Gujarat Board | Class 9Th | English | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 6 The Night Train at Deoli
Gujarat Board | Class 9Th | English | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 6 The Night Train at Deoli
COMPREHENSION
1. Look at the picture of the girl selling baskets. Read the lesson and write at least eight sentences about her.
(bare feet, old clothes, young, walking gracefully, pale skin, black hair, dark eyes, searching and lively)
(1) Her clothes were old.
(2) She had a shawl across her shoulders.
(3) Her feet were bare.
(4) She was young.
(5) She walked gracefully.
(6) She had pale skin.
(7) She had shiny black hair and dark eyes.
(8) Her eyes were lively and searching.
2. Say whether the statements are True or False. Correct the false statements.
(1) The girl was selling many things.
Ans. False
The girl was selling baskets.
(2) The writer met the girl twice at Deoli.
Ans. True
(3) The writer controlled his feeling of touching the girl.
Ans. False
The writer caught her hand and held it.
(4) The writer watched the girl in the dream during the journey.
Ans. False
The writer sat up awake during the journey.
(5) The writer expressed his love in words during their second meeting.
Ans. False
The writer said nothing for some time but they spoke without words.
(6) The writer broke his journey at Deoli and made inquiries about the girl.
Ans. True
3. Answer the questions.
(1) Where did the author spend his summer vacation?
Ans. The author spent his summer vacation at his grandmother’s place in Dehra.
(2) How did the author react when he saw the girl for the first time?
Ans. When the author saw the girl for the first time, he could not stop staring at her.
(3) What feeling did the author have while buying a basket?
Ans. While buying a basket, the author wanted to touch the girl, but he could not do so.
(4) What kept the author awake for the rest of the journey?
Ans. The girl’s face and her dark, bright eyes kept the author awake for the rest of the journey.
(5) What urge did the author have when he met the girl for the second time?
Ans. When the author met the girl for the second time, he had the urge to put her on the train and take her away with him.
(6) Why did the author leave for Dehra earlier than usual?
Ans. The author left for Dehra earlier than usual because he could not forget the girl. He was very eager to see and meet her.
(7) How did the author feel as the train entered Deoli? What did he decide then?
Ans. The author felt anxious and nervous as the train entered Deoli. He decided that he would not stand helplessly before her. He was wondering what he would say to the girl and what he should do.
(8) Whom did the author ask about the girl? What reply did he get?
Ans. The author asked the station master about the girl. The station master replied that he did not know the girl who sold baskets there.
(9) Why did the author want to break his journey at Deoli? Could he do that?
Ans. The author wanted to break his journey at Deoli so that he could spend a day there to find the girl who had stolen his heart. But he could never do that.
WRITING
1. Read the conversation the among family members. Now write a report on Dilipbhai’s family tour. Work in pairs.
Dilipbhai : Hello, everybody! It’s time to plan this year’s family trip. What are your suggestions?
Dhaval Papa, let’s go to Mangalore once again…!
Dilipbhai Again to the same place? Why?
Darshana: Yes, Papa. That was the most exciting trip. The journey by Konkan Railway was the most memorable one.
Ranjanben: I agree with the kids. I still remember those beautiful sea- shores, palm trees, villages and towns on the way to Mangalore by train.
Dhaval And those mountain passes and tunnels and jungles?
Darshana Of course, I would love to travel on the same route again.
Dilipbhai: Well, I remember the railway stations and porters and passengers only But I grant your wish. Let’s go once again on the same beautiful route to revisit all those beautiful landscapes.
Ans. Dilipbhai greeted everyone in the family with a hello and said that it was time to plan that year’s family trip. He asked them what their suggestions were. Dhaval suggested that they should go to Mangalore once again. Dilipbhai asked him why (they should go) to the same place again. Agreeing with Dhaval, Darshana said that that had been the most exciting trip and added that the journey by Konkan Railway had been the most memorable one. Ranjanben agreed with the kids and said that she remembered those beautiful sea- shores, palm trees, villages and towns on the way to Mangalore by train even then. Dhaval then asked her about those mountain passes and tunnels and jungles. Darshana agreed with Dhaval and Ranjanben and said that she would love to travel on the same route again. Dilipbhai said that he remembered the railway stations and porters and passengers only, but he had granted their wish. He suggested that they should go once again on the same beautiful route to revisit all those beautiful landscapes.
