English For class IX - Chapter No.12 - Text Book Exercise

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Health Is Wealth

Exercise
Textual Study:-

Learn these new words and phrases:

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Diseases	Sickness
2.	Dangerous	Risky
3.	Typhoid	A Fever
4.	Malaria	A Fever caused by mosquitoes
5.	Enemy	Foe
6.	Dirty	Filthy
7.	To get rid of	Dispose of or clear out

Use the following words in your own sentences:
Diseases, dangerous, typhoid, malaria, enemies, dirty, to get rid of.

1. Diseases: Diseases are caused by germs.
2. Dangerous: Climbing up to the mountain is dangerous.
3. Typhoid: He was suffering from typhoid.
4. Malaria: He got malaria so he did not come to school.
5. Enemies: The germs are enemies of our health.
6. Dirty: Do not eat dirty things.
7. To get rid of: He wants to get rid of bad habits.

Comprehension:

Answer These Questions:
Q.1: Why did Kashif’s mother refuse to buy sweets from the first shop?
Ans: Kashif’s mother refused to buy sweets from the first shop because flies were sitting on them.

Q.2: why was the second shop dirty?
Ans: The second shop was dirty because a man was sweeping the road by the shop. There was a lot of dust.

Q.3: What do flies and dust carry?
Ans: Flies and dust carry little things called Germs.

Q.4: How are diseased caused?
Ans: Diseases are caused by Germs.

Q.5: How do flies carry germs to food?
Ans: Flies sit and walk on dirty things. There are germs on these things. these germs stick to the flies'legs. When the flies sit and walk on our food, the germs stick to it. And when we eat that food, the germs get into our bodies and make us ill.

Q.6: How do we get malaria?
Ans: We get malaria from a mosquito bite.

Q.7: How do we get rid of malaria?
Ans: We can get rid of malaria by kerosene oil and D.D.T. on stagnant water to kill mosquitoes before they are big enough to fly away and bite the healthy people.

Composition:

Write twenty lines on " health is Wealth".
Ans: It is said that if there is health, there is world. It is also said that health is Wealth. If there is health, we can do every thing. We can work. We can walk. We can see the beauties of the world. But if we are sick, we feel miserable and do not like any thing. Food we can not eat clothes we do not wear, we shall not like any songs and we can’t see the beauties of the world. Suppose some one is quite rich. He has a heap of wealth but if he is sick. What can he do with that wealth! If one asks me to prefer, wealth or health. I will prefer health; because if I am healthy I can earn money and become wealthy. Health is a gift of God to a man. It is necessary for a poor and a poor and a rich. So it is true that Health is Wealth.

Study of Structures:-

1. Some, Any (as Adjectives)
(a) In one of the shops he saw some sweets.
(b) You shouldn't buy any sweets from this shop.
(c) Can we buy any sweets from here?
(d) There is some water in the jug.
(e) There isn't any water in the jug.
(f) Is there any rice in the plate?
(g) There are some books in the cupboard.
N.B. 'Some' and 'any' are adjectives.
        To express quantity or degree 'some' is used only in affirmative sentences, while any in negative and interrogative sentences with both countable and uncountable nouns. 

Exercises:
I- First make the following sentences negative and then interrogative.
1. I have some books.
Negative: I have not many books.
Interrogative: Have I some books?

2. He bought some new ties.
Negative: He did not buy any new ties.
Interrogative: Did he buy some new ties?

3. There are some pictures in this book.
Negative: There are not any pictures in this book.
Interrogative: Are there some pictures in this book?

4. The boy has some rice.
Negative: The boy has not any rice.
Interrogative: Has the boy some rice?

5. He gave you some ink.
Negative: He did not give you any ink.
Interrogative: Did he give you some ink?

II-Add some or any as required:
1. Please give me some more pudding. I am sorry there is not any.
2. Go and ask him for some more paper. I have not any in my desk.
3. I like these roses, please give me some.
4. What a pity there are not any red roses.
5. I don’t think there is any one here who can speak Arabaic.
6. There is some tea in the kitchen. But there is not any milk.
7. There was not any ink in Saqib’s pen. He got some ink from a bottle on his father’s desk. His father asked, "did you find any ink?" Saqib replied, "Yes I found some on your desk".

2. Some, Any (as pronouns)
1. Some are quite neat and clean.
2. Some are born great.
3. Some say he is very smart.
4. Any one can do this work.
5. We did not see any of them again.
Note: In the above sentences some and any are used as Pronouns because they are either subject or object to the verbs-are, say, can do, did not see. 

