NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 11

READING COMPREHENSION Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.   Text I INTERVIEW WITH A DETECTIVE His appearance was clean, cool and deliberately ambiguous. Under the sanctuary of his aviators, his eyes silently scanned the room. He is a Manhattan-based…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 10

Reading CompRehension   Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.   Text I When we think of tourism, we think primarily of people who are visiting a particular place for sightseeing, visiting friends and relatives, taking a vacation, and having a good…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 9

Look at the pictures given below. Discuss with a friend and answer the following questions briefly. 1. Do you think animals have emotions?   _____________________________________________________   2. Do you think most people care for animals? Why do you think so?  …

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 8

READING COMPREHENSION Read the following passage carefully. Based on your reading,answer the following questions in the space provided.   Text I On 3 August 1996, Leander Paes became the first Indian to win an individual medal in 44 years when he defeated Fernando Meligeni of…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 7

READING COMPREHENSION Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.   Text I ORGANISING YOUR SCHOOL BAG Have you wasted time on some days rummaging through your school bag for your pen, finally discovering it in the side pocket? Have you ever searched for…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 6

ReadiNg CompReheNsioN Notes   Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.   Text I I must have been about seven when my father left Porbandar for Rajkot to become a member of the Rajasthanik Court. There I was put into a primary school, and I can well…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 5

READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.   Text I THE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE I had been very wealthy and prosperous and was leading a very comfortable life. I had all the worldly pleasures with me. But soon I became bored of my idle…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 4

ReadiNg CompReheNsioN   Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.   Text I the WoRld as i see it In my opinion, the present symptoms of decadence are explained by the fact that the development of industry and machinery has made the struggle for existence…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 3

READING COMPREHENSION   Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.   Text I This is an extract from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird. After supper, Atticus sat down with the paper and called, “Scout, ready to read?”. I ran crying, went to the front porch…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 2

ReadiNg CompReheNsioN In this section, you will read three texts on music in different perspectives. The first one will enlighten you about the effective role of music in our lives, the second reflects on the life of the famous music composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, and the…

NCERT Class 9 English Words and Expressions Unit 1

Reading CompRehension Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.   Text I The FuTuRe CaRs The story ‘The Fun They Had’ takes us to the world of the future where children study in a virtual classroom. The learning is through computer software or the…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 English Chapter 14 The Bishops Candlesticks

  NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Communicative Chapter 14 The Bishops Candlesticks 1. Copy and complete the following paragraph about the theme of the play in pairs: The play deals with a _______________and __________________Bishop who is always ready to lend…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 English Chapter 13 Villa for Sale

  NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Communicative Chapter 13 Villa for Sale 4. Copy and complete the following paragraph about the theme of the play using the clues given in the box below. Remember that there are more clues than required.  Sell, buying…

NCERT Solutions Class 9 English Chapter 12 Song of the Rain

  NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Communicative Chapter 12 Song of the Rain 4. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice.  (a) The rain calls itself the 'dotted silver threads' as_________. (i…