Class 9 English Unit 3 Lesson 1 Thomas and Jerry Notes

A. The words in red in the story correspond to the meaning below:

a. a load, typically a heavy one------- burden

b. came near ----------------------------- approached

c. so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react -------------- stunned

d. left, especially in order to start a journey ------------------------ departed

e. a burial ground --------------------------- graveyard

f. very strange ------------------------------ weird

g. satisfied ------------------------- content

h. shined with energy or happiness ---------------------- radiated

i. moved or ran somewhere suddenly rapidly ---------- bustled

B. Write True and False:

a. Jerry did not use to get letters from his son. True

b. The neighbours helped Jerry find the way to meet his son. True

c. Thomas was eager to meet his father in his office. True

d. Thomas asked his father to stay with him for week. False

e. Thomas Felt had to we his father in his workplace. False

f. The story tries to show that parent's happiness is tied up with their children's happiness. True

C. Answer these questions.

a. Why did Jerry go to the city?

= Jerry went to the city to meet his son, Thomas.

b. What did the Father want from his son?

= The father wanted his son to repay the loan which he had taken to send him to college.

c. Did the father came back to the village happily? Why?

= No, the father didnot come back to the village happily because he wanted his son to go with him, but his so reffused to go.

d. What made thomas decide to visit his father?

=  Alter a weeks, thomas realize that his mistake as he treated his father in a wined way which made him decide to visit his father.

e. Why did Jerry take the loan?

= Jerry took the loan to send his son for further study in the city and bought a new car.

f. Why did Jerry return home without telling his son about the loan?

= Jerry didn't want to burden to his son as he wanted his son's happiness So, he returned home, without telling his son about the loan.

g. What lesson do you learn from this story? 

= The lesson "we get from the story is story tries to show that parent's happiness is tied up with their children's success and happiness''.