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By understanding the academic needs we have prepared the Karnataka State Board English Class 9 Solutions Chapter Wise. Our aim is to help the students by providing the question and answers chapter wise and help them to gain a good score in the exams.. Before you start your preparation go through the chapters covered in this academic. So go through them and Download KSEEB Solutions for Class 9 English<\/a> Chapter 6 The Noble Bishop Question and Answers Pdf for free. <\/p>\n

The Noble Bishop Questions and Answers, Notes, Summary<\/h2>\n

The topics covered in Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board Class 9 Solutions for English Chapter 6 The Noble Bishop. The KSEEB Solutions Class 9 English Solutions Chapter 6 The Noble Bishop Question and Answers are prepared according to the latest edition.The Chapterwise page will help the students to revise the syllabus during the exams. <\/p>\n

Check your comprehension:<\/p>\n

C1. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each work in pairs.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWho was Jean Valjean?
\nAnswer:
\nJean Valjean was a convict. He was kept in a galley for nineteen years.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWho brought the silver candlesticks from the mantel?
\nAnswer:
\nBaptistine brought them.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhat did the stranger steal from the Bishop\u2019s place?
\nAnswer:
\nHe stole the silverware (silver candlesticks).<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhy was Jean Valjean surprised at the Bishop\u2019s behaviour the next morning? .
\nAnswer:
\nThough he had stolen the silverware from the Bishop\u2019s house, Bishop told him that he was happy to see him and addressed him as his friend. So Jean Valjean was surprised at the Bishop\u2019s behaviour the next morning.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWhy was Jean Valjean finally see free?
\nAnswer:
\nBecause the Bishop told the policemen that he had given them the silverware.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhat did Jean Valjean promise the Bishop?
\nAnswer:
\nThat he would use the silver wave to become an honest man.<\/p>\n

C2. Discuss in groups and write down the answers to the following questions.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhat do you think were Jean Valjean’s feelings when he was called a friend?
\nAnswer:
\nHe completely felt transformed and was amazed at the nobility of the Bishop. He thought that the Bishop possessed a great soul.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhy did Jean Valjean say that he was a beast?
\nAnswer:
\nJean was imprisoned for stealing some bread. He was chained up, like a wild animal, beaten like a dog and fed on filth, officers took away his soul, and gave him a devil in that place. He was totally ill-treated for stealing. So he said that he was a man once, but he was a beast now. Human qualities were driven away from him in the prison.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhat kind of a person was the Bishop?
\nAnswer:
\nHe was kind, generous and noble. He really possessed a great soul. He was compassionate towards the poor and helped them.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhy did Jean Valjean hesitate to steal the silverware at first?
\nAnswer:
\nBecause he was helped by the Bishop though he was not accepted by others. When he went to the Bishop’s room, he saw the rays of moonlight shone on the Bishop’s face and he slept peacefully. So Jean Valjean hesitated.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWas there any change in Jean Valjean’s attitude when he left the Bishop? What was the change?
\nAnswer:
\nYes, there was a lot of change in Jean Valjean’s attitude when he left the Bishop. He led the life of an honest man. He strove for the cause of the .oppressed, downtrodden and destitute.<\/p>\n

C3. Discuss the following questions in small groups and present your answers to the class. Write a short paragraph on each question.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nDescribe the sufferings of Jean Valjean.
\nAnswer:
\nJean Valjean was a poor man, lived with his sister who had seven children. His family was poor. One day his sister fell ill and the children starved. Jean asked for work but in vain. So he stole some bread for this he was sentenced to 19 years in the galleys. He was treated like a beast and a hound. He was chained like a wild animal and fed on filth. The people hated him, but the Bishop helped him and brought a transformation in his personality.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nExplain how the Bishop reacted when Jean Valjean was brought before him by the police.
\nAnswer:
\nBishop felt very happy to see Jean Valjean and called him a friend. He did not express that Jean had stolen the silverware. He asked Valjean why he had not taken the Candlesticks also along with the silverware. He meant that he had given the silverware to Jean Valjean. Bishop did not want Jean Valjean to be in the prison again. He wanted him to change. The Bishop reacted in this manner when Jean Valjean was brought before him by the police.<\/p>\n

C4. Say whether the following statements are True or False. Write \u2018T\u2019 or \u2018F\u2019 in the box accordingly.
\nQuestion 1.
\nJean Valjean was in the galleys only for a few years.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nAll the people were kind to Jean Valjean.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nThe Bishop woke up in the middle of the night.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nBaptistine said that the silver was stolen.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nThe silverware belonged to Jean Valjean.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/p>\n

