MID TERM EXAM

REVISION WORKSHEET-1 (2022-23)

CLASS- 9
SUBJECT-ENGLISH

READING
Read the passage given below:

So You Want to be a Cartoonist

What writers struggle to express through numerous newspaper columns, the

cartoon manages in a pointed one-liner. Little wonder then, that the first thing
most of us like to see when we pick up a newspaper is the cartoon. Simple
though it may seem, making a cartoon is an art that requires a combination of
hard work, training and a good sense of humor. Cartoonists say that the cartoons
that make us laugh the most are in fact the cartoons that are hardest to make.
Even celebrated cartoonists like R.K.Laxman admit that making a cartoon is not
a piece of cake. Laxman says he has to wait for over six hours, which includes
spending a lot of time scanning newspapers and television channels before any
idea strikes him.

So how does one become a cartoonist? Which of us has the talent to make it?
How can we master the rib-tickling strokes and the witty one-liners? How can
we make people smile or laugh? There are few colleges or schools for
cartoonists. Most cartoonists come from art colleges, while some learn the craft
on their own. Most established cartoonists are of the view that no institute can
teach you to make a cartoon. “You can pick up the craft, you may learn to
sketch and draw in institutes, but no one can teach anyone how to make a good
cartoon,” says Uday Shankar, a cartoonist with Navbharat Times. While basics,
like drawing and sketching can be learnt in an art college, and are important
skills, these alone, do not make a good cartoonist. Because it’s a question of
one’s creativity and sense of humor; two qualities one simply may not have. The
advice established cartoonists give is that just because you can sketch, don’t
take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions that
follow.

1. What, according to Laxman, is the challenge in creating a good cartoon?

(i) waiting for the right thought

(ii) browsing newspapers and television.

(iii) getting the right kind of education.

(iv) good drawing and sketching skills.

2. Which of these words BEST describes this passage?

(i) humorous
(ii) technical
(iii) challenging
(iv) informative

3. Of the many qualities that cartoonists should have, which of the following is
not referred to directly but can be inferred from the passage?

(i) knowledge of current

(ii) knowledge of educational technologies
(iii) knowledge of news and
(iv) knowledge of different current affairs

4. According to the passage, which group of people is of the opinion that one
cannot learn to make a cartoon in institutions?

(i) many struggling writers.

(ii) highly creative artists.
(iii) well-respected cartoonist.
(iv) all newspaper editors.

5. “Don’t take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.” Choose the
option that is closest in meaning to the sentence.

(i) Don’t assume that you will

(ii) Don’t hope that you will become a cartoonist.

(iii) Don’t believe that you will

(iv) Don’t imagine that you will become a cartoonist.

LITERATURE

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

(A) MARGIE even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed
17th May, 2157, she wrote, “Today Tommy found a real book!”

It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little
boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed
on paper.

They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny
to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to
on a screen , you know. And when they turned back to the page before, it had
the same words on it that it had when they read it the first time.

6. What strange thing did Margie find one day?

7. How is the old book different from E-book?
8. Which word in the passage means the same as humorous?
9. How long ago were the old schools around?
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,

And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;

Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,

And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

(10) Who does I refer to in the stanza?

(11) Where is he at the present moment?

(12) Where does he want to go?

(13) What does he wish to do there?

(14) What is the rhyming scheme?

(15) Has the poet left for this place or not?

Read the passage given below.

The choices we make on a daily basis—wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or
purposely staying out of any dangerous situation—can either ensure our safety or bring about
potentially harmful circumstances.

You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising
self-control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the
most important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness.

We can think it’s kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s me!
Living on the edge! Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even
highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go over one
side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed. And we like
those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realize how lines help to
keep us safe.

I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt horrible,
physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself “I know I have limits and that I’ve reached them,
but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran to doctors, trying to
make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I could get my hands
on. Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.” That just made me mad. I thought stress
meant you don’t like what you do or can’t handle life, and I love what I do. But I kept pushing
myself, traveling, doing speaking engagements and so on— simply exhausting myself.

Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some changes in my
outlook and lifestyle.

You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else. Each of us needs to be
exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We’re not all alike and we need to
find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making ourselves sick with an
overload of stress and pressure.

On the basis of understanding of the passage, answer the questions that follow. (1×10=10)

15. Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I know I have
limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by
with it.” ?

1. negligent

2. indecisive

3. spontaneous

4. reckless

5. purposeless

6. patient

a) 2 and 5

b) 3 and 6

c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3

16. The reason why living on the edge has become popular, is because of the

a) constant need for something different.

b) population being much younger.

c) exhausting effort to make changes.

d) strong tendency to stay within our limits.

17.The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can

(a) certainly be dangerous.

(b) be fairly dangerous.

(c) be possibly dangerous.

(d) seldom be dangerous.

18. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’, as used in the
passage.

1. A person’s evaluation of life

2. A person’s experiences in life

3. A person’s point of view towards life

4. A person’s regrets in life

5. A person’s general attitude to life

a) (1) and (4)

b) (2) and (3)

c) (3) and (5)

d) (4) and (5)

20. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.

1. It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends.

2. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

3. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

4. Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.

a) Option (1)

b) Option (2)

c) Option (3)

d) Option (4)
21.The author explains the importance of discipline and boundaries in our lives using the
example of

a) road accidents.

b) traffic rules.

c) lines on the highway.

d) safe driving.

22.The author attempts to __________________ the readers through this write-up.

a) rebuke

b) question

c) offer aid to

d) offer advice to

23. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?

a) Love what you do.

b) Love yourself to love others.

c) Be the best version of yourself.

d) Be yourself

24. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?

a) Much too soon

b) Enough is enough

c) How much is too much?

d) Have enough to do?

25.The author uses colloquial words such as “yeah” and “Woo-hoo!”. Which of the following is
NOT a colloquial word?

a) hooked

b) guy

c) stuff

d) stress

26. Select the option that makes the correct use of “unsustainable”, as used in the passage, to fill
in the blank space.

a) In the long run, the ______ officials followed emergency procedures.

b) Emergency procedures were _______ by the officials.

c) Officials reported an ________ set of events during the emergency.

d) Officials admit that the emergency system is _______ in the longer run.

27.What does the author mean when he says, “to get our lives in order”?

a) To resume our lives.

b) To organize our lives.

c) To rebuild our lives.

d) To control our lives.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. (1x3=3)
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

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28. Why did the traveller take so long to decide which road to
take?

29. The rhyme scheme of the given stanza is.

30. What do the two roads symbolize?