MP Board 9th Engish Remedial Module 2023-24 : एम.पी. बोर्ड कक्षा 9 के लिए यह MP Board 9th Engish Remedial Module 2023-24 एक विशेष शिक्षण कार्यक्रम है। इसे उन छात्रों के लिए तैयार किया गया है जिन्होंने त्रैमासिक और अर्द्धवार्षिक परीक्षाओं में ‘D’ और ‘E’ ग्रेड प्राप्त किए हैं। इस MP Board 9th Engish Remedial Module 2023-24 का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों की अंग्रेजी की कमजोरियों को दूर करना है, जिसमें व्याकरण, शब्दावली, और लेखन कौशल जैसे बुनियादी पहलू शामिल हैं। इसका लक्ष्य छात्रों को आवश्यक शिक्षण सामग्री और अभ्यास प्रदान करके उनके सीखने के अंतराल को भरना है, ताकि वे अपनी वार्षिक परीक्षाओं में बेहतर प्रदर्शन कर सकें और आत्मविश्वास के साथ अंग्रेजी का उपयोग कर सकें।
| क्रमांक | विषय |
| 1. | Letter Writing & Grammar (Fill-Ups) |
| 2. | Reading Comprehension |
| 3. | Note-Making |
| 4. | Textual MCQs |
| 5. | Essay |
| 6. | Extracts from Prose/Poetry |
| 7. | Do as directed (Grammar) |
| 8. | Short Answer Questions from Prose (Beehive) |
| 9. | Short Answer Questions from Poetry (Beehive) |
| 10. | Short Answer Questions from Moments |
| 11. | Picture Guided Composition |
| 12. | Long Answer Questions (Beehive & Moments) |
- Section A – Reading Skill (Reading comprehension through unseen passages)
- Section B – Writing Skills (Note Making, Letter Writing, Long Composition)
- Section C – Grammar (Fill in the blanks, Do as directed)
- Section D – Textbooks (MCQs, Extracts, Short answer questions, Long answer questions)
- Letter Writing
- Informal Letters
- Formal Letters / Application
- Marking Scheme
- Note Making based on a Passage
- Format of Note-Making
- Use of abbreviations
- Textual MCQs from Beehive
- Essay Writing
- CODER method (Collect, Organize, Draft, Edit, Revise)
- Sample Essay: An Indian Festival Diwali
- Extracts from Prose (Beehive)
- Extracts from Poetry (Beehive)
- Do as directed (Grammar practice)
- Short answer type questions from Prose (Beehive)
- Lesson 1: The Fun They Had
- Lesson 2: The Sound of Music
- Lesson 3: The Little Girl
- Lesson 4: A Truly Beautiful Mind
- Lesson 5: The Snake and the Mirror
- Lesson 6: My Childhood
- Lesson 8: Reach for the Top
- Lesson 10: Kathmandu
- Lesson 11: If I Were You
- Short answer type questions from Poetry (Beehive)
- Poem 1: The Road Not Taken
- Poem 2: Wind
- Poem 3: Rain on the Roof
- Poem 4: The Lake Isle of Innisfree
- Poem 5: A Legend of the Northland
- Poem 6: No Men Are Foreign
- Poem 7: On Killing a Tree
- Poem 8: A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
- Short answer type questions from ‘Moments’
- Picture Guided Composition
- Long answer type questions from (Beehive & Moments)
Formal letter औपचारिक पत्र कैसे लिखें
औपचारिक पत्र का उपयोग आधिकारिक उद्देश्यों के लिए किया जाता है, जैसे कि प्रधानाचार्य, सरकारी अधिकारियों या व्यावसायिक प्रबंधकों को पत्र लिखना। यह स्पष्टता और व्यावसायिकता सुनिश्चित करने के लिए एक विशिष्ट संरचना का पालन करता है।
प्रमुख चरण:
- प्रेषक का पता: पृष्ठ के ऊपरी बाईं ओर अपना पूरा पता लिखें।
- दिनांक: अपने पते के ठीक नीचे दिनांक लिखें।
- प्राप्तकर्ता का पता: जिस व्यक्ति या संगठन को आप पत्र लिख रहे हैं, उसका पूरा पता लिखें।
- विषय: यह पत्र के उद्देश्य का एक संक्षिप्त सारांश है। यह संक्षिप्त और सटीक होना चाहिए।
- संबोधन: “Dear Sir/Madam,” या “Respected Sir/Madam” जैसे औपचारिक अभिवादन का प्रयोग करें। यदि आप व्यक्ति का नाम जानते हैं, तो आप “Dear Mr./Ms. [Last Name]” का उपयोग कर सकते हैं।
- मुख्य भाग (Body): पत्र का मुख्य भाग तीन भागों में विभाजित होता है:
- परिचय: पहले पैराग्राफ में पत्र का उद्देश्य बताएं।
- मुख्य सामग्री: अगले पैराग्राफ में अपने अनुरोध या चिंता का विस्तार से वर्णन करें।
- निष्कर्ष: अपने अनुरोध का सारांश देकर और आभार व्यक्त करके पत्र समाप्त करें।
- समापन: “Sincerely,” या “Yours faithfully,” जैसे औपचारिक समापन वाक्यांश का प्रयोग करें।
- हस्ताक्षर: समापन के नीचे अपना हस्ताक्षर करें।
- पूरा नाम: अपने हस्ताक्षर के नीचे अपना पूरा नाम लिखें।
औपचारिक पत्र का प्रारूप
Formal Letter Format (with Marking Scheme)
4 Marks
| Component | Marks |
| Sender’s Address, Receiver’s Address, Date, Subject, Salutation | 1 Mark |
| Body/Content | 2 Marks |
| Subscription/Closing | 1 Mark |
informal Letters अनौपचारिक पत्र कैसे लिखें
अनौपचारिक पत्र व्यक्तिगत होते हैं और इन्हें मित्रों, परिवार और रिश्तेदारों को लिखा जाता है। इसका लहजा दोस्ताना और संवादात्मक होता है, और संरचना अधिक लचीली होती है।
प्रमुख चरण:
- प्रेषक का पता: पृष्ठ के ऊपरी दाईं ओर अपना पता लिखें।
- दिनांक: अपने पते के नीचे दिनांक लिखें।
- संबोधन: “Dear [Friend’s Name],” या “My dearest [Relative’s Name]” जैसे अनौपचारिक और स्नेहपूर्ण अभिवादन का प्रयोग करें।
- मुख्य भाग (Body): पत्र का मुख्य भाग आप जितना चाहें उतना लंबा हो सकता है। इसमें आम तौर पर तीन भाग होते हैं:
