Test Paper IX

MATCHLESS CLASSES

Class - IX

ENGLISH

(Communicative)

Time: 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 80

Total No. of Pages: 10

The Question Paper is divided into four sections:

Section A:  Reading  20 Marks

Section B:  Writing  20 Marks

Section C:  Grammar 20 Marks

Section D:  Literature 20 Marks

General Instructions: 1 All questions are compulsory.

2. You may attempt any section at a time.

3. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

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SECTION - A

(Reading - 20 Marks)

1.

Read the poem given below and complete the summary by filling in the

appropriate word. Supply only one word for each blank.

THE FALLEN LEAVES

Why should I be the first to fall

Of all the leaves on this old tree?

Though sadly soon I know that all

Will lose their hold and follow me.

While my birth-brothers bravely blow,

Why should I be the first to go?

Why should I be last to cling

Of all the leaves on this bleak bough?

I've fluttered since the fire of Spring

And I am worn and withered now.

I would escape the Winter gale

And sleep soft - silvered by a snail.

In the first stanza a fallen leaf laments its fate because it is the (a) __________to fall

while all its (b) ___________ are still attached to the tree. In the second stanza another

leaf still (c) _______________ on the branch of the same tree expresses its grief

because it has still not (d) ________________down. It has been fluttering since

(E) ____________ and feels quite worn and withered now.

2. Read the passage and complete the sentences given below:

CALL TO END TELE-TROUBLE

(1)  The filght was delayed by three hours and, for once, the airlines had sent the

information in time. Except that it came in form of an SMS and since the message

box on the mobile was full, the recipient never got to see the message about the

delayed take off. And as a result he had to waste three hours at the airport. And

what were the messages that had clogged the message box? One was about an

announcement about a contest, the other was promoting a marriage bureau, yet

another a dating service.

(2)  Sounds familiar? Today, telemarketing has gone beyond being just an irritant.

Earlier it invaded our privacy, disturbed us at home and at work. Now they have

even begun to affect our lives adversely and can therefore no more be taken lightly.

Several consumers have missed important communications because of

telecommunication jamming their mailbox with messages. They have missed out

on job opportunities, business deals. And they are not just upset, they are angry.

1X5 = 5

1X5 = 5

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 (3) At one time, consumers saw telemarketing as a necessary evil and wanted a "No

call registry "to prevent such calls to those who did not wish to receive them, but

today they want a blanket ban on telemarketing. And this call for prohibition

and not restriction on telemarketing is slowly becoming louder. It is, therefore, in

the interest of those who are making these unsolicited calls or sending messages)

to regulate them, keeping in mind the interests of consumers. Or else, there might

well be a strong demand for a clampdown on telemarketing per se.

(A) The man did not get the information about the flight delay as

___________________________

(B)

The writer strongly lambasts such less prioritized messages as

____________________________

(C)

Telemarketing is increasingly gaining ground because of

_____________________________

(D)

Consumers are not just upset but are angry

because______________________

(E)

Arrange these words from the passage in ascending order according to their

degree of enforcement.

restriction: clampdown: prohibition: blanket ban

i.

_________________

ii.

_________________

iii.

_________________

iv.

_________________

3.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing

the answers from the given options.

It was still a busy hour in the city when I entered Market Road. People ran for their

lives at sight of me. As I passed through, shutters were pulled down, and people hid

themselves under culverts, on trees, and behind pillars. The population was melting

out of sight. At the circus I had no chance to study human beings. They had sat in their

seats peacefully while I cowered before Captain's whip. I got a totally wrong idea of

human beings at that angle. I had thought that they were strong and fearless. But now

I found them running from me like a herd of deer, although I had no intention of

attacking them. When I paused in front of tailor's shop, he abandoned his machine

and shut himself up in a cupboard, wailing, `Alas! I am undone; won't someone shoot

the tiger? '

1.  In this passage `I 'stands for:

(A)  the author

(B)  a tiger

(C) a captain

(D)  a tailor

1X5 = 5

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2.  At the circus the narrator got a wrong idea of human beings because:

(A)he cowered before the captain's whip

(B)they disappeared at once

(C)they had sat in their seats peacefully

(D)they appeared strong and fearless

3. The population was melting out of sight as:

(A) shutters were pulled down

(B) some persons hid themselves

(C) people ran away like a herd of deer

(D) people were afraid of the tiger

4.  When he stopped in front of a tailor's shop:

(A) the tailor shut himself up in a cupboard

(B) his master came there

(C) the tailor left his machine and ran away

(D) a crowd of people gathered there

5.  The word 'abandoned' means:

(A) stopped without finishing

(B) stopped believing

(C)  wild behaviour

(D) left because it was dangerous to stay

4.  Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing

the answers from the given options.

