FINALS
CLASS IX
ENGLISH
RTC
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Ch.9 If I Were You
(Douglas James)
I. I have got a man posted on the main road. He'll ring up if he sees the
police, but I don't want to leave....(telephone bell rings). Come on!
They're after us. Through here straight to the garage.
Que.1 The job of the man posted on the main road was to
(a) keep Gerrard informed about the police
(b) keep calling Gerrard for help
(c) inform about the movement of their gang
(d) book train tickets
Que.2 Who are they' in "Come on! They're after us"?
(a) Gerrard's gang (b) Intruder's men
(c) the police (d) detectives
Que.3 The term 'posted' in the passage means
(a) dropping a letter in the mail
(b) keeping a man at a look out point
(c) staying at a look out point
(d) informing the police
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Que.4 Did the intruder believe Gerrard’s words?
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II. Gerrard: Hello. Yes, speaking. Sorry I can't let you have the props in
time for rehearsal, I've had a spot of bother-quite amusing. I think I'll
put it in my next play. Listen, can you tell our friend the sergeant to
come up here at once? You will probably find him in the Public Bar.
Que.1 The phrase "a spot of bother" means
(a) a little trouble (b) a huge accident
(c) a catastrophe (d) an illness
Que.2 Why does Gerrard calls this quite amusing?
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Que.3 What does the statement 'I'll put it in my next play' show?
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Que.4 The term 'props' in the passage means
(a) any method of support (b) any form of sport
(c) a wall built as a support (d) to support a thief
Que.5 Why does he ask the man to call the sergeant?
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III. That's a lie. You're not dealing with a fool. I'm as smart as you and
smarter, and I know you run a car. Better be careful, wise guy!
Que.1 A fool" according to the speaker refers to
(a) intruder himself
(b) Gerrard
(c) police
(d) the man on the phone
Que.2 The figure of speech in "I'm as smart as you are" is ___________________
Que.3 The term 'wise guy' in the statement above means
(a) a smooth talker (b) a pretentious person
(c) a smart person (d) a cheat
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Que.4 What did the intruder notice in Gerrard when he saw him ?
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Que.5 “Be Careful, wise guy” –what does the intruder mean by this line?
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IV. Intruder : My speciality's jewel robbery. Your car will do me a treat. It's
certainly a dandy bus.
Gerrard : I'm afraid jewels are few and far between in the wilds of Essex.
Intruder : So are the cops. I can retire here nicely for a little while.
Gerrard : You mean to live with me? A trifle sudden isn't it; you've not
been invited.
Intruder : You won't be here long; so I didn't trouble to ask.
Que.1 Fill in the blank.
The intruder tells Gerrard that his specialty was _____________________
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Que.2 Complete the following sentence:
The intruder chose the wilds of essex to retire because _______________
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Que.3 What was the intruder already wanted for?
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Que.4 Dandy bus is referred to
a) Fashionable vehicle
b) small bus
c) big van
d) small car
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Ch – 7 THE LAST LEAF
(O. Henry)
I) "She talked about clothes and fashion, but Johnsy did not respond.
Johnsy continued to sit still in her bed. Sue brought her drawing board
to Johnny's room and started painting. To take Johnsy's mind off her
illness, she whistled while working. However, when she heard Johnsy
whispering, 'Six,' she went to her bed."
Que.1 Who talked about clothes and fashion and why?
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Que.2 Complete the following line:
Sue went to Johnsy’s bed as soon as she heard ____________________
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Que.3 What did Johnsy say that caught Sue's attention?
a) Ten
b) Six
c) Five
d) Three
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Que.4 What can be said about the relationship shared by the girls as given
in the extract?
(i) Sue cares deeply for Johnsy.
(ii) She tries to distract Johnsy from her illness.
(iii) She comforts Johnny while working.