- परिचय: एक दोस्ताना शुरुआत करें, जैसे कि यह पूछना कि व्यक्ति कैसा है।
- मुख्य सामग्री: समाचार साझा करें, प्रश्न पूछें, या अपने अनुभवों का वर्णन करें।
- निष्कर्ष: उनके परिवार या प्रियजनों के प्रति शुभकामनाओं के साथ पत्र समाप्त करें।
- समापन: “Yours lovingly,” या “Your best friend,” जैसे स्नेहपूर्ण समापन वाक्यांश का प्रयोग करें।
- आपका नाम: समापन के नीचे अपना पहला नाम लिखें।
अनौपचारिक पत्र का प्रारूप
Informal Letter Marking Scheme
Total Marks: 4
| Part of the Letter | Marks |
| Sender’s Address, Date, Salutation | 1 Mark |
| Body of the letter | 2 Marks |
| Complimentary close, Subscription, Name | 1 Mark |
Section-(Grammar)
- _ Sun rises in the East. (a/an/the)
- I didn’t buy __ mangoes. (some/any)
- He is __ engineer. (a/an/the)
- We _____to watch the movie yesterday. (go/went)
- There is not _ water in the pool. (much/many
- They __ completed their work. (has/have)
- Christmas is celebrated _ 25th Decmber. (in/on)
- How—- pages did you read? (much/many)
- The bank —– some interest for your money. (give/gives)
- The rainy season starts _____________the summer. (before/after)
- Hindi ____the official language of Madhya Pradesh. (is/are)
- Sharad——–watching TV when the power went off. (was/were)
- He is an American but his wife is —— European (a/an/the)
- Honesty is ——- best policy. (a/an/the)
- Walk carefully ——- you will fall down. (but/ and/ otherwise)
- —— she works hard, she will fail. (If/Unless)
- Anita is taller —— Sanjay (from/than)
- How —— water is left in the bottle? (much/many)
- We need —–money (some/any)
- _ I take your pen? (may/can)
- Ravan was killed _ Ram (from/ by)
- We were making kites when Father______(arrive/arrived)
- He wanted to __ an engineer(become/becomes/becoming)
- __ is a good exercise (Walk/Walking)
The book is ____the table. (on/upon)
- I am not going to office __ I am ill. (and/so/because)
- Sumit is the __ student in the school. (wise/wiser/ wisest)
- He is _ M. A. in English (a/an/the)
- Health is __ than wealth. (good/better/best)
- Every year thousands of people die_____ malaria (of/from/than)
- Physics —– not a difficult subject. (is/are)
- The chair was—— by the student. (break/broken)
- We __ wear mask in crowded places. (should/used / ought)
- How _ students are present today? (many/much)
- How __ sugar do you take in tea? (much/many)
- They have been playing here _ morning. (since/for)
- We have been studying in this college _ three years. (since/for)
- Did you see __ lion in the forest? (some/any)
- He did not work hard _ he failed. (so/because)
- _ you taken my pen? (have/has/did)
- When Rahul was two, he __ already speak very well. (might, could, can)
- We __ always respect our elders. (can, should, could)
- Each winner ………………………… given a prize. (was, were, has)
- Sona and Kavita …………………………. close friends. (is, are, have)
- Bhopal has—– most ideal climate. (a,an,the)
- I __ this book since morning. (have been reading, has been reading, have had read)
- Nowadays, she —her drawing board to school. (carry, carries, carried)
- I’m sorry, I can’t pay for your lunch. I have—— money. (little, a little, few)
- He —————wear a helmet when he rides his bike. (ought, must, should)
- Plants ————have light and water to grow. (ought, must, should)
Textual MCQs for Practice
- What did Tommy find?
(a) an old book with yellow crinkly pages (b) a tele book
(c) a brand-new book (d) a diary - Where did Tommy find the book?
(a) in the library (b) in Margie’s house
(c) in his house (d) in his friend’s house - How old is Margie?
(a) 10 years (b) 11 years (c) 12 years (d) 13 years - What does Yellow woods mean?
(a) falling leaves (b) forest with yellow leaves
(c) wood yellow in colour (d) none - Who is the poet of this poem ‘The Road Not Taken’?
(a) James (b) William James
(c) William Wordsworth (d) Robert Frost - Which award was given to Evelyn in 1991?
(a) painter of the year (b) teacher of the year
(c) soloist of the year (d) student of the year - Which foreign languages did Evelyn learn?
(a) French (b) Chinese (c) Basic Japanese (d) Both (a) and (c) - Where did Bismillah play the Shehnai on 15th August 1947?
(a) Ganga Ghat (b) Banaras (c) Red Fort (d) Montreal - Which national award was conferred on Ustad Bismillah Khan?
(a) Padmashri (b) Padma Bhushan (c) Padma Vibhushan (d) all of these - Shehnai is a refined version of which instrument?
(a) musical instrument (b) mouth organ
(c) Guitar (d) Pungi - Where was the Shehnai played traditionally?
(a) In temples (b) in wedding ceremonies
(c) auspicious ceremonies (d) all the above - Who breaks the shutters of the window?
