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Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 7 The Christmas Truce Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 7 The Christmas Truce

9th English Guide The Christmas Truce Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
The story is set during the ……………………
(a) World War I
(b) World War II
(c) Kargil War
(d) Indo-China War
Answer:
(b) World War II

Question 2.
The story is about the celebration of …………………….. festival.
(a) Deepavali
(b) Pongal
(c) Ramzan
(d) Christmas
Answer:
(d) Christmas

Question 3.
Tom called the incidents that happened there as a …………………..
(a) fairy tale
(b) poetry
(c) tragedy
(d) comedy
Answer:
(a) fairy tale

Question 4.
The Germans had placed Christmas trees in front of their ……………………
(a) houses
(b) trenches
(c) tanks
(d) cars
Answer:
(b) trenches

Question 5.
One of the German soldiers worked as a ………………….. at Victoria Station.
(a) tea-seller
(b) ticket-checker
(c) porter
(d) shop keeper
Answer:
(c) porter

Question 6.
This letter was written on ……………….. day.
(a) New year
(b) Deepavali
(c) Christmas
(d) Pongal
Answer:
(c) Christmas

Question 7.
This incident took place in the year ……………………
(a) 1944
(b) 1814
(c) 1947
(d) 1914
Answer:
(d) 1914

Question 8.
The British and the enemy soldiers were on the battlefields of …………………….
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) America
(d) Germany
Answer:
(b) France

Question 9.
As darkness fell on our Christmas Eve the …………………… stopped entirely.
(a) fighting
(b) talking
(c) singing
(d) shooting
Answer:
(d) shooting

Question 10.
The narrator’s friend was ……………………
(a) Tom
(b) Janet
(c) John
(d) Jacob
Answer:
(c) John

Question 11.
One of the Germans worked as a ………………….. at the Hotel Cecil.
(a) porter
(b) doctor
(c) servant
(d) waiter
Answer:
(d) waiter

Question 12.
To our astonishment, we saw …………………….. figures rise from a trench.
(a) three
(b) no
(c) two
(d) a few
Answer:
(c) two

Question 13.
The ………………… were better dressed, with fresh uniforms for the holiday.
(a) Germans
(b) Americans
(c) English
(d) Indians
Answer:
(a) Germans

Question 14.
The narrator himself traded for a leather equipment belt.
(a) penknife
(b) jackknife
(c) dagger
(d) butter knife
Answer:
(b) jackknife

Question 15.
There was even some talk of a ………………… match.
(a) cricket
(b) basketball
(c) volleyball
(d) football
Answer:
(d) football

Question 16.
One of the English boys walked with a spiked …………………….
(a) boots
(b) helmet
(c) hat
(d) shoes
Answer:
(b) helmet

B. Identify the character, speaker, or both of the following lines.

1. Our first complete silence in months!
2. Come and see! See what the Germans are doing!
3. Hold your fire.
4. You no shoot, we no shoot.
5. My God, why cannot we have peace and all go home?

Answers:

1. The narrator
2. The narrator
3. The English captain
4. A German officer
5. An older German

Additional Questions & Answers

Question 1.
Yet I could not sleep before writing to you …………………..
Answer:
Narrator

Question 2.
Come and see! Narrator’s friend …………………..
Answer:
John

Question 3.
See what the Germans are doing. Narrator’s friend
Answer:
John

Question 4.
“Christmas trees!” Narrator’s friend
Answer:
John

Question 5.
“What is it?”
Answer:
Narrator

Question 6.
You come over here.
Answer:
One of the British soldiers

Question 7.
“Because many have worked in England.”
Answer:
One German

Question 8.
I am not lying you.
Answer:
Narrator

Question 9.
But we must ask our hearts.
Answer:
Older German

Question 10.
‘Send officer to talk’.
Answer:
A German

C. Answer the following questions in about 100 – 120 words.

Question 1.
Narrate the Christmas celebration as happened in the war field.
Answer:
On Christmas eve, the soldiers had their first good freeze. Everything was tinged white with frost and a bright sun shone. It was perfect Christmas weather. Clusters of tiny lights were shining all along the German line and they had placed Christmas trees, lit by candles, lanterns, like beacons of goodwill. The Germans began singing, “ Stille Nacht.” The British applauded the Germans. Both the troops crossed the barbed wires and were in No Man’s Land.

They shared their joy, greeted, and wished each other. They exchanged wonderful presents with all that they had, badges, tea, coffee, buttons, knife, etc… The Christmas celebration was wonderful as joy prevailed everywhere and they longed for peace.

(OR)

The British and Germans celebrated Christmas during a temporary cessation of world war I. On Christmas Eve, the Germans invited the British to come out to celebrate Christmas. The Germans placed Christmas trees in front of their trenches, lit by candle or lantern, like beacons of goodwill. They sang, “Silent Night, Holy Night.” It was lovelier and more meaningful.

The British soldiers applauded the Germans. Then the British soldiers sang “The first Nowell, the angel did say” Britain and Germany were harmonizing across ‘No man’s Land.’ They exchanged gifts – tea with coffee, com meat for sausage. The narrator traded a jackknife for a leather equipment belt to keep as a fine souvenir. “Why cannot we have peace and all go home?” was a far cry of every soldier.

“Peace begins with a smile” – Mother Teresa.
“Never wage a war but peace”.

D. Think and Answer.

Question 1.
Do you envision a similar truce taking place in any wars or fighting today? Explain.
Answer:
Yes. I feel the same enmity is between India and Pakistan borders. Both countries were united before the British left India. People who lived as brothers and sisters are now partitioned and called different nationalities. The bond of ‘ brotherhood still exists.

Question 2.
Today, much of what we know about the truce comes from soldier’s postcards home. In the post-card given below, write a short message home, imagine that you took part in the 1914 Christmas Truce.
Answer:

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 6 Mother’s Voice Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 6 Mother’s Voice

9th English Guide Mother’s Voice Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Choose the best answer.

Question 1.
Mother was excited because …………………….
(a) her son would be home in the spring
(b) he son was coming back to earth
(c) it was her first visit to the moon
(d) her son was going to another galaxy
Answer:
(c) it was her first visit to the moon

Question 2.
On weekdays, as Mother went about the chores ……………………..
(a) she constantly thought of her son
(b) she was always tired
(c) her singing would be soft and almost inaudible
(d) her singing was muted and a little sad
Answer:
(d) her singing was muted and a little sad

Question 3.
…………………… occupies more than a hundred square kilometers on the moon.
(a) Selenopolis
(b) Metropolis
(c) Astrodrome
(d) Orchards
Answer:
(a) Selenopolis

Question 4.
The Community of Nations Square is where people …………………….
(a) live on the moon
(b) work on the moon
(c) walk on the moon
(d) of different nationalities come after work
Answer:
(d) of different nationalities come after work

Question 5.
They are planning an expedition to a neighbouring ……………………..
(a) galaxy
(b) country
(c) planet
(d) star
Answer:
(a) galaxy

Question 6.
The mother was not able to understand why people wanted to leave the moon because …………………….
(a) it was better to remain as a part of solar-system
(b) it was better to remain on the earth
(c) it was not possible to come back
(d) it was a place to enjoy life
Answer:
(d) it was a place to enjoy life

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
The astronaut’s mother looked around and admired the ……………………..
(a) landscape
(b) waterscape
(c) moonscape
(d) escape
Answer:
(c) moonscape

Question 2.
His mother had a young ringing ……………………
(a) noise
(b) voice
(c) choice
(d) toy
Answer:
(b) voice

Question 3.
His mother was a great …………………..
(a) dancer
(b) singer
(c) runner
(d) winner
Answer:
(b) singer

Question 4.
The astronaut almost told her mother about the ………………….
(a) excursion
(b) execution
(c) expedition
(d) entertainment
Answer:
(c) expedition

Question 5.
A moving pavement was covered with ………………… plastic strips.
(a) pink
(b) red
(c) yellow
(d) green
Answer:
(d) green

Question 6.
The enormous lily – shaped tent over a crater was atleast a …………………… in diameter.
(a) mile
(b) hectametre
(c) kilometre
(d) few yards
Answer:
(c) kilometre

Question 7.
It is quite an exotic experience to have a swim on the …………………….
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Galaxy
(d) Moon
Answer:
(d) Moon

Question 8.
At the ……………………. there were two spaceships the size of the Ostankino TV tower,
(a) aerodrome
(b) syndrome
(c) astrodome
(d) helipad
Answer:
(c) astrodome

Question 9.
The astronauts’ mother pleaded him to come atleast in the ………………………
(a) Autumn
(b) Spring
(c) Summer
(d) Winter
Answer:
(a) autumn

Question 10.
The mother thought that her son might be lost to his ………………….. forever.
(a) friends
(b) playmates
(c) relatives
(d) neigbours
Answer:
(c) relatives

B. Identify the characters or speaker of the following lines.

1. It’s so easy to walk here, son!
2. They’re planning an expedition to a neighboring galaxy.
3. Why should people go off into the unknown?
4. I don’t know when we’ll see each other again.
5. Operator on duty, …………. report to the office.

