Summative Assessment-1
English
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(i)
(ii)
The question paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C.
Section A:
Reading
20 marks
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
25 marks
Section C:
Literature and Long Text
25 marks
Attempt all questions.
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Corruption is rampant in our social and political life. Like cancer, it is eating into the vitals of
the society. Self-serving politicians and their agents and power brokers can stoop to any
extent to feather their own nest. Nobody is free from the needle of suspicion. Corruption
seems to rule that roost everywhere. In government offices it percolates from the top to the
bottom. “You pay the piper and call the time” or “Money makes the mare go” are the
unwritten tenets of our administrative-cum-political-set up. Corruption in India has wings,
not wheels. As the nation grows, the corrupt also grows to invent new methods of cheating
the government and public. The causes of corruption are many and complex. Corruption is as
much a moral as a development issue. It can distort entire decision-making processes on
investment projects and other commercial transactions, and the very social and political
fabric of societies.
It seems that the older generation has given the go by to all that was good in India. It is the
youth and specially students who have to take cudgels against the demo of corruption and
crush it altogether. A beginning can be made in the direction by holding anti-corruption
drives. The ill-effects of corruption in public life should be publicized through inter-school
declamation and essay-writing contests. Students should take a pledge to resist the
temptation of using unfair means in the examination. They can also go a step further and
persuade their friends, relatives and parents to curb this evil at all costs. The dedicated
efforts of honest youth are bound to succeed in the long run in demolishing and vanquishing
this social evil which has earned us a bad name.
a) Corruption is compared to a disease like
.
b) What are the unwritten tenets of our administrative and political set-p?
c) What role can the youth play in fighting corruption?
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d) How can students be made aware of the ill-effects of corruption?
e) What pledge should students take in connection with the examination?
f) What can rope in parents, friends and relation to help fight corruption?
g) What will be the outcome of the dedicated efforts of our youth?
h) Find the world from the passage which means “defeating”.
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look on further than
exercise. The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. And
the benefits of exercise are yours for the taking, regardless of your age, sex or physical
ability. Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your
endurance. Exercise and physical activity deliver oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and
help your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lungs work
more efficiently, you have more energy to go about your daily chores.
Physical health affects the mind and vice-versa. Let us be clear that a sound mind in a sound
body are prerequisites for high efficiency and good quality work in the office, factory or field,
which lead to a sense of achievement and fulfillment.
Our health is, of course, important not only to us, but also to our families and even to our
employers. No wonder then those companies everywhere have a stake in the health and
fitness of their employees and are willing to spend considerable money towards this
purpose. Japanese companies particularly excel in this and the more successful among them
start off the day with a body bending and stretching session and even singing the company
song designed to promote loyalty and motivation among the workforce!
It is estimated that some 20,000 American films have established in-house clubs. Typical of
there is the soft drink manufacturer, Pepsi Cola which has spent about 2 million in setting up
a health club at its head office in New York State. Such expenditure has proved to be a wise
investment in achieving better efficiency and high productivity. It has indirectly also helped
reduce the premium on the health insurance of staff. Hundreds of consultancies have sprung
up for the management of health clubs and fitness centres.
a) How is exercising the most inexpensive way to keep healthy?
b) How does regular physical activity help us?
c) What shows that the health of the employees is important in a company?
d) Why expenditure on health is considered a wise investment?
e) What is meant by ‘ignore’? (para 1)
f) What is meant by ‘prerequisites’? (para 2)
g) Find the word opposite to ‘low-grade’. (para )
h) Find the word opposite to ‘exact’. (para 4)
Section – B
(Writing and Grammar: 25 Marks)
3. Surveys conducted among school children have repeatedly revealed that the children today
are lazy and unhealthy. They love to eat out and relish only junk food. Consequently, obesity
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4.
5.
6.
7.
is a common problem that afflicts them. Write an article in not more than 120 words on this
issue for a parenting magazine.
When Lata woke up today, she found herself lying on a footpath. Passers-by were watching
her. She could not understand how she reached there ….
Write a story with a proper title in 150-200 words.
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do
not
copy
the
entire
passage.
When Frank and I stepped (a)
the post office doors, (b)
was a crowd
gathered, gawking (c) _
the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of widemouthed frogs.
a) (i) through
(ii)
by
(iii) from
(iv) agaist
b) (i) their
(ii) there
(iii) there being
(iv) been
c) (i) on
(ii) at (iii)
by
(iv)
along
There is an error in each line. write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer
sheet as given below:
Incorrect word
correct word
Summer always spells music. That is the time
(a)
when schools closed their gates and loved
(b)
ones – cousins, uncles or aunts – descend
(c)
in the spacious family home.
(d)
Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. Write
the correct sentence in your answer sheet.
E.g.: are located / the Artic and the Antarctica / the south / around the north / of the earth /
poles / and
The Arctic and the Antarctica, are located around the north and the south 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
Section – C
(Literature and Long Reading Text: 25 Marks)
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8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“Duke finally couldn’t take it. From a motionless coil on the floor he’d spring to his feet.”
a) What does the narrator mean by this?
b) What change did the Duke bring about?
c) Write down the antonym for the word ‘motionless’?
Or
Read the extract given below and answer the questions / complete the sentences that follow.
“I come from haunts of coot and herm;
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley.”
a) Who is “I” in these lines?
b) What is this figure of speech known as?
c) Why does it bicker down a valley?
9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
a) “It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmed himself U-shaped in anticipation”. Explain.
b) Describe the relationship between Avva and the narrator in the ‘lesson’. ‘How I taught my
grandmother to Read’?
c) The final stanza in the poem “The Road Not Taken’ starts ‘with a sigh.’ Why?
d) Do you agree that Mrs. Al Smith is the representative of American outlook. How?
10. ‘I am independent.’
Based on this statement of the grandmother, write a paragraph on the topic ‘Education can
make one independent’ in about 80-100 words.
