ENGLISH
CLASS IX
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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CHP NO |
TOPICS |
PAGE NO |
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1 |
Voice
of God |
3 |
|
2 |
The Wise Caliph |
4-5 |
|
3 |
Poem Little Thing |
6 |
|
4 |
From A Railway
Carriage |
7 |
|
5 |
A Nations Strength |
8-9 |
|
6 |
Beautiful Hands |
10 |
|
7 |
Professions A Teaching |
11 |
|
8 |
Fishing |
12-13 |
|
9 |
A Visit |
14 |
|
10 |
King
Faisal |
15-16 |
|
11 |
Dignity Of Work |
17-18 |
|
12 |
The Hands That
Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World |
19-21 |
|
13 |
Speak Gently |
22 |
|
14 |
A Village Fair |
23-24 |
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15 |
Shopping |
25-26 |
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15 |
King Bruce And The Spider |
27 |
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16 |
An African Village |
28-29 |
The Voice of God
Reference:
Name of Poem: The Voice of God
Name of Poetry: Loves I
Newman
Central Idea:
In this poem the poet tells us that God is everywhere and nearness
to God cannot be achieved by climbing the highest steeple. The best way to
achieve nearness to God is to serve the suffering humanity.
QUESTION / ANSWER
Q1. Why did the poet climb the highest steeple?
Ans. The poet climbed the highest steeple
to hear the voice of God.
Q2. Why did God fell him to go down?
Ans. The God told him to go down because he lives
amongst the people.
Q3. Write the massage of the peom? ‘The voice of
God’
Ans. The massage we get
from this poem is that the bast way to achieve nearness to God is serve the
suffering humanity.
‘Service of people is the service of God.’
Fill
In The Blank
1.
The
tallest part of the religious building is called Steeple
2.
God
decided that Go down again.
3.
Dwelt
means to lives.
4.
Loves
I Newman was an English poet.
5.
The
liner “I well among the people,” I mean God.
The Wise Caliph
Question/Answer
Q1. What was caliph Harpoon-urn-Rashid known and respected for?
Ans. Caliph Harpoon-urn-Rashid was known
and respected for his justice and wisdom.
Q2. Why did he go through the streets of Baghdad at night?
Ans. At night, caliph Harpoon-urn-Rashid
used to disguises himself as a conmen man and go through the streets of Baghdad
in order to gain the first hand knowledge of problems and difficulties of
common people.
Q3. What did the Quiz say to the caliph?
Ans. The Quiz approached the caliph and
said that he had brought before him a dispute, which Quiz believed would be
settled with the help of knowledge and wisdom of the caliph.
Q4. What was the dispute between the rich man and beggar?
Ans. The dispute between the beggar and
the rich man was they both were fighting over a beautiful white horse and each
of them claimed.
Q5. What did the rich man tell the caliph?
Ans. The Richman told the caliph that
when he was riding to the city gate he saw the beggar lambing ahead of him. The
beggar asked for a ride. The Richman felt sorry for the beggar and gave him a
lift, but when they reached the city gate the beggar refused to gout down and
claimed that the horse belonged to him.
Q6. What did the beggar tell the Caliph?
Ans. The beggar told the caliph that when
he was riding up to the city gate he saw the rich man walking along the road.
The rich man stopped him and requested him to lend him his horse. Being the
stranger the beggar refused to give his horse. But he stilled asked the rich
man to ride along with him when they reached the city gate the rich man refused
to dismount and claimed that the belonged to him.
Q7. How did the caliph solved the case?
Ans. The Caliph solved the case by asked
both the beggar and the rich man to touch the horse one by one. When then the
beggar touched the horse it winced with displeasure. But when the rich man touched
the horse is snorted and neighed with pleasure thus, the caliph knew at once
that the horse belonged to the rich man.
Q8. Who was liar?
Ans. The beggar was proved to be a liar
and wicked person.
Q9. What did the rich man do for the beggar?
Ans. The rich man readily for gave and
felt pity for him and gave him a hand full of gold coins.
Poem
Little Thing
Reference:
Name of the poem: Little Thing
Name of the poet: Julia Carney
Central Idea:
In the poem the poetess conveys
us the message that everything in this world little love, kindness, honesty
and sympathy has its important. Nothing in the world should be considered as
less important.
