Monday, December 14, 2020

Words and Expressions 1: Unit 2 NCERT Solution to class ix Page -21 to 34

   

Page-21

     1.   What kind of music is Ravi Shankar famous for?
Answer: (b) Classical.

    2.   Which country was Justin Beiber born in?

Answer: (c) Canada.

3.   How many strings does a guitar have?

Answer: (a) 6

4.   What is a group of three musicians called?

Answer: (a) a trio

5.   What is the next note after sa-re-ga-ma?

Answer: (c) pa

6.   What is the next note after do-re-mi?

Answer: (b) fa

Reading and comprehension Text 1-Page 22

Complete the following statements by selecting the most appropriate options given below:

1.  (b) soothing music

2.  (b) Endorphins

3.  (a) concentration

4.  (a) rejuvenate

5.  List the benefits of music mentioned in the passage:

Endorphins, painkillers of the brain.

Normalize, fatigue, boredom, blood pressure, heartbeat

Divert attention from anxieties

Improves concentration boosting memory

Creates positive energy to do things eagerly.

Page-25

Read the following statements and write true or false.

(a)          False

(b)         True

(c)           False

(d)         False

(e)          True

Page- 26

6.  Which word in the following is similar in the meaning to ‘skillful’ (para 1)?

Answer: © talented

Page – 27

(a)          is

(b)         valley

(c)           Stop

(d)         melodious

(e)          traveler

(F)    the Hebrides

(g)          breaks

(h)         understand

(i)             bottles sorrow

(j)             meaning

(k)          hear

Vocabulary:

Text 1

Relieves – to be free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc.
endorphins – substances produced by the brain that have painkilling and tranquilizing effects on the body.

Exhaustion – tiredness

Rejuvenate – to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again

Text 2

Prodigy – a person especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability

Persistent – constantly repeated

Virtuoso – a person who excels in musical technique or execution

Deterioration – to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.

Sawed – to cut or divide

Obstacle – something that obstructs or hinders progress

Text 3

Behold – look, see

Yon – that

Lass – girl

Melancholy – causing sadness

Vale – valley

Strain – melody

Weary – tired

Plaintive – expressing sorrow

Mounted – climbed

Page – 29

A. Find the names of the musical instruments in the grid. They can be found in different directions: up-down, down-up, left-right, right-left, and diagonally.

Name the musical instruments:

Piano, sitar, Xylophone, Sarod, Veena, drum, Flute, Harmonium, Table, Pungi

B. Use the pictures as clues. Write the appropriate name of the instrument in each blank given below. One has been done as an example.

(a)          Evelyn Glennie is a Xylophone player.

(b)         Zakir Hussain playa the Tabla.

(c)           Hariprasad chaurasia plays the Flute.

(d)         V. Doraaiswamy Iyenger plays the Veena.

(e)          Bismillah Khan plays the Shehnai/Pungi.

Grammar:

A.  Now fill in the blanks with appropriate comparative adjectives:

(a)          Louder

(b)         The highest

(c)           Colder

(d)         Most reliable

(e)          More serious

(f)            Better

(g)          More peaceful

(h)         The most important

B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate degree ‘most’/ ‘est’:

(a)          The most crowded

(b)         The coldest

(c)           The most interesting

(d)         The cheapest

(e)          The oldest

(f)            The most melodious.

 

2. In the same lesson, the use of ‘to-verb’ has been explained. Let’s do some more activities on this. Join the two sets of sentences given below, and make one sentence. The first one is done for you.

1. ‘May I help you?

     ‘Okay

    He offered to help her.

2. Answer – to go.

3. Answer - to eat as she didn’t have an appetite.

4. Answer – to post the letter.

5. Answer – to participate.

Page – 34

According to you, which FOUR of the following statements are true?

(a)          Answer:  True

(b)         Answer: True

(c)           Answer: True

(d)         Answer: True

(e)          Answer: False

(f)            Answer: False

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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