“Mild the Mist upon the Hill” is a lesson of Textbook “Bliss” approved by West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Students of Class 9. Here all the Activity Questions are done by teachers.
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) The mist was upon the
(a) grass
(b) roof
(c) hill
(d) leaf
Answer: The mist was upon the – hill.
(2) The sorrow of the day is described as
(a) silent
(b) terrible
(c) overwhelming
(d) little
Answer: The sorrow of the day is described as – silent.
(3) The hall door mentioned in the poem is
(a) new
(b) large
(c) broken
(d) old
Answer: The hall door mentioned in the poem is – old.
(4) The poet watches the cloudy
(a) morning
(b) evening
(c) afternoon
(d) night
Answer: The poet watches the cloudy – evening.
(5) The colour of the mist is
(a) grey
(b) white
(c) yellow
(d) blue
Answer: The colour of the mist is – blue.
(6) The damp stands on the
(a) wall
(b) floor
(c) bush
(d) grass
Answer: The damp stands on the – grass.
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) Where does the poet see herself when she thinks of her childhood?
Answer: When the poet thinks of her childhood, she sees himself beneath his father’s sheltering roof and near the old hall door.
(2) What did the poet watch on the ‘cloudy evening’ ?
Answer: Poet watches the blue mists covering the horizon chain.
Exercise 3
Identity the following sentence as simple, compound and complex:
(i) He is too short to climb the wall.
Answer: Simple Sentence.
(ii) The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
Answer: Compound Sentence.
(iii) The old man who lived in a village believed that the earth was flat.
Answer: Complex Sentence.
(iv) Leaving a job midway is not a good practice.
Answer: Simple Sentence.
(v) Last week I met a friend who gave me a bag which is brown in colour.
Answer: Complex Sentence.
Exercise 4
Do as directed:
(i) The question was so easy that everyone could answer it. ( Change into a simple sentence)
Answer: The question was very easy to answer.
(ii) A friend in need is a friend indeed. ( Change into a complex sentence)
Answer: A friend who is in need is a friend indeed.
(iii) Pollution is one of the most severe threats to our beautiful planet. ( Change into a compound sentence)
Answer: Our planet is beautiful but it faces one of the most severe threats from pollution.
(iv) Do or die. ( Change into a complex sentence)
Answer: Unless you do,you will die.
(v) He was confused and stopped working. ( Change into a simple sentence)
Answer: Being confused he stopped working.
Composition:
Exercise 5
Write a letter within 100 words to the Headmaster/headmistress of your school seeking leave of two days for the purpose of attending the marriage ceremony of your elder sister.
Answer:
To
The Headmaster
Andaranfulbari Harirdham High School
Tufanganj
Subject : Prayer for leave of absence
Sir,
With due respect, Ibeg to inform you that I am Rajib Barma, a student of class 9 of your school. Recently I will not be able to attend school from 7 to 9 November because of my elder sister’s marriage ceremony within those days.
I assure you that after coming back I will complete all the homework. I therefore, pray and hope that you would be kind enough to grant me a leave of absence for those days and oblige me thereby.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely
Rajib Barma
Class 9
Section A
Roll No 16
Exercise 6
Suppose you had bought a book from a bookstore. By mistake you left it there instead of bringing it back with you. Providing details of the book and its author, write a letter within 100 words to the owner of the store to find the book and keep it until you come to collect it.
Answer:
To,
Store Owner
Aggarwal Book Stall
College Street
Kolkata
Subject: A book was left at the shop, after purchasing
Dear Sir,
With due respect, I would like to state that I am a regular customer of your bookshop. I usually go to your store to purchase different kinds of books. I am writing this letter to make you know of my book that I did not bring with me after purchasing it.
Yesterday, I visited the store and purchased a novel by Rabindranath Tagore named ‘Chokher Bali’. I had paid two hundred rupees for it. Suddenly, when I was paying the bill, I got an urgent call. I had to leave the store in a rush and forgot to take the book from the counter.
I can send you the online transaction via WhatsApp for confirmation. I request you to keep the book aside for me so that I can come early and take my book.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Priyanka Saha
Salt lake
Kolkata
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