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Tripura Board's Class IX English Language & Literature: Beehive Chapter: The Sound of Music Short Questions & Answers

Q. Why was Evelyn nervous while going to Royal Academy of Music? Ans.  Evelyn was nervous while going to the Royal Academy of Music as she was just 16 years old and was fresh from the Scottish farms which added to her nervousness. Q. When was Evelyn’s deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? Ans.  Isabel had a doubt about Evelyn’s hearing ability when she did not move after her name was called to play on the piano. At the age of 11, it was confirmed when she was taken to a specialist. Q. How did Evelyn’s deafness come to light?  OR  When did Evelyn’s mother notice that something was wrong with her hearing? Ans.  At the age of 8 when her name was announced to play on piano, she did not respond. At the age of 11, her marks deteriorated. The headmistress urged her parents to take her to a specialist and her hearing impairment was discovered. Q. When and how did Evelyn lose her power of hearing? Ans.  Evelyn lost her power of hearing due to gradual nerve damage. At th
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Tripura Board's Class IX English Language and Literature: Poem-1 The Road Not Taken

  1. Does one road seem to be more appealing than the other? Use examples from the poem to support your answer. Answer-   At first the narrator comes to a fork in the road and is not able to decide which path to take. One of the roads looks more frequented by people while the second road appears to be less travelled on. Though he is tempted to walk on both, he decides to take the second path with the intention of walking on the first one sometime in future. 2. What does the poet mean when he says, ‘worn them really about the same’? Answer-   The poet means to relay to the readers that both the roads that diverged in a yellow wood seemed similar and both of them looked as if they had not been used for a while. 3. What is the main problem or the dilemma of the poet? Answer-  Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ revolves around the dilemma of making the right choice in life. He suffers from an illusion that he can use the option he has left for the other day. Whatever ‘road’ or w
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Tripura Board's Class IX Language and literature Chapter-1 Note: Name of the Chapter: The Fun they Had

  Q. How was the book that Tommy found different from his own books? Ans.  The book that Tommy found was an old, real book which belonged to his grandfather’s grandfather. It had crinkly, yellow pages whereas, Tommy’s books were tele-books and were taught by mechanical teachers and computers. Q. What kind of book did Tommy show to Margie? Ans . The book that Tommy showed to Margie was an old, real book which belonged to his grandfather’s grandfather. It had crinkly yellow pages, where all the stories were printed on paper and the words stood still. Q. Why did Margie find the book strange? Ans.  The book had yellow and crinkly pages and the words were standing still unlike moving on a screen. When they turned back to the pages read before, there were the same words on it when they read it the first time. All these things were strange for Margie. Q. Tommy thought the old books were funny and a big waste. Why? Ans.  Tommy thought that the old books were a waste because the w
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 This blog is created during the worst Covid 19 related Pandemic situation. Students will get notes of CBSE English Language and literature and other study materials.  
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