Std.-9
English (SL) Annual Exam Sample
Question Paper
Time
: 2.00 Hours Total Marks : 60
PART
– A [30]
Instructions
:
(1)
There are thirty questions with one mark each in this part.
(2)
Select the most appropriate alternative from those given below each question and
write it down in
your answer sheet.
•
Complete the sentences correctly.
[Paraphrased sentences from the Reads for
completing to be given]
1.
Dilshad wants to get rid of _________.
(A) advertisements (B) her face
(C) different creams and medicines (D) pimples
2.
A spastic is one who _________
(A) cannot speak (B) cannot see
(C) cannot hear (D) cannot move
limbs easily
3.
The Vedas tell us about __________
(A) duality of man and nature (B) nature
of man and oneness
(C) manner of nature and man (D) oneness of man and nature
Find
the sentence with correct use of the underlined word from each set of the
sentences given below. [Words to be given from the Glossary of Prose and
Poetry Reads only]
4.
(A) As soon as we saw our team winning, we were exhausted.
(B) After reaching Ambaji on foot, all of us
were exhausted.
(C) The
scooter was giving out much exhausted smoke.
(D) We
were so much exhausted that our faces shone with joy.
5. (A) When
a person renounces the worldly pleasures, he can be called a
Sannyasi.
(B) As
we could not listen anything due to a lot of noise, the teacher had to renounce everything.
(C) The
ball renounced back and came back to the bowler.
(D) When
you throw a ball on the wall, it renounces back with the same force
and speed.
6. (A) You
can find herds of deer chasing hunters in this jungle every day.
(B) When
Spandan mocked at Mantra, he was chased at him.
(C) I
saw a cat chasing a mouse.
(D) If
you chase all your bad habits, you will become successful one
day.
Tick-maric
the nearest meaning.
[Words to be given from the Glossary of Reads from Supplementary Reader -
Dolphin only]
7.
Mysterious
(A) secret (B)
open (C) saintly (D) naughty
8.
Fake
(A) to
tell lies (B)
duplicate (C) remote (D) genuine
9.
Astonished
(A) became like a stone (B) shocked
(C) surprised (D) crushed badly
Read
the data about the time spent by children on studying at home and answer the questions
that follow.
10. What is the difference of percentage in boys and girls who study less than 5 hrs a day at home?
(A) 10% (B) 8% (C) 5% (D) no difference
11.
In a school with 200 girls, how many of them study more than 5 hrs a day at
home?
(A) 25 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 64
12.
When it comes to study 5 hrs a day at home, boys are better than girls.
This statement is _________
(A) Correct (B) Incorrect
(C) Can't
be said (D) not a statement
•
Do as directed. Respond to the given cue. [Sentences that need the use of
various functions for responses to be given]
13.
Although I am healthy enough, _______.
(A) I don't need to visit doctors (B) but
I fall sick often
(C) I
live a happy life (D) I
am very much worried
14.
You look quite well _________
(A) yet there seems to be some problem
(B) and
need to visit a doctor urgently
(C) so
need to take rest for a week
(D) therefore
consult a physician soon
15.
Rachana : Can I speak to Khevana, please?
Kokila :
_________________________
(A) Sorry,
she is present here.
(B) Sorry, she has gone for her dance class.
(C) Of
course, she has gone out.
(D) Of
course, she is not available.
16.
Harsh : Would you help me solve this sum, please?
Jenish : _______________________________
(A) Sorry,
1 know it well.
(B) I
will because I don't know how to solve it.
(C) I'm afraid I can't.
(D) I
can't because I have already solved it.
17.
The Author : I will come again. Will you be there?
Basket-girl : _____________________________
(A) Sure,
I am leaving tomorrow. (B) I don't have
to go anywhere.
(C) Not at all. I am going nowhere. (D) Sure,
I have to go somewhere.
•
Arrange the jumbled parts in the sentences to make meaningful sentences.
[Different combinations to be given as options]
18. without words some time but we spoke we said nothing for
1 2 3 4
(A) 1324 (B) 4123 (C) 3142 (D) 4231
19. an HIV patient it is quite donate blood to safe to
1 2
3 4
(A) 3124 (B) 2431 (C) 1324 (D) 2143
20. a message against this is of human beings the animalistic greed
1 2 3 4
(A) 4321 (B) 2314 (C) 2143 (D) 1342
•
Find the correct sentences from the sets. [Four sentences in each
question in which three are grammatically wrong]
21. (A) Nidhip
wasn't completed the course yet.
(B) Nidhip
will not completed the course yet.
(C) Nidhip
doesn't completed the course yet.
(D) Nidhip hasn't completed the course yet.
22. (A) Will Bhavya be watching the news on TV?
(B) Will
Bhavya watching the news on TV?
(C) Will
Bhavya being watch the news on TV?
(D) Shall
Bhavya watching the news on TV?
23. (A) Could
Shruti found her lost keys yesterday?
(B) Can
Shruti found her lost keys yesterday?
(C) Could Shruti find her lost keys
yesterday?
(D) Can
Shruti find her lost keys yesterday?
•
Tick mark the question to get the underlined word/words as answer.
24.
Sunitaben teaches Mathematics in an easy way.
(A) What does Sunitaben teach?
(B) Who
teaches Mathematics in an easy way?
(C) How
does Sunitaben teach Mathematics?
(D) What
does Sunitaben do in an easy way?
25.
I have lost your pen somewhere.
(A) What
have I done?
(B) Which
pen have I lost somewhere?
(C) Whose pen have I lost somewhere?
(D) Whom
pen have I lost somewhere?
26.
Kesar will make a call to Priyanshi tomorrow.
(A) Who
will make a call tomorrow?
(B) What
will Kesar do tomorrow?
