GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, HANBALU, SAKALESHPURA.
TIME: 90 MINUTES ENGLISH 9TH STANDARED MARKS:40
I.FOUR ALTERNATIVES ARE GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND WRITE:1X2=2
1.READ THE CONVERSATION AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT LANGUAGE FUNCTION FOR THE UNDERLINED SENTENCE:
SANJAY: GOOD MORNING MADAM, CAN I GO HOME TODAY AN HOUR EARLY?
TEACHER: WHY? WHAT HAPPENED?
SANJAY:MY SISTER IS NOT FEELING WELL. I VE TO TAKE MY SISTER TO THE HOSPITAL.
TEACHER:OKEY.YOU CAN GO.
A)ASKING QUESTION B) ASKING PERMISSION C) MAKING ADVICE D) OFFERING HELP
2.READ THE CONVERSATION AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT PASSIVE VOICE OF THE UNDERLINED SENTENCE:
JAYRAM: HELLO KEERTHI,WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
KEERTHI:HELLO KEERTHI,I AM WRITING AN ESSAY.
A)AN ESSAY IS BEING WRITTEN BY ME. B)AN ESSAY WAS BEING WRITTEN BY ME.
C)AN ESSAY WAS WRITTEN BY ME D)AN ESSAY IS WRITTEN BY ME.
II.DO AS DIRECTED: 1X9=9
3.FILL IN THE BALNK WITH CORRECT FORMS OF THE TENSE FORMS FO THE VERBS GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS:
SARALA _________ (BE+EARN) MONEY BY GIVING TUITION.
4.FILL IN THE BLANK WITH CORRECT PREPOSITION:
MANU WAS FILLED _______ SURPRISE WHEN HER NAME WAS CALLED OUT.
5.WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS:
THE _______ (PERFORM) OF THE CRICKET PLAYER WAS IMPRESSIVE.
6.FILL IN THE BLANK WITH CORRECT AUXILIARY VERB:
ONE OF THE BOYS _________ ( WAS/WERE) PUNISHED.
7.FILL IN THE BLANK WITH CORRECT LINKER:
THINK WELL _____ YOU SPEAK.
8.FILL IN THE BLANK WITH CORRECT PHRASAL VERB:
WE LOOK______________ (UP TO/ UP FOR ) OUR ELDERS FOR GUIDANCE.
9.WRITE THE OPPOSITE OF THE UNDERLINED WORD GIVEN IN THE SENTENCE:
RAVI IS GOOD WHILE HER BROTHER IS _______.
10.COMBINE THE WORD IN COLUMN A WITH ITS COLLOCATIVE WORD IN COLUMN B.
A B
LUNCH ( DINNER, BOX, FOOD, SUPPER)
11.IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORD:
WATER IS THE COLOURLESS LIQUID.
III.THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH HAS TWO ERRORS. EDIT IT AND REWRITE THE PARAGRAPH. 2
12. RAVI AND SUMA IS GOOD FRIENDS. THEY LIVE OF A PLACE WHERE THERE IS PEACE. THEY HAVE FOOD TOGETHER.
CLUES: A)PREPOSITION TO BE CORRECTED. B) AUXILIARY VERB TO BE CORRECTED.
IV.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN 2 /3 SENTENCES: 4X2=8
13.WHAT WAS THE WARNING OF YAKSHA TO YUDHISTIRA?
14.HOW IS THE SPRING SEASON DESCRIBED IN THE POEM UPAGUPATHA?
15.WHAT WERE THE DREAMS OF KAPIL IN HIS CHILDHOOD?
16.WHAT ADVICE DID ARUNA GIVE TO THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS? OR PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS ARE DOLTS WHY DID
THE KING CALL THEM DOLTS
V. READ THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: 3X3=9
17. “LET ME TAKE THE SPADE AND WORK IN YOUR PLACE”
A) WHO SAID THIS? B)WHO WAS THIS SAID TO? C) WHY DID HE SAY THIS?
18.”WORDS ARE THE FOOD AND DRESS OF THOUGHT”
A) WHICH POEM IS THE LINE TAKEN FROM? B) WHAT ARE WORDS IN THE LINE? C) WHO WROTE THIS LINE ?
19.” PLEASE MAKE ROOM FOR WAITING CUSTOMERS”
A)WHO MADE THIS STATEMENT? B) HOW IS THE STATEMENT MADE FOR? C) WHY IS IT SAID?
VI.QUOTE FROM MEMORY: 3
20.WHY DID YOU RUN -------------- TO RUN. OR I AM GRATEFUL ---------------- NEED ME NEAR.
VII. WRITE A LETTER USING THE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW: 4
21.IMAGINE YOU ARE NETHRA/ NAVEEN STUDYING IN GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL,KUNIGAL. WRITE A LETTER TO THE HEAD
MASTER REQUESTING HIM TO GRANT YOU THREE DAYS LEAVE FOR YOUR BROTHER’S MARRIAGE. OR
WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR FRIEND INVITING HIM TO YOUR BOTHER’S MARRIAGE.
VIII.22.GIVEN BELOW IS THE PROFILE OF MR.RAKESH.WRITE A PARAGRAPH USING THE CLUES GIVEN : 3
AGE: 35 YEARS
QUALIFICATION: B A LL B
NAME OF THE SPOUSE: SPANDANA
PLACE OF BIRTH: MYSURU
WORK EXPERIENCE: LEGAL ADVISER TO A COMPANY AND LAWYER IN A COURT.
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