NCERT Pilot Project
English Worksheets
WORKSHEET- I
PROSE (The Man Who Knew Too Much)
Q1. What is a ‘nickname’ ? Can you suggest another one for private Quelch?
Q2. How was Private Quelch’s Knowledge exposed even further as the sergeant’s classes
went on?
Q3. What were the Professor’s ambitions in the army?
Q4. How did Private Quelch manage to anger the Corporal?
Q5. Was Corporal Turnbull justified in giving Private Quelch permanent cookhouse duties?
Why? Why not?
Q6.Why was Corporal Turnbull the hero of all the soldiers?
Q7. Why was the writer and his batchmates ‘thunder-struck’, when Quelch tried to correct
Corporal Turnbull?
Q8. What message does Alexander Baron want to convey to the readers in ‘The Man Who
Knew Too Much’?
Q9. Justify the title “The Man Who Knew Too Much”?
Q10. “I need to only draw your attention to the sheer waste of vitamin values.”
(i)
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
(ii)
What do you mean by the words ‘sheer waste’?
WORKSHEET -II (DRAMA)
Q1. Why does persome feel the people pretend to be sick?
Q2. Who was Jeanette? What was the cause of her death?
Q3. Why was the convict sent to prison? What was the punishment given to him?
Q4. “Now I’m not a man , now I’m a number.” How had the man become a number?
Q5. Explain the irony in the drama.
Q6. Why were silver candlesticks precious to Bishop?
Q7. What is the turning point in the convict’s life that reforms him?
Q8. Who is Mere Gringoire and why is she in distress?
Q9. Before leaving, the convict asks the Bishop to bless him What brought about this change
in him?
Q10. She sent little Jean to Maonseigneur to ask for help.
(i)
Who sent little Jean to the Bishop?
a. Mere Gringoire
b. Marie
c. Perosme
d. Marie’s mother
WORKSHEET -III (WRITING)
A. Email Writing
Write an e-mail to your cousin about the possibilities of aliens as mention to the
‘American Times’, also try to mention their imaginative books.
OR
Write an e-mail “you have enjoyed a trip to hill station-Mount Abu. Make a note of
the life and culture of the people there. (Arrival-lodging-site seeing-shopping-horse
riding)
B. DIARY ENTRY :
a. Recently, you volunteered the Prime Minister’s ‘Clean India campaign’. Lakhs
of people supported the movement. You watched the whole movement on
the news-channels. It reminded you of Gandhiji’s effort to make India clean.
OR
You spent of part of your summer vacation in you village. You found that the
life in village is more close to nature which we miss in cities. You are now
back home and write a diary page about you stay in your village and about
your feelings in about 120 words.
WORKSHEET -IV (GRAMMAR)
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline
the correct word.
1. There are several reason for the headache.
a.________________
Physical, emotional and mental facts, anxiety and
b.________________
Tension are the fear
c.________________
Sometimes, headache can be a signs to an underlying diseases
d._________
more than medicines, yoga therapy eminently suit any need.
e.__________
2. Complete the following passage by choosing the correct word from the given
options.
The Gurupurb celebration (i) _____ are held in the month of November attract a
large number of devotees. The Golden Temple (ii) _____ is the hub of Sikhism is
visited by many people (iii)_____ pay homage to Guru Nanak Dev, the first Guru
of the Sikhs. It is Guru Nanak Dev (iv) _____ birthday is celebrated on this way. The
Guru was born at a time (v) ______ there was no one to show the path of truth to
the people who had become superstitious and unbelievers.
Section B (Grammar)
Choose the most appropriate options to complete the following passage:
Pampore, a small town (a)……………………… the banks of the river Jhelum, near Srinagar, is the
main centre (b)…………………………saffron cultivation in India. The best saffron
(c)…………………….. from Spain, which is the world’s largest producer. Saffron, the
(d)…………………………………….. spice in the world, is known as ‘kesar’ in
(e)……………………………….. part of India. It adds a golden colour to food and gives
it (f)…………………… unique flavour. Moreover, (g)………………………………….. saffron goes a long
way – for example (h)…………………………… half a teaspoon is sufficient to flavour a liter of
kheer.
a) i) in
ii) on
iii) from
iv) between
b) i) for
ii) from
iii) in
iv) to
c) i) is coming
ii) will come
iii) comes
iv) came
d) i) much expensive ii) more expensive
iii) most expensive
iv) expensive
e) i) other
ii) another
iii) every
iv) each
f) i) the
ii) a
iii) an
iv) any
g) i) a few
ii) the few
iii) a little
iv) the little
h) i) lesser than
ii) less than
iii) least than
iv) lesser
In the passage given below some words are missing. Choose the correct word from the
given options and complete the passage meaningfully.
