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This document provides homework assignments for Class 9 students of Kerala Public Schools for the academic year 2021-22. It lists assignments from textbooks in subjects like Maths, Physics, Science, Chemistry, and Hindi. For Maths, students have exercises on coordinate geometry and linear equations to complete from their textbook. In Physics, they are to answer questions related to Newton's laws of motion and forces. For Science, they have short and long answer questions to solve from the biology chapter on tissues. In Chemistry, students need to read the chapter on pure substances and answer questions related to physical and chemical changes. For Hindi, they are to answer questions based on the text "Saawle Sapnon Ki Yaad".
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This document provides homework assignments for Class 9 students of Kerala Public Schools for the academic year 2021-22. It lists assignments from textbooks in subjects like Maths, Physics, Science, Chemistry, and Hindi. For Maths, students have exercises on coordinate geometry and linear equations to complete from their textbook. In Physics, they are to answer questions related to Newton's laws of motion and forces. For Science, they have short and long answer questions to solve from the biology chapter on tissues. In Chemistry, students need to read the chapter on pure substances and answer questions related to physical and chemical changes. For Hindi, they are to answer questions based on the text "Saawle Sapnon Ki Yaad".
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KERALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22


CLASS : IX HOME ASSIGNMENT
DATE : 30.06.2021 to 15.07.2021
SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT
MATHS CHAPTER – 3 COORDINATE GEOMETRY
Exercise – 3.1 (Question 1-2)
Exercise – 3.2 (Question 1-2)
Exercise – 3.3 (Question 1-2)

CHAPTER – 4 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES


Exercise – 4.1 (Question 1-2)
Exercise – 4.2 (Question 1-4)
Exercise – 4.3 (Question 1-8)
Exercise – 4.4 (Question 1 -2)
Note:- Kindly solve different questions from R.S Agarwal book .

PHYSICS– Chapter: 9 FORCE & LAWS OF MOTION


1. Derive the mathematical relation of Newton’s second law of motion.
2. What is the relationship between:
a. Acceleration and mass of a body
b. Force and acceleration

2.Give reasons:
a) Shockers are provided in vehicle
b) A karate player can break a pile of tiles in a single blow

3. Numericals
a) An automobiles vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. What must be the force between the
vehicle and road of the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 1.7m?
b) What is the acceleration produced by a force of 12N exerted on an object of mass 3kg?
❖ [For your reference All the answers of above questions are given in NCERT Examidea
Science]
SCIENCE
BIOLOGY – CHAPTER:6 TISSUES
Answer the following questions . ( Very short answer type questions. )
1. Name the fluid matrix of a connective tissue.
2. Name the two types of processes present in neuron.
3. Give one word for the junction of two neurons.
4. Which connective tissue is specialised for fat storage and acts as heat insulator.
5. Which is the hardest connective tissue in human beings?
6. Which body cell provides resistance against infection?
7. What are mast cells?
8. Which tissue is commonly known as packaging tissue?
9. Where are smooth muscle tissue located in the body?
10. Name the three parts of a neuron.

Answer the following questions. (Short answer type questions.)


1. (i) Name the kinds of muscles found in your limbs and lungs.
(ii) How do they differ structurally and functionally.
2. State the difference between tendon and ligament.
3. Name the three different types of blood cells and give their functions.
4. Differentiate between bone and cartilage with respect to structure ,function and location.
5. Name the tissue that smoothens bone surfaces at joints. Describe its structure with the
help of a diagram.

Answer the following questions. (Long answer type questions)


1. What are the functions of connective tissue?
2. Write the differences between animal tissue and plant tissue.

CHEMISTRY CHAPTER – 2 IS MATTER AROUND US PURE


➢ Read the chapter from page ( 19 – 27) thoroughly. (NCERT BOOK)
Answer the following questions. (Very short answer type questions)
1. Name the process used for obtaining pure Copper Sulphate from an impure sample.
2. When blue ink is heated ,what do you think has got evaporated from the watch glass?
3. What is the need to heat a solution?
4. Name the processes involved in separation of sand and salt.
5. Name the process used for separation of water and alcohol.
6. What is the principle of fractional distillation?
7. Name the apparatus used for separation of kerosene oil and water.
8. What are metalloids? Give two examples.
9. Name one non-metal which is liquid.
10. What is meant by fractionating column?

Answer the following questions. (Short answer type questions. )


1. Why is water considered to be a compound? Mention two points.
2. Write any two applications of chromatography. Also write a condition necessary for
chromatography.
3. Write three advantages of crystallization over evaporation.
4. Write the constituent element of magnesium chloride and vinegar.
5. Can physical and chemical changes happen at the same time? Support your answer with
illustrative example

Answer the following questions. (Long answer type questions. )


1. Write three differences between physical and chemical change.
2. (i) Enumerate any two differences between simple distillation and fractional distillation.
(ii) Draw a labelled diagram showing the process of fractional distillation.

