CBSE Class 9 English Villa For Sale Worksheet

Topic: VILLA FOR SALE

Q1) Answer the following in 30 to 40 words.

a. Why did Juliette wait until night for putting up the ‘For Sale’ sign?

b. What kind of part did the maid get and why?

c. How did the maid express her concern for Juliette?

d. ‘It’s just an idea you’ve had stuck in your head ‘. What ‘idea’ is being referred to?

e. Why wasn’t Gaston interested in buying the villa?

f. How did Juliette describe her villa?

g. ‘Please don’t joke’ who said it and why?

h. What did Mrs. Al Smith ask and tell the maild?

i. Mrs. Al Smith made many statements which indicated that she was a clever and observant woman, but appearances are deceptive. Justify.

Q2) Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.

1) “But the sign has been hanging on the gate for over a month now and I am beginning to be afraid that the day I bought it was when I was the real fool”.

a) Why is Juliette disappointed?

b) Why does she call herself a fool?

c) What was mentioned on the sigh board?

2) “But your parents would take possession of it, every year from the beginning of spring until the end of September”.

a) What does Gaston mean by ‘take possession’?

b) What does the speaker fear more?

c) Whom does ‘your’ refer to?