9th English - Book Back Answers - Prose Unit 2

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Tamil Nadu Board 9th Standard English - Prose Unit 2: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 2: I Can't Climb Tress Anymore

Answer the following Questions

1.What was the old house built with?
       The old house was built with solid blocks of granite.

2.Does the visitor still live in the house?
       No, the visitor does not still live in the house

3. What did the visitor hide in the jackfruit tree?
       The visitor hid marbles, a book, old coins, and his grandfather's Iron Cross in the hollow part of a branch on the jackfruit tree.

4. When did the visitor actually hide the iron cross?
       The visitor actually hid the iron cross when he was a child, twenty-five years ago

A. Based on the understanding of the story, indicate either 'T' (True) or 'F' (False) against the columns.

1. The visitor had hidden a few old coins in the tree.
   True

2. The jack fruit tree was still there.
   True

3. As a boy the visitor used to swing on the turnstile.
   True

4. The visitor had sold the house.
   True

5. A girl came out of the house.
   False

6. The visitor’s grandfather used to sit on the stone bench.
   False

7. The visitor was able to remember the music of a piano.
   True

8. The visitor was able to climb the jack fruit tree.
   False

9. The purpose of the visit of the narrator was to buy his ancestral house back
   False

10. The visitor climbed over the wall easily.
   False

B. Based on your understanding of the story, answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer.

1. The story I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore highlights the importance of ________.
   b) youth

2. The house which was visited by the man____________.
   c) was slightly repaired.

3. Who said, “A blessing rests on the house where the shadow of a tree falls”?
   a) Grand mother

4. The visitor came back to the house because he ________________.
   b) was looking for his lost youth

5. The visitor gifted the _________ to the little girl.
   a) iron cross

C. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. Explain:“Blessings rest on the house where the shadow of a tree falls.”
       The quote "Blessings rest on the house where the shadow of a tree falls" means that a house with trees is considered fortunate.

2. What did the writer observe about the house?
       The writer observed that the house had undergone changes but the jackfruit tree was still there.

3. What was the local superstition about trees?
       The local superstition was that "blessings rest on the house where the shadow of a tree falls.

4. What did the visitor do with the turnstile when he was a boy?
       As a boy, the visitor used to swing on the turnstile.

5. Who is the owner of the house now?
       The little girl’s father is the owner of the house now.

6. Why did the visitor return to his old house?
       The visitor returned to his old house looking for his lost youth.

7. How did he get back the Iron Cross?
       The visitor asked the little girl if he could have the iron cross back, and she gave it to him as a gift.

8. How did the grandfather get the iron cross?
       The grandfather of the visitor obtained the Iron Cross from a German soldier during the war.

9. What did he do with the old Iron Cross?
       The visitor gave the old Iron Cross to the little girl.

10. Where had he left his childhood treasures?
       The visitor had left his childhood treasures in a hollow of the jackfruit tree.

D. Match the words in column A with the meaning in column B by drawing a line as shown.

S. No	A	B
1	Pruning	Trimming a plant
2	Chiming	Emitting a sound
3	Drenched	Soaked
4	Dizzy	Shaky
5	Prosperous	Flourishing
6	Sprightliness	Lively
7	Treasure	A collection of precious things
8	Rusty	Ancient

E. Read these shortened forms of words and write the fullform for the remaining words and complete the table given below.

won’t : will not
I’d : I had/ I would
I’ll : I will

1. you'd - you would/you had
2. they've - they have
3. he'd       - he would/he had
4. he's - he is/he has
5. wasn't - was not
6. isn't   - is not
7. doesn't - does not
8. aren't - are not
9. wouldn't - would not
10. can't    - cannot

Speaking

F. You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to Iv, after six years. You get chance to got your standard two classroom and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.

1. What would you remember?
       I would remember the happy times spent in my classroom with my friends. My place in the classroom and learn writing again in the four lines on the board etc.

2. Describe your feelings at that time.
       I was happy and proud to come back to my standard two classroom to sit on the small bench after six years with the little kids.

3. Who do you miss very badly, your friends or teachers?
       Of course friends, we cannot deny the very important role played by the teachers in shaping us into what we are today. Missing only the friends because every second of the school timings was made a memorable one by them only.

4. Share your thoughts with the class.
       I recall my memory. It is still fresh. I was too small. I used to sit in the front row. I remember the lots of sum we had to do in arithmetic.

