CG SCERT (Chhattisgarh Board) Class 9 English Reader (Flight) Solutions | 2026-27 Official Edition
Complete 100% textbook-grounded CG Board Class 9 English Reader (Flight) Chapter 9 Solutions: Unit 3 Reading C: Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद) in Bilingual Format (English & Hindi Medium).
- doctrine: a set of principles or beliefs.
- eliminate: to remove completely.
- cosmic system: belonging or related to the universe.
- dominate: to be the most powerful or important.
- steadiness: not likely to change quickly.
- tendency: a habit or inclination that keeps occurring.
Comprehension Exercises
सुमन को उसकी दादी द्वारा क्या काम दिया…
Suman’s dadi asked her to bring some important wild herbs from the patches in their backyard.
Dadi needed the herbs to prepare natural medicines to cure biological and chemical imbalances and illnesses.
The main systems of medicine prevalent in the world are Allopathy, Homeopathy, and Ayurveda.
- Allopathy: It is the mainstream modern health care system that treats physical symptoms using tested medicines.
- Homeopathy: It works on the doctrine ‘like cures like’, where a substance causing symptoms in a healthy person cures similar symptoms in a sick person.
- Ayurveda: It is the ancient Indian natural and holistic science of life that focuses on preventing disease and eliminating its root cause by balancing the body’s natural elements.
Ayurveda principles state that human life is governed by five basic cosmic elements (space, air, fire, water, earth) combined into three doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha). Maintaining perfect balance among these doshas through proper pathya (lifestyle, eating habits, and daily routine) prevents diseases and ensures ideal health.
The five elements (space, air, fire, water, and earth) form our individual physical, mental, and emotional constitution (prakriti). Keeping these five elements balanced leads to health, vitality, and intelligence, whereas their imbalance leads to emotional distress and diseases.
The three governing energies or doshas in Ayurveda are
- Vata (Space + Air)
- Pitta (Fire + Water)
- Kapha (Water + Earth)
- Vata: Controls body motion, blood circulation, breathing, and heartbeat.
- Pitta: Controls metabolic systems, digestion, absorption, nutrition, and body temperature.
- Kapha: Controls body structure, growth, fluid supply, skin moisture, and immunity.
Dr. A. K. Sharma runs ‘Sanjivani Health Care Centre’ in our town, and he practices the Ayurvedic system of medicine.
Vocabulary Exercises I Tick the correct meanings of…
रेखांकित शब्दों के सही अर्थ पर निशान लगाइए
(b) identify**
(a) calm**
(a) well-planned**
(b) powerful**
- \_y\_rv\_d\_ -> Ayurveda
- D\_m\_n\_nt -> Dominant
- R\_c\_gn\_z\_ -> Recognize
- B\_l\_nc\_ -> Balance
- M\_xt\_r\_ -> Mixture
- ayurveda, homeopathy, allopathy, medicine
- Reason: ‘Medicine’ is a general term, whereas others are specific medical systems.
- health, personality, diet, nutrition
- Reason: ‘Personality’ relates to character traits, while others relate directly to bodily health.
- organised, tidy, efficient, well-ordered
- Reason: ‘Tidy’ refers to appearance/neatness, whereas others refer to functioning and systematic management.
- energetic, enthusiastic, tired, refreshing
- Reason: ‘Tired’ is a negative low-energy state, while others represent high energy.
- aggressive, relaxed, calm, confident
- Reason: ‘Aggressive’ is a hostile emotion, while others are peaceful, positive traits.
- Example: metabolism : circulation, breathing
- a. doshas : Vata, Pitta (or Kapha)
- b. elements of nature : space, air (or fire, water, earth)
- c. system of medicine : Allopathy, Homeopathy
Grammar Exercises
Grammar Exercises
##### 1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
- a. Our neighbour, Mrs Singh, accompanies us to the market every Saturday.
- b. The small city is illuminated by thousands of multi-coloured lights at night during Navaratri.
- c. It is a big factory. One thousand people are employed here.
- d. Most of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.
First the monitor, keyboard and printer are linked up. Then the main cable is plugged in. The monitor is switched on at the back. When the light appears on the screen, the Day Disk is placed in Drive A. The disk is pushed in until the button clicks out. About 30 seconds are taken by the computer to load the programme. The drive button is pressed and the disk shoots out. The Day Disk is replaced with the Document Disk. Finally, function key 7 is pressed. The word processor is then ready to use.
Pitta People
पित्त और कफ प्रकृति वाले लोगों का वर्णनात्मक…
‘Pitta’ people like to have an organized life. They become angry easily and are often impatient. They have a good appetite and prefer ice-cold drinks. They do not like spicy food like chillies. They are critical of themselves and others, often feel too hot, and get tired easily in hot weather.
