Time Allowed:3Hours Maximum Marks:80

MODEL PAPER 2017-18

ENGLISH

CLASS-IX

Time Allowed:3hours Maximum Marks:80

General Instructions-.

i)Attempt all the questions.

ii)Adhere to the word limit.

SECTION – A[READING] (20 Marks)

1.Read the passage carefully.

Fighting for Survival

The land of Seven Sisters, Northeast India, is the eastern-most region of India. It comprises of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya , Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura, and the big brother, the Himalayan state of Sikkim. The state of Arunachal Pradesh can be divided into three cultural groups based on their socio-economic life of people. Assam is the gateway to the northeast; having one of the greatest rivers of the world, the mighty Brahmaputra. This state is famous for tea and its scenic beauty.

Manipur which means the ‘Land of Gems’ is a land with rich valleys surrounded by beautiful hills and lakes. Agriculture is the main stay of the people. Weaving among them is a traditional art of women and they have an inherit love for dance and music. Their dances, whether folk or classical or modern, are devotional in nature Meghalaya is mainly a Christianity dominated state but it is endowed with a rich variety of flora and fauna and is basically an agricultural state. Mizoram is a mountainous region and Mizos are of Mongoloid origin, speaking a dialect of Tibeto-Burman origin. They have three main festivals and agriculture is the mainstay for about 60% of the population. Nagaland is a hilly state almost entirely inhabited by the Naga tribes except a few other tribes, Bengalees and Assamese, etc. The Nagas are not a composite people and speak many languages. They celebrate festivals all through the year with great pageantry and fervor. Tripura is the Northeastern state if India located by the side of Bangladesh. Tripura lacks an industriao base except a few handicrafts, handlooms and small scale industries. There are people of all religious groups. Hindu are predominant probably because the ancient rulers were Hindus and their faiths may have affected their subjects.

Read the given questions and write the answer in a sentence. 1x8=8

(a)Name the ‘Seven Sisters’?

(b)On what basis is the entire population of Arunachal Pradesh divided into three cultural groups?

(c)What are the attractions of Assam?

(d)Manipuri dances have a specific theme, what is it?

(e)‘The abode of clouds’- name the state.

(f)Describe Mizos of the Mizoram state.

(g)Nagaland is a state totally inhabited by Nagas. Correct the statement.

(h)How are the Hindus more predominant in Tripura than any other state?

2.Read the passage carefully.

1. The government’s laudable step of cancelling the legal tender of ₹500 and ₹1000 was welcomed by one and all except the hoarders of black money, terrorists, fake currency owners and people with vested interests. A very bold step indeed! And a step in the right direction that will wage a war against black money and corruption, This currency demonetization is a new currency or there is a change of national currency.

2. The honourable Prime minster made the announcement of scrapping of ₹500 and ₹1000 rupee note on 8 of November made the announcement of scrapping of the evening sending the whole nation in a tizzy as it was such a guarded secret that no one had a whiff of it except a selected few who were directly connected with the implementation of the drive.

3. Similar demonetization of banknote denominations has been done in the past too. In January 1946, banknotes of ₹ 1000 and ₹ 10000 rupee were withdrawn and new notes of ₹ 1000, ₹ 5000 and ₹ 10000 rupee were introduced 1954. The Janta Party coalition government had again demonetized banknotes of 1000,5000 and 10000 rupee on 16 January 1978 as a means to curb counterfeit money and black money.

4. Demonetization has many advantages, the biggest is that it helps the government to track people with huge amounts of uncountable black money stashed away in their houses or some secret hide-out which is very difficult to trace. When demonetization happens, they have to either deposit the cash in the bank and pay tax or let its value be reduced to zero. There are other advantages too. It brings to an end the illegal activities like terrorism funding, money laundering and betting.

5.Another last but definitely not the least advantage is that this money will be used for the upliftment of the society in all fields. Better infrastructure, better roads, better hospitals, and educational institutions will be seen in the long ques and unwavering faith in the demonetization drive will not go waste.

