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NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Hindi Vasant Chapter 9 टिकट अलबम

प्रश्न-अभ्यास
(पाठ्यपुस्तक से)

कहानी से

प्रश्न 1.
नागराजन के अलबम के मुख्य पृष्ठ पर क्या लिखा था और क्यों? इसका असर कक्षा के दूसरे लड़के-लड़कियों पर क्या हुआ?
उत्तर
नागराजन के अलबम के मुख्य पृष्ठ पर उसका नाम लिखा था-ए.एम. नागराजन और नीचे ये पंक्तियाँ लिखी थीं-‘इस अलबम को चुराने वाला बेशर्म है। ऊपर लिखे नाम को कभी देखा है? यह अलबम मेरा है। जब तक घास हरी है और कमल लाल, सूरज जब तक पूर्व से उगे और पश्चिम में छिपे, उस अनंत काल तक के लिए यह अलबम मेरा है, रहेगा।

इन पंक्तियों को लिखने का उद्देश्य यह था कि उस अलबम को कोई चुराए नहीं। लड़के-लड़कियों को यह पंक्तियाँ इतनी पसंद आईं कि उन्होंने इसे अपने किताब-कॉपी और अलबम पर उतार लिया।

प्रश्न 2.
नागराजन के अलबम के हिट हो जाने के बाद राजप्पा के मन की क्या दशा हुई?
उत्तर
नागराजन के अलबम के हिट हो जाने के बाद राजप्पा कुढ़ने लगा। उसका स्कूल जाने का मन न होता। दोस्तों से भी वह दूर रहने लगा। टिकट संग्रह में भी उसकी रुचि पहले जैसी न रही। वह हर वक्त अपना अलबम हाथ में लिए बैठा रहता। उसे अपने अलबम से चिढ़ होने लगी। जो टिकट उसने इतनी मेहनत से एकत्र किए थे, वही उसे कूड़ा लगने लगे।

प्रश्न 3.
अलबम चुराते समय राजप्पा किस मानसिक स्थिति से गुजर रहा था?
उत्तर
अलबम चुराते समय राजप्पा का दिल तेजी से धड़क रहा था। अलबम कमीज के नीचे खोंसकर वह भागता हुआ अपने घर पहुँचा। उसका शरीर जल रहा था। गला सूख गया था और चेहरा तमतमा रहा था। रात का खाना भी वह नहीं खा सका उसकी सूरत भयानक हो गई थी। घर के लोग उसे देखकर चिंतित हो गए थे। रात में उसे ठीक से नींद भी नहीं आई। अलबम को तकिए के नीचे रखकर ही वह सो पाया।

प्रश्न 4.
राजप्पा ने नागराजन का टिकट-अलबम अँगीठी में क्यों डाल दिया? ।
उत्तर
नागराजन के पिता डी.एस.पी. के दफ्तर में काम करते थे। अप्पू ने राजप्पा को बताया था कि वह अलबम खोने की सूचना पुलिस को देने वाले हैं। राजप्पा यह सोचकर डर गया कि पुलिस के तलाशी लेने पर वह पकड़ा जाएगा इसलिए घबराहट में उसने नागराजन का अलबम अँगीठी में डाल दिया।

प्रश्न 5.
लेखक ने राजप्पा के टिकट इकट्ठा करने की तुलना मधुमक्खी से क्यों की?
उत्तर
जिस तरह मधुमक्खी रात-दिन एक करके अपना शहद इकट्ठा करती है, उसी तरह राजप्पा भी सब कुछ भूल कर टिकट इकट्ठा करने के पीछे पड़ा रहता। वह सुबह आठ बजे ही टिकट की खोज में निकल जाता। मीलों पैदल चलकर वह अपने टिकट इकट्ठा करने वाले दोस्तों के पास जाती और दो टिकट देकर एक दूसरा टिकट लेता। उसकी इसी धुन के कारण लेखक ने उसकी तुलना मधुमक्खी से की है।

कहानी से आगे

प्रश्न 1.
टिकटों की तरह ही बच्चे और बड़े दूसरी चीजें भी जमा करते हैं। सिक्के उनमें से एक हैं। तुम कुछ अन्य चीजों के बारे में सोचो जिन्हें जमा किया जा सकता है। उनके नाम लिखो।
उत्तर
टिकटों के अलावा बच्चे और बड़े दूसरी चीज़े भी जमा कर सकते हैं। जैसे- प्ले कार्ड, ग्रीटिंग कार्ड, पेन, पुस्तकें, पत्ते, चित्र, बैग, जूते, पेंटिंग्स या अनमोल कलाकृतियाँ जमा की जा सकती हैं।

