RAJ CONVENT [Link].
SCHOOL
Class – IX
Subject – English (Code: 101)
Time: 3 Hours | Maximum Marks: 80
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Section – A (Reading Skills) [10 Marks]
Q.1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Time is one of the most valuable resources in our life. Unlike money, once time is gone, it never returns.
Successful people are those who know how to use time wisely. Wasting time in useless activities leads
to failure and regret. Every second should be used for something meaningful—whether it is studying,
helping others, or learning new skills. Time teaches us discipline and responsibility. If we respect time,
time will reward us with success, but if we neglect it, the result will be failure.
Great leaders, scientists and thinkers valued time more than anything else. They divided their day into
tasks and followed a routine. Even small actions done regularly can bring big results if we value time.
Thus, time is truly more precious than gold.
(a) Why is time more valuable than money?
(b) How do successful people use their time?
(c) What is the result of wasting time? (1)
(d) (d) Find words from the passage which mean:
(i) Important (ii) Ignore (1+1)
(e)Who followed the time?
(f) How can you lead to big results?
(g)What does time teaches us?
(h) Time is precious than ______.
(i) Write the antonyms of ‘’success’’.
Q.2 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Trees are the Earth’s greatest friends. They give us oxygen to breathe, fruits to eat, wood to build, and
shade to rest. They also bring rain and keep the air cool and fresh. Without trees, life on this planet
would not be possible. Unfortunately, human beings cut trees for their selfish needs, which has led to
deforestation. Cutting trees in large numbers causes soil erosion, floods, and climate change. To save
our future, we must protect trees and plant more of them. Only then can we maintain the balance of
nature.
(a) How are trees useful to us? (1)
(b) What happens when trees are cut? (1)
(c) Why does the author call trees “Earth’s greatest friends”? (2)
(d) Find words from the passage which mean:
(i) Destroying forests (ii) Protect (1+1)
Section – B (Writing Skills) [20 Marks]
Q.3 You are Ramesh of XYZ School. Write a business letter to M/s A-One Publishers, New
Delhi, placing an order for English Grammar Books for your school library. (5 Marks)
Q.4 Draft an advertisement for the vacancy of a tutor for teaching your younger brother sciencs
and math. You are Sanjay. (4 Marks)
Q.5 Write a short report on “Science Exhibition in Your School” in about 120 words. (6 Marks)
OR
Q.6 You are the Cultural Secretary of your school. Draft a notice informing students about a
“Tree Plantation Drive” to be held in your school. (4 Marks)
Section – C (Grammar) [15 Marks]
Q.7 Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: (1×3=3) (a) He is ___ honest man.
(b) We went to ___ Taj Mahal last week.
(c) She bought ___ orange from the market.
Q.8 Rewrite in indirect speech: (1×4=4)
(a) He said, “I am reading a book.”
(b) She said to me, “Where are you going?”
(c) They said, “We have finished our work.”
(d) Ramesh said, “I will help you.”
Q.9 Fill in the blanks with correct form of tense (present/past): (1×4=4)
(a) She always ___ (help) the poor.
(b) I ___ (see) him yesterday.
(c) We ___ (play) cricket when it started raining.(d) He ___ (write) a letter
now.
Q.10 Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences: (1×4=4)
(a) best / honesty / policy / is / the.
(b) punctual / be / always / should / we.
(c) book / interesting / very / this / is.(d) homework / his / he / not / did.
Section – D (Literature) [35 Marks]
Q.11 Answer the following in about 30–40 words each: (3×4=12)
(a) Why did the County Inspector do?
(b) how does Tommy describe the old kind of school and teacher?
(c) How was a shehnai different from a pungi?
(d) Write a short note on the pin cushion incident.
Q.12 Answer the following in about 60–80 words each: (3×3=9)
(a) How did Toto take a bath?
(b) Who was Mahendra? How was Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
(c) Why did the child move on without waiting for an answer?
(d)
Q.13 Extracts: Read the following and answer the questions that follow:
(a) From the poem Wind
“Wind, come softly.
Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.”
(i) What does the poet request the wind to do? (2)
(ii) Which things are disturbed by the wind in these lines? (2)
(iii) Find one verb from the extract. (1)
(b) From the poem The Road Not Taken
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could.”
(i) Where did the two roads diverge? (2)
(ii) Why was the poet sorry? (2)
(iii) Find a rhyming pair of words from the stanza. (1)
(Total: 10 Marks)