Quarterly Examination 2014Class -9th

Sub-English (General)Time:- 3Hrs.

MM: 100Instructions :-Attempt all questions. Internal choices are given in some questions.Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives and fill in the blanks and rewrite the sentence (10)

I. He is …………………. N.C.C. Cadet. (a/an/the)II. The train is …………… hour late. (a/an/the)

III. Kalidas has written ………….. plays (many/much)IV. …………….. I come in, sir ! (May/can)V. She ……………. Here for last five years. (has been living/lived)

VI. Physics ………………… not a difficult subject. (is/are)VII. The earth ………………. Round the sun. (move/moves)

VIII. The dates …………… good. (taste/tastes)IX. The rain ……………… on your land. (fall/falls)X. ……………..God bless her. (can/may)

Q.2 Choose the correct option and complete the sentence (4)1) Kasturba Gandhi was married at the age of ………….a) Thirteen b) eighteen c) twenty one d) twenty two2) Advertisements on the T.V. make an intent ………………….a) appeal b)approach c)approval d) agreement3) The eyes of the saint were …………….a) Sparkling b) dull c) full of tears d) dry4) The Panchayat was held under an old …………. Tree.a) Neem b) Pepal c) Mango d) Banyan.Q.3 Choose the correct option (2)

I. The moon is walking …………………… a) slowly b) hurriedly c) not walking at all

II. The poem ‘o light!’ is written by………………. a) Subramania Bharati b) John c) R. frost Section- AQ.4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.The famous Taj of Agra stands on the right bonk of river Yamuna. It is one of the most splendid buildings of the world. It was built by Shahjahan, the Emperor of India, In the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaj Mahal. Built of pure marble, it took about twenty thousand workmen and twenty long years to complete it, In front of the Tajmahal can be seen fountains with straight paths on either side, tall dark cyprers tree, smooth lawns and planned beds of flowers.Questions:

I. Where does the Taj stand ? (1)II. Who built the Taj ? (1)

III. In whose memory was it uilt ? (1)IV. Give the noun form of ‘famous’. (1)V. Find out the word from the passage opposite to ‘Left’. (1)

Q.5 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Our national flag was adopted in 1947. It consists of three horizontal strips. The top strip is of saffron colour, the middle one of white and the lower most of dark green. In the center of the white strip is a wheel is taken from the Sarnath lion capital of Ashoka. The colours of the flag represent courage and sacrifice, truth and peace, and faith and chivalry. The Wheel is the symbol of ancient culture of India. We must learn low to respect our national flag. It should not be duped to any person or anything. No other flag should placed above the national flag. Long live tricolour !Question :- (5)

I. How many strips are there in our national flag ?II. What are the colours of the strips ?

III. What is the centre of the white strip ? Where is it taken from ?IV. What do the colours of the flag denote ?V. What is the name of our national flag ?

Q.6 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. We must be clean and regular. Our bodies and clothes should be clean. Our clothes should not be very tight. They need not be expensive. Simple cotton clothes will be better. But they must be kept clean. We must brush our teeth everyday and wash our hands and mouth before and after meals. Long and dirty nails incite diseases. We should wash our bodies everyday with soap and rub them with a towel. A good bath is also necessary after games.Questions:- (5)

I. Which should we do before and after meals ?II. What harm long and dirty nails do ?

III. After games what is necessary ?IV. Give the noun form of ‘clean’ Section - B Q.7 you are Akshat modi a student of class 9th of Govt. H.S. School, Ujjain. Write an application to your principal requesting him to issue you book from Book-Bank of the school. (6) OrYou are Tanisha Bhana living in roo5 No.3 of the Kalidas Hostel, Sagar. Write a letter to your father to send you Rs. 500/- by money order.Q.8. Write an essay on any one of the following. (8)

