Gangatikuri A. N.

Bidyamandir
Subject: English
Class -IX
2nd Summative Evaluation
Time: - 1 Hrs. 30 min. Full Marks: 40

Name -............................................................................................................................

Section -........................ Roll No........................

Section – A

Reading Comprehension (Seen)

1.Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

It had been raining for seven years. Thousands upon thousands of days filled from one end to the other
with rain. The days were filled with the gush of water and endless showers. Heavy storms caused tidal
waves to come over the islands. A thousand forest crushed under the rain, had grown up a thousand times
to be crushed again. This was the way of life forever on planet Venus. Here was located the school room of
the children belonging to men and women who came by rockets from Earth. They set up a civilization in this
raining-world.

A. Choose the correct alternative: 1×2=2

i) On Venus, thousands upon thousands of days were filled with –
a) mist [ ] b) fog[ ] c) rain [ ], d) heat [ ].
ii) Men and women who live in Venus have come from –
a) Sun [ ] b) Mars [ ] c) Earth [ ] d) Moon [ ].

B. State whether following statements are true or False. Provide sentence / phrases/ words in
support of your answer: 2×2=4
i) The days were filled with sunlight on the planet Venus. [ ]
S. S: .....................................................
ii) Tidal waves came over the island repeatedly. [ ].
S. S:...............................................................

2.Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Mild the mist upon the hill,
Telling not of storms to- morrow;
No; the day has wept its fill,
Spent its store of silent sorrow.
Oh, I, m gone back to the days of youth,
I am a child once more;
And ' neath my father's sheltering roof,
And near the old hall door.
A. Write the correct alternative : 1×2= 2
i) 'The day has wept its fill' ; means –
a) it did not rain [ ] b) it rained a lot [ ] c) it was a cold day [ ].
ii) The poet is remembering –
a) the days of youth [ ] b) a story[ ] c) an accident [ ] d) an event[ ].

B.Answer the following Question : 2×1=2

i) Name the poem and the poet.

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Section -B

Reading Comprehension ( Unseen )

3) Read the passage carefully :
Once there was a little girl named Rehanalka. She had a pet dog named Alabbak. One day they were
playing near a river. The river was in flood. Suddenly, Rehanalka fell into the river but her Alabbak caught
her dress with its teeth. It pulled her out of the river. Rehanalka thanked Alabbak for saving her and hugged
him.

A. State whether the statements are true or false and give supporting statement (s): 1×2=2
i) Rehanalka was playing near a forest. [ ]

S. S: -......................................................................................................................................................
ii) Rehanalka ignored her dog Alabbak.

S. S:-.......................................................................................................................................................

B. Answer the following questions :2×2=4

i) How did Alabbak save Rehanalka?

Ans:-........................................................................................................................................................
ii) What did Rehanalka do after being saved?

Ans: -.......................................................................................................................................................

Section -C

Grammar And Vocabulary

4.A. Do as directed : 1×6=6
i) Rakesh is junior..................... me. ( fill up with appropriate preposition ).
ii) Read or fail. ( Make it complex).
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iii) I Offered him a job. ( Change the voice )
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iv) Rima is the tallest girl in the class. (Change the degree ).
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v) Can we ever forget our childhood days? ( Change into an assertive sentence )
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vi)He said, " You must take the dog out. " ( Change into an indirect speech).
Ans:-

B.Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. One
is extra. 1×4 = 4
1) Mother met him in the fair ( )
2) The old man did not understand anything.( ).
3) Ayan resembles his father ( )
4) The President distributed the prizes. ( )

[List: - make over, give away, make out, take after, come across].

C. Find words from the passage in Q. No. 3 whose synonyms are given below: 2× 2 = 4

i) Protect: [ ]
ii) Acknowledged : [ ]

Section -D
Writing
5. Write a letter within 100 words to the Headmaster of your school seeking leave of two days for the
purpose of attending the marriage ceremony of your elder sister. 10
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