SSC (Marathi Semi-English) 9th Standard [इयत्ता ९ वी] - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English (Second/Third Language)

Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)

Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest

naughty - ______ - ______

Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)

Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest

angry - ______ - ______

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

Hope is a light, delicate thing

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

Hope offers comfort to your soul

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

Hope is not a wordy thought, it is more like a feeling, an emotion

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

In the most difficult times, hope offers the greatest comfort

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

Hope is not easily defeated

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

Hope has given comfort to many people

Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:

Hope lives on in very hard times, even when it gets nothing from you

We can relate many of our feelings and experiences to events or things in nature. Which of our feelings or experiences can we relate to the following?

1. What would you like to learn about in your Science period?
2. Have you ever tried to do an experiment on your own? If yes, tell me about it. If not, tell me why you’ve never tried.
3. What would you like to learn about in your English classes?

Think of as many examples of the following as you can within five minutes and write them in the appropriate column.

This poem is an example of personification. When we refer to inanimate objects, ideas, emotions as living things, it is an example of personification. Here, ‘hope’ is portrayed as a little bird. Describe it in your own words. Find other examples of personification.

Write as many uses of the following as you can. Form groups of four. Compare your lists. Make a long list by putting together the lists of all members.

1. A cloth bag
2. a wicker basket
3. a glass bottle or jar
4. a steel bowl
5. a thick string or rope

Choose any one machine or device and prepare a short note about it. It should include

1. The structure of the device
2. How it works (functions)
3. A labelled diagram
4. One or two lines about when and how it evolved.

Before you read further, guess what the passage is about.

What were the odds against Faraday in his childhood?

What is the meaning of:

Reading became his obsession?

What is the meaning of:

Electricity became a lifelong fascination?

Why do you think Faraday’s friend gave him a free ticket to Davy’s programme?