Or
Gaston has proved his cunningness in business matters, but as far as moral ethics are
concerned, there is a definite lack of it in him. Discuss the values he should have possessed,
with reference to Villa for Sale.
Attempt either question no. 11 or 12 (in about 150-200 words)
11. What was the ultimate desire of the emperor of Lilliput regarding Blefuscu?
How did Gulliver react to the emperor’s suggestions? Arrange in 150-200 words.
Or
Describe the character of the Lilliputians are excellent Mathematicians. (150-200 words).
12. The novel ‘Three Men in a Boat’ involves neither great adventure nor great humour, yet it is
an amusing story that conveys a moral. Elaborate.
Or
Write a character sketch of the author whose name is shortened in the story to “J”.
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Summative Assessment-1
English
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3:00 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A:
Reading
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
Section C:
Literature and Long Reading Test
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Charles A. Lindbergh is remembered as the first person to make a non-stop solo flight across
the Atlantic, in 1927. This feat, when Lindbergh was only twenty-five years old, assured him
a lifetime of fame and public attention.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was more interested in flying airplanes than he was in studying.
He dropped out of the University of Wisconsin after two years to earn a living performing
daredevil airplane stunts at county fairs. Two years later, he joined the United States Army so
that he was could go the Army Air Service flight – Training School. After completing his
training, he was hired to fly mail between St. Louis and Chicago. Then, came the historic flight
across the Atlantic. In 1919, a New York city hotel owner had offered a prize of $25,000 to
the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York city to Paris. Nine St. Louis business leaders
helped pay for the plane by flying it from San Diego to New York, with an overnight stop in St.
Louis. The flight took only 20 hours and 21 minutes, a transcontinental record.
Nine days later, on May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off from long Island, New York, at 7:52 am.
He landed at Paris on May 21 at 10:21 pm. He had flown more than 3600 miles in less than
thirty four hours. His flight made news around the world. He was given awards everywhere
he went. He was presented with the U.S Congressional Medal of Honour and the first
Distinguished Flying Cross. For a long time, Lindbergh toured the world as a U.S goodwill
ambassador. He met his future wife Anne Morrow, in Mexico, where her father was the
United States ambassador.
During the 1930s, Charles and Anne Lindbergh worked for various airline companies,
charting new commercial air routes. In 1931, for a major airline, they charted a new route
from the east coast of the United States to the Orient. The shortest, most efficient route was a
great curve across Canada over Alaska, and down to China and Japan. Most pilots familiar
with the Artic did not believe that such a route was possible.
a) What did Lindbergh do before he crossed the Atlantic?
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
What happened after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic?
Where did Charles meet Arune Morrow?
With which awards is Charles associated?
What do you mean by the word ‘transcontinental’?
Lindbergh was more interested in
than
Which was the shortest route charted by Charles and Anne?
The word ‘feat’ means
(Para I)
.
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
The dormant Ngorongoro volcano and the wilderness that surrounds it are full of surprises.
It is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Crater Highlands
are of Tanzania. This is where I had one of my most dangerous encounters. Ngorongoro
Crater, a dormant volcano, is as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.
The Ngorongoro crater is home to the world’s most ferocious lions. These magnificent, blackmaned lions are powerfully built, and look more formidable that their cousins anywhere else
in the world. These loins are distinguished by their large size and thick black mane around
the face. There are over 130 lions in this small area the highest density of predators found
anywhere in the world. They make their presence felt; thunderous roars reverberate through
the crater every now and then.
That morning, we were trying to film a newborn elephant. Zobes, my jeep driver and friend
of many years, is an expert tracker. He had seen the mother elephant in the last stages of
labour. We found her near a champ of acacia trees surrounded by thick Savana grass.
Aware of the power of a protective mother elephant, we stopped a safe distance away. She
was tending to the newborn, who was struggling to stand up. The cow went down on her
knees and gently used her tusks and trunk to support the calf.
Suddenly, a group of impalas shout out of the thick grass. One female was bleeding heavily.
Our forest guard looked through his binoculars.
We could hear little bleats. It was probably a baby impala, dropped by its frightened mother
while running away from the leopard. The herd had disappeared; there was no chance of the
mother returning and the abandoned newborn had no chance of survival.
a) Where does the writer’s adventurous encounter take place?
b) How are black-maned lions different from other lions?
c) Why couldn’t the baby impala survive?
d) Why did the writer and his driver stop a safe distance away from the mother elephant?
e) What is meant by ‘reverberate’? (Para 2)
f) What is meant by ‘formidable’? (Para 2)
g) Find the word opposite to ‘active’. (Para 1)
h) Find the word opposite to ‘death’. (Para 6)
Section – B
(Writing And Grammar: 25 Marks)
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3.
Candle light marches, rallies and hunger strikes by the common man has inspired you to
write an article on the changing face of India and growing spirit of national integration in not
more than 120 words.
4. Imagine yourself as Nandini. Write a story with a suitable title in 150-200 words.
Dreaded Mondays – hate to see the rising sun on Monday – very busy day in school –
assessment at the tuition centre – games period – strict monitoring – sit in sessions – even
taking rounds of campus.
5. Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do
not copy the entire passage.
The history of man is replete (a)
crime and folly. Wars between nations,
religious prosecutions, ethnic cleansing and other forms of genocide (b)
a
heavy toll of human lives. The Spanish conquest of South America was (c)
by the
extinction of millions of ‘natives’ through killings and disease.
a) (i) with
(ii)
of
(iii) as
(iv) at
b) (i) have taken
(ii)
has taken
(iii) was taken
(iv) taken
c) (i) accomplished
(ii)
accompanied
(iii) associated
(iv) allowed
6. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer
sheet as given below:
Incorrect
Correct
I have just lost five hundred rupees and
(a)
I felt very upset.
“I leave the money in my desk,” I said,
“and it is not there now”.
(b)
The manager is very sympathetic
(c)
But he can do nothing
(d)
“Everyone loses money these days”, he
Said,
7. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. Write
the correct sentences in your answer sheet.
