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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I (2015-16)
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
Class - IX
Maximum Marks: 70
Time: 3 hours
Instructions :
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A
:
Reading
Section B
:
Writing & Grammar
Section C
:
Literature & Long Reading Text
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
SECTION A
(READING :20 marks)
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Read the passage given below and complete the statements that follow :
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Vasu Sojitra loves climbing snow-covered peaks on foot and skiing down at
adrenaline-pumping speeds. As the 23-year-old who lives in Connecticut, US whizzes down
the white slopes, everyone watching tends to forget that he does it all with only one leg.
His story of grit and sheer love for the sport, told in a short film 'Vasu Sojitra : Out on a Limb',
transfixed the audience at the recently held Banff Mountain Film Festival's India tour in Delhi.
Sojitra was all of nine months old when his right leg was diagnosed with septicemia. His leg
was amputated to save his life. But even a prosthetic leg couldn't stop him from doing what
he loved. "I played soccer, hockey and skateboarded in school. My parents never treated me
any differently from my brother," he says. But a hard fall at the age of 10 meant he had to give
up the artificial limb too.
Moving about on crutches, he took a liking to skiing at 15 on a trip to Vermont. The training
courses weren't equipped to deal with his challenge. So Sojitra taught himself. "I would watch
videos and do it over and over again, unit I finally could, " he says. After a year, he adapted
his gear too to his unique balance equation. Apart from using a single ski, the ski poles he
uses - called outriggers - double up as crutches with little skis attached at the bottom. They
prop him up as he climbs and help him steer as he glides. Sojitra admits it's harder with the
disability, but that doesn't stop him from doing it all unassisted.
The grace in his glide belies his disability. Or maybe it's his attitude that does it. "Disability is
a myth," Sojitra say. "Having one leg isn't a big issue, it's just a hiccup. " A mechanical
engineer by qualification, his day job is that of an assistant director for adaptive sports
programmes for the disabled. A frequent visitor to his ancestral home in Uplata near Rajkot,
Gujarat, Sojitra hopes to replicate his work there someday.
(a)
Vasu's feat of climbing up and coming down the peaks is a marvel as he does it all
with __________.
(b)
A hard fall at the age of 10 led to the boy's __________ too going away.
(c)
Vasu enjoy climbing snow covered mountain peaks on foot and __________ at great
speed.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
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Watching videos and doing it over and over helped Vasu achieve his __________.
Vaus's right leg had to be __________ because it was diagnosed with septicemia.
A __________ by profession, Vasu says disability is a myth.
Vasu took a liking to skiing at the age of __________.
The word in the last paragraph that means 'tale' is __________.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
(2x4)+(1x4)=12
The ego of ownership has made humans the cruelest animals in the world. They build palatial
buildings and big cities on the homes of small creatures like ants and other burrow dwellers. They are
all meant to die for his facilities.
Nature made vegetation that is meant for all living beings. But man felt that all the animals are meant
for him. They kill an elephant for its tusks, deer for its horns, a large number of animals for their hide
for shoes, decoration and dresses. A human a large number of animals for his food. His number is
increasing in such a way that he will have no fear, ever of animals, owning the world again.
Humans use monkeys, rabbits, rats, dogs, cats and other small animals for experiments in laboratories.
They torture and kill thousands and thousands of animals to prepare medicines, nail polish, lipstick,
etc. The medical world has made its mansions on the blood and torture of these mute creatures whom
man thinks his property.
If humans could somehow eliminate their ego, all the troubles in this world would simply fade away.
Humanity is doomed to extinction because of lack of this insight and the continuous desire for short
term self-satisfaction by the never ending greed to own it all. Humans' greed and the lust for wealth
and power are the motivating factors for systematically destroying the very planet we call our home,
and on which we must rely for our existence and protection. The human race as a whole has learned
nothing of any value from the past.
Humans justify his killing of animals by a strange theory. “One living being is the food of another
creature.” Who will remind a human of the doomsday after which the animal world would claim back
from him/her their due right and he/she may then become ‘meant’ for animals!
