The Duck and the Kangaroo Class 9 Question Answer
IV. Very Important Examination Questions:
Short Answer Type Questions
I. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :
Question 1.
What could bring luck in Kangaroo’s life?
कौन-सी चीज कंगारू के जीवन में सौभाग्य ला सकती थी?
Answer:
The Duck requested the Kangaroo to give him a ride on his back. The Kangaroo believed that, perhaps, it would bring luck in his life as he would also roam the whole earth.
Question 2.
Why does the Duck want to have a ride on Kangaroo’s back?
कंगारू की पीठ पर बत्तख क्यों सवारी करना चाहती थी?
Answer:
This is because, the Duck wants to hop across long distances over land and water like the Kangaroo. In fact, he wishes to get rid of the ugly pond as he is bored from it.
How does the Duck ride on the Kangaroo’s back?
कंगारू की पीठ पर बत्तख ने कैसे सवारी की?
Or
What did the Duck do in order to get a ride on the Kangaroo’s back ?
कंगारू की पीठ पर सवारी करने के लिए बत्तख ने क्या किया?
Answer:
The Duck repeatedly requested the Kangaroo to give him a ride a ride on his back. He promised to sit quietly and to keep himself warm with four pairs of worsted socks and a cloak. Also, he would smoke a cigar everyday to keep him warm and protect from rheumatism.
Question 3.
What will the Duck do for the sake of Kangaroo’s love?
कंगारू के प्यार के लिए बत्तख क्या करनेवाला था?
Answer:
The Duck will wear four pairs of worsted socks and a cloak to keep the cold away. Also, he will smoke a cigar daily to keep him warm.
Long Answer Type Question
III. Answer the following questions in about 100-150 words :
Question 1.
What was Kangaroo’s objection? How did the Duck convince him to agree?
कंगारू को किस बात से आपत्ति थी? बत्तख ने उसे राजी कराने के लिए कैसे आश्वस्त किया?
Answer:
(i) The Kangaroo could not carry the Duck on his back as he had one objection that his feet were wet and cold. So, it might give him rheumatism.
(ii) The Duck repeatedly requested the Kangaroo for a ride and said that he would sit quietly and would keep himself warm. With four pairs of worsted socks and a cloak. Also, he would smoke a cigar every day in order to protect the Kangaroo from rheumatism. The Duck said, “I have already thought of it. I have bought four pairs of woolen socks and a cloak. Besides, I shall smoke a cigar daily to keep me warm.”
In this way, the Duck convinced him to agree. Then, the Kangaroo agreed to take the Duck on a long journey.
I. Summary In English:
Once a Duck was surprised to see how a Kangaroo could hop. He said to the Kangaroo, “You are great. You can hop across long distances over land and water. I live in this ugly pond. I am bored. I wish I too could hop like you.”
Then the Duck requested the Kangaroo to give him a ride on his back. The Duck wished to travel all over the world. The Kangaroo thought for a while. Then he said, “Your plan is good. But I have only one objection. Your feet are wet and cold. It might give me rheumatism.”
The Duck said, “I have already thought of it. I have bought four pairs of woollen socks and a cloak. Besides, I shall smoke a cigar daily to keep me warm.” The Kangaroo, then, agreed to take the Duck on a long journey. He told the Duck to sit still at the end of his long tail.
The Kangaroo and Duck went hopping and leaping. They went round the world three times. They were happy.
II. Complete Text With Hindi Translation and Extract Based Objective Type Questions:
STANZA I:
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
‘Good gracious ! how you hop !
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop !
My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond !
I wish I could hop like you !’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
Vocabulary : good gracious (गुड ग्रेशिअस) exclamation of surprise आश्चर्य की अभिव्यक्ति, वाह; hop (हॉप) jump फुदकता; nasty ( नेस्टी) ugly भद्दा।
अनुवाद : बत्तख ने कंगारू से कहा, ‘वाह, तुम कैसे फुदकते हो ! खेतों में से भी और पानी के ऊपर से भी। ऐसे फुदकते हो मानो कभी रुकोगे ही नहीं। इस भद्दे पोखर में मैं तो ऊब गया हूँ। और मैं जहाँ से दूर की दुनिया देखना चाहता हूँ। मेरी भी इच्छा है कि मैं भी तुम्हारी भाँति फुदक सकता।
(i) These lines are composed by :
(a) Edward Lear
(b) James Kirkub
(c) Phoebe Cary
(d) Subramania Bharati
Answer:
(a) Edward Lear
(ii) The Duck lived in :
(a) a pool.
(b) a pond.
(c) the zoo.
(d) a farm-house.
Answer:
(b) a pond.
(iii) The Duck wanted to leave the pond because it was:
(a) too small.
(b) boring.
(c) not beautiful.
(d) muddy.
Answer:
(b) boring.
(iv) She longed to :
(а) hop like Kangaroo and go with him round the world.
(b) go to a more beautiful place.
(c) shift to a bigger pond.
(d) rest in a farm house.
