CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Communicative Paper 2

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Time : 3 hrs
Maximum. Marks : 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. This question paper is divided into three sections
   • Section A : Reading
   • Section B : Writing Skill and Grammar
   • Section C : Literature : Textbooks and Long Reading Text (Novel)
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. All the questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order

Section (A) Reading

Question 1.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Swedish and Norwegian committees in recognition of academic, cultural and/or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Chemistry, Literature. Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first awarded in 1901. The related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established by Sweden’s central bank in 1968.

The Nobel Prize itself was made of a mixture of gold and silver with 24 carat or 4.8 g gold coating. Between 1901 and 2015, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 573 times to 900 people and organisations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 870 individuals (821 men and 49 women) and 23 organisations.

The prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the peace prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences; the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; the Swedish Academy grants the Nobel Prize in Literature; and the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded not by a Swedish organisation but by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

The various prizes are awarded yearly. Each recipient or laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money which is decided by the Nobel Foundation. As of 2012, each prize was worth 8 million SEK (equivalent to US$ 1.2 million, Euro 0.93 million or £0.6 million). The prize is not awarded posthumously; however, if a person is awarded a prize and dies before receiving it, the prize may still be presented. Though the average number of laureates per prize increased substantially during the 20th century, a prize may not be shared among more than three people.

1. and committees give the Nobel Prize award.
2. established the Nobel Prize.
3. Where are the Nobel Prizes awarded?
4. awards the Nobel Prize in Physics.
5. What are the different types of Nobel Prize?
6. What is the importance of the Nobel Prize?
7. What is the prize made up of ?
8. Each prize is worth

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
It is agreed that disasters have become a way of life. We simply can’t wish them away. Be it earthquakes, cyclones, floods, landslides, sea-erosion or fires. But we are definitely in a stage to marginalise their effects. Because these calamities by themselves do not kill people, it is the structurally deficient buildings that give way, burying within themselves the hapless many.

The 2001 earthquake in Gujarat had indeed shaken all of us. Whereas Bhuj, at the epicentre of the quake, turned into debris, many a building in Ahmedabad, 400 kms away, also simply collapsed. Surprising was the fact that the lower floors of many buildings sank into the soil. In the cyclone affected coastal Andhra and Odisha, a majority of the houses were razed to the ground due to inadequate structural provisions.

Stories of major fires in buildings in urban areas are too frequent to be missed by any of us. Why is it that the same intensity of earthquake in Gujarat killed over 30000 people and destroyed over 3.5 lakh houses, while in Seattle in the USA, the same intensity earthquake two weeks later killed only one person, that too of heart attack, with no damage to buildings?

Sadly, a major portion of this loss to life and property was, in fact, avoidable, had the habitations been constructed with structural safety precautions and disaster resistant provisions, as already available in the National Building Codes and Earthquake Codes and Enactments. With details on disaster proneness of various regions for natural calamities already available through the Vulnerability Atlas, what is needed is a determined effort to enforce a techno-legal regime to ensure incorporation of safety provisions in new construction as well strengthening of existing vulnerable buildings. So also for fire safety; we need to design and construct buildings with fire safety provisions. Insisting on annual renewal certificates to ensure proper maintenance could avoid many a fire hazard.
structurally safe for all situations. This never used to happen earlier.

1. Name some disasters that have become a way of life.
2. What happened in the Gujarat earthquake?
3. What is the Vulnerability Atlas and how is it useful?
4. What should be done for fire safety?
5. Which word in paragraph 1 means the same as ‘unlucky/ unfortunate’?
6. Which word in paragraph 5 means the same as‘hardly any’?
7. The word in paragraph 4 which is a synonym of ‘danger’ is
8. The word in paragraph 4 which is an antonym of ‘strong’ is

Section (B) Writing Skill and Grammar

Question 3.
Last night the owner living in the house next door was murdered. The murder was discovered by the servant girl who came in the morning. The police arrived and investigated. As it was Sunday, you were at home and saw what the police did. Write a diary’ entry’ about the excitement you felt and the mystery of the murder in 100-120 words. You may use the outline given below and also use ideas from the MCB Unit ‘Mystery’. You are Malini.
Excited day – kind retired person – hit hard on the head – resisting robbery’ – sniffer dogs and investigators – questioned us – mystery
OR
Study the picture given below. Using this information and your own ideas, write an article titled ‘Importance of Games and Sports’ for your school magazine. You can also take help from MCB Unit ‘Sports’. You are Abhay/Aastha. (100-120 words)

Question 4.
Complete the story in 200-250 words on the basis of the beginning given below.
On my way to the market, I saw that
OR
Write a short story in 200-250 words with the help of clues given below.
A sage lived on the banks of a river – no children – meditating – eagle dropped a mouse
– sage converted it into a baby girl – daughter – beautiful maiden – find a match for her
– asked the Sun God – daughter refused – God of mountains – refused – mouse – daughter agreed to marry him – converted her back into a mouse

Question 5
Fill in the blanks with the words that you consider to be the most appropriate.
I (a) never seen a house on fire before. So when I heard fire engines, with alarm bells clanging, rushing past (b) house, I quickly came out (c) the street and joined the crowd.

