ENGLISH TEST CLASS-9 FM-30 TIME-1HR

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of attempting
to do it again was the last thing you wanted to do?
2. If your answer is yes, then you are “not a robot.” Unlike robots, we human
beings have feelings, emotions, and dreams. We are all meant to grow and stretch
despite our circumstances and our limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our
dreams come true is great when life is going our way. But what happens when it’s
not? What happens when you fail despite all of your hard work? Do you stay
down and accept the defeat or do you get up again and again until you are
satisfied? If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what
experts call, grit.
3. Falling down or failing is one of the most agonizing, embarrassing, and scariest
human experiences. But it is also one of the most educational, empowering, and
essential parts of living a successful and fulfilling life. Did you know that
perseverance (grit) is one of the seven qualities that have been described as the
keys to personal success and betterment in society? The other six are: curiosity,
gratitude, optimism, self-control, social intelligence, and zest. Thomas Edison is a
model for grit for trying 1,000 plus times to invent the light bulb. If you are
reading this with the lights on in your room, you know well he succeeded. When
asked why he kept going despite his hundreds of failures, he merely stated that
what he had been not failures. They were hundreds of ways not to create a light
bulb. This statement not only revealed his grit but also his optimism for looking at
the bright side
4. Grit can be learned to help you become more successful. One of the techniques
that help is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in
the moment by bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgment.
This practice has been used to quiet the noise of their fears and doubts. Through
this simple practice of mindfulness, individuals have the ability to stop the self-
sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair, and frustration.
5. What did you do to overcome the negative and self-sabotaging feelings of
failure? Reflect on what you did, and try to use those same powerful resources to
help you today. (396 words)
Questions (1x12)
(A) THE REASON WHY YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT IS THAT:
(a) You fail miserably at tasks
(b) Failure and success can affect your emotions
(c) You work hard
(d) You have limitations
(B) CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT BEST CAPTURES THE CENTRAL IDEA OF
THE PASSAGE FROM THE GIVEN QUOTES.
“Failure should be our “A person who
“What is the point of teacher, not our never made a
being alive if you don’t “Mistakes are undertaker. Failure is mistake never
at least try to do the portals of delay, not defeat. It is a tried anything
something discovery.” temporary detour, not a new”
remarkable?” (2) dead end.” (4)
(1) —James (3) --Albert
—John Green Joyce —Denis Waitley Einstein
(a) Option (1)
(b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3)
(d) Option (4)

(C) WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTEXT: “FALLING DOWN

OR FAILING IS ONE OF THE MOST… EDUCATIONAL, EMPOWERING, AND
ESSENTIAL PARTS OF LIVING A SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING LIFE.”?
(a) Humorous
(b) Optimistic
(c) Horrifying
(d) Solemn

(D) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS RELEVANT TO THE TITLE OF THE

PASSAGE?
(a) Dreams Always Come True
(b) Failure and Grit Go Hand in Hand
(c) Humans vs Robots
(d) Falling Down and Getting Up

(E) ……………… WAS CREATED AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS.

(a) electricity
(b) light bulb
(c) current
(d) tube light

(F) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES MAKES THE CORRECT USE

OF “GRIT”, AS USED IN THE PASSAGE?
(a) Get rid of that grit in your shoes.
(b) She had a bit of grit in her eye.
(c) The road had been covered with grit.
(d) Her grit never made her give up.
(G) TO DEVELOP PERSEVERANCE ONE MUST:
(a) become more aware
(b) work hard
(c) be in the moment and be aware without judgement
(d) seek guidance

(H) HOW DOES MINDFULNESS HELP?

