Class 9 Unit 10 Reading II Up Hill Complete Exercise Solution

A. Match the words with their meanings.
a. wind- iii. to have many bends and twists
b. morn- v. morning
c. inn- ii. a small hotel, usually in the country
d. wayfarer- i. person who usually travels on foot
e. seek- iv. look for
B. Complete the summary of the poem using suitable words or phrases given below. (Please insert the words in the blanks)
a. a journey b. the road ahead c. up-hill c. in the affirmative d. a place d. an inn e. on the way f. fellow travelers g. someone h. everyone
C. Answer the following questions.
a. How far is the road up-hill, according to the guide?
Ans: According to the guide, the road winds up-hill all the way, to the very end. To travel the road, it takes the whole day, from morning to night.
b. What does the speaker doubt about the place to rest?
Ans: The speaker doubts whether the darkness will hide the place of rest from their view.
c. Who has travelled the road before?
And: Other wayfarers have travelled the road before.
d. What is the speaker’s seventh question?
Ans: The speaker's seventh question is 'Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak?'.
e. Who do you think opens the door?
Ans: I think the owner of the inn opens the door.
Grammar II
A. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions from the brackets.

a. Due …to…. a traffic jam, we are late today. (with/to/at)
b. I’m sorry. You are not eligible ….....for..... admission to this course. (with/for/of)
c. Look! She is playing ……with….. her young son. (with/to/in)
d. The District Administration Office is entrusted …......to...… maintain law and order in the city. (to/with/of)
e. He is envious ……of……. his rich neighbour. (with/of/off)
f. He became estranged ….....from........ his family after the argument.
g. You had no excuse …for… misbehaving with the clerk. (of/for/to)
h. I’m quite familiar .......with.…. her. (at/with/to)
i. She was brought ……up…. by her grandmother. (out/in/up)
j. Gopal left home because he did not want to abide .................... his father’s wishes. (to/with/by)
B. Choose and circle the correct prepositions (in brackets) in the paragraphs below.
Mr Pandey arrived in Kathmandu__on___ (on/in) May 10 ___at___(at/on) eight o’clock ___in___ (in/on) the evening. He decided to call on his uncle who lived ___in___ (on, in) Bhaktapur. He got on a bus ___at___ (at/of) the station and paid the fare ___to___ (to/for) the conductor. The bus was very crowded, so Mr Pandey had to stand up all the way. When he reached Thimi, Mr Pandy got off the bus and walked a short distance ___to___(in/to) the house where his uncle lived. He knocked ___at___ (at/ in) the door ___of___ (of/on) his uncle’s house. He waited ___for___ (for/during) a few minutes, but no one came ___to___ (to/at) the door. He was disappointed to find no one ___at___(to/at) home. He saw a bench ___at___ (at/to) the corner of the porch, and he sat down ___on___ (on/in) it to wait for his uncle.

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