Derived from the Latin word anima, meaning soul, animation breathes life into

characters and is increasingly becoming popular across all channels of entertainment

and multimedia. Aided by digital graphics and other tools, animation has added an

altogether different dimension to glitz, lifting and enlivening anything, be it a movie or

a music video.

There are different kinds of animation, the most basic being 2D and 3D animation.

While 2D is also known as classical animation (where 2D images are created by

mainly with hand drawings), 3D animations are a series of images created, with the

help of computers or any other digital media. Animation is the art of putting life into

an object. Any game, advertisement, serial or movie you watch has been animated in

some part. Today, even professions like medicine, architecture, interior design and

fashion are making extensive use of animation to create a better workflow for

themselves.

Infact, the international animation industry is increasingly looking eastwards as the

costs of real sets, studio space and outdoor locations have skyrocketed there (in the

West). With the added advantage of cheap labour and the wide usage of English, India

is turning out to be a great hunting ground for the Western world for 3D content

development. "A student can get into any specialization industry like Film Making,

Advertising, Web Designing, Publishing and other related fields. "

1X5 = 5

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1. Animation across all channel has become popular because _________.

(A) it has added an altogether different dimension to glitz

(B) it breathes life into characters

(C)  it uplifts and enlivens anything

(D) all of the above

2. 3D animation are a series of images created

(A) with hand drawings

(B) with the help of computers

(C) with the help of camera

(D) all of the above

3. Today even the professions like medicine, architecture etc. are making extensive

use of animation as _________.

(A) they want to explain things to their customers

(B) they want to create better workflow for themselves

(C) they want to save themselves from the trouble of explanations

(D) they wish to save time and labour

4 India is going to become a centre for animation in near future because _________.

(A)prices of sets, studios etc. have sky rocketed in the West

(B)India has cheap labour and rent

(C)both (a) and (b)

(D)neither (a) nor (b)

5 The word 'extensive' in the passage means _________.

(A) including many things

(B) covering a large area

(C) having a wide range of information

(D) great in amount

SECTION - B

(Writing - 20 Marks)

5. You were returning from school when you witnessed a chain snatching incident.

You quickly jotted down these notes and went to the police station where they

asked you to write a factual description of the thief. Write the description based

on the following notes in not more than 80 words.

Young man .............. 21 - 22 years ............ motor bike DLE-2145 ............... clean shaven;

black curly hair; blue jeans ........... red T-shirt ......... sports shoes ......... looked like college

student.

6. You recently went on an educational tour from your school. Share your experience

with a friend through an e-mail in about 120 words. You can take help from the

following visuals.

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Date:

From:

To  :

Subject

:

Dear ............................

Yours ...............................

.................................................. ....................................

7. Write an interesting story based on the following inputs in about 150 words.

..................... a lion lies asleep

..................... mouse happens to pass

..................... begs for mercy

..................... lion caught in a net

..................... cuts the strings

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SECTION - C

(Grammar - 20 Marks)

8. Choose the most appropriate option from the ones, given below to complete the

following passage.

No doubt social networking site Face book (a) ___________ become one of the most

popular (b) ____________ in the category but it took me a year to learn (c) ___________

to use this site. When I expressed ignorance (d) ___________ Face book, one of my

(E) ________ commented: `you know, these days the person who (f) __________ not

have (g) __________ account on Face book does not 'exist', so Idecided to exist and

signed up for an account (h) ___________ the site.

(A) (I) have  (Ii) has  (Iii) had (Iv) was  (B) (I) sight (Ii) sights  (Iii) site  (Iv) sites

(C)  (I)  what  (Ii)  how  (Iii) when (Iv) where (D) (I) for (Ii) to (Iii) about (Iv) above

(E) (I) friends (Ii)  friend (Iii) friends (Iv) friendship

(F) (I) does (Ii) do (Iii) did (Iv) none of these (G) (I) a (Ii) an (Iii) the (Iv) none of these

(H) (I) in (Ii) for (Iii) on (Iv) to

9.Study the given notes and complete the paragraph that follows by filling up the

space.