VI. Study the words
\nInfer the meaning of the underlined words from the context. You can choose the right word from those given in brackets.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nJean Valjean pleaded with the police and said that he wad not guilty, (requested, fought, argued)
\nAnswer:
\nrequested.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nHe fed on filth for nineteen years, (bread, dirty food, fish)
\nAnswer:
\ndirty food.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nThe Bishop slept tranquility (fast, quickly, peacefully)
\nAnswer:
\npeacefully.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nHe stood terrified at this radiant figure (frightening, shining, dim)
\nAnswer:
\nshining.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nThe moral world has no greater spectacle than this, (scenery, glasses, sight)
\nAnswer:
\nsight.<\/p>\n

Task-1:
\nMatch the following words with their homophones:
\nAnswer:
\nbread – bread
\nthrough – threw
\nright – write
\nnight – knight
\nscene – seen<\/p>\n

Task-2:
\nFind the homophones for the following words:
\nAnswer:
\nwait – weight
\ncell – sell
\nwaist – waste
\nfare – fair
\npray – prey<\/p>\n

Task-3:
\nPrepare a list of five words under each<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u2018r\u2019 in the beginning<\/td>\n\u2018r\u2019 in the middle<\/td>\n\u2018r\u2019 at the end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revolution<\/td>\nscream<\/td>\nsupper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rebel<\/td>\ncream<\/td>\ndinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rational<\/td>\nNarrate<\/td>\nNarrator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reason<\/td>\nserial<\/td>\nsinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red<\/td>\ncareer<\/td>\ncarrier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Task-4:
\nRead the following dialogue and underline the modals used.
\nAnswer:
\nhonour, hour, rhyme, vehicle, exhibit, heir, humble.<\/p>\n

G1. You have studied the use of modals in one of the earlier lessons.
\nRead the following sentences taken from the lesson. Say what function each modal serves in the sentence. Choose from the options given.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nYou may be tired, (granting permission, expressing possibility, offering)
\nAnswer:
\nexpressing possibility.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWe can let him go. (granting permission, expressing possibility offering)
\nAnswer:
\ngranting permission.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nYou can take these candlesticks, (granting permission, expressing possibility, offering)
\nAnswer:
\noffering.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nYou may go in peace, (granting per-mission, expressing possibility, offering)
\nAnswer:
\nexpressing possibility.<\/p>\n

Task-1:
\nRead the following dialogue and underline the modals used.
\nAnswer:
\nmay, must can, should need – are the modals used.<\/p>\n

Task-1:
\nSay whether the following sentences are simple compound or complex sentences.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nThe rain stopped, so we decided to continue our journey.
\nAnswer:
\nCompound sentence.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhen I reached home, I was surprised to see Gopi waiting for me. ,
\nAnswer:
\nComplex sentence.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nRavi raised his voice and shouted at his friend.
\nAnswer:
\nSimple sentence.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nThe teacher advised Uma to study well.
\nAnswer:
\nSimple sentence.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nAs Sumathi is blind, the dog is leading her.
\nAnswer:
\nComplex sentence.<\/p>\n

Task-2:
\nCombine the following sentences using the conjunctions given in brackets.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nHe opened his box. He took out his new shirt, (and)
\nAnswer:
\nHe opened his box and took out his new shirt.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nMohan was sick. He stayed at home, (as)
\nAnswer:
\nAS Mohan was sick, he stayed at home.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nLeela worked hard. She could not do well in the exam, (but)
\nAnswer:
\nLeela worked hard but she could not do well in the exam.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nSachin scored a century. The specatators applauded him. (when)
\nAnswer:
\nWhen Sachin scored a century, the specatators applauded him.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nLet us have supper. By then your bed will be made ready, (while)
\nAnswer:
\nLet us have supper. While your bed will be made ready.<\/p>\n

Task-3:
\nHere is an interesting passage on \u2018Sweet Smile\u2019. Pick out simple, compound and complex sentences from the passage.<\/p>\n

A child smiles not only because it is happy but also because it wants to communicate with loving elders. A cheerful smile brings instant attention. Any grown-up is instantly motivated to respond to a smiling child. When a child hungry, it cries. It hears a few soothing words and stops crying. There is nothing as infetious as a warm smile, even among adults. Somtimes even serious faces break into 3 smile and even the smile of a stranger carries the universal message \u201c1 care”. Do you like to smile?
\nAnswer:
\n1. Compound sentence: A child smiles not only because it is happy but also because it wants to communicate with loving elders.
\n2. Simple Sentence: A cheerful smile brings instant attention.
\n3. Simple sentence: Any grown-up is instantly motivated to respond to a smiling child.
\n4. Simple sentence: When a child hungry, it cries.
\n5. Compound sentence: There is nothing as infetious as a warm smile, even among adults.
\n6. Compound sentence: Somtimes even serious faces break into a smile and even the smile of a stranger carries the universal message \u201cI care\u201d. Do you like to smile?<\/p>\n