E.g: feel / sleepy / we / when / are tired / we / after work
We feel sleepy when we are tired after work.
a) the rest / it is / acquired through / that / energetic / sleep / makes us
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b) is essential / to remove / sleep / and fatigue / maintain health / to
c) on sleep / studies / are / numerous / being done
Section C
(Literature And Long Reading Text: 25 Marks)
8. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
“I have decided I want to learn the Kannada alphabet from tomorrow onwards. I will work
hard.”
a) Identify the speaker.
b) What do the words “I will work hard” show?
c) To whom have the above lines in the extract been spoken?
Or
Read the extract given below and answer the questions / completer the sentence that follow.
“I come from haunts of coot and hern;
I make sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley’.
a) Who is “I” in these lines?
b) What is the figure of speech known as?
c) Why does it bicker down a valley?
9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
a) Why did Hooper’s company people create a desk job for him at company’s headquarter?
b) ‘It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmed himself U-shaped in anticipation’. Explain.
c) The title “The Road Not Taken’ is an appropriate title for the poem. Comment.
d) Do you agree that Mrs. Al Smith is the representative of American outlook. How?
10. You are Sudha Muty. You have realize your grandmother’s staunch determination to learn
the Kannada alphabet. Write a diary entry contemplating on how radical your grandmother
is, and how, despite being a modern girl, you voiced traditional views. Also write about what
values have you have learnt from your Avva, in about 80-100 words.
Or
Based on your reading of the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’, discuss the values of peace and
tranquility in a paragraph on the topic ‘Music transcends all boundaries.’ (80-100 words)
11. Gulliver regretted his voyage to Brobdingnag when he saw the huge creatures for the first
time. Describe his thoughts at that time. (150-200 words)
Or
Comment on the character of the Tramecksans of the Lilliput Island in 150-200 words.
12. What did the three men feel after their sleepless and wet night?
Or
Sleep is very important and lack of sleep can change your nature’. Explain this statement
with reference to the main characters of the story, “Three Men in a Boat’.
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Summative Assessment-1
English Communicative
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3:00 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A:
Reading
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
Section C:
Literature and Long Reading Test
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
The Olive Ridley turtle has a circumtropical distribution, living in tropical and warm waters
of the Pacific and Indian Oceans from India, Arabia, Japan, and Micronesia south to southern
Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. In the Atlantic Oceans, it has been observed off the
western coast of Africa and the coasts of northern Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana
and Venezuela. Historically, this species has been widely regarded as the most abundant sea
turtle in the world. More than one million Olive Ridleys were commercially harvested off the
coasts of Mexico in 1968 alone.
The Chennai Seacoast is a breeding ground for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. The
‘Turtle walk is an initiative aimed at educating the educating the fishing community and the
general public living near the beach on the need to protect Oliver Ridley turtle and its turtle
nests.
During the night, under normal conditions, the sea is a brighter source of light than the land.
But now with urbanization and night time lighting, the shore is brighter than the sea at night.
This distracts the Olive Ridley turtles that come ashore to lay eggs. Even the hatchings get
distracted. Instead of going in the direction of the sea, the hatchings and adults stray towards
human habitations.
The volunteers, during their walk, begin their enthusiastic search for turtles and their eggladen nests. Some may be lucky enough to witness at close quarters. A large number of
Turtles come ashore, dig their nests in the sand, lay eggs, cover the nest, and then walk back
into the sea. The volunteers trace many such nests and dig out the turtle eggs. While
newborns are prone to attack by crows and dogs, adult turtles face the threat of being run
over by vehicles. Eggs are collected and carried back to the hatchery where they would be
kept safely for hatching, and once hatched, they are released into the sea. They also rescue
lone baby turtles, which could have been hatched from one of the undiscovered nests, and
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had strayed away on account of the distracting lights on the shore. They carry them to the
sea, and let them free in the water.
a) The Olive Ridley turtle is an
species.
b) Where do the endangered Olive Ridley breed in India?
c) What is the Turtle Walk
d) Why do the turtles and hatchlings go towards human habitation?
e) “enthusiastic” refers
f) What is the danger to newborns?
g) After rescuing lone baby turtles, what is done to them?
h) Find a word from the passage which means “disturbing”.
2. Read the passage given below and answer that follow:
It happens to us all, however hard we may try to delay the process. We grow old. Cosmetic
surgery may remove the wrinkles, skin which has sagged may be tightened by means of a
facelift and a hair dresser may dye grey hair a more youthful colour, but we cannot remain
young forever.
Age brings intelligence, experience, wisdom and beauty. So why are we so scared of it? The
trouble is that many of us find it impossible to relate to these worrying, facts, unable to face
the reality that every day we inch ever closer to our own dotage. Our older generations
experienced the majority of the most tumultuous century in human history and yet at best
we infantilise, at worst outright ignore them.
However, what is important is the quality of life. Some people are lucky to be taken care of at
home whereas others may have to move to residential homes. The worst part of ageing is
that often the mind becomes less alert. As people grow older they experience short-term
memory. Later, some may suffer from dementia, often in the form of Alzheimer’s disease.
By no means are all people in this category. Many senior citizens are in the possession of all
their faculties and see retirement as a time of freedom. Not only that if they have a generous
retirement pension they are likely to be quite well-off with money to be spent on a holiday
and other luxuries. Because of this, both business and government have a new respect for
what is known as grey power.
It is unfortunate that many people regard old people as geriatrics who have one foot in the
grave. Someone should remind them that they too would be old one day!
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
What does the writer imply by saying ‘some people are lucky’ in the third paragraph?
Why do we have such an aversion to ageing?
What is meant by ‘Grey Power’?
Why is retirement considered a time of freedom?
