Chapter 4
Class 9 English
A Day in the Zoo
Textual Questions
EXERCISE – 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternative :
1.The average day in a zoo begins just before-
a) dusk [ ],b) dawn [ ],c) afternoon [ ],d) evening [ ]
2. The birds searching the dewy grass on the lawn were-
a) peahens [ ],b) peacocks [ ],c) robins [ ],d) thrushes [ ].
3. Stephen with a broom in his hand was guarding over the
a) bears [ ], b) gorilla [ ],c) apes [ sqrt ],d) armadillo [ ].
4. The name of the black Celebs ape was-
a) Etam [ ],b) Jeremy [ ],c) Mike [ ],d) Stephen [ ].
5. The reptiles dozed in the temperature of-
a) sixty degrees [ ], b) seventy degrees [ ], c) eighty degrees [ ],
d) ninety degrees [ ].
EXERCISE – 2
Answer the following questions within 15 words:
1. How does the sky look as one is awakened by the birdsong?
Ans. The sky looks sligthly tinged with yellow as one is awakened by the birdsong.
2. How do the parrots and parrakeets salute the people ?
Ans. Parrots and parrakeets salute the people with a cacophony of sounds.
3. What do all the animals do at the start of a new day?
Ans. At the start of a new day all the animals bustle about the cages
4. As the light fades, where does the robin fly off to ?
Ans. As the light fades, the robin flies off to roost in the mimosa tree
EXERCISE – 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
1. What work do Jeremy and Mike do in the gorilla’s cages?
Ans. Jeremy and Mike sweep up the mess on the floor of gorilla’s cages and scatter fresh white sawdust.
2. Describe the state of the frogs and snakes in the reptile house?
Ans. In the reptile house in a pleasant temperature, the frogs make gulping sounds and snakes doze.
3. What would one see and hear while lying in bed at night?
Ans. At night one see the moon separating itself from the shadow of the trees and hear the lions cough.
Grammar in use
EXERCISE – 4
Classify the underlined adverbs according to their functions in the chart given below :
(a) I have already done the job.
(b) Bappa can go anywhere for his work.
(c) Puja often comes to my place.
(d) Nargis sings sweetly.
Functions of adverbs:
EXERCISE – 5
Underline the clauses in the following sentences and state what kind of clauses they are :
(a) As he was not there, I spoke to his brother.
Ans. Adverbial clause.
(b) The house where Nazrul was born in Churulia.
Ans. Adjective clause.
(c) She said that she would return soon.
Ans. Noun clause.
(d) Have you read the book which you borrowed from me ?
Ans. Adjective clause.
Read the following sentences:
(1) The average zoo day begins just before dawn.
(2) You pass slowly down the house to the big cage at the end where the touracos now live.
(3) Soon it will be dawn and the chorus of birds will take over.
In sentence 1, there is one subject (i.e. ‘The average zoo day’) and one predicate (i.e. ‘begins just before dawn’). It has one finite verb (‘begins’). A sentence that has one subject, one Predicate and one finite verb is called a simple sentence.
In sentence 2, there is one principal clause (i.e. ‘You pass slowly down the house to the big cage at the end’) and one dependent clause (i.e. ‘where the touracos now live’). A sentence that has one principal clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence.
In sentence 3, there are two principal clauses:
(a) Soon it will be dawn
(b) the chorus of birds will take over
The two clauses are joined by the conjunction ‘and’.
A sentence that has two or more principal clauses and they are joined by a conjunction is called a compound sentence.
Exercise 6
Identify the following sentences as simple, complex or compound sentence:
(i) He is too tired to walk alone.
(ii) I have a friend who lives in Mumbai.
(iii) Priyam wrote a letter but he got no reply.
(iv) Being ill, I could not attend school.
(v) She told me that she would enter a house which is believed to be haunted
(vi) The sun shine brightly and the flowers bloom.
Composition:
Suppose you live in a school hostel and are under an attack of viral fever. The doctor has prescribed medicines and advised complete bed rest. Therefore you need to go home. Write a letter to the Headmaster/Headmistress of your school seeking leave for the same.
The Headmaster/ Headmistress
XYZ School
BF Block, Salt Lake
Kolkata – 700091
Sub: Leave of absence 2
Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you that I, Srijit Das, a student of class IX A of your school have fallen ill with severe viral fever since last Thursday. The doctor has prescribed medicines and advised complete bed rest.
Since I live in the school hostel, it is my earnest request to you to kindly allow me a week’s leave, beginning tomorrow, so that I may go home. The leave will help me recover soon.
I shall be obliged if you kindly grant me permission.
School Hostel
ABC School
BF Block Salt Lake
Kolkata- 700091
24th of July, 2014
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Srijit Das.
A letter to a Headmaster/ Headmistress is a formal letter. It generally has eight main parts:
- The name, designation and address of the person to whom you are addressing the letter
- Subject of the letter in brief
- Greeting/salutation
- Body of the letter
- Subscription
- Signature/name of the person writing the letter
- The writer’s address
- Date of writing
The name and address of the person to whom the letter is sent is written on the envelope.
EXERCISE – 7
Write a letter to the Headmaster / Headmistress of your school within 100 words seeking leave for three days to visit your ailing grandmother.
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