SSC (English Medium) 9th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Study the following sets of words :

• Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
• Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph

The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.

Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.

1. adult
2. aged
3. infant
4. youth

Study the following sets of words :

• Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
• Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph

The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.

Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.

1. cold
2. freezing
3. cool
4. chill

Study the following sets of words :

• Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
• Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph

The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.

Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.

1. brilliant
2. genius
3. bright
4. intelligent

Study the following sets of words :

• Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
• Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph

The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.

Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.

1. mountain
2. peak/summit
3. mound
4. hill

Pick outlines from the poem that help create images of the following in our mind and write them in the table.

Write at least 5 rhymes from the poem.

Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for the following:

The woman was reluctant to cross the street by herself.

Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for each of the following :

The schoolboys were in a happy mood.

Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for each of the following :

One of the schoolboys helped the old woman cross the street.

Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for each of the following :

We must help those who are in need.

Think and write in 5-6 lines, why most of the people on a road/street ignore those in need of help. What about you? Write about your feelings after you have helped/ not helped when needed

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Barren × ......

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Offended × ______

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Cowardly × ______

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Peace × ______

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Surrender × ______

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Exposed × ______

Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Defenceless × ______

From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.

great (hero)

From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.

beautiful (woman)