West Bengal Class 9 English Reading Comprehension Solutions
West Bengal State Board Class 9 English Textbook ‘Reading Comprehension’ all questions answers solutions. There are total 3 comprehensions on Train Accident, Mr. and Johnson, & Swami Vivekananda.
Board |
WBBSE |
Class |
9 |
Subject |
English |
Topic |
Comprehension Solution |
Reading Comprehension 1:
A.) Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(i) The accident between a speeding express and a goods train occurred near
(a) Allahabad
(b) Bairelli
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) Kanpur
Ans. (b) Bairelli
(ii) The Hisar- Gorakhpur Gorakhdham Express was running at
(a) 80km/hr
(b) 90km/hr
(c) 70km/hr
(d) 100km/hr
Ans. (a) 80km/hr
(iii) The train accident occurred around
(a) 10.35am
(b) 11.35am
(c) 10.30am
(d) 10.25am
Ans. (a) 10.35am
(iv) For the families of the dead, the railway authorities announced a compensation of rupees
(a) 2 lakhs
(b) 3 lakhs
(c) 4 lakhs
(d) 1 lakh.
Ans. (d) 1 lakh.
B.) Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False in the given boxes. Provide supporting statements for your answers.
(i) The Express train was nearly 55km away from its destination when the accident took place.
Ans. False
S.S. The Express train was nearly 45 km away from its destination when the accident took place
(ii) The person responsible for the signalling lapse was the station master
Ans. True
S.S. The station master of Chaurib, responsible for the signalling lapse, is absconding as is the driver of the stationary goods train.
(iii) Most of the people who died in the train accident were passengers of three reserved coaches.
Ans. True
S.S. Most of those who died were in the three unreserved coaches-including one reduced to a mass of mangled metal, the official said.
C.) Answer the following questions:
(i) How did the train accident occur?
Ans. The train accident occurred when a speeding express crashed into a waiting goods train from be due to signaling error.
(ii) Suggest a suitable title for the report.
Ans. A Massive Train Accident, 22 Dead
(iii) Find words in the passage that mean the following:
(a) primary (b) save (c) declared
Ans.
(a) primary – Preliminary.
(b) save – rescue
(c) declared – Announced.
Reading Comprehension 2
A.) Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(i) Mr. and Mrs. Johnson lived in a little house near the
(a) village
(b) town
(c) valley
(d) hills
Ans. (b) town
(ii) Mr. Johnson liked to buy old
(a) furniture
(b) watches
(c) stamps
(d) books
Ans. (d) books
(iii) The price of the book ‘The River Amazon’ was
(a) five shillings
(b) two shillings
(c) six shillings
(d) eight shillings
Ans. (a) five shillings
(iv) Mr. Johnson saw the beautiful book lying on the wet
(a) pavement
(b) lawn
(c) grass
(d) floor
Ans. (c) grass
B.) Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
i) Whenever Mr. Johnson passed a shop which sold books, he.
Ans. He went in and bought some.
ii) Old books look beautiful when.
Ans. Firelight shines on the old leather.
iii) On the counter of the best book shop there was a small.
Ans. brown leather book with gold letters on the cover.
iv) Mrs. Johnson took the leather book from her husband’s hand and.
Ans. Threw it out of the window.
C.) Fill in the chart with information from the text
Cause |
Effect |
The bookshelves in Mr. Johnson’s house were full. |
There were books on the floor and on the tables and on the chairs. |
Mr. Johnson never read any books |
Mrs. Johnson wanted some books to be sold. |
Mr. Johnson did not have an umbrella when it started raining. |
He went into the bookshop to get into it |
D.) Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage:
(i) The majority of the members did not happy to the proposal in the meeting.
(ii) The moon shines brightly in the cloudless sky.
(iii) Pollution is a threat to human civilization
Comprehension 3
A.) Fill in the chart with information from the passage:
(i) Date of Birth of Swami Vivekananda: January 12, 1863.
(ii) His mother’s name: Bhuvaneswari Devi
(iii) The name given to him by his mother: Vireswara.
(iv) His father’s profession: Lawyer.
(v) Naren’s boyhood pets were: cow, monkey, goat, peacock, pigeons and guinea pigs.
(vi) His hobbies: preparing foods, travelling etc..
B.) Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false in the given boxes. Provide supporting statements for your answer.
(i) Narendranath Dutta was born in an affluent family
Ans. True
S.S. The Datta family of Calcutta, into which Narendranath had been born, was well known for its affluence.
(ii) Naren’s father renounced worldly life.
False
S.S. The grandfather, Durgacharan, after the birth of his first son, had renounced the world in search of God.
(iii) The boyhood ideal of Narendranath was the gardener of the house.
Ans. False.
S.S. The boyhood ideal of Narendranath was the coachman of the house.
C.) Answer the following questions:
(i) What was the Datta family well-known for?
Ans. Datta family was well known for its affluence, philanthropy, scholarship, and independent spirit.
(ii) Why were two nurses necessary to look after little Naren?
Ans. This is because little Naren was so restless. To keep his exuberant energy under control two nurses were necessary.
D.) Find words in the passage that mean the following:
(i) respected
Ans. revered
(ii) practice of helping the poor and needy
Ans. philanthropy