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. One word is missing from each line. Identify the missing word and write in your answer sheet with the word before and after it.

Fresh vegetables be cooked to perfection in the microwave. They retain their full flavour, nutrients and colour. Vegetables can be cooked in casserole dishes lids, stirring once during the cooking period. Roasting boiling bags can also be used for some vegetables with the ends loosely closed

Question 7.
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one
has been done for you as an example.
pressure/be/high/will Pressure will be high.

1. love/to go/I/morning walk/father/with/daily/for a/my
2. track suits/sports shoes/and/my father/I/and/wear our/for/the/walk .
3. is fresh/the air/morning/the/in

Section (C) Literature (Textbooks)

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,
I flashed it about late at night,
But up-and-down brushin’
And pokin’ and fussin’
Didn’t seem worth the time-I could bite!”

1. What does the line ‘Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right’ mean?
2. What do the dental hygiene habits of the poet reveal about her?
3. What did the poet not consider worthwhile to do?
4. What message does the poet want to convey to children through this poem?

OR
“One chap’s got a snapshot of Jimmy Wilde. At least he says it’s Jimmy Wilde, but I believe it’s just some ordinary fellow. Anyhow, it’s jolly blurred, so it might be anyone. Pa, can’t you give me a picture of yourself boxing? I could swank like anything. And you don’t know how sick a chap gets of having chaps call him ‘Goggles’.”

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?
2. Why was the speaker’s reaction unexpected?
3. Why did his friends call him ‘Goggles’?
4. What kind of a person was the speaker?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words.

1. Why was Private Quelch relegated to ‘cookhouse duties’?
2. Where was Pescud going by train and why?
3. What is meant by the term‘whining schoolboy’?
4. How does rain act as ‘a messenger of mercy’ between the two lovers?
5. What did the people wonder about Charles after the death of Duke?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-120 words.
John Keats, another poet of English Romantic poems begins his poem Endymion with the lines “A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ” Does Wordsworth’s ‘The Solitary Reaper’ echo the same idea? How do beautiful things tend to provide us with an everlasting joy?
OR
“The Bishop’s Candlesticks’ gives the message that one should hate sin and not the sinner.” Is this line of thought really practical? Can a change in heart be brought about by treating someone nicely? Express your views.

Long Reading Text (Novel)

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in 150-200 words from the novel of your
choice.
Describe the metropolis and Gulliver’s experience in the city.
OR
Throw light on the character of Lord Mundi in the novel.
Three Men in a Boat
Describe the episode of the pineapple tin in the novel.
OR
Analyse the character of Stivvings in the novel. Why was he unusual?

Answers

Answer 1.

1. Swedish, Norwegian
2. Alfred Nobel
3. The Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden except for the peace prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
4. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
5. The different types of Nobel Prize are in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Peace, Literature and Economic Sciences.
6. The importance of the Nobel Prize is that it is regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace and economics.
7. The prize is made up of a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money, which is decided by the Nobel foundation.
8. 8 million SEK

Answer 2.

1. Some disasters that have become a way of life are earthquakes, floods, landslides, sea-erosion and fires.
2. In the Gujarat earthquake, 30,000 lives were lost and Bhuj was reduced to debris. Many buildings in Ahmadabad also collapsed due to it.
3. The vulnerability Atlas has the details on disaster proneness of various regions in the world for natural calamities. It can be used to ensure incorporation of safety provisions in new construction as well as strengthening of vulnerable buildings to minimize damage to life and property in case of natural calamities.
4. We need to design and construct buildings with fire safety provisions and insist on annual renewal certificates to ensure proper maintenance for fire safety.
5. ‘hapless’ in paragraph 1 means the same as ‘unlucky’/ ‘unfortunate’.
6. ‘Scant in paragraph 5 means the same as ‘hardly any’
7. hazard
8. Vulnerable

Answer 3.
Sunday, 13th January, 20XX 10 PM Dear Diary
What an awfully exciting day. Unfortunately, I knew Shastri uncle next door very well. He was a very kind person who spent his retired life alone. He always used to treat us to ice-creams whenever we wanted. He was found murdered by the servant girl who came in the morning. The police say that he was hit hard on the head while resisting a robbery and died because of the blow. Fingerprint experts, sniffer dogs and investigators with magnifying glasses moved all around his compound. They even questioned us about any noises at night. There was an air of mystery about who it could have been. The police did not tell us what they found, but promised to visit us again. I am looking forward in excitement.
Malini
OR

Importance of Games and Sports

Games and sports play a vital role in our lives. They instill lessons of discipline, responsibility, self-confidence, leadership, sacrifice and accountability. Sports foster friendship and amity. Participation in games and sports invariably ensures good health, fitness and freedom from diseases of various types. Unless the human body is fit, even the brain will refuse to work satisfactorily.

