NCERT Solutions for 9th Class English Prose Chapter 1 Packing Tulip Series JKBOSE 9th English
About the Author
Author: Jerome Klapka Jerome
Born: 1859 England
Books: Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886)
Three Men in a Boat (1889)
Thinking about the Text
Q 1: How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them. (Don’t forget the dog!).
Answer:
There are four characters in the given narrative. They are Jerome (the narrator), George, Harris and the dog (Montmorency)
Q 2: Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?
Answer:
He volunteered to do the packing because he loved packing and was very passionate about directing and teaching others how to pack.
Q 3: How did George and Harris react to this? Did Jerome like their reaction?
Answer:
George and Harris sat and enjoyed smoking pipe and cigar while Jerome was busy packing things.Jerome did not like it.
Q 4: What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?
Answer:
Jerome’s real intent was to direct and teach George and Harris how to pack.He wanted to act as their boss.
Q 5: What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why do you think he waited till then to ask?
Answer:
After the bag was shut and strapped Harris reminded him to put his boots in the bag. Harris waited until then because he wanted to make fun of him.
Q 6: What “horrible idea” occurred to Jerome a little later?
Answer:
The horrible idea that happened to him was after the packing was over he wondered if he had packed his toothbrush or not.
Q 7: Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag?
Answer:
He had, by mistake, packed his tobacco pouch into the bag that is why he had to open the bag again.
Q 8: What does Jerome say was Montmorency’s ambition in life? What do you think of Montmorency and why?
Answer:
Jerome finds that Montmorency is a naughty dog who makes the job tough by getting in their ways. Montmorency’s ambition,according to Jerome, is to create mess everywhere and make people yell at him and beat him. Only after things are thrown at his head, he is satisfied.
Q 9: Of the three, Jerome, George and Harris, who do you think is the best or worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text.
Answer:
From the text we find that Jerome is best at packing things whereas George and Harris are worst packers.They knew nothing about packing and packed soft things such as tomatoes at the bottom and put heavier articles over them.Futher they created a mess nothing seems organized.
Q 10: How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing?
Answer:
Montomorency only made the job more difficult and created a mess by spreading things here and there.He got in where he was not wanted and made things worse.
Q 11: Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it? (Pick out at least three; think about what happens, as well as how it is described.)
Answer:
There are many funny things that we find in this story. For instance, we find that tomatoes are put under jam bottle and consequently get squashed.They take it out with a tea spoon.Moreover we find that George and Harris are nervous and put things behind them and were not able to find when they needed those things.Lastly the most funniest thing was looking for the slippers when they are stuck to Harris.They roamed here and there in the room to find it.
Language Work
Papaya is the healthiest fruit with a list of properties that is long and exhaustive. Belonging to the family of Caricaceae fruit, it is commonly known as Papaw in Australia and Mamao in Brazil. It first originated in southern Mexico and neighboring Central America, but is now available in every tropical and subtropical country. Papaya favours digestion as well as cures skin irritation and sun burns. You can munch on it as a salad, have it cooked or boiled or just drink it up a milkshake or juices. Modern science confirms the age-old beliefs that papaya has much to contribute to the health cause. The most important of these virtues is the protein digesting enzyme in the milky juice or latex. The enzyme is similar to pepsin in its digestive action and is said to be so powerful that it can digest 200 times its own weight in protein. It assists the body in assimilating the maximum nutritional value from food to provide energy and body building materials. Papain in raw papaya makes up for the deficiency of gastric juice and fights excess of unhealthy mucus in the stomach. dyspepsia and intestinal irritation. The ripe fruit, if eaten regularly corrects habitual constipation, bleeding piles and chronic diarrhea. The juice of the papaya seeds also assists in the above mentioned ailments.
The juice used as a cosmetic, removes freckles or brown spots due to exposure to sun light and makes the skin smooth and delicate. The paste of papaya seeds is applied in skin diseases like those caused by ringworm. The black seeds of the papaya are highly beneficial in the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver caused by alcoholism, malnutrition, etc. a tablespoonful of its juice, combined with a mint of fresh lime juice, should be consumed once or twice daily for a month. The fresh juice of raw papaya mixed with honey can be applied over inflamed tonsils, for diphtheria and other throat disorders. It dissolves the membrane and prevents infection from spreading.
I- Complete the following
The other names for papaya are ………….
Though now found in every tropical country, Papaya fruit originated in …………..
One of the most important virtues of papaya is …………. Intestinal irritation can be overcome …………..
Diseases cured by papaya are………….
Throat disorders can be cured ……………
Ringworm is cured by Papaya juice/Papaya seeds/Papaya fruit/raw papaya. Tick mark the correct answer.
Answer:
The other names for papaya are Papaw and Mamao.
Though now found in every tropical country, Papaya fruit originated in southern Mexico and neighboring Central America
One of the most important virtues of papaya is it aids in protein digestion . Intestinal irritation can be overcome by eating papaya
Diseases cured by papaya are ringworm, liver cirrhosis, tonsils,diphtheria andother throat infections.
Throat disorders can be cured by taking papaya juice mixed with honey.
Ringworm is cured by Papaya juice/Papaya seeds/Papaya fruit/raw papaya. Tick mark the correct answer. Answer Papaya seeds
II- Match the words/phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A
- Slaving
- Chaos
- Rummage
- Scrape out
- Stumble over
- Accomplish
- uncanny
- (To have or get into the) row
Answer: 1 (viii); 2 (vi); 3 (v); 4 (ii) 5 (vii); 6 (iv); 7 (iii); 8 (i)
Column B
(i) a quarrel or an argument (ii) remove something from inside another thing using a sharp tool (iii) strange, mysterious, difficult to explain (iv) finish successfully, achieve (v) search for something by moving things around hurriedly or carelessly. (vi) complete confusion and disorder (vii) fall, or step awkwardly while walking (viii) working hard
II- Use the following phrases in your own sentences.
Toss for
Toss about
Fall into
Fall out
Search for
Scrape out
Mess about
Answer:
The teams have tossed for the next match.
Our ship was tossed about but we got home safely.
The ball fell into the well.
Ramesh has fallen out with his family.
She is searching for a new job.
Kernel can be scraped out from the nut with a knife.
I waste my day messing about on computer screen.
