9th Eng The Last Leaf - Class Test -20

Class Test -20

The Last Leaf 🌿 

Q1.Passage 1

Read the extract and answer the questions 

A.He was a sixty-year-old painter. His lifelong dream was to paint a masterpiece but that had remained a dream. Sue poured out her worries to Behrman.4m

(a) 'He' refers to………

(b) His lifelong dream was to……..

(c) Sue poured out her worries about……

to Behrman.

(i) Johnsy's illness

(ii) Johnsy's lack of will to live

(iii) both (1) and (ii)

(iv) Johnsy's dreams

(d) He could never achieve his lifelong dream.(True/False)

B.Read the extract and answer the questions 

Johnsy woke up next morning. In a feeble voice she asked Sue to draw the curtains. Sue was nervous. She drew back the curtains very reluctantly.4M

(a) Johnsy wanted Sue to draw the curtains because……..

(b) Sue was nervous because

(c) After Sue had drawn back the curtains, they saw that……….

(d) Select the word from the passage which means 'weak'.

(i) Feeble (ii) Voice

(iii) Nervous (iv) Reluctantly

Q2..Answer any three Of the following questions 2x3=6

A.What is Johnsy's illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?

B.Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers

C.Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?

D.What is Behrman's masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?

Q3.Answer any One Of the following questions 6M

A.Write brief character Sketch Of Old Behrman.

Or

B.Sue is the true friend of Johnsy. Discusd