Class IX

Annual Examination
English Second Paper
Answer Key
1.
(a) learning
(b) over
(c) possession
(d) filled
(e) thoughts
(f) times
(g) of
(h) commit
(i) aloud
(j) learnt
2.
(a) descend [Alternative solution(s) suggested: fall]
(b) raise [Alternative solution(s) suggested: elevate / lift]
(c) earned [Alternative solution(s) suggested: acquired / attained / achieved / gained]
(d) old [Alternative solution(s) suggested: antiquated / outmoded / outdated / outworn / anachronistic / ancient]
(e) domination [Alternative solution(s) suggested: rule / control / occupation / invasion].
(f) freedom [Alternative solution(s) suggested: emancipation / deliverance]
(g) enjoying [Alternative solution(s) suggested: real / actual / true]
(h) free [Alternative solution(s) suggested: emancipate / deliver]
(i) achieve [Alternative solution(s) suggested: establish / secure / gain]
(j) in
3.
(a) Addiction means strong attraction for any harmful thing.
(b) Drug addiction is not only a national but also a global problem.
(c) Drug addiction has grasped the young generation of the country.
(d) Drugs are used for intoxicating and stimulating effects.
(e) These drugs are taken by smoking or through injection.
4.
(a) teaching
(b) makes
(c) are
(d) treats
(e) praises
(f) commits
(g) realize
(h) behaves
(i) believes
(j) sets
5.
Jerry told the authoress that she looked a little bit like his mother especially in the dark by the fire. But the authoress told Jerry that he had been only four when he
had gone there and asked him if he could remember how she had looked all those years. Jerry told her that his mother lived in Mannvile.
Alternative solution(s) suggested:
Jerry said that she looked a little bit like his mother, especially in the dark by the fire. The authoress said in surprise that he was / had been only four when he came to
the orphanage / his place of living. She further wondered if he could remember how his mother had looked all those years. Jerry said that his mother lived in
Manville.
6.
(a) Aren’t we proud of our freedom fighters?
(b) Their contribution will always be remembered.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: Their contribution will ever be recollected / recalled / cherished / called to mind.
(c) No other thing is as great as their sacrifice.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: There is no other thing as great as their sacrifice.
(d) Today many of them don’t lead a comfortable life at all.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: Today, many of them do not lead lives that are free from great misery. / Today, many of them do not lead a life that is free from
great misery. / It is not that today many of them do not lead a very miserable life. / Today, many of them do not lead any kind of misery-free life.
(e) By our taking proper steps, their condition may improve. / By taking proper steps, we may improve their condition.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: Their condition may improve with the proper steps taken by us. / Their condition may improve with the proper steps from us.
(f) The authority should increase their allowance.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: The government should increase their allowance.
(g) They should be respected by us.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: They should be respected.
(h) We should always remember their sacrifice.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: We should always / ever recollect / recall / cherish / call to mind their sacrifice.
(i) We should not disregard their sacrifice.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: We should not be without regard for their sacrifice. / It is not that we should not regard their sacrifice.
(j) It is the freedom fighters who are the real heroes. / The freedom fighters are the heroes who are real.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: The real heroes are those who fought for freedom. / Those who fought for freedom are the real heroes. / The people who fought
for freedom are the real heroes. / The individuals who fought for freedom are the real heroes.
7.
(a) He asked me if I had done the work.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: There are numerous alternatives open.
(b) I don’t know how it can be done.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: There are numerous alternatives open.
(c) Hardly had he started for school when it began to rain.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: There are numerous alternatives open. Just a small reminder that ‘before’ can take the place of ‘when’.
(d) He told me that he had done the work.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: There are numerous alternatives open.
(e) While there is a will, there is a way.
Alternative solution(s) suggested: Just a small reminder that ‘Where’ can take the place of ‘While’.
8.
(a) ---------- (connect) [connecting]
(b) - --- (world) [worldwide]
(c) ---- (connect) [connection]
(d) ------------- (relation) [relationship]
(e) ------- (person) [personal]
(f) ⎯ (sure) [ensure]
(g) ⎯ (private) [privacy]
(h) ---------- (secure) [security].
(i) ---------- (use) [usefulness]
(j) ----------- (describe) [description]
9.
(a) The jury gave the same opinion, didn’t it?
(b) Either he or his friends were guilty, weren’t they?
(c) That he was innocent was proved, wasn’t it?
(d) Allah is second to none, is He?
Alternative solution(s) suggested: isn’t He?
(e) What is lotted cannot be blotted, can it?
10.
(a) For example [Alternative solution(s) suggested: For instance]
(b) Besides [Alternative solution(s) suggested: So / Hence / Therefore / That’s why / For this / For that / For this reason / For that reason / As a result / Consequently]
(c) On the other hand / But [Alternative solution(s) suggested: In contrast / Conversely]
(d) Moreover, /Also [Alternative solution(s) suggested: So / Hence / Therefore / That’s why / For this / For that / For this reason / For that reason / As a result /
Consequently]
(e) In fact [Alternative solution(s) suggested: All in all / Thus / So / Hence / Therefore / That’s why / For this / For that / For this reason / For that reason / As a result /
Consequently]
11.
“Porter you may go,” said the mistress of the house laughing. “You have gained your freedom by Allah,” he replied. “I won’t leave the house until I’ve heard the
stories of my companions.”
Alternative solution(s) suggested:
“Porter, you may go,” said the mistress of the house, laughing. “You have gained your freedom.” “By Allah,” he replied, “I won’t leave the house until I’ve heard the
stories of my companions.”
Or
‘Porter, you may go,’ said the mistress of the house, laughing. ‘You have gained your freedom.’ ‘By Allah,’ he replied, ‘I won’t leave the house until I’ve heard the
stories of my companions.’