Class Test -9th English -2024-25

Class Test -9th Iswaran/ A House In Not A Home

Q1.Read the extract and answer the following questions 

A.There is a richly wooded forest all around. The logs are hauled on to the lorries by elephants. They are huge well-fed beasts. When they turn wild even the most experienced mahout is not able to control them. 4m

(a) The speaker of the above passage is……

(b) It can be inferred that the speaker was a master storyteller.(True/False)

(c) The most experienced mahout is not able to control…….

(d) Find a word from the passage which means 'pulled'.

(i) Logs. (ii) Hauled

(iii) Mahouts  (iv) Control

B.They made me promise that when that happened I would still come by and visit them from time to time. I understood the psychology in what they were saying, but I took some comfort in it nonetheless.4m

(a) Who does 'they' refer to?

(i) The narrator's schoolmates

(ii) The narrator's old teachers

(iii) The firefighters

(iv) None of these

(b) They had told the narrator that…….

(c) They made the narrator promise to…….

(d) The speaker took great comfort in what they were saying.

(True/False)

Q2.Answer the following questions any five 2x5=10

A.How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create on his listeners?

B.Why does the narrator say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra's living quarters?

C.Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?

D.What does the narrator notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother's reaction? What does she do?

E Why is the narrator deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity

F.The cat and the narrator are very fond of each other. How has this been shown in the story? Where was the cat after the fire? Who brings it back and how?

Q3.Drug addiction is becoming very common among our youths. Perhaps some of the young find this life too burdensome. To escape this they take drugs. Write an article in about 100-150 words on the topic 'The Evil of Drug Addiction'. 

Use the verbal inputs.

(Drug addiction very common among youth…. neglect…. them taking drugs system ….no employment keep our youth away to be evolved) caused ….parents too strict ….start employment based educational

frustrated

Or

Write a short story in 200 – 250 words, with the help of the cues given below. Give a suitable title to the story.

Going to Mumbai by train to attend the marriage of a friend ….. got stuck in a traffic jam ….. reached the railway station late ….. boarded a wrong train ….. realised after two hours ….. now you … … …

Q4.Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct modal verb (can, could, may, might, must, should, shall, will, would)

1. I ___ finish my homework before dinner. (obligation)
2. Neha ___ take this white umbrella; it looks like it will rain. (advice)
3. ___ I borrow your pencil for a moment? (permission)
4. She ___ be home by now, but I’m not sure. (possibility)
5. If I were you, I ___ apologize immediately. (suggestion)
6. They ___ be here any minute. (certainty)
7. He said he ___ help me with my project next week. (future intention)
8. ___ you like some coffee? (offer)
9. We ___ leave early tomorrow for the trip. (necessity)
10. You ___ not speak to strangers. (prohibition)

Answers:

1. must (I must finish my homework before dinner.)
2. should (Neha should take this umbrella; it looks like it will rain.)
3. May (May I borrow your pencil for a moment?)
4. might (She might be home by now, but I’m not sure.)
5. would (If I were you, I would apologize immediately.)
6. must (They must be here any minute.)
7. will (He said he will help me with my project next week.)
8. Would (Would you like some coffee?)
9. must (We must leave early tomorrow for the trip.)
10. must (You must not speak to strangers.