Solution of Chapter 9. A Bicycle in Good Repair (NCERT English - Honeycomb Book)

“I got up early, for me.” It implies that

The bicycle “goes easily enough in the morning and a little stiffy after lunch.”

The remark is

The friend shook the bicycle violently. Find two or three sentences in the text which express the author’s disapproval of it.

“….. if not, it would make a serious difference to the machine.” What does ‘it’ refer to?

Did the front wheel really wobble? What is your opinion? Give a reason for your answer.

In what condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed?

“Nothing is easier than taking off the gear case.” Comment on or continue this sentence in the light of what actually happens.

What special treatment did the chain receive?

The friend has two qualities—he knows what he is doing and is absolutely sure it is good. Find the two phrases in the text which mean the same.

Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and the machine. Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them.

Rewrite each of the following sentences using should/ ought to/must in place of the italicised words. Make other changes wherever necessary.

(i) You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of consequences. ___________

(ii) You will do well to study at least for an hour every day. ___________

(iii) The doctor says it is necessary for her to sleep eight hours every night. ___________

(iv) It is right that you show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters. ___________

(v) If you want to stay healthy, exercise regularly. ____________

(vi) It is good for you to take a walk every morning. ____________

(vii) It is strongly advised that you don’t stand on your head.

(viii) As he has a cold, it is better for him to go to bed. ___________

Use should, must, ought to appropriately in the following sentences :

(i) People who live in glass houses _______ not throw stones.

(ii) You _______ wipe your feet before coming into the house, especially during rains.

(iii) You _______ do what the teacher tells you.

(iv) The pupils were told that they _______ write more neatly.

(v) Sign in front of a park : You _______ not walk on the grass.

(vi) You _______ be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.

(vii) He left home at 9 o’clock. He _______ be here any minute.

(viii) “Whatever happened to the chocolate cake?” How _______I know? I have just arrived.”

Divide each of the following sentences into its parts. Write meaningful parts. If necessary, supply a word or two to make each part meaningful.

(i) I went to the tool shed to see what I could find. (3 parts)

(ii) When I came back he was sitting on the ground. (2 parts)

(iii) We may as well see what’s the matter with it, now it is out. (3 parts)

(iv) He said he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)

(v) I had to confess he was right. (2 parts)

(i) Now arrange the words given in the box under three headings.

Encourage dampen listen barren endanger soften fasten enclose weaken even enable enclave

(ii) Find new words in your textbook and put them under the same headings.

Answer the following questions.

(i) Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.

(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.

(iii) “But mother says that kind is good …………” What is mother referring to?

Find the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.

There are four pairs of rhyming words in the poem. Say them aloud.

A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.

Can you recall the word used for a cobra’s long sharp teeth? Where did you come across this word first?