प्रश्न 2.
टिकट-अलबम का शौक रखने के राजप्पा और नागराजन के तरीके में क्या फर्क है? तुम अपने शौक के लिए कौन-सा तरीका अपनाओगे?
उत्तर
अलबम के लिए टिकट एकत्रित करने में दोनों के तरीकों में फ़र्क है कि नागराजन को यह अलबम अपने मामा से मिला था जबकि राजप्पा ने अपने अलबम के टिकटों को मधुमक्खी की तरह परिश्रम से एकत्रित किया था। उसे एक-एक टिकट लेने के लिए कई बार मीलों चलना पड़ता था। एक बार तो अपने एक मित्र के घर से कनाड़ा का टिकट लेने के लिए उसे चार मील तक चलना पड़ा था। मैं अपने शौक को पूरा करने के लिए राजप्पा का तरीका ही अपनाना चाहूँगा। परिश्रम करके राजप्पा की तरह एक-एक दुर्लभ टिकट इकट्ठा करना चाहूँगा। मैं अपने टिकट के लिए किसी को मूर्ख नहीं बनाऊँगा न ही चोरी करने की बात सोचूंगा।

प्रश्न 3.
इकट्ठा किए हुए टिकटों का अलग-अलग तरह से वर्गीकरण किया जा सकता है, जैसे-देश के आधार पर। ऐसे और आधार सोचकर लिखो।
उत्तर
एकत्रित किए गए टिकट उनके मूल्य के आधार पर, उनके आकार के आधार पर, उनके समय (सन्) के आधार पर वर्गीकृत किए जा सकते हैं। इसके अतिरिक्त महापुरु षों के आधार पर, सामाजिक समस्याओं के आधार पर, ऐतिहासिक घटना क्रम के आधार पर, स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के आधार पर एवं पशु-पक्षियों के आधार पर भी वर्गीकृत किया जा सकता है।

प्रश्न 4.
कई लोग चीजें इकट्ठी करते हैं और ‘गिनीज बुक ऑफ वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड में अपना नाम दर्ज करवाते हैं। इसके पीछे उनकी क्या प्रेरणा होती होगी? सोचो और अपने दोस्तों से इस पर बातचीत करो।
उत्तर
अपनी ख्याति प्राप्त करने के लिए लोगों में चीजे इकट्ठा करने की शौक चरम सीमा तक पहुँच जाता है। वे कोई ऐसा काम करना चाहते हैं जिससे वे अपना नाम कमा सकें। अतएव यश प्राप्त करने और प्रसिद्धि पाने के लिए वे चीजें इकट्ठी कर ‘गिनीज बुक ऑफ वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड में अपना नाम दर्ज करवाते हैं।

अनुमान और कल्पना

प्रश्न 1.
राजप्पा अलबम जलाए जाने की बात नागराजन को क्यों नहीं कह पाता है? अगर वह कह देता तो क्या कहानी के अंत पर कुछ फर्क पड़ता? कैसे?
उत्तर
राजप्पा पुलिस द्वारा पकड़ लिए जाने के डर से नागराजन को नहीं बता पाता है कि उसको अलबम उसने जला दिया है। अगर वह बता देता तो कहानी का अंत कुछ और होता। संभव है नागराजन उससे लड़ पड़ता। उसके माता-पिता से इसकी शिकायत करता। राजप्पा को डाँट सुननी पड़ती। हो सकता है, नागराजन स्कूल में भी सबको बता देता और राजप्पो को शर्मिंदगी झेलनी पड़ती।

प्रश्न 2.
कक्षा के बाकी विद्यार्थी स्वयं अलबम क्यों नहीं बनाते थे? वे राजप्पा और नागराजन के अलबम के दर्शक मात्र क्यों रहे जाते हैं? अपने शिक्षक को बताओ।
उत्तर
कक्षा में बस एक राजप्पा ही था, जिसे टिकट इकट्ठा करने की धुन थी। वह एक-एक टिकट हासिल करने के लिए दोस्तों के घर के कई चक्कर लगाता था। उसका अलबम कक्षा में सबसे बड़ा था। अन्य विद्यार्थी इस काम में इतनी रुचि नहीं रखते थे। उन्होंने इसके लिए कभी प्रयास भी नहीं किया, इसलिए उनके पास टिकटों का इतना बड़ा संग्रह नहीं था। यही कारण है कि वे सब बड़े मन से राजप्पा का अलबम देखा करते थे। बाद में नागराजन को उसके मामा से एक बना बनाया अलबम मिल गया, जो राजप्पा के अलबम से अधिक सुंदर था। यद्यपि नागराजन को इसमें कोई योगदान नहीं था, फिर भी उस अलबम की सुंदरता के कारण लड़के उसके दर्शक हो गए थे।

भाषा की बात

प्रश्न 1.
निम्नलिखित शब्दों को कहानी में ढूंढकर उनका अर्थ समझो। अब स्वयं सोचकर इनसे वाक्य बनाओ

