CG Board Class 9 English Reader (Flight) Chapter 14 Solutions: Unit 5 Reading B: Namaste (नमस्ते) – 2026-27

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Complete 100% textbook-grounded CG Board Class 9 English Reader (Flight) Chapter 14 Solutions: Unit 5 Reading B: Namaste (नमस्ते) in Bilingual Format (English & Hindi Medium).


🌐 Select Language / माध्यम चुनें:

  • gestures: a movement, especially from your face and hands for expressing something.

English Meaning: Movement of hands, face, or body to express an idea or emotion.

Hindi Meaning: – /

  • adieu: good bye.

English Meaning: Goodbye or farewell.

Hindi Meaning: /

  • salutes: greets with honor and respect.

English Meaning: Shows respect through a formal greeting.

Hindi Meaning: /

  • slight bow: bending the head or upper body slightly in respect.

English Meaning: A modest nod or lowering of the head to show honor.

Hindi Meaning:

  • parting: leaving or taking leave.

English Meaning: Going away or saying goodbye.

Hindi Meaning: /

Q1

Author Nishu Mathur Details Nishu Mathur has been…


📝 Question:

– Author: Nishu Mathur. – Details: Nishu Mathur has been writing poems for a couple of years and has composed more than 300 poems till date. – : 300 **Q1. What body posture do we take to say ‘namaste’?

💡 Solution:

To say ‘namaste’, our hands come together with palms touching as in prayer and fingers meeting, accompanied by a lowered head and a slight bow with respect.

Q2

To whom do we say namaste


📝 Question:

To whom do we say ‘namaste’?

💡 Solution:

We say ‘namaste’ to young and old alike, to a guest, a friend, or anyone who might walk our way.

Q3

At what time do we say namaste


📝 Question:

At what time do we say ‘namaste’?

💡 Solution:

We say ‘namaste’ as a word of welcome when greeting someone upon arrival, as well as when parting or leaving to bid adieu.

Q4

What does namaste convey


📝 Question:

What does ‘namaste’ convey?

💡 Solution:

‘Namaste’ conveys the deep spiritual sentiment that “The spirit in me honours the spirit in you”. It wishes the person well and hopes they will have a beautiful, blessed day.

Q5

How does the person feel when heshe says…


📝 Question:

How does the person feel when he/she says ‘namaste’?

💡 Solution:

When a person says ‘namaste’, they feel a sense of deep respect, humility, peace, and spiritual connection from the heart, wishing well for the other person.

Exercise I

Complete the word-web with the words related to the word in the center (‘Farewell’)

Center Word: Farewell

Given Sample Word in Oval: Bye-Bye

Complete Word Web Words

  1. Bye-Bye (given in textbook)
  2. Adieu
  3. Good-bye / Goodbye
  4. Parting
  5. See you
  6. Tata
Exercise II

What does each of these gestures suggest? Write it in the space provided.

  1. Gesture 1 (Two fingers raised in a ‘V’ shape):
  • Answer:Victory / Peace sign.
  1. Gesture 2 (Thumb and pinky finger extended):
  • Answer:Call me / Phone call gesture.
  1. Gesture 3 (Both palms joined together in front of chest):
  • Answer:Namaste / Greeting / Prayer / Respect.
  1. Gesture 4 (One hand horizontal over the vertical fingers of the other hand forming a ‘T’):
  • Answer:Time-out sign.
Q6

Verification Appendix CrossCheck


📝 Question:

Verification & Appendix Cross-Check

💡 Solution:

  • Verification Summary:
  • Chapter 14 (‘Namaste’ by Nishu Mathur) is a cultural poem celebrating the traditional Indian greeting.
  • All 5 comprehension questions, the vocabulary word-web on ‘Farewell’, and the 4 visual gesture identification exercises have been solved step-by-step in bilingual format.
  • The Listening Appendix for Unit 5 Culture (Pages 184 & 187) contains listening scripts on Mehndi/Henna art traditions and Sea Lion performances.


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