Class 9 Autumn John Clare Question and Answers :
Exercise 1
Tick the correct alternative from the given alternatives :
(1) All though the day the fitful the given alternatives:
(a) window-pane[ ]
(b) curtains[ ]
(c) casement[ √ ]
(d) door[ ]
(2) The poet loves to see the shaking twig dance till the
(a) coming of down[ ]
(b) end of night[ ]
(c) end of afternoon [ ]
(d) shut of eve[ √ ]
(3) The sparrow sat on the
(a) cottage rig[ √ ]
(b) house-top[ ]
(c) mossy elm-tree[ ]
(d) casement[ ]
(4) Te pigeons nestled round the
(a) cage[ ]
(b) cote[ √ ]
(c) branch[ ]
(d) heath[ ]
(5) The cock was crowing upon the
(a) dunghill[ √ ]
(b) lea[ ]
(c) tree tops[ ]
(d) mill sails[ ]
(6) The grunting pigs
(a) walk slowly[ ]
(b) scamper by[ ]
(c) scramble and hurry[ √ ]
(d) dive and swim[ ]
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty five words:
(i) What happens to the leaves of the mossy elm- tree in autumn ?
Ans: The leaves of the mossy elm tree fall onto ground and a fitful gust takes them away down the lane.
(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see on November days?
Ans: The poet loves to see the fitful gust, the shaking twig and the cottage smoke.
Exercise 3
State whether the following sentence are in Active or Passive Voice:
(a) Anil will visit his grandmother’s house.
Ans: Active
(b) The President has left his office.
Ans: Active
(c) The project will have been finished by the students.
Ans: Passive
(d) Promita’s leave has been sanctioned by the school authority.
Ans: Passive
Exercise 4
Change the voice of the following sentence:
(a) The boy has read out the letter.
Ans: The letter has been read out by the boy.
(b) I shall have bought a cricket bat by tomorrow.
Ans: A cricket bat will have been bought by me by tomorrow.
(c) Sohini’s friends had organised a picnic.
Ans: A picnic had been organized by Sohini’s friends.
(d) The football team will put up a brave fight.
Ans: A brave fight will be put up by the football team.
