9th Class English - Chapter 10 Alexander Selkirk All Question With Answer

(a) Comprehension Questions for discussion (ଆଲୋଚନା ପାଇଁ ବୋଧଗମ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

Question 1.
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
(‘I’ କାହାକୁ ସୂଚାଯାଉଛି ?)
Answer:
‘I’ refers to Alexander Selkirk.

Question 2.
Who is the monarch here?
(ଏଠି କିଏ ସମ୍ରାଟ ବା ଅଧୀଶ୍ବର ଅଟନ୍ତି ?)
Answer:
Alexander Selkirk is the monarch here.

Question 3.
Who found charm in solitude?
(କେଉଁମାନେ ନିର୍ଜନତାରେ ଆନନ୍ଦ ପାଇଥା’ନ୍ତି ?)
Answer:
The sages found charm in solitude.

Question 4.
Why were the beasts unfamiliar with Selkirk?
(ପଶୁମାନେ ସେଲ୍‌କାର୍କଙ୍କ ସହିତ କାହିଁକି ଅପରିଚିତ ଥିଲେ ?)
Answer:
The beasts were unfamiliar with Selkirk because he had never met them on the island before and the beasts had never seen a human being before.

Question 5.
What did Selkirk appeal to the wind?
(ସେଲ୍‌କାର୍କ ବାୟୁକୁ କ’ଣ ନିବେଦନ କଲେ ?)
Answer:
Selkirk appealed to the wind to convey his message to his friends and relatives whom he could never meet in his life in his native land.

Question 6.
Which lines in the poem suggest that the island is a no man’s island?
(କବିତାର କେଉଁ ଧାଡ଼ିଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସୂଚାଇଦିଏ ଯେ ଦ୍ବୀପଟି କାହାର ଦ୍ଵୀପ ନୁହେଁ ?)
Answer:
The line “I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute,” and “/ am out of humanity’s reach, I must finish my journey alone,” in the poem suggest that the island is a no man’s island.

Question 7.
What is the meaning of the line – “They are so unacquainted with man” in stanza 2?
(ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ପଦରେ ଥ‌ିବା ଧାଡ଼ି, ‘ସେମାନେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସହିତ ଅପରିଚିତ’’ର ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ ?)
Answer:
“They are so unacquainted with man” – means the animals were not familiar with man. The animals hadn’t seen a man before. The beasts on the island roam around Alexander Selkirk and ignore his presence.

Question 8.
What hurried Selkirk back to despair?
(କ’ଣ ସେଲକାର୍କଙ୍କୁ ନୈରାଶ୍ୟ ଭିତରକୁ ନେଇଗଲା ?)
Answer:
Selkirk hurried back to despair when he recollected his own present situation that he was alone on the deserted island.

Question 9.
What did Selkirk want to do when evening approached?
(ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ଉପନୀତ ହେଲାରୁ ସେଲକାର୍କ କ’ଣ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଥିଲେ ?)
Answer:
When evening approached, Selkirk wanted to take a rest in his cabin (resting place).

Question 10.
Can you choose an alternative title for the poem?
(ଏହି କବିତା ପାଇଁ ତୁମେ ଏକ ବିକଳ୍ପ ନାମ ବାଛିପାରିବ କି ?)
Answer:
The alternative title of the poem may be ‘The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk”.

(b) Choosing the appropriate answers: (ସଠିକ୍ ଉତ୍ତର ବାଛ)

Question 1.
The poem is about the plight of a person named.
(a) Shakespeare
(b) William Cowper
(c) Alexander Selkirk
(d) William Wordsworth
Answer:
(c) Alexander Selkirk

Question 2.
I am of all is a survey.
(a) King
(b) Emperor
(c) Landlord
(d) Monarch
Answer:
(d) Monarch

Question 3.
The beasts ______ over the plain.
(a) run
(b) walk
(c) move
(d) roam
Answer:
(d) roam

Question 4.
0 had I the wings of a ______,How soon would I taste you again.
(a) crow
(d) dove
(e) owl
(d) fowl
Answer:
(b) dove

Question 5.
The ______ itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light.
(a) tempest
(b) cyclone
(c) blizzard
(d) wind
Answer:
(a) tempest

Question 6.
But the ______ is gone to her nest.
(a) sea horse
(b) sea fowl
(c) sea fish
(d) sea snake
Answer:
(b) sea fowl

Question 1.
What did the poet survey?
(କବି କ’ଣ ଦେଖ‌ିଲେ ?)
Answer:
The poet surveyed the lonely island and the vast sea around it from the center of the island.

Question 2.
Why did the poet remember the sages?
(କବି କାହିଁକି ମୁନିଋଷିମାନଙ୍କୁ ମନେ ପକାଇଲେ ?)
Answer:
He remembered the sages because they got pleasure in solitude. But he didn’t get any pleasure in solitude in that island.

Question 3.
How does the poet describe the island in the second stanza?
(ଦ୍ଵିତୀୟ ପଦରେ କବି ଦ୍ବୀପକୁ କିପରି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛନ୍ତି ?)
Answer:
The island is very lonely without human beings. It is far from any human dwelling. Only beasts and birds live there. That is a no man’s island. He didn’t find any charm in the loneliness of the island.

