Summative Assessment I, 2011 English Communicative Class - IX. Section A (Reading 20 Marks)

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1 Summative Assessment I, 2011 English Communicative Class - IX Maximum Marks: 90 Time : 3 hours Instructions: The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A: Reading 20 marks Section B: Writing 25 marks Section C: Grammar 20 marks Section D: Literature 25 marks Section A (Reading 20 Marks) Q1. Read the following passage carefully: (10 marks) In talking with people don t begin by discussing the things on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing the things on which you agree. Keep emphasizing, if possible, that you are both striving for the same end and your only difference is one of method and not of purpose. Get the other person saying Yes, Yes, at the outset. Keep him, if possible, from saying No. A No response is a most difficult handicap to overcome. When a person has said No, all his pride of personality demands that he remains consistent with himself. He may later feel that the No was ill-advised; Nevertheless, there is his precious pride to consider. Once having said a thing, he must stick to it. Hence it is of the very greatest importance that we start a person in the affirmative direction. A skillful speaker gets at the outset a number of Yes responses. He has thereby set the psychological processes of his listeners moving in the affiramative direction. It is like the movement of a billiard ball. Propel it in one direction, and it takes some force to deflect it, far more force to send it back in the opposite direction. The psychological patterns here are quite clear. When a person says No and really means it, he is doing far more than saying a word of two letters. His entire organism-glandular, nervous, muscular-gathers itself together into a condition of rejection. There is, usually in minute but sometimes in observable degree, a physical withdrawal or readiness for withdrawal. The whole neuro-muscular system, in short, sets itself on guard against acceptance where on the contrary, a person says Yes none of the withdrawing activities take place. The organism is in a forward moving, accepting, open attitude. Hence, the more, Yeses we can, at Page 1 of 10

2 the very outset, induce, the more likely we are to succeed in capturing the attention for our ultimate proposal. It is a very simple technique-this Yes technique. And yet how much neglected! It often seems as if people get a sense of their own importance by antagonizing at the outset. The radical comes into a conference with his conservative brother, and immediately he must make them furious! What, as a matter of fact, is the good of it? Indeed, he is only psychologically stupid. Give very short answers: 1. Why does a person stick to his negative response for long? 2. How does a clever speaker move his listeners in the affirmative direction? 3. What is meant by physical withdrawal? 4. What is the psychological process of a listener compared to? 5. Which of the titles given below is the most appropriate one for the passage? (a) Say Yes or No A good speaker (c) Getting a Positive Response (ii) Complete the following : (a) Though the Yes technique is a simple technique it is a wrong way to begin a conversation. (iii) Find words from the passage which mean the same as (a) refusal (para 4) - opposing(para5) - (iv) Write the word from the passage which is the antonym of negative. Q2. Read the following passage carefully: (5 marks) British food best in the world A British restaurant that serves bacon and egg ice cream has been voted the best place in the world to eat in Restaurant magazine s list of The World s 50 Best Restaurants. The Fat Duck restaurant, which was runners-up last year, claimed the coveted top spot. The owner and head chef Heston Blumenthal opened his restaurant ten years ago and soon developed a reputation for highly experimental and unorthodox dishes. The menu includes leather, oak and tobacco chocolates, sardine on toast Page 2 of 10

