English IX - Chapter No.9 - Questions / Answers and Text Book Exercise

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CHILDREN (POEM)

Questions And Answers

Q: What is Stanza? How many stanzas are there in this poem?
Ans: A stanza in a poem is what a paragraph is in a lesson. Each stanza has 4 lines. In each stanza, the last word of the second line produces the same sound as the last word of fourth line. For example, play, away sun, run, flow, snow. But the last word of the first line and last word of the third line do not produce the same sound in all stanzas, though in some it does.
This poem has 9 stanzas.

Q: What is the message or central idea of the poem" Children"?
Ans: The poem " Children is written by Henry Longfellow. The message or the central idea of the poem is that "Children are a great source of happiness on earth. There would be no life on earth without children. All the world would be dark and desert without children.

Text Book Exercise

Difficult Words and Comprehensions

STANZA NO. 1

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Perplexed	Complicated, puzzled
2.	Vanish	Disappear

Question and Answers
Q.1: What are the children doing?
Ans. The children are playing a game.

Q.2: What is the question that is disturbing the poet? OR What questions perplexed the poet?
Ans: The poet was perplexed by the thought of his old age and ultimate death.

Q.3: How has this question been answered?
Ans. Seeing the children playing happily and innocently, the poet thought that children are the signs of life. The old people depart from the world and the children replace them. He understands the life cycle of man and is satisfied now.

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What was the question that was disturbing Henry Longfellow? How has this question been answered? (KHI-Board, Science Group 2015)
Ans: Answer of Q.2 and Q.3

STANZA NO. 2

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Ye	You ‘Ye’ is sometimes used in poetry for “you”.
2.	Swallow	A kind of small bird.
3.	Brooks	Small streams

Question and Answers

Q.1 What does the poet mean by saying that the children open the windows that look to the east?
Ans. The poet says that just like the sun gives warmth and lights the world when it rises in the earth, the children make our life brilliant and shinning and fill it with happiness..

Q.2 With what does the poet compare the thoughts?
Ans. The poet compares the thoughts to singing swallows and flowing brooks.

Q.3 Why does he compare them so?
Ans. Singing swallows and following brooks are birds, objects of nature  and care free.   they sing and fly away like them are the thoughts so the poet compare them with the birds.

Q.4: Who compose the poem "Children" ? With what does the poet compare thoughts and why does he do so? (KHI Board Science group 2007, 2014)
Ans: Henry Longfellow composed the poem "Children".  The poet compares the thoughts with the birds. The birds sing and fly away like them are the thoughts so the poet compare them with the birds.


Question and Answers

Q.1: How can the birds and the sunshine be in the hearts of the children? What does the poet mean? (KHI Board Science 2012)
Ans. Birds are always happy. The sunshine is a sign of life and brightness. When the poet says that the birds and the sunshine are in the hearts of children he means that they are happy, energetic and full of life and brightness.

Q.2 The poet says that the children are thinking of the brooks while he is thinking of autumn. What does this mean?
Ans.The poet says that children are thinking of brooks because they are young and free from worries and troubles and the chapter of life is opening to them.  While he is thinking of the autumn as he is old and worried and approaching the end of his life.

Q.3 Is the poet using the word autumn for old age?
Ans. Yes, he is using the word autumn for old age. Autumn is the season before winter when the leaves turn yellow and fall. In the same way in old age the body becomes weak and less active and finally give way.

Q.4 What other words does the poet use to show the coming of old age upon him?
Ans. The first fall of snow shows the coming of old age upon him.

Q.5 How are the children different from the poet?  (KHI Board Science 2016, General Group 2007, 2012)
Ans. The children are young, happy, lively, full of life and energetic, without a care in the world. While the poet is old, tired, unhappy and full of worries. The chapter of life is opening to children while he is approaching the end of his life.

STANZA NO. 4

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Dread	Fear.

Questions and Answers

Q.1: What question does the poet ask?
Ans: Sadly, poet asked that what would happen to the world , if there were no children in this world.

Q.2: In the third and fourth lines of this stanza, the poet says that if there were no children, we would fear the desert behind us and more than that we would fear the dark in front us. what do the desert and the dark mean?

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What happen to us if there were no children?
Ans: Desert means barren area without life and dark means no light, sign of sadness and cheerless . Children are a source of life, joy and brightness. The world would become a dark desert without children. We would feel sad and fearful because the life cycle of man would end without children.

