Chapter 9
Class 9 English
The North Ship
Textual questions
EXERCISE – 1
The Tick the correct answer from given alternative:
1.The number of ships sailing by were-
(a) three [✔ ], (b) two [ ], (c) five [ ], (d) four [ ].
2. The wind carried the first ship to a –
(a) big country [ ], (b) small country [ ], (c) rich country [✔], (d) distant country [ ].
3. The second ship turned towards the –
(a) west [ ], (b) north [ ], (c) south [ ], (d) east [✔].
4. The northern sky rose over the-
(a) unfruitful sea [✔], (b) kind sea [ ], (c) stormy sea [ ], (d) calm sea [ ].
5. The third ship was rigged for a-
(a) long journey [✔], (b) short journey [ ], (c) slow journey [ ], (d) quick journey [ ].
6. The decks of the third ship shone-
(a) brightly [ ], (b) frostily [✔], (c) clearly [ ], (d) dimly [ ]
EXERCISE – 2
The Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
1. What did the wind do to the second ship ?
Ans. The wind hunted the second ship like a beast to anchor in captivity.
2. Give any two points of difference between the journey of the third ship and the other two ships?
Ans. (i) The first and second ships sailed west and east. But his third ship sailed north.
(ii) The first and second ships returned quickly, but the third ship did not return soon and continued on a long journey.
Grammar in use
EXERCISE – 3
Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs given in the list below.
Change the form if necessary. There are two extra phrasal verbs:
a. The child resembles his grandfather.
Ans. Takes after.
b. They published a magazine recently.
Ans. Brought out.
c. My mother taught me not to disrespect anyone.
Ans. Look down upon.
d. We should abolish bad habbits.
Ans. Give up.
e. A new university was built at Cooch Behar.
Ans. Set up.
EXERCISE – 4
Do as directed:
a) The man was so weak that he could not walk. (Rewrite using “too”)
Ans. The man was too weak to walk.
b) Titir is one of the most intelligent girls in the class. ( rewrite using the Positive degree of the underlined adjective)
Ans. No other girl is as intelligent as Titir in the class.
c) As soon as he reached home, it started raining heavily. ( change into a Negative sentence)
Ans. No sooner had he reached home than it started raining heavily.
d) Why cry over spilt milk? ( change into an Assertive sentence)
Ans. Do not cry over spilt milk.
e) Blood is thicker than water. ( Change into an Interrogative)
Ans. Is blood thicker than water?
f) He told a lie intentionally. ( rewrite using the Noun form of “intentionally”)
Ans. He told a lie with an intention.
g) Run fast or you will be late. ( Change into a Complex sentence )
Ans. If you don’t run fast, you will be late.
h) The reporter made the news public. ( rewrite using the verb from of ‘public’)
Ans. The reporter publicised the news.
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