Class 9 WBBSE All Summer in a Day Extra Questions and Answers

Content structure

  • A. Multiple choice questions & answers (MCQs)
  • B. Fill in the blanks
  • C. True or False
  • D. Short questions & answers
  • E. Long questions & answers
  • F. Grammar

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A. Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs)

1. How long had it been raining on Venus?
(a) 1 year
(b) 5 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 10 years

Ans: (c) 7 years

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2. Where did the children’s parents come from?
(a) Moon
(b) Mars
(c) Earth
(d) Jupiter

Ans: (c) Earth

3. What were the children waiting for?
(a) Their teacher
(b) The sun
(c) A rainbow
(d) A rocket

Ans: (b) The sun

4. How old were the children?
(a) 7 years
(b) 8 years
(c) 9 years
(d) 10 years

Ans: (c) 9 years

5. How long did the sun appear on Venus?
(a) For one day
(b) For one week
(c) For one hour
(d) For one month

Ans: (c) For one hour

6. How did the children describe the sun?
(a) Like an apple
(b) Like a lemon
(c) Like a lamp
(d) Like a star

Ans: (b) Like a lemon

7. What had the children written about the sun?
(a) Stories, essays, and poems
(b) Letters
(c) Songs
(d) Drawings only

Ans: (a) Stories, essays, and poems

8. Where did the children live on Venus?
(a) Jungle
(b) Underground city
(c) Mountains
(d) On rockets

Ans: (b) Underground city

9. What did the children sing about while playing?
(a) The rain
(b) The moon
(c) Summer and the sun
(d) The stars

Ans: (c) Summer and the sun

10. What color was the sun?
(a) Silver
(b) Golden
(c) Flaming bronze
(d) Red like blood

Ans: (c) Flaming bronze

11. What game did the children play?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hide and seek
(c) Football
(d) Tag

Ans: (b) Hide and seek

12. What was the silence compared to?
(a) A river
(b) Stuffed ears
(c) A library
(d) A cave

Ans: (b) Stuffed ears

13. How long did the children play in the sun?
(a) 10 minutes
(b) Half an hour
(c) One hour
(d) Two hours

Ans: (c) One hour

14. What did the girl see in her hand?
(a) A leaf
(b) A flower
(c) A raindrop
(d) A feather

Ans: (c) A raindrop

15. What sound frightened the children?
(a) Rockets
(b) Birds
(c) Thunder
(d) Singing

Ans: (c) Thunder

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B. Fill in the Blanks

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1. A thousand forests were crushed again and again by ______. (rain)
2. The children were waiting to see the ______. (sun)
3. All the children in the schoolroom were ______ years old. (nine)
4. The sun appeared only for ______ hour. (one)
5. The children had read in class yesterday about the ______. (sun)
6. The children wrote small stories, essays, or ______ about the sun. (poems)
7. In a poem, the sun was called a ______ that blooms for one hour. (flower)
8. They played in the echoing ______ of the city. (tunnels)
9. The sky around the sun was blazing ______. (blue)
10. The children ran out and felt the warm ______ on their cheeks. (sun)
11. They took off their ______ to feel the sun on their arms. (jackets)
12. They squinted at the sun until ______ came into their eyes. (tears)
13. The children ran wildly like animals escaped from their ______. (caves)
14. In the middle of play, a girl saw a large ______ on her hand. (raindrop)
15. The sun faded behind a cloud of ______. (mist)

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C. True or false

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1. It had been raining for seven years on Venus. (True)
S/S: The story says rain had been falling for seven years without stopping.

2. The forests on Venus were safe from the rain. (False)
S/S: The forests were crushed by the heavy rain again and again.

3. The children’s parents had come to Venus from Mars. (False)
S/S: They came by rockets from Earth, not Mars.

4. All the children were ten years old. (False)
S/S: The story says they were nine years old.

5. The sun came out on Venus every single day. (False)
S/S: It came out only once in seven years.

6. The children lived in tall houses above the ground. (False)
S/S: They lived in underground houses to stay safe from the rain.

