CLASS IX SECOND SUMMATIVE ENGLISH EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER 2025

CLASS  IX SECOND SUMMATIVE ENGLISH EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER 2025

Question Paper of Patrasayer Block

2nd Summative Evaluation – 2025

Class – IX

Subject – ENGLISH

Time – 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Full Marks – 40

Name: _______________________

Roll No.: ____________________

Section: _____________________

 

Reading Comprehension (Seen)

1. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. When he had run forward to the brink of the ledge he became afraid. The great expanse of the sea stretched down beneath, and it was miles down. He felt certain but his wings would never support him. So he bent his head down and ran away back to the little hole where he slept at night. His father and mother had come around calling to him shrilly. But for the life of him he could not move.

That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister. They were teaching them the art of flight and how to dive for fish. He had seen his elder brother catch his first herring, while his parents circled around proudly.

A. Tick (✓) the correct answer from the given alternatives:

(1×3 = 3)

1. A herring is a –

a) insect  b) sea fish  c) snail  d) prawn

2. Brink means –

a) surface  b) edge  c) corner  d) centre

3. The young seagull was in his –

a) cave  b) nest  c) ledge  d) kennel

B. Answer the following questions:

(1×3 = 3)

i) Where did the seagull sleep at night?

ii) Why was the seagull alone on his ledge?

iii) What were his parents teaching his brothers and sister?

 

2. Read the poem and answer the following questions:

Mild the mist upon the hill,

Telling not of storms tomorrow;

No; the day has wept its fill,

Spent its store of silent sorrow.

Oh, I'm gone back to the days of youth,

I am a child once more;

And 'neath my father's sheltering roof,

And near the old hall door.

A. Complete the following sentences with information from the poem:

(1×2 = 2)

i) Journeying down her memory lanes the poet finds herself standing ____________

ii) The poet recollects the days of her ____________

B. Answer the following questions:

(1×2 = 2)

i) What is the name of the poet?

ii) Where was the mist spread?

 

Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

3. Read the following passage and answer the given questions:

Albert Einstein, the genius was born on 14 March, 1879 in the German city of Ulm. At the age of two and a half, Einstein was still not talking. As he was a late talker, his parents were worried. His mother thought him to be a freak. At last, at the supper table one night, he broke his silence to say, "The soup is too hot". Greatly relieved, his parents asked why he had never said a word before. Albert replied, "Because up to now everything was in order." As a child, he played by himself because his friends found him boring. He loved mechanical toys.

When he saw his new born sister, Maja, he is said to have said, "Fine, but where are her wheels?" A headmaster once told his father, "Whatever profession he chooses, he'll never make a success at anything".

He went to high school in Munich and scored good marks in almost every subject. He was highly gifted in Mathematics and Physics. In 1901, at the age of 22, Einstein was a university graduate but he was unemployed. He finally secured a job in 1902 as a technical expert in the patent office in Bern. He got world fame when he published his general Theory of Relativity which provided a new interpretation of gravity. Einstein died in 1955 at the age of 76.

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative:

(1×3 = 3)

1. Einstein did not speak till the age of –

a) 2 years  b) 2 years 6 months  c) 3 years  d) 4 years

2. Einstein was born in –

a) Rein  b) Berlin  c) Ulm  d) Danube

3. Einstein in his childhood loved –

a) dolls  b) dresses  c) computer games  d) mechanical toys

B. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements. Give supporting sentences:

(2×2 = 4)

1. Einstein was highly gifted only in physics.

S.S. — ________________________________________

2. Einstein first talked at the supper table.

S.S. — ________________________________________

C. Answer the following questions:

(1×3 = 3)

i) What were Einstein’s first words?

ii) What did Albert’s headmaster tell his father?

iii) When did Einstein die?

 

Grammar and Vocabulary

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

(½×4 = 2)

On __ eve of Independence Day our club has organised __ function. Clothes will be given __ the poor. The secretary of our club will preside __ the function.

 

5. Do as directed:

(1×4 = 4)

i) She must weep or she will die. (Turn into complex sentence)

→ ________________________________________

ii) Tom, what a shock you did give me! (Turn into assertive)

→ ________________________________________

iii) Treat the physically challenged persons with sympathy. (Use 'sympathy' as an adverb and rewrite the sentence)

→ ________________________________________

iv) I believe your word. (Make it negative)

→ ________________________________________

 

6. Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs from the list below:

[List: call up, give in, give away] (1×2 = 2)

i) The headmaster will distribute the prizes.