An inadequate public transport system has ………1…….. to an increase ……….2………… the
number of vehicles ……….3……… the roads. Chocked roads have added ………4………. the
traffic woes of commuters. Traffic problems need to ………..5………… because valuable time
and energy ……..6……….. in traffic jams. Increase in traffic ……………7……….. also led to an
increase in the number of accidents. Extended travel times and unpredictable traffic jams
……8……… people mad. It is not surprising that cases of road rage …….9….. the rise. ……10……
eliminate this problem roads need to …….11…….. In addition to this, the government should
provide safe, ……….12……. and efficient public transport systems to discourage the use of
private vehicles.
Exercise
1. a) lead;
2. a) on;
b) led;
b) in;
c) leads;
c) with
d) been leading
d) into
3. a) on;
b) in;
c) across;
d) at
4. a) in;
b) with;
c) to;
d) for
5. a) solve;
b) be solving;
c) be solved; d) solved
6. a) is wasting;
b) is wasted;
c) wasted;
d) has wasted
7. a) has;
b) have;
c) is;
d) was
8. a) make;
b) drive;
c) go;
d) turn
9. a) is;
b) has;
c) are;
d) were
10. a) order to;
b) in order to;
c) to order;
d) in order
11. a) broaden;
b) be broadened;
c) broadened; d) being broadened
12. a) more stable;
b) stable;
c) stabler;
d) stablest
Complete the given passage with appropriate words or phrases.
Tom began to think of the fun he ………1………. for this day, and his sorrows ………2……………
Soon the free boys ……….3…….. come tripping along on all sorts of exciting outings and they
………….4………….. make fun ……….5………. him for having to work. The very thought of it
………..6……………. him like fire. He …………7………. his worldly wealth and ……….8………. it – bits
of toys, marbles and trash; …………9…………. to buy an exchange of work ……….10………., but not
enough to buy so much as half-an-hour of pure freedom. So he returned his poor means
………..11………….. his pocket and gave ……..12………… the idea ………..13……….. the boys.
…………14……….. this dark and hopeless moment, a good idea burst ……….15………… him. He
took ……….16…….. his brush and went to work calmly.
Exercise
1. a) was planning;
b) had planned;
c) has planned;
d) will plan
2. a) were multiplying;
b) multiplied;
c) had multiplied;
d) would
3. a) will;
b) would;
c) may;
d) might
4. a) will;
b) have;
c) would;
d) could
5. a) with;
b) of;
c) at;
d) for
6. a) burnt;
b) would burn;
c) burns;
d) had burnt
7. a) was getting out;
b) would get out;
c) got out;
d) had got out
8. a) was examining;
b) examined;
c) has examined;
d) had examined
9. a) perhaps;
b) maybe;
c) enough;
d) well
10. a) maybe;
b) perhaps;
c) sufficient;
d) may be
11. a) from;
b) to;
c) with;
d) for
12. a) in;
b) up;
c) out;
d) upon
13. a) to buy;
b) of buying;
c) to buying;
d) of buy
14. a) on;
b) with;
c) in;
d) at
15. a) out;
b) out on;
c) upon;
d) in
16. a) in;
b) up;
c) on;
d) to
multiply
Read the following paragraph and complete it with the suitable option given below.
During the 4th and 5th centuries India _________(1) by the Guptas. A deep and wide cultural
impact ___________(2) by the Guptas in the subcontinent. The infiltration of Sakas and
Hunas ___________(3) by the Gupta Rulers. During Gupta Rule many books
____________(4)
1. i) were ruled
ii) had been ruled
iii) is ruled
2. i) is left
ii) has been left
iii) was left
3. i) is checked
ii) was checked
4. i) have been composed
iii) were checked
iv) was ruled
iv) are left
iv) had been checked
ii) is composed iii) had composed iv) were composed
Complete the following paragraph by choosing the correct word from the options given
below.
When the old lady (a) ____________ to her flat she saw at once that the burglars (b)
____________ in in her absence. Though the burglars themselves (c) ____________ no
longer there she saw at once that they (d) ____________because there was a burning
cigarette in the ashtray. Probably they (e) ____________the lift coming up and (f)
____________ down the stairs. But in their hurry one of them (g) ____________ his wallet.
The old lady called the police and all of them (h) ____________.
