all about a dog question answer class 9 : Alfred George Gardiner (1865-1946) was a British journalist and author. His essays, written under the pen-name, Alpha of the Plough; are highly regarded. His uniqueness lay in his ability to teach the basic truths of life in an easy and amusing manner. The Pillars of Society, Pebbles on the Shore, Many Furrows and Leaves in the Wind are some of his well known writings.
In this text, which is an edited version of Gardiner’s essay of the same name, the author observes how a bus conductor makes a lady go up to the uncovered top of a double-decker bus on a freezing evening just because she is carrying a dog. While watching the incident and its reaction among other passengers, the author wonders whether rules should be tempered with goodwill in order to make them more humane.
all about a dog question answer class 9
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. The younger woman carried a little
(a) spaniel
(b) bulldog
(c) Pekinese dog
(d) spitz
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2. The younger woman was suffering from
(a) stomach pain
(b) back pain
(c) fever
(d) cough
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3. The bell was pulled by the
(a) conductor
(b) driver
(c) younger woman
(d) older woman
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4. The number of policemen to whom the woman expressed her anger was
(a) Three
(b) four
(c) five
(d) six
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5. The problem the bus faced was with the
(a) tyre
(b) engine
(c) brake
(d) horn
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Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
1. How many people got into the bus with the younger woman?
Ans : One man and an older woman got into the bus with the younger woman.
2. What was the conductor’s order to the younger woman?
Ans : The conductor’s order to the younger woman was to take the dog on the top floor of the bus.
3. Why did the conductor stand triumphant?
Ans : He stood triumphant because the law was on his side and the woman in that cold night ultimately went to the top of the bus with her dog yielding to the conductor’s order.
4. What is that rule which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb?
Ans : Some hard and fast rules like that of the road cannot be broken without danger to life and limb.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words.
1. When did the author feel that trouble was coming up?
Ans : Boarding a bus with a dog was against the law. When the law-abiding conductor, noticed a dog in the running bus, the author felt that trouble was coming up.
2. Mention two demands made by the passengers when the bus stopped?
Ans: When the bus stopped, the passengers demanded their fares back and the intervention of the police to lodge a report against the bus conductor.
3. How are rules of guidance to be observed?
Ans : The rules of guidance are to be observed using one’s common sense. These rules of guidance are meant to be observed in spirit , not in letters. One should maintain rules with a little good will and good temper.
Exercise 4
In the following sentences, underline the verb forms which show that the person denoted by the subject does something. Circle the verb forms which show that something is done to the subject:
(a) She has sung a song. (Underlined)
(b) A song (has been sung) by her. (Circled)
(c) He will draw a picture. (Underlined)
(d) A picture (will be drawn) by him. (Circled)
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Exercise 5
Change the voice of the following sentences.
(a) Nila has bought a book.
Ans: A book has been bought by Nila.
(b) They will have seen the cricket match.
Ans: The cricket match will have been seen by them.
(c) Bhola had seen a tiger.
Ans: A tiger had been seen by Bhola.
(d) The nurse will attend to the patient.
Ans: The patient will be attended to by the nurse.
Exercise 6
Change the voice of the following sentences.
(a) Do the sum.
Ans: Let the sum be done. / You are instructed to do the sum.
(b) The poem was written by her.
Ans: She wrote the poem.
(c) Open the door
Ans: Let the door be opened. / You are ordered to open the door.
(d) The man is known to me.
Ans: I know the man.
Exercise 7
Change the voice of the following sentences.
(a) They agreed to my plan.
Ans: My plan was agreed to by them.
(b) My brother lost my favourite pen.
Ans: My favourite pen was lost by my brother.
(c) The man is writing a letter.
Ans: A letter is being written by the man.
(d) Titli is looking for her watch.
Ans: Her watch is being looked for by Titli.
Exercise 8
Tick (√) the correct alternative given in the brackets.
(a) It (rains/has been raining/is raining) since morning.
Ans: has been raining.
(b) Last Sunday 1 (went/had been going/go) to the zoo
Ans: went.
(c) I (will be/was/am) in class X next year.
Ans: will be.
(d) Rina (have reached/had reached/has reached) home just now.
Ans: has reached.
Exercise 9
Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to prepare orange juice:
Flow chart: oranges bought from the market-sorted-rotten ones removed-cleaned peeled-put in juicer-juice extracted-sugar and preservatives added-poured in bottles-sealed-ready to be sold
Preparation of Orange Juice
Orange juice is a very healthy drink. The preparation of orange juice is made through a number of steps. At first orange are bought from the market. Then they are sorted and rotten ones are removed. Next the fresh ones are then cleaned and washed in water. There after these are pealed. Then the peeled oranges are put into juicer to extract juice. Now sugar and preservatives are added to the extracted juice. Now the juice is poured into sterilized bottles. Next the bottles are sealed and labelled. Finally, these bottles of juice are packed and sent to the market to sell.
Exercise 10
Write a paragraph within 100 words on how you plan to take care of street dogs. Use the following hints:
Hints: cruel actions towards street dogs-necessity of looking after them-ways of taking care of the dogs-conclusion
Paragraph: Street Dogs
The dogs that don’t have an owner and lives and roam in the street are called street dogs. Now a day the number of street dogs are increasing in our towns and cities. This is a very big problem. Dealing with the problem is not easy. So they are often tortured by people. Some people have even suggested to kill them. But killing them should never be an option. Dogs are supposed to be man’s best friends. So we should look after them. To take care of them, we can provide shelters and food for them. We can organize vaccination programme for them. Dogs are known for their intelligence and faithfulness to their owner. So, dogs are always to be looked after and loved by us.
all about a dog extra questions and answers
1. Write the name of the species of the dog.
Ans : The dog, mentioned in the story was the type of Pekinese dog.
2. How was the weather that night?
Ans : That night the weather was bitterly cold.
3. What was the opportunity the conductor was waiting for?
Ans : The conductor was waiting for the grievance that he made against the passenger about everything.
4. What is that rule which can be broken without danger to life?
Or, Give an example of ‘Hard and fast rule’.
Ans : Rules of the road can be broken without danger to life. It is called ‘Hard and fast rule’.
5. Give an example of a rule that can be guided by common sense.
Ans : Rule of the dog in this story is an example of a rule that can be guided by common sense.
6. Why was the lady so prompt to reply the order?
Ans : The lady was so prompt to reply the order because he knew that she had to face a trouble with this dog.
7. What was the conductor waiting for?
Ans : The conductor was waiting for the opportunity to make commotion with the passengers.
8. Why did the policeman support the conductor?
Ans : The policeman supported the conductor because the conductor strictly maintained the rule of the bus.
9. How was the last bus on this road responding?
Ans : The last bus on this road seemed indifferent to the shouts of the passengers to stop.
10. What did the conductor say to justify himself?
Ans : To justify himself the conductor said that he had got his rules.
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