CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature Paper 1

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature Paper 1

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Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

General Instructions:

1. This question paper is divided into three sections.
   • Section A: Reading                 20 Marks
   • Section B: Writing and Grammar  30 Marks
   • Section C: Literature (Textbooks)  30 marks
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. All the questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

Section (A)
Reading (20 Marks)

Questions.

Question 1.
Read the passage given below. (8)
1. A doll is a girl’s first best friend with whom she shares every small-little thing in her mind. It is the first toy of her life which, ironically, is supposed to symbolise her own demeanour. Whether it is an innate quality or just a social construction, girls are always supposed to be as prim and proper as a doll. Perhaps this special significance of a doll in a girl’s life is the reason behind the international recognition of the Doll Museum in Delhi. Established in the year 1965, Shankar’s International Doll Museum is like a dreamland for children. It is, by far, the largest Doll Museum in the country, spreading across an area of 5184 square feet. A noted political cartoonist by profession, K Shankar Pillai conceptualised the idea behind this museum and thus it came to be known as Shankar’s Doll Museum. Today, it houses almost 6500 exhibits from a total number of 85 nations.

2. The museum has been divided into two halves. One half is for the collection from Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand and the other for the Asian countries including India. The Indian contribution sums up to around 500 unique dolls dressed up in the Indian attire worn all across the country. Some dolls are also the representation of the different dance forms of India. A ‘clinic’ for the dolls which is needed for restoration can also be found at the museum. Shankar’s Doll Museum or simply the Doll Museum, is on of the most visited destination for children’s day out.

3. Watching such a huge collection of beautiful dolls all together is a delightful experience enjoyed by the children. Not only does it bring joy to their faces but it also educates about a lot many things around the world.

1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read. (1×8 = 8)
(i) Which toy symbolises a girl’s own demeanour? (1)
(ii) What added on to the recognition of the Doll Museum in Delhi? (1)
(iii) When was Shankar’s International Doll Museum established? (1)
(iv) In how much area is it spreaded? (1)
(v) Who proposed the idea of a Doll Museum? (1)
(vi) What are the collections in the Doll Museum? (1)
(vii) Why is there a clinic for all dolls in the Museum? (1)
(viii) How many Indian dolls are there in the museum? (1)
(ix) How is watching a huge collections of dolls, useful? (1)

Question 2.
Read the passage given below. (12)
1. Sport has rapidly become an established part of entertainment industry and the smallest detail of a sportsman’s private life is exposed by the media to public scrutiny. Top professionals are often described as ‘stars’ and large business interests exploit their skills. Considerable profits are made out of selling sports gear which is a replica of the gear used by the professionals; newspapers sell more copies if their sports coverage is good, and substantial gains can be made out of the spectators’ willingness to gamble on results. The increasing demand for new talented sportsmen serves to strengthen the popular image of professional sport as a highly glamorous occupation.

2. A handful of top professionals can afford a house in London, another in the country, and a third one on the French Riviera, as well as a Rolls Royce and a yacht in the Bahamas, but most professional players just manage to get a bare living from their sport. Outdoor life can be delightful except when the prevalent weather conditions are rain, wind, snow, fog or ice. It’s flattering to hear one’s name chanted with acclaim by thousands on the terraces, but crowds are fickle and soon forget once time takes its toll on muscle and mind. Sportsmen at the height of their professional life travel all around the world, but their own social lives are disrupted and leisure hours have to be sacrificed to hard, exhausting practice. All professional sportsmen must adhere to strict training schedules to maintain their physical fitness; their lives are devoted to keeping the body in peak condition by exhausting exercise combined with a strict regime of self-discipline and moderation in food and drink.