Answer:
(а) hop like Kangaroo and go with him round the world.
(v) Who is appreciated in the first stanza?
Answer:
The Kangaroo is appreciated in the first stanza.
(vi) What is described as ‘nasty’?
Answer:
The pond is described as ‘nasty’.
(vii) What is the speaker’s desire?
Answer:
The speaker’s desire is to travel around the world and to be able to hop like the Kangaroo.
(viii) Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The Duck.
(ix) Who is the speaker of these lines?
Answer:
The duck is the speaker.
(x) What kind of a life is the speaker leading?
Answer:
The duck is leading a monotonous life.
(xi) Who could hop and where?
Answer:
The Kangaroo could hop on land as well as in water.
(xii) Why would the Kangaroo never stop hopping?
Answer:
The Kangaroo lacks the capability to walk or wade; he can hop only to move.
STANZA II:
‘Please give me a ride on your back !’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
‘I would sit quite still, and say nothing but “Quack”,
The whole of the long day through!
And we’d go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee,
Over the land, and over the sea;
Please take me a ride ! O do !’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
Vocabulary : sit quite still (सिट क्वाईट स्टील्ल) without moving बिना हिले-डुले।
अनुवाद : “कृपया मुझे अपनी पीठ पर सवारी दे दो।” बत्तख ने कंगारू से कहा। मैं शान्त बैठा रहूँगा और ‘क्वेक-क्वेक’ करने के अतिरिक्त सारा दिन कुछ न बोलूँगा। और हम धरती व समुद्र पार सब स्थानों में जाएँगे।
(i) Who is the speaker in the first line?
(ii) What promise does the speaker make?
(iii) What request does the speaker make?
(iv) What did the Duck request the Kangaroo?
Or
(i) The speaker of these lines is _________.
(ii) “Dee and Jelly Bo Lee’s” are the names of _________.
(iii) The speaker is asking for _________.
(iv) What will the speaker do?
Answer:
(i) The Duck is the speaker in the first line.
(ii) The Duck, the speaker promises that he would sit quietly, “and say nothing but ‘Quack’.”
(iii) The speaker requests the Kangaroo to give him a ride on his back’
(iv) The Duck requested the Kangaroo to give him a ride on his back.
Or
(i) a Duck.
(ii) places.
(iii) a ride on the kangaroo’s back.
(iv) The speaker promises to sit quietly and say nothing but quack.
STANZA III:
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
‘This requires some little reflection;
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck,
And there seems but one objection,
Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,
And would probably give me the roo-
Matiz !’ said the Kangaroo.
Vocabulary : reflection (रिफ्लेक्शन) thoughtful consideration सोच-विचार, चिंतन; rheumatism (roomatiz) (रयूमेटिज्म) painful disorder of muscles and joints गठिया; probably ( प्राबेवली) possibly सम्भवतया।
अनुवाद : कंगारू ने बत्तख से कहा, “इसमें थोड़ी-सी चिंतन करने की आवश्यकता है। सम्भवत: कुल मिलाकर इससे मुझे लाभ होगा परन्तु एक ही आपत्ति है। यदि मैं साहस करके बोलूँ, तो यह कि आपके ठंडे व गीले पैर मुझे न सुहाएँगे। और हो सकता है मुझे गठिया हो जाए।”
(i) ‘This’ here refers to :
(a) going round the world.
(b) Duck’s request to give him a ride and go round the world.
(c) to give company to the Duck.
(d) to leave the pond.
Answer:
(b) Duck’s request to give him a ride and go round the world.
(ii) What objection had the Kangaroo to give a ride to the Duck?
(a) He quacked too much.
(b) His feet were wet and cold.
(c) He kept shuffling and would not sit still.
(d) His feet were muddy. They would make him dirty.
Answer:
(d) His feet were muddy. They would make him dirty.
(iii) The wet and cold feet could cause to the Kangaroo :
(a) rheumatism
(b) pneumonia
(c) viral fever
(d) cold and cough
Answer:
(a) rheumatism
(iv) The word ‘reflection’ here means :
(a) image
(b) thinking
(c) consideration
(d) concern
Answer:
(c) consideration
(v) Name the poem and poet.
Answer:
The extract has been taken from the poem “The Duck and the Kangaroo” by Edward Lear.
(vi) Who is the speaker here?
Answer:
The Kangaroo is the speaker of the above lines.
(vii) What is the objection of the speaker?
Answer:
The Kangaroo objected to give the duck a ride on its back as his wet and cold feet would have given him rheumatism.
(viii) What required reflection?
Answer:
According to the Kangaroo, it required a little reflection whether he should give the Duck a ride on his back or not.
STANZA IV:
Said the Duck, ‘As I sat on the rocks,
I have thought over that completely,
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web-feet neatly,
And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I’ll smoke,
All to follow my own dear true
Love of a Kangaroo !’