हिन्दी साहित्य

HINDI पाठ-4 सााँवले सपन ों की याद (जाहिर हुसैन)


जाबिर हुसैन का जन्म सन् 1945 में गााँव नौनिी ों राजगीर, हजला नालोंदा, हििार में
लेखक पररचय हुआ। वि अोंग्रेजी भाषा एवों साहित्य के प्राध्यापक रिे। सहिय राजनीहि में भाग लेिे
हुए 1977 में मोंगेर से हििार हवधान सभा के सदस्य हनवााहचि हुए और मोंत्री िने।
वषा 1995 से हििार हवधान पररषद के सभापहि थे। जाहिर हुसैन हिोंदी, उदद ा िथा
अोंग्रेजी (िीन ों भाषाओों) में समान अहधकार के साथ लेखन करिे रिे िैं। उनकी
हिोंदी रचनाओों में- ड ला िीिी का मजार, अिीि का चेिरा, ल गाों, एक नदी रे ि
भरी प्रमख िैं। अपने लोंिे राजनैहिक-सामाहजक जीवन के अनभव ों में उपस्थथि
आम आदमी के सोंघषों क उन् न ों े अपने साहित्य में प्रकट हकया िै। सोंघषारि आम
आदमी और हवहिष्ट व्यस्ित् ों पर हलखी गई उनकी डायररयााँ चहचाि-प्रिोंहसि हुई
िैं। जाहिर हुसैन ने डायरी हवधा में एक अहभनव प्रय ग हकया िै ज अपनी प्रस्तहि,
िैली और हिल्प में नवीन िै।

हनम्नहलस्खि प्रश् ों के उत्तर अपनी उत्तर-पस्स्तका में हलखें-

प्रश्-1. हकस घटना ने साहलम अली के जीवन की हदिा क िदल हदया और उन्ें पक्षी प्रेमी िना हदया ?

उत्तर. साबिम अिी के िचपन की एक घटना ने उनके जीवन की बिशा को ििि बिया |िचपन में उनकी एयरगन
से नीिे कंठ की एक गौरै या घायि होकर बगर पड़ी थी | इससे उनके मन में पबियों के प्रबि करुणा और प्रेम उत्पन्न
हो गया | इस घटना से प्रभाबवि होकर वे जीवन भर पबियों के संिंध में जानकारी एकत्र करिे रहे और उनके
संरिण में िगे रहे |

प्रश्-2.साहलम अली ने पदवा प्रधानमोंत्री के सामने पयाावरण से सोंिोंहधि हकन सोंभाहवि खिर ों का हचत्र खी ोंचा
ि गा हक हजससे उनकी आाँ खें नम ि गई थी ?

उत्तर. साबिम अिी ने पूवव प्रधानमंत्री चौधरी चरण बसंह के सामने पयाव वरण संिुिन बिगड़ने का अत्यंि भयावह
बचत्र खींचा होगा | उन्ोंने ििाया होगा बक रे बगस्तान गमव हवाओं के झोकों से ‘ साइिेंट वैिी ‘ की सारी वनस्पबि
अथाव ि पेड़-पौधे झुिस जाएँ गे |वहाँ की हररयािी समाप्त हो जाएगी | वािावरण गमव हो जाएगा | रे बगस्तान का
बवस्तार हो जाएगा | इसके कारण वैिी में बनवास करने वािे जीव-जंिु भी प्रभाबवि हुए बिना नहीं रहें गे |उनका
जीवन संकट में पड़ जाएगा अथवा वे अन्य िेत्रों को पिायन कर जाएँ गे |यबि ऐसा हो गया िो पयाव वरण संिुिन
बिगड़ जाएगा जो मानव-जीवन के बिए हाबनकारक होगा |ऐसे भयावह बचत्र की कल्पना मात्र से ही प्रकृबि के प्रबि
संवेिनशीि पूवव प्रधानमंत्री की आँ खें नम हो गई थी |

प्रश्-3. लॉरें स की पत्नी फ्रीड़ा ने ऐसा क् ों किा ि गा हक “मेरी छि पर िैठने वाली गौरै या लॉरें स के िारे में
ढ़े र सारी िािें जानिी िै ?”

उत्तर- िॉरें स की मृत्यु के िाि िोगों ने उनकी पत्नी फ्रीड़ा से उनके संिंध में कुछ बिखने के बिए कहा िो उसे िगा
बक पबि के संिंध में कुछ बिखना उसके बिए असंभव है |उसने महसूस बकया होगा बक िॉरें स जैसे खुिे और सरि
हृिय वािे व्यक्ति के संिंध में अपने अनुभवों को बिखना कबठन है |इसीबिए उन्ोंने कहा होगा बक मेरी छि पर
िैठने वािी गौरै या िॉरें स के संिंध में मुझसे अबधक जानिी होगी |िू सरा इसका कारण यह भी हो सकिा है बक
िॉरें स का प्रकृबि से गहरा िगाव और सघन संिंध था |पबियों के प्रबि उनके हृिय में िहुि प्रेम था |फ्रीड़ा से अपने
पबि से अत्यबधक िगाव था | प्रेम की पराकाष्ठा में िो िोग एक जान हो जािे हैं |शायि इसीबिए भी फ्रीड़ा अपने
पबि के िारे में कुछ भी बिखने में असमथव थी |

प्रश्-4. आिय स्पष्ट कीहजए-

(क़ )व लॉरें स की िरि,नैसहगाक हजोंदगी का प्रहिरूप िन गए थे |

उत्तर- अंग्रेजी के जीवन सुप्रबसद्ध उपन्यासकार व प्रकृबि संिंधी कबविाएं बिखने वािे िॉरें स सहज,स्वाभाबवक
जीवन व्यिीि करिे थे | प्रकृबि के प्रबि उनके हृिय में गहरा िगाव व सघन संिंध था | साबिम अिी भी सहज
स्वाभाबवक जीवन व्यिीि करने वािे िॉरें स की भाँ बि ही उनकी अनुकृबि िन गए थे | साबिम अिी भी सहज
स्वाभाबवक जीवन व्यिीि करिे थे | उनके जीवन में कृबत्रमिा न थी |

(ख) क ई अपने हजस्म की िरारि और हदल की धड़कन दे कर भी उसे लौटाना चािे ि वि पक्षी अपने
सपन ों के गीि द िारा कैसे गा सकेगा !