3 sorbet, snail porridge, and mousse dipped in liquid nitrogen. He is selftaught and has pioneered the art of molecular gastronomy - experiments with chemistry, physics, food and flavour that result in unique and unusual taste combinations. Nearly 600 international restaurant owners, chefs and journalists participated in the poll to rank the best restaurants worldwide. A further thirteen British restaurants made it onto the elite eateries list, four in the top ten. This gives the home of fish and chips an unusual reputation as a culinary paradise. Britain is infamous for its bland and uninspiring food, which is scoffed at by the more sophisticated palates of its French neighbours. However, it seems the tide is turning : France had only eight restaurants in the top fifty and London was named in March by Gourmet magazine as the Gourmet Capital of the World. Ella Johnston, editor of Restaurant magazine, said British people are now becoming more adventurous eaters. Complete the statements given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the given ones : (1) Last year the restaurant mentioned in the text was voted : (a) in the third position in the second position (c) in the first position (d) nowhere (2) Tobacco is important in this restaurant because : (a) you can smoke it you can eat it (c) you can chew it (d) you can inhale it (3) Great Britain has always been famous for : (a) its bad food its good food (c) its good cuisine (d) its excellent food (4) Ella Johnston is a : (a) journalist cook (c) customer (d) celebrity (5) The word in the first para of the passage which means the same as desired is. (a) coveted claimed (c) opened (d) voted Page 3 of 10

4 Q3. Read the following poem carefully: (5 marks) When I see birches bent left to right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy s been swinging them. But swinging doesn t bend them down to stay. Ice storms do that. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored As the stir cracks and erases their enamel. Soon the sun s warmth makes them shed their crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You d think the inner dome had fallen. Read the questions given below and write the most appropriate option in your aswer sheet : (A) The birch trees were bent down by (a) the boys the poet (c) the ice storms (d) their weight (B) cracks and erases their enamel refers to (a) (c) (d) the breaking of the ice the paint peeling off the cutting of the branches the snapping of the branches (C) The warmth of The sun (a) (c) (d) causes flowers to bloom makes the poet feel happy melts the ice reminds the poet of his childhood Page 4 of 10

5 (D) The poet is (a) in a reminiscent mood in love (c) bitter (d) angry Section B (Writing 25 Marks) Q4. You are Hrishidev. You receive the following telephone call when your sister is not at home. As you are going out, write a message for her so that she could do the needful. Put the message in a box. (50 words) Soumya : Hello! Is it ? Hrishidev : Yes, may I know who is speaking? Soumya : I m Soumya. May I talk to your sister? Hrishidev : Soumya : Hrishidev : Soumya : I m sorry, she has gone to the market. Have you any message to convey? Please tell her to reach the dance class at 5 p.m as the dance teacher wants to go for a picnic at 7 p.m Sure. I ll convey the message Thank you, So much. Q5. Write a dialogue in not more than 100 words between a mother and her child where by the mother is trying to pusuade her son to give up his bad habits ( 6 marks) Q6. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily expressing your views on the changing role of media in the light of emerging national/ social problems and increasing interest in newspapers/ news channels and magazines. You may use the hints given below. (7 marks) the changing role of media from opinion makers to decision makers Aggressive newsmaking, intrusion into privacy of celebrities rise of the Indian papparazi Breaking news to catch the TRP corrupt media, hand in glove with corrupt politics. also helps in unearthing scams Tehelka case in point Q7. May 9 th is celebrated as Mother s Day. The big day also has its dark side. Mothers in the Old Age Homes wait for their children to come and look them up but in vain. Things remain gloomy and expectations high on this day. Write an article on the topic : Crisis during Old Age and give suggestions to overcome this problem. (150 words) (8 marks) Page 5 of 10

6 Section C (Grammar 20 Marks) Q8. Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below : Like many Indian children, I grew up (a) the vast, varied and fascinating tales of Mahabharata. Set the end of what the Hindu scriptures term Dvapur Yuga or the third age of the man a time (c) the lives of the gods and the people still intersected, the epic weaves myth, history, religion, science and statecraft (d) stories. (a) saying (ii) listening to (iii) questioning (iv) celebrating by (ii) at (iii) from (iv) into (c) where (ii) from (iii) when (iv) before (d) as (ii) in (iii) through (iv) into Q9. Complete the following passage by choosing the correct options : (a) Five people and 59 people were rescued from a disabled boat carrying suspected asylum-seekers in the Indian Ocean, Australia's government said on Sunday. (ii) (iii) (iv) has been dead have been dead has died were feared dead While speaking to the media persons at Kathmandu on Sunday, Prime Minister of Nepal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, said that until the Maoist combatants were integrated and its paramilitary structure was dissolved. (ii) he will not resign he would not resign Page 6 of 10

