Grade - Nine Compulsory English Model Question
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Compulsory English Model Question Grade - 9
Sub.:- Compulsory English
FM
- 75
Grade - IX
Time: 3 hrs
Reading Section - 40 Marks
- Read the text
and write True or False for the given statements. 5
Sky Burial is a traditional custom in Tibetan
Buddhism to farewell the dead. These days, outsiders are mostly forbidden from
witnessing them. I had heard of Tibetan Sky Burials with a mixture of horror
and fascination. To put it bluntly, a dead body is chopped up into pieces and
fed to waiting vultures. So, we arrived at a very isolated and traditional
Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Tagong in North Eastern Sichuan. I thought,
"let's just look at the site where it happens". We'd been told that
foreigners were not allowed to experience the secret ritual anyway.
a. Sky Burial is a traditional
custom of Hinduism.
b. Outsiders are welcomed at
the funeral.
c. The dead body is chopped to
serve the vultures.
d. Sky Burials was a mixture
of horror and fascination for the writer.
e. The writer was familiar
with the custom.
2.
Read the text and do the tasks. 10
Once upon a time, there lived a benevolent and
kind-hearted king. But, the people weren’t happy with their king because he was
very lazy and would not do anything other than eat and sleep. He spent days and
weeks and months in his bed either eating something or sleeping. The king
became a couch potato and the people started to worry about him.
One day, the king realized that he couldn’t
move his body, not even his foot. He became very fat and his obesity became a
matter of fun, calling him ‘fatty king’, ‘bulky king’ etc. The king invited
expert doctors from various parts of his country and offered them generous
rewards to make him fit. Unfortunately, none could help him gain his health and
fitness. The king spent enormous amounts of money but everything went in
vain.
One fine morning, a holy man visited the
country. He heard about the ill-health of the king and informed the minister at
the palace that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words,
the minister became very happy. He requested the king to meet the holy man to
get rid of his problem. The holy man resided at a distant place. Since the king
could not move his body, he asked the minister to bring the holy man to the
palace, but the holy man refused. He said that the king had to go to him, in
order to get cured. After strenuous efforts, the king met the holy man at the
latter’s residence.
The holy man complimented the king saying
that he was a good ruler, and said that he would soon regain his health. He
asked the king to come for treatment the next day. He also told the king that
the king would be treated only if he came on foot to the holy man’s residence.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but aided by his
followers, he reached the holy man’s place.
Unfortunately, the holy man was not available
there and his devotee requested the king to come and meet him the next day for
treatment. This was repeated for two weeks and the king never met the holy man,
and never had any treatment.
Gradually, the king realized that he felt a
lot lighter, lost a considerable amount of weight, and felt more active than
before. He realized the reason why the holy man asked him to reach his place by
walking. Very soon, the king regained his health, and the people were very
happy in his kingdom.
A. State whether the following sentences are
TRUE or FALSE (5x1=5)
a. The holy man was near the
palace.
b. The king lost weight.
c. Finally, the people in the
kingdom became happy.
d. The King was very
rude.
e. The kind did not spend
money on his health.
B. Answer the following questions. (5x1=5)
a. Why did people not like the
king though he was kind?
a. Why were the specialists
called for at the palace and offered huge prizes?
b. Why did the minister become
so happy?
c. On what condition would the
holy man treat the king?
d. How did the king recover
his health?
3.
Read the text and do the tasks. 10
This happened to me when I was in India. I
used to go to my office by train. On this particular evening, I hurried to my
station but when I reached there the train had gone. I bought a newspaper
and a packet of biscuits and sat on a bench. While I was reading, a man
came and sat down opposite me. There was nothing special about him, except that
he was very tall. I was still reading when my eyes caught a very strange sight.
The man reached over the table, opened my packet of biscuits, took one, dipped
it into his coffee and popped it into his mouth. I couldn't believe my eyes. I
didn't want to make a fuss, so I ignored him. I just took a biscuit
myself and went back to my newspaper. While I was pretending to be very interested
in the news, the man took a second biscuit and then our eyes met. He was
staring at me furiously. I nervously put the biscuit in my mouth and decided to
leave. I was ready to go when the man stood up and hurriedly left. I folded my
newspaper and stood up. There on the table, where my newspaper had been, was
my packet of biscuits unopened
A.
Choose and write the correct answer. (5X1=5)
a. The tall man stared at the writer
furiously because …
i.
the writer didn't let him eat the biscuits
ii.
there were no biscuits left in the packet
iii.
the writer ate his biscuits
b. The word 'fuss' in the 8th line
means …
i.
unnecessary issue
ii.
quarrel
iii.
joke
c. The word 'pretending' in the 9th line
means …
i.
acting correctly
ii.
behaving as if something is true
iii.
doing wrong things
d. The word 'furiously' in the 10th line
means …
i.
surprisingly
ii.
angrily
iii.
happily
B.
Answer the following questions. (5X1=5)
a.
