CJ122BD
ENGLISH (COMMUNICATIVE)
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I (2013)
Class –IX
Maximum Marks : 70
Time : 3 hours
Instructions :
(i)
The question paper is divided into three sections.
Section A----Reading
20 marks
Section B----Writing Grammar
25 marks
Section C----Literature
25 marks
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
All questions are compulsory.
You may attempt any section at a time.
All questions of a section must be attempted in the correct order.
SECTION A
(READING: 20 Marks)
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Want to to achieve success ?
Spread your wings to discover new horizons in the promising journey of your life. While
doing so, do not get disheartened by the impediments and challenges you may come across.
They are there for a purpose. They transform you from ordinary to extra-ordinary things. It is
the rough sea that makes a skilled sailor. A ship may be safe in the harbor but that is not what
a ship is built for. If the charcoal had thought that it was ugly and good-for –nothing, it would
not have turned into a sparkling diamond. Similarly, if a person like Helen-Keller had thought
that it was impossible for her to read and write, she could not have championed the cause of
the visually challenged. Had Arjun Bajpal thought that he was too young to trek, he would
not have been successful in scaling the Mount Everest at the tender age of sixteen. These
examples irrefutably prove that anyone can aim and achieve success against all odds
Choose the most appropriate answer from the alternatives given.
1.
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The challenges one faces in his life may transform from.
(A)
Ordinary to extra-ordinary things
(B)
extra- ordinary to ordinary
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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(C)
From complex to easier
(D)
good for nothing to useful one
Helen-Keller championed the cause of
(A)
the physically challenged
(B)
visually challenged
(C)
mentally challenged
(D)
vertically-challenged
Arjun Bajpal scaled the Mount Everest when he became
(A)
Teenager
(B)
sick
(C)
old
(D)
An adult
The examples in the above passage prove that
(A)
Many can aim high and achieve success.
(B)
Only few can aim high and achieve success .
(C)
None can aim high and achieve success.
(D)
Anyone one can aim high and achieve success.
find the correct synonym for the word’ Irrefutably’ from the given
(A)
certain
(B)
arguable
(C)
moot
(D)
agreeable
options:
Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow by choosing the most 5
appropriate options from those given:
Nature – by Friendly
Being eco-friendly is in vogue. Whether on the ramp or at home, a large number of
people are emphasizing the use of eco-friendly products, thereby doing their bit to protect the
environment. “Eco-friendly products are those products that inflict minimal or no harm to
the environment. Made of natural elements, these products are not only safe but also add an
artistic dimension to one’s home”, explains C.K. Nair of Home stop.
The products are made of environment sensitive material such as recycled wood, dead
wood, recycled paper, bamboo, jute, natural fibre and natural or organic cotton. “Grasses like
sabai grass and vetiver can be woven to make mats, screens, bags and baskets. Old textiles
can be used to make recycled paper, which can be used for packaging, lampshades, notebooks
and other stationery. Recycled plastic can be used for containers and furniture, says Minhazz
Majumdar of the Bamboo store.
Though there’s been a lot of awareness about using eco-friendly products, it is still not
the first thing that people look for when buying things for their homes. Eco-friendly products
not only stand out in their looks, their durability is also high. “The life cycle of these products
can be up to fifty years”, says Majumdar.
(a)
Eco-friendly products are environment friendly and :
(i)
inexpensive
(ii)
durable
(iii)
artistic
(iv)
fashionable
(b)
The eco-friendly products are made mainly from:
(i)
jute
(ii)
wood
(iii)
recycled material
(iv)
paper
(c)
According to the passage, students can contribute to protecting the environment by :
(i)
making eco-friendly things
(ii)
using eco-friendly paper and other stationery
(iii)
holding exhibitions of eco-friendly articles
(iv)
telling parents to use only eco-friendly products
(d)
C.K.Nair and Minhaaz Majumdar are :
(i)
social activists
(ii)
school teachers
(iii)
owners of eco-friendly stores (iv)
environmentalists
(e)
“Being eco-friendly is in vogue.” The word ‘vogue’ suggests it is
(i)
necessary
(ii)
popular
(iii)
fashionable
(iv)
creative
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
The kumbh festival’s history goes back to the time when, during a battle between the
gods and the demons, four precious drops of amrit (the nector of immortality) from a kumbh
(pot) fell in Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. The festival, when celebrated every six
years, is called the Ardha Kumbh, every 12 years the Purna Kumbha and every 144 years the
Mahakumbh. 2013, being the year of Mahakumbh, it has been a once-in –a-lifetime
opportunity- the most sacred, the most auspicious. The three rivers, the Ganga, Yamuna and
the mystical Saraswati, are said to meet in Allahabad. The Mahakumbh Mela of 2013 was
considered to be the largest religious gathering on Earth. It is believed that the crowd was so
huge that it could be seen from space. This Mahakumbh saw a football of more than 120
million pilgrims who gathered in Allahabad to take part in the mela and wash away their sins
in the sangam- the confluence of the three rivers. This took place over a period of 55 days,
starting from January 14 to March 10.