उत्तर
खोंसना (फँसाना)-माँ ने मेरे बालों में पिन खोंस दी।
अगुआ (आगे रहने वाला)-मोहन पढ़ाई-लिखाई में अपनी कक्षा का अगुआ है।
जमघट (भीड़)-आँगन में लोगों को जमघट देख वह घबरा गया।
पुचकारना (तसल्ली देना)-मैंने उस छोटे बच्चे को पुचकारकर चुप कराया।
टटोलना (छूकर अंदाजा लगाना)-मेरी जेब मत टटोलो, एक रुपया भी नहीं मिलेगा।
खलना (कमी का एहसास होना)-माँ का चले जाना उसे बहुत खल रहा है।
कुढ़ना (ईष्र्या होना)-दूसरों की सफलता देखकर कुढ़ना नहीं चाहिए।
हेकड़ी (घमंड)-राघव अपने रुतबे की हेकड़ी दोस्तों में दिखाता फिरता है।
ठहाका (जोर की हँसी)-उसके चुटकुले को सुन सभी ठहाका लगाकर हँस पड़े।
तारीफ (प्रशंसा)—उसके गुणों की सभी तारीफ करते हैं।

प्रश्न 2.
कहानी में व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं के लिए प्रयुक्त हुए ‘नहीं’ का अर्थ देने वाले शब्दों (नकारात्मक विशेषण) को छाँटकर लिखो। उनका उलटा अर्थ देने वाले शब्द भी लिखो।
उत्तर
नकारात्मक विशेषण                                             उलटा अर्थ देने वाले शब्द
घमंडी                                                                         स्वाभिमानी
फिसड्डी                                                                         अगुआ
बेशर्म                                                                            शर्मीला
ईर्ष्यालु                                                                           स्पर्धालु
कूड़ा।                                                                          सुंदर, अच्छा
कीमती                                                                            सस्ता
फालतू                                                                       फायदेमंद, अच्छे
चिंतित                                                                            निश्चित
भयानक                                                                        मनभावन
उतरा                                                                           चढ़ी, खिला

कुछ करने को

प्रश्न 1.
मान लो कि स्कूल में तुम्हारी कोई प्रिय चीज़ खो गई है। तुम चाहते हो कि जिसे वह चीज़ मिले वह तुम्हें लौटा दे। इस संबंध में स्कूल के बोर्ड पर लगाने के लिए एक नोटिस तैयार करो जिसमें निम्नलिखित बिंद हों
(क) खोई हुई चीज़
(ख) कहाँ खोई
(ग) मिल जाने पर कहाँ लौटाई जाए?
(घ) नोटिस लगाने वाले वाली का नाम और कक्षा
उत्तर

प्रश्न 2.
डाक टिकटों के बारे में और जानना चाहो तो नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट, नई दिल्ली से प्रकाशित पुस्तक ‘डाक टिकटों की कहानी पढ़ो।
उत्तर
छात्र डाक टिकटों के संबंध में जानकारी के लिए इस पुस्तक को पढ़ें।

सुनना-सुनाना

प्रश्न 1.
राजप्पा और नागराजन की तरह क्या तुम भी कोई शौक रखते हो? उससे जुड़े किस्से सुनाओ।
उत्तर
मुझे नए एवं पुराने सिक्के इकट्ठे करने का शौक है। जो सिक्का जितना ही पुराना होता है उसके उतने ही अधिक मूल्य देकर मैं लोगों से खरीद लेता हूँ। आज मेरे पास एक सौ से अधिक सिक्के इकट्ठे हो गए हैं। इनमें से कई सिक्के विदेशी भी हैं। मेरे कुछ मित्र जब भी बिल्कुल नए या पुराने सिक्के पाते हैं, वे मुझे दे जाते हैं, ताकि वह सिक्का सुरक्षित बना रहे। छात्र अपने शौक के लिए किस्से कक्षा में सुनाएँ।

प्रश्न 2.
कुछ कहानियाँ सुखांत होती हैं और कुछ कहानियाँ दुखांत। इस कहानी के अंत को तुम दुखांत मानोगे या सुखांत? बताओ।
उत्तर
इस कहानी का अंत दुखांत है। नागराजन अपना अलबम खो जाने के कारण दुखी है। दूसरी ओर राजप्पा अलबम चुराने और उसे नष्ट कर देने के कारण पश्चाताप के बोझ तले दबा हुआ है। इस पश्चाताप के भाव को कम करने के लिए वह अपना प्रिय अलबम नागराजन को दे देता है। इस कारण उसे भी बड़े ही आन्तरिक कष्ट से गुजरना
पड़ता है।

