West Bengal Board Class 9 English Solution Chapter 9 The North Ship

West Bengal State Board Class 9 English Solution: Lesson 9 The North Ship

Exercise 1

(1) The number of ships sailing by were

(a) three

(b) two

(c) five

(d) four

Ans:- (a) three

(2) The wind carried the first ship to a

(a) big country

(b) small country

(c) rich country

(d) distant country

Ans:-

(3) The second ship turned towards the

(a) west

(b) north

(c) south

(d) east

Ans:- (d) east

(4) The decks of the third ship shone

(a) brightly

(b) frostily

(c) clearly

(d) dimly

Ans:- (b) frostily

(5) The northern sky rose over the

(a) unfruitful sea

(b) kind sea

(c) stormy sea

(d) calm sea

Ans:- (a) unfruitful sea

(6) The third ship was rigged

(a) long journey

(b) short journey

(c) slow journey

(d) quick journey

Ans:- (a) long journey

Exercise 2

Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:

(a) What did wind do to the second ship?

Ans:-

When the second ship started its journey the wind hunted it like a wild beast. It keep the ship in captivity. So could not sail further.

(b) give any two points difference between he journey of the third ship and the other two ships.

Ans:-

Unlike the other two ships, the third one did not get a breadth of wind, favourable or unfavourable. Only in its case a fire-spilling start was noticed.

Exercise 3

Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal given in the list below. Change the form if necessary. There are two extra phrasal verbs.

1.) The child takes after his grandfather.

 

2.) They brought out a magazine recently.

 

3.) My mother taught me not to look down upon anyone.

 

4.) We should give up bad habits.

 

5.) A new university was set up at Coochbehar.

 

 

Exercise 4

Do as directed:

1.) The man was so weak that he could not walk. ( rewrite using ‘too’)

Answer: The man was too weak to walk.

 

2.) Titir is one of the most intelligent girls in the class. (rewrite using the positive degree of the underlined adjective)

Answer: Very few girls are as intelligent as Titir in the class.

 

3.) As soon as he reached home, it started heavily. (Change into a negative sentence)

Answer: No sooner had he reached home than it started heavily.

 

4.) Why cry over spilt milk? ( Change into an assertive sentences)

Answer: Don’t cry over spilt milk.

 

5.) Blood is thicker than water. (Change into an interrogative sentence)

Answer: Is blood thicker than water?

 

6.) He told a lie intentionally. (Rewrite using the noun form of ‘intentionally’)

Answer:  He lied with intention.

 

7.) Run fast or you will be late. ( Change into a complex sentence)

Answer: If you don’t run fast, you will be late.

 

8.) The reporter made the news public. (Rewrite using the verb form of ‘public’)

Answer: The reporter publicized the news.

 

Exercise 5

Write a newspaper report within 100 words on the effect of a devastating flood in your district based on the following hints:

Answer:

By a staff reporter

Mindapore, 20 July 2022: Due to heavy rainfall in month of July, Midnapore district has been affected. Rivers were overflowing due as a result of heavy rainfall. Also it took toll on the lives of the people. Trees were uprooted causing much trouble. Many villages also got flooded. As a result of this, there was heavy loss of human lives. Not only human lives but it affected animals and birds too. It caused much loss to environment. Government took steps and immediately carried the rescue operation. The operation was carried out successfully and people were moved to safe places. Government has promised to help the affected people.

 

 

Exercise 6

Imagine that you and your friend are sailors of two ships that have recently returned from their voyages. Write a dialogue within 100 words on the different experiences of your voyages.

Tara : Hello Mina how are you?

Mina: Hello Tara I’m good. I heard that recently you had been to a voyage. How was it?

Tara : Yes, it was wonderful. I had been to Netherlands.

Mina: Wow that is amazing. I too had been America recently. Our ship name was ‘Little Titanic.’

Tara : Sounds interesting. We had great time with other sailors who were much experienced and guided us throughout the journey.

Mina : Even I had good time and not only that but I learnt many things from other team mates.

Tara : We are lucky to have experienced such beautiful journeys.

Mina : Absolutely. We should go together some day.

Tara : This is an awesome idea. We should definitely go.

Mina : I have to leave now. I will see you later.

Tara : Sure. Good day.

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