Suneel Kumar International Academy
Term – I EXAMINATION(2023-‘24)
Roll No.: ……………… Subject : English Language Time : 3 Hours
& Literature
Name: ………………… Class : IX M.M :80
General Instructions:
1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.
2. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section A (Reading) [20 Marks]
1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: (10)
1. As the family finally sets off from home after many arguments, there is a moment of lull as the car takes off.
"Alright, so where are we going for dinner now?" asks the one at the driving wheel. What follows is a chaos, as
multiple voices makes as many suggestions.
2. By the time, order is restored and a decision is arrived at, tempers have risen, feelings injured and there is at least one
person grumbling.
3. Twenty years ago, you would step out of home, decision of meal and venue already made with no arguments or
opposition and everybody looked forward to the meal with equal enthusiasm. The decision was made by the head of
the family and the others fell in line. Today every member of the family has a say in every decision which also
promotes a sense of togetherness and bonding.
4. We empower our kids to take their own decisions from a very early age. We ask them the cuisine they prefer,
the movie they want to see, the holiday they wish to go on and the subjects they wish to study.
5. It's a closely connected world out there, where children consult and guide each other. A parent's well meaning
advice can sound like nothing more than unnecessary preaching. How then do we reach our children through all the
conflicting views and make the voice of reason be heard? Children today question choices and prefer to go with the
flow.
6. What then is the best path to take? I would say the most important thing one can do is to listen. Listen to your
children and their silences. Ensure that you keep some time aside for them, insist that they share their stories with
you. Step into their world. It is not as complicated as it sounds; just a daily half an hour of the quality time would do
the trick.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions. (1x10=10)
i. According to the passage, who said, "so, where are we going for dinner now?"
a. narrator
b. one at the steering
c. one of the passengers
d. one of the guests
ii. Twenty years ago, according to the passage, decisions were .
a. unanimous, with no argument
b. made by the children
c. taken by the head of the family
d. not taken by elders
iii. The passage concludes that in modern times, children are to take their own decision from a very early
age.
a. forbidden
b. trained
c. not given permission
d. allowed
iv. Choose the antonym as given in para 6 of this passage.
Word Antonym
Simple
v. Twenty years ago, the decision was made by the head of the family and the others fell in line. How the
decision are taken now a days?
vi. What is the message conveyed by this passage? Write any two points.
1.
2.
vii. After arriving at a decision almost everyone is in the family mentioned above.
a. happy
b. excited
c. hurt
d. elated
viii. In modern times, the say each family member in decision making points towards in the family.
a. grudges
b. perfect bonding
c. individual opinions
d. none of these
ix. The writer used word "hurt" in para 2. What is the synonyms of hurt as used in this paragraph
x. The word which means the same as a style or method of cooking in para 4 is .
a. gourmet
b. cuisine
c. gastric
d. science
2. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: (10)
1. The North-East of India is a melting pot of variegated cultural mosaic of people and races, an ethnic tapestry of many
hues and shades. Yet, these states are lesser explored as compared to the rest of the country. The new generations of
travellers who are ‘money rich and time poor’ are increasingly looking for unique experiences - a phenomenon being
called the emergence of the ‘experience economy’. For this new and growing breed of tourists, the North-East with
its variety and uniqueness holds immense attraction.
2. A study conducted in 2020 by Dr. Sherap Bhutia, revealed that the foreign tourist arrival in the North-East increased
from 37,380 persons in 2005 to 118,552 in 2014. The overall growth rate of tourist (both domestic and foreign) in
the North-East was as high as 26.44% during 2005-06. A high and positive growth of 12.53% was registered in
foreign tourist visits to North-East States of India during 2012 from 2011, which further rose to register a growth of
27.93% during 2013 from 2012. Foreign tourist arrivals in the North-East witnessed a growth of 39.77% during 2014
from 2013, according to data provided from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
3. The study recommendations for tourism planners included the need to concentrate on some key areas like
enhancement of tourist facilities, tourism financing, focus on community involvement and others for the formulation
of a sustainable tourism strategy in the North-East States of India.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions. (1x10=10)
i. Infer one reason for the following, based on information in paragraph 1.
The rate of tourism in the North-East of India puzzles tourism officials
ii. Select the appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
From paragraph 1, we can infer that the and of the North-Eastern states aid attracting the
‘money rich and time poor’ tourists.
i. distinctiveness
ii. conventionality
iii. diversity
iv. uniformity
v. modernity
A. i & iii
B. ii & iv
C. ii & v
D. i & iv
iii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word/ phrase from paragraph 1:
aroma : cooking :: : painting
(Clue: Just like aroma is integral to cooking, similarly is/are integral to painting)
iv. Select the correct option to complete the following sentence:
Travellers advocating the ‘experience economy’ seek a holiday package with (Paragraph 1)
A. grand facilities, expensive hotels and excellent services to pamper them.
B. a wholesome experience within the budget they have planned for.
C. places and cities to buy things from and opportunities spend money.
D. cost-effective services, affordable accommodation and many days of touring.
v. Select the chart that appropriately represents the trend of foreign tourist travels in the North-East, from
2011- 2014, as per paragraph 2.
