“English” Question Answers Chapter 2.5 A Play Class 9 Maharashtra Board

ENGLISH WORKSHOP

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1. List the characters that have appeared so far in the play.

• King Chaupat
• First Guard
• Second Guard
• Disciple
• Thief
• Merchant
• Bricklayer
• Mortar-maker
• Potter
• Money-lender’s Daughter

2. List all the different titles they use to address the King.

• Most Noble King
• Most Revered King
• Most Gracious King
• Most Learned King
• O Great King
• O Noble King

3. Copy the exclamations from the play (At least 5).

• “Justice! Oh, Most Great King!”
• “Mercy, O Noble King!”
• “Forgive me, O Merciful King!”
• “Your Majesty, show mercy!”
• “Ah! Justice at last!”

4. Copy the orders (imperative sentences) from the play.

• “Fetch the merchant at once!”
• “Bring the careless bricklayer immediately!”
• “Summon the mortar-maker at once!”
• “Let the potter be brought here at once!”
• “Take the goldsmith away to the gallows!”

6. Write what each of the following should have said after listening to the complaint against him/her :

• Daughter: “I only went to the goldsmith because my wedding jewelry was delayed.”
• Potter: “The money-lender’s daughter distracted me, so I made a mistake.”
• Mortar-maker: “The pot I used had a wide mouth, so too much water got mixed.”
• Bricklayer: “The mortar was weak because the mortar-maker made a mistake.”
• Merchant: “My house was newly built, and the wall collapsed due to bad construction.”

7. What should the King have said to the Thief?

• “You are a thief. How can you ask for justice?”

8. Will a thief appear in court on his own? Why does this thief dare to do so?

• No, usually thieves avoid court. But in this land, rules are illogical, so the thief dares to ask for justice.

9. Read the following sentences and find the subject and the verb in each.

10. Read the following sentences. Tick the ones in passive voice. Copy them correctly.

✅ Passive Voice Sentences:

(5) “… and my friend was instantly killed …”

(6) “My house has been recently built …”

(7) “It is the fault of the bricklayer …”

✅ Corrected Active Voice Versions:

The wall collapsed and instantly killed my friend.

Someone recently built my house. The bricklayer made a mistake.

The remaining sentences are in active voice and do not need changes.

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1. List the characters that appear for the first time in this part of the play. Write one or two lines about each of them.

• King Chaupat – The ruler of Andher Nagari, known for his foolish decisions.
• First Guard – A guard who is alert and follows orders.
• Second Guard – A lazy guard who finds his job boring.
• Disciple – A follower of a wise sage who visits Andher Nagari.
• Thief – A robber who complains about the weak wall that killed his friend.
• Merchant – The owner of the house where the thief’s friend died.
• Bricklayer – The person who built the weak wall.
• Mortar-maker – The one who mixed weak mortar for the wall.
• Potter – The person who made the defective pot.
• Money-lender’s Daughter – A girl whose actions distracted the potter.
• Goldsmith – A jeweler who delayed his work due to the King’s orders.
• Sage – The wise teacher of the disciple who comes to save him.

2. Say whether the following sentences are True or False.

(a) The Goldsmith blamed the King for the delay in his work. (True)

(b) The King thought the Goldsmith had a good reason for the delay. (False)

(c) The Goldsmith was hanged. (False)

(d) The noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck. (True)

(e) The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck. (False)

(f) The Sage wanted to die on that day. (True)

(g) The Sage wanted to save his Disciple. (True)

(h) The King wanted to be King again in his next birth. (True)

3. Write any three instances of funny rules and twisted logic used in Andher Nagari.

1. A thief complains about a weak wall instead of being punished for stealing.
2. The King orders random people to be hanged for no real reason.
3. The King himself wants to be hanged because he believes it will make him king again.

4. List the proverbs and sayings used in the play.

• “Taka ser bhaji, taka ser khaja.” (Everything has the same price.)
• “Justice delayed is justice denied.”

5. Read the entire play and complete the following blame game flow chart