Answers:

1. Mother
2. Son
3. Mother
4. Son
5. A voice from the loud Speaker

C. Answer the following question in about 100 – 120 words.

Question 1.
Write a paragraph listing all the sentimental and the scientific reasons given by the mother against the expedition to the neighbouring galaxy?
Answer:
The mother’s sentimental and scientific reasons against the expedition to the neighboring galaxies are that a moon is a beautiful place, easy to walk on. There are lots of fruits on earth. The river Dnieper is better to swim. She asked her son why people should go off into the unknown and ask for trouble. She also suggested that it is advisable for people to settle on the moon first and then on the planets in the solar system.

She philosophized that the moon has the same gravitational field as their native earth, under the native sun. She sentimentally invited her son to come in the autumn for the apples, pears, and watermelons. She persuaded him to come to their deepened pond to fish and indicated that the pond was now full of fish.

(OR)

The astronauts’ mother admired the moonscape. She wondered that the moon was a beautiful place. But she thought of her orchards to bloom and yield fruits. She was excited to see the enormous lily – shaped tent over a crater. Though it might be an exotic experience to swim on the moon she prefers the river Deeper on the Earth. She was against the expedition to a neighbouring galaxy.

She asked why people should go off into unknown places. She did not want them to invite trouble. The astronauts were interested in more expeditions. Mother wanted the people to settle properly on the moon first, and then on the planets in the solar system before going further.

According to her life on Earth was a miracle. She wanted him to return to the Earth atleast in Autumn. But he had made all arrangements to go to another planet. The astronaut could not help it even though he would not hear his mother’s voice.

‘There’s something cool about being involved in new missions to other planets’.

D. Think and answer.

“The explorer in this story is travelling to another galaxy. The final destination is an unknown planet in another galaxy. The travel will take many years’. What qualities and life skills do you think an explorer-like him must possess? Why? Do you have any of these skills and qualities? Explain.
Answer:
The qualities and life skills an explorer-like him need to possess:
Regardless of one’s position, an astronaut needs certain qualities for the selection process and space travel.

Intelligence:
Astronauts need above-average intelligence.

Adaptability:
Astronauts have many responsibilities in space.

Education:
The basic requirement is a bachelor’s degree in engineering, biological science,

physical science or mathematics followed by three years of professional experience (or 100 hours of pilot – in – command time in jet aircraft) candidate also must pass NASA’s astronaut physical examination.

Physical requirements:

• Distant visual acuity: 20/100 or better uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 each eye.
• Blood Pressure: 140/90 measure in a sitting position.
• Height between 62 and 75 inches. (5″ 2″ and 6″ 3″)

Mental Endurance:
An astronaut has to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine the fitness to fly on a mission of NASA or ISRO.

About myself:
Regarding intelligence, I am an average student at present. I shall maintain it in my higher studies too to prove to be a candidate with a high IQ. I am good at maths and physical requirements science, subjects including computer science my blood pressure is normal.

• I have a 20/20 normal eye. sight in both eyes.
• I may have a normal height of 5 feet 5 inches when turn out to be a youth.

Mental Endurance:
I possess mental endurance. I have never been short-tempered. I have the adaptability and the responsibilities to perform the allotted duties.

E. Based on the understanding of the story, discuss in groups, and make a note of the following settings.

Setting:
The story of a young astronaut who wants to hear his mother’s voice which is still young and ringing. The astronaut and his mother are on the moon. She has gone there for the first time. She admires the moonscape. However, she wants to live on the earth. She is also against people who are interested in the exploration of neighbouring planets.

The astronaut is ready to leave for another planet. It may take many years to reach the destination. The mother is worried that her son will lose his friends and relatives. Characters A young astronaut The mother of the astronaut People who are on the moon.

Plot:
The moon is the plot. The astronaut and his mother are on the moon. She is astonished to see strange space ships and people planning to go on an expedition to the neighbouring galaxy. The long . tunnels and enormous lily-shaped tent over a center with a diameter of one kilometer surprise the mother. She admires the moonscape. She also praises the wonderful life on the earth.

Conclusion:
The mother is excited to see the strange things as the moon. She is also surprised to see the people. who are busy to leave for another planet. The mother wonders why the people are planning to other planets ever before setting on the moon.

She pleads with her son to visit the earth during Autumn. But the astronaut is quite sure that he cannot see his mother again. He has got the command to leave for another planet. The mother who longs to see her son will have only a disappointment. It will take a long number of years for the mother and her son to meet again.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 5 Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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9th English Guide Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Use the following phrases in sentences of your own.

1. Earn one’s name (to become well known or famous or popular)
Kamal earned his name in politics as powerful public speaker.

2. in the rear of (cat the back of)
There is a church in the rear of this college

3. to see one fight (to make someone fight with)
The youth irritated a little monkey to see him fight

4. devoid of (without)
The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling

5. air and manner (impression and polite behavior)
All were attracted by the air and manners of the new Principal.

6. quick as a flash (extremely fast)
Quick as flash, the prisoner said, “No, I won’t”

7. in wild haste (very quickly)
The thief escaped in wild haste.

8. make a pass (to fly over or close by something)
The bird made a pass at me as I got close its nest.

B. Now refer a dictionary and find idioms on the following animals, birds and insects. Learn their meanings and share what you have learnt with your class. Try to frame illustrative sentences with those. Find opportunities to use them in your everyday conversations.

Answer:

C. Based on your reading, answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 100 -150 words each.

Question 1.
Describe the appearance of the little cyclone.
Answer:
Little Cyclone is a grizzly cub from Alaska. He earned his name by the vigour of his resistance to ill-treatment. He was a curious and amusing little cub. It had fluffy hair, two big black eyes which sparkled like jet beads, short and fat nose, and high shoulders. But his claws were strong and dangerous and he had a truly grizzly spirit. He did not show any fear to his opponents. He was bom full of courage and devoid of all sense of fear. He was a queer-looking gray fellow with a broad head. He could fight any other bear on three seconds’ notice.

(OR)

Little Cyclone was a grizzly cub from ALASKA in America. He was different like the other grizzlies. He too was bom with courage and devoid of all sense of fear. Little cyclone was as droll and roguish looking cub as ever stepped.

He had a grizzly gray full moon of fluffy hair. His eyes were big and they sparkled like jet beads behind a pudgy nose. It was absurdly short for a bear. He was little more than a big bale of gray for set up on four posts of the same material. He had the true grizzly spirit.

He was a newcomer at the Bear’s Nursery in the New. York zoological park. Every newcomer would be badly scared during the first day and very timed the next day. But cyclone was different. He had no sense of fear.

When the box was opened he stalked deliberately to the centre stage, halted, and looked calmly about him. He told the other bears that he was from Alaska and anyone could come and take from him. He put everyone down in the attack. From then on his position was assured. He was treated with respect.

“Might is right even in a fight”

Question 2.
What does the fight Little Cyclone and his brother put up, tell you about the nature of grizzly?
Answer:
Title: Little Cyclone: The story of a grizzly cub
Author: William Temple Homaday
Characters: Little Cyclone and his brother
Theme: Unity is strength. Fear kills even heroes

The grizzly cub was famous for its courage and vigour of its resistance to ill-treatment. Once when the mother was fired at the cub and its brother ran away. When they were found sleeping with the mother grasped by the captor, the next morning. Both the cubs fought against the captor. One of the cubs made a fight so fierce and terrible. The captor could not withstand it and let the cub go.

Though the other cub fought desperately the captor seized him and carried him away. He was established with collar, chain, and post in the rear of the saloon. The public irritated the little grizzly cub with a long pole. Before he could become insane, he was rescued by the zoological society’s field agent. He was shipped to New York and later sent to the Bear’s Nursery at the New York zoological park.

He had every chance to prove his courage there. He was a daring newcomer in the Nursery. He conscientiously met every attack genuine or feigned that was made upon him. In less than an hour, every bear understood his vigour and strength. From that time on cyclone’s position was assured and all respected him. Grizzlies dare any bear without fear. They are different. They are born full of courage and devoid of all sense of fear.

“Fear kills but the spirit of courage revives”

(OR)

A grizzly cub is different. It is born full of courage. It is full of courage and devoid of all sense of fear. It has the vigour of resistance to ill-treatment. When the mother was fired at in the forest. The cubs ran away and came back later. They slept with their mother who was dead. The next morning they were awakened by the grasp hands of a man. They bit and scratched him. One of them fought so fiercely and terrible. The captor became nervous and let him go.

The other grizzly bear fought desperately but the captor seized him and chained him to a post. The people wanted to see the fight. So they poked it with the pole. But he was rescued by the zoological society and shipped to the Bear’s Nursery at the New York zoological park.

The grizzly bear dared every other bear in the Nursery. He met conscientiously every true or feigned attack. In less than an hour, every bear understood his vigour and strength. From that time on grizzly’s position was assured and all respected him.

