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English Language and Literature (Code No. 184) SYLLABUS CLASS - IX (2020-21)

The document provides the syllabus for English Language and Literature for Class IX. It outlines the areas of reading skills, writing skills with grammar, and literature textbooks and supplementary reading texts. It describes the format and content of the exam, including multiple choice questions on reading comprehension passages, literature extracts, and grammar. It also includes descriptive and narrative writing assignments and short and long answer questions on prescribed literature books. The exam aims to test a variety of skills including reading comprehension, writing, grammar, literature, creativity and interpretation.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No.

184)
SYLLABUS CLASS - IX (2020-21)

Sections
A Reading Skills (40 periods)
B Writing Skills with Grammar (40 periods)
C Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text (50 periods)

PART A – Reading : Unseen Passage 20 Marks

I. Multiple Choice Questions based on a Discursive passage of 400-450 words to test inference, evaluation and vocabulary. Ten out of
twelve questions to be answered. (10 × 1 = 10)
II. Multiple Choice Questions based on a Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 200-250 words to test
analysis and interpretation. Ten out of twelve questions to be answered. (10 × 1 = 10)
(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words)

Literature Textbooks 10 Marks

III. Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract from drama/prose to test inference, evaluation and vocabulary. Any 1 out of 2 extracts to
be done. (5 × 1 = 5)
IV. Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract from poetry to test analysis and interpretation. Any 1 out of 2 extracts to be done.
(5 × 1 = 5)

Grammar 10 Marks
V. Ten Multiple Choice Questions, out of twelve, to be answered. Questions shall be based on the following
(i) Tenses
(ii) Modals
(iii) Subject - verb concord
(iv) Reported speech
(a) Commands and requests
(b) Statements
(c) Questions
(v) Determiners

Deleted :
 Use of Passive Voice
 Clauses : Noun, Adverb Clauses of condition and time, Relative
 Prepositions
PART – B Writing 10 Marks
I. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (word limit 100-120 words) on a person or a diary entry based on visual or verbal cue/s. One out of two
questions is to be answered. 5 marks
II. Writing a story (word limit 100-120 words) on the basis of given cue/s. One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks

Deleted :
 Letter on a situation
 Descriptive Paragraph on a place/event

Literature 30 Marks
III. Four out of six Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 20-30 words each from BEEHIVE and MOMENTS (two out of three from
BEEHIVE and two out of three from MOMENTS). 2 × 4 = 8 marks
IV. Four out of six Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from BEEHIVE and MOMENTS (two out of three from
BEEHIVE and two out of three from MOMENTS). 3 × 4 = 12 marks
V. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from BEEHIVE to be answered in about 100-120 words each to assess creativity,
imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot
from the texts. 5 marks
VI. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from MOMENTS on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and
inference or character sketch to be answered in about 100-120 words. 5 marks

Prescribed Books : Published by NCERT, New Delhi

 BEEHIVE - Textbook for class IX

Deleted :
1. The Lake Isle of Innisfree
2. The Snake & The Mirror
3. The Duck & The Kangaroo
4. Kathmandu
5. A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

