“All Summer in a Day” 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. Men and women came from the Earth to Venus by –
(a) aero planes
(b) helicopter
(c) rockets
(d) satellites.
Answer: Men and women came from the Earth to Venus by – rockets.
2. The children learnt that the sun was like a /an –
(a) lemon
(b) apple
(c) orange
(d) guava.
Answer: The children learnt that the sun was like a /an – lemon.
3. The children had long forgotten the color of the –
(a) Earth
(b) Sun
(c) Venus
(d) Moon.
Answer: The children had long forgotten the color of the – Sun.
4. When the children left warm in the sun they took off their –
(a) jackets
(b) sweaters
(c) blazers
(d) coat.
Answer: When the children left warm in the sun they took off their – jackets.
5. The children came to know that the sun would come out after –
(a) two years
(b) six years
(c) seven years
(d) nine years.
Answer: The children came to know that the sun would come out after – seven years.
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
a. How did the heavy storms affect the island of Venus?
Answer: Heavy storms caused tidal waves to come over the islands of Venus.
b. What did the children write about the Sun?
Answer: The children wrote small stories, essays and poems about the Sun.
c. Where did the children play?
Answer: The children played in the echoing tunnels of the underground city.
d. How did the jungle of Venus look?
Answer: The jungle in Venus looked like the colour of rubber, ash and ink.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty five words:
a. Why were the children eager to see the Sun?
Answer: The children had forgotten the colour and heat of the Sun. They had read about the Sun in the class the day before. So they were eager to see it.
b. What did the children do immediately after the rain stopped?
Answer: The children rushed out from their underground houses and started running. Taking off their jackets and enjoying the warmth of the sun.
c. Why do you think that the children felt unhappy when it started raining again?
Answer: The children felt unhappy because they would never play for any more seven years in the rainy world. They would have to remain indoors. They would not enjoy the warmth of the sun with each other anymore.
Grammar in Use
Exercise 4
Read the following sets of sentences:
Set – 1:
a. A cool wind blew around them. (Simple Sentence)
b. When the sun came out last seven years ago they were too young. (Complex Sentence)
c. They took off their jackets and let the sun warm their arms. (Compound Sentence)
Set – 2:
a. A wind that was cool blew around them. (Complex Sentence)
b. The sun came out last seven years ago and they were too young then. (Compound Sentence)
c. Taking off their jackets, they let the sun warm their arms. (Simple Sentence)
Note That –
1. A Simple Sentence can be converted to a Complex Sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a subordinate clause (noun, adjective or adverb clause).
2. A Simple Sentence can be converted to a Compound Sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a main clause and the clauses are joined by a Coordinating Conjunction.
3. A Complex Sentence can be converted to a Simple Sentence by contracting the subordinate clause (noun, adjective or adverb clause) into words or phrases.
4. A Complex Sentence can be converted to a Compound Sentence by replacing the Subordinate Clause with a main clause and adding a Coordinating Conjunction.
5. A Compound Sentence can be converted to a Simple Sentence or to a Complex Sentence by changing the sentence accordingly.
Exercise 5
Do as directed:
a. I have a blue pen. (Change into a Complex Sentence)
Answer: I have a pen which is blue.
b. Seeing a snake, the boy shouted. (Change into a Compound Sentence)
Answer: The boy saw a snake and he shouted.
c. I know a man who is very wise. (Change into a Simple Sentence)
Answer: I know a very wise man.
d. The girl who is dancing on the stage is my sister. (Change into a Compound Sentence)
Answer: The girl is dancing on the stage and she is my sister.
e. I met my friend and told her about an incident. (Change into a Simple Sentence)
Answer: I met my friend to tell her an incident.
f. The sky was overcast but it did not rain. (Change into a Complex Sentence)
Answer: Although the sky was overcast, it didn’t rain.
Composition
Exercise 6
Write a letter within 100 words to the postmaster of your locality informing him about the loss of an important letter addressed to you, and requesting him to help you get it.
To,
The Postmaster,
Tufanganj Newtown Post Office
Tufanganj, Cooch Behar
West Bengal – 736160
Subject: Loss of an important letter
Respected Sir,
With due respect I beg to state that I, Bidhan Das, a permanent resident of your postal zone. It is a matter of great regret that I have not yet received an important letter addressed to me. The sender has confirmed about the despatch of the letter. I suppose, either it is a case of loss of letter or it is delivered to a wrong address.This letter is very important for me. It was posted from Kolkata on 23 March 2023.
I, therefore, request you to look into the matter at the earliest and take the necessary steps as soon as possible.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely
Bidhan Das
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