Question 3.
“If any of you fellows think there is anything coming to you from me, come and take it”. How did Little Cyclone prove this?
Answer:
When Little Cyclone’s travelling box was opened, he found himself free in the Bear Nursery in New York. He walked stiffly with pride to the centre of the stage, halted, and calmly looked about him. His air and manner said as plainly as English, “I’m a grizzly from Alaska, and I’ve come to stay. If any of you fellows think there is anything coming to you from me, come and take it’. Usually, a newcomer would be badly scared during his first day in the Nursery and very timid during the next. But grizzlies are different. They are born full of courage and devoid of all sense of fear.

Naturally, it is a good test of courage and temper to turn a new bear into that roistering crowd. But Little Cyclone was fearless and quick in attacking his opponents on three seconds’ notice.

(OR)

Little cyclone was a grizzly cub from he was known for his vigour of his resistance to ill-treatment. He was seized by a captor. The people tried to make him insane by their violent torture. Luckily he was rescued by the zoological society. It was shipped to the Bear’s Nursery at New York zoological park. When the box was opened, he found himself free there. He stalked deliberately to the stage.

Little czar, a European bear walked up and aimed a blow at Cyclone’s left ear. Quick as a flash, Cyclone outshot him with his right leg on his head. Czar was amazed and confused. He fled in wild haste. Another black bear got a fierce counter charge. He quitted the field scrambling to the top of the cliff.

Cyclone met every real or fake attack meticulously. Soon every bear understood that queer gray fellow could fight any other on three second’s notice. “If any of you fellows think there is anything coming to you from me, come and take it”, said Cyclone openly. Every daring action of Cyclone against his fellow bears in the Nursery proves that grizzly is different.

Obviously, little Cyclone was born full of courage. Little cyclone was born full of courage. Little Cyclone became great because it was devoid of all sense of fears. No wonder that a grizzly bear has no fear and none can go anywhere near.

“Dare to share that there’s a bear devoid of fear”.

Question 4.
The confrontation of Little Czar and Little Cyclone?
Answer:
Title: Little Cyclone: The story of a grizzly bear
Author: William Temple Homaday
Characters: Little Cyclone and Little Czar
Theme: Storm before calm

Little Cyclone was a grizzly cub from Alaska. He earned his name by the vigour of his resistance to ill-treatment. Grizzlies are different. They are born full of courage and devoid of all sense of fears. The zoological society rescued him from the clutches of the captor and the violent people the society shipped him to the Bear’s Nursery at the New York zoological park.

He was a newcomer to the nursery. Usually, a newcomer would be scared and timid. But little cyclone was different. He challenged every fellow bear in the Nursery. Little czar was a European brown bear cub. He was saucy and good-natured.

He took Little Cyclone like any other newcomer. He walked up to Cyclone with pride and overconfidence. He thought that he could defeat the cyclone easily. With all his strength and courage he aimed a sample blow at Cyclone’s left ear.

Cyclone reacted as quick as flash. He couldn’t wait even a second. He outshot Czar with his right paw. Only a grizzle could strike like that. It was too heavy to bear. It caught the little Cyclone’s right leg outshot czar on his head.

Czar had never expected this sort of hard and quick treatment for his attack. He was totally amused and confused. So he fled in wild haste. All of them understood that no one could fight against little Cyclone. That time onwards Cyclone’s position was assured with great respect.

Fear tears the heart and brings out tears.
Courage endears the heart and brings out cheers.

(OR)

Little cyclone was a grizzly cub from Alaska. He earned his name by the vigour of his resistance to ill-treatment. Cyclone was seized by a captor and ill-treated along with the people. The zoological society rescued him and took him to the Bear’s Nursery in New York. His fellow bears were ready to test his strength and courage. They thought that Cyclone would be scared and timid.

Little Cyclone was different. He had no fear but full of courage. He challenged the other bears to come and take from him as they wished. The fellow bears wanted to subdue him and his activities. But little Cyclone overcame everyone.

Little czar was a European brown bear cub. He was saucy and good-natured. He walked up and aimed a sample blow at cyclone’s left ear. Cyclone outshot Czar on his head with his right paw. He was amazed and confused.

The highy anticipated encounter between Cyclone and Czar ended in a ‘tit for that’ manner. The reaction was heavier than the action. From that time onwards Cyclone’s status was assured. He was treated with respect by all. Being a fine-spirited, dignified little grizzly bear never attacked anyone nor had a fight anymore.

“Confidence is the key to success.”

D. Telling the story again.

Little Cyclone was a grizzly cub from ………………….. (1) ………………….. earned his name ………………….. (2) ………………….. When his mother was fired at, they ………………….. (3) ………………….. The next day at sunrise the two orphans found themselves at ………………….. (4) ………………….. One of them escaped ………………….. (5) ………………….. So the captor let him go. But the other cub was ………………….. (6) ………………….. and taken to the ………………….. (7) ………………….. at New York. Zoological Park had ………………….. (8) ………………….. Usually, a newcomer is badly scared on his first day but ………………….. (9) ………………….. When the box was opened he stood up with courage ………………….. (10) …………………… Cyclone courageously met every ………………….. (11) ………………….. In less than an hour, all the other bears understood ………………….. (12) ………………….. From then on Little Cyclone’s position was ………………….. (13) …………………..

Answer:

1. Alaska, who
2. by the vigour of his resistance to ill-treatment.
3. ran away as fast as their stumpy legs could carry them.
4. the rough grasp of human hands.
5. after a fierce and terrible fight,
6. seized
7. Zoological Park
8. Bears’ Nursery
9. grizzly bears are different
10. and walked stiffly with pride to the center of the stage, halted, and calmly looked about him.
11. attack real or faked.
12. that Cyclone could strike quick and hard and fight any other bear on three seconds notice.
13. assured with respect and dignity.

E. Choose the correct answer:

Question 1.
Little Cyclone is a grizzly cub who earned his name by …………………….
(a) his appearance and behaviour
(b) his viguor of resistance to ill-treatment
(c) his speed and courage
(d) he escaped from a cyclone
Answer:
(b) his viguor of resistance to ill-treatment

Question 2.
The nervous captor let one bear go because …………………….
(a) he was afraid of bears
(b) he did not have proper equipment to seize him.
(c) the bear fought so fiercely
(d) the bear escaped and ran away.
Answer:
(c) the bear fought so fiercely

Question 3.
Little Cyclone was rescued by the ……………………..
(a) members of the Blue Cross
(b) friendly hands of the Zoological Society
(c) members of the National Zoo
(d) volunteers from New York
Answer:
(b) friendly hands of the Zoological Society

Question 4.
Little Czar was a ………………….
(a) good-natured European brown bear.
(b) grizzly cub from Alaska
(c) furry little Polar bear
(d) North American black bear
Answer:
(a) good-natured European brown bear.

Question 5.
Little Cyclone will fight any other bear in ……………………
(a) 10 minutes notice
(b) 15 minutes notice
(c) 3 seconds notice
(d) 10 seconds notice
Answer:
(c) 3 seconds notice

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 4 The Cat and the Pain-killer Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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9th English Guide The Cat and the Pain-killer Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Choose the most suitable option.

Question 1.
Tom was disturbed because …………………..
(a) he didn’t sleep well
(b) his scores were low at school
(c) his friend Becky Thatcher stopped coming to school
(d) he had picked up a fight with Becky Thatcher
Answer:
(c) his friend Becky Thatcher stopped coming to school

Question 2.
Aunt was an experimenter in ……………………
(a) trying new recipes
(b) designing fashionable frocks
(c) modern gardening techniques
(d) trying out new medicines
Answer:
(d) trying out new medicines

Question 3.
Tom used the pain-killer to …………………….
(a) take care of his health
(b) mend the crack on the sitting room floor
(c) cure Becky Thatcher
(d) help his aunt
Answer:
(b) mend the crack on the sitting room floor

Question 4.
Peter sprang a couple of yards in the air as ……………………..
(a) he had a teaspoon of the pain-killer
(b) his tail was caught in the mouse trap
(c) Tom threw him out of the window
(d) Aunt gave him a push
Answer:
(a) he had a teaspoon of the pain-killer

Question 5.
Finally Aunt Polly said to Tom that he ……………………..
(a) need not take any more medicine
(b) has to go to school regularly
(c) should not meet any of his friends
(d) must take medicines every day
Answer:
(a) need not take any more medicine

B. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

Question 1.
He banged against furniture, upsetting flower-pots and making general havoc?
Answer:
Peter, the cat

Question 2.
She stood petrified with astonishment peering over her glasses.
Answer:
Aunt Polly

Question 3.
‘That is, I believe they do’
Answer:
Tom

Question 4.
‘What has that got to do that with it?’
Answer:
Tom

Question 5.
‘I done it out of pity for him.’
Answer:
Tom

C. Based on your reading, rearrange the following sentences in the correct sequence.

1. Since all her methods failed, finally she gave him a pain-killer.
2. He told his aunt that Peter had no aunt, so he gave him the medicine.
3. The pain-killer triggered adverse reactions on Peter.
4. It jumped out of the open window.
5. Tom was dull and depressed.
6. This incident upset Aunt Polly and she questioned him.
7. But, Tom gave that pain-killer to the cat Peter.
8. So, Aunt Polly tried diff erent types of remedies on him.

