JKBOSE Class 9 English Tulip Poetry Chapter 1 The Adventures of Toto Solution
JKBOSE (Jammu Kashmir State Board Of School Education) Class 9 English Solution Chapter 1 The Adventures of Toto all Exercise Question Answers. Students of JK Board Grade 9 Standard can download all Answer.
THE ADVENTURES OF TOTO
Thinking about the Text
1.) How did Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Answer: Grandfather had a private zoo for the love of his pets. He bought Toto from a Tonga-driver for the sum of five rupees. The Tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough, and the monkey looked so out of place so the Grandfather decided he would add the little fellow to his private zoo.
2.) “Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
Answer: Toto has bright eyes sparkled with mischief beneath deep-set eyebrows. He had pearly white teeth. His tail added to his good looks.
3.) Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how?
Answer: Toto was kept in a big cage with other pets. But Toto wouldn’t allow any of his companions to sleep at night so grandfather decided to take him along to Saharanpur as he had to collect his pension.
4.) Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
Answer: When the grandfather was producing his ticket at the railway turnstile, Toto suddenly poked his head out of the bag and gave the ticket-collector a wide grin. The ticket-collector thought that it was a dog so he charged extra pay for it. The grandfather tried to convince the collector that it was a monkey and not a dog, but all in vain. Finally, grandfather paid three rupees.
5.) How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this?
Answer: Toto would bath in a large bowl of warm water which was given to him by grandmother for his bath. He would cunningly test the temperature with his hand, then gradually step into the bath, first one foot, then the other until he was into the water up to his neck. Once comfortable, he would take the soap in his hands or feet and rub himself all over. When the water became cold, he would get out and run as quickly as he could to the kitchen-fire in order to dry himself. He had learnt to do this from the author.
6.) How does he almost boil himself alive?
Answer: Once Toto found nothing himself better to do, so he took the kettle which was on the fire to boil for tea. He decided to remove the lid. He then found that the water was just warm enough for a bath then he got in with his head sticking out from the open kettle. That was just fine for a while, until the water began to boil. Toto then raised himself a little; but, finding it cold outside, sat down again. He continued hopping up and down for some time, until Grandmother arrived and took him out, half-boiled, out of the kettle.
7.) Which activity of Toto annoyed grandmother ?
Answer: One day, at lunch time, there was a large dish of Pulao kept in the centre of the dining table. When everyone entered the room, they saw that Toto was stuffing himself with rice and that made grandmother scream at him. Toto threw a plate at her which obviously annoyed the grandmother.
8.) Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
Answer: Toto was a mischievous pet and would damage things at home. The grandfather realized that they were not well-to-do and could not afford the frequent loss of dishes, clothes, curtains and wallpaper. So, Grandfather found the Tonga-driver, and sold Toto back to him for only three rupees.
Language work
Use the following phrases in your own sentences:
Out of place – Her clothes in her wardrobe were out of place.
Out of reach – Your dreams are not out of your reach if you work hard.
Provide for – Ramesh works hard to provide for all the things that his family needs.
Taken aback – I was taken aback when I saw him bleed so much.
In vain – I tried to convince my parents for trip but all in vain.
Well-to-do – Amit comes from a well-to-do family.
Make an exit – When there was quarrel, Smita made an exit.
Get hold – The baby tried to get hold of his father’s shirt.
Scoop up – She scooped up everything at the exhibition.
Note the following sentences:
The canvass was too strong for him to bite his way through.
It means that the canvass was so strong that he could not bite his way through it.
Use ‘too’ in the following sentences and make modifications wherever necessary:
1.) The question was so difficult that he could not solve it.
Answer: The question was too difficult for him to solve.
2.) She is so weak that she cannot stand.
Answer: She is too weak to stand.
3.) He is so clever that he cannot be cheated.
Answer: He is too clever to be cheated.
4.) It was so hot that he could not stand in the sun.
Answer: It was too hot to stand in the sun.
5.) It was so dark that he could not see anything.
Answer: It was too dark to see anything.
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