FRAME INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DAUSA

PERIODIC TEST 1
ENGLISH CORE
CLASS- IX

TIME DURATION- 60 MIN MAXIMUM MARKS- 20 M

● Please read questions carefully before attempting them.

● All questions are compulsory.
● No extra time will be given.
● Late submission will cause five marks deduction.
● All the best.

A. Answer any five questions out of six. (very short type

answers) 1*5=5

1. Who spotted the potential in Evelyn of music?

2. Who gave trouble to Evelyn?
3. Where did the child’s parents stop and why?
4. Why did the parents refuse the flute’s music?
5. What did the poet hope to do one day?
6. What is the meaning of yellow wood?

B. Pick out the correct answer.(mcq) 1*5=5

1) Who is the author of the lesson "The lost child"?

i) Sudha Murthy
ii) Mulk Raj Anand
iii) Amrita Pritam
iv) All

2) What has made all the difference in the poet’s life in the poem the road not
taken?
i) choosing a travelled road
ii) choosing a less travelled road
iii) making a life decision
iv) none of the above

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 3) Evelyn was going to London because-
i) to learn music
ii) she wanted to travel the world
iii) to perform in the show
iv) none of the above

4) How did the child react in front of the juggler?

i) he moved on
ii) he went to see him closely
iii) he asked his parents to let him enjoy for a while
iv) none of the above

5) In the poem the road not taken, ‘Road’ is the metaphor for:
i) the life lessons
ii) choices we make in our life
iii) travelling wisely
iv) all of the above

C. Think and answer carefully. (short answers) 2*3=6

1. Why Ustaad Bismillah khan is the legend.

or
Explain the term ‘reeded noisemakers

2. Write a brief note on the theme of Robert Frost’s poem “The road not taken”.
or
Discuss the significance of the poem title “The road not taken”.

3. According to you, why was the child happy when he was on the way to fair?
Was it the attraction of the fair or the natural beauty that he enjoyed on the
way?
or
Do you think in the end the child was reunited with his parents? Who,
according to you, had helped him?

D. Long answer type. 1*4=4

1. What was the story behind the name, given to the new instrument Shehnai?
or
You are a counsellor. Write a paragraph advising parents how to ensure that
the children are not lost in any crowded place like a fair, etc.

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