Class 9

HBSE 9th Class English Notice Writing

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Notice Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Notice Writing

What is a Motice ?
A notice is a written or printed information or announcement meant to reach certain persons. The target of a notice may be the students of school/college or the members of a club/society. A notice may aim at giving information to a larger audience also. For that purposes notices are printed in newspapers, or magazines. Then it takes the form of an advertisement.

A notice is like a circular. The only difference is that a circular is circulated through a messenger or by post. On the other hand, a notice is generally posted on the notice board or printed in a newspaper/magazine.

There are mainly two kinds of notices :
(a) Notices for displaying on the notice boards of schools/ colleges/clubs, etc. and
(b) Public notices.

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Notices For Notice Boards Of Schools/Colleges/Clubs/Societies

Joints to be kept in mind :

  • These notices are generally short, to the point and written in formal language.
  • These notices should contain all the relevant information in a few words. There should be no irrelevant matter.
  • The name of the issuing authority must be given in the notice.
  • The name of the person who is to be contacted must be clearly mentioned for example, the secretary/ Incharge, etc. of the club/society/who is to be contacted for giving names.
  • If there is the last date by which the names etc. are to be given for a function, drama, contest, etc., it must be clearly mentioned.
    (6) The date of issuing the notice should be given.

Some Solved Notices:

Question 1.
You are Anupma Gandhi, Head Girl of S.M.S. Public School, Gurugram. You have been asked to write a notice regarding a bicycle found in the school. Write the notice for the school notice board in about 40 words.
Answer :

S.M.S. PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURUGRAM
NOTICE
A BICYCLE FOUND

March 10,20…………

A bicycle has been found in the school playground. Anyone who has lost it or left it by mistake may please contact to the school clerk within four days of this week. The claimant is required to give identity and proof of the bicycle exactly.
Anupma Gandhi
Head Girl.

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Question 2.
You are Vikas Saini, Sport captain of S.D. Public School, Ambala Cantt. Put up a notice on the school notice board informing the students about the sale of old sports goods at reasonable rates.
Answer :

S.D. PUBLIC SCHOOL, AMBALA CANTT
NOTICE
OLD SPORTS GOODS FOR SALE

December 2, 20……
Many old items of sports goods are available for sale at very reasonable rates. The items are in very good condition. Anyone who wants to buy these items may please reach in the school hall on 5th of this month at 2 p.m. The amount of the item is to be deposited on the spot. .
Vikas Saini
Sports Captain

Question 3.
You are Ashima, Head Girl of GSSS Palampur. The Arts Club of your school is going to organize a Poster Making Contest on the topic – ‘Swachh Bharat’. Draft a notice for the school notice board inviting the names of students. Also invent all necessary detail.
Answer :

GSSS PALAMPUR
NOTICE
POSTER MAKING CONTEST

October 1,20……….
The Arts club of our school is going to organize a Poster Making Contest on the topic—- ‘Swachh Bharat’ on 7th October, 20…. at 10. a.m. The students who want to participate in this contest may give their names to the undersigned latest by 5 October till 2 p.m.
Ashima
Head Girl

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Question 4.
You have dropped your file containing original certificates somewhere in the school/college premises. Write a short notice for the school notice board requesting the finder to return it to you. (You are Ram Lai of A.B.C. School, Meerut.)
Answer:

LOST ! LOST ! LOST !

10 October, 20
I have lost my file somewhere in the school campus. The file contains my original certificates. The finder is requested to return it to me or deposit it to the Principal of the school. A suitable reward will be given to the finder of the file.

Ram Lal
Class IX-A
Roll No. 572
A.B.C. School, Meerut

Question 5.
You are Pooja/Punkesh of Mount View Public School, Shimla. Write a notice for the school notice board that you have a complete set of second hand books of IXth Class for sale.
Answer :

MOUNT VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL, SHIMLA
NOTICE
BOOKS FOR SALE

April 2, 20…….
A complete set of IXth class used books is available for sale at the fifty percent of the print rate. The books are just like new. Anyone who wants to purchase these books may please contact the undersigned during recess, only today.
Pooja
Class IX-D

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Question 6.
You are Pramjeet Kaur of Govt. High School, Jind. You have lost your purse somewhere in the school. Write a notice for the school notice board for the same. Also announce some prize for the person who returns it.
Answer :

LOST ! LOST ! LOST !

January 5, 20
Today I have lost my purse somewhere in the school premises. It contains my bus pass and the medical reports of my mother. These reports are most urgent for me. Anyone who finds it may please return to me or deposit it to the school Headmaster. A cash prize of Rs. two hundred shall be given.

Pramjeet Kaur
IX A

Question 7.
You are Rohit/Roopali. As President of the Students’ Council of St. Francis Sr. Secondary School, Bangaluru, you have invited a visiting Russian BaUet troupe to give a performance in your school on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Write a notice informing the students about this event.
Answer :

ST. FRANCIS SR. SECONDARY SCHOOL, BANGALURU
NOTICE
OCCASION OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION

February 2, 20
You will be glad to know that the students’ Council of our School has invited a Russian ballet troupe to give performance here on 13th February, at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium, on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations. This will be a very attractive programmes. So you are invited to attend it. The entry for the students is free. Passes for guests can be obtained from the school office.

Rohit
President
Students’ Council.

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Question 8.
You are Laabh Singh of Class IX of Moti Lai Nehru Public School. You have found a purse in the school library. Write a notice for the notice board inviting the owner to claim it back.
Answer:

FOUND

April 5, 20
Yesterday, I found a purse in the school library at 2 p.m. The purse contains a lot of money. The genuine owner of the purse can claim it back from the undersigned after giving necessary identification for the purse and its contents.

Laabh Singh
Roll No. 18
Class IX-C.

Question 9.
You are Secretary of the English Club of your school. You plan to organise an educational tour to Manali during the summer vacations. Mentioning the schedule of the tour and the expenses to be incurred, write a notice in about 40 words inviting the names of the members who are interested in joining the tour.
Answer :

NOTICE

May 5, 20
The English Club of our school is organising an educational tour to Manali from 20th May to 26th May. Interested students may please give their names to the undersigned by or before 15th May along with a consent letter from their parents and an amount of Rs. 2500 per head.

Rajat
Secretary
English Club.

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Question 10.
You are Natak Singh, Secretary Drama Club of Don Bosco Senior Secondary School, New Delhi. Write out a notice inviting names of those who wish to participate in the inter-school drama contest being organised by your Club.
Answer :

DON BOSCO SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, NEW DELHI
NOTICE

November 1, 20
The Drama Club of our school is going to organise an inter-school drama competition on 20th November, 20… in our school. Those students who wish to take part in the drama, may give their names to the undersigned by 5th November. The rehearsal for the play will start on the same day.

Natak Singh
Secretary,
Drama Club

Question 11.
You are Chairman of the Youth & Society of XYZ city. Write a public notice for the people of your city regarding the services of your club.
Answer:

SOCIAL SERVICE NOTICE
YOUTH & SOCIETY CLUB
NOTICE

April 7, 20………
XYZ City
Youth and Society Club has launched a series of social service schemes for the people of this City which includes Ambulance Service, Night Shlter, Old Age Home, free for Poor. Needy people can contact our office at 777 A Court Road Ph. No. 07121771217, 08121881218. No charge is claimed for any of there services.

Sudhir Karmakar
Chairman
Youth & Society Club

HBSE Class 9 English Notice Writing

Question 12.
Write a notice for your notice board on the basis of hints provided :

Trial for ……………… school hockey team ……………… on ……………… this month ……………… interested should reach ……………… at on ……………… should come ……………… proper shorts, shoes ……………… hockey sticks.
Answer :

SETH J.R.B. PUBLIC SCHOOL, NAGPUR
NOTICE
HOCKEY TEAM SELECTION

Nov. 10, 20……
Trial for the school under seventeen hockey team is going to be held on 13th of November. The interested candidates should reach the school hockey playground on 13th of November at 9 a.m. sharp. The participants should come in proper shorts, shoes and with there own hockey sticks.
Harish
Sports Incharge

Practice Questions For Notice Writing:

1. You are Suman Rajdan of Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh. You have been asked to write a notice regarding a tiffin-box found in the school playground. Write a notice for the school notice board in about 40 words.

2. You are Secretary of the English Club of your school. You plan to organise an educational tour to Manali during the autumn vacations. Mentioning the schedule of the tour and the expenses to be incurred, write a notice in about 40 words inviting the names of the members who are interested in joining the tour.

3. You are Sneha/Sohit, Class IX, Modem Public School, Jaunpur. You are organising at ten-day drip to Kulu- Manali during May this year. Write a notice, inviting names of students who are willing to go on tour. Mention other essential details. Do not exceed 40 words.

4. You are Usha/Uday, the Secretary of the Ecology Club of your school, Kanpur. ‘Tree Plantation Day” is to be celebrated on the 16th August. Write a notice in not more than 40 words, inviting students to take active part in the project. The Education Minister of the State will inaugurate the function.

5. You are Sakshi, Secretary, English Club of Gayatri Girls School, Jaipur. Your club has invited a noted scholar, Dr. Raman Vyas, to deliver a talk on how to improve spoken English. Give time, date, venue and other relevant information. Write a notice for the students of classes IX to XII, asking them to attend the lecture.

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HBSE 9th Class English Message Writing

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Message Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Message Writing

What is a Mtessage ?
Answer:
A message is a short writing skill in which someone gives formation to the other person. Message writing is a fairly common activity. If you meet someone or calls on you to pass a message to someone else, the best thing for you is to write down the message. Remember that the message should be accurate, clear and brief. Messages are always Indirect Speech.

important Joints to Remember:

  • You need not write the full address of the sender’s or the receiver’s.
  • Give a brief salutation e.g. Rakesh Kumar, Seema or Dear Uncle.
  • Remember to write the exact time and place where the receiver is to report.
  • Write only the important points. Do not add anything of your own.
  • Take care of the proper tense because a message may be in any tense i.e. present, past or future.
  • Put your (i.e. the sender’s) name/signature at the end of the message.
  • Put the message in a box.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Message Writing

Some Solved Messages:

1. Read the following telephonic conversation between Aakash and Suman. Suman is about to leave the home for school and will not be able to meet her brother Mridul. She leaves a message for him. Write the message in about 50 words.

Aakash : Hellow! can I speak to Mridul please?
Suman : He is not at home. I’m his sister. Would you like to leave a message for him?
Aakash : I’m his friend Aakash. Kindly tell him that tomorrow we are going to Pragati Maidan where International Trade Fair is held. In case he is interested tell him to call me in the evening.
Suman : Okay. I will tell him.
Aakash : Thank you

MESSAGE

September
7.20……
7:30a.m
Mridul

Aakash telephoned for you at 7:20a.m. to inform you that tomorrow they are going to Pragati Maidan. where International Trade Fair is held. They want you to go with them. If you are interested to go, call back to Aakash in the evening.
Suman

2. P.C. Saxena : Hello! Is Mr S.K. Sharma speaking?
Sonu : No, I am Sonu, Mr Sharma’s son.
P.C. Saxena : Where has Mr Sharma gone?
Sonu : He is out for an evening walk and will be back by 8 p.m. May I have any message for him.
P.C. Saxena : Yes please, inform your Daddy that an urgent meeting of the Resident Welfare Association is being called at my residence at 8.30 p.m. The attendance of Mr Gupta is urgent.
Sonu : Okay! I’ll convey the message. Anything else.
P.C. Saxena : No, thank you.

MESSAGE

December 2, 20……
7.45 p.m.
Dear Daddy
An uncle Mr P.C. Saxena telephoned for you at 6.30 p.m. to give information that an urgent meeting of the Resident Welfare Association is going to be held at his residence at 8.30 p.m. Your presence is urgent in the meeting.
Sonu

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Message Writing

3. Rajeev : Hello!
Renu : Is it 2690294.
Rajeev : Yes, please.
Renu : Can I speak to Poomima ?
Rajeev : She has gone out with her mummy. Can I take the message ?
Renu : Tell her Renu called. Her interview with Airtel Telecom has fixed for 10.00 a.m.
tomorrow. So she must reach the office by 9.30 a.m.
Rajeev : Okay! I will tell her.
Renu : Thank you.

MESSAGE

April 10, 20…….
4.30 p.m.
Poomima
Renu telephoned here at 4.00 p.m. She leaves a message for you that your interview with Airtel Telecom has been fixed for 10.00 a.m. tomorrow. You must reach the office by 9.30 a.m.
Rajeev

4. Read the given telephone conversation between Bhushan and Sunita. Sunita is about to leave home and will not be able to meet Sushil Kumar. She leaves a message for him. Write that message in the space below, not more than 40 words.

Bhushan : hello’ Is that Sunita?
Sunita : Ya! Speaking.
Bhushan : It is Bhushan here. You know. Sunita, thai Pustak Mela’ is on in Pragati
Maidan. I am visiting it today.
Sunila : Ah! What a wonderful idea. Let’s go tomorrow.
Bhushan : No, I am busy tomorrow. Let’s make it today- Lucky is coming with me. You
should bring Sushil with you.
Sunita : But he is not at home. I am sure that he will be with us because he desired so earlier.
Bhushan : Then it is done. Please wait for us at platform No. 1. on railway station Karnal till 2:00 p.m. We shall leave together.
Sunita : Okay. It shall be all right. We shall reach in time.
Bhushan : All righi Bye till then.
Sunita : Bye.

MESSAGE

May 10, 20…………
11.30 a.m.
Sushil Kumar
We are going to visit ‘Pustak Mela’ today. Bhushan and Lucky shall wait for us at platform No. 1 on Kamal railway station till 2: 00 p.m. I shall be back from market at 1 p.m. to go there together. Please wait till I return. I shall tell you the whole plan later.
Sunita

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Message Writing

Practice Questions For Message Writing

1. Mohan : Is it the office of M. Way Agencies.
Receptionist : Yes, please. What can 1 do for you?
Mohan : Has the Chairman reached in the office !
Receptionist : No sir, he will be by 10 a.m.
Mohan : 1 had an appointment with the chairman at Il a.m. but today I am suffering
from fever. So please inform the chairman about my problem.
Receptionist : Okay, sir.
Mohan : Thank you.
After reading this conversation, draft a suitable message for the chairman.

2. Rohini : Hell& Is that Suman speaking?
Renu : No, Suman is not at home. I am Suman’s younger sister Renu speaking.
Rohini : When will she come back?
Renu : She will be back by half an hour.
Rohini : Please tell her to join me at the local bus stand at 11 a.m, to visit Trade Fair at
Ram Lila Maidan.
Renu : Okay. I shall do it.
Rohini : Thank you.
Renu has to leave for school after ten minutes. Suman has not come yet. What message will she write
for Suman?

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Message Writing

3. As you are about to leave for playing hockey, your mother’s friend comes to meet her. She wants to tell her that they both would go to the market at 4 p.m. She is in hurry and cannot wait for your mother who is busy with the guests upstairs. Before you leave the house, you write a message for your mother.

4. You cannot attend the wedding of your friend due to unavoidable circumstances. Supply suitable details and write out the message you will leave for your friend.

5. As you are about to leave for school, your brother’s friend comes to meet him. He wants to tell him that they both have to meet the managing director at 5 p.m. He is in a hurry and cannot wait for your brother who is having a bath. Before you leave the house, you write a message for your brother, write out the message.

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HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Advertisement Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Advertisement Writing

What is an Advertisement ?
Answer:
An advertisement is a powerful medium which is used to reach out to others and to influence their minds and tastes. It is a kind of notice with a much wider appeal and effect. It is an announcement made through mass media which reaches a great number of people. Advertisers can use newspapers, magazines, posters, radio, television and cinemas to convey their messages or to sell their goods and services.

Some Useful Hints :
A good advertisement is very helpful in attracting masses. Drafting an advertisement is also an art. The students should keep the following hints in mind while drafting an advertisement.

  1. The main aim of a business advertisement is to promote sales. So an advertisement should be attractive. It should catch the readers’ attention at first glance and then tempt them to go through it. So the language must be attractive.
  2. In order to attract readers, always use catchy, simple and effective language.
  3. The advertisement must be brief and to the point. Don’t say anything which is unnecessary or irrelevant to the main point.
  4. Never mislead your readers. You must be honest and don’t make claims which are exaggerated.
  5. The style of.the advertisement must be according to the subject matter. In other words, there should be a proper mixture of style and subject matter.
  6. Long sentences and difficult or heavy words should be avoided. An advertisement is for spreading your message, not showing off your knowledge of language.
  7. While designing an advertisement,, use different sizes of letters to create an attractive effect. The . important points should be mentioned in bold or bigger letters.
  8. Although the advertisement should be brief, yet it must not be incomplete. It should be self- contained. It must convey the name of the advertiser and other relevant information.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

Some Solved Advertisements:

1. You are in a Counselling Services to guide students what career to adopt. Draft an advertisement selling your services.
Answer:

COUNSELLING SERVICES
ARE YOU APPEARING IN MATRIC?
OR 10+2?
OR GRADUATION FINAL YEAR?

Just visit us to get the best guidance about your career. We have complete information about every field. An aptitude test is held before counselling. Visit and get sure of your career.

Contact
DR.R.K.DASS
(M.A. Psychology), Ph.D
Meera Tower, Room No. 112, 2nd Floor
G. T. Road, Panipat

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

2. You are Principal of a Public School. You require trained teachers for your school. Draft a suitable advertisement for the same.
Answer:
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -1

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

3. You propose to sell your car as you are going abroad. Draft an advertisement for it to be published in ” The Hindustan Times” under the classified columns.
Answer:

CAR FOR SALE

A self-driven Honda City Car, 2015 model, in excellent condition. Only ten thousand kilometers run. The owner is going abroad. Sale price 4 lac rupees. No bargaining please.

Contact
R.K. TALWAR
H. No. 2007, Sector 22, Panchkula
Ph. no. 3134124750, 3134224760.

4. You are the manufacturer of a bike brand named ‘Picasso’ bike. Draft a display advertisement to be published in a newspaper to promote the sale of your bike.
Answer:
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -2

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

5. M/s Ambani Brothers have launched a new refrigerator named ‘Phirlwool’. Draft an advertisement to be published in a newspaper to promote the sale of the refrigerator.
Answer:
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -3

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

6. You are the manufacturer of quality greeting cards. Draft a display advertisement announcing the new range of your seasonal cards.
Answer:

ARCHIES
INVITES
BOOK SHOP-KEEPERS * RETAILERS *
GIFT SHOP-KEEPERS * STATIONERS
for
Widest Range of World Class
Season’s Cards

Check out the exclusive collection of ARCHIES, PAPER ROSE, FINE EXPRESSIONS, PAPER
MAGIC, HELPAGE & CRY CARDS on Diwali. Christmas, Id & New Year.
And also the latest releases of everyday cards.
There’s nothing as effective to bring out the true spirit.
For Wholesale Enquiries visit our W holesale Showroom.

ARCHIES GREETINGS & GIFTS LTD.
C-113, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase – 1. New Delhi – 28

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

7. Draft a display advertisement on behalf of San aponic LED with the offer of a free gift.
Answer:
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -4

8. You are the manufacturer of Steel Almirahs. Draft a suitable display advertisement to be
published ¡n a newspaper. Offer attractive discounts.
Answer:
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -5

9. You are running a Marriage Bureau and arrange matches for both girls and boys. Draft a display advertisement for your Marriage Bureau.
Answer:
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -6

10. You are running a finance company and provide loans for purchasing cars. Draft an advertisement highlighting your services.
Answer :
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -7

11. Draft a display advertisement for the sale of a washing machine. Answer :
HBSE 9th Class English Advertisement Writing -8

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

12. You are the Personnel Manager of a firm. You need an accountant for your office. Draft an advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a newspaper.
Answer :

SITUATION VACANT

Post : Accountant
Qualification : B.CA in 1st Division
Age-Limit : 25-40 years
Salary Rs. : 15000/- per month
Working hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. daily (Sunday off)
Note : Only local candidates apply within 10 days.

Personal Manager
ABJ Exports
15A Nai Sarak
New Delhi

13. You are Ranjeet Kumar of 10, Ashoka Nagar, Bhopal. You are a diploma holder in Computer Engineering and are looking for job. Write out an advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a newspaper.
Answer:

SITUATION VACANT

Post Ranjeet Kumar
Qualification Diploma in Computer Engineering with 75 percent marks.
Date of Birth 15-04-1985
Marital Status Unmarried
Address 10, Ashoka Nagar, Bhopal Mobile No. 094190XXXXX
Special High aspirations to prove myself.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

Exercise For Practice

  1. You need a civil engineer for your construction firm. You wish that the applicant must have ten years experience. Write out an advertisement for a newspaper accordingly.
  2. You run a computer centre and offer your services for job-work like computer type-setting, software preparation, accounting work etc. Write out an advertisement offering these services to the needy persons.
  3. You are the proprietor of a hotel. You need a lady receptionist. Draft an advertisement to this effect. Mention that the lady should be fluent in English.
  4. You are retired from the Indian army. Now you want to get the job of a security guard for a business concern or a body guard for some eminent person. Write an advertisement accordingly offering your services.
  5. You need salesman for door-to-door selling of the washing powder manufactured by you. Write out an advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a newspaper.
  6. You are the manufacturer of bicycles. Write out an advertisement for a newspaper, offering a free gift for the purchase of every bicycle.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Advertisement Writing

  1. You have a big house in a posh colony of New Delhi. Write out an advertisement for letting out some portion of your big house. Also mention the rent expected by you.
  2. You have recently been transferred to Mumbai. You want accommodation in Mumbai. Write out an advertisement for the ‘Accommodation Wanted’ column in a newspaper.
  3. You are Pinki Chanday, living at 112 Saif Ali Road, Govinda Nagar. You have five years experience as export assistant in various export houses. You want to join a prestigious export house. Write out an advertisement for ‘Situation Wanted’ column of a newspaper.
  4. Your younger sister is weak in English and Maths. You want to engage a tutor who can teach her at your house. Draft an advertisement for ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a new spaper.
  5. You run an authorised Pollution Check Centre and issue ‘Pollution Under Control’ certificates to vehicle owners. Draft an advertisement, telling the public the harmful effect of gases if the vehicles are not regularly checked.
  6. You want to set up a factory for making shoes. You need at least five lakh rupees as a loan for this purpose. Write an advertisement inviting loan from a financing company.
  7. You have a big plot of land on w’hich you wish to set up a factory for manufacturing crockery. You want a business partner who can invest money in this project. Write out an advertisement for the ‘Business’ section of a newspaper inviting a partner.
  8. Draft an advertisement for ‘Fresh Feel Mouthwash’.
  9. You have organized a handloom exhibition in your colony. Draft an advertisement for the same.

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HBSE 9th Class English Paragraph Writing

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Paragraph Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Paragraph Writing

Paragraph Writing:

1. How I Spent My Last Sunday

Last Sunday, we went out on a picnic. We went to Badkhal Lake. This lake is situated near Faridabad. This is a natural lake among rocks. It is very deep and wide. The Haryana government has developed the lake and the area around it into a fine picnic spot. I went to the lake with my friends. There is facility of boating. We took three boats and did a lot of boating on the lake. One of my friends had a good camera with him. He took our snaps in various poses. There is a very good restaurant on the bank of this lake. This is run by the tourist department of Haryana. In the afternoon we took our meals in the restaurant. Then we took rest on the lawns. A friend of mine sang songs. I sang a gazal. After sometime we took a walk around the lake. In the evening we came back. I will never forget that pleasant Sunday.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Paragraph Writing

2. Recent Floods In Our State

Last year, the monsoon in Haryana was in a great fury. It rained continuously and heavily for fifteen days. This caused floods everywhere in Haryana. Many villages were affected by these floods. The standing crops were drowned in water. Many mud-houses fell down. The condition was not much better in the cities. The road and railway traffic was disrupted. Trees were uprooted. In many villages people passed their time on house tops or on the trees. Many people died of hunger. A great number of cattle died. Water diseases spread everywhere. The Government rushed help to the people caught in the floods. The army was called to help the civil officers. Food packets were dropped by aeroplanes also. Many people were taken to safe places. But the sight of the flood was unbearable.

3. My Visit To A Toy Shop

Yesterday, my nephew asked me to buy a toy for him. I took him to a big and famous toy shop of our city. There were all kinds of toys in the shop. The shop had many sections and there were different types of toys in each section. In one section there were toys for very small children or infants. These were the toys which produced musical sounds on shaking them. Some of these moved when they were wound. One section of the shop had toy animals. There were teddy bears, small horses, dogs, camels and other toy animals. Another section sold costly electronic toys. These toys operated with battery. There was a railway engine which gave whistle, threw light and moved very fast when operated. The main feature of this engine was its electronic eye. If there was a barrier on the way, the engine automatically turned to the left. I purchased a few toys for my nephew and came out.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Paragraph Writing

4. My First Visit To A Big City

I live in a small town. But last month I visited Delhi. It is the capital of India. It is a very big city. I was wonder-struck to see the life in this big city. There is big rush in Delhi. People are rushing from here to there all the day. The rush and traffic increase at about 9 A.M. When people go to offices, schools and colleges. There is again a great rush at about six in the evening when people come home from offices. I saw big buildings in Delhi. The railway station and the bus stand are big and crowded. There are a number of cinema houses in Delhi. While loitering on the road, I felt thirsty. I looked for a tap or a hand pump but I found none. I was surprised to find that even drinking water is sold there. I visited the Parliament House, the Zoo, the Red Fort and the Birla Mandir. I heaved a sigh of relief when I returned to the calm and peaceful atmosphere of my small town.

5. My Visit To A Hill Station

Last year, I visited Mussourie. I and two of my friends went together. Mussourie is a beautiful hill station. It is surrounded by tall and majestic hills. From Dehradun, Mussourie is only one hour away by bus. The way to Mussourie from Dehradun is very steep. At night one can see the beautiful and shining city of Mussourie from Dehradun. In the same way, from Mussourie one can see below the lights of Dehradun at night. There are a number of beauty spots in and around Mussourie. Thousands of tourists visit this hill station from India and the other countries. We stayed at Mussourie for a week. We went to see the Kempti Falls. We had a beautiful glimpse of the Himalayas from Lai Tibba hill. We enjoyed a ride in the rope-way trollies at gunhill. We visited Dhanllti also. The lake at Mussourie is small but beautiful. We did some shopping at the Chinese market. The memory of my visit to Mussourie will always remain fresh in my mind.

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6. A Visit To A Historical Place

Last year, I went to Agra with one of my friends. We saw many buildings there. We went to see the Red Fort and the buildings at Fatehpur Sikri. But I was charmed by the beauty of the Taj Mahal. We saw the Taj in a full moon night. This glorious building was shining beautifully. Inside the Taj, there are graves of Shah Jahan and his queen Mumtaaz Mahal. Shah Jahan built this great building in memory of his queen. When he died, he was also buried in the Taj. This grand building stands on the bank of the river Yamuna. The marble for the Taj Mahal was brought from Rajasthan. Every year a great number of tourists from all over the world come to see the Taj Mahal. The Agra City itself is not beautiful. The streets of the old city are narrow and dirty. But Agra is world famous because of the Taj Mahal.

7. My Visit To An International Trade Fair

Every year, an International Trade Fair is held at Delhi. Last year I also visited the International Trade Fair. It was held at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. I went With our college tour. We made our entry from Gate No. 1 and went inside. There was a lot of rush. Thousands of people and school and college students had come to visit this trade fair. Nearly all the states of India had set up their pavilions. These pavilions highlighted the industrial development achieved by each state. Apart from the industrial and technical progress, these pavilions gave a glimpse of the cultural life of these states. Many countries of the world also took part in it. They had put their stalls in a big building called ‘The Hall of Nations’. The main attractions of the fair was electronic goods.

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8. My Visit To The World Book Fair

Books are the true friend and guide of man. They give us the wisdom of different ages. Last month the World Book Fair was held at New Delhi. I also visited this Book Fair. The Fair was held at Pragati Maidan. Leading publishers of India took part in this fair. Publishers from some other countries had also put up their stalls in the fair. There were books of all kinds, for example, literature, science, politics, economics, military science, self-improvement and on general topics. There was a separate stall for religious book. It was joyful to see books on different topics at one place. At some stalls there were attractive free gifts for those who purchased books for more than two hundred rupees. I purchased many books on literature and general knowledge. In the evening I came back home.