(a) (i) return
(ii) returning
(iii) returned
(iv) had returned
(b) (i) break
(ii) broke
(iii) had broken
(iv) were breaking
(c) (i) be
(ii) were
(iii) was
(iv) are
(d) (i) just leave
(ii) just leaving (iii) are just leaving
(e) (i) heard
(ii) hear
(iii) had heard
(iv) hearing
(f) (i) run
(ii) were running
(iii) ran
(iv) had run
(g) (i) had dropped
(ii) are dropping
(iii) dropping
(iv) dropped
(h) (i) catch
(ii) were caught
(iii) had caught
(iv) are caught
(iv) had just left
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks. (½x8=4 marks)
(a) Sameer intends to start his own business in_____ years. (some/ a few/ few/ a couple)
(b) Yesterday, I saw a movie that my friends _______ the week before. (seen/ have seen/
had seen/ were seeing)
(c) I am now washing the clothes that I __________during gym lessons. (wear, worn, have
worn, was wearing)
(d) Don't give me the parcel now. In any case I ________________ you once again before I
leave for London.
(meet, will be meeting, met, may meet)
(e) We must guard ourselves _____________ all possible infections. (for, with, against, over)
(f) Indians are doubtful ___________ winning the match against the West Indies. (in, to, at,
of)
(g) The Government should ban ___________ sprays which destroy the Ozone layer. (all,
every, each, any)
(h) The villain had been hiding in the musty warehouse _________ the morning. (for, from,
since, till)
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option. (½x8=4 marks)
Hillary Clinton is (a) _______ (a/ the/ an/ X) 67th U.S. Secretary of State. She embarked (b)
______ (on/ in/ at/ for) a career in law graduating from Yale Law School. She (c) ______ (has
been/ had been/ was/ was being) elected as Senator for New York state (d) __________
(for/ on/ in/ since) 2000. As Obama's Secretary of State (e) ______ (they/ her/ she/it) is the
first (f) _________ (new/ old/ former) First Lady to serve in (g) _______ (the/ any/ a/ all)
President's Cabinet. As the Secretary of State, she is responsible (h) _______ (to/ for/ of/ in)
carrying out the President's foreign policies.
Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:
1. the/Indian/English/ exploited/the/farmers
2. pay/the/had to/poor farmers/high taxes/very
3. natural disasters/farmers/share of taxes/even/pay/their/in times of/the/had to
4. also/cultivate/they/asked them to/ had to/those/which/crops/the English
5. the patient / says / the corner / has / the doctor / turned .
6. they eat / one / a day / as a rule / but / square meal
7. in a state / man / nature / was found / the murdered
8. nose / my affairs / thrust / into / your /do not
9. to/this inn/came/a stranger/wintry day/one
10. head to foot/wrapped up/from/was/he
11. of/his face/hid/every inch/ his/hat
12. the/of/ nose/was/visible/only/ shiny tip/ his
13. After 1960 / Indian cities / expanded / all / have.
14. live in / of spaces / Indians / the most / crowded
15. slums / at least / 35% of / lives in / urban India
16. free of / city is / dangers of / no Indian / pollution / the growing
17. at night / the stars / in the sky / difficult / to see / it is
18. of mankind / the habit / reading is / one of / resources / of / the greatest /
19. are / we enjoy / that / belong to us / than if / much more / they / borrowed / reading
books /
20. book / formality / a certain considerate / must be treated / with / a borrowed /
21. no book / that / afraid to / you should / mark up / own / you are /
22. should begin / everyone / a private library / youth / collecting / in /
23. converse with / in / you / at any moment / a private library/ Socrates or Shakespeare
/ can /
24. the hand / your library / should be / as well as / free / accessible / to / to the eye /
and /
25. one of / that of reading / known to / is / greatest / the / pleasures / man
26. a rich variety / adventure and wisdom / the / world of books / has / of /
27. own / you / book / convenience / can enjoy / a / at your /
 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write
the incorrect word and write the correct against the space provided.
Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi went to England to
………………
…………………
higher studies at the age of 19.his mother was
………………
…………………
apprehensive about young men go astray in western
………………
…………………
society. But her fears were allayed that
………………
…………………
Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi swore not for
………………
…………………
touch meat, wine and women. He faces a
………………
…………………
lot of difficulties due to their vegetarianism,
………………
…………………
but fulfil his vow resolutely.