Why is meant by ‘generous’? (Para 4)
What is meant by ‘well-off’? (Para 4)
Find the word opposite to ‘income’. (Para 4)
Find the word opposite to ‘peaceful’. (Para 2)
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Section – B
(Writing and Grammar: 25 Marks)
Do you wonder why the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence? Basically
the saying means that things might look good somewhere else but that is not necessarily true
because from the other side, what you have might look pretty good to them. Write an article
for you school magazine in not more than 120 words explaining the relevance of this
statement in today’s life.
‘Music and I were the best of friends…’ Write a story starting with the given line in 150-200
words. Also give a suitable title.
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do
not
copy
the
entire
passage.
When Frank and I stepped (a)
the post office doors, (b)
was a crowd
gathered, gawking (c) _
the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of wide-mouthed
frogs.
a) (i) through
(ii)
by
(iii) from
(iv) against
b) (i) their
(ii)
there
(iii) there being
(iv) been
c) (i) on
(ii)
at
(iii) by
(iv) along
There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer
sheet as given below:
Incorrect
Correct
Education is a process, with apart from
(a)
acquiring certain skills also help in using
(b)
them efficiently in a relevant context and of
(c)
understanding. Thus, it should not became
(d)
a mechanic process.
Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. Write
the correct sentences in your answer sheet.
Eg: are located / the Artic and the Antarctica / the south / around the north / of the earth /
poles / and
The Arctic and the Antarctica, are located around the north and the south 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
Section – C
(Literature and Long Reading Text: 25 Marks)
8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Those who saw it said the dog knew it instantly. He never jumped on Chuck again. From that
moment, he took up a post beside his master’s bed around the clock
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a) What was it that dog knew instantly?
b) What was the name of the dog?
c) What had happened to the master?
Or
Read the extract given below and answer the questions / complete the sentences that follow.
“Oh! I’m fed up with the place.”
a) Who spoke these words to whom?
b) Which place is she fed up of and why?
c) Pick out the word from this line similar in meaning to ‘depressed’.
9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
a) ‘It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmied himself U-shaped in anticipation’. Explain.
b) Why did the grandmother depend on her granddaughter to know the story of ‘Kashi
Yatre’.
c) In the poem, “The Road Not Taken” where is the poet and what did he see in front of him.
d) Why did Juliette hang the sign at night to sell her villa?
10. ‘I am independent.’
Based on this statement of the grandmother, write a paragraph on the topic ‘Education can
make one independent’ in about 80-100 words.
Or
Today we live in a business world full of cut-throat competition. In this world, only those
who are smart and resourceful can survive. In the play ‘Villa for Sale’, the character of Gaston
may be labelled as someone who is very cunning but a good businessman. Based on Gaston’s
character sketch, write a paragraph on the topic ‘Business should not be all about exploiting
opportunities’ highlighting the values of honesty and fairness.
Attempt either question no. 11 or 12 (in 150-200 words).
11. Glumdalclitch took certain precautions to keep Gulliver safe during the travels with her
father. Mention some of the precautions taken by her in 150-200 words.
Or
The express of Lilliput vows to take revenge on Gulliver. Examine her character in 150-200
words.
12. The novel ‘Three Men in a Boat’ involves neither great adventure nor great humour, yet it is
an amusing story that conveys a moral. Elaborate.
Or
Each character in the novel is quite amusing in his/her own way. Whom do you like the best?
Give reasons for your answer.
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Summative Assessment-1
English
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3:00 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A:
Reading
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
Section C:
Literature and Long Reading Test
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 208 million
square miles, which is nearly the size of the continent of Australia. The Amazon rainforest
gets its life from the majestic Amazon river, the world’s second largest river, which runs
directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for
the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring
its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals.
The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two percent of the sunlight filters through the
top layers of the understory, very few plants grow here. The forest floor, however, is rich
with rotting vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms, which are quickly broken down
into nutrients and integrated into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these available nutrients
and decomposers such as millipedes and earth worms use nutrients for food.
The understory is the layer above the forest floor. Much like the forest floor, only about 2 -5
percent of the sunlight reaches this shadowy realm. Many of the plants in the understory
have large, broad leaves to collect as much sunlight as possible. The understory is so thick
that there is very little air movement. As a result, plants rely on insects and animals to
pollinate their flowers.
The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is where much of the action in the
rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have specially adapted leaves which form “drip tips”.
Drip tips allow water to flow off the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi, and lichens from
occupying the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80 percent of the
sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest’s fruits and flowers grow.
Bromeliads, cup-like plants, provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for
tree frogs.
a) Why is the Amazon rainforest called the world’s largest rainforest?
b)
Amazon river is the world’s
.
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c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
How important is the Amazon river for Amazon rainforests?
Why do very few plants grow in the understory of the rainforests?
Why is there very little air movement in the understory?
What is the layer above the understory called?
How are bromeliads useful for animals and tree frogs?
Find the word from the passage which means ‘grand’.
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than
exercise. The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. And
the benefits of exercise are yours for the taking, regardless of your age, sex or physical
ability. Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your
endurance. Exercise and physical activity deliver oxygen, and nutrients to your tissues and
help your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lungs work
more efficiently, you have more energy to go about your daily chores.
Physical health affects the mind and vice-versa. Let us be clear that a sound mind in a sound
body are prerequisites for high efficiency and good quality work in the office, factory or field,
which lead to a sense of achievement and fulfilment.
Our health is of course, important not only to us, but also to our families and even to our
employers. No wonder then those companies everywhere have a stake in the health and
fitness of their employees and are willing to spend considerable money towards this
purpose. Japanese companies particularly excel in this and the more successful among them
start off the day with a body bending and stretching session and even singing the company
song designed to promote loyalty and motivation among the workforce!
It is estimated that some 20,000 American firms have established in-house health clubs.
Typical of there is the soft drink manufacturer, Pepsi Cola which has spent about 2 million in
setting up a health club at its head office in New York State. Such expenditure has proved to
be a wise investment in achieving better efficiency and high productivity. It has indirectly
also helped reduce the premium on the health insurance of staff. Hundreds of consultancies
have sprung up for the management of health clubs and fitness centres
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
How is exercising the most inexpensive way to keep healthy?
