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SA1 Shiv Shakti Convent School
CLASS: IX
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
TIME :3HR MM:80
General Instructions
The Question paper is divided into two: Part A Reading, literature, 40 Marks
Part B – Writing and Grammar and Literature 40 marks
All questions are compulsory.
Marks are indicated against each question.
PART A
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (Any Ten)
Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction – a floating post office on the Dal Lake in
Srinagar, the first in the country. ‘Floating Post Office, Dal Lake’ – claimed to be the only one such post
office in the world – is built on an intricately carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge
of the Dal Lake.
(2) This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the country while being
afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post Office is unique – along with the date
and address, it bears the design of a boatman rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of
this post office is that letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque
scenery of Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted to and
hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world.
(3) This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was called Nehru Park Post
Office before 2011. But then the chief postmaster John Samuel renamed it as ‘Floating Post Office’.
(4) The post office’s houseboat has two small rooms – one serves as the office and the other a small
museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal department. It has a shop that sells
postage stamps and other products.
(5) But for the locals, Floating Post office is more than an object of fascination. 1-2 crore is deposited per
month in Floating Post Office by communities living in and around the Dal Lake. The lake has several
islets that are home to more than 50,000 people.
(6) The greatest fear is the recurrence of 2014 like floods in which the houseboat had gone for a toss
uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it using special mechanism in a
nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is
that at no time of the year do you need a fan in this post-office !
1.1 Attempt any Ten of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read : 1´10= 10
(i) What is the location of the Floating Post Office in Srinagar?
(a) On dal lake
(b) Near centaur
(c) On Pari Mahal
(ii) What is special about the seal used in the post office?
(a) design of a houseboat on the Dal Lake
(b) design of a boatman rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake
(c) design of a chinar tree on the Dal Lake
iii) The post office is helpful in promoting tourism _____________
(iv) Who renamed the post office as ‘Floating Post Office’?
(a) Chief Postmaster
(b) Postman
(c) Delivery agent
(v) The two rooms of the post office are used for_____
(vi) The post office is beneficial to the locals _______
(vii) What is the greatest fear that the post office has ?
(a) Floods
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Tsunami
(viii) How is the post office a big boon to the people?
(a) You do not need fan
(b) You need airconditioning
(c) You do not need heater
(ix) The flood came in the year ______ in Kashmir valley .
X. Define "Shikara"?
Xi. Name the capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
XII. What is 'Chinaar'?
Q2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of
attempting to do it again was the last thing you wanted to do?
2. If your answer is yes, then you are "not a robot." Unlike robots, we
human beings have feelings, emotions, and dreams. We are all
meant to grow and stretch despite our circumstances and our
limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our dreams come true is
great when life is going our way. But what happens when it's not?
What happens when you fail despite all of your hard work? Do you
stay down and accept the defeat or do you get up again and again until you are satisfied? If you have a tendency to persevere and keep
going then you have what experts call, grit.
3. Falling down or failing is one of the most agonizing, embarrassing,
and scariest human experiences. But it is also one of the most
educational, empowering, and essential parts of living a successful
and fulfilling life. Did you know that perseverance (grit) is one of the
seven qualities that have been described as the keys to personal
success and betterment in society? The other six are: curiosity,
gratitude, optimism, self-control, social intelligence, and zest.
Thomas Edison is a model for grit for trying 1,000 plus times to invent
the light bulb. If you are reading this with the lights on in your room,
you know well he succeeded. When asked why he kept going despite
his hundreds of failures, he merely stated that what he had been not
failures. They were hundreds of ways not to create a light bulb. This
statement not only revealed his grit but also his optimism for looking
at the bright side
4. Grit can be learned to help you become more successful. One of the
techniques that helps is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that
helps the individual stay in the moment by bringing awareness of his
or her experience without judgement. This practice has been used to
quiet the noise of their fears and doubts. Through this simple practice
of mindfulness, individuals have the ability to stop the self-
sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair, and
frustration.
5. What did you do to overcome the negative and self-sabotaging
feelings of failure? Reflect on what you did, and try to use those same
powerful resources to help you today.
Answer the following questions:-
i. According to the passage, what are the attributes of a human?
ii. What is perceived as grit?
iii. How is 'failing' an educational and empowering part of human
life?
iv. How does mindfulness help?
v. While inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison had failed____
vi . 1000 times b. 10000 plus times
vii. 1000 plus times d. 10000 times
viii. Failure is a part of_______ life.
a. normal b. common
c. human d. ordinary
ix. In paragraph 2, __________means continue.
a. robots b. satisfied
c. persevere d. flourishing
x. _________helps in preventing individuals from going down the
lines of despair.
a. success b. fear
c. doubt d. mindfulness
Q3 .Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follows, (any 5) 5 Marks
Along the sand
he lay until observed
and chased away, and now
he vanishes in the ripples
among the green slim reeds
1- What are the snakes generally considerd?
A) source of joy
B) source of entertainment
C) fear factor
D) none
2- What does the poet think of snakes?
A) source of joy
B) fear factor
C) dangerous
D) harmless animals untill disturbed
3- Who is the poet of this poem?
A) W.W.E.Ross
B) W.W
C) W.H
D) W.E.L.
4- What is the style of the poem?
A) free verse with unequal lines
B) sonnet
C) five lines in every stanza
D) none
5- What appeal does the poet make to the readers in this poem?
A) stay away from snakes
B) kill snakes
C) treat snakes in a kind manner
D) None
6- What is the theme of the poem?