उत्तर- साबिम अिी की मृत्यु के िाि यबि कोई व्यक्ति अपने शरीर की गमी और हृिय की धड़कन िे कर भी
उनके प्राणों को िौटाना चाहे िो यह असंभव है क्ोंबक मृत्यु के पश्चाि बकसी को भी पुनजीबवि नहीं बकया जा
सकिा |अथाव ि साबिम अिी पुन:जीबवि नहीं हो सकिे थे |

प्रश्-5. इस पाठ के आधार पर लेखक की भाषा-िैली की चार हविेषिाएाँ ििाइए |

उत्तर- प्रस्तुि पाठ ‘साँ विे सपनों की याि ‘ जाबिर हुसैन द्वारा डायरी शैिी संस्मरण है | िेखक ने साबिम अिी के
संस्मरण को डायरी शैिी में बिखकर डायरी बवधा में एक अबभनव प्रयोग बकया है जो अपनी प्रस्तुबि शैिी और
बशल्प में नवीनिा बिए हुए है |उनकी अबभव्यि बिि को छूने वािी है |

िेखक की भाषा प्रवाहमयी है |उनकी भाषा में उिू व -फारसी व अंग्रेजी शब्ों के प्रयोग के साथ-साथ ित्सम-िद्भव
शब्ों का भी प्रयोग हुआ है ,बजससे भाषा में स्वाभाबवकिा का समावेश हुआ है |उिू व के शब्ों में
हुजूम,खामोश,वािी,सफर,बजस्म,आिसरों,शोख,शरारिों, अंिाज,बहिायि,बहफाजि,असर ,ब ंिगी जैसे शब्ों का
प्रयोग बकया है िो ित्सम शब्ों में अंिहीन,पिायन,बविीन ,पूवव,उत्सुक,सोिा,वाबटका,शिी,समबपवि,अनुरोध,नैसबगवक
आबि है । वडव वाचर,फाि ऑफ ए स्पैरो एयरगन,साइिेंट वैिी आबि अंग्रेजी शब् भी सहजिा से प्रयुि हुए है ।

उनकी भाषा में उिू व -फारसी के शब्ों का प्रयोग होने के पश्चाि भी िु रूहिा नहीं है | उन्ोने उिू व के आम िोिचाि
के शब्ों का प्रयोग कर भाषा की सरििा और प्रवाहमयिा को िनाए रखा है |

उनकी भाषा-शैिी में कुछ सूक्तिमय वाक् भी प्रयुि हुए हैं | जैसे-‘प्रकृबि की िु बनया में एक टापू िनने की िजाय
अथाह सागर िनकर उभरे थे। ‘नैसबगवक ब ंिगी का प्रबिरूप िन गए थे।’ आबि

जाबिर हुसैन ने अपनी भाषा में मुहावरे का प्रयोग नए रूप व नए ढं ग से बकया है | उन्ोंने मौि की खामोश वािी,
आक्तखरी पिायन ,मौि की गोि में िसना,सोिा फूटना आबि मुहावरों का यथास्थान प्रयोग बकया है | उन्ोंने भाषा में
रूपक ,उपमा िथा अनुप्रास अिंकार का भी प्रयोग बकया है बजससे भाषा अिंकृि हो उठी है |उिाहरणथव –सुनहरे
पररं िों के खूिसूरि पंखों पर सवार साँ विे सपनों का एक हुजूम मौि की खामोश वािी की िरफ अग्रसर है ’, ‘अपने
कंधों पर सैिाबनयों की िरह अपने अंिहीन सफर का िोझ उठाए |’

प्रश्-6. इस पाठ में लेखक ने साहलम अली के व्यस्ित् का ज हचत्र खी ोंचा िै उसे अपने िब् ों में हलस्खए |

उत्तर- प्रबसद्ध पिी बवज्ञानी साबिम अिी िु ििे-पििे शरीर वािे थे |वे िगभग 99 वषव िक जीबवि रहे | वे स्वभाव
से घुमक्कड़ थे |शायि िंिी यात्राओं की थकान ने उनके शरीर को कमजोर कर बिया था | वे कैंसर से पीबड़ि थे |
यह जानिेवा िीमारी ही उनकी मौि का कारण िनी |परं िु उनकी आँ खों में चमक सिा िनी रही |िचपन की एक
घटना ने उनके जीवन की बिशा ही ििि िी थी | िचपन में उनकी एयरगन से एक गौरै या घायि हो गई थी | इस
घटना ने उन्ें पबियों का प्रेमी िना बिया | वे एक नामी पिी बवज्ञानी िने | वे जीवन-भर पबियों की ििाश में
भटकने रहे िथा उनके स्वभाव व आििों की जानकारी प्राप्त करिे रहे | वे आजीवन पबियों के संरिण के प्रबि
समबपवि रहे | उनका जीवन नैसबगवक था |वे पयाव वरण के प्रबि अत्यंि जागरूक थे |यही कारण था बक केरि की
‘साइिेंट वैिी ‘ को रे बगस्तान हवाओं के झोकों से िचने के बिए वे पूवव प्रधानमंत्री चौधरी चरण बसंह से बमिे |

