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| 1. A) Do as directed. (Attempt any four) | 10 8 |
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1) Complete the words by using correct letters.
i) st_ry ii) no_el iii) lec_ure iv) to_r 2 -
2) Put the words in alphabetical order.
- enter, barber, shop, local
- sign, some, sigh, smooth
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3) Punctuate the following.
- you have chosen a good time to come he declared
- just my luck said twain with a sigh
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4) Make four words (minimum 3 letters) using the letters in the word ‘Imperialism’.
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5) Write the related words as shown in the example.
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6) Complete the words chain of ‘Nouns’. Add four words each beginning with the last letters of the previous word.
Friend 1) ………… → 2) ………… → 3) ………… → 4) …………2
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1) (Attempt any one)
- Make meaningful sentence by using the phrase ‘to take over’.
— OR —English Question Paper – Page 2 Std – 9th Sub – English(2)Margie was hurt. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago.” She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man? How could a man be a teacher?”
“Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them homework and asked them questions.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.”
“Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.”
“He knows almost as much, I betcha.”
Margie wasn’t prepared to dispute that. She said, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”
Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.”
“And all the kids learned the same things?”
“Sure, if they were the same age.”
“But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.”-
A2 Complete the following Table of who said ? To Whom ?
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Statements Who said ? To Whom ? a) “How could a man be a teacher ?” …………………… …………………… b) “My father knows as much as my teacher.” …………………… …………………… -
A3 Fill the words in column A with their contracted forms in column B
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Column A Column B 1) …………………… a) don’t 2) …………………… b) wouldn’t 3) I will c) …………………… 4) You are d) …………………… -
A4 Underline the verbs in following sentences and choose the correct option from the brackets.
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- i) They were the same age (Singular / Plural.)
- ii) My mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl
(Singular / Plural)
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A5 Personal Response :
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How would you like to learn, from a human teacher or a mechanical teacher ? Why ?
English Question Paper – Page 3 Std – IX Sub – English(3)B) Read the following passage and do the activities. 10-
B1 State whether the following sentences are True or False.
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- i) The day was very eventful. …………
- ii) Helen did not learn new words that day. …………
- iii) Everything had a name. …………
- iv) Helen did not try vainly to put them together. …………
I left the well-house eager to learn. Everything had a name, and each name gave birth to a new thought. As we returned to the house, every object that I touched seemed to quiver with life. That was because I saw everything with the strange, new sight that had come to me. On entering the door I remembered the doll I had broken. I felt my way to the hearth and picked up the pieces. I tried vainly to put them together. Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realised what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.
I learned a great many new words that day. I do not remember what they all were; but I do know that mother, father, sister, teacher were among them-words that were to make the world blossom for me “like Aaron’s rod, with flower.” It would have been difficult to find a happier child than I was as I lay in my crib at the close of that eventful day and lived over the joys it had brought me, and for the first time longed for a new day to come.-
B2 Complete the following web.
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B3 Read the following words and classify them into ‘one’ and ‘many’.
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Well-house, doll, Pieces, crib, words, eyes, flower, children
One Many i) ……………………………… a) ……………………………… ii) ……………………………… b) ……………………………… iii) ……………………………… c) ……………………………… iv) ……………………………… d) ……………………………… -
B4 Rewrite the following sentences using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentences.
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- 1) I do not remember what they all were ;
- 2) Then my eyes filled with tears ; for I realised what I had done,
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B5 Personal Response.
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Complete the following sentences using your own ideas :
- 1) One day, while I was playing ______________
- 2) I did not know what ______________
English Question Paper – Page 4 Std – 9th Sub – English(4)3. A) Read the following stanzas and do the activities. 5-
A1 Choose the correct option and complete the sentences.
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i) Hope is symbolized as ………………..
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ii) Hope demands ………………..
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iv) Hope sings ………………..
a) Tune with words b) popular tune b) tune without words
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i) Hope is symbolized as ………………..