3. Retirement comes at an early age and the financial rewards gained will probably not
provide enough to live on for the rest of the life and the early-retired sportsman has to seek a new career. He enters the new career fifteen years later than his contemporaries and often with not enough reputation in his sport to persuade an employer to pay him a high salary. Perhaps, after all, it is better to remain a keen amateur. (355 words)

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following
questions in 30-40 words each. (2×4 = 8)
(i) In what ways do large business interests exploit sportsmen’s skills? (2)
(ii) What is the popular image of professional sport? How does the media help to keep up this image? (2)
(iii) What is the attitude of the crowd towards sportsmen? (2)
(iv) What sacrifices do sportsmen make in their careers? (2)
(v) Why have most sportsmen usually to v er a new career? (2)
2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following. (1×4 = 4)
(i) Which word in the first paragraph is an antonym of‘hidden’? (1)
(ii) Which word in the second paragraph is a synonym of ‘few’ ? (1)
(iii) Which word in the second paragraph which is a synonym of ‘capricious’ ? (1)
(iv) Which word in the third paragraph means the same as ‘keeping within sensible limits’? (1)
(v) What does the word ‘amateur’ in the last para mean? (1)

Section (B)
Writing and Grammar (30 Marks)

Question 3.
A week ago you were travelling to Kolkata and you met a celebrity who was travelling on the same flight. Write a diary entry about your experience. You are Akash/ Reena. (100-150 words) (8)

Or

Write a descriptive paragraph in 100-150 words based on the visual clue given below.

Question 4.
Complete a story in 150-200 words which begins as the following.
‘Long ago a man was alone in the wilderness. All around him were wild beasts, thick forests, black night and from time to time there were howling storms. He felt very strange and very alone ….

Or

Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of following outline.

Question 5.
Fill in any four of the blanks in the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow. (1/2 x 8 = 4)
Zeus had (i) …. all the animals of the forest for a feast as it (ii) ….. his wedding day. Only the tortoise failed (iii) ….. attend the wedding. When Zeus(iv) …. why it had not attended the wedding feast, (v) ….. tortoise replied that it loved (vi) ….. home and did not wish to leave it. Zeus was so angry
(vii) …. he (viii) …… the tortoise carry its own house (ix) ….. its back forever.

(i) (a) invited    (b) been invited   (c) been inviting   (d) got invited
(ii) (a) had been   (b) was   (c) had   (d) made
(iii) (a) in    (b) on (c) to   (d) from
(iv) (a) had asked    (b) asks   (c) was asked (d) asked
(v) (a) the   (b) a   (c) that   (d) so
(vi) (a) the   (b) its   (c) his   (d) a
(vii) (a) as   (b) when   (c) that   (d) how
(viii) (a) got  (b) get   (c) makes   (d) made
(ix) (a) on   (b) in   (c) at   (d) from

Question 6.
In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after the word that comes after it. Underline the word which you have supplied. Attempt any eight.

Question 7.
Using the information given below, fill in any four of the blanks to complete the instructions for dyeing a piece of cloth. Attempt any four.

A strong white-coloured cotton cloth is taken. Water (i) ….. and the desired colour (ii) The cloth (iii) ….. in the coloured water for half an hour. The cloth(iv) …..out finally. It is (v) …. and allowed to dry.

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks) (30 marks)

Question 8.
Read the given extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow. (1×4 = 4)
He had to keep moving from place to place every now and then as ordered by his head office: from a coal mining area to a railway bridge construction site, from there after a few months to a chemical plant which was coming up somewhere.
(i) Who is ‘he’ in the above extract?
(ii) Why did ‘he’ have to keep moving from place to place every now and then?
(iii) What word in the extract is a synonym of ‘factory’?
(iv) What does ‘every now and then’ mean?

Or

I didn’t jump. I didn’ tremble. I didn’t cry out. There was no time to do any such thing. The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow. The hood was spread out and its head was hardly three or four inch from my face!
It would not be correct to say merely that I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone.
(i) Why did the author not jump, tremble or cry?
(ii) Did the snake bite the speaker? What was his reaction?
(iii) Why did the snake leave the doctor’s arm?
(iv) How did the snake change the doctor’s opinion about himself?