Question/Answer
Q1. What is an Eden? How can we make our world an Eden?
Ans. Eden means the garden of paradise.
We can make our world an Eden by giving importance to the little things such as
love respect, honors, kindness, honesty and sympathy.
Q2. Why
are little thing important?
Ans. We should not ignore little things. They are of great importance;
often little things in life indicate big changes. Everything as its worth and
significances.
Q3. How do little deeds of kindness make our life happy?
Ans. Little deeds of kindness is a
blessing of God. We can win the hearts of others by kind and loving words. We
can gain everlasting joy. When we help the needy and poor people. To bring joy
in their lives, we may become source of happiness to them.
Fill In The
Blank
1.
Little
thing has been written by in American
poetess Julia Carney.
2.
Eden is the garden of paradise.
3.
Little
drops of water make a mighty ocean.
4.
Little
deeds of kindness and little
words of love make our world
an Eden.
5.
Little
grains of sand make a
pleasant land.
6.
Mighty
means powerful.
From A Railway Carriage
Reference:
Name of the poem: From a Railway
Carriage.
Name of the
poet: Robert Louis Stevenson.
Central Idea: In this poem the poet says that
beautiful scenes of the nature should not in any way affect the life of a hard
working person and he should not waste his time.
Question /Answer:
Q1. What did the poet see from the railway carriage?
Ans. The poet saw hoarse, cattle’s,
ditches, hills, bridges, railway station and a tramp from the railway carriage.
Q2. What pleasures did the railway journey give to the poet?
Ans. The railway journey gave immense
pleasures to the poet and he enjoyed the beauty of the nature very much.
Q3. What massage do we get from this poem?
Ans. The massage we get from this poem is
that a person should not waste his time after the beauty of nature, as this is
the age of speed and a person who is slow is left behind.
Q4. Who is tramp? What was he doing when the railway carriage
passed by?
Ans. A tramp is a homeless person wanders
places to place aimlessly. He was standing and gazing every passes by at the
railway station.
Fill In The Blank
1.
This
poem is written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
2.
Robert
Louis Stevenson was an Scottish poet.
3.
The child was gathering brambles.
4.
Daisy is a kind of
wild flower.
5.
Charging
along like troops in a
battle.
6.
Meadow a grassy field.
7.
The
houses and cattle’s were on grassy
field.
8.
Faster
than furies, faster than witches, in this line withes are wicked old woman.
A Nations Strength
Reference:
Name of the poem: A Nation
Strength
Name of the poty: Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Central Idea:
In this poem the poet says that richness and wealth is not the
strength of a nation. It is only man who builds a nation strong on the
foundation of lasting virtue.
Question/Answer
Q1. Why the people are called the strength of the nation?
Ans. The people of the country are called
the strength of a nation because they have a high moral character. They are
selfless, patriot and responsible citizens. They work hard day and night for
the progress and welfare of their beloved country. These men of character
achieve greatness for their nation through sacrifice, dedication and honest
deeds.
Q2. What kind of men can lift their country to the sky?
OR
What kinds of people are needed
to raise the dignity of our nation?
Ans. The brave men having a high moral
character build their nation on foundation of lasting virtue. They work hard
and give every sacrifice for the country. The purist and devoted men suffer
every sort of trouble and hardship and make their sincere efforts for the glory
of their country. Only the bold and selfless men can lift their country to the
sky.
Q3. What message do we get form this poem?
Ans. The poet has described us that
wealth never raises the nation higher. Only brave men can make their nation
great and strong by working hard and giving sacrifices for their nation.
Q4. Write three lines on character?
Ans. Character is the sum of distinctive
characteristics of an individual. It is also moral excellence and firmness.
Character shows the traits and disposition of an individual.
Fill In the Blank
1.
This
poem is written by an American poet
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
2.
Not
gold but only men can make a nation great and strong, here gold means wealth.
3.
Brave men who work
while other sleep.
4.
In
the poem ‘A Nation Strength’, the poet tells the importance of men of high character.
5.
Lift them the sky means make their nation famous.
Beautiful Hands
Reference:
Name of the
poem: Beautiful Hands.
Name of the poet: Ellen M.H Gates.
