CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Communicative Paper 3

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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.
In India, sugarcane based ethanol is used as a petrol substitute and oils from, Jatropha and other oil seeds are used as diesel substitutes. At present, bio diesel production is negligible. The efforts are focused on using non-edible oils from plants (Jatropha, Curcas, Pangamia and Pinnatta) and animal fats like fish oil. The focus is to encourage the use of wasteland for the cultivation of these hardy biofuel crops. However, problems in terms of availability of land, water, technical rights and ecological conditions need to be overcome.

To assess the feasibility scenario in Rajasthan and Odisha, a survey was conducted in 41 villages to interact with Jatropha cultivators. The project study noted that climatic conditions are better for Jatropha plantation in Odisha than in Rajasthan. Low temperatures in winter and scarcity of water resulted in low yield in Rajasthan. In both, state governments provide credit / loans to cultivators. Timely availability of quality planting material is very important for promotion of Jatropha. Nursery establishment should be given priority. The support system for training, resource mobilisation and information exchange for the farmers needs to be strengthened.

Even though the area under Jatropha has increased, it has not achieved good production levels. But there is good news for bio diesel enthusiasts. Hindustan Petroleum and the Chhattisgarh Renewal Energy Development Agency (CREDA) are partnering to bring an additional 15000 hectares of wasteland under cultivation to increase Jatropha production.

In the current scenario, ever rising energy demands and rising global crude prices, economic development and emission of greenhouse gases, are the reasons to promote production of Jatropha and use of bio-fuels as an energy source across the world.
From an Indian prospective, the National Mission on Bio-diesel was launched in 2003 to address the low level progress in this field. Bio-diesel scenario is all set to be improved with increase in the production of Jatropha in India.

1. Ethanol used as a petrol substitute is obtained from
2. The cultivation of one of the biofuel crops encouraged in India is
3. To boost the production of Jatropha, is needed timely.
4. What resulted in the low yield of Jatropha in Rajasthan?
5. What problems are faced in the cultivation of hardy biofuel crops?
6. Which two Indian companies have partnered to increase Jatropha production?
7. How will these two Indian companies achieve increased Jatropha production?
8. What was launched by India in 2003 to improve Jatropha production?

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
The third great defect of our civilisation is that it does not know what to do with its knowledge. Science has given us powers fit for the Gods, yet we use them like small children. For example, we do not know how to manage our machines. Machines were made to be man’s servants. Yet man has grown so dependent on them that they are in a fair way to become his masters.

Already most men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting upon machines. And the machines are very stern masters. They must be kept at the right temperature. And if they do not get their meals when they expect them, they grow sulky and refuse to work or burst with rage and blow up, spreading ruin and destruction all around them. So we have to wait upon them very attentively and do all that we can to keep them in a good temper. Already we find it difficult either to work or play without the machines and a time may come when they will rule us altogether, just as we rule the animals.

And this brings me to the point at which I ask, what do we do with all the time which the machines have saved for us and the new energy they have given us? On the whole, it must be admitted, we do very little. For the most part we use our time and energy to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy, and what are we to do with them? The answer I think is that we should try to become more civilised. For, the machines themselves, and the power which the machines have given us, are not civilisation, but aids to civilisation. But you will remember that we agreed at the beginning that being civilised meant making and liking beautiful things, thinking freely and living rightly and maintaining justice equally between man and man.

Man has a better chance today to do these things than he ever had before; he has more – time, more energy, less to fear and less to fight against. He will give his time and energy
which his machines have won for him to make more beautiful things, to find out more and more about the universe, to remove the causes of quarrels between nations.

1. In what way are the machines very stern masters?
2. What does man have a better chance to do today than ever before?
3. What does being civilised mean, as per the author?
4. What do we do with the extra time that the machines have given us?
5. Which word in paragraph 1 means the same as ‘anger’?
6. Which word in paragraph 1 means the same as ‘imperfection?
7. The word in paragraph 2 which is an antonym of ‘hindrances’ is
8. The word in paragraph 3 which means the opposite of ‘in favour of ’ is

Section B
Writing Skill and Grammar

Question 3.
You are Raja/Rani. Your school organised a visit of your class to the local Doordarshan TV studio recently. Using ideas from your MCB unit ‘The Class IX Radio and Video Show’ and the clues given below. Write a diary entry sharing your experience in 100-120 words.
Visit to Doordarshan TV studio – recording – family episode – light, sound, video – equipment – met Station Director – impressed
OR
Non-biodegradable garbage dumped by mountaineers in the Himalayas has increased alarmingly. Write an article in 100-120 words for a newspaper depicting the extent of damage caused to the flora and fauna and calling for a joint effort by the government and the environmentalists to control this menace. Use ideas from your MCB unit ‘Environment’ and the visual given below to substantiate your viewpoint. You are Rahul / Sonal of class IX-A.