(a)
What has humans' ego made them do ?
(b)
How does a justify human killing of animals ?
(c)
Why does the writer say that the human race has learned nothing from its past ?
(d)
Why is humanity doomed to distinction ?
(e)
What is meant by ‘mute ’ ? (Para 3)
(f)
What is meant by ‘self-satisfaction’ ? (Para 4)
(g)
Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘similarity ’. (Para 4)
(h)
Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘ordinary ’. (Para 5)
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SECTION B
(WRITING & GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)
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Ramesh, a student of class IX stood first in the Poem Recitation Competition and was 5
awarded the prize in the school assembly. Since it was his first achievement, he was elated. He
decided to write a diary entry. Write the diary entry for him in about 100 -120 words.
Develop a story in about 150 – 200 words with the following beginning. Also give a 10
suitable title.
Anirudh went to the Adventure Park with his friends to enjoy the fun rides. When he was
taking a ride on the giant wheel, he saw __________ .
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones 3
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do
not copy the entire passage.
At first Tinmay appeared to be quite afraid of the puppy and (a) _____ back if it came too
near. He would run and touch it (b) _____ his large forepaws, and
(c) _____ retreat to a safe distance. Finally, he allowed the puppy to crawl on his back and rest
there.
(a)
(i)
run
(ii)
ran
(iii)
running
(iv)
runs
(b)
(i)
by
(ii)
with (iii)
from
(iv)
of
(c)
(i)
than (ii)
then (iii)
go
(iv)
make
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There is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in the answer sheet as given below :
Error
Correction
Children with autism or hyperactivity
(a) _____
_____
find it difficult for connect with humans.
(b) _____
_____
But a friendly dog like Casper act as
(c) _____
_____
the trustworthy medium for them.
(d) _____
_____
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Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. Write the correct 3
sentences in your answer sheet.
e.g. : are located / the Arctic and the Antarctica / at the / of the earth / poles
The Arctic and the Antarctica are located at the poles of the earth.
(a)
the / at both / atmosphere / is / cold / these places / very
(b)
experience / they / extreme / solar / periods / exposure
(c)
several / therefore / similarities / weather patterns / in the / there are
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SECTION C
(LITERATURE & LONG READING TEXT: 25 Marks)
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Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
'All they knew was that their new neighbour walked like a struggling mechanical giant and that he was 3
always pulled by a rampageous dog that acted as if he owned the man.’
(i)
Name 'the new neighbour' and his dog'.
(ii)
Why did the new neighbour walked like a ‘struggling mechanical giant’ ?
(iii)
Give the meaning of 'rampageous'.
OR
Whatever the theme, the maiden sang
As if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And o'er the sickle bending;
(i)
What does 'maiden' mean ?
(ii)
Why could the poet not understand the song ?
(iii)
What work is the girl doing here ?
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Answer the following questions in about 30 - 40 words:
9(i)
9(ii)
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Why was January 4 a significant day for Hooper ?
The final stanza in the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’ starts ‘with a sigh.’ Why ?
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9(iii)
9(iv)
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Do you agree that Mrs. Al Smith is the representative of American outlook ? Give reasons.
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2
How did Lord Ullin react on seeing his daughter in the grip of death ?
Answer one of the following questions in about 80-100 words
Based on the chapter, How I Taught My Grandmother to Read, write a paragraph on the topic, 4
‘Age can never be a bar if one wants to become literate'.
OR
The Brook draws many things along with it, immaterial of what they are. How does this statement 4
hold true for Man’s life as well? Discuss the values that man draws from the brook’s journey
towards the river.
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words.
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How does Gulliver become a source of enjoyment to the Lilliputians ?
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OR
Comment on the character of the Tramecksans of the Lilliput Island.
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OR
The three friends drop the idea of taking oil with them. What do you understand about their 10
unanimous decision ?
OR
Do you think that many a time we are also like the narrator, ‘a complete wreck’ ? What do you 10
think is the main reason for this ? How can we avoid it ?
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