Shree Surya Jyoti Secondary School d. Where is the speaker going without accepting sad goodbyes?

e. Who is the only agent that helps the speaker to go far on his journey?
Barpak Sulikot-6, Gorkha 2. Read the following story and answer the tasks that follow: 10                                   
                                                                                                              Health is Wealth
First Term Exam-2022                                                                Full Marks: 75
Once upon a time, there lived a benevolent and kind hearted king. But the people
Class : 9                                                                                      Time : 2 hrs were not happy with him because he was very lazy and would not do anything
other than eating and sleeping.
Subject : C. English He spent days, weeks and months in his bed either eating something or sleeping.
The king became a couch potato and people started to worry about him.
1. Read the poem and do the task.                                                      5 One day the king realized that he couldn't move his body, not even his foot. He
                              Crossing the bar became very large and his obesity became a matter of fun, calling him bulky king.
Sunset and evening star, The king invited various expert doctors from different part of the country and
        And one clear call for me! offered them generous reward s to make him fit. Unfortunately, no one could help
And maybe there be no moaning of the bar, him gain his health and fitness back. The king spent an enormous amount of
        When I put out to sea, money but everything went in vain.
One fine morning, a holy man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of
But such a tide as moving seems asleep, the king and informed the minister at the palace that he could easily cure the
                    Too full for sound and foam, king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. He
When that which drew from out the boundless deep requested king to meet the holy man to get rid of the problem.
              Turns again home. The holyman resided at a distant place. Since the king could not move his body, he
asked the minister to bring the holy man to the palace, but the holy man refused.
Twilight and evening bell, He said the king had to go to him, in order to get cured.
                  And after that the dark! After sternus efforts, the king met the holy man at latter's residence. The holy
And may there be no sadness of farewell, man complimented the king saying that he was a good ruler, and said that he
              When I embark; would regain his health. He asked the king to come for the treatment the next
day.He also told the king would be treated only if he came on foot to holyman's
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place residence.
              The flood may bear me far, The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but aided by his
I hope to see my pilot face to face followers, he reached the holy man's place. Unfortunately, the holy man was not
                When I have cross the bar. available there and his devotee requested the king to come and meet him the
                                                                                      next day for treatment.
-Alfred Lord Tennyson This was repeated for two weeks and the king never met the holy man and never
A. Answer them: had any treatment.
a. Where does the speaker have to go crossing the sandbar? Gradually, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter, lost a considerable amount of
b. Why can't the tide make a huge sound or create a lather? weight and felt more active than before. He realized the reason why the holy man
c. What do twilight and evening bell suggest in the poem? asked him to reach his place by walking.
Very soon, the king regained his health and the people were also very happy in his               ii. quarrel
kingdom.             iii. joke
A. Fill in the blanks. 5*1=5 c.    The word 'furiously' in 10th line means ...........
a. The king became a .......................                 i. surprisingly
b. The holy man ................. at distant place.               ii. angrily
c. The king was called as .................               iii happily
d. The king visited the holy man's house for repeated............... d. The word 'pretending' in 8th line means.........
e. The king was benevolent and .....................                   i. acting correctly
B. Answer the following questions:                 ii. behaving as if something is true
a. Why did the minister become so happy?                 iii. doing wrong things
b. How did the king recover his health? e. When the writer reached the station, the …………
c. Do you like the holyman?                   i. bus had already arrived
d. What lesson did you learn from the above story?                   ii. train had gone
e. Write any two methods of maintaining good health?                   iii. stranger met him there
3. Read the text and do the tasks. 10                                                                                            B. Answer the following questions:
This happened to me when I was in India. I used to go to my office by train. On a. Was the writer able to catch the train he was supposed to? Why?
this particular evening, I hurried to my station but when I reached there the train b. What was peculiar thing about the man?
had gone. I bought a newspaper and a packet of biscuits and sat on a bench. c. Why was the writer nervous?
While I was reading, a man came and sat down opposite me. There was nothing d. Who left the table first?
special about him, except that he was very tall. I was still reading when my eyes e. What actually happened in the story?
caught a very strange sight. The man reached over the table, opened my packet of
biscuits, took one, dipped it into his coffee and popped it into his mouth. I
couldn't believe my eyes. I didn't want to make a fuss, so I ignored him. I just took 4. Read the text and do the tasks. 15                                                                                           
a biscuit myself and went back to my newspaper. While I was pretending to be The coronavirus family causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to more
very interested in the news, the man took a second biscuit and then our eyes met. severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East
He was staring at me furiously. I nervously put the biscuit in my mouth and respiratory syndrome (MERS), according to the World Health organization (WHO).
decided to leave. I was ready to go when the man stood up and hurriedly left. I They circulate in animals and some can be transmitted between animals and
folded my newspaper and stood up. There on the table, where my newspaper had humans. Several coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet
been, was my packet of biscuits unopened. infected humans. The new coronavirus, the seventh known to affect humans, has
A. Choose the best answer and complete the sentences: 5*1 =5 been named COVID-19.
a. The tall man stared at the writer furiously because Common signs of infection include fever, coughing and breathing difficulties. In
            I. the writer did not let him eat the biscuits. severe cases, it can cause pneumonia, multiple organ failure and death. The
            ii. there were no biscuits left in the packet incubation period of COVID-19 is thought to be between one and 14 days. It is
            iii. the writer ate his biscuits contagious before symptoms appear, which is why so many people get infected.
b. The word 'fuss' in the 7th line means....... Infected patients can be also asymptomatic, meaning they do not display any
              i. unnecessary issue symptoms despite having the virus in their systems.