Question 4.
Write a short story in 200-250 words beginning as follows.
“Better late than never and I felt that it was time that I visited’’
OR
Write a short story in 200-250 words with a suitable title based on the clues given below.
A man – nightingale as a pet – sing melodiously – make money – man forces to sing more ; – tired – dies

Question 5.
Fill in the blanks with the word that you consider to be the most appropriate.
I (a)…….. deem it a favour if you publish the following paragraph (b)…….. your esteemed newspaper. These days B-schools (c)…….. to be losing (d)……. sheen. Aside from (e)……… top 20 business schools, very few business school graduates are hired (f)………. corporate India.

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines against which a blank is given. Identify the incorrect word and write it along with the correction in the answer sheet. The first one has been done for you as an example.

The famous monument was build by build built
Shah Jahan in memory of her wife.
Construction was complete in 1653.
The architect, Isa Khan, comes from Shiraz.
The beauty of the dome are known throughout the world,

Question 7.
Read the conversation and complete the passage given below.

judge         What are you charged with?
prisoner   Sir, for doing my Diwali shopping early.
judge         But that’s not an offence! And how early were you exactly doing it?
prisoner   Well, Sir! To avoid the rush, I thought it would be better if I completed it before the store opened.

The judge, being in a good mood before the Diwali festival, asked the prisoner (a)…….. The prisoner, sensing his good mood,politely replied (b)…….. The surprised judge declared that it wasn’t an offence. He further inquired how early had he been doing it. Humbly the prisoner replied that to avoid the rush, he had thought it would be better(c)………. .

Section C
Literature (Textbooks)

Question 8.
kilo missile of joy. He hit Chuck above the belt, causing him to fight to keep his balance.’

1. Whom does ‘He’ refer to?
2. How did ‘he’ hit Chuck and why?
3. Where had Chuck been for a long time’?
4. Why did Chuck have to ‘fight to keep his balance’?

OR
“And out again I curve and flow To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.”

1. Who is ‘I’ in the above lines?
2. What is the importance of the destination and where is it mentioned here?
3. What does the ‘brimming river’ signify?
4. What is the significance of the last two lines of the extract?

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

1. In the poem ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’, why will the lover be slain?
2. What is your impression about Gaston after reading ‘Villa for Sale’?
3. Why does the poet feel her conscience horribly pricked after seeing the condition of her teeth?
4. “I took the one less travelled by”. What do we come to know about the poet from this line?
5. What grouses does Persome have against her brother?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-120 words.
What do you learn from the poem ‘Song of the Rain’? Do you think bringing joy in the life of others makes us happy too?
OR
‘Honesty is the best policy’. Pick out instances from the story ‘Best Seller’ which prove this age old saying. How does being honest help us in everyday life?

Long Reading Text (Novel)

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in 150-200 words from the novel of your
choice.

Gulliver’s Travels

Give your views of what Gulliver saw in the experimental part of the academy at Lagado.
OR
What do you infer about the character of Glumdalclitch in the novel?

Three Men in a Boat

Why did the narrator’s friend have to bury the foul smelling cheese on the sea beach?
OR
Draw a pen portrait of George, on the basis of the contents of the book ‘Three Men in a Boat’.

Answers

Answer 1.

1. sugarcane
2. Jatropha
3. quality planting material
4. Low temperatures in winter and scarcity ot water resulted in low yield of Jatropha in Rajasthan.
5. Problems in terms of availability of land, water, technical rights and ecological conditions are faced in cultivation of hardy biofuel crops.
6. Hindustan Petroleum and the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) have partnered to increase Jatropha production.
7. The two Indian companies are partnering to bring an additional 15000 hectares of wasteland under cultivation to increase Jatropha production.
8. The National Mission on Bio diesel was launched in 2003 to improve Jatropha production.

Answer 2.

1. The machines are very stern masters because they be kept at the right temperature to function efficiently and if they do not get their meals (i.e. maintenance) at the right time, they may either refuse to work or break down completely, causing ruin and destruction.
2. Man has a better chance today than ever before to make more beautiful things, find out more about the universe and remove the causes of quarrels and disputes between countries.
3. As per the author, being civilized means making and liking beautiful things, thinking freely, living morally and providing equality and justice to all.
4. The extra time that machines have given us is used by us to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy for designing more efficient machines.
5. The word is ‘rage’.
6. The word is ‘defect’.
7. aids
8. against

Answer 3.
Tuesday, 17th November, 20XX
10: 00 pm
Dear Diary
Today was a wonderful day as our class teacher took us to the local Doordarshan TV studio to see how TV programmes are produced. We saw an episode of a family serial being recorded. We were surprised to see how much preparation goes into recording just a 30-minute episode! We were shown and explained the lighting, video and sound recording equipment there.

