Chhattisgarh Class 9 English Practice Exercise 5 Unit Culture Solution
CG Board Class 9 English Solution for Practice Exercise 5 Culture Questions Answer. Practice Exercise Unit Culture Class 9 English.
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1.) Choose the correct alternative in each of the following.
(i) Headhunters do not belong to Sri Lanka.
a.) Philippines
b.) Sri Lanka
c.) Taiwan
d.) Pacific islands.
(ii) The tribe in northeastern India who tattoo their face are Apatanis.
a.) Bhils
b.) Gonds
c.) Sherpas
d.) Apatanis
(iii) According to the passage, tattoos showed tribal identity.
a.) a person’s power
b.) tribal identity
c.) living habit
d.) artistic taste.
(iv) The various designs of tattoos indicated the headcount of a person.
a.) the headcount of a person
b.) protection from enemies
c.) head hunting
d.) the people from pacific island
2.) Answer the following questions:
a.) Which tribes of northeast other than Apatanis get their faces tattooed?
Answer: Konyaks of Nagaland , Noctes and Wanchos of Arunachal are northeast tribes other than Apatnis where people get their faces tattooed.
b.) What did the various designs of tattoo indicate?
Answer: Facial tattoos were marks of the head-taker, the various designs indicating the person’s prowess in battle and his head-count.
c.) What was the role of tattoos?
Answer: The tattoos helped establish tribal identity besides enabling recognition after death in a war or a fatal accident.
d.) Which tribe of Arunachal Pradesh uses facial tattoos?
Answer: Noctes and Wanchos from Arunachal Pradesh use facial tattoos.
3.) Give on word for the following, as in the Example :
e.g. Something related to a tribe is tribal
i.) A piece of land surrounded by water –Island
ii.) One who does research – Researcher
iii.) Causing harm to life, can cause death –Fatal
iv) Some practice that is popular-Prevalent
v.) Expertise in a particular skill or activity- Prowess
4.) Look at the following words : teacher, doctor, engineer, soldier
They are all “doers”. The spellings of the words end in – -er, -or, -eer, or -ier. Complete the following words using : -er, -or, -eer, or -ier.
a.) actor
b.) baker
c.) carpenter
d.) cashier
e.) collector
f.) dancer
g.) director
h.) doctor
i.) engineer
j.) painter
1.) Choose the correct alternative in each of the following.
(i) When the Maoris greet each other they rub noses.
a.) walk on the footpath
b.) rub noses
c.) shout aloud
d.) wave hands
(ii) When Maoris say “How are you?” they do not shake hands.
a.) shake hands
b.) rub noses
c.) smile
d.) wave hands
(iii) The place that is not mentioned in the poem is office.
a.) cafe
b.) bus stop
c.) office
d.) pub
2.) Answer the questions in brief.
a.) What does the poet not know about Maori culture of rubbing noses when they greet?
Answer: The poet does not know why the people in Maori culture rub their noses when they greet.
b.) What is special about the old customs of the Maoris?
Answer: From the old customs of Maoris we get to know that their great ancestors brought the custom of rubbing the noses with them from outer Islands centuries ago.
c.) Pick out the lines that tell that the custom came from some other place.
Answer: Perhaps their great ancestors brought it with them From outer Islands centuries ago.
3.) A.Which words in the poem mean the following:
1.) A place where you can buy drinks and food –Pub
2.) A place where you can buy coffee to drink- Cafe
3.) A place where the bus stops –bus stop
4.) A path for people to walk along –street
B.) Find a word and a phrase used for ‘old’ in the poem.
Ancestors
C.) Complete the grid using the hints below :
(i) Old- Ancestors
(ii) Tradition – Custom
(iii) Footpath- Street
(iv) Hundred years- Century
(v) Hello- Greet
(vi) Much work- Busy
4.) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given in brackets.
Maoris are great warriors (war) but they follow good sense of friendship.(friend) They always keep smiling (smile) faces when they see each other. Wherever they are, they follow the custom of rubbing (rub) noses as a symbol of greeting (greet). Their ways of saying(say) how do you do is full of energy and goodwill.
5.) Read the following sentences and complete the table below. The first sentence has been done for you.
a.) The old man felt a slight movement.
b.) It is raining.
c.) He laughs loudly.
d.) The dry sacks caught fire quickly.
e.) The priest in the temple saw fire.
f.) The strong wind carried the sparks farther.
g.) Meenu is walking to school.
a.) Ainu of Japan wore facial tattoos.
Subject- Ainu of Japan
Verb- wore
Object- facial tattoos.
Passive voice- Facial tattoos was wore by Ainu of Japan.
b.) Apatanis wore various kinds of jewellery.
Subject- Apatanis
Verb- wore
Object- various kinds of jewellery
Passive Voice- Various kinds of jewellery was wore by Apatanis.
c.) Researchers used Tattoos to identify dead people.
Subject- Researchers
Verb- used
Object- tattoos to identify dead people.
Passive Voice- To identify dead people tattoos were used by researchers.
d.) Her next question removed my doubts.
Subject- Her next question
Verb- removed
Object- my doubts
Passive Voice- My doubts were removed by her next question.
e.) Michi speaks tribal language.
Subject- Michi
Verb- speaks
Object- tribal language
Passive Voice-Tribal language is spoken by Michi.
Convert the sentences below into headlines.
(Remember to take out unnecessary words such as a, the, has, is, some). It is not always necessary to say who or what the action was done by.
a.) The Policemen have arrested several terrorists.
Headline- Several terrorists were arrested.
b.) Violent storms hit the coast of Kanyakumari.
Headline-Kanyakumari hit by violent storms.
c.) Rain disrupted the last day’s play between India and South Africa.
Headline- India and South Africa’s match got disrupted by rain
d.) The workers have finished the Railway bridge.
Headline- Railway bridge’s work has been finished.
Create your own compound sentences on the lines below by combining a sentence from column A with one from column B. Connect them with a conjunction, You can use sentences more than once.
1.) Rani went to the carnival and she rode on all the rides.
2.) Rani wanted to ride the roller coaster but didn’t have enough money.
3.) Rani played arcade games and she had a great time.
4.) Rani tried to win a stuffed bear and she won a barbie doll.
5.) Rani started to get hungry so she ate panipuri.
(ii) Rearrange the words to make sentences. Then write the story in a paragraph in your notebook Underline the conjunctions used in the story.
a.) at/it/happened/the/beginning of/one day/winter
Proper sentence- It happened at the beginning of one winter day
b.) saw/we/little boy/a
Proper sentence- We saw little boy.
c.) he/when/tried/he/to run away/saw us
Proper sentence—When he saw us, he tried to run away.
d.) boy/the/not/we/to be/told/afraid
Proper sentence-We told the boy not be afraid.
e.) told/then/he/going to/wasn’t/school/he/us
Proper sentence-Then he told us he wasn’t going to school.
f.) to go/he/home/said/wanted/he
Proper sentence- He said he wanted to go home.
g.) took/to school/we/the/boy
Proper sentence- We took the boy to school.
h.) actually/wanted/because/to go home/the boy/his/forgotten/lunch box/had/he
Proper sentence-Actually he wanted to go home because he had forgotten his lunch box.