English Test 1
CLASS 9
Time 1-hour Full Marks
40
Read the passage and answer the questions
that follow: 10
I remember another funny incident about Bhola Grandpa
related by my father. It had been a rainy afternoon. Bhola Grandpa, wild
with excitement, told my father and his friends that he had seen a gang of
pirates. They were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the
seashore by our village. At once father and his friends started looking
for the hidden treasure. Evening passed on to night. Moonlight came in
through the clouds. A pack of jackals were howling. It was past midnight. At
this point of time, Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real
treasure. It was all a dream which he had during his midday nap.
Write the correct answers of the
following questions. 3×2
1. Why was no real treasure found under the sand dunes?
2. One rainy afternoon what did Bhola Grandpa tell the
narrator's father and his friend's?
3. How did the narrator's father and his friends respond to the
story about the pirates as narrated by Bhola Grandpa?
Write the correct answers from the
given alternatives in the given space : 4×1
(i) The funny incident about Bhola Grandpa was related
by the narrator's ____________ a) mother b) aunt
c) father d) sister
(ii) The afternoon was ____________
a) Sunny b) rainy c) cold d)
snowy
(iii) The pirates were burying a large box under
the----------- a) fields b) valley c)
foothills d) sand dune
(iv)Bhola grandpa confessed that there was no--------
a)Real jackals b) real treasure c)no tiger d) no cow
Read the poem and answer the questions
that follow 10
I love the
fitful gust that shakes
The casement all
day,
And from the
glossy elm tree takes
The faded
leaves away,
Twirling them
by the windowpane
With thousand
others down the lane.
I love to see
the shaking twig
Dance till the
shut of eve,
The sparrow on
the cottage rig,
Whose chirp
would make believe
That Spring
was just now flirting by
In Summer's
lap with flowers to lie.
Write the correct answers of the
following questions. 3×2
1. From where the above text is extracted? Write the name of the
poet.
2.
What
happens to the leaves of the mossy elm- tree in autumn ?
3. What is the theme of the poem?
Write the correct answers from the
given alternatives in the given space : 4×1
1. …… takes away the faded leaves a) Elm tree b)Spring c) fitful
gust d) windowpane
2. The poet
loves to see the shaking twig dance till the (a) coming of down (b) end of night (c)
end of afternoon (d) shut of eve.
3.
Whose
chirp would make the poet believe … a) cottage rig b) summer’s lap c) the
sparrow d) flowers.
4.
The season emphasized in the poem is …a) Rainy b) Summer c) Autumn d) Winter
Grammar & Vocabulary …10
1.Fill in
the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions: 3×1
The transport minister has constituted _______ one-man committee to look
_______ the demand of transport operators for _______ increase in fares.
2. Do as directed : 4×1
a)
He is too short to reach the fruit of the tree. (Rewrite the sentence by
removing ‘too’ and ‘to)
b) He is the tallest boy in the class (change it
into comparative degree)
c) He is called Netaji (change the voice)
d) She said to me, ‘Are you well’? (Mode of
narration)
3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms: 3×1
Some
days after the funeral, a special train ________ (was taking/had taken/took)
Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. The compartment ________ (was decked/decked/was
decking) with flowers. People on the train ________ (were singing/sang/had
sung) Bhajans
Writing Skills
10
Suppose you the secretary of cultural committee of your
school, write a notice writing on Tree
Plantation Programme in your School.
[ Date – time – chief guest – number of saplings – name
enrolment
Or
Write a letter to your headmaster for leave of absence
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