Class 9 English (Kumarbharati) – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Words that are spelt the same but have different meanings in different contexts, like ‘bed’ in ‘river bed’, are called —
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Answer: C. homographs
Unit 1.3 explains that words with the same spelling but different meanings in different contexts are homographs.In the poem ‘Have you ever seen…?’, what does the word ‘parasol’ mean?
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Answer: A. An umbrella
The glossary beside the poem gives ‘parasol : umbrella’; the poet jokes about tickling its ‘ribs’.Which sentence uses ‘have’ as a main verb correctly in the negative?
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Answer: B. He doesn’t have a car.
Unit 1.4 says main-verb ‘have’ takes the auxiliary ‘do’ in the negative: ‘He doesn’t have a car.’In the sentence ‘I have a headache’, what does the verb ‘have’ refer to?
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Answer: D. A medical or physical condition
Unit 1.4 lists ‘I have a headache’ among uses of ‘have’ for a medical/physical condition.In ‘A True Story of Sea Turtles’, where was the Turtle Protection Campaign launched?
Chapter 7: A True Story of Sea Turtles
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Answer: C. Velas, District Ratnagiri
The campaign was launched at Velas, Taluka Mandangad, District Ratnagiri, with the Forest Department’s support.According to ‘A True Story of Sea Turtles’, after how many days do the turtle eggs hatch?
Chapter 7: A True Story of Sea Turtles
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Answer: A. 45 to 50 days
The lesson says the eggs hatch after 45 to 50 days, using natural heat; 15 years is when the female matures.In the poem ‘Somebody’s Mother’, who helped the old woman cross the street?
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Answer: D. The gayest boy of the group of schoolboys
Out of the merry troop came ‘the gayest boy of all the group’, who offered to help her across.The poem ‘Autumn’ (Unit 2.5) in your textbook was originally written by —
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Answer: B. Kalidas
The poem is by Kalidas, translated into English by Prof. A. W. Ryder.In ‘The Storyteller’, what was the name of the ‘horribly good’ little girl in the bachelor’s story?
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Answer: A. Bertha
The bachelor began, ‘Once upon a time there was a little girl called Bertha, who was extraordinarily good.’In ‘Intellectual Rubbish’ by Bertrand Russell, what does ‘dogmatism’ mean?
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Answer: C. Insisting on the truth of one’s opinion without evidence
The glossary in the lesson defines dogmatism as insisting on the truth of one’s opinion without evidence.
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All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.