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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0If I Were You NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 11<\/h2>\n

\u00a0If I Were You NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

\u00a0If I Were You Thinking About the Text<\/strong><\/p>\n

I. Answer these questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\n\u201cAt last a sympathetic audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

(i) Who says this?
\nAnswer:
\nThe speaker of the given line is Gerrard.<\/p>\n

(ii) Why does he say it?
\nAnswer:
\nHe says it as he is asked by the intruder to speak about himself.<\/p>\n

(iii) Is he sarcastic or serious?
\nAnswer:
\nHe speaks the given dialogue sarcastically.<\/p>\n

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Question 2.
\nWhy does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?
\nAnswer:
\nThe intruder is similar to Gerrard in build. He looked like him. After killing Gerrard, he wanted to impersonate him and get rid of the police. So, he chose Gerrard as his target.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\n\u201cI said it with bullets.\u201d
\n(i) Who says this?
\nAnswer:
\nGerrard says this.<\/p>\n

(ii) What does it mean?
\nAnswer:
\nIt means that when things went wrong, he had used his gun to shoot someone for his escape.<\/p>\n

(iii) Is it the truth? What is the speaker\u2019s reason for saying this?
\nAnswer:
\nNo, it is not the truth. The speaker says this to save himself from getting shot by the intruder.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhat is Gerrard\u2019s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
\nAnswer:
\nGerrard was a playwright. He says in the end of the play, \u201cSorry, I can\u2019t let you have the props in time for rehearsal. I think I\u2019ll put it in my next play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Question 5.
\n\u201cYou\u2019ll soon stop being smart.\u201d
\n(i) Who says this?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Intruder says this to Gerrard.<\/p>\n

(ii) Find a word that means \u2018time spent in practising\u2019.
\nAnswer:
\nRehearsal<\/p>\n

(iii) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?
\nAnswer:
\nAccording to the Intruder, Gerrard would stop being smart when he knew that his intention was to kill him.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\n\u201cThey can\u2019t hang me twice.\u201d
\n(i) Who says this?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Intruder says this to Gerrard.<\/p>\n

(ii) Why does the speaker say it?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Intruder told that he had already killed someone. If he was caught after murdering Gerrard, he would be hanged only once and not twice.<\/p>\n

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Question 7.
\n\u201cA mystery I propose to explain.\u201d What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?
\nAnswer:
\nGerrard tells the Intruder that he himself was in hiding and the police was after him. He was expecting the police to raid his house any time, so he was about to leave that place soon.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\n\u201cThis is your big surprise.\u201d
\n(i) Where has this been said in the play?
\nAnswer:
\nGerrard says this to the Intruder at the end of the play.<\/p>\n

(ii) What is the surprise?
\nAnswer:
\nGerrard was also a criminal who had murdered someone and the police were after him, was a surprise for the Intruder.<\/p>\n

\u00a0If I Were You Thinking about Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

I. Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nThe (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly\/ghostly).
\nAnswer:
\nThe site of the accident was ghastly.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nOur college (principle\/principal) is very strict.
\nAnswer:
\nOur college principal is very strict.<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nI studied (continuously\/continually) for eight hours.
\nAnswer:
\nI studied continuously for eight hours.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nThe fog had an adverse (affect\/effect) on the traffic.
\nAnswer:
\nThe fog had an adverse effect on the traffic.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nCezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist\/artiste).
\nAnswer:
\nCezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant artist.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nThe book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage\/college) of science fiction and mystery.
\nAnswer:
\nThe book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary collage of science fiction and mystery.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nOur school will (host\/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.
\nAnswer:
\nOur school will host an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nScrew the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake\/shape) well before using the contents.
\nAnswer:
\nScrew the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and shake well before using the contents.<\/p>\n

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II.<\/span>
\nIrony is when we say one thing but mean another, usually the opposite of what we say. When someone makes a mistake and you say, \u201cOh! that was clever!\u201d, that is irony. You\u2019re saying \u2018clever4 to mean \u2018not clever9. Expressions we often use in an ironic fashion are:<\/p>\n