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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English

Iswaran the Storyteller NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 3

Iswaran the Storyteller NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

Iswaran the Storyteller Think About It

Question 1.
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
Answer:
Iswaran is an asset to Mahendra. He cooks for him, washes his clothes and chats away with him at night. He takes care of all needs of Mahendra. He entertains Mahendra by his stories as well.

Question 2.
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
Answer:
Iswaran describes the uprooted tree as an enormous bushy beast lying sprawled across the road. He is influenced by Tamil stories full of suspense. He loves creating suspense before telling anything. His. stories are so lovely that they leave a long lasting impact on the listeners’ mind.

Question 3.
How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?
Answer:
Iswaran is a good storyteller. He makes his stories vivid by telling them in a unique style. He narrates an incident involving a tusker. One day an elephant goes mad and becomes uncontrollable. He enters the school ground where students were playing. Iswaran was also one of them. Seeing the wild elephant, all the children ran into their classrooms.

Iswaran takes courage and decides to control the animal. He takes a cane and moves towards the elephant. He hits the elephant on his third toenail. He collapses. This is how Iswaran tackles the wild, mad elephant. This incident does not appear to be plausible. It is difficult to believe that a student of junior class can control a wild, mad elephant.

Question 4.
Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters?
Answer:
Mahendra does not have a TV in his quarters but Iswaran is more than a TV. He is a good storyteller. He entertains Mahendra by telling him thrilling and mysterious stories. He creates suspense in everything. His stories are full of suspense, horror and adventure. Mahendra always enjoys his stories and never feels the absence of a TV in his quarters

Question 5.
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?
Answer:
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. He is a rational thinker. But the story of Iswaran leaves a mark on his mind. On a full-moon night, he hears a low cry and sees a dark, cloudy form which matches Iswaran’s description. He is terrified and falls back on the pillow, panting.

Question 6.
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
Answer:
Mahendra was upset. He was an educated, rational man. He did not want to believe in a ghost but he could not forget what he had seen the previous night. He could not work in his office. He felt sick. He decided to take a short leave and go for a rest. He came back home early.

He did not find Iswaran at the door. He entered the house and heard a cry. It was the same sound. He became suspicious. He came to the kitchen and saw stealthily that Iswaran was wearing a mask and making the sound. Now Mahendra had understood everything. He was not happy with him. He said nothing but decided to leave both, the place and Iswaran.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English

The Adventures of Toto NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 2

The Adventures of Toto NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

The Adventures of Toto Think About It

Question 1.
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Answer:
Grandfather is an animal lover. He has his own private zoo. Whenever he comes across any attractive animal, he buys it at any cost. He sees Toto, the monkey, with a tonga-driver. He is impressed and finds Toto, a ‘pretty monkey’. So, he buys it and adds it to his private zoo.

Question 2.
“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
Answer:
Toto is a pretty monkey. His bright eyes sparkle with mischief. His teeth are pearly white. He has a long tail which adds to his beauty. The author’s grandfather calls him a pretty monkey.

Question 3.
Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
Answer:
Toto is a mischievous monkey. He can be managed only by his grandfather. So, he carries him to Saharanpur where he has to collect his pension. He takes Toto in a bag. The ticket collector classifies Toto as a dog because he does not qualify the category of a human and there is no other category except dog.

Question 4.
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Answer:
During the winter season, Toto was provided with warm water in a large bowl for bathing. Like the author, he would check the temperature of water with his hand. Then he would step into the water. He learnt it from the author. One day, he mistook the water boiling for tea to be the water for bath. He got into the kettle. When the water began to boil he raised himself to get out of the kettle but it was very cold outside. So he decided to sit down again. Toto felt uncomfortable. He continued hopping up and down till grandmother came to his rescue.

Question 5.
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of a pet we could keep for long?”
Answer:
Toto is a mischievous monkey. He has been troubling all the animals in the zoo and the family. Grandfather and his family are not so rich that they can afford the frequent loss of dishes, clothes, curtains and wallpaper. So, the author says that Toto is not the sort of a pet they can keep for long.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English

The Lost Child NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1

The Lost Child NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

The Lost Child Think About It

Question 1.
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why is he lagging behind?
Answer:
Toys, sweets, garlands and balloons are the things the child sees on his way to the fair. He is attracted to his favourite things displayed in the shops. He stops at every shop to have a closer look at them. So, he is always lagging behind.

Question 2.
In the fair, he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
Answer:
The child wants to have a toy, sweets, a garland of Gulmohar and a colourful balloon. He knows that his parents would not buy these things him. So, he does not even ask for them and moves on without waiting for an answer.

Question 3.
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How has his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Answer:
The child wants to have a ride on a roundabout. He asks his parents for permission. When there is no response, he realises that he has lost his way. He cannot see his parents. He starts crying bitterly. He runs here and there in search of his parents.

