Class 9 English UNIT 3 SLO Based Notes

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Class 9 English UNIT 3 SLO Based Notes

Lesson No. 3

Quaid – A Great Leader

Comprehension #1

It was August 7th, 1947, when a silver aircraft circled over the airport at Mauripur, Karachi. It was watched by a vast, excited crowd while smoothly landing. First to step out of the aeroplane was a tall and dignified man wearing a pure white Sherwani. As soon as he appeared, the whole crowd roared with one voice, “Pakistan ZIndabad! Pakistan Zindabad!” And everyone pushed forward to welcome him, to get as close to him as possible in order to see him clearly. For here was their great leader, Quaid-e-Azam, the founder and first Governor General of their new country. Here was their leader who had won Pakistan for them—Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Comprehension #1

Questions:

1. What date did the silver aircraft circle over the airport at Mauripur, Karachi?
2. How did the crowd react when the aircraft was landing?
3. What was the man wearing who stepped out of the aeroplane?
4. What did the crowd shout when they saw the man?
5. Who was the man that stepped out of the aircraft?
6. What position did Muhammad Ali Jinnah hold in the new country?

Answers:

1. The aircraft circled over the airport on August 7th, 1947.
2. The crowd was vast and excited while the aircraft was landing.
3. The man was wearing a pure white Sherwani.
4. The crowd shouted “Pakistan Zindabad! Pakistan Zindabad!”
5. The man was Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
6. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder and first Governor General of their new country.

Comprehension #2

As he drove through the great sea of people that stretched from the airport to the city, through all the cheers and tears of joy and the never-ending slogans of “Pakistan Zindabad”, the Quaid showed no signs of his feelings. He rarely did so. If he felt pride or joy in what he had done, he did not let anybody see it.

Through all the excitement of those first days in the life of the young nation, the man who had made it possible remained calm, serious and sober. Perhaps he was thinking of the millions of people who had become homeless when India and Pakistan became separate countries.

Comprehension #2

Questions:

1. Where did Muhammad Ali Jinnah drive through?
2. What were the people doing as Jinnah drove through them?
3. Did Jinnah show his feelings to the crowd?
4. What did Jinnah rarely show?
5. What did Jinnah possibly think about during those first days of the new nation?
6. What was Jinnah’s demeanor during the excitement of the new nation?

Answers:

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah drove through the great sea of people from the airport to the city.
2. The people were cheering and crying with joy, shouting slogans of “Pakistan Zindabad”.
3. No, Jinnah did not show his feelings to the crowd.
4. Jinnah rarely showed pride or joy in what he had done.
5. He was possibly thinking of the millions of people who had become homeless.
6. Jinnah remained calm, serious, and sober.

Comprehension #3

Perhaps he was thinking of the thousands who were being attacked and killed on the roads and railways as they tried to reach their homeland. There was much in those days of violence to sadden Jinnah who was a man of very strong feelings although he rarely showed it. Yet those who were close to him on Independence Day sometimes saw for a few moments a happier man. Once he went to the balcony of the Governor House, from where he could see without being seen, and as he looked on the crowd still cheering in the streets outside, he smiled. In that smile could be seen the warm-hearted man behind the stern Quaid-e-Azam.

Comprehension #3

Questions:

1. Who was Jinnah possibly thinking about regarding the violence?
2. What kind of feelings did Jinnah have during those days?
3. Did Jinnah often show his strong feelings?
4. What did people close to Jinnah see on Independence Day?
5. What did Jinnah do from the balcony of the Governor House?
6. What was revealed in Jinnah’s smile as he looked at the cheering crowd?

Answers:

1. Jinnah was possibly thinking about the thousands who were being attacked and killed.
2. Jinnah had very strong feelings of sadness during those days of violence.
3. No, Jinnah rarely showed his strong feelings.
4. People close to Jinnah sometimes saw a happier man for a few moments.
5. Jinnah smiled as he looked at the crowd still cheering in the streets outside.
6. The smile revealed the warm-hearted man behind the stern Quaid-e-Azam.

Comprehension #4

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was at this time tired and far from well but he had the satisfaction of knowing that the greater part of his work was done. By the force of his determination and leadership, a people who had once been a defeated group, with little to hope for, in an empire ruled by a foreign power, had become the greatest of the Muslim States and the 5th largest nation in the world. Seventy million people, who once had no country to call their own, had become a nation — with great ideals and a great faith. A few days after he landed in Karachi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah told his people, “You are free to go to your temples; you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste — we are all citizens of one state.” He was, of course, reminding them of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) teaching that all men are equal in the eyes of Allah.

Comprehension #4

Questions:

1. How was Jinnah feeling at this time?
2. What gave Jinnah satisfaction despite his tiredness?
3. What had Jinnah achieved for the people who were once a defeated group?
4. What rank did the new Muslim state achieve in the world?
5. How many people had become a nation with great ideals and faith?
6. What did Jinnah remind his people about religious freedom?

Answers:

1. Jinnah was tired and far from well.
2. Jinnah had the satisfaction of knowing that the greater part of his work was done.
3. Jinnah’s determination and leadership helped the people become the greatest of the Muslim States and the 5th largest nation in the world.
4. The new Muslim state became the 5th largest nation in the world.
5. Seventy million people had become a nation with great ideals and faith.
6. Jinnah reminded his people that they were free to go to their temples, mosques, or any other place of worship and that all men are equal in the eyes of Allah.