9. My Visit To A Zoo

Last Sunday, I happened to visit Delhi. There I went to see the Zoo. I went there with my uncle. The zoo in Delhi is one of the biggest zoo in Asia. It is situated near the Old Fort. As we entered the zoo, first of all, we saw birds. There were many kinds of birds. Some of them were very beautiful and rare. In the beginning there were water birds and then other kinds of birds. We saw ducks, geese, swans, parrots, cranes, herons, peacocks and many other birds. Then we saw the wild beasts. We saw lions, tigers, rhinos, bears and wolves. We enjoyed an elephant ride also. In a big pond there were hippos also. Their big mouths were fearful to look at.

There is a separate enclosure for snakes. Some of these snakes looked fearful. We also saw huge crocodiles and alligators. We came back in the evening.

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10. My Motherland

India is my motherland. She is a great country. She is the birth place of many saints and sages like Rishi Valmiki, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Gautam Buddha and Mahavira Swami. She has given birth brave persons like Porus, Rana Pratap, Guru Gobind Singh ji, Shivaji and Rani Jhansi. India is the oldest civilization in the world. She is not only the biggest democracy but also the torch bearer of the peace process of the world. As India is a secular country, people belonging to different religions and having different cultural backgrounds live here. There is unity in diversity. Her culture is great. In the field of science, it has made tremendous progress. India is now a nuclear power state. It is rich in heritage and natural resources and is inhabited by hard working people. I am proud of my great motherland.

11- Small Family is a Happy Family

In today’s world, a small family is indeed blessing. These days, the cost of living is really high. It becomes very difficult to make both ends meet if one has a large family to support. All the countries of the world are facing the problem of rising population. But in India, the problem is very serious because we have limited resources. So we must lay stress on family planning and the spread of education. Small family is an economic necessity also. If people adopt the concept of small family problems like poverty and unemployment will be eradicated. A person having less children can make them better citizens by providing them with a proper diet and a good education. The government as well as the public should make an earnest effort towards family planning. Children should be bom by choice and not by chance. Thus we can say that the small family is the happy family.

12. Torrential Rains In My Village

This year there were heavy rains in many parts of North India. There were torrential rains in our village and the surrounding areas. At first, people welcome rains. They got relief from the scorching heat of the summer. But soon the rains became a source of trouble. It continued raining for ten days. The people of the village faced a lot of difficulty. The streets of the village were full of water. As these are kutcha streets, they became muddy and slippery. There was a flood in the nearby river. The flood water entered the village also. The standing crops were destroyed. A number of kutcha houses collapsed due to flood and continuous torrential rains. Many cattles died. The normal life was disrupted. Our village was cut off from the other villages or cities because the roads were washed away. After ten days, the rains stopped. But still it took many days for life to return to normally.

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13. When I Caught A Pick-Pocket

Last week, I went to Delhi to meet my uncle. In the evening we went to the Connaught Place. Suddenly a man cried that his pocket had been picked. Someone had taken out his purse from his back pocket. I saw that a man was running away. There was no doubt that he was the pick-pocket. I ran after him. It was a time of traffic rush. Itwas not easy to run after him on the busy roads ofNew Delhi. But I did not lose courage. At one point, he seemed to have been lost in the traffic. But I spotted him again because of his red shirt. At last I caught him near Palika Bazar. In the mean time a few other persons had gathered there. The pick-pocket took out a knife to strike me. But the crowd which had gathered there over-powered him and handed him over to the police. The man whose pocket had been picked also came there. He thanked me greatly when I returned his purse to him.

14. When I Was Punished By My Father

My father is a kind man. But he believes in strict discipline. He believes that children should not remain absent from home without the permission of the parents. One day my friend asked me to play cricket in the stadium. I slipped out of the house in the morning without telling anybody. I did not come back for lunch. My father was worried. He searched for me everywhere. I came home at about five in the evening. He was very angry. As soon as I entered home, he twisted my ears and gave me a number of slaps. Then he beat me with a stick. I cried in pain and wept bitterly. I admitted my fault. 1 promised him that I. would never remain absent from the house without his permission. Then my father became calm. He asked me not to repeat this thing in future. I will always remember that day when I was punished by my father.

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15. How I Felt When I Failed In The Examination

During my Matriculation examinations, I fell ill. I could not prepare well. Still 1 hoped that I would get good marks in the examination. But I felt the biggest shock of my life when the result was declared. On the day of the declaration of the result, I went out to get a newspaper. I could not believe that I had failed. I had done well in all the subjects. I had lost one year. I did not know what my parents would say. This had happened for the first time in my life. I came home weeping. I expected that my father would rebuke me. But he consoled me. He said that I had done my best in the examination. But I had failed due to my bad luck. That was a very sad day of my life.

16. Travelling In An Over Crowded Bus

It was a summer afternoon. I had to go to Sirsa from Jind. When 1 reached the bus stand, there was no bus for Sirsa. A number of passengers were waiting for the bus. Then the bus came. It was already packed to capacity. As I was in a hurry, I did not wait for another bus. People rushed into the bus. I too joined them. After a lot of pushing and efforts I was able to get into the bus. But I was squeezed by passengers from all sides. I felt suffocation in the bus. It was very hot inside. I thought of leaving this bus and waiting for the other. But now it was impossible to move even an inch. The passengers felt some relief when the bus started. On the way, the conductor took more passengers. After two hours, the bus reach Hisar. Then the rush of passengers inside the bus became less. But still I could not get a seat and had to remain standing. At last, the bus reached Sirsa, I thanked God and got off the bus.

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17. When I Was Punished By My Teacher

I will never forget the day when I was punished by my teacher. It was the period of English. Our English teacher Sh. Ved Parkash Khanna was teaching us. The chapter was boring. I thought of having some fun. I made a paper aeroplane. When the teacher turned his back to write on the black-board, I flew the aeroplane. I wanted to send it to my friend sitting in the last row. But due to wind, the paper aeroplane flew towards the teacher. It settled on his bald head. All the boys of the class roared with laughter. The teacher became red with anger. From the comer of his eye, he had seen me flying the paper aeroplane. He took his stick and beat me. I felt pain but I tolerated it. It was my mistake. So I felt sorry and asked the teacher to forgive me. The teacher forgave me but I felt pained as I had been beaten before my class-fellows.

18. How I Felt When I Reached The Examination Hall Late

On 1st March, I set out of my house for taking my examination. It was the paper of English on that day. I went to the bus stand to catch the local bus. But due to rain, the local buses were not running on that day. I took a three-wheeler and asked the driver to rush me to the examination centre. But unluckily, a tyre of the three¬wheeler got burst on the way. I was worried as the time for the examination was drawing near. Luckily, I saw one of my friends going on a cycle. I asked him to give me a lift. He agreed, and I sat behind him on the bicycle. But the examination centre was far away. He tried his best but I reached the examination hall half an hour late. The examination had already started. Tears came into my eyes. But the Superintendent was a kind man. He told me not to worry and admitted me to the examination hall. His kind words gave me courage and I started writing my answers. I fared well in the examination. I will always remain indebted to that kind superintendent.

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19. Watching A Cricket Match On T.V. Screen

Cricket has become a very popular game in our country. I am also fond of cricket. Recently I watched the one day cricket match between India and Pakistan for the World Cup. I remained sitting before the T.V. set for the whole day, watching the match. It is joyful to watch a cricket match on the T.V. screen. Three of my friends also came to my house. We four friends watched the cricket match together. It is a pleasure to see a cricket match alongwith our friends. We can gossip while watching the game. We can share our joy when Indian team plays well. The match between Pakistan and India was very interesting. India won the match by their superior batting and bowling. Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Mahinder Singh Dhoni batted well. But it was the bowling of Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh which brought us victory.

20. How I Enjoyed Myself In A Marriage Party
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A Marriage Party I Recently Attended

Yesterday, I attended the marriage of my friend’s brother. He had invited all his class-fellows. So I found many of my friends there. We joined the marriage procession. All the friends were dancing to the tune of the band. Everybody was happy. After about one hour, the marriage procession reached the bride’s house. We were given a very good welcome there. We cracked jokes, laughed and danced. After some time, the garlanding ceremony was performed. The bride-groom put a garland round the bride’s neck. The bride also garlanded him. Then we were given a very good dinner. We had varieties of things to eat. Then we were introduced to the bride. Everybody was in a jovial mood. I returned home at 11.30 p.m. alongwith other friends. I enjoyed myself greatly at the marriage party. This marriage party has become a part of my memories.

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21. A Prize Giving Ceremony

Last Monday, the Annual Prize Distribution function of our school was organised. A big pandal was erected on the school grounds. Our Principal, staff and students were fully prepared to make the function a success. They had been preparing for it for a number of days. The Chief Minister of our state was the Chief Guest at the function. Many important persons of the city had also been invited. The Chief Minister reached on time. The function started with Saraswati Vandana. The Principal welcomed the Chief Guest and read out the annual report. After that the Chief Guest distributed the prizes. All cheered the prize winners. Then the Chief Guest delivered a brief speech. He asked the students to work hard to make India great.Tn the end, the Principal thanked the Chief Guest for his visit. The function ended with the national anthem.

22. How I Helped The Victims Of An Accident

Last Sunday, there was an accident in our city. A bus collided with a truck. Six bus passengers died at once. More than twenty passengers were wounded. Ten of them were in a serious condition. I was passing by that area when the accident occurred. I at once decided to help the injured passengers. I stopped the taxis and rickshaws and requested them to take the passengers to the hospital. In a few minutes all the ten seriously wounded passengers were taken to the hospital. The doctors at once attended to them. But five of these passengers immediately needed blood transfusion. Unluckily the blood was not available in the hospital. So I rushed to my college. I talked to my friends and told them about the accident. Within a few minutes seven boys agreed to donate blood. We all rushed to the hospital. We told the doctors to take our blood. Our blood was given to the seriously injured passengers and their lives were saved.

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23. How I Saved A Drowning Child

One day, I was walking along the river bank. Suddenly, I heard the cries of some people. I rushed to that spot and asked them the reason of their cries. Someone of them told me that his child had fallen into the river. They did not know how to swim and so they were shouting for help. I at once took off my clothes and jumped into the river. The current was fast. Suddenly I saw something black flowing in the river. It was the child’s head. I made a great effort and swam to the child. I caught him by his hand and started swimming back to the bank. With some effort I succeeded in bringing the child to the bank. A lot of water had gone into his stomach. So I laid the child on the ground and let the water out by giving pressure on the stomach. After sometime, the boy came back to his senses. His father was very happy. He offered me a prize but I refused to take it.

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24. How to Prevent Dengue

Dengue is a dangerous disease that is caused by Aedes mosquito. Aedes mosquito bites during the day time. Dengue is a kind of fever. This fever is also known as breakbone fever. Mild to high fever and body pain are some of the main symptoms of this disease. The patient who suffers from dengue faces danger of platelets fall. There is no effective vaccine for the treatment of dengue. The best method of dengue prevention is to avoid mosquito bite. The Aedes mosquitoes breed in clean standing water. So we must make it sure that no standing water is there in or around our houses. Mostly we see that the water coolers, air coolers, old tyres and vases become a safe breeding place for the Aedes mosquitoes. So in India everyone must contribute to prevent dengue by keeping their houses and surrounding mosquito free.

25. An Unwelcome Guest

The troublesome guests are the biggest nuisance. Out of politeness, we have to entertain them. But in our hearts we feel that they are a burden. We curse them. When such a guest comes, we find ourselves in a strange situation. We cannot tell them frankly to go away. But we do not wish to tolerate them. Last year, we had such an unwelcome guest in our house. He came to us at night. We had planned to go on a tour the next morning. Although he knew it, yet he insisted on staying with us. We had to postpone our programme for two days. He bored us with his useless talks. He lay on the sofa with dirty feet. He left muddy footprints on the carpet. He interfered in our family matters. In the end, we felt a lot of relief when he left us.

26. Getting Up On Cold Mornings

Getting up on a cold morning is an experience in itself. Due to the cold the bed seems to be warm and cosy. One is unwilling to leave the bed early in the morning. Even after waking up, one likes to remain in the bed for some time more. It seems very pleasant to sip a cup of hot tea in the bed. Some people don’t take bed tea. They go out for a walk just after getting up. Going out for a walk on a cold morning is also pleasant. The air is cold but it is pleasant and fresh. One should go out wearing proper woolen clothes. Otherwise it is difficult to enjoy the morning walk. A bath with hot water after the morning walk also seems enjoyable. Thus getting up on a cold morning is a pleasing experience.

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27. A Strike In Which I Participated

Last week, the students of our college went on a strike. The strike was in protest against the beating of a few college students by police at Hisar. I also took part in this strike. Even before the starting of the first period, students started gathering in the college lawn. They had decided to boycott the classes. The first bell rang, but we did not go to our classes. Very soon, the lawn was full of students. The student leaders of our college gave speeches. They criticized the beating of the students. The students shouted slogans against the police and the government. Then we left the college and passed through the city in the form of a procession. We kept shouting slogans. Then we went to the office of the Deputy Commissioner and gave him a memorandum of our demands. After that the students dispersed. I also came home.

28. How I Was Cheated Once

One day I went to Delhi. As I got off the bus at the Bus stand and was about to hire a taxi, a man approached me. The man appeared to be well educated. He was very nicely dressed and was speaking fluent English. It appeared that he belonged to a good family. He looked very sad. He told me that he was going to Jalandhar but someone had picked his pocket. He had no money for the bus fare. He requested me to give him hundred rupees for the bus fare to Jalandhar. He noted down my address and said that he would return the money within two or three days by money order. I took pity on him and gave him hundred rupees.

The man thanked me greatly and went away towards the bus stand. After two days, I was to come back. I took a taxi from my uncle’s house and came to the bus stand. Suddenly I saw the same man talking to another man. I overheard their talk. This man was again requesting a person for money. He told him also that his pocket had been picked and he had no money for bus fare to Jalandhar. When I approached this cheat, he ran away. In this way, I was cheated.

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29. How I Once Helped A Stranger

Last week, I went to the bus stand to see off my uncle. It was evening time. After my uncle’s bus left, I was about to come back. Suddenly I saw a man in a very sad mood. I asked him the reason of his sadness. He told me that he had come from Kamal and had to change his bus for Pathankot. But somebody had picked his pocket. Now he had no money for his onward journey. I took pity on him and offered to buy ticket for him. But then we came to know that the last bus for Pathankot had just left. The stranger was greatly upset. But I took him to my home. I offered him dinner and a bed. In the morning I gave him two hundred rupees and also went to see him off at the bus stand. The man thanked me greatly. Last week I had a pleasant surprise. The man visited us again. He returned the money and also expressed his thanks. In this way I helped a stranger.

30. My Experience At An NSS Camp

Last year, I attended an NSS Camp at village Kashipur. This camp was organised by the NSS unit of our school. The aim of the camp was to educate the villagers about cleanliness and adult education. The duration of the camp was fifteen days. We found that the villagers were illiterate. We taught them how to read and write. We met the Zamindar of the village. His name was Shibu Babu. We asked him to work for the welfare of the villagers. We taught the villagers how to keep their streets neat and clean. We went into the houses of many persons. We also met Gafur. He was a very poor villager. But he was a kind man. He offered us tea. We enjoyed our NSS camp greatly. Time passed very fast. At last the camp came to end and we returned to our homes.

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31. Helping The Flood Affected People

Last year, there were wide-spread floods in Haryana. Many areas were completely submerged in water. A great number of people became homeless. Their crops and houses were destroyed. There was a huge loss of life and property. Many water-borne disease were spread. However, many good people helped the victims of floods. A number of organizations came to the help of the flood affected people. A number of camps were organised. Here, people were given free food, shelter and medicines. Some teams of doctors went from village to village and distributed free medicines. Some people were trapped in their village. The government dropped food packets to them from helicopters. Some marooned people were saved with the help of boats.

32. When I Celebrated My Birthday

Last month, I celebrated my 16th birthday. It was celebrated with pomp and show. The big drawing room of our house was decorated beautifully. My father had invited all his close friends. I had invited all my class- fellows. Many families from our colony were invited. The birthday cake was big and beautifully made. Sixteen candles were put on it. These candles showed that it was my sixteenth birthday. I touched the feet of my parents and received their blessings. Then I blew out the sixteen candles one by one. All the guests shouted with joy, “Happy birthday to you.” Then I cut the birthday cake and distributed its small pieces among the guests. I got beautiful presents from my near and dear ones. My father had arranged an orchestra for this purpose. It presented very good programme of music. In the end, the guests were given a dinner. I will never forget my sixteenth birthday.

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33. Inauguration Of The Computer Wing Of Our School

Computers have become very important in today’s life. So our School also decided to have a separate computer wing. After the wing was ready, a function for its inauguration was organized. The computer wing of our school was inaugurated by Mr. Brij Mohan Singla, the local MLA of our area. The construction of the wing was possible due to the generous grants from the government and an N.G.O. The school organized a talk on the role of computers in modem education.

Mr. Singla said that the computers have revolutionized the day to day life of human beings and that the advancement of information technology has thrown the knowledge of the world at man’s doorstep. He impressed upon the students to take the maximum advantage of their computer wing. All he said was interesting and informative. After the inauguration function, tea and refreshments were served. Our new computer instructor gave a demonstration on handling the computers- carefully. All students went home feeling happy and proud.

34. The Morning Scene In A Village

Life in a village is calm and peaceful. The morning scene ina village is very different from that in a city. In the village, the atmosphere is very peaceful. There is no noise or sound. The air is pure and fresh. Birds are chirping in the trees. Last week I went to one of my friends who lives in a village. I spent the night with him. In the morning, we went out for a walk. It was a pleasant experience. The farmers and labourers were going to work in the fields in the early morning. The sight of the crops waving in the wind gave me a lot of pleasure. We went to the river that lies beyond the village. In the morning light, the water of the river looked clean and sparkling. Some persons were taking bath in the river. We also took off our clothes and jumped into the river. The cool and fresh water refreshed our bodies and minds. Indeed the morning scene in a village is very pleasant.

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35. The Scene At A Village Well

The well is an important place in a village. Generally it serves as the only source of drinking water for the whole village. In Indian villages, generally women fetch water from the wells. They come to the well with pitchers on their heads. They draw water from the well with the help of a bucket. This bucket is tied at the end of a rope. The bucket is thrown into the well. When it is full of water, it is pulled out. The village well is also a meeting place of the ladies of the village. There they find sometime to meet and indulge in gossips. There is rush at the well in the morning and the evening when the atmosphere is cool. Sometimes, the women at the well quarrel among themselves over the question of turn. The well is generally outside the village. Sometimes, it is a meeting place of young lovers.

36. A Visit To Rajghat

Rajghat is a great monument of Modem India. It is a sacred place. It is the place where the body of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, was cremated. It is situated in Delhi on the banks of the Jamuna. It has become a place of pilgrimage. I went to see it along with my school friends. We went along a stony path that led us to the inner gates. Then we reached the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. It is a mound covered with black stone slab. On the slab, the word “Hey Ram” are carved. These were the last words uttered by the Mahatma. We saw a variety of flowers all around and an air of peace appeared to be prevailing all over the place, We paid our homage to the great soul. This place is visited by all the foreign dignitaries who come to India. It is a place of utmost sanctity.

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37. Your Visit To A Hospital

A hospital is a house of misery. Yesterday, I visited the Government hospital of our city. My friend had been admitted there. He was under going treatment for jaundice. I went to see him in the general ward. I found misery everywhere. Some patients were in a serious condition. They wCre crying with pain. The doctors and nurses were looking after them. Some patients had been there for a long time. They were suffering from serious diseases but now they were recovering gradually. Just then a man was brought into that hospital. He was a patient of heart disease. After sometime, another patient was brought in. He was taken to the emergency ward. He had met with an accident and was seriously wounded. After a few minutes loud sound of weeping came from the next ward. I went there and found that a patient had died. His family members were weeping loudly. That scene filled me with sadness. I came away from there with a heavy heart.

38. A Science Fair

Last week, a science fair was organized in our school. It was organized by the Science Club of our school. The students and the teachers had worked hard for the fair. The fair was held in the big hall of the school. The District Education Officer inaugurated the Science Fair. The aim of the fair was to show the progress of our country in the field of science. Secondly, it aimed at creating interest for science among the students. In the fair, more than 12 items were on display. Most of these were working models.

The model of the steam engine was wonderful. Then there were charts which showed how an atomic chain reaction takes place. The model of the space rocket was fascinating. The students who ran the different stalls, explained things with confidence. Apart from the students, people from the city also visited the fair. They were impressed by it. The District Education Officer appreciated the work done by the students and the teachers.

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39. Life In A Big City

A big city is always crowded and noisy. Life in a big city is busy and fast. People are always in a hurry. A big city is full of smoke, dust and noise. The peace which we find in a village or a small town is absent in a big city. The poor people lead a miserable life in big cities. There are slums where people live in a bad condition. There is also crime in big cities and life of people is not much safe. There are many accidents because of the rush of traffic.

But a big city has its attractions also. There are big buildings, cinema houses and markets. There are big and modem hospitals. A person suffering from disease can hope to get the best treatment. There are big schools and colleges where students can get all kinds of education. There are buses, taxis, cars and local trains to carry people from one place to the other in no time. Thus, life in a big city has both it’s dark and bright sides.

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40. An Ideal Citizen

The greatness of a country depends on the quality of its citizens. An ideal citizen fights for his rights. But he first performs his duties and then demands his rights. An ideal citizen knows the value of his vote. Therefore, he votes for the most deserving candidate no matter to which party he belongs. An ideal citizen is broad-minded. He does not hate the people belonging to the other castes or religions.

An ideal citizen follows the path of reason. He is not a slave to old customs and traditions. He is ready to adopt the good wherever he finds it and give up the evil wherever it may be. An ideal citizen always keeps himself away from evil. Because he does no wrong, he is fearless and always holds his head high. An ideal citizen is law-abiding and has respect for the rights of his fellow-citizens. He is hard working and earns his living only through honest means. It is on such ideal citizens that the future of a country depends.

41. Road Safety

Today in India our roads have become much overloaded by vehicles. While being on the road, road safety is very necessary. Today road accidents are the leading cause of deaths in India. Thousands of people lose their lives in road accidents every year in our country. If road users are well aware of road safety rules, the number of deaths in road accidents can be reduced. Everyone should learn the road traffic and safety rules at a very early age to perform safer behaviours in the later life. Everyone going on the road, especially drivers, must be to the left and let other vehicles pass on the opposition direction to the right.

Drivers should be in slow speed while bending or turning on the roads. People should take extra precaution while going on the over¬crowded roads. Bikers or people using two wheel vehicles must wear helmets of superior quality. Speed of the vehicles should be within the speed limits and slow especially in the areas of school, hospital, colony etc. Every vehicle on the road should maintain the right distance among them to avoid accidents. Everyone using road should be well aware of the road signs and must follow traffic rules. All the road safety rules and . regulations must be in mind while travelling.

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42. Road Safety Rules for Children

According to the statics it is found that there are most of the road accidents in which children are r involved, so they are at high risk than other age group people. Children are children, no one can be sure about what they will do next at home or other crowded places especially road during traffic situation. They must be taught some of the basic road safety rules. Parents should teach their children to be extra attentive and look left and right before crossing the road. They should always cross the roads by holding hands of their elders or friends.

When they are walking on foot on the road they should walk only on the footpath. They should never run on the road. They need to be more cautious on the road without getting distracted by anything. They should be taught to only cross the road at crossroads after seeing traffic signals for pedestrians. They must be aware of the meaning of colours-red means stop, green means go on, yellow means also stop or be ready to stop or start. Children should be taught not to play on the road. They should not use earphone or other music listening instruments while riding bicycles on the road. Parents should follow all the road safety rules and traffic rules while driving vehicles to establish good examples in front of their children as they are first example in the lives of their kid.

43. My Favourite T.V. Serial

The Indian Television is a good source of entertainment. The Television presents many serials. These serials are liked by people of all age groups. Many serials have come and gone. But I like Mahabharta most of all. This serial is made by the famous director and producer B.R. Chopra. It presented the story of ‘Mahabharat’ in very good and informative way.

The story started from the fore-fathers of the Kaurvas and Pandavas. It ended with the great war and the victory of the Pandavas. Some characters in this serial were unforgettable. The performance of Mukesh Khanna who played the role of Bhisham Pitamah is grand. Those actors who performed the roles of Arjun, Duryodhan, Bhima, Karan and Krishna also impressed the spectators. The war scenes in the serial are really marvellous. I wish every T.V. channel would start showing it.

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44. An Indian Festival Or Diwali

The Diwali is a great festival. It is a festival of lights. It is a Hindu festival. It is celebrated in honour of Lord Rama. On this day Lord Rama returned to ‘Ayodhaya’ after an exile of 14 years. People celebrate Diwali with pomp and show. They make great preparations before the festival. People clean their houses and shops. On this day shops are decorated.

The bazaars look beautiful. People wear new clothes. The children look happy. There is a great rush at the sweet shops. The shops of toys and crackers are also crowded. People buy sweets and toys. They send gifts to their relatives and friends. At night people bum candles and earthen lamps on the roofs. The scene is very beautiful. Some bad persons drink and gamble on this day. This is a bad habit. This should be stopped.

45. My Hobby

A hobby is very important in our life. It makes our body and mind fresh. It gives us joy and satisfaction. It teaches us to pass our time properly. Gardening is my hobby. I love nature. The hobby of gardening gives me a chance to be near flowers and plants. Their presence gives me pleasure and satisfaction. I do gardening in. the backyard of my house. In one part of it, I have grown roses. These look very beautiful when they are in full bloom. In another part of it, there are other beautiful plants. I have also planted papayas and guavas. There is a big lawn also with green grass. When I want to relax, 1 go there and the sight of.beautiful flowers and plants refreshes my mind.

46. A Morning Walk

A morning walk is very good for health. In the morning, the air is fresh. The scene is beautiful. I go for a morning walk daily. I get up at 5 o’clock. Then I call on my friend Sunil. Both of us go for a walk together. We go outside the city. We go to the canal. On the way, we see many people. Some people are going for a morning walk. Some farmers are going to their fields. After half an hour we reach the canal. There the scene is very beautiful. There are fields on both sides of the canal. The birds are chirping. We walk along the bank of the canal. We also take some exercise. We come back after one hour. The mornin’g walk makes our bodies and minds fresh.

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47. Rising Pollution

Environmental pollution is the biggest danger to the world these days. During the last few years, there has been a reckless cutting of trees all over the world. Also, there has been increase in industrialization in the world. Big factories have come up in all parts of the world. These factories release a lot of smoke everyday. Then there is smoke from vehicles like trucks, buses, auto-rickshaws, scooters, etc. The factories throw their wastes into rivers and streams making them highly polluted. Environmental pollution has become a world-wide problem. It may bring man’s destruction if proper steps are not taken in time. Unclean air, dirty water and smoke are great dangers to human and plant life. Forests should not be cut recklessly. More and more trees should be planted. We must make efforts to check ill kinds of pollution.

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Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Report Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Report Writing

REPORTS:

Writing is a skill for communication for conveying ideas and feelings from one person to another. This can be done by writing reports, notices, messages, paragraphs and letters. A report is a short writing skill describing some event or incident.

Joints to be kept in mind :

  • A report is a first hand information about an incident, occurrence or event.
  • It must be brief, to the point and systematic.
  • It must be written in past tense.
  • It must be given a suitable heading or title, the name of person writing it, date and the place from where it was written.
  • The report should be simple. Exaggerations and superfluous matter should be avoided.

SOME SOLVED REPORTS:

1. You are a press reporter. You went to a hospital and found the nurses on strike. Mentioning the title, the date and the cause of their strike, write a brief report in about 40 words for your newspaper.
Answer :

Nurses on Strike
Report by
Anju Bhatnagar (Press Reporter)

New Delhi May 15, 20….
The nurses of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi went on indefinite strike today demanding hike in their salaries. The condition of the patients got worse. There was a very tragic scene of the patients because none was there to care for them. The strike may prolong for a couple of days more.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Report Writing

2. Your school NSS unit has organised a blood donation camp. As a member of the NSS group, write a report in 40 words to be printed in your school magazine.
Answer:

Blood Donation Camp
Report by
Karan Rajdan (Member, NSS Group)

Panipat
March 7, 20
The NSS Unit of D.A.V. Sr. Sec. School G.T. Road, Panipat organised a blood donation camp in the school Auditorium on 5 th of March, The Chief Medical Officer inaugurated the camp. A team of doctors from the civil hospital was present in the school. Ninety students donated the blood on this occasion. The Principal honoured the blood donors with a memento and a certificate.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Report Writing

3. During the Kargil conflict the Arts Club of your colony had organised various cultural activities to collect funds for the victims’ families. As the secretary of the club, write a report to be published in some popular newspaper.
Answer :

A Charity Show by Arts Club
Report by
Anurag (Secretary, Arts Club)

Ambala Cantt
January 5, 20….
The Arts Club of Bank Colony Ambala Cantt. organised a charity show to collect funds for the victims’ families of the Kargil conflict. The Deputy Commissioner of Ambala inaugurated the show. Fancy dress competition, mono-acting and solo-dance were the main attractions of the show.

