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STD 9 ENGLISH
Date : 21-03-2023 Final Exam Practice Paper - English
Time : 3 hour Total Marks : 96

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* Read the following passage and answer the given questions.[unite]

The sound of the shehnai began to be considered auspicious. And for this reason it is still
played in temples and is an indispensable component of any north indian wedding. In the past,
the shehnai was part of the naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments founds at royal
courts. Till recently it was used only in temples and weddings. The credit for bringing this
instrument onto the classical stage goes to ustad bismillah khan.
Questions:
1. How wasthe shehnai played at the royal courts?

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A. as naubat(nine instruments)

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B. at auspicious time only.
C. at the entry of the emperor

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D. as classical music.
2. Which word in the passage means ‘as a group’?

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A. auspicious B. indispensable C. traditional D. ensemble

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3. What is ustad bismillah khan credited for?

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A. He introduced the naubat.

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B. He made shehnai playing auspicious.
C. He brought the shehnai on the classical stage.
D. He made shehnai playing traditional.
4. How can we say that sound of shehnai is said to be auspicious?
i. as it is played in courts.
ii. As it is played in temples.
iii. As it is played in north indian weddings.
iv. As it is played in funerals.
A. i and ii B. ii and iii C. i, ii and iii D. iii and iv
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Answer:
1. A. as naubat(nine instruments)
2. D. ensemble
3. C. He brought the shehnai on the classical stage.
4. B. ii and iii

While Einstein was solving the most difficult problems in Physics, his private life was
unravelling. Albert had wanted to marry Mileva right after finishing his studies, but his

 
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 mother was against it. She thought Mileva, who was three years older than her son,
was too old for him. She was also bothered by Mileva’s intelligence. “She is a book like
you,” his mother said. Einstein put the wedding off.
The pair finally married in January 1903, and had two sons. But a few years later, the
marriage faltered. Mileva, meanwhile, was losing her intellectual ambition and
becoming an unhappy housewife. After years of constant fighting, the couple finally
divorced in 1919. Einstein married his cousin Elsa the same year.
Questions:
5. The meaning of the word ‘unravelling’ is ……………….
A. ‘survive’.
B. ‘get intimate’.
C.‘collapse’.
D.‘become smooth’.
6. The reason for not allowing Albert to marry Mileva was ………………..
A. that his mother had doubts regarding her intelligence.
B. that Mileva was three years older than Albert.

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C. that Mileva did not belong to their community.

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D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
7. ‘She is a book like you’. What does this sentence mean ?

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A. ‘She is clever like you’.
B. ‘She is too studious (bookworm) like you’.

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C. ‘She has a great knowledge like you’.

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D. ‘She is quite insincere like you’.

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8. The reason of divorce between Mileva and Einstein was …
A. that Mileva could not fulfil her intellectual ambition.

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B. with the course of time, Mileva was becoming an unhappy housewife.
C. Mileva did not treat her sons well.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

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C.‘collapse’.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
B. ‘She is too studious (bookworm) like you’.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
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* Answer the following questions in about five to six sentences each[ unite]
3. Who helped Evelyn to continue with music ? What did he do and say ?

Ans. : When Evelyn wanted to pursue her career in music, everyone discouraged her. It
was a Percussionist Ron Forbes who helped and encouraged her to listen to the music
and feel the music through her body.
4. What kind of a person was Kezia’s father ?

 
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 Ans. : Kezia’s father was a hard-working man but short tempered. He was a strict
disciplinarian too. When Kezia’s mother was hospitalized, Kezia realized that her father
loved her but didn’t have the art of expressing his love.
5. What was the outcome of Einstein’s letter which he wrote to the American President, Franklin D.
Roosevelt ? Did his warning have any impact on America ?

Ans. : On his colleague’s insistence, Einstein wrote a letter to the American President,
Roosevelt when the Nazis came to power in Germany and he had to migrate from
there. The discovery of Nuclear fission in Germany made the American physicists upset
that the Nazis could use the bomb. He warned him of the consequences of the atomic
bomb. His words had a great impact. The Americans developed the atomic bomb
secretly. They dropped it on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August
1945. Einstein was greatly moved by the destruction. He wrote a long letter to the
United Nations and suggested that there should be a world government. This definitely
helped in ending the world war.
6. What made the doctor utter “Death lurked four inches away” ?