The Noble Bishop Additional Questions with Answers<\/h3>\n

Choose the best answer:<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nConvict entered the bishop\u2019s house
\n(a) At the time of dinner
\n(b) At the time of lunch
\n(c) When the bishop was sleeping
\n(d) When the bishop was playing.
\nAnswer:
\n(a) At the time of dinner.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nJean Valjean asked the bishop for:
\n(a) Gold
\n(b) Silver
\n(c) Money
\n(d) Food
\nAnswer:
\n(d) Food<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nBishop called Jean Valjean as:
\n(a) Sir
\n(b) Mister
\n(c) friend
\n(d) dog.
\nAnswer:
\n(c) friend.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nJean Valjean was sentenced to nineteen years in the:
\n(a) Exile
\n(b) Jail
\n(c) galleys
\n(d) forest.
\nAnswer:
\n(c) galleys.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nThe thing that was stolen from the bishop\u2019s house by Jean Valjean was:
\n(a) Silverware
\nb) Gold plates
\n(c) Money
\n(d) Food.
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Silverware.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nJean Valjean promised that he would become:
\n(a) An honest man
\n(b) Best man
\n(c) Healthy man
\n(d) Faithful man.
\nAnswer:
\n(a) An honest man.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nHe was fed on filth for nineteen years. The meaning of the underlined word:
\n(a) Bread
\n(b) dirty food
\n(c) fish
\n(d) cheese.
\nAnswer:
\n(b) dirty food.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nJean leaped over the wall like a tiger and fled. The figure of speech used in the sentence is:
\n(a) Simile
\n(b) Metaphor
\n(c) Personification
\n(d) Alliteration.
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Simile.<\/p>\n

Answer the following questions.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhy did Jean ask the Bishop for food?
\nAnswer:
\nHe had walked for miles after he was set free from the galleys. He had not eaten anything for three days. So he asked for food.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhat were the food items served to Jean by the Bishop\u2019s sister?
\nAnswer:
\nShe served – soup, cheese, mutton, and a large loaf of bread.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhat made jean to steal bread?
\nAnswer:
\nHe was living with his sister and her seven children. They had no food. He could not get any work. The children were starving. So, he stole some bread.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhy was the sergeant puzzled?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Bishop called Jean Valjean as a friend. So the sergeant was puzzled.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Noble Bishop Summary in English<\/h3>\n

Jean Valjean lived with his sister along with her seven children. His was a poor family. One day his sister fell ill and the family starved. Jean Valjean searched for work every nook and corner but he could not get work. He couldn’t see the children starving. There was no help from anybody so he decided to steal. He stole some bread but he was sentenced to nineteen years in the galleys. His life was absolute hell then. They chained him like a wild animal. They treated him as beast they starved him and got work from him. He was not treated as a man. He tried to escape many times but in vain. He was caught each time and the court increased his sentence. He led the life of a prisoner for Nineteen years and he came out hardened.<\/p>\n

He decided to work and .make up his living but he didn’t get work. All sent him out without helping him. He wandered for three days without food. They treated him as a convict. Walking aimlessly and without food, he came to the house of a Bishop. Bishop’s sister Baptistine was ready to serve the dinner.<\/p>\n

Jean Valjean (The convict) introduced himself to the Bishop and asked for food. The Bishop was very kind. He told his sister to put another place for Jean Valjean and also to put some sheets on the bet in the alcove. The Bishop addressed him as friend and told him to feel at home. There was a little lamp, which gave poor light. So the Bishop told his sister to bring silver candlesticks and light them. She brought them and served the dinner which consisted of soup, cheese, mutton and a large loaf of bread. The convict eats quickly. After that he told the Bishop his story.<\/p>\n

The Bishop heard his story and told him to lie down and sleep on the couch. Accordingly Jean Valjean fell asleep but he woke up at the middle of the night because of his bed because the had not slept on a bed.<\/p>\n

Then the clock struck two Jean Valjean started thinking about the silver ware. He wanted to steal them. So he’came to the adjacent room and observed that the rays of moonlight shone on the Bishop’s face. Then he were straight to the cup board, took the silver ware and escaped.<\/p>\n

Baptiste brought the theft to the notice of her brother (The Bishop). The Bishop didn’t lose his temper. He only told that the silverware belonged to the poor. During this time, four policemen entered the house of the Bishop and they had brought Jean Valjean with them on seeing him, the Bishop told the policemen that he had given the sliver ware to the man. The police left him and went.<\/p>\n

Jean Valjean looked at the Bishop with wonder and he didn’t find any words to describe the nobility of the Bishop. The Bishop told him to take all the candlesticks with him and his doors are always open for him. Jean Valjean thanked him and went. He led the life of an honest man and lived happily helping the poor people like himself.<\/p>\n

The Noble Bishop Summary in Kannada<\/h3>\n

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