4. You are Raman, studying in class IX. You attended an N.C.C. camp recently. Mentioning the date, the number of participants and other important details, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine.
Answer:

N.C.C. Camp Attended
Report by
Raman (IX-A)

Ambala Cantt
June 15, 20……
The N.C.C. troop of our school attended an N.C.C. camp at Shimla from 5th June to 14th June Around 40 cadets of our school troop took part in this camp with our N.C.C. officer Mr. R.C. Bansal. Our troop cadet Ranjit Singh was selected as the best cadet.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Report Writing

5. Recently your school organised an Inter-House Display Board Competition on various topics. Mentioning the topics, the name of the house winning the first prize, and other details of the competition, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Pradeep/ Parvi of Class IX-B.
Answer:

Jain Girls Sr. Sec. School, Ambala Cantt
INTER-HOUSE DISPLAY BOARD COMPETITION
Report by
Parvi (IX-B)

Ambala Cantt:
December 5,20……….

An Inter-House Display Board Competition on various topics was held in our school on 4th December. Geeta House won the first prize in Fancy Dress Competition; Tagore House won the first prize in Painting Competition; Pancy Club won the first prize in Debate Competition.
The Principal Mrs Neeta Behl gave away the prizes.

6. You are Lovely/Laxman, studying in class IX. Your school participated in an Inter-School Music Competition held at Bhartiya Public School, Ashok Nagar, Delhi. Mentioning the date, the number of participating schools, the position held by your school, etc, write a report in about 40 words. You have to read it out in the Prayer Assembly of your school.
Answer:

INTER-SCHOOL MUSIC COMPETITION
Report by
Lovely (IX)

Delhi
December 10, 20

An Inter School Music Competition was held at Bhartiya Public School, Ashok Nagar,
Delhi. 50 Sr. Sec. Public Schools took part in this competition. Our school music team of Arun and party participated in this competition and won the champion trophy and a cash prize of rupees one thousand.

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7. You were an eye witness of the recent train accident between the Sealdah Express and the Golden Temple Express. Write a report in 40 words mentioning the loss of lives, the scene of rescue work by the neighbouring villagers.
Answer:

TRAINS COLLIDED HEAD ON
Report by
Suman Bajwa

Lucknow
January 5, 20………

A terrible train accident took place between Sealdah Express and the Golden Temple Express at 8.30 a.m. about 40 kilometres away from Lucknow. Both the trains collided head on. About 100 people died on the spot. Many more were seriously injured. The natives of the nearby villages helped the victims.

8. The Principal of your school invited a well-known social worker to address the students on Moral Education in the Prayer Assembly of your school. You attended his lecture. He gave some practical demonstration on Yoga. Write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Pulkit, studying in class IX, in the Happy Springs School, Pune.
Answer:

YOGA DEMONSTRATION
Report by
Pulkit (IX)

Pune
November 5, 2o……..

On 4th November an eminent social worker Swami Sham Dev Ji addressed the students of Happy Springs School, Pune on the topic of Moral Education. He also gave some practical demonstration on Yoga. He taught the method of increasing our learning power. He gave valuable tips how we could keep ourselves physically and mentally fit.

9. The Quiz club of your school organised a quiz contest on joyful Saturday. Write a report of the same mentioning about the rounds, participants, teams and results of the quiz etc.
Answer:

Greenwear Secondary School, Delhi
QUIZ CONTEST
Report by
Avinash (IX-C)

New Delhi
March 6, 20………..

Quiz Contest on “Joyful Saturday” was held by the quiz club of our school on the 5th of March.
Four teams of our school took part in the contest. Our team comprising Avinash, Avanti and Aditi won the first position. The principal gave away the prizes to the prize winners.

10. You are Secretary of the Science Club of your school. You have to read out the details of the activities of your club at the Annual Function. Write a brief report in about 40 words.
Answer:

Activities of Science Club
Report by
Chander Mohan (Secretary,. Science Club)

Delhi
March 10, 20

During the session 20….- 20…. our school Science Club organised two Science Fairs in the school.
Both the fairs had a grand success. An Inter-Class Science Quiz was held in the month of December.
The Science Club organised a trip to Jantar-Mantar, New Delhi in the month of January.

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11. Your school organised a trekking tour/trip to Manali in the winter break. Mentioning the title, the number of participating students, their experiences, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Arun Byotra.
Answer:

TRIP TO MANALI
Report by
Arun Byotra

Bhiwani March 5, 20
Twenty five students of IX class S.D. Sr. Sec. School, Bhiwani went on a trekking tour to Manali . in winter break. The trip was organised by the Director of Mountaineering for the purpose of developing a spirit of adventure and thrill among the students. The students enjoyed this trekking 1 tour a lot and learnt very much about mountains from this.

12. Write a report on the Inter-school Painting Competition held in your school, mentioning the date, participants, topic etc. You are Sanchit, studying in class IX.
Answer:

Don Bosco Public School, New Delhi
Inter-school Painting Competition Held
Report by
Sanchit (IX-A)

New Delhi
July 14, 20…………

An Inter school Painting competition was held in our school from 2nd July to 12th July on the topic ‘Save Environment Save Earth’. Students from fifty schools of Delhi and Noida took part in the competition. The Environment Minister of Delhi was the Chief Guest. Our school team got the first prize of Rs. Ten Thousand.

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13. Your school has participated in the “Clean Delhi Campaign” by organising rallies, marches etc. As the Captain of the school write a report in about 40 words for the school magazine.
Answer:

Shivalik Public School, New Delhi
“CLEAN DELHI CAMPAIGN”
Report by
Rajat Gupta (Captain)

New Delhi
July 2, 20……….

A team of about 150 volunteers of our school participated in the “Clean Delhi Campaign” in the last week of June. Rallies and marches were organised to make people aware about cleanliness.

Heaps of rubbish were also removed from the streets. The school was given a letter of appreciation for this cooperation by the Delhi government.

14. Your school organised a science fair in the autumn break. Mentioning the number of participating students, their experiences and reactions of the visitors, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Renu/Rohit.
Answer:

Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School Panchkula, Sector 7
Science Fair Held
Report by
Renu/Rohit

A science fair was held in our school from 7th March to 10th March. About 30 teams of various schools of the district took part in this fair. The entry was free for all. People from nearby places and students from various schools came in crowds to watch this fair. Our school team comprising Rohit, Renu, Nisha and Sadhna got the first prize.

16. Your school has participated in the “Save Water Campaign” by organising debates, quizes and painting competitions. Write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine giving the details of the competition like number of schools which participated, the guests etc. You are Rajesh, Secretary of your Students Council.
Answer:

Delhi Public School Peetam Pura (New Delhi)
“SAVE WATER CAMPAIGN”
Report by
Rajesh (Secretary, Students Council)

New Delhi .
April 17, 20
Our school organised “Save Water Campaign” on the 10th and 11th of April. Debate and quiz competitions were held on the 10th and painting competitions were held on the 11th. About 20 schools took part in these competitions. Smt. Shiela Dixit, the Chief Minister of Delhi, was the Chief Guest. Our school got the over-all trophy and a cash prize of one lac rupees.

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16. Your school organised a Literacy Camp. Write a short report in about 40 words what the students and teachers did on that occasion.
Answer:

Dev Samaj Girls Sr. Model School (Ambala City)
Literacy Camp Organised
Report by
Manju Nath (IX-A)

Ambala
May 25, 20………..
Our school organised a literacy camp from 14th May to 23rd May. One hundred volunteers took part in this camp. Every volunteer was assigned the duty of teaching one illiterate person. Books, note-books, pen and pencils were provided to the illiterate persons free of cost. The programme was fully successful. On the last day the Deputy Commissioner of Ambala honoured the volunteers and the persons who attended this camp.

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Practice Questions For Report Writing :

1. You are Nidhi Jain of Jain Girls Sr. Sec. School, Ambala Cantt. Write a report in about 40 words on the celebration of Annual Prize Distribution Function. Mention the events and the name of the Chief-Guest also.

2. Your school organised a workshop on “Conservation of Rain Water” for the students of your zone. Various activities along with practical demonstration were also organised at this occasion. Mentioning the number of students, the activities, number of models displayed, etc., write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Rahul, Secretary of the Science Club.

3. Students from your schooj went to Mussoorie on a trip organised by the Director of mountaineering. As Secretary of the Trekking Club of your school, write a report in about 40 words for your magazine, mentioning the number of students, the purpose of the trip and the adventure they experienced during the trip.

4. You are a press reporter. You have come to know that the police of your town has arrested two pick pockets. Draft a report in about 40 words.

5. You are Sourabh/Surabhi of Govt. High School, Jind. Write a report in about 40 words on the “Celebration of Teachers Day” in your school.

6. Your school NSS unit has organised a blood donation camp. As a member of the NSS group, write a report in 100 words to be printed in your school magazine.

7. Your school recently conducted a charity show in aid of the Tsunami affected people of Tamil Nadu. Mentioning the title, date and events, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Ritu Puri of IX-C.

8. During the Kargil conflict the Arts Club of your colony had organised various cultural activities to collect funds for the victims’ families. As the secretary of the club, write a report to be published in some popular newspaper.

9. You are a press reporter. You went to a hospital and found the nurses on strike. Mentioning the title, the date and the cause of their strike, write a brief report in about 40 words for your newspaper.

10. You are a press reporter. You visited a Tsunami affected village in Tamil Nadu. Mentioning the title, the destruction caused by the Tsunami at the relief work for the victims, write a short report in about 40 words for your newspaper.

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11. You are a student of XYZ Sr. Sec. School Ambala Cantt. Recently your school has organised a Literacy camp. Mentioning the date, the numbers of participants and other details, write a report in about 40 words.

12. Your school has participated in the ‘Ban the Polybags campaign’ by organising debates, quiz contests and painting competitions. Giving details of the competition like the number of schools which participated, the prizes, the guests, etc, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. You are Priya/Prem of IX-A.

13. You visited the International Trade Fair in the Pragati Maidan New Delhi. Giving proper information, write a report in about 40 words to be published in the school magazine.

14. You were standing on the roof of your house. Children were flying kites. Suddenly you noticed a boy falling off the roof. Write a report in about 40 words for some local newspapers.

15. Your school organised a poster-making contest recently. Mentioning the number of participating students, the themes of the posters, date and venue, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine. Give the report a suitable title. You are Anshu/Asmita of IX-B.

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Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Letter Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Letter Writing

A. Letters Making Orders

1. Write a letter to M/s Azad Hind Book Stores, Court Road, Bangaluru, placing an order for some books you urgently need. You may sign yourself as Rajeshwari of 151, Kachi Guda Crossing, Hyderabad.

151, Kachi Guda Crossing
Hyderabad
September 18,20………..
M/s Azad Hind Book Stores
Court Road
Bengaluru
Subject: Order for books.
Dear Sirs
I need some books of 9th class. Your goodself is requested to send me the following books as per V.P.P. as early as possible.
1. Deepak English Guide for                                                IX class 4 copies
2. Deepak Science Guide for                                                IX class 4 copies
3. Deepak Hindi Guide for                                                   IX class 4 copies
4. Deepak Guess Papers-cum-Model Test Papers,               IX class 2 copies
Please pack the books properly and send these at an early date.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Rajeshwari

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2. You are Kamal Verma of 77, Exchange Road, Kanpur. Write a letter to the Manager, Indian Bakery, ordering some items of your choice suitable for a picnic party of ten friends.

77, Exchange Road Kanpur
November 28, 20………
The Manager Indian Bakery Kanpur
Subject: Order for bakery items.
Sir
I and some of my friends are having a picnic party next week. You are requested to supply us the following items of bakery by next Sunday :
1. Special pastries (with chocolate flavour)        20 pieces
2. Cream rolls                                                     20 pieces
3. Coconut Cookies                                            5 packets
4. Waffers                                                           5 packets
5. Patties                                                             10 pieces
Thanking you

Yours sincerely
Kamal Verma

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3. Write a letter on behalf of Pankaj Crockeries, Rajguru Market, Hisar to a Arm in Faridabad, placing order for some items of crockery.

Pankaj Crockeries
50, Rajguru Market, Hisar
August 25, 20…………..
Messers Ram Chander & Co.
Main Bazar
Faridabad
Subject: Order for crockery items.
Dear Sirs
We shall be glad if you will please send us the following goods by goods train as per rates quoted in your letter No. BC/94/11 dated August 14,
1. 10 doz. tea cups and saucers                @ Rs. 80 per doz.
2. 15 doz. coffee cups and saucers           @ 150 per doz.
3. 25 doz. dinner plates                             @ Rs. 200 per doz.
4. 10 doz. small glasses                             @ Rs. 60 per doz.
Please pack the goods carefully as usual and collect the amount of invoice by negotiating the R/R through the State Bank of India, Hisar.

Yours sincerely
Proprietor
Pankaj Crockeries

4. You are a dealer of books and stationery. Write a letter to M/s Vikas Publishing House, Rani Ka Bagh, Amritsar ordering some books and stationery items for your shop named Nav Bharat Booksellers, ABC.

Nav Bharat Booksellers
15, Railway Road
ABC
November 28, 20……….
M/s Vikas Publishing House
Rani Ka Bagh
Amritsar
Subject: Order for some books and stationery items.
Sir
Kindly send the following books and stationery items through railway parcel.
1. Deepak English Guide for                                     IX 24 copies
2. Deepak Guess Papers for                                      IX and XI 12 copies each
3. Deepak Social Studies for                                     IX 30 copies
4. Deepak Moral Education for                                 IX 20 copies
5. Reynold Pens (Black)                                             10 dozen
6. Typing paper (Superior quality)                            20 reams
Kindly send the material immediately. Payment will be made as soon as the goods are received.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Manager
Nav Bharat Booksellers

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B. Letters Making Inquiries And Giving Suggestions

1. Write a letter to the Manager of Ross Hosiery House, Chaura Bazar, Ludhiana, requesting him to send you detailed information about the woollen items available with them. You may sign yourself Sita Ram, 126 Ganga Basti, Haridwar.

126, Ganga Basti
Haridwar
January 15, 20………
M/s Ross Hosiery House
Chaura Bazar
Ludhiana
Subject: Inquiry about available items.
Dear Sirs
I wish to start a retail shop of woollen garments in Ganga Basti, Haridwar. In this connection, I request youto write to me about various woollen items available with your firm for bulk supply.

Kindly also write about the terms regarding delivery and payment of these woollen items.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Sita Ram

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2. Write a letter to M/s Vikrant Electronics, Circular Road, Bengaluru asking for the price list of pre-recorded music cassettes of some of the latest Hindi films. You may sign yourself as David of 110, Moti Bagh, Lucknow.

110, Moti Bagh
Lucknow
January 15, 20………..
M/s Vikrant Electronics
Circular Road
Bengaluru
Subject: Inquiry about the price list.
Dear Sir
I run a music shop in Lucknow. 1 wish to purchase in bulk quantity some of the pre-recorded cassettes of latest Hindi films. You are requested to let me know your price list for the music cassettes of the following films:
1. Airlift ,
2. Bahubali
3. Drishyam
4. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
5. Neerja
Please send me the information soon so that I may place an early order.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
David

3. M/s Kanchan Cookware, Delhi Gate, Ajmer, have advertised a scheme to exchange old pots and pans with non-stick wares. Write a letter to the manager of the firm enquiring about the terms and conditions of the scheme. Sign yourself as Mrs Sneha Gupta of Park Lane, Kota.

Park Lane
Kota
October 15, 20……..
The Manager
Kanchan Cookware
Delhi Gate, Ajmer
Subject: Enquiry about the terms and conditions of the scheme.
Sir
I read your advertisement in the Hindustan Times. You have advertised that you have a scheme to exchange old pots and pans with non-stick cookwares.

I am interested in exchanging some old pots and pans with non-stick wares. You are requested to kindly let me know the details about your scheme. Kindly also write whether you can send the goods through railway parcel.

Thanking you Yours sincerely Sneha Gupta.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Letter Writing

4. You represent M/s Kolkata Steel Almirah Co., Lucknow. Write a letter to your customer Mrs. S. Raina, Hazrat Ganj, who purchased a steel almirah two months back on credit, requesting her to arrange to make the payment at the earliest.

Kolkata Steel Almirah Co.
125, Aminabad,
Lucknow
September 15, 20……..
Mrs. S. Raina
Hazrat Ganj
Lucknow
Subject: Reminder for payment.
Dear Madam,
Kindly refer to our bill No. 321 dated 15th July, You purchased a steel almirah on credit. At that time you promised to make the payment of the almirah within fifteen days. But now two months have passed and we have still not received the payment.
You are requested to please send us the payment of the above bill immediately.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
General Manager
Kolkata Steel Almirah Co.

C. Letters Of Complaints And Suggestions

1. Write a letter to M/s Radha Krishan Publications, 2, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi, complaining about the parcel of books which you have received in a damaged condition.

35, Daya Basti
Ambala
November 15, 20……….
M/s Radha Krishan Publications
2, Ansari Road
Darya Ganj, New Delhi
Subject: Complaint about damaged parcel.
Dear Sir
I am very sorry to point out that the parcel of books despatched by you has arrived in a damaged condition. Your despatch section has not packed the books properly. The parcel was tom and the books were damaged. Two of the ten books were completely tom. In one of them, ten pages are missing. Three books had their covers tom. You are requested to take the books back at your cost and send me the books in good condition in a properly packed parcel.
Thanking you

Your faithfully
Bharat Bhushan Khanna

2. Write a letter to M/s Bright Future Book-sellers, Nai Sarak, Delhi, complaining against the delay of books you have already ordered. You may sign as Saurabh of 627 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Saharanpur.

627, Mahatma Gandhi Road
Saharanpur
December 24, 20………..
M/s Bright Future Book-sellers
354, Jogiwara, Nai Sarak
Delhi
Subject: Complaint about the delay of books.
Dear Sir
On 24th December, …………, I placed an order for the following books :
1. Deepak English guide for IXth class.
2. Deepak Guess Papers for IXth class.
3. English Reader for class IX.
Sir, more than two months have passed but I have still not received the books. You know that the examination of class IX is drawing near. So you are requested to kindly send the books immediately.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Saurabh

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3. You are Sagar/Sarika of village Sultanpur, Hisar. Write a letter to M/s ABC coolers, Hisar, complaining about a desert cooler you bought from them three months ago.

Sagar
Village Sultanpur
Hisar
June 5, 20………….
M/s ABC Coolers
Hisar
Subject: Complaint about a desert cooler.
Sir,
With reference to the above cited subject I am to say that I bought a desert cooler from your shop three months ago. It is a matter of big trouble for me that the cooler has stopped working. It had been creating trouble for me for the last ten days and it stopped working yesterday. This piece has some manufacturing defects. I am sending it back to you for immediate repair or replacement.
Thanks

Yours faithfully
Sagar

4. Write a letter to M/s Haryana Publishing House, New Delhi for the wrong delivery of books requesting him to send the books you ordered to supply. You are the resident of Prem Nagar, Amritsar. Sign yourself as Manvinder.

137, Prem Nagar
Amritsar
February 20, 20……….
M/s Haryana Publishing House
1435, Karol Bagh
New Delhi
Subject: Complaint about wrong delivery of books.
Dear Sir
About one month back, I placed an order for the following books with you.
1. English Reader Xth 5 copies
2. Supplementary Reader Xth 4 copies
3. Work Book Xth 3 copies
4. Deepak English Guide Xth 2 copies
But when the parcel reached me yesterday, I found that the books were different. You have not supplied the above books. By mistake, you have sent me the books of B.A. 2nd year.

Now you are requested to replace the books at your own cost. Kindly send me the correct books at an early date.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Manvinder

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Letter Writing

5. You are Mohan/Meera studying at Bharat School, Lucknow. The road leading to your school is very congested and full of potholes. Students and parents are often caught in a traffic jam. In spite of several representations, the Govt, has not done anything to improve the condition of the road. Write a letter to the Editor of ‘The Times of India’ drawing the attention of the Govt, to this problem.

Mohan/Meera
Bharat School, Lucknow
May 7, 20….
The Editor The Times of India New Delhi Dear Sir
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw the attention of Uttar Pradesh Government towards a big problem of the public.

Sir, the road leading to our school is very congested and full of potholes. At some places it is fully damaged. It is full of pits. Due to these pits heavy vehicles get imbalanced and overturn. Students and parents are often caught in a traffic jam. We get late for daily. In spite of several representations, the Govt, has not done anything to improve the condition of the road. We wish that this road must be of four lanes. There is enough open space on both sides of the road. If the road is widened it will be a boon for the students.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Mohan/Meera

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Letter Writing

6. You are Samar/Sarika of 6, Swami Nagar, Kanpur. Write a letter to the Manager, Bata Shoe Company, Kanpur complaining about the quality of shoes bought by you from their local showroom.

Samar
6, Swami Nagar
Kanpur
August 10, 20…………..
The Manager Bata Shoe Company
Kanpur
Subject: Complaint about the quality of shoes.
Sir/Madam
With reference to the above cited subject it is submitted to your goodself that I bought a pair of bata shoes from a local showroom of your company situated in Swami Nagar last week. It has been very painful to me when I found that (last week) even within a week its soul has cracked and its seams got loose. This pair of shoes cost me ? five thousand. But the experience is very bad. I am sending these shoes back to your firm for immediate replacement with the same type of shoes.
Thanks

Yours faithfully
Samar

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Letter Writing

7. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper highlighting the need of Road Safety Rules.

1017, Sector 10A
Chandigarh
April 07, 20……….
The Editor
The Tribune
Chandigarh
Dear Sir
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper I would like to raise the issue of the need of Road Safety Rules. Today our roads have become much risky. The major reason behind this is that people do not follow the Road Safety Rules from heart.

Most of the people follow these rules only with a sense of fear of police. Whenever one finds the police absent from the scene, he or she breaks the traffic rules. Wearing helmet for the two wheeler riders, using seat belts for the four wheeler riders should become a spontanious jesture. Life is precious. It must be protected by following Road Safety Rules. The people should follow these rules by heart not with fear.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Ranjan Sodhi

8. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper highlighting the need of the introduction of Road Safety Rules in the Syllabus of secondary classes in Haryana. Sign yourself as Sudhir Kumar of Government Senior Secondary School, Rampur (Bhiwani).

Sudhir Kumar
Government Senior Secondary School
Rampur (Bhiwani)
March 07, 20…………
The Editor
The Hindustan Times
Chandigarh
Dear Sir
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper I would like to attract the attention of the Education Department of Haryana towards the issue of Road Safety Rules. Sir, today it comes in the reports that in most of the road accidents school students are involved. They are at a great risk of road accidents as they are not well aware of the Road Safety Rules. They lack the knowledge how to cross the road, where to walk on the road, where to drive their bicycle etc. It is urged that Road Safety Rules must be introduced in the syllabus of all secondary classes in Haryana. The knowledge of Road Safety Rules will make our students safe on the roads.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Sudhir Kumar

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Letter Writing

D. Applications For Jobs

1. Your name is Amreesh Kumar and you live at 354 Rose Gardens, Bengaluru. Write an application for the post of a supervisor at Hyde Park Enterprises, Mumbai.

Amreesh Kumar
354, Rose Gardens
Bengaluru
March 8, 20
The General Manager
Hyde Park Enterprises
764, Bandra East
Mumbai
Sir
In response to your advertisement in the Hindustan Times today, I offer myself as one of the candidates for the post of a supervisor in your concern.

I am graduated from the University of Mumbai with second division. After that I obtained a diploma in garment manufacturing from the Japanese Institute of Garment Manufacturing Technology, Tokyo.

I have been working as a Supervisor of Production Unit in a garment factory at Mumbai for the last two years. But the conditions of work here are not good. At the same time, the emoluments are not very encouraging. Hence, I wish to switch over to a better and more reputed company.

I am 26 years old and possess a pleasing personality and amiable manners.
In case I get an opportunity to join your esteemed concern, I shall leave no stone unturned to prove myself worthy of my selection. .
Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours faithfully
Amreesh Kumar

2. Your name is Mr Mohan Sharma. Write an application for the post qf a cashier to M/s Kaypee Brothers, New Delhi.

Mr Mohan Sharma
321, Naraina Vihar
New Delhi
July 23, 20………..
M/s Kaypee Brothers
34, Ansari Road
New Delhi
Dear Sir
I have come to know from a reliable source that you require the services of a cashier. So, I take this opportunity to offer my services for this post.

I am a first class Commerce graduate from Kurukshetra University. After that I worked as a cashier with a local firm. In that firm I prepared the pay rolls of the employees. Then my father was transferred to Faridabad and my family was shifted here. As the salary offered by that firm was not much. It was not an attractive proposition to live there alone. So, I had to resign the job.

1 am a young man of 25 years having a good health and excellent character. Moreover, I know type-writing and have knowledge of computers also. I can work efficiently and effectively on computers.

I can speak English, Hindi and Punjabi languages fluently.
Regarding my salary, I am prepared to accept any suitable amount which you consider, keeping in view my qualifications and experience.

Sir, I wish to assure you that if I will be selected, then I will do my duty with full efficiency.
I hope you will give me a chance to serve you.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Mohan Sharma

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Letter Writing

3. You are Abhimanyu/Abhilasha, staying at 117, Nirvana Apartments, Kolkata. You have seen an advertisement for the post of a Science teacher in Rani Public School, Kolkata, Write an application in response to the advertisement applying for the post.

Abhimanyu
117, Nirvana Apartments
Kolkata
July 16, 20……….
To
The Principal Rani Public School
Kolkata
Subject: Application for the post of Science Teacher.
Sir/Madam
With reference to your advertisement in the Times of India on 15th July, 20 for the post of a Science Teacher, I am submitting my application for the same. I am a young and energetic boy having qualification of B.Sc. (Medical) & B.Ed and a fresh pass-out candidate. I am highly interested in teaching. I assure you that if I am given a chance of teaching in your worthy institution, I shall leave no stone unturned for your entire satisfaction.
Thanks

Yours faithfully
Abhimanyu
Ph. No. 999000XXXX

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HBSE 9th Class English Application Writing

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Application Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Application Writing

प्रार्थना-पत्र एवं पत्र लिखने के नियम

1. प्रार्थना-पत्र एवं पत्र लिखते समय निम्नलिखित बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए
(a) प्रार्थना-पत्र एवं पत्र को सदा सरल भाषा में लिखना चाहिए।
(b) प्रार्थना-पत्र एवं पत्र में विषय-संबंधी आवश्यक बातें ही लिखनी चाहिएँ। बेकार की या इधर-उधर की बातों का पत्रों में कोई स्थान नहीं होता।
(c) प्रार्थना-पत्र एवं पत्र जहाँ तक हो सके संक्षिप्त हो तथा उसमें पत्र-लेखक के विचार या उद्देश्य स्पष्ट व्यक्त किए जाने चाहिएँ।
(d) प्रार्थना-पत्र एवं पत्र लिखते समय यह ध्यान रखना चाहिए कि पत्र किसे लिखा जा रहा है। पत्र की भाषा एवं शैली पर उचित ध्यान देना चाहिए।
(e) अभद्र एवं कठोर भाषा का प्रयोग कभी नहीं करना चाहिए।
(f) भिन्न-भिन्न विचारों को, स्पष्टता के लिए अलग-अलग Paragraphs में लिखना चाहिए।

2. पत्रों के प्रकार पत्र मुख्यतः निम्नलिखित तीन प्रकार के होते हैं-
(a) Business Letters (व्यापार संबंधी पत्र)
(b) Official Letters (सरकारी या कार्यालयों संबंधी पत्र) तथा Applications (प्रार्थना-पत्र)
(c) Private (निजी) या Personal (व्यक्तिगत) Letters.

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

3. प्रार्थना-पत्र तथा पत्र के भाग-एक प्रार्थना-पत्र तथा पत्र के निम्नलिखित भाग हैं-
(a) THE HEADING :
इसमें पत्र भेजने वाले का पता एवं तिथि होते हैं। इसे पत्र के बाएँ हाथ की ओर रखा जाता है। जैसे-
18,Gandhi Nagar
Karnal
March 8, ……

NOTES :
(i) पते के सभी भागों को Commas द्वारा अलग-अलग दिखाना चाहिए।
(ii) तिथि के अंत में Full Stop लगाना चाहिए।
(ii) तिथि को प्रायः निम्नलिखित में से किसी एक प्रकार से लिख सकते हैं

May 7, ………. या 7th May, ………..