Mount Abu / popular hill retreat / legend says / name _Abu, son of Himalayas /

picturesque summer resort / popular centre for pilgrimage / Dilwara temples /

dedicated to Jain saints / attract the whole world / famous.

Mount Abu is one of the (a) _________ India. Legend has said it (b) ___________. It is

(C) _______________ but also a popular centre of pilgrimage. The Dilwara temples,

(D) _______________ are a world famous attraction.

1x4 = 4

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10. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write

the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank

number  Incorrect Correct

I bent down to gather my dog on my arms

(A)

_________

_________

He licks my arms and rubbed his head against

(B)

_________

_________

my chin. I filled his bowl for water and knelt

(C)

_________

_________

beside him, stroking his back while she lapped

(D)

_________

_________

hungry up the water. Once or twice, he paused

(E)

_________

_________

longer enough to lick my arm, but he

(F)

_________

_________

returned quick to his drinking.

(G)

_________

_________

He must has been very thirsty.

(H)

_________

_________

11

Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful

sentences.

Akbar / hunting / Emperor / go / to / loved

Emperor Akbar loved to go hunting

(A)

would / as / a / even / child / go / riding / hunting / he / and

(B)

a / rider / was / better / when / hunter / grew / he / up / he / and

(C)

a / tiger / One day / chasing / he / while / left / behind / the / all / others

(D)

that / he / lost / realized / was / he

12. Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below.

Policeman: What is her full name?

Woman

: She is Veena Sharma

Policeman: Can you describe her?

Woman

: She is thin and fair in complexion

The Policeman asked the woman (a) ________. The woman replied (b) __________

Veena Sharma. The policeman further asked her (c) ________. The woman said

(D) ___________ and fair in complexion.

(A)

 (I) that was her full name

(Ii) what her full name is

(Iii) what her full name was

(Iv) that what her full name was

(B)

(I)  if she was

(Ii) that she was

(Iii) she was

(Iv) she is

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1x4 = 4

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 (C)

 (I) whether she could describe her

(Ii) whether she can describe her

(Iii) if could she describe her

(Iii) if she can describe her

(D)

(I) that she was thin

(Ii) that she is thin

(Iii) if she was thin

(Iv) if she is thin

SECTION - D

(Literature - 20 Marks)

13. (A) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow it by

choosing the most appropriate options:

The voice of thunder declares my arrival

The rainbow announces my departure

I am like earthly life, which begins at

The feet of the mad elements and ends

Under the upraised wings of death

(A) The departure of rain is announced by the ___________.

(I) thunder

(Ii)rainbow

(Iii) clouds

(Iv) mad elements

(B) Like any other life on earth, the rain too is a product of the _________.

(I)  wind

(Ii) elements of nature

(Iii) rainbow

(Iv) storm and thunder

(C) The poetic device used in the third line is __________.

(I) metaphor

(Ii) personification

(Iii) simile

(Iv) refrain

OR

'They were hunting me every where and I had no passport, no name. So I stole

again, I stole these racks, I stole my food daily, I slept in the woods, in barns,

anywhere. '

1x3 = 3

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 (A) `I 'in the above line is ____________

(I)  Bishop

(Ii) Convict

(Iii) Marie

(Iv) Policeman

(B)  `I 'is being hunted because _________.

(I) he has stolen the food

(Ii) he has no passport

(Iii) he has stolen the silver salt cellars

(Iv) he has escaped from the prison

(C)  I 'was being hunted by ___________________

(I) Persome

(Ii) Bishop

(Iii) Police

(Iv) all of the above

B. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

`The four adults surveyed the innocent child in silence '

(A)  Why was the child called innocent?

(B) Why was silence there?

(C)  What discussion was going on when Harold entered the room?

14. Attempt any four questions in 30 - 40 words each:

(A) What was the reason to keep Mr. Bramble's profession as a secret from his son

`Harold '?

(B  Why does the poet call the last stage in `Seven Ages 'a second childishness'?

(C) Give one instance that shows that John Pescud loves his wife.

(D)  What was the cause of Jeanette's death?

(E) How did the poetess develop cavities in her teeth and how could she have

avoided it?

15. ' The excessive knowledge of the Professor proved to be a virus that infected hislife '

Comment. (About 125 words)

OR

Assuming your self to be the convict, write a diary entry expressing your feelings for

the Bishop who helped you out and changed your life forever.

(About 125 words)

1x3 = 3