Sample Paper – 2009
Class – IX
Subject – English
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90
General Instructions :
(i) This paper consists of four sections —
Section A — Reading 20 marks
Section B — Writing 25 marks
Section C — Grammar 20 marks
Section D — Literature 25 marks
(ii) Attempt all questions.
(iii) Do not write anything in the question paper.
(iv) All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written
in the answer sheet provided to you.
(v) Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
(vi) Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
(vii) Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted
for exceeding the word limit.
SECTION A ( READING )
A1. Read the following passage carefully. (12 marks)
If we would see our dream of Panchayat Raj, i.e., true democracy realized, we would regard the humblest and lowest Indian as being the ruler of India with the tallest in the land. This presupposes that all are pure, or will become pure if they are not. And purity must go hand-in-hand with wisdom. No one would then harbour any distinction between community and community, caste and out-caste. Everybody would regard all as equal with oneself and hold them together in the silken net of love. No one would regard another as untouchable. We would hold as equal the toiling labourer and the rich capitalist. Everybody would know how to earn an honest living by the sweat of one's brow, and make no distinction between intellectual and physical labour. To hasten this consummation, we would voluntarily turn ourselves into scavengers. No one who has wisdom will ever touch opium, liquor or any intoxicants. Everybody would observe Swadeshi as the rule of life and regard every woman, not being his wife, as his mother, sister or daughter according to her age, never lust after her in his heart. He would be ready to lay down his life when occasion demands it, never want to take another's life. If he is a Sikh in terms of the commandment of the Gurus, he would have the heroic courage to stand single-handed and alone-without yielding an inch of ground-against the "one lakh and a quarter" enjoined by them. Needless to say, such a son of India will not want to be told what his duty in the present hour is.
A1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following sentences. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)
(a) Panchayat Raj is true democracy because .............. .
(b) When purity goes hand-in-hand with wisdom there will not be any .....................
(c) A man of wisdom will never use ........................in democracy.
A1.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage write two advantages of true democracy. (l x 2= 2 marks)
A1.3 On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions: (2 x 2½ = 5 marks)
(a) The Panchayat Raj will eradicate untouchability. How?
(b) How will Swadeshi promote patriotism and a sense of national pride?
A1.4 Find words / phrases from the passage which mean the same as the following from the paragraphs indicated. (1 X 2 = 2 marks)
(a) The act of making something complete or perfect.
(b) Without being forced.
THE PIGTAIL
(8 marks)
There lived a sage in days of yore,
And he a handsome pigtail wore;
But wondered much and sorrowed more
4 Because it hung behind him.
He mused upon this curious case,
And swore he'd change the pigtail's place
And have it hanging at his face,
8 Not daggling there behind him.
Says he, "The mystery I've found –
I'll turn me round" –
He turned him round;
12 But still it hung behind him.
Then round and round, and out and in,
All day puzzled sage did spin;
In vain— it mattered not a pin—
16 The pigtail hung behind him.
And right, and left, and round about,
And up, and down, and in, and out,
He turned, but still the pigtail stout
20 Hung steadily behind him.
And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! still faithful; to his back,
24 The pigtail hangs behind him.
--William Makepeace Thackeray
2.1 Below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by writing the missing word/ phrase against the correct blank number in your answer sheet.(1/2*12=6)
Long ago there lived a (a) _______ who wore a handsome (b) ________ which hung behind him. He was (c) _________ about the way his pigtail hung (d) _______ him. He wondered much about this (e) _________ case and thought deeply. Then he (f) ________ to change its place. He swore that he would turn himself (g) _________ to change the pigtail's place. He hoped that now it would (h) ______ at his face. He declared that he had found the (i) ________. All day long he turned (j) _______ and then he turned
(k) ________ and in all possible (l) _______ but the pigtail kept dangling from his back adamantly.
