PSEB Class 9 English Coursebook Lesson 4 Journey by Night all Question and Answers Solution
PSEB Class 9 English Coursebook Lesson 4 Journey by Night Solution: Punjab Board (PSEB) 9th Class Lesson 4 all questions of Coursebook answers are in this page
Language Exercise
A.) Comprehension Questions
(i) Answer the following question in brief:
1.) Who was Sher Singh Bahadur?
Answer: Sher Singh Bahadur was a famous hunter. He lived in ladwani village, grazing his animals and cultivating his bit of land. At timed he acted as a guide for hunting expedition. The title Bahadur was given to his name for his bravery
2.) Where did he get the big scar form?
Answer: He got the big scar from the attack by a tiger who had torn his flesh with its claws. It happened when he was trying to save his comrade from the tiger.
3.) Why were there no men in the village?
Answer: There were no men in the village because all the men had gone as beaters with the hunting expedition.
4.) What had happened to all the children?
Answer: All the children had died of Cholera and influenza
5.) Why code Sher Singh’s mother not take her son to the hospital?
Answer: Sher Singh’s mother could not take her son to the hospital because she had a mind the cattle and work on the land to sustain the family.
6.) How did Sher Singh carry his brother?
Answer: Sher Singh carried his brother on his back in a sling made from his mother’s sari
7.) What happened at the first river?
Answer: Sher Singh stopped on a cliff above the river bad to rest. While doing so, he encountered a herd of elephants passing by both his sides. A big elephant brought its trunk near him. He got scared and parade repeatedly. Luckily, the elephant went away without harming them.
8.) What was the condition of the second river? what had happened to the bridge?
Answer: The second river was foaming from bank to bank. It seemed that a big head of snow had melted the previous day. The river was grinding its teeth. The bridge was missing. It had a broken and was lying submerged.
9.) How did he cross the secondary river?
Answer: He gathered grass, plaited it into a rope and tied it around his brother and himself to keep themselves together. Then he entered the river just above the broken bridge and moved slowly and cautiously keeping his brother’s head above water.
10.) How did they reach the hospital after crossing the rivers?
Answer: After crossing the rivers, they completed their journey first by a bullock cart and then buy a truck. It is how they reached the hospital.
11.) What did the doctor say?
Answer: The doctor said that Sher Singh was shaping Bahadur the Brave. He also said that he’s brother would live and asked him to go in to see his brother.
(ii) Answer the following question in your own words:
1.) Explain the circumstance in which Kunwar was carried to the hospital.
Answer: Kunwar was carried to the hospital in difficult and unfavourable circumstance. His 12 years old brother carried him on his back in a ceiling made from his mother’s sari. He had to cover 80 km of muddy track through a dense jungle crisscrossed with streams and infested with tigers, bears and tuskers.
2.) Write a few lines about the character sketch of Sher Singh.
Answer: Sher Singh was a sensitive and responsible child of his he did not mind accepting challenges and taking initiatives. Sher Singh was very brave too. He also knew how to deal with and adjust to changing situation.
3.) Describe Sher Singh’s father in about 50 words.
Answer: Sher Singh father lived in ladwani village. He lives his life grazing his animals and cultivating his bit of land. He was a famous hunter and was known as Sher Singh Bahadur. He also worked as a guide for hunting expedition in the jungle. Once, while saving his comrade from a tiger, he was severely injured by the animal
B.) Vocabulary Exercise
II (i) Match the animals under column A to the sounds in column B:
| A- Animals |
Answer – Sound |
| 1. Bees
2. birds 3. cats 4. cocks 5. cows 6. dogs 7. donkeys 8. frogs 9. horses 10. lions 11. owls 12. snakes 13. wolves |
m. buzz
l. chirp j. mew k. crow c. low or moo i. bark h. Bray g. croak f. neigh e. roar d. hoot b. hiss a. howl |
(ii) Add the correct suffixes to the words given in the brackets choosing from the list given below:
…….dom …….ness ……hood
1.) We salute the (wise) and (martyr) of those who fought for the (free) of our country.
