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Q00, , Chapter 15, , —— ~ —— |, A. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES, , , , , , , , , , Assignment, , I. 1. That stone is heavier than this., , 2. Your horse is not as well trained as ours., 3. No other virtue in the world is as great as kindness., 4. No other island is as large as Greenland., 5. Mount Everest is higher than Mount K2., 6. Agra is hotter than many other cities in India., 7. This book is not as expensive as the one we bought yesterday., 8. He is not stronger than I am., 9. He is not as intelligent as his cousin., 10. Nehru was greater than many other leaders., I. 1. Nigeria is hotter than many other countries., 2. Very few things in nature are as lovely as a sunset on sea., 3. This is the biggest diamond that I have ever seen., 4. The ‘Gita’ is the most popular religious book in India., 5. Iron is more useful than all other metals., 6. No other pupil in the class is as clever as she is., 7. Reena is more industrious than all other students., 8. Avanti is a better singer than Anita., 9. Neither could she accuse her sister nor her friend., 10. Birds do not fly as fast as the aeroplane, 11. No other democracy in the world is as large as India., 12. Sachin Tendulkar is more famous than most other Indian cricketers., , Scanned with CamScanner

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B. HUMOROUS WRITING, , , , , , Assignment, 1. The humorous elements in the extract are:, , (i) Tom Sawyer’s thoughts were centred on how he could miss school and, stay at home., , (ii) He tried to pretend that he had pain in his abdomen. But he soon, rejected the idea., , (iii) He discovered that one of his upper teeth was loose. But he knew that, if he complained to his aunt, she would pull it out and that would, hurt him., , (iv) He then inspected one of his toes to see if it was infected so that he could, stay in bed for two or three weeks. But he did not have the symptoms., , (v) Finally, he started groaning loudly., , IL. School life, full of interesting and humorous events—cracking jokes—, playing pranks on classmates—eating food from friend’s lunch box without, telling him/her—homework not done, pretended to be sick—a new boy in, class—very proud—decided to teach him a lesson—ate his lunch and kept, a live frog in his lunch box—when he opened the box, the frog jumped, out of it and sat on his hand—started screaming out of fear—everybody, laughed—a number of other memorable incidents which make school life, unforgettable and full of fun., , (You may also include other relevant details.), , C. LETTERS OF PERSUASION, , , , , , , , , , Assignment, 2526, Rohtas Nagar, Delhi - 110 096., 16th July, 20..., , The Zonal Officer,, , Delhi Municipal Corporation,, , Delhi., Sir,, Subject: Request for Amenities, This is to request you to take steps for the provision of more amenities for the, young people living in Rohtas Nagar. The area is congested as many small, industries have sprung up in this residential area. They have encroached upon, the land meant for public amenities for the young people., , The young people of this area are in need of a community centre that has facilities, for indoor as well as outdoor games. The community centre should have an, , 64 TEACHERS’ HANDBOOK (TOTAL ENGLISH-IX), , auditorium for meetings, debates and cultural programmes to enable the youth, to realise their full potential and channelise their energy properly. Such a centre, should come up in the central park of Rohtas Nagar because there is sufficient, land that is presently being used for throwing garbage., , , , I am confident that you will take up this project at the earliest in the interest, of the youth of Rohtas Nagar., , Yours faithfully,, , Shyam Sunder,, Secretary,, Residents’ Welfare Association, , Scanned with CamScanner

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D. PRACTICE PAPER—15, , Question 1, , fa), , (b), , (c), , Honesty is truly the best policy—accepting truth however harsh its, repurcussions might be—it not only glorifies him in the eyes of others but, also in his own—a group of friends went to a pottery exhibition—talking, and laughing, least interested in the displayed work—two of them carelessly, picked up one of the masterpieces—it fell from their hands—openly refused, to accept their mistake—but one of the friends accepted his mistake—, confessed to have done it—the other denied—truth revealed in the CCTV, footage—asked to pay the cost—but the authority was quite impressed with, the honest boy—asked him to pay less than the actual amount—impressed, the bystanders as well—exemplary and commendable act., , , , During the holidays, visited my grandparents, who live in a village in, Tamil Nadu—used to wake up early in the morning and go for a walk by, the riverside—the nature in her most attractive form—bathe in the river, and return home after getting fresh vegetables and fruits from the farms—, healthy, nutritious breakfast— visited the Panchayat office, left awestruck, on seeing men and women working on computers; helping, the farmers by, providing necessary information about new farming techniques, prices of, commodities, ete.—a huge workshop, where both men and women were, making beautiful artefacts, exported to foreign countries—a new school and, a college has come up—all these facilities have turned our village into a, smart village., , Mid-day time—two youths armed with knives—attempt of burglary in a, nearby jewellery shop—attempt foiled by the presence of mind of the shop, owner and his knowledge of martial arts—news spread like wild fire—entire, neighbourhood gathered —questions asked, bravery applauded —shock, expressed at the increasing crime rate—different opinions given regarding, the protection of shops and houses in the area., , CHAPTER 15 65, , (d), , (e), , For the View: Children spend too much time watching TV— Adverse effect, of sex-crimes and violent scenes— Adverse effect on their studies—Bad, effect on their eyesight—Bad effect on their human qualities—Leads them, into a world of fantasy and make-believe., , Against the View: TV programmes educate and instruct—Education by, demonstration—Education through entertainment—TV fosters family, get-together TV programmes make the children aware of the latest happenings, in India and abroad., , The picture shows a family comprising parents and their children happily, cooking together in the kitchen—children should be involved in household, chores, especially cooking from a young age; by doing so, they learn to value, food and enjoy all types of foods from green vegetables, fruits, legumes, to rice and chappatis;—they learn about the nutritive value of different, types of food and how important it is to eat healthy food—cooking is a, life skill which every person should learn irrespective of gender—when, parents involve their children in cooking without any prejudice based on, sex, it promotes gender equality;—when these children grow into adults,, they easily give up role differentiation meant for men and women based, , on old patriarchcal system., , Scanned with CamScanner