 MOMENTS - Supplementary Reader for Class IX

Deleted :
1. Ishwaran the Storyteller
2. The Accidental Tourist
PART A

Reading : Unseen Passage 20 Marks

I. Multiple Choice Questions based on a Discursive passage of 400-450 words to test inference, evaluation and vocabulary. Ten out of
twelve questions to be answered. (10 x 1 = 10)
II. Multiple Choice Questions based on a Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 200-250 words to test
analysis and interpretation. Ten out of twelve questions to be answered. (10 x 1 = 10)
(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words)
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
CHESS
1. Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long
time. People have been playing it for over 500 years. Chess is
based on an even older game from India. The chess we play
today is from Europe.
2. Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces.
The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special
way. One piece is called the king and each player has one. The
players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on a
piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses
his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the
basics.
3. Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think
that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their White Chess Pieces
brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen
next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is kind of like a workout for the mind.
4. You don’t always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time
limits. It’s called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your
clock runs during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts
the other player’s clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.
5. Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first, they did not
play well. They made mistakes. As time went on, they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best
player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up
a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess surely has come a
long way. Don’t you think so?
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, solve the following questions by choosing the
most appropriate options. Attempt any ten questions.
(a) What is the author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph?
(i) To explain the rules of chess (ii) To compare different types of games
(iii) To talk about game pieces (iv) To persuade people to play chess
(b) Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind according to the text?
(i) Good chess players think about what will happen next.
(ii) Good chess players take a lot of risks.
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(iii) Good chess players take their time.
(iv) Good chess players use their brains.
(c) How long have people been playing chess?
(i) Over 100 years (ii) Over 500 years
(iii) Over 1000 years (iv) Over 5000 years
(d) Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
(i) Europe (ii) America
(iii) India (iv) All of the above
(e) Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
(i) This paragraph argues that players should think less.
(ii) This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
(iii) This paragraph explains time clocks work.
(iv) This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess.
(f) How does a game of chess end according to the text?
(i) One player takes all of the other player’s pieces.
(ii) One player makes it to the end of the board.
(iii) One player becomes king.
(iv) One player loses his or her king.
(g) Which happened first?
(i) Computers did not play chess well. (ii) Deep Blue won an important game.
(iii) Cell phones got good at playing chess. (iv) Deep Blue took up a whole room.
(h) How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
(i) Each player has two kings. (ii) Players are blindfolded.
(iii) Players only have ten minutes to play. (iv) Players start from a random position.
(i) If it’s your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the clock?
(i) Both your clock and the other person’s clock keep running.
(ii) The other person’s clock stops running and yours starts.
(iii) Both clocks stop running.
(iv) Your clock stops running and the other person’s clock begins.
(j) When did a computer first beat a strong human player in chess?
(i) 2006 (ii) 1997
(iii) 1970 (iv) 1976
(k) Chess surely has come a long way (para 5). This expression means that :
(i) The game has travelled across the world
(ii) There have been a lot of developments in the game
(iii) Chess was invented long-long ago
(iv) 1976
(l) If a player lands on a piece,........... (para 2). Here, the word ‘lands’ means …..
(i) surface (ii) turns flat
(iii) settles (iv) takes off
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
BLACK FRIDAY
1. The day after Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday shopping
season. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, so the day after is a
Friday. This day has come to be known as Black Friday. It has been
the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005.
2. Most stores offer great deals on Black Friday. They open their doors
in the wee hours of the morning. They try to attract shoppers with
big discounts. Some items like TVs are much cheaper than usual.
Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that
shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
3. Black Friday is a great time to get good deals. The problem is that
there are not enough low-priced items to go around. Each store
may only have a few. These items are in high demand. People stand
in long lines to get such great deals. They may line up hours before
a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or laptop, but not everyone who wants
one will get one. Some people leave disappointed.
4. The situation can be tense. Some Black Friday events have been violent. Large, eager crowds have
trampled workers. Fights have broken out over toys or people cutting in line. People have shot one
another over parking spots. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan on going,
expect large crowds and a bit of shoving.
5. So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The
police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it drew. In the 1960s, stores tried to
rename the day “Big Friday.” It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the
country. It seems that it is here to stay.
6. Now people all over the country take part in the event known as Black Friday. It is even spreading to
other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the U.K., Australia, and Brazil since
2012. In Costa Rica Black Friday is known as “Viernes Negro”. And in Mexico, stores offer an annual
weekend of discounts. They call it “El Buen Fin,” which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess
the language of savings is universal.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, solve the following questions by choosing the
most appropriate options. Attempt any ten questions.
(a) According to the text, why do stores set prices so low on some items that they lose money?
(i) They want people to enjoy the holidays.
(ii) They hope people will buy other gifts while they are in the store.
(iii) They are in a giving mood because the holiday season is just beginning.
(iv) They are trying to get rid of old items from last year to make room for new items.
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(i) Black Friday is always the day after Thanksgiving.
(ii) Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year.
(iii) Black photo Friday is a national holiday.
(iv) Black Friday is the start of the holiday shopping season.
(c) Where does the name Black Friday come from?
(i) The police called this day Black Friday because there is a lot of traffic.
(ii) The stores called this day Black Friday because it is a serious shopping day.
(iii) The police called this day Black Friday to remember the victims of violence.
(iv) The stores called this day Black Friday because they make a lot of money.
(d) Which best explains the main idea of the third paragraph?
(i) People stand in long lines on Black Friday.
(ii) Black Friday is the best time of the year to get good deals.
(iii) Black Friday is a really disappointing time of the year.
(iv) Black Friday deals are limited and not everyone will get one.
(e) Which country does not participate in Black Friday?
(i) France (ii) Costa Rica
(iii) Brazil (iv) United Kingdom
