Journey By Night 9th English

Class    9th.  

 English Main Course 

Lesson:-

Journey By Night 

Question 1.

Who was Sher Singh Bahadur ?

(शेर सिंह बहादुर कौन था ?)

Answer:

He was a famous hunter. He lived in Laldwani village. 

वह एक प्रसिद्ध शिकारी था। वह लालदवानी गांव में रहता था। 

Question 2.

Where did he get the big scar from?

(उसे घाव का बड़ा निशान कहां से प्राप्त हुआ ?)

Answer:

From a tiger.

Once Sher Singh Bahadur tried to save a comrade from a tiger. The tiger attacked Sher Singh Bahadur also. 

एक बार शेर सिंह बहादुर ने एक साथी को एक बाघ से बचाने का यत्न किया। बाघ ने शेर सिंह बहादुर पर भी आक्रमण कर दिया ।

Question 3.

Why were there no men in the village?

(गांव में कोई आदमी क्यों नहीं था ?)

Answer:

All men of the village had gone to the jungle with a hunting party. 

गांव के सभी आदमी एक शिकारी-टोली के साथ जंगल गए हुए थे। 

Question 4.

What had happened to the other children ?

(अन्य बच्चों को क्या हुआ था ?)

Answer:

They all had died. It was cholera and influenza that had taken their lives.

वे सभी मर गए थे। यह हैज़ा और फ़्लू था जिसने उनकी जाने ले ली थीं।

Question 5.

Why could Sher Singh’s mother not take her son to the hospital ?

(शेर सिंह की मां अपने बेटे को अस्पताल क्यों नहीं ले जा सकती थी ?)

Answer:

His father was not at home.His mother could not leave home. She had to look after the cattle and attend to the field. 

Or 

His mother had to look after the cattle and fields.

शेर सिंह का पिता जी घर पर नही था। उसकी माता घर छोड़कर नहीं जा सकती थी। उसे पशुओं की देखभाल करनी थी और खेत का भी ध्यान रखना था। 

Question 6.

How did Sher Singh carry his brother ?

(शेर सिंह अपने भाई को कैसे उठा कर ले गया ?)

Answer:

His mother made a sling with a sari. Sher Singh put it round his forehead and down his back.In this sling , he carried his brother.

शेर सिंह की मां ने  एक साड़ी से गलपट्टी बनाई। शेर सिंह ने इसे अपने माथे के साथ टिका कर अपनी पीठ की तरफ लटका लिया। इसी झूले में वह अपने भाई को उठा कर ले गया।

ਜਵਾਬ: ਉਸਦੀ ਮਾਂ ਨੇ ਸਾੜੀ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਝੋਲੀ ਬਣਾਈ। ਸ਼ੇਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਮੱਥੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਿੱਠ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਪਾਇਆ। ਇਸ ਝੋਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ, ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਭਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕਦਾ ਸੀ।

Question 7.

What happened at the first river ?

(पहली नदी पर क्या हुआ ?)

Answer:

The first river was very shallow. Sher Singh was able to cross it without much difficulty. 

पहली नदी बहुत कम गहरी थी। शेर सिंह इसे अधिक कठिनाई के बिना ही पार करने में सफल हो गया। 

Question 8.

What was the condition of the second river ? What had happened to the bridge ?

(दूसरी नदी की क्या दशा थी ? पुल को क्या हुआ था ?)

Answer:

The second river was in flood. It had a bamboo bridge. But now the bridge was gone. 

दूसरी नदी में बाढ़ आई हुई थी। इस पर बांस का बना एक पुल था। किन्तु अब पुल जा चुका था। 

Question 9.

How did Sher Singh cross the second river ?

(शेर सिंह ने दूसरी नदी कैसे पार की ?)

Answer:

Sher Singh made a rope from grass. He tied it round himself . Then he moved forward inch by inch through the flooded river. 

Or 

He made a rope with grass. He tied it around himself and his brother and crossed the river.

शेर सिंह ने घास से एक रस्सा बनाया। उसने इसे अपने तथा अपने भाई के गिर्द बांध लिया। फिर वह बाढ़ वाली नदी में एक-एक इंच करके आगे बढ़ने लगा। 

Question 10.

How did they reach the hospital after crossing the rivers ?

(नदियों को पार करने के बाद वे अस्पताल कैसे पहुंचे ?)

Answer:

Sher Singh was too tired to walk. He went crawling some distance. After that, he only knew he and his brother were in a bullock cart and then a truck. Thus they reached the hospital.

शेर सिंह इतना थक गया था कि चल नहीं सकता था। वह कुछ दूरी तक रेंगते हुए चलता गया। । उसके बाद केवल उसे इतना ही पता चला कि वह और उसका भाई एक बैलगाड़ी में थे और फिर एक ट्रक में। इस तरह वे अस्पताल पहुंच गए।

Question 11.

What did the doctor say?

(डाक्टर ने क्या कहा ?)

Answer:

 He called him Sher Singh Bahadur. He said, “Your brother will live. Come and see.”

। उसने उसे शेर सिंह बहादुर कह कर बुलाया। उसने कहा, “तुम्हारा भाई जीवित रहेगा। आओ और देखो।”

Answer the following questions in your own words:

Question 1.

Explain the circumstances in which Kunwar was carried to the hospital.