Answers:
5, 8, 1, 7, 3, 4, 6, 2

5. Tom was dull and depressed.
8. So, Aunt Polly tried diff erent types of remedies on him.
1. Since all her methods failed, finally she gave him a pain-killer.
7. But, Tom gave that pain-killer to the cat Peter.
3. The pain-killer triggered adverse reactions on Peter.
4. It jumped out of the open window.
6. This incident upset Aunt Polly and she questioned him.
2. He told his aunt that Peter had no aunt, so he gave him the medicine.

D. Based on your understanding of the story, write the answers to the following questions in a sentence or two.

Question 1.
Why did Tom lose the charm of his life?
Answer:
Tom’s friend Becky Thatcher stopped coming to school. So he lost the charm of his life.

Question 2.
Why did Aunt Polly try different remedies on Tom?
Answer:
Aunt Polly was an incurable experimenter in these things, so she began to try all manners of remedies on Tom.

Question 3.
How did medicine diminish?
Answer:
Tom professed to be fond of pain-killer. So he asked for it often. He used to pour it into a crack in the sitting room floor. Thus the medicine diminished.

Question 4.
Did Tom compel Peter to have the pain-killer?
Answer:
No, Tom did not compel peter to have the pain killer.

Question 5.
Why did Peter wish to taste the pain-killer?
Answer:
Peter wished to taste the pain-killer because he wanted it.

Question 6.
How did Aunt Polly discover the reason for peter’s absurd behavior?
Answer:
Aunt Polly bend down and took the teaspoon and held it out. Thus she discovered the reason for Peter’s absurd behaviour.

Question 7.
What was the reason given by Tom for giving the pain-killer to the cat?
Answer:
Tom said that the cat had no aunt. So he gave it the medicine.

Question 8.
Why did Aunt Polly’s eyes water?
Answer:
Aunt Polly felt that she had done cruelty to the boy. she began to soften and felt sorry, so her eyes watered.

Additional Questions & Answers

Question 1.
Why did Tom put his hoop and bat away?
Answer:
Tom put his hoop and bat away because there was no joy in them anymore.

Question 2.
What happened when there was no joy in hoop and bat anymore?
Answer:
When there was no joy in hoop and bat anymore, Tom’s aunt Polly was concerned.

Question 3.
What was aunt Polly infatuated with?
Answer:
Aunt polly was infatuated with patent medicines and all new methods of producing health or mending it.

Question 4.
What was aunt Polly in patent medicines and new methods of healing?
Answer:
Aunt polly was an incurable experimenter in this thing.

Question 5.
What was a windfall to aunt Polly?
Answer:
Tom’s low condition was a windfall to her.

Question 6.
What happened to the boy after the treatment?
Answer:
Notwithstanding all this, the boy grew more and more and more and more sad and pale and dejected.

Question 7.
What did aunt Polly fill Tom up everyday with?
Answer:
Aunt polly filled Tom up everyday with quack cure-alls.

Question 8.
Why did Tom become a nuisance to aunt Polly?
Answer:
Tom asked aunt Polly for pain killer so often that he became a nuisance to her.

Question 9.
How did she end it?
Answer:
She ended it by telling him to help himself and quit bothering her.

Question 10.
Who begged for pain killer? Why?
Answer:
Peter, the cat begged for pain killer for a taste.

Question 11.
Why did Tom give the pain killer to Peter?
Answer:
Peter asked Tom for the pain killer. So he gave it to him.

Question 12.
What was the reaction of the old lady over the strange behaviour of Peter?
Answer:
Over the strange behaviour of Peter, the cat, the old lady petrified with astonishment, peer-ing her glasses.

Question 13.
What did Tom do on seeing the strange behaviour of the cat?
Answer:
On seeing the strange behaviour of the cat, Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.

Question 14.
What did Tom tell aunt Polly for the cat’s act?
Answer:
Tom told aunt Polly that cats always act so why they were having a good time.

Question 15.
What did aunt Polly advise Tom finally?
Answer:
Finally, Aunt Polly advised Tom that if he could not be a good boy, for once, he needn’t take any more medicine.

E. Answer the following questions in about 80-100 words.

Question 1.
Describe the different types of remedies tried by Aunt Polly on Tom?
Answer:
Tom’s aunt was the type of person who was infatuated with patent medicines and new ways of producing health or mending it. The first remedy aunt Polly tried on Tom was the water treatment. She stood him up in the woodshed and drowned him with a deluge of cold water; then she scrubbed him down with a towel like a file; then she rolled him up in a wet sheet and put him under blankets till he sweated his soul clean.

The boy remained as dismal as a hearse. Aunt Polly began to assist the water with a slim oatmeal diet and blister plasters. When she heard of Pain-killer, she ordered a lot at once. She tasted it and it was simply fired in a liquid form. She gave Tom a teaspoonful pain-killer and watched with anxiety for the result.

(OR)

Aunt Polly was infatuated with patent medicines and all-new healing methods. She was an incurable experimenter. She tried all manners of remedies on Tom. The water treatment was new. Tom’s low condition was a windfall to her. She kept him out at daylight, drowned him in cold water, and then rubbed him hard with a file like a towel.

He was put under blankets. He became upset. She gave hot baths, sitz baths, shower baths, and plunges. He remained bored. She added to water with a slim oatmeal diet and blister – plasters. To his capacity, she filled him with quack cure-alls.

He became fed up. He thought over various plans of relief. He preferred a pain killer. He asked for it. It was a nuisance to aunt Polly. But finally, she told him to help himself and quit bothering her. “Too much of anything is good for nothing”.

Question 2.
Narrate the funny sequence between Tom Sawyer and Peter, the cat?
Answer:
Title: The cat and the pain killer.
Author: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) [Pen name: Mark Twain]
Character: Tom Sawyer and Peter, the cat.
Theme: “Cruelty to an animal is inhumane”.

(OR)

Aunt Polly had given Tom, the pain killer. One day he was in the act of dosing the crack in the floor with it. Aunt Polly’s cat, Peter was begging for the pain killer. Tom agreed to give him the painkiller on his risks. Tom opened his mouth and poured it. Peter sprang a couple of yards in the air. Then he delivered a war-whoop and set off round and round the room.

He banged against furniture upsetting flower – pots and making general confusion. Next danced around on his hind feet in a frenzy of enjoyment with his head over his shoulder. His voice proclaimed his joy. Then he went tearing around the house again spreading chaos and destruction in his path.

Aunt Polly entered and saw him throw double somersaults delivering a mighty hurrah. He went through the window carrying the other flower pots with him. The old lady stood petrified with astonishment. Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.

“One man’s suffering is another man’s enjoyment”

(OR)

One day Tom was dosing the crack to heal it. Aunt’s cat Peter noticed it and begged Tom for it. Tom gave it to peter on his risk. When Tom poured it in his mouth, he sprang in the air and then delivered a war-whoop. He went round and round the room banging against furniture, upsetting flower pots, and making general confusion.

Next, he danced on his hind feet in a frenzied of excitement. He held his head over his shoulder and voice proclaiming his happiness. He went tearing around the house again spreading chaos. Aunt entered and saw him throw somersaults with a mighty hurrah. He sailed through the window carrying the other flower pots with him. The old lady stood petrified with astonishment. Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.

“One’s torture is other’s laughter”

F. Complete the summary of the extract using the appropriate words from the box below.

Tom Sawyer felt (1) ……………… as Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to (2) ……………… His Aunt Polly was very concerned about his (3) …………….. condition. So, she began to try various (4) …………….. on him. Tom became fed up with his Aunt’s brand of remedies and (5) to like the pain-killer. He started to ask for it very often. But, Tom used the medicine to mend the (6) ……………….. on the floor. One day, Tom gave the pain-killer to his Aunt’s cat, (7) …………… The (8) …………………. had an adverse effect on the cat and it started to jump around the room. Aunt Polly entered the room in time to see the cat throw a few (9) …………….. and sail through the open window. She found the (10) ……………… with a little pain-killer sticking to it and knew that Tom had treated the cat with it. She realized that what was (11) ……………. to the cat should be the same to the boy too and (12) ………….. giving medicines to him.

Answers:

1. dejected
2. school
3. health
4. remedies
5. pretended
6. crack
7. Peter
8. pain-killer
9. summersets
10. teaspoon
11. cruelty
12. stopped

G. In the story we find a lot of American slang usage of English, Complete the tabular column with standard English. One has been done for you.

Answer:

H. Complete the mind map based on the inputs from the extract.

Answer:

1. stopped
2. unhappy
3. was concerned
4. all manners of remedies on Tom
5. the pain killer
6. Peter
7. petrified

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 3 Earthquake Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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9th English Guide Earthquake Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Fill in the blanks with words from the text.