(f) Which happened first?
(i) Stores tried to rename the day after Thanksgiving “Big Friday”.
(ii) Black Friday events began happening in Australia.
(iii) Police began calling the day after Thanksgiving “Black Friday”.
(iv) Black Friday became the busiest shopping day of the year.
(g) Which title best expresses the author’s purpose in writing this text?
(i) Black Friday : Stories from the Parking Lot
(ii) Black Friday : Why You Should Go This Year
(iii) Black Friday : The Stuff That You Should Know
(iv) Black Friday : How to Save Money on the Big Day
(h) Which best describes the overall structure of the fifth paragraph?
(i) chronological order (ii) problem and solution
(iii) compare and contrast (iv) order of importance
(i) Which was not cited as one of the downsides of Black Friday?
(i) Stores run out of high demand items quickly.
(ii) Nobody really saves any money on Black Friday.
(iii) There are large crowds and lots of shoving.
(iv) Sometimes violence occurs at Black Friday events.
(j) Which best explains why Costa Ricans call Black Friday “Viernes Negro”?
(i) Costa Rican stores don’t want the shopping day associated with American violence.
(ii) Viernes Negro sounds more exotic and exciting than Black Friday.
(iii) Costa Ricans want to establish their own shopping tradition.
(iv) This is how you say “Black Friday” in Spanish, the language of Costa Rica.
(k) Large, eager crowds have trampled workers (para 4). Here, ‘trampled’ means…
(i) crushed (ii) greeted
(iii) entertained (iv) welcomed
(l) The word ‘universal’ means …..
(i) happening regularly (ii) at fixed intervals
(iii) present everywhere (iv) not found anywhere
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Read carefully the passage and the bar graph/pie chart/diagram/Table etc. given below and
answer the questions that follow :
TEENS GETTING HEAVIER
1. An analysis of the height, weight, and Body Mass
Index of teenagers during 1999 and 2007 in
Wisconsin demonstrates a shift towards heavier
teenagers.
2. Health researchers commonly use Body Mass Index
(BMI), calculated as weight in kilograms divided by
the height in meters squared, in weight-related
health studies. Prof. Benjamin Trace of the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology and colleagues
writes that changes in these measurements across
society over periods of time often reflect changes in
nutrition. Better nutrition increases both height and
weight, and reduces health problems connected with
malnutrition. However, increases in BMI can also
point to poor diet and lack of exercise.
3. Prof. Trace and his colleagues analyzed height, weight
and calculated BMI data for 6774 14-18 years old who
participated in the Young-HUNT study. They
compared the data with 8378 adolescents in the
same age group collected by Norway’s National
Health Screening Service during the same period.
4. The researchers found that average (mean) BMI
increased significantly in teens.
5. While the increase in the highest percentile implies better nutrition and an increase in prevalence of
obesity amongst adolescents in agreement with other studies, the decrease in the lower percentile
values implies that the thinnest adolescents had a lower BMI than their counterparts. This finding
requires further study. (229 Words)
(a) This passage mainly shows the author’s concern about …… .
(i) health researcher’s techniques (ii) growing trend of obesity among
teenagers
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average teens of the nation
(b) BMI is taken into consideration when the researchers are ……….. .
(i) making any random studies (ii) fed up with all other means of research
(iii) doing weight-related health studies (iv) concerned about other people’s nutrition
(c) According to Prof. Benjamin, changes in BMI reflect the changes in …………… .
(i) hygiene (ii) environment
(iii) speed of growth (iv) nutrition
(d) Increase in height and weight is generally due to …………… .
(i) environmental factors (ii) poor nutrition
(iii) parents’ negligence (iv) better nutrition
(e) According to Dr. Trace, health issues related to malnutrition can be solved with …………… .
(i) better nutrition (ii) daily exercises
(iii) reading health magazines (iv) taking rest
(f) By carefully studying the chart, we can infer that the percentage of overweight children at the
national level has ……………….. between the years 2001 and 2007.
(i) remained the same (ii) increased
(iii) decreased (iv) gone up and down
(g) In the year 2007, the percentage of overweight and obese teens at the national level was …………….
the percentage of Wisconsin teens.
(i) greater than (ii) lower than
(iii) equal to (iv) exactly similar to
(h) The study conducted was named …………… .
(i) Body Mass Index (ii) Prof. Benjamin’s Study
(iii) Norwegian University Study (iv) Young-Hunt Study
(i) The study was conducted on …………… .
(i) people above 18 years of age (ii) children below 14 years of age
(iii) children between 14 and 18 years of age (iv) children of either 14 years of age or
18 years of age
(j) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
(i) In the year 2007, more than 10% Wisconsin teens were overweight
(ii) In the year 2007, more than 10% National teens were overweight
(iii) In the year 2007, less than 10% Wisconsin teens were overweight
(iv) In the year 2007, more than 20% National teens were overweight
(k) The researchers found that average BMI among the teens has …………… .
(i) remained unchanged (ii) increased minutely
(iii) decreased (iv) increased significantly
(l) The BMI of thin adolescents is generally …………… .
(i) low (ii) very high
(iii) moderate (iv) high
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1. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

2. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and
recover without requiring special treatment. Older people and those with underlying medical
problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely
to develop serious illness.
3. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the
disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands
or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.
4. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an
infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette
(for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
5. At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are
many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated
information as soon as clinical findings become available? (217 Words)
(a) Which info is depicted by the chart?
(i) Medical problems of the youth (ii) Measures or precautions
(iii) COVID-19 disease and its symptoms (iv) None of the above
(b) How does Coronavirus transmit?
(i) When a person sneezes or cough, droplets spread in the air or fall on the ground and nearby
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surfaces.
(ii) If another person is nearby and inhales the droplets or touches those surfaces and further
touches his face mouth or eyes, he or she can get an infection.
(iii) If a person gets in contact with the infected person.
(iv) All the above are correct.
(c) Mild symptoms of Novel Coronavirus are :
(i) Fever (ii) Cough
(iii) Shortness of breath (iv) All of the above
(d) A Coronavirus is a kind of Common virus that causes an infection in :
(i) Nose (ii) Sinuses
(iii) Upper threat (iv) All of the above
(e) Can washing hand protect us from COVID-19 ?
(i) Yes but only if you use a strong bleach (ii) Yes, normal soap and water is enough
(iii) No, washing hands doesn’t stop COVID-19 (iv) Yes, washing hands frequently or using
alcohol based sanitizer is enough
(f) Can COVID-19 be cured?
(i) Yes, It can be cured (ii) No, COVID-19 is a death sentence
(iii) No but most people get better by themselves (iv) None of the above
(g) Which of the following people is COVID-19 more dangerous for?
(i) Children (ii) Older people with certain underlying
health conditions
(iii) Mostly females (iv) None of the above
(h) Is there any specific vaccination or treatment for COVID-19?
(i) Yes, there are certain treatments (ii) No, there is no specific vaccines
(iii) Yes, self Quarantine is a treatment for (iv) None of the above
COVID-19
(i) Which of the following is not a symptom of COVID-19?
(i) Aches and pains (ii) Cough
(iii) Sore throat (iv) Sneezing
(j) According to the table which of the following is not a symptom of Flu?
(i) Shortness of breath (ii) Diarrhoea
(iii) Fever (iv) Fatigue
(k) Which word in the passage stands for ‘checking out’?
(i) informed (ii) evaluate
(iii) requiring (iv) available