(a) It creates awareness
(b) It quietens the noise of fears and doubts
(c) It helps one become successful
(d) It helps develop focus

(I) WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND FROM THIS LINE, “FALLING DOWN OR

FAILING IS ONE OF THE MOST AGONISING, EMBARRASSING, AND
SCARY HUMAN EXPERIENCES.”?
(a) Falling down makes us angry.
(b) Failure can deeply affect our emotions
(c) Stay positive and be optimistic
(d) Self-control is empowering

(J) CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT CORRECTLY STATES THE MEANING OF

‘SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE’ AS IMPLIED IN THE PASSAGE:
(a) Knowing others
(b) Knowing oneself and others
(c) Knowing oneself
(d) Knowing one’s surroundings

(K) THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSEVERANCE AND OPTIMISM FOR A

SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING LIFE IS EXPLAINED USING THE EXAMPLE
OF?
(a) Thomas Edison
(b) Flourishing
(c) Grit
(d) Limitations

(L) What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
(a) Always aim for the best
(b) Live life king size
(c) Through mindfulness we can overcome the negative impact of failure
(d) Social intelligence is crucial for a successful life

Q.3. Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate expressions. (0.5x12)

(A) She came back home empty-handed without_____ of the things that she
was meaning to buy

(1) much (2) each (3) any (4) some

(B) Our garden looks awful this summer as there are too_____ weeds

(1) much (3) many (3) no (4)few

(C) Hardly_____ people can afford a home these days.

(1) less (2) no (3) few (4) a few

(D)Our country needs_____ women like Saina Nehwal and Arundhati Roy and
this will only happen if we let the girl child live.

(1) few (2) these (3) either (4) more

(E)Animation is the linking and the manipulation of still images to create___

Illusion of motion.

(1) an (3) that (2) a (4) any

(F) High voltage power lines are a threat to the lives of birds as they can get
caught in-between____ lines and be electrocuted.

(1) these (2) little (3) a lot of (4) much

(G) Although there are many disadvantages of keeping animals in a zoo, it is

also true that zoos protect certain animals from____ wild animals inhabiting
the forests.

(1) another (2) one (3) other (4) few

(H) She reminded me___ of my science teacher.

(1) a little (2) most (3) little (4) the little

(I) We have___ food for the next three days.

(1) several (2) most (3)enough (4)much

(J) He published___ poems this year due to his teaching fellowship projects.

(1) little (2) fewer (3) either (4) any

(K)___ books are these?

(1) Some (2) Both (3) Whose (4) Such

(L)____remarks that he made were very poignant.

(1) The few (2) A little (3) Few (4) Much

Q.4. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct question number.
(0.5x4)

Dolphins and killer whales has learned elaborate routine [Error: has; Correction: have]
to entertain aquarium audiences. They are thought
by men to being even more scientifically (a) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]
intelligent then me. In scientific (b) [Error: ________; Correction: _______ ;]
experiments they had showed great (c) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]
skill for distinguishing between objects. (d) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]

Q.5. Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate expressions. (0.5x12)

Q1. The teacher ____________ completed this chapter.

A. have
B. has
C. is
D. are
Q2. Ram and Shyam __________ business partners.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. had
Q3. She ___________ her office by 9 a.m. daily.
A. reach
B. reaches
C. reached
D. reaching
Q4. Rahul and his friends ___________ also invited to the party.
A. is
B. was
C. had
D. were
Q5. Neither you nor your sister should ___________ to them.
A. talk
B. talks
C. talked
D. talking
Q6. Twenty years _________ the minimum age to fill this form.
A. are
B. is
C. has
D. have
Q7. A bouquet of flowers ___________ required for the event.
A. are
B. have
C. has
D. is
Q8. A pair of socks ___________ been missing from my wardrobe.
A. have
B. has
C. were
D. is
Q9. Much ____________ been said in the news reports.
A. were
B. have
C. has
D. was
Q10. The information provided to you ___________ wrong.
A. were
B. was
C. are
D. have been
Q11. The company ____________ of its stakeholders.
A. think
B. thought
C. thinks
D. thinking
Q12. Either of the two dresses shall ____________ good.
A.looking
B. look
C. looks
D. looked
Q.6. Rearrange the followings into meaningful expressions (1x4)
Extremely/a/grief/it/is/that matter/unkindly/animals/are/of exploited.
Ex: It is extremely a matter of grief, that animals are exploited unkindly.
 (a) killed/they are/beaten/chained/and/mercilessly/trained.
(b) their/heed/but/hears/and/pays/nobody/to/cries.
(c) friends/auxiliaries/animals/necessary/are our/and/survival/for our
(d) animal/matters/our vision/a world/should be/where/welfare

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