Std. 9 English First term examination paper

 Std. 9  English First term examination paper

                                                                                            Total Marks : 80

Section 1 - Language study    ( 10 Marks )

Q.1     ( A )    Do as directed.

            1.    Make meaningful sentence by using the given phase ----- lost all hope  ( Marks 1 ) 

            2.    We had never some across turtle eggs in our walks. ( Identify the sentence )

            3.    Spot the error in the sentence and rewrite it correctly.  

                    The Greeks is tired of the long war and have sailed away in their ships.

            4.    Write the worlds in the alphabetical order.

            5.    Complete the word chain of nouns with atleast 5 letter words.

                    Mansion, _________,__________, ___________, __________

            6.    Are you afraid of speaking the truth ?

                    ( Identify the underlined word as a Gerund or Participle. )

            7.    She threw the invitation on the table.     ( Change the Voice )

            8,    'immediately' ( Use the given adverb in sentence of your own )

            9.    Use the word ' peace ' and its homophone in two separate sentences of your own.

       Section II Textual passage  ( Marks 10 )

Q.2    ( A )     Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.         

                    From then on, Madame Loisel knew the horrible life of the very poor.But she played her part heroically. The dreadful debt must be paid. She would pay it. They dismissed their maid: they changed their lodgings : they rented a garret under the roof.

She came to know the drudgery of housework. the odious labours of the kitchen. She washed the dishes, the dirty linen, she carried the garbage down to the street every morning, and carried up the water, stopping at each landing to catch breath and dressed like a commoner. She had to bargain at  markets, quarrel and face insults over every miserable sou.

Each month they hat to pay some loans, renew others, get more time. Her husband works extra, every evening, doing accounts for a tradesman, and often, late into the night, he sat copying a manuscript at five sours a page. And this life lasted ten years. At the end of ten years they paid off every things. even the interest.

Madame Loisel looked old now. Often, she brooded over the past-What could have happened if she had not lost that necklace ? How strange life is how fickle ! How little is needed for one to be ruined or saved !

        A. 1     How long did it take for them to pay off their debts ?    ( 1  Mark )

        A. 2     Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives from the passage :    ( 2 Marks )

                    __________ life,             _________ labours,     ________ debt,       ______ linen

        A.3     Which were the two extra jobs taken up by Mathilda's husband ?            (  1 Mark )

        A.4     Pick out a word form the passage which means :        (  2 Marks )

                        a) thought sadly -                   b) to do hard or dull work -

        A. 5    Each month they had to pay some loans ( Underline the Infinitive ) ( 1 Mark )

        A. 6     Madame Loisel looked old now ( Change to Negative sentence )    ( 1 Mark )

        A. 7     What would you do in such a situation if you happened to be in Mathilda's place ? ( 2 M )

Q. 2     ( B )    Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :- ( 10 Marks )

                        The Greeks leaders decided to follow the advice of the wise Odysseus. So a great horse                 of wood was made by a skilful engineer, and the greatest heroes, Menelaus, himself, and                         others entered it, the last man to go in being the architect himself who knew the secret of                         opening and shutting the entrance.  That evening the Greeks burned their tents and sailed away             in their ships, but they did not go very far. only one man was left behind to persuade the Trojans             to drags the horse into their city. 

                        Next day the Trojans woke up, expecting to go out and fight as they had done for the                    past ten years. What delight and surprise they felt at the sight hey saw on the seashore outside                the walls ! The tents had been burnt. The shore was deserted. The Greeks ships had all gone.

                        " It's peace at last, " they cried, and opened wide their gates and came out in large                         numbers on the plain, glad to be free again to go where they pleased. Then they saw on the                     sands the huge, wooden horse. They gathered round it in astonishment, for it was indeed a                     wonderful piece of work.

        A.1    Complete the following sentences :             ( 2 Marks )

                a ) Odysseus thought of a plan to ________

                b) Troy was taken, not _______ but _________.

                c) Two great heroes ________ and ________ entered the horse.

                d) Only one man was left behind to persuade the Trojans to ________.

