New Look Sr. Sec. School REVISION PAPER English Communicative Class IX

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1 Maximum Marks: 90 REVISION PAPER 2012 English Communicative Class IX Time : 3 hours Instructions: The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A: Reading Section B: Writing Section C: Grammar Section D: Literature Section E: Long Reading Text Section A (Reading 20 Marks) 15 marks 20 marks 15 marks 20 marks 10 marks Q1.Read the following passage carefully: (5 marks) The cross cultural spread of English is unprecedented in other ways. It is more widely used than any of the other colonial languages like French, Portuguese or Spanish. It even has a wider use than some of the languages associated with international non-western religious traditions, like Arabic or Sanskrit. In countries like India and Nigeria English is used at all levels of society: in local English, language newspapers and broadcasting, in public Page 3 of 10 administration, in university education, in major industries, the courts and the civil service. Indeed with nearly 200 languages, India needs English to unify the country. Professor Lal a champion of Indian English who runs a well known writers workshop claims that in simple numerical terms, in a country of 840 million, more Indians speak English and write English than in England itself.. You know what Malcolm Muggeridge said; The last Englishman left will be an Indian. Complete the following statements by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below: (1) The way English is spreading is. (a) normal (b) quite uncertain (c) absolutely unusual (d) unpredictable (2) The use of English is. (a) as frequent as that of other colonial languages (b) less frequent than of other colonial languages (c) more frequent than that of other colonial languages (d) hardly as much as that of other colonial languages (3) In India and Nigeria, English. (a) has a general use (b) is used only in the streets (c) is used by newspapers and the people who read it (d) in courts and civil service (4) India. (a) has fewer English speakers than Great Britain (b) has 840 different languages (c) has more English speakers than Great Britain (d) will be the last to have English as its language (5) The word champion in the passage means. (a) topmost(b) supporter (c) title-holder (d) victor Q2.Read the following passage carefully : (10 marks)

2 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.My childhood had always been a sheltered one. My parents along with my teachers, tried to instill good ethics in me. But sharing was one moral value which I was never comfortable with. Why should I give? was my question. Little joys During one vacation to my hometown, I was at the railway station with my parents. As we were waiting for a train, something caught my attention. Two small children, perhaps siblings, were seeking alms nearby. Though they appeared at ease, I was shocked by their overall untidiness. When they approached us, my father promptly gave the older one, a girl, some money. Those were the days when I was constantly reminded of the virtues of sharing things with others. So, when my mother nudged me, I knew why and the look my mother gave me, confirmed. I had a pack of my favourite chocolates in my pocket and, even though I pretended to have forgotten about it, she remembered them. I was devastated. With a heavy heart I fished out one and placed reluctantly on the outstretched hand of the girl. She flashed a smile and the duo moved on. But my gaze never left them as I wanted to know about the fate of my chocolate. After a while I saw her unwrap it. She then did something which moved me. Without a moment s hesitation, she put the chocolate in her brother s mouth and watched his face brighten up as he savoured it. Her action puzzled me. Why did she not eat it herself? Regret and shame overcame me when I realized that I had deliberately given only one chocolate. I quickly decided to give her one more chocolate voluntarily. Strangely, my action made me feel better than I had thought. As our train approached the station, the girl rushed to give me something. It was a small paper doll which she had made with the wrapper of the chocolates. I was speechless. Was she trying to convey a Thank you? That little girl taught me the joy of sharing and also answered one big question of Why should I give? I now ask Why not, as sharing is all about loving. Happiness abounds when shared. Years have rolled by and I still cherish that valuable lesson I learnt during that vacation. Sometimes life teaches us things we fail to learn from classrooms. I still think of that girl and her brother and wonder where they would be now... those sparkling eyes and beautiful smile. (i) Complete the sentences on the basis of your reading of the passage: (a) As a child, the author learnt moral values from. (b) The author saw two siblings begging when she was on her way. (c) The author s mother forced her to. (d) Before parting the girl presented to the author. (e) The author interpreted the little girl s act as a way of. (ii) Pick out the statements which are true. (a) The author s mother instructed the author to give two chocolates to the children. (b) The author felt ashamed because of her mean-mindedness (c) The author learnt that sharing gives joy from a lesson taught in school (d) The little girl derived happiness by making her brother eat the chocolate given by the author. (iii) Find words from the passage which mean the same as: (a) clumsy and unclean (para 2) (b) extended (para 3)

