NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English
Beehive Chapter 8 - Reach for the Top
Part I
Santosh Yadav
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Thinking about the Text
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. (The
paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answers.)
1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings
surprised? (1)
Answer:
The ‘holy man’ was
surprised because he had assumed that Santosh’s mother wanted a
son. However, the unborn child's grandmother told him that they did not want a
son.
2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was
not ready to accept anything unreasonable. (2)
Answer:
Santosh always lived
life on her own terms. Unlike the other girls in the village who wore
traditional dresses, she liked to wear shorts. This shows her rebellious
attitude.
3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school? (3)
Answer:
Santosh was sent to the
local village school due to the prevailing custom in the family.
4. When did she leave home for Delhi, and why? (4)
Answer:
When she turned sixteen
left home for Delhi because she wanted to pursue higher education there.
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5. Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in
Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident?
(4)
Answer:
When Santosh's parents
refused to pay for her schooling in Delhi, she informed them of her plans to do
a part-time job and pay her school fees. Then, her parents agreed to pay for
her schooling in Delhi.
This shows that Santosh
was a mentally-strong girl. She was full of self-determination.
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II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30
words).
1. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?
Answer:
While she was staying at
her hostel in Jaipur, from her room she used to watch people going up the
Aravalli Hills and vanishing after a while. She became curious about this. On
investigating, she found that they all were mountaineers. She asked if she
could join them. On her request they agreed to let her join them in mountain
climbing. This was how she began climbing mountains.
2. What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s
concern for her team-mates?
Answer:
During her Everest
expedition she showed immense concern for her team-mates. She shared her oxygen
cylinder with her team-mates. Though she was unsuccessful in saving the life of
one of them, another one could be saved because of her help.
3. What shows her concern for the environment?
Answer:
Her concern for the
environment is evident from the fact that she collected and brought down 500
kilograms of garbage from the Everest.
4. How does she describe her feelings at the summit of the
Everest?
Answer:
She said that it took
some time for the enormity of the moment to sink in. She asserted that her
feeling was indescribable. Unfurling the Indian flag on the top of the world
was a spiritual moment for her and she felt proud as an Indian.
5. Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled
Mt Everest. What were the reasons for this?
Answer:
When Santosh Yadav first
scaled Mt Everest, she became the youngest woman in the world to achieve this
goal. When she scaled the Everest the second time, she became the only woman to
have scaled it twice.
III. Complete the following
statements.
1. From her room in
Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to _________
2. When she finished
college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because
_________
3. During the Everest
expedition, her seniors in the team admired her _________ while
_________endeared her to fellow climbers.
Answer:
1. From her room in
Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to watch villagers going up the hill and
suddenly vanish after a while.
2. When she finished
college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because she
had got herself enrolled at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
without his permission.
3. During the Everest
expedition, her seniors in the team admired her climbing skills,
physical fitness and mental strength while her concern for
others and desire to work together with them endeared her to fellow
climbers.
IV. Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the
following words or expressions. (Look in the paragraphs indicated.)
1. took to be true
without proof (1): _________
2. based on reason;
sensible; reasonable (2): _________
3. the usual way of
doing things (3): _________
4. a strong desire
arising from within (5): _________
5. the power to endure,
without falling ill (7): _________
Answer:
1. took to be true
without proof (1): Assumed
2. based on reason;
sensible; reasonable (2): Rational
3. the usual way of
doing things (3): Custom
4. a strong desire
arising from within (5): Urge
5. the power to endure,
without falling ill (7): Resistance
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Part II
Maria Sharapova
Thinking about the Text
Working in small groups
of 4−5 students, go back over the two passages on Santosh Yadav and Maria
Sharapova and complete the table given below with relevant phrases or
sentences.
|
Points
of Comparison/Contrast |
Santosh
Yadav |
Maria
Sharapova |
|
1. Their humble beginning |
|
|
|
2. Their parents’ approach |
|
|
|
3. Their will power and strong
desire to succeed |
|
|
|
4. Evidence of their mental
toughness |
|
|
|
5. Their patriotism |
|
|
Answer:
|
Points
of Comparison/Contrast |
Santosh
Yadav |
Maria
Sharapova |
|
1. Their humble beginning |
-“She was born in the small
village of Joniyawas of Rewari District in Haryana.” |
“the Siberian born teenager” |
|
2. Their parents’ approach |
- “in line with the prevailing custom in the family,
Santosh had to make do with the local village school.” - “At sixteen, most of the girls
in her village used to get married. Santosh was also under pressure from her
parents to do the same.” - “her parents refused to pay for
her education” - “her father slowly getting used
to her urge” |
- “she was packed off to train in
the United States.” - “trip to Florida with her father
Yuri launched her on the path to success and stardom.” - “My father was working as much
as he could to keep my tennis-training going.” |
|
3. Their will power and strong
desire to succeed |
-“Wishing always to study 'a bit
more'” -“her urge for more education” -“She left home and got herself
enrolled in a school in Delhi.” - “She saved money and enrolled in
a course at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.” - “I headed straight for the
training.” |
- “Instead of letting that depress
me, I became more quietly determined and mentally tough.” - “unwavering desire to succeed
and readiness to sacrifice” - “I work hard at what I do.” - “the most important thing is to
become number one in the world. That’s the dream that kept me going.” |
|
4. Evidence of their mental
toughness |
-“She began living life on her own
terms from the start.” -“From the very beginning I was
quite determined that if I chose a correct and a rational path, the others
around me had to change, not me.” -“she politely informed them of
her plans to earn money by working part-time to pay her school fees.” - “Santosh went on an expedition
every year.” - “an amazing mental
toughness” - “mental strength impressed her
seniors” |
-“I learnt how to take care of
myself. I never thought of quitting because I knew what I wanted.” -“I would have put up with much
more humiliation and insults than that to steadfastly pursue my dream.” |
|
5. Their patriotism |
-“Then I unfurled the Indian
tricolour and held it aloft on the roof of the world. The feeling is
indescribable. The Indian flag was flying on top of the world. It was truly a
spiritual moment. I felt proud as an Indian.” |
“I’m Russian. It’s true that the
U.S. is a big part of my life. But I have Russian citizenship. My blood is
totally Russian. I will play the Olympics for Russia if they want me.” |
Thinking about the Language
I. Identify the two parts in the sentences below by underlining
the part that gives us the information in brackets.
1. Where other girls
wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.
(Contrasts her dress with that of others)
2. She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi. (Tells us what
happened after the first action.)
3. She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived. (Tells us
when she was going to fight the system.)
4. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed
off to train in the United States. (Tells us when Maria was sent to the U.S.)
Answer:
1. Where other
girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.
2. She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.
3. She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived.
4. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when
she was packed off to train in the United States.
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II. Now rewrite the pairs of sentences given below as one
sentence.
1. Grandfather told me
about the old days. All books were printed on paper then.
2. What do you do after you finish the book? Perhaps you just throw it away.
3. He gave the little girl an apple. He took the computer apart.
4. You have nothing. That makes you very determined.
5. I never thought of quitting. I knew what I wanted.
Answer:
1. Grandfather told me
about the old days when all books were printed on paper.
2. After finishing the book, perhaps you just throw it away.
3. After giving the little girl an apple, he took the computer apart.
4. Having nothing makes you very determined.
5. I never thought of quitting as I knew what I wanted.
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