Class 9th Exam 2022-23
English
Time – 3 hrs. M.M. – 75
Instruction –
· All questions are Compulsory .
· Marks are indicated in front of each question.
SECTION - A
Q.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions on the basis of comprehension of the passage. [1X5=5]
Himalayas are beautiful Mountains in the North of India. They stretch for two thousand miles from Kashmir to Assam. Some of the world’s highest peaks are in the Himalayas. The highest peak is mount Everest. The tops of the mountains are covered with snow throughout the year. Therefore, we call them the Himalayas. Many passes connect with India with Tibet, Turkistan and Afghanistan. Many rivers the Ganga, The Yamuna, the Brahmaputra and the Beas flow from these mountains. Many visitors go to the hill stations for pleasure and relaxation.
Questions –
(i) Where are the Himalaya in India?
(a) South (b) East
(c) North (d) West
(ii) Which is the highest peak of the world?
(a) Kanchan Jangha (b) Dhaulagiri
(c) Mount Everest (d) None of these
(iii) Which river does not flow from the Himalayas?
(a) Ganga (b) Yamuna
(c) Godavari (d) Brahmaputra
(iv) Choose the correct opposite for ‘ugly’-
(a) Healthy (b) proud
(c) lovely (d)beautiful
(v) The highest peak is Mount Everest. (True/ False
Q.2 Read the following passage and answer the questions on the basis of comprehension of the passage. [1X5=5]
Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. When areas in and around Leh began to experience water shortages, life didn’t grind to a halt. Why? Because Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer in the Jammu and Kashmir government came up with the idea of artificial glaciers. Ladakh, a cold desert at an altitude of 3,000- 3,500 metres above sea level, has a low average annual rainfall rate of 50 mm. Glaciers have always been the only source of water. Agriculture is completely dependent on glacier melt unlike the rest of river/monsoon fed India. But over the years with increasing effects of climate change, rainfall and snowfall patterns have been changing, resulting in severe shortage and drought situations. Given the severe winter conditions, the window for farming is usually limited to one harvest season.
Questions –
(i) What kind of landform is Ladakh?
(a) Hot desert (b) Cold desert
(c) Dry desert (d) Hot and Dry desert
(ii) Who was Chewang Norphel?
(a) a retired principal (b) a retired activist
(c) a retired social worker (d) a retired civil engineer
(iii) Ladakh is at an altitude of metres above sea level.
(a)2000-2500 (b)1500-2000
(c)3000-3500 (d)2500-3000
(iv)Find the word in the paragraph which means the same as ‘a body of dense ice’.
(a) river (b) desert
(c) glacier (d) all the above
(v) Severe shortage of water is the result of-
(a) climate changes (b) changes in rainfall
(c) changes in snowfall pattern (d) all of these
SECTION- B (WRITING)
Q.3 Read the following passage and make notes on it and also give a suitable title to it. 4
Biogas is a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and hydrogen sulphide, the major constituent being methane. Biogas is produced by anaerobic degradation of animal wastes (sometimes plant wastes) in the presence of water. Anaerobic degradation means break– down of organic matter by bacteria in the absence of oxygen. Biogas is a non-polluting, clean and low-cost fuel which is very useful for rural areas where a lot of animal waste and agricultural waste are available. India has the largest cattle population in the world (240 million) and has tremendous potential for biogas production. From cattle dung alone, we can produce biogas of a magnitude of 22,500 mm3 annually. Air-tight digestion/degradation of animal waste is safe as it eliminates health hazards which normally occur in case of direct use of dung due to direct exposure to faecal pathogens and parasite.
Q.4 You are Amit Gupta studying in Govt. HSS Rewa. Write an application to your principal to issue Transfer Certificate as your father has been transferred to Shivpuri. 4 OR
You are Rahul, residing at 432/4, behind Govt. Hospital, Bhind. Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend your sister's marriage ceremony.
Q.5 Write an essay on any one of the following topics in 180 words 5
1. An Indian Festival 2. Wonders of Science
3. Importance of Trees 4. My Hobby
Q.6 On the basis of the picture given below, write a short paragraph about the importance of trees. 3
SECTION-C (Grammar)
Q.7 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets.
