Chapter 3
Class 9 English
Autumn
EXERCISE – 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. All through the day the fitful gust shakes the –
(a) window-pane [ ],
(b) curtains ( ),
c) casement [ ],
(d) door [ ].
2. The poet loves to see the shaking twig dance till the –
(a) coming of dawn [ ], (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. The pigeons nestled round the –
(a) cage [ ], (b) cote [ ],c) branch [ ], (d) heath [ ] .
5. The cock was crowing upon the –
(a) dunghill [ sqrt ],(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 happen to leaves of the mossy elm-tree in autumn ?
Ans. In autumn the wind (gust) takes away the faded leaves of the mossy elm-tree.
(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see on November days?
Ans. On November days the poet loves to see the shaking twigs, the sparrow on the cottage rig, cottage smoke and pigeons nestled round the cote.
Grammar in use
EXERCISE – 3
State whether the following sentences are in Active or Passive Voice :
(a) Anil will visit his grandfather’s house.
Ans. Grandfather’s house will be visited by Anil.
(b) The President has left his office.
Ans. Office has been left by the President.
(c) The project will have been finished by the students.
Ans. The students will have finished the project.
(d) Paramita’s leave has been sanctioned by the school authority.
Ans. The school authority has sanctioned Paramita’s leave.
EXERCISE – 4
Change the voice of the following sentences:
(a) The boy has read out the letter.
Ans. The letter has been read out by the boy.
(b) I shall have bought a cricket bat by tomorrow.
Ans. A cricket bat will have been bought by me by tomorrow.
(c) Sohini’s friends had organised a picnic.
Ans. A picnic had been organised by sohini’s friends.
(d) The football team will put up a brave fight.
Ans. 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?”
Ans. I asked him if he would share his tiffin with me.
(b) Anjan’s mother said, “your father has left for Mumbai.”
Ans. Anjan’s mother said that his father had left for Mumbai.
(c) The girls triumphanthly said, “Hurrah! we have won the match.”
Ans. The girls triumphanthly exclaimed that they had won the match.
(d) He says, “let you be successful in life.”
Ans. He says that he let be successful in life.
(e) The captain informed, “The tournament was postponed last month.”
Ans. The captain informed that the tournament had been postponed the previous month.
Composition
EXERCISE – 7
Write a 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 – dying – ready for use.
EXERCISE – 8
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, activitist 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.
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