QUESTION BANK (2) 13/9/2024
CLASS – IX
ENGLISH
1.Read the following extract and answer the questions that
follow -
Then took the other, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.1.Why did the traveler
think the second road had a “better claim”?
2- None of the terms (a)-(d) can be applied to the statement
— “Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for
that the passing there Had worn them really about the
same.”
(a) Contradiction: Opposing ideas or statements in conflict.
(b) Redundancy: Something unnecessary or no longer useful.
(c) Sarcasm: Using irony to mock or show contempt.
(d) Consistency: Maintaining a uniform quality over time.
3- The phrase “just as fair” implies that the road was
equally _____.
4.What made the grassy road seem “better” to the traveler?
2.Answer the following questions in 40-50 words –
(I) How did the County Inspector disappoint Margie
(II) What was the poet’s dilemma in the poem ‘The Road Not
Taken’?