Chapter 7
Class 9 English
Tom Loses a Tooth
Textual Questions
EXERCISE – 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternative :
1. Tom felt miserable on the morning of –
(a) Sunday [ ], (b) Monday [✔], (c) Thursday [ ], (d) Saturday [ ].
2. If Aunt Polly was to know that Tom had a loose tooth, she would-
(a) call a doctor [ ], (b) bring him some medicines [ ], (c) surely pull it out [✔], (d) tell him to rest [ ].
3. Tom drew his sore toe from under the –
(a) sheet [✔], (b) blanket [ ], (c) pillow [ ], (d) mosquito-net [ ].
4. The thread that Mary got Aunt Polly was made of –
(a) cotton [ ], (b) jute [ ], (c) silk [√], (d) wool [ ].
5. Sid flew down the stairs to call –
(a) the doctor [ ],
(b) Mary [ ], (c) the nurse [ ], (d) Aunt Polly [✔].
EXERCISE – 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
1. Which one of Tom’s tooth had come loose?
Ans. One of the upper front tooth of Tom was loose.
2. How are Sid and Mary related to Tom ?
Ans. Sid was Tom’s brother and Mary was his cousin.
3. Why did Tom ask Sid not to stir him ?
Ans. Tom asked Sid not to stir him because he was feeling pain.
4. Why did Tom pretend his toe was paining?
Ans. Because Tom wanted to stay home from school.
EXERCISE – 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
1. What did Tom remember hearing from a doctor ?
Ans. Tom heard from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him loose a finger.
2. How did Aunt Polly react to the news that Tom was dying?
Ans. When Aunt Polly learned of Tom’s death, she didn’t believe it at first, but she became anxious.
3. How was Tom’s loose tooth taken out?
Ans. Aunt Polly tied one end of the silk thread to Tom’s loose tooth and the other end to the bedpost and then she pulled the thread and the tooth came out.
EXERCISE – 4
Do as directed:
a) Rafique was running fast. ( Change into an Interrogative sentence)
Ans. Was Rafique running fast?
b). The boy would never forget the exciting incident. (Change into an Affirmative sentence)
Ans. The boy would always remember the exciting incident.
c). We had a wonderful time last evening. (Change into an Exclamatory sentence)
Ans. What a wonderful time we had last evening!
d). He loves to play football. (Change into an Interrogative sentence)
Ans. Does he love to play football?
e). Rina tried all her plans. ( Change into an Negative sentence)
Ans. Rina did not leave any plan to try.
f). Shut The door, Robin. (Change into an Assertive sentence)
Ans. Robin shut The door.
EXERCISE – 5
Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs from the list given below. Change the form of verbs where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list:
a. The enemy surrendered without a fight.
Ans. gave in.
b. The child was cured in a month.
Ans. came round.
c. The Police investigated the case.
Ans. looked into.
d. Puja could understand what her mistake.
Ans. make out.
e. The old man could not remember his childhood experiences.
Ans. call up.
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