        A.2    Who built the horse ? Why was he the last to enter the horse ?       ( 2 Marks )

        A.3    What is the first thing that Trojans did in delight when they saw that the Greek ships had                             sailed away ? ( 1 Marks )

        A.4     Give two examples of collocations from the passage.         ( 1 Mark )

        A.5     The tents had been burnt. ( Identify the tense )                     ( 1 Mark )

       A.6      The shore was deserted. ( Add a Question Tag )                    ( 1 Mark )

        A.7     Do you thin it is it right to win a war by trick ? ( Justify your answer in two to three lines )                                                                                                                                                  ( 2 Marks )

SECTION III PEOTRY            ( 10 Marks )

      

 Q. 3     ( A )     Read the given extract carefully and answer the questions that follow : ( Marks 5 )

                        None offered a helping hand to her,

                        So weak and timid, afraid to stir,

                        Lest the carriage wheels or the horses feet 

                        Should trample her down in the slippery street.

                        At last came out of the merry troop

                        The gayest boy of all the group ;

                        He paused beside her and whispered low,

                        ' I' ll help you across, if you wish to go. '

                        Her aged hand on his strong young arm

                        She placed, and so without hurt or harm 

                        He guided the trembling feet along,

                        Proud that his own were young and strong;

                        Then back again to his friends he went,

                        His young heart happy and well content.

                    A.1     What help did the old woman need ?                    ( 1 Mark )

                    A.2     Write at least five pairs of rhyming words form the above extract.     ( 1 Mark )

                    A.3    Pick out two words from this extract that mean ' happy '                ( 1 Mark )

                   A.4    So weak and timid, afraid to stir. ( Identify the figure of speech )        ( 1 Mark )

                    A.5     Why do you think the boy returned happy and well content ?                ( 1 Mark )

Q.3     ( B )     Appreciation of the Poem                                         ( 5 Marks )

                        The autumn comes, a maiden fair

                        In slenderness and grace,

                        With nodding rice-stems in her hair

                        And lilies in her face.

                        In flowers of grasses she is clad ;

                        And as she moves along,

                        Birds greet her with their cooing glad

                         Like a bracelet's tinkling song.

                        A diadem adorns the night !

                        Of multitudinous star:

                        Her silken robe is white moonlight,

                        Set free from cloudy bars;

                        And on her face ( the radiant moon )

                        Bewitching smiles are shown:

                        She seems a slender maid, who soon 

                        Will be a woman grown. 

        

                       Question : Write an appreciation with the help of the following points in a                                                             Paragraph.

                            1.    Title         2.     Poet     3.     Rhyming words and Rhyme Scheme 

                            4.    Figures of speech     5.    Central idea  6.     Favourite Line  

                            7.    Why I like / dislike the poem 

SECTION IV NON-TEXTUAL PASSAGE 

Q.4        ( A )     Read the following passage and complete the activities :                ( 10 Marks )

                            Before putting him in the box , the Pencil outside and said, " There are five things you                     need to know if  you want to become the best pencil that you can be . "

                            Enumerating them the pencil maker said, " One, You will be able to do many great                         things, but only if you let yourself be held in Someone's hand. Two: From time to time you                     will experience a painful sharpening, but you'll have to endure it if you want to become a                         better pencil. Three: Any mistakes you make can always be corrected. Four : The most                             important part of you is what is inside you. And Five : You must leave your mark on every                     surface you are used on. No matter what the condition. you must continue to write. "  

                            The pencil understood and promised to remember and went into the box with purpose.                     in it's heart. Now let's replace the pencil with you. Remember these five things and you will                     become the best person you can be One : You will be able to do many great things, but only                     if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. Don't be selfish allow other human beings to                     have access to the many girts you possess.  Two : Every now and then, you will experience                     painful situations that will make you a stronger person. Three : You will be given the                                 opportunity to correct any mistakes that you make during your lifetime. Four : The most                         important part of you will always be what's inside you-your character, your attitude, your                         views about life. Five : You must leave your mark where you go. Whatever the situation.                         continue to do your duties.

                            The parable of the pencil conveys to us the message that each of us is a special person,                     but only we, ourselves can fulfil the purpose that we were born to accomplish. Never let                         yourself be discouraged and never think that you are insignificant.

