Very Short Answer Type Questions: (20-30 words) [4] 1. What was Evelyn determined to do? OR What is the message of the poem ‘Wind’? 2. What did the child do when he got no response on the part of his parents? OR Why did grandfather decide to include Toto monkey in his private zoo? Q.7 Short Answer Type Questions (40-50 words) [6] 1. Describe kezia’s father as she sees him. Why was she afraid of him? OR What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers to? 2. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind? OR Why was Toto sold at such a cheap rate? Give reasons. Q.8 Long Answer Type Questions (100-120 words) [5] Draft a character sketch of Albert Einstein. OR Justify Bismillah Khan as a true Indian. Why did he refuse to start a Shehnai school in the U.S.A.? Q.9 Long Answer Type Questions (100-120 words) [5] How does the behaviour of the child before and after his separation from the parents show that he has great love for his parents? OR How was Toto an expensive deal for the author’s family? Did it teach grandfather a lesson? Elucidate in light of chapter ‘The Adventures of Toto’.
Answers
Answer:
Question 1.
What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Answer:
The wind breaks the doors of the window, scatters the papers and throws down the books on the shelf. It also tears the pages of the books and brings rain.
Question 2.
Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing? (Give the words in your language, if you know them.)
NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Poem Chapter 2 Wind Q2
Answer:
Yes, I have seen ladies winnow grain in my village. People winnow grains to remove straws, chaff and dust found in grains there. It is called ‘Barsana’.
Question 3.
What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
Answer:
The wind god winnows all the things available at home.
Question 4.
How does we make wind our friend?
Answer:
The poet suggests that we should build strong houses and fix the doors firmly to make friends with the wind. Moreover, we should be strong enough to face the difficulties in life.
Question 5.
What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
Answer:
The last four lines convey the message that those who are not determined and lack confidence face defeat. And those who set their targets and make sincere efforts are not disturbed by any obstacle.
Question 6.
How does the poet speak to the wind—in anger or with humour? You must also have seen or heard of the wind “crumbling lives”. What is your response to this? Is it same as the poet’s?
Answer:
The poet speaks to the wind with humour. I opine that the poet’s behaviour is pertinent and I have also seen the wind devastating the property mercilessly. The poet invites the wind to attack him and intends to prepare himself for the attack.
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Question 1.
The poem you have just read is originally in Tamil. Do you know any such poems in your language?
Answer:
Yes, I know many poems like the one given here.
Additional Questions
Short answer type questions
Question 1.
Who are disturbed by the wind?
Answer:
The wind disturbs only those people who are not determined. The self confident people overcome the obstacles put before them by the wind. The wind does not have the knack to disturb the peace of mind of such people. The wind blows out weak fires and makes strong fires roar and flourish.
Question 2.
What does the wind do with the books?
Answer:
The wind tears the pages off and throws them down from the book shelf. The potent (powerful) wind scatters the books and sheets of paper on the floor. It disturbs everything.
Question 3.
Why does the author ask the wind to come swiftly?
Answer:
The author asks the wind to come swiftly so that the earthly peace and order can be retained. The wind damages the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers and tears the pages of books. It disturbs everything and everyone. So, the poet pleads for the welfare of the society.
Question 4.
How does the wind become the cause of rain?
Answer:
The wind sometimes becomes violent and appears to be a storm. It brings clouds with it from distant lands. There is no need to say that clouds bring rain. It is a universal truth and scientific fact that clouds bring rain from the blue sky.
Question 5.
Why should the earthly people build strong houses?
Answer:
They should build strong houses so that they may not be damaged by the wind. They should be strong enough to endure violent winds and become a challenge to the potent wind.
Question 6.
Does the wind god do what we tell him?
Answer:
The wind god is all powerful. He is not influenced by any external factors. He doesn’t do what we tell him to do. Neither our requests nor our commands will influence him. He is mighty and sweeps away all weaklings with him. He loves strength and befriends with strong and steadfast hearts.
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