English Medium Class 9 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English - Communicative

Be the Master of Ceremonies!

The Honey Bee Creative Club of your school is organising an annual cultural programme. You are the compere for the programme. Complete the following details by filling in with suitable modals and phrases. This will help you when you address a large audience.

Good evening, respected principal, teachers and my dear friends. Welcome to the Honey Bee Creative Club Cultural programme. The guest (a)_________ arrive. Many (b)__________presented this evening. We (c)__________ the programme with an invocation. The dancers are (d)__________ entertain you by performing the bhangra. The school choir (e)_________a song on National Integration. The programme (f)__________ with a formal vote of thanks by the principal.

Future Perfect and Future Continuous

Look at the following sentences.

Match words from the different columns to make reasonable predictions. Then write them down in the space below. One has been done as an example.

The teacher/ student will read out the Radio programme again. Fill in as much information as you can in the following table. Then exchange information with your partner to complete the table. 
                             RADIO SHOW 

Is there enough variety of content?

Look at the notes below. Then use the information to complete the paragraph by choosing a suitable word or phrase in each space. Do not add any new information. The first one has been done for you as an example.

Galapagos Islands

Visitors to these Pacific Islands – leave – unstamped – mail them – return home – picture post-cards – show up – since 1960s – self perpetuating post office probably set up – to get news from their family, friends – tradition persisted – post office – establish – 1950s – barrel – replace – many times – weather worn plaques remain.

Tradition has it that visitors to these Pacific Islands (a) leave unstamped, addressed postcards and letters in a barrel at Post Office Bay, to await pick up by other tourists who affix postage and (b) __________ when they return home. Picture post-cards (c) __________ in the barrel since the late 1960s, when tourists began visiting the Galapagos Islands. The self- perpetuating post office (d) __________by whalers in the late 1790s as a way to get news to and from friends and family. The tradition persisted even after a post office (e) __________on the island of Floreana in the 1950s. The barrel (f) __________ many times, but weather worn plaques, where sailors long ago and from far away carved their names, remain.

Now it is your turn. Write and produce your own radio programme. You will need to select your own content. The following are some ideas. You are free, of course, to add your own ideas. Remember, the programme must be in English. 

• News stories: about people in your class, about school, about sports (school and local), about the local community 
• Comedy: jokes, short plays 
• Interviews: with teachers, with exstudents of your school, with a Class IX student who has recently done something very interesting 
• Games: general knowledge quiz, panel game, word game 
• Advertisements: for shops/ industries in the local community, things 'for sale' and 'wanted' by students 
• Local sites: monuments / sites of historical importance and of tourist interest 
• Special reports: e.g. safety at school, examination results, school uniform, school assemblies 
• Interesting people: role-play interviews with film stars, sports personalities, TV personalities, etc. 
• Entertainment reviews: music, films, videos, books, etc. 
• Plays 
• Songs with lyrics 
• Speeches on important personalities 
• Tele conference with students, teachers, experts. 

Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. Write the answers against the correct numbers.

Put into / as the / at low / baby can / he is / as soon / water / toddle / tide
As soon as the baby can toddle he is put into water at low tide.

(a) water / the baby / in the/ there / plays/ sits and
(b) long enough / the mother / him/ does not / to worry / there / leave him
(c) older / at low tide / as / wade about / allowed to / he is / he grows
(d) look out / water / keep a / into deep / sharp / does not stray / so that he/ his elders
(e) permitted to / from which / judgment / he may / make small mistakes / he is / learn to make better
(f) are given / to swim / small canoes / the children / they / own / are able/ of their / when

As a class, you will need to follow these steps 
a. Decide the length of your programme 
b. Select two lively presenters whose job is to: 
• discuss and agree with other students on their proposals for the programme. 
• fix the duration of each item. 
• ensure that the programme has enough variety of content. 
• decide the sequence of items. 
• supervise the script for each item. 
• present the programme in a lively manner. 
Now enjoy performing/ watching the show. 

Study the following sentences. Select one underlined word which is incorrect. Write the incorrect word in the box below, as shown in the example.

e.g. Sarawak is a beautiful place which lies almost on an Equator and is rich in natural resources.

(a) It has an Equatorial climate that mean it is hot with heavy rains almost every after-noon.