We can change them into adjectives, as in the following sentences.
1. Some shops are quite clean and neat.
2. Some people are born great.
3. Some men say he is very smart.
4. Any person can do this work.
5. We did not see any of these men again.

Exercise: 

Make five sentences each using "some" and "any" as Adjectives and as Pronouns.
Some As adjective:

1. ‘Some’ boys of this class are dull.
2. ‘Some’ of the pictures are the most beautiful.
3. ‘Some’ trees are tall.
4. ‘Some’ houses are big.
5. ‘Some’ sweeps are dirty.
6. 'Some' people pretend to despise the things they cannot have.
7. 'Some' persons do first, think afterwards, and then repent for ever.

Some As Pronoun:
1. ‘Some’ are born blind.
2. ‘Some’ are good students.
3. ‘Some’ are fortunate to enjoy good health.
4. ‘Some’ are quite smart boys.
5. ‘Some’ say that Akbar is stupid.

Any as Adjective:
1. Have you got ‘any’ story book?
2. Had he tell you ‘any’ thing yesterday?
3. Did he gave you ‘any’ thing?
4. Is there ‘any’ sweet shop in this street?
5. We did not see ‘any’ thief in the house.

Any as Pronoun:
1. ‘Any’ one can solve this problem.
2. Did you ask ‘any’ body to come?
3. We did not see ‘any’ of them again.
4. ‘Any’ one can do it if he tries.
5. If ‘any’ body knows the truth let him to tell it.

3.Each, Every, Except (as adjectives)
1. Five boys were seated on each bench.
2. Every boy had a separate seat.
3. Every boy was wearing his uniform except Sharif.
4. It rained every day during the last month.
5. I was away for a week and it rained every day.
6. It rained every day except Sunday.
N.B: Each and every are similar in the meaning but every is a stronger word than each. It means each without exception. Each is used when the number in the group is definite. and limited to usually two or more. Every is used when the number in the group is indefinite and in speaking of more than two. 

4. Each, Every (as Pronouns)
1. Each must do his best.
2. Every one likes to go for a picnic.
3. Each of the boys gets a prize.
4. Every body should look after his health.
5. We can see each of the germs through a microscope.
Note: Here 'each' and 'every' are used as pronouns.

Exercise:
Making five sentences each using 'each' and 'every' as pronouns and adjectives:
Each as Pronouns:
1. Each of them took their turn.
2. Each must finish its home work.
3. Each of them received a reward.
4. Each of us has a bicycle.
5. Each of the children received a special gift.

Each as adjectives:
1. Each day brings its own bread
2. Drill a hole in each corner.
3. Still, in spite of the struggle, she welcomed each trip.
4. Each book was written with a pen or a brush.
5. He visited several cities, and in each place he was well paid for his music.
6. Young boys used to manually set up bowling pins after each frame.
7. In the future, each plant will be on the Internet.
8. Each day brings its own bread.
9. I give you plenty of money each month.
10. I pay most of my bills on the first of each month.
11. You should spend a little time each day reviewing vocabulary.
12. Wash your hands before each meal.
13. There was a bridge across each river.

Every as Pronouns:
1. Everyone is born king, and most people die in exile
2. Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
3. Everyone is dissatisfied with his own fortune.
4. Everyone liked my father-he was the perfect gentleman.
5. Everyone wants to be a hero, but no one wants to die.
6. Everyone is free to engage in peaceful political activity.
7. Everyone was curious as to why Mustafa was leaving.
8. Everyone there is a Part of the living for others their own.

Every as Adjectives:
1. She has every right to be proud of herself.
2. In many places, malnutrition affects every third child
3. We have reading lessons every day.
4. Every morning John goes jogging.
5. Computers perform millions of calculations every second.
6. This magazine is published every week.
7. I have my coffee here every day.
8. Every man is the master of his own fortune.
9. Every bird likes its own nest.
10. Every cloud has a silver lining.
11. Lisa got up every morning and fixed breakfast.
12. His pictures were known and admired in every city of Italy.
13. Every boy has heard of Robinson Crusoe.
14. Every day the earth heats and cools as night turns into day and back into night.
15. It is already the official language in more than fifty countries spread across every continent.

Non Textual Exercises:

Punctuation: In a strict and true sense, that is properly, the domicile of a person, where he has his true fixed permanent home, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.