Central Idea:
In this poem the poetess says that mother’s hands are a symbol of
love, peace, affection and sacrifice. Mother spends her whole life in
upbringing her children and finds happiness in securing their life.
Question/Answer:
Q1. Whose hands
are praised in the poem Beautiful Hands?
Ans. In the poem Beautiful Hands the
poetess praised the hands of her mother. She calls them the most beautiful
hands of the world. She praises the hands for their spiritual beauty.
Q2. Why does
the poetess praised the mother hands?
Ans. The poetess praises mother’s hands
because there hand work hard to comfort the child. The praise is for mother’s
spirit to make her children happy.
Q3. What does
the poetess mean by the words these hands must fold be?
Ans. These words mean that the death of
her mother is near to come. She is showing her grief because soon her mother
would be under the Layer of daisies with folded hands in the state of being
submission and humility.
Q4. What
rewards for her mother does the poet think of?
Ans. The poetess is full confident that
her mother will go to paradise after death. She will be young again these. She
will clasp her mother’s hands in the paradise.
Fill in the
Blank:
1.
Beautiful
hands have been written by the poetess Ellen
M.H. Gates.
2.
Ellen
M.H Gate was an American poetess.
3.
The
poetess in this poem is praising the mother’s
hands.
4.
Palm
of victory means an award for the
victoridus.
5.
Wrinkled
hands referred to the hands of an old
person.
6.
Alas,
show the expression of sorrow.
7.
And
where the old are young again this line refers to the Heaven.
Professions
A Teaching
Question/Answer
Q1. What does Akhund means?
Ans. Akhund is a sindh word which means
“The Teacher.” It is derived from a Persian word khaddar which means “To Read”.
It is the best word to express the teacher’s dignity and status.
Q2. How does the teacher fulfills the Gods command?
Ans. The teacher fulfills Gods command by
reading and gaining knowledge which is according to the first word of
revelation (Wahl) which says to read and gain knowledge about the whole
universe.
Q3. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
Ans. A good teacher must possess the
following qualities.
1. She/he loves and appreciates the profession.
2. The teacher must prefer the welfare and progress of his students and keep
their interest in the first place.
3. The teacher speaks of the wonders of the natures with reverence to the
divine decree.
4. A good teacher must have thirst for knowledge.
5. They ponder over sacred writing which tells us the meaning of life and the
way of living it.
6. A good teacher always seeks the truth practices what he preaches.
Q4. Why the people of the east have a high regard for the teacher?
Ans. The people of the east have a high
regard for the teachers because a teacher is considered as a spiritual guide
for them. A teacher fulfills God command or reads Gods words and also act upon
them.
Fishing
Question/Answer
Q1. Why is fishing important for us?
Ans. Fishing is important for us because
it is a source of our food and thousands of people are engaged in fish
catching, which is their means of income. Foreign exchange is also earned by
exporting them.
Q2. What are different modes of fishing?
Ans. There are two types of fishing.
1. Fresh water fishing (Inland Fishing)
2. Marine fishing (Sea Fishing)
Q3. Define fresh water fishing?
Ans. Fresh water fishes are caught from
rivers, streams, canals and ponds with the help of nets of various sizes.
Q4. How is Marine fishing done?
Ans. Marine fishing is done in the open
sea with the help of boats of all sizes. It is done only in the fishing season.
When the sea is not rough.
Q5. Where is Marine fishing done?
Ans. Marine fishing is done in Pakistan
in the Arabian Sea along the coast of Pakistan.
Q6. Where is Marine fishing done in Pakistan?
Ans. Marine fishing is done in Pakistan
in the Arabian Sea along the west of Pakistan.
Q7. What are the dangers of marine fishing?
Ans. In fishing season, boats of all
sizes go out, face the dangers of the sea and catch fish sometimes the weather
turns rough without any warming.
Fill In The Blank
1.
About
three-fourths of our earth is
covered with water.
2.
The river and oceans of the world are full of fishes.
3.
These
fishes are an important source of our food
and millions of people are engaged in catching fish.
4.
The
fisherman of Pakistan also engaged in both kinds of fishing inland or freshwater fishing and sea
or marine fishing.
5.
Freshwater
fish are caught from rivers, streams,
canals, lakes and ponds.
6.
Marine
fishing is done in the Arabian Sea along
the cost.
7.
