Chapter 2
Class 9 English
All about a Dog
Textual Questions
EXERCISE – 1
1.The younger woman carried a little –
(a) spaniel [ ], (b) (b)ull dog [ ], (c) Pekinese dog [✔], (d) spitz [ ].
2. The younger woman was suffering from
(b) stomach pain [ ], (b) back pain [ ], (c) fever [ ].
(d) cough [✔].
3. The bell was pulled by the –
(b) conductor [ ], (b) driver [ ], (c) younger woman [ ],
d) older woman [ ].
4. The num(b)er of policemen to whom the woman expressed her anger was –
(a) Three [], (b) four [ ], (c) five [ ], (d) six [ ].
5. The problem the bus faced was with the –
(a) tyre [ ], (b) engine [✔], (c) brake [ ], (d) horn [ ].
EXERCISE – 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
1. How many people got into the bus with the younger woman?
Ans. A man and a woman got into the bus with the younger woman.
2. What was the conductor’s order to the younger woman ?
Ans. The conductor ordered the younger woman to take the dog out.
3. Why did the conductor stood triumphant ?
Ans. The conductor stood triumphant because he had the law to his side.
4. What is that rule which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb ?
Ans. The rule of the road cannot be broken without danger to life and limb.
EXERCISE – 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
1.When did the author feel that trouble was coming up ?
Ans. When the conductor looked at the dog, the author felt that trouble was coming up.
2. Mention two demands made by the passengers when the bus stopped.
Ans. When the bus stopped, the passengers demanded their fares back and they also demanded to call the police.
Grammar in use:
Read the following sets of sentence:
Set 1:
(a) You have kept the rule.
(b) The conductor had pulled the bell.
(c) The lady will carry a dog.
(d) The conductor will have returned the fare.
Set 2:
(a) The rule has been kept by you.
(b) The bell had been pulled by the conductor.
(c) A dog will be carried by the lady.
(d) The fare will have been returned by the conductor.
In the first set of the verb shows that the person denoted by the subject does something.
In the second set of sentences, the form of the verb shows that something is done to the subject.
Exercise 4
In the following sentences, underline the verb forms which show that the person denoted by the subject does something. Circle the verb forms which show that something is done to the subject:
(a) She has sung a song.
(b) A song has been sung by her.
(c) He will draw a picture.
(d) A picture will be drawn by him.
The verb forms that you have underlined are in active voice. The verb forms you have circled are in passive voice.
The active voice is the form of the verb which shows that the person denoted by the subject does something. The passive voice is the form of the verb which shows that something is done to the subject.
EXERCISE – 5
Change the voice of the following sentences:
(a) Nila has bought a book.
Ans. A book has been bought by Nila.
(b) They will have seen the cricket match.
Ans. The cricket match will have been seen by them.
(c) Bhola had seen a tiger.
Ans. A tiger had been seen by Bhola.
(d) The nurse will attend to the patient.
Ans. The patient will be attended to by the nurse.
EXERCISE – 6
Change the voice of the following sentences:
(a) Do the sum.
Ans. Let the sum be done.
(b) The poem was written by her.
Ans. She wrote the poem.
(c) Open the door.
Ans. Let the door be opened.
(d) The man is known to me.
Ans. I know the man.
EXERCISE – 7
Change the voice of the following sentences:
(a) They agreed to my plan.
Ans. My plan was agreed to with them.
(b) My brother lost my favourite pen.
Ans.
(c) he man is writing a letter.
Ans. A letter is being written by the man.
(d) Titli is looking for her watch.
Ans. Her watch is being looked for by Titli.
EXERCISE – 8
Tick the correct alternative from given in the brackets:
a. It (rains /has been raining / is raining ) since morning.
b. Last sunday I (went /had been going / go) to the zoo.
c. I ( will be / was / am) in class X next year.
d. Rina ( have reached / had reached / has reached ) home just now.
Composition:
Read the instruction given below and also the paragraph that follows:
Use the following flow-chart and write a paragraph on the process of washing dirty clothes:
Flow-chart:-
take water in bucket- detergent powder mixed-dip dirty clothes for thirty minutes-scrubbed-wash in fresh water-rinse and dry-press-ready to use again
Process of washing dirty clothes
Dirty clothes need to be washed and made ready for wear. At first, water is taken in a bucket. Next, detergent powder is mixed into the water. Then the dirty clothes are dipped into the mixture and kept for thirty minutes. After that, the clothes are scrubbed thoroughly one by one. Later, the clothes are washed in fresh water. Then, they are rinsed and dried well. Now, they are folded and pressed. Finally, the clothes are ready to be used again.
The above paragraph has the following feature:
- A suitable title
- An introductory sentence
- Passive voice is used (e.g. ‘be washed’)
- Use of linkers (e.g. at first, then, next, after that, latter, now, finally etc.)
- The stages of the flow-chart are carefully followed
- A concluding sentence
Process writing requires the features given above.
Writing
EXERCISE – 9
Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to prepare orange juice:
Orange bought from the market – sorted – rotten ones removed – cleaned – peeled – put in juicer – juice extracted – sugar and preservers added – poured in bottles – sealed – ready to be sold.
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