‘Kapha’ people are calm and relaxed individuals. They gain weight quickly but lose it slowly. They tend to walk slowly and like to get up late in the morning. They learn slowly but remember things very well. They do not get angry easily and are kind, friendly, and forgiving.
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Date: October 15, 2026
Dear Rahul,
We are sorry to hear about your severe fever and illness. We all miss
you very much in school, especially during our science project classes.
We hope that you will recover soon and be back at school with us.
Please take complete rest, take your medicines on time, and follow the
doctor’s instructions properly.
Best wishes,
Suman, Amit, Neha, and Priya
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| Food Category | Matched Food Items |
|---|---|
| Cold drink | Coco-cola, Pepsi, Miranda, Frooti, Thumbs up |
| Sweets | Chocolates, sweets, sugar |
| Junk food | Burger, chips, kurkure, pizza, samosa |
| Dairy products | Butter, cheese, milk |
| Fruits | Apple, banana, orange, mango |
| Cereals | Bread, pasta, rice, pulses |
| Vegetables | Onion, potato, tomato |
| Friend’s Name | Identified Dosha | Recommended Good Food | Avoidable / Danger Food |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan | Vata (Creative, quick, thin) | Warm food and drinks, sweet, sour, salty, and oily food | Cold foods, raw iced drinks, dry fruits, curd |
| Suresh | Pitta (Organized, intense, energetic) | Cool food and drinks, sweet tastes, fresh salads | Tomatoes, bananas, spicy food, hot pepper, oil |
| Priya | Kapha (Calm, relaxed, steady) | Warm drinks, bitter tastes, light meals, soups | Fried food, sweets, milk, cheese, potatoes |
- (i) Oral cancer is caused by:
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Answer: b. smoking and tobacco chewing
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- (ii) ‘Voices of Tobacco Victims’ is:
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Answer: c. a campaign
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- (iii) Awareness among tobacco users can be increased by:
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Answer: a. sharing stories of cancer survivors
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- (iv) ‘Gutka’ is:
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Answer: d. chewable tobacco
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- a. What percentage of smokers or tobacco chewers are cancer patients? What form of cancer do they suffer from?
- English: Approximately 85% of the cancer patients treated by Dr. Chaturvedi are smokers or tobacco chewers, and they suffer from oral cancer.
- b. What is the campaign’s greatest success?
- English: The campaign’s greatest success has been to ban the manufacture, storage, distribution, and sale of ‘gutka’ in India.
- c. Mr. Chaturvedi treated thousands of patients. What action did he take after this?
- English: After treating thousands of patients, he launched a campaign named ‘Voices of Tobacco Victims’ in 2008 to advocate for strict tobacco control.
- Name of the campaign: Voices of Tobacco Victims
- Year of launching: 2008
- Aims of the campaign: To advocate for stringent tobacco control in India and raise awareness about the damaging health effects of tobacco.
- People involved: Cancer survivors, policy makers, tobacco users, and doctors (Mr. Chaturvedi).
- a) physically strong and not likely to get ill: healthy
- b) organizing a series of activities to try to achieve something: campaign
- c) to give authority or confidence to do something: empower
- d) concerning mouth or buccal cavity: oral
- e) a person who continues to live despite nearly dying: survivor
| Word | Prefix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|
| a) empower | em- | – |
| b) survivor | – | -or |
| c) awareness | – | -ness |
| d) storage | – | -age |
| e) distribution | dis- | -tion |
| f) advocacy | ad- | -acy |
| g) healthy | – | -y |
| h) successful | – | -ful |
| i) smokers | – | -er / -s |
| j) proven | – | -en |
| k) approximately | ap- (ad-) | -ate / -ly |
- (i) The speaker wanted to see the nurse because he:
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Answer: b. wanted to go home
- (ii) The speaker wanted to go home because:
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Answer: a. he would become more ill if he stayed back
- (iii) The speaker is at:
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Answer: b. school
- (iv) Turning green, pink and blue suggests that the speaker:
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Answer: d. is pretending to be sick
- a. Words in the poem associated with cold and fever:
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Answer: fever, chill, cold, flu, sweats, shakes, stuffy nose.
- b. How old do you think is the speaker in the poem?
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Answer: The speaker is a young school student (around 8 to 12 years old).
- c. Words in the poem showing seriousness of illness:
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Answer: fatal, nauseated, ill, fever, chill, flu, shakes.
- nose -> cold, stuffy nose
- body -> ache / fever
- stomach -> bellyaches
- throat -> sore, cough
- eyes -> blurred
- head -> ache
- ankle -> sprain
- skin -> rash
- a) One feels like vomiting when one is nauseated.