[1×5= 5]
1. _______ Sun rises in the East. (a/an/the)
2. I didn’t buy ____ mangoes. (some/any)
3. He is ______ engineer. (a/an/the)
4. We _____to watch the movie yesterday. (go/went)
5. There is not _____ water in the pool. (much/many)
6. They ____ completed their work. (has/have)
7. Christmas is celebrated _______25th December. (in/on)
8. The table was------ by the student. (break/broken)
Q.8 Do as directed [1×5=5]
1.Simran knows the answer to the questions. (Make negative)
2. our / we / protect / should / forests.
(Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)
3. Children are playing in the park. (Change into present perfect tense)
4. He is very tired. He cannot work anymore. (Combine using ‘so---that’)
5. They played hockey. (Change into passive voice)
6. Unless you work hard, you can’t pass. (Use “if” in place of “unless”)
7. Sunil is the strongest boy in the group. (Rewrite using Comparative degree)
8.My cat was hungry. It had not eaten since breakfast.
(Combine the sentences using ‘because’)
Section-D(Textbooks)
Q.9 Choose the correct option – [1×4=4]
(i). How old is Margie?
(a) 10 years (b) 11 years
(c) 12 years (d) 13 years
(ii). Which award was given to Evelyn in 1991?
(a) painter of the year (b) teacher of the year
(c) soloist of the year (d) student of the year
(iii). Who is the author of the lesson "My Childhood"?
(a) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (b) Katherine Mansfield
(c) Isaac Asimov (d) Deborah Cowley
(iv).Whom does wind God like?
(a) Weak people (b) Those who talks to it
(c) Strong people (d) None of these
Q.10 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given below- [1×3=3]
Margie was scornful. ‘School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.’ Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.
Questions :
(i)Name the writer of the story ‘The Fun They Had’.
(a) Isaac Asimov (b) Deborah Cowley (c) William Butler yeast
(ii) What was Margie’s opinion about school?
(a) She liked school (b) She slightly liked it. (c) She hated school
(iii) What was wrong with her mechanical teacher?
(a) It was giving her test after test in English.
(b) It was giving her test after test in history.
(c) It was giving her test after test in geography.
(B) Read the following extract and answer the questions given below- [1×3=3]
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And locked down once as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Questions :
(i) What does ‘yellow wood’ mean?
(a) spring (b) autumn (c) winter
(ii) From which poem the above lines have been taken?
(a)Wind (b)The Road Not Taken (c) Rain on the Roof
(iii) Why was the traveller feeling sorry?
(a) because he could not travel
(b) because he could not travel both the roads
(c) because he could travel
Q.11 Answer the following questions in 30 words.(any 6) [2×6=12]
(i) What did Margie write in her diary ?
(ii) How does Evelyn hear music?
(iii) How is the Shehnai different from Pungi ?
(iv) Who were the people in Kezia’s family ?
(v) What did the playmates call Einstein ?
(vi) Describe the Doctor’s House.
(vii) Where was the Abdul kalam’s house ?
(viii) Why was Santosh Yadav sent to the local school?
(ix) How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
Q.12 Answer the following question in 30 words- (any 2) [2×2=4]
(i) Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
(ii) What do yellow woods represent?
(iii) How does the poet want the wind to come ?
(iv) What Sound do Raindrops make ?
(v) What kind of place is Innisfree?
Q.13 Answer the following question in 30 words-(any 2) [2×2=4]
(i) What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair ?
(ii) Where did the Grandfather buy Toto from and why?
(iii) What Works did Mahendra do?
(iv) Why did the disciple decide to stay in the Kings of Fools?
(v) Who was Behrman ?
Q.14 How does the Tommy describe the old kind of school? 3
Or
Why did the Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram ? What did his father say to this? what do you think his words means ?
Q15. Write the Central Idea of the Poem ‘Wind’. 3
Or
Write the Central Idea of the Poem ‘The Road Not Taken’?
Q.16 “Toto was the pretty Monkey”. Explain 3
Or
Iswaran was a fantastic storyteller. Comment.
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