STANZA NO. 5- 6

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Tender	Delicate
2.	Trunk	Main stem or part of a tree, the thick bark of a tree

Questions and Answers

Q.1 What would happens to the trees if there were no leaves?
Ans. If there were no leaves, the trees would lose their beauty, colour and life.

Q.2 What would happen to us if there were no children? 
Ans. If there are no children, our lives would be dull, barren and absolutely lifeless.

STANZA NO. 7

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Whisper	To speak slowly
2.	Atmosphere	Air

Question and Answers

Q.1 Why does the poet ask the children to come to him?
Ans. The poet asks the children to come to him so that h could get joy and happiness from their company and for the time being forget about his worries and troubles.

Q.2 What songs does the poet wish to be whispered in the ear?
Ans. The poet loves to hear the innocent talk of the children and asks them to come to him so that he could enjoy their natural sincere hatter.

STANZA NO. 8

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Contriving	Devices, invention
2.	Wisdom	Quality of being wise.
3.	Caresses	Love or affection, kiss, embrace

Question and Answers

Q.1 The grown up people have wisdom and books. What do the children have?
Ans. The children have innocent happy looks and are full of affection and warmth.

STANZA NO. 9

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Ballads	Simple songs with a story, poems containing old stories.

Question and Answers

Q.1 With what does the poet compare the children?
Ans. The poet compare the children with ballads.

Q.2 How can the children can be like the ballads and the poems?
Ans. Ballads and the poems give one phase and happiness  In the same way children are source of joy and happiness.

Q.3 The poet call the children living and the rest all dead. Why does he say this?   
Ans. Ballads and poems consist only of words, where as children are living human beings and are full of life and energy.

Q.4 How are children important for elders?
Ans. Children are important for elders because without them life would be dull and their care free and their happy ways help elders to forget there troubles, their caresses brings sun shine in to the life of the old people.

Q.5:Why does the poet call the children the living poems? (KHI Board Science Group 2013)
Ans: Ballads and the poems both give us amusement and happiness. In the same way children are source of joy and happiness. But the poems are without life and the children are full of life. That's why the poet calls the children the living poem. (Answer of Q.2 and Q.3)

English IX - Chapter No.9 - Words / Meaning and Summary

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CHILDREN

Words Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Autumn	Fall, Season before winter when leaves turn yellow and falls.
2.	Ballad	Simple songs with a story, Poems containing old stories.
3.	Brook	Small stream
4.	Brooklet	A small brook
5.	Caress	Hug, Love or affection, Kiss, Embrace
6.	Climate	Weather
7.	Contriving	Inventions, Devices
8.	Desert	Arid
9.	Dread	Fear
10.	Eastern	Oriental
11.	Ere	Before
12.	Forest	Jungle
13.	Gladness	Happiness
14.	Glow	Shine
15.	Harden	Become hard
16.	Perplex	Confuse, Complicated, Puzzle
17.	Swallow	A kind of small bird
18.	Sunny	Happy
19.	Tender	Gentle, Delicate
20.	Trunk	Main stem or part (of a tree), The thick bark of a tree.
21.	Whisper	To speak slowly
22.	Wisdom	Prudence, Quality of being wise
23.	Vanish	Disappear
24.	Ye	You. 'Ye' is sometimes used in poetry for 'you'.

About The Poet 

         This lovely poem about children is written by the American poet Henry Longfellow. He was born in 1807 and died in 1882. He was a Professor at the Harvard University, which is considered to be one of the best American universities. He was very interested in the culture of other countries and had traveled widely. His poems deal with not only the American scene but also much of what he saw during his travels.

Short Note Or Summary Of  "Children"

     Henry Longfellow appreciates children in his poem "Children". He sees them with different angles. The poet says that he was anxious and worried about the future. He was perplexed by the thought of his old age and ultimate death. Then the poet thought that children are the sign of life.  Man  replaces man. The old people depart from the world and the children replace them. So the children are the hope and future of men. If there would be no children, we would feel sad and fearful because without children the life cycle of man would come to an end. So the children are a source of life, joy , brightness and hope. He understands the life cycle of man and the universal fact set by nature, and is satisfied now.   
            The poet says the sun lights the world when it rises in the east, like the sun the children make our life brilliant and shining. The children's thought are like the singing birds which flow like the fresh and clean water of the stream that runs in the morning.
         The children are innocent so their hearts are pure and shining, and their thoughts are young, fresh, brilliant, bold and excited. As the green leaves make the jungle beautiful, green and charming like them the children make the world beautiful. He says that there are poems books and so many things in the world but the children are the best among all.

