Class 9 English Unit 9 The Ant and the Grasshopper Notes

 

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. If your talent combines with diligence, you can excel in your field.

= industry

b. The dessert menu has a lot of delicious temptations.

= enticements

c. The house passed the bill without listening to the public objections.

= expostulations

d. Knowledge of the ill effects of tobacco has led to modification in smoking behaviour.

= amendments

e. Without any regret, Yule started spending his father's inheritance

= qualm

f. Mr.Smith read a humorous story which matched his real life.

= oblinged

B. Put the following sentences from the story in the correct order.

= a. The Ram says were perfectly respectable people.

b. Tom left his wifi and his office.

c. When his money was spent, he borrowed it from friends and spend it on luxuries.

d. George continued to pay for his brother's expenses.

e. Tom bought a motor-car and some very nice jewellery.

f. Tom never settled down.

g. Tom began to blackmail his brother for money.

h. Tom took the help of Cronshaw to cheat his brother, and left for Monte Carlo.

C. Answer these questions.

a. Why is Tom described as the 'Black sheep' of the Ramsay family?

= Black sheep refers to a member of a family or who is regarded as a disgree or problematic to it, Tom is described as the 'black sheep' of the Ramsay family because he thought of himself and enjoyed only, didn't work at all and gave a lot of trouble to other members of the Ramsay family.

b. What was a respectable profession for Tom?

= Going on to business was a respectable profession for Tom.

c. Why was George Ramsay staring into space?

= George Ramsay was staring into space because he was in deep gloom and looked as though the burden of the whole world sat on his shoulders.

d. Why did Tom leave his work and wife?

= Tom left his work and wife because he didn't like work and responsibility though he wanted to enjoy himself.

e. How did Tom manage his life when he ran out of money in the beginning?

= He borrowed money from his friends and relatives when he ran out of money.

f. How did Cronshaw and Tom cheat George?

= They acted as if Cronshaw was cheated but they worked together to Cheat George.

g. What made George realise that his brother would never settle down?

= When Tom broke his promise of making a fresh start, George realised that he would şettle down,

h. What is the moral of the story 'The Ant and Grasshopper?

= The moral of the ant and grasshopper story is that you can reap the advantages of your hard work tomorrow if you work hard today.

C. Rewrite the sentences with have, get or make;

a. She will ask her sister to light the lamp.

= She will get her sister to light the lamp.

b. I am going to ask the dentist to fill my teeth.

= I am having the dentist fill my teeth.

c. Will you ask the barber to cut your hair?

= Will you get the barber to cut your hair?

d. I cann't design my house myself. So I am going to ask an architect to do it.

= I am making an architect design my house

e. The girl asked her mechanic to repair her moped.

= The girl made her mechanic repair her watch.

f. The landlady asks the gardener to cut the grass.

= The landlady gets the gardener to cut the grass.