2.2 Complete the following statements on the basis of your reading of the poem. Copy the correct answer number. No need to copy the whole statement. (1*2=2)
(a) The pigtail is called faithful because_______________________
(b) Explain "In vain—it mattered not a pin—"
SECTION B — (Writing)
B1. You are Nitin Ghai of 27, Dhole Road, Pune. You had asked your local agent Surajmal of Zenith Travels to book a suite in a good hotel in Shimla from June 10 to June 25, 2008. you have not received any confirmation of booking so far. Write a brief postcard to Mr. Surajmal, your local travel agent to acquaint you with full facts. Do not exceed 50words. Copy the format of the postcard from the question paper in your answer sheet. (5 marks)
Stamp
_____________
_____________
______________
Pin:____________
B2. You are Akansha / Akash, the editor of the school magazine of Goenka Public School, Delhi. You want to hold ad interclass competition to collect poems and cartoons for the magazine ‘Pratibha’ before 20 October 2008. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for the students’ notice board inviting entries. Mention all details like entry dates, prizes etc. Give your notice an appealing heading. Put the notice in a box. (5 marks)
B3.Shahin Chatterjee is a resident of Badli Colony. After reading the following newspaper article, she write to the Editor of a local newspaper, giving her strong views on the disadvantages of this project and making an appeal to the Government to reconsider its decision. Using the ideas from the unit on ‘Environment’, together with your own ideas, write this letter in not more than 175 words. (10 marks)
THREAT TO FOREST
MAHIPALPUR: 14 June. The Government has decided to cut down a large forest area near Badli Colony to provide housing for 10,000 families.the project is likely to be completed by 2009. However, it is facing stiff opposition from farmers whose agricultural land is also being acquired.
B.4 You are Mr. Rajeev Reddy, owner of a diary farm at Kumarapalayam. Recently one of your cows died because of eating a polythene bag which got stuck in its food pipe. Write a letter to the editor regarding the nuisance caused by polythene bags and requesting the authorities to ban the use of polythene bags in not more than 150 words. 10 MARKS
SECTION C (GRAMMAR)
C1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. (½ x 8=4 marks)
The pump, one of the most new e.g. most ....many pain management techniques now e.g. most ....many
available, implies pain-killing drugs (a)
in the body. Studied but practised as (b)
a superspecialised branch in medicine (c)
pain management offers relief for (d)
patients assailed in severe pain. (e)
The perception of pain different from (f)
person to person. Keep in mind the (g)
differences, pain clinics use detail (h)
C2. In the paragraph below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Make sure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. (½×8=4)
Tears produced the tear glands keep the eye e.g. produced by the
moist and are normally drained the (a) _____________
nose. Onions a number of water-soluble volatile (b) ________________
substances containing sulphur. cutting the onion (c) ________________
these spread the air and cause irritation in the eyes. (d) ________________
The tear glands start secreting more and more
tears wash out the irritants. The tears are e) ________________
produced fast that they cannot be drained out (f) ________________
through nose and so run (g) ________________
down the eyes thus making cry. (h) ________________
C2. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheets against the correct blank number.
(4 marks)
e.g.: stories / loved / my grandfather / telling me.
My grandfather loved telling me stories.
a) that / used / he said / in his childhood / to be celebrated / his birthday / differently
b) distribute sweets / instead of / they / cutting a cake / used to
c) blow out / but / used to / they / we / candles / light a lamp
d) weighed / against grain / him / parents / my grandfather’s
C4. Below you can see a letter from Sanjana written to her friend. Complete this letter by writing one suitable word in each space against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. The first one has been done for you. (5 marks)
Dear Rita,
Hi! I bet you’re green with envy at the fact (a) _______ I’m really enjoying myself here. We have been (b) _______ treks almost every day and the landscapes are literally breath taking! Yesterday we tracked up to the (c) _______ peak—China Rose. You (d) _______ see the whole of Yoku from up there, (e) _______ it looks like (f) _______ adorable little village. I’m taking a little time to adjust to the food, (g) _______ the sweets here are really out of the world! The people are very friendly and we go horse-riding, (h) _______ neighbours (i) ______ trying to understand (j) _______ customs.
Bye for now.
Love to all,
Sanjana.