Question 9.
Answer any five of the following questions in 30-40 words. (2×5 = 10)
(i) How did Maria become ‘quietly determined and mentally tough’?
(ii) How do we harm ourselves when we hate our brothers?
(iii) How is the city life different from the life at the lake of Innisfree?
(iv) What happened when the lost child reached the temple door?
(v) What does the swallow sea when it flew over the city?
(vi) Describe the mantra of Maria Sharapova’s success.

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
How would you react to the news of a death despite knowing fully well that we all are mortals. Relate your thoughts with the poem ‘A slumber did my spirit real’.

Or

‘The Bond of Love’, is a story of mutual love between an animal and a human being. What values of life does it teach?

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words from the novel of your choice. (8)
Give a character sketch of Lushkoff highlighting the values he developed on being reformed by olga.

Or

Keeping ‘The Happy Prince’ in mind, bring out the idea of real happiness. Was the happy prince truly happy?

Answers.

Answer 1.
1.1
(i) A doll is a girl’s best friend and the first toy of her life that symbolises her own demeanour.
(ii) The special significance of a doll in a girl’s life is the reason behind the international recognition of the Doll Museum in Delhi.
(iii) Shankar’s International Doll Museum was established in 1965.
(iv) It is spreaded in 5184 square feet.
(v) A noted political cartoonist by profession, K Shankar Pillai, conceptualised the idea behind this museum.
(vi) The museum is divided into two halves, one for collection of dolls from Europe, the US, Australia, New Zealand and another for dolls from Asian countries including India.
(vii)There is a clinic for all dolls in the museum for their restoration.
(viii) The Indian contribution sums up to around 500 unique dolls dressed up in Indian attire from across the entire country.
(ix) Watching a huge collection of dolls is useful as it is not only brings joy but also educates about the art and creativity around the world and a lot of many things

Answer 2.
2.1
(i) Large business interests exploit sportsmen’s skills by the ways given below:
(a) Making large profits out of selling sports gear which is a replica of the gear used by the professionals.
(b) Selling more newspapers copies by improving their sports coverage.
(c) Making notable profits out of the spectators, willingness to gamble on results.
(ii) The popular image of professional sport is that it is a highly glamorous occupation. The media helps to keep up this image by exposing the smallest detail of the sportspersons, private lifes to public scrutiny.
(iii) The crowds on the terraces flatter sportsmen by chanting their names with acclaim when they are playing. However, crowds are fickle and soon forget such sportsmen when they retire.
(iv) The sacrifices sportsmen make in their careers are given below
(a) Disruption of their own social lives, as they have to travel worldwide.
(b) Leisure hours have to be replaced by hard exhausting practice.
(c) Playing or practising when the weather conditions are adverse (for outdoor sports).
(v) Most sportsmen have usually to enter a new career for they retire at an early age and the financial rewards gained during playing tenure may not last life long. So, they enter a new career to maintain a happy and healthy living.

2.2
(i) The word is ‘exposed’
(ii) The word is ‘handful’,
(iii) ‘tickle’
(iv) ‘moderation’
(v) novice

Answer 3.
Monday, 15th October, 2OXX
10:00 PM
Dear Piary
I’m feeling on the top of the world right now. Yesterday I met the ‘Little Master’ Sachin Tendulkar while travelling to Kolkata by flight. I was so excited because he was sitting one row aheagl of me on the plane. Thus, I was able to talk freely with him. I was luckier than many others because the great man not only gave me his autograph and had selfies clicked with me, but also spent a lot of time talking to me. The ease and openness with which he meets people, the joy he expresses while mingling with normal people and his humble nature is indeed touching. He talked about many glorious moments when India won Test matches, as he always gave them preference. I listened to him with a lot of interest.
He is a highly respected cricketer and known as the God of Cricket, but his humility and simplicity is astonishing. I feel so amazed to have met him.