(a) Children (b) A girl (c) A naughty boy (d) Wind - Kezia’s father could not play because
(a) He was a giant (b) He was old
(c) He was too tired after work (d) He had no holidays - Why did Kezia tear the papers?
(a) to play (b) to clean her room
(c) to fill the cushion (d) all of these - What did Kezia’s grandmother ask her to make?
(a) chapati (b) snacks
(c) a gift of pin cushion (d) none of these - What revives the sweet memories in the poet’s mind?
(a) Busy schedule (b) Daily routine
(c) Raindrops falling on the roof (d) None of these - What does starry spheres mean?
(a) light (b) Sky filled with stars
(c) circles (d) all of these - Who are darling dreamers in the poem?
(a) Children (b) Mothers (c) Family members (d) Poet’s memories - What did Albert’s classmates call him?
(a) a genius (b) dull (c) brother Boring (d) stupid - What did Einstein love to play with?
(a) Plastic Toys (b) Mechanical toys (c) Friends (d) his sister - Who is the author of the lesson “My Childhood”?
(a) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (b) Katherine Mansfield
(c) Isaac Asimav (d) Deborah Cowley - Where was Kalam born?
(a) Rameswaram, Madras State (b) Tamil Nādu
(c) Karnataka (d) Chennai - Who was Kalam’s close friend?
(a) Ramanadha Sastry (b) Samsuddin
(c) His father (d) his brother - What are the things in nature that a man needs to live with?
(a) sun (b) air (c) water and plants (d) all of these - How is man’s vision clouded?
(a) by hate and narrow thinking (b) by other people (c) by other countries - Why did the poet want to go to Innisfree?
(a) He wanted to relive his past.
(b) to enrich his spirit and feel light away from the noise of the city
(c) to have a change of mood
(d) to explore something new - How was the woman punished by St. Peter?
(a) He made her homeless.
(b) He cursed a hard life and scanty food.
(c)He took away all the comforts of human life.
(d) All of the above - Which incident showed that Santosh was concerned about her team mates?
(a) giving artificial respiration to them (b) help during climbing
(c) giving sticks during climbing (d) greeting during climbing - Why did Santosh leave home for Delhi?
(a) to roam about
(b) to meet a friend
(c) to get proper education and avoid marriage
(d) to tease her parents - What happened when Santosh scaled up the mount Everest for the first time?
(a) she won
(b) she hoisted the flag
(c) she became the youngest woman to achieve the feat.
(d) None of the above - Sharapova loved reading novels of
(a) Sydney Sheldon (b) Charles Dickens
(c) William Shakespeare (d) Arthur Conan Doyle - What’s Sharapova’s mantra for success?
(a) being competitive (b) working hard (c) respecting her job (d) All of the these - What helps the tree to grow?
(a) earth (b) air (c) gardener (d) none - How do the trees die?
(a) when they don’t get water (b) when they don’t get manure
(c) when their roots are uprooted (d) when we cut it with knife or jab - What does the poet equate killing trees with?
(a) killing animals (b) killing insects (c) killing human beings (d) None - Whom did the author get by accident?
(a) a dog (b) baby tiger (c) a sloth bear (d) none - Whom did the author present the bear as a gift to?
(a) his friend (b) his children (c) his parents (d) his wife - What was the name given to the bear?
(a) Tinu (b) Chiku (c) Bruno (d) Merino - How do the trees die?
(a) when they don’t get water
(b) when they don’t get manure
(c) when their roots are uprooted
(d) when we cut it with knife or jab - What was the intruder carrying in his channel?
(a) a stick (b) a gun (c) a knife (d) a swor - Why does the author find himself unable to tear away from the square?
(a) The flute music was very sweet. (b) There were many things to eat.
(c) He was watching a magic show. (d) He was buying flutes. - Which famous Hindu temple is situated in Kathmandu?
(a) Jagannath (b) Kedamath (c) Pashupatinath (d) Deenanath - Kathmandu is the capital city of –
(a) China (b) Nepal (c) Bhutan (d) Bangladesh - What sealed the poet’s spirit?
(a) a joke (b) a victory (c) a slumber (d) a prize - When did the intruder enter Gerrard’s house?
(a) when he was sleeping (b) early morning
(c) when he was about to leave for a rehearsal (d) midnight
Text Books- (Extracts from Prose & Poetry)
प्रश्न क्र. 10 में Beehive में Prose/Poetry के कुल दो extract पूछे जायेंगे। यह खंड कुल 6 अंक का है जिसमें प्रत्येक प्रश्न के लिए 01 अंक निर्धारित है। सभी प्रश्न वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रकार के होंगे।
इनके साथ-साथ Section A- Reading Comprehension में सुझाई गई तकनीकों का इस Section में भी प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।
Extracts from prose (Beehive) for practice-
Passage-1
As for music, she explains, “It pours in through every part of my body. It tingles in the skin,
my cheekbones and even in my hair.” When she plays the xylophone, she can sense the sound
passing up the stick into her fingertips. By leaning against the drums, she can feel the resonances
flowing into her body. On a wooden platform she removes her shoes so that the vibrations pass
through her bare feet and up her legs.
Questions:
प्रमुख Lessons के एवं Poems के मुख्य-मुख्य खंडों को छाँटकर उनका अभ्यास करें।
extract में आए हुए Keywords को Underline कर उनके अर्थ बताते हुए Synonyms एवं Opposite words का अभ्यास भी करें।
सभी पाठों के लेखक एवं कवियों के नाम छात्र याद करें।
- The lesson from which the above extract has been taken is-
(a) The Fun They Had (b) The Little Girl
(c) The Sound of Music (d) My Childhood. - What is Xylophone?