………………
…………………
incorrect word
One of the bad habit is
correct word
_________
___________
the use of tobacco. It is now smoke
__________
___________
by men, women and child almost
__________
___________
all over the world. It is brought
__________
__________
Into Europe with Sir Walter
__________
__________
Raleigh four century ago
_________
__________
It have spread everywhere
_________
__________
And was an addiction now
__________
___________
incorrect word
correct word
Community service sensitise people to
_________
___________
other's needs and supports inclusive
_________
___________
development to the underprivileged
_________
___________
sections wrth society. Courses about social
_________
work prepares frontline workers to
_________
___________
___________
takes up assignments in social welfare
_________
___________
organizations Practical work including
_________
___________
50 hour of structured internship to man projects.
_________
___________
Grammar Worksheet
Q1. The following passage has error in each line. Find out those errors and correct them.
Incorrect
Correct
I want to draw the intention of masses
(a)
_____________________
towards vulgar in Indian films. The
(b)
_____________________
stand of film making has gone down .
(c)
_____________________
Vulgar seens are shown. It has a
(d)
_____________________
bad impact at the common masses.
(e)
_____________________
Nude scenes corruption. These scenes
(f)
_____________________
should be edited and deleted on the
(g)
_____________________
movies. From movies masses learn an lot.
(h)
_____________________
Q2. Rearrange the words and phrase to from meaningful sentences.
1. down into/a lake/ went/a helicopter/once
2. prefer/ true/ older children/ animal stories/ to life
3. balanced meals/ is the only/ and exercise/ healthy way/ eating
4. increase / eating more calories/ leads to/ you burn/in weight than
5. with all/ have been/age groups animal stories/ a favourite
6. and the earth/ to give ourselves /let’s join hands/ a future
7. over bush and river/ annoying / he tried to escape/ his rescuers
Writing skills worksheet
Q1.Your cousin has met with an accident as his motorbike had overturned. Write an email inquiring about how it happened and his health.
Q2.YourareMeenakshi Patel and you have recently taken admission in a new school. Write
a diary entry describing vividly the feelings and experience of your first day in the new
school.
English Drama
‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’
Q1. Answer the following questions :
{2x6=12}
1. Write a diary entry about your opinion of the ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’?
2. What ideas about crime and punishment do we gather from the play ‘The Bishop’s
Candlesticks’?
Section B ( Writing Skill and Grammar)
25 Marks
REPORT WRITING
Q1. There is a Fun Fare in your school. You are Head boy/girl of the school. Write a report to
brief the students
in the next assembly.
Q2. Your class students went on a cycle expedition as a part of obtaining Duke of Edinburgh
award. Write a report of the same.
Q3. Write a report for your school magazine about the elections in your school.
Q4. A week long Aids Awareness Campaign was organized by your school. Write a report of
the same.
Q5. There was a workshop organized by your school on puppet making. Prepare a report to
be read out in the School assembly.
NOTICE WRITING
Q1. Suppose yourself to be Amit/Amrita, Head Boy/Head Girl of your school. Write a notice
for your school Notice Board calling for the entries from desirous students for Britannia Quiz
Contest-Preliminary round to be held at your school.
Q2. You are Arvind/Anushka, secretary of the Eco Club of your school which is celebrating
‘Ban the Plastic Week’ to create awareness regarding harms of plastic. Draft a suitable notice
in not more than 50 words.
Q3. You are Ravi/Rachna, the sports secretary of your school. Write a notice in 50 words
asking the students interested in Hockey to give their names for selection for the school
Hockey Team. Give details of trial selection…etc.
Q4. The Students’ Council of your school has organized an Excursion to Goa/ Ajanta and Ellora
for the students of classes XI and XII during Winter Break. As President of the council,
write a notice in not more than 50 words telling the students about this excursion and
inviting their names for joining it.
Q5. You are Vipin Dogra /Vibhuti Sharma, The Student Editor of the magazine of Gandhi
Memorial Senior secondary school. Draft a suitable notice for your school Notice Board
inviting articles, poems, etc. for the forthcoming edition of the magazine.
Q6.You are Roopa/Ritesh, the cultural secretary of M.R.V High School, Hyderabad. You have
been asked to inform students of class IX and
Competition. Draft a notice in not
XII about an Inter School Dramatics
more than 50 words for the students’ Notice board with all necessary details. Put the
notice in a box.
MESSAGE WRITING
Q1. You receive a telephone call from your mother’s office when she is not at home. You have
the following conversation with the speaker. But you have to go for your tuition class. So you
leave a message for your mother. Write the message within 50 words using the information
given below. Do not add any new information.
Q2. Mrs. Dayal wants to speak to her son, Rishi. As Rishi is not in his seat in office, you take
the call and speak with her. She wants to inform Rishi that she will be coming to Delhi the
next evening and that he should pick her up from the airport. You want to know by which
flight she will be arriving. She replies that she would be coming by Jet Airways flight no. DN78.
