WBBSE Class 9 English Chapter 10 Solution | The Price of Bananas |

 Lesson 10. 

The Price of Bananas

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Answer within 15 words: 1×5=5

Qus. Why were the people amused?

Ans. The people were much amused by the plight of the businessman.

Qus. Who come forward to help the businessman ?

Ans. A fruit hawker came forward to help the businessman.

Qus. Describe the attire (পোশাকপরিচ্ছদ) of the gentleman.

Ans. The gentleman was dressed with a white muslin dhoti, a tunic and an embroidered cap.

Qus. What was the porter carrying?

Ans. The porter was carrying a big steel trunk, a small baskets and brass jug.

Qus. What did the monkey do?

Ans. The monkey snatched away the fine embroidered cap of the businessman.

[1] Read the text and then answer to the question :

The whole platform became silent and waited, with bated breath, for the impossible to happen. The vendor cooed in a soft voice, Ao, ao, to the monkey. The monkey, looking this side and that, accepted the bargain. It took over the bananas with his right hand and released the embroidered cap, slightly crumpled, with its left hand.

The spectators shouted in praise. The fruit vendor came and humbly offered the Sethji his cap. "They are hungry", he said, "So they disturb the passengers." "Acha," said the Sethji. and turned to got into the compartment. The vendor said, "Sethji. please give me two annas for the bananas which I had to offer to the monkey."

"Two annas! What impudence!" Sethji shouted each word in disgust at the grimy fruit vendor. "Please give him the money.

Sethji," the rest of the compartment said. "Acha, here are four annas for you, porter, and an anna for you, fruit vendor!" Sethji said.

"But I carried two big pieces of luggage," the porter wailed. "Go! Go! Crook!" Sethji thundered at the protesting porter. The porter left. The fruit verndor persisted, "Sethji, be just, I saved your honourable cap..." The businessman threw an anna towards him on the platform.

Answer the questions with a word or two: 1x5=5

Qus. What was Sethji's reaction when the Vendor wanted two annas?

Ans. The Sethji became angry and shouted at him with disgust.

Qus. What was the bargain with the monkey?

Ans. The monkey took over the bananas with his right hand and released the embroidered cap with its left hand.

Qus. Why do the monkeys disturb passengers ?

Ans. The monkeys disturb passengers because they are hungry.

Qus. How is the businessman ?

Ans. The businessman was a miser as well as selfish and unkind man.

Qus. How much did the fruit vendor demand from Sethji as the price of bananas?

Ans. The vendor wanted two annas from Sethji as the price of bananas.

Write T for true and F for the false statements: 1×5=5

1. The vendor was satisfied with the money he received. [F]

2. All the passengers had sympathy for The vendor. [T]

3. They drew a cartoon of the businessman. [T]

4. The cartoon pleased the businessman. [F]

5. The businessman was rude. [T]

EXERCISE - 1

Tick (✔) the correct alternative from given below: 1x5=5

Qus. The gentleman who came up to the author's compartment looked like a-

(a) businessman [✔],

(b) doctor [ ]

(c) teacher [ ],

(d) postman [ ].

Qus. The author was on his way from Faizabad -

(a) Delhi []

(b) Kolkata [ ],

(c) Lucknow [√],

(d) Ahmedabad  [ ].

Qus. The price the vendor asked for the bananas was -

(a) two annas [✔],

(b) four annas [ ],

(c) six annas [ ],

(d) eight annas.

Qus. The author drew the cartoon of -

(a) fruit vendor [ ],

(b) monkey [ ],

(c) porter [ ],

(d) Sethji [✔].

Ons. From the water pump the passenger were filling up their-

(a) water bottles [ ],

(b) earthen pitchers [✔],

(c) brass jugs [ ],

(d) steel buckets [].

EXERCISE - 2

Answer the following questions within 25 words: 2×3=6

Qus. What did the monkey do after accepting the fruit vendor's bargain?

Ans. The monkey took over the bananas with his right hand and released the cap with his left hand.

Qus. How did the whole amusing episode end?

Ans. The whole amusing episode ended in a bitter sense grievance against the rich businessman.

Qus. What was the businessman wearing ?

Ans. The businessman was wearing a white muslin dhoti, delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head.

EXERCISE - 3

Change the voice of the following sentences: 1×4=4

Qus. Mr. Khan is known to me.

Ans. I know Mr. Khan.

Qus. Trina had composed a poem.

Ans. A poem had been composed by Trina.

Qus. I will always remember you.

Ans. You will be always remembered by me.

Qus. They have made him the president of the club.

Ans. He has been made the president of the club (by them).

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