Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 8 Reach For The Top Part I Santosh Yadav and Part 2 Maria Sharapova.
NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 8 Reach For The Top
Thinking about the Text
Part I Santosh Yadav
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answers.)
Q1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings surprised? (1)
जिस ‘पवित्र पुरुष’ ने सन्तोष की माँ को आशीर्वाद दिया था वह आश्चर्यचकित क्यों हुआ था?
Ans. The holy man’ was surprised because Santosh’s grandmother told him that they did not want a son. They wanted a daughter. This was totally against a traditional society.
‘पवित्र पुरुष’ आश्चर्यचकित हुआ क्योंकि सन्तोष की दादी ने उसे बताया कि वे एक बेटा नहीं चाहते। वे एक बेटी चाहते हैं। यह पूरी तरह से एक पारम्परिक समाज के विरुद्ध था।
Q 2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable. (2)
एक उदाहरण दीजिए जिसमें यह स्पष्ट हो कि सन्तोष जब छोटी थी तो कोई अविवेकी बात स्वीकार करने को तैयार नहीं थी।
Ans. As a young girl, Santosh refused to wear traditional clothes and wore shorts. This shows that she was not. ready to accept anything unreasonable.
एक युवा लड़की के रूप में संतोष ने पारम्परिक कपड़े पहनने से मना कर दिया और शॉर्ट्स पहना। यह दिखाता है कि वह कुछ भी अनुचित स्वीकार करने के लिए तैयार नहीं थी।
Q3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school? (3)
सन्तोष को गाँव के स्थानीय स्कूल में क्यों भेजा गया?
Ans. Santosh was sent to the local village school due to the prevailing custom in the family.
परिवार में प्रचलित रिवाज के कारण सन्तोष को गाँव के स्थानीय स्कूल में भेजा गया था।
Q4. When did she leave home for Delhi, and why? (4)
वह घर से दिल्ली कब और क्यों गई?
Ans. She left home when she was sixteen because her parents wanted her to marry but she wanted to get proper education.
जब वह 16 वर्ष की हुई तब उसने घर छोड़ दिया क्योंकि उसके माता-पिता उसकी शादी करवाना चाहते थे लेकिन वह पढ़ाई पूरी करना चाहती थी।
Q5. Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident? (4)
सन्तोष के माता-पिता दिल्ली में स्कूली शिक्षा के भुगतान के लिए क्यों सहमत हुए? इस घटना से सन्तोष के किन मानसिक गुणों को प्रकाश में लाया गया है?
Ans. Santosh’s parents agreed to pay for her education as she informed them about her plans to earn money by working part time to pay her school fees. This shows that Santosh was determined to achieve her goal.
सन्तोष के माता-पिता उसकी शिक्षा के भुगतान के लिए सहमत हो गए क्योंकि उसने अपनी स्कूल की फीस का भुगतान करने के लिए पार्ट-टाइम (अंशकालिक) काम करके पैसा कमाने की अपनी योजना के बारे में उन्हें सूचित किया। इससे पता चलता है कि सन्तोष अपना लक्ष्य हासिल करने के लिए दृढ़ निश्चयी थी।
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
Q1. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?
सन्तोष ने पहाड़ों पर चढ़ना कैसे आरम्भ किया?
Ans. When Santosh was in Jaipur for her higher studies, she watched villagers from her room in Kasturba Hostel going up the Aravalli hills and vanishing after a while. This made her curious. She went there and found certain mountaineers. They encouraged her to take up climbing. She saved money and enrolled in a course at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. There after, Santosh went on a expedition every year. Her climbing skills matured rapidly and she began climbing mountains.
जब सन्तोष अपनी उच्च शिक्षा के लिए जयपुर में थी, तो उसने कस्तूरबा छात्रावास के अपने कमरे से ग्रामीणों को अरावली की पहाड़ियों पर चढ़ते हुए और थोड़ी देर बाद गायब होते हुए देखती थी। इससे उसकी जिज्ञासा बढ़ी वह वहाँ गई और वहाँ उसे कुछ पर्वतारोही मिले। उन्होंने उसे चढ़ाई करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया। उसने पैसे बचाए और उत्तरकाशी के नेहरू पर्वतारोही संस्थान मे दाखिला ले लिया। उसके बाद, सन्तोष प्रत्येक वर्ष यात्रा / अभियान पर जाने लगी। उसका कौशल तेजी से विकसित होता गया और उसने पर्वतारोहण प्रारम्भ कर दिया।
Q2. What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for her team-mates?
