CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature Paper 2

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Language and Literature Paper 2

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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. Ladies, watch out. The next time you purchase cosmetics, ensure that you are safe. Contrary to all the promises made by the industry, a number of cosmetics are health hazards and may turn you uglier instead of prettier.

2. Studies have shown that cosmetics are toxic, containing chemicals and other ingredients which may cause cancer. Some brands of talcum powders are said to contain asbestos. Unfortunately, consumers, particularly women, are carried away by telling and attractive advertisements. Very rarely do they read the contents of the cosmetics they use.

3. Take, for instance, the shampoo used for cleaning hair. Hundreds of brands are available in the market, each one promising something special and novel. It is a common belief that using soap to clean your hair is harmful. But a comparative research carried out by a doctor with the help of a consumer union in Japan has found that shampoo can damage your hair and result in hair loss.

4. Research has revealed that the thickest hair among the shampoo users was only 0.097 mm, whereas soap users had 0.115 mm. Similarly, shampoo users also had hair as thin as 0.072 mm and as compared to soap users who had 0.1 mm thin hair.

5. Years ago, people used to dye their hair black. But now a days, women dye their hair in different colours ignoring the harmful effects it has on health. You can find women with dark brown and light violet coloured hair.

6. Hair dyes which may be bleaches, temporary dyes, semi-permanent dyes and permanent dyes, contain potentially hazardous chemicals like ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, p-phenylenediamine and toluene diamines. Hydrogen peroxide is said to have a damaging effect on hair.

7. According to a report in the Utusan Konsumer, temporary dyes contain metallic
substances like lead, which are toxic and can be absorbed through the scalp into the body. These temporary dyes are derived from benzidine, known to produce bladder cancer. (316 words)

1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read.(1×8 = 8)
(i) What should be kept in mind while purchasing cosmetics? (1)
(ii) Before buying a cosmetic product, what should consumers do? (1)
(iii) Why is the use of shampoo very harmful in the long run? (1)
(iv) Mention any one effect of temporary dyes as pointed out in the report quoted in the passage. (1)
(v) Who are the biggest consumers of cosmetics? (1)
(vi) Which harmful substance is found in some brands of talcum powder. (1)
(vii) Which potentially hazardous chemicals do hair dyes contain? (1)
(viii) What result has, the research carried out by a doctor with the help of a consumer union in Japan reported? (1)
(ix) Which substance is known to produce bladder cancer? (1)

Question 2.
Read the passage given below. (12)
1. Next time you go to a store, take a minute to look at all the things that are trying to grab your attention. Whether it’s convenience, good service or finding the best deals, store owners want to know what attracts you to their stores, and what it takes to keep you coming back. Turns out, there’s a science to all this.

2. With support from the Virginia based National Science Foundation, computer scientists Rajeev Sharma, Satish Mummareddy and their colleagues have developed a software that breaks down shopping behaviour much like websites do. Sharma’s Pennsylvania based company, Video Mining, uses overhead cameras to put together a top down view of how people shop and what they buy. “Basically, what Video Mining does is to use software along with cameras mounted on the ceiling of stores to track shoppers as they move around the store and create data that helps us understand how shoppers are shopping”, explains Sharma.

3. The software can also tabulate how long shoppers take before that “moment of truth” when they select an item to purchase. Cameras are positioned directly above and picture resolution is intentionally set low so that all shoppers remain anonymous. The idea is to show retailers and manufacturers the best areas in the store to place products, and how to create a comfortable place for people to shop. “By providing the data to the retailers and manufacturers”, says Sharma, “they can customise and design the stores and the shelves and the products to match the shoppers’ interest.”

4. Sharma identifies trends. For example, people prefer wider aisles when they shop. Women take a lot longer to shop than men and, except in a few cases, brand loyalty is not always strong. “What we’re finding is that in some categories, people are going to the store and making up their mind right there. You can see people coming in, going between brands and picking up the product based upon price or other attributes.” The software is keeping an eye on the shoppers, giving businesses a scientific leg up in the rat race of figuring out how to best serve their customers and keep them coming back.

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 the first paragraph, what does the phrase ‘all this’ refer to? (2)
(ii) What are the two most important findings that Sharma has identified about customer behaviour? (2)
(iii) After installing Sharma’s software, what will store owners be able to know about designing their stores? (2)
(iv) Mention the functions that the software initially used to perform. (2)
(v) Why is picture resolution of over head software cameras set low?

2.2. On the basis ofyour reading of the passage, answer any four of the following. (1×4 = 4)
(i) Which word in the second paragraph is a synonym of the word ‘conduct’? (1)
(ii) Which word in the third paragraph means ‘to alter something to make it fit someone’s requirements? (1)
(iii) Which word in the fourth paragraph is a synonym of ‘tendencies’? (1)
(iv) Which word/phrase in the fourth paragraph means the same as ‘features’ environment’? (1)
(v) What does ‘rat race’ in paragraph 4 mean?