Physical fitness is essential for excelling in studies and for securing distinctions in examinations. Sports provide an easy method to ensure this. They also provide a healthy outlet for diversion of our energies
Moreover, sports teach us to cultivate the vital quality of learning how to work together and to become not only good winners but also good losers.

Answer 4.
On my way to the market, I saw that my neighbors, Pulkit and his sister Kavita, were badly injured when their white Hyundai-i20 met with an accident on the main road of KP Nagar. Because of the thick fog, Pulkit could not see a diversion at the lane widening project currently underway there.

The construction contractor had not put up any warning signs about the work being done on the road. I requested the passersby to take them to the hospital. A passerby agreed and both Pulkit and Kavita were rushed to Dayanand Trauma Center. Pulkit had fractured his arm while Kavita had bruised her forehead.

I also informed their parents about the incident and asked them to come to the hospital. They reached there soon and lodged a complaint against the contractor with the police. I also visited Pulkit and Kavita at the hospital. I brought them fruits and juices. I ran errands for the family. Soon, the hospital ward was flooded with reporters and officials who wanted to interview them about the accident. In the aftermath of the incident, the contractor issued a public apology and a signboard was put up at the site. The incident was an eye-opener for other contractors as well.
OR
A great sage once lived on the banks of the river Yamuna. Unfortunately, he did not have any family. One fine day, the sage was meditating beneath a great Banyan tree by the river bank. An eagle came flying towards the tree. The eagle was carrying a mouse clutched in its right claw. As the eagle settled down on the branch, the mouse slipped from its claw and dropped into the lap of the sage.
The sage opened his eyes to see a much scared and bruised mouse in his lap. He immediately chanted some prayers and with his power, converted the mouse into a baby girl. He started raising the baby as his own daughter.

After a few years, the baby girl transformed into a beautiful maiden. The sage wanted to find a match for her. So, he called upon the Sun God and asked her to marry him, but the daughter refused. The sage then called upon the God of Mountains to be her groom, but she refused him also. ‘
Finally, the sage asked a mouse to marry her. His daughter agreed to marry him. So, the sage converted her back into a mouse and said that ‘destiny can never be changed’.

Answer 5.
(a) had (b) my (c) on

Answer 6.

Answer 7.

1. I love to go for a daily morning walk with my father.
2. My father and I wear our track suits and sports shoes for the walk.
3. The air in the morning is fresh.

Answer 8.

1. It means that the poet brushed her teeth in a careless way.
2. The dental hygiene of the poet reveals that she brushed her teeth carelessly and was careless in maintaining proper dental hygiene.
3. The poet did not consider it worthwhile to spend some time in cleaning her teeth.
4. The poet wants to convey the message to children that they should inculcate in themselves a sense of good dental hygiene. She regrets that she harmed her teeth by neglecting to care for them. Consequently she had to visit the dentist repeatedly. She warns children that they may also suffer the same fate if they do not care for their teeth.

OR

1. Harold Bramble is the speaker of these lines. .
2. Harold’s reaction was unexpected because all of them had expected Harold to be embarrassed about his father’s profession whereas his reaction expressed pride in his father being a professional boxer.
3. His friends called him ‘Goggles’ because he wore spectacles.
4. Harold was an intelligent boy with a deep interest in academics. He was quite self-absorbed and a genius, as far as studies were concerned. Later in the story we find that he has great interest in boxing and has in-depth knowledge about it.

Answer 9.

1. Private Quelch was relegated to ‘cookhouse duties’ as a punishment given by Corporal Trumbull. He had interrupted the lecture of Corporal Turn bull and then even agreed to deliver the remaining part of the lecture himself.
2. Pescud was going to Coke town by train because he wanted to get the cuttings of petunia plants from there to please his wife.
3. The tern ‘whining schoolboy’ means a child who is constantly complaining or expressing disappointment or unhappiness while he is going to school because he does not want to go to school.
4. The rain acts as a messenger of mercy between the two lovers, the field and the cloud, as it quenches the thirst of the field and cures the ailment of the clouds.
5. After the death of Duke, when people saw Charles walking alone, they wondered as to how long he will keep it up or how far he will go and whether he could go alone.

