Manav Rachna International School, Charmwood

Grade 9
Practice Worksheet---- Writing and Grammar

STORY WRITING

A Short story mush have an

a) Title
b) Background
c) Theme
d) All of these

The Cruical Part of a Short Story is

a) Beginning
b) Climax
c) Ending
d) Plot

The most important part of the story is

a) Theme
b) Lanugage
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

If you writing a short story what information might you need?

a) Language
b) Title
c) Characters
d) All of the Above

The four important P’s of story.

a) prime, place, picture & plot
b) piece, place, picture& plot
c) pure, place, picture & plot
d) people, place, picture & plot

Read the short story and answer the given Questions

A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.
On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt
bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The
donkey was happy.
Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day.
The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a
cotton bag on the donkey.
Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter.
A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.
On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt
bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The
donkey was happy.
Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day.
The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a
cotton bag on the donkey.
Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter.

Give a suitable title to the story

a) The salt Seller
b) The Donkey and The Salt Sellar
c) The wise Donkey
d) The Foolish donkey

The story has ________

a) Only main characters
b) Only minor characters
c) Major and minor both
d) None of these
The theme of the story is
a) Tragedy
b) Humorous
c) Satire
d) Horror

The moral of the story is ________

a) Luck won’t favour always.
b) God helps those who help themselves
c) Stay fit and healthy always
d) Smartness will not save this world.

DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
Which of the following contains adjective.
a) Ramesh lived I Chandigarh.
b) He complete his education from Punjab university.
 c) He is prudent and far sighted.
d) He has received many awards.

Which of the following sentences is the most descriptive?

a) Ram came into the house
b) Ram came into the house happily and cheerfully
c) Ram entered the house.
d) Ram was in the home.
 Descriptive words are important in descriptive writing because they add detail to the story? 
a) True 
b) False

GRAMMAR
Read the sentence given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from
the ones that follow :
Choosing a not-so-popular destination (i) .......... gradually gaining currency (ii) .......... the new-age travellers
(iii) .......... they want to experience the calm serene ambiance of (iv) .......... gateways.
(i) (a) was (b) is (c) are (d) were
(ii) (a) with (b) by (c) of (d) among
(iii) (a) but (b) so (c) as (d) because
(iv) (a) this (b) those (c) that (d) these

Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate option

Ram and Shyam __________ business partners.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. had

A bouquet of flowers ___________ required for the event.

A. are
B. have
C. has
D. is

The book ‘Management Principles’ _____________ quite insightful.

A. are
B. is
C. have
D. has

Neither she nor I __________ involved.

A. am
B. are
C. is
D. were

The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he ______ before.

A. didn't fly

B. hadn't flown

C. hasn't flown

D. wasn't flying

Edward said that he ______ the book from Ramsey the day before.

A. were borrowed

B. was borrowed

C. have borrowed

D. had borrowed

Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks :

Located 80 km north of Udaipur Forest, Kumbhalgarh Fort (i) _____ fort in Rajasthan after Chittorgarh Fort.
The fort wall spans a length of 36 kilometers and is therefore known as "The Great Wall of India".
Kumbhalgarh Fort (ii) ______ Aravalli range is the birthplace of Maharana Pratap, the famous king of
Mewar. This is the reason that Rajputs (iii) ______ in the hearts of this fort. In 2013, the fort was declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee.
(i) (a) was the second largest (b) is the second larger (c) is a second largest (d) is the second largest
(ii) (a) spreads in the (b) spread in the (c) spreading in the (d) spread on the
(iii) (a) have a special place (b) has a special place (c) had a special place (d) having a special place
.Read the given comic strip and complete the passage given below.

One day Krishna found one of his friends crying. He asked _(I)__ and __(II)__. His friend was
inconsolable and wailed that all __(III)___ . he informed that they had drank water from Kaliya‘s pool.
I. (a)what is the matter (b) what was the matter
(c)what the matter was (d) what the matter is

II. (a) why he was crying (b) why is he crying

(c) why was he crying (d) why he is crying

III.(a) my cows are dead (b) my cows were killed

(c) his cows are dead (d) his cows were dead.

Supandi told his friend Maddy that __(I)__ about the interview the next day. Maddy __(II)__. He
__(III)__Supandi to put his best foot forward.

I.(a) I‘m really nervous (b) I was really nervous

 (c) he was really nervous (d) he is really nervous

II.(a) requested him to relax (b) told him to relax

(c) said him to relax (d) ordered him to relax

III.(a) encouraged (b) ordered

(c) asked (d) persuaded

The doctor ___(I) ___ the patient that the best thing __(II)___ was to give up smoking, drinking and fried
food. The patient took the doctor by surprise when he asked __(III) ___ the second-best thing to do.

I. (a) asked (b) advised

(c) told (d) says to
II. (a) he can do (b) he should do
(c)he would (d) he could do
III. (a) what was (b) what is
(c) what would be (d) what could be