THE SET SCHOOL

Midyear Assessment
English
Class IX
Science group

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 75

General Instructions:
Section ‘A’: It consists of 30 multiple choice questions. Attempt all questions.
Section ‘B’: It comprises of 05 short-answer questions. Attempt all the questions.
Section ‘C’: It comprises of 06 questions. Attempt all the questions.
i. The poem ‘The Hand that Rocks the Cradle’ is composed by
a) Charles Mackay b) Louis I. Newman
c) Robert Louis Stevenson d) William Ross Wallace

ii. Select the correct past participle from of ‘cut’

a) cutted b) cuted
c) cut d) cuts

iii. Select the correct meaning of ‘anonymous’

a) well-known poet b) unknown poet
c) unknown author d) well-known author

iv. Who wrote the poem ‘Beautiful Hands’?

a) Ellen M.H. Gates b) Anonymous
c) William Ross Wallace d) Eliza Cook

v. Select the correct parts of speech of the underlined word.

She is an intelligent girl.
a) noun b) pronoun
c) adverb d) adjective

vi. King Faisal was born in

a) 1907 b) 1917
c) 1927 d) 1937

vii. The Caliph Haroon-ur-Rashid was known for his justice and ___________________.
a) truthfulness b) bravery
c) wisdom d) humbleness

viii. Choose the correct past participle form of ‘be’

a) being b) be
c) was d) been
 ix. Change it into present simple.
The teacher taught us a lesson.
a) The teacher is teaching us a lesson.
b) The teacher teaches us a lesson.
c) The teachers is teaches us a lesson.
d) The teacher has taught us a lesson.

x. Choose the correct negative form.

The teachers have been trying for a long time.
a) The teachers have not tried for a long time.
b) The teachers have not been tried for a long time.
c) The teachers have not trying for a long time.
d) The teachers have not been trying for a long time.

xi. An average farm produces ________________________ quintals of wheat per hectare.

a) 5 - 10 b) 10 - 15
c) 15 - 20 d) 20 - 25

xii. Choose the correct degree of the underlined word.

Akram is the tallest boy of our class.
a) comparative b) positive degree
c) superlative degree d) none of these

xiii. Select the antonym of ‘differ’

a) difference b) agree
c) deviate d) None of these

xiv. The class visited the model farm in

a) April b) May
c) June d) July

xv. The headmaster cleaned the ___________________________.

a) sanitary b) bathroom
c) school d) classroom

xvi. Akhtar had _______________________ service work at school.

a) menial b) social
c) compulsory d) sanitary

xvii. The village was decorated with buntings and colourful _______________________.
a) banners b) signboards
c) lights d) flags

xviii. Girls were buying rings and _________________________.

a) bangles b) jewellery
c) cosmetics d) perfumes

xix. Africa is the _______________________ continent of the world.

a) second b) third
c) fourth d) fifth
 xx. Nigeria is a/an _____________________ country.
a) modern b) industrialized
c) ancient d) agricultural

xxi. Nigerian people sleep on ______________________ spread on mud plastered floor.

a) foams b) bedding
c) mats d) blankets

xxii. Louis Newman was a ____________________________ by profession.

a) teacher b) lecturer
c) painter d) writer

xxiii. The _____________________________ passed the Khyber Pass about four thousand years
ago.
a) Aryans b) Mongols
c) Tartars d) Afghan

xxiv. Landikotal is ________________________ km from Peshawar.

a) 10 b) 20
c) 30 d) 40

xxv. ________________________ is the tallest part of a religious building.

a) minaret b) steeple
c) tower d) dome

xxvi. ‘He flung himself down in a low _________________________,

As grieved as man could’
a) hope b) despair
c) despondency d) mood

xxvii. King Bruce and the Spider was written by

a) Thomas Moore b) Charles Mackay
c) Eliza Cook d) William Wordsworth

xxviii. ‘Again it fell and swung below,

But again it quickly _________________________.
a) rose b) climbed
c) mounted d) stood

xxix. The poem Speak Gently is written by

a) William Shakespeare b) Charles Mackay
c) Eliza Cook d) anonymous

xxx. Select the interrogative sentence

I am living with my aunt.
a) Do I live with my aunt?
b) Does I live with my aunt?
c) Am I living with my aunt?
d) Am I live with my aunt?
 Time: 2 ½ Hours Max. Marks: 60
SECTION “B” (Short-answer Questions) (36 marks)
2. (a) Attempt any 6 questions in three or four sentences each. (9)
i. What was Caliph Haroon-ur-Rashid known and respected for?
ii. What did camel caravan carry?
iii. What is the roof of farmer’s hut made of?
iv. What are the food crops of Nigeria?
v. What kid of shops had been set up for the fair?
vi. What were the different entertainment for children for the fair?
vii. What reason did Akhter give to his uncle for being cross?
viii. What is the name of the machine used in the wheat field? What does it do?