Answer 10.
Wordsworth is enchanted by the sweet and incomparable singing of the young girl, harvesting the grain in the field all alone. Her melodious voice charms the poet so much that he stops there for a while and listens to it with rapt attention. Then he decides to move on, but the song keeps echoing in his ears long after he has actually stopped hearing it. Wordsworth concludes that he will always cherish the memory of the reaper’s beautiful melody in his heart.

This is where the poet emphasises the permanent effect of a beautiful work of art i.e. music. Wordsworth seems to agree with Keats’ idea, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ” A beautiful experience is sure to give us pleasure, even after our actual experience is over.
OR
The message given by The Bishop’s Candlesticks’ that one should hate the sin and not the sinner is very much practical. A sinner or criminal can never be reformed if one adopts an attitude of hate towards him. Such an attitude would make him hate others in return and he would never be able to reform himself.

The Bishop adopted a friendly attitude towards the criminal. He called him a friend, gave hifn food to eat and a place to rest. Moreover, the Bishop forgave the criminal when the criminal was brought back to the Bishop’s house for stealing his candlesticks.
The good treatment meted out to the criminal by the Bishop led to the criminal’s change of heart.

Answer 11.

Gulliver’s Travels

After getting his liberty, Gulliver expressed his desire to visit the metropolis of Mildendo. The Emperor of Lilliput granted him permission to do so after stating that Gulliver must not hurt its inhabitants or their houses. So Gulliver passed very gently and sideways through the two principal streets. He wore only a short waistcoat to avoid damaging the roofs and overhangs of the houses with his longer coat. He liked what he saw there.

As Gulliver passed through the streets and entered the town, the Lilliputians assembled on windows and roofs of their houses to see Gulliver. Gulliver was an object of curiosity to them, as they were to Gulliver. The Emperor’s palace was situated in the center of the city. Gulliver could see the inner parts of the palace and also met the empress and the young princess. Gulliver enjoyed his freedom to the fullest but he maintained a friendly and pleasant behaviour with everyone and everything he saw.
OR
Lord Munodi plays the important role of showing the possibility of having one’s own opinion and thoughts within a brainwashed community. However, these are the exact qualities that are hated by the other people of Lagado and his being a member of an influential family and having a large estate are the things that are stopping him from banishment.

He is quite similar to Gulliver, as he also suffers alienation from his community. While the inhabitants of Lagado pursue their attempts like trying to extract sunbeams from cucumbers and trying to eliminate all verbs and adjectives from their language, Munodi is a rare example of practical intelligence. Having tried unsuccessfully to convince his colleagues of their misguided public policies, he has given up and is content to practise what he preaches on his own estates. In his kindness to strangers, Munodi is also different from the other Laputans and Lagadons. He entertained Gulliver in a most hospitable manner.
There is also a patriotic sense in him, which can be seen when Gulliver criticises his country and its people. Munodi says that it was too soon to form a judgement about the people, and that every country had its own customs.

Three Men in a Boat

The three friends had been craving for mustard and when they couldn’t find it, they became gloomy. Just then George found a tin containing pineapple and excitement seemed to return to them.

They were looking for a knife to open the tin but they didn’t have it. Harris tried to open the tin with a pocket-knife. He broke the knife and cut himself badly. Then George tried a pair of scissors and the scissors flew up and nearly pierced his eye. While they were dressing the wounds, the writer tried to make a hole in the tin with the spiky end of the hitcher. The hitcher slipped and jerked him out between the boat and the bank into two feet of muddy water. Then they all got angry. They tried to open it with a sharp stone and the mast. It was George’s straw hat that saved his life that day. Harris got off with merely a flesh wound. Then the writer took the tin off himself. He hammered at it with the mast. But they were not able to make a hole in it. The tin lying on the grass appeared to be making fun of them.
OR
Stivvings was a classmate of Jerome during his schooldays. He was an extraordinary boy who was dedicated to his studies but was often too sick to complete his work. He was full of unnatural notions about being a credit to his parents and an honour to the school. He used to get ill about twice a week so that he couldn’t go to school. He would get diseases throughout the year like bronchitis, rheumatic fever or hay fever at Christmas. He would go out in a November fog and come home with sunstroke. He suffered terribly with toothache, neuralgia and earache. He was never without a cold and always had chilblain. He would sob in bed because they won’t let him do Latin exercises and took his German grammar away from him. Then, when the holidays were about to begin, he would get well while the other boys fell ill. That is why his character was unusual.

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