In addition to the huge gathering and the faith of pilgrims, the coulur and flavour of
the festival, the organization and the management on the part of the authorities contributed to
its singular success.
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(Discover India – April 2013)
(1)
(2)
(3)
On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following statements.
(a)
Amrit means __________ .
(b)
The largest gathering on earth ___________ .
Answer the following questions.
(a)
Why is 2013 an important milestone in the Kumbh festival ?
(b)
What do you think is the secret of success ?
Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
(a)
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valuable (para 1)
(b)
meeting (para 1)
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
By Emily Dickinson
“Hope” is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops --- at all –
And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—
I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet, never in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of Me.
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(1)
What, according to the poem, is hope like ?
(2)
What is the figure of speech used in this poem ?
(3)
The poet has heard Hope’s song in the __________.
(4)
Even in extremities Hope does not _________.
(5)
Find the word in the poem that is similar in meaning to ‘painful’.
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SECTION B
(WRITING & GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)
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You are Priya/Parth of 52-B, Sector-9, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi. You read an article in a national
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about ‘Women Empowerment’. Write an e-mail to the editor expressing your personal views on the
subject in 80-100 words. You can use the hints given below.
ARTICLE
Strengthening women movements to curb violence against women in family
and society rather than only providing them with doles and financial assistance
through government schemes will help bring about their real empowerment,
women activists said.
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Surveys conducted among school children have repeatedly revealed that the children today 5
are lazy and unhealthy. They love to eat out and relish only junk food. Consequently, obesity
is a common problem that afflicts them. Write an article in not more than 120 words on this
issue for a parenting magazine.
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You are Amit, a newspaper reporter and have just covered a seminar focussing on the issue of 4
eradicating child-labour and giving compulsory education to students under 14. It was a new
and different experience for you. Write a report for the newspaper in not more than 80-100
words.
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Complete the following passage by choosing the appropriate options from the ones given 3
below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do not
copy the entire passage.
The sun rose, a fiery orange ball behind the rooftops. A skein (a) _________ storks flew by, (b)
__________ the silent rooftops together. Sheela felt her eyes filling up again, and (c) _________
shook her head.
(a)
(b)
(c)
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(i)
(iii)
(i)
(iii)
(i)
(iii)
painting
paint
stringing
strung
resolvingly
resolutely
(ii)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
painted
paints
stringed
strings
resolute
resolved
The following paragraph has not been edited. One word has been omitted in each line. 4
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
Aung San Suukyi was given Nobel
e.g. given the Nobel
Peace Prize because her peaceful
(a) _____ ______ ______
struggle her bravery.
(b) _____ ______ ______
Soldiers threatened to shoot her
(c) _____ ______ _______
and many her followers
(d) _____ ______ _______
have been sent to jail killed.
(e) _____ ______ ______
Instead fighting with the government
(f) _____ ______ ______
her protests have always been peaceful.
Today, Suukyi’s struggle goes and
(g) _____ ______ ______
her support around world continues to grow (h) _____ ______ ______
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Rearrange the following words and phrases to from meaningful sentences. The first has 3
been done for you :
e.g. the children / luck was with / next day / again
Luck was with the children again next day.
(a)
the college / the friends / go into / didn’t
(b)
the garden / instead / the yard / and / searched / they
(c)
soon found / they / that / a little further / one stone stuck out / than
the others.
SECTION C
(LITERATURE: 25 Marks)
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Read the following extract and answer questions that follow.
I wind about, and in and out,
With here a blossom raining,
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling.
(a)
Name the poem from which the above stanza has been taken.
(b)
What has been described in the above lines ?
(c)
Give the meaning of ‘trout’ and ‘grayling’.
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Answer the following questions: (2x4)
12.1
In what sense was Hooper a favoured young man? Discuss
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12.2
Why was Mrs. AI Smith not interested in going over the house ?
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12.3
Why does the poet think that he will not be able to come back to the first road in ‘The Road
Not Taken’ ?
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12.4
Why did the grandmother touch the feet of her granddaughter ?
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13.1
Duke could understand the plight of his master, Charles Hooper, and was sensitive to his
needs. Explain.
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OR
13.2
Need is more important than desire. Some times people are compelled to sacrifice even their 4
beloved thing. Discuss with reference to the play ' The Villa for sale'.
Attempt either part (a) or part(b)
Part (a)
14(A)
The king of Brobdingnag seemed to ridicule Gulliver’s country during their discussions. 5
Explain. (100-120 words)
15(A)
Describe the smaller box ordered by the queen of Brobdingnag for Gulliver. (100-120 words)
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Part (b)
14(B)
Art treasures of today are the dug-up common places of yester years.
observation.
15(B)
Jerome’s doctor gives him a simple prescription of life ? What does it say about him and his 5
profession ?
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Elucidate the 5
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