Question 4.
What are the divine qualities bestowed upon man?
(ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଉପରେ ବୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଥିବା ବା ମନୁଷ୍ୟକୁ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଈଶ୍ୱରୀୟ ଗୁଣସବୁ କ’ଣ ?)
Answer:
Society, friendship, and love are the divine qualities bestowed upon man by God.

Question 5.
Why does the poet like the wisdom of age?
(କବି କାହିଁକି ବୟସ୍କମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାକୁ ପସନ୍ଦ କରନ୍ତି ?)
Answer:
The poet likes the wisdom of the age because their wisdom gives wise advice so that he can spend his days happily. Their wisdom will bring him pleasure by making his sufferings less painful on the deserted island.

Question 6.
What is the poet’s prayer to the ‘winds’?
(ବାୟୁକୁ କବିଙ୍କର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କ’ଣ ?)
Answer:
The poet prays to the winds to bring the good news of his native place which he can never visit. He also appeals to the wind to convey his message of solitude to his friends whom he can never meet in his life.

Question 7.
Why does the poet say that “the tempest itself lags behind”?
(କାହିଁକି କବି କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ, ‘ଝଡ଼ତୋଫାନ ନିଜେ ବହୁ ପଛରେ ରହିଗଲା’’ ?)
Answer:
The poet says that “the tempest itself lags behind” because the flight of the mind is so swift that it can surpass the tempest.

(a) Role-play the following dialogue. (ନିମ୍ନରେ ପ୍ରଦତ୍ତ ସଂଳାପକୁ ଅଭିନୟ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଆବୃତ୍ତି କର ।)

Selkirk– Why are you so indifferent to me?
Beast– Because you are a man.
Selkirk– So what? I am quite friendly.
Beast– Sorry, I am not acquainted with the man.
Selkirk– Oh wind! Please listen to me.
Wind– What can I do for you?
Selkirk– Please convey my message to my friends as I am far away on this lonely island.
Wind– It’s not possible. I can’t cross my limit.

Words having sameness of sound of the endings of two or more words are rhyming words. In this poem the words like ‘face ’ and ‘place ’ are rhyming words. Find out at least six pairs of such words from the poem. (ଦୁଇ ବା ତତୋଽଧ୍ଵକ ଶବ୍ଦର ଶେଷ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣରେ ସାଦୃଶ୍ୟ ଥିଲେ ତାହାକୁ ଯତିପାତ ହେଉଥ‌ିବା ଶବ୍ଦ (Rhyming words) କୁହାଯାଏ । ଏହି କବିତାରେ ‘face’ ଓ ‘place’ ଶବ୍ଦଦ୍ଵୟ ଯତିପାତ ହେଉଥ‌ିବା ଶବ୍ଦ । କବିତାରୁ ଏପରି ଅନ୍ୟୁନ ଛଅଯୋଡ଼ା ଶବ୍ଦ ଖୋଜି ବାହାର କର ।)

Answer:
Other rhyming words (six pairs) are:
1. dispute – brute
2. reach – speech
3. see – me
4. truth – youth
5. send – friend
6. flight – light

Writing task: (ଲିଖନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ)
This poem is about a sailor named Alexander Selkirk. He swam to a lonely island after a ship wreck. That was a no man’s island. Only beasts and birds lived there. (ଏହି କବିତାଟି ଆଲେକ୍‌ଜାଣ୍ଡର ସେଲ୍‌କାର୍କ ନାମକ ଜଣେ ନାବିକ ବିଷୟରେ ଲିଖ୍ । ଏକ ଜାହାଜ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ପରେ ସେ ଗୋଟିଏ ନିର୍ଜନ ଦ୍ବୀପକୁ ପହଁରି ଯାଇଥିଲେ । ଏହା ଏକ ମାନବବିହୀନ ଦ୍ଵୀପ ଥିଲା । କେବଳ ପଶୁ ଓ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ସେଠାରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲେ ।)
Think yourself as Selkirk and write in about ten lines describing your feeling of loneliness. (ନିଜକୁ ସେଲ୍‌କାର୍କ ମନେକରି ତୁମ ନିର୍ଜନତାର ଅନୁଭୂତିକୁ ବର୍ଣନା କରି ଦଶଟି ବାକ୍ୟରେ ଲେଖ ।)
Answer:
I am a sailor named Alexander Selkirk. Once I was on a sea voyage ( ଜଳଯାତ୍ରା) along with other crews. Unfortunately (ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟବଶତଃ ) the ship was wrecked (ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣାଗ୍ରସ୍ତ ହେଲା) during the voyage. I was lucky enough to swim to a lonely island after the wreck. It was an uninhabited island. I felt lonely there. Only beasts and birds lived there. They remained aloof. Because they were not acquainted (ପରିଚିତ ନ ଥିଲେ)with man. I remembered the great sayings of the sages who used to get charms in solitude (ନିର୍ଜନତା). But I myself didn’t get any pleasure in that solitude. I realized that it was better to live in the midst of difficulties than to live in a lonely place like that isolated island. I always remembered my friends and relatives in my native land. I was anxious to hear the voice of my near and dear ones. But my dreams remained unfulfilled. My recollections left me in despair. I prayed to God to rescue me from that difficult situation. God heard my prayers and I was rescued after four years by a passing ship.