Or

Mother Teresa had an impressive personality. She was born on 26th August, 1910, in Skopje, the current capital of the Republic of Macedonia. She always wore a smile on her face and had immense sympathy for the poor people. She was very dedicated and generous in doing her work. She served the people of the slums in whatever way she could. She opened a dispensary and a home for the dying destitutes lying unclaimed on the road sides. She gave love and cared to the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who felt unwanted in the society. Mother Teresa received a number of honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonised (recognised by the church as a saint) on 4th September, 2016. After several years of deteriorating health, including heart, lung and kidney problems, Mother Teresa died on 5th September, 1997, at the age of 87.

Answer 4.
Life in the Wilderness
Long ago a man was alone in the wilderness. All around him were wild beasts, thick forests, black night and from time to time there were howling storms. He felt very strange and very alone in the wilderness. He could not speak to anyone because the animals did not understand the language of human beings. So, he learnt to speak the language of the animals and talked to them in their own language for as long as he lived with them.
He also had no opportunity to eat proper food meant for humans. He depended on what the animals ate in order to survive. Thus, he learnt to eat roots, various kinds of wild fruits and many kinds of nuts he had never seen before he got lost in the jungle.
One night he saw that a safari had come to that forest for hunting. He was happy to see human beings after a long time. He met the hunters and narrated his story about how he had got lost in the forest. He got their help in getting back home. However, soon he missed his wild companions who shared their food with him. He realised that he had got true happiness in the jungle and had led a selfless life there. He decided to meet his companions and spend some time with his wild friends every month.

Or

Tushar, as his friends said, was a copy of the great footballer Ronaldo. Even his elder brother realised his potential and noticed many common things in their respective playing styles. He encouraged Tushar to join the school football team. After observing Tushar dribbling the ball expertly and shooting accurately, the coach of the team at once inducted Tushar into the school team. He became their star player and scored many goals. They won match after match in a competition. Unfortunately, Tushar got a hamstring injury right before the finals. He could not walk properly, let alone play for the team. It was a blow to him. He was utterly dejected.

Answer 5.
(i)   (a) invited
(ii)   (b) was
(iii)  (c)to
(iv)  (d) asked
(v)  (a) the
(vi)  (b) its
(vii)  (c) that
(viii)  (d) made
(ix)   (a) on

Answer 6.

Answer 7.
(i) is boiled
(ii) is added
(iii)is dipped and soaked
(iv) is taken
(v) is spread

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks)

Answer 8.
(i) ‘He’ is Mahendra, a junior supervisor in a construction company.
(ii)‘He’ had to keep moving regularly because his employer was a firm which offered on hire supervisors at various types of constructions sites. When work at one site was over, he would be moved to another site. ‘
(iii) The word is’plant’.
(iv) It means from time to time or occasionally.

Or

(i) The author did not Jump, tremble or cry because he was shocked into stillness as a snake had fallen on his shoulders.
(ii) No, the snake did not bite the speaker. The author was relieved as he was not bitten by the snake.
(iii) The snake left the doctor’s arm because it saw its reflection in the mirror.
(iv) When doctor came face to face with the snake, his helplessness made him change his opinion and he thought that he was only a humble, poor and stupid doctor.

Answer 9.
(i) In the US, Maria felt lonely. She never thought of quitting because she knew what she wanted. She felt that when one came from nothing, and had nothing, then one was made very hungry and determined.
(ii) When we hate our brothers or do any wrong to them, we defile our spirits and we betray and criticise ourselves. The loss to our characters and to our spirits is a major harm we do to ourselves.
(iii) The city life is busy and chaotic. The pavements are dull and grey and there is no place and beauty. However, life at the lake of Innisfree is both beautiful and peaceful. It is a dream place for the poet.
(iv) When the child reached the temple door, men jostled with each other. The poor child struggled to thrust his way out but was knocked down. He shouted at his highest pitch to avoid being trampled by others.
(v) When the swallow flew over the city it saw a stark contrast of plenty and poverty. It saw rich men making merry oblivious to the plight of the poor down the lane.
(vi) Maria always considers herself very competitive and for that she works hard to be the best in whatever she does. She never allows herself to be emotional and sentimental. This is her ‘Mantra’ for success.

