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                         Exercises    I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.  (a) How old are Margie and Tommy?  Ans. Margie was eleven and Tommy was thirteen.  (b) What did Margie write in her diary?   Ans. Tommy had found a book. Margie wrote in her diary, "Tommy found a real book!"  (c) Had Margie ever seen a book before?   Ans. No, Margie had not ever seen a book before.  (d) What things about the book did she find strange?   Ans. She found it strange that the words and letters in the book stood still. They were not moving as in a computer screen.  (e) What do you think a telebook is?  Ans. Telebook is not written on papers. It is stored in camputer software.  (f) Where was Margie's school? Did she have any classmates?   Ans. Margie's school was in her home. A room next to the bed room was her clas...

 The Happy Prince Que.1. Why do the courtiers call the prince ' the happy prince ' ? Is he really happy ?What does he see all around  him?  दरबारी राजकुमार को " खुश राजकुमार " क्यों कहते हैं ? क्या वह वास्तव में खुश है ? वह अपने चारों और क्या देखता है ?   Ans . The courtiers called the prince " happy prince " as he lived a happy life . He never knew the sorrow and suffering . But now he sees sorrow and miserable life of people all around . उत्तर  दरबारी राजकुमार को "खुश राजकुमार" कहते हैं क्योंकि वह एक खुशहाल जीवन जीते थे।  वह दुख और पीड़ा को कभी नहीं जानता था।  लेकिन अब वह चारों ओर लोगों के दुख और दयनीय जीवन को देखता है। Que.2. Why does the Happy prince send a ruby for the seamstress ? What does the swallow do in the seamstress ' house ?  खुश राजकुमार कपड़े सीलने वाली औरत के पास एक मणि क्यों भेजता है ? उसके घर में अबाबील क्या करता है ? Ans . The happy prince saw that the seamstress was tired of overworking . Her little boy was lying ill . He ...

  Iswaran the Storyteller Que.1-In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?  ईश्वरन महेंद्र के लिए किस तरह से संपत्ति है?   Ans. Iswaran was Mahendra's cook. He was attached to him and followed him wherever he was posted. He cooked his meal, washed his clothes and chatted with him at night. So, he was an asset to Mahendra. ईश्वरन महेंद्र का रसोइया था।  वह उसके साथ जुड़ा हुआ था और जहाँ भी वह तैनात था, उसके पीछे-पीछे जाता था।  वह उसका खाना पकता था,उसके कपड़े धोता था और रात में उससे बातें करता था।इसलिए वह महेंद्र के लिए संपत्ति था। Que.2-How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway?What effect does he want to create?  ईश्वरन राजमार्ग पर उखड़े हुए पेड़ का वर्णन कैसे करता है? वह क्या प्रभाव पैदा करना चाहता है?  Ans. Ishwaran describes the uprooted tree thus "The road was deserted and I was alone. Suddenly I spoted something that looked like an enormous bushy beast lying across the road." He describes it thus because he wanted to create a myste...

  1.Que-What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools ?  Ans. (1) In the kingdom of fools people worked during the night and slept during the day.  (2) Everything there cost the same price.  2.Que-Why does the disciple decide to stay in the kingdom of fools? Is it a good idea?   Ans. The disciple wanted to stay in the kingdom of fools because everything here could be bought in a very low price. But it was not a good idea because he fell into trouble in the kingdom of fools. Que.3- Name all the people who are brought in the king's court, and give the reasons for their trial.  Ans. The first person was the owner of the house. He defended himself by saying that the wall was made by the bricklayer. The bricklayer was the second person questioned in the trial. He blamed the dancing girl for disturbing his work by going up and down the street whole day. The dancing girl was questioned. She said that goldsmith was resp...

  The adventures of Toto  Q.1 - How does Toto come to grandfather's private zoo? Ans . Grandfather bought Toto from a tonga-driver.  The tanga- driver kept the monkey tied to a feeding-trough. The monkey seemed out of place there so grandfather decided to put him in his private zoo. Q.2- "Toto was a pretty monkey ?" In what sense is Toto pretty ? Ans. The author calls Toto a pretty monkey because his eyes were bright and sparkling. His teeth were white like pearls. His fingers were quick. His tail added to his good looks. Q.3- Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how ? Ans. Toto was a pretty monkey. He did not allow other pet animals to sleep at night. So author's grandfather had to take him along with him to Saharanpur when he went there to collect his pension. He was put into a bag. The ticket collector classified Toto as a dog because there was no special provision for monkey in the railways. Q.4- How does Toto take a bath ? Where has he learnt to do th...

           Class-9th   -       English        The Lost Child Q.1-What are the three things the child see on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind? Ans. The child see toys, balloon, garland of gulmohar displayed in the shop. He lags behind because these things fascinate him. Q.2-In the fair he wants many things. What are they ? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer? Ans. The boy wants to buy toys, burfi, flowers and balloon etc.But he moves on without waiting for an answer because he knows that his parents will not buy them for him. Q.3- When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described? Ans. There was a round about in the fair. The boy watched it. He wanted to go on the round about. He requested to his parents. There was no reply. When he turned to look at his parents,he found that he had lost his way. His parents were not with him. He cried i...