(a) a musical instrument (b) a farming tool
(c) a kitchen equipment (d) none of the above - The noun form of ‘wooden’ is-
(a) wood – like (b) woody
(c) wood (d) woods
Answers :- 1. The Sound of Music 2. a musical instrument 3. wood
Passage-2
At the age of 14, Bismillah accompanied his uncle to the Allahabad Music Conference. At
the end of his recital, Ustad Faiyaz Khan patted the young boy’s back and said, “Work hard and
you shall make it.” With the opening of the All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938 came Bismillah’s big
break. He soon became an often-heard shehnai player on radio.
Questions: - At what age did Bismillah accompany his uncle to the ‘Allahabad Music Conference’?
(a) at 15 (b) at 17 (c) at 14 (d) at 18 - When did Faiyaz Khan praise Bismillah Khan?
(a) in the beginning of his recital
(b) at the end of his recital
(c) during the recital
(d) not at all. - Which instrument did Bismillah Khan play?
(a) Violin (b) Flute (c) Sitar (d) Shehnai
Answer :- 1. (c) at 14 2. (b) At the end of his recital 4. (d) Shehnai
Passage-3
In 2001, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
With the coveted award resting on his chest and his eyes glinting with rare happiness he said, “All
I would like to say is: Teach your children music, this is Hindustan’s richest tradition; even the West
is now coming to learn our music.”
Questions: - Which award was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan?
(a) The Bharat Ratna (b) The Arjuna Award
(c) FilmFareAwards (d) Padmashree - ………….. is Hindustan’s richest tradition.
(a) Dance (b) Music (c) Cricket (d) Painting - The antonym of the word ‘happiness’ is-
(a) Sadness (b) Kindness (c) Foolishness (d) Selfishness
Answers :- 1. (a) The Bharat Ratna 2. (b)Music 3. (a)Sadness
Passage-4
The Macdonalds lived next door. They had five children. Looking through a gap in the fence
the little girl saw them playing ‘tag’ in the evening. The father with the baby, Mao, on his shoul-
ders, two little girls hanging on to his coat pockets ran round and round the flower-beds, shaking
with laughter. Once she saw the boys turn the hose on him-and he tried to catch them laughing
all the time.
Questions:
- The Macdonalds had …………..children.
(a) one (b) two (c) four (d) five - The name of the baby with the father was ………….
(a) Mao (b) Macdonald (c) Tag (d) Rose - The little girl saw ……………
(a) children playing ‘tag’ (b) children playing cricket
(c) children playing ‘hide and seek’ (d) children playing cards.
Answers :- 1. (d) five 2. (a)Mao 3. (a) children playing ‘tag’.
Passage-5
In 1900, at the age of 21, Albert Einstein was a university graduate and unemployed. He
worked as a teaching assistant, gave private lessons and finally secured a job in 1902 as a technical
expert in the patent office in Bern. While he was supposed to be assessing other people’s inven-
tions, Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret. He is said to have jokingly called his
desk drawer at work the “bureau of theoretical physics.”
Questions: - At the age of 21, Einstein was a university…………
(a) graduate (b) scholar (c) doctor (d) lawyer - Einstein worked as a technical expert in …………….
(a) Berlin (b) London (c) Paris (d) Bern - Einstein also worked as-
(a) an office boy (b) a security officer
(c) a teaching assistant (d) a professor
Answers :- 1. (a) graduate 2. (d)Bern 3. (c) a teaching assistant
Passage-6
Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific socio-economic and
emotional environment, and trained in certain ways by figures of authority. I inherited honesty and
self-discipline from my father; from my mother, I inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness
and so did my three brothers and sister. I had three close friends in my childhood- Ramanadha
Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. All these boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families.
Questions: - Abdul Kalam had …………….. close friends.
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four - Abdul Kalam inherited ……….. from his father.
(a) honesty and self-discipline (b) deep kindness
(c) fath in goodness (d) self character formation - How many brother and sisters did Abdul Kalam have?
(a) two brothers and two sisters (b) one brother and three sisters
(c) two brothers and two sisters (d) three brothers and a sister
Answers :- 1. (c) three 2. (a) honesty and self-discipline 3. (d) three brothers and a sister
Passage-7
The girl was given the name ‘Santosh’, which means contentment. But Santosh was not al-
ways content with her place in a traditional way of life. She began living life on her own terms from
the start. Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts. Looking
back, she says now, “From the very beginning I was quite determined that if I chose a correct and
a rational path, the others around me had to change, not me.”
Questions: - The meaning of the word ‘Santosh’ is –
(a) tradition (b) beginning (c) determination (d) contentment - Santosh lived her life-
(a) on her own terms
(b) to please others
(c) as her father wanted
(d) as her friends suggested - Santosh preferred wearing-
(a) traditional dresses (b) trousers
(c) shorts (d) Indian dresses
Answers :- 1. (d) contentment 2. (a)on her own terms 3. (c) shorts
Passage-8
Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.”
Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher
had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her
mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.
He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires. He
smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart. Margie had hoped he wouldn’t
know how to put it together again, but he knew how all right, and, after an hour or so, there it
was again
Questions:
- Why did Margie hate school more than ever?
(a) She disliked her classmates
(b) She had been receiving too many tests
(c) The County Inspector was coming to visit
(d) Her mother was unhappy with her performance - How did Margie feel when the mechanical teacher was repaired?
(a) Relieved (b) Excited (c) Disappointed (d) Surprised - What does the word “scornful” mean?
(a) Full of joy (b) Full of fear (c) Full of anger (d) Full of contempt
Answers :- 1. (b) She had been receiving too many tests - (c) Disappointed
- (d) Full of contempt
Passage-9
It was a hot summer night; about ten o’clock. I had my meal at the restaurant and returned
to my room.
I heard a noise from above as I opened the door.The sound was a familiar one. One could
say that the rats and I shared the room. I took out my box of matches and lighted the kerosene lamp
on the table. The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical
practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.
Questions: - Why did the narrator have a small rented room?
(a) He was on vacation
(b) He was visiting friends
(c) He had just set up medical practice
(d) He was unable to afford a larger place - From which lesson the above passage has been taken?