Section (B)
Writing and Grammar (30 Marks)

Question 3.
You celebrated your birthday last Sunday. Your grandfather from Jabalpur sent you the series of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter novels as a present. Write a diary entry about what this gift means to you. It must not exceed 150 words. You are Naman/Nidhi.

Or

As a student you feel that with the flood of information available on websites, public libraries are becoming redundant. Write an article in 100-150 words that your Principal has asked you to submit at the book fest in your city. You may use the following hints. You are Monika/ Rajat.

Question 4.
Complete the story in 150-200 words which begins as the following. (10)
Spardha went to Kerala to enjoy the sea-side. When she reached the beach, she saw many enjoying and playing on the beach ….

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. (1×4 = 4)
Once upon a time large areas of India (i) ….. covered with forests, full of numerous kinds of trees. However, (ii) ….. the population (iii) ….. trees (iv) …… down for (v) ….. use

(i) (a) is  (b) were  (c) was   (d) are
(ii) (a) if   (b) as   (c) where   (d) in
(iii) (a) grows   (b) is growing   (c) grew   (d) has grown
(iv) (a) were   (b) was   (c) will  (d) can
(v) (a) men’s  (b) man’s  (c) mens’  (d) mans’

Question 6.
In the passage given below one word has been omitted in each line. Write the omitted word along with the word before and after it in the space provided. First one has been done as an example. Attempy any four. (1 x4= 4)

Question 7.
Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. Do any four. (1×4 = 4)
reform /movements/was/a/Raja / Rammohan / Roy / pioneer/ of / in India
Raja Rammohan Roy was a pioneer of reform movements in India.
(i) he / the / worship / opposed / and / the performance / of idols / of rituals
(ii) he / untouchability / and / was against / superstition
(iii) and / condemned / the / he / the caste system / sati and / custom of
(iv) education/also supported/he/inclusion of/english/in/
(v) reformer/great/he/was a/social/.

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

Question 8.
Read the given extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow. (1×4 = 4)
Kathmandu is vivid, mercenary, religious, with small shrines to flower-adorned deities along the narrowest and busiest streets; with fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards; shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate; or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. Film songs blare out from the radios, car horns sound, bicycle bells ring, stray cows low questioningly at motorcycles, vendors shout out their wares.
(i) How do you know that Kathmandu is a religious city?
(ii) What makes the city noisy?
(iii) How does the author pass his time in Kathmandu?
(iv) How does the author describe the city?

Or

During the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony, our family used to arrange boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site, situated in the middle of the pond called Rama Tirtha which was near our house. Events from the Ramayana and from the life of the Prophet were the bedtime stories my mother and grandmother would tell the children in our family.
(i) How did the speaker’s family help in Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?
(ii) What light does the extract throw on the speaker’s family?
(iii) What characteristics did the author inherit from his father and mother?
(iv) How does the author justify that he had a secure childhood?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words. (2×5 = 10)
(i) What kind of book did Tommy show to Margie?
(ii) What do we learn from the story ‘The Bond of Love’?
(iii) What was the reaction of the lady after the author knocked the soft drink in her lap the second time?
(iv) How did the author of ‘A House is not a Home’ regain a sense of security and life?
(v) What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s response?
(vi) Why is Buddhist shrine Baudhnath stupa important?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
What qualities in Santosh Yadav helped her get into the record books both times she conquered Mt Everest? What values can one learn from her?

Or

Have you ever witnessed a sight of rain on the roof. Taking clue from the poem ‘The rain on the roof’ express what do you feel or learn from such a sight.

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in 100-150 words. (8)
Leaders are not born rather circumstances produce them. Support the statement keeping in mind the main character ‘Prashant’ of ‘Weathering the storm in errama’.

Or

By nature and from the childhood only human beings have dual or ambiguous attitude to react differently in different situations. Keeping in mind the lesson ‘The Lost Child’, support the given statement.

Answers.

Answer 1.
1.1
(i) Their health implications must be kept in mind while purchasing cosmetics.
(ii) Before buying a cosmetic product, consumers should read the contents mentioned on the package.
(iii) It causes permanent damage to the hair.
(iv) Temporary dyes can be absorbed through scalp.
(v) Women are the biggest consumers of cosmetics.
(vi) The harmful substance is asbestos.
(vii) Hair dyes contain potentially hazardous chemicals like ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, p-phenylenediamine and toluene diamines.
(viii) The research has reported that shampoo can damage your hair and result in hair loss.
(ix) ‘Benzidine’ from which temporary dyes are derived, is known to produce bladder cancer.

