Class IX 3 rd Summative Ray Martin Question Bank 2026 Page 1 Solved

Class IX 3 rd Summative Ray Martin Question Bank 2026 Page 1 Solved : Alipurduar Mc William High School (HS)

1. Reading Skill (Seen)

After I had been on the island for ten or twelve days, it occurred to me that I would lose the measure of time. This was because I had neither watch nor calendar. To prevent this, I cut with my knife upon a large post the date of my landing; I put a notch with my knife for everyday.

After a long spell of rain, I saw some fair weather around 7th November. I spent the next couple of days making small wood boxes to keep my provisions dry from the rain.

Among the things I rescued from the ship there was a small bag of corns meant for poultry feed. Most of it had been devoured by rats. I saw nothing but husks and dusts in the bag. I emptied the contents outside my wall. This was a little time before the great rains. A month later I discovered green stalks shooting out of the ground. I was astonished to discover it was perfect green barley. By the June of 1660, I had gained security of food and shelter.

A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:

(i) 'I put a notch with my knife for everyday'. The word 'notch' means - (a) tent, (b) knot, (c) plant, (d) cut.

Answer: (d) cut

(ii) The narrator discovered green stalks shooting out of the ground after - (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four - months.

Answer: (a) one

(iii) Crusoe had achieved security of food and shelter by June of - (a) 1560, (b) 1460, (c) 1660, (d) 1760.

Answer: (c) 1660

(iv) Crusoe made some boxes with - (a) wood, (b) iron, (c) plastic, (d) copper.

Answer: (a) wood

(v) Most of the corns were eaten by - (a) insects, (b) rats, (c) ants, (d) birds.

Answer: (b) rats

B. Fill in the chart with information from the given text:

- Cause: Most of the corns meant for poultry feed had been devoured by rats.

- Effect: Crusoe saw only husks and dusts in the bag.

- Cause: Crusoe had been on the island for ten or twelve days.

- Effect: It occurred to him that he would lose the measure of time.

- Cause: To keep his provisions dry from the rain.

- Effect: The narrator made some boxes.

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) Why did the narrator feel that he would lose the measure of time?

Answer: The narrator felt he would lose the measure of time because  had neither a watch nor a calendar and he had been on the island for ten or twelve days and 

(ii) When did Crusoe witness some fine weather?

Answer: Crusoe witnessed some fine weather around the 7th of November, after a long spell of rain.

2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

I saw three ships go sailing by,

Over the sea, the lifting sea,

And the wind rose in the morning sky,

And one was rigged for a long journey.

The first ship turned towards the west,

Over the sea, the running sea,

And by the wind was all possessed

And carried to a rich country.

The second turned towards the east,

Over the sea, the quaking sea,

And the wind hunted it like a beast

To anchor in captivity.

A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:

(i) The three ships go sailing by the - (a) deep sea, (b) lifting sea, (c) running sea, (d) quaking sea.

Answer: (b) lifting sea

(ii) The name of the above poem by Philip Larkin is - (a) 'North Ship', (b) 'The North Ship', (c) 'A North Ship', (d) 'The Ship North'.

Answer: (b) 'The North Ship'

(iii) The wind rose in the - (a) evening, (b) afternoon, (c) night, (d) morning - sky.

Answer: (d) morning

(iv) The second ship turned towards the - (a) north, (b) south, (c) east, (d) west.

Answer: (c) east

B. Answer the following questions:

(i) Where did the wind carry the first ship?

Answer: The wind carried the first ship to a rich country.

(ii) How did the wind hunt the second ship?

Answer: The wind hunted the second ship like a beast to anchor in captivity.

3. Reading Skill (Unseen)

Passage about floods in Alipurduar/Jalpaiguri (Adapted from a report published in 'The Telegraph' dated October 6, 2025).

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(i) Heavy showers occurred in the - (a) Himachal, (b) Bhutan, (c) Sikkim, (d) Buxa - hills.

Answer: (b) Bhutan

(ii) The water levels rose in the rivers flowing into - (a) two, (b) three, (c) four, (d) five - districts.