7. The jungle without sun looked bright and colorful. (False)
S/S: It looked like rubber, ash, and ink.

8. The children kept their jackets on in the sun. (False)
S/S: They removed their jackets to feel the warmth on their arms.

9. The children were happy when the rain came back. (False)
S/S: Their smiles vanished and they looked pale and sad.

10. The children realized they had to wait seven more years for the sun. (True)
S/S: They asked and answered that it would be seven more years.

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D. Short Questions & Answers

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1. What effect did the constant rain have on the forests of Venus?
Ans: The heavy rain repeatedly destroyed the forests as quickly as they grew.

2. Who lived on Venus according to the passage?
Ans: People who came from Earth by rockets lived on Venus.

3. What were the children waiting for in the schoolroom?
Ans: The children were waiting for the sun to appear.

4. Why could the children not remember the sun?
Ans: They were only two years old when they last saw the sun.

5. What did the children do in class the day before the sun was expected?
Ans: They read and wrote about the sun and imagined its appearance.

6. What warning did the teacher give the children?
Ans: The teacher warned them not to go too far because the sun would last only an hour.

7. How did the children feel when they saw the sun?
Ans: The children felt very happy and excited when they saw the sun.

8. How did the children spend their time in the sunlight?
Ans: They played, laughed, ran, and enjoyed the sunlight.

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E. Long Questions and Answers

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1. Why were the children unable to remember the sun from seven years ago?
Ans: The children were only two years old when they last saw the sun. Years of darkness and rain made them forget it.

2. What activities did the children do in preparation for the sun’s arrival?
Ans: They read about the sun in their lessons and wrote stories, essays, and poems imagining its beauty and warmth.

3. How did the children enjoy the sunshine during their hour of freedom?
Ans: They ran, laughed, played hide and seek, lay on the ground, and enjoyed the warmth of the sun.

4. What feelings did the children have as they played in the sun?
Ans: The children felt happy, excited, amazed, and free while enjoying the warmth and brightness of the sun.

5. How did the children react to the sudden return of the storm?
Ans: They became sad and disappointed when the rain returned. They quietly went back to their underground homes.

6. How did the children compare the sun to artificial light?
Ans: They thought the sun was much better than lamplight because it gave them real warmth, brightness, and happiness.

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F. Grammar

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1. Active: Heavy storms caused tidal waves to come over the islands.
Passive: Tidal waves were caused by heavy storms to come over the islands.

2. Active: The rain had crushed a thousand forests.
Passive: A thousand forests had been crushed by the rain.

3. Active: The men and women set up a civilization in this raining world.
Passive: A civilization was set up in this raining world by the men and women.

4. Active: They had written small stories, essays, or poems about it.
Passive: Small stories, essays, or poems had been written about it by them.

5. Active: They breathed the fresh air.
Passive: The fresh air was breathed by them.

6. Active: They looked at everything and savored everything.
Passive: Everything was looked at and savored by them.

7. Active: One of the girls held out her hand.
Passive: Her hand was held out by one of the girls.

8. Active: A single large raindrop occupied the center of her palm.
Passive: The center of her palm was occupied by a single large raindrop.

9. Active: The children glanced quickly at the sky.
Passive: The sky was glanced at quickly by the children.

10. Active: A cool wind blew around them.
Passive: They were blown around by a cool wind.

11. Active: They turned and slowly walked towards their underground houses.
Passive: Their underground houses were slowly walked towards by them.

12. Active: A boom of thunder startled them.
Passive: They were startled by a boom of thunder.

13. Active: They closed the doors.
Passive: The doors were closed by them.

14. Active: They heard the gigantic sound of the rain falling everywhere.
Passive: The gigantic sound of the rain falling everywhere was heard by them.

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