Std 9 English
Unit 9 Friend from the sky
Questions Answers
A. Read the extracts and answer the questions.
(1) It was a cool windy evening. There were sudden creaks as little branches of tree broke in the strong breeze and fell.
Reshma was sitting in the balcony of their first floor flat. She was watching children playing in the park. The children did not mind the strong breeze or the yellow leaves of neem tree falling on their heads. They were all enjoying their ball game.
1. What was Reshma doing?
Ans. Reshma was sitting in the balcony and watching the children playing in the park.
2. What did the children not mind?
Ans. The children did not mind the strong breeze or the yellow leaves of the neem tree falling on their heads.
3. What were the children enjoying?
Ans. The children were enjoying their
ball game.
(2) "Reshma, come inside," called her mother from inside the house. "It is too cool and windy. You might catch a cold."
"Five minutes more, mummy." Reshma was also enjoying the game from a distance. Reshma loved to watch children shouting in excitement.
1. Why was Reshma's mother worried? Ans. Reshma's mother was worried because it was cool and windy and
she might catch a cold.
2. What did Reshma love?
Ans. Reshma loved to watch children shouting in excitement.
(3) Reshma could not play. She could just sit in her wheelchair and watch the life outside from her balcony. She was fourteen years old and a spastic. (A spastic is a person who has no control over his/her hands and legs from birth.)
1. Who is called a spastic?
Ans. A spastic is a person who has no control over his/her hands and legs from birth.
2. How old was Reshma ?
Ans. Reshma was fourteen years old.
3. What could Reshma do ?
Ans. Reshma could sit in her wheelchair and watch the life outside from her balcony.
(4) Reshma could not walk, or even button up her shirt. But she could crawl and had learnt to use a spoon to eat and to handle her wheelchair. She went to a special learning centre. She was given speech therapy there. She also learnt some subjects and some exercises.
1. What could Reshma not do?
Ans. Reshma could not walk or button shirt up.
2. What could Reshma do?
Ans. Reshma could crawl, use a spoon to eat and handle her wheelchair.
3. What did Reshma do in the special learning centre ?
Ans. Reshma learnt to speak, do some exercises and she also learnt some subjects.
(5) Reshma felt very lonely. She had no friends. All the neighbourhood children were busy with their own schools and games. Reshma's favourite pastime was to watch the children playing in the street or the park.
1. What was Reshma's favourite pastime?
Ans. Reshma's favourite pastime was to watch the children playing in the street or the park.
2. Why did Reshma feel lonely?
Ans. Reshma felt lonely because she had no friends as all the children were busy with their own schools and games.
(6) Now the wind became stronger and the light became dim. But the children went on with their game. They were kicking a big red ball and jumping with the movement of the ball. Suddenly there was another ball among the players. A brown one. The girls started screaming and the boys shouted at the top of their voices.
1. What were the children doing?
Ans. The children were kicking a big red ball and jumping with its movement.
2. What did the girls do on seeing the brown ball?
Ans. The girls started screaming on seeing the brown ball.
3. What did the boys do on seeing the brown ball?
Ans. The boys started shouting at the top of their voices on seeing the brown ball.
(7) A brave boy bent down and touched the new ball. It suddenly flapped its wings and flew up. Before Reshma could understand anything, the new ball landed in her lap. Children waved at Reshma and continued with the game.
1. What landed in Reshma's lap?
Ans. The new ball landed in Reshma's lap.
2. What happened when a boy touched the new ball?
Ans. When a boy touched the new ball, it apped its wings and flew up.
3. What did the children do?
Ans. The children waved at Reshma and continued with the game.
(8) "Reshma, it's too much! Now come inside," shouted her mother and came out in the balcony to take her daughter in the room. But she saw some movement in Reshma's lap and heard faint creaks. "What is this?" she cried.
"I don't know, mummy. It has just arrived." Reshma was puzzled. "It came from the sky," she showed the route of the ball with her frightened eyes.
1. What happened when Reshma's mother came to take her?
Ans. When Reshma's mother came to take
her, she saw some movement in Reshma's lap and heard faint creaks..
2. What was Reshma's reaction?
Ans. Reshma was puzzled and frightened.
(9) Mummy pushed the wheelchair into the room. Now they saw a scared bird with
a big bill.
From Salim Ali's book 'Indian Birds' they found out that it was a duck, a shelter duck. Its beak was broad like a shovel. It had bright blue, white and brown feathers. At the moment it looked exhausted.
1. Name the book written by Salim Ali, Ans. The books written by Salim Ali is 'Indian Birds'.
2. What was the name of the bird?
Ans. It was a shelter duck.
3. Describe the bird.
Ans. The bird had a broad beak and bright, blue, white and brown feathers.
(10) A shoveller is not a native Indian bird. But it migrates from the cold regions of Russia. This bird must have lost its way due to strong wind. In its efforts to join the flock, it got exhausted and fell in the park like a ball.
1. From where does the shoveller migrate?
Ans. The shoveller migrates from the cold regions of Russia.
2. How did the bird fall in the park?
Ans. The bird must have lost its way due to the strong wind, got exhausted and fell in the park.
(11) Reshma's mother tried to pick it up but it suddenly bit her hand. "Ouch!" She cried. The duck fluttered to the floor. It huddled in a corner of the room. All through the evening Reshma and her mother tried to feed the duck. They put breadcrumbs, nuts, fruits and grains in front of it. But it did not touch any of them.
1. Name the things Reshma and her mother put before the bird to feed it.
Ans. Reshma and her mother put breadcrumbs, nuts, fruits and grains before the bird to feed it.
