SSLC (English Medium) Class 9 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Complete the summary by filling in the given spaces with suitable words/phrases given below.

The poet describes a moving comet which speeds through the heavens and never takes a break by ____________. When a comet is in full flight, it gives a ____________ which can never be compared to anything else for a lifetime. The comet is compared to ____________ for its speed and a mountain as it is ____________. The ____________ melts which causes a vapour from the force and leaves behind _________ as it travels on its way. If it comes very close to the atmosphere, it causes a shake which in turn produces a ____________ that reach the Earth’s surface. According to the ______________ the comets leave behind chemicals in the form of dust which resulted in the ____________ on earth and mankind came into existence. But the poet is not sure whether this principle is true or not but he knows for sure that whatever the truth may be, the sight of the comet in full flight is ____________.

Narrate how the poet describes the comet.

Give a detailed account of the various effects caused by the comet to the earth.

Comets are believed to be remnants of the materials created by the _____.

Comets are mostly made of _______.

The _______ can be seen in the night sky as a bright, quickly-moving light.

Comets orbit at the very edge of the galaxy, past the _______.

State whether the statement is true or false.

The melting process causes bits of dust and debris to trail behind the comet.

Imagine you are interviewing an astronaut about his/her experiences in space. Select a partner to be an astronaut and present the interview as a role-play in front of the class.

If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.

Pick out the rhyming words.

If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.

Mention the rhyme scheme of the stanza.

If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.

When you read the poem aloud, you can feel/hear a rhythm. What according to you gives rhythm to the poem- the rhyme or the words in a line? Support your answer with examples from the poem.

If you are given an opportunity to go on a one-way trip to Mars, will you accept it? Discuss.

Mother was excited because ______.

On weekdays, as Mother went about the chores ______.

______ occupies more than a hundred square kilometres on the moon.

The Community of Nations Square is where people__________.

They are planning an expedition to a neighbouring _________.

The mother was not able to understand why people wanted to leave the moon because ________.

Identify the character or speaker of the following line.

It’s so easy to walk here, son!