C4. Look at the newspaper items below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the paragraphs. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentence. (½ x 6 = 3 marks)
1. RAIN DISEASES KILL OVER TWO DOZEN
Kathmandu : About (a) ....... in the remote villages of north-western Kalikot district (b) ....
2. LARGEST DISCOVERY OF DINOSAUR EGGS
Lerida : More than 100 eggs (c) ....in north-eastern Spain , reportedly the (d) ..... in Europe .
3. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REFORMS SEEN DOOMED
Islamabad : A half-hearted attempt by Pakistan 's military ruler to (e) ......, despite
warnings that they are breeding grounds for Islamic militancy, (f) ......
SECTION D — (Literature)
D1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions which follow. Write the answers in one or two lines only. ( 6 marks)
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
seeking the bubble reputation,
even in the cannon’s mouth.
a) Which stage of human life is described in these lines? What are the main characteristics of the stage?
b) What is ‘bubble reputation’?
c) How is it linked with the cannon’s mouth?
D2. How did Ramanujan react to Thanappa’s confession of dereliction of duty? (Word limit 50-75 words) (4 marks)
D3.Read the extract and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines: (1+1+2=4)
‘She sent little Jean to Monseigneur to ask for help, and –’
a. Who sent little Jean to Bishop?
b. What did she want from him?
c. How did the Bishop arrange to fulfil her needs?
D.4.Read the lines below and answer the following:
I came from the haunts of coot and hern
A make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern
To bicker down a valley ( 1+1+2)
a) Explain “made a sudden sally”.
b) How does the brook sparkle?
c) What does bicker mean? Why did the poet use it here?
D5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions which follow. Write the answers in one or two lines only. (4 marks)
I see no fault in that, so long as she does not shirk her wedded duty, or bring reproach upon the noble name she bears.
a) Who speaks these lines and to whom and why?
b) What is the fault referred to by the speaker?
D6. Imagine that you are Arun and you have reached school after your encounter with the stranger on Platform 8. Write a page of your diary describing what happened at the platform and giving your reactions to the whole incident. Do not use more than 150 words. (8 marks)
ENGLISH Sample Paper class IX 2009-2010 (1)
Class – IX
Subject – English
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90
General Instructions :
(i) This paper consists of four sections —
Section A — Reading 20 marks
Section B — Writing 25 marks
Section C — Grammar 20 marks
Section D — Literature 25 marks
(ii) Attempt all questions.
(iii) Do not write anything in the question paper.
(iv) All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written
in the answer sheet provided to you.
(v) Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
(vi) Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
(vii) Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted
for exceeding the word limit.
SECTION A ( READING )
A1. Read the following passage carefully. (12 marks)
If we would see our dream of Panchayat Raj, i.e., true democracy realized, we would regard the humblest and lowest Indian as being the ruler of India with the tallest in the land. This presupposes that all are pure, or will become pure if they are not. And purity must go hand-in-hand with wisdom. No one would then harbour any distinction between community and community, caste and out-caste. Everybody would regard all as equal with oneself and hold them together in the silken net of love. No one would regard another as untouchable. We would hold as equal the toiling labourer and the rich capitalist. Everybody would know how to earn an honest living by the sweat of one's brow, and make no distinction between intellectual and physical labour. To hasten this consummation, we would voluntarily turn ourselves into scavengers. No one who has wisdom will ever touch opium, liquor or any intoxicants. Everybody would observe Swadeshi as the rule of life and regard every woman, not being his wife, as his mother, sister or daughter according to her age, never lust after her in his heart. He would be ready to lay down his life when occasion demands it, never want to take another's life. If he is a Sikh in terms of the commandment of the Gurus, he would have the heroic courage to stand single-handed and alone-without yielding an inch of ground-against the "one lakh and a quarter" enjoined by them. Needless to say, such a son of India will not want to be told what his duty in the present hour is.
A1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following sentences. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)
(a) Panchayat Raj is true democracy because .............. .
(b) When purity goes hand-in-hand with wisdom there will not be any .....................
(c) A man of wisdom will never use ........................in democracy.
A1.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage write two advantages of true democracy. (l x 2= 2 marks)
A1.3 On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions: (2 x 2½ = 5 marks)
(a) The Panchayat Raj will eradicate untouchability. How?
