Practice Paper

2022-23

CODE :-184 /FCE

CLASS :- IX ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE DATE:- 25/06/2022
M.M:- 50 TIME: - 90 Mins
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The paper is divide into three sections A-Reading B- Creative writing and Grammar
C- Literature
2. All the sections are compulsory.
3. Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

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ENGLAND SYSTEM OF JUSTICE
In most societies that have any glimmering of civilization, a person accused of wrong doing is
given at least a nominal chance of proving his innocence. The Romans had a highly
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sophisticated/comprehensive system of courts and the members of their legal profession were
well educated but the Saxons who followed them to rule Britain used rougher methods.
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From about the sixth-century A.D.to the eleventh, the majority of the trials were in the form of
cruel physical torture (carrying a piece of red hot iron, stepping barefoot and blindfold across a
floor covered with red hot coals or sometimes by a gentler method of oath – swearing.
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The accused was ordered to bring to the Saxon authorities, a police officer or a priest could be
persuaded to swear on oath or still a number of persons who would say that the accused was of
good character and thus innocent. The number of persons who swore depended on the crime. A
noble / a landlord or a priest counted for up to half a dozen ordinary peasants. As almost
everyone lived in small villages, where almost everyone knew everyone else and very few would
risk telling a lie on oath (the people were mostly religious), the truth was generally told. If the
accused could not produce enough oath helpers, he was found guilty and punished.

In the 11th century, the Normans introduced trial by battle in certain cases. The accused and
accuser fought with special weapons until one was dead or surrendered. It was believed that God
would know the guilty and give the innocent the power to win. The whole idea became
ridiculous when both the parties were allowed to hire champions who would fight on their
behalf. It seemed likely whoever could pay the more for a stronger professional fighter stood a
good chance of winning and judged innocent. This may sound unfair to us but there is a parallel
with a wealthy person today who can hire a costly and brilliant barrister to defend him.
In the early middle ages when England was a land of small villages remote from each other,
crime tended to be basic and direct: beating up, theft, sex and murder being the main offences.
But as towns and manufacturing and commerce grew, the possibilities for cheating and fraud
soared. The whole organisation of society became more complex and opened the door to a world
of more sophisticated wickedness. With no regular police force, spies and informers were offered
rewards when they brought in criminals.

Q 1 England (or Britain) turn-by-turn came under the rule of

a. Saxons; Romans; Normans
b. Normans; Saxons; Romans
c. Romans; Saxons; Normans
d. Normans; Romans and Saxons
Q 2 The article describes:
a. the development of the system of justice in England

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b. Civilized societies and justice
c. justice v/s civilization
d. Rule of justice in England
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Q3 Study the following statements:
(A) Romans were proud of their judicial system.
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(B) There is not much difference between the Normans and the modern system of justice.

a. (A) is right and (B) is wrong

b. (B) is right and (A) is wrong
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c. both (A) and (B) are right

d. both (A) and (B) are wrong

Q4 Match the following:

a. (A) iv ; (B) ii ; (C) i ; (D) iii ;

b. (A) iii ; (B) i ; (C) ii ; (D) iv ;
c. (A) i ; (B) iii ; (C) iv ; (D) ii ;
d. (A) ii ; (B) i ; (C) iii ; (D) iv ;

Q 5 Study the following statements:

(A) In a trial by battle money played the main role.
(B) God helps the innocent win the battle.

a. (A) is right and (B) is wrong

b. (B) is right and (A) is wrong
c. both (A) and (B) are right and (A) was the conclusion
d. both (A) and (B) are right and (A) was not the conclusion.

Q6 Study the following statements:

(A) Saxon system of trial was nobler than that of Romans
(B) Saxon system had two aspects – rough and noble.
(C) the rich Saxons could hire champions to argue their case.
(D) Even an innocent person would be held guilty if enough people did not swear for him.

The following are correct:

a. A and B
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b. B and C
c. C and A
d. B and D
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Q 7 Study the following statements:

(A) Earlier England comprised small villages each with a small population.
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(B) Crimes like cheating and fraud were rare.

a. (A) is an assertion and (B) is the response

b. (B) is an assertion and is (A) is the response
c. both A and B are unrelated assertions.
d. both A and B are responses to some other assertions.