2. Write a paragraph on ‘The Person I Miss the Most’.
The Person I Miss the Most
Since last year, I have been studying in a boarding school in Mount Abu. Besides my family and friends, I really miss Mohan, my friend in the village.
Every summer vacation, I would visit my grandparents, who lived in a small village. Every morning, I would go to the field with my grandfather. I played with Mohan, who was of my age. His father worked on our field. Mohan was a lively boy, full of energy. He taught me to climb trees, plough the field and even milk the cows! Though he did not go to school, he had a lot of knowledge about trees and crops, animals and birds. I learnt more from him than any school could ever teach me. Sometimes, we would sit under the banyan tree and I would teach him to read and write. We enjoyed a lot together. I miss him the most.
3. Describe the given picture. You can use these words if you like.
(platform, buses, passengers, hawkers, porters, bookstore, depot manager, drivers, conductor, inquiry window, police)
My New Bus Port
This is the picture of a bus station. It has big and clean platforms. The platform numbers are displayed on each platform. The depot manager’s office is big and nice. There is a bookstore and an inquiry window, too. There are many buses in the station. Drivers and conductors are standing near their buses. Passengers are waiting to get into the buses. Those who have just arrived are waiting for a rickshaw to get home. There are porters and hawkers in the bus station. There are a few policemen, too.
DETAILED COMPREHENSION
A. Read the extracts and answer the questions.
(1) When I was at college, I regularly spent my summer vacation in Dehra, at my grandmother’s place. I would leave the plains early in May and return late in July. Deoli was a small station about 50 km from Dehra. It was on the border of the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai.
1. Where did the author spend his summer vacation?
Ans. The author spent his summer vacation at his grandmother’s place in Dehra.
2. When would the author go to Dehra and return from there?
Ans. The author would go to Dehra early in May and return late in July.
3. Where was Deoli?
Ans. Deoli was about 50 km from Dehra, on the border if the heavy jungles of the Indian Terai.
(2) I decided that one day I would get off the train at Deoli and spend the day there. I was eighteen, visiting my grandmother and the night train stopped at Deoli. A girl came down the platform selling baskets.
What did the author see when the train stopped at Deoli?
Ans. When the train stopped at Deoli, the author saw a girl, who was selling baskets, coming down the platform.
(3) It was a cold morning and the girl had a shawl across her shoulder. Her feet were bare and her clothes were old. She was a young girl, walking gracefully towards me.
Describe the girl’s appearance.
Ans. The girl was young and she wore old clothes, with a shawl across her shoulder.
(4) When she came to my window, she stopped. She saw that I was looking at her intently, but at first she pretended not to notice. She had a pale skin, shiny black hair and dark eyes. And then those eyes, searching and lively, met mine.
1. How did the author react when he saw the girl for the first time?
Ans. When the author saw the girl for the first time, he could not stop staring at her.
2. Describe the young girl.
Ans. The girl had a pale skin, shiny black hair and dark eyes.
3. What did the girl see? What did she pretend?
Ans. The girl saw that the author was looking at her intently, but she pretended not to notice it.
4. What does the author say about the girl’s eyes?
Ans. The author says that the girl’s eyes were dark, searching and lively.
(5) She stood by my window for some time and neither of us said anything. But when she moved on, I don’t know why, I left my seat and rushed to the carriage door. She noticed me at the door, and stood waiting on the platform. I walked across to the tea stall. A kettle was boiling on a small fire. The girl followed me behind the stall.
1. What did the author do when the girl moved on?
Ans. When the girl moved on, the author left his seat and ran to the carriage door.
2. What did the girl do when she saw the author at the carriage door?
Ans. When the girl saw the author at the carriage door, she stood waiting on the platform.
(6) “Do you want to buy a basket?” she asked. “They are very strong, made of the finest cane.”
“No,” I said, “I don’t want a basket.” We stood looking at each other for a very long time and then she said, “Are you sure you don’t want a basket?”
“Give me one,” I said and I took the one on top and gave her a rupee. I wished to touch her fingers, but could not.
What feeling did the author have while buying the basket?
Ans. While buying the basket, the author wanted to touch the girl’s fingers, but he could not do so.