बोलते चेहरे

इन भावों को अभिव्यक्त करके दिखाओ।
उत्तर
छात्र इन भावों की अभिव्यक्ति का प्रयास करें।

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 9 The Comet I

TEXTUAL EXERCISES

COMPREHENSION CHECK {Page 77)
1. Why does Indrani Debi dislike Duttada’s ‘hobnobbing’ with Dibya ?
2. She is complaining and smiling. Why is she smiling ?
3. (i) What was Duttada’s secret ambition ?
(ii) What did he do to achieve it ?
4. What is the difference between a planet and a comet, as given in the story ?
5. Why was Duttada hopeful that he would discover a new comet soon ?
6. Why does Duttada say-“I almost wish I had not discovered this comet. ” ?
7. Why is his wife unhappy about the discovery ?

Answers
1. Duttada spent most of his time with ‘Dibya’, the telescope. He was suffering from cold, but he forgot to put on even his sweater. He also did not bother to close the door. He was so much lost in stargazing. ‘Dibya’ had cast a spell on him. So Indrani Debi did not like r him to hobnob with ‘Dibya’.

2. She could not repress her smile because he did not even close the door. He was unaware j of the practical problems of living. He forgot to put on his sweater even after the doctor’s advice.

3. (i) Duttada’s secret ambition was to buy a good telescope and to have sufficient time. He wanted to observe the heaven.
(ii) He got them both when he retired with sufficient money. The telescope was installed and Duttada started gazing at the stars.

4. A comet can be new. They come from the distant corners of the Solar System. Like planets, they orbit round the sun. But their orbit keeps on changing. On the other hand, a planet has a fixed orbit. .

5. Professional astronomers do not pay much attention to comets. They consider them insignificant. An amateur astronomer like Duttada was hopeful to discover a new comet.

6. Duttada was an introvert. The discovery of a new comet brought unwelcome publicity to him. He had to attend many receptions and functions. So he wished he had not discovered that comet.

7. His wife is also unhappy about the discovery because she was superstitious. For her, arrival of a comet brings calamities.

COMPREHENSION CHECK (Page 80)
1. How did Sir John get hold of James’ original manuscript ?
2. What is the important point the paper makes ?
3. Why does Sir John say that James’paper should not be published ?
4. What do the two men finally decide to do ?

Answers
1. Sir John met one Mr. Taylor at lunch in a club. Taylor showed him a paper there. He asked for Sir John’s opinion about the manuscript. It was James’s original manuscript. Taylor wanted to consult Sir John before sending the manuscript to a professional referee. So Sir John got hold of James’s original manuscript.

2. The paper makes the important point that Comet Dutta will collide with the earth.

3. If James’s paper had been published it would have caused widespread panic in the world. So Sir John asks James to tone down the terrible truth in the paper.

4. Finally the two men decide to call an important secret conference of international experts.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Social Science History Chapter 6 Towns, Traders and Craftpersons

NCERT TEXTBOOK EXERCISES

IMAGINE
You are planning a journey from Surat to West Asia in the seventeenth century. What are the arrangements you will make?
Answer.

• We shall take textile goods with us.
• We shall sail through Arabian sea.
• We shall visit Persian gulf countries, Saudi Arabia etc.

LET’S RECALL

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks:

1. The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in …………
2. Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint …………..
3. Hampi was the capital of the …………….. Empire.
4. The Dutch established a settlement at in ………….. Andhra Pradesh.

Answer.

1. Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
2. Muinuddin Chishti
3. Vijayanagara
4. Masulipatnam.

Question 2.
State whether true or false:

1. We know the name of the architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple from an inscription. ,
2. Merchants preferred to travel individually rather than in caravans.
3. Kabul was a major centre for trade in elephants.
4. Surat was an important trading port on the Bay of Bengal.

Answer.

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False

Question 3.
How was water supplied to the city of Thanjavur?
Answer.
Thanjavur was situated near the perennial river Kaveri. It was from this river that water was supplied to the city.Also the water supply for the city came from wells and tanks.

Question 4.
Who lived in the “Black Towns” in cities such as Madras?
Answer.
Artisans and craftspersons like weavers lived in “Black Towns” in the cities like Madras (during British rule).

LET’S UNDERSTAND

Question 5.
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
Answer.
The towns grew around temples due to the following reasons :

1. Temples were often central to the economy and society.
2. Rulers, who built temples, donated land and money to carry out elaborate rituals, feed pilgrims and priests, and celebrate festivals.
3. Pilgrims who flocked to the temples also made donations.
4. Temple authorities used their wealth to finance, trade and banking.
5. Gradually, a large number of priests, workers, artisans, traders, etc. settle near the temple to cater to its needs and those of the pilgrims.
6. In this way, towns got developed around temples.

