MP Board Class 9 English Bridge Course Unit1 Family

MP Board Class 9 English Bridge Course Unit1 Family :

Unit 1 Family

Activity 1: Oral Questions and Dictation

Answer the following questions orally and write them down as dictation:

  1. How many people are in your family? List their names.
    Answer: There are four people in my family: Anil, Priya, Rohan, and Meera.
  2. What does your father or mother do?
    Answer: My father is a teacher, and my mother is a nurse.
  3. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
    Answer: Yes, I have one brother named Rohan.
  4. Do your uncle, aunt, or grandparents live with you?
    Answer: No, my uncle, aunt, and grandparents do not live with us.

Activity 2: Reading Comprehension

Read the following passage:

A family in Karnataka has 180 people. They need around 1,200 rotis every day. They use 20 kg of wheat flour to make rotis. The family spends Rs. 40,000 on clothes every year. The tailors need a tractor to carry the clothes.

Fill in the blanks:

  1. A family in Karnataka has 180 people.
  2. They need 1,200 rotis every day.
  3. They use 20 kg of wheat flour to make rotis.
  4. The family spends Rs. 40,000 for clothes.
  5. The tailors need a tractor to carry clothes.

Activity 3: Sentence Completion

Complete the following sentences about your own family:

  1. There are four people in my family.
  2. My father is a teacher.
  3. My mother is a nurse.
  4. We eat rice and vegetables for food.
  5. My grandparents live in a village.

Activity 4: Poem Comprehension

Read the following poem:

A family is a place
Full of laughter and tears.
A family is a place
Full of love and memories.

Fill in the blanks:

  1. A family is full of laughter and tears.
  2. A family is full of love and memories.

Activity 5: Matching Emotions

Match the following words for emotions with the correct pictures:

  1. Happy
  2. Sad
  3. Angry
  4. Scared
  5. Surprised
    Note: As no pictures are provided, students should match the emotions to corresponding images in the handbook.

Activity 6: Story Comprehension

Read the following story:

A jackal family lived in a forest. One day, a lion came near their den. The father jackal saw the lion and said in a loud voice, “Why are our children crying?” The mother jackal replied, “Oh dear! Our children want to eat a lion.” The lion heard this, got scared, and ran away.

Answer the following questions in one word or one sentence:

  1. Where did the jackal family live? Forest
  2. What came near their den? Lion
  3. What did the father jackal say? “Why are our children crying?”
  4. What did the mother jackal reply? “Oh dear! Our children want to eat a lion.”
  5. What did the lion do? Ran away

Activity 7: Punctuation Practice

Rewrite the following sentences using correct capital letters and full stops:

  1. A jackal family lived in a forest.
  2. One day a lion came near their den.
  3. Father jackal spoke loudly.
  4. Mother jackal replied.
  5. The lion ran away.

Activity 8: Storytelling

Do you know any stories about animals? Work in pairs and narrate a story to the rest of your class.
Example Answer: One story is about a clever fox who tricked a crow into dropping its food by flattering it. We will share this story with the class.

Vocabulary Table

English WordHindi TranslationEnglish WordHindi Translation
FamilyपरिवारOwnस्वतः
Answerउत्तरEatभोजन करना
AnyकोईPlaceस्थान
Uncleचाचा / मामाFullपूरा / संपूर्ण
Auntyचाची / मौसीLaughterहंसी / प्रसन्नता
Grandparentsदादा / दादी, नाना / नानीTearsदुख / उदासी / आंसू
Withके साथLoveप्यार / प्रेम
PeopleलोगMemoriesयादें
Needआवश्यकताHappyखुश
AroundलगभगSadउदास
UseउपयोगAngryगुस्से में
WheatगेहूंScaredडरा हुआ
FlourआटाSurprisedआश्चर्यचकित
MakeबनानाForestजंगल
Clothesकपड़ेLionशेर
Forलिए / बाबतNearसमीप
Yearवर्षDenगुफा
Tailorदर्जीLoudतेज
Tractorट्रैक्टरVoiceआवाज
Carryले जानाOurहमारे
Completeपूरा करनाChildrenबच्चे
Cryingरो रहेRepliedजवाब देना
Dearप्रियWantचाहना / इच्छा करना
Heardसुना

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