उनके समान वडव वाचर कोई िू सरा नहीं हुआ | उनके गिे में सिा िू रिीन िटकी रहिी थी,इस िू रिीन का प्रयोग व
पबियों की खोज,उनकी गबिबवबधयों का अध्ययन करने में करिे थे | वे प्रकृबि को अपने प्रभाव में िाने वािे
व्यक्तियों में से थे | उनके भ्रमरशीि और यायावरी स्वभाव से पररबचि िोगों को उनकी मृत्यु के पश्चाि भी यह
महसूस होिा है बक वे आज भी पबियों के सुराग में बनकिे हैं और अभी िौट आएँ गें |

प्रश्-7. ’सााँवले सपन ों की याद ‘िीषाक की साथाकिा पर हटप्पणी हलस्खए |

उत्तर- ‘साँ विे सपनों की याि ‘ प्रबसद्ध पिी बवज्ञानी साबिम अिी की याि में डायरी शैिी में बिखा संस्मरण है |
साबिम अिी की मृत्यु से उत्पन्न िु ख और अवसाि को िेखक ने ‘साँ विे सपनों की याि ‘के रूप में व्यि बकया है
| इस शीषवक में ‘साँ विा ‘ शब् अथवा अवसाि का द्योिक है | िेखक को साबिम अिी का साथ एक भाँ बि प्रिीि
होिा है | इसी सपने को याि करिे हुए िेखक जाबिर हुसैन ने पिी बवज्ञानी साबिम अिी का व्यक्ति –बचत्र खींचा है
| िु ख और अवसाि के इन िणों के बिए ‘साँ विे सपनों की याि ‘सववथा साथवक शीषवक है |

हिन्दी भाषा

अनच्छे द लेखन- चलहचत्र ों के लाभ और िाहन

ENGLISH LITERATURE
Chapter - The Adventures of Toto (Prose)

Characterization:

• TOTO:
Toto is the central character of the story ‘The Adventures of Toto'. Toto is a red baby
monkey. The whole story revolves around this little monkey. The story starts when the
author’s grandfather bought Toto from a tonga driver for five rupees and ends after he
sells the monkey back to the tonga driver for just rupees three. His mischievous
activities are innumerable all through the story. He becomes a nuisance for one and all.
Ultimately, all his mischiefs and acts of nuisance makes him intolerable for the whole
family including the grandfather. As a result, he had to sell Toto to the tonga driver.
• Grandfather- The author’s grandfather was a fun loving who loved the mischievous
acts of Toto. He is very fond of pets and hence has a private zoo at his servant’s quarter.
He is tolerant and comprising in nature. He seemed to be pleased with Toto's
performance of having torn Ruskin’ a blazer into pieces. He stated him to be clever. He
even tolerated him on his way to Saharanpur. At the end he has to accept the fact that all
animals are not meant to be kept as pet and had to sell him back to the Tonga driver.
Finally, the grandfather along with all his family members had a deep sigh of relief.

Short Question & Answers:


ENGLISH 1. How does Toto come to the grandfather’s private zoo?
A: Toto comes to grandfather's private zoo when he buys him from a Tonga-driver for a sum of
five rupees. The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough, and the
monkey looked so out of place there that the grandfather who was an animal lover decided he
would add the little fellow to his private zoo.

2. ‘Toto was a pretty monkey’. In what sense was he pretty?


A: Toto was a pretty monkey. He had bright sparkling eyes, with mischief, beneath deep – set
eyebrows. His pearly white teeth often displayed a smile that frightened the elderly Anglo-
Indian ladies. His hands though looked dried-up, yet his fingers were quick and wicked. Lastly,
he his long tail served as his third hand to accomplish any delicacy.

3. Why did the grandfather hide Toto for some time when he brought him home?
A: Grandmother was not very fond of animals. When he used to bring a new animal or bird, she
used to make a lot of fuss. To avoid this, grandfather hid Toto for some time and announced his
arrival to her when she was in a good mood.

4. How did Toto behave with Nana, the pet donkey?


A: Toto was a very mischievous monkey who used to tease Nana by firm biting on to her large
ears with his fine little teeth. He did not let Nana take rest. Accordingly, they never became
friends.

5. What was grandfather's reaction after Toto had torn the narrator's blazer?
A: Grandfather was pleased with Toto's performance. He termed him to be clever and assumed
that if he would have been given more time, he would have made a rope of the torn pieces of the
narrator's coat and made his escape through the window.

Additional Question & Answers:


1. Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long?”
A: In the short story “The Adventures of Toto” by Ruskin Bond, grandfather sold Toto back to
the tonga-driver. This was because Toto was a very naughty and mischievous monkey and
troubled the entire family a lot. He caused a great deal of loss in dishes, clothes, curtains,
wallpaper and other household items. Ultimately, the grandfather and the family decided to sell
Toto back to the tonga-driver.

2. Where was Toto kept immediately after grandfather got him? Why?
A: Toto was kept in a little closet opening into the narrator’s bedroom wall and was tied
securely to a peg fastened into the wall. He was kept hidden there for the grandmother who was
not fond of animals being at home would not welcome his arrival.

3. How did Toto travel by train? What was the ticket collector’s reaction?
A: Toto was kept inside a big black canvas kit-bag with some straw at the bottom. The bag was
fastened leaving no possibility for Toto to escape. Thus, he was taken to Dehradun by train.
While the grandfather was showing his ticket to the ticket collector, Toto suddenly poked his
head out of the bag and gave a wide grin to the ticket collector. He got frightened and was
annoyed at him and called him a dog.