Answer 2.
2.1
(i) The phrase ‘all this’ refers to store owners wanting to know what attracts customers to their stores, and what it takes to keep them coming again. They want to know how to get the customer’s attention, whether it’s due to convenience, good service or finding the best bargains.
(ii) The two most important findings that Sharma has identified about customer behaviour are:
(a) Women take a lot longer to shop than men, and
(b) Except in a few cases, brand loyalty is not always strong.
(iii) After installing Sharma’s software, store owners will be able to know:
(a) the best areas in the store to place products, and
(b) how to create a comfortable place for people to shop.
(iv) The software was initially used to:
(a) monitor shoppers as they move around the store, and
(b) create data that helps the store owners understand how shoppers are shopping.
(v) Picture resolution of over head software cameras is deliberately/intentionally set low so that shoppers remain anonymous and their privacy is not spied upon or compromised.
2.2
(i) ‘behaviour’
(ii) ‘customise’
(iii) The word is ‘trends’
(iv) The word is ‘attributes’
(v) competitive environment

Answer 3.
Monday, 15th October, 2OXX
10:00 PM
Dear Diary
I celebrated my birthday last Sunday and missed Grandpa a lot, I was sad that he was not present on my birthday. But his valuable gift was certainly with me. He sent me the full series of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, which I received one day before my birthday.
I was eager to have the full series of JK Row ling’s Harry Potter books. It is really amazing that GrmAya fulfilled my long cherished desire and sent this valuable series to me on my special day. I have seen Harry Potter movies, but reading the books is a real delight. Besides, Harry Potter, the boy-wizard, is my favourite fiction character. I was so excited that I started reading the first part of the first book last Saturday itself. It is a lovely gift for me.
Naman

Or

Reviving Libraries
by Monika

The impact of technology can be seen on students as they do not read books for any desired information but use the internet. Also, the current generation of students and researchers who need information feels that they will spend a lot of time in going to a suitable library, spend more time in looking for the correct book or journal and still be unsuccessful. They just do not have the time. Hence, public libraries are becoming redundant.
However, I feel that books have valuable information and besides, the joy of reading is very different from finding knowledge on the internet. Books are a vital storehouse of knowledge. So, students must keep in the company of books by frequent visits to libraries. To create curiosity and zeal for reading among students, libraries should be updated with the latest editions of books.
Internet facilities should also be provided in libraries so that more students feel tempted to visit them. Students must love living in the company of books and here the libraries can play a vital role.

Answer 4.

Adventures on the Beach

Spardha went to Kerala to enjoy the seaside. When she reached the beach, she saw a lot of children enjoying and playing on the beach. There were beautiful sea-shells scattered on the beach. Spardha collected some and put them in her bag. For the first time in her life, she saw high tides at sea. She was awestruck. Lots of children were enjoying the water sports there. Spardha also took a boat ride and did parasailing. The experience left her refreshed.
On the beach, she also enjoyed great South – Indian food in the form of snacks. With the sand on the seashore, she made a sand castle and wrote her name on it. While playing there she made some new friends who had come from different states of India with their families on a vacation. All of them shared their school stories with each other. Coincidentally, they were all staying at the same hotel near the beach where Spardha was.
They all came back to the hotel in the evening. A bonfire was arranged in the hotel courtyard and everyone danced and played around it.

Or

Once on a stormy night a traveller went to a dharmshala to seek shelter. He was disappointed to find the door locked from inside. When he knocked on the door, a voice called out from inside, “I am sorry, I cannot open the door because I have lost the key. However, the door can be unlocked with a silver key. Do you have a silver key?”

The traveller, who was intelligent, got the hint and pushed a rupee coin under the door. The keeper opened the door and let him in. As soon as the traveller got inside, he thanked the keeper and requested him to bring in his suitcase. As soon as the keeper stepped outside, the traveller shut the door and locked it.
“What is the joke? Please open the door immediately”, shouted the keeper from outside.

“It is not a joke”, answered the traveller. “I am sorry I have lost the key. The door can be opened only with a silver key. ” The keeper had to push the silver coin under the door. The traveller got his rupee back before he let the dishonest man in.

Answer 5. 5.
(i) (b) were
(ii) (b) as
(iii) (c) grew
(iv) (a) were
(v) (b) man’s

Answer 6.

Answer 7.
(i) He opposed the worship of idols and the performance of rituals.
(ii) He was against superstition and untouchability.
(iii) He condemned the custom of sati and the caste system.
(iv) He also supported inclusion of english in education.
(v) He was a great social reformer.

Section (C)
Literature (Textbooks)

Answer 8.
(i) Kathmandu is a religious city because it has small shrines in the streets.
(ii) Vendors shouting, playing of film songs, car horns, bicycle bells etc make the city noisy.
(iii) The author passes his time in Kathmandu by visiting the famous temples and market places in the city. He observes the life of the people.
(iv) The author describes the city as a vivid, mercenary and religious city.