The government
is now taking keen interest in imploring and modernizing the fish industry.
8.
A
fisheries training institute and a fisheries technological laboratory have also
been established at Karachi.
9.
The
fish caught from water usually small by taster.
10.
The
government is taking interest in fishing
A Visit
Question/answer
Q1. What are Mr.Ahmeds students excited?
Ans. Mr.Ahmeds students were excited
because their headmaster had allowed them to go for a picnic of a “Model Agricultural
Farm”.
Q2. What surprised the boys when they reached the model farms?
Ans. When the boys reached the model farm
they were surprised to see that all the work on the farm was done with the help
of machines and the fruit and vegetable which were out of season were also grow
there.
Q3. Name the machines working in the wheat fields?
Ans. The machine working in the wheat
field was combine and thresher.
Q4. How is the working done on the model farm?
Ans. The whole process of ploughing, seeding,
harvesting and threshing of the corn is done with the help of machine on the
model farm.
Q5. What does thresher do?
Ans. Thresher is a kind of machines which
separates the grain from the chaff from one end of the machine falls a golden
grain of sweet smelling wheat, while chaff flies out at the other.
Q6. What is the average produce from on ordinary farm?
Ans. The average produce from an ordinary
farm is 15-20 quintals per hectare.
Q7. What is the average produce on a model from?
Ans. A model farm produces go to quintals
per hectares.
Q8. What is Combine?
Ans. Combine is a machine working in the
vast wheat fields. It cut the crop and tied it into sheaves. With one sweep, it
seemed to eat up a large area of the golden crop which came out tied into a
bundle at the other end.
Q9. What would the Model Agriculture from use to milk the animal?
What would modern machinery make from milk?
Ans. The Model Agriculture from would use
an elective milkier to milk the animals. Modern machinery would make cream and
butter and preserve the milk.
Q10. Different between model farm and an ordinary farm?
Ans. ORDINARY FARM.
1. On an ordinary farm manual help is used.
2. An ordinary farm grows fruits and vegetables according to the season.
MODEL FARM
1. On a model farm machine are used.
2. Model farm can also grow fruits and vegetable which are out of season.
Q11. What is combine?
Ans. Combine is a machine working in the vest wheat
fields. It cut the crop and tied it into sheaves with one sweep it seemed to
eat up a large area of the golden crop which come out tied into a bundle at the
other end.
Q12. What would the model Agriculture farm use to milk the animal?
What would modern machinery make from milk?
Ans. The model Agriculture farm would use
an electric milkier to milk the animals. Modern machinery would make cream and
butter and preserve the milk.
Fill in the Blank
1.
Mr.
Hassan was the manager of the Model
Agricultural Farm.
2.
The Combine was a huge machine that
cut and tied the crops.
3.
An Electric milkier would milk the
animals in the dairy.
4.
The Teacher separated the grains
from the chaff.
5.
The
trunk of mango tree was washed with lime.
6.
The
wheat then went in to thrasher which
separates the grain from the chaff.
7.
He
offered the boys fresh tomatoes and
cucumber.
8.
Mr. Hassan received them
at the gate and showed them around.
9.
Combine working vast
wheat field.
10.
With
an sweet is seemed to eat.
King Faisal
Question/Answer:
Q1. Who was King Faisal? What do you know about the early life of
King Faisal?
Ans. King Faisal was the second son of King
Abdul Aziz Ibn-e-Saud of Saudi Arabia. He was born in 1907. He received his
early and religious education from his maternal grandfather Sheikh Abdullah bin
Abdul Latif. He became a governor of Hejaz and after the death of his elder
brother; he was chosen king by the Saudi council of Minister.
Q2. When was King Faisal made the king of Saudi Arabia?
Ans. In 1964, Faisal was selected by the
council of Minister as the king of Saudi Arabia.
Q3. How did King Faisal develop his country?
Ans. Kings Faisal spent a lot of money on
the development of his country. He made many efforts and established mills and
factories which made a great progress. He irrigated vast areas of the desert
and new lands were cultivated. He opened many universities and school where
education was free. He also spread a network of hospital and dispensaries all
over his vast kingdom.
Q4. What importance did King Faisal give to education?
Ans. King Faisal recognized education to
be very important for the progress of his country and people. He opened many
schools where education was free. He also opened several universities where
students were not only given free education but also awarded stipends to meet
their other needs as well.