(C) Whom
will Kesar make a call tomorrow?
(D) When will Kesar call Priyanshi?
•
Complete the paragraph selecting from the options given for each blank.
A
…..27…. park has a ….28…. boundary, through …29… no person can get into the
park ……30….. permission.
27. (A)
Rational (B) Fashion (C) National (D) Public
28. (A) defined (B) refined (C) flexible (D) roaming
29. (A)
what (B) whom (C) where (D) which
30. (A)
with (B) for (C) after (D) without
PART – B Marks [30]
Instructions
:
(1)
There are four sections in this part of the question paper and total 1 to 20
questions are there.
(2)
All the questions are compulsory. Internal options are given.
SECTION
- A
Read
the extracts and answer the questions. [1 mark for each question] [08]
The
guard blew his whistle; she said something, but it was lost in the clanging of
the bell a:nd the hissing of the engine. I had to run back to my compartment. I
watched her as the platform slipped away. She was alone on the platform and did
not move, but she was looking at me and smiling.
1.
Could the narrator hear the last words of the girl? Why?
2.
How can we say that the girl had liked the company of the narrator?
At
5:20 am Kukee is in a flight planning room. There are maps and identification
charts on the walls. Today's order for Kukee is: an air strike at Batala,
Punjab, at 7:00 am. He will lead a two plane formation against 'enemy' 17th
Armored Brigade of a hostile country.
3.
Which things are required in a flight planning room?
4.
Where is the 17th Armored Brigade of a hostile country located?
For
the next ten days Mitra was treated like a royal guest. Everyone brought something
for him. The book was their kitchen guide for Mitra. They all caressed and
played with him. Mummy had never seen Reshma so happy and hopeful.
5.
How did everyone contribute in the special treatment of Mitra?
6.
What experience did Mummy have for first time?
If
you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be
a scrub in the valley - but be
The
best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be
a bush if you can't be a tree.
7.
What option is left for you if you can't be a tree?
8.
Where should the best little scrub be situated?
SECTION
- B
•
Read the passage and answer the questions 9 to 12. [Passage from Supplementary
Reader - Dolphin] [1 mark for each question]
The
firemen in the Swiss town of Corcelles - Cormondres had not been called out to
a fire for twenty years. The mayor felt they must be getting bored with this
inactivity so he organized a day trip for them. It proved to be a costly
mistake. While they were out enjoying themselves, the mayor's office caught
fire!
9.
How long had the firemen been inactive?
10.
Why did the mayor organize a trip for the firemen?
11.
Why did the kind gesture of the mayor proved to be a mistake?
12.
Find out the synonym of 'expensive' from the passage.
•
Use the given word/words to answer the questions. [1 mark for each question]
13.
What is the mechanic doing? [radio]
14.
How should we wall? [firmly, making noise]
15.
Read the data and write a paragraph on what you understood from it in about 75
words.
[Unseen Non-verbal data to be given] [3
mark]
Person
|
Known as
|
Contribution
|
Acharya Charak
|
Father of Medicinal
Science
|
Described the medicinal
uses of more
than 2000 plants
|
Acharya Sushrut
|
Father of Surgery
|
Invented more than 125
different
surgical equipments,
different types of surgeries
|
Bhardwaj
|
Father of Aviation Technology
|
Wrote a book 'Vimaanan
Shastra'
describing the designs of
planes
|
Maharshi Kanaad
|
Father of Paramaanuvaad
|
Proved that a substance
is made
of innumerable micro
particles known as anu, parmaanu
|
SECTION
–C [07]
16.
Transform the paragraph as directed. [3 Marks]
Children
from all over Gujarat will come to Palanpur next week. They will participate in
a Karate Tournament here. They can win medals here. We all will pray for their
good performance.
Start
in this way: Children from all over Gujarat came to Palanpur last week...
17.
Change as shown in example. [2 Marks]
Dipak
: When will you complete your project work, Ansh?
Ansh
: Sir, I hope to complete it by tomorrow.
Dipak
: Ok. But try to do it the best way you can.
You
can start in this way - Dipak sir asked Ansh when he would complete his project
work. Ansh replied...
18.
Rewrite the paragraph correcting the errors. [2 Marks]
Just
as people differ in there personality, crabs are different, to. Some are impatient,
intolerant and short tempered, others are lazy. If you hold such a crab from
behind by its shell, it's claws cannot reach you. Remember that even a small
crab can give a painful string.
SECTION
– D [06]
19.
Complete the dialogue/description. [A dialogue or a description with three
blanks to be given. No support/scaffolding/alternatives to be given i.e. the students
need to fill in the blanks on their own]
[3
Marks]
The
valley of flowers was little known to the outside world because _____________ .
Three British mountaineers, in 1931, had lost ____________from a successful
expedition. They came down to this beautiful valley __________in the Himalayan
range. .
20.
Write a story in about 100 words on any one of the subjects given.
Use
the key words. [3 Marks]
A
boastful lion - sleeping under a bush - boasting of his strength – heard by a
swarm of mosquitoes - challenging the lion - lion's boastful laugh - attack by
the mosquitoes - lion's attempts to kill the mosquitoes in vain - much troubled,
tired - urging the mosquitoes to let him go - allowed to go by the mosquitoes.
OR
A
Brahmin couple - had a little son - a mongoose as a pet - Once the Brahmin out
for work - wife went to fetch water from well - son alone sleeping in the
cradle - a snake came and climbed the cradle - the mongoose attacked and killed
it - On return of mother, mongoose ran to her – seeing the blood stained mouth
of the mongoose - thinking that he has killed the little boy - throwing the
filled pot of water on the mongoose - died – rushing to the cradle - son safe -
a dead snake nearby - realizing the mistake - weeping - too late to do
anything.