CBSE Class 9 English Chapter 7 Packing NCERT Solutions

Solution:

Yes, I enjoy going on trips, especially adventure trips with my family that involve activities like water sports or mountaineering. Packing for a trip is often a tiresome and confusing task for me. Despite my best efforts to remember everything, I frequently forget essential items, which sometimes leads to mild frustration or self-amusement.

It is common for me to realize during a trip that I have forgotten to pack necessities like a toothbrush or slippers. Sometimes, finding specific items like a particular dress or accessory can be difficult due to disorganized packing, which can be quite inconvenient.

Forgetting important things usually makes me feel annoyed and a bit grumpy. However, looking back, I often find the situation humorous and laugh at my own forgetfulness.

Solution:

There are four distinct characters in the narrative: the narrator, Jerome; his two friends, George and Harris; and the dog, Montmorency.

Solution:

The narrator, Jerome, volunteered to do the packing because he had immense pride in his packing abilities. He felt that packing was one of the few things he knew more about than any other person alive and wanted to demonstrate his supposed expertise.

Solution:

George and Harris readily accepted Jerome's offer to pack. George settled into an armchair, smoking his pipe, while Harris put his legs up on the table and lit a cigar. Jerome did not appreciate their relaxed and somewhat dismissive reaction, as it implied they thought he was incapable or that they were happy to let him do all the work.

Solution:

Jerome's true intention when he offered to pack was not merely to pack, but to take charge and boss the job. He wanted to direct George and Harris, push them aside, and show them how packing should be done properly, asserting his perceived superiority in the task.

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After the bag was shut and strapped, Harris casually mentioned that Jerome had not packed the boots. Harris likely waited until the bag was completely packed and secured to ask this because he wanted to make Jerome realize his mistake and perhaps ridicule his so-called packing expertise by pointing out such a significant oversight at the last moment.

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A "horrible idea" occurred to Jerome a little later when he had to unstrap the bag to pack the boots. He suddenly wondered if he had packed his toothbrush. Jerome was quite particular about his toothbrush and always felt anxious if he wasn't sure it was packed.

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Jerome had to put everything out of the packed bag to find his toothbrush, as he had packed everything else haphazardly. After a considerable search through the jumbled contents, Jerome finally located his toothbrush inside one of the boots.

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Jerome had to reopen the packed bag twice due to his forgetfulness. The first time was when he realized he had forgotten to pack the boots. The second time was when he unpacked the bag again, only to discover that he had accidentally packed his tobacco pouch along with his other belongings.

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George and Harris offered to pack the hampers, which were meant for carrying food items. Harris suggested this, stating that they would need to start their journey in less than twelve hours, implying that it would be more efficient for them to handle the remaining packing tasks.

Solution:

The statements that are true regarding George and Harris's packing of the hamper are:

• (i) They started with breaking a cup.
• (iii) They squashed a tomato.
• (iv) They trod on the butter.
• (vi) They put things behind them, and couldn't find them.
• (vii) They stepped on things.

Statements (ii), (v), (viii), (ix), and (x) are not supported by the text as true descriptions of their actions during the packing of the hamper.