1. The name of the narrator is ……………………..
2. There were …………….. villages in the valley.
3. Brij went to Pauri to buy his ………………….
4. The soldiers had set up a ……………………
5. Bhuli had been buried under the debris for …………… hours

Answers:

1. M.S. Mahadevan
2. 670
3. school books
4. make shift camp
5. 116

B. Based on your understanding of the story, choose the right answers from the options.

Question 1.
Brij started a tea shop because he wanted to ………………….
(a) start a company
(b) serve the people
(c) go on a pilgrimage
(d) become a tour guide
Answer:
(b) serve the people

Question 2.
Molthi was completely devastated because of ……………………
(a) a high-intensity earthquake
(b) thunder and hail storm,
(c) drought and famine
(d) flash floods.
Answer:
(a) a high-intensity earthquake

Question 3.
The brother searched everywhere and looked dejected because
(a) he couldn’t find his house
(b) he couldn’t locate his sister.
(c) he was hungry and didn’t eat for a few days
(d) he lost his school books.
Answer:
(b) he couldn’t locate his sister.

Question 4.
The boy had great reverence and respect for Army officers as they …………………..
(a) were brave and courageous
(b) worked day and night
(c) saved his sister from death
(d) all the above
Answer:
(c) saved his sister from death

Question 5.
Brij finally offered the traveller a ………………….
(a) cup of milk
(b) cup of tea
(c) glass of water
(d) cup of coffee
Answer:
(b) cup of tea

C. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

1. Greetings, traveller. You looked tired and cold.
2. Tomorrow, we will go back to Pauri.
3. Whom are you looking for?
4. My men have been on their feet for days.
5. May God be with you!

Answers:

1. Narrator/ Briji
2. Brij’s uncle
3. Army officer
4. Army officer
5. Narrator/ Briji

D. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 80 to 100 words.

Question 1.
Explain the efforts taken by the Army Officer to save the baby?
Answer:
The officer came with three soldiers armed with spades and crowbars. Without a word, the men began to remove the debris. They laboured doggedly. When it was completely dark, someone brought a few lit petromax lamps. Two hours r later, a soldier called out, “ Sir”. He stood in the middle of a small hollow. The wall had caved in at that spot. Brij recognised a part of the door. Beneath it, was a little foot. Feverishly, the soldiers began to clear the hollow. Then they lifted the door. It was a miracle. They rescued the baby alive after a hundred and sixteen hours. A ragged cheer went up and she was carried to a make-shift hospital.

(OR)

The narrator went away to buy school books. That night there was an earthquake and they felt it. Brij, the narrator returned home to Molthi with his uncle. Help arrived only after four days. Brij’s little sister Bhuli was missing. The soldiers cleared the debris, they had made a makeshift. Brij was crying and searching but in vain.

The army officer told him that it was of no use. Some brought a few lit petromax lamps, a soldier stood in the middle of a hollow. The narrator saw a small door when the soldier cleared the hollow, and lifted the door. Some said that she was alive, it was a miracle. She was taken to the makeshift and hospitalized. Thus the little baby was saved.

“Confidence is the key to success”

Question 2.
Brij has become a symbol of love and humanity. Explain?
Answer:
Title: Earthquake
Author: M.S. Mahadevan
Character: Brij, army officer, bhuli, soldiers.
Theme: “Love is divine”

One night there was an earthquake in brijs village. Molthi, when he was away at Pauri. He stayed there with his uncle at night. Brij’s returned home the next day. everything had gone into the earth. Help arrived only after four days. The army rescue team tried to clear the area and save people. But Brij’s little sister Bhuli was missing. Brij was searching, crying and searching.

The army officer told him that it was impossible. It already set dark. Some brought a few lit petromax lamps. Brij did not lose his lope. After two hours the soldier recognized a part of the door in the hollow. He lifted the door and found the baby alive.

She had been buried under the debris for 116 hours. She had survived the earthquake and the cold night’s. She was wrapped in a warm blanket and carried to the officer. But he was gone. He even did not know his name,. Brij’s sheer effort brought his sister back alive. Really he was a symbol of love and humanity.

“Love your neighbour as yourself”

(OR)

One night there was an earthquake at Molthi. It was Brij’s village. He had gone away to Pauri. He returned home the next day. The whole village had gone into the earth. Help came only after four days. The rescue team tried to clear the debris. Brij was searching and crying. The army officer had lost his hope. The soldiers were engaged in the rescue work. It was night and a few lit petromax lamps.

Soldiers found out a cave in the wall. When the soldier cleared the hollow, they lifted the door. Someone said that the child was alive. She was wrapped in a warm blanket and carried to the makeshift hospital. Brij and his sister went to live with his uncle. Bhuli started going to school. She was a gift to brij for his love and concern. Brij has become a symbol of love and humanity.

“Love is supreme to hope and faith”

E. Answer the following questions based on the reading of the story. Do not forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to find and confirm the answers.

Answer:

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 2 The Fun They Had Neighbour Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

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9th English Guide The Fun They Had Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

1. She was given test after test in geography ………………………
2. He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires ……………………
3. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether ……………………..
4. They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the home work and talk about it ………………….
5. They had a special building and all the kids went there …………………..

Answers:

1. Margie
2. Country Inspector
3. Margie
4. Students of the old school
5. Tommy

B. Fill in the blanks with the clues given below to complete the paragraph.

Tommy and Margie found something about the (1) ………………….. of the past. Tommy found a (2) ………………….. which has been printed on paper. The book was old and the pages were (3) ………………….. At present, the (4) ………………….. were moving on a television screen. The television had over (5) ………………….. He had found the old book in the (6) ………………….. of his house. While reading Tommy found that it was about the old schools. Margie hated school because she was having problems with learning (7) ………………….. The mechanical teacher was black and large with a screen. Margie hated the slot where she had to insert her homework or (8) ………………….. Margie did not understand how a (9) ………………….. could be a teacher and how the students were taught the (10) ………………….. Then it was (11) ………………….. for Margie and Tommy. Margie went to the schoolroom in her (12) ………………….. where the mechanical teacher stood. She was thinking about the old school and how much fun the children had, (13) ………………….. time together.

Answers:

1. schools
2. real book
3. yellow and crinkly
4. words
5. million of books
6. attic
7. geography
8. test papers
9. person
10. same thing
11. time
12. house
13. learning and spending

C. Bring out the difference between your school and Margie’s school in the given tabular column. An example is done for you.

Answer:

D. Complete the following based on your reading. Answers:

1. The old book was found by …………………..
2. Margie was surprised to see the old book because …………………..
3. The mechanical teacher was giving Margie …………………..
4. Margie had to study always at the same time every day, because her mother said little girls …………………..
5. The geography sector in mechanical teacher was …………………..

Answers:

1. Tommy
2. the words stood still instead of moving.
3. test after test in geography.
4. learned better if they learned at regular hours.
5. geared a little too quickly.

Think and Write:

E. On the basis of reading and using your own ideas, answer the following in about 125 – 150 words each.

Question 1.
Describe Margie’s mechanical teacher and her classroom in your own words.
Answer:
Tommy found the book on 17 May 2157. It was a very old book. The pages were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read the words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to, on a screen. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the county inspector.

Question 2.
Why did Margie hate her school? What was she thinking about at the end of the story?
Answer:
Margie hated her school because it was not fun. She was doing badly in the geography tests. Her mechanical teacher was giving her test after test. Her mother sent for the country inspector. Margie hoped that the inspector would take the mechanical teacher away.

She was disappointed when the country inspector managed to assemble all the parts of the mechanical teacher. She hated inserting her homework and test papers in the slot of the mechanical teacher. She did not like to write her answers in a punch code.

Margie thought that the old type of school must have fun. She imagined all the kids from the whole neighbourhood coming together laughing and shouting in the schoolyard. She thought that they would sit together in the classroom and go home together at the end of the day.

They learned the same thing and helped one another with the homework and talked about it. The teacher ‘ were human being, all these aspects made her believe that the type of school must have fun.

“Everybody is doing the same old thing”

Question 3.
What was strange about the ‘book’? Why did Margie find it strange?
Answer:
The pages of the ‘book’ were yellow and crinkly. It was awfully funny to read words that stood still, unlike moving on a screen. When Margie turned back to the previous page, the page had the same words on it, when she read it the first time. All these things were strange for Margie, as she used to read-only telebooks through a computer screen, without any knowledge of a real book.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Guide Pdf Chapter 7 Information processing InText Questions Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Notes.

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Recap (Text Book Page No. 232 & 233)

Question 1.
Find the number of all possible triangles that can be formed from the triangle given below.
Answer:
Single Triangles ⇒ 5
Combination of 2 ⇒ 4
Combination of 3 ⇒ 2
Big triangle ⇒ 1
= 12

Question 2.
Use the numbers given in the figure to form a 3 × 3 magic square.

Answer:

Question 3.
Convert the tree diagram into a numeric expression.