Q5. What did King Faisal do for the Arab in the war against Israel?
Ans. King Faisal strengthened the Arabs
and made every possible effort to get back the Arab territories under illegal occupation
of Israel.
Q6. Why was King Faisal against Israel state?
Ans. King Faisal was against the state of
Israel because of its enmity towards the Arab and also because they set Al-Aqua
Mosque in fire.
Q7. How did King Faisal die?
Ans. King Faisal died in an assault by
his wicked nephew on 15th March 1975.
Q8. How did Muslim feel over his death?
Ans. The Muslims all over the world
mourned at his death and people of Pakistan in particular, felt deep grief at
this sad news. With his death, not only Saudi Arabia but also the whole Muslim world
has lost a sincere and bold leader.
Q9. What was King Faisal’s desire?
Ans. His desire was to bring Muslim Ummah
together. He wanted to make Muslim conscious of the need for brotherhood can
never be for gotten.
Q10. What were the feelings of King Faisal about Pakistan?
Ans. King Faisal was a sincere friend and
well wisher of the people of Pakistan. He showed his sincerity on several
occasions by providing all types of moral and material support.
Fill in the Blank
1.
King
Faisal was born in 1907 A.D.
2.
He
was the second son of the King Abdul Aziz Ibu-e-Saudi.
3.
He
was made the crown prince and
prime minister in 1958.
4.
King
Faisal spread a network of hospitals all
over his vast kingdom.
5.
King
Faisal provided facilities to pilgrims.
6.
He strengthened
the Arab in their war against.
7.
King
Faisal rolled his country wisely and
justly.
8.
In
Saudi Arabia education was made free in
his rule.
9.
This
great king was killed in an assault by
his wicked.
10.
King
Faisal was died on 25th
March 1975.
Dignity Of Work
Question/Answer
Q1.Why did
Akhtar not answer his mother? What reason did he give to his uncle for being
angry?
Ans. Akhtar did not answer his mother
because he was angry and tired. Akhkar told his uncle that they were having the
social service work at school. They had to do the work of servants. The teacher
made Akhtar to dust the cupboard and desks.
Q2. Who was Mr.
Inayat?
Ans. Mr. Inayat was Akhtars uncle. He
told the children interesting stories about different part of the world. But on
the particular day, he told them about dignity of work with our hands.
Q3. What do you
know about dignity of work?
Ans. Real dignity lies in doing some
reasonable work with own hands. Greatness of men stands in the wining of work.
We should not feel shame or disgrace in doing work of daily life. So we realize
that by doing work our own hand makes us honorable and enables us to face the
hardships of life.
Q4. What
example did our Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) set about dignity of work?
Ans. The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) loved
doing his work for himself hands for others with his own hand. We learned a
number of good acts from the life of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H). He repaired
his own, shoes, washed his clothes and swept his room. He never felt ashamed of
doing his work. He proudly joined his companions in digging the ditch during
the battle of khaddar.
Q5. Were the
companions of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) like him?
Ans. Yes, the companions of the Holy
Prophet (P.B.U.H) were like him. They were the complete sheikh of the Holy
Prophet (P.B.U.H) personality and loved doing work with their own hands.
Q6. What did
Hazrat Abu Baker do?
Ans. Hazrat Abu Baker not only did his
own work but also fetched water for the widows and neighbors who were very old
and had no one to work for them.
Q7. What did
Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Fatima visually do?
Ans. HAZART ALI
Hazrat Ali worked in the garden of a Jew and gave all his wages in
charity to the poor people
2. HAZRAT FATIMA
Hazrat Fatima used to fetch water,
grind the corn and swept the houses.
Q8. How did the
famous Muslim rules set the example of dignity of work?
Ans. Sultan Nisar-ud- din earned his
living by making caps, although he could take money from the emperor’s
treasury. Emperor Aurangzeb also earned his living by transcribing the Holy
Quran.
Q9.Why does
everyone do in China?
OR
What has made China a fast
progressing nation?
Ans. In China everyone has to spend some
time each you, working in the fields or in a factory. Even the Prime minister
and his wife do this work. They believe that all ought to work and, no wonder,
they are making such quick progress.
Fill in the Blank
1.
