A Day in the Zoo Questions and Answers | Class 9
Excercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. The average day in a zoo begins just before
(a) dusk[ ]
(b) dawn[ √ ]
(c) afternoon[ ]
(d) evening[ ]
2. The birds searching the dewy grass on the lawn were
(a) peahens[ √ ]
(b) peacocks
(c) robins
(d) thrushes
3. Stephen with a broom in his hand was guarding over the
(a) bears
(b) gorilla
(c) apes[ √ ]
(d) armadillo
4. The name of the black Celebes ape was
(a) Etam[ √ ]
(b) Jeremy
(c) Mike
(d) Stephen
5.The reptiles dozed in the temperature of
(a) sixty degrees
(b) seventy degrees
(c) eighty degrees[ √ ]
(d) ninety degrees.
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(1) How does the sky look as one is awakened by the birdsong?
Ans :The sky appears to be tinged with yellow, when one is awakened by the bird song at down.
(2) How do the parrots and parakeets salute the people?
Ans :The parrots and parakeets salute people with a cacophony of sounds.
(3) What do all the animals do at the start of a new day?
Ans : All the animals, excited and eager at the start of a new day, bustle about the cages.
(4) As the light fades, where does the robin fly off to?
Ans : As the light fades, the robin flies off to roost in the mimosa tree.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) What work do Jeremy and Mike do in the gorillas’ cages?
Ans : Mike and Jeremy sweep up the mess on the floor, scatter fresh white sawdust and assure that everything is all right.
(2) Describe the state of the frogs and snakes in the reptile house.
Ans : In the reptile house the temperature is eighty degrees. Snakes look at someone calmly with lidless eyes. Frogs make gulping sounds.
(3) What would one see and hear while lying in bed at night?
Ans : While lying in bed at night one would see the moon separating itself from the shadow of the trees. One would hear the lions coughing.
A Day in the Zoo | Grammar
Exercise 4
Classify the underlined adverbs according to their functions in the chart given below:
(a) I have already done the job.
(b) Bappa can go anywhere for his work.
(c) Puja often comes to my place.
(d) Nargis sings sweetly.
Functions of adverbs
Manner
Time
Place
Frequency
sweetly
often
anywhere
already
Exercise 5
Underline the clauses in the following sentences and state what kind of clauses they are:
(a) As he was not there, I spoke to his brother.
Ans : As he was not there – Subordinate Adverbial Clause
I spoke to his brother – Principle Clause / Main Clause
(b) The house where Nazrul was born is in Churulia.
Ans : where Nazrul was born – Subordinate Adjective Clause / Relative Clause
The house is in Churulia – Principle Clause / Main Clause
(c) She said that she would return soon.
Ans : that she would return soon – Subordinate Noun Clause / Nominal Clause
She said – Principle Clause / Main Clause
(d) Have you read the book which you borrowed from me?
Ans : which you borrowed from me – Subordinate Adjective Clause / Relative
Have you read the book – Principle Clause / Main Clause
Exercise 6
Identify the following sentences as simple, complex or compound sentence:
(i) He is too tired to walk alone.
Ans : This sentence has one subject (He) , one Predicate (is too tired to walk alone) and one finite Verb (is). So, it is a Simple Sentence.
(ii) I have a friend who lives in Mumbai.
Ans : This sentence has one Principle Clause(I have a friend) and one Subordinate Clause(who lives in Mumbai). So, it is a complex sentence.
(iii) Priyam wrote a letter but he got no reply.
Ans : This sentence has two principle clauses and they are joined by conjunction (but). So, it is a compound sentence.
A Day in the Zoo | Writing Skill | Composition
Exercise 7
Write a letter to the Headmaster/Headmistress of your school within 100 words seeking leave for three days to visit your ailing grandmother.
Ans :
To
The Headmaster,
Maharaja High School,
Jalpaiguri-735101
Sub: Leave of absence
Sir,
With due respect, I beg to state that I, Manas Das a student of class IX-A of your school will not be able to attend my classes from 20 May 2022 to 23 May 2022 owing to visit my ailing grandmother in Darjeeling. She has got massive heart attack and needs my family’s assistance.
So, I request you to allow me a leave for three days so that I may go to Darjeeling to visit my ailing grandmother. Hoping for your kind consideration.
Thanking you,
Yours Obediently,
Manas Das
Class IX(A)
Roll No 23
Exercise 8
Write a letter to your friend within 100 words narrating your experience of visiting a Wild Life Sanctuary :
Dear Kamalesh,
Hope you are well by the grace of God. Today I shall write to you about my experience of visiting a wildlife sanctuary at Siliguri Bengal Safari with my parents.
The lush greenery of the forest was mesmerizing. As our safari car drove through the forest path we came across wild elephants, rhinoceroses, leopards, tigers, deers, and monkeys. Many birds were chirping in the tree. It was a thrilling experience to me. Sometimes I feared a tiger might come at any time. I had a mixed feeling of joy and fear. I shall never forget such a wonderful experience. More when we meet.
My regards to your parents and love and good wishes to you.
Yours ever,
Aparajit
Read More👇
Lesson 1 Tales of Bhola Grandpa
Lesson 2 All About a Dog
Lesson 3 Autumn
Lesson 4 A Day in the Zoo
Lesson 5 All Summer in a Day
Lesson 6 Mild the Mist upon the Hill
Lesson 7 Tom Loses a Tooth
Lesson 8 His First Flight
Lesson 9 The North Ship
Lesson 10 The Price of Bananas
Lesson 11 A Shipwrecked Sailor
Lesson 12 Hunting Snake
