Greenfield Convent School

Session: 2021-22
Periodic Test II
Class : IX
Subject: English Literature & Language
F.M. – 20 Time:

Section A
Answer the following questions:
1. “When her parents refused to pay for her education, she politely informed them of her
plans to earn money by working part-time to pay her school fees.”
a) Who does ‘she’ refer to?
b)Why did her parents refuse to pay for her education? 1+2=3
2. What is the meaning of ‘bleeding bark’? What makes it bleed? 2
3. “One day an accident befell him”. What accident befell Bruno? How did it seriously affect
his health? 2

4. What were the dangers faced by Prashant on his way back to his village? How did he face
them? 3

Section B
5. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of verbs: 2.5
The Supreme Court on December 10 …………………….. (directed / has directed / had
directed) educational institutions to adopt a zero tolerance policy to ragging and
…………………….. (expel / expelling / expelled) students ……………………… (find /
found / finding) guilty of maltreating freshers. The apex court ……………………… (has
said / said / has said) expulsion of offenders should be the minimum punishment as it was
necessary to end the menace that ……………………. (could / should / must) lead to extreme
torture and harassment, and sometimes even loss of life.

6. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. 2.5
Interviewer: So, why do you want to be a computer programmer?
Ravi: Well, I have always been interested in computers.
Interviewer: I see. Do you have any experience?
Ravi: No, but I’m a fast learner.
Interviewer: What kind of a computer do you use?
Ravi: Computer? Uhm, let me see. I can use a Mac. I also used Windows 10 once.
Interviewer: That’s good.
Ravi recently attended an interview for the selection of a computer programmer. At the
interview, he was asked (a) ……………………….. To this question he replied that he
wanted to change his job because (b) ……………………….. When the interviewer asked
him (e) ………………………. he replied that he (d) ……………………….. Finally, the
interviewer wanted to know (e) ………………………. . Ravi replied that he could use a Mac
and had also used Windows 10 once in the past. The interviewer seemed to be pleased with
his answers.

Section C
7. Read the given line and complete the story in 120-150 words. Give a suitable title to
your story. 5
It was 6 o’clock in the evening and there was a lot of traffic on the road. Mohan was driving
his way when suddenly..............