(b) Heavy clouds prevent the sun from heating the ground too intense.

(c) In an interior of Sarawak, there are huge reserves of hardwood timber.

(d) Sarawak is also an oil product.

(e) Great efforts are been made to conserve these resources.

Ganesh comes to visit Vikram and finds the house locked. He leaves a note. It is raining, the note gets wet and some words are washed off. Complete the note by filling in the missing words by choosing the correct option given below.

Dear Ram

I am so sorry to have missed you. I came to Udaipur on (a) _________ business trip and I have been here (b) _________ two weeks now. Your neighbours told me (c) _________ sad news that your father (d) _________ been hospitalized. I wish I (e) _________ see him but unfortunately I (f) _________ leaving for Madras today on (g) _________ 4 o’clock plane. Please send your father my best wishes. Anyway, I (h) _________ be in Udaipur again on 3rd and 4th June and I (i) _________ certainly find time to call on vou even though it (j) _________ some to be a hectic schedule.
Yours affectionately
Ganesh

The following are the dictionary entries for some of the words that appear in 'The Mystery of Bermuda Triangle'. Study the words and their meanings before you read the mystery for better comprehension. 

•  Halloween/halau in/ : the night of 31st October when it was believed in the past that dead people appeared from their graves. This is now celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain by children who dress as ghosts and witches. 
• vector/'vekta/: an insect or animal which carries a disease from one animal or plant to another; a course taken by an aircraft; a quantity, such as velocity, completely specified by a magnitude and direction. 
• crackle/' krak(a)l/: to make short sharp sounds . 
• ascent/ a' sent/: the act of climbing or moving up . 
• roger/' rod3a /: in communication by radio to show that they have understood a message; an expression of agreement. 
• probe/praub/: to ask questions in order to find out some secret or hidden information; an exploratory action; expedition, or device, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region. 

• abduct/ ab' dAkt/ : to take somebody away illegally, by using force. 
• time warp/ taimwarp /: a situation in which it is possible for people or things from the past or the future to move to the present. 
• phenomenon/ fa' nomrnan/: a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood. 
• erratic/ I' rat.Ik/: not happening at regular times. 
• engulf /In· g /\ If/,/ &n · g /\ If/: to surround or to cover somebody or something completely. 

What are the ten different ways in which you can use a ruler other than its regular use? List your answer below.
e.g. You can use it to dig holes.

Discuss in groups 
(a) Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle? If so, what have you heard about it? 
(b) Have you ever heard of an airplane or a boat disappearing without a trace? 
(c) Can you think of an explanation for an airplane or a boat that disappeared without a trace? 

Do you see any difference in the following sentences?

(a) You can use a ruler to dig holes.
(b) You can use my ruler to dig holes.
(c) You can find a ruler in the study room.

Can is used to express permission, ability, and possibility in these sentences.

In sentence (a) can is used to express ________.
In sentence (b) can is used to express ________ and,
in sentence (c) can is used to express ________.

Can, could, may, might, will, would, must, ought to, shall, should are called Modal verbs.

Work in pairs. Tell your partner what you are not able to do now because of the fast-paced life.

e.g. I could play in the open ground but now I can’t.
I could visit my aunt on weekends but …………

Write a paragraph about a newly devised robot that can be of great help to home-makers.

Zoomo, the robot can make tea when guests arrive …………

The table below provides you with a list of modals that are used to express necessity and permission.

Write the contracted forms. Practise saying these words.

e.g. ought not to – oughtn’t to.

1. cannot _______
2. need not _______
3. should not _______
4. must not _______
5. do not _______
6. did not _______

The following note comes from an army booklet, “Advice to New Recruits.” Complete the instructions by filling in the blanks with suitable modals.

Welcome to Ranor Barracks!

Follow the rules, accept the advice and you will find your life in the army interesting and fulfilling.

You ________ have your hair cut very short in the first month. After that you ________
grow it longer but it ________ never touch your collar. Your uniform ________ be kept clean and tidy. Boots and buttons ________ be polished daily. You ________ use cell phones on the campus but you ________ switch them off during the training sessions. Before joining you ________ have a medical check-up. You ________ undergo medical examinations once a year during service.

Write what each symbol means using can, can’t, must, mustn’t.