Class 9 - English : Main Course Book
Chapter 6B - Children of India
Top Block 1
Question 1: Below are the pictures of two children – Shravan Kumar and Narendra Kumar – both 13 years of age. (They are not related.) Working with a partner, look at their pictures and predict how each child lives. Write your answer in points.
| Shravan Kumar | Narendra Kumar |
|---|---|
| Is a poor boy | Is a rich boy |
| orks as a household servant | Goes to school |
| Has tattered clothes to wear | has a services of servant |
| Gets to eat after finishing his duties | Gets to eat timely |
| Name | Shravan | Narendra |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Parents | ||
| How he spends a typical day | ||
| Recreations/Hobbies | ||
| Hopes/ dreams/ Ambitions | ||
| Your assesment of his future |
| Name | Shravan | Narendra |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 13 | 13 |
| Parents | None, He is an orphan | His father is a police officer |
| How he spends a typical day | Works in a tea stall making and supplying tea to different offices, collecting payments, washing dishes. | Goes to school, paints or plays in the eveing for swimming |
| Recreations/Hobbies | watching movies | Painting, tennis, swimming |
| Hopes/ dreams/ Ambitions | Getting the mortgaged land in village | Becoming a police officer |
| Your assesment of his future | The way he adhis brother have repaid the loan there is a possibility that he would be able to fulfil his dream. His hard working attitude and determination may enable him to be an owner of a big shop back in his village. | The fact that he has won a painting competition tells about his competitive streak. His family environment is conductive for him to fulfil his dream of becoming a police officer. |
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Question 4: There are many ways of expressing differences and similarities. Read the passage below, and study the expressions printed in italics.
Answer:
For self-attempt.
Question 5: Below is a list of other expressions. Decide what each expression means, by writing D for difference or S for similarity against each. Try to add more expressions to your list and make use of them in writing your article in Question 6.
| Expression | D or S |
|---|---|
| X is different from Y in that ……….. | |
| X and Y are alike in that …….. | |
| X and Y have ……. in common | |
| Whereas X ……., Y……. | |
| Compared X, Y …… | |
| X ….. In contrast, Y ………. | |
| X ……. However, Y …….. | |
| X and Y both |
Answer:
| Expression | D or S |
|---|---|
| X is different from Y in that ……….. | D |
| X and Y are alike in that …….. | S |
| X and Y have ……. in common | S |
| Whereas X ……., Y……. | D |
| Compared X, Y …… | D |
| X ….. In contrast, Y ………. | D |
| X ……. However, Y …….. | D |
| X and Y both | S |
Question 6: Write a magazine article about both the boys, in which you bring out the similarities and differences in their lives. Use the table you completed in Question 3 Give you article a suitable title. Remember ‘CODER’.
Answer:
Both Shravan and Narendra are 13 years old. While Narendra goes to school Shravan does not go to school. In contrast to Narendra, Shravan is an orphan. Because of abject poverty, Shravan was forced to migrate to Delhi. Narendra is living in Delhi because of good financial condition of his family.
Sharvan spends most of his day doing menial jobs. In contrast to this, Narendra spends most of his day at his school. Shravan is fond of watching movies. However, Narendra is fond of painting. Shravan’s dream is to get back his mortgaged land in the village. On the other hand, Narendra’s dream is to become a police officer. Given Shravan’s determination there are chances that he may be able to regain the lost family pride. Narendra’s good education and family background may enable him to fulfil his dream.