Story: A Day in the Zoo
Author: Gerald Durrell
WBBSE Class 9 : Lesson 4
A Day in the Zoo by Gerald
Durrell
Textual questions:
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. The average day in a zoo
begins just before
(a)
dusk
(b) dawn
(c)
afternoon
(d)
evening
2. The birds searching the dewy
grass on the lawn were
(a) peahens
(b)
peacocks
(c)
robins
(d)
thrushes
3. Stephen with a broom in his
hand was guarding over the
(a)
bears
(b)
gorilla
(c) apes
(d)
armadillo
4. The name of the black Celebes
ape was
(a) Etam
(b)
Jeremy
(c)
Mike
(d)
Stephen
5. The reptiles dozed in the
temperature of
(a)
sixty degrees
(b)
seventy degrees
(c) eighty degrees
(d)
ninety degrees.
Exercise 2
Answer
the following questions within fifteen words:
(1) How does the sky look as one
is awakened by the birdsong?
Ans: The sky looks slightly tinged with yellow when one is awakened by the birdsong.
(2) How do the parrots and
parakeets salute the people?
Ans:
The parrots and parakeets salute people
with a cacophony of sounds. Suku, the grey parrot cries, "I'm a very fine
bird."
(3) What do all the animals do at
the start of a new day?
Ans:
All the animals, excited and eager at
the start of a new day, bustle about the cages
(4) As the light fades, where
does the robin fly off to?
Ans:
As the light fades, the robin flies off
to roost in the mimosa tree.
or
The robin flies off to roost in the mimosa tree, as the light fades.
Exercise 3
Answer
the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) What work do Jeremy and Mike
do in the gorillas’ cages?
Ans:
Inside the gorilla's cages Mike and
Jeremy sweep up the mess on the floor and scatter fresh white sawdust. They
assure everything is all right.
(2) Describe the state of the
frogs and snakes in the reptile house.
Ans:
In the reptile house the reptiles doze
in a pleasant temperature of eighty degrees. Snakes regard the people calmly
with lidless eyes and frogs make gulping sounds.
(3) What would one see and hear
while lying in bed at night?
Ans:
While lying in bed at night one would see
through the window the moon separating itself from the shadow of the trees and
can hear the lions cough.
Grammar in use
Exercise 4
Classify the underlined adverbs
according to their functions in the chart given below:
(a) I have already done
the job.
(b) Bappa can go anywhere
for his work.
(c) Puja often comes to my
place.
(d) Nargis sings sweetly.
Functions
of adverbs
Ans:
Manner |
Time |
Place |
Frequency |
sweetly |
already |
anywhere |
often |
Exercise 5
Underline the clauses in the
following sentences and state what kind of clauses they are:
(a) As he was not there, I spoke
to his brother.
Ans:
As he was not there, I spoke to his brother. Kind: Adverb Clause
(b) The house where Nazrul was
born is in Churulia.
Ans:
The house where Nazrul was born is in Churulia. Kind: Adjective Clause
(c) She said that she would
return soon.
Ans:
She said that she would return soon. Kind:
Noun Clause
(d) Have you read the book which
you borrowed from me?
Ans:
Have you read the book which you borrowed from me? Kind: Adjective
Clause
Exercise 6
Identify the following sentences
as simple, complex or compound sentence:
(i) He is too tired to walk
alone.
Ans:
simple sentence
(ii) I have a friend who lives in
Mumbai.
Ans:
complex sentence
(iii) Priyam wrote a letter but
he got no reply.
Ans:
compound sentence
(iv) Being ill, I could not
attend school.
Ans:
simple sentence
(v) She told me that she would
enter a house which is believed to be haunted.
Ans:
complex sentence
(vi) The sun shines brightly and
the flowers bloom.
Ans:
compound sentence
Exercise 7
Write a letter to the
Headmaster/Headmistress of your school within 100 words seeking leave for three
days to visit your ailing grandmother.
Ans:
To,
The Headmaster,
PQR School
KNC Road, Barasat
Kolkata-700124
Sub: Leave of absence
Sir,
This is to inform
you that I, Amal Das, a student of class IX of your school. My grandmother has
fallen ill for last two days. She is facing some lung problems. Therefore my
parents decided to visit her.
As I am very worried
about her health I also want to visit her. So my request to you to allow me
three days leave beginning from tomorrow.
I shall be highly
obliged if you grant me the permission.
Thanking
you,
Yours sincerely,
Amal Das
Udayan Pally, Barasat
Date:
Exercise 8
Write a letter to your friend
within 100 words narrating your experience of visiting a Wild Life sanctuary.
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