GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL JOLADAL, CHANNAGIRI TQ.
ENGLISH (II Language) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I, SEPT/OCT. - 2018
Class : 9th Std. Marks : 90 Time : 2.45 Hour
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Four alternatives are given. Choose the correct answer and write. 1x3=3
1. The thought came to a certain king that he would
never fail if he..
(a) knew three things (b) acquired more knowledge
(c) extended his state (d) attcked on neighbour state.
2. Kapil’s mother always regales him with tales of -
(a) fairies (b) Ramayana
(c) his naughty behaviour (d) great sport personalities
3. Arjuna wanted to destroy this unseen foe, but first he had to - (a) ask permission from his brother (b) quench his terrible thirst (c) find out where it was (d) answer the questions
Answer the
following questions in 2/3 sentences each. 2x3=6
4. How did Kapil and his friends spend
most of their time in their childhood ?
5. What was the warning of the Yaksha to Yudhistira ?
6. According to hermit ‘Now’ is the most important time. Why ?
Read the
following extracts and answer the question given. 3x3=9
7. “Your arrows can’t touch me”
(a) Who is the speaker ?
(b) Why was statement made ?
(c) Who does ‘your ’ refer to here ?
8. “Let me take the spade and work in your place”
(a) Whom was statement made ? (b) Who is ‘me’ refer to here ?
(c) Why do you think the speaker made the statement ?
9. “She counted them everyday”. (a) Who is ‘she’ referred to ?
(b) Who does the word ‘ them’ referred to
here
? (c) Why did she
count them everyday ?
Answer the
following question in a paragraph.
1x4=4
10. Why did Yudhistira
choose Nakula in preference to Bhima ?
POETRY
Four alternatives are given choose correct answer. 1x1=1
11. The poet places the heart above all else because he may -
(a) love (b) comforts the needy
(c) pray (d) guide
Answer the
following questions in 2/3 sentences each. 1x2=2
12. Why were the poet grateful for eyes and ears ?
Read the
following extracts and answer the question given. 1x3=3
13. “Forgive me, young ascetic,” said
the women.
(a) Who does the word ‘women’ refer to ? (b) To whom did this say ?
(c) Why does speaker say so ?
Quote from memory.
1x4=4
14. I am grateful for the eyes............
.................................................
.................................................
......................who need me near.
Answer the
following question in a paragraph.
1x4=4
15. Write the summary of the poem
Upagupta ?
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Answer the
following questions in 2/3 sentences each. 1x2=2
16. What was the impact of Aruna’s public
address during the Salt Satyagraha ?
VOCABULARY
17. Replace the underline word with apt. word beginning with un/in/im. 2 (a) Anusha
could not go to school because he
was not well.
(b) It is not possible to sing like Bhimsen Joshi.
Fill in the blank with appropriate form of words given in brackets. 2
18. The
committee has ...... to make Jagadish captain of the team. The ....... is likely to please everyone. (decide)
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word given
in the brackets. 2
19. Once a .......(farmer / former) went to ...... (meet / meat) Chief Minister.
Give one
word for the following
sentence.
1
20. A person who lives alone and leads a simple
life -
SECTION – B (READING)
Read the
following passage and answer the questions that follows. 1x4=4
When I was in the seventh standard Dorabji Edulgi Gimi was the head master. He was popular among students, as he
was a disciplinarian, a man of
method and a good teacher. He had made gymnastics and cricket compulsory of the boys
of the upper class. I disliked both. I never took part in any exercises. My shyness was the one of the reasons for this aloofness. Which
I now see was wrong. I then had false notion that gymnastics had nothing to do with education.
21. Who’s the head master in the 7th std ? 22. Which games were made compulsory ?
23. What notion did Gandiji have about games in early part of
his life ?
24. Why did not Ganding want to take part in
games ?
Read the
following dialogues and answer the following
questions. 1x4=4
Class teacher : Hello Anand, Congratulation. Anand : Thank you
sir.
Class Teacher : It seems you are so sad today.
Anand : I’m not satisfied with my performance sir.
Class Teacher : I came to know that you did fairly
well in the game. Anand : Of course sir. I practiced
hard but got the second place.
25. How did Class teacher
fill the confidence ? 26.
Who is congratulating Anand ?
27. Which place did Anada get in competition ? 28.
Why was Ananda not satisfied ?
29. Read the following two boxes and write a sentence by using
‘bigger than’
1
Box ‘A’
Box ‘B’
Read the
following words and rewrite them in meaningful sentence. 1
30.
wise/ was / Hermit / a/ man
A sentence is given below.
It has two errors. Edit it and write. 2
31.
Once a man found a eagle’s egg and place it
under a brooding hen.
(a) Articles to be corrected. (b) Verbal mistake to be corrected.
32.
Imagine that you are Aadya / Aditya, Janata Girls High School
Hangal. 4
Write a letter to your class teacher requesting 2 days leave.
33.
Given below
is a Profile of Mr. Ramesh Write a paragraph using
clues. 4
Age : 50 years
Qualification : MBBS Profession : Doctor
Hobbies : reading novels, playing tennis.
GRAMMAR (Language Use)
34. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct helping verb.
( was, is, were,
are) 2 (a) He ...... travelling to Delhi yesterday. (b) Your friends ........ calling you.
35. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct ‘wh’ word. (Where, When, Who, Which)
2
(a) ..... did India become independence ? (b) ..... can you find lions in India ?
36. Choose the appropriate modal. (Can, Might, May, Will) 2 (a) ........you you help me? (b) ........ I come
in ?
37. Match the words with their collocatives.
2 (a) Post - (run, colour, office,
pen)
(b) Time - (table, fan, bench, house)
Fill in the blanks with suitable antonym.
1
38.
Iron is hard but silk is .......
Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition. (on, in ,at, of) 2
39.
Upagupta was sleeping .... the dusty ground .... Mathura.
Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate tense form of the verbs. 2
40. Yudhistira .......... (send) Nakula to fetch some water. Nakula was glad when he ......... (get) the place.
Use the correct articles. (
a, an, the)
2
41.
There are two persons in the bus, ..... old man and ..... woman.
Combine the
following sentence using
conjunctions given
in brackets. 2
42. Many wise men came to the king........ they all answered differently.........he decided to meet hermit to
get answer. ( but, because, and, so )
Change the following sentence in to negative forms. 2
43.
(a) Arjuna cared for the words of the Yaksha. (b) We play game.
44. Frame questions to get underline word as an answer. 2 (a) I buy four books. (b) Virat Kohli is the the
captain of Indian cricket team.
REFERENCE
Arrange the following words in order in which they are put in dictionary.
2
45.
climb, clue, cloud, clatter
46.
To get the meaning of a new word we refer ......
1
(a) dictionary (b) thesaurus
(c) encyclopedia
47.
Decode the following SMS into a sentence.
1
Hw is ur sis?
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