Supplementary reader - Gujarat Board (GSEB) कक्षा 9 English Questions

Q 1Answer the Questions - passages [final exam](5 Mark)5 Marks

When he started taking interest in the books he felt someone walking in. He looked up. In the doorway stood a tall. thin woman. dressed in grey. "Grey as shadows," the shopkeeper thought to himself. She had a sad, tragic face. Her big dark eyes were full of tears. She moved slowly to the counter. The shopkeeper stood up, looked at her kindly and said. "What can I do for you, ma'am ?" Without speaking the woman pointed to a bottle of milk. The shopkeeper took it down and handed it to her. She took the milk. turned around, and went out without paying or speaking. The shopkeeper was so touched by her great sad eyes that he had no courage to go after her and demand money.
$Q.1.$ What did the shopkeeper see in the doorway?
$Q.2.$ What did the woman want?
$Q.3.$ Why did the shopkeeper not demand any money?
$Q.4.$ Describe the woman in grey.
$Q.5.$ What did the woman do after taking the milk?

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Q 2Answer the Questions - passages [final exam](5 Mark)5 Marks

American gangster, John Dillinger. knew his fingerprints were on the files of the $\text{FBI} ($Federal Bureau of Investigation$).$ He thought it would be a good idea if he got some new fingerprints so he put the tips of his thumbs and fingers in acid to remove his old fingerprints. He bore weeks of pain until his skin healed. But when he compared his new fingerprints with his old ones they were exactly the same! David Lashbrooke and his friend, John Henderson were waiting for a train at Hamble Station near Southampton. England, one Sunday in January, $1983.$ The train duly arrived and the boys were about to get on when the guard put his head out of the window and stopped them. "You can't get on." he said. "We don't stop here on Sundays. We only stopped to tell you we don't stop."
$Q.1.$ Who was John Dillinger ?
$Q.2.$ Why did he want new fingerprints?
$Q.3.$ What did he do to remove his old fingerprints?
$Q.4.$ What happened when he compared his new fingerprints with his old ones?
$Q.5.$ What did the guard tell the boys?

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Q 3Answer the Questions - passages [final exam](5 Mark)5 Marks

Once Swamiji's disciple Sharatchandra Chakravarti came to see him. He saw a new set of the Encyclopedia Britannica in Swamijt's room. He remarked. "It is really very difficult to read many volumes in Swamiji did not agree. "What do you mean?" he said. "Ask one lifetime." me anything you like from the ten volumes. I have just finished them." The disciple asked Swamiji a number of questions from each volume. Swamiji answered all the questions. In many cases. Swamiji quoted even the page number of the book. At last. to instill self$-$confidence in his disciple. Swamiji said, "Look my child. observe strict continence and master everything you wish and acquire this kind of memory."
$Q.1.$ Who was Sharatchandra Chakravarti?
$Q.2.$ How can we master everything we wish ?
$Q.3.$ From which book did Sharatchandra Chakravarti ask questions?
$Q.4.$ What did Sharatchandra Chakravarti say about Encyclopedia Britannica?
$Q.5.$ "It is really very difficult to read many volumes in one lifetime." Who said this statement?

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Q 4Answer the Questions - passages [final exam](5 Mark)5 Marks

Swamiji was a great lover of books. In Meerut, he spent much time in reading. At his bidding. Swami Akhandanand would go to a local library every day and bring a big volume of Sir John Lubbok's work and return it the following day. The librarian thought that Swamiji was not reading the book. He was trying to impress everyone. Once the librarian openly expressed his doubt to Swami Akhandanand and he reported this to Swamiji. Hearing this. Swamiji himself called on the librarian and said to him humbly. 'Sir, I have gone through the books attentively. To clear your doubt. you can ask me any question you like. The librarian asked many questions and Swamiji correctly answered them. The librarian was astonished. Once Swamiji recited from memory a large portion of Pickwick Papers' before Haripada Mitra. He was astonished. Swami told him that he had read the book only once. Hearing this, he was more astonished. Swami also told Mitra that concentration and continence sharpen the mind.
$Q.1.$ Who was a great lover of books?
$Q.2.$ What did the librarian think?
$Q.3.$ Why did the librarian doubt Swamiji?
$Q.4.$ How was the librarian's doubt cleared?
$Q.5.$ According to Swamijl, what sharpens the mind?

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Q 5Answer the Questions - passages [final exam](5 Mark)5 Marks

The next night Mihir ate the second seed and silently entered the room. The same thing happened. This time they went in the golden forest. Mihir picked up some leaves and put them in his pocket. On the third night Mihir ate the last mage seed Soon he disappeared. That night they went in a palace danced with princes and drank jutee in golden cups. Mihir took two golden cups with him. On the fourth day Mihir went to king Rovin. He said, $1$ have found out the secret. Call your daughters. I will tell it to you in their presence."
$Q.1.$ Where did the princesses go the next night?
$Q.2.$ What did Mihir pick up the next night?
$Q.3.$ What did the princesses do on the third night?
$Q.4.$ What did Mihir take with him?
$Q.5.$ What happened when Mihir ate the magic seed?

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Q 6Similar meaning1 Mark

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