She thanks you and asks you your name. You tell her that your name is Ayan and assure her
that you will convey her message to Rishi. But you yourself have a meeting to attend. So
you leave a note for Rishi. Write this message in not more than 50 words.
Q3. Read the following conversation between Rakesh and Mrs Sarkar.
Rakesh: Hello, may I speak with Dr Sarkar?
Mrs Sarkar: He has gone to the hospital to attend the OPD. May I know who is
speaking?
Rakesh: Yes. I am Rakesh Sood. My wife has been having a severe headache since
yesterday. Since this morning she has also developed a high temperature. I would be very
grateful if the doctor could come over to our place to examine her.
Mrs Sarkar: Of course. Please let me note down your address.
Rakesh: It is B-49, New Colony. Mrs Sarkar: I will give him your message as soon as he
returns.
Rakesh: Thank you. Mrs Sarkar had to leave for the school where she teaches. So she
wrote a message for her husband. Write the message in not more than 50 words.
Q4. Read the following conversation between Aashna and Mr Singh.
Aashna: Hello, may I speak to Ranajit, please?
Mr Singh: Ranajit is getting ready for school. May I know who is speaking?
Aashna: My name is Aashna. I am Ranajit’s classmate.
Mr Singh: Hello, Aashna. I am Ranajit’s father. Is there any message?
Aashna: Yes. Please ask him to bring his biology notebook to school today. I was absent
from school due to illness. I would like to copy the notes which our biology teacher gave to
the class during my absence.
Mr Singh: I will definitely do that. Since Mr Singh had to go for his morning walk he
left a message for Ranajit. Write that message in 50 words.
Q5. Rajat comes home from school and finds the door locked. Since he has a duplicate key he
enters and finds a note from his mother kept on the table. In it she explains that she had to
rush to the hospital with Mrs Manohar, their neighbour, who had met with an accident. She
has also written that he should have the rice and curry kept on the dining table for lunch. He
could heat the food in the microwave oven if he wanted to, but he should be very careful
while handling the switch. Write the message which Rajat’s mother left for him.
ADVERTISEMENT WRITING
Q1. On behalf of Excellence Tutorials draft an advertisement to be published in a newspaper
to attract the young students of class IX, X,XI AND XII who intent to become professionals.
Offer free prospectus to the interested students.
Q2. Draft an advertisement for a mega sale offering 50-70% discounts on leather items.
Q3. You are a principal of St. Francis High School, Surat. Draft an advertisement for a daily
under the column ‘Situation Vacant’ inviting applications for the post of Librarian in your
school.
Q4. You are Brijesh Sharma of 105,Smruti Kunj Appartments. You want to let out your house
. Draft an advertisement for the publication in the ‘To Let’ section of the ‘Times of India’,
giving the location, the type of accommodation, rent expected and contact address.
Q5. You are the Director of Fontana Marketing Organisation that deals in computer software
and peripherals. Draft an advertisement to be given in the Economic Times seeking
Franchisees, Distributors for Weastern India.
POSTER MAKING
Q1. Draft a poster to bring awareness among people about the importance of electricity
conservation.
Q2. The Municipal Corporation of your city has decided to conduct a ‘Tree Plantation
Programme’ to make your city, a Green City. Design a poster to invite participation from
public for this noble cause.
Q3. Design a poster for promoting good health through ‘Health Club’.
Q4. Design a poster for an art & craft exhibition to be held at Nirala Auditorium. Invite a
large crowd to enjoy it.
Q5. Design a ‘Talent Hunt’ show to be telecasted on television. Give necessary details.
LETTER WRITING
Q1. You are Purnima /Pavan , living at 3244, Sarita Colony, Mumbai-32. Your friend Sunitha /
Sanjeev has
gone to Chennai due to the transfer of her/ his father. Recollecting the sweet
memories of old times, write a letter in about 100 words inviting her /him to stay with you
during the vacation. Also mention the programme you have planned according to her/his
liking.
Q2. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India complaining about the nuisance created
by the use of loudspeakers. You are Piyush Sharma, a resident of Sector 15, Vasundhara
Enclave, New Delhi.
Q3. You are Tarun/Taruna, studying in class IX of Aryan Public school, Paschim Vihar, New
Delhi. Your syllabus of Math and Science have not been completed yet. Your examination
starts on next month. Write an application to the principal for starting extra classes for Math
& science.