Medicine A - Aspirin Medicine B - Acetaminophen

Drug Facts Drug Facts
Active ingredient Purpose Active ingredient Purpose
(in each tablet) (in each gelcap)
Pain reliever/ Pain reliever/
Aspirin 325 mg ……………... fever reducer Acetaminophen 500 mg …... fever reducer
Uses Uses
provides temporary relief of  temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due
 headache  pain and fever of colds to headache, muscular aches, backache, the
 toothache  menstrual pain common cold, toothache, menstrual cramps, mi-
 muscle pain nor pain of arthritis
 minor pain of arthritis  temporarily reduces fever
Warnings Warnings
Reye’s Syndrome : Children and teenagers who have Alcohol Warning : If you consume 3 or more
or are recovering from chicken pox or flu-like alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether
symptoms should not use this product. When using you should take acetaminophen or other pain
this product, if changes in behaviour with nausea and relievers/fever reducers. Acetaminophen may cause
vomiting occur, consult a doctor because these liver damage.
symptoms could be an early sign of Reye’s syndrome,
a rare but serious illness.
Alcohol Warning : If you consume 3 or more Overdose Warning : Taking more than the
alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether recommend dose (overdose) may cause liver
you should take aspirin or other pain relievers/fever damage. In case of overdose, get medical help or
reducers. Aspirin may cause stomach bleeding. contact a Poison Control Center right away. Quick
Ask a doctor before use if you have medical attention is critical for adults as well as for
 asthma  stomach problems that persist or recur children even if you do not notice any signs or
 ulcers  bleeding problems symptoms.
Stop use and ask a doctor if Directions
 pain worsens or lasts more than 10 days  do not take more than directed (see overdose
 fever worsens or lasts more than 3 days warning)
 new symptoms occur  adults and children 12 years and over : take
 redness or swelling is presents 2 gelcaps every 4 to 6 hours as needed. Do not
 ringing in the ears or loss of hearing occurs take more than 8 gelcaps in 24 hours.
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 children under 12 years : do not use this adult
Directions
 adults : 1 to 2 tablets with water. Dosage may be
Extra Strength product in children under 12 years
repeated every 4 hours, not to exceed 12 tablets in of age; this will provide more than the
24 hours. recommended dose (overdose) of acetaminophen
 children under 12 : consult a doctor.
and may cause liver damage.
(a) Which medicine relieves pain from toothaches?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither of the two
(b) Which medicine should not be used by children recovering from chicken pox or flu-like
symptoms?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(c) Which medicine comes in gelcaps?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(d) Which medicine comes in a 400 mg single dose?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(e) Which medicine may cause stomach bleeding if taken with alcohol?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(f) What is the maximum recommended dose of medicine A, aspirin, that an adult may take in a
24 hours period?
(i) 2 tablets (ii) 4 tablets
(iii) 8 tablets (iv) 12 tablets
(g) Which medicine may cause liver damage if it is misused?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(h) Which medicine should not be taken by people who consume more than three alcoholic drinks a
day without consulting a doctor?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(i) A person with asthma should talk to a doctor before taking which medicine?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine
(j) How often may an adult take 1 to 2 tables of medicine A, the aspirin?
(i) Every 2 hours (ii) Every 4 hours
(iii) Every 6 hours (iv) Every 24 hours
(k) What is the maximum recommended dose of medicine B, acetaminophen, that an adult may take
in a 24 hours period?
(i) 2 gelcaps (ii) 4 gelcaps
(iii) 6 gelcaps (iv) 8 gelcaps
(l) Which medicine may cause liver damage in a child less than 12 years of age?
(i) Aspirin (ii) Acetaminophen
(iii) Both medicines (iv) Neither medicine

Read the following passages and answer (c) What would the speaker not throw away?
the given questions : (i) his ideas (ii) a real book
1. They turned the pages, which were yellow (iii) a Mechanical teacher (iv) His television
and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read (d) Where did the speaker find the book?
words that stood still instead of moving the (i) in an attic of his house
way they were supposed to - on a screen, you (ii) at a junk dealer’s shop
know. And then when they turned back to (iii) at his teacher’s house
the page before, it had the same words on it (iv) It was given to him by his grandfather
that it had had when they read it the first (e) What was that book about?
time. (i) About computers (ii) About History
Questions : (iii) About schools (iv) About aliens
(a) ‘they’ here refers to Margie and ……………… 3. “May be”, he said nonchalantly. He walked
(i) her mother (ii) her grandfather away whistling, the dusty old book tucked
(iii) her mechanical teacher (iv) Tommy beneath his arm.
(b) How were ‘they’ supposed to read books?
(i) silently (ii) loudly Margie went into the schoolroom. It was right
(iii) on screen (iv) by turning pages next to her bedroom, and the mechanical
(c) The pages were yellow and crinkly. This shows that teacher was on and waiting for her. It was
…………… always on at the same time every day except
(i) it was an old book Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said
(ii) it was an expensive book little girls learned better if they learned at
(iii) the book had been exposed to fire regular hours.
(iv) some yellow liquid had got spilled on the book
Textbooks

(d) The whole thing was fun for them because…. The screen was lit up, and it said : “Today’s
(i) they didn’t have to attend class at that time arithmetic lesson is on the addition of proper
(ii) they had never seen a real book before fractions. Please insert yesterday’s homework
(iii) they took pleasure in everything in the proper slot.”
(iv) they had got bored of their own books Questions:
(e) These events take place in … (a) ‘May be’, he said nonchalantly. Who does ‘he’ refer
(i) present (ii) past
to?
(iii) future (iv) space
(i) The teacher (ii) Tommy
2. “What a waste. When you’re through with (iii) The grandfather (iv) The mechanic
the book, you just throw it away, I guess. Our (b) Where was Margie’s school situated?
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television screen must have had a million (i) In another city (ii) At a hill station
books on it and it’s good for plenty more. (iii) On the Mars (iv) In her own house
I wouldn’t throw it away.” (c) Margie’s mechanical teacher did not teach on….
Questions : (i) festivals days (ii) Saturdays
(a) Who is the speaker here? (iii) Saturday and Sunday (iv) Sundays
(i) Margie (ii) Tommy (d) What topic was Margie going to learn that day?
(iii) Marie (iv) Maria (i) Geography
(b) What is a ‘waste’ according to the speaker? (ii) addition of proper fractions
(i) Computers (ii) a real book (iii) Computer Science
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(Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound Without Hearing It)