Answer: (a) two

(iii) A rhino was swept away from the Gorumara National Park by the river - (a) Torsha, (b) Sankosh, (c) Rydak, (d) Jaldhaka.

Answer: (d) Jaldhaka

(iv) The Bamandanga-Tondu tea estate is in - (a) Alipurduar-I, (b) Madarihat, (c) Kalchini, (d) Nagrakata - block.

Answer: (d) Nagrakata

(v) The incessant rain in North Bengal has so far claimed lives, the number of which is - (a) 21, (b) 22, (c) 23, (d) 24.

Answer: (c) 23

(vi) The following river which is in the group of the tri-junction of three rivers is the - (a) Teesta, (b) Diana, (c) Kaljani, (d) Torsha.

Answer: (b) Diana

B. State whether the following statements are True or False. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements. Provide supporting sentences:

(i) The tri-junction of three rivers has flood-affected areas, one of which is under Banarhat Police Station.

Answer: True (T)

Supporting sentence: 'In Jalpaiguri, the most flood-affected areas are at the tri-junction of three rivers, the Murti, the Diana and the Jaldhaka under Nagrakata, Banarhat, Maynaguri and Dhupguri Police Stations.'

(ii) Wild animals like rhinos, gaurs and deer were seen being swept away by the Torsha.

Answer: True (T)

Supporting sentence: 'Wild animals including rhinos, deer and gaurs were seen being swept away by the Torsha from the Jaldapara National Park.'

(iii) Two prominent reserve forests Jaldapara and Gorumara are in Alipurduar districts.

Answer: False (F)

Supporting sentence: 'The swollen rivers and streams have also flooded the Jaldapara and Gorumara National Parks - two prominent reserve forests in Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts.'

C. Answer the following questions:

(i) How have the nine tourists staying at the tourists lodge been rescued?

Answer: They have been rescued with the help of pet elephants of the State Forest Department.

(ii) Which bridge has completely been washed away?

Answer: The Holong bridge has completely been washed away.

(iii) What damage is done by the streams and the rivers of the Dooars?

Answer: They have inundated vast areas of Jaldapara, causing significant damage to both infrastructure and wildlife, washing away bridges, houses, and claiming lives.

(iv) What did the Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police say about the rescue and relief work?

Answer: The Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police said, 'The bodies have been recovered, and rescue and relief work is in progress.'

Grammar and Vocabulary

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

(i) Sethji thundered _____ the protesting porter.

Answer: at

(ii) Our Mc William School is _____ HS school.

Answer: an

(iii) And one was rigged _____ a long journey.

Answer: for

5. Do as directed:

(i) I am not less taller than you. [Change into positive degree]

Answer:   You are not(/more)  as tall as I.

Answer: I am as tall as you.

(ii) She is so intelligent that she will understand it. [Rewrite using 'too']

Answer: She is too intelligent not to understand it.

(iii) The football team will put up a brave fight. [Change the voice]

Answer: A brave fight will be put up by the football team.

(iv) He said, 'When I was reading the book, the idea struck me.' [Change into an indirect speech]

Answer: He said that when he had been reading the book, the idea had struck him.

(v) She has much wealth, but she is not happy. [Change into a simple sentence]

Answer: Despite having much wealth, she is not happy.

(vi) Previously I had no lamp after dark. [Rewrite the sentence using the adjective form of the underlined word - 'Previously']

Answer: Previous to this, I had no lamp after dark.

6. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

List: bring out, carry through, bring up, set up, carry off

(i) A new university was built in Cooch Behar.

Answer: set up

(ii) They published a magazine recently.

Answer: brought out

(iii) Jim won three gold medals in sport.

Answer: carried off

7. Meaning from unseen passage:

(i) likewise

Answer: also

(ii) heights, positions, standards of something

Answer: levels

(iii) property

Answer: estate / infrastructure

(iv) a person in charge of looking after the people and taking care of the rules

Answer: Superintendent / Warden