English Class IX Question and Answer Key
School: Bolpur High School
1. Reading Skill (Seen)
Tom always found Monday mornings to be miserable. Monday began another week's slow suffering in school. Tom lay thinking. Presently, he wished that he was sick: then he could stay home from school. He investigated his body with the hope of finding some ailment. He thought that he had found symptoms of stomach trouble. He began to grow hopeful. However, the symptoms soon grew feeble and wholly went away.
Tom thought further. Suddenly he discovered something. One of his upper front teeth was loose. He felt lucky. He was about to groan when it occurred to him that if Aunt Polly was to know she would surely pull it out and that would hurt. Tom thought he would hold the tooth in reserve for the present. He remembered hearing from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger. He eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection. He did not know the necessary symptoms. However, it seemed like a good chance. Tom fell to groaning. But his brother Sid slept on.
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
- Tom fell to — (a) growing, (b) groaning, (c) grabbing, (d) glowing.
Answer: (b) groaning - Tom desired to be — (a) safe, (b) sick, (c) silent, (d) panicked.
Answer: (b) sick
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
- Tom investigated his body with the hope of finding some ailment.
- Drawing his sore toe, Tom held it up for inspection and fell to groaning.
C. Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| (i) One of his upper front teeth was loose. | (a) Tom felt lucky and thought he would hold the tooth in reserve for the present to avoid Aunt Polly pulling it out. |
| (ii) Tom thought that he had found symptoms of stomach trouble. | (b) He grew hopeful. |
D. Pick out words from the above passage that mean the following:
- indication : symptoms /
- weak : feeble/sick
2. Read the poem and answer the questions given below:
After a day of rain:
Blue mists, sweet mists of summer pall
The horizon's mountain-chain.
The damp stands in the long, green grass
As thick as morning's tears;
And dreamy scents of fragrance pass
That breathe of other years.
Answer the following questions:
- What stands in the 'green grass'?
Ans: The damp stands in the long, green grass. - What does 'pall' mean here?
Ans: Here, 'pall' means a thick cloud or covering of mist that shrouds or veils the horizon. - Who is the poet of this poem?
Ans: The poet of this poem is Emily Brontë (from her poem "Mild the Mist Upon the Hill"). - What does the speaker watch?
Ans: The speaker watches a cloudy evening fall after a full day of rain.
3. Reading Skill (Unseen)
Today's social media has evolved into one of the most powerful and influential force in the world. It helps not only people to communicate with each other but also businesses to reach out to their target audience through advertisements and social media campaigns. Blog posts, video blogs (vlogs), YouTube videos, reels help businesses reach new audiences across different platforms, increasing their visibility and recognition. Once published, these remain on the internet indefinitely, which means they continue to work for a business, drawing in new customers even months or years later.
Besides this, social media has been playing a significant role in the education sector. YouTube hosts countless channels offering lessons on everything from maths to arts to coding platforms, like Reddit provides discussion forums and communities where students can ask questions and exchange knowledge. Social media has negative sides also. It absolutely depends on the person and how he/she wants to use it.
A. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False in the given options:
- Social media has no role in education sector. — [ F ]
- Social media has a power to provide scope of communication. — [ T ]
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the above passage:
- YouTube videos, reels help businesses reach new audiences across different platforms, increasing their visibility and recognition.
- Discussion forums can be provided by platforms like Reddit where students can ask questions and exchange knowledge.
C. Answer the following questions:
- What does YouTube host?
Ans: YouTube hosts countless channels offering educational lessons on everything from maths to arts to coding platforms. - How does social media help businesses to reach out to the target audience?
Ans: Social media helps businesses reach their target audience through advertisements, social media campaigns, blog posts, video blogs (vlogs), YouTube videos, and reels that increase visibility and draw in customers over time.
4. Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
A joint study was organised by our teachers on last Monday.
5. Do as directed:
- The children were released. (Change the voice)
Ans: The authority /They released the children. - He told a funny story. (Turn into a complex sentence)
Ans: He told a story which was funny. - Ratan is one of the tallest boys in our class. (Rewrite using comparative degree)
Ans: Ratan is taller than most other boys in our class.
6. Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs from the list given below. (There are two extra phrasal verbs in the list):
[List : set in, call up, call out, set up]
- He remembered his old days.
Ans: called up (He called up his old days.) - They established a school building.
Ans: set up (They set up a school building.)
7. Pick out words from the unseen passage (Question No 3) which mean the following:
- (i) acknowledgement : recognition
- (ii) goal : target
- (iii) segment : sector
- (iv) important : influential / significant
5. Writing Skill
8. Write a paragraph within 100 words using the following flow chart on how a football team is selected in a school:
Points: Notice served – willing students meet the concerned teacher – names enlisted – screening test – selection of skilled players – final selection.
Selection of a School Football Team
The process of selecting a school football team is structured and highly organized.It is a veryinteresting matter to know how a football team is selected in a school .First, an official notice is served on the school notice board inviting students to join the team selection process. Interested and willing students are then instructed to meet the concerned sports teacher or coach. Following this meeting, the names of the participating students are properly enlisted. Next, a rigorous screening test is conducted on the school playground to evaluate physical fitness and core game understanding. From this test, the most skilled players are systematically identified and shortlisted based on their performance, agility, and teamwork. Finally, the final selection of the primary eleven players along with substitutes is declared, forming the official school football team.
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