Read the following passages and answer Q uestions :
the given questions : (a) What had happened to Evelyn?
1. Evelyn Glennie’s loss of hearing had been (i) She lost her eyesight
gradual. Her mother remembers noticing (ii) She lost her hearing ability
something was wrong when the eight-year- (iii) She suffered mental stroke
old Evelyn was waiting to play the piano. “They (iv) She lost one of her limbs
called her name and she didn’t move. I suddenly (b) She was determined to ……..
realised she hadn’t heard,” says Isabel Glennie. (i) go to space (ii) learn gymnastics
Questions : (iii) lead a normal life (iv) be famous
(a) Evelyn’s deafness was sighted first at the age of.. (c) Ron Forbes was a …….
(i) eight months (ii) eight years (i) a famous percussionist (ii) famous doctor
(iii) eighteen months (iv) eighteen years (iii) fortune teller (iv) magician
(b) Her name was called for …… (d) He inspired Evelyn to……..
(i) receiving the prize (ii) reciting a poem (i) study well and get good marks
(iii) playing piano (iv) some gymnastic (ii) become a doctor
performance (iii) pursue her passion for music
(c) What was Evelyn’s response when her name was (iv) stay indoors
called? (e) He asked Evelyn to hear music ……
(i) she left the hall (i) alone at night (ii) while eating
(ii) she began crying (iii) through her ears (iv) through other parts
(iii) she clutched her mom’s fingers tightly of her body
(iv) She did not move at the call
(d) When was her deafness confirmed? 3. She never looked back from that point onwards.
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(iii) soon after the birth she had decided to make music her life. She
(iv) when she graduated from her college auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music
(e) From whom did she try to conceal her deafness? and scored one of the highest marks in the
(i) from her mother history of the academy. She gradually moved
(ii) from her teachers and friends from orchestral work to solo performances.
(iii) from her maid At the end of her three-year course, she had
(iv) from the grandparents
captured most of the top awards.
2. But Evelyn was not going to give up. She was Questions :
determined to lead a normal life and pursue
her interest in music. One day she noticed a (a) Why did she tour the United Kingdom?
girl playing a xylophone and decided that she (i) to get a job (ii) to see the country
wanted to play it too. Most of the teachers (iii) for some music (iv) to meet the Queen
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discouraged her but percussionist Ron Forbes performances
spotted her potential. He began by tuning two (b) The most important thing for her was ……
large drums to different notes. “Don’t listen (i) music (ii) money
through your ears,” he would say, ‘try to sense (iii) fame (iv) glamour
it some other way.’ Says Evelyn, “Suddenly I (c) In the audition for the Royal Academy of Music,
realised I could feel the higher drum from the Evelyn …….
waist up and the lower one from the waist (i) was rejected
down.” Forbes repeated the exercise, and soon (ii) got the topmost position
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learnt to open my mind and body to sounds (d) From orchestra, she decide to move to…….
and vibrations.” The rest was sheer (i) dance (ii) acting
determination and hard work. (iii) solo performances (iv) group performance
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Read the following passages and answer (b) What had ‘she’ torn up?
the given questions : (i) her father’s important papers
1. To the little girl he was a figure to be feared (ii) her father’s pin cushion
and avoided. Every morning before going to (iii) her grandmother’s saree
work he came into her room and gave her a (iv) her maths notebook
casual kiss….. (c) What was the surprise?
(i) a speech (ii) a delicious dish
Questions :
(iii) a new pet (iv) her father’s birthday
(a) Who is the little girl in the passage?
present
(i) Evelyn (ii) Santosh
(d) What is the mother’s mood in the above sentence?
(iii) Kezia (iv) Maria Sharapova
(i) happy (ii) annoyed
(b) The little girl was too much afraid of …..
(iii) excited (iv) sympathetic
(i) her father (ii) her Maths teacher
(iii) the ghost in the house (iv) her own shadow 3. “You just go to sleep, child,” said Alice, pulling
(c) How did the girl respond to the kiss? off her socks, “and don’t you scream and wake
(i) she trembled with fear your poor Pa.”
(ii) she said. “Goodbye father..”
(iii) She excitedly hugged her mother Questions :
(iv) she was shocked (a) Who is the child mentioned here?
(d) Which word indicates that the kiss was just a formal (i) Evelyn (ii) Santosh
routine? (iii) Kezia (iv) Maria Sharapova
(i) figure (ii) fear (b) Who is Alice?
(iii) casual (iv) avoided (i) the child’s mother (ii) the cook in the house
(iii) a next door neighbour (iv) a distant relative
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(c) Why would the child scream?
surprise.”
(i) because of a rat
“What!” screamed Mother. “Come straight
(ii) because of cockroaches
down to the dining-room this instant.”
(iii) because of nightmares
Questions : (iv) because of body pain
(a) Who is ‘she’ in the first line? ( d) Where is the child’s mother presently?
(i) Evelyn (ii) Santosh (i) in her room (ii) in a hospital
(iii) Kezia (iv) Maria Sharapova (iii) in God’s house (iv) in a meeting
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Read the following passages and answer (c) He left the school because….
the given questions : (i) he failed in the exam
1. So the youngster played by himself much of (ii) he did not like too much discipline there
the time. He especially loved mechanical toys. (iii) he missed his mother too much
Looking at his newborn sister, Maja, he is said (iv) there were no music lessons
to have said : “Fine, but where are her wheels?” (d) What was the ‘thing’ other than science that
Questions : appealed the young man in Zurich?
(a) The youngster mentioned here is …….. (i) wonderful climate
(i) Tommy (ii) APJ Abdul Kalam (ii) a loving Maths teacher
(iii) Albert Einstein (iv) Harry (iii) A beautiful Serbian girl
(b) He had to play all by himself because …….. (iv) Tall buildings there
(i) he was expert in everything
3. While Einstein was solving the most difficult
(ii) other children thought he was too boring
problems in physics, his private life was
(iii) there were no kids nearby
unravelling. Albert had wanted to marry
(iv) he was sick
(c) His remark about his newborn sister shows that …….
Mileva right after finishing his studies, but
(i) he was stupid
his mother was against it.
(ii) he was too much funny Questions :
(iii) he was drunk (a) Einstein finish his studies in the year …. .
(iv) he had too much interest in machines (i) 1900 (ii) 1905
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study at a university in Zurich. But science (b) Who was Mileva?
wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the (i) a young Serbian girl (ii) Albert’s doctor
dashing young man with the walrus moustache. (iii) A new professor (iv) A spy
Questions : (c) Mileva was different because …. .
(a) Who is ‘the dashing young man with the walrus (i) she was quite tall
moustache’ here? (ii) she never understood Albert
(i) Young Einstein (ii) Einstein in a school (iii) She did not hate art, literature and music
play (iv) she was a Serbian
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(i) In Paris (ii) In Berlin (i) a witch (ii) too old for him
(iii) In Munich (iv) In Zurich (iii) cruel by nature (iv) a stupid girl
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Read the following passages and answer (b) What did he inherit from his father?
the given questions : (i) Honesty (ii) Self-Discipline
1. I felt very sad, and so did Ramanadha Sastry. (iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) None of the above
He looked utterly downcast as I shifted to my (c) What did he inherit from his mother?
seat in the last row. (i) Goodness (ii) Kindness
Questions : (iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) None of the above
(a) What does ‘ I’ refer to? (d) Find the word in the extract which means
(i) A.P.J Abdul Kalam (ii) Ramanadha Sastry ‘Definite ’.
(iii) Kalam’s Teacher (iv) None of the above (i) Certain (ii) Specific
(b) Why did he feel sad?
(iii) Inherited (iv) Kindness
(i) Because he did not want to go to school
(ii) Because his teacher did not let him sit with his 3. “Your children are not your children. They
friend are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing
(iii) Because he wanted to go to home
for itself.”
(iv) None of the above
(c) Why did he shift his seat? Questions :
(i) Because he was sitting with a hindu boy (a) Who is the speaker in the above extract?
(ii) Because his teacher does not want to see a (i) Jainulabdeen, Kalam’s father
muslim boy sitting with hindu boy
(ii) Ramanadha Sastry, Kalam’s friend
(iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(iv) None of the above (iii) Dr. Kalam
(d) Find the synonym of ‘Entire’ in the above extract. (iv) None of the above
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(i) Utterly (ii) Shift (b) Whom do these words belong to?
(iii) Downcast (iv) Looked (i) Dr. kalam
2. Every child is born, with some inherited (ii) Aravindan, Kalam’s friend
characteristics, into a specific socio-economic (iii) Khalil Gibran
and emotional environment, and trained in (iv) None of the above
certain ways by figures of authority. I inherited (c) Why Kalam’s mother was bit reluctant?
honesty and self-disci pline from my father; (i) Because kalam had to stay out of Rameswaram
from my mother, I inherited faith in goodness (ii) Because she had to send his son away
and deep kindness and so did my three brothers
(iii) Because kalam had to live in district
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and sister.
headquarters in Ramanathapuram
Questions : (iv) All of the above
(a) Who is the speaker in the above lines? (d) Find the word in the extract which means
(i) Ramanadha Sastry (ii) Dr. Kalam
‘yearning’.
(iii) Aravindan (iv) Sivaprakasan
(i) Longing (ii) Life
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Read the following passages and answer (b) Which other People is he talking about in the above
the given questions : extract?
1. Harris said that we should be wanting to start (i) George (ii) Harris
in less than twelve hours’ time and thought (iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) None of the above
that he and George had better do the rest, (c) When did the speaker irritate the most?
and I agreed and sat down, and they had to (i) When other people sit and he has to work
go. (ii) When he sees other people
Questions : (iii) When he works very hard
(a) What does ‘he’ refer to? (iv) All of the above
(i) Harris (ii) George (d) What did it seem to be a longer job?
(iii) Jerome (iv) None of the above (i) Because he worked very slowly
(b) What does a word ‘Rest’ signify in the above extract? (ii) Because no one helped him
(i) It refers to the freedom (iii) Because he had to pack the bag for all three of
(ii) Task which became unending them
(iii) Left hamper
(iv) None of the above
(iv) None of the above
(c) Why did Harris and George provided for rest? 3. Harris said I encouraged him. I didn’t
(i) Because they had seen Jerome’s clumsiness while encourage him. A dog like that doesn’t want
packing the bag any encouragement.
(ii) Because their departure got delayed
(iii) Both (i) and (ii) Questions :
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(d) Find the synonym of the word ‘Congruent’ in the (i) Harris (ii) George
above extract. (iii) Jerome (iv) Jerome’s Dog
(i) Wanting (ii) Agreed
(b) Whom does ‘him’ refer to in the above extract?
(iii) Thought (iv) Down
(i) Harris (ii) George
2. There is nothing does irritate me more than (iii) Jerome (iv) Jerome’s pet Dog
seeing other people sitting about doing nothing (c) What kind of Jerome’s pet is?
when I’m working. However, I did not say (i) He had an inborn urge to trouble people
anything, but started the packing. It seemed (ii) Made people to lose their temper
a longer job than I had thought it was going (iii) Has nasty manner
to be.... (iv) All of the above
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Questions : (d) The synonym of the word ‘Inspire’ as used in the
(a) Who is the speaker here? extract is..
(i) Harris (ii) Jerome, The narrator (i) Encourage (ii) Want
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(Santosh Yadav)
Read the following passages and answer Questions :
the given questions : (a) Who does ‘ She ’ refer to?
1. If her climbing skills, physical fitness, and (i) Santosh Yadav (ii) The writer
(iii) Writer’s mother (iv) None of the above
mental strength impressed her seniors, her
(b) What were the reasons to refuse the payment for
concern for others and desire to work together her education?
with them found her a special place in the hearts (i) As her parents wanted her to getting married
of fellow climbers. early and she refused
Questions : (ii) As they were against of her dreams
(iii) As they did not want her to study
(a) Who does ‘her’ refer to?
(iv) All of the above
(i) Santosh Yadav (ii) The writer (c) How did she plan to pay for her education?
(iii) Writer’s mother (iv) None of the above (i) by going away from home
(b) Her seniors impressed with her ....... (ii) by working part-time
(i) Physical fitness (ii) Mental strength (iii) by waiting the right time to come
(iii) Climbing skills (iv) All of the above (iv) none of the above
(d) Which system did she decide to fight in the above
(c) What are being described in the above extract?
extract?
(i) Her qualities
(i) Those who are not in favour of mountaineer
(ii) Strong bond with her fellow climbers (ii) Old and stifling traditions which obstructed her
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(iii) Her achievements path