English IX - Chapter No.8 - Questions / Answers

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The Role Of Women In Pakistan Movement

Questions and Answers

Q.1: Who was Abadi Begum? Why is she remembered till today?  (KHI Board - Science  2012)

OR

Q.12: Who was 'Bi Aman'?  KHI Board - Science  2014)
An.s:  Abadi Begum, popularly known as Bi Aman was an aged lady. She was the mother of Moulana Muhammad All and Moulana Shaukat Ali  who devoted their lives to the cause of the Muslims. She was a courageous women When her sons were arrested, brought to trial and imprisoned for two years,  Bi Aman sent a word to them not to give up their cause She also told them not to ask for pardon, which was the condition of their release. 'Bi Aman' had not been to school or college. She is remembered till today because she taught her sons to be willing to sacrifice their lives in the cause of Muslim independence.

Q.2:  Who was Miss Fatima Jinnah ? Why is Miss Fatima Jinnah called Madr-e-Mlllat (mother of the nation)?  (KHI Board - Science  2012, 2013, 2016)
Ans: Miss Fatima Jinnah was the youngest sister of Quaid -e- Azam.  She looked after her brother so much.  She helped her brother in the struggle for the establishment of Pakistan. She devoted her life for the Pakistan movement.  Due to her devotion, services and sincerity the grateful nation thus calls her Madr-e-Millat which  means the mother of the nation.

Q.3: What word did Bl Aman send to her sons when they were arrested and imprisoned?
Ans: When her sons were arrested, brought to trial and imprisoned for two years,  Bi Aman sent a word to them not to give up their cause She also told them not to ask for pardon, which was the condition of their release.

Q.4: What role did Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan play in the independence movement?

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How did Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan help her husband in the Pakistan movement? (KHI Board - Science  2013, 2015)
Ans: Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali worked as an honorary secretary and typist to Liaquat Ali Khan. She arranged parties Where Muslim women could meet the wife and the daughter or the Viceroy. She also organized women's National Guards.

Q.5: What role did Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz play in the independence movement?
Ans: Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz represented the Muslim women at the three Round Table Conferences held in London. She also traveled widely and explained to the people of other countries why the Muslims in India wanted a separate state. She was also the first woman ever to make a speech in London-'s Guild Hall.

Q.6: Why did the Muslims form the All India Muslim League?
Ans: In the beginning, both the Hindus and Muslims joined the Indian National Congress to drive the British from India. However, the Muslims soon realized that the Hindus were narrow-minded and biased towards them and they would never give equal treatment to them. Therefore, the Muslims formed their own political party, the All India Muslim League.


Q.7: What role did Lady Sughra Hidayatullah play in the Independence movement?
Ans: Lady Sughra Hidayatutlah traveled throughout Sindh holding women' s public meetings. The first public meeting of women in Sindh was held in Karachi's Zoological garden.She also led anti -British processions and hoisted the Muslim League flag on the secretariat in Lahore.

Q.8: What role did Muslim women play in the Independence movement?   (KHI Board - Science  2012)
Ans: The Muslim women  worked side by side with men in the independence movement They formed the women's branch of the All India Muslim League to organize women and give them awareness. They attended public meetings and took out processions.

Q.9: What role did Lady Nusrat Haroon play in the Independence movement?
Ans: Lady Nusrat Haroon's house was the center of women's political activities. She welcomed the Muslim League workers to her home when they came to attend meetings In Karachi. Classes were also held in her house to educate Muslim girls.

Q.10:Why did the Muslims join the Indian National Congress?
Ans: After about one hundred years of the British rule, both the Hindus and the Muslims of India realized that they must recover their independence from the British. For this, they formed a political party called the Indian National Congress. They worked together to drive the British out of India in the beginning.

Q.11: What was the condition of the Muslims women before independence?  (KHI Board - Science  2012)
Ans: Before Independence, the Muslims women were in strict purdah.  They were less educated and less politically aware than the Hindu women.

Q.12 What was the Indian National Congress? Why did many Muslim leaders left it?
Ans. The Indian National Congress was the political party formed by the Hindus and the Muslims in order to drive British out of India. The Muslims soon realized that the Hindus wee in majority and the Congress would never ever treat the Muslims equally and give them their due share in the government, so many Muslim leaders left it.