Question 6.
How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?
Answer.
Craftspersons played an important role in the building and maintenance of temples :

• The Vishwakarma community consisting of goldsmith, bronzesmiths, blacksmiths, masons, and carpenters were essential to the building of temples.
• Weavers such as the Saliyar or Kaikkolars were prosperous communities and they made ample donations to temples.
• The craftspersons of Bidar were skilled in their inlay work in copper and silver. They were also important for the building and maintenance of temples in their own way.

Question 7.
Why did people from distant lands visit Surat?
Answer.

1. Surat was the most important medieval port on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent.
2. It was the emporium of western trade during the Mughal period.
3. Surat was the gateway for trade with West Asia via the Gulf of Ormuz.
4. Surat has also been called the gate of Mecca because many pilgrim ships get to sail from here.
5. There were also several retail and wholesale shops selling cotton textiles.
6. Surat was famous for textiles with gold lace borders (zari). Due to all such reasons, many people from distant lands visited Surat.

Question 8.
In what ways was craft production in cities like Kolkata different from that in cities like Thanjavur?
Answer.
The craft production in Thanjavur was in form of inlay work in copper and silver-white in Calcutta it was in the Form of cotton textiles, jute textiles, and silk textiles.

LET’S DISCUSS

Question 9.
Compare any one of the cities described in this chapter with a town or a village with which you are familiar. Do you notice any similarities or differences?
Answer.
Comparison between Surat and Delhi

Question 10.
What were the problems encountered by merchants? Do you think some of these problems persist today?
Answer.
Some of the problems faced by the merchants were as under :

• They had to travel through forests and there was always the fear of robbers. Therefore, merchants travelled in caravans.
• Merchants such as Mulla Abdul Ghafur and Indian Virji Vora, who owned a large number of ships were subdued by the East India Company ships. Then, they have to work as agents of the company instead of running their own business.
• Yes, such problems do exist today.

LET’S DO

Question 11.
Find out more about the architecture of either Thanjavur or Hampi, and prepare a scrapbook illustrating temples and other buildings from these cities.
Answer.
Do this yourself with the help of your history teacher.

Question 12.
Find out about any present-day pilgrimage center. Why do you think people go there? What do they do there? Are there any shops in the area? If so, what is bought and sold there?
Answer.
Present-day pilgrimage Centre: Haridwar.

1. People go to Haridwar to take bath in the holy Ganga.
2. They take bath in the Ganga river and worship it.
3. Yes, several shops are there.
4. Offerings are sold at these shops.
5. Prasad is the main article that people buy there.

INTEXT QUESTIONS WITH THEIR ANSWERS

Question 1.
Why do you think people regarded Thanjavur as a great town? (NCERT Page 76)
Answer.
Thanjavur was an example of temple town and was regarded as a great town:

1. It represented a pattern of urbanization and was central to the Chola economy.
2. It was the capital city on the delta of Kaveri with the most important temple Rajarajeshvara. It had tanks and wells for water supply and army barracks.
3. It had the mandapas or pavilions for royal court.
4. It had huge markets selling grains, spices, clothes and jewellery.
5. Many communities like the Sthapatis or sculpture makers, Saliya weavers related to temple activities lived here.
6. It was a great pilgrim town of the period.

Question 2.
What do you think were the advantages of using ‘lost wax’ technique? (NCERT Page 77)
Answer.

1. Through this technique the images of the lord were made exactly the same as it was carved out by the sculptor.
2. There was no need for the sculptor to make mental images.

Question 3.
Make a list of towns in your district and try to classify these as ’ administrative centres or as temple/pilgrim centres. (NCERT Page 78)
Answer.
Our district is Muzaffarnagar

1. Administrative centres
   • Muzaffarnagar
   • Budhana
   • Jansath
   • Kairana
2. Temple centres
   • Shakumbra
   • Raipur
3. Pilgrim centre
   • Shukartal
4. Find out about your town in a similar way.

Question 4.
Find out more about present-day taxes on markets; who collects these, how are they collected and what are they used for? (NCERT Page 79)
Answer.

1. These days we pay many taxes on; property, houses, water, electricity, entertainment, road, import-export, license fee, VAT, etc.
2. These are collected by the agencies of the local and central government.
3. These are used for various public facilities provided by the governments and also for welfare work. These taxes help in the infrastructure development of the nation.

Question 5.
As you can see, during this period there was a great circulation of people and goods. What impact do you think this would have had on the lives of people in towns and villages? Make a list of artisans living in towns. (NCERT Page 80)
Answer.

1. The lives of the people in the towns were not settled. People moved from one place to another for business and trade.
2. List:
   • Goldsmiths
   • locksmiths
   • Brass dealer
   • Copperware milkers
   • Weavers
   • Potters.