Ans. : The doctor was under the grip of the snake, and its head was hardly three or

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four inches from his face. He knew very well that the snake would bite him at the

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slightest movement. This is what made him utter these words.

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7. How did the writer find the bear-cub ?

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Ans. : Once the writer and others were passing through the sugar cane fields near
Mysore. At that time one of the writer’s companions shot a mother sloth bear. A cub

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was riding on its mother’s back when the sudden shot killed her. The cub was running

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around its prostrate parent making a pitiful noise. The writer captured it from there.

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* Read the following line and answer the following questions: .[poem]

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Questions :
9. What does the poet mean by the words – ‘telling this with a sigh’?
10. What made ‘all the difference’ to the poet?
11. Identify and explain the Figure of Speech in the line – ‘Somewhere ages and ages hence.

Ans. :
(1) By these words in the line, the poet does not regret for the other road he has
taken, but he uses the word ‘sigh’ to convey deep thoughts.
(2) Two roads were equally fair, but the poet chose ‘the one less travelled by. That has
made ‘all the difference’ to the poet. This choice conveys the venturesome spirit of the
 
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 poet.
(3) The Figure of Speech in the line ‘somewhere ages and ages hence’ is Repetition.
The word ‘ages’ gets repeated in the line.

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;
Questions :
12. did the poet stand confused for a long time?
13. Could the poet see the road to its end? Why?
14. Pick out rhyming words from the stanza. ?

Ans. :
(1) The poet stood confused at a junction from where two roads diverged/forked.
(2) No, the poet could not see the road to its end because it bent in the undergrowth.

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(3) The rhyming words in this stanza are: wood – stood – could; both – undergrowth

Wind, come softly

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Don’t break the shutters of the windows.

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Don’t scatter the papers.

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Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what you did – you threw them all down.

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You tore the pages of the books.

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You brought rain again.
You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
Questions :
15. Write about any two destructive activities of the wind.
16. How can we make friends with the wind?
17. Find the word from the stanza which is an antonym of ‘foolish’.

Ans. :
1. Two destructive activities of the wind are :
Breaks the shutters of windows and
Scatters the papers.
2. We can make friends with the wind by building strong homes, strong body and
hearts.
3. Clever

So she made a very little cake,

But as it baking lay,
She looked at it and thought
 
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 it seemed Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
Then she took a tiny scrap of dough,
And rolled and rolled it flat;
And baked it thin as a wafer-
But she couldn’t part with that.
Questions :
18. Why did the lady not give the already prepared cake to Saint Peter?
19. The second time, to the lady, the cake looked (Complete the sentence.)
20. Identify and explain the Figure of Speech in the line :
       
          ‘And baked it thin as a Wafer’.

Ans. : (1) The lady did not give the already prepared cake to Saint Peter because she

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thought that it was too large to give away.

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(2) The second time, to the lady, the cake looked as large as the first she had

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prepared.

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(3) Simile. There is comparison between the thinness of the cake that she prepared

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and the thinness of wafer. The word ‘as’ shows comparison.

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Remember they have eyes like ours that wake

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Or sleep, and strength that can be won

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By love. In every land is common life
That all can recognise and understand.
Questions :
21. What similarities are shown between us and other human beings on the earth?
22. How can strength be won?
23. What can all recognise and understand?

Ans. : (1) All human beings on this earth are equal and they are similar in many ways.
Their body structure is similar. While sleeping or waking their eyes remain similar as
we have.
(2) The poet emphasises the fact that whether an individual or a country, nobody
should be proud of one’s strength or power. If it is won by love, it is easy, but if it is
tried to win it hatefully, one is supposed to suffer undesirable consequences.
(3) All can recognise and understand that in every land, i.e., in every part of the entire
world, all human beings are equal and they lead common life.

Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,

“This requires some little reflection;

 
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 Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck,
And there seems but one objection,
Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,
And would probably give me the roo-
Matiz !” said the Kangaroo.
Questions :
24. Did the Kangaroo agree to the Duck’s proposal instantly? What did he do then?
25. Pick out the polite expression from the stanza. ?
26. What was the objection raised by the Kangaroo?

Ans. : (1) No, the Kangaroo did not agree to the Duck’s proposal instantly. He asked for
a little more time to give it a mature thought.
(2) The polite expression in the stanza is ‘…if you’ll let me speak so bold.
(3) The Kangaroo objected to the Duck’s proposal to give him a ride that if he rode
with his cold and wet feet, it would cause him rheumatism.