एवरेस्ट अभियान के दौरान कौन-सी घटनाएँ दिखाती है कि सन्तोष को अपने दल के साथियों की चिन्ता रहती थी?
Ans. During the Everest mission, Santosh tried to save a dying climber but she was unsuccessful in saving him. Another climber Mohan Singh, would surely have died if Santosh hadn’t shared her oxygen with him. These incidents show her concern for her team-mates.
एवरेस्ट मिशन के दौरान सन्तोष ने एक मरते हुए पर्वतरोही को बचाने का प्रयत्न किया, लेकिन वह उसे बचाने में असफल रही। अन्य पर्वतारोही, मोहन सिंह की निश्चित रूप से मृत्यु हो जाती यदि सन्तोष ने उसके साथ अपनी ऑक्सीजन साझा नहीं किया होता। ये घटनाएँ दिखाती है वह अपने साथियों की चिन्ता करती थी।
Q3. What shows her concern for the environment?
किस बात से पता चलता है कि उसे पर्यावरण की चिन्ता थी?
Ans. Santosh was really concerned for the environment. While on the Everest mission, she collected and brought down 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas.
सन्तोष वास्तव में पर्यावरण के प्रति जागरुक थी। एवरेस्ट मिशन के दौरान, वह 500 किलोग्राम कचरा हिमालय से इकटठा करके नीचे लाई।
Q4. How does she describe her feelings at the summit the Everest?
एवरेस्ट की चोटी पर वह अपनी भावनाओं का वर्णन कैसे करती है?
Ans. Santosh said that the feeling at the summit of the Everest was indescribable and it took some moments to sink in. Hoisting the Indian flag was a spiritual moment for her and she felt proud as an Indian.
सन्तोष ने कहा कि एवरेस्ट के शिखर पर होने वाली भावना अवर्णनीय थी और इसको समझने में कुछ समय लगा। भारतीय ध्वज को फहराना उसके लिए एक आध्यात्मिक क्षण था और उसे एक भारतीय होने पर गर्व महसूस हुआ।
5. Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mount Everest. What were the reasons for this?
सन्तोष यादव का नाम रिकॉर्ड की पुस्तकों में दोनों बार आया जब उसने एवरेस्ट पर विजय प्राप्त की। इनके क्या कारण थे?
Ans. When Santosh Yadav first scaled Mount Everest, she became the youngest woman in the world to achieve the feat. On the second time, she became the only woman to have conquered the everest twice.
जब सन्तोष यादव ने पहली बार माउण्ट एवरेस्ट फतह किया, तो वह यह उपलब्धि हासिल करने वाली दुनिया की सबसे कम उम्र की महिला बनी। दूसरी बार वह एकमात्र ऐसी महिला बनी, जिसने दो बार एवरेस्ट पर जीत हासिल की।
III. Complete the following statements.
निम्नलिखित कथनों को पूर्ण कीजिए।
1. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to ….
Ans. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to watch villagers going up the hill and suddenly vanishing after a while.
कस्तूरबा छात्रावास के अपने कमरे से सन्तोष प्रायः ग्रामवासियों को पहाड़ी पर चढ़ते और फिर कुछ समय पश्चात् अचानक आँखों से ओझल होते हुए देखती थी।
2. When she finished college, Santosh had to write letter of apology to her father because……
Ans. When she finished college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because she had got herself enrolled at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering without his permission.
जब उसका कॉलेज समाप्त हुआ, सन्तोष को अपने पिता को माफी पत्र लिखना पड़ा क्योंकि उसने उनकी अनुमति के बिना उत्तरकाशी के नेहरू पर्वतारोहिणी संस्थान में प्रवेश ले लिया था।
3. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her …… while …… endeared her to fellow climbers.
Ans. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her climbing skills, physical fitness and mental strength while her concern for others and desire to work together with them endeared her to fellow climbers.