(b) THE INSIDE ADDRESS :
व्यक्तिगत पत्रों को छोड़कर अन्य पत्रों में The Heading के पश्चात पत्र के पाने वाले का पता लिखा जाता है। इसे बाएँ हाथ की ओर लिखा जाता है। प्रार्थना-पत्रों में पाने वाले के Address से पहले वाली पंक्ति में ‘To’ भी लिखा जाता है।

(c) THE SALUTATION :
इसका अर्थ है-संबोधन।
(i) Business Letters, Official Letters तथा Applications में प्रायः ‘Dear Sir’ या ‘Sir’ या ‘Dear Sirs’ आदि लिखा जाता है।
(ii) व्यक्तिगत पत्रों का संबोधन पत्र-लेखक और पत्र को पाने वाले के संबंध पर निर्भर करता है। मित्रों को प्रायः ‘Dear + नाम का प्रथम भाग’ या ‘My dear + नाम के प्रथम भाग से संबोधित किया जाता है।
(iii) संबंधियों को प्रायः ‘Dear + रिश्ता (संबंध) या ‘My dear + रिश्ता (संबंध)’ आदि से संबोधित किया जाता है।
(iv) औपचारिक (Formal) पत्रों में Dear Mr Sethi आदि लिखा जाता है, अर्थात ‘Dear Mr Ramesh Chand Sethi” आदि नहीं लिखा जाता।

(d) THE BODY :
यह पत्र का सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण भाग है। इसी भाग में पत्र लेखक अपने विचार या उद्देश्य व्यक्त करता है। ध्यान रखना चाहिए कि एक प्रमुख विचार या उद्देश्य को एक Paragraph में लिखना चाहिए। आवश्यकतानुसार पत्र में एक से अधिक Paragraph भी हो सकते हैं।

(e) THE SUBSCRIPTION
पत्र के अंत को Subscription कहा जाता है। इसके लिए निम्नलिखित बातें ध्यान में रखना सहायक रहेगा-
(i) संबंधियों एवं मित्रों को लिखे जाने वाले पत्रों में
Your sincere friend.
Your loving son/daughter/father etc.
Your affectionate father/brother/mother etc.
या
Yours very sincerely
Yours sincerely
Yours affectionately
Yours truly
Yours very truly, आदि का प्रयोग करें।

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

(ii) औपचारिक पत्रों में Yours truly/Yours very truly/Yours faithfully/Yours respectfully/Yours obediently आदि का प्रयोग करें।

(iii) किसी संपादक के नाम लिखे पत्र में Yours truly या ‘Yours etc.’ का प्रयोग करें।

(f) THE SIGNATURE (हस्ताक्षर)
हस्ताक्षर में Mr या Miss या Professor या Dr. आदि शब्दों का प्रयोग न करें।

1. For Full Fee Concession

Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to grant you full fee concession.

To
The Principal Govt. High School Panipat
Subject: Full fee concession.
Sir
I am a student of the IXth class of your school. My father is a salesman in a private company. His salary is very small. He has a large family to support. So he cannot pay my school fee.

I am good at studies. Last year, I topped the class in the annual examination. I am the captain of my school cricket team.
You are requested to kindly grant me full fee concession.

Thanking you
Yours obediently Amarjeet
Class IX-A
May 10, 20 ……….

Word-Meanings : Salary (सैलरी) = वेतन; support (सपोर्ट) = पलना; topped (टॉप) = प्रथम आया।

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

2. For Remission of Fine

Write an application to the Principal of your school, for the remission of fine.

To
The Principal Arya High School Ambala Cantt
Subject: Remission of fine.
Sir
I am a student of the IX class of your school. Our English teacher gave us a test on Monday. I could not take the test as I was ill on that day. The teacher has fined me twenty rupees.

I am good at English. I have always got good marks in English. I never avoid taking test. If I had been well on that day, I would have taken the test. I am willing to take the test any time.

You are requested to kindly remit the fine. I shall always be thankful to you.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Pankaj Kumar
Class IX-C
February 13,20 …………..

Word-Meanings : Remission (रिमिशन) = माफी; avoid (अवॉयड) = बचना।

3. Application for Change of Section

Write an application to the Principal of your School, requesting him to change your section.

To
The Principal
Arya Senior Secondary School Kapurthala
Subject: Change of section.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I am a student of IX-C of your school. All the other students of my colony study in section B. So we cannot do our home work together.
So, I request you to kindly change my section from C to B.
I shall be very thankful to you.

Yours obediently
Prahlad Singh
Class IX-C
May 10, 20 …………

Word-Meanings : Change (चेंज) = बदलना; homework (होमवर्क) = घर का काम

4. Application for The Arrangement of Drinking Water

Write an application to the Headmaster for making arrangements for drinking water in the school.

To
The Headmaster
Jain High School Kamal
Subject: Arrangement of drinking water.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that there is no proper arrangement for drinking water in the school. There is only one tap for drinking water. It is summer season. Students get thirsty very soon. During the recess, there is a lot of rush at the tap. Some students have to remain thirsty.

You are requested to make proper arrangement for drinking water. There should be at least three or four water taps.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Jyoti Sagar
Class IX-C
March 21, 20 ……….

Word-Meanings : Arrangements (अरेंजमेन्ट्स) = इतजाम; proper (प्रॉपर) = उचित; tap (टैप) = नल; season = मौसम

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

5. Application for Collection of Money

Write an application to the Principal asking him for permission to collect money for the school peon who is very ill.

To
The Principal
S.D. High Secondary School Sonepat
Subject: Collection of money.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that our school peon, Mr Jasmer Singh has been ill for a month. He is a very poor man. He has a large family to support. He has no money to buy medicines.

Many students wish to help him with money. You are requested to give us permission to collect money for him.
We shall be thankful to you for this.
Yours obediently
Randhir Singh
Class IX-C .
February 12, 20………..

Word-Meanings : Collect (क्लैक्ट) = इकट्ठा करना; medicines (मैडिसींज़) = दवाइयाँ; large (लार्ज) = बड़ा।

6. Complaint Against Monitor

Write an application to the Principal, complaining against your class monitor.

To
The Principal
Moti Lai Nehru School
Hisar
Subject: Complaint against monitor.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I am a student of IX-D class of your school. Rajesh Kumar is the monitor of our class. He is a naughty boy. He has no manners. He often beats the weak students of the class.

He misuses his position as a monitor. He often tells lie to the class teachers about some students. He punished them without any reason. All the boys of the class are tired of him.

So, you are requested to appoint a new monitor for our- class.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Jinender Kumar
Class IX-D
January 15, 20 ……….

Word-Meanings : Naughty(नॉटी) = शरारती; manners (मैनऱ) = तौर-तरीके; misuse (मिस यूज़) = दुरूपयोग appoint (अपॉइंट) = नियुक्त करना।

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

7. Application for The School Leaving Certificate

Write an application to the Headmaster of your school, requesting him to issue to you a school leaving certificate.

To
The Headmaster
Govt. High School Panipat
Subject: School leaving certificate.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I am a student of IX-A class of your school. My father is a government officer. He has been transferred to Ludhiana. I cannot stay at here alone. I shall have to take admission at Ludhiana.

You are requested to issue me my school leaving certificate. I have cleared all the dues.
1 shall be highly thankful to you for this.

Yours obediently
Pratiksha
Class IX-A
March 8, 20 ……….

Word-Meanings : Transfer (ट्रांसफर) = तबादला; stay (स्टे) = रहना।

8. Application for School Uniforms and Free Text Books

Write an application to the Principal of your school, requesting him to give you the school uniform and text books free. Give reasons.

To
The Principal
Govt. Higher Secondary School Kaithal
Subject: School uniform and free text books.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I am a student of IX class of your school. I belong to a poor family. My father is a peon in an office. His salary is only five thousand rupees per month. My father cannot afford to buy school uniform and text books for me.

I am a good student of the school. I always stand first in the class. I am in the good books of the teachers, You are requested to buy uniform and books for me from the school fund or from the Red Cross fund.

I shall be highly thankful to you for this.

Yours obediently
Jai Singh
Class IX-A
April 9, 20 ………….

Word-Meanings : Uniform (यूनिफॉम) = वर्दी; afford (अर्फोड) = वहन करना।

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

9. Application for Leave for Mother’s Illness

Write an application to the Headmaster for leave of absence for one week on account of your mother’s illness.

To
The Headmaster D.A.V High School Ambala
Subject: Leave for mother’s illness.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I am a student of class IX-E of your school. My mother is suffering from fever. Her condition is serious. My father is not at home. He has gone on a tour. I am the only daughter of my parents. So l have to look after my mother.

You are requested to grant me leave for one week from 14th February to 20th February.
I shall be thankful to you.

Yours obediently
Meena Kumari
Class IX-E
February 13, 20 ………..

Word-Meanings : Absence (एबसेंस) = अनुपस्थिति; look after (लुक आफ्टर) = देखभाल करना।

10. Application for An Educational Tour

Write an application to the Principal, requesting him to arrange an educational tour. Give reasons.

To
The Principal
Supreme Senior Secondary School Panipat
Subject: Application for educational tour.
Sir
With due respect I wish to state that the students of class IX and X want to go on an educational tour. We want to visit Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. These are the places of historical interest. We wish to see the Taj Mahal and other historical buildings at Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. On our way back, we shall spend some time at Delhi. We wish to see the Red Fort, the Parliament House and other places of interest.

This educational tour will increase our knowledge about the history of our country. Our history teacher, Sh. Sumer Singh has agreed to go with us. About fifty students are ready to go on this tour.
You are requested to arrange for this trip.
We shall be highly thankful to you for this.

Yours obediently
Deekshant Mehta
Class IX-D ,
December 15, 20 ………..

Word-Meanings: Arrange (अरेंज) = इंतजाम करना; educational (एज़्यूकेश्नल) = शैक्षिक; increase (इंक्रीज़) = बढ़ाना।

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

11. For Character Certificate by Post

Write a letter to the Principal asking him to send you a character certificate by post.

118, Jain Colony
Jalandhar City
March 8,20
To
The Principal
Govt. Senior Secondary School Patiala
Subject: Character certificate by post.
Sir
I am an old student of your school. I have passed class X from your school. Now I wish to apply for the job of a clerk in a private firm. So, I need a character certificate from you.

I studied in your school from 2004 to 2006. I appeared in X class examination in March, 2006. I got 1st division in the examination. During my stay at school, I took part in all the social and literary activities of the school. I was the captain of the school cricket team in 2005.1 also took part in drama.

You are requested to kindly send me the character certificate by post.
Thanking you Yours obediently Anup Singh

Word-Meanings : Apply (अप्लाई) = आवेदन देना; social (सोशल) = सामाजक; literary = साहित्यिक; activities (एकटिविटीज़) = गतिविधियाँ।

12. For A Duplicate Library Card

You have lost your library card. Write to the librarian to issue you a duplicate card.
To
The Librarian District Library Gurugram
Subject: Issuing of duplicate library card.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I have lost my Library Card No. DLA/895.

It came to my notice yesterday that my card was lost. Perhaps, I lost it on my way back to home or someone has removed it from my pocket.
You are therefore, requested to issue me a duplicate library card. Please also ensure that no book is issued on the old card in future.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully
Jaspreet Singh
25,Gandhi Nagar, Rajpura

Word-Meaning : Removed (रिमूल्ड) = निकाल लिया।

HBSE Class 9 English Composition Application Writing

13. TD Librarian for a Remission of Fine on Books

Write an application to the Librarian, requesting him to remit the fine for returning the books late.

To
The Librarian Nehru Public Library Kaithal
Subject: Remission of fine for returning books late.
Sir
A fine of Rs. 100 has been imposed on me for returning the library books after the fixed time. The delay has been caused by the circumstances beyond my control. I was on sick leave for 12 days. So I could not come to the library to return the books.

So, I request you to please remit the fine. I shall be thankful to you for this.

Yours obediently
Jagdish Kumar
7th February, 20 ………..

Word-Meanings : Remission (रिमिशन) = माफी; imposed (इंपोज़्ड) = लगाया गया है; delay (डिले) = देरी; circumstances (सर्कमस्टान्सिज़) = परिस्थितियाँ।

14. Application For Sick Leave

Suppose you are Anupa Sayal, studying in Atam Public School, Kurukshetra. You are ill. Write an application to your Principal requesting him to grant you sick leave for four days.

To
The Principal
Atam Public School
Kurukshetra
Subject: Sick leave for four days.
Sir
With due respect, I wish to state that I am a student of IX-B at your school. I am suffering from high fever. The doctor says that it is malaria. He says that it will take three or four days to recover. He had advised me to take rest for a further period of three days after recovery.
You are therefore, requested to kindly grant me sick leave for one week.
Thanking you

Yours obediently
Anupa Sayal
Class IX-B
Roll No. 49

Word-Meanings : Suffering (सफरिंग) = कष्ट; recovery (रिक्वरी) = ठीक होना; period (पीरियड) = अवधि।

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15. Application For Special Coaching Classes

Suppose you are Vikas Malhotra the monitor of IX-A class of SJ). Sr. Sec. School, Ambala Cantt. Write an application to your principal requesting him to arrange special coaching classes in the subject of Mathematics.

To
The Principal
S.D. Sr. Sec. School
Ambala Cantt
Subject: Arrangement of special coaching classes.
Hon’ble Sir,
Most respectfully I wish to submit before your goodself a big problem of IX-A class. Sir, as you are well aware that our mathematics teacher Mr P. Saxena is on leave for the last two months. So we have no regular teacher in this subject for all this period. Our syllabus is far behind for this subject. The annual examinations are drawing near.

Sir, it will put a very adverse effect on our result. Therefore, you are requested to arrange special coaching class in mathematics after the school hours.All the students of our class are willing to attend these classes. Any teacher of mathematics is acceptable to us.
Thanking you

Yours obediently
Vikas Malhotra
Monitor IX-A
December 20, 20 ……….

Word-Meanings : Arrange (अरेंज) = प्रबंध करना; adverse (एडवस) = विपरीत/प्रतिकूल; effect (इफेक्ट) = प्रभाव।

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HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

HBSE 9th Class English The Beggar Textbook Questions and Answers

Think about It

Question 1.
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
(क्या लशकॉफ परिस्थितिवश भिखारी बनता है या अपनी इच्छा से?)
Answer:
Lushkoff has become a beggar by choice. Earlier he sang in a Russian choir. He was used to drinking. So they turned him out. He could get no job anywhere so he decides to be a beggar.

(लशकॉफ अपनी मर्जी से भिखारी बना है। पहले वह एक रूसी समूहगान में गीत गाया करता था। वह शराब पीने का आदी था। इसलिए उन्होंने उसे नौकरी से निकाल दिया। उसे कहीं पर कोई नौकरी नहीं मिली इसलिए उसने भिखारी बनने का निर्णय ले लिया।)

Question 2.
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
(वह झूठ बोलने के लिए सरजई को क्या कारण बताता है?)
Answer:
He tells Sergei that he is jobless. He says that he was a singer in a Russian choir but they had turned him out of the job. Now he can’t do any job. He says that if he tells the truth, no one will give him anything. So he can’t get along without lying.

(वह सरजई को बताता है कि वह बेरोजगार है। वह बताता है कि वह एक रूसी समूहगान में गायक था लेकिन उन्होंने उसे नौकरी से बाहर निकाल दिया। अब वह कोई दूसरा काम नहीं कर सकता है। यदि वह सच बोलता है कि तो कोई भी उसे कुछ नहीं देता है। इसलिए झूठ बोले बिना उसका गुजारा नहीं है।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 3.
Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
(क्या लशकॉफ स्वेच्छा से काम करने वाला व्यक्ति है? तब, वह सरजई के लिए लकड़ियाँ फाड़ने पर सहमत क्यों हो जाता है?)
Answer:
No, Lushkoff is not a willing worker. Sergei had caught him telling lies and threatened to call the police. He makes an excuse that he doesn’t find any work to do. When Sergei offers him a job to chop wood for him, he has to agree for it.

(नहीं, लशकॉफ स्वेच्छा से काम करने वाला व्यक्ति नहीं है। सरज़ई उसके झूठ को पकड़ लेता है और पुलिस को बुलाने की धमकी देता है। लशकॉफ बहाना बनाता है कि उसे करने के लिए काम नहीं मिलता है। जब सरजई उसे अपने लिए लकड़ियाँ फाड़ने का काम देता है, तो उसे सहमत होना पड़ता है।)

Question 4.
Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?
(सरजई कहता है, “मैं प्रसन्न हूँ कि मेरे शब्दों का प्रभाव पड़ा है।” वह ऐसा क्यों कहता है? क्या वह यह कहने में सही
Answer:
Sergei offers a job to Lushkoff to chop wood for him on the first day of every month. Lushkoff makes his appearance on the first of the month and earns half a rouble. Sergei says that he is happy because Lushkoff has acted upon his advice. But he is not right in saying so because Lushkoff has no interest in work but only on money.

(सरजई लशकॉफ को हर महीने की पहली तारीख को आकर उसके लिए लकड़ी फाड़ने का काम देता है। लशकॉफ महीने की पहली तारीख को आता है और आधा रूबल कमा लेता है। सरजई कहता है कि उसे खुशी है कि लशकॉफ ने उसकी सलाह पर अमल कर लिया है। लेकिन ऐसा कहने में वह सही नहीं है क्योंकि लशकॉफ की काम के बजाय धन में अधिक रुचि है।)

Question 5.
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
(लशकॉफ प्रतिमास पैंतीस रूबल कमा रहा है। वह इसके लिए सरजई का आभारी कैसे है?)
Answer:
Now Lushkoff has been working as a notary. He is earning thirty five roubles a month. He is obliged to Sergei for giving him a job of chopping wood which has changed him from a beggar to a notary.

(लशकॉफ अब एक नोटरी के रूप में कार्य कर रहा है। वह प्रतिमास पैंतीस रूबल कमा रहा है। वह सरजई का आभारी है कि उसने उसे लकड़ियाँ फाड़ने का काम दिया जिसने उसे एक भिखारी से नोटरी बना दिया।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 6.
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
(बातचीत के दौरान लशकॉफ इस बात का रहस्य खोलता है कि सरजई की रसोइया, ओल्गा, उसमें आए सकारात्मक परिवर्तन के लिए उत्तरदायी है। ओल्गा ने लशकॉफ को कैसे बचाया?)
Answer:
Olga is very strict to Lushkoff for his habit of begging and drinking. But she is kind at heart. She rebukes Lushkoff for spoiling his life. She takes pity on him and chops wood for him. This behaviour of hers towards Lushkoff brings a positive change in his life and he stops drinking. In this way Olga saves Lushkoff’s life.

(ओल्गा लशकॉफ के प्रति उसकी भीख मांगने और शराब पीने की आदतों को लेकर बहुत कठोर है। लेकिन वह हृदय से दयालु है। वह लशकॉफ को अपना जीवन तबाह करने के लिए फटकारती है। वह उस पर दया करती है और उसके लिए स्वयं लकड़ियाँ फाड़ती है। लशकॉफ के प्रति उसका यह व्यवहार उसके जीवन में एक सकारात्मक परिवर्तन लाता है और वह शराब पीना बंद कर देता है। इस प्रकार से ओल्गा उसके जीवन को बचाती है।)

Talk about It

Question 1.
How can we help beggars/abolish begging?
Answer:
Begging is a crime, In India there is a large number of beggars. We see large queues of beggar outside religious places. Picnic places are also full of beggars. As a sensible citizen of India everyone should do his best efforts to abolish this evil. I would like to do the same as sergei did. If ever I had a chance to meet such a beggar who is physically fit and can do work, I would offer him work. Those who are physically handicapped, the government should open charity homes for them. Social security pension should be given to them. I sincerely wish that begging should be abolished in India.

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

HBSE 9th Class English The Beggar Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What was the name of the beggar?
Answer:
The name of the beggar was Lushkoff.

Question 2.
Who did Lushkoff beg from?
Answer:
He begged from Sergei.

Question 3.
What was Sergei’s profession?
Answer:
Sergei was an advocate.

Question 4.
What did Sergei remind about the beggar on seeing him?
Answer:
Sergei reminded that he had seen him the previous day in Sadovya street.

Question 5.
What work did Sergei offer the beggar?
Answer:
He offered the beggar the work of chopping wood.

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 6.
Who was Olga?
Answer:
Olga was a maid-servant at Sergei’s home.

Question 7.
What did Sergei give Lushkoff after the wood was chopped?
Answer:
He gave him half a rouble.

Question 8.
When did Lushkoff used to visit Sergei’s home?
Answer:
Lushkoff used to visit Sergei’s home on the first of every month.

Question 9.
Where did Sergei meet Lushkoff after an interval of two years?
Answer:
He met him at the ticket window of a theatre.

Question 10.
What did Lushkoff tell Sergei about his profession when he met him after two years?
Answer:
He told him that now he was a notary and was paid thirty five roubles a month.

Question 11.
Who would chop woods for Lushkoff?
Answer:
Olga would chop woods for Lushkoff.

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 12.
What changed Lushkoff’s life?
Answer:
Olga’s kindness towards Lushkoff changed his life.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
How did Sergei recognise the beggar?
(सरजई ने भिखारी को कैसे पहचाना?)
Answer:
Sergei looked at the beggar. His face appeared familiar to him. He tried to recollect where he had seen him. Suddenly, his eyes fell on the beggar’s shoes. One shoe was high and the other was low. Now he clearly remembered where he had seen the beggar before. He had seen the beggar in the Sadovya Street.

(सरजई ने भिखारी को देखा। उसे उसका चेहरा परिचित-सा लगता था। उसने याद करने का प्रयत्न किया कि उसने उसे कहाँ देखा था। अचानक, उसकी नजरें भिखारी के जूतों पर पड़ीं। एक जूता ऊँचा था और एक जूता नीचा। अब उसे स्पष्ट याद . आ गया कि उसने भिखारी को पहले कहाँ देखा था। उसने भिखारी को सडोव्या स्ट्रीट में देखा था।)

Question 2.
What did the beggar tell Sergei? Why did Sergei threaten to call the police?
(भिखारी सरजई को क्या बताता है? सरजई पुलिस को बुलाने की धमकी क्यों देता है?)
Answer:
When the beggar met Sergei for the first time, he told him that he was a student and had been expelled from the college. When he met Sergei, for the second time, he told him that he had been offered a position in Kaluga, but he had no money for the fare to get there. Sergei recognised him that he was telling a lie and threatened to call the police.

(जब भिखारी सरजई को पहली बार मिला, तो उसने उसे बताया कि वह एक छात्र है और उसे कॉलेज से निकाल दिया गया है। जब वह सरजई को दूसरी बार मिला, तो उसने कहा कि उसे कलूगा में नौकरी की पेशकश की गई है, मगर उसके पास वहाँ जाने के लिए किराए के पैसे नहीं हैं। सरजई ने उसे पहचाना कि वह झूठ बोल रहा था और पुलिस को बुलाने की धमकी दी।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 3.
What kind of work was given to Lushkoff initially? Why did he agree to do it?
(लशकॉफ को आरंभ में किस प्रकार का काम दिया गया? वह इसे करने के लिए क्यों मान गया?)
Answer:
Sergei refused to give alms to Lushkoff, the beggar. He offered to give him work. He took him home and gave him the work of chopping wood. Lushkoff agreed to do this work, not because he was hungry and wanted work. He agreed to do it because of pride and shame and because he had been trapped by his own words.

(सरजई ने लशकॉफ नामक भिखारी को भीख देने से इंकार कर दिया। उसने उसे काम देने की पेशकश की। वह उसे घर ले गया और उसे लकड़ी काटने का काम दिया। लशकॉफ यह काम करने के लिए इसलिए तैयार नहीं हुआ, क्योंकि वह भूखा था और उसे काम चाहिए था। वह काम करने के लिए गर्व और शर्म के कारण तैयार हो गया क्योंकि वह अपने ही शब्दों में फंस गया था।)

Question 4.
How did Olga treat Lushkoff in the beginning? Why did she do this?
(ओल्गा ने आरंभ में लशकॉफ के साथ कैसा व्यवहार किया? उसने ऐसा क्यों किया?)
Answer:
In the beginning, Olga treated Lushkoff callously. She called him a drunkard. She rebuked him. Then she would sit before him and grow sad. She looked into his face and wept. Then she chopped wood for him. She did so because she felt pity for him. Secondly, she wanted to put him on the right path.

(आरंभ में, ओल्गा ने लशकॉफ के साथ निष्ठुरता का व्यवहार किया। उसने उसे शराबी कहकर पुकारा। उसने उसे डांटा। तब वह उसके सामने बैठ जाती थी और उदास हो जाती थी। वह उसके चेहरे को देखती और रोती थी। तब वह उसके लिए लकड़ी काट देती थी। वह ऐसा इसलिए करती थी क्योंकि उसे उस पर तरस आता था। दूसरे, वह उसे सही रास्ते पर डालना चाहती थी।)

Question 5.
Where did Sergei send Lushkoff? What advice did he give him?
(सरजई ने लशकॉफ को कहाँ भेजा? उसने उसे क्या सलाह दी?)
Answer:
Sergei wanted to give Lushkoff better, cleaner employment. His friend needed a copy writer. As Lushkoff was able to write, so Sergei sent him to his friend. Sergei advised him to work hard and not to drink. He asked him not to forget his advice.

(सरजई चाहता था कि लशकॉफ को बेहतर एवं साफ-सुथरा काम दिया जाए। उसके मित्र को प्रतिलिपियाँ बनाने वाले की आवश्यकता थी। क्योंकि लशकॉफ लिख सकता था, इसलिए सरजई ने उसे अपने मित्र के पास भेज दिया। सरजई ने उसे सलाह दी कि वह मेहनत करे एवं शराब न पिए। उसने उससे कहा कि वह उसकी सलाह को न भूले।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 6.
Where did Sergei see Lushkoff after two years? What work was he doing then?
(दो साल बाद सरजई ने लशकॉफ को कहाँ देखा? वह तब क्या काम कर रहा था?)
Answer:
One day, after two years, Sergei came across Lushkoff standing at the ticket window of a theatre, paying for a seat. He was wearing a coat collar of curly fur and sealskin cap. Sergei recognized him. Lushkoff told him that now he was a notary and was paid thirty-five roubles a month.

(दो साल बाद, एक दिन सरजई की मुलाकात लशकॉफ से हो गई जो एक थिएटर की टिकट खिड़की के पास खड़ा होकर, एक सीट के पैसे दे रहा था। वह मुड़े हुए फर वाला कोट और सील की खाल की टोपी पहने था। सरजई ने उसे पहचान लिया। लशकॉफ ने उसे बताया कि अब वह एक नोटरी है और उसे पैंतीस रूबल प्रतिमाह मिलते हैं।)

Question 7.
Was Lushkoff good at chopping wood?
(क्या लशकॉफ लकड़ी काटने में कुशल था?)
Answer:
No, Lushkoff was not good at chopping wood. He pulled a piece of wood towards him. He put it between his legs. He hit the wood feebly with the axe. The piece of wood became unsteady and fell down. He again pulled it and struck it. The piece of wood again fell down. This shows that Lushkoff did not know how to chop wood.

(नहीं, लशकॉफ लकड़ी काटने में कुशल नहीं था। उसने लकड़ी का एक टुकड़ा अपनी ओर खींचा। उसने इसे अपनी टाँगों के बीच में रखा। उसने लकड़ी पर कुल्हाड़े के साथ कमज़ोरी से प्रहार किया। लकड़ी का टुकड़ा असंतुलित हो गया और गिर गया। उसने इसे फिर खींचा और प्रहार किया। लकड़ी का टुकड़ा फिर गिर गया। इससे प्रकट होता है कि लशकॉफ को लकड़ी काटना नहीं आता था।)

Question 8.
Write a brief character-sketch of Olga.
(ओल्गा का संक्षिप्त चरित्र-चित्रण करो।)
Answer:
Olga was the maidservant of Sergei. She was stern looking. But she was kind at heart. She rebuked Lushkoff. But then she took pity on him as he was weak and hungry. She did the chopping work for Lushkoff. Olga’s kindness had great effect on Lushkoff. He gave up drinking and started taking interest in work. Thus Olga’s kindness saved Lushkoff’s life.

