The Bond of Love  (Class 9 SEBA): Textual Questions, Answers, and Exercises

 

The Bond of Love  (Class 9 SEBA): Textual Questions, Answers, and Exercises

1. Heading Matching

Match the headings with relevant paragraphs as asked in the textbook:

Heading	Paragraph Number
An Orphaned Cub	3
Bruno’s Food-chart	6
An Accidental Case of Poisoning	8
Playful Baba	12
Pain of Separation	14
Joy of Reunion	16
A Request to the Zoo	18
An Island in the Courtyard	21

2. Textbook Questions and Answers
3. Quotes from the Text

Q1. “I got him for her by accident.”

• (i) Who says this?
  Ans: The narrator says this statement.
• (ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to?
  Ans: ‘Him’ refers to the baby sloth bear (Bruno), and ‘her’ refers to the narrator’s wife.
• (iii) What is the incident referred to here?
  Ans: The incident describes how the narrator got the cub while hunting in the sugarcane fields and brought it home for his wife12345.

Q2. “He stood on his head in delight.”

• (i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?
  Ans: ‘He’ refers to Bruno (the bear).
• (ii) Why was he delighted?
  Ans: He was delighted to see the narrator’s wife after being separated from her when he was sent to the zoo12345.

Q3. “We all missed him greatly: but in a sense we were relieved.”

• (i) Who does ‘we all’ stand for?
  Ans: ‘We all’ stands for the narrator and his family members.
• (ii) Who did they miss?
  Ans: They missed Bruno—the bear.
• (iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?
  Ans: They felt relieved because Bruno’s size made it difficult to keep him at home safely

1. Short Answer Questions (30–40 words each)

Q1. On two occasions, Bruno ate/drank something that should not be eaten/drunk. What happened to him on these occasions?

• Ans:
  • First, Bruno ate barium carbonate (rat poison), which caused him to be paralyzed and unconscious, but he was saved after urgent treatment.
  • Second, he drank a whole gallon of old engine oil, but surprisingly, it did not harm him, though everyone feared for his safety

Q2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?

• Ans:
  Yes, Bruno (Baba) was loving, playful, and very affectionate towards the family, but as he grew bigger, he became difficult and unsafe to keep at home, leading to his being sent to the zoo for everyone’s safety

Q3. How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?

• Ans:
  Bruno was sent to Mysore zoo. When the narrator’s wife was heartbroken, she wrote to the zoo’s curator, who kindly allowed Bruno (Baba) to return. Special arrangements were made in their courtyard to keep him safely—a little island with a moat
• 3. Textual Exercises (Language/Grammar Based)

1. Use of Adverbs

(Complete with the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases)

1. a) We should ______ get down from a moving train.
   Answer: never
2. b) I was ________ in need of support after my poor performance.
   Answer: badly
3. c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ________.
   Answer: immediately3