एवरेस्ट अभियान के दौरान, उसके दल के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों ने उसकी पर्वतारोहण कौशल, शारीरिक क्षमता और मानसिक शक्ति की प्रशंसा की जबकि उसकी दूसरों के प्रति चिन्ता और उनके साथ मिल-जुल कर कार्य करने की इच्छा के कारण वह अपने साथी पर्वतारोहियों की प्रिय बन गई।
IV. Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following words or expressions. (Look in the paragraphs indicated.)
1. took to be true without proof (1):
Ans. Assumed
2. based on reason; sensible; reasonable (2):
Ans. Rational
3. the usual way of doing things (3):
Ans. Custom
4. a strong desire arising from within (5):
Ans. Urge
5. the power to endure, without falling ill (7):
Ans. Resistance
Part II Maria Sharapova
Before You Read:
1.Match the following:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
|---|---|
| 1. Something disarming | (a) quickly, almost immediately |
| 2. At odds with | (b) more calm, confident and in control than people of her age usually are |
| 3. Glamorous attire | (c) in contrast to; not agreeing with |
| 4. In almost no time | (d) something that makes you feel friendly, taking away your suspiciousness |
| 5. poised beyond her years | (e) sent off |
| 6. packed off | (f) attractive and exciting clothes |
| 7. Launched | (g) causing strong feelings of sadness |
| 8. Heart wrenching | (h) started |
Answer: 1. (d), 2. (c), 3. (f), 4. (a), 5. (b), 6. (e), 7. (h), 8. (g)
2. As you read, look for the answers to these questions.
(i) Why was Maria sent to the United States ?
मारिया को संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका क्यों भेजा गया था?
Ans. Maria was sent to the United States for her tennis training.
मारिया को उसके टेनिस प्रशिक्षण के लिए संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका भेजा गया।
(ii) Why didn’t her mother go with her?
उसकी माँ उसके साथ क्यों नहीं गई?
Ans. Her mother could not go with her because of visa restrictions.
वीजा प्रतिबन्धों के कारण उसकी माँ उसके साथ नहीं जा सकी।
(iii) What are her hobbies? What does she like?
उसकी क्या अभिरुचियाँ है? उसे क्या पसंद है?
Ans. Her hobbies are fashion, singing and dancing. She likes reading the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle. She loves fashionable dresses, pancakes and orange drinks.
उसके शौक फैशन, गायन और नृत्य हैं। उसे आर्थर कॉनन डॉयल के उपन्यास पढ़ना पसंद है। उसे फैशन के कपड़े, पैनकेक और संतरे का रस बहुत पसन्द है।
(iv) What motivates her to keep going?
किस बात ने उसे कुछ करते रहने के लिए प्रेरित किया?
Ans. Apart from money, she gets motivated by the desire to become number in the world.
पैसे के अलावा, दुनिया में नम्बर एक (सर्वश्रेष्ठ) बनने की इच्छा से वह प्रेरित हुई।
Thinking about the Text
Working in small groups of 4–5 students, go back over the two passages on Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova and complete the table given below with relevant phrases or sentences.
| Points of Comparison/Contrast | Santosh Yadav | Maria Sharapova |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Their humble beginning | She was bom in the small village of Joniyawas of Rewari District in Haryana, India. | She was bom in the Frozen plains of Siberia, Russia. |
| 2. Their parents’ approach | Her parents disapproved of her going to Delhi for a better education. Eventually, they agreed to full her demands. | Her father worked as much as he could to keep her tennis training going and took her to the United States so that she could get the best training. |
| 3. Their will power and strong desire to succeed | Her education was a struggle. She enrolled herself in a mountaineering institute and finally due to her determination scaled Mt Everest, not once but twice. | She never thought of quitting even in the most difficult circumstances. It was her passion and determination which make her number one tennis star. |
| 4. Evidence of their mental toughness | She showed mental toughness when she provided special care to a climber who lay dying at the South Col. But unfortunately he died. Though Santosh saved another climber, Mohan singh, by sharing her oxygen with him. | She was young and pretty much lonely in the US an her mother could not accompany her. She was ill-treated by other athletes there. This didn’t depress her but toughened her mentally. |
| 5. Their patriotism | When she unfurled the tricolour on the roof of the world, her feelings were indescribable. It was a spiritual moment for her. She felt proud as an Indian. | Maria says that though she has spent a long time in the US, she has a Russian citizenship and her blood is totally Russian She wants to represent Russia in the Olympics. |
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