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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II, 2012

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVEClass - IX

Maximum Marks : 90 Time : 3 hours

Instructions :

The Question paper is divided into four sections.

Section A : Reading 20 marks

Section B : Writing 25 marks

Section C : Grammar 20 marks

Section D : Literature 25 marks

SECTION

A(READING 20 Marks)

Q.1. Read the following passage carefully : 10TWICE BLESSED BRIDE

In the days preceding my daughters wedding, the house was upside downwith great excitement and confusion. We used to sit discussing for long hour thevarious details to be fixed.

We just had a month for shopping and organizing everything. Our daughtergave us all a real difficult time deciding about the wedding dress. At one moment she

would choose a dress and the next instance she would set her eyes on another.Though the agony of indecision occasioned by the momentous event in her life wasunderstandable, I was beginning to lose my patience and must have shown it too.After one week of hectic, futile shopping, I lay down thinking of my mother and thepreparations for my own wedding. Her pleasantly shining face was there before myeyes. I wished she was there to guide and comfort me then and to bless hergranddaughter, who was entering a new phase of life after marriage.

I remember how easily mother would create a very pleasant situationwhenever she found any of her children looking sad or worried. Her moral supportcould always wipe the tears and bring smiles to our faces. For us she was a pillar ofstrength that we could lean upon in times of distress. Remembering those old days I

took out my suitcase to gaze at my wedding sarees that had not been worn and werestill intact. Being an army officers wife. I would never think of dressing up in thoseheavy sarees, which my husband frowned upon.

While showing it to my daughter amidst recollection of my own days. Wefound tucked inside the layers a lovely chiffon saree, full of beautiful golden zariwork. I remembered how my mother had fallen for that, the moment it was shown toher. She at once bought it for me ignoring my protest that it was too bright and heavyfor my sober taste.

Suddenly, with a lighting touch, I took it out and gave it to my daughter. Sheadmired it as lovingly as my mother had done. On an impulse I told her it was a gift toher from her maternal grandmother. I could see my mother come alive with a smile on

her face, making me feel it was what she had wanted. It was as though through thesaree, mother was blessing her granddaughter. I felt wonderful.My daughter looked at the saree and then at my face. She was surprised to see me

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look so joyous and excited like a young girl. It was a great moment, a truly blessedone! I cherish it lovingly.

Whenever I miss my daughter, I try to relive that beautiful moment whichcomforted me in my hour of need.For decked up in that saree, as my girl came for her wedding, I saw myself as thebride once again, and there was mother showering her benedictions on two

generations. (Shashi Dutt, adapted)A Answer the following questions briefly:

1 Before the narrators daughters wedding the house was in a state of __________.

2 They had about a months time left for__________.3 The narrator would lose patience during shopping expeditions with her

daughter because __________________.4 When the narrator gave her daughter her old cherished saree, bought by her

mother for her, she could see her mother smile for __________.5 When the narrators daughter wore her mothers wedding saree it seemed

she was receiving _______________.6 The narrator had never worn her own wedding sarees as __________.

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B Fill in the blanks with one word only:The narrators daughter was getting (a) ______ in a months time and hecticpreparations were on. At this time, the narrator remembered her (b) _______ whodbeen a pillar of strength in difficult times. When she opened her suitcase, she cameacross the saree her mother had bought in spite of her (c) _______. Now, when shegave that saree to her daughter, her daughter lookedat it (d) _______.

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C Find words in the passage that means the following:

(a) previous to(b) blessings

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Q.2. Read the following passage : 5Chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. Monkeys can learn to

count. A crow can figure out how to use a stick to get at that hard-to-reach grub.Chicken can learn to play checkers. Even worms can be taught to run mazes. So whichanimal is the smartest? Youre probably thinking that chimps are smarter thanchickens. And that crows are smarter that worms. And youre smarter than all ofthem.But where do these rankings come from? Okay, you probably are smarter than the

average worm. But why do we assume that bigger beasts are smarter than smallerones? Or that furry critters are brainier than slithering wrigglers that are coated inslime ?

And how come we think dogs are so smart ? Sure, a dog might be cleverenough to fetch his leash when he wants to go out. But the same mutt might also barkat the vacuum cleaner and spend a whole hour chasing his own tail. Is Rover anybrighter than a hamster, a chicken or that kid whos always eating Play Doh ? Howcan you measure an animals brain power?

The hardest part is coming up with the right test. A dog cant sit down with ano : 2 pencil and take a multiple choice exam. So the test has to be something the dog

can learn to do: select a block by nudging it with a nose or a paw for example. The testalso has to be something the dog wants to do: a dog might stare at that block all theday, without budging - until she figures out that theres a treat underneath.

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Norton Milgram and his co-workers at the University of Toronto use treats to givedogs a canine I Q test.