Question 6.
Why do you think the city was fortified? (NCERT Page 83)
Answer.
The city was fortified to escape the threat of the invaders.

Question 7.
Why did the English and the Dutch decide to establish settlements in Masulipatnam? (NCERT Page 85)
Answer.
Because of port facilities and other facilities increased by that time.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 7 When I Set Out for Lyonnesse are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 7 When I Set Out for Lyonnesse.

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew (Poem) Chapter 7 When I Set Out for Lyonnesse

STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION

I When I set out for Lyonnesse
A hundred miles away,
The rime was on the spray ;
And starlight lit my lonesomeness (Page 109)

Paraphrase. The poet started for Lyonnesse which was a hundred miles away. It was very cold then. The leaves were covered with frost. It was a lonely journey in the light of stars alone.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. Lyonnesse is
(a) a beautiful river
(b) a beautiful hill
(c) a country in the legends
(d) an imaginary name.

2. The poet of the poem is
(a) Thomas Hardy
(b) R.N. Tagore
(c) Edward Lear
(d) William Blake.

3. The leaves were covered by
(a) ice
(b) frost
(c) dust
(d) dirt.

4. The poet felt
(a) happy
(b) angry
(c) depressed
(d) excited.

Answers
1. (c) a country in the legends
2. (a) Thomas Hardy
3. (b) frost
4. (c) depressed

II When I set out for Lyonnesse
A hundred miles away.
What would bechance at Lyonnesse
While I should sojourn there, (Page 109)

Paraphrase. Hardy set out for Lyonnesse. It was a place a hundred miles away. When the poet started his journey, nobody could predict the happenings during his stay there.

Questions
1. What was the poet thinking of ?
2. Where was the poet going to stay ?
3. What was the poet’s thought while going there ?
4. Find a word in the passage which means the same as ‘happen’.

Answers
1. The poet was thinking of the events that might happen at Lyonnesse during his visit there.
2. The poet was going to stay at Lyonnesse.
3. The poet was thinking of the chance happenings at Lyonnesse.
4. bechance.

III No prophet durst declare ;
Nor did the wisest wizard guess
What would bechance at Lyonnesse
While I should sojourn there. (Page 109)

Paraphrase. During the poet’s stay at that church something happened there. It was however something which no one had expected. A prophet could not have predicted it nor a magician could have guessed it.

Multiple Choice Questions
1. No one could predict
(a) what might happen tomorrow
(b) how the wizard would act
(c) what might happen at Lyonnesse
(d) what had happened earlier.

2. The poet was going to
(a) meet a wise man
(b) a wizard’s house
(c) stay at Lyonnesse
(d) declare like a prophet.

3. A wizard is
(a) a clever person
(b) a magician
(c) a learned man
(d) a fearful person.

4. The word ‘sojourn’ means the same as
(a) silence
(b) shake
(c) solar
(d) stay.

Answers
1. (c) what might happen at Lyonnesse
2. (c) stay at Lyonnesse
3. (b) a magician
4. (d) stay

IV When I returned from Lyonnesse
With magic in my eyes,
All marked with mute surmise
My radiance rare and fathomless,
When I returned from Lyonnesse
With magic in my eyes. (page 109)

Paraphrase. When the poet returned from the church, there was a glamour in his eyes. All the people silently marked this rare glow and bottomless depth in his eyes. This happened as he returned after supervising the restoration of the church from Lyonnesse with charming eyes.

Questions
1. What is Lyonnesse ?
2. Why was there ‘magic’ in his eyes ?
3. What was the reaction of the people when they saw him on his return ?
4. Which word in the passage means ‘glow’ ?

Answers
1. Lyonnesse is a country mentioned in Arthurian legends. This was located in South West England and is supposed to have been submerged in the sea.
2. There was deep radiance in his eyes which made his eyes enchanting. People thought that there was magic.
3. The people were dumbfounded when they looked into his eyes. They saw in them a rare glow. This glow seemed fathomless.
4. ‘radiance’.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

WORKING WITH THE POEM (Page 110)

Question 1.
In the first stanza, find words that show
(i) that it was very cold.
(ii) that it was late evening.
(iii) that the traveller was alone.

Answer.
(i) The word ‘rime’ shows that it was very cold.
(ii) The word ‘starlight’ shows that it was late evening.
(iii) The word ‘lonesomeness’ shows that the traveller was alone.

Question 2.
(i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was
(а) improbable.
(b) impossible.
(c) unforeseeable.
(ii) Pick out two lines from stanza 2 to justify your answer.

Answer.
(i) (c) unforeseeable
(ii) The relevant lines are :
No prophet durst declare
Nor did the wisest wizard guess
What would bechance at Lyonnesse

Question 3.
(i) Read the line (stanza 3) that implies the following :
‘Everyone noticed something, and they made
guesses, but didn’t speak a word’.
(ii) Now read the line that refers to what they noticed.