7 (iii) (iv) he could not resign he can not resign (c) Twin blasts rocked a university in Islamabad a while back. Early reports say at least four persons died and in the suicide attack outside the chairman's office. (ii) (iii) (iv) 16 were injured 16 are injured 16 have been injured 16 had been injured (d) Thousands of people stepped out of their houses to witness the longest Solar eclipse in their lifetime. The next such total solar eclipse, in (ii) (iii) (iv) may only happen 105 years later will be happen 105 years later will only happen 105 years later might happen 105 years later Q10. Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. Example - important / it / to / is / rules / observe / traffic It is important to observe traffic rules. (a) not / children / below / of / age / the / must / drive / eighteen / years (c) (d) protection / our / we / must / helmets / own / wear / for must / used / phones / not / mobile / driving / while / be efforts / to / making / increase / is / safety / traffic police / roads / on the Q11. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the in correct word and the correction. The first one has been done as an example. Incorrect Correct The passenger were waiting at the eg. passenger passengers bus stop when four police officials rushing (a) Page 7 of 10

8 into difference buses. After sometimes one of them comes out with two young lads and soon the other policeman joined her. The boys which had been arrested was been caught for a theft. They had stealed two cars and a motorcycle. (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) Q12. Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows : Mother : What are you doing? Geeta : I am watching TV. Mother : When is your next paper? Geeta : It is on Monday. Mother : Then why are you not studying? Mother asked Geeta (a). Geeta replied that. At that mother asked her (c). Geeta said that it was on Monday. Mother asked her then (d). Section D (Literature 25 Marks) Q13. A. Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options. I steal by lawns and grassy plots, I slide by hazel covers I move the sweet forget me nots That grow for happy lovers. (1) I steal means. (a) by this time the brook s flow is silent. the brook steals its flow. (c) the stealing nature is revealed by the brook. (d) the brook explains its nature. (2) forget me nots are : (a) flowers. leaves. (c) bushes. (d) orchids. (3X3=9 marks) Page 8 of 10

9 (3) According to the poet, lovers generally like : (a) rose flowers. any kind of flower. (c) marigold flowers. (d) forget me nots. B. Read the given extract and answer the following questions. We have always touched the feet of God, elders and teachers. We consider that as a mark of respect. It is a great tradition but today the reverse has happened. (ii) To which traditional Indian custom is the speaker referring to in the above? What does the speaker consider as a mark of respect in the context of the story? (iii) What has happened now to this great Indian tradition? C. Read the given extract and answer the following questions. While you were upstairs, I have been thinking a lot about your Papa and mamma. You see, I am really unselfish, and then the rooms for your sister s children. (1) What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said earlier and what he says now? (2) What light does the above statement throw on Gaston s character? (3) Do you like/ dislike Gaston? Give your reasons in two or three sentences. Q14. Answer any four of the following questions in words each. (2X4=8 marks) (a) The poet says, I took the one less travelled by. And that has made all the difference. What is the difference? How did the members of the staff react when Chuck visited his district office without Duke? (c) Why was Gaston interested in buying the villa? (d) At the end how did the poet react to the reaper s song in (e) the poem, The Solitary Reaper? Describe the boatman in the poem, Lord Ullin s Daughter. Page 9 of 10

10 Q15. Answer any one of the following questions. (8marks) You are Mrs. Juliette. Write a letter to your friend describing how the villa was finally sold and how you suffered a loss. Write the letter in about 150 words. OR Bring out the parallelism between the movement of brook and the course of human life. Page 10 of 10

Grade 5. Practice Test. The Road Not Taken Birches

Grade 5. Practice Test. The Road Not Taken Birches Name Date Grade 5 The Road Not Taken Birches Today you will read two passages. Read these sources carefully to gather information to answer questions and write an essay. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost