WB Board Class 9 The Price of Bananas 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

A. Multiple choice questions and answers (MCQs)

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1. How early did the narrator reach the station?
(a) 1 hour
(b) 45 minutes
(c) Half an hour
(d) 15 minutes

Ans: (c) Half an hour

2. What did the younger monkeys do?
(a) Slept under the trees
(b) Waited to jump after food
(c) Stole luggage
(d) Played with each other

Ans: (b) Waited to jump after food

3. What type of seat did the narrator get?
(a) Middle seat
(b) Window seat
(c) Aisle seat
(d) Standing space

Ans: (b) Window seat

4. What was being filled from the water pump?
(a) Plastic bottles
(b) Earthen pitchers
(c) Cups
(d) Glass bottles

Ans: (b) Earthen pitchers

5. What did a monkey snatch from the bather?
(a) Loincloth
(b) Cap
(c) Bag
(d) Shoes

Ans: (a) Loincloth

6. What was the businessman carrying?
(a) Only a bag
(b) Luggage with trunk, baskets, and jug
(c) Fruits
(d) Only a steel trunk

Ans: (b) Luggage with trunk, baskets, and jug

7. What did the monkey snatch from the businessman?
(a) Loincloth
(b) Bag
(c) Embroidered cap
(d) Shoes

Ans: (c) Embroidered cap

8. Where did the monkey climb after taking the cap?
(a) Train roof
(b) Platform
(c) Neem tree
(d) Porter’s head

Ans: (c) Neem tree

9. Who tried to rescue the businessman’s cap?
(a) The narrator
(b) A porter
(c) A fruit hawker
(d) Another passenger

Ans: (c) A fruit hawker

10. How did the vendor coax the monkey?
(a) By shouting
(b) By throwing stones
(c) By offering bananas
(d) By hitting the tree

Ans: (c) By offering bananas

11. What did the vendor call the businessman?
(a) Generous
(b) Dishonest
(c) Crook
(d) Foolish

Ans: (c) Crook

12. How did the train guard signal departure?
(a) Bell rang
(b) Whistle blew
(c) Shouted “Go!”
(d) Hand signal

Ans: (b) Whistle blew

13. How did the passengers feel about the vendor?
(a) Angry
(b) Sympathetic
(c) Scared
(d) Uninterested

Ans: (b) Sympathetic

14. How did the businessman justify himself?
(a) He didn’t need help
(b) He asked the vendor
(c) He said monkeys are rude
(d) He blamed the porter

Ans: (a) He didn’t need help

Fill in the blanks

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1. The narrator was traveling from __________ railway station to Lucknow. (Faizabad)
2. The narrator sat on a __________ watching the monkeys. (bench)
3. The monkeys were frolicking on the __________ and the platform. (trees)
4. The train was announced by the ringing of the __________. (station bell)
5. The businessman wore a white muslin __________. (dhoti)
6. He also wore a delicate __________ and an embroidered cap. (tunic)
7. The businessman had his __________ carried by a porter. (luggage)
8. The fruit vendor offered the monkey some __________ to get the cap back. (bananas)
9. The fruit vendor ran along with the __________. (train)
10. The narrator drew a __________ of Sethji. (cartoon)
11. All the passengers __________ at the cartoon. (laughed)

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True or false

1. The narrator reached the station one hour before the train. (False)
S/S: He arrived half an hour in advance.

2. The narrator watched the monkeys frolicking on trees and the platform. (True)
S/S: He noticed monkeys playing and moving about.

3. The train was announced by a whistle. (False)
S/S: It was announced by the ringing of the station bell.

4. A monkey snatched the embroidered cap of a businessman first. (False)
S/S: The monkey first snatched a bather’s loincloth.

5. The bather got his loincloth back from the monkey. (True)
S/S: The monkey threw it down at his feet.

6. The businessman wore a white muslin dhoti and embroidered cap. (True)
S/S: He also wore a delicate tunic.

7. The businessman’s luggage was carried by another passenger. (False)
S/S: A porter carried his luggage.

8. The monkey climbed a neem tree after taking the businessman’s cap. (True)
S/S: It took the cap and climbed up.

9. The people on the platform were frightened by the monkey. (False)
S/S: They were amused by the monkey’s antics.

10. The businessman paid the fruit vendor two annas. (False)
S/S: He finally gave one anna.

Short questions and answers

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1. How early did the narrator reach the station?
Ans: He reached the station half an hour before the train’s departure.

