CLASS 9ENGLISHModel Activity Task 2021Month : October

CLASS 9

ENGLISH

Model Activity Task 2021

Month : October

PART 7

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions :

Tom always found Monday mornings to be miserable. Monday began another week's slow suffering in school. Tom lay thinking. Presently, he wished that he was sick: then he could stay home from school. He investigated his body with the hope of finding some ailment. He thought that he had found symptoms of stomach trouble. He began to grow hopeful. However, the symptoms soon grew feeble and wholly went away. Tom thought further. Suddenly he discovered something. One of his upper front teeth was loose. He felt lucky. He was about to groan when it occurred to him that if Aunt Polly was to know she would surely pull it out and that would hurt.

Tom thought he would hold the tooth in reserve for the present. He remembered hearing from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger. He eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection. He did not know the necessary symptoms. However, it seemed like a good chance. Tom fell to groaning. But his brother Sid slept on.

Tom groaned louder. He fancied that he began to feel pain in the toe. No response came from Sid. Tom then started a succession of groans. However, Sid snored on. 

 

Activity 1 

Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the right-hand box. Provide statements from the text in support of your answer.  2 × 3 = 6

i) Monday mornings were never good for Tom. 

Ans:   T   

Supporting Statement: Tom always found Monday mornings to be miserable. 

 

ii) Tom soon realised that he could not convince Aunt Polly of his stomach problem.

Ans:   T  

Supporting Statement: However, the symptoms soon grew feeble and wholly went away.

 

iii) Tom was groaning because his toe was paining.

Ans:   F  

Supporting Statement : He fancied that he began to feel pain in the toe.  

Activity 2

Do as directed :    1×4= 4

i) She will never forget the beautiful magic show. (Change into an affirmative sentence)

Ans: She will always remember the beautiful magic show.

 

ii) He turned every stone. (Change into a negative sentence)

Ans: He left no stone unturned.

 

iii) How happy I am! (Change into an assertive sentence)

Ans: I am very happy.

 

iv) Flowers are cheaper at Gariahat market. (Change into an interrogative sentence)

Ans: Are flowers cheaper at Gariahat market?

 

Activity 3 

You have been selected for the Bengal, Under-17 football team. Write an application to the Headmistress/ Headmaster of your school seeking permission from her/him so that you can attend the trial camp.    10

 

To

The Headmaster

Jadavpur Vidyapith

Jadavpur, Kolkata

             Sub: Seeking permission from her/him so that you can attend the trial camp.

Dear Sir, 

               With due respect, I would like to inform you that yesterday I have selected for Bengal, Under-17 football team. That is a proud moment for me. I have represented our school three times at the state level as our school football team captain.

                      I will be thankful to you if you grant me permission to attend the trial camp. Hopefully, I will make proud all of the teachers of our school. 

     Yours obediently,          

Swastika Saha           

Class -9                 

Roll No: 9