English Medium इयत्ता ९ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen”?

Here are some fact from Einstein’s life. Arrange the in chronological order.

[1 ]  Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
[2]  He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
[3]  Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against
Germany’s building of an atomic bomb.
[4 ]  Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
[5 ]  Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
[6 ]  Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
[7 ]  Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
[8 ]  Einstein dies.
[ 9]  He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
[10 ]  Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
[11 ]  He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
[12 ]  When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak)

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in
disagreement, unhappy)

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised,
showed)

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently,
for his benefit, for a short time)

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Five years later, the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists in an
uproar. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state)

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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)

Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with suitable participial clause.
The information that has to be used in the phrases is provided as a sentence in bracket.

1. ____, the fire fighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.)
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, ____ (She noticed the colours blending
softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, ____ (While it neighed continually.)
4. ____, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. ____, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps, ____ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, ____ (They asked him to send
them his photograph.)

Think about the Text

Discuss in pairs and answer the question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).

“The sound was familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it
was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the
sounds stop?

Think about the Text

Discuss in pairs and answer question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).

What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was
looking into the mirror?

Think about the Text

Discuss in pairs and answer question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).

“I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says, “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion about himself when:
(i) he first smiles, and
(ii) he smiles again? In what way do his thoughts change in between, and why?

This story about a frightening incident is narrated in a humorous way. What makes it
humorous? (Think of the contrasts it presents between dreams and reality. Some of them
are listed below.)
1. (i) The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions)
(ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition)

2.(i) The person he wants to marry
(ii) The person he actually marries

3.(i) His thoughts when he looks into the mirror
(ii) His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arm
Write short paragraphs on each of these to get your answer.

Thinking about Language
 Here are some sentences from the text. Say which of them tell you, that the author:
(a) was afraid of the snake, (b) was proud of his appearance, (c) had a sense of humour,
(d) was no longer afraid of the snake.
1. I was turned to stone.
2. I was no mere image cut in granite.
3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.
4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O
God’.
5. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.
6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.
7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.
8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!
9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness…! The rascal could have taken it and used it
after washing it with soap and water.
10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye
shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?

Expressions used to show fear
Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was frightened?
Read the story and complete the following sentences.

1. I was turned ______.
2. I sat there holding ______.
3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like ______.

Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italic, and write the appropriate
meaning next to the sentence.

I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits.

Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italic, and write the appropriate
meaning next to the sentence.

I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.

Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italic, and write the appropriate
meaning next to the sentence.

He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.