SSC (Marathi Semi-English) इयत्ता ९ वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

From either of our two Indian epics, find out which battle/war lasted the longest? Write down its cause, the enemy armies, its heroes, its duration, and the final outcome.

1. Cause _________________.
2. The enemy armie _________________.
3. Heroes _________________.
4. Duration _________________.
5. Final outcome _________________.

Find and write the Greek and Trojan names used in the story (Part I and II).

List all the words related to ‘war’ from both parts of the story.

Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:

A horse big enough to hold men inside it.

______ enough to ______.

Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:

The Greeks were tired of the long war.

______ tired of ______.

Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:

They are afraid of the long voyage home, too.

______ afraid of______ .

Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:

They made it too big to go inside your city.

______ too ______ to ______.

Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:

They were so excited that they paid no attention to his words.

______ so ______ that ______.

Put the following events in the order in which they took place. Number them accordingly.

Form pairs. Imagine you are a pair of Trojans and you have come to know about Odysseus’s plan. Make a counter plan to defeat the Greeks. Write down your plan as you would explain it to your fellow Trojans.

Write what is implied in the following sentence.

But few know his inspirational life story, which is all about courage and fighting against the odds.
(What does it tell you about Faraday’s life?)

Write what is implied in the following sentence.

Even then Davy did not have much hope for Faraday.
(What do the words 'even then' suggest?)

Write what is implied in the following sentence.

People started telling Davy that of all his discoveries, the best was Faraday himself.
(What does it suggest about Davy’s work?)

Break the passage into convenient smaller sections.
Give sub-headings or titles to each section.

List the different gadgets and instruments mentioned in the passage. Find more information about them (at least 3), using the internet.

Find out more about the following scientist with the help of the internet.

Michael Faraday

Find out more about the following scientist with the help of the internet.

Humphry Davy

Find out more about the following scientist with the help of the internet.

Thomas Edison

Find out more about the following scientist with the help of the internet.

James Maxwell

Imagine that your class has to be divided into groups or houses. Each house will have its own colour, symbol/ emblem, motto, dress code, a common room with objects of their interest, and suitable furniture.

Think of sets of four names for the groups. Form groups and work out the (imaginary) details for each set. Some suggestions are Neem - Colour, yellow; Symbol, the sun; Motto, ‘Health is wealth’; Dress code, yellow waist belt; etc. Cane furniture, green and yellow curtains, and herbariums in the common room.