4. Give the names of grandfather’s pets. Where did they live?


A: Grandfather was a great animal lover and had a large number of pets in his private zoo. They
were – a tortoise, a pair of rabbit, a tame squirrel, a goat. They all lived together sociably.

5. Why did the grandfather sell Toto back to the tonga - driver?
A: Toto was incredibly mischievous in nature. He proved to be a great nuisance for the author
family and even to all other pets. Finally, it was concluded that Toto was not the sort of pet to
be kept for long. So, the grandfather sold Toto back to the same tonga- driver.

Long Questions & Answers:

1. Why was Toto taken to Saharanpur? What happened there?


A: Grandfather had to take his pension from Saharanpur. Toto did not let other pets sleep at
night. So, grandfather took him to Saharanpur in a big black canvas kit-bag because animals
were not allowed in the train. On the railway platform Toto who was inside the bag started
jumping in the bag and attracted others attention. When grandfather was taking the tickets out at
the turnstile, Toto suddenly popped his head out of the bag and grinned at the ticket collector.
This obviously frightened him. The poor man then calls Toto a dog and charged three rupees as
his fare. He called Toto so because there were no separate rules for monkey to travel in a train.

2. When did Toto learn to take a bath? How one day he nearly boiled himself alive?
A: Toto learnt to take a bath by seeing the narrator while bathing. Toto first checks the
temperature of water with his hand and then puts his feet one by one up into the water, as it was
winter so he enjoyed warm water. Then he used to take a piece of soap and rubbed it all over his
body. When the water gets cooled, he would run to the kitchen fire to dry himself. One day a
large kettle was put on fire containing water for tea. Toto removed the lid, touched the water
and found it warm enough for a bath. He went into the kettle and started enjoying the bath. But,
when water started boiling, Toto became uncomfortable and started hopping. He was unable to
come out of it. Luckily grandmother came there and rescued him from being boiled alive.
Reference to the context:
1. The poor man was taken aback; but, with great presence of mind and much to grandfather’s
annoyance, he said, “Sir, you have a dog with you". You’ll have to pay for it accordingly.

a. Who is ‘the poor man’ referred to in the above extract?


A: The ‘ticket collector' is referred to as the poor man in the above extract.

b. How much did the grandfather pay as a fare for Toto?


A: The grandfather had to pay three rupees as Toto's fare.

c. Give the antonym of the word ‘annoyance’ in the extract?


A: The antonym of annoyance is pleasure.

2. One day, at lunch time, a large dish of pulao stood in the centre of the dining table. We
entered the room to find Toto stuffing himself with rice.
a. How is ‘we’ referred to in the extract?
b. Who screamed just after this? Why?
c. How did Toto react at the screaming of grandmother?

Answer:
a: ‘We' is referred to Ruskin Bond the author, his grandmother and his aunts.
b: Ruskin's grandmother screamed when she found Toto stuffing himself with the rice.
c: Toto was a mischievous monkey. He reacted by immediately throwing away a plate at the
grandmother.

Additional Question (Session 2021-22)


1. Grandfather was a great lover of animals, Describe it with reference to the chapter
“Adventures of Toto”

Ans:- When we love something , we do all the things that appeal to us. As we have passion for
it, we enjoy doing it. We put out best for it and get energy in it. The same this has happened
with grandfather. He had a great feeling for pets so he was spirited and animated in keeping the
pets at home. His love for the pets was just like an open sky where there was lot of space for the
countless stars. Despite of the continuous and ongoing protest from the grandmother, he never
let his habit go. This shows his love for the pets.
Grandfather had his private zoo where he had kept a variety of pets including a tortoise, a pair
of rabbits, a tame squirrel, a pet goat, a donkey besides Toto, the monkey. Even if he had to face
his wife’s anger, he frequently bought the pet animals for his private zoo. Not only he keeping
them in the zoo, he also visited them regularly at night. By seeing all these about Grandfather
we can rightly say that Grandfather was a great lover of pets.
2. Who was Nana? How did Toto tease Nana?

Ans:- Nana was a family donkey. When Toto was kept with her in the stable, at night Toto tease
Nana by biting her long ears with his sharp little teeth. He disturbed her so much that she was
unable to eat the grass.

CHAPTER - THE LITTLE GIRL (Prose)


by-KATHERINE MANSFIELD

Summary
The Little Girl by, Katherine Mansfield is a story of a little girl, Kezia who on account of little
understanding about her father, usually remained scared of him. She kept a distance from him,
whenever he would be at home. She considered him to be as big as a giant. She would often get
nervous and stutter while talking to him.
Once she was kept indoors on account of being affected by cold. Her grandmother advised her
to make a gift for her father’s birthday next week. She suggested she should make a pin-cushion
for him. Kezia made a beautiful pin-cushion; but she inadvertently made a mistake. She filled it
with a paper that had father’s important speech on it. She was punished for that. This incident
further estranged Kezia from her father.
She would often look at the neighbours, the McDonalds playing joyously in their lawn. Mr.
Macdonald was such a good father and played so lovingly with his children. She wondered he
might be a different sort of father.
Once her mother fell ill and was hospitalized. She was left alone at home under the care of the
cook. At night she had a nightmare and woke up screaming. She found her father standing by
her bedside. He picked her up and took her to her room. He tucked her up in his bed and soon
fell asleep. Kezia felt secured lying near him. She realized her father was not as big as a giant.
She felt the beating of her father’s loving and large heart. Finally, she realized her father was
also very loving.