(उन परिस्थितियों का वर्णन कीजिए जिनमें कंवर को अस्पताल ले जाया गया था।)

Answer:

Kunwar had severe pain in his stomach. The pain was getting worse and worse. So the boy had to be taken to hospital. Sher Singh’s father was not at home. There was no other man also in the village. His mother, too, could not leave home. Thus there was none but Sher Singh to carry Kunwar to the hospital. And he did it like a hero.

कंवर के पेट में सख्त दर्द था। पीड़ा अति भयंकर होती जा रही थी। इसलिए लड़के को अस्पताल ले जाना पड़ना था। शेर सिंह का पिता घर पर नहीं था। गांव में कोई दूसरा पुरुष भी नहीं था। उसकी मां भी घर छोड़ कर नहीं जा सकती थी। इस प्रकार कंवर को अस्पताल ले जाने के लिए वहां शेर सिंह के अतिरिक्त और कोई नहीं था। तथा उसने यह काम एक योद्धा की भांति किया।

Question 2.

Write a few lines about the character-sketch of Sher Singh.

(शेर सिंह के चरित्र-चित्रण के बारे में कुछ पंक्तियां लिखें।)

Answer:

Sher Singh was only twelve but had the courage of a lion. He carried his sick brother to the Kalaghat hospital. It was eighty kilometres from the village. Sher Singh had to face many dangers on the way. But he did not lose courage. At last, he was able to reach the Kalaghat hospital. He saved the life of his brother.

शेर सिंह केवल बारह वर्ष का था किन्तु उसमें एक शेर जैसा हौसला था। वह अपने बीमार भाई को कालाघाट अस्पताल तक उठा कर ले गया। यह गांव से अस्सी किलोमीटर की दूरी पर था। शेर सिंह को रास्ते में बहुत से खतरों का सामना करना पड़ा। किन्तु उसने हौसला न छोड़ा। अन्त में वह कालाघाट अस्पताल पहुंचने में सफल हो गया। उसने अपने भाई का जीवन बचा लिया।

Question 3.

Describe Sher Singh’s father.

Answer:

Sher Singh’s father was a famous hunter. He was very brave and fearless. He was known far and wide. The word ‘Bahadur’ was added to his name like a medal. Once he tried to save a comrade from a tiger. The tiger gave him a big scar on his skull, back and shoulder.

शेर सिंह का पिता एक प्रसिद्ध शिकारी था। वह बहुत वीर तथा निडर था। वह दूर-दूर तक प्रसिद्ध था। उसके नाम के साथ ‘बहादुर’ शब्द एक तमगे की भांति जुड़ गया था। एक बार उसने एक साथी को एक बाघ से बचाने की कोशिश की। बाघ ने उसे उसकी खोपड़ी, पीठ और कन्धे पर एक बड़ा घाव का निशानं दे दिया।

Textual Vocabulary & Grammar

Identify and match the sounds made by the animals under column A to the sounds in column B :

1. bees — buzz

2. birds — chirp

3 cats — mew

4. cocks — crow

5. cows — low or moo

6. dogs — bark

7. donkeys — bray

8. frogs — croak

9. horses — neigh

10. lions — roar

11. owls — hoot

12. snakes — hiss

13. wolves — howl

Add the correct suffixes to the words given in the brackets, choosing from the list given below :

-dom ; -ness ; -hood.

1. We salute the (wise) and (martyr) of those who fought for the (free) of our country.

2. His journey from (child) to (man) was full of struggle.

3. (Good) and (sweet) of behaviour are of no avail if one lacks in (bold) of character.

4. (Parent) brings responsibilities.

5. He lost his (king) to the enemy.

6. (Happy) is a state of mind.

Answer:

1. wisdom, martyrdom, freedom

2. childhood, manhood

3. Goodness, sweetness, boldness

4. Parenthood

5. kingdom

6. Happiness.

Fill in the following blanks with the words given in the box :

cursed; passed by; written; remove; middle; stone; lazy; attempted; lesson; road ; stumbled

Once upon a time there lived a king who believed in hard work. But he was distressed because his people had become lazy. One day, to teach them a lesson, he put a big stone in the middle of the road. One of his ministers passed by in his carriage. He did not even ask his servants to remove the stone. Then some merchants came. They saw the stone and cursed the government for this and went away. Many people came and went, but no one attempted to remove it. A child was going to school. He stumbled and fell down. He got up and pushed the stone away from the road. There lay a box full of gold under it, on which was written : “This gold is meant for the one who removes the stone.”

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms of the italicized words :

1. It is an old belief; you may …………….. it or not. (belief)

2. Why don’t you …………….. your dog properly ? (food)

3. Researches have shown that plants also ……………. . (breath)

4. Don’t let the liquid ……………… (drop)

5. The cattle …….. ……. on these fields. (grass)

6. Pray to God to …………….. all. (bliss)

7. You can ……………… your dress. (choice)

8. …. and let live. (life) .

9. The lawyer tried his best to ……………. him guilty. (proof)

10. On every festival day, he went to the village to ……………… the poor. (cloth)

Answer:

1. believe

2. feed

3. breathe

4. drip

5. graze

6. bless

7. choose

8. Live

9. prove

10. clothe.

Simply prepared by Daya Krishan Pathan

PM Shri Government  Senior Secondary School Khanauri ( Girls ) Sangrur Punjab India