NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English: On Killing a Tree (Nisha)

Class 9 is the first stepping stone for a student in the competitive world. With the introduction of the CBSE Board Exam for class 10 a few years back, this has become an important gateway for a student. Based on the results of class 9th a student selects his future stream of Science, Commerce or Arts suiting his interest.

Takshila Learning is providing NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English as per the latest syllabus by CBSE. Class 9 is the building block for the CBSE Class 10 Board Exams, not only for your exams but also for your higher studies and career. English is the most essential subject and the knowledge in this field opens up wider career opportunities for the students.

Below you can find the NCERT solution for Class 9th English. You can get a Solution for the all-important question of ” The Fun they Had”

Questions Covered : 

Question 1 : Can a “simple jab of the knife” kill a tree? Why not?

Question 2 : How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity.

Question 3 : What is the meaning of “bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?

Question 4 : The poet says “No” at the beginning of the third stanza. What does he mean by this?

Question 5 : What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?

Question 6 : What does he mean by “the strength of the tree exposed”?

Question 7 : What finally kills the tree?

Question 8 : How does a tree become strong?

Question 9 : How do the sun and the air contribute to the killing of a tree?

Question 10 : What is the most important thing to do while killing a tree?

Question 11 : How the tree gets killed in the end?

Question 12 : Describe the growth and expansion story of a tree.

Question 13 : Describe the healing power of a tree that doesn’t allow it to die so soon.

Question 14 : Describe various processes that lead to the ultimate death of a rootless tree.

Question 15 : Write the critical appreciation of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?

Question 16 : Describe the pulling out of the roots and the various processes of withering and dying of a tree after it.

Question 17 : After reading the poem, what similarities can we draw between trees and some great people of yester years?