English IX - Chapter No. 8 - Words / Meaning and Summary

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The Role Of Women In Pakistan Movement

Words Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	To accomplish	To achieve
2.	Admiration	Praise
3.	Aged	Elderly
4.	To arrest	To take into custody
5.	Audience	Listeners
6.	Consider	Think
7.	Establish	Set up
8.	Express	Say
9.	Glorious	Magnificent
10.	Grateful	Indebted
11.	Hindrance	Obstacle
12.	Hoist	Lift
13.	Honour	Respect
14.	Illustrious	Hardworking
15.	Imprison	To put into prison
16.	Independence	Freedom
17.	To inform	To tell
18.	Matter	Affair
19.	Movement	Motion
20.	Opinion	Point of view
21.	Pardon	Forgive
22.	Participate	Take Part
23.	Procession	March
24.	Realize	Understand
25.	Recover	Regain health
26.	Release	Free
27.	Protest	Object
28.	Tone	Way of speaking
29.	Treatment	Cure
30.	Trial	Law suit
31.	Willing	Eager
32.	Worthy	Deserving

Short Note Or Summary Of "The Role of Women In The Pakistan Movement'" 

       Women also took active part in the Pakistan movement side by side with men. They formed the women branch of the Muslim League. They organized public meetings for women and addressed large gatherings. They also took part in public meetings organized by men and made speeches there . They educated Muslim girls. They took out processions. They traveled near and far places to explain their struggle for independence to people. Women from Punjab and Sindh contributed a lot in the Pakistan Movement. Thus we can say that women played a great role in the creation of Pakistan along with men.
       Among such selfless and courageous women the name of aged Abadi  Begum, popularly known as 'Bi Aman' leads the rest. She was the mother of Moulana Muhammad Ali and Moulana Shaukat Ali, two brave and noble brothers who devoted their lives to the cause of Muslims.
      Another lady is Begum Muhammad Ali. She spoke in simple words and in a natural tone but very effectivety. She also wrote for the press. Then there was Miss Fatima Jinnah whom the nation called Madr-i-Millat. She helped her brother in the struggle for the establishment of Pakistan. Begum Rana Liaquat Ali worked as an honorary secretary and typist to Liaquat Ali Khan (her husband) at a time, when the Muslim League could not afford the salary of a secretary. She arranged parties, where Muslim women could meet the wife and the daughter of the Viceroy.
       In Sindh, the work of awakening the Muslim women was carried out by lady Nusrat Haroon, Lady Sughra Hidayatullah, Begum Khairunnisa Shaban and Miss Fakhrunnisa Wali Muhammad Effendi.
        Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz from the Punjab, represented the Muslim women at the Round Table Conferences held in London and was the first women ever to make a speech in London's Guild Hall.

English IX - Chapter No.7 - Questions / Answers

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Allama Iqbal

Questions and Answers

Q.1: When and where was Allama Iqbal born?
Ans. Allama Mohammad Iqbal, the poet of the East, was born in Sialkot, a town in the Punjab on 9th Nov, 1877.

Q.2: Write about the education of Allama Iqbal? or what do you know about the academic achievements of Allama Iqbal? (KHI Board- Science 2013)
Ans. After completing his early education in his home town Sialkot, Allama Iqbal went to Government College, Lahore in1895. He passed his M.A. in 1899 from the University of Punjab. In the same year he was appointed Professor of Arabic at the Oriental College, Lahore.  In 1905, he left for England for higher studies and received a Law Degree in London. In 1908, he was awarded a degree of Ph.D by Munich University, for his work on Persian philosophy. He is also known as Dr. Mohammad Iqbal.

Q.2: Allama Iqbal was a philosopher ? Comment.
Ans: Allama Iqbal was well-versed in philosophy, both eastern and western. He pointed out the defects in some of the philosophical systems of the west. He also got a doctorate degree from Munich University for his work on Persian philosophy. He also put forward the philosophy of Pakistan and asked Quaid-e-Azam to make, it a reality.

Q.3: What was Allama Iqbal's political role in the creation of Pakistan from 1926-1930?
Ans: Allama Iqbal took an active part in politics and work.ed for the Muslims of South Asia courageously. Allama Iqbal was elected a member of Punjab legislative council in 1926 and held this office till 1929. He was then selected as the President of the Punjab branch of the All India Muslim League. And held that important office till his death in 1938.  In his  presidential address of  Muslim  League meeting at Allahabad in 1930, he made a  definite demand for a  separate state of the Muslims of South Asia.

Q.4: What were the main points of Allama Iqbal's address of 1930 at Allahabad?
Ans: Following are the main points:
(i)  India ls a continent of human groups belonging to different races, whose behaviour is not governed by a common race feeling.
(ii)  The principle of European democracy thus Can not be applied to India.
(iii)  I would like to see the Punjab ,NWFP,  Sindh  and Baluchistan united under a single  Muslim state because the Muslims are anxious to have a separate state.

