Poem: AutumnPoet: John Clare
WBBSE Class 9
: Lesson 3
Autumn by John Clare
Textual questions:
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the
given alternatives:
1. All through the day the fitful
gust shakes the
(a)
window-pane
(b)
curtains
(c) casement
(d)
door
2. The poet loves to see the
shaking twig dance till the
(a)
coming of dawn
(b)
end of night
(c)
end of afternoon
(d) shut of eve
3. The sparrow sat on the
(a) cottage rig
(b)
house-top
(c)
mossy elm-tree
(d)
casement
4. The pigeons nestled round the
(a)
cage
(b) cote
(c)
branch
(d)
heath
5. The cock was crowing upon the
(a) dunghill
(b)
lea
(c)
tree tops
(d)
mill-sails
6. The grunting pigs
(a)
walk slowly
(b)
scamper by
(c) scramble and hurry
(d)
dive and swim
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions
within twenty five words:
(i) What happens to the leaves of
the mossy elm-tree in autumn?
Ans:
In Autumn the fitful gust takes away the
faded leaves of mossy elm-tree and twirling them by the window pane.
Or
In
Autumn the faded leaves of mossy elm-tree falls from the tree and twirling by
the window pane with thousand others.
(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see
on November days?
Ans:
On November days the poet loves to see
the twirling leaves of elm tree, the shaking twig, the cottage smoke, the cock
upon the dunghill, the sailing mill and the acorns that fall pattering down the
tree.
Grammar in use
Exercise 3
State whether the following
sentences are in Active or Passive Voice:
(a) Anil will visit his
grandmother's house.
Ans:
Active Voice
(b) The President has left his
office.
Ans:
Active Voice
(c) The project will have been
finished by the students.
Ans:
Passive Voice
(d) Promita’s leave has been
sanctioned by the school authority.
Ans:
Passive Voice
Exercise 4
Change the voice of the following
sentences:
(a) The boy has read out the
letter.
Ans:
The letter has been read out by the boy.
(b) I shall have bought a cricket
bat by tomorrow.
Ans:
A cricket bat will have been bought by
me by tomorrow.
(c) Sohini's friends had
organised a picnic.
Ans:
A picnic had been organised by Sohini’s
friends.
(d) The football team will put up
a brave fight.
Ans:
A brave fight will be put up by the
football team.
Exercise 5
Change the following sentences
into indirect speech:
(a) I said to him, “Will you
share your tiffin with me?"
Ans:
I asked him if he would share his tiffin
with me.
(b) Anjan’s mother said,
"Your father has left for Mumbai."
Ans:
Anjan’s mother informed that his father
had left for Mumbai.
(c) The girls triumphantly said,
"Hurrah! We have won the match."
Ans:
The girls exclaimed with triumphant that
they had won the match.
(d) He says, ”Let you be
successful in life."
Ans:
He wishes that I may be successful in
life.
(e) The captain informed,
"The tournament was postponed last month
Ans:
The captain informed that the tournament
had postponed the previous month.
Writing
Exercise 7
Use the following flow-chart to
write a paragraph within 100 words on how to make paper:
cutting down of bamboos—making
pulp—adding chemicals—rolling into sheets- adding colour—drying—ready for use
Ans:
Making of Paper
Paper
is a very important and useful thing in our daily life. Paper is made in paper
mills by maintaining some easy steps. At first bamboos are cut down. Then pulp
is made properly with the bamboo. After that chemicals are added to the pulp
for the long lasting of the paper. Next the mixture is rolled into sheets. Then
desired colours are added to the sheets. Now the sheets are dried properly.
Finally paper is ready. Now it is cut into different shapes and sizes and it is
used accordingly.
Exercise 8
Write a biography of Annie Besant
within 100 words based on the hints given below:
Hints: born on 15‘ of October
1847 in London—famous British writer—well known Socialist, activist for the
rights of women—participated in Indian politics—joined the Indian National
Congress—became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in
1917—passed away on 20th of September 1933 in Madras, India.
Ans: [Answer will be published
soon]
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