(b) How will Swadeshi promote patriotism and a sense of national pride?
A1.4 Find words / phrases from the passage which mean the same as the following from the paragraphs indicated. (1 X 2 = 2 marks)
(a) The act of making something complete or perfect.
(b) Without being forced.
THE PIGTAIL
(8 marks)
There lived a sage in days of yore,
And he a handsome pigtail wore;
But wondered much and sorrowed more
4 Because it hung behind him.
He mused upon this curious case,
And swore he'd change the pigtail's place
And have it hanging at his face,
8 Not daggling there behind him.
Says he, "The mystery I've found –
I'll turn me round" –
He turned him round;
12 But still it hung behind him.
Then round and round, and out and in,
All day puzzled sage did spin;
In vain— it mattered not a pin—
16 The pigtail hung behind him.
And right, and left, and round about,
And up, and down, and in, and out,
He turned, but still the pigtail stout
20 Hung steadily behind him.
And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! still faithful; to his back,
24 The pigtail hangs behind him.
--William Makepeace Thackeray
2.1 Below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by writing the missing word/ phrase against the correct blank number in your answer sheet.(1/2*12=6)
Long ago there lived a (a) _______ who wore a handsome (b) ________ which hung behind him. He was (c) _________ about the way his pigtail hung (d) _______ him. He wondered much about this (e) _________ case and thought deeply. Then he (f) ________ to change its place. He swore that he would turn himself (g) _________ to change the pigtail's place. He hoped that now it would (h) ______ at his face. He declared that he had found the (i) ________. All day long he turned (j) _______ and then he turned
(k) ________ and in all possible (l) _______ but the pigtail kept dangling from his back adamantly.
2.2 Complete the following statements on the basis of your reading of the poem. Copy the correct answer number. No need to copy the whole statement. (1*2=2)
(a) The pigtail is called faithful because_______________________
(b) Explain "In vain—it mattered not a pin—"
SECTION B — (Writing)
B1. You are Nitin Ghai of 27, Dhole Road, Pune. You had asked your local agent Surajmal of Zenith Travels to book a suite in a good hotel in Shimla from June 10 to June 25, 2008. you have not received any confirmation of booking so far. Write a brief postcard to Mr. Surajmal, your local travel agent to acquaint you with full facts. Do not exceed 50words. Copy the format of the postcard from the question paper in your answer sheet. (5 marks)
Stamp
_____________
_____________
______________
Pin:____________
B2. You are Akansha / Akash, the editor of the school magazine of Goenka Public School, Delhi. You want to hold ad interclass competition to collect poems and cartoons for the magazine ‘Pratibha’ before 20 October 2008. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for the students’ notice board inviting entries. Mention all details like entry dates, prizes etc. Give your notice an appealing heading. Put the notice in a box. (5 marks)
B3.Shahin Chatterjee is a resident of Badli Colony. After reading the following newspaper article, she write to the Editor of a local newspaper, giving her strong views on the disadvantages of this project and making an appeal to the Government to reconsider its decision. Using the ideas from the unit on ‘Environment’, together with your own ideas, write this letter in not more than 175 words. (10 marks)
THREAT TO FOREST
MAHIPALPUR: 14 June. The Government has decided to cut down a large forest area near Badli Colony to provide housing for 10,000 families.the project is likely to be completed by 2009. However, it is facing stiff opposition from farmers whose agricultural land is also being acquired.