(7) The guard blew his whistle; she said something, but it was lost in the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine. I had to run back to my compartment. I watched her as the platform slipped away. She was alone on the platform and did not move, but she was looking at me and smiling. I watched her until the signal-box came in the way, and then the jungle hid the station. I could still see her standing there alone.
1. What was the girl doing when the train left the platform?
Ans. When the train left the platform, the girl was standing alone there and looking at the author and smiling.
2. Why could the author not hear what the girl said?
Ans. The author could not hear what the girl said because it was lost in the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine.
3. How long did the author keep watching the girl?
Ans. The author kept watching the girl till the signal-box came in the way and then the jungle hid the station.
(8) I sat up awake for the rest of the journey. I could not forget the girl’s face and her dark, bright eyes.
But when I reached Dehra, the incident became blurred and distant; for there were other things on my mind. It was only when I was making the return journey two months later, that I remembered the girl.
1. What kept the author awake for the rest of the journey?
Ans. The girl’s face and her dark, bright eyes kept the author awake for the rest of the journey.
2. Why did the author forget about the girl when he reached Dehra?
Ans. The author forgot about the girl when he reached Dehra because there were many other things on his mind.
3. When did he remember the girl?
Ans. He remembered the girl on his return journey two months later.
(9) I was looking out for her as the train drew into the station and I felt an unexpected thrill. I saw her walking up the platform. I ran to the door and waved at her. When she saw me, she smiled. She was pleased that I remembered her. I was pleased that she remembered me.
1. What did the author feel when he saw the girl again?
Ans. The author felt an unexpected thrill when he saw the girl again.
2. What was the girl’s reaction when she saw the author?
Ans. When the girl saw the author, she smiled and looked pleased that he remembered her.
3. Why was the author pleased?
Ans. The author was pleased because the girl remembered him.
4. What did the author do when he saw the girl?
Ans. When the author saw the girl, he Iran to the door and waved at her.
(10) She did not start selling baskets, but came straight to the tea stall. Her dark eyes were suddenly filled with light. We said nothing for some time but we spoke without words. I felt the impulse to put her on the train there and then, and take her away with me. I could not bear the thought of watching her vanish into the darkness of Deoli station. I took the baskets from her hand and put them on the ground. She put out her hand to take a basket, but I caught her hand and held it.
1. What urge did the author have when he met the girl for the second time?
Ans. When the author met the girl for the second time, he had the urge to put her on the train and take her away with him.
2. What did the girl do when she saw the author?
Ans. When the girl saw the author she came straight to the tea stall.
3. What happened when the author and the girl met?
Ans. When the author and the girl met, the girl’s eyes were filled with light and they said nothing, but spoke without words.
4. What could the author not bear?
Ans. The author could not bear the thought of watching her vanishing into the darkness of the Deoli station.
5. What did the author finally do?
Ans. The author finally caught the girl’s hand and held it.
(11) “I have to go to Delhi,” I said.
She nodded. “I do not have to go anywhere.”
The guard blew his whistle and I hated the guard for doing that.
“I will come again,” I said. “Will you be here?”
She nodded. “I do not have to go anywhere.”
She nodded again. The bell clanged and the train slid forward. I had to pull my hand away from the girl and run for the moving train.
1. The author wanted to take the girl with him. How did the girl respond?
Ans. The girl said that she did not have to go anywhere and that she would always be there, at Deoli.
2. What happened when the train started moving?
Ans. When the train started moving, the author pulled his hand away from the girl and ran for the moving train.
(12) This time I did not forget her. She was with me for the rest of the journey, and for long after. All that year she was a bright, living thing. And when the college term ended, I packed in haste and left for Dehra earlier than usual.
Why did the author leave for Dehra earlier than usual?
Ans. The author left for Dekrs sadher than usual because he could so forget the girl. He was very says to see her and mest her.
(13) I was nervous and anions as the train entered Deoli. I was wondering what I should say to the gid, and what I should do. I was determined that I wouldn stand helplessly before her.
1. How did the author feel as the train entered Deoli?
Ans. The author felt anious and nervoss as the train entered Decli
2. What did he decide?
Ans. He decided that he would not stand helplessly before her.
3. What was the author wondering?
Ans. The author was wondering what be should say to the girl and what he should do.