(iv) All of the above
Que.5 a) What is a synonym of "distract" in the passage?
a) Focus
b) Calm
c) Divert
d) Interrupt
b) What is the antonym of "still" in the context of Johnsy sitting in her bed?
a) Restful
b) Quiet
c) Calm
d) Moving
II) The last leaf has shown me how wicked I have been. I have realised that
it is a sin to want to die.” Sue hugged Johnsy. Then she gave her lots of
hot soup and a mirror. Johnsy combed her hair and smiled brightly. In
the afternoon the doctor came. After examining his patient he told Sue,
“Johnsy now has the will to live. I am confident she’ll recover soon.
Now I must go downstairs and see Behrman. He is also suffering from
pneumonia. But I am afraid, there is no hope for him.”
Que.1 Why did Johnsy feel she had been wicked?
a) Because she had been mean to Sue
b) Because she wanted to die
c) Because she felt guilty for her illness
d) Because she didn’t appreciate the doctor's care
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Que.2 How did Sue try to help Johnsy feel better?
a) By giving her medicine and a book
b) By giving her hot soup and a mirror
c) By letting her sleep all day
d) By singing to her
Que.3 When did Sue hug Johnsy? Why?
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Que.4 Which word from the passage means “Evil “?
a) Wickid
b) Brave
c) Strong
d) Sick
Que.5 i) What is the synonym of "recovered" as used in the passage?
a) Regained
b) Disappeared
c) Hurt
d) Declined
ii) What is the synonym of "will" in the phrase "will to live"?
a) Desire
b) Doubt
c) Fear
d) Hesitation
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III) He was ill for only two days. The first day the janitor found him on
his bed. His clothes and shoes were wet and he was shivering. He had
been out in that stormy night.” Then they found a ladder and a
lantern still lighted lying near his bed. There were also some brushes
and green and yellow paints on the floor near the ladder.
Que.1 What do you think the items (ladder, lantern, brushes, paints) near
the bed suggest about the person's situation?
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Q.2 Complete the line:
When the janitor found him on his bed all wet, ______________________
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Q.3 Who was ill and for how long?
a) Johnsy, One day b) Berhman , Two days
c) Sue, Three days d) Janitor, Four days
Q.4 What was his condition when he was found?
a) His clothes were clean and dry
b) His clothes were torn and dirty
c) His clothes were wet and he was shivering
d) His clothes were neatly folded
Q.5 What is the antonym of "shivering"?
a) Sweating b) Freezing
c) Relaxing d) Jumping
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Ch.8 A House is not a Home
(Zan Gaudioso)
I. It always seems that bad news spreads quickly, and in my case it was
no different. Everyone in high school, including the teachers, was
aware of my plight. I was embarrassed as if somehow I were
responsible. What a way to start off at a new school! This was not the
kind of attention I was looking for.
Que.1 Who is the speaker of these lines and what was his plight?
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Que.2 Complete the following line:
He held himself responsible ______________________________________
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Que.3 Find a word from the passage which means the same as “a bad
situation”.
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Que.4 Choose the antonym of the word “embarrassed”:
a) Awkward b) uneasy c) Uncomfortable d) unabashed
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II. She was never far from me. I had rescued her when she was a kitten,
and somehow she knew that I was the one responsible for giving her
‘the good life’.
Que.1 Whom had the speaker rescued?
a) a black kitten b) a white kitten c) a red tabby cat d) a brown cat
Que.2 Why was ‘she’ never far from the speaker?
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Que.3 Complete the analogy:
Responsible : irresponsible :: Rescued : ___________________________
Que.4 What is a synonym of ‘rescued’ in the passage?
a) release b) abandon c) endanger d) imprison
Que.5 He gave _________________ to her.
a) Love b) Care c) Food d) All of the above
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III. He held on to me while other firefighters ran into the house. He knew
that I wasn’t acting very logically and that if he were to let go, I’d run.
He was right. “It’s all right, they’ll get her,” he said. He wrapped a
blanket around me and sat me down in our car.