(a) My Childhood (b) If I were you
(c) The Little Girl (d) The Snake and the Mirror - What valuable possession did the narrator have?
(a) Expensive jewelry (b) A collection of books
(c) A black coat (d) A suitcase full of money
Answers :- 1. (d) He was unable to afford a larger place - (d) The Snake and the Mirror
- (c) A black coat
Passage-9
I look at the flute seller standing in a corner of the square near the hotel. In his hand is a
pole with an attachment at the top from which fifty or sixty bansuris protrude in all directions, like
the quills of a porcupine. They are of bamboo: there are crossflutes and recorders. From time to
time he stands the pole on the ground, selects a flute and plays for a few minutes. The sound rises
clearly above the noise of the traffic and the hawkers’ cries. He plays slowly, meditatively, without
excessive display. He does not shout out his wares. Occasionally he makes a sale, but in a curiously
offhanded way as if this were incidental to his enterprise. Sometimes he breaks off playing to talk
to the fruit seller. I imagine that this has been the pattern of his life for years.
Questions: - What does the flute seller have in his hand?
(a) A pole (b) A guitar (c) A trumpet (d) A drum - How many bansuris protrude from the attachment at the top of the pole?
(a) Twenty to thirty (b) Fifty or sixty
(c) Ten or fifteen (d) A hundred or more - How does the flute seller play the flute?
(a) Loudly and energetically
(b) Quickly and playfully
(c) Slowly and meditatively
(d) Quietly and timidly
Answer :- 1. (a) A pole 2. (b) Fifty or sixty (c) Slowly and meditatively
Extracts from Poetry
Name of the poem Name of the poet
The Road not Taken.
Wind
Rain on the Roof
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
A Legend of the Northland
No Men Are Foreign
On Killing a Tree
A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
Extracts from Poetry for Practice: –
Extract -1
When the humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What a bliss to press the pillow
Of a cottage- chamber bed
And lie listening to the patter
Of the soft rain overhead!
Questions:
(i). From which poem the above extract has been taken?
(a) The Road Not Taken (b) Rain on the Roof (c) Wind
(ii). The opposite of the word ‘bliss’ is——-
(a) wish (b) curse (c) desire
(iii) Where do the shadows hover?
(a) on pillow (b) on starry spheres (c) on rainy tears
Answer :- i-b, ii-b, c-a
Extract-2
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And locked down once as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Questions:
(i) What does ‘yellow wood’ mean?
(a) spring (b) autumn (c) winter
(ii) Why was the traveller feeling sorry?
(a) because he could not travel
(b) because he could not travel both the roads
(c) because he could travel
(iii) From which poem the above lines have been taken?
(a) Wind (b) The Road Not Taken (c) Rain on the Roof
Answer :- i-b,ii-b,iii-b
Extract-3
Now in memory comes my mother
As she used in years agone,
To regard the darling dreamers
Ere she left them till the dawn:
O! I feel her fond look on me
As I list to this refrain
Which is played upon the shingles
By the patter of the rain.
Questions:
(i) Which sound is the poet listening to?
(a) sound of wind
(b) sound of insects
(c) sound of rain
(ii) The sound reminds the poet of-
(a) his father (b) his mother (c) his brother
iii) Which word in the extract means “the ability to remember things”?
Answer :- i-c, ii-b, iii-memory
Extract 4
Wind, come softly
Don’t break the shutters of the windows
Don’t scatter the papers
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
Questions:
(i) Whom does the poet request in the above lines?
(a) rain (b) wind (c) storm
(ii) What does wind do?
(a) shakes trees (b) breaks windows (c) breaks doors
(iii) Which of these means “thrown in different directions”?
(a) break (b) scatter (c) throw down
Answer :- i-b, ii-b, iii-b
Extract 5
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
Questions:
(i) What does the poet mean by “peace comes dropping slow”?
(a) Peace is gradual and calm
(b) Peace is hard to achieve
(c) Peace is rare and precious
(d) Peace is fleeting and uncertain
(ii) What is a linnet?
(a) a type of fish (b) a type of bird
(c) a type of insect (d) a type of flower
(iii) How does the poet feel about the lake of Innisfree?
(a) He feels angry.
(b) He feels hopeful.
(c) He feels sad.
(d) He feels curious.
Answer :- i-a, ii-b,iii-b
Extract 6
He came to the door of a cottage,
In traveling round the earth,
Where a little woman was making cakes,
And baking them on the hearth
And being faint with fasting,
For the day was almost done.
He asked her, from her store of cakes,
Questions :-
(i) What did Saint Peter ask for from the woman?
(a) a slice of bread (b) a glass of water
(c) a single cake (d) a bowl of soup
(ii) What is a” hearth”?
(a) a place to eat meals (b) a place to sit
(c) a place for rest (d) a place to make fire for cooking
(iii) Where did Saint Peter reach while travelling round the earth?
(a) He came to a church. (b) He came to an inn.
(c) He came to a cottage. (d) He came to a village
Answer :- i-c, ii-d, iii-c
Extract 7
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it.
It has grown Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding Upon its crust, absorbing Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide Sprouting leaves
Questions:
(i) The tree has come out of –
(a) the water (b) the sunlight (c) the earth (d) the air
(ii) Where do the leaves come from?
(a) the crust (b) the earth (c) the roots (d) the tree
(iii) What does the word ‘jab’ mean in the given passage?
(a) to stab (b) to jump (c) to joke (d) to jog
Answer :- i-c, ii-d, iii-a
Extract 8
Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.
Questions:
(i) What does the passage say about the land our “brothers” walk upon?
(a) It is foreign and unfamiliar
(b) It is hostile and dangerous.
(c) It is similar to the land we all share.
(d) It is only accessible to those in uniforms.
(ii) What does the passage imply about death?
(a) Death is unavoidable for all.