3 (c) keep alive in memory (para5) - Section B (Writing 25 Marks) Q3. Sudha Verma is the secretary of the Literary Society of St. Francis School, Ludhiana. The society is organizing a talk on How to Beat Examination Blues by a renowned writer Jatin Ghosh. Sudha Verma puts up a notice inviting the students of classes IX and X to the talk. Write the notice giving necessary details in not more than 50 words. 3 marks Q4.Given below is a profile of Mr. Ravikishan, the school gardener. Write a short bio-sketch of Mr. Ravikishan. You may take the help of the clues given below. (100 words) 5 marks Age around 50 years Height/weight six feet, solid built Family-large six children, four boys, two girls Education high school His likes /dislikes Why he is popular/unpopular-believes children are like young saplings Q5.You recently visited a small town in Madhya Pradesh. The sight of small children, around the age of ten, working in a glass making factory has disturbed you. Write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper expressing your concern regarding the grave problem in our country. Also highlight the ill- effects of child labour, (120 words). (6 marks) Q6.There was a storm brewing outside and you were all alone at home. Suddenly the lights went out. In about 150 words, write a story. (6 marks) Section C (Grammar 20 Marks) Q7.In the following passage one word has been omitted. Write the missing word in against the correct blank numbers. 3 marks your answer sheet Disturbances in the eco-system have led (a) a significant decline in the number (b) migratory birds which used to fly across (c) Himalayas in the winter months to warm marshy areas around Kolkata. (a) (i) to (ii) from (iii) with (iv) in (b) (i) for (ii) of (iii) from (iv) on (c) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) on Q8 Complete the following dialogue by choosing the correct option : 3 marks Rashi : What are you doing this weekend, Sonia? Sonia : I haven t got any special plans. Rashi : How about (a) the weekend at my place? Sonia : That sounds lovely, but I ll have to take my parents permission to stay overnight.

4 Rashi : I ll ask my mother to call your parents tonight. (b) at home in the evening? Sonia : Yes, I don t think they re going out tonight Rashi : We ll have a great time. On Sunday, Daddy s taking us to Shimla. (c) been there? Sonia : No, I haven t but I hear it s a lovely place. (a) to spend, spending, being spending, has spent (b) Will be they, Should they be, Would be the, Will they be (c) Have you ever, Has ever you, Has you ever, Shall you ever (d) long it takes, does long it take, long does it take, long does it takes Q9.Rearrange the following words into meaningful sentences : (3 marks) (a) is / best,/water / in its / quencher/ thirst/ natural form (b) we/two liters /of water everyday /at least/ must/ drink (c) increase/ the acid/ summer/ may/ during/ levels Q10.Read the following conversation carefully and complete the passage. (3 marks) Mrs. Veena : Has your son finished his studies yet? Mrs. Anuradha : No, Ananth is in his final year now. He will be able to complete his graduation by the end of this month, but do you know that he has already started his own computer consulting company? Mrs. Veena : Good, he is really using what he's learnt. Mrs. Veena asked Mrs. Anuradha If (a) Mrs. Anuradha replied in the negative and told her that (b) and he would be able to complete graduation by the end of that month. She asked Mrs. Veena (c) his own computer consulting company. Mrs. Veena said that it was good that he was really using what he had learnt. Q11.The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the nine lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given in the example against correct blank. Also underline the correction. (3 marks) Error Correction The Dead Sea Scrolls are a (a) a the oldest known manuscript of any book (b) of the Bible. Some of the scroll (c) (d) (e) (f) are more than 2000 year old. They are discovered in the mid 1900s in caves near a northwestern shore of Dead Sea in Palestine and Israel. The first group of scrolls are discovered

5 (g) in 1847 by a group of school boys on a cave. Q12 A. Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options. (3X3=9marks) And draw them all along, and flow To join the brimming river For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. (i) The I in the lines refers to (a) life (b) a river (c) the Brook (d) a stream (ii) The attitude of the poet to life in this poem is (a) critical (b) philosophical (c) rational (d) optimistic (iii) The significance of the last two lines is that (a) humans have a temporary existence in contrast to Nature s eternal presence (b) the brook has an eternal existence in contrast to Nature s temporary existence (c) life is temporary in contrast to the Brook s momentary existence (d) humans have an eternal existence in contrast to Nature s momentary existence B. Read the given extract and answer the following questions. `Chuck hit the target and after March 1, there was no time for the physiotherapy programme.. 1. What was the target that Chuck hit? 2. Why was there no time for the physiotherapy programme? 3. Who helped him, in the absence of the physiotherapy programme, to improve his progress in walking? C. Read the given extract and answer the following questions. I ll take my little picture with me, if you don t mind? (a) Who is the speaker of the above line? (b) Why is the little picture very uncommon? (c) Identify the person who has made a big fortune in the sale of the Villa Q13. Answer any two of the following questions in about words each (3x2=6 marks) (i) How does Robert Frost feel about the choice of the road he had made? (ii) What is Mrs. Al Smith s plan after she buys the villa? (iii) What resolution does the grandmother make and how does she fulfill it? (iv) What guesses does the poet make about the theme of the reaper s song?

6 Q14.The narrator of How I taught my Grandmother to Read is really impressed by the will power of her grandmother and touched by her gesture of paying a tribute to her. She writes a letter to her friend telling her about the remarkable determination of her grandmother and her subsequent humility. Write her letter. (150 words) (5marks) OR Imagine you are Lord Ullin. You reach the shore just in time and save your daughter and her lover. Write a letter to your friend expressing what you did next Q15 Gulliver learnt about two threats faced by the Lilliputians. What were they? Elaborate. (5 marks) Q16. Give a character sketch of Gulliver. ( 5 marks ) OR Give a pen-portrait of the king of Brobdingnag.