Read the questions below and write the most appropriate options in youranswer sheet:

(1) The main idea of the passage is that ___________ .

(a) monkeys are smarter than dogs because monkeys can count.(b) a University of Toronto research group has discovered how to

accurately measure animal intelligence.(c) dogs are smarter than other animals.(d) animals have different levels of intelligence that can be measured

only with the right tests.(2) By asking why do we assume that bigger. beasts are smarter than smaller

ones? the narrator wants to say that__________ .(a) larger animals are not as smart as the smaller animals.(b) smaller animals are not necessarily less intelligent than larger animals.(c) intelligence of any animal can be measured by its size.

(d) none of the above.(3) As per the narrator the intelligence of a dog can be tested by making it sit for a

multiple choice test :(a) True (b) False(c) Not sure (d) All the above.

(4) Norton Milgram and his co-workers test a dogs IQ by__________.(a) measuring its brain(b) giving it some treat(c) making it use a pencil(d) by making it stare on a block

(5) By mentioning the vacuum cleaner incident the narrator suggests that

_____________.(a) being able to bring his leash does not make a dog smart(b) all dogs are not smart(c) vacuum cleaners are not the right measurement of a dogs intelligence(d) All the above

Q.3. Read the following poem carefully : 5Memories

Memories from childhood stay with us forever,Taking us where we have been and will go,

Pieces of life that live on and will neverLet us forget we were young long ago.Sometimes I wander back into those shadows,Quietly being who I used to be,Bringing to life all the joy and the sorrows,Days that cant die while they still live in me.Holidays linger and happy times glisten;I can see everyone active and well.I can still hear them if only I listen,Feeling each motion and breathing each smell.Life has such treasures that times always stealing;

Nothing can ever entirely stay.While you are young, you can capture each feeling;Make all the memories you can ever day.

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Answer the following questions by choosing an appropriate option from thosegiven below. Write only the correct option in your answer sheet :(a) The author takes the perspective of someone who _____________.

(i) is very young (ii) has had a hard life(iii) cant remember much (iv) is elderly

(b) According to the poem, our memories ________________.

(i) are lost as we age(ii) are an important part of who we are(iii) become less accurate over time(iv) are not worth recalling

(c) The poet says that ____________.(i) some memories are happy and some unhappy(ii) all memories should be happy(iii) you should forget the past(iv) we can change the past by forgetting some things

(d) The author suggests that young people should______________.(i) ignore their friends and relatives if possible

(ii) only think about the future(iii) appreciate the present to preserve it in their minds(iv) try to help others stay active and healthy as they age

(e) The word linger means to _________________.(i) stop (ii) slow down (iii) remain (iv) fade

SECTION B(WRITING 25 Marks)

Q.4. Write a message to be left on Ruchikas desk about a telephone call received for her bythe receptionist. Write the message in not more than fifty words. Put the message in a

box.Karan : Hello, Is that 3325694?Receptionist : Yes.Karan : Could I talk to Ruchika Jain who works in the Sales

Department?Receptionist : Miss Jain has not yet arrived?Karan : Oh, in that case could you give her an urgent message.Receptionist : Yes, of courseKaran : Could you tell her that her mother is seriously ill and she

should leave for Chandigarh immediately.

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Q.5. Rohini and Shalini are discussing the effects of the price rise of all commodities. Writea suitable dialogue on their behalf in 100 words, using the following hints:hike in petrol prices rains floods vegetable prices rising budget haywire difficult to make both ends meet condition beyond control.

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Q.6. Indian woman is yet to be emancipated despite efforts made by social workers likeRaja Ram Mohan Roy. Her liberty and welfare continues to be plagued by endlessproblems. The society, law, media and intelligentsia continue to be helpless spectators.Taking ideas from the visual, together with your own ideas, write a letter to the editorof a national daily. in minimum 120 words on the topic Woman Bears and Others

Stare.

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Q.7. Owing to the latest craze of Studies Abroad among the rich and the upper middleclass Indians, foreign universities and colleges have opened up their admission centersin India, some of which are fake. Many tutorials and coaching centers are mintingmoney by engaging in preparing students for studies abroad. As a conscientiousstudent, write an article in minimum 150 words, for your school magazine, to spreadawareness in this regard.

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SECTION - C(GRAMMAR 20 Marks)

Q.8. Choose the correct words from the options given below to complete the

passage:

In another incident (a) __________ daylight robbery (b) ___________ West Delhi, threemasked men (c) __________ at and (d) __________ to rob two men (e) __________ hadcome to deposit cash at (f) __________ ATM. They, however, panicked and (g)__________ the bag containing cash (h) __________ the locals began to pursue them.