Answer:
(i) “All marked with mute surmise”.
(ii) “My radiance rare and fathomless”.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 7 The Road Not Taken

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 64)

Question 1.
Sometimes the choices we make have far-reaching consequences. Think about choices you make on a daily basis, and the importance of these choices.
Answer
Answers to this question may vary from student to student since the question involves personal liking or disliking. One sample answer is given below :

Note. Students may on their own add more such choices as given above.

Question 2.
Complete the web chart showing choices and decisions you may have to make in the next few years and the factors that affect these choices.
Answer

Explanation : First of all, the choice about the profession will have to be made. This choice is interconnected with studies. For example, if a medical profession is to be taken, one will have to study for that purpose in mind. Money is an important factor in today’s world. For it, one exercises choices of profession also.

Then comes the choice of marriage. After marriage, comes the important factor of how many children one would like to have. This choice, again, depends upon other factors like income, living facilities, standard of living etc. In fact, one has to make hundreds of choices in life. So the number of choices are infinite as one has to make choices almost every instant.

Note. This question has varied answers as it is highly subjective. We have given one possible way out. Students may, on their own, share their choices and decisions with their partners. They should see their subjective priorities.

Question 3.
Have you made choices that are acceptable and less ‘risky’ or have you followed the beaten track ? Why ?
Answer
Varied answers. The answer to this question is, again, connected with the question no. 2 preceding it. It is again full of probabilities. For example, if a student wishes to opt for a medical profession but has less competence, it will be ‘risky’. All those who put in a lot of labour, do not succeed. Then if they are in without exercising right choices, it may amount to follow a beaten track. They may face failures in the end.

Note. Students may discuss it among themselves with their peers keeping in mind all the choices available for different professions.

Question 4.
List common dilemmas that teenagers face involving the choice of one or more “roads.” Give examples of “roads” that you must travel (e.g. facing peer pressure, choosing friends, observing rules laid down by school and parents, acting on your own values).
Answer
Varied answers.
The common dilemmas could be :

1. choosing one’s apparels
2. one’s school/college/university for education/higher education
3. opting for different professions
4. food items, subjects, disciplines, books, friends etc.

Question 5.

1. Listen to a recording of the poem.
2. What choice did the poet have to make ?
3. if Did he regret his choice ? Why/why not ?

Answer

1. Do yourself.
2. The poet had to make a choice between the two roads. Both looked charming on that morning. He took one road thinking that he would walk on the other some other time. At last he made a choice for the road. It was due to various reasons for the choice. These were like, it was ‘fair’, it was ‘grassy’ and ‘wanted wear’.
3. The poet did regret his choice because he took the road which had been ‘travelled less’. He kept the first road ‘reserved’ for some other day thinking that one day he would walk on it. But he couldn’t exercise his choice. But he found that, that had made all the difference. His saying so shows his regret.

Question 6.
Read the poem silently.
Answer
No questions asked.

Question 7.
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following ques¬tions by ticking the correct choice.
(a) In the poem, a traveller comes to a fork in the road and needs to decide which way to go to continue his journey. Figuratively the choice of the road denotes _____

1. the tough choices people make (in choosing) the road of life.
2. the time wasted on deciding what to do.
3. life is like a forest.
4. one must travel a lot to realize his dreams.

(b) The poet writes, ‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.’ The word diverged means _____

1. appeared
2. curved
3. branched off
4. continued on

(c) The tone of the speaker in the first stanza is that of ______

1. excitement
2. anger
3. hesitation and thoughtfulness
4. sorrow

Answer
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 3

Question 8.
Answer the following questions :

1. Describe the two roads that the author comes across.
2. Which road does the speaker choose ? Why ? [V. Imp.]
3. Which road would you choose ? Why ?
4. Does the speaker seem happy about his decision ?
5. The poet says “I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference.” What is ‘the difference’ that the poet mentions ?

Answer
1. The two roads were covered with yellow leaves. One went in the undergrowth as far as the poet could see. The second was ‘fair’, ‘grassy and wanted wear’.
2. The speaker chooses the second road which had been less travelled by. It was ‘fair’, ‘grassy and wanted wear’. Also not many people had walked on it. Impliedly, it meant that the poet wanted to be a poet as not many had opted to be one.

3. I would choose the road i.e., profession, which is being taken up by less number of people, that is, (less travelled by). The reasons for this could be many. These are : its uncommon nature, its being adventurous. Its needing full-blooded involvement. I believe in ‘live dangerously’.

4. The speaker doesn’t seem happy about his choice. It is because he regrets to have taken up the second road. But it is after he has lived his life for some years. At this stage he looks into his past. Seeing that, he says that ‘this (his choice) has made all the difference’. It shows the speaker’s hesitation and ‘sighing’. But life is as such. We can’t derive hundred per cent contentment.

