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

Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.

Choose the proper alternative to complete the following.

The skit covers a period of about ________ in the past.

Choose the proper alternative to complete the following.

__________ characters from Neel’s ancestral lineage make an appearance in the play.

Choose the proper alternative to complete the following.

The task that all boys abhorred was ____________.

Choose the proper alternative to complete the following.

The skit conveys that doing your daily chores at home __________________.

Fill in the table.

Answer in your own words.

What excuses did Neel give to avoid cleaning his room?

Answer in your own words.

Why does a mother tell Neel about his Grandpa?

Answer in your own words.

What task did Grandpa wish to avoid?

Answer in your own words.

What did the ancestor from 1910 wish to do instead of making his bed?

Answer in your own words.

How many chores did the ancestor from 1800 have to do?

Answer in your own words.

How is the boy from the 1500s dressed?

Answer in your own words.

What chores did the boys from 1000 CE and 1st Century CE, do on their farms/fields?

Answer in your own words.

What did Neel realise from his encounter with his ancestors?

Imagine that the ancestor from 1910 (AD) visits Neel in his dream. Compose a dialogue between the two about the various gadgets the visitor sees in Neel’s room.

Imagine and compare an argumentative dialogue between the mothers of the 20th/21st century and those of the earlier era, about which life was better for women.

Think of suitable names for the boys from the earlier centuries.

Read ‘The Story of the Amulet’ by E. Nesbit.

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.

Read the lines of the following poem. Guess and fill in suitable words to make the lines rhyme -

Golden Glow

Soon after dawn, rises the _________________.
It wakes and enlivens every _________________.
It scares away the long, dark _________________.
The shining stars go out of _________________.
From tree to tree birds flit and, _________________.
Searching for food, with a sharp _________________.
The buds that open now show their, _________________
As flowers, they dance with beauty and _________________.
The hill slope wears a grassy green,_________________
The curved sparkling river, it's gold _________________.
The cock then crows to give a loud, _________________
Come on! wake up, folks! One and _________________.
I, then wake up, ‘Good Morning’ to,_________________
Let’s all look forward to a golden _________________.