Answer: We salute the wisdom and martyrdom of those who fought for the freedom of our country
2.) His journey from (child) to (man) was full of struggle.
Answer: His journey from childhood to manhood was full of struggle.
3.) (Good) and (sweet) of behaviour are of no avail if one lacks in (bold) of character.
Answer: Goodness and sweetness of behaviour are of no avail if one lacks in boldness of character.
4.) (Parent) brings responsibilities.
Answer: Parenthood brings responsibilities
5.) He lost his (king) to the enemy.
Answer: He lost his Kingdom to the enemy.
6.) (Happy) is a state of mind.
Answer: Happiness is a state of mind.
(iii) Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
Cursed, remove, lazy, lesson, road, passed by, middle, attempted, stumbled, written, stone
Once upon a time there lived a king who believed in hard work. But he was distressed because his people had become……… One day, to teach them a……… He put a big stone in the……..of the road. One of his ministers……. In his carriage. He did not even ask his servants to…….the stone. Then some merchants came. They saw the stone and……… the government for this and went away. Many people came and went but no one……. To remove it. Child was going to school. He…….. and fell down. He got up and pushed the stone away from the………. There lay a box full of gold under it, on which was ………..: “This gold is meant for the one who removes the………”.
Answer: Once upon a time there lived a king who believed in hard work. But he was distressed because his people had become lazy One day, to teach them a lesson He put a big stone in the middle of the road. One of his ministers passed by in his carriage. He did not even ask his servants to remove the stone. Then some merchants came. They saw the stone and cursed the government for this and went away. Many people came and went but no one attempted to remove it. Child was going to school. He stumbled and fell down. He got up and pushed the stone away from the road There lay a box full of gold under it, on which was written: “This gold is meant for the one who removes the stone “.
C.) Grammar Exercise
III (i) fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms of the italicized words:
1.) It is an old belief; you may …….it or not. (belief)
Answer: It is an old belief; you may believe it or not.
2.) Why don’t you……..your dog property? (food)
Answer: Why don’t you feed your dog property?
3.) Researches have shown that plants also…….. (breath)
Answer: Researches have shown that plants also breathe
4.) Don’t let the liquid ………. (drop)
Answer: Don’t let the liquid drip
5.) The cattle……..on these fields. (grass)
Answer: The cattle graze on these fields.
6.) Pray to God to……..all. (bliss)
Answer: Pray to God to bless all.
7.) You can ………your dress. (choice)
Answer: You can choose your dress.
8.) ……….and let live. (Life)
Answer: Live and let live.
9.) The lawyer tried his best to……..him guilty. (proof)
Answer: The lawyer tried his best to prove him guilty.
10.) On every festival day he went to the village to…….the poor. (cloth)
Answer: On every festival day he went to the village to clothe the poor.
(ii) Correct the following sentence:
1.) The football match ended to a draw.
Answer: The football match ended in a draw.
2.) Our principal is a honest lady.
Answer: Our principal is an honest lady.
3.) He is senior than me.
Answer: He is senior to me.
4.) She is a M.A., B.Ed.
Answer: She is an M.A., B.Ed.
5.) Mr. Sharma is a honorable man.
Answer: Mr. Sharma is an honourable man.
6.) He is an European.
Answer: He is a European.
7.) He is an one eyed man.
Answer: He is a one-eyed man.
8.) I read Tribune every day.
Answer: I read the Tribune every day.
9.) This is an useful article.
Answer: This is a useful article.
10.) A lion is the king of forest.
Answer: The lion is the king of forest.
(iii) fill in the blanks with correct preposition:
1.) All mothers look……. their children.
Answer: All mothers look after their children.
2.) Do not look…….upon the poor.
Answer: Do not look down upon the poor.
3.) My teacher asked me to look……… the world in the dictionary.
Answer: My teacher asked me to look up the world in the dictionary.
4.) The officer promised to look……. the matter.
Answer: The officer promised to look into the matter.
5.) Shiela looks…….. him as her son.
Answer: Shiela looks upon him as her son.
6.) Prices are looking……….
Answer: Prices are looking up
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