Or

(i) The speaker’s family used to help in Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony by arranging boats with a special platform for carrying idols.
(ii) The extract shows that the speaker’s family is a truly secular family which respected other religions also.
(iii) The author, Abdul Kalam, says that he inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father. From his mother he inherited kindness and faith in goodness.
(iv) The author justifies that he had a secure childhood by mentioning that all the family children were taken good care of and all necessities like food, medicine and clothes were provided.

Answer 9.
(i) The book that Tommy found and showed to Margie was an old, real book which belonged to his grandfather’s grandfather. It had crinkly, yellow pages in which all the stories were printed on paper and the words stood still.
(ii) From the story The Bond of Love’ we learn to be kind, loving and caring towards animals. The story tells us that animals have emotions just like humans and are ready to give love to anyone who loves them.
(iii) The lady was amazed at his antics. She uttered an oath that started with ‘Oh’, finished with ‘sake’ and in between had some words which were unmentionable.
(iv) The author regained a sense of security and life when his schoolmates gifted him school supplies like notebooks and all kinds of clothes like jeans, tops, sweatsuits etc. The author was greatly moved at this love of his schoolmates.
(v) Saint Peter asked the old lady to give one of her baked cakes to him so that he could satisfy his hunger. The lady tried to bake smaller and smaller cakes for him but finally did not give him anything.
(vi) The Buddhist shrine Baudhnath stupa at Kathmandu has a sense of calmness. It is very important because it is a symbol of peace and serenity for the people of Kathmandu. There is no crowd, no jostling and no noise at all. It is totally in contrast to the Pashupatinath temple.

Answer 10.
1Santosh Yadav was born in an orthodox society in Haryana where the girl child was not welcomed. From her early childhood, she showed the qualities of a rebel. She went to pursue her higher studies out of her village despite her parents’ unwillingness, as the parents wanted her to get married at the age of sixteen. She also enrolled to pursue mountaineering which requires a lot of hard work, dedication and determination. Santosh showed qualities in her training like physical endurance, iron will, mental toughness and resistance to cold at high altitude. These qualities helped her to scale Mt Everest twice and get her name into the record books. She is an inspiration for all of us, especially for girls.
One can learn the values of being mentally tough, determined, dedicated and helping others from her. Her life shows us that nothing is impossible if one is passionate and determined about one’s goal.

Or

Yes, I have witnessed a sight of rain on a few occasions. It is so pleasing that can’t be described in words. It not only fills one with joy and fun but also takes one down the memory lane of past. Here starts the journey of mix of both happiness and sorrow. Memories are not necessarily joyous as life is full of uncertainties besides a bundle of eternal pleasures.
Coming to the poem, the poet has also described, rain drops as tears of the sky due to sadness. But, the pattering of the rain fills with joy to the poet who has been lying in the room. He is soaked in the memories of his mother and feels his loving presence around him even after stoppage of the rain. It can be said that nature too exhibits its joy and sorrow sometimes through rain or through other natural phenomena. Similarly, the sky also reveals its anxiety or displeasure through lightning, thundering of clouds or rain. Usually, the sound of rain falling takes most of us back to our childhood and its memories. So, the rain can be considered to be an instrument of lovely memories of our past.

Answer 11.
Although Prashant was only nineteen years old, the storm disaster made him emerge as the leader of his village due to the actions he took. Initially, he organised a group of youths and elders to act as volunteers for the rehabilitation activities. The group pressurised the grain merchant to part with his rice to feed the people. The flood victims were fed with rice cooked on a fire using broken branches of trees as fuel. Then, Prashant led his team of volunteers to clean the flood shelter of filth, urine, vomit and floating dead bodies. They tended the wounded and other injured persons next. He gathered the orphaned children and mobilised the women to take care of them. He gave the men the task of collecting food and other materials required for the shelter. He persuaded some women to work for an NGO running a food-for-work programme in the area. He counselled the orphans and widows in the shelter to come to terms with their loss. Thus, Prashant emerged as a leader in his village at a young age.

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Human beings are born and brought up in such an ambience that they learn to react differently on the same point of contention in different circumstances. In a way, nothing is perfectly right and nothing is absolutely wrong. It is the situation that turns the same thing sometimes right while at another moment wrong.
In the Lesson The Lost Child’ the child is the perfect example of these attributes. While being at the fair, he had demanded so many things to be bought by his parents. When they refused to get him any of these, he had reacted as all those things meant a lot to him.
Once he gets separated from his parents and is found by a kind and noble stranger. He does not want any of these depsite repeated offers by the stranger as if they mean nothing to him now. Now, he is longing for his parents only and nothing else. It clearly reveals that we have dual or an ambiguous attitude to react differently at the same thing in different situations. Our attitude and priorities keep changing from time to time.

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