(14) The train came to Deol, and I looked up and down the platform, but I could not see the girl anywhere.
I opened the door and stepped off the footboard. I was deeply disappointed. I felt I had to do something, and so I ran up to the station master and said, “Do you know the girl who used to sell baskets here?”
“No. I don’t,” said the station master.
1. Whom did the author ask about the girl?
Ans. The author asked the station master about the girl.
2. What reply did the station master give?
Ans. The station master replied that he did not know the girl who sold baskets there,
3. What did the author feel when he did not see the girl?
Ans. When the author did not see the girl he was deeply disappointed and wanted to do something.
(15) The train was moving out of the station, and I had to run up the platform and jump for the door of my compartment. As Deoli platform vanished, I decided that one day I would have to break my journey there. I would spend a day in the town, make enquiries, and find the girl who had stolen my heart with nothing but a look from her dark, impatient eyes.
1. What did the author decide?
Ans. The author decided to break his journey at Deoli some day and find out the girl who had stolen his heart.
2. What does the author say about the girl?
Ans. The author says that one day he would find the girl who had stolen his heart with a look from her dark, impatient eyes.
(16) In the last few years I have passed through Deoli many times. I always look out of the window to see the same unchanged face smiling to me. But I will never break my journey there. I prefer to keep hoping and dreaming, and looking out of the window for the girl with the baskets waiting for me ….
I never break my journey at Deoli, but I pass through as often as I can.
1. Why does the author always look out of the window?
Ans. The author always looks out of the window to see the girl’s unchanged face smiling at him.
2. Why would the author never break his journey at Deoli?
Ans. The author would never break his journey at Deoli because he preferred to keep hoping and dreaming and looking out for the girl waiting for him.
3. Does the author break his journey at Deoli?
Ans. No the author never breaks his journey at Deoli, but he passes through as often as he can.
B. Use the set of words in your own sentences.
(1) bare – wonder
Ans. Mini wondered how the boys in the village could walk in the hot sun with bare feet.
(2) notice – pale
Ans. The teacher noticed that the little boy was looking pale and weak.
(3) lively – pleased
Ans. The parents were pleased to see the lively dance of the children.
(4) gracefully – came down
Ans. The dancer came down the stage gracefully and sought the blessing of her guru.
(5) follow – intently
Ans. The little boy followed the magician and waited intently to see what he was doing.
(6) pretend – unexpected
Ans. Jay felt an unexpected thrill when he saw the gifts, but he pretended as if he was not interested.
(7) incident – helplessly
Ans. When the incident happened, a lot of people were present there, but they stood helplessly.
(8) walk up to – haste
Ans. The minister’s secretary walked up to him in haste and whispered something in his ear.
(9) blurred – disappointed
Ans. The old photographs were so blurred that grandfather could not recognize anyone and so he was quite disappointed.
(10) thrill – got off
Ans. I was SO thrilled on seeing my grandparents that I got off the moving train.
(11) hope – determined
Ans. Though there was little hope of winning the case, the poor man was determined to fight for his rights.
(12) enquiry – vanish
Ans. The detectives are conducting an enquiry to find out the statue, which vanished from the temple.
(13) impatient – rush to
Ans. The people waiting in the queue since morning became so impatient that they rushed to the gate and opened it.
(14) prefer – anxious
Ans. Father became So anxious that he preferred to go to school and see the result, rather than wait at home.
(15) nervous – haste
Ans. Mr Verma looked quite nervous as he left the office in haste.
C. Write who said to whom the following sentences.
(1) Do you want to buy a basket?
Ans. This was said by the girl (selling baskets) to the author.
(2) I don’t want a basket.
Ans. This sentence was said by the author to the girl (selling baskets).
(3) Are you sure you don’t want a basket?
Ans. This was said by the girl (selling baskets) to the author.
(4) They are very strong, made of the finest cane.
Ans. This sentence was said by the girl (selling baskets) to the author.
(5) I have to go to Delhi.
Ans. This sentence was said by the author to the girl (selling baskets).
(6) I do not have to go anywhere.
Ans. This sentence was said by the girl (selling baskets) to the author.
(7) I will come again. Will you be here?
Ans. This was said by the author to the girl (selling baskets).
(8) Do you know the girl who used to sell baskets here?
Ans. This was said by the author to the station master.
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