Q.5: What did Allama Iqbal say about Islam in his Allahabad address?
Ans:  Allama Iqbal said,"I have learnt one lesson from the history of the Muslims. At difficult moments in their history it is Islam that has saved Muslims and not Muslims that have saved Islam. If today you put your faith in Islam, you wiii become strong and united once again and save yourselves from complete destruction."

Q.6: Why did Allama Iqbal want a separate state for the Muslims of India? Why did Allama Iqbal demand for Pakistan?   (KHI Board- Science  2007, 2012, 2016)
Ans: Allama Iqbal wanted a separate state for the Muslims of India, for they were a separate nations, with their own culture, customers, literature and religion. Allama Iqbal was fully aware of the problems of Indian Muslims. He knew very well that the Hindus would never allow them to develop freely. He wanted to save Muslims from the rule of non-Muslims.The Muslims awoke from their sleep as a result of Iqbal's efforts.


Q.7: Why Is Allama Iqbal respected all over Pakistan?
Ans: Allama Iqbal played a major part in the creation of Pakistan. He made a definite demand for Pakistan for the first time in 1930. Afterwards he convinced Quaid e-Aiam to work for the independence. He is, therefore, respected for his great contribution towards making Pakistan.

Q.8: Write down a few sentences on Allama Iqbal?
Ans: Allama Iqbal was a great poet, philosopher and politician. He believed that faith in Islam made the Indian Muslims one nation separate and apart from the Hindus. He always advised Muslims to remain true to their faith. He played a major role in the creation of Pakistan.

Q.9: Allama Iqbal was a very good Muslim.Comment?
Ans: Allama Iqbal had great love for Islam and was completely devoted to it.  Both his prose and poetry reflect this devotion. He saved the Muslims from the slavery of the Hindus. He also had a great love and respect for the Prophet (peace be upon him}.

Q.10:How did Quald-e-Azam praise Allama Iqbal on his death? Or What was Quaid’s message on the death of Allama Iqbal? (KHI Board- Science  2014)
Ans: The Quaid .said, 'To me he was a friend, a guide and a philosopher and during the darkest moments through which the Muslim League had to go, he stood like a rock." The Quiad appreciated his services for Pakistan whole-heartedly.

Q.11:How was Pakistan Resolution passed?
Ans: The Muslims awoke from their sleep as a result of lqbal's efforts. They all wanted a separate Muslim state.The Muslim League representing the whole of Muslim India met in Lahore and passed a resolution on March 23,1940. A separate state for the Muslims of India was demanded in Lahore Resolution. This resolution is now known as the Pakistan Resolution.


Q.12: When did the Muslims demand Pakistan?
Ans: The Muslims demanded Pakistan in Lahore on 23 March,1940.


Q.13: What was the result of Allama Iqbal efforts?
Ans:  The result of Allama Iqbal efforts was that he woke the Muslims from their sleep and makes them realize that the solution to all their problems was the creation of a separate Muslim state in India.

English IX - Chapter No. 7 - Words / Meaning and summary

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Allama Iqbal

Words  Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Abroad	Overseas
2.	Accomplishment	Achievement
3.	Achievement	Attainment
4.	Actual	Real
5.	To apply	To use
6.	To appoint	To nominate
7.	Award	Prize
8.	Behaviour	Conduct
9.	Continent	Landmass
10.	Defect	Fault
11.	Definite	Clear, Cut
12.	Demand	Urgent need
13.	Democracy	Government of people
14.	Destruction	Ruin
15.	To develop	To grow
16.	To devote	To dedicate
17.	Freely	Willingly
18.	To guide	To lead
19.	Justice	Fairness
20.	Legislative	Law making body
21.	Oriental	Eastern
22.	Politics	Democracy
23.	To propose	To suggest
24.	Race	Ethnicity
25.	To recognize	To identify
26.	Resolution	Conclusion
27.	Shock	To make sad
28.	State	Country
29.	Struggle	Attempt
30.	To succeed	To pass
31.	Unite	Join together
32.	To seek	To Look for

Short Note Or Summary of "Allama Iqbal" 

Allama Iqbal was a great poet of the East. He was born in Sialkot on the 9th November, 1877. He received his early education in his home town. In 1895, he went to Government College, Lahore. He passed his M.a in 1899 from the university of the Punjab. After that he was appointed Professor of Arabic at the Oriental College, Lahore. In 1905, he left for England for higher studies.In London, he received a law degree. Allama Iqbal was also a great  philosopher. In 1908, Munich University awarded him a Ph.D. degree for his work on philosophy.
 His poetry was meaningful and purposeful. He awakened  the Muslims from  their  deep sleep. Allama Iqbal was a great politician too. Allama Iqbal made a definite demand for a separate state for the Muslims of  India in 1930 at Allahabad. His demand shocked both the Hindus and the English.He played a great role in the creation of Pakistan that's why he is also called the poet of Pakistan. Allama Iqbal died in 1938. Quaid-e-Azam praise his role in the Pakistan movement.

