Shree Barahi Secondary School

Second Terminal Examination-2079

Bhimfedi _4 Makawanpur
Class: 9 F.M :50

Subject : ENGLISH Time :2hr

1. Read the following Poem and answer the given questions.

Madam and Her Madam

I worked for a woman,

She wasn't mean

But she had a twelve room

House to clean,

I said, Madam,

Can it be

You trying to make a

Pack horse out to me?

She opened her mouth

She cried, Oh no!

You know, Alberta,

I love you so!

I said, Madam,

That may be true

But I'll be dogged

If I love you!

A. Match the words with their meaning.[5]

a. mean i. not giving up easily

b.get through ii. a horse that is used to carry heavy loas

c. dinner iii. cease to function; collapse

d. break down iv. unkind

e. pack horse v. the main meal of the day

2.Read the text and do the exercise that follows.

Paulo Coelho is a well known Brazilian author and lyricist. He was born on 24 August 1947 in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. He had always loved writing and dreamed of being a writer from an early age. He was,
however discouraged by his parents who wanted him to become a lawyer. During adolescence Coelho
was sent three times to a mental hospital by his parents because of his dream to become a writer. In
his twenties , he was arrested and tortured in Brazil, but always kept dreaming of becoming a writer.
After his release from prison, Coelho enrolled in law school and abandoned his dream of becoming a
writer. One year later he dropped out and lived life as a hippie, travelling through South America,
North America, Mexico, and Europe and started drugs in the 1960s.

A. Write true for true and false for false statements.[5]

a. Paulo Coelho was born in the late 40s.

b. He wanted to become a writer right from his early age.

c. His parents didn’t like his idea of becoming a writer.

d. He continued his dream of becoming a writer after his release from prison.

e. He stayed in law school for over a year.

B. Answer the following questions.[5]

a. Who is Paulo Coelho?

b. Why didn’t Paulo Coelho's parents want him to be a writer?

c. How long had he read in law school?

d. When was he born?

e. How many places did he visit in 1960s?

3. Read the following notice and do the tasks that follow.

Notice

Date: Chaitra, 2079

This is to notify that our school is going to organize an interschool quiz contest on the occasion of'
New Year 2080' on 30th Chaitra 2079 in the following time and place. Interested schools of
Birendranagar , Surkhet are requested to register their interested and tricky students' name and class
to participate to our office. The prize to the first, the prize to second and third will be distributed Rs
500,3000 and 2000respectively. Selected candidates will of grade 10who have high levl of multiple
intelligences.

Venue: Himalaya Library Hall Content : GK, IQ, Course content

Time: 11:00 am Registration fee: Rs. 500 for each team

Dibyaraj Khadka

Secretary

Himalaya Library, Surkhet.

A. Match the words with their meaning.[5]

a. register i. handed out

b. participate ii. individually

c. distributed iii. clever

d.respectively iv. record

e. tricky v. take part in

B. Answer the following questions.[5]

a. What is the notice about?

b. Who can participate in the programme?

c. What are the prizes for the winners?

d. When was notice published?

e. Write the venue and time of the programme?

4. Write any ten set of rules to manage your classroom properly.[5]

5. Prepare a recipe to cook your favourite dish at home. Use the prompts given below.[6]

Name of the food item……. ingredients……. cooking procedure.

6. Write an essay on the topic of The Value of Education.[8]

7. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in brackets.[6]

a. Nobody was in the park,………………?(into tag question)

b. Krist asked his father whether he would take the PSC examination.(into negative)

c. We…………. (buy) the new I phone yesterday.( supply the correct verb)

d. They always help the needy. (into yes/no question)

e. Sita often cuts grass.(into how often question)

f. Take a photograph of the new view tower.(into passive voice)

BEST OF LUCK!