West Bengal Board Autumn Question Answer Class 9 Lesson 3 | Activity Solution
Autumn
Comprehension Exercises
Exercise 1
(1) All though the day the fitful the given alternatives:
(a) window-pane
(b) curtains
(c) casement
(d) door
(2) The poet loves to see the shaking twig dance till the
(a) coming of down
(b) end of night
(c) end of afternoon
(d) shut of eve
(3) The sparrow sat on the
(a) cottage rig
(b) house-top
(c) mossy elm-tree
(d) casement
(4) Te pigeons nestled round the
(a) cage
(b) cote
(c) branch
(d) heath
(5) the cock was crowing upon the
(a) dunghill
(b) lea
(c) tree tops
(d) mill sails
(6) The grunting pigs
(a) walk slowly
(b) scamper by
(c) scramble and hurry
(d) dive and swim
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty five words:
(i) What happens to the leaves of the mossy elm- tree in autumn?
Answer - The leaves fall onto ground and a fitful gust takes them away down the lane.
(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see on November days?
Answer - Poet loves to see the fitful gust, the shaking twig and the cottage smoke.
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Grammar in Use
Exercise 3
State whether the following sentences are in Active or Passive Voice:
(a) Anil will visit his grandmother’s house.
Answer – Active
(b) The President has left his office.
Answer – Active
(c) The project will have been finished by the students.
Answer – Passive
(d) Promita’s leave has been sanctioned by the school authority.
Answer – Passive
Exercise 4
Change the voice of the following sentence:
(a) The boy has read out the letter.
Answer – The letter has been read out by the boy.
(b) I shall have bought a cricket bat by tomorrow.
Answer – A cricket bat will have been bought by me by tomorrow.
(c) Sohini’s friends had organised a picnic.
Answer – A picnic had been organized by Sohini’s friends.
(d) The football team will put up a brave fight.
Answer – A brave fight will be put up by the football team.
Exercise 5
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
(a) I said to him, “Will you share your tiffin with me?”
Answer – I asked him if he would share his tiffin with me.
(b) Anjan’s mother said, “Your father has left for Mumbai.”
Answer – Anjan’s mother said that my father had left for Mumbai.
(c) The girls triumphantly said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
Answer – The girls exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
(d) He says, “Let you be successful in life.”
Answer – He wished that I might be succeeded in life.
(e) The captain informed, “The tournament was postponed last month.”
Answer – The captain informed that the tournament had been postponed the previous month.
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Composition / Writing
Exercise 6
Use the following flow-chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to make paper:
Cutting down of bamboos-making pulp-adding chemicals-rolling into sheets adding colour-drying-ready for use
How to Make Paper
Paper is an essential thing in today’s world. Making paper is not so difficult. To prepare paper the following steps needs to be taken. At first, wood or bamboo is cut up into pieces which are ground into a pulp in a big machine. Then the pulp is made with bamboo properly. Next, different types of chemicals are added to it to make it soft. After that, the pulps, added with chemicals, are rolled into sheets through a machine. Next, the sheets are rolled to add colour into the sheets to make it colorful. Thus, we have the wet paper which is once again passed through another machine with big rollers heated with steam. Thereafter, the sheets are dried properly. Finally, the paper is ready for use.
Exercise 7
Write a biography of Annie Besant within 100 words based on the hints given below:
[Hints: born on 1st of October 1847 in London-famous British writer-well known Socialist, activist for the rights of women-participated in Indian politics-joined the Indian National Congress-became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917–passed away on 20th of September 1933 in Madras, India.]
Annie Besant, a Great Woman
Annie Besant was a famous British writer. She was born on the 1st of October 1847 in London. She was a well-known Socialist and an activist for the rights of women. She participated in Indian politics to fight against the British Government at that time who ruled in India ruthlessly. So, she joined the Indian National Congress to build a resistance against the British. She became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917. This great woman breathed her last on the 20th of September in 1933 in Madras (now Mumbai), India. At the ripe old age of 85.
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