Class 9 Question Bank English

QUESTION BANK FOR CLASS 9
BEST SELLER
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. John is a hypocrite. Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your answer.
2. What did John describe about the mansion when he first saw it to the author?
3. What did John say when the narrator asked him about his company and his work?
4. What was John A Pescud’s opinion about best sellers? Why?
5. Who was sitting on the chair 9 and what was he reading? What sort of views were exchanged between him and
the narrator?
6. What is the irony in the story “Best Seller”?
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Pescud had the qualities of a good salesman. Justify this statement by citing examples from the text.
2. Explore the significance of Pescud’s decision to follow Jessie to Virginia as a turning point in the narrative.
3. Analyze the techniques employed by the author to create suspense and engagement in Pescud’s journey.
4. Analyze the impact of Pescud’s critique of best-selling novels on the overarching commentary about literature and
storytelling in the narrative.
VILLA FOR SALE
1. In the play “Villa for sale,” who do you think is a better businessman and why?
2. “On the principle of people who like children and haven’t any can always go and live near a school.” Explain this
comment.
3. Why does Juliette find both Gaston and Jeanne to be perfectly suited to buy the villa?
4. What is the case of mistaken identity between Mrs. Al Smith and Gaston?
5. Does Sacha Guitry’s ‘ A Villa For Sale’ define human behaviour through the character of Gaston? Give reasons.
6. What is your impression about Mrs. Al Smith?
1. Examine the cultural differences highlighted in the play, especially in Gaston’s comments about Americans. How
does this contribute to the humor?
2. Gaston clinched a deal with Mrs. Al Smith and made a good profit. Will you call his deed a businessman’s skill or
unethical practice?Discuss the values Gaston lacked and what would you have done if you had been Gaston"
3. How was the sale of the villa a battle of wits between Gaston and Juliette in the play ‘villa for sale’?Discuss the
values Gaston should have possessed with regard to moral ethics.
4. You are Gaston.You reveal your fake deal with Mrs. Al Smith to your wife Jeanne and she leaves you to stay with
her parents. Write a letter to her expressing your repentance over the issue and requesting her to come back.
THE BISHOP’S CANDLESTICKS
1. Why did the Bishop not tell the sergeant the truth about the convict?
2. The convict said that he hated the church. What did the bishop reply?
3. The Bishop’s door was left open till late night. Give reason.
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4. What do the candlesticks symbolize?
5. What is the theme of the play “The Bishop’s Candlesticks”?
6. Why does Persome feel the people pretend to be sick?
1. Turning points are situations in life that brings about significant changes in people.
In the play, the convict goes through several situations that are turning points in his life. Illustrate in your own view
points.
2. The prison is meant for reformation, not punishment. Justify this statement with reference to the lesson ‘The
Bishop’s Candlesticks’.
3. Minds are open only when hearts are open. Keeping this in mind, the Bishop’s house had unshuttered windows
and unbarred doors for thirty years. Discuss.
4. The Convict goes to Paris, sells the silver candlesticks and starts a business. The business prospers and he
starts a reformatory for ex-convicts. He writes a letter to the Bishop telling him of this reformatory and seeks his
blessings. As the convict, John, write a letter to the Bishop.
SONG OF THE RAIN
1. How is the rain a “messenger of mercy”?
2. List any two things that happen when the ‘dropped silver threads from heaven’ fall on the earth.
3. Why are all the things elated when the rain falls ?
4. How do you think the rain quenches the thirst of the fields and cures the ailment of the clouds ?
5. Explain the line ‘All can hear hut only the sensitive can understand’ from the poem ‘Song of the Rain’.
6. "I am sigh of the sea, the laughter of the field and tears of heaven’. Explain.
1. Notice the imagery built around ‘sigh of the sea’, ‘laughter of the field’ and ‘tears of heaven’. Explain the three
expressions in the context of rain.
2. Selfless giving in the spirit of love is the greatest virtue. Do you agree ? Discuss it in relation to the poem ‘Song of
the Rain’.
3. On the basis of your understanding of the poem “Song of the Rain,” write a speech to be delivered in the morning
assembly of your school on the importance of rain in our life.
4. Discuss the cultural and mythological references in the poem, such as Ishtar and the daughter of Dawn.

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