A) stop cruelty towards animals
B) hate animals
C) be away from animals
D) animals are dangerous
Q4 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.(any 5). 5 Marks
The two men were hungry. Now that the shops were open, they went to buy some groceries. To their astonishment, they found that everything cost the same, a single duddu — whether they bought a measure of rice or a bunch of bananas, it cost a duddu
1- What does this story speak about?
A) kings
B) kings and their ministers
C) a kingdom ruled by a foolish king and his silly minister
D) all
2- What kind of story is this?
A) A folktale
B) a mocktale
C) a humorous
D) a serious
3- What does this story throw light upon?
A) foolish people and the dangers they pose
B) kings and their ministers
C) always be happy
D) wise people
4- What is the theme of this lesson?
A) foolish people are unpredictable and dangerous
B) kings are dangerous
C) gurus are wise
D) have good friends
5- Why are the people in the kingdom called foolish?
A) because they follow all the ridiculous orders passed by their king
B) because they listen to their king
C) because they do silly things
D) because they are foolish
6- What is the message of the story?
A) be wise and stay away from foolish people
B) listen to the kings
C) kings are fools
D) none
Q5 Choose the best word from the options given below and complete the following : (10*1 = 10)
Even though we have (i)___ the 21st century more than a billion people (ii)__ in extreme poverty. 40
million children do not (iv)___ access to school and 360 million adult cannot read or write Millions of
people are unemployed or working in dangerous jobs.
(i)(a) entering (b) entered (c) enter (d) enters
(ii)(a) live (b)lived (c) living (d) lives
(iii)(a) infecting(b)infect(c)infected(d)infects
(iv)(a)have(b)had(c)has(d)having
V .Ban on Smoking
Smoking in all public places……...
i) is banned
ii) has been banned
iii) was banned
iv) will be banned
VI. 12 injured as buses collide
About _________________________ at the K.N.P. junction here today.
i) 12 persons were injured as two buses collided
ii) 12 persons have been injured when two buses collided
iii) 12 persons had been injured as two buses collided
iv) 12 persons can be injured as two buses collided
VII. Drive against Liquor Mafia launched.
The police_________________________ engaged in smuggling of liquor to the state.
i) has launched a drive against the mafia who are
ii) have launched a drive against the mafia that is
iii) had launched a drive against mafia that will be
iv) had launched a drive against mafia who were
VIII. China develops medical robot
A polytechnic university in China___________________ that can conduct surgeries.
i) have developed a medical robot
ii) has developed a medical robot
iii) is developing a medical robot
iv) will be developing a medial robot
IX. Most UFO sightings occur _________ (at, in, on, during) the night, either late in the evening or in the
early hours of the morning.
X. ________ (as, while, when, often) they take place on a dark moonless night when the person
XI. _________ (are, is, were, was) alone on a country road. This eerie atmosphere
is perfect
XII. _________ (of, for, off, on) playing tricks on a person’s imagination. Police and newspaper
PART B
Q 6 The climate throughout the world is changing. It has already
disturbed weather patterns by increasing rainfall in some areas and
decreasing it in others. The temperature is increasing day by day. It
results as frequent hurricanes , tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, etc.
Write a paragraph in about 100-120 words for your school magazine on
the topic 'Global Warming : A Threat to the Life' . 5 marks
(Hints : Global warming; Rise in avg. temperature, Melting of
glaciers, Due to pollution & human activities)
Q 7 Develop a short story with the help of the given Starting line .Give a
suitable title to your story . (100-120 words) 5 marks
It was an amazing day , full of fun and frolic . We all stood amazed to
see a strange flying object over our heads . We started guessing……
OR
More and more teenagers are taking drugs considering them as the ultimate solution for all the problem. They live in their own world which is very far from reality. Some starts out of curiosity/ pleasure /peer pressure and then they cannot leave it. You are Sneh or Sneha of 1126 /11 Panipat. Being a student,express your views citing the reason behind taking drugs suggesting some practical solution as well to the editor of the teenage.
Q8. Answer the following questions in about 20-30 words :(2X4=8marks)(any 4).
I. Who decided to improve on the quality of the 'Pungi' ? Did he succeed in his endeavour?
II. What pleasure does one gain from the rain falling on the roof?
III. When the Swallow died, what unusual thing happened?
IV. When does the disciple remember the words of his Guru?
V. How did Santosh develop a liking for climbing?
Q9. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :(3X4=12marks)(any 4).
(i) Describe Margie and Tommy’s first experience of reading a printed book.?
(ii) What inspired Bismillah Khan to play the Shehnai ?
(iii) “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.” What do these statements by Abdul Kalam’s father tell about his love for Kalam?
(iv) The king of the kingdom of fools called the thief ‘an innocent man’. What does this tell you about the king ?
(v) How did the Happy Prince and the Swallow help the poor woman and her ill son?
(vi) Who was Toto’s companion in the stable? Why did the two never become friends?
Q10. Answer one of the questions in about (100-150) words)
(5 Marks)
Describe the destruction wrought by the super cyclone in Ersama in 1999?
OR
How did Maria Sharapova overcome the challenges, humiliations and insults to become number 1 in women's tennis ?
Q11. Attempt any one out of two long answer type questions in (100-
150 words) 5 marks
Johnsy could not get better despite the doctor and her friend Sue's
ministrations. Describe the negative feeling that keep one ailing and
also the values which remove such feelings and Infuse a person with
a desire to live.
OR
How does the behaviour of the child before and after his separation
from the parents show that he has great love for his parents?