(ओल्गा सरजई की नौकरानी थी। वह देखने में कठोर थी। मगर वह दिल की दयालु थी। उसने लशकॉफ को डाँटा। मगर फिर उसने उस पर तरस खाया क्योंकि वह कमज़ोर एवं भूखा था। उसने लशकॉफ के लिए लकड़ी काटने का काम किया। ओल्गा की दयालुता का लशकॉफ पर बहुत असर हुआ। उसने शराब पीना छोड़ दिया और काम में रुचि लेने लगा। इस प्रकार ओल्गा की दयालुता ने लशकॉफ की जान बचाई।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Describe the first meeting between Sergei and Lushkoff. How did Sergei took pity on Lushkoff?
(सरजई और लशकॉफ की पहली मुलाकात का वर्णन करो। सरजई ने लशकॉफ पर कैसे तरस खाया?)
Answer:
One day advocate Sergei came across a beggar. He was dressed in very poor clothes. He was crying and requested Sergei to have pity on him. He told Sergei that he had the offer of a position in Kaluga, but he did not have money to get there. So he wanted some money to pay for the fare. Sergei looked at the beggar closely,

Suddenly he remembered that he had seen him the previous day in Sadovya Street. Then he had told him that he was a student and had been expelled for not paying his fees. At first, the beggar denied the charge. But when Sergei rebuked him, he admitted that he earned his living by lying. He told Sergei that his name was Lushkoff and that he was out of work.

Sergei refused to give him alms. But he said that he would give him work of chopping wood. He brought Lushkoff home. He called his maidservant Olga and told her to take him into the woodshed and get some wood chopped: Sergei could see from room that Lushkoff was weak as well as unwilling to do the chopping work. However, after one hour, Olga came and told Sergei that the wood had been chopped. Sergei gave Lushkoff half a rouble.

(एक दिन सरजई नाम के वकील की मुलाकात एक भिखारी से होती है। वह बहुत ही गरीबीपूर्ण कपड़े पहने हुए था। वह चिल्ला रहा था और उसने सरजई से प्रार्थना की कि वह उस पर तरस खाए। उसने सरजई से कहा कि उसे कलूगा में नौकरी की पेशकश मिली है, मगर उसके पास वहाँ जाने के लिए पैसे नहीं हैं। इसलिए उसे किराए के लिए पैसे चाहिए थे। सरजई ने भिखारी को ध्यान से देखा।

अचानक उसे याद आया कि उसने उसे पहले दिन सडोव्या स्ट्रीट में देखा था। तब उसने उससे कहा था कि वह एक छात्र है और उसे फीस न देने के कारण निकाल दिया गया है। पहले तो, भिखारी ने इस आरोप से इंकार किया। मगर जब सरजई ने उसे डांटा, तो वह मान गया कि वह अपनी आजीविका झूठ बोलकर कमाता है। उसने सरजई को बताया कि उसका नाम लशकॉफ है और वह बेरोजगार है।

सरजई ने उसे भीख देने से इंकार कर दिया। मगर उसने उससे कहा कि वह उसे लकड़ी काटने का काम दे देगा। वह लशकॉफ को घर ले आया। उसने अपने नौकरानी ओल्गा को बुलाया और उसे कहा कि वह उसे लकड़ी के शैड में ले जाए और उससे लकड़ी कटवाए। सरजई अपने कमरे से देख सकता था कि लशकॉफ कमज़ोर है और उसकी काम करने की इच्छा नहीं है। लेकिन, एक घंटे के बाद ओल्गा आई और उसने सरजई को बताया कि सारी लकड़ी कट गई है। सरजई ने लशकॉफ को आधा रूबल दिया।)

Question 2.
Sergei brought Lushkoff home to get some wood chopped. How did he help Lushkoff after that?
(सरजई लशकॉफ को लकड़ी काटने घर लाया। उसके बाद उसने लशकॉफ की सहायता कैसे की?)
Answer:
After getting all the wood chopped, Sergei was happy that he had helped a man. He had reformed a beggar. He told Lushkoff that he could come on the first of every month and chop wood for money. Thus Lushkoff came on the first of every month. Although he was so weak that he could hardly stand on his legs, yet there was always work for him and he did it.

Sometimes, it was chopping of wood. At other times, he had to shovel snow, or to put the woodshed in order. Sometimes, he was asked to beat the dust out of mattresses and rugs. Every time he received from twenty to forty copecks. One day Sergei moved to another house. He hired Lushkoff to help in packing and hauling of furniture. This time, he was silent and sober. After the work was done, Sergei offered to find better work for him. He wrote a letter to one of his friends. He gave this letter to Lushkoff and told him that he would find the job of copying the written matter. In this way, Sergei helped Lushkoff. He was pleased at having put a man on the right path.

(लकड़ी कटवाने के बाद, सरजई को प्रसन्नता थी कि उसने एक व्यक्ति की सहायता की है। उसने एक भिखारी को सुधार दिया है। उसने लशकॉफ को कहा कि वह हर महीने की पहली तारीख को आकर पैसे के बदले लकड़ी काट जाया करे। इस प्रकार लशकॉफ हर महीने की पहली तारीख को आता। यद्यपि वह इतना कमज़ोर था कि मुश्किल से ही अपनी टाँगों पर खड़ा हो पाता था, फिर भी उसके लिए सदा काम होता था और वह इसे करता था। कभी यह लकड़ी काटने का काम होता था।

अन्य समयों पर बर्फ हटाने का काम होता था या लकड़ी के शैड को व्यवस्थित करने का काम होता था। कई बार उसे चटाइयों और गद्दों की मिट्टी झाड़ने का काम मिलता था। हर बार उसे बीस से चालीस कोपेक मिलते थे। एक दिन सरजई किसी दूसरे घर में चला गया। उसने लशकॉफ को फर्नीचर पैक करने और लादने के काम पर लगाया।

इस बार वह खामोश एवं गंभीर था। जब काम हो चुका, तो सरजई ने उसके लिए बेहतर काम तलाश करने की पेशकश की। उसने अपने एक मित्र को पत्र लिखा। उसने यह पत्र लशकॉफ को दिया और कहा कि वह उसे लिखे हुए काम की प्रतियाँ बनाने का काम देगा। इस प्रकार, सरजई ने लशकॉफ की सहायता की। उसे एक व्यक्ति को सही रास्ते पर लाने की खुशी हुई।)

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Question 3.
Describe the last meeting between Sergei and Lushkoff. How did Olga help Lushkoff to be a real man?
(लशकॉफ और सरजई की आखिरी मुलाकात का वर्णन करो। ओल्गा ने लशकॉफ को वास्तविक व्यक्ति बनाने में सहायता कैसे की?)
Answer:
One day, after two years, Sergei came across Lushkoff standing at the ticket window of a theatre, paying for a seat. He was wearing a coat collar of curly fur and sealskin cap. Sergei recognized him. Lushkoff told him that now he was a notary and was paid thirty-five roubles a month.

Sergei was pleased to hear this. He congratulated Lushkoff for standing on his own feet in life. At this Lushkoff disclosed something to him. He said that it was not because of him, but his maidservant Olga that he had reformed himself. When he used to come to his house to chop wood, he could not do so because he was weak and inexperienced.

Then Olga would take pity on him and chop the wood for him. He told Sergei that he never chopped a single stick. It was all done by Olga. Her kindness transformed him. He stopped drinking and started earning his living by hard work. In this way, Olga’s kindness had changed his life.

(दो साल के बाद, एक दिन सरजई की मुलाकात लशकॉफ से एक थिएटर की टिकट खिड़की पर हो गई, जहाँ वह एक सीट के लिए पैसे दे रहा था। वह मुड़े हुए फर के कॉलर वाला कोट एवं सील की खाल की टोपी पहने हुए था। सरजई ने उसे पहचान लिया। लशकॉफ ने उसे बताया कि अब वह एक नोटरी है और उसे पैंतीस रूबल प्रतिमाह मिलते हैं।

सरजई को यह सुनकर खुशी हुई। उसने लशकॉफ को जीवन में अपने पैरों पर खड़े होने की बधाई दी। इस पर लशकॉफ ने उसे रहस्य की बात बताई। उसने कहा कि ऐसा उसके कारण नहीं, बल्कि उसकी नौकरानी ओल्गा के कारण हुआ कि उसने स्वयं को सुधारा। जब वह उसके घर लकड़ी काटने आता था, तो काट नहीं पाता था क्योंकि वह कमज़ोर एवं अनुभवहीन था।

तब ओल्गा उस पर तरस खाती थी और उसके लिए लकड़ी काट देती थी। उसने सरजई को बताया कि उसने कभी एक छड़ी भी नहीं काटी। यह सब कुछ ओल्गा ने किया। उसकी दया ने उसे बदल दिया। उसने शराब पीना छोड़ दिया और काम करके रोज़ी कमाना आरंभ कर दिया। इस प्रकार, ओल्गा की दयालुता ने उसका जीवन बदल दिया।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
What was the name of the beggar?
(A) Olga
(B) Lushkoff
(C) Sergei
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(B) Lushkoff

Question 2.
Lushkoff is in the habit of
(A) stealing
(B) telling lies
(C) working hard
(D) making excuse
Answer:
(B) telling lies

Question 3.
What was Lushkoff in his earlier life?
(A) a village school teacher
(B) a student
(C) a Russian choir singer
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(C) a Russian choir singer

Question 4.
What work did Sergei give to Lushkoff?
(A) preparing notes for him
(B) chopping wood for him
(C) making money by begging for him
(D) watching his home
Answer:
(B) chopping wood for him

Question 5.
Who was Olga?
(A) a beggar
(B) Sergei’s cook
(C) an advocate
(D) a wood chopper
Answer:
(B) Sergei’s cook

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 6.
Did Lushkoff really want to chop woods?
(A) yes
(B) no
(C) may be
(D) not known
Answer:
(B) no

Question 7.
What did Sergei give Lushkoff for chopping wood?
(A) a pound
(B) a dollar
(C) a frank
(D) halp a rouble
Answer:
(D) halp a rouble

Question 8.
What did Sergei offer to Lushkoff?
(A) to come on every first day of the month
(B) to come on every first day of the week
(C) to come on every sunday
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) to come on every first day of the month

Question 9.
Who moved into another house?
(A) Lushkoff
(B) Olga
(C) Sergei
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(C) Sergei

Question 10.
What did Lushkoff become later?
(A) an advocate
(B) a bus conductor
(C) a doctor
(D) a notary
Answer:
(D) a notary

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Question 11.
How much did Lushkoff earn per month working as a notary?
(A) twenty roubles
(B) twenty-five roubles
(C) thirty roubles
(D) thirty-five roubles
Answer:
(D) thirty-five roubles

Question 12.
Who called Lushkoff his godson?
(A) Sergei
(B) Olga
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) Sergei

Question 13.
Who used to chop wood for Lushkoff?
(A) Sergei
(B) Olga
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(B) Olga

Question 14.
Who set Sergei actually on a right path?
(A) Sergei
(B) the police
(C) Lushkoff himself
(D) Olga
Answer:
(D) Olga

Question 15.
Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Beggar’?
(A) Bill Bryson
(B) Anton Chekhov
(C) Zan Gaudiose
(D) O Henry
Answer:
(B) Anton Chekhov

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

The Beggar Summary

The Beggar Introduction in English

his is the story of Lushkoff, a beggar. He earns a little by telling lies and thus evoking sympathy in his listeners. One day he comes across Sergei, who does not give him alms but offers to give him work.

Lushkoff is weak and unwilling to do the laborious job of chopping wood. But the job is somehow done. He gives up begging. Years later when Sergei comes across Lushkoff, he is no longer a beggar but a respectable notary. Then he discloses the fact that it was Sergei’s maidservant who had chopped the wood for him. This act of her kindness had influenced him so much that his whole life was changed.

The Beggar Summary in English

The day advocate Sergei came across a beggar. He was dressed in very poor clothes. He was crying and requested Sergei to have pity on him. He told Sergei that he had the offer of a position in Kaluga, but he did not have money to get there. So he wanted some money to pay for the fare. Sergei looked at the beggar closely.

Suddenly he remembered that he had seen him the previous day in Sadovya Street. Then he had told him that he was a student and had been expelled for not paying his fees. At first, the beggar denied the charge. But when Sergei rebuked him, he admitted that he earned his living by lying. He told Sergei that his name was Lushkoff and that he was out of work.

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

Sergei refused to give him alms. But he said that he would give him work of chopping wood. He brought Lushkoff home. He called his maidservant Olga and told her to take him into the woodshed and get some wood chopped. Sergei could see from room that Lushkoff was weak as well as unwilling to do the chopping work. However, after one hour, Olga came and told Sergei that the wood had been chopped. Sergei gave Lushkoff half a rouble.

After getting wood chopped, Sergei was happy that he had helped a man. He had reformed a beggar. He told Lushkoff that he could come on the first of every month and chop wood for money. Thus Lushkoff came on the first of every month . Although he was so weak that he could hardly stand on his legs, yet there was always work for him and he did it.

Sometimes, it was chopping of wood. At other times, he had to shovel snow, or to put the woodshed in order. Sometimes, he was asked to beat the dust out of mattresses and rugs. Every time he received from twenty to forty copecks. One day Sergei moved to another house. He hired Lushkoff to help in packing and hauling of furniture. This time, he was silent and sober.

After the work was done, Sergei offered to find better work for him. He wrote a letter to one of his friends. He gave this letter to Lushkoff and told him that he would find the job of copying the written matter. In this way, Sergei helped Lushkoff. He was pleased at having put a man on the right path.

After that Sergei did not come across Lushkoff for two years. Then one day, he came across Lushkoff standing at the ticket window of a theatre, paying for a seat. He was wearing a coat collar of curly fur and sealskin cap. Sergei recognised him. Lushkoff told him that now he was a notary and was paid thirtyfive roubles a month.

Sergei was pleased to hear this. He congratulated Lushkoff for standing on his own feet in life. At this, Lushkoff disclosed something to him. He said that it was not because of him, but his maidservant Olga that he had reformed himself. When he used to come to his house to chop wood, he could not do so because he was weak and inexperienced.

Then Olga would take pity on him and chop the wood for him. He told Sergei that he never chopped a single stick. It was all done by Olga. Her kindness transformed him. He stopped drinking and started earning his living by work. In this way, Olga’s kindness had changed his life.

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The Beggar introduction in Hindi

यह लशकॉफ नामक एक भिखारी की कहानी है। वह झूठ बोलकर एवं अपने श्रोताओं के मन में सहानुभूति पैदा करके थोड़ा-बहुत कमाता है। एक दिन उसकी मुलाकात सरजई से होती है जो उसे भीख नहीं देता, मगर उसे काम देने की पेशकश करता है।

लशकॉफ कमज़ोर है और लकड़ी काटने का मेहनती काम करने की उसकी इच्छा नहीं है। मगर किसी तरह काम हो जाता है। वह भीख मांगना छोड़ देता है। कई साल बाद जब सरजई की लशकॉफ से मुलाकातं होती है, तो वह अब भिखारी नहीं, बल्कि सम्मानजनक नोटरी है। तब वह भेद खोलता है कि उसके लिए सरजई की नौकरानी लकड़ी काटा करती थी। उसके इस नेक काम ने उसको इतना प्रभावित किया कि उसका सारा जीवन बदल गया।

The Beggar Summary in Hindi

एक दिन सरजई नामक वकील की मुलाकात एक भिखारी से हुई। वह बहुत ही गरीबीपूर्ण कपड़े पहने हुए था। वह चिल्ला रहा था और उसने सरजई से प्रार्थना की कि वह उस पर तरस खाए। उसने सरजई से कहा कि उसे कलूगा में नौकरी मिली है, मगर उसके पास वहाँ जाने के लिए पैसे नहीं हैं। इसलिए उसे किराए के लिए कुछ पैसे चाहिए थे। सरजई ने भिखारी को ध्यान से देखा।

अचानक उसे याद आया कि उसने उसे पहले दिन सडोव्या स्ट्रीट में देखा था। तब उसने उससे कहा था कि वह एक छात्र है और उसे फीस न देने के कारण निकाल दिया गया है। पहले तो भिखारी ने इस आरोप से इंकार किया। मगर जब सरजई ने उसे डाँटा, तो वंह मान गया कि वह अपनी आजीविका झूठ बोलकर कमाता है। उसने सरजई को बताया कि उसका नाम लशकॉफ है और वह बेरोज़गार है। सरजई ने उसे भीख देने से इंकार कर दिया।

मगर उसने उससे कहा कि वह उसे लकड़ी काटने का काम दे देगा। वह लशकॉफ को घर ले आया। उसने अपनी नौकरानी ओल्गा को बुलाया और उसे कहा कि वह उसे लकड़ी के शैड में ले जाए और उससे लकड़ी कटवाए। सरजई अपने कमरे से देख सकता था कि लशकॉफ कमज़ोर है और उसकी लकड़ी काटने की इच्छा नहीं है। लेकिन, एक घंटे के बाद ओल्गा आई और उसने सरजई को बताया कि सारी लकड़ी कट गई है। सरजई ने लशकॉफ को आधा रूबल दिया।

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लकड़ी कटवाने के बाद सरजई को प्रसन्नता थी कि उसने एक व्यक्ति की सहायता की है। उसने एक भिखारी को सुधार दिया है। उसने लशकॉफ को कहा कि वह हर महीने की पहली तारीख को आकर पैसे के बदले लकड़ी काट जाया करे। इस प्रकार लशकॉफ हर महीने की पहली तारीख को आता था। यद्यपि वह इतना कमज़ोर था कि मुश्किल से ही अपनी टाँगों पर खड़ा हो पाता था, फिर भी उसके लिए सदा काम होता था और वह इसे करता था। कभी लकड़ी काटने का काम होता था।

अन्य समयों पर बर्फ हटाने का काम होता था या लकड़ी के शैड को व्यवस्थित करने का काम होता था। कई बार उसे चटाइयों और गद्दों की मिट्टी झाड़ने का काम मिलता था। हर बार उसे बीस से चालीस कोपेक मिलते थे। एक दिन सरजई किसी अन्य घर में चला गया। उसने लशकॉफ को फर्नीचर पैक करने और लादने के काम पर लगाया। इस बार वह खामोश एवं गंभीर था। जब काम हो चुका था, तो सरजई ने उसके लिए बेहतर काम तलाश करने की पेशकश की। उसने अपने एक मित्र को पत्र लिखा। उसने यह पत्र लशकॉफ को दिया

और कहा कि वह उसे लिखे हुए काम की प्रतियां बनाने का काम देगा। इस प्रकार, सरजई ने लशकॉफ की सहायता की। उसे एक व्यक्ति को सही रास्ते पर ले आने की खुशी थी। उसके बाद सरजई की मुलाकात लशकॉफ से दो साल तक नहीं हुई। तब एक दिन, उसकी मुलाकात लशकॉफ से एक थिएटर की टिकट खिड़की पर हो गई, जहाँ वह एक सीट के लिए पैसे दे रहा था। वह मुड़े हुए फर के कॉलर वाला कोट एवं सील की खाल की टोपी पहने हुए था।

सरजई ने उसे पहचान लिया। लशकॉफ ने उसे बताया कि अब वह एक नोटरी है और उसे 35 रूबल प्रतिमाह मिलते हैं। सरजई को यह सुनकर खुशी हुई। उसने लशकॉफ को जीवन में अपने पैरों पर खड़े होने की बधाई दी। इस पर लशकॉफ ने उसे रहस्य की बात बताई। उसने कहा कि ऐसा उसके कारण नहीं, बल्कि उसकी नौकरानी ओल्गा के कारण हुआ, जिसके फलस्वरूप उसने स्वयं को सुधारा।

जब वह उसके घर लकड़ी काटने आता था तो काट नहीं पाता था, क्योंकि वह कमज़ोर एवं अनुभवहीन था। तब ओल्गा उस पर तरस खाती थी और उसके लिए लकड़ी काट देती थी। उसने सरजई को बताया कि उसने कभी एक छड़ी भी नहीं काटी। यह सब कुछ ओल्गा ने किया। उसकी दया ने उसे बदल दिया। उसने शराब पीना छोड़ दिया और काम करके रोज़ी कमाना आरंभ कर दिया। इस प्रकार, ओल्गा की दयालुता ने उसका जीवन बदल दिया।

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The Beggar Word-Meanings

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Induced = inspired = प्रेरित किया; copecks = Russian currency = रूसी मुद्रा; lodging = putting up at a place = रहने का स्थान; swear = take oath = कसम खाना; intrigues = tricks = चालें; calumny = defamatory statements = निंदाजनक कथन; ragged = torn = फटा हुआ; fawn = young one of deer = हिरण का बच्चा; suppliant= applicant = आवेदक; mendicant = beggar = भिखारी; expelled = shunted out = निकाल देना; mumbled =grumbled= बुड़बुड़ाया; taken aback = amazed = हैरान; flushed = turned red = लाल हो जाना; creature = living being = प्राणी; disgust = dislike = नफरत।

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Swindling = cheating = धोखा देना; fiction =imagination = कल्पना; choir = group of singers= गायक समूह; chop = cut = काटना; hastened = hurried = जल्दी करना; scarecrow = figure to frighten away birds in a field = खेत में पक्षियों को डराने वाली आकृति; shrugged = pulled back = उचकाना; perplexity = confusion = परेशानी; irresolutely = hesitatingly = झिझुकते हुए; obvious = clear = स्पष्ट; gait = walk = चाल; consented = agreed = मान गया; trapped = caught = पकड़ा गया; undermined = weakened = कमज़ोर करना; vodka = Russian wine = रूसी शराब; slightest = least = बहुत कम; inclination = willingness = इच्छा; glared = stared = घूर कर देखा; wrathfully = angrily = गुस्से से; shoved = pushed = धकेलना; banged = shut with noise = जोर से बंद किया।

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Pseudo = unreal = अवास्तविक; log = large piece of wood = लकड़ी का गट्ठा; spat = spat = थूका; scold = rebuke = डाँटना; billet = thick piece of wood = लकड़ी का बड़ा टुकड़ा; tapped = stuck with a sound = ठक-ठक की आवाज़; feebly = weakly = कमज़ोरी से; wavered = shook = हिला; cautiously = with caution = सावधानी से; vanished = disappeared = गायब हो गया; spoiled = useless = बेकार; menial = physical = शारीरिक; waif = . homeless person = बेघर व्यक्ति।

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Shovel (v) = lift with a tool = बेलचे से उठाना; sober = serious = गंभीर; rugs = mats = चटाइयाँ; mattresses = quilts, cushions, etc. = रजाइयाँ, गद्दे आदि; hauling = carrying = उठाना; gloomy = sad = उदास; shivered = trembled = काँपना; embarrassed = perplexed = परेशान; carters = persons driving carts = छकड़ा गाड़ी चालक; jeered = made fun of = मजाक उड़ाया; tattered = in rags = फटेहाल; curly = twisted = धुंघराले; sealskin = made of the skin of seal = सील की खाल की बनी; timidly = politely = विनम्रता से; notary = notary = नोटरी।

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Godson = like one’s own son = अपने बेटे जैसा, धर्म पुत्र; roasting = (here) rebuking = डाँटना; dragged = pulled = खींचा; indebted = under debt = ऋणी; strictly speaking = truly speaking = सच बोलते . हुए; sot = drunkard = शराबी; miserable = unhappy = दुःखी; ruin = destruction = विनाश; opposite = before = के सामने; strain = (here) style = स्टाइल; departed = went away = विदा लेना।

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The Beggar Translation in Hindi

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(भिखारी लशकॉफ को क्या चीज अपने तरीके बदलने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करती है ? आओ पढ़ें और पता लगाएँ।)

“दयालु श्रीमान दया करो; अपना ध्यान एक गरीब, भूखे व्यक्ति की तरफ लगाओ! तीन दिन से मेरे पास खाने को कुछ नहीं है; मैं भगवान के सामने कसम खाकर कहता हूँ कि मेरे पास रहने का कमरा लेने के लिए पाँच कोपेक भी नहीं हैं। आठ साल तक .मैं गाँव के स्कूल में अध्यापक था और तब चालबाजी के कारण मेरी नौकरी चली गई। मैं झूठी और निंदाजनक अफवाहों का शिकार हो गया। अब एक साल से मेरे पास करने को कोई काम नहीं है।”

एडवोकेट सरजई, ने प्रार्थी के फटेहाल, फॉन रंग के ओवरकोट को देखा, उसकी सुस्त, शराबी आँखों को देखा; उसकी हर गाल पर लाल निशान को देखा और उसे ऐसे लगा जैसे उसने इस व्यक्ति को पहले कहीं देखा है।

भिखारी ने कहना जारी रखा, “आज मेरे पास कलूगा के इलाके में एक नौकरी की पेशकश है, लेकिन मेरे पास वहाँ जाने के लिए पैसा नहीं हैं। कृपा करके मेरी सहायता करो; मुझे माँगते हुए शर्म आती है, मगर मैं परिस्थितियों के द्वारा मजबूर हो गया हूँ।” _ सरजई की. नज़रें उस व्यक्ति के बड़े जूतों पर पड़ीं, जिनमें से एक ऊँचा था और एक नीचा था और उसे अचानक कुछ याद आ गया।

“देखो जरा, मुझे लगता है कि मैं तुम्हें परसों सडोव्या स्ट्रीट में मिला था,” उसने कहा, “मगर तब तुमने कहा था कि तुम एक छात्र हो और तुम्हें निकाल दिया गया है, तुम गाँव के स्कूल के अध्यापक नहीं थे। क्या तुम्हें याद है ?”

“न-नहीं, ऐसा नहीं हो सकता,” भिखारी हैरान होकर बुड़बुड़ाया। “मैं एक गाँव के स्कूल का अध्यापक हूँ, और अगर आप चाहते हैं तो मैं आपको कागजात दिखा सकता हूँ।”.

“बहुत झूठ बोलते हो! तुम स्वयं को छात्र कहते थे और मुझे यह भी बताया कि तुम्हें स्कूल से निकाला गया है। तुम्हें याद नहीं है क्या ??

सरजई का चेहरा लाल हो गया और वह फटेहाल प्राणी से घृणा की भावना लेकर मिला।

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“यह गैर-ईमानदारी है, श्रीमान,” वह गुस्से से चिल्लाया। “यह धोखा है-मैं तुम्हारे लिए पुलिस बुलाऊँगा, तुम्हारा बुरा हो!”

“श्रीमान जी!,” उसने अपने दिल पर हाथ रखकर कहा, “सच यह है कि मैं झूठ बोल रहा था! मैं न तो छात्र हूँ और न ही स्कूल का अध्यापक। वह सब मनगढ़ंत कहानी थी। पहले मैं एक रूसी समूहगान में गाता था और शराब पीने के कारण मुझे निकाल दिया गया। लेकिन मैं और क्या कर सकता हूँ ? झूठ बोले बिना मेरा गुजारा नहीं होता। जब मैं सच बोलूँ तो मुझे कोई कुछ नहीं देगा, मैं क्या कर सकता हूँ ?”

“तुम क्या कर सकते हो ? तुम मुझसे पूछते हो कि तुम क्या कर सकते हो ?” सरजई, उसके पास आता हुआ चिल्लाया। “काम! तुम यह कर सकते हो! तुम्हें अवश्य काम करना चाहिए!”

“काम-हाँ, मैं स्वयं भी यह जानता हूँ मगर मुझे काम कहाँ मिलेगा ?”

“क्या तुम मेरे लिए लकड़ियाँ काटना चाहोगे ?”

“मैं यह काम करने से मना नहीं करूँगा, मगर आजकल कुशल लकड़ी काटने वाले भी बेकार रहते हैं।”

“क्या तुम मेरे साथ आओगे और लकड़ी काटोगे ?”