                    A.1     Choose the correct alternative and write down the complete sentence : ( 2 Marks )

                            1.    This is _______________

                                    a.    A true story         b.    A false story         c.    A parable     d.    An article

                            2.    It was necessary for the pencil to remember ______  things.

                                    a.    Six                b.    Five            c.    Four         d.    Three

                            3.      In life, painful situations have to be ____________

                                    a.    Endured         b.    Destroyed     c.    Marked     d. remembered

                            4.    We must share the _________ we posses with other human beings.

                                    a.     Pencils         b.     Marks         c.    Problems     d. gifts

                    A.2        Choose the correct meanings from the brackets and write them down :

                            1.    enumerating             ( counting, explaining, achieving )

                            2.    endure                        ( bear, enjoy,     achieve )

                            3.    accomplish                 ( enjoy, explain, achieve )

                            4.    insignificant                 ( unimportant, undecided, unattractive )

                    A.3        Add prefixes to be the following words with help given in the bracket : 

                                    ( im, un, in, dis, mis ) 

                                1. experienced             2. able                3.  continue             4. fulfilled

                    A.4        You must leave your mark wherever you go.

                                    ( underline the modal auxiliary and its function )

                    A.5        Give the noun forms of      1) posses         2) accomplish 

                    A.6        How do you think the advice given to the pencil is very suitable in our lives as                                         well. 

SECTION V : WRITING SKILL

Q. 5                             Letter Writing ( no options in letter writing both formal and informal are                                                 compulsory )                                                                         ( Marks 5 )

                    A.            Write a letter to your friend telling her how the pandemic and the past lockdown                                     have become turning point in your life.

                    B.            Write a letter to the Principal of your school requesting her to allow you and                                             some of your friends a few hours of group study after school.   ( Marks 5 )

Q. 6                            Information Transfer ( Give suitable title ).                        ( Marks 5 )

                    A.            In the table given below, some details about Indian women who have conquered                                     Mount Everest.

                                    are mentioned. Write a paragraph including all the information:

             Name                                 State                   Year                Special Achievement    

            Bachendri Pal           Himachal Pradesh         1984           First woman to climb Mount Everst

            Santosh Yadav          Haryana                     1992,1993    Only women to climb Mt. Everest                                                                                                             twice 1st Indian to scale the Kangshung                                                                                                         face   

            Krishna Patil             Maharashtra                 2009            Youngest Indian Woman (19 yr. ) to                                                                                                             climb Mt. Everest

                                                                                   OR

            B )     Read the passage and transfer the information in to tabular form with the help of                             points  given below. ( Give suitable title ) 

            1.    Full Name

            2.    Brother and Sisters

            3.    Name of Guru 

            4,   Job Undertaken 

            5,    Person who gave her a break in Hindi Movies.

            6.    Awards

                    Lata Mangeshkar was born at Sikh Mohalla in Indore on 28th September 1929, Her father     Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar was a classical singer, Lata has three sisters, Asha, Usha and Meena         and one brother Hridaynath. Her father died when she was very young. She acted in a couple of             Marathi movies at the age of 13 to support the family. She was trained in susic by her father and then     famous Ustaad Ali Khan Bhindibazarwala, trained her. Music Directors Ghulam Haider and                     Naushadji gave her a break in Hindi Movies. Lata Mangeshkar has received the Padambhushan in         1969 and Padma Vibhushan in 1999 and Bharat Ratna in 2001. Lataji has also received the Phalke         award for her excellence in vocal music. In her entire career, Lata has received about 250 trophies         and 150 gold coins.    

Q.7            Speech Writing :                                ( 5 Marks )

                    With the growth of cell phones and other handheld devices the habit of reading as a daily             routine has become rare. Write a speech to be delivered in the morning assembly encouraging                 students to read on a daily basis ( You may use the points given below and add more ) 

• Exercise to the mind 
• Mind fresh 
• Enriches vocabulary
• Good Imaginaive power
• Acts as a companion 
• Keep away Evil thoughts     

 Q.8            Expansion of Ideas ( Any one )                 (  5 Marks )

                    'Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend'

                                                    OR

                    A book cannot be judged by its cover