I was good at arithmetic. So I was my teacher’s pet. My classmates were very friendly as I stood first in my class. I am proud of my friends and teachers.

Writing

G. On seeing these pictures, you would have gone down your memory lane. Write a paragraph in about 50 words describing your favourite sport when you were young.

My Favourite Sport:

Everyone has a favourite sport. My favourite sport is football. It is a fun game to watch and play. I like every sport but football is my favourite because I love to play it. All my life I have been playing football, from the backyard to high school.

Football has also provided me with a lot of memories that I can never forget. One memory is winning the Junior football trophy in high school. That is something I will never forget. Also, my family is a football family. My dad is also a football player.

H. Based on the story and your own ideas write your answers in about 80 to 100 words each.

1. Imagine yourself as the writer. Narrate the story of your visit to your ancestral house.
One day I had been to our ancestral house. The house was old but strong. I waited at the gate. A boy came and asked about me. He took me into his house. His mother was there. His father had gone on a business trip.

My eyes searched for my precious things. I had left them when we left the house. I took the boy into an inner room. I climbed up the ladder and searched in the upper shelf. I found it at last. I became very happy.
It was my grand father’s air-gun. I brought it down carefully. They were surprised to see my precious treasure. I was allowed to take it with me. I thanked them and left the place.

Tears rolled down my cheek in joy as I walked down the road as fast as I could. I will be very careful to keep it with me in remembrance of my old grandfather.

2. The man who came to the house gave the cross as a gift to the girl. Why did he do this? What do you think would have happened if he had taken back the cross with him?

The man visited his old house. The girl allowed him to enter the house. She was kind and polite. The man realized that he too was old after climbing over the wall. He lost his hope of climbing the tree to find out his treasures.

The girl climbed the tree and brought down the Iron cross. He was glad to see the dusted cross. He wanted to show his gratitude to her. So he gave it to the girl
If the writer had not given the Iron cross to the girl, he would have failed to be thankful. He might have been happy. But he would have missed the opportunity to express his kindness and love to the girl.

The girl was also happy to accept the Iron cross as an honor for her adventure. The kind act of the ran made both the giver and the receiver happy at the same time. Let us give our love to mankind with all our kinds.

I. Write a letter to your friend describing your ancestral house.

PLACE
DATE,

Dear friend,

I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to tell you about my ancestral house. It's an old, traditional house that has been in my family for generations. It's a special place filled with memories, and I love spending time there.
Take care and write back soon.

Yours sincerely,

[Your Name]

ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE
(YOUR FRIEND’S ADDRESS).

Grammar

A. Work with a partner and fill in the table with information about your locality. You may add more information, if necessary. When you finish filling the table, write a short paragraph comparing the two places.

Locality	Your Place	Your Partner’s Place
Proximity to the railway station	Krishnapuram 4km	Vallanadu 5km
Proximity to the airport	25km	20km
No. of Malls	2	1
No. of temples	5	3
Important Heritage Centres	2	1
Sea, lakes, rivers or ponds	Sea – 30km Lakes – 3 River - 1	Sea – 30km Lakes – 5 River - 1
Traffic	Roadway / Railways	Roadways

B. Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er, more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.

1. Healthy, wholesome, calorific
Answer Key:
a. Fresh food is healthier than junk food.
b. Fresh food is more wholesome than junk food
c. Fresh food is more calorific than junk food

2. Eco – friendly economical, safer
Answer Key:
a. Cycling is more eco – friendly than motorcycling
b. Cycling is more economical than motorcycling
c. Cycling is safer than motorcycling

3. Educational, interesting, trendy
Answer Key:
a. A mobile phone is more educational than a radio
b. A mobile phone is more interesting than a radio
c. A mobile phone is trendier than radio

4. Safe, comfort table, quick
Answer Key:
a. Train journey is safer than bus journey
b. Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey,
c. Train journey is quicker than bus journey

5. Cozy, costly, sturdy
Answer Key:
a. A sofa is cozier than a chair
b. A sofa is costlier than a chair
c. A sofa is sturdier than a chair

C. Look at the bar-graph. Write five sentences using the appropriate degrees of comparison.

Answer Key:

1. Bungee jumping is the most popular adventure sports in 2017
2. Paragliding is as popular as surfing in 2017.
3. Rock climbing in 2017 is as popular as paragliding and surfing in 2001.
4. Surfing is the least popular adventure sort in the year 2017.
5. In the year 2017 Bungee jumping is as popular as Rafting.