- b) A patient suffering from influenza will have fever, cold, flu & chills.
- c) One who has fever sweats after he takes a medicine.
- d) When someone feels terribly cold he/she has chills.
- e) Our nose is stuffy when we have a bad cold.
- Words: chill, sweats, shakes, headache, bodyache, cold, flu, stuffy nose.
| Adverb (Positive) | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
|---|---|---|
| little | less | least |
| far | farther / further | farthest / furthest |
| much | more | most |
| early | earlier | earliest |
| fast | faster | fastest |
- The farmer is ploughing the field with oxen.
- The woman is cooking food outside her hut.
- The cows and goats are grazing in the field.
- The children are running and playing in the open ground.
- The sun is rising behind the mountains.
- The boy is bringing water.
- The donkey and horse are standing near the trees.
- The squirrel is sitting on the tree branch.
- Monday: My sister and I are attending music class at 4:00 pm today. After that, I am studying for the science test till 10:00 pm.
- Tuesday: My friends and I are going for a movie in the afternoon. In the evening, I am playing a badminton match.
- Positive Forms:
- I’m, I’ve, I’d, I’ll
- We’re, We’ve, We’d, We’ll
- You’re, You’ve, You’d, You’ll
- He’s, He’d, He’ll
- She’s, She’d, She’ll
- They’re, They’ve, They’d, They’ll
- Negative Forms:
- is not -> isn’t
- are not -> aren’t
- was not -> wasn’t
- were not -> weren’t
- do not -> don’t
- does not -> doesn’t
- did not -> didn’t
- cannot -> can’t
- will not -> won’t
- would not -> wouldn’t
- should not -> shouldn’t
- a. Raipur isn’t the capital of India.
- b. They don’t live in Raipur.
- c. She can’t swim.
- d. He doesn’t speak English.
- e. You weren’t so busy.
- f. She wasn’t in time.
- g. He‘ll have a big house.
- h. I don’t have a car.
- i. They couldn’t reach home.
- j. You‘ve worked hard.
- k. She won’t come today.
- I have a fever and a chill
- I have a cold
- I have the flu
- I have the sweats
- I have the shakes
- I have to get up at 6 o’clock every morning.
- I have to brush my teeth twice a day.
- I have to complete my homework before dinner.
- I have to reach school on time.
- I have to wear a clean uniform every day.
- I have to polish my shoes daily.
- I have to help my parents in domestic work.
- I have to revise my lessons before sleeping.
- I have to drink clean water every day.
- I have to take proper rest at night.
- Difference: ‘Have to’ expresses external compulsion or regulation, whereas ‘Should’ expresses desirable advice or moral duty.
- 5 New Year Resolutions (‘should’):
- I should wake up early every morning.
- I should exercise daily to keep my body healthy.
- I should avoid eating unhygienic junk food.
- I should spend more time reading good books.
- I should always respect my elders and teachers.
- 5 Examination Hall Rules (‘have to’ / ‘must’):
- We have to bring our admit card and identity card.
- We have to reach the examination hall 15 minutes before start time.
- We must maintain absolute silence inside the hall.
- We must not bring mobile phones or smart watches inside.
- We have to hand over our answer sheets to the invigilator before leaving.
- a. Toothache: You should apply clove oil. You should visit a dentist.
- b. Fever: You should take rest. You should consult a doctor.
- c. Cold: You should drink warm water. You should take steam.
- d. Broken leg: You should go to an orthopedic hospital. You should take an X-ray.
- e. Bellyache: You should avoid oily food. You should drink light warm water.
- Textbook Misspelled Words to Encircle:
early-> easyfake-> takebeard-> breadslip-> slicerich-> ringelephant-> hippopotamuspaper-> pepper
| Disease | Dos | Don’ts |
|---|---|---|
| a. Cold and Cough | Drink warm water, take steam, and rest properly. | Don’t drink ice-cold water or eat ice cream. |
| b. Head Lice | Wash hair with anti-lice shampoo and comb regularly. | Don’t share combs, towels, or caps with others. |
| c. Injury | Clean wound with antiseptic and apply sterile bandage. | Don’t touch wound with dirty hands or leave it open. |
| d. Bad Stomach | Drink ORS/boiled water and eat light curd-rice. | Don’t eat spicy, oily, or unhygienic street food. |
- Picture Hazards:
- Cigarette Smoking: Causes lung cancer, respiratory trouble, and heart diseases.
- Cold Drinks / Soft Drinks: High sugar content causes obesity, diabetes, and dental decay.
- Leaf Blower / Dust: Causes severe air pollution and respiratory allergies.
- Chocolates & Sweets: Excessive intake leads to tooth cavities, weight gain, and high blood sugar.
- Dos and Don’ts for Diseases: