CBSE Class 9 English — NCERT Solutions

Complete the web with words connected to grandmother/elderly relatives from the chapter, such as read, study, story, Kashi Yatre, Kannada alphabet, independent, and teacher.

Answers will depend on your own experience. You may say, for example: Grandparents speak Kannada/Hindi/Tamil etc.; they spend time reading, resting, praying, or talking; you may spend time with them by talking, helping, or listening to stories; your favourite experience may be hearing their stories; they may not be able to climb stairs easily but enjoy watching you draw, play, or read.

The pictures show different skill-based occupations or jobs that people do to earn a living. Such work is called vocations.

The incomplete word v _ _ a _ _ o _ s becomes vocations.

Answers will vary. Example: Yes, a hand fan is used in my family. We call it pankha. It is made of palm leaf / bamboo / cloth depending on the type.

The table can be completed from the chapter like this: Assam — shape and material are not clearly given in the text; Kerala — palm leaf; Uttar Pradesh — moonj grass. Discuss the pictures to identify the missing shapes in class.

• यह शीटल देवी की तस्वीर है, जो एक पैरा-आर्चर हैं।
• वे धनुष-बाण चलाते हुए दिखाई दे रही हैं।
• उनकी मेहनत, आत्मविश्वास और दृढ़ता झलकती है।
• यह तस्वीर बताती है कि शारीरिक सीमाएँ सफलता में बाधा नहीं बनतीं।

यह एक व्यक्तिगत उत्तर है। आप लिख सकते हैं: हाँ, मैं एक वाद्ययंत्र बजाता/बजाती हूँ। अगर मुझे चुनना हो, तो मैं वायलिन चुनूँगा/चुनूँगी, क्योंकि इसकी धुन मधुर होती है और इसे बजाना मुझे पसंद है।

The people shown belong to the postal profession. In the chapter, Khetaram is a Gramin Dak Sewak, which means he works as a postman/delivery agent carrying mail to remote areas.

My dream is to become a doctor and help people live healthy lives.