(b) Only strange and foreign people die.
(c) Uniforms protect individuals from death.
(d) Death is caused by war and conflict.
(iii) What provides nourishment for people in times of peace?
(a) Uniforms and garments.
(b) War and conflict.
(c) Harvests and crops.
(d) Winter and starvation.
Answer :- i-c, ii-a, iii-c
Do as directed examples for practice-
Rearrange jumble words into a meaningful sentence-
- our / we / protect / should / forests.
Ans. We should protect our forests. - your pen? / Can / give me / you
Ans. Can you give me your pen? - on/camel/has/hump/its/a/big/back
Ans. Camel has a big hump on its back. - coloured bus/children/we saw/full of/a yellow
Ans. We saw a yellow coloured bus full of children.
Change the Tense - She helped him. (Change into simple present tense)
Ans. She helps him. - Mohan is making tea. (Change into past continuous tense)
Ans. Mohan was making tea. - Bismillah Khan has given many memorable performances. (Change into past perfect tense)
Ans. Bismillah Khan had given many memorable performances. - She took good care of her health. (Change into present perfect continuous tense)
Ans. She has been taking good care of her health. - Children are playing in the park. (Change into present perfect tense)
Ans. Children have played in the park.
Make Negative - Simran knows the answer to the questions.
Ans. Simran does not know the answer to the questions. - Anita cut her finger.
Ans. Anita did not cut her finger. - The young boy was flying a kite.
Ans. The young boy was not flying a kite. - They play football daily.
Ans. They do not play football daily.
Change into interrogative - I have taken tea.
Ans. Have you taken tea? - Einstein was celebrated as a visionary.
Ans. Was Einstein celebrated as a visionary? - She likes to dance.
Ans. Does she like to dance? - He finished his work.
Ans. Did he finish his work? - They wake up at 5 a.m. in the morning.
Ans. Do they wake up at 5 a.m. in the morning.
Combine sentences- - The train was delayed. The weather was bad. (Combine the sentences using ‘because’)
Ans. The train was delayed because the weather was bad. - He worked very hard. He could not pass the exam. (Combine the sentence using ‘but’)
Ans. He worked very hard but he could not pass the exam - He is rich. He is not happy. (Combine the sentences using ‘yet’)
Ans. He is rich yet he is not happy
Combine using ‘so—that’ – - He is very tired. He cannot work anymore.
Ans. He is so tired that he cannot work anymore. - The parcel was very heavy. I could not lift it.
Ans. The parcel was so heavy that I could not lift it.
Rewrite using ‘Unless’ in place of ‘If’ - If you don’t study regularly, you won’t learn your lessons.
Ans. Unless you study regularly, you won’t learn your lessons. - If it does not rain, the crops will fail.
Ans. Unless it rains, the crops will fail.
Change into passive voice - He eats bananas.
Ans. Bananas are eaten by him. - He is selling some toys.
Ans. Some toys are being sold by him. - Someone has stolen my laptop.
Ans. My laptop has been stolen . - The hunter killed the lion.
Ans. The lion was killed by the hunter. - Somone has cleaned the doors.
Ans. The doors have been cleaned .
Lesson 1 : The Fun They Had
- What did Margie write in her diary?
Ans. Margie wrote in her diary about the real book that Tommy had found. - What is a tele book?
Ans. A telebook is a book that can be read on screen. - What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
Ans. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers. They had large black screens on which all the
lessons were shown and questions were asked. - What had the mechanical teacher been giving to Margie?
Ans. The mechanical teacher had been giving Margie test after test in Geographhy. - What things about the book did Margie and Tommy find strange?
Ans. They found it strange that the words printed on a book stood still instead of moving the way
they did on a screen.
Lesson 2 : The Sound of Music
Part-I - How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of music?
Ans. When Evelyn went there, she was around seventeen years old. - When was Evelyn’s deafness noticed?
Ans. Evelyn’s deafness was noticed when she was eight years old. - Who helped Evelyn to continue with music?
Ans. Ron Forbes helped Evelyn to continue with music. - How did Evelyn hear music?
Ans. Evelyn heard music by sensing the notes in different parts of her body.
Part-II - Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?
Ans. Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi because it had a shrill and unpleasant sound. - How is a Shehnai different from a Pungi?
Ans. Shehnai is an improved version of pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with seven holes
on its body. - How many holes does a Shehnai have on its body?
Ans. It has seven holes on the body of the pipe.
Text Books
Short answer type questions for practice from Prose (Beehive) - Which highest civilian award in India was conferred on Bismillah Khan?
Ans. In 2001, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
Lesson 3 : The Little Girl - Who were the people in Kezia’s family?
Ans. Kezia’s family had her grandmother, mother and father. - What gift did Kezia prepare for her father?
Ans. Kezia made a pin-cushion as a birthday gift for her father. - What was the little girl’s fault when she appeared before her father?
Ans. Kezia had mistakenly torn the important papers that had her father’s great speech for the
Port Authority. She had stuffed them in the pin-cushion. - Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
Ans. Kezia was afraid of her father because he was very strict. He never expressed his love for
her.
Lesson 4 : A Truly Beautiful Mind - What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office?
Ans. Einstein called his desk drawer at the patent office “Bureau of Theoretical Physics.” - Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?
Ans. Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt to warn about the destructive effect of bomb. - In what subject was Einstein highly gifted?
Ans. Einstein was highly gifted in mathematics. - In what subject was Einstein much interested?
Ans. Einstein was interested in physics.
Lesson 5 : The Snake and the Mirror - What two important decisions did the doctor take while he was looking in the mirror?
Ans. He decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache. His second decision was that he
would always keep an attractive smile on his face. - Why did the snake leave the doctor’s arm?
Ans. The snake left the doctor’s arm because it saw its reflection in the mirror and was fascinat-
ed by it. - How did the snake change the writer’s opinion about himself?