Answer:
(10 × 5) + (9 × 4)
= 50 + 36
= 86

Question 4.
(i) Find the total time taken by the bus to reach from A to E via B , C and D.
(ii) Find which is the shortest route from A to E.

Answer:
(i) Route ⇒ A → B → C → D → E
Time taken ⇒ (7 + 5 + 3 + 6) hrs = 21 hrs

(ii)

Shortest route ⇒ A → B → D → E

Question 5.
Connect the Fibonacci squares through diagonals by curve from corner to corner across each square to draw a Golden Spiral.

Fibonacci Squares

Question 6.
When you plan to buy a shirt, one shop offers a discount of ₹ 200 on MRP ₹ 1000 and another shop offers 15% discount on the same MRP. Where would you buy?
Answer:
Price in 1^st shop = ₹ 1000 – ₹ 200 = ₹800

In shop 1.

Question 7.
Amazing park is offers a package deal of 5 entrance passes for ₹ 130. If one entrance pass normally costs ₹ 30, how much will you save by taking advantage of this special deal?
Answer:
Cost of one entrance pass = ₹ 30
∴ Cost of 5 entrance passes = ₹ 5 × 30
= ₹ 150
But special deal price = ₹ 130
Amount of saving = 150 – 130 = ₹ 20

Activity (Text Book Page No. 237)

Question 1.
Determine the number of two digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 3 and 5 with repetition of digits allowed.
The activity consists of two parts
(i) Choose a one’s digit.
(ii) Choose a ten’s digit.
Complete the table given beside

Answer:

Question 2.
Find the three digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 3 and 5 without repetition of digits.
Complete the tree diagram given below to the numbers

Answer:

Activity (Text Book Page No. 242)

Question 1.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Answer:

Question 2.

Answer:
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Answer:

Question 3.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Answer:

Question 4.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Answer:

Question 5.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Answer:

Try These (Text Book Page No. 243)

Question 1.
Find any five SETs among these set of cards (repetition of cards allowed).
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

Answer:
(i) (a), (c), (h)
(ii) (e), (g), (j)
(iii) (a), (b), (d)
(iv) (f), (i), (j)
(v) (f), (i), (h)

Question 2.
This is an example for a magic square in SETs. Can you make another two?

Answer:
Repeat one square with every thing 2 another square with everything 3.

Activity (Text Book Page No. 250)

Using the given Table I, find the pattern, answer the following questions and colour the values in the given Table Il. One is done for you.
Table – 1

Question 1.
Where are the even Fibonacci Numbers?
Colour both the term n and where F(n) is even in yellow.
Do you find any pattern?
Every Third Fibonacci number is a multiple of 2(even).
Answer:
i.e., a multiple of F(3) or 2 = F(3)

Question 2.
Where there are Fibonacci numbers which are multiple of 3?
Colour both the term n and where F(n) is multiple of 3 in red.
Write down the pattern you find
Every 4^th Fibonacci number is a multiple of 3.
Answer:
i.e., a multiple of F(4) or 3 = F(4)

Question 3.
What about the multiple of 5?
Colour both the term n and where F(n) is multiple of 5 in blue. ‘
Write down the pattern you find.
Every …………………………… i.e ………………………………
Answer:
Every 5^th Fibonacci number i.e a multiple of F(5) or 5 = F(5)

Question 4.
What about the multiple of 8?
Colour both the term n where F(n) is multiple of 8 in green.
Write down the pattern you find.
Every …………………………… i.e ………………………………
Answer:
Every 6^th Fibonacci number i.e a multiple of F(6) or 8 = F(6)

Table 2.

From the above activity, we conclude that
Every Fibonacci number is a factor of (a term number of) Fibonacci numbers in multiples

From the above table, we get a general rule as Every k^th Fibonacci number is a multiple of F(k).
Answer:
Table 2.

R – Red
Y – Yellow
B – Blue
G – Green

Activity (Text Book Page No. 258)

Code 1: Pigpen

I. Fill in the blank boxes and decode
The Pigpen code looks like meaningless writing, but it is quite easy to catch on to. Each letter is represented by the part of the “Pigpen” that surrounds it.
The first code uses the following key. To complete the code, you need to work out how to use the key to decode the message.

Answer:

To decode

Code 2: Polybius Square Cipher

II. Fill in the blanks
A Polybius Square is a table that allows someone to convert letters into numbers. Use the Polybius square rows and column values to find the code

Answer:
Using this a set of numbers can be used to denote a letter and vise versa
(4, 2) represent T, (3, 4) represent H, (5, 5) represent E
Likewise, when we solve for the remaining. we get
THE NAME OF TREASURE DOES NOT HAVE BAND D .
Since clue 2 gives that the treasure item does not have the letters b & d, therefore “exam pad” & “geometry box” cannot be the treasure item.
Hence, the treasure item is “gift voucher”

Code 3: Atbash Cipher
III. Find the code using the key as shown in given figure:
Atbash cipher is a substitution cipher with just one specific key where all the letters are reversed that is A to Z and Z to A.

Answer:
The given Cipher is:
GSV ILLN MFNYVI RH Z NFOGRKOV LU ULFI ZMW HVEVM
Decoded Message:
THE ROOM NUMBER IS A MULTIPLE OF FOUR AND SEVEN
Since room number is a multiple of 4 & 7,
The room number is 4 × 7 = 28.

Code 4: Using a Key – Reflection Table
IV Use the reflection table which is given below and find the correct word by using a reflected alphabet.

J V A Q B J – _______
P B Z C H G R E G N O Y R – _______
P U N V E – ________
P H O O B N E Q – ________
Answer:
J V A Q B J – WINDOW
P B Z C H G R E G N O Y R – COMPUTER TABLE
P U N V E – CHAIR
P H O O B N E Q – CUPBOARD

After finding the codes, the teacher then asks students to rearrange the clues one by one
CLUES
1. ————————————————-
2. ————————————————-
3. ————————————————-
4. ————————————————-
Answer:
The 4 clues are:
1. Water bottle, Gift voucher, Exam pad, Geometry box
2. The name of the treasure does not have b’ & ‘d’
3. The room is a multiple of four and seven – 28
4. Window, Computer table, Chair, Cupboard

RESULT
(i) The room in which the treasure took place = ________ .
(ii) The place of the treasure = ________ .
(iii) The identity of the treasure = ________ .
(Hint:- If you answered the question number 6 in Exercise 4.3, you can compare and verify your results) The gift voucher contains (20 full marks awarded).
Answer:
The room in which the treasure took place = 28
The place of treasure = Chair
Identity of treasure = Gift voucher.

Try These (Text Book Page No. 260)

Question 1.
Use Pigpen Cipher code and write the code for your name _______ and your chapter names
(i) LIFE MATHEMATICS
(ii) ALGEBRA
(iii) GEOMETRY
(iv) INFORMATION PROCESSING
Answer:
For Pigpen, we should first construct the Criss Cross pattern & then fill with alphabets.
Step 1:

Step 2: Fill the above with all the alphabets from A to Z.

Step 3: So, the secret code is got by the outline of each letter in the above patterns.

similarly for all the others. Therefore pigpen code is


Let us now write the given words with Pigpen code.

Question 2.
Decode the following Shifting and Substitutmg secret codes given below. Which one is easier for you?
(i) Shifting method:- M N S G H M F HR H L O N R R H A K D

Answer:
Decode using shifting method. Let us shift & see by trial & error method.
Let us substitute ‘b’ for ‘a’, ‘e’ for ‘b’ & so on

Message : M N S G H M F H R H L O N R R H A K D
Decoded text : NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

We find that Pigpen code has been used, by substituting for the symbols from the table that we constructed earlier, we go the message.
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

Question 3.
Write a short message to a friend and get them to decipher it.(Use any one shifting and substituting code method)
Answer:
Student can choose and tr on their own.

Activity (Text Book Page No. 264)

Consider that you are going to a store with your total budget of ₹ 220 to buy things without changing the quantity of the items given in the list below with the following conditions.

Conditions:
(i) First you have to complete the price list given.
(ii) You have to buy three items as per the given price list but within your budget ₹ 220.
(iii) You wont carry exceeding 5kg because you have to walk home carrying them, so they cannot be bulky.

Now, answer the following questions:
1. In how many ways can you buy your items? Complete the price lists given below. One is done for you.
2. Which one is the best purchase price list and why?

Answer:

Answer:

Answer:

Answer:

Answer:

Activity (Text Book Page No. 265)

Consider that you want to buy 12 litres of the same quality of edible oil at your budget price of ₹ 250 per litre. In a supermarket, there are a lot of offers on various oil brands. Some of the offers are given below. Complete the table and find which one is the best offer for you and how much you will save for your total purchase.

Best offer price for you ___________
Amount that you saved for your total purchase ___________
Answer:
Best offer price for you ₹ 137.50
Amount that you saved for your total purchase ₹ 1350

Try These (Text Book Page No. 266)

The teacher divides the class into four groups and setup a mock market in the class room and ask the students to involve in role play as Iwo groups of businessmen and two groups of consumers. Consumers have to buy products at different shops and prepare a price list.