2. Where did the narrator sit at the station?
Ans: He sat on a bench at the station.

3. What were the younger monkeys doing?
Ans: They sat on the branches of neem and tamarind trees.

4. How was the train announced?
Ans: The train was announced by the ringing of the station bell.

5. Why were the passengers sweating?
Ans: The passengers were sweating because of the summer heat.

6. What were some passengers doing at the water pump?
Ans: They were filling pitchers, bathing, and drinking water.

7. How did the monkey return the loincloth?
Ans: The monkey threw the loincloth down at the bather’s feet.

8. How did the businessman look when he arrived?
Ans: He wore a white dhoti, a tunic, and an embroidered cap.

9. Who carried the businessman’s luggage?
Ans: A porter carried the businessman’s luggage.

10. How did the crowd on the platform feel about the monkey?
Ans: The crowd was amused by the monkey’s tricks.

11. Who helped to get back the businessman’s cap?
Ans: A fruit vendor helped to get back the cap.

12. How did the monkey finally give back the cap?
Ans: The monkey gave back the cap in exchange for bananas.

Long questions and answers

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1. Describe the narrator’s experience at Faizabad railway station before boarding the train.
Ans: The narrator reached the station early and sat on a bench. He watched the monkeys and busy passengers while waiting for the train.

2. Describe the businessman’s appearance and behavior at the station.
Ans: The businessman wore a white dhoti, tunic, and embroidered cap. He was impatient, shouted at the porter, and became angry when the monkey took his cap.

3. Explain how the fruit vendor managed to retrieve the businessman’s cap.
Ans: The fruit vendor offered bananas to the monkey. While the monkey took the bananas, it released the businessman’s cap.

4. How did the businessman react to the fruit vendor’s help?
Ans: The businessman behaved rudely and called the vendor impudent for asking for money. Finally, he gave him only one anna.

5. Explain how the narrator described the fruit vendor’s method to retrieve the cap.
Ans: The vendor dangled bananas before the monkey and gently tried to take the cap. The monkey finally exchanged the cap for the bananas.

6. How did Sethji, the businessman, show his selfishness?
Ans: Sethji treated the porter and fruit vendor badly. He refused to reward the vendor properly even after the vendor helped him recover his cap.

7. What lesson can be learned from the monkeys’ actions?
Ans: The monkeys show that intelligence and patience can solve problems. Their actions also teach us to respect animals and understand their clever behaviour.

8. How did the monkeys cause amusement and trouble on the platform?
Ans: The monkeys amused people with their tricks but also troubled passengers by stealing food, clothes, and the businessman’s cap.

Grammar

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1. The bather said to the monkey, “Please return my loincloth.”
Ans: The bather requested the monkey to return his loincloth.

2. The businessman shouted, “What have you done, monkey!”
Ans: The businessman shouted at the monkey in utter confusion and asked what it had done.

3. The vendor said to Sethji, “I will rescue the cap.”
Ans: The vendor told Sethji that he would rescue the cap.

4. The businessman said, “Hurry up with the luggage.”
Ans: The businessman ordered the porter to hurry up with the luggage.

5. The porter said, “But I carried two big pieces of luggage.”
Ans: The porter complained that he had carried two big pieces of luggage.

6. The fruit vendor said, “Sethji, be just, I saved your honorable cap.”
Ans: The fruit vendor told Sethji to be just as he had saved his honorable cap.

7. The compartment passengers said, “Please give him the money, Sethji.”
Ans: The compartment passengers requested Sethji to give the vendor the money.

8. The vendor said to Sethji, “Please give me two annas for the bananas.”
Ans: The vendor requested Sethji to give him two annas for the bananas.

9. The guard blew his whistle and said, “The train is about to depart.”
Ans: The guard blew his whistle and announced that the train was about to depart.

10. The vendor said, “Sethji, do not rob the poor!”
Ans: The vendor urged Sethji not to rob the poor.

11. The businessman said, “I did not ask him to help me.”
Ans: The businessman said that he had not asked the vendor to help him.

12. The businessman said, “I will go into the compartment.”
Ans: The businessman said that he would go into the compartment.

13. The vendor said, “Sethji, please give me the money.”
Ans: The vendor requested Sethji to give him the money.

14. Sethji said, “I gave you an anna already.”
Ans: Sethji said that he had already given him an anna.

15. The porter said, “I should get more for the luggage.”
Ans: The porter said that he should get more for the luggage.

16. The bather said, “I am taking a bath under the pump.”
Ans: The bather said that he was taking a bath under the pump.

17. The passengers said, “We all feel sorry for the poor vendor.”
Ans: The passengers said that they all felt sorry for the poor vendor.

18. The businessman said, “I am very upset with the monkey.”
Ans: The businessman said that he was very upset with the monkey.

19. The fruit vendor said, “I had to offer the bananas to the monkey.”
Ans: The fruit vendor said that he had to offer the bananas to the monkey.

20. Sethji said, “I did not want your help.”
Ans: Sethji said that he had not wanted the vendor’s help.

21. The vendor said, “Sethji, you are being unfair.”
Ans: The vendor told Sethji that he was being unfair.

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