Q4. You are Sumit/Suman living at B-85, Jahangir pura, New Delhi, You experience that there
are too many stray animals in your locality & they wandering here and there freely cause
serious accidents & public problems. Write a letter to NDM Commissioner to control the stray
animals in your locality.
Q5. You are Sonu/Soni, living at B-72, Raj Nagar, Palam, Mumbai. Your brother/sister is
studying in Agra living with your uncle. His/Her annual examination is upcoming in the next
month. He is not taking this exam seriously. So write a letter to your younger brother/sister
advising him/her to prepare forthcoming
exam seriously.
Poem – 6 : Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After My Teeth
Q.1. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
(4 x 1 = 4 )
If I’d known, I was paving the way
To cavities, caps and decay,
The murder of fillin’s
Injections and drillin’s,
I’d have thrown all me sherbet away.
1. Did she have any idea that she was paving the way for cavities, caps and decay?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
2. What would she have done if she had known that sweets and candies would do her
harm?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
3. What is the rhyme scheme used in the given lines?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
4. Give the word meanings of :
(a) cavities - ______________________
Q.2. Answer the following questions:
(b) decay - ___________________
(6 x 1 = 6)
1. Why was the poet in despair?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
2. What are molars?
Ans. __________________________________________________________________
3. What did the poet do when she looked at the false teeth of her mother?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
4. Why does she regret?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
5. Did her brushing give her the desired results? If not, why?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
6. How did she damaged her teeth?
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________
Fiction – 5 : Best Seller
Q.1. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
(4 x 1 = 4 )
“ Say,” said Pescud, stirring his discarded book with the hand, “did you ever read one
of these best-sellers? I mean the kind where the hero is an American swell – sometimes
even from Chicago – who falls in love with a royal princess from Europe who is travelling
under an alias and follows her to her father’s kingdom or principality? I guess you have.
They’re all alike.
1. Name the discarded book.
Ans. __________________________________________________________________
2. What do you mean by the term ‘alias’?
Ans.____________________________________________________________________
3. What does ‘They’ refer to here?
Ans.____________________________________________________________________
4. Give the antonyms of :
(a) cruel x __________________
Q.2. Answer the following questions:
(b) different x __________________
(6 x 1 = 6)
1. Why is John Pescud happy with the company?
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2. Who was the passenger of Chair No. 9?
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3. To whom did John marry?
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E-mail Writing & Diary entry
Q. 1. You recently purchased a colour television set of ABC Brand from Shri Raj Electronics.
The set has developed several problems and it malfunctioning. Write an e-mail to the Sales
and Service Manager of Shri Raj Electronics, Faridabad, asking him to get the set rectified or
replaced. You’re Sunil / Seema Batra. (Word limit: 120)
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Q. 2. A recent visit to a blind school in your city has made you extremely sympathetic and
thoughtful for the need of physically challenged. Express your thoughts in about 150 words
in the form of a diary entry.
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English assignment work sheet (10 marks)
Name:
Date:
Roll no.:
Marks:
Class:
Teacher’s sign:
Q: Read the passage and answer the questions given below:
“Tommy “,said Mr. Fisher ,ignoring them all,”You think your Pa is a commercial. He
ain’t. He’s a fighting man, doing his eight stone four ringside and known to all the heads as
Young Porkey.
1. Who was Mr. Fisher?
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2. Who did Mr. Fisher address?
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3. Whose nickname was Young porkey?
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4. Which sports is he talking about?
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Answer the following question :
1. How did Harold come to know that his father was a boxer?
2. How was Harold Bramble at the age of ten?
Choose the correct option:
1. The naming of Harold had caused a sacrifice on his part.The writer’s tone here is
a) Admiring b) assertive c) negative
d)gentle
2. Harold had defied the laws of heredity by
a) Becoming a sportsperson b) being good at academics c) being well built and
muscular d)respecting his parents.
GRAMMAR-REARRANGE
Q. Rearrange the following jumbled words to make meaningful sentences.
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1. Displays/he/his intelligence/little actions/in his
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2. with a difficulty/a way out/whenever/with/his intelligence/faced/he finds
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3. communications/not matter/were slow/it did/between different/when the/parts of
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4. for a/people/feel/our/times/the need/but/in/common language
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5. of/animals/with/concerned/large/children’s books/proportion/is/a
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10.as much/as food/are/sports and games/of human life/a necessity/or drink
SECTION A
Answer the following questions
(5)
1. Why did Pescud think of going back to the village?
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2. Why did John register at Hotel Bay View House?