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all –And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –And sore must be the storm –That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm –I’ve heard it in the chillest land –And on the strangest Sea –Yet – never – in Extremity,It asked a crumb – of me-
A2 Complete the following web diagram
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- A3 Point out the rhyming pairs from above lines. 1
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B) Appreciation of the poem. 5Read the poem and write an appreciation of the poem using the points given below.ComparisionsFast as a spaceship, slow as a snail,Big as a dinosaur, small as a nail,Fierce as a tiger, gentle as a lamb.Sour as a lemon, sweet as jam.Dry as the desert, wet as the sea.Square as a house, round as a pea.Cool as a cave, warm as toast,
English Question Paper – Page 5 Std – 9th Sub – English(5)Strong as an ox, weak as kitten.Hard as a rock, soft as a mitten.Dark as a tunnel, light as the moon,Night time midnight, day time noon.Tall as a giant, short as an elf.Crooked as a mountain path, straight as a shelf…..The world is full of opposites, so thinkof some yourself !….. Anonymous- i) Title – 1/2
- ii) Poet/Poetess : 1/2
- iii) Rhyme scheme : 1
- iv) Figure of speech : 1
- v) Central Idea : 2
4. A) Read the following passage and do the activities. 10-
A1 Find the correct alternatives.
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i) How many countries does the Sahara Desert cover ?
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ii) What is the highest point in the Sahara Desert ?
a) Mali b) Chad c) Emi Koussi
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i) How many countries does the Sahara Desert cover ?
Located in North Africa, the Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. Geographically, the Sahara Desert covers as many as eleven different countries including Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan, with an area of around 9.4 million square kilometers.
The term ‘Sahara’ has its origin in the Arabic language, meaning ‘desert.’ Predictably, it is one of the most consistently hottest places in the world.
On the other hand, it can drop below freezing point rapidly at nights. In general, the climate is hot, dry, and windy. While it rarely rains in some parts, there are regions which do not see a drop of rain in years.
All this makes Sahara an inhospitable place to live. It is estimated that only less than 2.5 million people live in the region, despite its vastness.
The highest point in the desert is the volcano named Emi Koussi in Chad. Historians note that thousands of years ago, the Sahara Desert had enough water to let people live well.English Question Paper – Page 5 Std – 9th Sub – English(5)Strong as an ox, weak as kitten.Hard as a rock, soft as a mitten.Dark as a tunnel, light as the moon,Night time midnight, day time noon.Tall as a giant, short as an elf.Crooked as a mountain path, straight as a shelf…..The world is full of opposites, so thinkof some yourself !….. Anonymous- i) Title – 1/2
- ii) Poet/Poetess : 1/2
- iii) Rhyme scheme : 1
- iv) Figure of speech : 1
- v) Central Idea : 2
4. A) Read the following passage and do the activities. 10-
A1 Find the correct alternatives.
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i) How many countries does the Sahara Desert cover ?
a) 21 b) 11 c) 31 -
ii) What is the highest point in the Sahara Desert ?
a) Mali b) Chad c) Emi Koussi
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i) How many countries does the Sahara Desert cover ?
Located in North Africa, the Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. Geographically, the Sahara Desert covers as many as eleven different countries including Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan, with an area of around 9.4 million square kilometers.
The term ‘Sahara’ has its origin in the Arabic language, meaning ‘desert.’ Predictably, it is one of the most consistently hottest places in the world.
On the other hand, it can drop below freezing point rapidly at nights. In general, the climate is hot, dry, and windy. While it rarely rains in some parts, there are regions which do not see a drop of rain in years.
All this makes Sahara an inhospitable place to live. It is estimated that only less than 2.5 million people live in the region, despite its vastness.
The highest point in the desert is the volcano named Emi Koussi in Chad. Historians note that thousands of years ago, the Sahara Desert had enough water to let people live well.English Question Paper – Page 7 Std – 9th Sub – English(7)-
b) Complete the dialogue.
- A : What makes you happy ?
- B : ……………………………………………………
- A : What makes you sad ?
- B : ……………………………………………………
- c) Write a dialogue of minimum six meaningful exchanges on ‘Future occupations/Careers.’ 3
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B2 Speech Writing.
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Your school has organized an Elocution competition. You are asked to deliver a speech on Disability: Challenges and necessary facilities. Prepare a speech using the given points.
6. A) Information Transfer. 5A1 or A2 Do any one of the following :-
A1 Non verbal to Verbal.
- Do any one of the following activities.
- Given below is a web diagram containing information about a dream vehicle. Write a short paragraph based on information from the web. Give a suitable title to it.