CBSE class 9 English Gulliver’s Travels Novel – Part II – A Voyage to Brobdingnag In the Land of Giants, in Brobdingnag After staying with his family for some time, Gulliver commenced his voyage on a merchant ship “Adventure’ on 20th June, 1702. The ship was bound for Surat. After facing the rough sea and…
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CBSE class 9 English Gulliver’s Travels Novel – Part I – A Voyage to Lilliput Early Life of Gulliver Lemuel Gulliver was the third son of a small landowner in Nottingham shire. He decided to settle down in London to practise medicine. He was married to Endmon Burton, who brought him a good dowry. He…
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CBSE class 9 English Gulliver’s Travels – Summary Of The Novel INTRODUCTION ‘Gullivers Travels is the most popular and widely read of all Swifts works. ‘Gullivers Travels though finished in 1725, was published anonymously in 1726. It is believed that Swift was inspired by Memoirs of Scriblerus while writing this book. The book contains four…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 10 The Beggar NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Page 67) Question 1. Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice? Answer: Lushkoff was a middle-aged man and belonged to the Russian choir. He was not a bom beggar. He was sacked from the choir…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Page 60) Question 1. Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this? Answer: Bill Bryson never had a pleasant journey. He got easily confused. Citing examples, he said…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Pages 54 & 55) Question 1. What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do? Answer: The author, while doing his homework noticed the smoke pouring…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 7 The Last Leaf NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Page 48) Question 1. What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live? Answer: Johnsy, a young artist, was ill. She was suffering from pneumonia. But later on she suffered from…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 6 Weathering the Storm in Ersama NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Page 42) Question 1. What havoc has the super cyclone wrecked in the life of the people of Orissa? Answer: It was a devastating storm which washed the houses away and destroyed hundreds of villages.…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 5 The Happy Prince NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Page 36) Question 1. Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him? Answer: He was a prince when he was alive. Being a prince…
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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools NCERT Textbook Questions Think about it (Page 27) Question 1. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools? Answer: The Guru and the disciple found that in the Kingdom of Fools people…
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