Read the given questions and write the answer in about 30-40 words.

2x4=8

(a)What does currency demonetization mean?

(b)How does the initiative help in eradicating black money?

(c)What was the announcement made by our Prime Minister?

(d)Write any two advantages of demonetization?

(e)Find the correct synonym of the words given below. 1x2=2

(i)praiseworthy (Para 1) (ii)improvement (Para 5)

(f)Find the correct antonym of the words given below. 1x2=2

(i)inessential (Para1) (ii)deposit (Para 3)

SECTION-B [WRITING AND GRAMMAR] (30 Marks)

3.You had to go for a family function with your parents and hence, couldn’t complete your homework. Your English teacher thought that you were making lame excuses to avoid getting punished, so she turned you out of the class. You felt extremely bad about it and decided to write in your diary about the incident. Write the diary entry in not more than 100-200 words. 8

It disturbs you every time you see small children at the red light asking for alms. You have discussed this with your teacher also who is now encouraging you to write an articlefor the school magazine on the plight of these children. Write the article in about 100-120 words on the topic ‘Life of Street Urchins’ along with the ideas from MCB unit ‘people’. You are Suhana

4. Write a story in about 200-250 words ending with the lines……..We all need to come out of our comfort zone to realize our potential. 10

5. Complete the following blanks with meaningful words. 4

It’s important that(a) …………….. parents spend some time (b) ……………their children in a day. Children (c)……..under constant pressure (d)…………… require guidance counselling (e)……..a regular basis (f)…………. Psychologists feel this.

6. There is one word omitted in each line. Write the missing word in the middle blank and the word that comes before and after in the space provided for it. 4

Before Word After

Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister (a) ……… ………. ……

of independent India. He was also as (b) ……… ………. ……

Pandit Nehru and called him Chacha (c) ……… ………. ……

Nehru. He the son of Motilal Nehru (d) ……… ………. ……

and Swaroop Rani. As prime he set (e) ……… ………. …… out realize his vision of India. (f)……… ………. …… He was on 14th November, 1889 (g) ……… ………. …… And birthday is celebrated as (h ……… ………. ……

Children’s day in India.

7. Do as directed in your answer sheets. 4

(a) My sister cannot cook. She cannot mop the floor. (combine using neither……………….nor)

(b) Prabhjot is taller than his sister (begin with Prabhjot’s……)

(d)Shut the window. (change the voice )

SECTION-C [LITERATURE TEXTBOOK & Long reading text](30 Marks)

8.Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that follow

Why should I? I don’t want to see the kitchen to know that the garden is a myth and that the salon is impossible

(a)Who is the speaker?

(b)Why does the speaker not want to see the kitchen and the salon?

(c)Pick out the phrase that indicates that there is no garden in the villa.

(d)What does it mean by ‘the garden is a myth and that the salon is impossible’?

Come back! Come back! “he cried in grief “

Across this stormy water

And I will forgive your highland chief

My daughter – o my daughter!”

(a)Who is being addressed here by whom?

(b)What wrong has the highland chief committed?

(c)Pick out the word from the stanza which is opposite of ‘joy’.

(d) What does the repetition of the words ‘come back’/my daughter -o my daughter!’ show in the extract?

9.Answerthe following questions in 30 – 40 words. 2x4=8

(a) Duke was an extraordinary dog. What special qualities does he exhibit to justify this? Discuss.

(b) the convict says ‘I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff.’ What does he mean by this statement .

(d) do you think Private Quelch learnt a lesson when he was chosen for cookhouse duties? Give reason for your answers.

10. Answer the questions in about 100-200 words. 8

Humanism, endurance, kindness, purity in public life are some qualities in the character of the Bishop that makes him a perfect human being . do you agree? What do you learn from his life?

What assumptions does the poet make about the theme of the reaper’s song? What makes him do so? How does the poet spread the value of ‘Spirit of enquiry’ amongst the reader?

Attempt any one --

What type of a dog was Montmorency ? What did Jeromethink about the fox terrier breed of the dog ?

Write a character sketch of Harris.

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