Class 9 ● BLISS : English (Second Language) ● Chapter wise hand note

Lesson 10 The Price of Bananas – Mulk Raj Anand

Exercise 1 Ans: According to the fruit vendor, the
Tick the correct answer from the given monkeys were disturbing the passengers
alternatives: because they were hungry.
1. The author was on his way from Exercise 3
Faizabad railway station to Answer the following question within twenty-
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata five words:
(c) Lucknow (d) Ahmedabad (1) What was the business wearing?
Ans: (c) Lucknow Ans: The businessman wore a white
2. From the water pump the passengers muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an
were filing up their embroidered cap on his head.
(a) water bottles (b) earthen pitchers (2) What did the monkey do after accepting
(c) brass jugs (d) steel buckets the fruit vendor’s bargain?
Ans: (b) earthen pitchers Ans: After accepting the fruit vendor’s
3. The gentlemen who came up to the bargain, the monkey took over the bananas
author’s compartment looked like a with his right hand and released the
(a) businessman (b) doctor embroidered cap, slightly crumpled with
(c) teacher (d) postman its left hand.
Ans: (a) businessman (3) How did the whole amusing episode
4. The prince vendor asked for the end?
bananas was Ans: Sethji was unjustifiably hard to the
(a) two annas (b) four annas generous-hearted fruit-vendor. So, the
(c) six annas (d) eight annas whole amusing episode ended in a bitter
Ans: (a) two annas sense of grievance against him.
5. The author drew the cartoon of
(a) fruit vendor (b) monkey Exercise 4
(c) porter (d) Sethji Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and
Ans: (d) Sethji prepositions:
(a) ____ sun rises in the east.
Exercise 2 Ans: The sun rises in the east.
Answer the following question within fifteen (b) The dog jumped ____ the log.
words: Ans: The dog jumped over the log.
(1) Where did the young monkeys sit? (c) I love to watch ____ one-day match.
Ans: The young monkeys sat on the Ans: I love to watch a one-day match.
boughs of neem and tamarind tree. (d) ____ a pen, Tiya also has an eraser.
(2) What did the monkey do to the loin cloth Ans: Besides a pen, Tiya also has an
of the pious person? eraser.
Ans: The monkeys snatched away the loin
cloth of the pious person while he was Exercise 5
bathing. Change the voice of the following sentence:
(3) What did Sethji’s luggage include? (a) Mr. Khan is known to me.
Ans: Sethji’s luggage include a big steel Ans: I know Mr. Khan.
trunk, several small baskets and a brass (b) Trina had composed a poem.
jug. Ans: A poem had been composed by trina.
(4) Why, accordingly to the fruit vendor, (c) I will always remember you.
were the monkeys disturbing the Ans: You will always be remembered by
passengers? me.
(d) They have made the president of the
club.
 Ans: He has been made the president of the Two Foolish Cats and a Clever Monkey
club by them. Once upon a time there lived two cats. They were
good friends. One day, they were wandering in
Exercise 6 search of food. Suddenly they found a piece of
Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the bread on the road. Both of them were very hungry
given verbs brackets: and decided to break it into two equal pieces. But
(a) They ____ their puja vacation in the the pieces were not equal. so they fought over it.
hills. (spend) Then a monkey was passing by. He arrived there
Ans: They have spent their puja vacation and decided to settle the dispute. The cats also
in the hills. agreed to his proposal. so he broke the bread into
(b) We ____ in this city for over ten years. two positions. But the two portions of the bread
(live) were uneven in size. So, he took a large bite from
Ans: We have been living in this city for the larger portion or the bread. So that position
over ten years. became smaller than the other. None of the cats
(c) I ____ just ____ reading the book. agreed to take the piece. So the dispute continued.
(finish) Again the monkey told them that he would make
Ans: I have just finished reading the book. the other piece equal by taking a bite out of it. In
(d) The project ____ by June next year. that manner, the clever monkey ate both the
(complete) pieces of bread and went away from there.
Ans: The project will be completed by
June next year. Moral: Two fight, a third person gains.

Exercise 7 Exercise 9
Change the mode of narration in the following Using the following points write a paragraph in
sentences: about 100 words on how your locality looks like
(a) Rahul said,” Alas! Brazil has lost the at dawn:
match.” Points : your place of stay-early morning sky-
Ans: Rahul exclaimed with sorrow that description of the nature around-sounds that are
Brazil has lost the match. heard-reasons for enjoyment-conclusion
(b) “Let us go for a walk,” said Shabnam to Ans:
Chandni. My Locality at Dawn
Ans: Shabnam proposed to Chandni that I live in a village. There is no doubt that the
they should go for a walk. natural beauty of a village is splendid. Moreover,
(c) “Good morning, madam,” said the the beauty of the early morning in a village is
students to the teacher. indescribable. Then the sky remains clear and
Ans: Addressing madam, the students said cloudless, a cool breeze blows. The nature all
good morning to the teacher. around remain silent The nature all around
(d) My father said to me, “Do not pluck remains silent, only the chirpings of the birds is
flowers.” heard. open meadows, vast paddy fields, green
Ans: My father advised me not to pluck vegetables, blossoming flowers look bright in the
flowers. smokeless air. Then the scenery of our locality is
really charming. This beauty inspires us for the
Exercise 8 work of our whole day. At that time I feel a peace
Write a story in about 100 words using the given of mind. I love to enjoy the early morning beauty
hints. Give a suitable title to the story: of my locality.
Hints: two cats find a piece of bread-fight over
it-monkey arrives-decides to settle the dispute- Extra question to practice
monkey breaks the bread into two-uneven size-
eats a portion from the larger share-dispute 1. How did the whole amusing episode
continues-monkey eats both pieces of bread end?
Ans:
 Ans: The whole amusing episode ended in Ans: What happened when the
a bitter sense of grievance against the rich businessman stood threatening and
businessman who was very cruel towards shouting at the monkey?
the poor vendor.
2. What did the monkey do after accepting More question to practice yourself
the fruit vendor's bargain?
Ans: After accepting the fruit vendor's 1. When did the businessman feel slightly
bargain the monkey took over the bananas relieved?
with his right hand and released the 2. How was the cap of Sethi rescued?
embroidered cap with its left hand. 3. Why did the whole platform wait for the
3. Why was there a great deal of bated breath?
amusement? 4. Why did the porter give a cry or wail?
Ans: There was great deal as the monkey 5. Where did the young monkeys sit?
snatched away the loincloth of a pious 6. What did the monkey do the loincloth of
person who was talking a bath under the the pious person?
pump. 7. What did Sethji’s luggage include?
4. How did the businessman react when 8. Why according to the fruit vendor, were
the monkey took away his embroidered the monkeys disturbing the passengers?
cap? 9. What did the narrator watch sitting on a
Ans: The businessman shouted in utter bench?
confusion. His round and smug face were 10. Why did the monkeys descend from the
covered with perspiration. He ran towards trees?
the tree over the pump and stood 11. On which did the narrator concentrate?
threatening the monkey. 12. Who joins the narrator in the
5. How did the narrator make fun out of compartment?
the businessman? 13. What did a monkey snatch?
Ans: The narrator drew a cartoon of the 14. What sort of man was the fruit vendor?
businessman and showed his drawing to all 15. What did the bather request the monkey?
the other passengers except him. Thus they 16. How did the gentleman look like?
laughed and the businessman became 17. What did the monkey snatch away?
uncomfortable. 18. Who had come forward to help the
6. How did the Sethji justify himself? businessman?
Ans: The Sethji justified himself by saying 19. What did the vendor dangle with his right
that if he did not want to help him to get hand?
his cap back, he should not have offered 20. How many bananas did the vendor demand
the monkey the bananas. from the businessman?
7. How did Sethji behave with the fruit 21. How many did the porter carry?
vendor? 22. What did the businessman throw on the
Ans: The fruit vendor demanded two vendor?
annas from Sethji but he offered him only 23. What did all the passengers feel for the
an anna. The vendor had refused to take an poor vendor?
anna, the Sethi threw it on the platform 24. What was the narrator watching sitting on
rudely. the bench?
8. When did the narrator arrive at 25. What announced the approaching train?
Faizabad Railway station? 26. Where did the narrator secure a sit for
Ans: Why did the monkeys descend now himself on the train?
and then on the platform of the railway 27. Why were all the passengers sweating on
station? the train?
9. By which incident was the narrator 28. Why were several passengers busy for?
struck?