Telangana Board Class 9 English True Height Question and Answers
Board | Telangana |
Class | 9th |
Subject | English |
Unit | 2 (2A) |
Topic | Solution |
UNIT 2
READING A
TRUE HEIGHT
Games and Sports
1) What, according to you, does this quotation express?
Answer: The quote inspires us to dream high. Dreams create thoughts and thoughts create actions. When dreams are supported with efforts, it leads to thoughts and then we can transform into reality.
2) Is it essential to dream high? How can one make one’s dream come true?
Answer: Yes, it is important to dream high. One can make their dream turn into reality by focusing on it and taking required efforts to make it happen.
Answer the following questions.
1) What was Michael Stone’s dream?
Answer: Michael Stone’s dream was to fly. He dreamt to be a champion in pole-vaulting.
2) What impact did the mother’s stories have on Michael?
Answer: Michael’s mother read him many stories. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of colour and beauty. These made him more enthusiastic about his dream and pursue it. His mother and the stories told by her had great impact on him.
3) How did Michael prepare himself to become an Olympic champion?
Answer: At the age of fourteen Michael started taking efforts toward his dreams. He began a very careful and regimented weightlifting programme. He worked out every other day with weights, with some kind of running work on alternate days. The programme was carefully monitored by his coach, trainer and father. Michael’s dedication, determination and discipline made him turn his dream into reality.
4) Michael’s mother and father had different ideas about training. How did these two approaches help Michael fulfil his dream?
Answer: Michael’s parents had two different views on life. His mother believed in dreams whereas his father was a believer of reality. She made him dream whereas his father made him to take practical efforts to achieve his dreams.
5) What was so special about Michael’s achievement?
Answer: Despite his blindness, Michael became National Junior Olympics and set a new world record.
Vocabulary
Synonyms
Use a thesaurus / dictionary to find out synonyms of these words from the story you have read and use them in your own sentences.
Word | Synonyms |
quench | Satisfy, satiate, appease, slake, allay |
glamour | Allure, attraction, charm, elegant, classy, charismatic |
passion | Dedication, zeal, devotion, affection, fondness |
persistence | Perseverance, patience , grit, endurance, tenacity, endless |
arrogant | Superior, pompous, self-important, hubristic, over-bearing |
pounding | Beating, Striking, hitting, batter, thumping |
Use a dictionary and write which word in column 1 can collocate with those in the next five columns. Put a tick ( ) mark in the relevant column. Use the apt collocations in your own sentences.
Word | Sympathy | Opinion | Welcome | Congratulations | Dream |
heart-felt | √ | √ | |||
deep | √ | ||||
childhood | √ | ||||
express | √ | √ | √ | ||
strong | √ | ||||
warm | √ |
Sentences-
1) My heart-felt congratulation to your sister on her marriage.
2) I have deep sympathy toward those who died in the accident.
3) It was my childhood dream to become an advocate.
4) She expressed her opinion in the classroom and everyone agreed with her.
5) No one can oppose Anil’s strong opinion.
6) The new bride received a warm welcome at her in-laws’ house.
Now, read the biographical account once again and pick out the Adverbial clauses and Main clauses and write them in the table or in your notebook.
Sentence from the text | Adverbial/ Dependent Clause | Main/Independent Clause |
As long as Michael could remember, he had always dreamed of flying. | As long as Michael could remember | he had always dreamed of flying. |
Michael’s mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. | when he was growing up | Michael’s mother read him numerous stories about flying |
As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on its feet, Michael
immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight. |
As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on its feet | Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight. |
As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. | As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, | he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. |
As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. | As he began sprinting down the runway | something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. |
Complete the following sentences with appropriate Adverbial clauses. Use
the adverbs wherever they are given in brackets.
1) The teacher entered the class, when the assembly had got over.
2) The dog ran into a speeding car, as it was unaware of the coming car.
3) I was in deep sleep, when my brother slammed the door.
4) Someone knocked at the door, when I was in the bathroom.
5) The crowd cheered Michael Stone, as soon as he cleared 17 feet 61/2 inches record.(as soon as)
6) It is high time the cricket board thought of different alternatives, as there were many complaints regarding the existing players about their performances. . (as)
Editing
Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error.
Identify and edit it.
A fisherman has a daughter. She was seventeen years old. That was the age of
marriage for girls in those days. (2)So the fisherman was looking for a good groom for his daughter. (3)He found several young men, but he did not have enough money to get his daughter married to one of them. (4)Some of his friends advised him to see the Raja who ruled the town and ask him for help. (5)He was ready to took his advice, but he did not wish to go to the Raja without any gifts.
Listening
Listen to the commentary on a cricket match read by your teacher and answer the questions.
I.) Tick ( ) only the correct ones from the statements given below.
1) Sachin and Gambhir opened the Indian innings.
2) Umar Gul opened the Pakistan’s attack. √
3) Laxman is one among the Indian squad. √
4) Gul bowled out Gambhir.
5) India is 15 without loss after the fourth ball of the first over. √
II) Answer the following questions.
1) Which two world teams of cricket do you like? Why?
Answer: Indian and New Zealand are the two teams of cricket that I like that most. I love their style of playing and their active approach.
2) Who are the openers?
Answer: Gambhir and Sehwag are the openers.
3) Who are the commentators?
Answer: Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Sastry are the commentators.
III) Complete the Score Board given below:
India Vs Pakistan
Name of the batsman | Runs scored | No. of balls faced | Fours | Sixes |
1. Sehwag | 01 | 01 | – | – |
2. Gambhir | 12 | 05 | 1 1 | |
Extras | 02 | No. of balls bowled | 1 | |
Total
|
15 | No. of wickets lost | 0 |