Akhtar
was feeling cross and looked untidy.
2.
The
teacher made Akhtar dust the cupboard
and the desk.
3.
In
china everyone has to spend some time working in the field or factory.
4.
The
headmaster cleaned the bathroom.
5.
Our prophet loved doing
work for himself and for other.
6.
Is
the sweeper no a human being.
7.
Hazrat
Omar once carried on his shoulder a large sack of flour for a needy family.
8.
Hazrat
Ali labored in the garden of Jew.
9.
Caliph
Mumu-urn-Rashid served not only himself but also his guests.
10.
Emperor
Aurangzeb by transcribing the Holy
Quran.
Teaching (Short Note)
A teacher is one who can read what he writes on the human heart
A teacher is a reader par
excellence, one who fulfills Gods command expressed in the first word of the
revelation (Wahi) which says “Read”. The
teacher is one who knows how to read Gods words be it written on the human
heart or the Holy Book or in nature.
Quality of good teachers is
thirst for knowledge. Before teaching others to read, they must themselves know
how to read. The best teacher is always those who remain students forever. They
are humble enough to learn from any and everyone, even those younger or less
gifted than themselves.
A very important quality of
a teacher is that he or she not only strives to know white is true, good and
beautiful, but also seeks to incorporate these in the life. They practice what
they preach.
King Faisal (Short Note)
The late King Faisal of Saudi
Arabia was born in 1907, and was the second son, of King Abdul Aziz Ibanez
Saud. He received religious education from his maternal grandfather Sheikh
Abdullah bin Abdul Latif. He was made Governor of Hijaz, when he was only twenty.
Faisal was made the Crown Prince
and prime minister in 1958. Saudi Arabia was in serious difficulties at that
time. Faisal used his wisdom and intelligence to overcome these difficulties.
His elder brother King Saud fell seriously ill in 1964, and Faisal was chosen
as the king by the Council of Ministers.
The
main source of income for Saudi Arabia is mineral oil, and he made every effect
to increase its production. Faisal considered education very important for the
progress of his people. He opened many schools where education is free for all.
He had a strong wish to unite the Muslims of the world and did his best to
being the Muslims living in different confide together.
Speak Gently
Reference:
Name of the Poem: Speak Gently
Name of the Poet: Anonymous
Central Idea:
In this
poem, the poet says that love is a heavenly quality. Through love and kind
words we can win the hearts of all and bring peace and joy to the world.
Question/ Answer:
Q1. What does the poem “Speak Gently” tell you?
OR
What does the poet advice us?
Ans. The poet advises us that we should
speak gently as it is a noble quality which will bring peace and eternal joy to
this world. We can also make a special place in the hearts of other people by
the quality of politeness and gentleness which will bring joy and relief after
death.
Q2. Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to the children?
Ans. We should speak gently to the
children so that can also speak gently. We can get their love only by speaking
gently.
Q3. Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to old people?
Ans. We should speak gently to old people
because they are going to die soon. If we speak gently to them, they will be
happy and die in peace.
Fill in the Blank:
1. Anonymous means unknown.
2. The word
gently means softly and kindly.
3. We should
not use harsh words with
people.
4. Harsh means
to be cruel.
5. We should
speak kindly to the old people because they will leave the world shortly.
6. We may win the love of children by
speaking gently.
The Hands That
Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World
Reference
Name of the poem: The hand that rocks
the cradle the hand that rule the world.
Name of the poet: William
Rose Wallace
Central Idea:
In
this poem, the poet says that mother’s hands play a very important role in the
upbringing of her children. The poet is also praising the blessed hands of the
mother and is also giving all the credit, for great achievements, to the
mothers of this world.
Question/
Answer:
Q1. What does the poet compare the mother hand to the rainbow?
Ans. The poet compares the mother hands
to a rainbow because a rainbow is the sign which tells us that the storm had
passed and the trouble is over likewise mothers hands bring love, honor, peace
and prosperity for her child by which one gets the strength and ability.
Q2. Explain how does the poet give credits to mother for all the great achievements?
Ans. The poet implores the mother to inspire her child to worship god with
heart and south. It is the mother who moulds the character of children.
Q3. What does the poet say that prayers of mothers on the earth
mingle with the prayers of angles in Heaven?