Q 8 Which of the following statements are true:

The rich have always enjoyed an advantage in the judicial system because

(A) they were physically strong so would win the trial by fighting.
(B) they could hire the strongest champion.
(C) they can hire the best lawyers.
(D) they could persuade the priest to swear on their behalf.

a. (A) and (B)

b. (B) and (C)
c. (C) and (D)
d. (A) and (D)
Q 9 Which of the following statements are not true:
(A) In the quest for justice, the guilty often went unpunished.
(B) For 700 years from the sixth-century trial was mostly rough.
(C) swearing value of a priest was equal to a dozen ordinary peasants.
(D) Use of champions in a trial by battle finds an equivalent in modern times.
a. (A) and (C)
b. (B) and (C)
c. (C) and (D)
d. (A) and (B)
Q10 ‘any glimmering of civilization’
Glimmering in the above expression has been used as a metaphor. Glimmering stands for
a. a slight suggestion

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b. a great hope
c. some fear
d. a little confidence 
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SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR

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2. Have you ever disobeyed specific instructions given by your parents? If so, what did you do?
What was the consequence of your disobedience? Write a diary entry about the time you
disobeyed your parents leading to serious consequences.

3.The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the
error and write its correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline
the correction. The first one has been done for you.
(1x3).
Correct Incorrect
(a) Parts in north India could (For eg) (a) in of
(b) still experience a extended winter. (b)
(c) As cluster of disturbances has closed (c)
(d) in nearly half of the country in many sides. (d)
(e) These twirling balls of moisture-laden winds
have fanned out into a wide swat.

4. Read the conversation and complete the passage that follows.

(1x2)

Sunita: Tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want as a gift?

Neetu: That is a lovely thought but I don’t want anything.

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Sunita asked Neetu since the next day was her birthday, (a) …………………… Neetu replied
that that was a lovely thought but (b) ………………….. .
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SECTION C : LITERATURE

5. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (5 × 1 = 5)
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I. His father looked at him red-eyed, in his familiar tyrant's way. His mother, melted by the free
spirit of the day was tender and giving him her finger to hold, said, "Look, child, what is before
you!"

Q. 1. When did the father look red-eyed at the child?

(A) When he pleaded for a ride on a swing.

(B) When he pleaded for junk food and cold drinks at the fair.
(C) When he pleaded for toys at fair shops.
(D) When he pleaded not to go back home soon.

Q. 2. What does tyrant's way refer to?

(A) Cruel
(B) Loving
(C) Happy
(D) Wicked

Q. 3. What was the 'free spirit of the day'?

(A) Day of boy's birthday

(B) Day of spring festival
(C) Day of Diwali Mela
(D) New Year Eve

Q. 4. Which word in the passage means the same as 'soft-hearted'.

(A) Red-eyed
(B) Spirit
(C) Tender
(D) Before

Q. 5. Was the child's father really a tyrant?

(A) Yes
(B) No
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(C) Sometimes
(D) Not disclosed in the story
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II. "Gee," said Tommy, "What a waste. When you're through with the book, you just throw it
away, Our television screen must have had a million books on it and it's good for plenty more. I
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wouldn't throw a away." "Same with mine," said Margie. She was eleven and hadn't seen as
many telebooks as Tommy had. He was thirteen. She said, "Where did you find it?" "In my
house." He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading. "In the attic." "What's it
about?" "School."

Q. 1. What is Tommy referring to as a waste?

(A) New book

(B) Old book
(C) Telebook
(D) Workbook

Q. 2. What sort of books did Margie and Tommy have in their school?

(A) Old book

(B) New book
(C) Telebook
(D) Workbook

Q. 3. Find a word from the passage which means 'more than sufficient'.

(A) Million
(B) Plenty
(C) Attic
(D) Waste

Q. 4. "I would not throw it away" says these words.

(A) Margie
(B) Tommy
(C) Grandfather
(D) None of these

Q.5. What is a telebook?

(A) An e-book
(B) An electronic book
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(C) Book stored in a computer
(D) All of the above
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6.Answer the questions in 20-30 words each,. (4x2= 8 marks)
1. Does one road seem to be more appealing than the other? Use examples from the poem to
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support your answer.

2. Margie’s mother was very particular about her studies. Justify with evidence from the story.
3. How has the lost child’s anxiety and insecurity been described?
4. Discuss the title of the poem “The Road Not Taken”. Is it appropriate for the poem?

4. Answer the following in 50-80 words: (2x 6=12 marks)

1. Do you think Asimov is warning us about the dangers of too much computerisation?
2. Describe the character of the child as depicted in the story.

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