The Iwo supermarkets iii which the two groups buy are Star Food Mart and Super Provisions. Th is week they each have got a special deal on some products. At Star Food Mart. you can buy items at discount prices. At Super Provisions, there are some “BUY ONE GET ONE” deals. Have a look at their deal:

Now answer the following questions.
I. Here is your shopping list:
4 bottles of Protein Milk (200 ml size) 2 packets of Peanut candies(200 gm), 1 packet of Chocolate biscuits, 1 packet of Badam nuts (500 gm)
Answer:
price of Star Food Mart

(i) If you buy all the items in one shop, where will you get the best price?
Answer:
In star Food Mart

(ii) If you buy the items from the two shops, how will you do it to spend the least amount of money?
Answer:
Badam nuts from super provisions and other items from Star Food Mart.

II. You have H 000/- to spend to buy the following shopping list:
6 bottles of Protein Milk (200 ml size), 3 packets of Peanut candies(200 gm), 3 packets of Chocolate biscuits, 1 packet of Badam nuts (250 gm).
Answer:
Comparing two stores

(i) How can you do this so that you dont go over your budget amount ₹ 1000?
Answer:
We can buy them from any one shop.

(ii) Which shop offers you the best value for money on each item?
Answer:
Star Food Mart

(iii) Is the “BUY ONE GET ONE” deal at Super Provisions the same as “50% off” deal?
Answer:
Yes

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Guide Pdf Chapter 7 Information processing Ex 7.4 Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Solutions Chapter 7 Information processing Ex 7.4

Question 1.
Find the best buy of the following purchases:
(i) A pack of 5 chocolate bars for ₹ 175 or 3 chocolate bars for ₹ 114?
Answer:

Best buy is a packet of 5 chocolate bars for ₹ 175

(ii) Basker buy 1\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) dozen of eggs for 81 and Aruna buy 15 eggs for ₹ 64.50?
Answer:

Best buy is 15 eggs for ₹ 64.5

Question 2.
Using the given picture find the total special offer price of fresh sweets and bakery products to buy \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) kg laddu, 1 kg cake, 6 pockets of bread.

Answer:

Question 3.
Using the given picture prepare a price list.
Suppose you planto buy 1\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) kg of apple, 2 kg of pomegranate, 2 kg of banana, 3 kg of mango, \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) kg of papaya, 3 kg of onion, \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) kg of tomato, and 1 kg of carrot in shop 1, how much will you save compared to shop 2.
Shop 1

Shop 2

Answer:


Price in shop 2 – Shop 1 = 715 – 675.75
= ₹ 39.25
We can save ₹ 39.25 in shop 1 compared to shop 2.

Question 4.
You want to buy some grocery items as per your shopping list that are given in the picture with their price. Also you have a bag that capacity of carrying 7 kg. Using weight ratio approach tabulate to find the total price and how much can
you buy more grocery items within your budget of ₹ 1000 and not exceeding 7 kg.
Shopping list
1. 2kg of red chili
2. 2 kg of coriander
3. 1 kg of garlic
4. 1 kg of tamarind
5. 2 kg of toor dal

Red chilli

₹ 141/1 kg

Coriander

₹ 130/1 kg

Garlic

₹ 82/1 kg

Tamarind

₹ 99/1 kg

Toor dal

₹ 78/1 kg
Answer:

Objective Type Questions

Question 5.
Online or television advertisements influence people on spending decisions by
(a) using special music
(b) making them think that they need the item
(c) using attractive pictures
(d) all the above
Answer:
(d) all the above

Question 6.
When I go shopping, I will buy
(a) something that looks attractive
(b) something my friend has
(c) something that I need to purchase
(d) the first thing I see in the store
Answer:
(c) something that I need to purchase

Question 7.
The best shopping choice is to
(a) shop at brand name stores always buy
(b) compare the choices before buying
(c) the same thing my friends bought
(d) buy at a regular shop always
Answer:
(b) compare the choices before buying

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Supplementary Chapter 1 The Envious Neighbour Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Supplementary Chapter 1 The Envious Neighbour

9th English Guide The Envious Neighbour Textbook Questions and Answers

A. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

Question 1.
They gathered the tressure
Answer:
The honest couple

Question 2.
The pine tree under which, I am hurried, to be cut down and made int a mortar
Answer:
The (dead) dog

Question 3.
They dug and found nothing but a quantity of dirty and nasty offal
Answer:
The wicked couple

Question 4.
He had not to wait long before he was called into the prince’s palace and ordered to exhibit his power
Answer:
The wicked old man

Question 5.
BOW, WOW, WOW!
Answer:
The dog

B. Based on your understanding of the story choose the right answers from the given options.

Question 1.
The old farmer and his wife loved the dog.
(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.
Answer:
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.

Question 2.
When the old couple became rich they
(a) gave the dog better food
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) lived a comfortable life and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
Answer:
(c) lived a comfortable life and were generous towards their poor neighbours.

Question 3.
The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
(a) rich pastry and bean sauce
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.
Answer:
(c) a pile of gold.

C. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 80 to 100 words.

Question 1.
The old farmer was a kind person. Justify the statement with suitable examples from the story.
Answer:
The old farmer was a kind man. He helped the poor and the needy with what he had. He had a pet dog, which they used to feed with fish and tit-bit from their kitchen. One day, when their dog helped them in getting wealth, they did not take it all for themselves.

But gave alms to the poor and then bought for themselves rice fields and corn-fields. When his neighbour killed his dog, he did not scold him. He just wept for his pet, kept some food, burnt incense, and adorned its grave with flowers. He also showed his kindness to his envious neighbours, as they were distressed, by giving them a share of his own riches.

Question 2.
How did the dog help the farmer even after its death?
Answer:
The good oldman’s neighbour killed the dog and buried it under the roots of pine-tree. The oldman adorned its grave with flowers and shed tears over his lost pet.

That night the dog appeared to him. It asked him to make a mortar from the pine tree wood and use it. When he ground his rice, it turned into rich treasure. The neighbour borrowed the mortar. They tried to use it but all their rice turned into filth. So they broke the mortar and burnt it.

One night dog appeared to the good old man and told him that if he took the ashes and sprinkle them on whithered trees, the trees would revive and blossom.

He verified the power to bring back dead trees to life. A certain prince sent for him, he sprinkled the ashes on the poumpland cherry trees. The trees shoot out and Put forth flowers. So the prince gave him a rich reward and sent him rejoicing. Thus the dog helped the good oldman even after its death.

Question 3.
Why did the Prince reward the farmer but punish the neighbour for the same act?
Answer:
The prince rewarded the farmer because he made all the withered plum and cherry trees in the palace to shoot out and put forth flowers. So the prince was happy with his magical powers and sent him home rejoicing with plenty of presents.

Whereas the neighbour of the good old man was punished because he couldn’t perform the act of reviving the trees, after scattering the ashes on them. The ashes flew into the prince’s eyes and mouth, blinding and choking him. So the guards caught him and beat him almost to death.

Question 4.
Bring out the difference between two neighbours with suitable examples to support your view.
Answer:
The two neighbours in the story are of opposite characters. One old man was honest and kind. The other old man was cruel and wicked. He borrowed the dog to use it and become rich. But it did not come true. So he killed it and burnt it. The dog’s ashes had the power to revive dead trees. The cruel old man wanted to use it to become rich.

But he failed and he was beaten almost to death by the Prince’s retainers. They are similar to the two women who came to King Solomon’s court. Both the women claimed to be the mother of a living child. The king ordered the servant to cut it into two with a sword.

The false mother opted to take one half of the baby. But the true mother requested the king not to cut and kill the baby. She asked the king to give the baby to the other woman. The king caught the wicked woman. The child was restored to the real mother. The wicked woman was punished by the king.

D. Refer to what happens in the folktale and complete the story with the help of the hints given in the mind map.

Answers:

1. dog, which
2. who came and borrowed the dog
3. killed it
4. and burnt it
5. and put them in a basket

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Pdf Poem 7 The Stick-together families Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Solutions Poem  7 The Stick-together families

9th English Guide The Stick-together families Textbook Questions and Answers

1. “The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.”

Question (a)
Who are the gladdest people living?
Answer:
The gladdest people are those who live together as wholesome folks.

Question (b)
Where do they gather?
Answer:
They gather at the fireside.

Question (c)
What can break their unity?
Answer:
Only death can break their unity.

2. “And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun
Are the little family gatherings when the busy day is done.”

Question (a)
When do they have their family gatherings?
Answer:
They have their family gatherings at the end of the busy day.

Question (b)
Where do they have their family conventions?
Answer:
The family conventions are held beneath the sun.

Question (c)
What does the poet mean by ‘finest conventions’?
Answer:
The finest conventions mean a family get together.

3. “There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they’re very quick to shatter all the little family ties.”