(iv) All of the above (iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) The synonym of the word ‘ Aspiration’ as used in the (iv) None of the above
extract is ...... . (e) Which ‘right moment’ did she talk about in the
(i) Climber (ii) Desire above extract?
(i) The moment when she gets married
(iii) Strength (iv) Impress
(ii) The moment when she completes her dream
2. She decided to fight the system in her own (iii) The moment when she turned into sixteen and
quite way. And the right moment came when want proper education
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(iv) None of the above

she turned sixteen. And when her parents
(f) The synonym of the word ‘disapproved’ as used in
refused to pay for her education, she politely
the extract is ....... .
informed them of her plans to earn money (i) Quite (ii) Refused
by working part-time. (iii) Turned (iv) Politely
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(Maria Sharapova)
Read the following passages and answer (iii) Her grandparents house
the given questions : (iv) None of the above
(e) At what time did the other tennis pupils come?
1. “I used to be so lonely”, Maria Sharapova
(i) At 11 p.m. (ii) At 8 p.m.
recalls. I missed my mother terribly. My father
(iii) Before Maria (iv) None of the above
was working as much as he could to keep my
tennis-training going. So, he couldn’t see me 2. That tri p to Florida with her father Yuri
either. Because I was so young, I used to go launched her on the path to success
to bed at 8 p.m. The other tennis pupils would and stardom. But it also required a
come in at 11 p.m. heart-wrenching two-year separation from her
(a) What does ‘he’ refer to? mother Yelena.
(i) Maria’s Tennis Coach (a) Why did Maria not happy to go on a trip to Florida?
(ii) Maria’ father (i) Because she did not want to go
(iii) Maria’s fellow players (ii) She had to part from her mother for two years
(iv) None of the above (iii) She had to live in a camp
(b) Why did her father work very hard? (iv) None of the above
(i) Because her mother was not with her and he had (b) Who accompanied Maria to Florida trip?
to take care of her alone (i) Her father (ii) Her mother
(ii) Because he wanted to keep himself busy (iii) Her friends (iv) None of the above
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(iv) None of the above (i) to play tennis
(c) Who did she miss terribly? (ii) to spend time with her father
(i) her mother (ii) her father (iii) to join training camp
(iii) her friends (iv) her grandparents (iv) for further studies
(d) According to the given extract where did Maria live (d) The synonym of the word ‘pathetic ’ as used in the
that time? extract is .........
(i) Her house (i) Success (ii) Heart-wrenching
(ii) Tennis training camp (iii) Separation (iv) Launched
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Read the following passages and answer (iii) She got a bear cub as a pet
the given questions : (iv) None of the above
1. Some were shot and some escaped. We thought (c) Who baptized it Bruno?
that everything was over when suddenly a black (i) An author (ii) His wife
sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. (iii) Both of them (iv) None of the above
As we were surprised to see that the black (d) What did Bruno have in the beginning?
fur on its back moved and left the prostrate (i) Juices (ii) Breads
body. (iii) Fruits (iv) Milk
(e) Did he start eating anything else after some days?
Questions : (i) Yes-He started eating everything
(a) Who does ‘we’ refer to in the above extract? (ii) Yes-but liquids only
(i) Author and his wife (iii) No-He was fed milk only
(ii) Author and his companions (iv) No-He did not have anything
(iii) Author and his family 3. But was just as sweet, just as mischievous, just
(iv) All of the above as playful. And he was very fond of us all.
(b) Why did author say that “Everything was over”? Above all, he loved my wife, And she loved
(i) Because shooting was over him too! She had changed his name from Bruno,
(ii) Animal had wither been driven away or killed to Baba, a Hindustani word signifying ‘small
(iii) Both (i) and (ii) boy’.
(iv) None of the above
(c) What happened suddenly? Questions :
(i) Animals had killed (a) Who is Bruno being compared with in the above
(ii) Some animals driven away extract?
(iii) A black sloth bear appeared on screen (i) Forest bear
(iv) Crops were destroying (ii) Author’s favourite pet
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(d) Where did the fallen animal see?
(iv) None of the above
(i) In sugarcane fields (ii) In the park
(b) Why did Author’s wife change his name?
(iii) In the forest (iv) On the road (i) She didn’t like his name
(e) What was that ‘ Black fur’ which is moved on its (ii) Because Baba was name of endearment for a
back? small boy
(i) A bear (ii) A wild animal (iii) She liked the name ‘Baba’
(iii) A cub (iv) None of the above (iv) None of the above
2. She was delighted! She at once put a coloured (c) Which of his characters are being compared to the
ribbon around its neck, and after discovering others?
(i) Nature (ii) Playful temperament
the cub was a ‘boy’ she christened it Bruno.
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Bruno soon took to drinking milk from a bottle. (d) What kind of relationship did author’s wife and
Soon he started eating and drinking everything Bruno have?
else. (i) They love each other
Questions : (ii) They have a deep affection for each other
(a) Who does ‘she’ refer to? (iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(i) Author’s wife (ii) Author’s companion (iv) None of the above
(iii) Author’s friend (iv) None of the above (e) What is the synonym of ‘Represent’ used in the
(b) Why was she delighted? above extract?
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(i) Because she put a coloured ribbon
(iii) Fond (iv) Playful
(ii) She visited in sugarcane fields
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Read the following passages and answer (b) Why did the speaker say ‘I was right’?
the given questions : (i) Because he made a statement that intruder
1. At last a sympathetic audience! I’ll tell you would kill him
the story of my life. How as a child I was (ii) Because he made a statement that intruder
stolen by the gypsies, and why at the age of wouldn’t kill him
thirty-two, I find myself in my lonely Essex (iii) Because killing a criminal would serve intruder’s
cottage, how.... purpose
(iv) None of the above
Questions :
(c) Which was the big surprise?
(a) What does ‘I’ refer to the above extract?
(i) Garrard statement as he stated that he was
(i) Intruder
involved in crime
(ii) Gerrard, the protagonist of the play
(iii) An author (ii) Garrard changed behaviour
(iv) None of the above (iii) Intruder would kill him was a surprise
(b) Why did he say ‘ a sympathetic audience’? (iv) None of the above
(i) Because he wants to pretend that intruder’s (d) Find a word from the extract which means
presence does not affect him ‘Legitimate ’.
(ii) Because he concocted a story to befool intruder (i) Surprise (ii) Kill
(iii) As he wanted to gather some information to (iii) Right (iv) Tradespeople
misuse it
(iv) All of the above 3. I have got freedom to gain. As for myself, I’m
(c) According to the extract where did Gerrard find him a poor hunted rat. As Vincent Charles Gerrard
self at the age of thirty-two? I’m free to go places and do nothing. I can eat
(i) In a car (ii) With Intruder well and sleep and without having to be ready
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(i) Vincent Charles Gerrard
(ii) Vincent Michel Gerrard (a) Who was the speaker in above lines?
(iii) Michel Gerrad (i) Gerrard (ii) Intruder
(iv) None of the above (iii) Intruder’s companion (iv) None of the above
(e) What is the synonym of ‘Purloin’ used in the above (b) What will the Intruder’s gain as Gerrard?
extract? (i) Intelligence (ii) Way of work
(i) Sympathetic (ii) Stolen (iii) Freedom (iv) All of the above
(iii) Story (iv) Find (c) How did Intruder describe himself in the above
extract?
2. This is your big surprise. I said you wouldn’t (i) As a poor hunted rat (ii) As a cop
kill me and I was right. Why do you think I
(iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) None of the above
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am here today and gone tomorrow, never see
tradespeople? (d) Why is he yearning for freedom?
(i) He never sleeps freely
Questions : (ii) He never eats well
(a) Who is the speaker in above lines? Whom did he (iii) He has to be on the run always
speak this? (iv) All of the above
(i) Gerrard speaks these lines to Intruder (e) Find a word from the extract which means
(ii) Intruder speaks to Gerrard ‘Chased’.
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Read the following extracts and answer (b) One quality of ‘the other’ is that…….
the given questions briefly : (i) it was grassy (ii) it was smooth
(iii) it was quite clear (iv) it was safe
1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, (c) ‘Having perhaps the better claim’ means…
(i) People generally claimed that road
And sorry I could not travel both (ii) The poet wished to take that road
And be one traveller, long I stood (iii) The second road was smooth
And looked down one as far as I could (iv) The second road was rough
To where it bent in the undergrowth; (d) ‘it was grassy’. This shows that the second road
Questions : was….
(a) ‘yellow wood’ refers to……. (i) travelled by more people
(i) afternoon time (ii) autumn season (ii) travelled by less people
(iii) burning logs of wood (iv) sandal wood (iii) well maintained
(b) The poet feels sorry because….. (iv) full of natural beauty
(e) Which poetic device is used in the expression
(i) he is already very late
‘wanted wear’?
(ii) he feels pity on the yellowing forest (i) simile (ii) metaphor
(iii) he cannot travel on both the roads (iii) personification (iv) alliteration
(iv) he is confused
(c) The poet cannot travel both the roads because….. 3. And both that morning equally lay
(i) the first road is dark In leaves no step had trodden black.
(ii) there is too much long grass on the second road Oh, I kept the first for another day!
(iii) he feels lonely Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
(iv) he is only one traveller I doubted if I should ever come back.
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(i) he was in a dilemma (a) ‘both’ refers to…….
(ii) he was waiting for someone (i) the opportunities (ii) trees
(iii) he was already too tired (iii) chances (iv) roads
(iv) he thought of turning back (b) ‘trodden’ means…..
(e) The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is….. (i) walked over (ii) imprinted
(i) ababb (ii) abaab (iii) twisted (iv) reversed
(iii) abcab (iv) abcde (c) In the third line, the poet wishes to…..
(i) travel the second road only
2. Then took the other, just as fair, (ii) travel the first road only
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Because it was grassy and wanted wear; (iv) forget the first road forever
Though as for that the passing there (d) The poet doubts that….
(i) he will not be successful
Had worn them really about the same. (ii) he will not be able to come back
Questions : (iii) he will forget his path
(iv) the first road will be no more
(a) ‘the other’ refers to……. (e) The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is…..
(i) the first road (ii) the second road (i) ababb (ii) abaab
(iii) his chance (iv) none of the above (iii) abcab (iv) abcde
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WIND
Read the following extracts and answer (b) Who is ‘you’ in the above stanza?
the given questions briefly : (i) The poet’s wife (ii) a naughty boy
1. Wind, come softly. (iii) a cat (iv) the wind
Don’t break the shutters of the windows. (c) The weaklings are …… by the wind.
Don’t scatter the papers. (i) helped (ii) mocked at
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf. (iii) sympathised (iv) supported
(d) The wind has brought again the ……. .
Questions : (i) rain (ii) storm
(a) The poet is addressing the ……. . (iii) fire (iv) leaves
(i) shutters (ii) windows (e) The poetic device used in the last line is ……. .
(iii) wind (iv) papers (i) simile (ii) metaphor
(b) The poet requests it to come ……. . (iii) personification (iv) repetition
(i) gently (ii) violently
(iii) suddenly (iv) noisily 3. Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors,
(c) Generally, it creates nuisance by ……. . crumbling rafters,
(i) coming softly (ii) scattering the papers crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling
(iii) amusing the poet (iv) creating musical lives,
sound crumbling hearts—
(d) What happens to the books when it comes?
the wind god winnows and crushes them all.
(i) Their pages turn yellow
(ii) They disappear Questions :
(iii) They start talking loudly (a) ‘frail’ means ……. .

