SSC (Hindi Medium) इयत्ता ९ वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

The Sage wanted to die on that day.

The Sage wanted to save his Disciple.

The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.

Write any three instances of funny rules and twisted logic used in Andher Nagari.

List the proverbs and sayings used in the play.

Read the entire play and complete the following blame game flow chart.

Form groups. Translate one page of the play into your mother tongue as a group activity. Gather the pages translated by different groups and prepare a translated script of the entire play.

Divide the play (Part I as well as Part II) into sections. Form groups and assign roles. Practise your lines in groups. Hold play reading sessions in the classroom. Which group/student presents the most effective reading?

Note the features that make an oral presentation effective. Some of them are :

• Meaningful reading - taking proper pauses (breaking the speech into meaningful chunks)
• Using suitable intonation
• Speaking clearly
• Good pronunciation - using English sounds and stress patterns
• Pleasant and confident appearance of the speakers.

Note the way the dialogue in the play is presented. Look up the word ‘colon’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages and note how it is used in the play.

Listen carefully and write the verbs in the appropriate column.

Teacher: can, give, following, commanded, get, has, been, spare, does, take, hand, have, fall, forgive, let, drag, return, will, is, try, has, must, be, resist, force, speak, are, were, should, had, thought, lost, would, says, was, are, does, may, cannot, demand, shall, shouldn’t, become, reign

Read the conversations in the story (The Necklace) aloud using proper intonation.

Divide the class into groups of 4-6. Each group selects for itself, one of the difficult situations listed below. Each group imagines itself to be in that situation.

(a) marooned on an island

A group of passengers is marooned on an island in the middle of the ocean.

(b) lost in a forest

A group of pilgrims walking through a thick jungle have lost their way.

(c) stranded on the highway

A team of players from an office has got down at the wrong place on a highway at night. It is a lonely spot.

1. Describe their surroundings in 4-5 sentences.
2. Write the reactions of the companions using exclamations.
3. Using your imagination, write what is the only ray of hope for them.
4. Two members of the group are going out to try to get help. They can take any five things with them. Write what they choose, and why they choose it.

Write a few lines about yourself - your name, appearance, family, the place where you live, your school, your friends, neighbours, relatives, your likes, dislikes, hobbies, what you are good at, etc.

Now create an imaginary ‘persona’ for yourself. It can be quite different from your real self. Or, you may choose a fictional character - a character from a novel, story, etc. Write a few lines about this imaginary persona and introduce yourself in that role.

Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.

“Look, here’s something for you.”

Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.

“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”

Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.

“I would rather not go to the party.”

Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.

“Would you lend me this, just this?”

Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.

“What! ... how ! ... That’s impossible! ”

Write a few lines about what Mathilde had and what she dreamt about.

Prepare a formal invitation using the following format: