NCERT Solutions of Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
By R. K. Laxman
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Question 1:
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra? [Imp.]
Answer
Iswaran was an obedient person. He was Mahendra’s cook. He was very caring and hardworking. He did all the jobs such as cooking meal, washing clothes and chatting with Mahendra at night. He obeyed his master with full dedication. So, he was an asset to Mahendra.
Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
Question 2:
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
Answer
Iswaran adds suspense to his description. He says that the road was deserted. Suddenly he noticed something. It looked like a big bushy beast. It was spread out across the road. He wanted to run back from there. But very slowly he went closer. He found it was only a fallen tree. Thus Iswaran wants to create a feeling of suspense and fear in his listeners.
Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
Question 3:
How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?
Answer
Iswaran narrates the story of the tusker exaggeratedly. The Tusker, having escaped from the timber yard, stamped on bushes, tore up wild creepers and broke the branches at his will. The story does not appear to be plausible.
Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
Question 4:
Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters?
Answer
The author says that Iswaran seemed to be more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters because Iswaran was a great entertainer for Mahendra. He would chat with him at night and tell him countless stories packed with adventure, horror and suspense.
Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
Question 5:
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?
Answer
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination as he did not believe in ghosts. One day Iswaran told him about a female ghost holding a foetus in her arms. On a full-moon night he woke up from his sleep and looked outside the window. He got shocked to see the same figure and began to sweat profusely.
Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
Question 6:
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
Answer
Mahendra saw the dark cloudy form outside his window. He gathered courage. He caught the ghost. He tore off its mask. The ghost was none else but Iswaran.
Class 9 Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran The Storyteller
