ENGLISH

UNIT TEST

STD: IX MARKS: 80
DATE: TIME : 3 Hrs

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
This question paper contains -Twelve printed pages.
The Question Paper contains THREE sections-
READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING AND LITERATURE.
Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION A: READING SKILLS (20 marks)
READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH UNSEEN PASSAGES
1. Read the following text. 10

(1) It is an indisputable fact that the world has gone too far with the innovation of new technologies such
as mobile phones, the internet and so on, due to which people are able to tour the cosmos virtually
sitting at one place using their smart devices or other technological gadgets.Though mobile internet
access is oftentimes hurried and short, it can still provide common internet features like alerts,
weather data, emails, search engines, instant messages, and game and music downloading.

(2) Due to the easy access of smartphones, communication has been very effective and instant. People
are able to convey their message all around the globe to their loved ones without spending hefty sums
of money. Adults are always fond of such gadgets and they always welcome and adopt such new
technology readily. Further,Young people have been able to broaden their minds and improve their
skills by doing research on the internet. For instance, they use smart phones to looks up any new
word they come across. As we know that most of the universities have online teaching provision and
smartphones assist the students to complete their assignments on time.

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(3) The mobile phone has been a lifesaver for a lot of people in case of an emergency. Likewise, use of
smartphones can be of vital importance in preventing crimes in the society by providing information
to the security forces in time.

(4) Nonetheless, for the young the use of mobile phone an be like an addition and they can misuse it.
Young people are also prone to getting involved in undesirable activities on the internet. This might
have adverse effect on their academic performance. Therefore, young people should always be
monitored and made aware of its bad outcomes.

(5) Also a major contributor to its popularity is the availability of prepaid or pay as you go services from
a phone shop or an online store. This allows subscribers to load text or airtime credits to their
handsets by the use of their credit cards, debit cards or by buying a prepaid card from the network
they subscribe to. This plan also doesn't commit a particular customer to a contract. If prepaid card is
not that appealing to you, then you can opt to subscribe using the pay by month plan.

Answer the following question, based on the passage above.

i. The reason why communication today has become very effective and instant, is become of the 1
(a) Improved mobility system
(b) Easy access of smartphones
(c) Growing organisation
(d) Increasing number of vehicles

ii. Based on the reading of the passage, examine, in about 30 words. How is a prepaid card useful to 2
mobile phone users?

iii. Young people with smartphones in their hands to be monitored because they can 1
(1) Waste time
(2) Be negligent
(3) Misuse the gadget
(4) Be indulged in undesirable activities on internet
(5) Disobey their parents
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 5

iv. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given sentence. 1
1) Mobile phones are beneficial for the young generations.
2) Smartphone have enabled us to research on the internet.
3) Crimes can be prevented by the use of smartphones.
4) Mobile phones are a boon to modern people but their addition should be a avoided.

v. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘virtually’, as used in para 1. 1
1) Correctly
2) Almost
3) More or less
4) Similarly
5) Online
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 5

iv. What are the benefits of mobile phones for the young generation? Give your response in 30 words. 2

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vii. In para 4, the antonym of ‘favourable’ is ................... 1
(a) positive (b) prone (c) outcomes (d) adverse

viii. Find a phrase in para 2 which means ‘ search for information using book, computer,etc’. 1

2. Read the following text. 10

1. With novel Coronavirus spreading rapidly all over the country, there are only three states right now,
Meghalaya, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, that have less than 1000 people infected with
the disease.

2. Lakshadweep, of course, still hasn  t reported even a single case till now, the only region in India
entirely free of the epidemic.

3. Otherwise, even the relatively smaller states now have significantly large spread of the disease. Goa,
for example, has seen more than 7,000 of its people infected by the virus till now. Tripura has over
5,500 cases, while Manipur has more than 3,000, and Nagaland a little less than 2,500. Puducherry
has more than 4,000 cases, while even Daman and Diu has over 1,300 people infected.

4. And in each of these states, the numbers are rising at a fast pace, at a rate higher than the national
level. The infections had initially reached these states in the first and second week of May, when the
lockdown was relaxed for the first time to enable people stuck in different parts of the country to
return to their native places.

5. After a period of very slow growth, the number of cases have begun to rise rapidly in the last one
month. In Goa, for example, the total number of infected people has nearly doubled in the last 15
days. Same has happened in Puducherry, as well.

6. Tuesday was one of those rare occasions when the number of active cases in the country, those who
are yet to recover from the disease, went down compared to the previous day. That is because the
number of recoveries, combined with the number of deaths, exceeded the new cases that were
detected on Tuesday.

