2.1 Comparisons Class 9 English | Warming Up, Margin Questions & Workshop Answers | Marathi Medium & Semi-English Medium

 

2.1 Comparisons

Warming Up! – 

Chit-Chat

1. What is your favourite colour? What does it remind you of?

My favourite colour is blue. It reminds me of the clear sky and the peaceful sea.

2. Are you afraid of the dark? What does it make you think of?

No, I am not afraid of the dark. It makes me think of the quiet night and the beautiful stars.

3. If you were asked to design a big garden, what will you include in it?

If I were asked to design a big garden, I would include beautiful flowers, green trees, a small pond, a playground, benches and walking paths.

Expanding Word Webs

Form pairs. List the names of as many vehicles as you can. Choose any two of them, but they must be of different types. Then draw a word web for each of them to show their appearance, qualities and the things that these features remind you of. You may use words as well as phrases in the web.

Answer 

List of Vehicles

1. Car
2. Bus
3. School Bus
4. Truck
5. Lorry
6. Van
7. Taxi
8. Auto-rickshaw
9. Motorcycle
10. Scooter
11. Bicycle
12. Electric Bike
13. Jeep
14. Tractor
15. Ambulance
16. Fire Engine
17. Police Car
18. Tank
19. Bulldozer
20. Crane
21. Excavator
22. Road Roller
23. Forklift
24. Train
25. Metro Train
26. Tram
27. Aeroplane
28. Helicopter
29. Jet
30. Fighter Jet
31. Glider
32. Hot-air Balloon
33. Airship
34. Seaplane
35. Drone
36. Cargo Plane
37. Boat
38. Ship
39. Yacht
40. Ferry
41. Cruise Ship
42. Speedboat
43. Sailboat
44. Fishing Boat
45. Submarine
46. Canoe
47. Kayak
48. Motorboat
49. Hovercraft
50. Rocket
51. Space Shuttle
52. Space Capsule
53. Lunar Rover

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Fast as a spaceship,
slow as a snail,
Big as a dinosaur,
small as a nail,

Fierce as a tiger,
gentle as a lamb.

Sour as a lemon,
sweet as jam.

Dry as the desert,
wet as the sea.

Square as a house,
round as a pea.

Cool as a cave,
warm as toast.

Noisy as a road drill,
quiet as a ghost.

Strong as an ox,
weak as kitten.

Hard as a rock,
soft as a mitten.

Dark as a tunnel,
light as the moon.

Night time midnight,
day time noon.

Tall as a giant,
short as an elf.

Crooked as a mountain path,
straight as a shelf...

The world is full of opposites,
so think of some yourself!

– Anonymous

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🌸 English Workshop 🌸

Poem: Comparisons

Q.1. List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons.

Answer:

Fast – Faster than the wind
Slow – Slower than a tortoise
Big – Bigger than an elephant
Small – Smaller than an ant
Fierce – Fiercer than a tiger
Gentle – Gentler than a lamb
Sweet – Sweeter than honey
Strong – Stronger than an ox

Q.2. List the nouns in the poem. Find a suitable adjective for each noun and write meaningful similes for at least 8 of them.

Answer:

Spaceship – Fast – As fast as a spaceship.
Snail – Slow – As slow as a snail.
Dinosaur – Big – As big as a dinosaur.
Lamb – Gentle – As gentle as a lamb.
Lemon – Sour – As sour as a lemon.
Sea – Wet – As wet as the sea.
Rock – Hard – As hard as a rock.
Moon – Bright – As bright as the moon.

Q.3. Form groups of 6–8. Think of similes using different objects. Now try to put together the similes to make a poem with rhyming lines.

Answer:

As bright as the sun,
And quick as a hare,
As soft as a feather,
And light as the air.

As cool as the rain,
As sweet as a rose,
As busy as a bee,
And calm as it goes.

Q.4. Write the pairs of rhyming words.

Answer:

Snail – Nail
Sea – Pea
Toast – Ghost
Moon – Noon

Q.5. Start a collection of idioms with comparisons.

(a) Idioms with colours:

As black as coal
As white as snow
As red as a rose
As blue as the sky
As green as grass
As pink as a flower
As yellow as a lemon

(b) Idioms with animals:

As cunning as a fox
As brave as a lion
As busy as a bee
As quiet as a mouse
As strong as an ox

(c) Idioms with objects:

As black as coal
As hard as a rock
As light as a feather
As cold as ice
As soft as cotton

Q.6. Given below are some idiomatic comparisons with “like”. Can you guess their meaning?

1. Like a bull in a china shop
Meaning: A clumsy person who causes damage.

2. Like a cat on a hot tin roof
Meaning: Very nervous and restless.

3. Like a red rag to a bull
Meaning: Something that makes a person very angry.

4. Like a cat that stole the cream
Meaning: Looking very pleased with oneself.

5. Like water off a duck’s back
Meaning: Criticism does not affect the person.

6. Memory like a sieve
Meaning: Having a poor memory and forgetting things easily.

✨ More comparisons using “like” ✨

Like a fish out of water
Like two peas in a pod
Like a needle in a haystack
Like a dog with two tails

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Margin Questions and Answers

Q.1. What adjectives/words are used here to show:

(a) Shape?

Answer: Square, round, crooked, straight.

(b) Size?

Answer: Big, small, tall, short.

(c) Temperature?

Answer: Cool, warm.

Q.2. When you compare two things, they must have at least one common feature. When we compare a spaceship and a snail, what do we consider?

Answer: We consider their speed. A spaceship is fast, while a snail is slow.

Q.3. Think of common features when you try to find opposites.

Answer:

Common Feature	Opposites
Speed	Fast – Slow
Size	Big – Small
Nature	Fierce – Gentle
Taste	Sour – Sweet
Shape	Square – Round
Temperature	Cool – Warm
Sound	Noisy – Quiet
Strength	Strong – Weak
Hardness	Hard – Soft
Brightness	Dark – Light
Height	Tall – Short
Direction/Shape	Crooked – Straight

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