English IX - Chapter No. 6 - Words / Meaning and Summary

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The Daffodils

Words / Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	At a glance	Quick look
2.	Bay	Small part of a sea or lake, Gulf
3.	Beneath	Below
4.	Beside	Near
5.	Bliss	Joy
6.	Breeze	Gentle wind
7.	Continuous	Going on without a break, unending
8.	Crowd	Mob
9.	Daffodils	Beautiful yellow flowers
10.	Dance	Move up and down or about
11.	Flash	Sudden bright light, Blaze
12.	Flutter	Moving in the breeze, To have oscillatory airborne motion
13.	Gay	Happy
14.	Gaze	Looked with wonder, Look steadily
15.	Glee	Happiness, Merriment
16.	Hill	A little heap or mound
17.	Host	Great number or group, multitude
18.	Jocund	Gay, Lively, Merry
19.	Lonely	Alone
20.	Milky way	Galaxy, A bright belt of stars in the sky
21.	Never ending	Unending
22.	Outdo	Surpass
23.	Pensive	Seriously thoughtful
24.	Shine	Glow
25.	Solitude	Loneliness
26.	Sprightly	Lively, Brisk
27.	Stretched	Extended
28.	Tossing	Rising and falling, Sway
29.	Vacant	Free hours, Leisure time, Unoccupied
30.	Vale	Valley, Space between hills or mountains
31.	Wander	Roam, Walk here and there without purpose
32.	Wealth	Riches

About The Poet

This poem is written by the famous English poet William Wordsworth. He was horn in the beautiful Lake, District of England in the year 1770. From his early days, he was very fond of flowers, birds, lakes, rivers, rocks and trees. He used to spend much time enjoying their beauty. He used to take long tours on foot and visit the beautiful natural scenes which he laved so much. He started a new kind of poetry written in simple words about natural objects and simple country people. He died in 1850.

Short Note Or Summary "The Daffodils"

William Wordsworth is known as the poet of nature. Once he came across a large number of daffodils which were blooming and tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The scene of the daffodils filled his heart with great joy.The daffodils stretched in never-ending line like the stars that shone on the milky way. He kept gazing at the daffodils for a long time in amazement. That beautiful scene is still fresh in his memory. Whenever he lies on his couch in loneliness, the scene of beautiful daffodils come to his mind and his heart starts dancing with them. Thus the beautiful scene is the theme of the poem which give us great pleasure and happiness.

English IX - Chapter No.5 - Questions / Answer

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Helen Keller

Questions and Answers

Comprehension

Q.1:  When and where was Helen Keller born?
Ans. Helen Keller was born in the year 1880 in a little town of United Sate of America.

Q.2: What happened to Helen Keller at the age of two?

OR

 In which year did Helen Keller fall ill?

OR

How old was she when she fell ill? What was the result of her illness?
Ans: In February 1882, Helen Keller fell dangerously ill. at the age of 2 years old. As a  result of her illness she became blind and deaf. Before this misfortune she could hear and see everything.

Q.3: Who was Miss Sullivan? How did she teach Helen Keller? (KHI Board - Science group 2009, 2015, 2016)
Ans: Miss Sullivan  was a kind hearted lady Helen's teacher.  She had herself become blind in her childhood but got her eyesight back. She thanked God for this kindness by helping other blind people and making them happy and content. 
  Miss Sullivan taught Helen Keller by the method of touch and feel. She made Helen put her hand into the water and made her write the word.”w-a-t-e-r” on the sand. In the same way Miss Sullivan taught Helen about Mountains Rivers, History, Geography. She even, taught her how to count and do sums.

Q.4: How did she learn to speak again ? ( KHI Board - Science group 2014)

Ans. When Helen was eight. she had forgotten how to speak.  She went to a school and her teacher helped her.  She would put Helen's hand on her own lips  and let her feel the movement of the lips at the time of speaking. Helen did many exercises like this and at the age of ten she was able to speak again.