Question 4.
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Answer:
The child is separated from his parents. He has lost his way in the fair. Nothing attracts him now. He wants his parents before anything else. So he has lost interest in the things that he had wanted earlier.

Question 5.
What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Answer:
When the child was running here and there in search of his parents, a kind-hearted person rescued him.’ He must have tried to locate his parents. The man must have found them. The parents of the lost child also must have tried to locate the child. I think the child finds his parents.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English

A Slumber did my Spirit Seal NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem 10

A Slumber did my Spirit Seal NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

A Slumber did my Spirit Seal Thinking About the poem

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 bitter grief? Or does he feel a great peace?
Answer:
The poet was shocked on the death of his beloved. He was very sad. He feels bitter grief. But after some realisation, he feels a great peace. He is contented that the passing of time will no longer affect her. She is in peace and has become part of nature.

Question 2.
The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
Answer:
The poet’s beloved is dead. Initially, the poet was too sad to think of anything. Then he realized that the beloved is now unaffected by the passing time. The line that could not feel the touch of earthly years says this.

Question 3.
How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
Answer:
The poet imagines her to be in peace after death. She has gone in a deep sleep away from all the worldly affairs. Now the passing of time will have no effect on her. She is now part of nature. The lines are: ‘No motion has she now, no force She neither hears nor sees.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English

The Snake Trying NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem 9

The Snake Trying NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

The Snake Trying Thinking About the poem

I.
Question 1.
What is the snake trying to escape from?
Answer:
The snake is trying to escape from a stroke. It is being chased by someone with a stick. The snake wanted to save itself from being hit or killed.

Question 2.
Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?
Answer:
No, it is not a harmful snake. It is not poisonous. It is a green snake. Green snakes are generally considered harmless.

Question 3.
The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.
Answer:
The poet finds the snake beautiful and graceful. The poet conveys its beauty by using the following words: curving of thin long body, beautiful, graceful shapes, small and green.

Question 4.
What does the poet wish for the snake?
Answer:
The poet sees beauty in the snake. For him, it is not a harmful snake. He wishes that it should not be hurt by the stick. It should go under the water into the reeds to hide without being hurt.

Question 5.
Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?
Answer:
The snake was lying on the sand till someone saw it and again chased it away. The snake disappeared in the ripples of the water among the green reeds.

II.
Question 1.
Find out as much as you can about different kinds of snakes (from books in the library, or from
the Internet). Are they all poisonous? Find out the names of some poisonous snakes.
Answer:
No, all snakes are not poisonous. Some of the poisonous snakes are Indian Cobra, Common Krait, Russell’s Viper and Saw-scaled Viper.

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English

On Killing a Tree NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem 8

On Killing a Tree NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

On Killing a Tree Thinking About the poem

Question 1.
Can a “simple jab of the knife” kill a tree? Why not?
Answer:
No, a simple jab of the knife cannot kill a tree. It is firmly held by the earth for so many years and . its roots are safe. The tree is too strong to be killed by a simple jab of the knife.

Question 2.
How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity.
Answer:
The tree has grown to its full size by consuming the earth, feeding upon its crust, absorbing years of light, air and water. ‘Consuming’, ‘rising.’ “feeding’ and ‘absorbing’ are the words that suggest its life and activity.

Question 3.
What is the meaning of “bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?
Answer:‘
Bleeding bark’ suggests the wound on the tree that is caused by a blow of knife. When the branches of a tree are chopped off, the tree bleeds (an oozy1 substance comes out). It expresses the pain of the tree.

Question 4.
The poet says “No” in the beginning of the third stanza. What does he mean by this?
Answer:
The poet says ‘No’ in the beginning of the third stanza suggesting that a simple jab of knife will not kill a tree. It has to be uprooted. A tree is so strong that it cannot be killed unless it is uprooted.

Question 5.
What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?
Answer:
‘Anchoring earth’ implies that the trees are held secure with the help of the roots in the earth. So long as the roots are firmly held by the earth, the tree is safe and cannot be killed by a simple jab of a knife. ‘Earth-cave’ suggests the space created in the earth by uprooting a tree. When the roots are pulled out of the earth, the cave where the roots were hidden, is visible.

Question 6.
What does he mean by “the strength of the tree exposed”?
Answer:
The strength of the tree lies in its roots, which the poet asks to snap out in order to kill the tree. Thus, the phrase “the strength of the tree exposed” refers to the roots of the tree being exposed to sunlight and air.

Question 7.
What finally kills the tree?
Answer:
The tree is finally killed by the uprooting of its roots. When the roots, which had anchored it lying hidden in the earth for years, were dug out, the tree’s strength was exposed and this led to the death of the tree. It dried up after it had been uprooted.