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* Answer the following questions in about 4 to 5 sentences each.[poem]

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14. “I took the one less travelled by.” What do we come to know about the poet from this line?

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What does the choice made by the poet indicate about his personality in the poem ‘The Road Not

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Taken?

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Ans. : This line reveals the adventurous nature of the poet because when he had to

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take a decision of making a choice, he did not take the beaten track. He chooses the

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path which is not frequented. He decides to leave the first road for some other day
knowing full well that he will not get a chance to go back to it.
15. Look at these words;
…peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings
What do these words mean to you? What do you think “comes dropping slow… from the veils of
the morning”? What does “to- where the cricket sings” mean?

Ans. : The given lines indicate that peace of mind can be slowly acquired from the
natural surroundings. It is peace that ‘comes dropping slow … from the veils of the
morning’. The phrase ‘to where the cricket sings’ indicates a peaceful place where one
can hear the vibrant sounds of nature – sounds such as the songs of the crickets at
the time of dawn.
16. ‘Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence of air.’ Explain.

Ans. : The poet conveys that hatred pollutes the air that we live in. We create only hell if
we fight among ourselves. All prosper in a peaceful environment.

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* Answer the following questions in about five to six sentences each[ S.R]

 
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17. Describe the little child's desire for the balloons.

Ans. :
In Mulk Raj Anand's 'The Lost child' he talks about a man selling balloons at the fair.
The man was holding a pole with yellow, red, green and purple balloons.
The child was simply carried away by the rainbow colours and he was filled with great desire to
possess them all.
But he knew his parents would never buy him the balloons saying that he was too old to play with
such toys so he just walked further.
18. Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all
around him?

Ans. : The courtiers called the prince ‘the Happy Prince’ because he was always happy.
When he was alive, he did not know what tears were. After all, he lived in a palace
where sorrow was not allowed to enter. However, things changed when he died. He
was made into as statue and he was no more happy. He could now see the misery and
ugliness of the city around him. This caused tears to flow down his? eyes. He was sad
on seeing the state of his city
19. During their conversation, Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the
positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?

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Ans. : Olga takes pity on Lushkoff. She knows that such a weak man can’t chop wood.

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She helped him by chopping wood in his place. No matter how much abusive Olga was
in her words, deep inside she had a helping attitude. The very act of Olga changes

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Lushkoff’s heart. Had Olga not helped Lushkoff in chopping wood he would not have

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got the money he needed. He would not have got the chance to listen to Olga’s moral
lessons. That it was Olga who saved him-she chopped the wood, and the compassion

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she showed led to a change in his heart.

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* Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.
  Incorrect Correct
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A. Month because a history teacher had Blank out _______________ _______________
completely.
B. Evelyn was determined to led a _______________ _______________
C. Normal life and pursure her interest of music _______________ _______________
D. She never look back from that point onwards _______________ _______________
E. She toured a united kingdom with a youth _______________ _______________
F. Orchestra and by the time she were sixteen _______________ _______________

Ans. :
A. blank – blanked
B. led - lead
C. of - in
D. look - looked
E. a - the
F. were - was

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 * Fill in the blanks using art icles(s), conjunction(s) and preposition(s) at the
correctplaces. Write the answers only.
21. (1) Tired …………..a…………… , he slept …………..b…………… the little girl, ………….c………… funny
feeling came ………….d…………. her. Poor Father, not ………….e………. big, …………..f………… – and
with no one to look after him.

Ans. :
a. out
b. before
c. A
d. over
e. so
f. after all

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* Turn the following dialogue into the Indirect Speech:
22. "What have I done wrong? I'm innocent. I'm a sanyasi!" the disciple cried. "That may be true. But

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it's the royal decree that we should find a man fat enough to fit the stake," the king's servants

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said,

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The disciple cried and asked what he had done wrong. He was innocent and he was a sanyasi. The

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king's servants said that, that might be true but it was the royal decree that they should find a
man fat enough to fit the stake.

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23. An eclipse of the sun in 1919 brought proof that his theory was accurate. (Make it Negative)

Ans. : An eclipse of the sun in 1919 brought proof that his theory was not inaccurate.