Q.5: When did Helen Keller visit Pakistan and why? What was the message to the blind and deaf children? (KHI Board - Science group 2006)

Ans: Helen Keller visited Pakistan in 1956 to help the blind, deaf and dumb people of Pakistan. She was 76 years old and was very active.She gave a lot of encouragement and moral support to the blind students and to the teacher working in the school for  the blind, deaf and dumb.
Helen Keller said to the blind and deaf children, "Always be happy and cheerful. Never  curse your fate. You can do every thing in this world".


Q.6: Why do you think Helen Keller was a wonderful lady? (KHI Board - Science group 2012)

Ans. Helen Keller had become blind and deaf at the age of two.  But through her determination and will power and with the help of her teacher she learnt to read, write and speak through handicapped. She studied hard and graduated from Harvard University where she proved to be a better student than many other. She had also written books and articles. She passed her whole life helping blind and deaf
children.

Q.7: What did Miss Sullivan teach Helen? ( KHI Board - Science group 2009)
Ans. Miss Sullivan taught Helen about water, mountain, river, history and geography. She even taught her how to write and count and do sums. She also taught how to spell the words.

Q.8: How did Helen learn to read? (KHI Board - Science group 2010 General group 2008, 2009)
Ans: Helen learnt to read by reading special books for the blind. These books are printed with raised points and are called " Braille books". She read them by touching with her fingers.

Q.9 : What do you know about Helen's education? (KHI Board - General group 2006)
Ans: At first she studied at home under Miss Sullivan. At eight, she was sent to school for the blind children.After that she went to a college and then to Harvard University from where she graduated. She proved to be a better students than many others.

Q.10: Write down few sentences on Helen Keller? (KHI Board - General group 2009)
Ans:
1- Helen Keller was born in the year 1880 in a little town of USA.
2- In February 1882, when she was 2 years old. Helen Keller fell dangerously ill. As a result of which she became blind and deaf.
3- At seven she started studying
4- When Helen was eight. she had forgotten how to speak.
5- At the age of ten, she was able to speak by touch and feel method.
6- She also learnt to read books which were printed with raised points instead of letters.
7- She had graduated from Harvard University where she proved to be a better student than many other.
8- She had also written books and articles.
9- She passed her whole life helping blind and deaf children.
10- Helen Keller visited Pakistan in 1956. She was 76 years old. She came to our country to help the blind and the deaf.

English IX - Chapter No. 5 - Words / Meaning and Summary

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Helen Keller

Words / Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Admire	Praise
2.	Affection	Love
3.	Beauty	Loneliness
4.	Blind	Unable to see
5.	By and by	Slowly
6.	Bloom	Blossom
7.	Cheerful	Happy
8.	Colourless	Dull
9.	Content	Please
10.	Count	Tally
11.	Courageous	Bold
12.	Curse	Swear, Execration
13.	Deaf	Unable to hear
14.	Dull	Insipid
15.	Dumb	Unable to speak
16.	Exclaim	Cry out
17.	Forget	Fail to remember
18.	Fortune	Lucky
19.	Indeed	Infact
20.	Learn	Acquire knowledge
21.	Miserable	Sorrowful
22.	Misfortune	Bad luck
23.	Mountain	A tall hill
24.	Movement	Motion
25.	Patient	Uncomplaining
26.	Points	Dots
27.	Raissed	Elevated
28.	Selfless	Unselfish
29.	Several	Many
30.	Soul	Spirit
31.	Voluntarily	Intentionally
32.	Welcome	Greet
33.	Wonderful	Marvellous
34.	Zeal	Ambition

Short Note Or Summary of "Helen Keller"

Helen Keller was a wonderful and courageous woman. She was born in 1880 in a little town in  the United States of America. She could see and hear everything up to the age of two. Then In February 1882, she became blind and deaf as a result of a serious illness. At the age of seven Miss Sullivan began to look after her and started teaching her. One day, she took Helen to river bank and put her hand in water. Slowly Miss Sullivan made her to write the word "w,a,t,e,r" on the sand. In this way Helen learn how to spell : w,a,t,er".
Miss Sullivan taught Helen about mountains, rivers and about history and geography. She even, taught her how to count and do sums.
She started going to a school for blind children at eight. She started speaking again at ten by feeling the movements of her teachers lips with her hands. She learnt to read by touching the raised points of special books for the blind with her fingers. She graduated from the Harvard University. She devoted her whole life to help the blind and the deaf. She also visited Pakistan in 1956 for the same purpose at seventy-six. She gave message to blind and deaf children that always be happy and cheerful and never curse their fate. They could do everything in this world. She was an admirable lady.