Answer 10.
We all know that the term ‘death’ in itself is frightening. What to talk of hearing the sad and heart breaking news of one’s near and dear ones or even the wildest thought of one’s own demise.
’Each one of us has to die one day’ is a bitter truth and we all are aware of this crude and cruel fact pretty well. Yet most of us are bound to sink with broken heart and greif striken emotions. Utter crying and rounds of falling unconscious are a common feature.

But the given poem teaches us an all together completely defferent lesson. The poet, here, like most of us is full of sorrow and highly distressed on the death of his beloved. But, he applies strongly different attitude towards death. He accepts it as harsh reality of life instead of being affected by it. He Knows that the bond between him and his lover is destined to be broken one day. Therefore, he accepts his fate. He also believes that his beloved has been liberated of all world by possessions and affairs and has become an integral and inseparable part of nature. It gives him courage and strength to move on.

Or

The story brings out a well-known fact that love knows no barriers, whether it be any language, gender, nationality or species. The author brings a bear cub to his house. The bear cub develops a bond of love with the author’s wife which is so strong that they cannot live separately from each other.
The values of life it teaches are love, compassion, sympathy and care for animals. The author’s wife loves the baby bear a lot and acts accordingly. The pet bear reciprocates by acting on her commands. He performs tricks which give pleasure to the author’s family. As he grows, he accidentally gets poisoned but the author and his wife help to save him from death. Thus, when he grows up and has to be sent to the zoo, both the bear and the author’s wife are unable to bear the pain of separation. Then special arrangements are made for him to stay at their home and the bear returns with great joy. This shows what love can do.

Answer 11.

• A Drunkard Beggar Originally Lushkoff was a middle-aged drunkard beggar. He used to tell all kinds of lies to gain sympathy and get some money. As he did not want to work, being lazy, he had also been expelled from the Russian choir where he used to sing. When Sergei caught out his lies and offered him work, he could not refuse it, as he had promised Sergei that he would reform and start working. But when he was asked to cut wooden logs, he did not do so. Sergei’s cook, Olga took pity on Lushkoff and cut the wood on his behalf for a few days. She also taunted Lushkoff for not working.
• A Man of Strong will Power Lushkoff was reformed due to Olga’s concern for him and the help she rendered to him, as she did not tell Sergei that she was cutting the logs. Olga’s help changed Lushkoff s character and he started working. He also stopped his bad habit of drinking. He soon got a better job also. Thus he developed the values of hard work, sobriety and strong willpower, as he changed his mind about not working.

Or

In the simple words, happiness is just a state of mind which cannot be attributed to any fixed set or structure of words or dimensions. Yet to put in a frame, we can say that real happiness is one when your heart and soul is free of any grudge, complaint, fear, malice, regret and at the top of all these, the desire to achieve something. Another form of true happiness can be a moment in which one can bring cheer and smile on the face of some one else. But, through most part of our life, we keep on searching for it in worldly possessions, wealth and luxuries.But in the end, everything seems a wastage, our efforts, time, and hard work. As far as the lesson ‘The Happy Prince’ is concerned, it is very difficult to say that the prince was truly happy or not. As he was a mix of both in phases. First, he was really not happy, when he was actually considered to be, with all the worldly wealth.
Later, when, his statue was moved out in the middle of town, where from, he could see the sufferings of the common men. He would gladly part with his precious wealth to reduce their misery with the help of the bird ‘swallow’. He was truly happy to bring cheer at others faces.

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