A. Option 1
B. Option 2
C. Option 3
D. Option 4
vi. Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option.
The study of tourist travel statistics in the North-East, from 2005 to 2014 showed results.
A. expected
B. encouraging
C. inconsistent
D. questionable
vii. Substitute the word ‘witnessed’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following, sentence from
paragraph 2:
Foreign tourist arrivals in the North-East witnessed a growth of...
viii. List any 2 examples of tourist facilities as referred to, in Paragraph 3.
ix. List one reason why the researchers recommend that the formulation of a tourism strategy in the North-Eastern
States of India be sustainable.
x. Select the option that titles paragraphs 1-3 appropriately, with reference to information in the text.
A. (1) Full Speed Ahead!, (2) Ups and Downs, (3) Cause for Concem
B. (1) Winds of Change, (2) Numbers Don't Lie, (3) Time for Action
C. (1) Inspecting Trends, (2) Statistically Speaking, (3) Let's Investigate
D. (1) Cause & Effect, (2) Dynamic Data, (3) Dependable Facts
SECTION B (GRAMMAR & CREATIVE WRITING) - [20 MARKS]
GRAMMAR (10 MARKS) Answer any ten of them (1x10=10)
3. According to the NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong, the aliens a base on the Moon.
a) is having
b) have
c) has
d) are having
4. Read the conversation between a doctor and his patient. Complete the sentence by reporting the patient’s
reply correctly.
Doctor: How do you feel now?
Patient: Slightly better.
The doctor, while trying to figure out his patient’s ailment, asked how he felt then, to which, the patient affirmed
.
5. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the conversation between Jim to Della.
you prepare a cup of tea for me, please?
a) Will
b) Could
c) Can
d) Would
6. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a news report:
The roof and the backside of the bus was blown away by the blast that occurred on Thursday, but no one was injured.
Option no. Error Correction
A was were
B away off
C occurred occur
D but yet
7. On my friend's farm, they an alarm clock because the cockerel at five o'clock every morning
without fail.
a) don't need / crows
b) haven't needed / was crowing
c) wont need / is crowing
d) didn't need / will crow
8. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Subject: Need for (promote) Healthy Eating Routines
Dear Madam
This is with reference to ....
9. Report the dialogue between Jitu and Nitu, by completing the sentence:
Jitu: My crash-course batch is full as only a month is left for the final exams.
Nitu: A drowning man will catch a straw.
Jitu said that his crash-course batch was full as only a month was left for the final exams, to which Nitu said that
.
10. Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following:
Maharashtra State Innovation Society
STARTUP WEEK 2021
A platform to create impact at large scale with Government
Startups across India is eligible to apply
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
11. Elvis went to a shop to mend his watch. The watchmaker asked a few questions related to the watch. Report his question.
Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place?
12. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a health magazine.
You eat to live, not live to eat.
a) can
b) might
c) must
d) should
13. "I am leaving the city tomorrow," the lecturer
said. He said that leaving the city .
a) he is, tomorrow
b) he was, the following day
c) he was, that day
d) I was, previous day
14. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
Critics have time and again points out that our education system tends to judge widely different students on single-line
parameters, which is unfair.
Use the given format for your response.
error correction
CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS (10 MARKS)
15. Answer the following question in 100-120 words. (5 marks)
Write a descriptive paragraph on ‘The Annual Day of Your School’/‘The Prize Distribution’ in about the following
cues: Input: preparations - on the Annual Day - arrangements - who was chief guest - welcome of guests - annual report
by Principal - cultural prog. - prize distribution - speech by chief guest - a light refreshment - your feeling about
function.
OR
Write a paragraph describing a journey, imaginary, or you have undertaken. You can follow the steps given below:
1. Prepare an itinerary.
2. You can make use of the following expressions, phrases and proverbs frequently used by the travellers.
(Jet lag, itchy feet, hit the road, time table, on the home stretch, call it a day, book in advance, travel over, travel
through, travel light, any port in a storm, stopover, etc.)
16. Answer the following question in 100-120 words. (5 marks)
Indian summers are really unbearable. One day the maximum temperature shot up to 47oC. It was the most miserable
day of the year for you. Record the experience in your diary, write a diary entry.
OR
Mohit wrote only a few lines and couldn’t complete the story he wanted to write. Taking help from the given input, and
basing it on the beginning Mahesh made, write a complete story.
A woodcutter was chopping down trees on the bank of a river. His hands were so much wet with his sweat that he lost
his grip………..