Was the writer able to catch the train he was supposed to? Why?
b. What
was the peculiar thing about the man?
c.
Why was the writer nervous?
d.
Who left the table first?
e.
What actually happened in the story?
4.
Read the text and do the tasks. 15
The coronavirus family causes illnesses
ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS),
according to the World Health Organization (WHO). They circulate in animals and
some can be transmitted between animals and humans. Several coronaviruses are
circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans. The new coronavirus,
the seventh known to affect humans, has been named COVID-19.
Common signs of infection include fever,
coughing and breathing difficulties. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia,
multiple organ failure and death. The incubation period of COVID-19 is
thought to be between one and 14 days. It is contagious before symptoms appear,
which is why so many people get infected. Infected patients can also be asymptomatic,
meaning they do not display any symptoms despite having the virus in their
systems.
China alerted the WHO to cases of unusual
pneumonia in Wuhan on December 31. COVID-19 is thought to have originated
in a seafood market where wildlife was sold illegally. On February 7th,
Chinese researchers said the virus could have spread from an infected animal to
humans through illegally trafficked pangolins, prized in Asia for food and
medicine. Scientists have pointed to either bats or snakes as possible
sources.
The coronavirus – known as COVID-19 – spreads
from person to person in close proximity, similar to other respiratory
illnesses, such as the flu. Droplets of bodily fluids – such as saliva or mucus
– from an infected person are dispersed in the air or on surfaces by coughing
or sneezing. These droplets can come into direct contact with other people or
can infect those who pick them up by touching infected surfaces and then their
faces. According to scientists, coughs and sneezes can travel several feet and
stay suspended in the air for up to 10 minutes. It is not yet known how long
the virus can survive outside a host, but in other viruses, it ranges from a
few hours to months.
The WHO declared the virus a pandemic on
March 11 and said it was “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and
severity” of the outbreak. The WHO recommends basic hygiene such as regularly
washing hands with soap and water and covering your mouth with your elbow when
sneezing or coughing. Maintain “physical distancing” –
keep at least 1 meter (three feet) between
yourself and others – particularly if they are coughing and sneezing, and avoid
touching your face, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands. Avoid unnecessary,
unprotected contact with animals and be sure to thoroughly wash hands after
contact.
A.
Match the titles with paragraph numbers. 5X1=5
a.
Paragraph 1
i. Where did it come from?
b.
Paragraph 2 ii.
How can we protect ourselves?
c.
Paragraph 3 iii.
What is coronavirus?
d.
Paragraph 4 iv.
What are the symptoms?
e.
Paragraph 5
v. How is the virus
spreading?
B.
Write 'True' or 'False' against the following statements. 5X1=5
a. Coronavirus causes only
serious diseases.
b. The new coronavirus is one of the seven coronaviruses that affect humans.
c. Pneumonia may occur in
serious cases.
c. People who have no symptoms
can't transmit the disease.
d. Infected people don't
necessarily have symptoms.
C.
Answer the following questions. 5X1=5
a. Where is the virus believed to have started from?
b. What are believed to be the
probable sources of the virus?
c. What respiratory illness is
covid-19 similar to?
d. When was the coronavirus
declared a pandemic?
e. What basic hygienic
behaviours help protect from coronavirus?
Writing Section - 24
5.
Suppose you are the CEO of a company that has been creating noise pollution
around the locality. Now write an apology letter addressing the local people
with the plan to settle the problem within a month. 5
6.
: A friend of yours stood first in the national-level essay competition. Write
a message of congratulation for a national newspaper. Include the following
points: 5
Name,
Deed, Award, etc,
7.
Do you like to live in a village or a town? Why? Write a short paragraph of
about 150 words. 6
8.
You live away from home. You have a younger brother at home who studies in
grade 8 but takes no interest in classroom activities. Write a letter to him
explaining why active participation in classroom activities is important for
him. 8
Grammar Section - 11 Marks
9.
Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets. 5X1=5
a. There's a dog over there,
………………….? (Supply the correct question tag)
b. The teacher said, "Why
haven't you done the task on time?" (In indirect speech)
c. How did you do that? (Into
passive voice)
d. He ………………… (lived) here for
more than 15 years. (Use the correct tense)
e. I have never been to
Pokhara. (Into yes/no question)
10.
Rewrite the following text choosing the correct words/phrases from the
brackets. 6X1=6
Mount Everest …………………. (where/who/which) lies
in Nepal and is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 29032 feet …………………….
(on/over/above) sea level. It was named after ………….. (a/an/the) Englishman
George Everest who was the first to survey in 1841. Mt. Everest …………………
(was/have/has) always fascinated the climbers. Climbing mountains like Everest
is difficult and dangerous. If there's no snow, it ………………………… (wouldn't
be/won't be/wouldn't have been) difficult to climb the mountains. Mountaineers
are daring people. Mountains always look exciting and the mountaineers feel
that the mountains are challenging them. This feeling makes them …………………… (to
accept/accept/accept) the challenge.
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