2. What happened when Reshma's mother tried to pick up the bird?
Ans. When Reshma's mother tried to pick up the bird, it bit her hand.
(12) "Mummy, let's give him some rice and milk." suggested Reshma. Her mother mixed boiled rice, milk and sugar. She fed the bird with an ink-filler. The shoveller liked it. His eyes brightened and he started fluttering his wings. But he could not fly.
1. What did Reshma's mother make for the duck ?
Ans. Reshma's mother mixed boiled rice, milk and sugar and fed the duck.
2. What happened when the bird ate the food?
Ans. When the bird ate the food, his eyes brightened and he started fluttering his wings.
(13) "I know what his name is. It is Mitra, a friend." Reshma said. They took a basket and put some grass into it. It was Mitra's bed. Reshma kept the basket with her and slept peacefully. When she woke up. she looked at the basket. It was empty. Reshma cried loudly, "Mitra ... Mitra where are you?" Her mummy and papa searched in the house and at last found him near the water tub in the bathroom.
1. With what did Reshma prepare Mitra's bed?.
Ans. Reshma prepared Mitra's bed with grass.
2. What happened when Reshma woke up ?
Ans. When Reshma woke up, she found the basket empty.
3. Where was Mitra?
Ans. Mitra was near the water tub in the
bathroom.
(14) At around 7.30, the doorbell rang. Reshma was feeding breakfast to the duck. Mummy opened the door. Reshma was happily surprised to see a group of children in uniform. "Aunty, can we see the bird?" they said. Mummy took them to Reshma's wheelchair. The children. greeted Reshma with fresh smiles. They were thrilled to see the bird in Reshma's lap.
1. What was Reshma doing when the children came?
Ans. When the children came, Reshma was feeding breakfast to the duck.
2. Why had the children come to
Reshma's house?
Ans. The children had come to Reshma's. house to see the bird.
3. How did the children greet Reshma ? Ans. The children greeted Reshma with fresh smiles.
(15) "He is Mitra," Reshma introduced the new friend. "How lovely !" they said. They helped Reshma to hold the bird while Reshma fed him with an ink-filler. They had to leave soon to catch the school bus. "We will be back in the afternoon, Reshma." "Oh, sure. Do come." "We'll play with Mitra, he is so loving," said Bansi. "We will make him strong," said Kanu. "It is difficult to make new friends for Mitra because he is lame," said Anita.
1. Why, according to Anita, is it difficult
for Mitra to make new friends ?
Ans. According to Anita, It is difficult for
Mitra to make new friends because he is lame.
2. How did the children help Reshma ?
Ans. The children helped Reshma to hold the bird while she fed him with an ink-filler.
(16) After this incident, the neighbouring children became very friendly with. Reshma. They could realize that Reshma
must have felt bad because they did not play with Reshma.
Next day, the children came in the evening. Anju had a thick book with her. "See, we can read all about ducks in this book. We want to make Mitra very strong. He should be able to fly,"
1. What did the children realize after
they became friendly with Reshma?
Ans. After the children became friendly with Reshma, they realized that she must have felt bad because they did not play with her.
2. Why did the children want to make
Mitra strong ?
Ans. The children wanted to make Mitra strong so that he should be able to fly.
(17) "Mitra must have come here from a hundred kilometres." Reshma said.
"Not hundreds, thousands," corrected Anju. "And he must fly back thousands of kilometres to his home again."
"Yes, we will make him very strong." Reshma was delighted.
1)Why was Reshma delighted?
Ans. Reshma was delighted because they
were going to make Mitra strong again.
(18) For next ten days Mitra was treated like a royal guest. Everyone brought something for him. The book was their kitchen guide for Mitra. They all caressed and played with him. Mummy had never seen Reshma so happy and hopeful.
1. How was Mitra treated?
Ans. Mitra was treated like a royal guest.
2. How did the children enjoy with Mitra ?
Ans. The children caressed and played with Mitra.
(19) Finally, the day of departure for their dearest friend arrived. Reshma's father took all the children and the duck toa nearby lake. The children lifted Mitra from Reshma's lap and gently put him in the water. It slowly started swimming. He shovelled the water with his broad beak. Children were happy to see the happiness of their friend.
1. What did the children do at the lake ? Ans. The children lifted Mitra from Reshma's lap and put him in the water.
2. What did the bird do in the lake?
Ans. The bird slowly started swimming in the lake.
3. Why were the children happy?
Ans. The children were happy to see their friend's happiness.
(20) Suddenly Mitra disappeared. All stood worried, looking for him with wide eyes, And Mitra popped up from water with a small fish in his beak.
"Yeee...!" All cried and jumped with joy. "He has learnt it again." The children stood there for a long time, watching Mitra.
1. What did Mitra learn again?
Ans. Mitra learnt to catch fish again.
2. Why were the children worried?
Ans. The children were worried because Mitra disappeared suddenly.
(21) The next day, Reshma went into the balcony to watch the children playing in the park. But there was no one! Suddenly the doorbell rang, all the children marched into the room.
"Aunty, please send Reshma to play with us in the park," they said. "We'll take her and bring her back safely in her wheelchair."
1) What did the children promise Reshma's mother?
Ans. The children promised Reshma's mother that they would take herand bring her back safely in her wheelchair.
(22) With the help of friendly hands Reshma was taken down the stairs to the park. From the balcony, Mummy looked at ON the broad smile on her daughter's face, brightened by the setting sun. Reshma never had a reason to feel lonely again.
1. Why was Reshma's mother happy?
Ans. Reshma's mother was happy to see the broad smile on Reshma's face.
2. Reshma would never be lonely again because..
Ans. Reshma would never be lonely again because the children had become her friends now.
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