How does regular physical activity help us?
What shows that the health of the employees is important in a company?
Why expenditure on health is considered a wise investment?
What is meant by ‘ignore’? (Para 1)
What is meant by ‘prerequisites’? (Para 2)
Find the word opposite to ‘low-grade’. (Para 2)
Find the word opposite to ‘exact’. (Para 4)
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(Writing and Grammar: 25 Marks)
3. Surveys conducted among school children have repeatedly revealed that the children today
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 magazines.
4. Write a story with a title in 150-200 words using the following hints.
Annual Athletic Meet – Ravi participates – prepares for months – wins 100 mts. and 200 mts.
– loses the 400 mts. by 58 secs. – Champions Trophy – someone else’s possession.
5. Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do
not
copy
the
entire
passage.
When Frank and I stepped (a)
the post office doors, (b)
was a
crowd gathered, gawking (c)
the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of widemouthed frogs.
a) (i)
through
(ii)
by
(iii)
from
(iv) against
b) (i)
their
(ii)
there
(iii)
there being (iv) been
c) (i)
on
(ii)
at
(iii)
by
(iv) along
6. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the corrections in the answer
sheet as given below:
Incorrect word
Correct word
The border dispute had resulted
(a)
In spoiling the relations among the
(b)
too nuclear neighbours. Kashmir
(c)
is the bigger challenge to the
(d)
political think- tanks.
7. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. Write
the correct sentences in your answer sheet.
Eg: are located / the Arctic and the Antarctica / the south / around the north / of the earth /
poles / and
The Arctic and the Antarctica, are located around the north and the south 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
Section – C
(Literature and Long Reading Text: 25 Marks)
8.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
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“When I came back to my village, I saw my grandmother in tears. I was surprised for I had
never seen her cry even in the most difficult situations”.
a) Who is ‘I’ here?
b) Why was the grandmother is tears?
c) What do difficult situations refer to?
Or
Read the extract given below and answer the questions / complete the sentences that follow.
‘I come from haunts of coots and hern;
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley’.
a) Who is ‘I’ in these lines”?
b) What is the figure of speech known as?
c) Why does it bicker down a valley?
9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
a) ‘It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmied himself U-shaped in anticipation’. Explain.
b) What were the gifts exchanged by the granddaughter and grandmother?
c) How is a road a metaphor? Use examples from the poem ‘The road Not Taken’ to support
your answer.
d) Do you agree that Mrs. Al Smith is the representative of American outlook. How?
10. Taking ideas from the chapter How I taught my Grandmother to Read, write a paragraph on
the topic ‘When there is a will, there is a way’ in about 80-100 words.
Or
Sacrifices made by friends and relatives are always worthy of deep appreciation. Refer to
Lord Ullin’s Daughter to explain how strangers, like the boatman, possess values that can
help them make sacrifices that are the most supreme of their kind.
Attempt either question no. 11 or 12 (in 150-200 words).
11. The King of Brobdingnag needs no gun powder, no books on the art of government and
attaches importance to productivity. Though Gulliver feels the king to be right, yet mocks his
view. Explain (150-200 words)
Or
‘The Emperor of Lilliput is a true leader of his people’. Elaborate on his character in 150-200
words.
12. The author exaggerates things to create humour and laughter. Describe any humorous
incident from the novel, ‘Three Men in a Boat’.
Or
Is life compared to a boat? How do the men overload their ‘boat of life’? How does it affect them in
the long run?
Summative Assessment-1
English
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A:
Reading
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
Section C:
Literature and Long Reading Text
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
8
Baisakhi, which occurs on April 13 (and rarely on April 14), is the beginning of the year. It is
also a harvest festival. The rabi crop is ready for harvest; the fields are lush green and heavy
with the grains; it is a season of plenty. Naturally the mood of the people in the villages is one
of joy. What better things to do than to celebrate, to sing and dance?
That’s what Baisakhi is all about; it is a community festival. The man and women dance the
robust and energetic bhangra and griddha.
People wear bright coloured traditional dresses for the festival. Traditionally the festivities
take place on the banks of rivers. People eat ‘rotis’ made out of freshly ground atta (wheat
flour) along with desi ghee and gud (jaggery). On the whole, it is a day of merry-making and
feasting. A bonfire is lit, and the dances are performed around it.
For the Sikhs, Baisakhi also marks the beginning of the Khalsa Movement. It was on this day,
that the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, initiated the Khalsa Movement of the Sikh Brotherhood in
1699.
For Hindus, it is the start of the second month of New Year after Chaitr, and is celebrated
with requisite bathing, partying and worshipping. It’s believed that thousands of years ago,
Goddess Ganga descended to earth and in her honour, many Hindus gather along the sacred
Ganges River for ritual baths. The action is centered in the holy cities along the Ganges in
north India, or in Srinagar’s Mughal Gardens, Jammu’s Nagbani Temples-, or anywhere in
Tamil Nadu. Hindus plant poles (wrapped in flags or gold-embroidered silk) in front of their
homes, and hang pots of brass, copper or silver on top. Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded
theAryaSamajonVaisakhiin1875.
Apart from the Sikhs and Hidus, Vaisakhi is an important day for the Buddhists as well. The
name is Vesakha, Vaisakha, Vesak or Wesak. It commemorates the Birth, the Awakening and
the Enlightened Passing Away of Gautama Buddha who was born as prince Siddharta.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
Apart from being a festival, what makes Baisakhi an important one?
Name the folk dances of Punjab.
How is the festival celebrated?
What importance does Baisakhi hold for Sikhs?
Who founded Arya Samaj and when?
How is Baisakhi an important day for Buddhists?
What is the Hindu belief referred to in the passage?
Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘healthy and forceful’.
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
12
I have found that walking stimulates observation and opens one’s eyes to movements and
appearances in earth and sky, which ordinarily escape attention. When I reached the end of
my walk, and paused for a moment before retracing my steps, I was conscious of the
inexhaustible richness of the world through which I had come, of a thousand voices that had
spoken to me, and a thousand sights of wonder that had moved before me; I was awake to
the universe which most of us see only in broken and unintelligible dreams… through all this
realm of truth and poetry men have passed and re-passed these many years, I said to myself;
and I began to wonder how many of those now long asleep really saw or heard this great glad
world of sun and summer! I began to retrace my steps, and as I reached the summit of the hill
and looked beyond, I saw the cattle standing knee.
to be far enough away from Nature to observe her; one becomes part of th-deep in the
brook… and heard the faint bleating of sheep borne from a distant pasturage.
One may connect with the surroundings, when one lounges by the hour in the depths of the
forest, or sits, book in hand, under the knotted and familiar apple tree, on a summer
afternoon, the faculty of observation is lulled into a dreamless sleep; one ceases a great,
silent movements in the midst of which he sits, mute and motionless, while the hours slip by
with the peace of eternity.
I have sometimes tried to recall in imagination the world of Nature before a human voice had
broken the silence or a human foot left its impress on the soil; but when I remember that
what I see in this sweep of force and beauty is largely what I myself put into the vision, that
Nature without the human ear is soundless, and without the human eye colourless.
a)
b)
c)
d)
What does walking simulate?
What did the writer realize when he reached the end of the road?
What did he see when he reached the summit of the hill?
How can one connect with their surroundings?
e)
f)
g)
h)
3.
4.
5.
6.
What is meant by ‘stimulates’?(para 1)
What is meant by ‘inexhaustible’? (para 1)
Find the word opposite to ‘strong’. (para 1)
Find the word opposite to ‘noisy’. (para 2)
Section B
(Writing and Grammar: 25 marks)
Duke’s appeal to Chuck was his liveliness. You are Chuck and it has been a week now that
Duke is in your house. You are cherishing every moment of the dog’s company. Write a dairy
entry describing the lovely experience.
Imagine yourself as Nandini. Write a story with a suitable title in 150-200 words.
Dreaded Mondays – hate to see the rising sun on Monday – very busy day in school –
assessment at the tuition centre – games period – strict monitoring – sit up sessions – even
taking rounds of the campus.
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number.
Do not copy the entire passage.
Not many people appreciate the magnitude (a)
the extend
of the
scientific
technological revolution in which we are involved.Today there is no other influence
comparable. (b)
Science in changing the foundations of our lives.Our every existence is
so completely dependent on science and technology that it.(c)Be
impossible
to
materially alter our present methods.
The following passage has not been edited. One word is missing from each line. Write the
missing word along with the word that comes before it and the word that comes after it in
your answer sheet.
Word before – missing word – word after
Thomas Alva Edison an American
(a)
inventor businessman who developed
(b)
many devices that influenced world.
(c)
He lit the world with invention
(d)
of the electric light.
7. Rearrange the following words or phrases into meaningful sentences:
a) two/ decided / grand / the / procession / witness / to / result
b) with / in /the / her / butterfly / stretched / out / hand / it / she
c) Althea / Cyril / flying / trying / old / an / make / they / that / found / were / to / carpet
/ had / and
(Literature and Long Reading Text: 25 marks)
8. Read the extract and answer the following questions:
He played the instrument before royalty and everyone was impressed. The instrument so
different from the pungi had to be given a new name. As the story goes, since it was first
played in the Shah’s chambers and was Played by a nai (barber), the instrument was named
the ‘shehnai.
a) Who does ‘he’ refer to here?
b) Why was it named ‘shehnai’?
c) Give at least two synonyms for the word ‘before’?
Or
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
A fully, deep cry rose within his dry throat and with a sudden jerk of his body he ran from
where he stood, crying in real fear, “Mother, Father.” Tears rolled down from his eyes, hot
and fierce, his flushed face was convulsed with fear. Panic-stricken, he ran to one side first,
then to the other, hither and thither in all directions, knowing not where to go.
a) Why was the child panic-stricken?
b) Why do you think the child ran hither and thither in all directions despite being at an
unknown place?
c) What is meant by the word ‘Fierce’?
9. (i)
What did the headmaster tell Einstein’s father?
(ii)
What is the poet of ‘The Lake of Innisfree’ longing for?
(iii) What astonished the Guru and his disciple when they arrived in the kingdom of fools?
(iv) Why could Toto and Nana never become friends?
10. Abdul Kalam never saw his father spending on comforts and luxuries. However, all
necessities were provided to them. According to him, he had a very secure childhood, both
materially and emotionally. What does this tell us about Abdul Kalam? Give reasons to
support your answer in 80-100 words.
Or
The child while going to the fair was attracted by the little insects and worms along the
footpath. Describe in 80-100 words how the child felt for the little creatures and whether he
respects their existence. (The Lost Child)
Attempt either question no. 11 or 12 (in 100 – 120 words).
11. What was the effect of the hectic schedule of Gulliver’s exhibition by his master?
Or
Compare and contrast the characters of the empress of Lilliput and the Queen of
Brobdingnag.
12. How can we say that the experience that Harris had in the maze was a nightmare for some
and amusement for the readers?
Or
Write a brief character sketch of Biggs’ boys?
Summative Assessment-1 Examination
English
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(i)
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A:
Reading
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
Section C:
Literature and Long Reading Text
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
8
th
In the 16 century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan
led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the
king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and
lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered
to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W
longitude to Spain and the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that
the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from
Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography
of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the
remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they
found the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named this passage the
Strait of All Saints, but today it is known as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were
privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed
the meridian now known as the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after 98
days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of
starvation and disease.
Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a
tribal battle. Only one ship 17 sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano
survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the
world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
a) The 16th century was an age of great
exploration.
b) Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political
.
c) One of Magellan’s ships explored the
of South America for a passage across
the continent.
d) Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern
.
e) Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the
.
f) In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the
now called the International Date
Line.
g) Magellan named
the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude.
h) The word ‘intrigue’ means
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions:
India’s growing obsession with vehicles and failure to develop roads has increased air
pollution in most cities, the country’s pollution watchdog has revealed. In the past two
decades, the carrying capacity of roads increased by less than 2.5 percent, whereas the
number of vehicles grew at an annual rate of over 10 percent. In 2008, in India, 12 million
vehicles were plying on the 3.5 million km road network. For people, its visible impact has
increased congestion on roads, but what one didn’t see was the higher air pollution.
The high concentration of pollutants like carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons cause lung
cancer and asthma, besides routine breathing problem. The sudden jump in air pollution is a
recent phenomenon, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) finding that half of the
two wheelers and cars running on Indian roads have been registered in the last five to seven
years. The growth phenomenon in case of heavy vehicles has been less impressive.
The new vehicles, however, are not the sole cause of air pollution. The CPCB said that
vehicles older than 10 years caused 60 percent of vehicular air pollution. And the reason is
poor maintenance and no norms in India for the expiry of a vehicle, especially the private
ones. Adulteration of fuel has been started as another reason for high vehicular pollution.
So far, ironically because of lower level of income thresholds, the Indian market has favoured
small cars and two wheelers. As small engines use less fuel the average fleet-wise fuel
consumption is expected to be low. But already, with rising income levels there is a steady
shift towards bigger cars that use more fuel. Taking their place are the bigger cars in
compact, mid-size and high and segment. Therefore, standards can make a significant
difference in India.
a) What is a major cause of air pollution in India?
b) What has increased more than the carrying capacity of the roads?
c) What causes lungs cancer and asthma?
d) Why do Indians favour small cars and two wheelers?
e) Which word in the passage means ‘mixing with inferior material’? (para 3)
(i)
Impurity
(ii)
Adulteration
(iii)
Phenomenon
(iv) Purification
f) Which was in the passage means the same as ‘collection’? (para 2)
(i)
Concentration
(ii)
Phenomenon
(iii) Pollution
(iv) Growth
g) Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘successes’? (para1)
(i)
Obsession
(ii)
Failure
(iii)
Network
(iv) Revealed
h) Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘production’? (para 4)
(i)
Compact
(ii)
Threshold
(iii)
Difference
(iv) Consumption
Section – B
(Writing and Grammar: 25 Marks)
3. You are Namrata / Namit of Bangalore. Of late, day-light robberies and burglaries have been
increasing in your city. You are very much concerned about your aged parents living alone.
Write a letter in 100-120 words to the editor of the ‘Times of India’, drawing the attention of
the concerned authorities to the problem and offer your suggestions.
4. Complete the following story in 150-200 words:
A 15 year of boy was going on a deserted road, feeling a little scared and uneasy. Hesitatingly,
he stepped ahead. Suddenly
5. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate
word/phrases from the given options.
The truck travelled south, where Manik (a)
a deserted spot to hide it. We should
be fine so long as no one found the truck, or connected it (b)
the robbery. It would
be (c)
mystery why black market thieves had simply abandoned such precious
booty, but that was a mystery we could live with.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(a) finds found has found had found
(b) with
by
on
in
(c) the
an
a
one
6. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the connection in your answer sheet against the correct question
number.
The
first
on
has
been
done
as
an
example.
50th
The year 2012 marks the
anniversary for
the James Bond films. The fast James Bond
movie title ‘Dr. No’ was released in 1962.
Numerous events was held for fans
over the world.
e.g.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Error
for
Connection
of
7. Read the conservation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:
A passenger who was robbed of his suitcase approached a police offer to lodge a complaint.
Passenger
:
I have lost my briefcase. I want to lodge a complaint.
Police officer :
Where did you lose it?
Passenger
:
I had kept it on the upper berth of my seat.
Police officer :
Don’t worry, sir, I will make enquiries and inform you.
The passenger informed the police officer that he had lost his briefcase so (a)
_
complaint. The police officer asked him (b)
that. The passenger said that (c)
of his seat. The police officer advised him not to worry and that he would make
enquiries and inform him.
Section- C
(Literature and Long Reading Text: 25 Marks)
8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“He coloured deeply under his sunburn, then grew pale. He looked to the ground. “You
must be saving up to emigrate to America”, I suggested.
a) Who coloured deeply under his sunburn and why?
b) Why were the boys saving money?
c) What does the word ‘emigrate’ mean?
Or
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Mrs. Slater:
Grandfather, do you know what the quarrel between us was
about?
a) Which quarrel is the speaker referring to?
b) Why does the speaker refer to the quarrel?
c) What does this show about the speaker’s character?
9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
a) Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
b) What did the narrator conclude that Jacopo and Nicola were going to do with the money
they earned?
c) Why was the grandfather so keen on changing his will?
d)
Why
do
rich
and
powerful
get
monuments
made?
10. The mirror is the symbol of truth whereas candle light moon-light are called liars, which
flatter the woman. Elaborate how flattery can be harmful and truth even though cruel is
always pleasing at the end.
Or
Imagine yourself to be the Nightingale (The Frog and the Nightingale). You realise how
foolish you were not to recognize your capabilities and tried to emulate the frog. Write a
letter to your friend ‘Cuckoo’ describing your feelings.
Attempt either question no. 11 or 12.
11. What made Anne make fun for Mrs. Van Dean?
Or
Write a detailed character-sketch of Bep.
12. ‘My teacher is so near to me that I scarcely think of myself apart from her’. Justify.
Or
Helen was a determined fighter who never gave up. Discuss.
Summative Assessment-1 Examination
English
Class – IX
Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(i)
The question paper is divided into Three sections.
Section A:
Reading
Section B:
Writing and Grammar
Section C:
Literature and Long Reading Text
20 marks
25 marks
25 marks
Section A (Reading:
20 marks)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
8
th
In the 16 century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan
led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the
king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and
lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered
to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W
longitude to Spain and the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that
the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from
Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography
of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the
remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they
found the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named this passage the
Strait of All Saints, but today it is known as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were
privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed
the meridian now known as the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after 98
days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of
starvation and disease.
Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a
tribal battle. Only one ship 17 sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano
survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the
world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
a) The 16th century was an age of great
exploration.
b) Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political
.
c) One of Magellan’s ships explored the
of South America for a passage across
the continent.
d) Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern
.
e) Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the
.
f) In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the
now called the International Date
Line.
g) Magellan named
the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude.
h) The word ‘intrigue’ means
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions:
India’s growing obsession with vehicles and failure to develop roads has increased air
pollution in most cities, the country’s pollution watchdog has revealed. In the past two
decades, the carrying capacity of roads increased by less than 2.5 percent, whereas the
number of vehicles grew at an annual rate of over 10 percent. In 2008, in India, 12 million
vehicles were plying on the 3.5 million km road network. For people, its visible impact has
increased congestion on roads, but what one didn’t see was the higher air pollution.
The high concentration of pollutants like carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons cause lung
cancer and asthma, besides routine breathing problem. The sudden jump in air pollution is a
recent phenomenon, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) finding that half of the
two wheelers and cars running on Indian roads have been registered in the last five to seven
years. The growth phenomenon in case of heavy vehicles has been less impressive.
The new vehicles, however, are not the sole cause of air pollution. The CPCB said that
vehicles older than 10 years caused 60 percent of vehicular air pollution. And the reason is
poor maintenance and no norms in India for the expiry of a vehicle, especially the private
ones. Adulteration of fuel has been started as another reason for high vehicular pollution.
So far, ironically because of lower level of income thresholds, the Indian market has favoured
small cars and two wheelers. As small engines use less fuel the average fleet-wise fuel
consumption is expected to be low. But already, with rising income levels there is a steady
shift towards bigger cars that use more fuel. Taking their place are the bigger cars in
compact, mid-size and high and segment. Therefore, standards can make a significant
difference in India.
a) What is a major cause of air pollution in India?
b) What has increased more than the carrying capacity of the roads?
c) What causes lungs cancer and asthma?
d) Why do Indians favour small cars and two wheelers?
e) Which word in the passage means ‘mixing with inferior material’? (para 3)
(i)
Impurity
(ii)
Adulteration
(iii) Phenomenon
(iv) Purification
f) Which was in the passage means the same as ‘collection’? (para 2)
(i)
Concentration
(ii)
Phenomenon
(iii) Pollution
(iv) Growth
g) Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘successes’? (para1)
(i)
Obsession
(ii)
Failure
(iii) Network
(iv) Revealed
h) Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘production’? (para 4)
(i)
Compact
(ii)
Threshold
(iii) Difference
(iv) Consumption
Section – B
(Writing and Grammar: 25 Marks)
3. You are Namrata / Namit of Bangalore. Of late, day-light robberies and burglaries have been
increasing in your city. You are very much concerned about your aged parents living alone.
Write a letter in 100-120 words to the editor of the ‘Times of India’, drawing the attention of
the concerned authorities to the problem and offer your suggestions.
4. Complete the following story in 150-200 words:
A 15 year of boy was going on a deserted road, feeling a little scared and uneasy. Hesitatingly,
he stepped ahead. Suddenly
5. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate
word/phrases from the given options.
The truck travelled south, where Manik (a)
a deserted spot to hide it. We should
be fine so long as no one found the truck, or connected it (b)
the robbery. It would
be (c)
mystery why black market thieves had simply abandoned such precious
booty, but that was a mystery we could live with.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(a) finds found has found had found
(b) with
by
on
in
(c) the
an
a
one
6. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the connection in your answer sheet against the correct question
number.
The first on has been done as an example.
50th
The year 2012 marks the
anniversary for
the James Bond films. The fast James Bond
movie title ‘Dr. No’ was released in 1962.
Numerous events was held for fans
over the world.
e.g.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Error
for
Connection
of
7. Read the conservation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:
A passenger who was robbed of his suitcase approached a police offer to lodge a complaint.
Passenger
:
I have lost my briefcase. I want to lodge a complaint.
Police officer :
Where did you lose it?
Passenger
:
I had kept it on the upper berth of my seat.
Police officer :
Don’t worry, sir, I will make enquiries and inform you.
The passenger informed the police officer that he had lost his briefcase so (a)
_
complaint. The police officer asked him (b)
that. The passenger said that (c)
of his seat. The police officer advised him not to worry and that he would make
enquiries and inform him.
Section- C
(Literature and Long Reading Text: 25 Marks)
8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“He coloured deeply under his sunburn, then grew pale. He looked to the ground. “You
must be saving up to emigrate to America”, I suggested.
a) Who coloured deeply under his sunburn and why?
b) Why were the boys saving money?
c) What does the word ‘emigrate’ mean?
Or
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Mrs. Slater:
Grandfather, do you know what the quarrel between us was
about?
a) Which quarrel is the speaker referring to?
b) Why does the speaker refer to the quarrel?
c) What does this show about the speaker’s character?
9. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
a) Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
b) What did the narrator conclude that Jacopo and Nicola were going to do with the money
they earned?
c) Why was the grandfather so keen on changing his will?
d) Why do rich and powerful get monuments made?
10. The mirror is the symbol of truth whereas candle light moon-light are called liars,
which flatter the woman. Elaborate how flattery can be harmful and truth even though cruel
is always pleasing at the end.
Or
Imagine yourself to be the Nightingale (The Frog and the Nightingale). You realise how
foolish you were not to recognize your capabilities and tried to emulate the frog. Write a
letter to your friend ‘Cuckoo’ describing your feelings.
Attempt either question no. 11 or
12.
11. What made Anne make fun for Mrs. Van Dean?
Or
Write a detailed character-sketch of
Bep.
12. ‘My teacher is so near to me that I scarcely think of myself apart from her’. Justify.
Or
Helen was a determined fighter who never gave up. Discuss.