Samacheer Kalvi – 2025-26 Syllabus
100 முக்கிய வினாக்கள் மற்றும் விடைகள் - 9th Standard English (Samacheer Kalvi 2025-26). TNPSC Group 1, Group 2, Group 4, VAO மற்றும் பிற போட்டித் தேர்வுகளுக்கு மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக அமையும்.
Who is the author of Learning the Game?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
Which cricket coach recognized Sachin Tendulkar's talent?
Answer: Ramakant Achrekar.
At which famous ground did Achrekar train Sachin?
Answer: Shivaji Park, Mumbai.
What reward did Achrekar place on the stumps during practice?
Answer: A one-rupee coin.
What did winning the one-rupee coin signify?
Answer: Batting without getting out.
Which quality helped Sachin become a legendary cricketer?
Answer: Dedication and hard work.
What was Sachin's first love before cricket became serious?
Answer: Playing cricket for fun with friends.
Who introduced Sachin to Coach Achrekar?
Answer: His elder brother Ajit Tendulkar.
Who wrote Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?
Answer: Robert Frost.
What season is described in the poem?
Answer: Winter.
What natural feature attracts the poet?
Answer: Snow-covered woods.
What animal accompanies the poet?
Answer: A horse.
What does the horse find unusual?
Answer: Stopping in the woods without a farmhouse nearby.
What sound breaks the silence in the poem?
Answer: The horse's harness bells.
What famous line is repeated at the end of the poem?
Answer: "And miles to go before I sleep."
What does the repeated line symbolize?
Answer: Duties and responsibilities yet to be fulfilled.
What was the main character's good quality?
Answer: Kindness.
Why did the neighbour become jealous?
Answer: Because the kind man prospered through his good deeds.
What was the neighbour punished for?
Answer: His greed and envy.
What is the moral of The Envious Neighbour?
Answer: Kindness is rewarded, while greed and jealousy lead to misery.
Who is the author of I Can't Climb Trees Anymore?
Answer: Ruskin Bond.
Why does the narrator revisit his old house?
Answer: To recall his childhood memories.
What does the old mango tree symbolize?
Answer: Childhood and nostalgia.
Why can't the narrator climb the tree anymore?
Answer: Because of his old age.
Who accompanies the narrator to the tree?
Answer: A young girl.
What feeling dominates the narrator throughout the story?
Answer: Nostalgia.
What lesson does the narrator realize at the end?
Answer: Memories remain even though time changes people.
What literary theme is mainly conveyed in the lesson?
Answer: The passage of time.
Who wrote A Poison Tree?
Answer: William Blake.
What emotion is compared to a growing tree?
Answer: Anger.
What happens when anger is expressed openly?
Answer: It ends.
What happens when anger is hidden?
Answer: It grows stronger.
What nourishes the poison tree?
Answer: Fear, deceit, and suppressed anger.
What grows on the poison tree?
Answer: A bright apple.
What does the apple symbolize?
Answer: Temptation and revenge.
What is the moral of the poem?
Answer: Suppressed anger leads to destruction.
Who wrote The Fun They Had?
Answer: Isaac Asimov.
What year is the story set in?
Answer: 2157.
What is the name of the girl in the story?
Answer: Margie.
Why does Margie think old schools were more enjoyable?
Answer: Because children studied together with human teachers and enjoyed learning as a group.
Who wrote Old Man River?
Answer: A. G. Gardiner.
Which river is referred to as the "Old Man River" in the lesson?
Answer: The Mississippi River.
Why is the river called "Old Man"?
Answer: Because it is ancient, powerful, and flows continuously.
What quality of the river does the author admire most?
Answer: Its constant movement despite obstacles.
What lesson does the river teach human beings?
Answer: To keep moving forward despite difficulties.
Which literary device is mainly used in describing the river?
Answer: Personification.
What does the flowing river symbolize?
Answer: Perseverance and the journey of life.
What is the central theme of the lesson?
Answer: Nature inspires determination and endurance.
Who is the central character in Little Cyclone?