Vocabulary : worsted (वसंटज) finely woven woollen yarn बढ़िया ऊनी धागे के बने।
अनुवाद : बत्तख ने कहा, “जब मैं चट्टान पर बैठा था तो मैंने इस पर पूर्णतः विचार किया था। और मैंने ऊन के चार जोड़े जुराब खरीद लिए थे जो मेरे जालीदार पाँव में बिल्कुल ठीक आते हैं। और सर्दी से बचने के लिए मैंने एक बड़ा कोट भी खरीद लिया है। और मैं अपने प्यारे कंगारू के साथ रहने के लिए एक सिगार प्रतिदिन पीता रहूँगा।
(i) ‘that’ in the second line refers to :
(a) Kangaroo’s objection to give him a ride.
(b) Duck’s request for a ride.
(c) how to sit on Kangaroo’s back.
(d) how to behave during the journey.
Answer:
(a) Kangaroo’s objection to give him a ride.
(ii) Why did the Duck buy four pairs of woollen socks?
(а) To keep his feet warm.
(b) To keep his feet dry and warm.
(c) Because the Duck liked them.
(d) Because the Kangaroo had asked him to do so.
Answer:
(b) To keep his feet dry and warm.
(iii) He bought a cloak because it :
(a) was beautiful.
(b) fitted him well.
(c) will keep him warm.
(d) will please the Kangaroo.
Answer:
(c) will keep him warm.
(iv) Why would the Duck smoke a cigar?
(a) Because the Kangaroo liked the smell of it.
(b) Because the Duck liked smoking a cigar.
(c) Because it will keep him warm.
(d) Because it will make the air around Kangaroo warm.
Answer:
(c) Because it will keep him warm.
(v) What has the Duck bought?
Answer:
The Duck bought four pairs of worsted socks and a cloak.
(vi) What problem was thought over by the Duck?
Answer:
The problem was – how to keep his feet dry?
(vii) What will the Duck smoke everyday?
Answer:
The Duck will smoke a cigar everyday.
(viii) Why was the Duck doing all that for?
Answer:
The Duck was doing it for the love of a Kangaroo.
(ix) The Duck thought of to be able to go on with the Kangaroo.
Answer:
a world tour.
(x) The Duck decided to wear socks to convince Kangaroo _________.
Answer:
that it would keep out the cold.
(xi) The Duck was doing all that for _________.
Answer:
love of a Kangaroo!.
(xii) What is the rhyming scheme of the stanza?
Answer:
ababccdd
(xiii) Who is the speaker of these lines?
Answer:
The duck is the speaker.
(xiv) What has the speaker bought?
Answer:
The speaker has bought four pairs of socks, a cloak and cigars.
(xv) Why has the duck bought all those things?
Answer:
The duck has bought all those things to save the Kangaroo from feeling cold due to her wet feet and from rheumatism that he may develop due to that.
STANZA V:
Said the Kangaroo, ‘I’m ready !
All in the moonlight pale;
But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady !
And quite at the end of my tail!’
So away they went with a hop and a bound,
And they hopped the whole world three times round;
And who so happy – O who,
As the Duck and the Kangaroo?
अनुवाद : कंगारू बोला, “मैं तैयार हूँ। इस हल्की-सी चाँदनी में। परन्तु मुझे ठीक संतुलन बनाने के लिए, तुम बिना हिले-डुले बैठना। और मेरे दुम के बिल्कुल सिरे पर बैठना।
और इस प्रकार वे छलाँगें मारते, फुदकते चले गए। और उन्होंने सारे विश्व के तीन चक्कर काटे। और बत्तख व कंगारू से अधिक प्रसन्न कोई न था।
(i) When did Duck and the Kangaroo start their journey?
(a) Early morning.
(b) In the evening.
(c) At noon.
(d) At night in moonlight.
Answer:
(d) At night in moonlight.
(ii) Where did the Duck sit?
(а) Near Kangaroo’s neck.
(b) On the middle of his back.
(c) On his head.
(d) At the end of his tail.
Answer:
(d) At the end of his tail.
(iii) How many times did they go round the world?
(a) Only once
(b) Twice
(c) Thrice
(d) Four times
Answer:
(c) Thrice
(iv) Who was/were so happy?
(a) The Duck
(b) The Kangaroo
(c) The Duck and the Kangaroo.
(d) The poet.
Answer:
(c) The Duck and the Kangaroo.
(v) How did the Kangaroo react?
Answer:
ababccdd.
(vi) What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?
Answer:
The duck asked the kangaroo to take her for a ride.
(vii) What did the duck ask the Kangaroo?
Answer:
ababccdd
(viii) Where did they go?
Answer:
They hopped the world three times round.
(ix) What did the Kangaroo say to her proposal?
Answer:
The Kangaroo agreed to take her for a ride, and said that he was “ready”.
(x) Where did the Kangaroo ask her to sit?
Answer:
He asked her to sit steady at the end of his tail.
(xi) Find out an example of alliteration from the given lines.
Answer:
‘sit steady’.
(xii) Who was happy at the end?
Answer:
The Duck and the kangaroo were happy at the end.