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* Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

27. Who was Behrman? What was his lifelong dream? Why did Sue go to him?

Ans. :
Behrman was a sixty years old Painter.
He was Sue and Johnsy‘s neighbour.
He lived in the basement of the old house they lived in.
His lifelong dream had been to Paint a masterpiece but it had remained unfulfilled.
Sue went to ask him to model for her as she was painting an old miner.
She also told him about Johnsy's illness and her belief that when the last leaf fell off the ivy
creeper her life would end.
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* Read the verse and answer the given questions:

 
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 Have you seen a little dog anywhere about?
A raggy dog, a shaggy dog, who’s always looking out
For some fresh mischief which he thinks he really ought to do.
He’s very likely, at this minute, biting someone’s shoe.
If you see that little dog, his tail up in the air,
A whirly tail, a curly tail, a dog who doesn’t care
For any other dog, he meets, not even for himself,
Then hide your mats, and put your meat upon the topmost shelf.
If you see a little dog, barking at the cars,
A raggy dog, a shaggy dog, with eyes like twinkling stars,
Just let me know, for though he’s bad, as bad as can be;
I wouldn’t change that dog for all the treasures of the sea!
Questions :
28. What has happened to the poet’s dog? How do you know that?
29. How shall we know that the dog belongs to the poet if we see it on the road?
30. What does the poet instruct others to do to avoid damage to be done by his dog?

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31. In spite of all his naughtiness, what does the poet say about his dog? Why?

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Ans. : 1. The poet’s dog is missing. The poet is asking others if anybody has seen his

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raggy, shaggy dog.

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2. The poet, in this poem, makes the identity of his lost dog very clear. He says that the

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dog looks raggy and shaggy. Its eyes are like twinkling stars. It is mischievous. Its tail

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that always keeps up is whirly and curly. The dog had a habit of biting someone’s shoe

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and barking at the cars. On the basis of these details, we can identify the dog and say
that the dog belongs to the poet.

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3. The poet says that his dog is very mischievous. He would chew away mats and eat
up meat if left unattended. So he instructs others to hide their mats and put their
meat upon the topmost shelf.
4. In spite of all his naughtiness, the poet says that though his dog is bad, he wouldn’t
change that dog even if he is given offered all the treasures of the sea. He says so
because he loves his dog rather too much.
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* Answer as requested (Dairy Writing Dialogue Writing )
26. You are Eva/Allen and you have had a very memorable day at school. Write a diary entry
describing vividly the feelings and experience of that day.

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A memorable day
Ahmadabad
13th April, 2019
9.30 pm
 

 
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 Dear Diary
Today was an exceptional day as my school gave me the Best Student Award. While all parents
were seated in the auditorium the Principal gave a very heart-warming speech congratulating all
the students who had done well as sports people. Then the prizes for the education excellence
were given. I was a little taken aback as my name was not called out. After all the prizes were
given out, the principal stood up and went to say that he wanted to now congratulate a student
who had done well both in studies and sports and called out my name. I was so happy. I almost
ran to the stage. The Principal also informed that it has been almost a decade since a student has
won this award. I received a standing ovation from all teachers and students. As the list of
subjects and sports events were being announced for which I was being honoured I felt so
grateful. I bowed down to the audience and touched the feet of my principal. He gave me a warm
hug and asked me to keep it up. I think this was one of the best days of my life. My parents were
overjoyed. Dad got a photographer to click some photos and mailed them to our relatives. My
neighbours and friends organised a party. I didn't want the day to end without penning a few
lines. So here it is a day 1 will remember for life!!!! Am going to sleep with some good dreams.
Good night and hope you enjoyed what I wrote for you.
 
Eva/Allen

* Answer as requested

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27. You are Rahul Pancholi of Class X-A. You want to sell two of your books which are in a very good
condition. Write a notice giving details about the two books.

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                                                                    NOTICE

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September 23, 2019
                                                             BOOKS FOR SALE
Two books in fairly good condition are for sale. The names of the books and their
reduced prices are given below:
1. History of India: ₹ 30
2. ABC of General Science ₹ 40
Those interested should contact the undersigned.
Rahul Pancholi
Class X-A

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* Write a report describing the expedition in about 150 words.
28. Write a report for the newspaper to describe ‘ the tree plantation ’ week you celebrate at your
school.