“हाँ श्रीमान, मैं काढूँगा।”

“ठीक है; हम शीघ्र ही पता लगा लेंगे।”

सरजई जल्दी से, अपने हाथ मलते हुए चल दिया। उसने अपनी रसोइन को रसोई से बुलाया।

“सुनो, ओल्गा,” उसने कहा, “इस भद्रपुरुष को लकड़ी के शैड में ले जाओ और उसे लकड़ी काटने दो।”

“भिखारी, जो स्केयरक्रो जैसा लगता था, ने अपने कंधे उचकाए, जैसे कि परेशान हो और अनमने मन से रसोइन के पीछे चला गया। उसकी चाल से यह प्रत्यक्ष था कि उसने लकड़ी काटने के लिए इसलिए हाँ नहीं की थी क्योंकि वह भूखा था और काम चाहता था, बल्कि केवल गर्व एवं शर्म से और क्योंकि वह अपने शब्दों में खुद ही फंस गया था। यह भी स्पष्ट था, कि उसकी शक्ति वोदका के द्वारा क्षीण हो गई थी और वह अस्वस्थ था और मेहनत करने की उसकी जरा भी इच्छा नहीं थी।

सरजई जल्दी से भोजन-कक्ष में गया। इसकी खिड़की में से व्यक्ति लकड़ी के शैड को और आंगन में होने वाले हर काम को देख सकता था। खिड़की के पास खड़े होकर, सरजई ने रसोइन एवं भिखारी को पिछले दरवाजे से आंगन में आते हुए एवं गंदी बर्फ के बीच में से शैड की तरफ रास्ता बनाते देखा। ओल्गा ने अपने साथी को गुस्से से देखा, अपनी कोहनी से धकेला, शैड का ताला खोला और गुस्से से दरवाजा पटका।

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इसके बाद उसने देखा कि नकली अध्यापक लकड़ी के एक गट्टे पर बैठा और अपने लाल गालों को अपनी मुट्ठियों पर टिका कर ख्यालों में खो गया। औरत ने एक कुल्हाड़ा उसके कदमों के पास फेंका, गुस्से से थूका और उसके होठों की अभिव्यक्ति से अनुमान लगाते हुए, उसे डाँटना आरंभ कर दिया।

भिखारी ने अनिच्छा से लकड़ी का एक टुकड़ा अपनी तरफ खींचा, उसे अपने कदमों के बीच में रखा और कमजोर ढंग से इसे कुल्हाड़े से ठकठकाया। लकड़ी का टुकड़ा हिला और गिर गया। भिखारी ने फिर इसे अपनी तरफ खींचा, अपने ठंडे हाथों पर सांस भरी और इस पर सावधानी से कुल्हाड़ा हल्के से मारा, मानो कि उसे अपने जूते पर प्रहार होने या उंगली कटने का डर हो। लकड़ी का टुकड़ा फिर से जमीन पर गिर पड़ा।

सरजई का गुस्सा गायब हो चुका था और उसे अब कुछ अफसोस था और उसे अपने पर इस बात से शर्म आ रही थी कि उसने एक बिगड़े हुए, शराबी, और शायद बीमार व्यक्ति को ठंड में घटिया काम करने पर लगा दिया था।

एक घंटे बाद ओल्गा आई और घोषणा की कि सारी लकड़ी काटी जा चुकी थी।

“अच्छी बात है! उसे आधा रूबल दे दो”, सरजई ने कहा। “अगर वह चाहे तो वह हर महीने के पहले दिन आकर लकड़ी काट सकता है। हम सदा उसके लिए काम ढूँढ सकते हैं।”

महीने के पहले दिन भिखारी आया और उसने दोबारा आधा रूबल कमा लिया, यद्यपि वह अपनी टाँगों पर कठिनाई से खड़ा हो सकता था।

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उस दिन के बाद वह अकसर आंगन में नजर आता था और हर बार उसके लिए काम ढूँढ लिया जाता था। कभी वह बर्फ को बेलचे से हटाता था; कभी वह लकड़ी के शैड को व्यवस्थित करता था; कभी वह कालीनों एवं गद्दों को पीटकर उनमें से धूल निकालता था। हर बार उसे बीस से चालीस कोपेक मिलते थे, और एक बार, उसके लिए एक पुरानी पैंट भी भेजी गई।

जब सरजई एक अन्य घर में गया, उसने उसे सामान पैक करने एवं फर्नीचर को लादने के काम पर लगाया। इस बार भिखारी विनम्र, उदास एवं शांत था। उसने फर्नीचर को मुश्किल से ही हाथ लगाया और सिर झुकाकर वैगनों के पीछे चला और व्यस्त होने . का ढोंग भी नहीं किया। वह केवल ठंड में काँपता रहा और जब कुलियों ने उसकी सुस्ती, उसकी कमजोरी उसके फटे हुए अजीब कोट के लिए उसका मजाक उड़ाया तो वह परेशान हो गया। जब स्थानांतरण पूरा हो गया तो सरजई ने उसे बुलाया।

“खैर, मुझे खुशी है कि मेरे शब्दों का तुम्हारे पर प्रभाव हो गया है,” उसने उसे एक रूबल देते हुए कहा। “यह लो तुम्हारी मेहनत की मजदूरी। मैं देख रहा हूँ कि तुम शांत हो और तुम्हें काम से एतराज नहीं है। तुम्हारा नाम क्या हैं ?

“लशकॉफ।” “खैर लशकॉफ, मैं तुम्हें कोई अन्य, साफ सुथरा काम दे सकता हूँ। क्या तुम लिख सकते हो ?”

“लिख सकता हूँ।”

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar

“तो मेरा यह पत्र मेरे एक मित्र के पास कल ले जाओ और उन्हें प्रतियाँ बनाने का काम दिया जाएगा। मेहनत करना, शराब नहीं पीना और जो मैंने तुम्हें कहा है, याद रखना। अलविदा!”

इस बात से प्रसन्न होकर कि उसने एक व्यक्ति को सही रास्ते पर डाल दिया है, सरजई ने हल्के से लशकॉफ का कंधा थपथपाया और जुदा होते समय हाथ भी मिलाया। लशकॉफ ने पत्र लिया और उस दिन के बाद आंगन में काम करने नहीं आया।

दो साल बीत गए। तब एक शाम, जब सरजई एक थियेटर की टिकट खिड़की के पास अपनी सीट का भुगतान करने के लिए खड़ा था, तो उसने अपने पास एक छोटे कद के व्यक्ति को खड़े देखा जिसके कोट का कॉलर मुड़े हुए फर का था और उसने सील की खाल की टोपी पहनी हुई थी। इस छोटे व्यक्ति ने शर्माते हुए टिकट विक्रेता को गैलरी में सीट देने को कहा और उसका भुगतान तांबे के सिक्कों से किया।

“लशकॉफ, यह तुम हो क्या ?” इस छोटे व्यक्ति को अपने पहले वाले लकड़ी काटने वाले के रूप में पहचान कर सरजई चिल्लाकर बोला। “तुम कैसे हो ? तुम क्या कर रहे हो ? आपके लिए हर चीज कैसी है ?”

“सब ठीक है। अब मैं एक नोटरी हूँ और मुझे प्रति महीने पैंतीस रूबल मिलते हैं।”

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“भगवान का धन्यवाद है! यह अच्छी बात है! तुम्हारी खातिर, मैं प्रसन्न हूँ। लशकॉफ, मैं बहुत-बहुत खुश हूँ। देखो, तुम एक प्रकार से मेरे धर्मपुत्र हो। तुम जानते हो, मैंने तुम्हें सही रास्ते पर आगे बढ़ाया। तुम्हें याद है मैंने तुम्हें कितनी डाँट पिलाई थी? उस दिन तो लगभग तुम मेरे पैरों पर गिर ही पड़े थे। मेरे शब्दों को न भूलने के लिए तुम्हारा धन्यवाद।”

“आपका भी धन्यवाद,” लशकॉफ ने कहा। “अगर मैं आपके पास न आया होता तो शायद अभी भी मैं स्वयं को एक अध्यापक या छात्र कहता होता। हाँ, आपके संरक्षण में आकर मैंने स्वयं को खाई से बाहर निकाला।”

“मैं सचमुच बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ।” ।

“आपके दयालु शब्दों एवं कामों के लिए धन्यवाद। मैं आपका और आपकी रसोइन का बहुत कृतज्ञ हूँ। भगवान उस अच्छी एवं नेक औरत का भला करे! आप उस समय अच्छा बोले और मैं अपनी मृत्यु के दिन तक आपका ऋणी रहूँगा; मगर अगर सही बात की जाए तो यह आपकी रसोइन ओल्गा थी जिसने मुझे बचा लिया।”

“ऐसा कैसे है ?”

“जब मैं आपके घर लकड़ी काटने आता था तो वह कहना शुरू करती थी :
‘ओह तुम शराबी! ओह तुम घृणित प्राणी! तेरे लिए संसार में विनाश के सिवाय कुछ नहीं है। और तब वह मेरे सामने बैठ जाती और उदास हो जाती, मेरे चेहरे को देखती और रोने लगती। ‘ओह अभागे व्यक्ति! तेरे लिए इस संसार में कोई खुशी नहीं है और न ही अगले संसार में होगी। तुम शराबी! तुम नरक में सड़ोगे। ओह अप्रसन्न व्यक्ति!’ और तुम जानते हो, उसी लहजे में वह बोलना जारी रखती। और मैं कह नहीं सकता कि उसे कितना कष्ट होता होगा, उसने मेरी खातिर आंसू कितने बहाए होंगे।

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लेकिन मुख्य बात यह थी कि वह मेरे लिए लकड़ी काट दिया करती थी। क्या आप जानते हैं श्रीमान, मैंने आपके लिए लकड़ी का एक टुकड़ा भी नहीं काटा ? सब कुछ उसी ने किया। इस बात ने मुझे क्यों बचाया, मैं क्यों बदल गया, उसको देखने के बाद मैनें पीना क्यों छोड़ दिया, मैं समझा नहीं सकता। मैं केवल इतना जानता हूँ कि उसके शब्दों एवं नेक कामों के कारण, मेरे दिल में एक परिवर्तन आया; उसने मुझे सुधार दिया और मैं उसे कभी नहीं भूल सकता। लेकिन, अब जाने का समय हो गया है; लो घंटी बज गई है।” लशकॉफ झुका और गैलरी में चला गया।

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HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist

HBSE 9th Class English The Accidental Tourist Textbook Questions and Answers

Think about It

Question 1.
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
(बिल ब्राईसन कहता है, “मैं आसानी से परेशान हो जाता हूँ।” इस बात को सही साबित करने के लिए वह क्या। उदाहरण देता है?)
Answer:
He says that if he goes to cinema, he has to go to lavatory for a number of times. He has to return to hotel desks two or three times to ask the number of his room.

(वह कहता है कि यदि वह सिनेमा जाता है तो इस दौरान उसे कई बार शौचालय जाना पड़ता है। उसे दो-तीन बार होटल के मेजों तक यह पूछने के लिए लौटना पड़ता है कि उसके कमरे का नंबर कितना है।)

Question 2.
What happens when the zip on his carry-on bag gives way?
(जब उसके थैले की जिप टूट जाती है तो क्या होता है?)
Answer:
When the zip on his carry-on bag gives way all thing fall out of bag. The newspaper cuttings and other documents rain down in a fluttery cascade. The coins bounce here and there. The lidless tin of tobacco rolls crazily disgorging its contents. These things spread over an area about the size of a tennis court.

(जब थैले की ज़िप टूट जाती है तो थैले की सारी चीजें बाहर निकल आती हैं। समाचार-पत्र की कतरनें और अन्य दस्तावेज पानी के छोटे झरने की भांति बिखर पड़ते हैं। सिक्के इधर-उधर उछल जाते हैं। बिना ढक्कन के तंबाकू की डिब्बी उन्मुक्त ढंग से अपने अंदर के पदार्थ को बाहर निकालते हुए लुढ़कती है। ये चीजें टेनिस के मैदान जितने क्षेत्र में बिखर जाती हैं।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist

Question 3.
Why is his finger bleeding? What is his wife’s reaction?
(उसकी उंगली से खून क्यों बह रहा है? उसकी पत्नी की प्रतिक्रिया क्या है?)
Answer:
His finger has gashed on the zip of the carry-on bag. So it is bleeding. His wife is neither angry nor troubled at his behaviour. She is simply wondered. She says that she can’t believe him do this for a living.

(उसकी उंगली थैले की जिप के कारण घायल हो गई है। इसलिए उससे खून बह रहा है। उसकी पत्नी उसके व्यवहार पर न तो नाराज है और न ही परेशान। वह तो केवल हैरान है। वह कहती है कि उसे यकीन ही नहीं होता है कि वह आजीविका कमाने के लिए यह काम करता है।)

Question 4.
How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?
(बिल ब्राईसन हवाई जहाज में किस प्रकार से “कुचले जाने” से बचा?)
Answer:
Once on an aeroplane, the author leans over to tie a shoelace. Just at the moment the passenger sitting in the seat ahead of him throws his seat back into full recline. The author finds himself in a crash position. He could escape only by clawing the leg on the man sitting next to him.

(एक बार एक हवाई जहाज में, लेखक अपने जूते के फिते को बाँधने के लिए नीचे झुकता है। उसी क्षण उससे अगली सीट पर बैठा यात्री अपनी सीट को पूरा नीचे कर देता है। लेखक स्वयं को बिल्कुल कुचले जाने की स्थिति में पाता है। वह अपने आगे बैठे व्यक्ति की टाँग को नाखून से काटने के बाद ही अपने आपको बचा पाया।)

Question 5.
Why are his teeth and gums look navy blue?
(उसके दाँत और मसूढे गहरे नीले रंग के क्यों दिखाई देते हैं?)
Answer:
While talking to a sweet lady in the aeroplane, the author was sucking his pen. The pen leaks. So his teeth and gums look ‘navy blue’.

(हवाई जहाज में एक प्यारी महिला से बात करते समय, लेखक अपने पैन को चूस रहा था। पैन लीक हो गया। इसलिए उसके दाँत और मसूढ़े गहरे नीले रंग के दिखाई दे रहे हैं।)

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist

Question 6.
Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mission? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
(बिल ब्राईसन को “विनम्र रहने में पीड़ा” होती है। क्या वह अपने लक्ष्य में सफल रहता है? उसके ‘अशिष्ट’ कार्यों की सूची बनाइए।)
Answer:
Bill Bryson is ached to be suave. He is fully successful in his mission. He performs many unsuave’ actions. He knocks soft drink onto the lap of a sweet lady in the aeroplane. He sits several times on chewing gum, ice cream, cough syrup and motor oil.

(बिल ब्राईसन को विनम्र रहने में पीड़ा होती है। वह अपने लक्ष्य में पूर्ण सफल रहता है। वह कई ‘अशिष्ट’ कार्य करता है। वह हवाई जहाज में एक प्यारी महिला के पल्ले पर शीतल पेय उड़ेल देता है। वह कई बार चुइंगम, आईसक्रीम, खांसी की दवाई और मोटर ऑयल पर बैठ जाता है।)

Question 7.
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
(आपके विचार में बिल ब्राईसन की पत्नी बच्चों से यह क्यों कहती है, “डैडी के लिए भोजन के ढक्कन उठा दो।”)
Answer:
Bill Bryson’s wife was feared lest her husband should knock the food on all of them. So she asks them to take the lids off the food for Daddy.

(बिल ब्राईसन की पत्नी को इस बात का भय था कि कहीं उसका पति भोजन को उन सभी पर न डाल दे। इसलिए वह बच्चों से कहती है कि वे डैडी के लिए भोजन के ढक्कन उठा ले।)

Question 8.
What is the significance of the title?
(शीर्षक का क्या महत्त्व है?)
Answer:
The title of the lesson ‘The Accidental Tourist’ is quite apt. Bill Bryson is right in describing himself as an accidental fellow. He is never normal in his behaviour. He does some topsy-turvy things all the time. It is also right to call him a tourist. He is all the time on an aeroplane. He says that he flies about 1,00,000 miles a year. Thus the title ‘The Accidental Tourist’ has a big significance.

(इस अध्याय का शीर्षक ‘The Accidental Tourist’ एक बिल्कुल सही शीर्षक है। बिल ब्राईसन स्वयं का आकस्मिक व्यक्ति के रूप में सही वर्णन करता है। वह अपने व्यवहार में कभी भी सामान्य नहीं रहता है। वह हमेशा कुछ उल्टे-पुल्टे काम करता रहता है। उसका एक पर्यटक के रूप में वर्णन किया जाना भी सही है। वह लगभग सारा साल हवाई जहाज पर ही रहता है। वह कहता है कि वह साल में लगभग एक लाख मील की यात्रा करता है। अतः ‘The Accidental Tourist’ शीर्षक बिल्कुल सही है।)

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Talk about It

Question 1.
To get confused and behave in ‘unsuave’ ways like Bill Bryson is normal and human. Tell your class about any similar situation that you found yourself in.
Answer:
Man is known as a social animal. Human psychology is a very complex thing. To get confused and behave in ‘unsuave’ ways like Bill Bryson is normal and human. It so happened with me many times. One day I was going to attend an interview in Delhi from Ambala. I was carrying all my original certificates with me.

When I reached Delhi I found that those were not my certificates but those of my elder brother’s. What could I do that time. I had no other option but to return back to Ambala. When I reached home back and emptied the file, I discovered that only four certificates in the file were of my brother’s and the rest of all were mine. It was a result of my total confusion.

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HBSE 9th Class English The Accidental Tourist Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Who was Bill Bryson?
Answer:
Bill Bryson was a frequent air traveller.

Question 2.
How did Bill Bryson find himself during his air travels?
Answer:
He found himself always uneasy during his air travels.

Question 3.
Where was Bill going when the zip of his carry bag broke?
Answer:
At that time he was going to England.

Question 4.
What happened when the zip of the bag gave way?
Answer:
Everything within the bag-newspaper cuttings, other loose papers, tin pipe tobacco, magazines, passport, English money-ejected on the road.

Question 5.
What happened to Bill’s finger?
Answer:
Bill gashed his finger on the zip and blood was shedding in a lavish manner.

Question 6.
Why did Bill lean over in the plane?
Answer:
He leaned over in the plane to tie a shoelace.

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Question 7.
What did Bill do to the lady travelling with him on one of his plane journeys?
Answer:
He knocked a soft drink over the lap of the lady twice.

Question 8.
What happened when Bill’s pen leaked?
Answer:
His mouth, Chin, tongue, teeth and gums were now a striking scrub-resistant navy blue.

Question 9.
Who was the accidental tourist?
Answer:
Bill Bryson was the accidental tourist.

Question 10.
What type of a person was Bill Bryson?
Answer:
He was a confused person.

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Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What does Bill Bryson tell us about his habit of getting confused?
(बिल ब्राईसन अपनी चकरा जाने की आदत के बारे में क्या बताता है?)
Answer:
Bill Bryson says that he gets easily confused at the things which the other people enjoy performing them. He says that he can’t remember the things for long. He forgets them again and again. He gives an example that when he is staying at some hotel he has to come to the reception counter two or three times to ask the number of his room.

(बिल ब्राईसन कहता है कि वह उन चीजों पर आसानी से परेशान हो जाता है जिनको अन्य लोग करते हुए आनंद लेते हैं। वह . कहता है कि वह देर तक चीजें याद नहीं रख सकता। वह उन्हें बार-बार भूल जाता है। वह एक उदाहरण देता है कि जब वह किसी होटल में ठहरा होता है तो उसे दो-तीन बार स्वागत कक्ष पर कमरे का नंबर पूछने के लिए जाना पड़ता है।)

Question 2.
What happened at London Airport when the author was going to England on a long journey with family?
(जब लेखक सपरिवार एक लंबी यात्रा पर इंग्लैंड जा रहा था तो लंदन हवाई अड्डे पर क्या हुआ?)
Answer:
When the author was going to England on a long journey, he got in a trouble some situation at the London Airport. He had put his visiting card in the carry-on bag. When he tried to open it, it would not open because its zip got jammed. When he pulled it hard, it broke and all the contents of the bag disgorged on the ground.

(जब लेखक इंग्लैंड की एक लंबी यात्रा पर जा रहा होता है तो वह एक कष्टदायक स्थिति में पहुँच जाता है। उसने अपना विजिटिंग कार्ड थैले में रखा हुआ था। जब उसने इसे खोलने की कोशिश की तो यह नहीं खुला, क्योंकि इसकी जिप स्थिर (जाम) हो गई थी। जब उसने इसे जोर से खींचा, तो यह टूट गई और थैले के अंदर रखी सारी चीजें जमीन पर गिर गईं।)

Question 3.
Narrate briefly the incident of spilling a soft drink on to a co-passenger in a plane by the author.
(एक वायुयान में यात्रा करते समय लेखक के द्वारा अपने साथ बैठी महिला के ऊपर शीतल पेय डालने की घटना को संक्षेप में बताइए।)
Answer:
During one of his air flights, the author spilled soft drink on to the lap of a sweet lady sitting beside him. The flight attendant came and cleaned her up. The attendant brought him a replacement drink and he knocked it into the woman again. The lady looked at him with the stupefied expression.

(अपनी हवाई यात्राओं के दौरान किसी एक यात्रा में, लेखक ने अपने साथ बैठी सुंदर महिला की गोद में शीतल पेय गिरा दिया। उड़ान सहायक आया और उसे साफ किया। उड़ान सहायक ने उसे दूसरा पेय दिया और उसने महिला पर दोबारा उड़ेल दिया। महिला ने उसे स्तब्ध भाव से देखा।)

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Question 4.
What two reasons does Bill Bryson give for the absence of air miles cards with him?
(बिल ब्राईसन अपने पास दूरी तय करने वाला हवाई कार्ड न होने के कौन-से दो कारण देता है?)
Answer:
He says that he is a frequent flyer. He must fly one lac miles a year. But he does not have more air miles cards. It is so because he forgets to ask for the air miles when he buys a ticket. And some times the clerk at the air-station makes excuse of non-availability of the air miles cards.

(वह कहता है कि वह नियमित हवाई यात्रा करने वाला एक यात्री है। वह एक वर्ष में एक लाख मील की हवाई यात्रा कर लेता है। परंतु उसके पास कोई ज्यादा दूरी तय करने वाला हवाई कार्ड नहीं है। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि वह जब भी टिकट खरीदता है, वह हवाई दूरी बढ़ाना भूल जाता है। और कई बार वायु-स्टेशन पर क्लर्क दूरी तय करने वाला हवाई कार्ड की उपलब्धता न होने का बहाना बनाता है।)

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
How would you describe Bill Bryson as an accidental tourist. Give two instances from the text.
(आप बिल ब्राईसन को एक अकस्मात पर्यटक के रूप में कैसे वर्णित करोगे? अध्याय से दो उदाहरण दीजिए।)
Answer:
Bill Bryson was such a tourist who remained almost all the year round on an aeroplane. Many accidents take place with him. So he is called an accidental tourist. The two incidents from the text are mentioned as below.

(i) When the zip on his carry-on bag gives way all thing fall out of bag. The newspaper cuttings and other documents rain down in a fluttery cascade. The coins bounce here and there. The lidless tin of tobacco rolls crazily disgorging its contents. These things spread over an area about the size of a tennis court.

(ii) During one of his air flights, the author spilled soft drink on to the lap of a sweet lady sitting beside him. The flight attendant came and cleaned her up. The attendant brought him a replacement drink and he knocked it into the woman again. The lady looked at him with the stupefied expression.

(बिल ब्राईसन एक ऐसा पर्यटक था जिसका वर्ष में अधिकतर समय हवाई जहाज के ऊपर ही बीतता था। उसके साथ अनेक दुर्घटनाएं भी होती हैं। इसलिए उसे अकस्मात पर्यटक के रूप में जाना जाता है। पाठ में इससे संबंधित दो घटनाएँ इस प्रकार से हैं

(i) जब थैले की जिप टूट जाती है तो थैले की सारी चीजें बाहर निकल आती हैं। समाचार-पत्र की कतरनें और अन्य दस्तावेज पानी के छोटे झरने की भांति बिखर पड़ते हैं। सिक्के इधर-उधर उछल जाते हैं। बिना ढक्कन के तंबाकू की डिब्बी उन्मुक्त ढंग से अपने अंदर के पदार्थ को बाहर निकालते हुए लुढ़कती है। ये चीजें टेनिस के मैदान जितने क्षेत्र में बिखर जाती हैं।

(ii) अपनी हवाई यात्राओं के दौरान किसी एक यात्रा में लेखक ने अपने साथ बैठी सुंदर महिला की गोद में शीतल पेय गिरा दिया। उड़ान सहायक आया और उसे साफ किया। उड़ान सहायक ने उसे दूसरा पेय दिया और उसने महिला पर दोबारा उड़ेल दिया। महिला ने उसे स्तब्ध भाव से देखा।)

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
What type of a man was bill bryson?
(A) determined
(B) easily confused
(C) sure
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(B) easily confused

Question 2.
On what occassion did the author go on a big trip?
(A) Easter
(B) New Year Day
(C) Christmas
(D) His birthday
Answer:
(A) Easter

Question 3.
The author had joined the frequent flyer programme of :
(A) Boston Airways
(B) French Airways
(C) British Airways
(D) American Airways
Answer:
(C) British Airways

Question 4.
What happened to the zip on the bag?
(A) it got jammed
(B) it got free
(C) it was fine
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) it got jammed

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Question 5.
What came out of the bag when the zip gave way?
(A) newspaper cutting
(B) magazines
(C) english money
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(D) all of the above

Question 6.
The author was bleeding lavishly in his :
(A) arm
(B) leg
(C) finger
(D) toe
Answer:
(C) finger

Question 7.
Who was along with Bill Bryson when he dirgorged all the things on the road?
(A) son
(B) wife.
(C) daughter
(D) friend
Answer:
(B) wife

Question 8.
Bill Bryson mainly travelled by:
(A) aeroplane
(B) ship
(C) bus
(D) train
Answer:
(A) aeroplane

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Question 9.
What did bill Bryson drop on a sweet lady sitting beside him on an air journey?
(A) soft drink
(B) tea
(C) coffee
(D) dishes
Answer:
(A) soft drink

Question 10.
After an accident in the plane the author’s teeth looked.
(A) green
(B) red
(C) ivory white
(D) navy blue
Answer:
(D) navy blue

Question 11.
What was Bill doing when he was crushed under a seat?
(A) leaning to tie his laces
(B) searching a coin
(C) reading a piece of paper
(D) learning aimlessly
Answer:
(A) leaning to tie his laces

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Question 12.
What was Bill’s nature?
(A) clear minded
(B) frustrated
(C) intelligent
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(B) frustrated

Question 13.
Bill travelled a lot by air. Did he entitle to any free air miles?
(A) yes
(B) no
(C) may be
(D) not known
Answer:
(B) no

Question 14.
What type of a tourist was Bill?
(A) confirmed
(B) pleasant
(C) accidental
(D) risky
Answer:
(C) accidental

Question 15.
Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Accidental Tourist’?
(A) Bill Bryson
(B) William Bryson
(C) Dill Bryson
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(A) Bill Bryson

The Accidental Tourist Summary

The Accidental Tourist Introduction in English

This is a narrative piece by Bill Bryson about his experiences during air flights. He has many bad experiences during these flights. He recalls all those experiences and we come to know how he fails to enjoy his air travels and being a frequent traveller not able to get any air card due to his carelessness. He says that travels have never been easy for him.

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The Accidental Tourist Summary in English

Bill Bryson was a frequent air traveller. He finds himself always uneasy during his air travels. In this lesson the author describes some of his experiences during these travels. He says that once he was going to England with his family. He had a carry-on bag with him.

The trouble started at the airport when the checking staff asked him to open the bag. He tried hard to open the zip of the bag but it would not open. He pulled it harder and it broke.

All the things in the bag were disgarged like a fluttery cascade. The newspaper cuttings, other documents, tin of pipe tobacco, magazines, sport and coins all spread over an area about the size of a tennis court.

Then he describes his another experience. He says that once on an aeroplane, he leaned over to tie a shoelace. Just at the moment someone in the seat ahead of him threw his seat back into full recline and found himself pinned helplessly in the crash position. It was only by clawing the leg of the man sitting next to him that he managed to get himself freed.

On another occasion he knocked a soft drink onto the lap of a lady. He repeated this mischief many times. But it was not his worst experience on the aeroplane. He says that his worst experience took place on a plane flight. He says that he was writing something in a note book. He fell into conversation with an attractive young lady in the next seat. He was sucking his pen on one of the end.

After about 20 minutes, when he went to lavatory he discovered that the pen had leaked and that his mouth, chin, tongue, teeth and gums were now navy blue and would remain so for several days.

Despite being a frequent flyer he never got any air card. He says that he used to fly 100,000 miles a year but due to his carelessness or some other reasons he could get no air card.