Answer the following questions: (Write in your English Notebook)

Question 1: Why was Kezia afraid of her father?


Answer: Kezia’s father was a strict person, who always used to give commands to everybody
else in the house. He never seemed to smile. He was having an overpowering personality. So
Kezia was always in awe of him.

Question 2: Who were the people in Kezia’s family?


Answer: Apart from Kezia and her father, there was Kezia’s mother, grandmother and a cook in
the family.

Question 3: What was Kezia’s father’s routine


(i) before going to his office?
(ii) after coming back from his office?
(iii) on Sundays?
Answer:
(i) Before going to office the father used to give a casual kiss and asked her to say goodbye.
(ii) After coming back from office, he would ask for newspaper and a cup of tea.
(iii) On Sundays he would sleep on the sofa with his face covered with his favourite cushion.

Question 4: In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father
better?
Answer: Kezia’s grandmother used to encourage Kezia to serve tea and to fetch spectacles for
her father, so that she could get opportunity to interact with him.

Question 5: Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. How did
this happen?
Answer: Kezia’s grandmother asked her to make some surprise gift for the father’s birthday.
She wanted to make a nice pin cushion for her father. She wanted to stuff the cushion with some
scraps. While searching for scrap she found some pieces of papers strewn on the bed. She used
them to stuff the pin cushion.
But it was her sheer bad luck that those were not useless papers, but was speech written by her
father. He had to deliver that speech at some important function. This made her father angry to
the extent that he beat her up.

Question 6: Kezia decides that there are ―different kinds of fathers‖. What kind of father was
Mr Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father?
Answer: Mr. Macdonald was of jovial nature. He used to play around with his kids. On the
other hand, Kezia’s father was never seen in a playful mood and was always serious. He always
scolded Kezia for seemingly minor mistakes. This was his way of bringing up a child.

Question 7: How does Kezia begin to see her father as a human being who needs her sympathy?
Answer: When Kezia’s mother falls sick she is feeling lonely. To take solace she goes to sleep
in her father’s lap. While consoling her he seems to be an affectionate person. Kezia also feels
the warmth of the proverbial bear hug of her father. Now she feels quite safe and secure with
her father. She realizes that because of his busy schedule her father is unable to give enough
time to the family. When her father falls asleep before her, she realizes that her father is also a
human being and he too needs sympathy.

Reference to context (Write in your English Notebook)


1.But the same nightmare came-……. To see beside her bed, a candle in his hand. ―What’s the
matter? he said.
a.Why did she get the nightmare?
Ans- She got the nightmare because she was sleeping alone due to her mother and grandmother
being in hospital.

b.Where was the butcher?


Ans- The butcher was in her nightmare.

c. Find a word from the passage that means shaking in fear due to cold‘.
Ans- The word is shivering.

d. Why did the girl call her grandmother for help in the nightmare?
Ans- The girl was very close to her grandmother and not to her father. So, she called her
grandmother for help in the nightmare.

2. But it was for your b-b-birthday.…… What did God make fathers for? She sobbed.
a. Who is speaking in the first line and to whom?
Ans- In the first line, Kezia is speaking to her father.

b. How did the father react?


Ans-The father reacted by becoming angry and beating her pink palms with a ruler.

c. Find a word from the passage that means wept.


Ans- The word is ‘sobbed’.

d. How did the grandmother comfort little girl?


Ans- To comfort the little girl the grandmother wrapped her in a shawl and seated her in a chair.

Answer the following questions on your own-:


1.Compare Kezia’s father with Mr Macdonald. Do you think sharing with kids is necessary?
2.Why was Kezia fond of her grandmother?

Value Based Question (Session 2021- 22):-

1. How did Kezia’s effort to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much?
Elaborate. Was she punished by her father? Do you think Kezia deserved this?

Ans. Kezia was scared of her father and stuttered while talking to him which annoyed him.
Whenever she stared at him and waited to nave a nice talk with him, he did not like and told her
that she was looking like a little brown owl. The incident that displeased her father the most was
the incident when she tried to make a pin cushion as a birthday gift for her father on her
grandmother’s suggestion. As she needed some stuff for the cushion, unknowingly she tore up
the important papers kept on her father’s table. Father got so angry that he punished her by
beating on her palms with ruler.
No, Kezia did not deserve this punishment. She did not have any such intention. Her father
should not have been so harsh to her because she had not done it intentionally. He should make
that little girl realise her mistake fact fully. She should have been made to understand that
anything that did not belong to her, must not be touched upon. This would have done a lot of
good in place of punishment.
Reference to the context: -
1. “But it was for your b-b-birth day.” Down came the ruler on her little, pink palms. Hours
later, when grandmother had wrapped her in a shawl and rocked her in the rocking-
chair, the child clung to her soft body. “What did God make fathers for?” she sobbed.
(a) Who is speaking in the first line and to whom?
(b) How did the father react?
(c) Find a word from the passage that mean “wept”?
(d) How did the grandmother comfort little girl?
Ans.(a) In the first line Kezia is speaking to her father.
(b) Father got angry and beaten on her palms with a ruler.
(c) The word is “sobbed”
(d) Grandmother wrapped her in her shawl and seated her in a chair.

