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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I, 2012
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
EC1-037
Class - IX
Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 80
Instructions:
The question paper is divided into four sections.
Section A
:
Reading
15 marks
Section B
:
Writing
20 marks
Section C
:
Grammar
15 marks
Section D
:
Literature
30 marks
SECTION - A
(Reading – 15 Marks)
1.
Read the passage carefully.
SAVE MOTHER EARTH
It is now high time to do our own share in protecting the Earth and her
wonderful creatures. Our planet is indeed gasping for breath right now; our
harmful pollution is indeed choking her slowly and continues to deplete the
ozone layer. Think, it is high time to give our timely response to this alarming
state of the only planet we live on, by doing our own share of protecting her
with doing simple things that will surely make a big difference. For if not, we
might be harming ourselves in the years ahead as well, for nature has its own
destructive way of getting back at us humans, for the signs of earth‟s
displeasure with inappropriate and harmful activities of humans are now seen
and felt all across the globe like global warming, climate change, acid rain,
drought, flash floods and other forms of natural catastrophes. Here are some
practical and small ways that could help our planet get a sigh of relief.
Collective small efforts by those who are genuinely concerned with earth‟s
welfare will doubtlessly help her a great deal.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Make it a habit to reduce the number of
the things we need or we consume. Purchase things that we really need and
eat only what you must. Let us do our share not to be part of the problem or
should I say part of the garbage problem. Reuse all the things that can still be
repaired/ fixed or those things that are still okay. Recycle things to conserve
our resources; collect old newspapers, books, magazines, used papers, bottles
(plastic and glass), and any other thing that you could sell to junkyards. There
is money in garbage and at the same time we‟re doing our part in recycling
process.
Be kind to trees. Use forest products and timber judiciously. You may
use the back of coupons, use pencils until they become as small as possible,
and don‟t play with matches. Try to get involved in tree planting in your local
conservation programme. This could be fun as trees can give us added
oxygen, shade for people and a refuge to different insects and birds.
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Do not buy exotic and endangered animals. These animals are
intended to be in the wild not as mere decorations to your home or as pets or
playthings. Educate our children, friends and even our local community about
the harmful effects of dynamite fishing, illegal logging, animal poaching, over
reliance on wood products and other environmental issues.
Do not even bother to try eating exotic and endangered animals for
they are not intended to be part of human‟s diet. Let the other predatory
animal do the stalking and eating; you‟re not fit to be a lion. One of the most
badly hit by human hunger for delicious food are the sharks, sturgeon, snakes,
sea turtles and many other animals. Do not patronize things (coats, purse, belt,
etc) that are made of an endangered animal or animal part (like skin, fur,
bones, tusks, antlers, etc.).
Be responsible with your garbage, dispose it properly. Also try to use
segregation scheme with your trashes, separate those decomposable from
those that are non-biodegradable. You may utilize a compost pit to house all
of your organic trashes and eventually use this as your fertilizer for your
backyard or for your plants.
When visiting any tourism site/protected parks behave responsibly
and adhere to the rules and regulations of the park even if no one is looking at
you. Learn how to appreciate nature and her gifts to mankind and support
any environmental campaigns that will help nurture and protect the only
planet we live on.
1.1
On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the statement
that follow
(a)
The signs of earth‟s displeasure seen and felt across the globe
are _______
(b)
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle means _______
(c)
We should refrain from eating endangered animals because
_______
(d)
A compost pit is a cheap way to _______
1x4=4
1.2
Answer the questions in brief
(a)
What are our responsibilities towards endangered animals ?
(b)
What are the things that should be kept in mind while visiting
any tourism site/protected park?
1x2=2
1.3
2.
Find words from the passage that means the same as following
(a)
terrifying (para 1)
(b)
procedure/operation (para 2)
Read the passage carefully.
1x2=2
SISTER COME HOME
A child sitting under a tree prayed quietly to himself without anyone
knowing – only the tree knew.
The tree was several decades old, but it still stood straight and tall. The people
in the village all knew that a while ago, this tree‟s bark was falling off and it
was dying. But it was brought back to life by a short phrase that its caretaker
said, and when other people asked the young girl how she healed the tree, the
girl said with a sweet smile, “It‟s a secret”. Everyone was puzzled.
