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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Can a “simple jab of the knife” kill a tree? Why not?
Answer: No, a simple jab of the knife cannot kill a tree because the tree grows with a lot of nutrients and resources. Even if one cuts it, it will sprout again.
How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity.
Answer: The tree has grown to its full size by consuming the earth, feeding upon its crust, absorbing years of sunlight, air and water.
The words suggestive of its life and activity are: absorbing, feeding, rising, consuming and sprouting.
What is the meaning of “bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?
Answer: The “bleeding bark” indicates the idea that the tree has been cut. Just like humans bleed blood when they get wounded, trees release a liquid at the place where they are cut. So, the tree bleeds.
The poet says “No” in the beginning of the third stanza. What does he mean by this?
Answer: The poet says “No” in the beginning of the third stanza. It emphasizes that only cutting or chopping the tree will not cease its existence.
What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?
Answer: The “anchoring earth” means that the earth works as an anchor to protect the tree and saves it from getting uprooted.
“Earth cave” implies the depth of the mother earth where the tree spreads its roots and gets nurtured.
What does he mean by “the strength of the tree exposed”?
Answer: He means to say that when one tries to pull out the tree along with its roots which are spread deep inside the earth, one will understand the strength of the tree.
What finally kills the tree?
Answer: When the tree is pulled out along with its roots and separated from mother earth, one has to subject it to the scorching sun and let it wither. This will finally kill the tree.
Students can find links to the NCERT Solutions of the Chapter “Reach for the Top” and the Poem “On Killing a Tree”. The solutions to this chapter have been prepared with utmost care. Students can download the NCERT Solutions PDF from the given links. The solutions to these exercises provided by experts at BYJU’S are easy to understand, useful for school exam preparation, and accurate.
The chapter presents the students with the life and achievements of two inspirational ladies- Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova. Santosh Yadav, the only woman in the world to have climbed the mighty Mount Everest twice, hails from India. A patriot and an environmentalist at heart, she tells how she developed the dream of reaching the top of the world – the summit of Mount Everest.
We also are taken through Maria Sharapova’s journey of becoming the world’s number one tennis player. The chapter talks about her struggles and how she never let anything come in between her and her goal.
You can download these NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English in PDF format for free through the link provided below:
The poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ says that even when one cuts a tree, after a few years, it will come back to life. The poet says that one cannot kill a tree simply because it has fed on years of sunlight, air and water. The tree has been nourished by mother earth, and it will take a lot of hard work to actually ‘kill a tree’.
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