Que.1 Who held back Zan from entering into the burning house?
a) his mother b) his neighbours c) the firefighters d) his friends
Que.2 What is the antonym of ‘Endangered’ in the context of this passage?
a) threatened b) risk c) protected d) imperil
Que.3 Find a word from the passage which means ‘to act sensibly’.
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Que.4 Complete the following sentence:
When his mother came out she was ________________________________
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Que.5 Which trait of the speaker do these lines highlight?
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Ch–10 THE BEGGAR
(Anton Chekhov)
I) Sergei hurried into the dining-room. From its windows one could see
the wood-shed and everything that went on in the yard. Standing at
the window, Sergei saw the cook and the beggar come out into the
yard by the back door and make their way across the dirty snow to the
shed. Olga glared wrathfully at her companion, shoved him aside with
her elbow, unlocked the shed, and angrily banged the door.
Que.1 Who was Olga and who was her companion?
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Que.2 Why did Olga unlock the shed?
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Que.3 Fill in the blank.
"Standing at the window, Sergei saw the cook and the beggar come out
into the yard by the back door and makes their way across the dirty
_____________________ to the shed."
Que.4 Who did Sergei see coming out into the yard?
a) The cook and the beggar
b) His friend and the cook
c) His family and the beggar
d) The gardener and the cook
Que.5 Find the synonym of ‘pushed’ from the given extract.
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II) The Scarecrow of a beggar shrugged his shoulders as if in perplexity
and went irresolutely after the cook it was obvious from his gait that
he had not consented to go and chop wood because he was hungry and
wanted work but simply from pride and shame and because he had
been trapped by his own words
Que.1 The word perplexity means
a) shock b) confusion c) difficulty d) dilemma
Que.2 When the writer says a Scarecrow of a beggar
a) he means to call a beggar a cheat
b) describes the beggar as hedious
c) calls the beggar as a drunkard
d) describes the beggar as thin
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Que.3 Which of the following statement is true about the Beggar?
a) he was a lazy drunkard
b) he was a school teacher
c) he was in need of work
d) he faced the threat of imprisonment
Qe.4 Who was the beggar going to work for?
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Que.5 Why do you think the beggar was trapped by his own words and
pride?
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III) Next he saw the pseudo-teacher seat himself on a log and became lost
in thought with his red cheeks resting on his fists. The young woman
flung down an axe at his feet, spat angrily and judging from the
expression of her lips, began to scold him. The beggar irresolutely
pulled a billet of wood towards him, set it up between his feet and
tapped it feebly with the axe. The billet wavered and fell down.
Que.1 The beggar is called as a pseudo-teacher because
a) he was a defamed teacher
b) he had posed as a teacher to beg
c) he was a default teacher
d) he acted like a teacher
Que.2 Choose the options that list the sets of statements that are not true
according to the given extract.
1) the beggar was not a teacher
2) the beggar was thin and weak
3) the beggar seemed interested in his work
4) the beggar did not know how to chop wood
5) the beggar was being supervised by a woman
6) the beggar was affected by the kindness of the woman
Ans.2 a) 1,2,3 b) 4,5,6 c) 3,4,6 d) 1,2,5
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Que.3 The word billet does not correspond with
a) a living quarters
b) a series
c) a log
d) a hotel
Que.4 What happened to the billet?
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IV) This time the waif was sober, gloomy and silent. He hardly touched
the furniture and walked behind the wagons hanging his head, not
even making pretence of appearing busy. He also shivered in the cold
and became embarrassed when the Carter's jeered at him for his
idleness his feebleness and his tattered fancy overcoat.
Que.1 The waif here refers to
a) a servant c) a carter
b) the beggar d) Olga
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Que.2 “This time” in the given extract refers to
a) another time when the beggar met Sergai
b) a winter morning
c) the day when Sergai was moving to a new place
d) another task given to the beggar
Que.3 The word pretence means
a) calm b) display c) reality d) imagination
Que.4 The phrase “jeered at him” means?
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