“The Price of Bananas” is a lesson of Textbook “Bliss” approved by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for the Students of Class 9. Here all the Activity Questions are done by English teachers.
Textual Questions:
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) The author was on his way from Faizabad railway station to
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Lucknow
(d) Ahmedabad
Answer: The author was on his way from Faizabad railway station to – Lucknow.
(2) From the water pump the passengers were filling up their
(a) water bottles
(b) earthen pitchers
(c) brass jugs
(d) steel buckets
Answer: From the water pump the passengers were filling up their – earthen pitchers.
(3) The gentlemen who came up to the author’s compartment looked like a
(a) businessman
(b) doctor
(c) teacher
(d) postman
Answer: The gentlemen who came up to the author’s compartment looked like a – businessman.
(4) The prince vendor asked for the bananas was
(a) two annas
(b) four annas
(c) six annas
(d) eight annas
Answer: The prince vendor asked for the bananas was – two annas.
(5) The author drew the cartoon of
(a) fruit vendor
(b) monkey
(c) porter
(d) Sethji
Answer: The author drew the cartoon of – Sethji.
Exercise 2
Answer the following question within fifteen words:
(1) Where did the young monkeys sit?
Answer: The young monkeys sat on the boughs of the neem and tamarind tree.
(2) What did the monkey do to the loin cloth of the pious person?
Answer: The monkeys snatched away the loin cloth of the pious person while he was bathing.
(3) What did Sethji’s luggage include ?
Answer: Sethji’s luggage include a big steel trunk, several small baskets and a brass jug.
(4) Why, according to the fruit vendor, were the monkeys disturbing the passengers ?
Answer: According to the fruit vendor, the monkeys were disturbing the passengers because they were hungry.
Exercise 3
Answer the following question within twenty-five words:
(1) What was the businessman wearing ?
Answer: The businessman was wearing a white muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head.
(2) What did the monkey do after accepting the fruit vendor’s bargain ?
Answer: The monkeys took over the bananas that the fruit vendor offered to him with his right hand and gave away the slightly crumpled embroidered cap of Sethji with his left hand.
(3) How did the whole amusing episode end ?
Answer: The whole amusing episode ended in a bitter sense of grievance against the rich businessman who had been so hard on the generous-hearted fruit vendor.
Grammar in use:
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles prepositions:
(a) _________________ sun rises in the east.
Answer: The sun rises in the east.
(b) The dog jumped ____________________ the log .
Answer: The dog jumped over the log.
(c) I love to watch ________________ one-day match.
Answer: I love to watch a one-day match.
(d) __________________ a pen, Tiya also has an eraser.
Answer: Besides a pen, Tiya also has an eraser.
Exercise 5
Change the voice of the following sentence:
(a) Mr. Khan is known to me.
Answer: I know Mr. Khan.
(b) Trina had composed a poem.
Answer: A poem had been composed by Trina.
(c) I will always remember you.
Answer: You will always be remembered by me.
(d) They have made the president of the club.
Answer: He has been made the president of the club by them.
Exercise 6
Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the given verbs brackets:
(a) They ___________ ____________ their puja vacation in the hills. (spend)
Answer: They have spent their Puja vacation in the hills.
(b) We ________________ _______________ in this city for over ten years. (live)
Answer: We have been living in this city for over ten years.
(c) I _____________ just _________________ reading the book. (finish)
Answer: I have just finished reading the book.
(d) The project ____________ ____________ _____________ by June next year. (complete)
Answer: The project will be completed by June next year.
Exercise 7
Change the mode of narration in the following sentences:
(a) Rahul said, ‘’Alas! Brazil has lost the match.”
Answer: Rahul exclaimed with sorrow that Brazil had lost the match.
(b) “Let us go for a walk,” said Shabnam to Chandni.
Answer: Shabnam suggested to Chandni that they should go for a walk.
(c) “Good morning, madam,” said the students to the teacher.
Answer: The students greeted the teacher with good morning.
(d) My father said to me, “Do not pluck flowers.”
Answer: My father advised me not to pluck the flowers.
Composition:
Exercise 8
Write a story about 100 words using the given hints. Give a suitable title to the story:
Hints: two cats find a piece of bread – fight over it – monkey arrives – decides to settle the dispute – monkey breaks the bread into two – uneven size – eats a portion from the larger share – dispute continues – monkey eats both pieces of bread
Answer:
The Cunning Monkey
Once there lived two cats who were good friends. One day they found a piece of bread on their way. Both became greedy and wanted to have a big share of it. They fought over it. When they were fighting, a monkey was passing by and listened to their fight. He decided to settle their dispute. The monkey was cunning and he smartly broke the bread into two pieces into uneven sizes. The cats were hopeful that they would get a piece of it, but they didn’t know that the monkey was making them fool. He eats a larger portion from the larger share. Again the two cats started fighting with each other unaware of the monkey’s tricks. In this way, the monkey ate both the pieces of bread and nothing was left to the cats. The cats were fooled by the cunning monkey. Their stupid act of fighting ended up making them lose.
Moral: Cunning takes advantage of fighting among themselves.
Exercise 9
Using the following points write a paragraph in about 100 words on how your locality looks like at dawn:
your place of stay – early morning sky – description of the nature around – sounds that are heard – reasons for enjoyment – conclusion
Answer:
I live in an area near a beautiful garden. I live at Rani Bagan in Cooch Behar district which is surrounded by beautiful greenery. The surrounding is filled with much calmness and beauty, especially at dawn. At dawn, the wind blows and cool breeze makes us ready to face the day with positivity. There are birds chirping as if making everyone awake. All the laziness is gone when we experience this serenity. Everything looks splendid and our day is filled with optimism. The sound of birds is soothing to our ears. It is a treat to our eyes to enjoy such beautiful scenery. I feel lucky to be residing at such a place where the day starts with beauty. It relaxes our mind and body.