NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Main Course Book Unit 1 People Chapter 1 An Exemplary Leader

Question 7.
When we talk about people, we discuss their qualities. The box below contains some words which best describe people.
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Work in pairs and select the appropriate words for the following characters.
Answer :
To work in pairs at class level.
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Question 8.
A story can have more than one ending. Rewrite the end of the story you have just read. You can begin like this “As he drove home, he felt guilty for having let his children down. He reached home, entered the house and saw his wife and children watching the television ….”
Answer :
… As he sat by their side, he looked at them with a guilty feeling on his face. As he was about to express his regrets over not having kept his promise, the little daughter came to him and sat in his lap. Then she spoke, “Papa, do you know who took us to the exhibition ? Uncle came to us and drove us himself to the exhibition. He served us ice¬cream and told a very good story about our great country.” The scientist felt that his eyes were getting wet due to the gratefulness towards his boss.

Question 9.
Listen to a speech by the honourable former President of India, Dr AP J Abdul Kalam, on his ‘Vision for India’. While listening, fill up the following details.
(a) The following countries captured our lands and conquered our minds ……….
(b) His first vision is that of ……….
(c) His second vision is ……….
(d) The three scientists who worked with him at ISRO are ……….
(e) India leads in ………. and is the second largest producer of ……….
Answer :
(а) Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Britain, France.
(b) freedom
(c) of development
(d)

1. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
2. Prof. Satish Dhawan
3. Dr. Brahm Prakash

(e) Remote Sensing Satellites, ………. rice

Question 10.
The Process of Writing : CODER
In your written work, it is advisable to follow the process outlined below. (We call it ‘CODER’-Collect your ideas ; Organise your ideas ; make your first Draft ; Edit your work ; Revise your
work.)

1. C-Collect your ideas :
Working in groups, recall and jot down the opinion that the ‘scientist’ formed of his boss in A.5.

2. O-Organise your ideas :
(a) Now work in pairs. Choose one or two opinions about the boss that you feel quite strongly about, or agree with.
(b) Also, note down the opinion that you prefer about the scientist.

3. D-make your first Draft :
Write the description individually. You may refer to some of the words in the boxes in
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Note : At this stage of your course you should not worry about the language and tone of a formal description.

4. E-Edit your work :
Now exchange your description with your partner, and suggest improvements in grammar, spelling, punctuation etc.

5, R-Revise your work :
Rewrite your speech and check it carefully, before handing it to your teacher.
Answer :
1. Working in groups at class level :
The scientist formed a very good opinion about his boss. He got the boss’s permission and went on to continue his work. He found him kind-hearted, unassuming, sympathetic and sagacious.

2.
(a) To be done at class level in the form of discussion to agree with on these qualities.
(b) The scientist is disciplined, laborious, intelligent and a workaholic. He is laborious, thoughtful, diligent and sagacious.

3. Students to work on the lines given here. They may take clues from the above.

4. The written description to be exchanged with the partner and improvements to be suggested including errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation etc.

5. The speech may go on like I as the following : 
Worthy teacher, Sir and dear students As you know, I am going to relate my impression about the boss. I lack words in describing the impression about him. The boss is all human love, compassion, cooperation, fellow-feeling, both as a boss, as a colleague and a human being.