Question (a)
What do the rich and poor folk imagine themselves to be?
Answer:
The rich and the poor folks imagine themselves to be wise.

Question (b)
What do they do to their families?
Answer:
They are quick to shatter their little family ties.

Question (c)
Whom does ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
They refers to the rich and poor people who do not consider the little family ties as valuable and shatter them.

4. “There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home”

Question (a)
Why do they roam?
Answer:
They roam to attain gladness.

Question (b)
According to them, when do they get bright smiles?
Answer:
They get bright smiles when they wander far from home.

5. “But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.”

Question (a)
Who are the gladdest people?
Answer:
The gladdest people are those brothers and sisters who share their fun.

Question (b)
When do they share their fun?
Answer:
They share their fun when the busy day is done.

Question (c)
What does ‘who’ refer to?
Answer:
Who refers to the brothers and sisters.

6. “It’s the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;”

Question (a)
Who wins the joys of the earth?
Answer:
The stick-together families win the joys of earth.

Question (b)
How do they find their joy?
Answer:
They find their joys by being together and hearing the sweetest music

Question (c)
What does the poet mean by ‘stick-together family’?
Answer:
The stick-together family means those families who spend time together (Joint families) and share their fun and sorrows and can be only separated after death.

B. Based on the understanding of the poem, fill in the blanks using the words and phrases given below to make a meaningful summary of the poem.

The poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in a joint family and the nuclear family. The (1) …………………. are the happiest of all. Whereas the (2) …………………. of nuclear families take (3) ………………….. The gladdest people are the children from (4) …………………….. who circle near the fireside. No power other than death can break them. The (5) …………………… imagine themselves to be wise and in the process they (6) ………………….. ties. Each of them goes searching for pleasure in their own selected way. They harvest only (7) ………………….. and find empty joy. But the wisest among them are the children of the stick-together families. When the busy day is done, they together (8) ………………… The stick-together family wins (9) ………………….. The old house shelters all the (10) …………………… The poet invites wandering brothers to come and join the Stick – together families in their fireside and have fun.

Answers:

1. stick – together families
2. children
3. separate ways
4. joint family
5. rich and poor folk
6. shatter their family
7. bitterness
8. share their fun
9. the joy of earth
10. charm of life

C. Answer the following questions in about 80 – 100 words.

Question 1.
The stick – together families are the happiest of all. Explain.
Answer:
The stick-together families are the happiest of all. There is so much fun living together in joint families. There is a lot of excitement in joint families. The gladdest people living are the good folks who create a circle for themselves. They share their joys and sorrows. The finest of all large formal gatherings is the little family gatherings. The wisest children are in stick-together families. Some travel far away to seek joy but the happiest kind of people, are the ones who share their fun in stick-together families. It is sure that the stick-together family wins the joys of the earth.

(OR)

A joint family makes a happy home. The poet evaluates the happiness of the children in the stick – together families. The children from joint families are the happiest in the world. They circle near the fireside and share their fun. They have the finest little gatherings after every busy day is done.

They win their joys of earth. They find the finest happiness by hearing the sweetest music. The old home shelters them with all charm that life can give. They have the gladdest playground. They also have the happiest living place. The wandering brothers can come back to enjoy the happiness of life.

“There is nothing greater than a joint family”.

Question 2.
Bring out the difference between the children of the joint family and the nuclear family.
Answer:
Title: The stick – together families.
Author: Edgar Albert Guest.
Characters: Brothers and Sisters of Joint family and the nuclear family.
Theme: There is nothing greater than a joint family.

In his poem, “The Stick – together families” the poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in joint family and the nuclear family. The joint families are the happiest of all. The gladdest people are the children from the stick – together families who circle near the fireside. No power except death can break them. But the brothers and sisters from the nuclear families take separate ways.

The poor and the rich people imagine themselves to be wise. They are quick enough to shatter their family ties. Each one goes searching for pleasure in their own selected way. They harvest its bitterness and find empty joy.

But the children of the joint family are the wisest. When the busy day is done they share their fun together. The children of the joint family win the joy of earth. The old home roof shelters all the brothers and sisters. However, there is a chance for the wandering brothers to come back and join the stick-together families in their fireside and have fun.
“The Stick – together families are the happiest of all”.

(OR)

The poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in a joint family and the nuclear family. The joint families are the happiest of all. But the children of nuclear families take separate ways. The children from the joint families circle near the fireside. They are the happiest children. Except for death, no power can break them. The children from nuclear families take separate ways.

Each one goes searching for pleasure in their selected way. They harvest their bitterness and find empty joy. Whereas the inmates of the joint families are the wisest. After their busy day, they share their fun. Thus they win the joy of earth. The old home shelters all of them. However, the wandering brothers return to the joint families and have fun.

“The joint family is the happiest of all”.

D. Answer the following.

Question 1.
There is rich folk, there is poor folk, who imagine they are wise, ………..
Pick out the words in alliteration.
Answer:
Words in alliteration. There, there, they, folk, talk.

Question 2.
Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Answer:
Rhyming words are: far, are: make, break, sun, done. The rhyme scheme is aa bb cc.

Additional Questions & Answers

A. Answer the questions that follow each set of poetic lines.

1. But it’s bitterness they harvest, and it’s empty joy they find
For the children that are wisest are the stick – together kind.

Question (a)
What does ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
‘They’ refers to the children from the nuclear family.

Question (b)
What do they harvest?
Answer:
They harvest the bitterness.

Question (c)
What do they find?
Answer:
They find empty joy.

Question (d)
Who is the wisest?
Answer:
The stick – together kind of children are the wisest.

2. Each goes searching after pleasure in his own selected way
Each with strangers likes to wander and with strangers likes to play.

Question (a)
What does each go searching after?
Answer:
Each goes searching after pleasure.

Question (b)
Where does each go?
Answer:
Each goes in his own selected way.

Question (c)
Whom does each like to wander with?
Answer:
Each likes to wander with strangers.

Question (d)
What does each like to do with strangers?
Answer:
Each likes to play with strangers.

3. That the strange friend is a true friend and they travel far astray.
They waste their lives striving for a joy that’s far away.

Question (a)
Who is a true friend?
Answer:
The strange friend is a true friend.

Question (b)
What do ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
‘They’ refers to the children from a nuclear family.

Question (c)
What is meant by ‘astray’?
Answer:
‘Astray’ means wrongdoing.

Question (d)
What for do they waste lives in striving?
Answer:
They waste their lives in striving for a joy that is far away.

4. It s the old home roof that shelters all the charm that life can give
There you find the gladdest playground, there the happiest spot to live

Question (a)
What does the old home roof shelter?
Answer:
The old home roof shelters all the charm that life can give.

Question (b)
What do nuclear family children find in the old home?
Answer:
Nuclear family children find the gladdest playground there.

Question (c)
What is the happiest spot to live?
Answer:
The old home is the happiest spot to live.

5. And O weary wandering brothers, if contentment you would win
Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin

Question (a)
Who are the wandering brothers?
Answer:
The wandering brothers are the children from the nuclear family.

Question (b)
Why are they weary?
Answer:
They wandered far away. So they are weary.

Question (c)
What would they win if they return unto fireside?
Answer:
They would win contentment if they return unto fireside.

Question (d)
Pick out the words in alliteration.
Answer:
The words in alliteration:
Line – 1: weary, wandering.
Line – 2: come, comrade; back, be; you, your.

Listening:

E. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer.

1. A person is valued based on his ………………….
2. …………………. does not happen overnight.
3. A close family bond is like a …………………
4. A strong foundation for any individual comes from being with a ………………….
5. A gift not only with …………………., but ……………………. who care and love us beyond themselves.

Answers:

1. family and upbringing
2. bonding
3. safe harbour
4. supportive family
5. lovable parents, siblings

Speaking:

F. “The building actually rests on the well-laid foundation and hence is strong and still.” How can this be related to a family? Discuss with your partner and share your views in the class.

“The building actually rests on the well laid out foundation and hence is strong and still” is a mean¬ingful statement. Only when the foundation is built well, a building can stand on it firmly. Likewise, a foundation is very necessary for the formation of the family.

A family is like a building. It does not mean a house but it is a home. A family is an invisible or abstract thing. But it is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a bond with each other. There are many values that one has to get the family bonding in the right manner.

A close family bond is like a safe harbour Bonding does not happen overnight. It is through a family we learn the values of love, trust, hope, belief, cultures, morals, traditions, and every little matter that concerns us. A strong foundation for any individual comes from being with a supportive family. As the building serves as a shelter, a family also protects us by all means.

We have parents who support us, teach us moral values in life, give us a strong foundation in character, teach us the importance of love and being loved trust for one another, and many other morals that could be obtained from a family. The family is created at birth and establishes ties across generations. Families are the foundation of society and create our personal template for giving and receiving love in intimate relationships.

Writing:
G. Write a four-line poem with rhyming words describing your family.

My Family:
We‘re a sweet little family
We live together quite happily
We have a lot of games and fun
As and when the busy day is done