Grade 9 Compulsory English Model Question [New Curriculum]

Grade 9 Compulsory English Model Question [New Curriculum] Reading and Writing Test Time: 3 hrs          Full Marks: 75 Reading Section – 40 Marks 1. Read the text and write True or False for the given statements. (5) Paulo Coelho is a well-known Brazilian author and lyricist. He was born on 24 August 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He had always loved writing and dreamed of being a writer from an early age. He was, however, discouraged by his parents who wanted him to become a lawyer. During adolescence, Coelho was sent three times to a mental hospital by his parents because of his dream to become a writer. In his twenties, he was arrested and tortured in Brazil, but always kept dreaming of becoming a writer. After his release from prison, Coelho enrolled in law school and abandoned his dream of becoming a writer. One year later, he dropped out and lived life as a hippie, travelling through South America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe and started using drugs in the 1960s. Paulo Coelho wa…