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(iv) They keep falling off (i) strong (ii) fragile
(e) The word ‘scatter’ means ……. . (iii) fearless (iv) fearsome
(i) arrange (ii) pile up (b) ‘them’ in the last line refers to ……. .
(iii) separate loosely (iv) combine (i) people (ii) strong things
(iii) weak things (iv) the winds
2. There, look what you did—you threw them (c) ‘crumbling’ means ……. .
all down. (i) climbing up (ii) waiting
You tore the pages of the books. (iii) creating (iv) breaking up
You brought rain again. (d) ‘winnows’ is the process of …… the things.
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You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings. (i) separating (ii) collecting
(iii) gathering (iv) piling up
Questions : (e) The poet calls the wind as god, because ……. .
(a) ‘them’ in the first line refers to ……. . (i) it is invisible (ii) it is powerful
(i) the windows (ii) the books (iii) our ancestors (iv) it destroys
(iii) the papers (iv) the shutters called it so everything

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Read the following extracts and answer Questions :

the given questions briefly : (a) ‘tinkle’ is a ……. .
1. When the humid shadows hover (i) soft ringing sound (ii) bright ray
(iii) sunshine (iv) row of clouds
Over all the starry spheres (b) What makes an echo in the poet’s heart?
And the melancholy darkness (i) dreamy fancies
Gently weeps in rainy tears, (ii) thousand recollections
What a bliss to press the pillow (iii) musical sound of raindrops
(iv) air threads
Of a cottage-chamber bed (c) ‘A thousand recollections’ refers to….. .
And lie listening to the patter (i) memories (ii) rain drops
Of the soft rain overhead! (iii) dreams (iv) sounds
(d) The poetic device used in the expression ‘busy being’
Questions : is….
(a) ‘humid shadows’ refers to ……. . (i) simile (ii) metaphor
(i) afternoon time (ii) vapour laden clouds (iii) alliteration (iv) repetition
(iii) rain (iv) buildings (e) A word that rhymes with ‘heart’ is….. .
(b) The darkness looks ……. . (i) patter (ii) roof
(i) beautiful (ii) exciting (iii) fancies (iv) start
(iii) gloomy (iv) attractive 3. Now in memory comes my mother,
(c) The poetic device used in the expression ‘press the
As she used in years agone,
pillow’ is ……. .
To regard the darling dreamers
(i) metaphor (ii) simile
(iii) personification (iv) alliteration
Ere she left them till the dawn :
O! I feel her fond look on me
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(d) The poet talks about the bliss of ……. .

(i) lying in the cozy bed As I list to this refrain
(ii) watching the shadow Which is played upon the shingles
(iii) eating delicious fried foods By the patter of the rain.
(iv) waiting in vain Questions :
(e) The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is ……. . (a) The poet fondly remembers his ……. .
(i) ababbcc (ii) abcb defe (i) friends (ii) sister
(iii) abcabcd (iv) abcdedd (iii) mother (iv) grandmother
(b) The darling dreamers are the poet and ……. .
2. Every tinkle on the shingles (i) his friends (ii) his brothers and
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Has an echo in the heart; sisters

And a thousand dreamy fancies (iii) his parents (iv) his grandparents
(c) ‘refrain’ refers to ……. .
I nto busy being start, (i) memory (ii) musical sound of rain
And a thousand recollections (iii) sound of wind (iv) dreams
Weave their air-threads into woof, (d) The poetic device used in the expression ‘darling
As I listen to the patter dreamers’ is ……. .
(i) simile (ii) metaphor
Of the rain upon the roof. (iii) alliteration (iv) repetition
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Read the following extracts and answer And walked about it, preaching,
the given questions briefly : Just as he did, you know,
1. Away, away in the Northland, Questions :
Where the hours of the day are few, (a) Who are ‘them’ in the first line?
And the nights are so long in winter (i) animals (ii) reindeer
That they cannot sleep them through; (iii) children (iv) village people
Where they harness the swift reindeer (b) The poet doubtful about the authenticity of the
To the sledges, when it snows; story. This shows that he is a ……
(i) fool (ii) god fearing man
And the children look like bear’s cubs (iii) rational thinker (iv) foreigner
I n their funny, furry clothes: (c) Saint Peter was a ……..
Questions : (i) cruel man (ii) good, nice fellow
(a) Where on the earth is Northland situated? What (iii) cunning person (iv) magician
reference to this do you find in the poem? (d) The poet is doubtful about the authenticity of the
story. Yet he insists upon telling it because…..
(i) in north polar region
(i) he earns money by telling stories
(ii) in south polar region
(ii) he wants to tease people
(iii) in South Africa
(iii) this way he passes his time
(iv) in North Korea (iv) the story contains a powerful message
(b) Why can’t the people sleep throughout the night?
(i) because there is always danger from wild 3. Now, you shall build as the birds do,
animals And shall get your scanty food
(ii) because of traffic noise
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(iii) because nights are few months long
(iv) because of a magician’s curse All day in the hard, dry wood.’
(c) A reindeer is a kind of ……. . Then up she went through the chimney,
(i) deer (ii) plant Never speaking a word,
(iii) sea animal (iv) stone And out of the top flew a woodpecker,
(d) What do the children wear? For she was changed to a bird.
(i) fine silk clothes (ii) thick fur clothes
(iii) ordinary cotton (iv) nothing Questions :
clothes (a) Who is the speaker of first four lines?
(e) Find out the poetic devices used in the expression (i) the old woman (ii) Saint Peter
look like bear’s cubs : (iii) the woodpecker (iv) a stranger
(i) metaphor (ii) alliteration (b) Whom did the speaker curse? Textbooks
(iii) personification (iv) simile (i) the short-sized (ii) the woodpecker
woman
2. They tell them a curious story– (iii) Saint Peter (iv) nobody
(c) How will the bird get its food now?
I don’t believe ’tis true ; (i) by begging (ii) by stealing
And yet you may learn a lesson (iii) by boring the wood (iv) by cooking for itself
If I tell the tale to you. (d) Find out the poetic devices used in the expression
Once, when the good Saint Peter ‘build as the birds’.
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Lived in the world below, (iii) alliteration (iv) personification
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Read the following extracts and answer (b) Which strength does the poet talk about?
the given questions briefly : (i) the strength of arms (ii) the strength of unity
(iii) the strength of eyes (iv) the strength of
1. They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
muscles
Are fed by peaceful harvests,
(c) Who are ‘they’ in the first line?
by war’s long winter starv’d.
(i) soldiers (ii) humans across the
Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read
world
A labour not different from our own.
(iii) people of enemy (iv) enemy soldiers
Questions : nation
(a) ‘peaceful harvests’ refers to……. (d) The life everywhere is …... .
(i) all types of crops (ii) people dying in war (i) sad (ii) common
(iii) blessings of peace (iv) wars of all kinds (iii) miserable (iv) painful
(b) War been called winter because……..
(i) wars kill like winters (ii) wars are cold 3. Remember, we who take arms against each
(iii) winters are (iv) during both, we other
frightening don’t get enough It is the human earth that we defile.
food Our hells of fire and dust outrage the
(c) Who are ‘they’ in the first line? innocence
(i) soldiers (ii) humans across the Of air that is everywhere our own,
world
Remember, no men are foreign, and no
(iii) people of enemy (iv) enemy soldiers
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countries strange.
nation
(d) Find out the poetic devices used in the expression Questions :
war’s long winter. (a) The ‘arms’ in the first line refers to…. .
(i) simile (ii) alliteration (i) brothers (ii) soldiers
(iii) metaphor (iv) personification (iii) hands (iv) weapons
2. Remember they have eyes like ours that wake (b) We pollute human earth by…… .
Or sleep, and strength that can be won (i) industries (ii) war
(iii) population (iv) exploiting resources
By love. I n every land is common life
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(c) ‘hells of fire and dust’ refers to…. .