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The Accidental Tourist Introduction in Hindi

इस अध्याय में बिल ब्राईसन हवाई उड़ानों के दौरान अपने अनुभवों का वर्णन करता है। इन उड़ानों के दौरान उसके अनेक बुरे अनुभव हैं। वह उन सभी अनुभवों को स्मरण करता है और हमें पता चलता है कि वह अपनी हवाई यात्राओं का आनंद लेने में कैसे असफल रहता है और एक नियमित यात्री होने के बावजूद भी किस प्रकार से हवाई कार्ड प्राप्त करने में भी असफल रहता है। वह कहता है कि उसके लिए यात्राएँ कभी भी आसान नहीं रही हैं।

The Accidental Tourist Summary in Hindi

बिल ब्राईसन एक बार-बार हवाई यात्रा करने वाला यात्री था। वह अपनी हवाई यात्राओं के दौरान स्वयं को असुखद स्थितियों में पाता है। इस अध्याय में लेखक इन उड़ानों के दौरान अपने कुछ अनुभवों का वर्णन करता है। वह कहता है कि एक बार वह अपने परिवार के साथ इंग्लैंड जा रहा था। उसके पास एक थैला था।

परेशानी उस समय आरंभ हुई जब हवाई अड्डे पर निरीक्षण करने वाले कर्मचारियों ने उसे थैला खोलने के लिए कहा। उसने थैले की जिप को खोलने की पूरी कोशिश की परंतु जिप नहीं खुली। उसने उसे जोर से खींचा तथा वह टूट गई। थैले के अंदर रखी सारी चीजें एक फड़फड़ाते हुए छोटे झरने के समान नीचे आ गिरी। समाचार पत्र की कतरनें, अन्य दस्तावेज, सिगार के तंबाकू की डिब्बी, पत्रिकाएँ, पासपोर्ट और सिक्के टेनिस कोर्ट के आकार जितने क्षेत्र में बिखर गए।

तब वह अपने दूसरे अनुभव का वर्णन करता है। वह कहता है कि एक बार एक हवाई जहाज पर, वह अपने जूते के फीते को बांधने के लिए नीचे झुका। उसी क्षण अगली सीट पर बैठे व्यक्ति ने अपनी सीट को पूरा नीचे की ओर कर दिया और उसने स्वयं को कुचली हुई स्थिति में असहाय पाया। तब अपने से आगे बैठे व्यक्ति की टांग पर नाखून से काटकर वह अपने-आपको उस स्थिति से मुक्त करा सका।

दूसरे अवसर पर उसने एक महिला यात्री के ऊपर शीतल पेय की बोतल उड़ेल दी। उसने इस शरारत को कई बार किया। लेकिन यह उसका वायुयान पर सबसे बुरा अनुभव नहीं था। उसका सबसे बुरा अनुभव भी एक हवाई उड़ान के दौरान ही हुआ था। वह बताता है कि वह एक कॉपी में कुछ लिख रहा था। वह अपने से अगली सीट पर बैठी एक युवा महिला के साथ बातचीत करने लग गया। वह एक सिरे से अपने पैन को मुँह में डालकर चूस रहा था। लगभग 20 मिनट के पश्चात, जब वह शौचालय गया तो उसने पाया कि उसका पैन लीक हो गया था और उसका मुँह, ठोड़ी, जीभ, दांत और मसूढ़े गहरे नीले रंग के हो गए और वे कई दिनों तक ऐसे ही रहे थे।

बार-बार हवाई यात्रा करने वाला यात्री होने के बावजूद भी उसे कोई हवाई यात्रा कार्ड नहीं मिला। वह कहता है कि वह एक वर्ष में एक लाख मील की हवाई यात्रा कर लेता था, लेकिन अपनी लापरवाही या अन्य कारणों से उसे कोई भी हवाई कार्ड नहीं मिला।

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The Accidental Tourist Word-Meanings

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Constantly = continuously = निरंतर रूप से; evident = clear = स्पष्ट; beyond = out of reach = से परे; lavatory = toilet = शौचालय; alley = a narrow passage = तंग रास्ता; en famille = with family = सपरिवार; yanked = pulled with a jerk = झटके से खींचना; grunts and frowns = growling with anger = गुस्से के साथ गुर्राना; budge=move slightly = Fechall; abruptly =suddenly; gave way = broke = टूट गई; ejected = came out = बाहर निकल आना।

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Dumbstruck = unable to speak = मूकदर्शक; sorted = separated/selected = छांटे हुए; cascade= a small waterfall = एक छोटा झरना; oblivions = forgetful = भुलक्कड़; concourse = airport = हवाई अड्डा; disgorging =pouring out= बाहर उड़ेलते हुए; gashed = wounded = घायल; shedding =flowing = बहना; lavish = very much= बहुत अधिक; exasperation=irritation = परेशानी; catastrophes =calamities = आपदाएँ; clawingascarching with nail = नाखून से खुरचना; perch = place = स्थान; drenched = made wet = गीला कर दिया।

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Amused = entertained = मनोरंजन किया; urbane = courteous = शिष्ट; bons mots =jokes = चुटकले; striking = strange = विचित्र ढंग; suave = polite = भद्र; seismic event = a calamity like an earthquake = आपदा; frustration = confusion = परेशानी; accumulated = collected = एकत्र करना; venerable = holy = पवित्र।

The Accidental Tourist Translation in Hindi

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(वे (लोग) कहते हैं कि आज संसार बहुत छोटा बन गया है क्योंकि यात्रा करना बहुत सुगम हो गया है, लेकिन प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के लिए यात्रा करना सुगम नहीं रहा है। यहां पर लेखक एक यात्री के रूप में अपने अनुभवों का विनोदपूर्ण ढंग से वर्णन करता है।)

वास्तविक संसार में रहते हुए, जिन चीजों में मैं बहुत अच्छा नहीं हूँ वह शायद बहुत ही शानदार चीज है। मैं प्रायः विस्मित-सा हो जाता हूँ कि बहुत-सी चीजें जो मेरी पहुँच से बाहर हैं लोग उनको स्पष्ट रूप से बिना किसी कठिनाई के कर देते हैं।

मैं आपको संख्या नहीं बता सकता कि सिनेमा में मैं कितनी बार शौचालय जाता हूँ, और सिनेमा बंद होने पर मैं अपने आपको एक-तंग सी गली में स्वचालित रूप से बंद हो जाने वाले दरवाजे के पास खड़ा पाता हूँ।

अब मैं खासतौर पर इस बारे में विशिष्टता प्राप्त करता जा रहा हूँ। मैं होटल की मेजों पर दिन में दो तीन बार अपने कमरे का नंबर पूछने के लिए लौटकर आता हूँ। संक्षेप में, मैं पूरी तरह से परेशान हो गया था।

अब मैं उस बात के बारे में सोच रहा था जब मैं सपरिवार एक लंबी यात्रा पर गया। ईस्टर का पर्व था और हम वायुयान से एक सप्ताह के लिए इंग्लैंड जा रहे थे। जब हम बोस्टन में लोगान हवाई अड्डे पर पहुंचे और हमारी तलाशी ली जा रही थी, तो मुझे अचानक ही याद आया कि मैंने ब्रिटिश एयरवेज़ के नियमित यात्री कार्यक्रम में हाल ही में भाग लिया था। मुझे यह भी याद आया कि मैंने अपने कार्ड को छोटे थैले में डाला था जो मेरे गले में लटक रहा था और यहीं से ही परेशानी आरंभ हो गई।

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थैले की जिप जाम हो गई। इसलिए मैंने उसे खींचा और आवेशपूर्ण गुर्राहट तथा बढ़ते हुए विस्मय के साथ उसने जिप को झटका दिया। मैंने उसे कुछ देर तक खींचे रखा लेकिन वह बिल्कुल भी नहीं सरकी, इसलिए मैंने और अधिक जोर के साथ उसे खींचा। तो आप अनुमान लगा सकते हो कि क्या हुआ होगा। अचानक ही जिप टूट गई। थैला एक तरफ से बिल्कुल खुल गया

और थैले के अंदर रखी प्रत्येक चीज समाचार-पत्र की कतरने और अन्य खुले हुए कागज, एक 14 औंस की सिगार के तंबाकू की डिब्बी, पत्रिकाएँ, पासपोर्ट, अंग्रेजी करेंसी, फिल्म ये सभी वस्तुएँ, टेनिस के मैदान जितने क्षेत्र में लापरवाहीपूर्वक फैल गई।

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मैं मूकदर्शक बना देखता रहा क्योंकि सावधानीपूर्वक छांटे गए सैकड़ों कागज फड़फड़ाते हुए एक झरने की भांति नीचे गिर रहे थे, सिक्के भुलक्कड़ लोगों की तरह शोर करते हुए गिर रहे थे और अब बिना ढक्कन की तंबाकू की डिब्बी उन्मुक्त ढंग से हवाई अड्डे पर लुढ़क गई और उसके बीच में जो कुछ भी था उसे बाहर उड़ेल दिया।

“मेरा तंबाकू!” मैं विस्मयपूर्वक चिल्लाया, यह सोचकर कि अब मुझे इतने तंबाकू के लिए इंग्लैंड में और कितना खर्चा करना पड़ेगा क्योंकि एक बजट (खचा) आ भी चुका था और जा भी चुका था और तब मैंने चीख मारी “मेरी उंगली! मेरी उंगली!” क्योंकि मैंने देखा कि मेरी उंगली जिप से कट गई थी और उसमें से काफी मात्रा में खून बह रहा था।

(अपने आस-पास खून देखकर मुझे अच्छा नहीं लगता था, लेकिन जब मैंने अपना खून बहते देखा तो अहसास हुआ कि लोगों की बेहोशी सही होती है।) परेशानी की अवस्था में मेरे बाल भी डरावनी मुद्रा में खड़े हो गए।

तब मेरी पत्नी ने हैरान होकर मेरी ओर देखा-न तो वह गुस्से में थी और न ही परेशानी में, वह तो केवल मात्र हैरान थीऔर उसने कहा, “मैं विश्वास नहीं कर सकती थी कि जीविका कमाने के लिए तुम यह करते हो।”

लेकिन मुझे भय है कि ऐसा हो गया। जब भी मैं यात्रा करता हूँ मेरे साथ आपदाएँ चलती हैं। एक बार एक वायुयान में, मैं अपने जूते का फीता बांधने के लिए नीचे झुका, उसी क्षण मेरे से अगली सीट पर बैठे व्यक्ति ने अपनी सीट को पूरा नीचे की तरफ पीछे कर लिया और मैंने तो अपने आपको बिल्कुल असहाय तथा कुचली अवस्था में पाया। तब अपने से आगे बैठे व्यक्ति की टांग पर नाखून चुभोकर मैं अपने आपको मुक्त करा पाया।

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एक और अवसर पर, मैंने शीतल पेय की बोतल को अपने बगल में बैठी एक छोटी प्यारी महिला की गोद में गिरा दिया था। उड़ान सहायक आया और उसने महिला के वस्त्रों को साफ किया तथा मेरे लिए बदले में दूसरा पेय ले आया और मैंने उसे भी तुरंत उस महिला के ऊपर गिरा दिया। उस दिन, मुझे नहीं मालूम कि क्या हुआ।

मुझे तो मात्र इतना याद है कि मेरी बाजू शीतल पेय की नई बोतल लेने के लिए आगे बढ़ती थी और 1950 के दशक में बनी डरावनी फिल्मों (The Undead Limb) के घटिया प्रॉप की तरह हिंसक ढंग से आगे बढ़कर बोतल को उसके स्थान से उठाती थी और महिला के पल्ले में डाल देती थी।

महिला ने मेरी ओर विस्मय भाव से देखा। आप अनुमान लगा सकते हो कि जिसे आपने कई बार गीला कर दिया हो और उसमें एक कसम खाई “ओह, साके” (जापानी मदिरा) के साथ भिगोना बंद किया और इस दौरान मैंने लोगों के बीच से भी कुछ शब्दों को कहते सुना, यह पक्का था कि वे शब्द किसी भिक्षुणी के नहीं थे।

हालांकि, वायुयान के सफर में यह मेरा सबसे बुरा अनुभव नहीं था। मेरा सबसे बुरा अनुभव तो वह था जब एक बार मैं कॉपी में महत्त्वपूर्ण बातों (जुराबें खरीदनी हैं, पेय पदार्थों को सावधानीपूर्वक पकड़ना है, इत्यादि) को लिख रहा था और विचारमग्न मुद्रा में अपने पैन के एक सिरे को चूस रहा था जैसा कि प्रायः आप करते हो और अपने से अगली सीट पर बैठी एक आकर्षक महिला के साथ बातचीत करने लग गया।

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मैंने लगभग 20 मिनट तक अच्छे शिष्ट चुटकले सुनाकर उसका मनोरंजन किया, तब मैं शौचालय में गया जहाँ मुझे पता चला कि पैन तो लीक हो गया है और अब मेरा मुँह, ठोड़ी, जीभ, दाँत और मसूढ़े विचित्र ढंग से इतने गहरे नीले हो गए थे कि उन्हें रगड़कर भी साफ नहीं किया जा सकता था और वे कई दिनों तक ऐसे ही रहे।

इसलिए मुझे विश्वास है कि जब मैं सभ्य होने का प्रयास करता हूँ तो मुझे कितना कष्ट होता है, इस स्थिति को आप समझ जाएंगे। अपने जीवन में केवल एक बार बिना किसी स्थानीय विपदा के मैं रात्रि भोजन के मेज से सही सलामत उठा, कार में बैठा और 14 इंच कोट को बाहर छोड़े बिना ही बैठ गया।

मैंने हल्के रंग की पैंट पहन रखी थी और शाम को मुझे इस बात का अहसास नहीं हुआ कि मैं चुइंगम, आइसक्रीम, खांसी की दवाई तथा मोटर ऑयल पर कितनी बार बैठ चुका था। लेकिन ऐसा नहीं होना था।

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अब जब भी वायुयान में भोजन बाँटा जाता है, मेरी पत्नी कहती है, “डैडी के लिए भोजन के ढक्कन खोल दो” अथवा “बच्चो, अपने-अपने ढक्कनों को ऊपर उठा लो। डैडी अपने लिए माँस काटने वाले हैं।” निःसंदेह, यह केवल मैं अपने परिवार के साथ हवाई यात्रा कर रहा हूँ।

जब मैं अपने ही परिवार के साथ हूँ, मैं न तो कुछ खाता हूँ, न पीता हूँ और न ही अपने जूतों के फीतों को बांधने के लिए नीचे झुकता हूँ और कभी भी पैन को अपने मुँह के आस-पास लेकर के नहीं आता हूँ।

मैं बिल्कुल शांत होकर बैठ जाता हूँ, कई बार मैं अपने हाथों को इधर-उधर भटकने और कोई शरारत करने से रोकता हूँ। इससे केवल उपहास ही नहीं होता, बल्कि इससे आपके लाऊंडरी (धोबी) के बिल में भी कटौती होती है।

मैं कभी भी एक नियमित यात्री के रूप में दूरी तय करने का कार्ड नहीं लेता था। न कभी लेता हूँ। कभी मुझे समय पर कार्ड मिलता भी नहीं है। यह तो मेरे लिए एक वास्तविक परेशानी बन गया है। प्रत्येक व्यक्ति जिसे मैं जानता हूँ, अपने हवाई यात्रा के मीलों के कार्ड के साथ बाली प्रथम श्रेणी में यात्रा करते हैं।

मैं कभी कार्ड एकत्र नहीं करता हूँ। मैं एक वर्ष में 1,00,000 मील का सफर तय कर लेता हूँ, लेकिन मेरे पास केवल 212 हवाई मील की यात्रा के कार्ड हैं और वे भी 23 हवाई सेवाओं के।

ऐसा इसलिए होता है कि या तो मैं हवाई यात्रा का कार्ड लेना भूल जाता हूँ या यदि मुझे कार्ड लेना याद होता है तो फिर एयरलाईंस वाले उसे दर्ज नहीं करते हैं या क्लर्क मुझे बताता है कि आप तो इसके पात्र नहीं हो। जनवरी के महीने में, ऑस्ट्रेलिया की तरफ उड़ान में जाते समय-उस उड़ान से मुझे एक जिलियन हवाई मील का कार्ड मिलना था लेकिन जब मैंने अपना कॉर्ड प्रस्तुत किया तो क्लर्क ने अपना सिर हिला दिया और मुझे बताया कि मैं किसी कॉर्ड का पात्र नहीं था।

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“क्यों?” “टिकट तो B. Bryson के नाम से है और कॉर्ड W. Bryson के नाम से है।” मैंने उसे बिल और विलियम नामों के बीच घनिष्ठ और पवित्र रिश्ते की व्याख्या की लेकिन उसने उसे स्वीकार नहीं किया।

इसलिए मुझे अपने हवाई मील नहीं मिले और मैं बाली प्रथम श्रेणी से यात्रा नहीं कर पाऊँगा। शायद मैं इतनी दूर तक बिना कुछ खाए जा भी नहीं सकूँगा।

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HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

Haryana State Board HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

HBSE 9th Class English A House is Not a Home Textbook Questions and Answers

Think about It

Question 1.
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do? :
(एक दिन रविवार को दोपहर बाद लेखक क्या देखता है? उसकी माता की क्या प्रतिक्रिया होती है? वह क्या करती है?)
Answer:
One Sunday afternoon the author notices smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. At first the mother comes out of the house with her son. Then she runs back into the house and comes out carrying a small metal box full of important documents. Then she again runs back into the house to collect something other.

(एक दिन रविवार को दोपहर बाद लेखक अपनी छत की दरारों में से धुएँ को अंदर आता हुआ देखता है। पहले तो माँ अपने बेटे को लेकर घर से बाहर आ जाती है। तब वह वापिस घर के अंदर भाग जाती है और महत्त्वपूर्ण दस्तावेजों से भरा एक धातु का डिब्बा लेकर बाहर आती है। तब वह किसी अन्य चीज को लेने के लिए घर के अंदर चली जाती है।)

Question 2.
Why does he break down in tears after the fire?
(अग्नि के पश्चात वह क्यों रोने लग जाता है?)
Answer:
After the fire for sometime he was thinking just about his mother. But when his mother was okay and the fire was finally out, he thought about his new school and lovely cat. His books had burned and he could not find his cat anywhere. So he breaks down in tears.

(अग्नि के कुछ समय पश्चात तक तो वह केवल अपनी माता के बारे में सोच रहा था। लेकिन जब उसकी माँ ठीक हो गई और आग बुझा दी गई, तो उसे अपने नए स्कूल तथा अपनी बिल्ली की याद आई। उसकी किताबें जल चुकी थीं तथा उसकी बिल्ली उसे कहीं भी दिखाई नहीं दे रही थी। इसलिए वह रोने लग गया।)

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Question 3.
Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?
(लेखक अगले दिन स्कूल में बहुत घबराया हुआ क्यों रहता है? कौन से शब्द उसके भय तथा असुरक्षा का प्रदर्शन करते हैं?)
Answer:
The next day he is deeply embarrassed in school because his backpack had burned in the fire and it was his life. The words ‘Everything felt surreal and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen’ show his fear and insecurity.

(अगले दिन स्कूल में वह बहुत घबराया हुआ प्रतीत होता है क्योंकि उसका थैला आग में जल चुका था और उसमें उसका जीवन था। ये शब्द ‘प्रत्येक चीज विचित्र लग रही थी और मुझे मालूम नहीं था कि क्या होने वाला है, उसके भय और असुरक्षा का प्रदर्शन करते हैं।)

Question 4.
The cat and the author are very fond of each other. How has this been shown in the story? Where was the cat after the fire? Who brings it back and how?
(बिल्ली और लेखक एक दूसरे से बहुत प्यार करते हैं। इस बात को कहानी में कैसे दर्शाया गया है? आग के बाद बिल्ली कहां चली गई थी? उसे कौन वापिस लाता है और कैसे?)
Answer:
The cat and the author love each other very much. The author says that dead or alive he could not imagine leaving that place without knowing his cat. The cat was much frightened by the fire and ran a mile away. She too remained sad in the absence of her master. A kind lady brings it back to the author. She had to work hard to bring the cat to the author.

(बिल्ली और लेखक एक दूसरे को बहुत अधिक प्यार करते हैं। लेखक कहता है कि जिंदा या मुर्दा वह अपनी बिल्ली के बारे में जाने बिना उस स्थान से नहीं जा सकता था। बिल्ली अग्नि के कारण बहुत अधिक भयभीत हो गई थी और लगभग एक मील दूर चली गई थी। वह भी अपने स्वामी की अनुपस्थिति में उदास महसूस कर रही थी। एक दयालु महिला उसे लेखक के पास लेकर आती है। उसे बिल्ली को लेखक के पास लाने के लिए काफी कठोर परिश्रम करना पड़ा।)

Question 5.
What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?
(स्कूल के साथियों के कौन से कार्य लेखक की जीवन और लोगों के प्रति सोच को बदलते हैं और उसे भावनात्मक राहत प्रदान करते हैं? उसका अकेलापन कैसे समाप्त होता है और वह जीवन में भागीदारी लेना किस प्रकार आरंभ करता है?)
Answer:
The schoolmates make a collection for the author. They buy school supplies, notebooks, all kinds of different clothes-jeans, tops, and sweatsuits. This changes a whole vision of life for the author. He makes many friends and his loneliness vanishes. His house is rebuilding and he takes interest in the planning of the rooms. His friends are with him.

(स्कूल के साथी लेखक के लिए धन एकत्र करते हैं। उन्होंने स्कूल की चीजें, कापियाँ और सभी प्रकार के वस्त्र-जींस, टॉप और स्वेट सूट खरीदे। यह घटना लेखक के लिए जीवन की पूरी सोच को बदल देती है। वह अनेक व्यक्तियों को दोस्त बना लेता है और उसका अकेलापन समाप्त हो जाता है। उसके घर का पुनर्निर्माण हो रहा है और वह अपने मित्रों के साथ कमरों के निर्माण की योजनाओं में पूर्ण रुचि लेता है। उसके मित्र उसके साथ हैं।)

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Question 6.
What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?
(इसका क्या अर्थ है “मेरी बिल्ली वापस आ गई थी और मैं भी वापस आ गया था?” क्या लेखक कहीं पर गया था? वह यह क्यों कहता है कि वह भी वापस आ गया है?)
Answer:
No, the author had not gone anywhere. His cat was missing after the fire tragedy. He thought his life dull and boring without his cat. When the cat comes back to him the things that life has come back to him.

(नहीं, लेखक कहीं पर भी नहीं गया था। उसकी बिल्ली आग लगने की घटना के बाद से गायब हो गई थी। बिल्ली के बिना उसे अपना जीवन नीरस लगता था। जब बिल्ली उसके पास आ जाती है तो वह सोचता है कि उसका जीवन भी वापस आ जाता है।)

Talk about It

Question 1.
Have any of your classmates/schoolmates had an experience like the one described in the story where they needed help? Describe how they were helped.
Answer:
I read in 9th class in Saint Xavior High school, New Delhi. There are about four hundred students in ten sections of 9th class. In our class there are students from different states of India. Some students are from foreign countries like Nepal, Indonesia, Malasia and Sri Lanka. Last week an accident happened with Ruchika Sehgal of 9th H. class. A big theft had taken place in her, home during the broad day light. The thieves left nothing in her home.

All her books, clothes, toys and money had been stolen. The next ween when she come to school, she found that the 9th class students had bought clothes, books, bicycle, toys and shoes for her. A team of ten students visited her home that evening and paid an amount of Rupees one lac to her parents as a relief to meet their daily needs for the time being. This action of 9th class students was highly praised by everyone.

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HBSE 9th Class English A House is Not a Home Textbook Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
How was the author’s first year in the High School?
Answer:
His first year of high school was awkward.

Question 2.
What did the author notice one Sunday afternoon?
Answer:
He noticed some smoke pouring in through the seams of ceiling.

Question 3.
What did the author’s mother carry out of the house first of all?
Answer:
She ran out of the house carrying a small metal box full of important documents.

Question 4.
What had happened to the author’s father?
Answer:
His father had died when he was young.

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Question 5.
Why did the author’s mother run into the house for the second time?
Answer:
She ran into the house for the second time to collect her husband’s letters and pictures.

Question 6.
What did the author do after leaving his junior high school?
Answer:
After leaving his junior high school the author joined a high school.

Question 7.
What was the author worried about after the fire tragedy?
Answer:
He was most worried about his cat because it was missing.

Question 8.
Where did the author and his mother spent their night after the fire tragedy?
Answer:
They spent their night in the house of the author’s grand parents.

Question 9.
Why did they have to borrow money?
Answer:
They had to borrow money because their credit cards, cash or even identification to withdraw money from the bank had burnt in fire.

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Question 10.
How did the students help the author at school?
Answer:
They collected money to buy for him school supplies, note books, all kinds of clothes.

Question 11.
Did the author get his cat back?
Answer:
Yes, he got his cat back.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What problem does the author face when he moves to a new school?
(जब लेखक एक नए स्कूल में दाखिल होता है तो उसके सामने क्या समस्या आती है?)
Answer:
In the junior school he was the head boy of his class. He was very close to all the teachers. He enjoyed the seniority. But when he joins a new school at senior level, he faces many problems. This school was twice as big as his old school. He felt very isolated.

(जूनियर स्कूल में वह अपनी कक्षा का हैड ब्वाय था। वह सभी अध्यापकों के बहुत अधिक निकट था। वह वरिष्ठता का आनंद ले रहा था। लेकिन जब वह वरिष्ठ स्तर पर एक नए स्कूल में गया, तो वहाँ उसे अनेक समस्याओं का सामना करना पड़ा। यह स्कूल उसके पहले वाले स्कूल से दो गुणा बड़ा था। वह बहुत ही अकेला महसूस करता था।)

Question 2.
Even after taking admission in a new school, why did the author keep visit his teachers at the old school?
(नए स्कूल में दाखिला लेने के बाद, लेखक अपने पुराने स्कूल के अध्यापकों से मिलने क्यों जाया करता था?)
Answer:
The author felt very isolated in the new school. It was a big school and nobody knew him there. All his fellow at the junior school had taken admission in other schools. But he was very close to the teachers of the previous school. So he visited them often.

(लेखक नए स्कूल में अपने आपको बहुत अकेला महसूस करता था। यह एक बड़ा स्कूल था और वहाँ उसे कोई भी नहीं जानता था। उसके जूनियर स्कूल के सभी सहपाठियों ने दूसरे स्कूलों में दाखिला ले लिया था। लेकिन वह अपने पुराने स्कूल के अध्यापकों के बहुत निकट था। इसलिए वह उनसे मिलने जाता था।)

Question 3.
What was the effect of the smoke on the author’s mother?
(लेखक की माँ पर धुएँ का क्या असर पहुंचा था?)
Answer:
Their house got a big fire. In a crazed state she ran inside the house to get the pictures of her dead husband. The second time also she rashed inside. But this time she inhaled smoke. A fireman rescued her from inside the house.

(उनका घर भयंकर आग से घिर गया था। अपने मृत पति की तस्वीर को बचाने के लिए वह पागलों जैसी दशा में घर के अंदर दौड़ी। दूसरी बार वह फिर अंदर गई। लेकिन इस बार वह धुएँ से घिर गई। एक अग्निशमक कर्मचारी उसे घर से बाहर निकालकर लाया।)

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Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Describe the author’s experience at school after the fire tragedy.
(आग की त्रासदी के बाद विद्यालय में लेखक के अनुभव का वर्णन कीजिए।)
Ans.
The author had just joined a new school. He was facing a big problem to make himself fit in the new school. Just after a couple of days his house caught fire. His school bag and shoes had burnt in fire.

The next day he went to school. He was around school like a wanderes. Everything appeared to him strange. He did not know what was going to happen him. He returned home with a broken heart. He was experiencing terrible developments in his life.

The next day when he went to school; he found a strange atmosphere all around. People were getting together all around him. They had collected money for him and arranged school suppllies and clothing for him. This changed his vision for life once again.

