UNIT TEST-2

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LIT

CLASS IX

Time 1.30 hour. M.M 50

I GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

THIS QUESTION PAPER HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS

SECTION -A READING, SECTION – B WRITING AND GRAMMAR, SECTION – C LITERATURE TEXTBOOK

All questions are compulsory .

Specific instructions have been given with specific questions wherever necessary.

SECTION - A READING

1. Read the following passage.

The most beautiful humming birds are found in the West Indies and South America. The crest of the tiny
head of one of these shines like a sparkling crown of coloured light. The shades of colour that adorn its
breast are equally brilliant. As the bird flits from one object to another, it looks more like a bright flash
of sunlight than it does like a living being.

2) But, you ask, why are they called humming birds? It is because they make a soft, humming noise by
the rapid motion of their wings—a motion so rapid, that as they fly, you can hardly see that they have
wings. One day when walking in the woods, I found the nest of one of the smallest humming birds. It
was about half the size of a very small hen and lays egg, and it was attached to a twig no thicker than a
steel knitting needle. It seemed to have been made of cotton fibres and was covered with the softest
bits of leaf and bark. It had two eggs in it, and each was about as large as a small sugarplum.

3) When you approach the spot where one of these birds has built its nest, it is necessary to be careful.
The mother bird will dart at you and try to peck your eyes. Its sharp beak may hurt your eyes most
severely and even destroy your sight.

4) The poor little thing knows no other way of defending its young, and instinct teaches it that you might
carry off its nest if you find it.

Answer the following questions 1×10=10 Marks

 (a) The most beautiful ………………………………… birds are found in the West Indies and South America.
(b) They are called humming birds because they make humming noise by the rapid
………………………………… of their wings.

© The nest of the humming bird was about ………………………………… the size of a very small hen.

(d) shades of colour that adorn the breast of the humming bird is quite brilliant.(true/False)

(e) The nest of the humming bird is made of silk fibres and covered with bits of hay and bark.
(true/False)

(f) Pick from the passage the synonym for ‘dash’ (para 3)

(g) You can hardly see that the humming birds have wings because of the:

(i) Rapid motion of their wings as they fly.

(ii) Humming noise as they fly.
(iii) Shining colour of their wings.
(iv) Invisible wings due to a bright flash of sunlight.

h. The mother bird will dart at you and try to peck your eyes when you:

(i) Throw stones at her nest.

(ii) Approach the spot where the nest is built.
(iii) Try to steal her eggs from the nest.
(iv) Threaten the bird near her nest.

I. Which word can be used in place of twig in para. 2 ?

J. What shines like a Sparkling crown?

Section B ( Writing and Grammar)

2.You are Neha/ Naman. Today you saw a child working on a tea stall you are very sad because you
think that childhood is not a period to work as a worker. Before going to bed you intend to share your
feelings with your diary. Write a diary entry in 100 -120 words expressing your feeling. 5 Marks

OR.

One day you were commuting in a DTC bus. Unfortunately, your wallet was left at home. The conductor
gave you the ticket for free. You are moved by his gesture. Describe him in 100-120 words. 5 Marks

3) Read the following conversation and fill the blank. 4

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

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

Sujata(a) …….. …Neetu since the next day was her birthday, (b) ……………………

Neetu replied that © …………………… but (d) ………………….. .

4 There is an error in each line, find the error and write the correction. ( any 4 )

Incorrect Correct

All of us enjoy the excitement of the cinema. 1……. ………

We don’t think about how a film was created 2. ……… ………

While we’re watching them. However, behind every 3. ………. ………

Success film there is a lengthy, creative process 4. ……… ………

5. Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences. (Any two ) 2 Marks

(a) Is/as/known/Jaipur/Pink City.

(b) In the/are/building/city/in pink colour/ painted/most /of the
(c) © have made / a popular / it / its / historical buildings / destination/ tourist.

Section c. ( Literature)

6. Read the following extract and answer the questions. 5 Marks

I was one of many children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome
parents. We lived in or ancestral house, made of limestone and bricks, on the Mosque Street in
Rameshwaram. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all
necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact I would say a mine was a
very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.

1 Who was I here ?

a. Kalam

b. Ramanandan shastri

c. Shiva prakashan

d None

2 Where did he live?

a. Rameshwaram

b.Tamilnadu

c. Nepal

d. Near Temple

2. What is the name of Kalam’s autobiography?

a . Wings of fire

b. My childhood

c. Both of them

d.Agni

3. What is the name of the father of APJ Abdul Kalam?

.4. What does the speaker mean when he says mine was a very secure childhood?

5. What does the word ‘undistinguished’ mean?

Common/Ugly) pleasant/Handsome

7. Read the following extract and answer the questions. 5Marks

“Let us remember, whenever we are told

To hate our brothers, it is ourselves

That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.

Remember, we who take arms against each other”

1.Who is the poet of the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’?

(a) James Kirkup

(b) W.B.Yeats

© Robert Frost

(d) Phoebe Cary

2.What should be discouraged according to the poem?

(a) the practice of love and brotherhood

(b) equality

© ill practice of hatred and discrimination

(e) None

3. What is this poem emphasising?

(a) All people are equal

(b) All people are different

© different people live in different countries

(f) None

4. What does hate do?

A) kills enemy

B) proves power

C) spreads more hate and divides everything

D) none

5.Give synonym of condemn.

8.Answer the following questions (any 3) 2x3= 6Marks

1.How was Kalam’s appearance different from that of his parents?

2.How does the poet prove that there are no foreign countries?

3. What are Maria Sharapova’s hobbies ?

4. What does the poet mean by “the strength of the tree exposed”?
9.Answer the following questions (any 2) 2x2=4 Marks

1. How was Kalam’s appearance different from that of his parents?

2. Why was Sue worried when Johnsy fell ill?

3. Who does the Prince ask the swallow to deliver the red ruby to?

10. The following questions in about 100 to 120 words.5 Marks

A . Why was Santosh Yadav not content with a traditional way of life? What path did she choose and
why? Write in 100 words

Or

b.Comment on the title of the story “Happy Prince” . Was the prince really happy?