NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Chapter The Little Girl

This worksheet provides complete and accurate NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Chapter The Little Girl. It is prepared strictly according to the NCERT textbook and follows the same question order and structure. This chapter tells the story of Kezia and her relationship with her strict father, and how her feelings change when she begins to understand him. The chapter is important because it helps students understand family relationships, fear, love, and emotional bonding in simple and meaningful ways. This worksheet gives clear, correct, and NCERT-aligned answers that help students prepare well for classwork, homework, and examinations.

Chapter summary: stories, poems & themes

This chapter is a story-based lesson about a little girl named Kezia and her fear of her father. It shows how she feels scared of him because of his strict nature and loud voice. Later, when her father comforts her during a nightmare, she begins to understand that he is loving and caring in his own way. The main theme of the chapter is understanding, sympathy, and the emotional bond between parents and children. The story teaches students that parents may appear strict but often care deeply for their children.

What this NCERT chapter covers?

• Reading and understanding a story-based lesson  
• Learning vocabulary and meanings through context  
• Answering short and long questions based on the text  
• Understanding feelings and character traits of people  
• Grammar practice with synonyms and verbs of reporting  
• Speaking and writing as activity-based learning  
• Developing emotional understanding and expression  

How to use these NCERT solutions?

Students should first read the chapter carefully and try to answer all questions on their own. After attempting the questions, they should check their answers with this worksheet. Parents and teachers can use these solutions to explain answers and clear doubts. The solutions follow the exact NCERT order and structure, which makes revision easy and helps students learn how to write proper answers in exams.

Student tips & learning tricks

• Read the story carefully to understand Kezia’s feelings and her father’s behaviour  
• Do not write extra points that are not in the chapter  
• Keep answers clear and to the point as per the question length  
• Use the words and ideas given in the lesson while answering  
• Be careful in grammar questions, especially with word meanings and reporting verbs  
• Remember that speaking and writing tasks are student-generated activities and should be written in your own words  

Why NCERT solutions are important?

NCERT Solutions help students learn exactly according to the textbook. They build a strong foundation by giving clear, correct, and exam-oriented answers. These solutions improve students’ confidence, help in better revision, and prepare them well for school tests and exams. They also guide parents and teachers to support students in the right way.

Complete answer key – NCERT solutions

I. Match the following

1. Fear or terror – (iv) speaking to father  
Kezia felt fear or terror when she was speaking to her father because he was strict and she used to stutter in front of him.

2. Glad sense of relief – (ii) noise of the carriage grows fainter  
Kezia felt a glad sense of relief when the noise of the carriage grew fainter as her father went away to work.

3. A “funny” feeling, perhaps of understanding – (vi) father comforts her and falls asleep  
Kezia had a funny feeling of understanding when her father comforted her at night and fell asleep beside her, and she realised he was kind and loving inside.

II. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

1. Kezia was afraid of her father because he was very strict, spoke loudly, and often scolded her, which made her nervous and scared of him.

Thinking about the text

I. Match the following

2. The people in Kezia’s family were her father, her mother, her grandmother, and Kezia herself.

3. (i) Before going to his office, he came to Kezia’s room, gave her a casual kiss, and left for work.

4. Kezia’s grandmother encouraged her to talk to her parents on Sunday afternoons and suggested that she make a pin-cushion for her father’s birthday.

III. Answer the following questions.

1. Kezia wanted to please her father by making a pin-cushion for his birthday. She did not know what to fill it with, so she tore up the papers she found on her mother’s bed and stuffed them inside. Those papers were her father’s important speech for the Port Authority. When the speech was lost, there was great confusion in the house. Kezia admitted what she had done. Instead of being pleased, her father became very angry and punished her.

2. Mr Macdonald was a cheerful, playful, and loving father. He played with his children in the garden, carried the baby on his shoulders, and laughed with them while they played. He enjoyed their company and was friendly with them. Kezia’s father, on the other hand, was strict, silent, and seemed unapproachable. He did not play with Kezia and always appeared busy and tired. Unlike Mr Macdonald, he showed his love in a quiet and reserved way.

3. Kezia begins to see her father as a human being when he comforts her during her nightmare. He comes to her room, picks her up, and takes her to his bed. He lets her sleep beside him and warms her feet. While lying close to him, she feels his heartbeat and realises that he is not so big and frightening after all. She understands that he works hard and is often tired. This makes her feel sympathy and affection for him.

Thinking about language

1. Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences.

i. delighted  
ii. thrilled  
iii. overjoyed  
iv. pleased  
v. glad  

2. Study the use of the word big in the following sentence.

i. older  
ii. most important  
iii. great/important  

II. Verbs of Reporting

1. Underline the verbs of reporting in the following sentences.

i. says  
ii. mentioned  
iii. told  
iv. answered  
v. wondered  
vi. told  
vii. apologised  

2. Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

i. replied  
ii. shouted  
iii. were complaining  
iv. remarked  
v. suggested  
vi. ordered  

Speaking  
Explanation:  
Form pairs or groups in the class. Discuss the given questions about parents, their behaviour, and whether Kezia’s father was right or wrong. Use the given words to describe his character. Share your ideas and listen to others’ views.  
This is a student-generated activity.

Writing  
Explanation:  
Write three or four paragraphs (150–200 words) from your own experience comparing your childhood with Kezia’s, describing any change in your parents’ behaviour and how you would like to build a better understanding with them.  
This is a student-generated activity.

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