English IX - Chapter No.10 - Text Book Exercise

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Quaid-E-Azam And His Vision For Pakistan

Exercises

Textual Study:-

1. Consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of the following words:

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Polarization	Concentration
2.	Transform	Change
3.	Occasion	Event
4.	Suspicions	Doubt, Distrust
5.	Culminate	To bring to climax
6.	Vision	Imagination, Perception
7.	Barrister	Advocate, lawyer

1. Make sentences of your own using the following words: 

S.NO.	Words	Sentences
1.	Sincere	Mustafa is sincere in his promise.
2.	Role	Nature plays an important role in our life.
3.	Separate	The Atlantic Ocean separates America from Europe.
4.	Respect	All students should respect their teachers.
5.	Equal	In a democracy, all citizens have equal rights.

Comprehension:

Answer the following questions:
Q.1: What message did Quaid-e-Azam give on 11th August 1947?
Ans: On August 11, 1947, the Quaid gave the message of the right to freedom of religion, in these words  "you are free, you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the state. we are starting in the days when there is no discrimination no distinction between one community and another. We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one state".

Q.2: Why was Quaid-E-Azam called an Ambassador of the Hindu-Muslim unity? 
Ans: The Quaid-E-Azam wanted to bring the Hindus and the Muslims closer and nearer. He worked sincerely for the unity of them. That's why he was called 'The Ambassador of the Hindu-Muslim unity'.

Composition:

Q.1: Write a paragraph on the achievements of Quaid-e-Azam?
Ans: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) was a great leader and our national hero. He served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's existence on 14 August 1947, and then as Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death. His great achievement was the organizing of Indian Muslims to demand a separate state, which culminated in the creation of Pakistan, the world's largest Islamic state.
Because of love and his great struggle for the independence, people in Pakistan called him Quaid-i-Azam ( A great leader)  and Baba-i-Quom (Father of Nation). Pakistan was the fruit of his irrefutable arguments. He was a great politician and had devotedly believed in the Unity of Muslim peoples and due to his struggele and hard work, Indian Muslims rise as one nation. He was a man of faith and deep belief in Islam.
Quaid-i-Azam had always given importance to youth and considered them as building block. Quaid e Azam urged the nation to promote brotherhood and flush out social evils and nepotism from the society. His three pillars of nation building were largely quoted i.e. Unity, Faith, and Discipline. He will always be remembered as the founder of Pakistan. and live in the heart of every Pakistani.

Q.2:Write ten sentences about how you would serve Pakistan?
Ans: Everyone loves his motherland and likes to serve it. But very few people know how best they can do so. My first duty to my country is that I should be a good citizen and should follow the laws and orders.
I have various choices before me. I may join the Army, the Air Force of the Navy. By doing so I shall be strengthen the defence of the country. If needed I may thus get a chance to lay down my life for the sake of the country.
Less glorious, but not less important is the service to the country done by a teacher or a control or a farmer or a worker. Every man in his station of life can serve his country doing his duty to the best of his ability So whatever be my occupation in life. I can serve my country by doing my duty well.
As a student, I can serve my country in many ways. By choosing the right profession I help people either as a doctor or engineer or scientist.
Lastly, I can serve the country by saving resources and every paisa that I can save. Little drops of water make up an ocean. Even the savings resources make the country rich and strong. All we can achieve only if our hesrt is fill with true patriotism.

Study The Following Structures:-

1.(a) Again=One more time
Example: It is likely to rain again.

(b) Again and again=many times
Example: He knocked at the door again and again, until I opened it.

(c) Once again=After several time
Example: Say it once again what you have said just now.

(d) Once, Twice, Thrice
Example: I went to the head Master once, twice and thrice till he accepted my request.

2.(a) Several=More than two but no many
Examples: 1- He went to the book shop and selected several books.
2- The train whistled several times outside the station.
3- Several times he repeated the some sentences.

(b) A few= is positive=a small number
Example: A few people understand the difference

(c) Few=is negative=not many
Examples: 1- Few of the students have completed their homework.
2- The driver took them to Bhit Shah a few miles away from Matiari.

(d) Many=A large number
Examples: 1- I know many teachers in Karachi.
2- Many students visited the fun fare.

(e) A great man
Example: A great many people had showed their interest to listen to the Quaid's speech.

1. Always: All times, forever
Examples: 1- Ahmed always looks neat and clean.
2- Abdullah always takes care of his friends.
3- Rehana always comes to school on time.

Grammatical Structures

Positive, Comparative, Superlative degrees: -er, -est, more and most.
Examples: 1- The people began to call the Quaid a great leader.
2- Balochistan is greater in the area than Sindh.
3- Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the greatest personality in the world.

More examples: 1- Rashid is a clever boy.
2- Jamal is cleverer than Ali.
3- Fahad is the cleverest of all the boys in the class.

Examples of good, better and best
1- Saleem is a good boy.
2- Waqar is better than Saleem at mathematics.
3- Sajjad is the best student in the class.

Examples of  more and most
1- Zehra is an honest girl.
2- Samina is more honest than Zainab.
3- Paras is the most honest girl in the class.

Exercises:
1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences, by inserting er, est, more or most as required to the positive degree of adjective:
(1) Nadeem is brave but Yousuf is more brave than he.
(2) He is the most handsome person that I have ever seen.
(3) A horse is a strong animal but an elephant is stronger than it.
(4) The lion is the most ferocious of all the animals in the jungle.
(5) Sugar is sweet but honey is sweeter than it.

2- Read the following sentences below and write the comparative or superlative degrees of the words as given in Parenthesis:
1. Saima is clever but Seema is cleverer than her.(clever)
2. Awais is the smartest boy in the class.(smart)
3. The horse is the fastest of all the domestic animals.(fast)
4. Red is a bright colour but pink is brighter than red.(bright)