7. With over 52,500 new cases detected in the country, the total number of infections crossed 19 lakh,
out of which 12.82 lakh people have recovered from the disease. The number of dead is now close to
40,000.

8. The number of recoveries on Tuesday was the highest-ever for a single day. More than 51,700
people were declared to have been recovered. Three days earlier, the number of recoveries had
crossed 50, 000 for the first time, but in the next two days the number had fallen to much lower
levels.

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 Answer the following question, based on the passage above. 10

i. How are these three states - Meghalaya, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands - different from 1
the rest of India?
(i) They are the only states to have less than 1,000 people infected with novel coronavirus.
(ii) They are three of the five states to have less than 1,000 people infected with novel coronavirus.
(iii) They are the only states to have less than 2,000 people infected with novel coronavirus.
(iv) None of theses

ii. ___________ is the only region in India which is entirely free of the epidemic. 1
(i) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ii) Maharashtra
(iii) Lakshadweep (iv) Tripura

iii. Justify the following, in about 40 words. 2

The number of recoveries on Tuesday was the highest-ever for a single day. More than 51,700
people were declared to have been recovered.

iv. Of the 19 lakh infected cases, how many have recovered? 1

(i)11.82 lakh (ii) 13.82 lakh
(iii) 12.81 lakh (iv) 12.82 lakh

v. Which date in the graph shows the highest jump of detected cases in a day? 1
(i) July 30 (ii) July 31
(iii) August 1 (iv) August 2

vi. What is common among Goa, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Puducherry and Daman and Diu? 1
(i) the numbers are rising at a fast pace at rated lower than the national level.
(ii) the numbers are falling at a fast pace at rates equal than the national level.
(iii) the numbers are rising at a fast pace at rates higher than the national level
(iv) None of these.

vii. What were the total number of infected people and the number of people recovered from this disease? 2
(Answer in about 40 words.)
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viii. Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to “indigenous”? 1
(i) rapidly (ii) significantly (iii) native (iv) rare

SECTION B : WRITING SKILLS & GRAMMER

(20 marks)

GRAMMER
3. Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed. 10

i. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter : 1

Dear Sir,
This is with reference to committee’s letter of recommendation that __________(highlight) the
nominations for ‘Safe Residential Area’ award for this current year.

ii. Read the given sentence from a school magazine report. Identify the error and supply the correction 1
in the sentence.

In order to balancing the sentiments of the Eagles and Hawks, Student Council suggested a rematch
between the teams.
Use the given format your response.
error correction

iii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update. 1

Please ring me up as soon as he __________

a] arriving b] arrived c] arrive d] Arrives

iv. Fill the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the concluding line of an issued circular by 1
an Organisation, to its Managers.

A copy of the plan is enclosed and _____(that/then/this) may be communicated to all Team Leaders
for compliance.

v. Identify the error and supply correction for the given sentence. 1

The owner of theses housed are very clever.

error correction

vi. They had a special building and ______________the kids went there. 1
a] All b] Both c] Many d] Some

vii Either he or his wife _________to help me. 1

a] have b] was c] has d] Were

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viii. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the closing line, from an 1
analytical report.
In conclusion, this study explores the association among short-sleep pattern and overweight
youngsters.
Option no. error correction
A explores explore
B and or
C among between
D in for
ix. Everyone _______told to leave the room. 1
a] Was b] Were c] Is d] Are

x. The boys as well as their teacher _______left. 1

a] Has b] Have been c] Have d] Were

xi. Fill the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the live feed on a school news channel. 1

Congratulations Change Makers!

The regional competition awards have been announced and our school music club _________ the first
prize.
a] had been won b] will win c] was winning d] has won

xii. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option: 1

As I was standing on the dock, looking out at the lake for the last time, a feeling of emptiness over me
like darkness.
a] will wash b] had washed
c] will have washed d] Washed

WRITING SKILL 10
Note : All details presented in the questions are imaginary and created for assessment purpose.

4.A “________Ultimately I won it as I was determined to achieve my goal. “the closing of the story is 5
given above. You can start your own story but you cannot change the end. Write the story in 100-
120 words.
Hints-humble family background-no guidance or support-ambition-difficulties-didn’t give up-long
struggle paved the way for success.

OR
4.B Your school is celebrating Road Safety Week. You are participating in a short story competition to
make people aware of the importance of road safety.
Write a moving short story titled “The Rules of the Road” in about 100-120 words.