The Station Director then fielded questions from us and we were impressed with his knowledge and the sophisticated technology used in the studio. We returned to school amazed by the professional approach of the entire staff at the studio.
It was a wonderful experience.
Rani
OR

Himalayan Ecology in Danger

Mountaineering in the Himalayas is endangering the ecology of the region. Mountaineers who are part of numerous expeditions to these mountains every year leave behind mountains of garbage, mostly packaging material used for packing foodstuffs which are consumed during the expedition. Nowadays most of this packaging material consists of synthetic materials which are non-biodegradable. These cause immense damage to the local flora and fauna.

There is an urgent need for the governments of India and Nepal to coordinate with environmentalists and educate mountaineers to take steps to ensure that they don’t just litter the region but also carry foodstuffs in degradable packing and bury all leftovers suitably so that the plants and animals do not come into contact with them. This will help in saving the ecology of the region.

Answer 4.
Better late than never and I felt that it was time that I visited the ancestral village of my father which I had never seen in his lifetime. So I decided to spend one day there. As it was»harvesting time, I was excited to see the bountiful harvest. I was particularly impressed by the farmers as they reaped their crop with great care and precision. I saw them working through a field of golden crop, mostly with their bare hands or with just a sickle.
Among the other activities, the women folk of the village were collecting the harvested crop and separating hay from grain. I was overjoyed to note that even the hay, which may be waste for the layman’s eye, was neatly stacked and preserved for later use.

While going about their tasks, women liven up the day by singing songs of joy and thanking the gods for their prosperity. Children ran through the fields, which I first thought was just their playful nature, but actually they made sure that no birds prey on the open mounds of grain. This made me feel proud of my heritage.
OR

The Greedy Man

In Nathpur village there lived a man who was fond of birds. One morning while walking in the fields he saw a nightingale sitting at the top of a tree. The nightingale was singing beautifully. The man was greatly impressed by the melodious voice of the nightingale and asked her if she would like to stay in his house. He said she can practise singing in the courtyard of his house. He will give her food and she can sing without any disturbance. The nightingale agreed and from that day she sang her heart out in the man’s courtyard.
People from the village began to come to the man’s house when they heard the melodious songs. The man decided to take advantage of the situation and started charging money from the people. As the days passed, the nightingale sang and the man made more and more money. His greed for money kept on increasing.
One day the nightingale felt tired due to sickness, but the man forced her to practise. Even though her throat was sour and she felt exhausted, she practised her song. This rigorous singing practice burst a vein in the nightingale’s throat and she died. The man saw the dead nightingale and lamented his fate.

Answer 5.
(a) would (b) in (c) appear (d) their (e) the (f) by

Answer 6.

Answer 7.
(a) what he was charged with
(b) that he was doing his Diwali shopping early
(c) if he completed it before the store opened

Answer 8.

1. ‘He’ refers to Duke, Chuck’s pet dog.
2. Duke hit Chuck by jumping at him with great excitement, as he was seeing his master after a long time.
3. For a long time Chuck had been in hospital due to being badly injured in a car accident.
4. Chuck fought for keeping his balance because his body’s left side had been paralysed in an accident and he was physically disabled.

OR

1. T in the above lines is the brook.
2. In spite of the obstacles coming in the brook’s movement, it moves along to its destination, the river. The first two lines of this extract reflect its importance.
3. The ’brimming river’ means that the river is full of water, signifying that life is full of various events.
4. The last two lines of the extract are repeated as a refrain throughout the poem. What these signify is that while human beings are mortal and will die one day, the brook, signifying nature, is perennial and will never die.

Answer 9.

1. The lover, who is the chief of Ulva’s Island would be slain because he had eloped with Lord Ullin’s daughter. Lord Ullin was against their relationship and did not give consent to their marriage. So, Lord Ullin wanted to punish the chieftain with death.
2. Gaston gives the impression of being an opportunist. He is a crook and a clever man. Emotions and morality do not affect him in his business. He made one hundred thousand francs without spending a single penny. He is a non-repentant man with a shrewd business sense.
3. The poet feels her conscience to be horribly pricked from a sense of regret and guilt as she realises that her acts of enjoying the flavors of lollies and not brushing her teeth properly has only created painful cavities in her teeth caused by tooth decay.
4. From the lines ‘I took the one less travelled by’ we come to know that the poet is willing to take risks and venture into undiscovered areas. He is, thus, brave and adventurous.
5. Persome is the Bishop’s sister. The Bishop is in the habit of helping all those who seek his help. He has sold his estate, his furniture, and many other valuable things to help the poor. Persome is concerned about his future and has grouses in her mind about this behaviour of his as it has made them poor.