(लेखक ने अभी-अभी नए स्कूल में दाखिला लिया था। वह नए स्कूल में अपने-आपको व्यवस्थित करने में बहुत परेशानी महसूस कर रहा था। कुछ दिनों बाद ही उसके घर में लाग लग गई। उसके स्कूल का बैग और जूते आग में जल गए।

अगले दिन वह स्कूल गया। वह वहाँ करुणाजनक व्यक्ति की भांति घूमता रहा। उसे सब कुछ विचित्र लग रहा था। वह नहीं जानता था कि उसके साथ क्या घटित होने वाला है। वह टूटे हृदय से घर वापिस आ गया। वह अपने जीवन के बुरे दौर से गुजर रहा था।

अगले दिन जब वह स्कूल गया; तो उसने चारों ओर अजीब सा वातावरण महसूस किया। लोग उसके इर्द-गिर्द एकत्र हो रहे थे। उन्होंने उसके लिए पैसे इकट्ठे किए थे और उसके लिए स्कूल की चीजें और वस्त्र लाए थे। इस बदलाव ने उसके जीवन के दृष्टिकोण को एक बार फिर बदल दिया।)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Of which age group challengers does the story ‘A House Is Not a Home’ reflect?
(A) childhood
(B) teenage
(C) Youthful
(D) old age
Answer:
(B) teenage

Question 2.
In the beginning how does the author feel in the new high school?
(A) happy
(B) excited
(C) isolated
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(C) isolated

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Question 3.
What does the author notice one sunday afternoon?
(A) smoke pouring in through the ceiling
(B) water pouring in through the ceiling
(C) wind breaking windows
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(A) smoke pouring in through the ceiling

Question 4.
What was the author doing when he saw smoke pouring in through the window?
(A) playing in the courtyard
(B) doing his homework
(C) taking his meal
(D) watching television
Answer:
(B) doing his homework

Question 5.
What did the mother being out of the burning house?
(A) a metal box of full of important documents
(B) some pictures of the author’s father
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Answer:
(C) both (A) and (B)

Question 6.
Who caught the author when he rushed after his mother in the burning house?
(A) a policeman
(B) a neighbour
(C) a fireman
(D) a friend
Answer:
(C) a fireman

Question 7.
Who did the author find missing after the fire accident?
(A) his dog
(B) his mother
(C) his monkey
(D) his cat
Answer:
(D) his cat

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Question 8.
How long did it take to blow out the fire?
(A) two hours
(B) three hours
(C) four hours
(D) five hours
Answer:
(D) five hours

Question 9.
In which day did the fire accident take place?
(A) Saturday
(B) Sunday
(C) Monday
(D) Tuesday
Answer:
(B) Sunday

Question 10.
Where did the author and his mother spend their night after the fire accident?
(A) in the house of grandparents
(B) in the house of neighbours
(C) in the fire brigade building
(D) in the author’s school
Answer:
(A) in the house of grandparents

Question 11.
What did the author borrow from his aunt to go to school?
(A) tennis shoes
(B) bag
(C) uniform
(D) books
Answer:
(A) tennis shoes

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Question 12.
What did the author lose in the fire?
(A) school shoes
(B) uniform
(C) bag and books
(D) all of the above
Answer:
(D) all of the above

Question 13.
Where did the author and his mother has to borrow money?
(A) grandparents
(B) neighbours
(C) bank
(D) private financial institutions
Answer:
(A) grandparents.

Question 14.
Who made a collection of money for the author?
(A) the students in the new high school
(B) the teachers in the old primary school
(C) neighbours
(D) social workers
Answer:
(A) the students in the new high school

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A House is Not a Home Summary

A House is Not a Home Introduction in English

This story reflects the challenges of being a teenager, and the problems of growing up. In our life sometime such changes take place that our life becomes intolerable for us and sometime we (teenagers) want to end this life. But again we find the things change which make us enjoy the life fully. In this story the same things happen with the author. He finds himself in such an awkward situation when he joins a high school. After some days his house catches fire and he finds that his life has ended. But when his schoolmates show their concern for him, his whole vision for the life changes and he again starts taking interest in life.

A House is Not a Home Summary in English

After passing junior high school the author joined a high school. It was a big school. The author felt awkward during his first year of high school. He missed his old school badly. He often went to meet his old teachers. They encouraged him to get involved in school activities.

One Sunday afternoon, not long after he had started high school, he was sitting at home doing his homework. His little cat was sitting on the table. He smelt something strange. Then he noticed smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. Soon the whole room was engulfed in flames. The author and his mother came out of the room.

The author ran to the neighbours to call the fire brigade. He saw his mother run back into the house. She came out after sometime holding a metal box containing important documents. Dropping the box in the lawn she ran back into the house. The author was about to run after her but a fireman stopped him forcibly. The other firemen rushed in to save the mother. They could bring her safe.

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After five hours, the fire was finally out. The house was completely burned down. Now the author realized that his cat was found nowhere. He broke down in tears and cried and cried. He wanted to go inside the house but the fireman did not let him go inside that night.

The author and his mother went to the author’s grandparents house to spend the night. The next day it was Monday and the author was to go to school. He was wearing the school uniform but he had no shoes. He borrowed tennis shoes from his aunt. His school bag had burned in the fire. He thought that everything had been finished for him. He walked around school like a zombie. Everything felt surreal and was not sure what was going to happen. He was feeling unsecure.

When he walked through what used to be his house after school that day, he was shocked to see how much damage there was. There was no time to grieve. His mother rushed him out of the house. They borrowed money from the author’s grandparents. They rented an apartment nearby. When the debries of their burned house were being cleared off, the author came there daily hoping that his cat was somewhere to be found.

The news of this fire tragedy spread in the school. The next day at school, the people were acting even more strange than usual. They had taken up a collection and had bought him school supplies, notebooks and all kinds of different clothes. They were introducing themselves to the author very warmly. The author made friends that day.

A month later of the fire tragedy, their house was being rebuilt. The author’s friends were with him. A’ kind lady came with the author’s cat and gave it to him. It brought a new life for the author.

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

A House is Not a Home Introduction in Hindi

यह कहानी किशोरावस्था की चुनौतियों और बड़े होने की समस्याओं के बारे में वर्णन करती है। हमारे जीवन में कई बार ऐसे परिवर्तन आ जाते हैं कि जीवन हमारे लिए असहनीय हो जाता है और कई बार हम (किशोर) इस जीवन का अंत कर देना चाहते हैं। लेकिन पुनः फिर हम चीजों को परिवर्तित होते हुए देखते हैं जो हमें पूर्ण रूप से जीवन का आनंद प्रदान करती हैं। इस कहानी में लेखक के साथ इसी प्रकार की घटनाएं घटती हैं। वह हाई स्कूल में प्रवेश पाने पर स्वयं को एक ऐसी ही विचित्र स्थिति में पाता है। कुछ दिनों के उपरांत उसके घर में आग लग जाती है और उसे लगता है कि उसके जीवन का अंत हो गया है। लेकिन जब उसके स्कूल के साथी उसके प्रति अपनी चिंता का प्रदर्शन करते हैं, तो जीवन के प्रति उसकी पूरी सोच बदल जाती है और वह पुनः जीवन में आनंद लेना शुरू कर देता है।

A House is Not a Home Summary In Hindi

जूनियर हाई स्कूल पास करने के उपरांत लेखक ने हाई स्कूल में प्रवेश ले लिया। यह एक बड़ा स्कूल था। हाई स्कूल में अपने पहले वर्ष के दौरान लेखक ने स्वयं को विचित्र स्थिति में पाया। उसे अपने पुराने स्कूल की बहुत अधिक याद आती थी। वह प्रायः अपने पुराने अध्यापकों से मिलने जाता था। वे उसे उत्साहित करते थे कि वह स्कूल की गतिविधियों में भाग लेना आरंभ कर दे।

एक दिन रविवार को दोपहर बाद, जब उसे हाई स्कूल में जाते हुए अधिक समय नहीं हुआ था, वह घर पर बैठा हुआ अपना गृह-कार्य कर रहा था। उसकी छोटी-सी बिल्ली मेज पर बैठी हुई थी। उसे कुछ अजीब-सी गंध आई। तब उसने छत की दरारों में से धुएँ को अंदर आते हुए देखा शीघ्र ही सारा कमरा आग की लपटों से भर उठा। लेखक और उसकी माँ कमरे से बाहर आ गए।

लेखक अग्निशमन दस्ते को बुलाने के लिए पड़ोसियों की ओर भागा। उसने अपनी माँ को दौड़कर घर के अंदर जाते हुए देखा। वह कुछ समय के पश्चात एक धातु के डिब्बे को लेकर बाहर आई जिसमें महत्त्वपूर्ण दस्तावेज रखे हुए थे। डिब्बे को प्रांगण में फेंक कर वह वापिस घर के अंदर भाग गई। लेखक भी उसके पीछे भागने ही वाला था कि एक अग्निशमन कर्मचारी ने उसे बलपूर्वक रोक दिया। अन्य अग्निशमन कर्मचारी माँ को बचाने के लिए अंदर की ओर दौड़े। वे उसे सुरक्षित बाहर ला सके।

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

पांच घंटे के पश्चात, आग पर अंततः काबू पाया जा सका। घर तो पूरी तरह से जल चुका था। तब लेखक को अहसास हुआ कि उसकी बिल्ली कहीं पर भी दिखाई नहीं दे रही थी। वह फूट-फूट कर रोने लगा और चिल्लाता रहा, चिल्लाता रहा। वह घर के अंदर जाना चाहता था परंतु उस रात अग्निशमन कर्मचारियों ने उसे घर के अंदर जाने नहीं दिया।

लेखक और उसकी माँ रात बिताने के लिए लेखक के दादा के घर गए। अगला दिन सोमवार था और लेखक को स्कूल जाना था। उसने स्कूल की वर्दी तो पहन रखी थी परंतु उसके पास जूते नहीं थे। उसने अपनी मौसी से टेनिस के खेल में पहने जाने वाले जूते उधार लिए। उसका स्कूल का बस्ता आग में जल चुका था। उसे लग रहा था कि उसका सब कुछ नष्ट हो चुका था। वह स्कूल में पागलों की तरह घूमता रहा। उसे हर चीज अजीब लग रही थी और वह इस बारे में आश्वस्त नहीं था कि क्या होने वाला है। वह असुरक्षित महसूस कर रहा था।

जब उस दिन स्कूल से आने के पश्चात वह उस स्थान पर घूमा जहाँ कभी उसका घर हुआ करता था, तो उसे यह देखकर सदमा लगा कि कितना अधिक नुकसान हुआ था। दुःखी होने का कोई समय नहीं था। उसकी माँ उसे जल्दी से वहाँ से ले गई। उन्होंने लेखक के दादा जी से धन उधार लिया। उन्होंने पास में ही एक कमरे को किराए पर ले लिया। जब उनके जले हुए मकान के मलबे को हटाया जा रहा था, तो लेखक इस आशा के साथ वहाँ पर प्रतिदिन आया करता था कि कहीं पर उसे उसकी बिल्ली मिल जाए।

आग लगने की इस दुर्घटना का समाचार स्कूल में भी फैल गया। अगले दिन स्कूल में, लोग पहले की अपेक्षा विचित्र तरीके से व्यवहार कर रहे थे। उन्होंने आपस में पैसे एकत्र किए थे और उसके लिए स्कूल की सभी चीजें, कापियाँ और सभी प्रकार के वस्त्र खरीदे हुए थे। वे बड़ी गर्मजोशी के साथ लेखक को अपना परिचय दे रहे थे। लेखक ने उस दिन मित्र बनाए।

आग लगने की दुर्घटना के एक महीने के पश्चात, उनके घर का पुनर्निर्माण हो रहा था। लेखक के मित्र उसके साथ थे। एक दयालु महिला लेखक की बिल्ली को लेकर आई और उसे उसको दे दिया। इससे लेखक में एक नए जीवन का संचार हुआ।

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

A House is Not a Home Word-Meanings

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Teenager = between the age of thirteen to nineteen years = PORTRETTRIT; awkward = trouble = परेशानी; isolated = lonely = अकेला; involved = made busy = व्यस्त होना; probably = possibly = संभवतया; tabby of different strips = धारीदार; purring = making low sounds = धुरधुराना; swatting = hitting with claw = पंजे से थापी मारना; rescued = saved = बचाया; stoking = feeding the fire = आग में ईंधन डालते हुए; seams = line of separation = दरार।

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Engulfed = to cover/swallow completely = पूरी तरह से लपेट में लेना; documents = written records = दस्तावेज; crazed = like mad people = पागलों की तरह; yelling = crying = चीखते हुए; emerged = came out = बाहर आया।

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Dazed = stupefied = परेशान; piled = heaped = ढेर लगा दिया; embarrassed = troubled = परेशान; weird = strange = अजीब; destined = fixed by fortune = भाग्य द्वारा तय; outcast = exiled = निर्वासित; geek = foolish = मूर्ख; curl up = to summarize = समेटना; zombie = a dull and pathetic person = एक करुणाजनक व्यक्ति; surreal = strange = विचित्र; ripped away = splitted away = बिखर जाना।

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Grieve = pain = पीड़ा; rubble = debries = मलबा; vulnerable = tender = नाजुक; robe = overcoat = लबादा; plight = bad condition = दुर्दशा; milling = getting together = एकत्र होना; shove = push hard = जोर से धक्का देना; genuine = real = असली, वास्तविक।

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Focusing = pay attentions = ध्यान केंद्रित करना; curb = a restraint = अवरोध; leapt = jumped = कूदा; grabbed = snatched = ले लिया; apparently = clearly = स्पष्ट रूप से; freaked = frightened = भयभीत हो जाना; sorely = very much = अत्यधिक; diminish = to decrease= घटना/कम होना; gratitude= thankfulness = आभार।

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

A House is Not a Home Translation in Hindi

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[यह कहानी किशोरावस्था की चुनौतियों और बड़े होने के समय की कठिनाइयों के बारे में बताती है। लेखक अपनी समस्याओं पर किस प्रकार नियंत्रण कर पाता है?]

नाते मुझे जो सम्मान मिलता था को छोड़ने के पश्चात एक नए स्कूल में जाना मेरे लिए विचित्र शुरुआत थी। यह स्कूल मेरे पुराने वाले स्कूल से दुगना बड़ा था और स्थिति को मेरे लिए कष्टकारी करने वाली बात यह थी कि मेरे सभी दोस्तों को अलग हाई स्कूल में भेज दिया गया। मैं बिल्कुल अलग-थलग महसूस कर रहा था।

मुझे अपने पुराने अध्यापकों की इतनी याद आती थी कि मैं उनसे मिलने के लिए जाया करता था। वे मुझे उत्साहित करते थे कि मैं स्कूल की गतिविधियों में व्यस्त हो जाऊँ ताकि मैं नए लोगों से मिल सकूँ। उन्होंने मुझे बताया कि कुछ ही समय में मैं नए स्कूल में समायोजित हो जाऊँगा और फिर मैं अपने नए स्कूल को पुराने स्कूल से अधिक चाहने लग जाऊँगा। उन्होंने मुझसे वचन लिया कि जब वह अपने नए स्कूल को चाहने लग जाएगा तब भी उनसे मिलने आया करेगा। मुझे उनका मनोविज्ञान समझ में आ गया कि वे ऐसा क्यों कह रहे थे, तथापि मुझे उसमें कुछ राहत अवश्य मिली।

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

एक रविवार के दिन, जब मुझे हाई स्कूल में दाखिला लिए अधिक समय नहीं हुआ था, मैं घर पर अपने भोजन कक्ष के मेज पर बैठा अपना गृहकार्य कर रहा था। यह एक ठंडा और तेज हवा के साथ हिमपात वाला दिन था और हमने अपनी अंगीठी में आग जला रखी थी। हमेशा की तरह, मेरी लाल रंग की धारियों वाली बिल्ली मेरे कागजों के ऊपर बैठी धुरधुरा रही थी और कभी-कभी मनोरंजन के लिए मेरे पैन पर थापी मार रही थी।

वह कभी भी मेरे से दूर नहीं जाती थी। मैंने उसे तब बचाया था जब वह छोटी-सी बच्ची थी और शायद वह यह जानती थी कि उसके जीवन को बचाने के लिए मैं उत्तरदायी हूँ।

घर को सुखद और गरमाहट पूर्ण रखने के लिए माँ आग में ईंधन डालती रही। अचानक ही मुझे अजीब सी गंध का अनुभव हुआ और तब मैंने छत की दरारों में से धुएँ को अंदर आते देखा। धुआं कमरे में इतनी शीघ्रता के साथ फैल गया कि हम मुश्किल से ही कुछ देख सकते थे।

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एक टोली बनाकर हम सामने वाले दरवाजे तक आए, तब हम सभी सामने वाले आंगन में भाग गए। जब तक हम बाहर आते, सारा कमरा लपटों की चपेट में आ चुका था और आग तेजी से फैल रही थी। मैं अग्निशमन विभाग के लोगों को बुलाने के लिए पड़ोसियों की ओर दौड़ा, तब मैंने अपनी माँ को घर के अंदर वापिस भागते हुए देखा।

तब मेरी माँ घर के अंदर से महत्त्वपूर्ण दस्तावेजों से भरा एक धातु का डिब्बा लेकर बाहर आई। उसने डिब्बे को बाहर आंगन में रख दिया और एक पागलों जैसी दशा में वापिस घर के अंदर दौड़ी। मैं जानता था कि वह किस चीज के लिए गई थी। जब मैं अभी छोटा था तो मेरे पिता की मृत्यु हो गई थी और मुझे यकीन था कि वह मेरे पिता की तस्वीरों और पत्रों को आग की लपटों के हवाले नहीं होने देगी। केवल ये ही चीजें बची थीं जो उसे उनकी याद दिलाती थीं। फिर भी मैं उस पर चिल्लाया, “माँ! नहीं!”

मैं उसके पीछे भागने ही वाला था तब मैंने पाया कि एक बड़े हाथ ने मुझे पीछे से रोक लिया। वह एक अग्निशमन कर्मचारी था। मैंने अभी तक यह नहीं देखा था कि पूरी सड़क अग्निशमन गाड़ियों से भर गई थी। मैं अपने को उसकी पकड़ से छुड़ाने का प्रयास कर रहा था और चीख रहा था, “आप समझते नहीं हो कि मेरी माँ अंदर है!”

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

उसने मुझे तो पकड़े रखा जबकि अन्य कर्मचारी घर के अंदर दौड़ गए। वह जानता था कि मैं तर्कपूर्ण ढंग से कार्य नहीं कर रहा था और यदि उसने मुझे छोड़ दिया तो मैं अंदर भाग जाऊंगा। वह सही था।
“सब ठीक से है, वे उसे ढूँढ लेंगे,” उसने कहा।

उसने मेरे ऊपर एक कंबल लपेट दिया और मुझे हमारी कार में बिठा दिया। उसके थोड़ी देर बाद, एक अग्निशमन कर्मचारी मेरी माँ को खींचकर के बाहर लेकर आया।

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वह जल्दी से उसे अग्निशमन गाड़ी के ऊपर ले गया और उसके मुँह पर ऑक्सीजन का मास्क लगा दिया। मैं भागकर उसके ।

पास गया और उससे चिपक गया। इस दौरान मैंने हमेशा ही उससे बहस और घृणा की थी और वह सब कुछ उसे खोने के विचार से ही ओझल हो गई।

“वह जल्दी ही ठीक हो जाएगी,” अग्निशमन कर्मचारी ने कहा, “केवल कुछ धुआँ ही उसके अंदर गया है।” और वह वापिस आग बुझाने के लिए दौड़ गया जब मैं और मेरी माँ हैरान अवस्था में वहाँ बैठे रहे। मुझे आज भी अपने घर को जलते हुए देखने और स्वयं कुछ न कर पाने की घटना याद है।

पांच घंटे के पश्चात, आग अंततः बुझा दी गई। हमारा घर लगभग पूरी तरह से जल चुका था। लेकिन तब मुझे सूझा…मैंने अपनी बिल्ली को तो नहीं देखा। मेरी बिल्ली कहाँ थी? मैं और अधिक भयभीत हो गया, वह कहीं पर भी नहीं मिली। तब अचानक मुझे अपने नए स्कूल, अग्नि और अपनी बिल्ली का स्मरण हो आया और मैं फूट-फूट कर रोने लग गया और चिल्लाता रहा, चिल्लाता रहा। मैं काफी समय से क्षति से पीड़ित हो रहा था।

अग्निशमन कर्मचारियों ने हमें उस रात घर के अंदर नहीं जाने दिया। घर के अंदर जाना अभी भी खतरनाक था। जिंदा या मुर्दा, मैं अपनी बिल्ली के बारे में जाने बिना वहाँ से जाने की कल्पना भी नहीं कर सकता था। फिर भी मुझे जाना पड़ा। हम अपने शरीर पर कुछ वस्त्रों तथा अग्निशमन कर्मचारियों द्वारा प्रदान किए गए कंबलों के साथ अपनी कार में बैठ गए और रात्रि बिताने के लिए हम सीधे मेरे दादा-दादी के घर चले गए।

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

अगले दिन, सोमवार को, मैं स्कूल चला गया। जब आग लगी, तो मैंने स्कूल की वर्दी पहनी हुई थी जो मैंने उसे सुबह के समय चर्च जाते हुए पहना था परंतु मैंने जूते नहीं पहन रखे थे! मैंने गृहकार्य करते समय जूतों को उतार दिया था। वे भी अग्नि का एक और शिकार बन गए। इसलिए मुझे अपनी मौसी से टेनिस के खेल में पहने जाने वाले जूते उधार लेने पड़े। मैं स्कूल जाने की अपेक्षा घर पर क्यों नहीं रह सकता था? मेरी माँ ने इसके बारे में नहीं सुना, लेकिन मैं प्रत्येक चीज से बहुत अधिक परेशान था।

जो कपड़े मैंने पहन रखे थे वे अजीब लग रहे थे, मेरे पास न किताबें थीं और न ही गृहकार्य किया हुआ था और मेरा स्कूल का थैला जो जल चुका था। उस थैले में ही मेरा जीवन था। मैं जितना अधिक स्कूल में सही होने का प्रयास करता था, परिस्थिति उतनी अधिक खराब हो जाती थी। क्या भाग्य ने मुझे सारा जीवन निर्वासित और मूरों के रूप में जीने के लिए बनाया था? मुझे तो ऐसा ही अहसास होता था। यदि जीवन इसी प्रकार से चलना था तो मैं बड़ा होकर जीवन को संभालना नहीं चाहता था। मैं तो केवल जीवन को समेटकर मर जाना चाहता था।

स्कूल में मैं एक करुणाजनक व्यक्ति की भांति घूमता रहा। मुझे सब कुछ विचित्र लग रहा था और मुझे मालूम नहीं था कि क्या होने वाला है। जितनी सुरक्षा मुझे पुराने स्कूल, मेरे मित्रों, मेरे घर और मेरी बिल्ली से प्राप्त हुई थी सब बिखर चुकी थी।

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उस दिन स्कूल से आने के पश्चात जब मैं उस स्थान पर घूम रहा था जो मेरा घर हुआ करता था तो मुझे नुकसान का आभास हुआ-जो कुछ जला नहीं था वह आग बुझाने के लिए डाले गए पानी और रसायनों के कारण नष्ट हो गया था। केवल जो चीजें नष्ट नहीं हुई थीं वे फोटो एलबम, दस्तावेज और कुछ अन्य व्यक्तिगत चीजें थीं जो मेरी माँ ने वीरतापूर्वक बचा ली थी। लेकिन . मेरी बिल्ली मर चुकी थी और उसके लिए मेरे हृदय में दर्द था।

दुःखी होने का कोई वक्त नहीं था। मेरी माँ मुझे जल्दी से घर से बाहर ले गई। हमें रहने के लिए कोई स्थान ढूँढना था और मुझे स्कूल के लिए कुछ कपड़े खरीदने के लिए भी जाना था।

हमें दादा-दादी से धन उधार लेना पड़ा क्योंकि न तो पैसे निकलवाने वाले कार्ड, न नकद पैसे और बैंक से पैसे निकलवाने के लिए न ही कोई पहचान पत्र शेष बचा था। सब कुछ धुएं में उड़ चुका था।

उस सप्ताह उस मलबे को जो हमारा घर हुआ करता था को साफ किया जा रहा था। यद्यपि हमने पास में ही एक फ्लैट किराए पर ले लिया था, मैं मलबे को साफ होते देखने के लिए चला जाता था, इस आशा के साथ कि कहीं से मेरी बिल्ली मिल जाए। वह मर चुकी थी। मैं उसके बारे में उस छोटे से नाजुक जीव के रूप में सोचता रहता था। सवेरे के समय जब मैं उसे परेशान करता था वह बिस्तर से बाहर आती थी, वह मेरे पीछे-पीछे लगी रहती थी, मेरे कोट पर चढ़ जाती थी और सोने के लिए मेरी जेबों में घुस जाती थी। मुझे उसकी बहुत अधिक याद आती थी।

HBSE 9th Class English Solutions Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home

हमेशा ही ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि बुरा समाचार जल्दी से फैल जाता है और मेरे वाले मामले में भी यह भिन्न नहीं था। हाई स्कूल में अध्यापकों सहित सभी को मेरी दुर्दशा के बारे में पता था। मैं परेशान था जैसे कि उस स्थिति के लिए मैं जिम्मेदार था। एक नए स्कूल में शुरुआत करने का क्या तरीका था! मैंने इस प्रकार से अपनी ओर ध्यान केंद्रित कराने के बारे में नहीं सोचा था।

अगले दिन स्कूल में लोग, हमेशा की बजाए अजीब ढंग से व्यवहार कर रहे थे। मैं अपने लॉकर के पास जिम क्लास में जाने की तैयारी कर रहा था। लोग मेरे इर्द-गिर्द एकत्र हो रहे थे, मुझे जल्दी करने के लिए कह रहे थे। मैंने इसे बड़ा विचित्र सोचा, लेकिन पिछले कुछ सप्ताह से हो रही घटनाओं की उपस्थिति में, कोई भी चीज मुझे हैरान नहीं करेगी। मुझे ऐसा लग रहा था कि वे मुझे बलपूर्वक जिम की ओर धकेलकर ले जा रहे थे तब मुझे इसका कारण पता चला। वहाँ पर एक मेज रखा था और उस पर सभी प्रकार की चीजें रखी हुई थीं और वे सिर्फ मेरे लिए थीं।

उन्होंने आपस में पैसे इकट्ठे किए थे और मेरे लिए स्कूल की चीजें, कापियाँ, सभी प्रकार के भिन्न-भिन्न वस्त्र-जींस, टॉप स्वेट सूट। यह मेरे लिए क्रिसमस के त्योहार जैसा दिन था। मैं भावुक हो गया। लोग जो पहले कभी मुझसे बोले भी नहीं थे, स्वयं का परिचय देने के लिए आगे बढ़कर मेरे पास आ रहे थे। मैंने उनके घरों के लिए सभी प्रकार के निमंत्रण प्राप्त किए। उनके द्वारा असली चिंता के प्रदर्शन ने सचमुच मेरे दिल को छू लिया।

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उस क्षण मैंने सचमुच ही एक चैन की सांस ली और पहली बार यह सोचा कि अब सब कुछ ठीक होने जा रहा है। उस दिन मैंने मित्र बनाए।

एक महीने बाद, मैं अपने मकान को पुनः बनता हुआ देख रहा था। लेकिन इस बार कुछ अलग था-मैं अकेला नहीं था। इस बार मैं स्कूल के अपने दो मित्रों के साथ था। आग लगने के कारण ही मैंने स्वयं के बारे में ही सोचते रहने की आदत को बंद कर दिया। अब मैं बैठा हुआ अपने घर का पुनर्निर्माण होता देख रहा था और मैंने अनुभव किया कि मेरे जीवन का भी पुनर्निर्माण हो रहा था।

जिस समय हम वहाँ एक अवरोध पर बैठे हुए मेरे नए बैडरूम के बारे में योजनाएँ बना रहे थे, मैंने किसी को अपने पीछे से चलकर आते हुए सुना और उसने कहा, “क्या यह तुम्हारी है?” जब मैं यह देखने के लिए पीछे मुड़ा कि वह कौन था मुझे अपनी आँखों पर यकीन ही नहीं हुआ। एक महिला मेरी बिल्ली को लिए हुए खड़ी थी। मैंने छलांग लगाई और उस महिला की बांहों से उसे छीन लिया।

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मैंने उसे पकड़कर अपने निकट कर लिया और उसके संतरी रंग के बालों में मैं अपना चेहरा लगाकर रो रहा था। वह (बिल्ली) खुशी से अपनी आवाज में बोली। मेरे मित्र, मुझसे और बिल्ली से चिपके हुए थे और चारों ओर उछल रहे थे।

स्पष्टतया, मेरी बिल्ली आग के कारण इतनी अधिक भयभीत हो गई थी कि वह भागकर लगभग एक मील दूर चली गई। उसके पट्टे पर हमारा टेलीफोन नंबर लिखा हुआ था, परंतु हमारे फोन नष्ट हो गए थे और उनका संपर्क कट चुका था। उस अद्भुत महिला ने उसे उठा लिया और इस बात का पता लगाने के लिए कि वह बिल्ली किसकी है उसने बहुत मेहनत की। पता नहीं कैसे उसे इस बात का आभास हो गया कि उस बिल्ली को बहुत अधिक प्यार किया जाता था और उसकी बहुत अधिक याद आती होगी।

जैसे ही मैं वहाँ अपने मित्रों के साथ बैठा हुआ था और मेरी बिल्ली मेरी गोद में सिमटी हुई बैठी थी तो नुकसान और दुःखद घटना से संबंधित मन को भावुक करने वाली घटनाएँ कम होती प्रतीत हो रही थीं। मझे अपने जीवन, अपने नए मित्रों. एक अजनबी की दयालुता और अपनी प्यारी बिल्ली के ऊँचे स्वर में धुरधुराने पर कृतज्ञता हो रही थी। मेरी बिल्ली मुझे वापिस मिल गई थी और इसी प्रकार से मेरा जीवन भी वापिस अपने सही रास्ते पर आ गया था।

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