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3. Why did John ask Jessie about Mr. Hinkle?
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4. How did Colonel Allyn’s appearance seem to John A Pescud?
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5. Why did the narrator remark that John would not sell much plate-glasses in Coketown?
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A. Well, that got him laughing, and I will bet that was the first laughter those
ancestors and horsehair sofa had heard in many a day.”
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7. Who were the ancestors mentioned here?
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8. Why was laughter so rare in this place?
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B. “There was another time,” she goes on, “that you nearly got left – it was at
Pulaski City.”
“Yes,” says I, “I remember. My foot slipped as I was jumping on the step, and I
nearly tumbled off.”
“I know,” says she. “And – and I- I was afraid you had, John A. I was afraid
you had.”
9. What misadventure occurred to John at Pulaski City?
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10. What was Jessie’s reaction to this?
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POETRY
Read the following stanza and answer the following question. (5)
Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth,
And spotted the perils beneath
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food.
Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth
1. Why does the poet wish she had taken better care of her teeth?
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2. What caused perils/decay beneath the poet’s teeth?
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3. What is the theme of confession in the poem.
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4. Why does the poet say ‘me’ in the place of my?
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5. Name the poet and the poem?
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6. What caused cavities in the poet’s teeth?
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7. On what should the poet have spent her money?
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8. What did the poet do with the cavities in her teeth?
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9. Why does the conscience of the poet prick her?
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10. What signal did her mother’s false teeth give to the poet?
SECTION B
1. Write an email to your friend consoling him for the loss of his father. (5)
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2. You have visited, Science City in Ahmedabad. Write a diary entry of your visit. (5)
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WORKSHEET
1.
Complete the following passage by choosing the correct word from the given options. 3
Swami Vivekananda once speaking in America told (i)_________a young man came to a religious
conference and said that he wanted to find God. The sage smiled and said (ii)__________. The
young man, turned time after time, ever repeating(iii)___________desire, his longing to find God.
After (iv)_______days, the sage told him to accompany him when he went to the river (v)______
to take his morning bath and when (vi)___________ were in the river, the sage took hold of the
young man, plunged him under the surface of water and held him there.
(i)
a. Off
b.
on
c. about
d. in
(ii)
a. nothing
b.
anything
c. more
d. much
(iii) a. his
b.
her
c. our
d. their
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b.
each
c. some
d. all
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b.
in
c. on
d. to
b.
both
c. on
d. to
a. off
(vi) a. how
2.
The following passage have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline
the correct word. Write the answers in the blanks.
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INCORRECT
It can surprise many people that
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the thing like worry can be a killer.
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That has been proved by all researches
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that worry is a major cause for heart ailment,
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blood pressure and many other diseases.
3. Rearrange the following jumble words to form meaningful sentences.
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a. through the atmosphere / of the sun / the / are scattered as / rays / they / travel
b. the sun / overhead / is / when / the rays / vertically / travel
c.
yellow colour / scattered / the / is / more so / appears / overhead / yellow / the sun
ANSWERS:
a.
b.
c.
4. How does the Bishop’s attitude transform the convict? What values can we learn from
this transformation?
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5.
‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’ brings out some noble values that pave the path for a life of
harmony, peace and prosperity. Discuss some of these values.
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6. Write any account in your diary in about 100 – 120 words sharing your urge to see you as
an astronaut.
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7. Trees are being cut daily. Forests are being destroyed to provide space for houses, industries
and road. All these are greatly harming our environment. Write a report for your school
magazine about the harm caused by deforestation and the steps to be taken to check it in
100 – 120 words.
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STD.: IX PROSE:
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BestSeller
MARKS: 10
Read the given extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow:
[4]
1.
“We talked two hours. I told him everything I knew; and then he began to ask
questions and I told him the rest. All I asked of was to give me a chance. If I couldn’t make a
hit with the little lady, I’d clear out, and not bother any more.
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Who does ‘we’ here refer to?
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Who was the ‘little lady’?
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What does the expression ‘If I couldn’t make a hit with the little lady’
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2.
“I married her a year ago,” said John, “I told you I built a house in the East End. The
belted-I mean the Colonel-is there, too. I find him waiting at the gate whenever I get back
from a trip to hear any new story, I might have picked up on the road,”
[4]
(a)
Who did John marry?
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What does the word ‘belted’ here mean?
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(c)
Colonel Allyn was fond of storeys. (Re-write the sentence by
correcting the underlined word)
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(d) Find the word which is pronounced as ‘kernel’ and write its meaning.
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Answer the following questions:
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1.