Chapter - A Truly Beautiful Mind (prose)

This chapter is about Albert Einstein. He was a great scientist. The title of the chapter ‘A Truly
Beautiful Mind’ refers to Albert Einstein. This is a short biography of his where some of his
qualities have been highlighted – Albert’s interest in Mathematics and Physics and also his
humanitarian attribute. The title - ‘A Truly Beautiful Mind’ makes one wonder that how can a
scientist’s mind be beautiful. It is so, because in this lesson we come across another aspect of
Einstein. He was a humanitarian. He advocated world peace, non - violence and that is why the
title refers to him as a truly beautiful mind.

Q1. Explain what the reasons for the following are:


1. Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.
2. Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.
3. Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.
4. What do these tell you about Einstein?

Answers:
1. Einstein left the school in Munich because he did not like the discipline of the school. He
hated the school’s regimentation and often clashed with teachers.
2. Albert’s parents moved to Milan and left their son with relatives. After prolonged discussion,
Einstein got his wish to continue his education in German – speaking Switzerland. Actually, it
was more liberal than Munich.
3. Einstein saw in Mileva Marie an ally against the “Philistines”—those people in his family
and at the university with whom he was constantly at odds. He found that she was a “clever
creature”.
4. These tell that Einstein was a genius and had the capabilities to achieve his targets. Moreover,
he had his own view of life. He liked freedom too much.

Q2. What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why? Answer: Einstein
called his desk drawer at the patent office the “bureau of theoretical physics”. Einstein was
actually developing his own ideas in secret and his drawer had all the evidences which could
reveal the secret.

Q3. Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt? Answer: With the emergence of
Nazis in Germany, Einstein emigrated to the United States. It was the fact that the Nazis had the
ability to develop the atomic bomb. It could destroy the whole world. So he warned Franklin D.
Roosevelt in his letter.

Q4. Why does the world remember Einstein as a ‘world citizen’? Answer: The world
remembers Einstein as a ‘world citizen’ because he believed in universal peace. When there was
the rat race for becoming atomic power, he was worried about the aftermaths of the bomb. He
was really a world citizen who was concerned with humanity.

Q5. How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Answer: The
atomic bomb devastated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was deeply shaken
by the extent of the destruction and wrote a public missive to the United Nations.

Homework to be done in the notebook.

Q1. Here are some facts from Einstein’s life. Arrange them in chronological order.

1. Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.


2. He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
3. Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against
Germany’s building of an atomic bomb.
4. Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
5. Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
6. Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
7. Einstein joins a University in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
8. Einstein dies.
9. He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
10. Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
11. He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
12. When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.

Q2. Here are some sentences from the story. Choose the word from the brackets which
can be substituted for the italicized and underlined words in the sentences.

1. A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak)
2. Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in disagreement,
unhappy)
3. The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised, showed)
4. Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)
5. At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently, for his
benefit, for a short time)
6. Five years later, the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists in an
uproar. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state)
7. Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)

Value Based Question ( Session 2021-22 )


1. Einstein was an unusual child with no indication of his potential greatness. Comment.
Ans:- Greatness and giftedness doesn’t come with a measure. It is just felt from the
beginning of the life. Such was the case with little Einstein since his childhood. It was
first spotted by his mother. Einstein was an unusual child as his mother felt that he had a
larger than usual head for a child of his age. He was called “Brother Boring” by his
playmates as he did not know what to do with them. His playmates did not think him
good enough to be with them. The games they played were not appreciated by Einstein.
He loved mechanical toys and even thought his baby sister to be a toy. There was no
indication of his potential greatness because his headmaster in school thought him to be
good for nothing and felt that he would never succeed in life but he was proved wrong.
Therefore, an unusual child, who was thought to be not as great as he later became
world’s most sought after scientist.

2. What is Einstein’s special theory of Relativity?


Ans:- According to Einstein’s special Theory of Relativity, time and distance are not
absolute. From this followed the world’s most famous formula which describes the
relationship between mass and energy. E=mc2

LANGUAGE (Subject-Verb agreement)


1. Fill in the blanks keeping in mind the rules of Subject-verb-agreement
(a) Your friend ______ (talk) too much.
(b) The man with the rose _____ (look) like your brother.
(c) The women in the pool _______ (swim) well.
(d) Basant ________ (drive) a cab.
(e) The football players ______ (run) five kilometers every day.
(f) That red-haired lady in the fur hat ___ (live) across the street.
2. Choose the correct verb form according to the subject-verb agreement :-
(a) Each of the girls______ (look, looks) good on stage.
(b) Everybody ________ (was, were) asked to remain quiet.
(c) Neither of the men ____ (is, are) here yet.
(d) _________ (is, are) each of the girls ready to leave?
(e) Several of the sheep _____ (is, are) sick.
(f) Some members of the faculty ______ (is, are) present.
(g) Nobody in the class _________ (has, have) the answer.
(h) Each of the boys ________ (observe, observes) the regulations.

3. In each of the following sentences, choose the subject/subjects and the corresponding
verbs from the bracket: -
(a) Neither science nor Maths (gives, give) me a problem.
(b) Either the cat or the dogs (greets, greet) me at the door.
(c) Either my cousin or my uncle (was, were) on the critical list.
(d) Neither Miss. Jones nor a member of her staff (is, are) going to attend the meeting.

Civics chapter 3: Constitutional Design


SOCIAL
Read civics chapter 3: Constitutional Design and underline the difficult words and find
STUDIES
their meanings.
1. In which way was the system of ‘apartheid’ oppressive?

Ans. The apartheid system was particularly oppressive for the blacks. They were forbidden
from living in white areas. They could work in white areas only if they had a permit. Trains,
buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools and colleges, swimming pools, public toilets etc. were all
separate for the whites and blacks. They could not even visit the churches where the whites
worshiped. Blacks could not form associations or protest against the terrible treatment.