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The tree plantation Week
September 20, 2016

 
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Our school recently celebrated the "Tree Plantation Week". It was decided to celebrate it
from September 11 to September 18. The Chief Guest was the Mayor of Surat. He inaugurated the
Tree Plantation Week at 9.0 a.m. It was decided to plant hundred and one trees in the school
campus and other two hundred and one in nearby areas. The required pits for the plantation were
dug by the students of our school. All the students and the teachers planted the trees together.
The next day a drawing competition was held in our school. The students drew, the pictures of
natural scenes, forests. mountains, flowing rivers etc. On the third day there was a composition
competition on "The Importance of Trees". The elocution and other competitions were held on
the following three days. On the last day of the week, an exhibition was held in our school. Many
people of the city, students, their guardians visited our school. The journalists and the
photographers also came to collect the information. The winners of the various competitions
were given away the prizes by our principal.

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* Answer as requested ( Letter writing / E-Mail writing )
29. Write a letter to the Editor of a Newspaper about the nuisance of stray cattle in your city.

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132, Ring Road, Satellite Road,

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Ahmedabad – 380 006.
October 5, 2019

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The Editor,

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The Times of India,

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Ahmedabad.
Dear Sir,
Subject: Stray cattle nuisance
You must be aware of the recent accidents in the city on account of cattle obstructing
the roads and the vehicular traffic. This is all because the cattle owners letting loose
their cows on the roads.
It is a common sight cows squatting on the roads creating obstruction to the flow of
traffic. Recently, a scooterist was fatally injured as he was knocked down by a cow and
today he is lying in hospital with a fractured leg.There is none to take responsibility
Although he was not in the wrong still he is penalised. In another ? incident, a car
going smoothly had a mishap, a cow suddenly came in front of the vehicle just from
nowhere and was hurt a little. Soon a crowd gathered and the car owner was forced <
to pay a thousand rupees as compensation.
Isn’t it the responsibility of the municipal authorities and their subordinate staff to
remove the stray cattle and allow a continuous flow of safe traffic? The negligent cattle
owners should be brought to book and heavily penalised so that the motorists are
safe.

 
 I request the city fathers to take up the? matter urgently. I hope this letter, through
wide! circulation of your newspaper, would open the S eyes of the concerned
authorities and compel? them to take action to let the people breathe a sigh of relief
by doing away with the nuisance.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
XYZ
(xyz)

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* Answer as requested ( Essay writing / Story writing )
30. HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS...

Ans. :
                Every day we see and hear of accidents taking place around us. I feel very
scared of the heavy traffic and the way some people drive by over taking from the
wrong side or just driving at speed which is not right. It seems that people avoid

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following rules which have been laid down. Traffic rules should be taught in school so

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that from an early age children will learn to follow the rules and will not drive in a rash
manner. The traffic police also needs to be strict Minors like me should not be allowed

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to drive till we grow up and get our licenses. If people do not have the manners to
drive properly then they need to be fined or punished so that they do not commit the

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same mistake again. If they still don't understand then their driving licence should be

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taken away or their vehicles should be taken away by the police. People should respect

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traffic signals and signs as they are kept for their own safety. We should not jump the

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red signal. People who have to move around on foot should walk on the footpaths and
cross the roads at the zebra crossings. People should learn to drive carefully so that
they reach home safely. It is well said better late than never.

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* Answer as requested
31. Write a short story in about 200 - 250 words.
[Fahad’s - a cat - meet in the park - play every day - cat fell sick - the dog would not leave - the
cat taken home - they lived together]

Ans. :
               Fahad had a husky who loved to go for long walks. The park near his house
was his favourite. Fahad was surprised to see his sturdy husky become friends with a
black cat in the park. The cat was not at all afraid of Bruno, his husky. They ran around
together, did mock fighting and sat and gazed at the people and their pets move by.
Bruno was very protective of the little black cat. Time passed people watched this
strange couple with a smile. One day Bruno was not ready to leave the park without
meeting his cat friend. He searched around everywhere for her. She was not to be
seen. I commanded him that it was time to leave and he should get into the car. He
 
 wasn't hearing a word of what I was saying. He jumped out of the window and ran
towards the pump house of the park. I followed him and there we saw the cat lying all
huddled up and feeling very sick. I had no choice but to take her home and call the vet.
The doctor diagnosed a stomach problem and the little thing was running a fever. I
made a cosy place for the cat to sleep near Bruno. I came to accept that Miss Catty
was going to be a permanent fixture and we are going to be a threesome. My pets and
me!

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