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CLASS 9 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS (BEEHIVE)
CHAPTER
- PACKING
CLASS 9
ENGLISH SOLUTIONS (BEEHIVE)
SEBA /
SMEBA / NCERT
Page No: 89
Ans: There are four
characters in the narrative. They
are Jerome (the narrator), George,
Harris and Montmorency (the dog).
2.
Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?
Ans: The narrator volunteered to do packing
because he thought
he was the best packer.
He felt proud
of his packing and wanted
to show it.
3.
How did George
and Harris react
to this? Did Jerome like their
reaction?
Ans: George and Harris readily accepted Jerome’s suggestion. George smoked a pipe and “spread himself
over the easy-chair”, while Harris put his
legs on the table and lit a cigar.
4.
What was Jerome’s
real intention when he offered
to pack?
Ans: When Jerome offered
to pack, his real intention was to supervise the work. He wanted to show his ability through
the supervision.
5.
What did Harris
say after the
bag was shut
and strapped? Why
do you think he waited till then to ask?
Ans: After the bag was shut
and strapped, Harris
mentioned that Jerome had not packed the boots.
He
had waited till
then to ask because he wanted to make Jerome realise his mistake and ridicule his packing skills.
6.
What “horrible idea”
occurred to Jerome
a little later?
Ans: The "horrible idea" that occurred to Jerome a little later
was wether he had packed his
toothbrush or not.
Whenever he travelled he could never remember if he had packed his
toothbrush or not.
This thought haunted him and made his life a misery.
7.
Where did Jerome
finally find the toothbrush?
Ans: Jerome finally
found the tooth
brush inside a boot when he was putting the things
back one
by one after
turning them out of the
bag.
8.
Why did Jerome
have to reopen
the packed bag?
Ans: Jerome had to
reopen the packed bag twice owing to his forgetfulness. Once
he had to reopen the bag as he had
forgotten to pack the boots. The next time,
he unpacked when
he realised he had
packed his tobacco-pouch in.
9.
What did George
and Harris offer
to pack and why?
Ans: George and Harris
offered to pack the hampers
because It was getting
late and they
thought that Jerome
had taken too much of time. They also wanted to show
their skill to Jerome.
10.
While packing the hamper, George
and Harris do a number
of foolish and funny
things. Tick the statements that
are true.
(i)
They started with
breaking a cup.
(ii)
They also broke
a plate.
(iii)
They squashed a tomato.
(iv)
They trod on the butter.
(v)
They stepped on a banana.
(vi)
They put things
behind them, and
couldn’t find them.
(vii)
They stepped on things.
(viii)
They packed the
pictures at the
bottom and put
heavy things on top.
(ix)
They upset almost everything.
(x)
They were very good at packing.
Ans: Statements (i),
(iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii)
are true.
II.
What does Jerome
say was Montmorency’s ambition in life?
What do you think
of Montmorency and
why?
Ans: Jerome says Montmorency’s ambition in life was to get in the way
and he sworn at. Montmorency was a mischievous little dog who loved
creating troubles for others. I think that
Montmorency was a perfect
nuisance because whenever
he found people
busy with their
work, he might feel
bored and wanted
to get involved. He meant no trouble
intentionally. But when
people shouted at him or threw things
at his head, he got discouraged and then went
away to sit silently, which
the narrator calls as the fulfillment of his conceit.
III. Discuss in groups
and answer the following questions in two or three
paragraphs (100
−150 words)
1.
Of the three,
Jerome, George and
Harris, who do you think
is the best or worst packer?
Support your answer
with details from the text.
Ans: Of the three, Jerome
is the best packer He knew how to arrange things in order. Both Harris and
George messed everything. Harris packed the strawberry jam on top
of a tomato and squashed it. George stepped
on the butter. They were getting constantly irritated by Montmorency. Till the time Jerome
packed, although he took his time,
the job. They even kept
things behind them
and then kept
searching for it. They
made everything such
a mess.
2.
How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing?
Ans: The packing escapade
was already a messy job and Montmorency's contribution made it even
more tiresome. He did his level best
to be a “perfect nuisance”.
He came and sat down
on things, just when they
were wanted to be
packed. He put his leg into the jam and worried the teaspoons. He also
pretended that the
lemons were rats.
So he got into the hamper and killed three of them before Harris
could land him
with the frying-pan.
3.
Do you find
this story funny?
What are the humorous elements
in it? (Pick out at least
three, think about
what happens, as well as how it is
described.)
Ans: Yes, this
story is definitely funny. Not only
is the way in which
the three friends pack for their
trip quite mirthful, but the way the author narrates all the incidents is also entertaining.
The
first humorous element
is that he offered to pack, George
and Harris leaves the whole matter
to him. Consequently, he has to do
packing
though his real
intention was to boss the job.
The
second humorous element
is that George
placed the butter
on the chair and Harris sat on it and it stuck at his back.
When they searched it for packing it was missing. They walk and walk round
the room. At last,
George saw it at Harris’s back.
The
third humorous element
is that Montmorency squirms in where
he is not wanted. He wants somebody
stumble over him and curse
him steadily for an hour. He pretends that
lemons were rats.
Page No: 90
Thinking about
Language
A
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B
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A
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B
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A
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B
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A
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B
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1
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viii
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3
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v
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5
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vii
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7
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iii
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2
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vi
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4
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ii
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6
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iv
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8
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i
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II. Use suitable words
or phrases from
Column A above
to complete the paragraph given below.
During power
cuts, when traffic
lights go off, there is utter at crossroads. Drivers
add to the confusion by over their right of way, and nearly
come to blows.
Sometimes passers-by, seeing
a few policemen at regulating traffic, step in to help.
This gives them a feeling of having
something.
Ans: During power
cuts, when traffic
lights go off,
there is utter
chaos at crossroads. Drivers
add to the confusion by getting into a row over their
right of way, and nearly
come to blows.
Sometimes passers-by, seeing
a few policemen slaving at regulating traffic,
step in to help. This
gives them a feeling
of having accomplished something.
III. Look
at the sentences below. Notice
that the verbs
(italicised) are all in their bare form.
2.
The table below
has some proverbs
telling you what
to do and what not to do. Fill
in the blanks and add a few more such
proverbs to the table.
Positive
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Negative
|
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I
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Save for a
rainy day.
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I
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Don’t
cry over spilt milk.
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II
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Make hay while the sun shines.
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II
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Don’t put
the cart
before the horse.
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III
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___ before you leap
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III
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_____a mountain out of a mole hill.
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IV
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___ and let live
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IV
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___ all your eggs in one basket.
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Ans:
(iii)
Look Before you leap.
Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
(iv)
Live and let Live.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
(v)
Mind your own business.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do
today.
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