Ans. Prayers of mothers can turn this world
into heaven and for this angles also praise the services of mothers. So the
poet says that the prayers said on the earth by mothers mingle with those said
in heaven by the angels.
Fill in the Blank
1.
Blessing
on the hands of woman.
2.
Hovel is the living place for poor
people.
3.
Infancy is the tender
fountain.
4.
Natal surd means the land
where the person is born.
5.
Father
sons and daughter cry, here the word cry means pray.
6.
This
poem is written by William Rose
Wallace.
A Village Fair
Question/Answer
Q1. Why was the village decorated?
Ans. The village was decorated with
colorful buntings and flags because the people were celebrating their annual
village fair.
Q2. What kinds
of shops had been set up for village fair?
Ans. Different kinds of shops had been
set up for the village fair. All types of goods from handkerchief to farming
tools were being sold in the shops. These shops were the special facility for
this fair.
Q3. What were the different
entertainments for the children?
Ans. There were different kinds of entertainments for the children. In the
village fair such as monkey man performing tricks on monkey, conjurers,
jugglers, acrobats etc gave great joy to the children.
Q4. How did the
jugglers entertain the people?
Ans. The jugglers entertained the people by juggle with seven balls, at
a time, without dropping any of them. It was a great game of practice and
skill.
Q5. How did the conjurer
perform his trick?
Ans. The conjurer took Bill handkerchief and tore it into pieces when he
returned it to him. Bill was astonished to see it undamaged.
Q6. What was
the special announcement?
Ans. The special announcement was about the horse race.
Q7. What is
Tent Pegging?
Ans. Tent pegging is another popular sport played in the village in
which wooden pegs are fixed in the ground. The riders have to pull them out
with their lances. The entire action has got to be performed with lightening
speed. The gallant victorious rides march round the field.
Q8. What made the dogs run in
the dog race?
Ans. The temptation of the hare (rabbit) running ahead of dogs, made the
dogs, to run in the race. But it reached the mark safely and vanished under
cover just when the dogs were about to come near to it.
Q9. What are
temporary shops?
Ans. Temporary shops are those shops which are set up for a limited
time.
Q10. What sort of benefits did
the village people get from the village fair?
Ans. As it was the only occasion for the village people that they could
not only enjoy the annual fair but also aril the chance of buying and selling
of utility goods.
Fill in the Blank:
1.
Bilal decided to spend summer vacation
with zubair.
2.
The
village was decorated with buntings
and colorful flags
3.
Eight drummers were beating their drums.
4.
Mast
of the shops were temporary
5.
Women
were interested in house hold goods.
6.
Restaurants were playing
popular music and were serving delicious.
7.
Conjurers, Jugglers and acrobat
gave great joy to the children
8.
A
fight was going between bear
and three fierce dogs.
9.
Monkey was imitating
on angry husband.
10.
The
riders took their position the whistle blew and the horses gaped.
Shopping
Question/Answer
Q1. Why did mother ask Najma and Ajmal to get to get ready after
breakfast?
Ans. The mother asked Najma and Ajmal to
go with her for shopping?
Q2. Why did mother ask Najma and Ajmal to go with her for shopping?
Ans. Mother asked Najma and Ajmal to go
with has for shopping because tjheir father was not at home and as it was the
beginning of the month they had run out of groceries and other provisions
Q3. Where did mother and children go first for the shopping?
Ans. Mother and children first went to the mutton market.
Q4. What is the difference between beef and mutton?
Ans. The difference between beef and
mutton is beef is the meat of cows and calve. Mutton is the meat of goats and
sheep.
Q5. When do we use meter, kilogram and liter?
Ans. Meter. We use meter for
measuring clothes or distance.
Kilogram. Kilogram is used for
measuring mass or weight.
Liter. Liter is used for weighing liquids like milk, juice etc.
Q6. What did the mother ask the children to do when they reached
them?
Ans. When they reached home mother asked
najma to fold and iron the clothes and told ajmal to polish own and his
sister’s shoes.
Q7. Why
were Najma and Ajmal excited?
Ans. Najma and Ajmal were excited because they were going to the shopping
for the first time. The idea of learning new and interesting things made them
excited.
Q8. What did mother tell the children about the disadvantages of polythene
bags?
