Class 9 English Chapter 1 The Priceless Gift Notes, Summary, MCQ & Full Textbook Solutions (BSE Odisha)

📘 Introduction

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✨ Chapter Overview

1. Chapter Name: The Priceless Gift
2. Class: 9
3. Board: BSE Odisha
4. Contents: Notes, Summary, MCQ, Question Answers, Odia Explanation, Grammar

📝 Summary of The Priceless Gift

“The Priceless Gift” is a story about love, sacrifice, and humanity.

The writer meets a poor girl Maggie in a restaurant. She is worried about her brother Franky, a soldier in India. Her mother, Mrs. Bethy, is sick due to anxiety.

They believe a ring can show the future. To comfort them, the writer lies that Franky is alive. This makes Mrs. Bethy happy and she recovers.

Later, it is revealed that Franky had died. Maggie gives the writer a shilling to place flowers on her brother’s grave.

This gift becomes “priceless” because of its emotional value and sacrifice.

📚 Short Notes for Revision

🔹 Theme

• Love and sacrifice > money
• Humanity and kindness

🔹 Characters

• Mr. Gupta – Kind man
• Maggie – Poor but loving
• Mrs. Bethy – Worried mother
• Franky – Soldier

🔹 Key Points

• Maggie visits on Saturdays (payday)
• Family is poor
• Ring = hope
• Lie = kindness

🔹 Moral

👉 Love and sacrifice are greater than money

🧠Important Question Answers

Q1. Why is the gift called priceless?

The gift called priceless Because it is given with love and sacrifice.

Q2. Why did the writer tell a lie?

The writer told a to comfort the sick mother.

Q3. What was Maggie’s gift?

A shilling to Mr.Gupta was Maggie s gift.

Q4. What happened to Franky?

Franky died in war.

📝 MCQ Test

1. Where did the writer meet Maggie?

A) Park

B) Restaurant ✅

C) School

D) Market

2. Why did Maggie visit the restaurant?

A) Holiday

B) Payday ✅

C) Festival

D) Meeting

3. What was Maggie’s brother’s name?

A) John

B) Franky ✅

C) David

D) Peter

4. What gift did Maggie give?

A) Ring

B) Book

C) Shilling ✅

D) Flowers

5. Why is the gift priceless?

A) Costly

B) Emotional value ✅

C) Gold

D) Rare

📘 Chapter 1: The Priceless Gift – Answers

🔹 D. Let’s understand the text

1. What did the writer experience in the restaurant?

The writer experienced a crowded restaurant where people were eating and drinking.

2. What did he notice there?

He noticed a young girl with sad eyes looking at him.

3. What was the writer's first impression of the girl?

The writer's first impression of the girl was that she looked poor, sad, and anxious.

4. What made the writer surprised?

The writer was surprised because the girl was staring at him and then asked the cashier if he was an Indian, which showed that she had a special interest in his identity.

5. Why did he enquire from the cashier?

The writer enquired from the cashier because he was curious about the girl.

6. What information did he get from the cashier?

The writer got to know from the cashier that the girl comes only on Saturdays and she is poor.

7. Where did the writer go on the next Saturday?

The writer  went to the same restaurant again on the next Saturday.

8. Why did he arrange the chair opposite hers?

The writer arranged the chair opposite the girl to talk with her.

9. What query did the girl make about the writer?

She asked if he was an Indian.

10. What impression did the writer have about the family?

The writer had impression about the family that they were poor and the girl worried about the missing brother.

11. How was the writer treated at Maggie’s house? Who was there to welcome him ?

The writer was warmly welcomed by Maggie and her mother at Maggie's house.

12. What was Mrs. Bethy doing when the writer met her ? Why was she unwilling to go for a handshake ?

Mrs. Bethy was making cakes when the writer met her. She was unwilling to go for a handshake because her hands were covered with flour.

 

13. Why did the girl usually visit the restaurant on Saturdays ?

The girl usually visited the restaurant on Saturdays because it was her paydays.

14. What did Mrs. Bethy believe about the ring?

Mrs. Bethy believed that the ring had magical power to see the future.

15. What made the author to tell a lie about the ring ?

The author told a lie about the ring to console the sick mother and to give her hope that her son Franky was alive and well in India.

16. Did the telling of a lie benefit Mrs. Bethy ?

Yes, she became happy and recovered.

17. Why did the writer feel guilty about himself ?

The writer felt guilty because he had lied about the ring to comfort the sick mother and later understood that he had misled an innocent and trusting person simply to make things easier for himself.

18.  What was Maggie's gift to the writer ?

A shilling (coin) was Maggie's gift to the writer.

19. Why was it a priceless gift ?

It was a priceless gift because it was given with love and sacrifice.

20. Did Maggie love her brother dearly ? Give reasons.

Yes, Maggie loved her brother dearly so that she sacrificed her money for him.

🔹 E. Let’s understand the text better

1. Why did the writer choose the corner table in the restaurant ?

Because of the restaurant was crowded the writer chose the corner table in the restaurant for peace and to read quietly.

2. How did the writer start a conversation with the young girl ?

The writer started a conversation with the young girl by greeting and making small remarks.

3. How could the writer guess the girl to be poverty-stricken ?

From her appearance and behavior, the writer guessed the girl to be poverty-stricken. 

4. Which of the following do you think the author will talk about after

meeting the girl ?

(a) Meeting the girl again (b) Enquiring about her nature of work

(c) about her family (d) all the above.

👉 (d) all the above

5. ‘I was moved by what he said’. What impression did the writer get about

the girl ?

'I was moved by what he said'. The writer got to know about the girl that she was poor and unhappy.

6. What impression did the girl have on India ?

Because of snakes and tigers, The girl  thought India was dangerous country.

7. ‘Will it be too much of a lie’ ? Why did the girl say so ?

The girl said " Will it be too much of a lie ?" because she wanted him to lie to save her sick mother.

8. Why did the writer feel ashamed to face Mrs. Bethy at the time of his return to India ?

The writer felt ashamed to face Mrs. Bethy at the time of his return to India because he lied to her and the truth was tragic.

9. Why was the shilling Maggie presented to the writer was an invaluable offering ?

The shilling Maggie presented to the writer was an invaluable offering because it was given with love and sacrifice.

F. Let's learn some words :

Fill in the gaps using the appropriate form

in each sentence : one has been done for you.

Example : 1. There is an _________ of anger on his face. (express)

There is an expression of anger on his face.

2. He made his ________ from the scene after a dialogue. (depart)

He made his departure from the scene after a dialogue.

3. She performed well at her first ________. (opportune)

She performed well at her first opportunity.

4. She showed a ________ for my past life. (curious)

She showed a curiousity for my past life.

5. I had a ________ with my friend. (converse)

I had a conversation with my friend.

6. You need a lot of ________ on the subject to understand it perfectly. (concentrate)

You need a lot of concentration on the subject to understand it perfectly.

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