5.A Internet provides every bit of information one seeks at the click of a button. As a result children 5
today are living in a comfort zone. According to research, this will result in long term consequences
which will affect their brain. Based on the following chart, write an analytical paragraph in not more
than 120 words on activities to improve brain power.

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 OR
5.B Write an analytical paragraph based on the double bar graph showing the percentage growth in
different sectors in a developing country from the year 2008 to 2018.

SECTION C
: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TEXT
(40) marks
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. 5

A. At the urging of a colleague, Einstein wrote a letter to the American President, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
on 2 August 1939, in which he warned: “A single bomb of this type ......exploded in a port, might
very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory.” his words did not
fail to have an effect. The Americans developed the atomic bomb in a secret project of their own, and
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 dropped it on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

Einstein was deeply shaken by the extent of the destruction. This time he wrote a public missive t o
the United Nations. In it he proposed the formation of a world government. Unlike the letter to
Roosevelt, this one made no impact. But over the next decade, Einstein got ever more involved in
politics - agitating for an end to the arms buildup and using his popularity to campaign for peace and
democracy.

i. What did Albert Einstein write in the letter? (para 1) 1

ii. Assertion(A): America dropped atom bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1
August 1945.
Reason (R) : Einstein wanted to apply the nuclear power for the first time.
a] Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b] Both A and R are true BUT R is not the correct explanation of A.
c] A is true, R is False
d] A is false, R is true

iii. Einstein joined politics to promote _______________ 1

a] interest in physics b] His own famousity
c] Violence & non-cooperation d] Peace & democracy

iv. State this statement as True or False. 1

Unlike the letter to Roosevelt, this one made no impact.

v. Find the word from the extract that means- “a long and official letter” 1
OR

B. I didn’t jump. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out. There was no time to do any such thing. The snake 5
slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow. The hood was spread out
and its head was hardly three or four inches from my face! It would not be correct to say merely that
I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone.

i. Why did the author not jump, tremble and cry? 1

a] A rat had jumped in his lap.
b] A lizard had fallen over his shoulders.
c] Snake was dead in his room.
d] Snake had fallen over his shoulders.

ii. Find a word from the passage which means : to move by sliding from side to side along the ground. 1

iii. How was the state of the doctor after the snake coiled onto his arm? 2
1

7 Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. 5

A. When the humid shadows hover

Over all the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,

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 i. Fill the blank with one word. 1
When the speaker says that, he refers to…………, as the means for to stay in the air in one place.

ii. Why does the poet call darkness melancholy? 1

iii. Which of the following best describes the speaker’s attitude. 1

a] hopeful b] regretful c] sorrowful d] joyful

iv. Comment on the poet’s use of poetic devices in these lines. 2

OR

B. I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,

And a small cabin builds there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;
And live alone in the bee-loud gate

i. What does ‘Innisfree’ symbolize? 1

ii. What is the significance of the use of the word “bee loud glade” to describe the bees in the poem and 2
how does this word choice contribute to the overall mood and tone of
the Poem? Answer in about 40 words.

iii. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option. The lines from the poem tell us that poet decides 1
to go
a] hill b] coastal c] island d] City

iv. Identify the type of imagery used in the lines of the poem. 1

8. Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions, in about 40 -50 words. 12
i. “Thinking about him alone was like thinking about a giant!”Why did kezia think about her father so? 3

ii. Why did Bismillah khan not delve deep into the world of cinema? 3

iii. What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers 3
to?

iv. ‘Then another lovely thought struck me’.What was that ‘lovely thought’? When did it come? 3

v. Explain: ‘Remember no men are foreign, and no countries strange.’ 3

9. Answer ANY TWO of the following five questions, in about 40 -50 words. 6
i. If there is a part of the brain especially devoted to mischief, that part was largely developed in Toto. 3
Explain the statement.

ii. How did Iswaran make even the simplest incident interesting? 3

iii. What was so strange about the kingdom of fools? 3

10. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words. 6

(A) ‘A Truly beautiful Mind’ describes the beautiful mind of Einstein which has inspirational values.
Justify this statement
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 OR
(B) ‘The snake and the Mirror’ celebrates various values like fear, surprise, chance, humor etc.
Describe how it is done.

11. Answer ANY ONE of the following two question, in about 100-120 words.
(A) “In the kingdom of fools” carries an important message. It is that a little cleverness in a wrong place 6
saves life. It also teaches how one should act using one’s mind to save oneself.
Describe this important aspect of human values as given in the story.
OR
(B) “Iswaran the storyteller” describes and proves a fact of life. It is: ‘a lie told several times becomes a
truth’.This value of life is beautifully implied in the story. How is it done?

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