Answer: A young grizzly bear cub.
Why is the cub called "Little Cyclone"?
Answer: Because of its energetic and fearless nature.
What quality of the cub impresses the narrator?
Answer: Courage.
Which animal is featured in the poem?
Answer: A grizzly bear cub.
What does the poem mainly celebrate?
Answer: The bravery and innocence of wildlife.
What value can we learn from the poem?
Answer: Courage and confidence.
Who wrote Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub?
Answer: William Temple Hornaday.
What type of animal is Little Cyclone?
Answer: A grizzly bear cub.
Why did the cub become famous?
Answer: Because of its fearless behavior.
What quality best describes Little Cyclone?
Answer: Fearlessness.
Change into Passive Voice: "The students completed the project."
Answer: The project was completed by the students.
Change into Active Voice: "The match was won by our team."
Answer: Our team won the match.
Who wrote Seventeen Oranges?
Answer: Bill Naughton.
What did the narrator steal?
Answer: Seventeen oranges.
From where did the narrator steal the oranges?
Answer: From the ship.
Why did the narrator steal the oranges?
Answer: To sell them and earn money.
Who questioned the narrator about the oranges?
Answer: The Customs Officer.
How did the narrator escape punishment?
Answer: By telling the truth.
What happened to the oranges?
Answer: They were confiscated by the Customs Officer.
What is the moral of the lesson?
Answer: Honesty is the best policy.
Who wrote The Spider and the Fly?
Answer: Mary Howitt.
Who are the two main characters in the poem?
Answer: The Spider and the Fly.
What does the spider use to trap the fly?
Answer: Flattering words.
Why does the fly finally enter the spider's web?
Answer: Because it is deceived by flattery.
What is the central theme of the poem?
Answer: Beware of false praise and temptation.
What literary device is mainly used throughout the poem?
Answer: Personification.
Who wrote The Cat and the Painkiller?
Answer: Mark Twain.
Who gives the painkiller to the cat?
Answer: Tom Sawyer.
Why does Tom give the medicine to the cat?
Answer: To see how the cat reacts to it.
What happens after the cat takes the medicine?
Answer: The cat behaves wildly and runs around the room.
Change into Reported Speech: Direct: He said, "I am busy."
Answer: He said that he was busy.
Change into Reported Speech: Direct: The teacher said, "Work hard."
Answer: The teacher advised the students to work hard.
Who wrote Water – The Elixir of Life?
Answer: Sir C. V. Raman.
Why does Sir C. V. Raman call water the "Elixir of Life"?
Answer: Because all living beings depend on water for survival.
Which natural process continuously recycles water?
Answer: The water cycle.
What is the main message of the lesson?
Answer: Water should be conserved and used wisely.
Name one important use of water mentioned in the lesson.
Answer: Agriculture.
Who wrote On Killing a Tree?
Answer: Gieve Patel.
According to the poet, can a tree be killed by a single blow?
Answer: No.
Which part of the tree must be pulled out completely to destroy it?
Answer: The root.
What does the tree symbolize in the poem?
Answer: Strength, endurance, and the power of nature.
What is the central idea of the poem?
Answer: Nature is resilient and cannot be destroyed easily.
What is an earthquake?
Answer: A sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by movements in the Earth's crust.
What should people do during an earthquake?
Answer: Stay calm, take shelter under a sturdy table, and move to an open area after the shaking stops.
Who is credited with introducing the concept of Zero?
Answer: Aryabhata.
Which country gave the world the concept of Zero?
Answer: India.
What is a comet?
Answer: A celestial body made of ice, dust, and rock that revolves around the Sun.
What is the central theme of Mother's Voice?
Answer: A mother's love, guidance, and sacrifice.
Who wrote A Birthday Letter?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
To whom did Jawaharlal Nehru write the birthday letter?
Answer: His daughter, Indira Gandhi.
What is the main message of The Stick-Together Families?
Answer: Unity, love, and cooperation make families strong.
During which war did the Christmas Truce take place?
Answer: World War I (1914).