Q.2. What was the appeal made by the black leaders to the fellow blacks after the emergence of
the new democratic South Africa?

Ans. After the emergence of the new democratic South Africa, black leaders appealed to fellow
blacks to forgive the whites for the atrocities they had committed while in power. They urged
the people to build a new South Africa based on equality of all races, and of men and women,
on democratic values, social justice and human rights.

Q.3. What is meant by the term ‘Constitution’?

Ans. The constitution of a country is a set of written rules that are accepted by all people living
in that country. It is the supreme law that determines the relationship among the people living in
a territory (called citizens) and also the relationship between the people and government. It
specifies how the government will be constituted and who will have the power to take different
decisions.

Q.4. Describe the advantages that Indians had when they participated in the legislatures which
were set up as a result of the elections of 1937.
Ans. Although the legislatures set up in India as a result of elections of 1937 were not fully
democratic, the experience gained by Indians in the working of the legislative institutions
proved to be very useful for the country in setting up its own institutions and working in them.

Q.5. Give a description of the composition of the Constituent Assembly.


Ans. The Constituent Assembly was elected mainly by the members of the existing Provincial
Legislatures. This ensured a fair geographical share of members from all the regions of the
country. Congress, which was the dominant party in the Assembly, itself included a variety of
political groups and opinions. It represented members from different languages, castes,
religions, classes and occupations.
Q.6. What did Ambedkar mean by ‘Contradiction’ in his concluding speech to the Constituent
Assembly?
Ans. In his concluding speech to the Constituent Assembly Dr. Ambedkar said that India was
entering a life of ‘contradictions’ on 26th Jan 1950. By this he meant that in politics Indians
would have equality but in social and economic life, there would be inequality. In politics India
would be recognising the principle of one man one vote, with one value, but in social and
economic life, the principle of one man one value would be denied.
Q.7. Why was a constitution necessary for a country like South Africa?
Ans. The oppressor and the oppressed, i.e. the whites and the blacks were planning to live
together, as equals. It was not going to be easy for them to trust each other. They wanted to
safeguard their interests. The only way to build and maintain trust was to write down some
rules. This set of basic rules was the constitution needed for South Africa.
Q.8. What do you understand by secularism? Why is India called a secular country?
Ans. India is a country of many religions and it respects all religions. No religion is given the
status of state religion and equal respect is given to all beliefs, faiths and practices. Citizens
have complete freedom to follow any religion.

Q.9. What are Constitutional Amendments? State its significance in a democratic country like
India.
Ans. Constitutional Amendments are changes in the constitution made by the Supreme
Legislative body in a country. The constitution of India is a very long and detailed document.
Therefore it needs to be amended quite regularly to keep it updated.
Q.10. What were the difficulties faced during the making of Indian constitution?
Ans. It was drawn up under very difficult circumstances. Making a constitution for a huge
country like India was not an easy affair. The country was born through partition. The problem
of princely states was left undecided by the British. There were anxieties about the present and
future of the country.
Q.11. State the steps involved in the framing of Indian constitution.
Ans. The drafting of the document called the constitution was done by an assembly of elected
representatives called the Constituent assembly Elections to the Constituent Assembly were
held in July 1946. Its first meeting was held in December 1946. It had 299 members. The
assembly adopted the constitution on 26 November 1949 and it came into force on 26 January
1950.
Q.12. The Preamble of our constitution is a short statement of values. Which country has
inspired India to incorporate the Preamble? Why does it start with ‘‘We The People of India?’’

Ans. Taking inspiration from American model, most countries including India have chosen to
begin their constitutions with a importance to the people of India by saying that it is the people
who have drawn up and enacted the constitution. It has not been handed down to them by a king
or any outside power.

Ch. 5: Editing a Document


Short answer type questions

1. Write any five important features of word processor.


Ans. 1. Ease and Speed: A word processor provides an easy and fast method to type the text.
2. Editing feature: Editing like copying, moving, deleting etc can be done.
3. Formatting feature: It provides formatting features like italic, underline, word art etc.
can be done.
4. Storage feature: It stores the document for the future use.
5. Graphic feature: Certain graphics like pictures, shapes, charts can be added in the
COMPUTER
document.

2. What are the different components of a word window?


Ans. Different components of word window are:
1. File tab
2. Quick access toolbar
3. Title bar
4. Ribbon
5. Work area
3. Explain the steps save a document and protect it using the password.
Ans. The steps to save a document and protect it using password are:
1. Click on the File tab and select the Save As option.
2. The Save As dialog box appears.
3. Click on the drop down arrow of the Tools tab and select General Options.
4. The General Option dialog box will appear with two fields. They are-‘Password to open’
and ‘Password to modify’.
5. Type the desired password in the Password to open field. Click on OK.
6. The Confirm Password dialog box appears. Re-enter the password in order to confirm the
password. Then click on OK.

4. How is the case of the word handled using the Find and Replace dialog box?
Ans. The Find and Replace feature in word preserves the Case. If the found text begins with a
capital letter, the text replacement will begin with a capital. Clicking on the Match Case
checkbox will search the text with similar case that you have typed in Find what text box.

5. What is meant by contextual error?


Ans. A blue wavy line under a word refers to a contextual errors. This error occurs when a
correctly spelled word is used mistakenly for another another word.

Topic- landscape
DRAWING Complete this drawing in your school drawing copy.
Dr. Rachana Nair
Director Academics

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