Name the girl towards whom Pescud is attracted to.
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2.
The word ‘Vermont’ means: (encircle the correct answer)
(a)
wealthy person of upper class
(b)
a high official of the Ottoman empire
(c)
a person known by another name
(d)
a state of north east US bordering Canade
STD.: IX
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POETRY: Oh, I wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth
MARKS: 10
Answer the following multiple choice questions in the space provided below:
[4]
1. The title “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth” expresses:
(a) regret
(b)
humour
(c) longing
(d) pleasure
2. The conscience of the speaker pricks her as she has:
(a) been careless
(b) been ignorant
(c) been fun loving (d) been rude
3. The speaker in the poem says that she has paved way for cavities and decay by:
(a) not listening to his mother
(b) eating the wrong food and not brushing
(c) laughing at his mother’s false teeth
(d)
not listening to the dentist
4. The tone of the narrator is one of:
(a) joy
(b) nostalgia
(c) regret (d)sorrow
Answers:
1. [
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2. [
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3. [
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4. [
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Answer the following questions:
1.
“ If you got a tooth, you got a friend.” What do you understand from the line?
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2.
Give an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.
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(a) peril
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Give antonyms for the following: (half each)
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STD.: IX
WRITING SKILL
MARKS: 10
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Draft an email to your principal describing the difficulties faced by you in the
English ASL skills.
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Make a diary entry of an accident witnessed by you which is still haunting
your memories.
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STD: IX
 Read
(3)
the
PROSE- V
extract
carefully
and
answer
MARKS- 10
the
questions
that
follows:
1. ‘He’s coming,’ says she. ‘He’s going to tell you, this time, the story about the old
African and the green watermelons. It always comes after the one about the Yankees
and the game rooster. There was another time she goes on, ‘that you nearly got leftit was at Pulaski City.’
(a) Who does ‘He’ here refer to?
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. “I married a year ago” said John, “ I told you I built a house in the East End. The
belted-I mean the Colonel-is there, too. I find him waiting at the gate whenever I
get back from a trip to hear any new story, I might have picked up on the road,”
(3)
(a) Who did John marry?
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(4)
1. Who has written the story ‘Best Seller’?
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2.
Whom did the narrator see throwing a copy of “The Rose Lady and
Trevelyan”?
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3. Where was John going when he met the girl?
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4. Where was the narrator travelling on business in a chair-car?
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STD: - IX
POEM – 6
Q.1 Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow: -
T.M – 10 MARKS
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When I think of the lollies I licked,
And the liquorice all sorts I picked,
Sherbet dabs, big and little,
All that hard peanut brittle,
My conscience gets horribly pricked.
So I lay in the old dentist’s chair,
And I gaze up his nose in despair,
And his drill it do whine,
In these molars of mine.
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 What is liquorice?
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 Why does the poet’s conscience prick her horribly?
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 Where did the poet lie?
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Q.2 Give synonyms for the following
[2]
2 Horrible :- _______________________________________
3 Brittle :-_____________________________________
Q.3 Give antonyms for the following
a. Whine :- _________________________
b. Despair :- ___________________________
[2]
WORKSHEET
GRAMMAR
T.M – 10 MARKS
Q.1 Draft an e-mail to your friend describing your homesickness as you are staying in a
hostel:
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komal / Kunal and have just returned from trip to Taj Mahal. Record your feelings of
visiting it in form of diary entry:
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1.Write a story with a catchy title using the following hints in about 150-200 words [10]
A town named ‘Boring’- people never smiled – children only busy in studies and scoring
marks – the town had a visitor (an elderly person) – that visitor tickled away everybody’s
problem and brought back the lost smile. Find the moral also.
2. Write a story with a catchy title
Once a rich merchant was robbed by three robes in a forest………………
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Section C ( Literature-Drama)
6 Marks
Q. Answer any one of the following in 80-100 words:
 The Bishop’s generosity, innocence and selfless- sacrifice can transform even a
hard-hearted criminal. Give a character sketch of the Bishop in your own words
highlighting his main characteristics.
 Describe the character sketch of the convict in the play ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’
in your own words.
 “Violence and torture can convert a ‘man’ into a ‘wild beast’ but sympathy can
restore his faith in God and humanity. Explain with reference to the play ‘The
Bishop’s Candlestick’.
 Which circumstances led to the convict’s arrest and imprisonment? How did the
prison life convert him from ‘man’ to a ‘wild beast’? Man is a product of
circumstances and the environment. Justify it in relation with the life of the convict.
 Write a Character Sketch of the Bishop.