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A few years later, the girl went to a faraway place to earn money for
her little brother‟s school tuition. When the young girl returned. She saw how
haggard the old tree had become, and she was sad. She again said a few
words to the tree. The tree unexpectedly became its old self once again, tall
and straight. The villagers praised it as they came and went. After another
week, the girl had to leave again. Crying, the girl‟s mother said, “Daughter,
your father and I have let you down.”The girl, also crying, said, “Don‟t speak
that way. Can you summon my little brother?” “Of course I can.”
The sister said to her little brother, “This tree I give to you, when you
look at it, it shall be the same as looking at me. Study hard, make me proud,
and make mom and dad proud. You must safeguard the tree. I may be gone
for 3-5 years. Take good care of mom and dad, and that will make me proud.”
The little brother said, “Sister, I know I‟ll be industrious, and I‟II take good
care of the tree.” Touching the tree last time, the girl turned and left. As each
day passed, the boy grew up. During the day he studied and played beneath
the tree, and at night, he sat against the tree and quietly prayed. After a few
more months the boy ran to the top of a mountain and yelled out the words
he‟d been wanting to say, “Sister, come home!”
A few years later, he suddenly learned some startling news. It was said
that the sister had died saving a little girl‟s life. This had happened several
years before, and the money that was sent to the village was sent by the little
girl‟s mother, because this was the sister‟s final request before she died.
People all say that good people go to heaven after they die. I think
that girl is surely in heaven watching over her brother!
2.1
On the basis of your reading of the above passage complete the
statement that follow with the help of the given options.
(a)
The dying tree was brought back to life by __________
(i)
a child sitting under the tree
(ii)
the people of the village
(iii)
a short phrase that its caretaker said
(iv)
an old tree
(b)
The girl went to a faraway place to __________
(i)
enjoy a picnic
(ii)
to keep her secret
(iii)
motivate the tree
(iv)
to earn money
(c)
When the young girl returned to her village, she found the tree
__________
(i)
in good shape
(ii)
completely bare
(iii)
in bad shape
(iv)
reduced to a stump
(d)
The girl summoned her little brother to __________
(i)
look after the young tree
(ii)
look after the old tree only
(iii)
look after the parents only
(iv)
look after the old tree and his parents
(e)
The girl had died __________
(i)
in a car accident
(ii)
saving a little girl
(iii)
while trying to cross the flooded river
(iv)
of snake bite
(f)
After the girl‟s death villagers said that __________
(i)
she is watching her brother from heaven
(ii)
she is watching the old tree from heaven
(iii)
she is sending money from heaven
(iv)
she is watching her parents from heaven
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(g)
The word from the passage which means the opposite of
industrious is __________
(i)
lazy
(ii)
diligent
(iii)
laborious
(iv)
happy
SECTION – B
(Writing – 20 Marks)
3.
You are Rohit/Rashi, Head Boy/Head Girl of Indian National School. Draft a
notice for school notice board informing students about poster making
competition on „Mothers Day‟ in your school. Give all the necessary details of
the contest and invite them to participate.
3
4.
The bar graph given below contains data related to technology used
extensively nowadays. Study the data carefully and summaries it in 100
words.
5
5.
You read the following newspaper item and then decide to write a letter to the
editor of a national daily, expressing your views on increasing incidents of
chain snatching and how it can be dealt with.
TOI DELHI,
Despite the city police claiming reduction in incidents of chain snatching
this year, two incidents of chain snatching were reported in the last three
days in the city. Unidentified persons riding on motor bikes targeted two
women in different areas.
6
6.
You are Mohit/Monika. Every day while going to school you see some rag
pickers digging in the garbage. You got a chance to talk to one of them. Write
a story about him in 120 words.
6
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SECTION - C
(Grammar – 15 Marks)
7.
Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help
of option that follow.
Tigers (a) ______ (were, will, are, is) at the top of the food chain. Only men
threaten their survival as a species. Tigers kill only for food (b) ______ (or,
because, but, and) only when hungry. They rarely (c) ______ (attacked,
attacks, attacking, attack) humans. Easily (d) ______ (recognised, recognsing,
has recognised, has recognising) by its coat of reddish orange with dark (e)
______ (strips, stripes, striped, stripe), the tiger is the (f) ______ (large, larger,
largest, much larger) wild cat in the world.
