Homework Assignment 27 | BBC Compacta Solutions for Class 9 PDF Download

(1) In air around us, the molecules of gas usually so far apart our eyes cannot detect them—although a few, is possible to detect them by smell. Gases no firm shape form. Their molecules move rapidly every direction to fill whatever container are in.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "are": In air around us, the molecules of gas usually so far apart our eyes cannot are detect them.
The missing word for the second blank is "have": Gases no have firm shape form.
The missing word for the third blank is "they": to fill whatever container they are in.

(2) Life without water unimaginable. Every living thing on earth depends water. Can anyone imagine life water? Would you like live in a world like that? Water is main source of life, so we save water and use properly instead wasting it.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "is": Life without water is unimaginable.
The missing word for the second blank is "on": depends on water.
The missing word for the third blank is "without": Can anyone imagine life without water?
The missing word for the fourth blank is "to": Would you like to live in a world like that?
The missing word for the fifth blank is "the": Water is the main source of life.
The missing word for the sixth blank is "and": use and properly instead wasting it.

(3) I am a baby elephant. I live along my herd in a forest India. Sometimes, we devour the crops in the villages the edge of the forest. Then people attack in retaliation and usually are casualties on both sides. They say we 'wild' and dangerous. What nonsense! We not even eat other animals some men do.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "in": in a forest in India.
The missing word for the second blank is "at": in the villages at the edge of the forest.
The missing word for the third blank is "there": and usually there are casualties.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "are": They say we are 'wild'.
The missing word for the fifth blank is "do": We not even do eat other animals.

(4) The Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad Festival celebrated the end of November year is aimed to bring limelight the historical and pictorial sites and around Aurangabad include Ajanta, Ellora, Daulatabad, Lonar Shirdi. The festival conducted by Aurangabad festival committee the chairmanship of the Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "of": the end of November year.
The missing word for the second blank is "the": to bring limelight the historical.
The missing word for the third blank is "and": sites and around Aurangabad.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "under": the chairmanship under the Divisional Commissioner.

(5) Clowns been a part of many culture and kingdom but without a purpose. Ancient Greece boasts the existence of earliest clowns. They bald-headed figures main role in mimes and pantomimes was evoke laughter.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "have": Clowns have been a part of many culture.
The missing word for the second blank is "the": boasts the existence of earliest clowns.
The missing word for the third blank is "the": figures the main role in mimes.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "to": was to evoke laughter.

(B) A slash (/) in each line of the passages below indicates that a word is missing there. Choose the option that supplies the correct missing word in each line.
(6) The misuse / mobile phones is no greater / the misuse of any / modern gadgets. Parents and teachers / a role to play in educating young people / the safe and / use of this technology.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "of": The misuse of mobile phones.
The missing word for the second blank is "than": no greater than the misuse of.
The missing word for the third blank is "other": any other modern gadgets.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "have": Parents and teachers have a role to play.
The missing word for the fifth blank is "and": in the safe and use of this technology.

(7) Gokhle was a patriot / the true sense of the word. He loved India. His great desire / to help India / a great country. His life was / effective/ the true sense of the word.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "in": Gokhle was a patriot in the true sense of the word.
The missing word for the second blank is "to": His great desire to help India.
The missing word for the third blank is "become": help India become a great country.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "in": was in effective.

(8) Our nomadic ancestors / to quickly cover long distances / hunting. While running / the animals they constantly moved / arms. It reduced the effort and counterbalanced / body. Even today the dynamics of running have / changed.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "had": Our nomadic ancestors had to quickly cover.
The missing word for the second blank is "by": While running by the animals they constantly.
The missing word for the third blank is "their": moved their arms.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "the": counterbalanced the body.
The missing word for the fifth blank is "not": have not changed.

(9) Procrastination is the reason / there are so / unfulfilled lives and setbacks. It makes us settle / less than we deserve and are capable of. Thus, / kills confidence and stalls momentum. To / procrastination we need to / why we procrastinate.
Ans: The missing word for the first blank is "why": the reason why there are so.
The missing word for the second blank is "for": settle for less than we deserve.
The missing word for the third blank is "it": Thus, it kills confidence.
The missing word for the fourth blank is "overcome": To overcome procrastination we need to.