Ans. The writer was proud of being a doctor. The snake made him humble. - What sounds did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How many times did he hear it?
Ans. The doctor thought it was the sound of rats. He heard it three times. - How did the doctor react when he encountered the snake?
Ans. He neither jumped nor cried. He sat on the chair holding his breath. His mind was active
though his body was still. - Why could the doctor not sleep in his room?
Ans. It was a hot summer night. His room had no electricity.
Lesson 6 : My Childhood - Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
Ans. Abdul Kalam’s house was on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram. - How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
Ans. Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by distributing newspapers. - How did Sivasubramania Iyer do his best to break social barriers?
Ans. Sivasubramania Iyer invited Kalam to have a meal in his house. - Who were Abdul kalam’s school friends?
Ans. Ramanandhasastry, Aravindan, and Sivaprakasan were his school friends. - What do you think Dinamani is the name of?
Ans. Dinamani is the name of a newspaper. - What characteristics does Kalam say he inherited from his parents?
Ans. He inherited humility, honesty and integrity and kindness from his parents. He was self-dis-
ciplined because of his parents’ exemplary life.
Lesson 8 : Reach for the Top
Part I - How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?
Ans. First she began to climb hills in the village. Then she took admission in Uttar Kashi’s Institute
of mountaineering. - What shows Santosh’s concern for the environment?
Ans. When Santosh returned from the Mount Everest, she had collected 500 kgs. of garbage
from the Himalayas. She wanted to keep it clean. - Why was Santosh Yadav sent to the local School?
Ans. She was sent to the local village school due to the prevailing custom in the family. - What was the achievement of Santosh Yadav?
Ans. Santosh Yadav scaled Mt. Everest twice. It was a great achievement.
Part II - Who is Maria Sharapova?
Ans. Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player.
Lesson 10 : Kathmandu - Name the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu?
Ans. The author visited the Pashupatinath temple and the Baudhnath stupa. - What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
Ans. Vikram seth compares the fifty or sixty bansuris sticking out in all the directions from the
pole of a flute seller to the porcupine’s quills. - With whom did the author visit the two temples in Kathmandu?
Ans. The author visited the two temples with Mr. Shah’s son and his nephew. - What did the two monkeys do?
Ans. They fought and chased one another around temples.
Lesson 11 : If I Were You - What was Gerrard’s profession?
Ans. Gerrard is a dramatist. - Who was the Intruder in Gerrard’s house?
Ans. The Intruder, who broke into Gerrard’s house, was a criminal. - Why does the Intruder intend to kill Gerrard?
Ans.The Intruder intended to kill Gerrard because he wanted to take his identity and escape
capture by the pol
Poem 1 – The Road Not Taken : Robert Frost - Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
Ans. The traveller finds himself at a point where two roads diverge. His problem is that he can’t
decide which road he should take. - Which of the two roads did the poet choose and why?
Ans. He chose the road that was less traveled and more challenging. - What do yellow woods represent?
Ans. The yellow woods represent the season of autumn. Yellow refers to the yellow leaves that
fall during the autumn. - What does grassy mean in the poem?
Ans. It means that the road he chose was full of grass and wasn’t stepped by anyone till now.
Summary : The poet talks of choices and the uncertainty of the future. It explores the idea
of making decisions and the impact those decisions can have on one’s life The speaker, faced with
the decision of which path to take, contemplates the consequences of each choice. The speaker
ultimately chooses the less traveled path.
Poem 2 – Wind : Subramania Bharati - How does the poet want the wind to come?
Ans. The poet wants the wind to come slowly and not to destruct anything. - What does the wind god do?
Ans. According to the poet, the wind god blows away and smashes the weak crumbling build-
ings, doors, rafters, timber, bodies, lives, and hearts.
- How does the wind become the cause of rain?
Ans. It blows the heavy dark clouds filled with water over to other areas which brings rain. - What does the wind symbolise?
Ans. The wind symbolizes power. We must have strong hearts as well as willpower to face any
troubles or hardships of life.
Summary : The poet describes the power of the wind and calls wind destructive. He links
the destructive power of the wind with the difficulties of life. He says that weak people breakdown
easily, but stronger people emerge out stronger. Also, the poem gives a very important lesson that
we should be mentally tough and physically strong in order to survive the hardships of life. How-
ever, a weak person crumbles and breakdown like an old building.
Text Books
Short answer type questions for
practice from poetry (Beehive)
Poem 3 – Rain on the Roof : Coates Kinney
- What sound do the raindrops make?
Ans. The raindrops make sound of patter on the roof. - What makes an echo in the poet’s heart?
Ans. The sound of raindrops on the roof makes an echo in the poet’s heart. - What is the single major memory that comes to the poet?
Ans. The single major memory that comes to the poet is that of his mother and her fond look. - Who are the ‘darling dreamers’ the poet refers to?
Ans. ‘Darling Dreamers’ refers to the poet and his siblings when they were children and had
sweet dreams.
Summary: The poet tries to describe how he feels on a rainy day. The poet states that whenever
it rains he starts to recall all his past memories. While lying on his bed in the cottage he listens to the
pitter-patter sound of the rain. As he listens to the sound of the rain he starts to remember his old days
when he was a little boy. He remembers his mother who is not with him now, but her memories will
always be with him.
Poem 4 – The Lake Isle of Innisfree : William Butler Yeats - Why does the poet want to go to Innisfree?
Ans. The poet wants to go to Innisfree to enjoy its natural beauty. - What kind of place is Innisfree?
Ans. Innisfree is a natural place which is full of beauty and peace. - Why does the poet want to go to Innisfree?
Ans. The poet wants to go to Innisfree to enjoy its natural beauty. - How is the city life different from the life at the Lake of Innisfree?
Ans. The poet does not like city life. The pavements are dull and grey. There is chaos all around.
But there is nature’s beauty all around in Innisfree.