8.
Complete the dialogue with the options that follow.
Rani
Radha
Rani
Radha
(a)
(b)
(c)
½ x6=3
1x3=3
:
Hi, Radha ! (a) ______ your English Project file?
:
Not yet, (b) ______ it tomorrow.
:
Why ?
:
(c) ______ photocopies of my project papers because there
was no electricity in that area.
(i)
has you submitted
(ii)
have you submitted
(iii)
have you submitting
(iv)
has you submitting
(i)
I‟ll doing
(ii)
I‟ll do it
(iii)
I‟ll done it
(iv)
I‟ll doing it
(i)
I could not make
(ii)
I cannot make
(iii)
I could not made
(iv)
I cannot made
9.
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
The first one has been done for you as an example.
e.g. Disappointment/to/lead/broken/and/sorrow/promises
Ans Broken promises lead to disappointment and sorrow.
(a)
and/his/word/thoughtful/keeps/is/always/gentleman/true/a
(b)
to keep/and hasten/promise/it/will be/he/slow to/a/make
(c)
friendship/a/you/broken/cost/promise/your/can
1x3=3
10.
The following paragraph has not been edited. One word has been omitted
in each line. Write the omitted word along with the word that comes before
and the word that comes after in your answer sheet against the correct blank
number as shown in the example.
before omitted after
The spirit patriotism, sacrifice
e.g. spirit
of
patriotism
and service towards country
(a)
_____ _____ _____
must guide our lives should
(b)
_____ _____ _____
inspire us emerge as great
(c)
_____ _____ _____
heroes, and if the arises
(d)
_____ _____ _____
die martyrs. Every single
(e)
_____ _____ _____
Indian has a role play in
(f)
_____ _____ _____
building up the nation
Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph.
1/2x6=3
11.
1x3=3
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Berry
:
Daddy! I am the happiest girl in the world.
Daddy
:
Have you won a million dollar lottery?
Berry
:
No! I have got something much better.
Berry screamed with joy that (a) ______. Her father asked (b) ______ a million
dollar lottery. She replied that (c) ______ something much better.
SECTION - D
(Literature – 30 Marks)
12.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
A.
B.
C.
But I knew I loved her immensely and there had to be some reason
why she was talking to me. I looked at her face. It was unhappy and
her eyes were filled with tears.
(a)
Who is „I‟ and „she‟ in the above extract ?
(b)
Why did the grandmother want to talk with the narrator?
(c)
Why was the grandmother unhappy?
I chatter over stony ways,
In little sharps and trebles,
I bubble into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles.
(a)
How does the brook move?
(b)
What is the mood of the brook as it flows towards the river?
(c)
What poetic device has been used in the last two lines?
Nobody thinks about anything else round here now. You see, they pay
so well. The manager is offering a thousand francs for a real beggar
who has had nothing to eat for two days.
(a)
Who is the speaker of these lines?
(b)
To whom is she speaking ?
(c)
What proposal does she make to the listener?
3x3=9
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13.
Answer any two of the following in about 30-40 words each :
(a)
What is your impression of Al Smith ?
(b)
Duke was an extraordinary dog. What special qualities did he exhibit
to justify this? Discuss.
(c)
Why does the poet want the passers-by to “stop here or gently pass”?
2x3=6
14.
Answer the following in about 150 words.
Imagine you are Lord Ullin. Your rigidity and narrow-mindedness cost you
your daughter‟s life. You curse yourself for having opposed her alliance with
the Chieftain. Narrate your experience as a father lamenting the loss of your
child in the form of a diary entry.
OR
Gatson felt interested in buying the house that he had found absolutely
worthless initially. What was the actual reason that prompted him to buy
Juliette‟s villa ?
5
Attempt either Part (a) or Part (b)
Part (a)
15a.
How did Gulliver reach Lilliput?
5
16a.
Who is Reldresal? How does he help Gulliver?
5
Part (b)
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15b.
What kind of dog is Montmorency?
5
16b.
Why did the three men decide to go on a boating expedition?
5
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