ENGLISH (A) CLASS IX TEST SA I

TEST SA I

Class IX

Q1.   Complete the passage by choosing the correct option from those given in brackets:   

(1/2 x 8 = 4 marks)

The city police (a) ________ decided to (b) ________ stern action against drivers (c) _________ attempt to overtake (d) _____________ the left (e) _____________ city roads. All drivers who (f) _________ this rule will be punished. The first offence will (g) _________ penalty. The second will incur (h) _________ of the driving license.

a.(i) had  (ii)  has  (iii)  have  (iv)  is 

b.(i)  take  (ii)  taking  (iii)  too  (iv)  taken 

c.(i)  whose   (ii)  who  (iii)  which  (iv)  those 

d.(i)  in  (ii)  to    (iii)  over  (iv)  from 

e.(i)  in  (ii)  over  (iii)  on  (iv)  by 

f.(i)  vitiate   (ii)  violate  (iii)  violent    (iv)  violence 

g.(i)  inviting  (ii)  invitation   (iii)  invite  (iv)  invited 

h.(i)  cancelling  (ii)  cancellation  (iii)  cancel  (iv)  cancelled 

Q2.     The following passage has not been edited. There is ONE error in each of the first nine lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number in your answer sheets. Also underline the correct word you

have supplied.                  (1/2 x 4 = 4 marks)       ErrorCorrection
eg.  Singapore is located in a highest strategic	highest   highly
area in South-East Asia. It lay on an	a. ……………     …………..
important trade route. Trade was its life	b ……………      .  …………
line. It is a major port. Goods from every	c ……………       …………...
East Asian countries flow in Singapore	d ……………      …………...
on their way for ports in Western Asia,	e …………...        …………...
Africa and Europe. From a Singapore docks	f …………...        …………..
ships carry rubber, copper, timber and spices	g …………...        …………..
sail to other countries. Other ships bring Out  manufactured goods and machinery from the industrial countries of the world.	h …………...        …………...

Q3.A    Read the given extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most

appropriate option.    (3 marks) 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood And

 looked down one as far as I could To where

 it bent in the undergrowth.

1.The poet ‘looked down one’ as far as he could because he

i)was trying to see where it ended   ii)  wanted to take that road   iii) was deciding which road to take 

iv) was unhappy that he could not take that road too 

2.The tone of the poet is one of 

i)apology     ii)  regret  iii) despair  iv) anxiety 

3.The roads represent the 

i)difficulties one faces in life   ii)  paths one takes while travelling in a forest   iii)choices in life 

iv)profession one chooses 

B.Read the given extract and answer the following questions.  (3 marks)

By mid-April neighbours saw a daily struggle in front of Marcy’s house. Out on the side walk they saw the dog pull his leash taut, then stand and wait.

a.What was the struggle the neighbours witnessed? 

b.Why did the dog stand and wait? 

c.What was the final outcome of the struggle?

C.Read the given extract and answer the following questions.  (3 marks)

Jeanne:  What on earth have you done?

Gaston:  I? Made a hundred thousand francs and a Carot!

1.How has Gaston made a hundred thousand francs? 

2.Mention any two characteristics displayed by Gaston when he made a hundred thousand francs. 

3.What is the Carot being referred to here? 

Q4.  Answer any FOUR of the following questions in about 30 –40 words each. 

(2 x 4 = 8 marks)

1.How do we know that Lord Ullin forgave his daughter for eloping with her lover? 

2.What are the guesses the poet makes with regard to the Solitary Reaper’s song? 

3.Why was Sudha Murty surprised when her grandmother touched her feet? 

4.Which road does Robert Frost choose and why? 

5.How and why does the Brook ‘bicker’? 

Q5. After Duke’s death, Marcy was asked to write an article for the local newspaper. She decides to write on the topic –‘A dog is a man’s best friend’. Write it for her in about 150 words.                              

OR 

You are Juliette. You feel duped and cheated by Gaston. You decide to take legal action against him. Write a letter to your friend in about 150 words, sharing this incident and the action you plan to take against him.     (8 marks)