I. A great leaderII. Wonder’s of science

III. My hobbyIV. Importance of trees.Q.9 Read the following passage carefully and makes notes on it. Write the summary on the passage. 3+3=6Pollution is the ling of the environment land, water and air by waste, smoke, chemicals and other harmful substances. The most serious pollution occurs where there are large cities and many factories. Every Industrial country faces the problem of waste. As factories

produce new goods for people to buy. Old ones are thrown out with household rubbish. Burning this refuse polluter the air, dumping it in rivers and seas polluters the water and rubbish tips are unpleasant rights and take up much needed space. Getting rid of plastics is particularly difficult. Wood and paper decay after sometime through the action of bacteria. But plasties never decay. The more we threw away the more little is produced. Section – CQ.10) Do as directed : (any five) (5)

1. Lata sings a song (change into negative)2. I do it. (make negative)3. She takes coffee. (make interrogative)4. East/in/the/sum/the/rises. (Rearrange the words to make a meaningfull sentence)5. She has written letter. (correct into negative)6. Ramu buys his car yesterday. (correct the sentences)

Q. 11) Translate into English (Any five) (5)1 os Ldwy ugh tk jgs gSaaaaA2 og lnk v/;kid gSA3 lnk lR; cksyksA4 esjs fo|ky; es 10 dejs gSaA5 o’kkZ gks pqdh gSA6 rqe dgk¡ jgrs gksA7 ekyrh xhr xkrh gSA Section – DQ.12) Read the following extract and answer the following questions.Jamman sheikh and Algu Chowdhary were good friends. Both were greatly respected in the village. Jumman had an old aunt who had some property. This she transferred to him on the understanding that she would stay with him and he would stay with him and he would look after her. The arrangement worked well for a couple of years. Then the situation changed. Jumman and his family were tired of the old relative. Jumman become as indifferent to her as his life, who grudged exam the little dook that the old lady wanted every day. She shallowed these insults along with her food for a few months.Questions :-1) The aunt stayed witha) Algu b) Jumman c) Sheikh (1)2) Jumman was given some property by ……….a) Aunt b) father c) mother (1)3) ………………. Was against aunt a) Algu’s wife b) Jumman’s wife c) a lady (1)4) What was the condition of transfer of property ? (2)Q. 13 Read the following extract from your text book and answer the question given below :Ram Prasad ‘Bismil’ was a brave revolutionary, who gave up his life smilingly for the sake of the motherland. He was prosecuted by an enraged foreign government, hunted by the police and betrayed by some fellow workers. He was the brave leader of the kokori train incident. His poetry is also a lamp lighted at the of the motherland. Kakory is a village near Lukhnow. It because the attack famous because the attack on the train took place near Lucknow.

Question :- (5)a) Who was the leader of the kakori train incident ?b) By whom was he prosecuted ?c) Where is kakori situated ?d) Why did kakori become famous ?e) Find out the word from the passage which means ‘a table where religious caremonies

are performed’.Q. 14 What did the Zamindar understand by MA and BA ? (6) Or What did Kasturba adress the woman of vadhtal village ?Q.15 a) What was Bismil’s contribution in the “Kakori train incident” ? (6) OrWhich miracle was performed by the wise saint ?b) Why did sudhir feel himself the happiest person? (4) OrHow did the Kakori incident affect the British in India ?Q.16 Read the extracts for the poems and answer the questions given below (3) O Light, who are you ?Daughter of the sun ?No you are the sun’s life, his soulWe praise you in the sum.Questions :-

1. Name the poem2. Who are you ?3. To whom do we praise ?

OrOne by one the casements cath. Her beams beneath the silvery thatch,Couched in his kennel like a log,With paws of silver sleeps the dog.Questions

1. Name the poet.2. What is the color of the thatch ?3. Where does a dog sleep ?

Q. 17 Answer the question (any two) (6)1. What do you mean by “dream world” ?2. How can we control the present ?3. What is the sun ?

Q. 18 Write the central idea of the poem. (4) ‘Today and tomorrow’ Or Silver