English IX - Chapter No. 4 - Questions / Answers

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Moen-Jo-Daro

Questions and Answers

Q.1: What does Moen-Jo-Daro means? Where is it situated and what is the cause of its fame? When it was discovered?  (KHI Board - Science group 2010, General group 2007, 2008, 2011)
Ans. Moen-Jo-Daro means “Mound of the Dead”. It is situated at a distance of 27 km from Larkana on the right bank of river Indus. It is famous for ruins of one of the oldest civilizations of the world. It was discovered in 1922.

Q.2 :Who was Sir John Marshall?  (KHI Board - General group 2006, 2010)
Ans. Sir John Marshall was an English civil servant, whose work was to look after historical remains, like ancient building and other old things.  He was very interested in history and was anxious to find out about historical remains.

Q.3: What did Sir John Marshall say, when the villagers brought pieces of old pots and bricks to him? What work did he do? (KHI Board - General group 2006, 2010)
Ans. When some villagers brought pieces of old pots and bricks he at once knew that they were pieces of very old pots. He said to them, "Perhaps these was once a town or city which lies under the mound of clay and sand." He directed the villagers to dig there with the hope that they would uncover the remains of an old city. He discovered the old city of Moen - Jo -Daro.

Q.4: What was the occupations of the people of Moen-Jo-Daro?

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How do we know that Moen- Jo- Daro  had a fertile land and its people were great traders?
Ans:  The people of Moen-Jo-Daro must have been great traders, as the river Indus was so near and the sea within easy reach so that they could  trade with other cities. Presence of granaries shows that they were farmers who grew wheat, rice and cotton and they also kept cattle. They were also skilled craft men who worked with gold and silver.

Q.5 How was the city of Moen-Jo-Daro planned?

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 What do you know about the city of Moen- jo- Daro? (KHI Board - Science group 2011)
Ans. The city of Moen-Jo-Daro was a well planned and cleaned city. Each house was made of large baked bricks and had a bathroom and servant-quarters close by. The rain water did not remain on the street. Covered drains run beside the streets. The streets were made of baked bricks. There was a great hall where grain were stored. There was a wide road in the middle of which was the shopping center with shops on both sides.

Q.6 Name any four objects  found on exhibition in the Moen-Jo-Daro Museum?

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 Name any four findings of Moen-Jo-Daro?

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What objects are on museum from the ruins of Moen - Jo - Daro? (KHI Board - Science group 2007, 2012, 2015)

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What different objects were discovered from the ruins of Moen- Jo- Daro?   (KHI Board - Science group 2013)
Ans. The objects found in the Museum of Moen-Jo-Daro were:
1. Seals,  jewellery, toys, weapons and painted pottery.
2. The best find of the Moen-jo-daro is the head of a bull, which was used as a seal.
3. A metal statue of a dancing girl.
4. Metal tools are also there.


Q.7 How old is the civilization of Moen-Jo-Daro?

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How was the probable age of Moen- jo- Daro? How did the people of this city live?  (KHI Board - Science group 2014)
Ans. The metal objects found from the ruins helped us to find the probable age of Moen- Jo-Daro. The civilization of Moen-Jo-Daro is  about 4500 years old. They lived a happy life. They were quite rich and traveled from place to place on business or on pleasure. They were also skilled crafts men.

Q.8: How did this civilization come to an end?

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What probable happened to the people of Moen-Jo -Daro?
Ans. No body knows exactly how this ancient civilization came to an end. Either they were raided from the north or some great earthquake destroyed them.

Q.9: What kind of dress did they wear?
Ans: The seals of many kinds found from there give us the idea about their dresses. The ruling class, the priests and the elderly wore long, loose dresses.

Q.10: What type of life did the people of Moen- Jo -Daro live? How can we know more about them?
Ans: They lived a happy life. They were quite rich and traveled from place to place on business or on pleasure. They were also skilled crafts men. If the language experts are able to translate (decipher) the words written on the seals and pottery, we can know more about them.

Q.11: What do you know about the craftsmen?
Ans: The craftsmen were skilled. They worked in gold, silver and Ivory. Clay dolls and carts and other toys were made for the children to play with.

Q.12: What do you know about the houses or streets of Moen- jo- Daro?
Ans: Each house was made of large baked bricks and had a bathroom and servant-quarters close by. The streets were straight and were made of baked bricks. Covered drains run beside the streets.

Q.13: Where was grain stored?  Where was the shopping center?
Ans:  There was a great hall where grain were stored. There was a wide road in the middle of which was the shopping center with shops on both sides.