"The Little Girl" || chapter - 3(A) || class - 9 || Exercise

Chapter 3 (A)
The Little Girl

The Little Girl

Today we are going to read and write "The Little Girl" for class 9 English Chapter 3(A)  explanation with question answer.

Chapter "The Little Girl" ke question and answer write karne se pahle chapter ko understand jarur kare.

Thinking about the text

I. Match the emotions:

A	B
1. fear or terror	(i) father comes into her room to give her a goodbye kiss
2. glad sense of relief	(ii) noice of the carriage grows fainter
3. a "funny" feeling, perhaps of understanding	(iii) father comes home
	(iv) speaking to father
	(v) going to bed when alone at home
	(vi) father comforts her and falls asleep
	(vii) father stretched out on the sofa, snoring

Ans. 1. (iii), (iv)    2. (i) (ii),      3. (vi), (v), (vii)

II. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences:

1. Why was kezia afraid of her father?

Hindi mean -  Kezia Apne pitaji se kyon darti thi?

 

Ans. Kezia was afraid of her father because he was very strict. He always used to give commands to everyone in the house.

Hindi mean - Kezia  Apne papa se isliye darti thi kyunki vah bahut sakht mijaj ke the. vah ghar per hamesha sabko aadesh dete rahte the.

 

 

 

2. Who were the people in Kezia family?

Hindi mean - Kezia ke ghar mein kaun kaun log the?

 

Ans. Kezia family consists of her mother father grandmother and she herself.

Hindi mean - Kezia ke parivar mein uski man papa dadi maa aur vah khud thi.

 

 

 

3. What was Kezia father's routine-

a.      Before going to his office?

b.      After coming back from his office?

c.       On Sundays?

Hindi mean - Kezia ke Papa ki kya dincharya thi-

a.       Office jaane se pahle?

b.      Office se aane ke bad?

c.       Sunday ko?

 

Ans.  

a. Kezia’s father usually went into her room to give her a casual kiss.

b. He used to order for it to be brought into the driving room. He also asked his mother to bring him the newspaper and his slippers.

c. On Sundays Kezia’s father would stretch out on the sofa. He would cover his face with his hanky, put his feet on cushion and sleep soundly.

Hindi mean –

a.      Kezia ke Papa akshar Uske kamre mein use kiss karne jaate the.

b.      Vah order dete the ki chai eye drawing room mein lai jaaye. Apni Man se Akbar aur chappal laane ke liye bhi kahate the.

c.       Sunday ko Kezia ke papa sofe per sote the vah apna chehra rumal se dhak le the aur apne pair cushion par rakhte aur gehri nind mein sote the.

 

4. In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?

Hindi mean -Kezia ki dadi use kin tariko se Khush karti thi ki vah Apne pita ko jyada se jyada jaane?

 

Ans. Kezia grandmother encouraged her to get to know her father better by sending her to the drawing room to talk to her parent's on Sundays. She also suggested Kezia to make a pin cushion as a gift for her father's birthday.

Hindi mean - Kezia ki dadi use Apne pita se jyada acche sajan ke liye kahati thi vah vah use Sunday ko drawing room mein Apne Mata pita se baat karne ke liye bheji thi. Unhone Kezia ko advice de ki vah Apne pita ke janmdin per unhen uphar ke roop mein pin cushion de.

 

 

III. discuss this questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three paragraph each.

1. Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. How did this happen?

Hindi mean - Kezia ki Apne pita ko Khush karne ki koshish unhen na khush kar deti Hain aisa kyon hota tha?

 

Ans. It resulted in displeasing him . On every Sunday , her grandmother sent her to drawing - room to have nice talk with father and mother but her presence always irritated the father . He used to call her little brown owl . 

        One day her grandmother told her about father's birthday and suggested her to make a pin cushion as a gift for father's . She made it but for filling it , she tore her father's important papers.  Unfortunately her efforts to please her father went in vain . Her father scolded her and punished her by beating her palms with a ruler .

 

 

 

2.  Kezia decides that there are " different kinds of fathers ” What kind of father was Mr. Macdonald and how was he different from Kezia's father ?

 

 Ans. After seeing Mr. Macdonald , Kezia decides that there are different kinds of fathers . Kezia compared her father with Mr. Macdonald , her next door neighbour . He was always smiling and playing with his children . He treated his children in a friendly manner . He never punished them.

 He was just opposite of Kzaia's father . Her father was very harsh and strict . He never used to play with her . He used to scold and punish her .

Hindi mean - Mr McDonald ko dekhne ke bad usne decide Kiya ki Papa kai prakar ke hote Hain. Kezia ne apne a Papa ka comparison Mr McDonald se Kiya. vah hamesha haste rahte the aur apna bacchon ke sath khelte the. Vah Apne bacchon se a dostana vyavhar karte the aur unhen Kabhi punish bhi nahin kahate the.

Kezia ke Papa  bilkul opposite the. Uske papa bahut strict the vah Kabhi uske sath Nahin khelte the aur usko data karte the aur punishment dete the.

 

 

 

3. How does Kezia begin to see her father and a human being who needs sympathy?

Hindi mean - Kezia Apne papa ko kaise ek aise insan ke roop mein dekhne lagi jinhen uski Daya ki jarurat hai?

 

Ans. While her mother and grandmother were at the hospital , Kezia was left at home in the care of Alice , the cook . At night after she is put to bed by the cook , she has a nightmare .She calls for her grandmother but to her surprise , she finds her father standing near her bed . He takes her to his arms and makes her sleep next to him . She holds her father tightly and snuggled her head under his arms . He makes her feel comfortable . This makes her understand that her father has to work hard daily and this leaves him too tired to be like Mr. Macdonald . She tells her father that she has a big heart .

Hindi mean - jab uski Man aur dadi man hospital mein the Kezia e apni khana banane wali ke sath akele Ghar per rah gai. Raat ko jab usne Kezia ko sula Diya to use daravna Sapna aya.

vah apni dadi ko bulati hai magar ascharya to tab hota hai jab waha Apne papa ko bistar ke pass khada pati hai.

Uske papa Kezia ko apni bahon mein Bhar lete hain aur apne sath sunale lagte Hain. Vah Apne papa ko Kaskar pakad leti hai aur apna sar unki bahon mein ghusa leti hai.

yah sab dekhkar use samajh jata hai ki Uske papa ko roj bahut mehnat karni padati hai aur vah bahut thak jaate Hain. Vah Apne papa se kahati hai ki Aapka Dil bahut bada hai.

 

 

Today we are going to read and write "The Little Girl" for class 9 English Chapter 3(A)  explanation with question answer.

Chapter "The Little Girl" ke question and answer write karne se pahle chapter ko understand jarur kare.

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