OR
Why are polythene bags replaced by paper bags?
Ans. Mother told the children that
now-a-days instead of polythene bags the paper bags are being used all over the
world. Polythene bags black the sewerage pipes. When the drams are choked the
dirty water spills all over.
Fill in the Blank
1.
Beef is the meat of cows and calves.
2.
Kilometer is used for
long distance.
3.
Mother
paid fifteen rupees to taxi
driver.
4.
Najam
and Ajmal were excited because they were going for shopping.
King Bruce And
The Spider
Reference.
Name of the poem: King Bruce and
the spider.
Name of the poet: Eliza Cook
Central Idea:
In this poem,
the poetess says that one should not be dishearten at the first failure. A
person should keep on trying again and again. A time will surely come when he
will be crowned with success.
Question/Answer
Q1. Who was King Bruce?
Ans. King Bruce was the king of Scotland.
He fought a war six times but failed every time. When he saw the successive
attempts of the spider who was trying to reach its, home he got encourage mint
and succeeded in his next attempt.
Q2. What is the most of the
poem / What lesson did the king from
the spider/
What do we learn from this poem?
Ans. The lesson or the message which the
king learnt from the spider or we get from this poem is that a person should
not be discouraged at the first failure but should try again and again until
the success come to him.
Fill in the Blank
1.
Eliza
cook was an English poet.
2.
Monarch
means king.
3.
The
word native cot means own home.
4.
Pondered means to think/
through.
5.
Low despair means
downhearted.
6.
Utter
means to speak.
7.
To
mount means to climb.
An African Village
Question/Answer
Q1. How many independent countries are there in Africa?
Ans. Africe is the second largest continent and it consists of more than
thirty five independent countries.
Q2. Where is Nigeria?
Ans. Nigeria is the largest country of west Africa and is the most
populated area of the Africa countries.
Q3. What types of country is
Nigeria?
Ans. Nigeria is mainly an agricultural country and must of its
inhabitants are farmers who lived in the village. Greater part of Nigeria is
covered with a dance forest.
Q4. What is the bush area made
up of?
Ans. Bush area usually consists of scattered trees with heavy
undergrowth in the form of thick bushes and grass.
Q5. Where do most Nigerian
farmers live?
Ana. Nigerian farmers live in the village which consists of dozens of
huts separated from one another by cultivated patches of land. There are no
streets or lanes.
Q6. What are
their food crops and cash crops?
Ans. The food crops of Nigeria are plantain, potatoes, yams, ground nuts
and pepper. While the cash crops are oil palm and cocoa.
Q7. Who tends
the food crops and cash crops?
Ans. Usually, woman look after the food crops, while men tends the cash
crops.
Q8. What is
made from cocoa beans?
Ans. Cocoa beans are ground into powder from which chocolate is made.
Q9. What is the
major export of Nigeria?
Ans. Cocoa beans and its powder are the major export of Nigeria.
Q10. What is
the roof of a farmers hut made up of?
Ans. Formerly, the roof of a farmers hut was thatched with a thick layer
of straw, grass, seeds or palm leaves and still the same process is carried
out.
Q11. Why can
farmers not rear cattle?
Ans. Farmers cannot rear cattle on account of a kind of king whose sting
kills the cattle and causes sleeping sickness among human beings.
Q12. Why do the
bush dwellers of Nigeria use weed for light and heating purpose?
Ans. A large pile of woods is
lighted in the middle of the courtyard which gives them light and protects them
from cold, mosquitoes and wild beats.
Fill in the
Blank
1.
Its
northern parts have had relations with Europe
and Asia for many centuries
but very little was known about other parts till the middle of the 19th century no
wonder, it was called the Dark
Continent once.
2.
Nigeria
which is mainly an agricultural
country.
3.
Nigeria
is the largest country of West Africa
and is the mast thickly populated of all the African countries.
4.
A
Nigerian village may consist of a dozen to about three dozen huts.
5.
In
the village there are no streets
or lanes.
6.
Formerly
a farmers hut was a single
room.
7.
The
roof is still thatched with grass,
reeds or palm leaves.
8.
Cocoa beans and powder are also a major export
of Nigeria.
9.
It
consists of more than thirty five
independent countries.
10.
Some
of the houses are circular in
shape while other may be square
or rectangular.