B.4 You are Mr. Rajeev Reddy, owner of a diary farm at Kumarapalayam. Recently one of your cows died because of eating a polythene bag which got stuck in its food pipe. Write a letter to the editor regarding the nuisance caused by polythene bags and requesting the authorities to ban the use of polythene bags in not more than 150 words. 10 MARKS
SECTION C (GRAMMAR)
C1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. (½ x 8=4 marks)
The pump, one of the most new e.g. most ....many pain management techniques now e.g. most ....many
available, implies pain-killing drugs (a)
in the body. Studied but practised as (b)
a superspecialised branch in medicine (c)
pain management offers relief for (d)
patients assailed in severe pain. (e)
The perception of pain different from (f)
person to person. Keep in mind the (g)
differences, pain clinics use detail (h)
C2. In the paragraph below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Make sure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. (½×8=4)
Tears produced the tear glands keep the eye e.g. produced by the
moist and are normally drained the (a) _____________
nose. Onions a number of water-soluble volatile (b) ________________
substances containing sulphur. cutting the onion (c) ________________
these spread the air and cause irritation in the eyes. (d) ________________
The tear glands start secreting more and more
tears wash out the irritants. The tears are e) ________________
produced fast that they cannot be drained out (f) ________________
through nose and so run (g) ________________
down the eyes thus making cry. (h) ________________
C2. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheets against the correct blank number.
(4 marks)
e.g.: stories / loved / my grandfather / telling me.
My grandfather loved telling me stories.
a) that / used / he said / in his childhood / to be celebrated / his birthday / differently
b) distribute sweets / instead of / they / cutting a cake / used to
c) blow out / but / used to / they / we / candles / light a lamp
d) weighed / against grain / him / parents / my grandfather’s
C4. Below you can see a letter from Sanjana written to her friend. Complete this letter by writing one suitable word in each space against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. The first one has been done for you. (5 marks)
Dear Rita,
Hi! I bet you’re green with envy at the fact (a) _______ I’m really enjoying myself here. We have been (b) _______ treks almost every day and the landscapes are literally breath taking! Yesterday we tracked up to the (c) _______ peak—China Rose. You (d) _______ see the whole of Yoku from up there, (e) _______ it looks like (f) _______ adorable little village. I’m taking a little time to adjust to the food, (g) _______ the sweets here are really out of the world! The people are very friendly and we go horse-riding, (h) _______ neighbours (i) ______ trying to understand (j) _______ customs.
Bye for now.
Love to all,
Sanjana.
C4. Look at the newspaper items below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the paragraphs. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentence. (½ x 6 = 3 marks)
1. RAIN DISEASES KILL OVER TWO DOZEN
Kathmandu : About (a) ....... in the remote villages of north-western Kalikot district (b) ....
2. LARGEST DISCOVERY OF DINOSAUR EGGS
Lerida : More than 100 eggs (c) ....in north-eastern Spain , reportedly the (d) ..... in Europe .
3. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REFORMS SEEN DOOMED
Islamabad : A half-hearted attempt by Pakistan 's military ruler to (e) ......, despite
warnings that they are breeding grounds for Islamic militancy, (f) ......
SECTION D — (Literature)
D1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions which follow. Write the answers in one or two lines only. ( 6 marks)
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
seeking the bubble reputation,
even in the cannon’s mouth.
a) Which stage of human life is described in these lines? What are the main characteristics of the stage?
b) What is ‘bubble reputation’?
c) How is it linked with the cannon’s mouth?
D2. How did Ramanujan react to Thanappa’s confession of dereliction of duty? (Word limit 50-75 words) (4 marks)
D3.Read the extract and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines: (1+1+2=4)
‘She sent little Jean to Monseigneur to ask for help, and –’
a. Who sent little Jean to Bishop?
b. What did she want from him?
c. How did the Bishop arrange to fulfil her needs?
D.4.Read the lines below and answer the following:
I came from the haunts of coot and hern
A make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern
To bicker down a valley ( 1+1+2)
a) Explain “made a sudden sally”.
b) How does the brook sparkle?
c) What does bicker mean? Why did the poet use it here?
D5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions which follow. Write the answers in one or two lines only. (4 marks)
I see no fault in that, so long as she does not shirk her wedded duty, or bring reproach upon the noble name she bears.
a) Who speaks these lines and to whom and why?
b) What is the fault referred to by the speaker?
D6. Imagine that you are Arun and you have reached school after your encounter with the stranger on Platform 8. Write a page of your diary describing what happened at the platform and giving your reactions to the whole incident. Do not use more than 150 words. (8 marks)
ENGLISH Sample Paper class IX 2009-2010 (1)
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