Summary: The poet dreams of escaping from the busy streets of London. He remembers
Innisfree, as a perfect little island that fulfilled all his needs. The poet declares that he will arise
and go to Innisfree, where he will build a small cabin “of clay and wattles made”. He wants to live
the country life to get away from the fast life.
Poem 5 – A Legend of the Northland : Phoebe Cary - Why are the people in the Northland not able to sleep throughout the night?
Ans. The people of Northland are not able to sleep as the nights are very long and cold during
winter. - What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for?
Ans. Saint Peter asked the old lady for one of her baked cakes. - How did St. Peter punish the old lady?
Ans. St. Peter punished the old lady by changing her into a bird. - Why was Saint Peter tired and hungry?
Ans. St. Peter was returning after his lengthy journey. He had fasted and had not consumed any
food or water.
Summary : “A Legend of the Northland” is a ballad poem that tells a story about the North-
ern region near the North Pole. The poem talks about a little woman who was punished by saint
Peter for refusing to give him any one of the cakes that she had baked. In the story, Saint Peter
reaches the cottage of the little woman after travelling around the world. He was very tired and
hungry. Saint Peter asked her to give him one cake but the little woman’s greed and selfishness did
not allow her to do so.
Poem 6 – No Men Are Foreign : James Kirkup - How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
Ans. The poet suggests that all people on earth are the same as all of us breathe the same air
and live in the same ways. - What does the poet say about hating our brothers?
Ans. According to the poet, hating our brothers is hating ourselves. - When do we defile the earth?
Ans. When we take arms against each other and start a war against each other we defile the earth.
Summary: The poem “No Men are Foreign” celebrates the unity of humanity. It highlights
that every person living on this earth is like a brother or sister, and we all share a common bond.
We all have bodies and share fundamental needs like sunlight, air, water, and clothing to cover
ourselves. However, it’s saddening that we often harbor hatred and engage in conflicts with one
another. By working together, we can build a world where love and understanding prevail, and
where the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood are celebrated,
Poem 7 – On Killing a Tree : Gieve Patel - How does a tree become strong?
Ans. A tree feeds on the earth’s crust, consuming nutrients from the earth. The tree also absorbs
years of sunlight, air and water. - How does the tree heal itself?
Ans. The tree in the poem heals itself by “absorbing years of sunlight, air, water.” - How does a tree grow to its full size?
Ans. The tree grows to its full size by absorbing years of sunlight, water, and air. It slowly grows
out of the earth and sprouts leaves.
Summary: The poem “On Killing a Tree” reminds us about the importance of trees. It tells us
that trees are living beings, just like humans, and cutting them down is like harming a life. When
a tree is cut, it doesn’t die right away. It has the ability to grow back from where it was cut. To
completely destroy a tree, it needs to be uprooted, which means taking it out of the ground that
supports it. This act is like killing the tree because it can no longer survive without its roots in the
Earth. The poem wants us to understand that trees are crucial for our environment and we should
treat them with care and respect.
The poem wants us to understand that trees are crucial for our environment and we should
treat them with care and respect.
Poem 8 – A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal : William Wordsworth - What changes did the slumber bring in the poet’s feelings?
Ans. The slumber brought peace to his mind.
15.What caused the slumber of the poet?
Ans.The death of his beloved caused the slumber of the poet. - What does the poet mean by ‘spirit’ and in what state was it?
Ans. In the poem the word ‘spirit’ refers to the mind of the poet. It was in deep slumber.
Summary: The poem “A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal” is about the author’s beloved Lucy
passing away. It talks about how her death affected the author’s feelings and thoughts. After Lucy’s
death, the author’s spirit feels sealed and numb, like in a deep sleep. Before this happened, the
author didn’t really think about the harsh realities of life. He took life for granted and didn’t fully
understand its fragility. He realized that life is uncertain and precious, and he should have appre-
ciated the time he had with her. - What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair?
Ans. On his way to the fair the child sees toys, balloons of different colours, garland of gulmohur,
a swing and a snake-charmer playing a flute - When does the child realise that he has lost his way?
Ans. He realises that he has lost his way when he asks for permission to go on the roundabout
and there was no reply from his parents. - Who rescued the lost child? What did he offer to buy him?
Ans. The man in the shrine rescued the lost child. He took him to the nearest roundabout swing
and offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sheets. - What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Ans. The two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools are –
I. The people in this kingdom do all their work at night.
ii. Everything in this Kingdom cost the same – a single duddu. It doesn’t matter what or
how much one buys. - Why does the disciple decide to stay in the Kingdom of Fools?
Ans. The disciple decides to stay in the kingdom of fools because he finds everything cheap in
the Kingdom of fools. He only wants good and Cheap food. - Who became the king and the prime minister of the kingdom?
Ans. Guru became the king and his disciple take over the post of minister. - Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress?
Ans. The Happy Prince sent a ruby for the seamstress because she was very poor and could not
feed her child who was suffering from fever. - What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?
Ans. When the swallow flies over the city, it sees the stark contrast of plenty and poverty. The
beggars sitting at the gates of the rich men’s houses. - For whom does the prince send the sapphires?
Ans.The Happy Prince sends sapphires to a young girl and a writer. - What illness did Johnsy have? Who looked after her?
Ans. Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia. Her friend Sue looked after her. - Who was Behrman?
Ans. Behrman was a sixty-year-old painter whose only ambition was to paint a masterpiece.
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Short answer type questions from ‘Moments’ - What did Sue feel when she saw the last leaf on the creeper?
Ans. She was extremely worried that the leaf would fall off by morning, and if Johnsy saw that,
she would not survive - What did Zan notice one Sunday afternoon?
Ans. He saw smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling and filling the room very quickly. - Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
Ans. Lushkoff has become a beggar not by circumstance but by choice. - Why does Lushkoff agree to chop wood for Sergei?
Ans. Lushkoff agrees to chop wood for Sergei because he fears that if he doesn’t, Sergei would