English Medium Class 9 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English (Moments)

Answer the following question in one or two sentences.

Who were the people in Kezia’s family?

Answer the following question in one or two sentences.

What was Kezia’s father’s routine
(i) before going to his office?
(ii) after coming back from his office?
(iii) on Sundays?

Answer the following question in one or two sentences.

In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?

Discuss these question in class with your teacher and then write down your answer
in two or three paragraphs .

Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. How did this
happen?

Discuss these question in class with your teacher and then write down your answer
in two or three paragraphs .

Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers”. What kind of father was Mr
Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father?

Discuss these question in class with your teacher and then write down your answer
in two or three paragraphs .

How does Kezia begin to see her father as a human being who needs her sympathy?

Thinking about Language
 Look at the following sentence.

Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences.
Clues are given in brackets.

1.  She was ____ by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)
2. I was ____to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)
3. She was ____ at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)
4. The coach was ____ with his performance. (satisfied about)
5. She was very ____ with her results. (happy about something that has happened).

Study the use of the word big in the following sentence.
He was so big− his hands and his neck, especially his mouth…
Here, big means large in size.
Now, consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of big in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.

(i) You are a big girl now.older
(ii) Today you are going to take the biggest decision of your career. ____
(iii) Their project is full of big ideas. ____
(iv) Cricket is a big game in our country. ____
(v) I am a big fan of Lata Mangeskar. ____
(vi) You have to cook a bit more as my friend is a big eater. ____
(vii) What a big heart you’ve got, Father dear. ____

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

He says he will enjoy the ride.

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

Father mentioned that he was going on a holiday.

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

No one told us that the shop was closed.

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

He answered that the price would go up.

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

I wondered why he was screaming.

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

Ben told her to wake him up.

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

Ratan apologised for coming late to the party.

Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining ,  shouted  ,  replied
remarked               , ordered    , suggested

(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.

Thinking about the Text
Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the
paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you.

Who had these opinion about Einstein?

He was boring.

Who had these opinion about Einstein?

He was stupid and would never succeed in life.

Who had these opinion about Einstein?

He was a freak.