That all can recognise and understand.
(i) wars (ii) soldiers
Questions : (iii) agreements (iv) tensions
(a) According to the poet, people across the world are… (d) The poet conveys the message of…. .
(i) different (ii) similar (i) live and let live (ii) save others
(iii) contrasting (iv) unwanted (iii) universal brotherhood (iv) plant more trees
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ON KILLING A TREE

Read the following extracts and answer Will rise curled green twigs,
the given questions briefly : Miniature boughs
1. It takes much time to kill a tree, Which if unchecked will expand again
Not a simple jab of the knife To former size.
Will do it. It has grown Questions :
Slowly consuming the earth, (a) A tree cannot be killed simply by…
Rising out of it, feeding (i) hack and chop (ii) cutting machine
Upon its crust, absorbing (iii) pulling it down (iv) uprooting it
Years of sunlight, air, water, (b) ‘Not so much pain will do it.’ What does ‘it’ refer to
here?
And out of its leprous hide (i) tree’s growth (ii) tree’s uprooting
Sprouting leaves. (iii) hack and chop (iv) all of the above
Questions : (c) the bleeding bark. Which poetic device has been
(a) According to the poet, a single …………. can not cut used here?
a tree. (i) simile (ii) alliteration
(i) person (ii) knife (iii) repetition (iv) ono
(iii) jab of knife (iv) woodcutter (d) What does the tree symbolise in this poem?
(b) A tree grows…… . (i) strength (ii) long life
(i) fastly (ii) secretly (iii) happiness (iv) evil
(iii) slowly (iv) noisily 3. Out from the earth-cave,
(c) ‘consuming the earth’ means…… . And the strength of the tree exposed
(i) soil erosion The source, white and wet,
(ii) absorbing nutrients
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(iii) degrading the quality of soil
(iv) covering the earth For years inside the earth.
(d) What do you understand by ‘leprous hide’ ? Questions :
(i) a leopard hiding behind the bushes (a) The strength of tree be exposed by….
(ii) leopard’s skin (i) watering it (ii) pulling out its roots
(iii) skin infected with leprosy (iii) putting it on fire (iv) chopping it
(iv) hidden disease of leprosy (b) The poet uses the phrase ‘earth cave’ to refer to the
(e) Find out the poetic device used in the expression ……. Underground.
leprous hide : (i) water (ii) roots
(i) simile (ii) metaphor (iii) soil (iv) darkness
(iii) alliteration (iv) repetition (c) Which of the following words/phrases does not Textbooks
2. So hack and chop describe the roots of a tree.
But this alone won’t do it. (i) cave (ii) source
Not so much pain will do it. (iii) white and wet (iv) sensitive
(d) Roots are the most …..
The bleeding bark will heal (i) sensitive (ii) straight
And from close to the ground (iii) weak (iv) exposed

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THE SNAKE TRYING
Read the following extracts and answer (b) The poet wants that the snake should……
the given questions briefly : (i) be killed (ii) hide itself in the
reeds
1. The snake trying
(iii) be caught alive (iv) kill the pursuer
to escape the pursuing stick, (c) The poet’s opinion about the snake is that it is…..
with sudden curvings of thin (i) harmful (ii) harmless
long body. How beautiful (iii) poisonous (iv) ugly looking
and graceful are his shapes! (d) Which of the following words from the stanza DOES
NOT describe the snake.
He glides through the water away
(i) small (ii) green
from the stroke. (iii) reed (iv) harmless
Questions :
3. Along the sand
(a) The snake is trying to ………
he lay until observed
(i) kill (ii) remove its skin
and chased away, and now
(iii) save itself (iv) drink water
he vanishes in the ri pples
(b) He escapes the blow of stick by……
(i) hissing (ii) spitting venom
among the green slim reeds.
(iii) disappearing (iv) curving its body Questions :
(c) The poet thinks that the snake is…. (a) Who is ‘he’ here?
(i) poisonous (ii) ugly (i) the snake (ii) the poet
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(iii) beautiful (iv) coward (iii) the pursuer (iv) the god
(d) What happens to the snake at last? (b) The pursuer wants to…….
(i) it dies (ii) it climbs a tree (i) catch the snake alive (ii) impress others
(iii) kill the snake (iv) frighten the poet
(iii) it is crushed and (iv) it glides away
(c) ‘ripples’ refers to……
injured through water
(i) the stick’s movement
2. O let him go over the water (ii) the snake’s movement
into the reeds to hide (iii) the attacker’s movement
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without hurt. Small and green (iv) the circular waves on the water’s surface
(d) How are the green slim reeds a perfect place for the
he is harmless even to children.
snake to hide himself?
Questions : (i) nobody can go there
(a) Whom is the poet addressing here? (ii) there are other snakes too
(i) the pursuer (ii) the snake (iii) it is prohibited area
(iii) the passers by (iv) himself (iv) Among the reeds he can camouflage himself

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English Language and Literature (Code No. 184) SYLLABUS CLASS - IX (2020-21)

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No.

PART A – Reading : Unseen Passage 20 Marks

Literature Textbooks 10 Marks

Prescribed Books : Published by NCERT, New Delhi

 BEEHIVE - Textbook for class IX

 MOMENTS - Supplementary Reader for Class IX

Reading : Unseen Passage 20 Marks

1. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Medicine A - Aspirin Medicine B - Acetaminophen

(Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound Without Hearing It)

2 “Oh yes,” she said, “I tore them up for my

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(iii) Her achievements path

(iv) None of the above

(iii) Two Alsatian dogs in author’s house

(iii) Mischievous behaviour (iv) All of the above

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(d) The poet stood for a long time because…. Questions :

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Read the following extracts and answer Questions :

(d) The poet talks about the bliss of ……. .

Has an echo in the heart; sisters

(c) ‘hells of fire and dust’ refers to…. .

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