Answer 10.
We learn from the poem how rain comes down with showers of pleasure and joy for everyone and everything. It gives immense joy to everyone on Earth.

In my opinion, the greatest joy is in making others happy. Like rain, we should also bring joy and contentment in the lives of the people around us. Our little acts of kindness can prove beneficial in returning somebody’s lost happiness. One would feel relieved and relaxed to see happiness in others, lives. It will spread joy and make us happy to see that others are happy because of us.
OR
‘Honesty is the best policy.’ This age old saying has been proved in the story ‘Best Seller’.
John A Pescud was an honest man. Despite the warning from Jessie, John went to meet the Colonel. He honestly told him that he had followed his daughter from Cincinnati and wanted to be introduced to her. He also told him about his profession and his intention of marrying his daughter. His honesty won the hearts of both the Colonel and his daughter.
Honesty can be defined as truthfulness in speech and action. Honesty reveals our character, gives us credibility and also freedom from being false. It also makes one trustworthy.

Answer 11.

Gulliver’s Travels

There were several people conducting foolish experiments in the academy. Gulliver saw one man engaged in extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put in hermetically sealed phials and let out to warm the air when needed. Elsewhere, a blind man with several blind apprentices was mixing colours for painters, which the blind man had taught the apprentices to distinguish by feeling and smelling. Another man was trying to dye silk from spider webs. Another experimenter had found a device for ploughing the ground with hogs, to save the cost of ploughs, cattle and labour. Gulliver’s last visit in the experimental part of the academy was to “the universal artist”, a man who had two plans; one was to plant fields with the shells of plant seeds, because he believed that’s what causes seeds to grow. The other was to breed a herd of naked sheep. The foolish experiments conducted in the academy show how human beings engage in futile pursuits seriously and do not enjoy the real things in life.
OR
Loving and Protective Glumdalclitch, who was Gulliver’s little nurse’, was the nine year old daughter of a farmer in Brobdingnag. She became very fond of Gulliver and took care of him. Gulliver was a living toy to Glumdalclitch so that she took pleasure in sewing his clothes. When the farmer decided to showcase Gulliver, Glumdalclitch carried Gulliver in a box for his protection. Even when the queen bought Gulliver from the farmer, Glumdalclitch was very much happy to be the sole babysitter of Gulliver. She even agreed to leave her family and come to the court. She was very kind to make several sets of new clothes for Gulliver, taking delight in dressing Jm.

Honest, Committed and Friendly As a nursemaid, she took good care of Gulliver, hanging him to sleep safely in her closet at night and teaching him the Brobdingnagian language by day. She performed her role as his babysitter with great seriousness and attention. As a character, Glumdalclitch was very honest and committed. She was a very good friend of Gulliver as well.

Three Men in a Boat

The narrator once got a chance to oblige his friend by carrying cheese from Liverpool to London to deliver it to his friend’s home. As the narrator reached his friend’s house, his friend’s wife could not tolerate the repulsive smell of the cheese. She declined to live any longer in the same house with the cheese.
The friend’s wife thought of paying someone to bury the cheese where it could not be found again. She tried to convince the narrator to keep it in his house. When he refused, she shifted to a hotel but the hotel bill was fifteen guineas. The cheese however had cost his friend only eight and six pence a pound. The friend then tried to throw the cheese in the canal and bury it in the Parish mortuary but it was taken out on a complaint by the sailors. He was forced to take it back. Finally, his friend took it to a seaside town. He had to cut it into pieces and bury it in different places under the sand of the beach.
OR
George was a heavy man employed at a bank where the only work his friends thought he did was sleeping. He had some knowledge of the ways of the world and would give sensible advice and • suggestions such as the articles to be taken on the trip. He did not appear to have much sense of style, as evident from the loud blazer he had bought for the trip. George was not very intellectual and did not like spending much thought on trivial matters. He had no enthusiasm for work and was the last one to offer to do anything that required physical labour. He was not very quick-witted and was dependent on others to lead him. He loved laughing at others but did not enjoy it when the joke was turned on him. However, he was fun-loving and was ready to try anything new. It was he who suggested the boat trip. During the high-end party, George was keen to play the banjo, but he played quite badly and even turned a cheerful song into a mournful tune. He had some knowledge of cooking as he made a healthy Irish stew.

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