SECTION C ( LITERATURE TEXTBOOK) 40 MARKS
17. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: (1x5=5)
In 1900, at the age of 21, Albert Einstein was a university graduate and unemployed. He worked as a teaching assistant,
gave private lessons and finally secured a job in 1902 as a technical expert in the patent office in Bern. While he was
supposed to be assessing other people’s inventions, Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret. He is
said to have jokingly called his desk drawer at work the "Bureau of theoretical physics".
i. In which year did Albert Einstein secure a job in the patent office in
Bern? a) 1947
b) 1902
c) 1912
d) 1900
ii. Albert Einstein finally secured a job in the patent office in Bern as a .
a) Technical expert
b) Secretary
c) Accountant
d) Typist
iii. Write the synonym of Bureau.
a) School
b) Office
c) Beaurocrats
d) Brand
iv. In which year did Albert complete his graduation?
a) 1902
b) 1905
c) 1900
d) 1922
v. How old was Albert Einstein when he became a university graduate?
a) 16 years old
b) 18 years old
c) 24 years old
d) 21 years old
OR
Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
EMPEROR Aurangzeb banned the playing of a musical instrument called pungi in the royal residence for it had a shrill
unpleasant sound. Pungi became the generic name for reeded noisemakers. Few had thought that it would one day be
revived. A barber of a family of professional musicians, who had access to the royal palace, decided to improve the tonal
quality of the pungi. He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than the pungi and made
seven holes on the body of the pipe. When he played on it, closing, and opening some of these holes, soft and melodious
sounds were produced. He played the instrument before royalty and everyone was impressed. The instrument so different
from the pungi had to be given a new name. As the story goes, since it was first played in the Shah's chambers and was
played by a nai (barber), the instrument was named the 'shehnai'.
i. What did Aurangzeb ban in his palace?
a) none of these
b) playing of Pungi
c) playing Tabla
d) playing Sitar
ii. Why was playing Pungi in Aurangzeb's palace banned?
a) all of these
b) it had a sharp sound
c) it was unpleasant
d) it wasn't good
iii. Who banned the playing of a musical instrument called Pungi in the royal residence for it had a shrill unpleasant
sound?
a) Akbar
b) Humayun
c) Aurangzeb
d) Shershah
iv. Who thought of improving the sound of the Pungi?
a) a musician
b) a singer
c) none of these
d) a barber
v. From where did Shehnai get its name?
a) from barber (Nai in Hindi)-+ King (Shah in Hindi)
b) None of these
c) from a Barber
d) king gave its name
18. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: (1x5=5)
Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know,
i. Who was Peter?
a) A saint
b) A beggar
c) A physician
d) A teacher
ii. What did he do?
a) Driving
b) Stealing
c) Cooking
d) Preaching
iii. Where did Saint Peter live?
a) Under the Earth
b) In the woods
c) In the skies
d) In Heaven
iv. Find the word from the stanza similar in meaning to Virtuous.
a) Good
b) Preaching
c) Walked
d) Below
v. Name the poet of the given stanza.
a) Phoebe Cary
b) Robert Frost
c) Stephen Spender
d) William Shakespeare
OR
Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Wind, come softly.
Don't break the shutters of the windows.
Don't scatter the papers.
Don't throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what you did-you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.
i: What does the poet ask the wind to do?
(a) The poet asks the wind not to blow.
(b) The poet asks the wind to blow softly.
(c) The poet asks the wind to bring rain.
(d) None of the above.
ii: Which things does the poet ask the wind not to do?
(a) The poet asks the wind not to damage, shutters of the windows, scatter his
papers and throw down the books.
(b) He asks the wind not to blow the roof of his house, tear up his clothes and
damage his crops.
(c) He asks the wind not to damage his household goods.
(d) None of the above.
iii:What does the wind actually do?
(a) The wind does as requested by the poet.
(b) The wind does not damage his things.
(c) The wind throws down the books, tears their pages and brings rain.
(d) None of the above.
iv: Can the wind be asked to do or not to do a particular thing? Why?
(a) Yes, it can be asked what to do or what not to do. It is sensitive to human
sufferings.
(b) No, it can't be asked what to do or what not to do. It is a force of nature.
(c) The wind does not care about our requests. It takes pleasure in human
suffering.
(d) None of the above.
v: Who is “You” in this above stanza?
(a) Rain
(b) Thunderstorm
(c) Wind
(d) All of these
19. Answer any four of the following questions in 40-50 words each: (3x4=12)
i. Write a note an Evelyn’s passion for
music?
ii. Why was Kezia scared when her mother and grandmother not at home?
iii. What kind of student was Einstein in High school?
iv. What did the county Inspector do to improve Margie's performance in geography?
v. Why could the doctor not sleep in his room? What did he do then?
20. Answer any two of the following questions in 40-50 words each: (3x2=6)
i. Where and why was grandfather going the next day? Write your answer in the context of The
Adventures of Toto.
ii. What reason did the guru give to the king for dying first? Write your answer in the context of
In the Kingdom of Fools.
iii. Who was the only asset of Mahendra? How?
21. Attempt the following long Answer Type Question in 100-120 words. (6 marks)
How did the little girl start understanding her father? Write your answer in the context of The Little
Girl.
OR
In the lesson “The Snake and the Mirror” the doctor, in the face of extreme danger, had not panicked
but keep calm and ‘smiled feebly’ at himself. With the help of examples from the story, find five ways
in which one can remain calm and collected in the face extreme danger?
22. Attempt the following long Answer Type Question in 100-120 words. (6 marks)
One should not be greedy. How did greed bring the disciple in troublr?
OR
The man who had rescued the child was compassionate and kind. Discuss. Write your answer in the
context of The Lost Child.