5. ‘The difference’ to me seems that the poet chose to be a poet. But he may have regretted it. Actually, one can’t retrace one’s steps taken up in life. One can’t start everything again. Instead, one prefers to go ahead and ahead rather than coming back on the starting point. Thus the choice one exercises in life makes all the ‘difference’ in one’s life.

Question 9.
Write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Answer
The rhyme scheme of the poem is : a b a a b.

Question 10.
Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph that gives the theme of the poem. Use the w.ords given in the box below :
decision   sorry   foresee        choices    pleasant     direction
fork          trail     rewarding    chance    wonder       both

The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about the ____ that one makes in life. It tells about a man who comes to a ____ in the road he is travelling upon. He feels ____ that he can not travel ____ paths as he must choose one. Frost uses this fork in the road to represent a point in the man’s life where he has to choose the ____ he wishes to take in life. As he thinks about his ____ he looks down one path as far as he can see trying to ____ what life will be like if he walks that path. He then gazes at the other and decides the outcome of going down that path would be just as ____ At this point he concludes that the ____ that has been less travelled on would be more ____ when he reaches the end of it. The man then decides that he will save the other path for another day, even though he knows that one path leads to another and that he won’t get a ____ to go back. The man then says that he will be telling this story with a sigh someday in the future suggesting that he will ____ what life would have been like if he had chosen the more walked path even though the path he chose has made all the difference.
Answer
The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about the choices that one makes in life. It tells about a man who comes to a fork in the road he is travelling upon. He feels sorry that he can not travel both paths as he must choose one. Frost uses this fork in the road to represent a point in the man’s life where he has to choose the trail he wishes to take in life. As he thinks about his decision he looks down one path as far as he can see trying to foresee what life will be like if he walks that path.

He then gazes at the other and decides the outcome of going down that path would be just as rewarding (pleasant). At this point he concludes that the direction that has been less travelled on would be more pleasant (rewarding) when he reaches the end of it. The man then decides that he will save the other path for another day, even though he knows that one path leads to another and that he won’t get a chance to go back. The man then says that he will be telling this story with a “sigh” someday in the future suggesting that he will wonder what life would have been like if he had chosen the more walked path even though the path he chose has made all the difference.

Question 11.
Roads are fascinating as metaphors for life, change, journeys, partings, adventure, etc., or simply as roads. This is probably why they, and all their attendant images, have permeated art, literature and song. In the poem Frost uses the fork in the road as a metaphor for the choices we make in life. Thus the roads are, in fact, two alternative ways of life. What other nouns could be used to represent life ?

• River
• ______

Answers

• modes of transport
• life partners
• schools
• professions
• jobs
• places for residence
• friends
• vehicles etc.

Question 12.
In groups of six, select, write the script of and present a skit that demonstrates the decision making and conflict resolution. Follow the steps given below :

• choices to be made
• options to be considered
• the influence of others
• the decisions/actions taken
• the immediate and future consequences of the decision.

Answer
Meant for class level under the guidance of the teacher.

Question 13.
‘The Road Not Taken’ is a biographical poem. Therefore, some persohal bio-graphical information is relevant to the deeper understanding of the poem we have read. Complete the following worksheet about Robert Frost.

1. What “momentous decision” was made by Frost in 1912 ?
2. How old was he when took this decision ?
3. Why was it so difficult to make this decision ? Think and give more than one reason.
4. Was the “road” Frost had taken easy “to travel” ?
5. Do you think he wrote “The Road Not Taken” before sailing from the USA to England or after ? Can you quote a line or two from the poem that can support your answer ?
6. Do you think Frost finally became popular in America as a poet ?

Answer

1. Robert Frost was almost 40 in 1912 and had only a few poems published. So he sold his farm and used an annuity from his grandfather to go to England. There he concentrated on writing poetry. This was his ‘momentous decision’.
2. He was 38 at that time when he had to make this decision.
3. It was difficult to make this decision because he had passed the major portion of his life. Then the profession of a poet could not be called ‘rewarding’. Thirdly, whatever he had had then, he had to sell it. So in a way, he was without any solid ground to take this decision.
4. Personally I think the ‘road’ Frost had taken was not easy ‘to travel’. It is due to many factors that determine the success of this profession.
5. I think Frost wrote ‘The Road Not Taken’ after sailing from the USA to England. The lines are : ‘I shall be telling this with a sigh
   ……… and I
   I took the one less travelled by,
   And that has made all the difference’.
6. Yes, Frost became a public figure. In 1950 the U.S. Senate felicitated him on his seventy-fifth birthday. It was in recognition of his being a popular poet.

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