(a) (i) for (ii) of (iii) in (iv) over(b) (i) in (ii) at (iii) on (iv) over(c) (i) shooting (ii) had shot

(iii) have shot (iv) shot

(d) (i) had attempted (ii) have attempted(iii) attempted (iv) attempting

(e) (i) which (ii) who(iii) that (iv) whose

(f) (i) a (ii) the (iii) an (iv) none of these(g) (i) had left (ii) left

(iii) have left (iv) were left(h) (i) when (ii) after (iii) before (iv) where

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Q.9. Complete the headlines choosing the correct option:

1. DEATHS CAUSED DUE TO FLOODMany ________ due to floods

(i) lives had been lost (ii) lives have been lost(iii) life has been lost (iv) lives has been lost

2. TIGER KILLEDAssam : The carcass of:

(i) one more tiger was found yesterday(ii) one more tiger has found yesterday(iii) one more tiger has been found yesterday(iv) one more tiger been found yesterday

3. INCONVENIENCE DUE TO DERAILMENTAll commuters _________ due to derailment on Howrah Chennai Line.

(i) have being inconvenienced

(ii) had been inconvenienced(iii) were being inconvenienced(iv) were inconvenienced

4. 250 KG RDX FOUND250kg of RDX _________ by the police.

(i) was being found (ii) was found(iii) have been found (iv) had found

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Q.10. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningfulsentences. The first one has been done as an example:

e.g. the / of / plight / Tranzanians / would / like / know / the / you / about /to.Woud you like to know about the plight of the Tanzanians?

(a) Africa / in / Tanzanians / literacy rate / the / have / highest(b) read / hardly / have / to / they / anything / but(c) the / and / are / cost / soaring / paper / the / interest rates / reasons / of(d) have / they / standstill /the/ to / a / brought / publishing industry.

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Q.11. Below you can read a conversation between Reinu and her husband Somu.Complete the following reporting what they discussed :Reinu : Our new servant has a tendency to steal things.

Somu : Is anything missing?Reinu : Yes, he has stolen one of our blankets.Somu : Which one?Reinu : Its the one we took from Hotel Palm Beach.

Reinu told her husband that (a) _____________ a tendency to steal things. Somu askedher (b)___________ . She told him that (c) __________ . When Somu asked her whichone it was, she replied that (d) __________ from. Hotel Palm Beach

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Q.12. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write themissing word along with the word that comes before and after it, in your answersheet against the correct blank number. underline your answer :

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Before after(a) Mans efficiency increases hard work (a) _______ _______(b) If he does work hard, his practice suffers (b) _______ _______(c) The lawyer is judged by cases that (c) _______ _______(d) he wins. The writers is examined (d) _______ _______(e) by the of readers he has, whereas (e) _______ _______

(f) the typist tested by his speed and the (f) _______ _______(g) accuracy in work. It has rightly been (g) _______ _______(h) said that hard work is the key success (h) _______ _______

SECTION - D(LITERATURE 25 Marks)

13. (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions by choosing themostappropriate options :I wishId been that much more willinWhen I had more tooth than fillin

To pass up gobstoppers(a) Who is the poet of these lines?

(i) Shakespeare (ii) William Wordsworth(iii) John Ayres (iv) Pam Ayres

(b) The condition of the poetesss teeth is :(i) that they are decayed now(ii) that they are having a filling.(iii) that they are on the verge of decay(iv) that they cant be cured of cavities

(c) The poetesss tone is one of:(i) regret (ii) pessimism

(iii) optimism (iv) humorous

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(B) Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:And now, at the age of ten, a pupil at a local private school where they woremortar boards and generally comported themselves like young dons, he hadalready won a prize for spelling and dictation.

(a) (i) Who is the pupil being referred to ?(ii) What sort of a person is this pupil?(iii) What was the parents worry with regard to this pupil?

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(C) Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow :I I dont believe there was any good in the world; but somehow I I knowyoure good, and and its a queer thing to ask, but could you, would youbless me before I go? I I think it would help me.

(a) Why does the speaker feel there is no good in the world?(b) What has made him change his opinion?(c) Could you would you bless me before I go_________ bring out the irony in

this statement.

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14. Answer any four out of the following questions in 30-40 words :(a) Which poetic device has been used in abundance in Songof the Rain ? Quote

two examples.(b) Was Corporal Turnbull justified in giving Private Qulech permanent

cookhouse duties ? Why / Why not.(c) Where did the convict plan to go? How did the Bishop help him ?

(d) Write a note on Bill Brambles character.(e) Why does the poet compare the last stage with the second childishness ?

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15. Answer any one of the following : 6You are Marie. You retrun home and write a letter describing the events of the day,highlighting the attitude of both of your employers.

ORImagine you are Pam Ayres. As a child despite your mothers scolding you ate a lot ofchocolates. Today your teeth have decayed and its too late. Write a diary entryexpressing your guilt and regret at your wrong doings and how you could haveavoided it.

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