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Question 2, , (a) Rising number of fatal accidents—cause of concern—more vehicles on, the road—narrow, single-lane roads—pedestrians— Action taken includes:, roads being, widened —traffic lights provided at every crossing—training,, of drivers—fine for drunken driving—driving licence issued after scrutiny, —separate lanes for small, medium and heavy traffic— policemen on duty, hopefully the situation will improve in the near future., , Sir with reference to your advertisementin the Metro Edition of The Hindustan, Times dated 13th October, 20...., | wish to offer my services as a tourist, guide. | have given exams for Class X from open school and I have visited, almost all the historical monuments and tourists spots in the area and am, through with all the historical facts and details of these monuments and, tourist spots—besides, | can speak fluently in both Hindi and English—1, want to gain some experience and earn extra pocket money during the, summer vacation—1 hope to hear from you soon in this connection., , Question 3, Please refer to Hints for Question 3 (a) and (b) given in Chapter 1 in the textbook., Question 4, (a) (i) fatal (line 5); causing death., (ii) bustle (line 13): busy activity., (iii) glancing (line 24): looking quickly., (&) (i) Smallpox was a dangerous disease in Uganda because once it broke, out in a village, it rapidly spread to other areas, killed hundreds of, people and blinded and disfigured others., , (b), , , , , 66 TEACHERS’ HANDBOOK (TOTAL ENGLISH-IX), , (ii) Dr Cook was praying that he could find the vaccine tubes, and see, that they were not broken and the vaccine had kept its strength after, nine months., , (iii) Dr Cook persuaded a few boys to submit to vaccination because he, wanted to test whether or not the vaccine had its effect on them., , (iv) Dr Cook told the boys to return in a week's time so that he could, check whether the vaccine had shown its effect and if it had to, vaccinate others., , (v) Katherine was anxious to catch the boys because she wanted to, , check if the vaccine was effective and to scrape some affected bit, from them to vaccinate others., , , , () Smallpox, in Uganda, was a fatal disease because it spread like plague and, had no cure. Dr Cook vaccinated a few people and waited anxiously for, the result. It took a week to show positive result and by the arm-to-arm, method many people were vaccinated, saving them from death., , Question 5, , (a) 1. competition 2. became felt, , . considered, out, , after, , to make, becoming, for, , 5. comes 6. send, (b) 1. upon 2 out, , 5. from 6. off, He came after I had left the office., When the weather improves, we shall go for a picnic., , NYENY, PO, , under, , (o, , Since my car broke down, I hired a taxi to reach the office., 1 am extremely happy to hear of your success., , (ad) Raj will complete the project only when he is compelled., He squandered all his inheritance from his father., , The boy had an umbrella to protect him in case it rained., When he had finished his dinner, he went to sleep., , It is pointless buying that bike., , I congratulated them on winning the tournament., , Today she spent 71000 to buy a dress., , My puppy had fallen sick before it was returned., , PNAVF YN YN, , 9900, , Scanned with CamScanner

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ORE, , 00, , , , (b) Sir with reference to your advertisement in the Metro Edition of The Hindustan, Times dated 13th October, 20...., | wish to offer my services as a tourist, guide. I have given exams for Class X from open school and I have visited, almost all the historical monuments and tourists spots in the area and am, through with all the historical facts and details of these monuments and, tourist spots—besides, | can speak fluently in both Hindi and English—I, want to gain some experience and earn extra pocket money during the, summer vacation—I hope to hear from you soon in this connection., , Question 3, Please refer to Hints for Question 3 (a) and (b) given in Chapter 1 in the textbook., Question 4, (a) (i) fatal (line 5): causing death., (ii) bustle (line 13): busy activity., (iii) glancing (line 24): looking quickly., (6) (i) Smallpox was a dangerous disease in Uganda because once it broke, out in a village, it rapidly spread to other areas, killed hundreds of, people and blinded and disfigured others., , 66 TEACHERS’ HANDBOOK (TOTAL ENGLISH-IX), , (ii) Dr Cook was praying that he could find the vaccine tubes, and see, that they were not broken and the vaccine had kept its strength after, nine months., , , , (iii) Dr Cook persuaded a few boys to submit to vaccination because he, , wanted to test whether or not the vaccine had its effect on them., , (iv) Dr Cook told the boys to return in a week’s time so that he could, check whether the vaccine had shown its effect and if it had to, vaccinate others., , (v) Katherine was anxious to catch the boys because she wanted to, check if the vaccine was effective and to scrape some affected bit, from them to vaccinate others., , (©) Smallpox, in Uganda, was a fatal disease because it spread like plague and, had no cure, Dr Cook vaccinated a few people and waited anxiously for, the result. It took a week to show positive result and by the arm-to-arm, method many people were vaccinated, saving them from death., , Question 5, , (a) 1. competition . became, , 2. felt, comes 6. send, 2., , considered, , to make, becoming, (b) upon - out for, from 6. off, , He came after I had left the office., , When the weather improves, we shall go for a picnic., , out, , Ys Me, PPP, , after under, , (o), , Since my car broke down, | hired a taxi to reach the office,, Tam extremely happy to hear of your success., , (4) 1. Raj will complete the project only when he is compelled., , He squandered all his inheritance from his father., The boy had an umbrella to protect him in case it rained., , DO, BO 0 CO Ww 2, Tools Mobile View Share PDFtoDOC EditonPC, , = C a, , ONE eNEaeD, , , , , , , , , , Scanned with CamScanner