→ ________________________________________

ii) I cannot remember his name.

→ ________________________________________

 

7. Find out the words from the passage in Q.3 matching the meanings given below:

(1×2 = 2)

i) Jobless: _______________

ii) Explanation: _______________

 

Writing Skill

8. Write a newspaper report on a grievous bus accident within 100 words:

(10 Marks)

Hints: Malda-bound private bus fell into a deep ditch – 15 people killed and 25 people injured – injured admitted to nearest hospital – 5 released after first aid – to save a cyclist the driver lost control – Government ordered enquiry – compensation: ₹2 lakh for kin of the dead and ₹50,000 for the injured.

 

2nd Summative Evaluation – 2025

Class – VIII

Subject – ENGLISH

Time – 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Full Marks – 40

 

Reading Comprehension (Seen)

1. Read the passage and answer the questions:

A. Tick (✓) the correct answer:

(1×3 = 3)

1. A herring is a –

✓ b) sea fish

2. Brink means –

✓ b) edge

3. The young seagull was in his –

✓ c) ledge

B. Answer the following questions:

(1×3 = 3)

i) Where did the seagull sleep at night?

→ The seagull slept at night in a little hole on the ledge.

ii) Why was the seagull alone on his ledge?

→ He was alone because he was afraid to fly and did not go with his brothers and sister.

iii) What were his parents teaching his brothers and sister?

→ His parents were teaching his brothers and sister the art of flying and how to dive for fish.

 

2. Read the poem and answer:

A. Complete the sentences:

(1×2 = 2)

i) Journeying down her memory lanes, the poet finds herself standing beneath her father's sheltering roof and near the old hall door.

ii) The poet recollects the days of her

→ youth.

B. Answer the following questions:

(1×2 = 2)

i) What is the name of the poet?

→ The name of the poet is Emily Jane Brontë.

ii) Where was the mist spread?

→ The mist was spread upon the hill.

 

Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

3. Read the passage and answer the following:

A. Tick (✓) the correct answer:

(1×3 = 3)

1. Einstein did not speak till the age of –

✓ b) 2 years 6 months

2. Einstein was born in –

✓ c) Ulm

3. Einstein in his childhood loved –

✓ d) mechanical toys

B. Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ and give supporting sentence:

(2×2 = 4)

1. Einstein was highly gifted only in physics.

→ F

S.S. – He was highly gifted in Mathematics and Physics.

2. Einstein first talked at the supper table.

→ T

S.S. – At the supper table one night, he broke his silence to say, “The soup is too hot.”

C. Answer the following questions:

(1×3 = 3)

i) What were Einstein’s first words?

→ i) Einstein’s first words were “The soup is too hot.”

ii) What did Albert’s headmaster tell his father?

→ He said that Einstein would never make a success at anything.

iii) When did Einstein die?

→ Einstein died in 1955 at the age of 76.

 

Grammar and Vocabulary

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

(½×4 = 2)

On the eve of Independence Day our club has organised a function. Clothes will be given to the poor. The secretary of our club will preside over the function.

 

5. Do as directed:

(1×4 = 4)

i) She must weep or she will die. (Complex)

→ She must weep if she does not want to die.

ii) Tom, what a shock you did give me! (Assertive)

→ Tom, you gave me a great shock.

iii) Treat the physically challenged persons with sympathy. (Use 'sympathy' as adverb)

→ Treat the physically challenged persons sympathetically.

iv) I believe your word. (Negative)

→ I do not disbelieve your word. (or) I do not doubt your word.

 

6. Replace underlined words with phrasal verbs:

(1×2 = 2)

i) The headmaster will give away the prizes.

ii) I cannot call up his name.

 

7. Vocabulary from unseen passage (Q.3):

(1×2 = 2)

i) Jobless – unemployed

ii) Explanation – interpretation

 

Writing Skill

8. Write a newspaper report on a grievous bus accident (within 100 words):

Grievous Bus Accident at Malda

By a Staff Reporter

Malda, August 2, 2025: A serious bus accident occurred yesterday when a Malda-bound private bus fell into a deep ditch while trying to save a cyclist. The tragic mishap took place near Kaliachak. 15 passengers were killed on the spot and 25 others were seriously injured. The injured were taken to the nearest hospital. Five of them were released after receiving first aid. The state government has ordered an enquiry into the incident. The Chief Minister has announced compensation of ₹2 lakh for the family of each deceased person and ₹50,000 for each injured passenger.