China alerted the WHO to cases of unusual pneumonia in Wuhan on December e. Infected people doesn't necessarily have symptoms
31, 2019. COVID-19 is thought to have ignited in a seafood market where wildlife C. Answer the following questions. 5X1=5
was sold illegally. On February 7th, Chinese researchers said the virus could have a. Where is the virus believed to have started from?
spread from an infected animal to humans through illegally trafficked pangolins, b. What are believed to be the probable sources of the virus?
prized in Asia for food and medicine. Scientists have pointed to either bats or c. Would you think it is cure easily?
snakes as possible sources. d. When was the coronavirus declared a pandemic?
The coronavirus — known as COVID-19 — spreads from person to person in close e. Write any three methods to protect from coronavirus.
proximity, similar to other respiratory] nesses, such as the flu. Droplets of bodily 5. Suppose that you are the head teacher of a secondary school. Your school has
fluids - such as saliva or mucus — from an infected person are dispersed in the air a vacancy for a secondary level English teacher. Prepare a vacancy notice to be
or on surfaces by coughing or sneezing. These droplets can come into direct published in a local newspaper. Include the points given below.                                    
contact with other people or can infect those who pick them up by touching 5
infected surfaces and then their face. According to scientists, coughs and sneezes Position, required academic qualification, other qualifications, salary, deadline for
can spread several feet and stay suspended in the air for up to 10 minutes. It is application submission, process of selection, etc.
not yet known how long the virus can survive but in other viruses, it ranges from a 6. One of the perfect bus driver of your school has recently died in a car
few hours. accident. Write a message of condolence to be published in a newspaper on
The WHO declared the virus a pandemic on March 11 and said it was “deeply behalf of your school. Include the points given below.                                                         
concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity” of the outbreak. The 5
WHO recommends basic hygiene such as regularly washing hands with soap and Name of the deceased, date of birth, date of death, how he/she died, your
water and covering your mouth with your elbow when sneezing or coughing. feelings towards the family etc.
Maintain “physical distancing” — keeping at least one metre (three feet) between 7.Imagine that one of the customer wants to book a double room in the first
yourself and others — particularly if they are coughing and sneezing, and avoid floor in the hotel. Compose a dialogue between the customer and the
touching your face, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands. Avoid unnecessary, receptionist at least six times for each.                     6
unprotected contact with animals and be sure to wash hands after contact. 8. Write an essay on the topic federalism in Nepal about 200 words.                           
A. Match the titles with paragraph number.                                                                              8
5 9. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets.                                       
a. Paragraph 1.                       i. Where did it come from?                                                            5X1=5
b. Paragraph 2.                        Ii. How can we protect ourselves?                                             a. There's a dog over there ..........? (Supply the correct question tag)
c. Paragraph 3                          iii. What is coronavirus?                                                                  b. The teacher said, "Why haven't you done the task on time?" (Into indirect
d. Paragraph 4                         iv. What are the symptoms?                                                          speech)
e. Paragraph 5                          v. How is the virus spreading?                                                      c. How did you do that? (Into passive voice)
d. He......... (live) here for more than 15 years. (Use the correct tense)
B. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following statements. 5X1=5 e. I have never been to Pokhara. (Into yes/no question)
a. Coronavirus causes only serious diseases. 10. Rewrite the following text choosing the correct words/phrases from the
b. The new coronavirus is one of the seven corona viruses that affect humans. brackets. 6x1=6
c. Pneumonia may occur in serious cases. Mount Everest ........ (where/who/which) lies in Nepal is the tallest mountain in
d. People who have no symptoms can't transmit the disease. the world. It is 29032 feet..........(on/over/above) sea level. It was named
after .............. (a/an/the) Englishman George Everest who was the first to survey
in 1841. Mt. Everest ...... (was/have/has) always fascinated the climbers. Climbing
mountains like the Everest is difficult and dangerous. If there's no snow,
it .................. (wouldn't be/'won't be/wouldn't have been) difficult to climb the
mountains. Mountaineers are daring people. Mountains always look exciting and
the mountaineers feel that the mountains are challenging to them. This feeling
makes them................................(to accept/accepted/accept) the challenge.