(b) Answer any 4 questions from the following section. (4)

i. Write down the central idea of the poem ‘The Voice of God’
ii. Why kind of people can lift their country to the sky?
iii. What pleasure does the railway journey give to the poet?
iv. Why does the poet tell us to speak gently to the old people?
v. Who does the poet praise in the poem The Beautiful Hands? Why does she say so?

3. Explain with reference to the context. (Prose) (6)

“Step forward and let’s see what you’ve to say.”
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) Where were these words spoken?
(iii) Why were these words spoken?

4. Explain with reference to the context. (Poem) (6)

“Bravo! Bravo! The king cried out,
All hounour to those who try!
The spider up there defied despair;
He conquered, and why should not I?”
(i) Name the poem and the poet/poetess
(ii) Which insect gave courage to the King?
(iii) Why did the King cry out with joy?

5. Do as directed. (5)
i. Are you crazy? (Change it into affirmative)
ii. My brother is playing cricket. (Change it into present simple)
iii. I love my country. (Change it into past simple)
iv. Do you love your friends? ( Change it into present continuous)
v. Have you been working here for the last 10 years? (Change it into negative)
vi. My brother could not work hard. (Change it into present simple)
vii. My brother went to a market with his friends. (Change it into negative)
viii. My name is Rehan. (Change it into interrogative)
ix. I go swimming every week. (Change it into present continuous)
x. My wide was staring at me from the window. (Change it into present continuous)

6. Use any six of the following words/idioms/phrases in sentences of your own. (6)
steeple, with a high hand, shiver, harvest, later on, trench, lift to the sky, harsh

SECTION “C” (DETAILED ANSWER QUESTIONS) (24 Marks)

Note: Answer all the questions from this section.
7. Write an application to the headmaster/headmistress of your school requesting him/her to
arrange a picnic for your class at a nearby village. (6)

8. Write a letter to the editor complaining him about the water shortage in your area. (6)

9. Punctuate the following paragraph. (03)

yesterday was the first day of the school holidays my family and i travelled to Portsmouth in the
south of england we went there with my aunty jill my uncle Albert and my two cousins. We
stayed in a guest house next to the sea. Although it was busy with other boats, it was fantastic
would you like to go

10. Translate the following sentences into English. (04)

‫۔ مچھلیاں ہماری خوراک کا اہم ذریہ ہیں۔‬1
‫۔کیا کرکٹ میچ کے تمام ٹکٹ فروخت ہو چکےہیں؟‬2
‫۔جیساکروگےویسابھروگے۔‬3
‫۔ کیا اپ چاۓ لینا پسند کریں گے؟‬4

11. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (05)
 Galileo Galilei was born in the year 1564. He was born in the town of Pisa, in what is now
Italy. When he was 20 years old, he was studying in Pisa. His father wanted him to be a
doctor. Galileo was bored with school. The only subject he really liked was math. Because he
was doing well in math, the court mathematician offered to tutor him privately He said he
could become a qualified mathematician. Galileo’s father was disappointed, but he agreed.
Because he needed to earn money, Galileo began experimenting with different things. He
tried to come up with an invention he could sell for money. He had some success with one
invention. It was like a compass that could be used to measure land. He experimented with
pendulums, thermometers, and magnets. He heard that a Dutch inventor had invented
something called a spyglass. The inventor was trying to keep it a secret. Galileo decided to
work on one of his own. Within 24 hours, he had invented a telescope. It could magnify
things to make them appear ten times larger than real life. One night, he pointed his telescope
toward the sky. He made his fi rst of many space observations. Everyone thought the moon
was smooth. Galileo saw that it wasn’t. The moon was covered in bumps and craters.
As technology has improved, Galileo and many others have made improvements on the
telescope. Today, the telescope is a wonderful device that lets us see objects far, far away.

i. Galileo’s father was disappointed when he became a mathematician. What did he

want him to be instead?
ii. Why did Galileo become an inventor?
iii. Where did Galileo get the idea for his telescope?
iv. What did Galileo discover about the moon?
v. Do you think Galileo’s inventions made a difference in the world? How?
OR
Write a note on any one of the following.
i) King Faisal ii) The Wise Caliph