he saved himself.