Class:9 - First midterm test

 FIRST MID TERM TEST - 2023 Standard - IX

Time : 1.30 hrs ENGLISH Marks: 50

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Part - I

I. Choose the appropriate Synonyms for the Italicised words: 3x1=3

1. Tom sleeps on the bottom 'bunk' a) absent b) present c) arrival d) departed

2. Practice hard and see what magic can 'transpire' a) mask b) conceal c) revealed d) hide

3. There was 'Sprightliness' in his step a) dullness b) weakness c) awkwardness d) liveliness

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II. Choose the appropriate Antonyms for the Italicised words: 3x1=3

4. You must workhard to 'emulate' your sister a) seat b) operate c) observe d) neglect

5. He 'muttered' to himself. a) public b) common c) clear d) popular

6. He 'remembered' his grandmother saying a) forgot b) recall c) review d) hesistate

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III. Answer the following:- 6x1=6

7. Choose the correct Homophones. Out in the forest, the ______ ate some berries. (bare, bear)

8. Frame a sentence for the given Homonyms. i) BAT

9. Choose the 'Anagram' for the word 'elbow' i) bowle ii) below iii) bowel iv) woble

10. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below: The cricket ball was hidden ______ the leaves.

11. Add prefix to the word ______ regular. i) ir ii) im iii) in iv) un

12. Add suffix to the word, Kind ______ i) ly ii) ness iii) able iv) ing

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Part - II

I. Answer any three of the following in one or two sentences: 3x2=6

13. Who were Sachin's favourite players?
14. What did Achrekar advise Sachin?
15. What was the old house built with?
16. What was the local Superstition about trees?

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II. Answer any one of the following paragraph:- 1x5=5

17. 'Achrekar was a Sincere Coach' Substantiate.
18. The man who came to the house gave the cross as a gift to the girl. Why did he do this what do you think would have happened if he had taken back the cross with him?
19. It is said that "the choices made by one shapes one's destiny" powder on the thought and write a paragraph.

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(2) IX ENGLISH

III. Answer the following lines and answer the following questions. 2x1=2 (poetic lines)

20. The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep. i) How are the woods? ii) Who does 'I' refer to?

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IV. Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below. 5

21. "And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright, And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine."

a) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines. — 2 b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the above stanza. — 1 c) What is the figure of speech used in Second line. — 1 d) Pick out the alliterated words in the second line. — 1

22. Quote from memory:- Whose woods ………………………. ……………………… think it queer

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Part - III

23. Prepare attractive advertisement using the hints given below: 3x5=15 Foot King footwear - shoes chappals - imported footwear - 20% discount - gents - ladies - kids.

24. Write a letter to your friend who lives in another town/city has won his/her championship trophy in the recent sports meet. Write a congratulating letter.

25. Read the following passage and answer the question below:

The dog, however, who upto that time had received nothing but cuffs and kicks from his hosts, would not eat any of the dainties which they set before him. So the old people began to get cross, and putting a rope around the dog's neck, led him out into the garden. But it was all in Vain; he let them lead him where they might, not a sound would the dog utter. He had no 'bow-wow' for them. At last, however, the dog stopped at a certain spot, and began to Sniff. So thinking that this must surely be the lucky place, they dug, and found nothing but a quantity of dirt and nasty offal, over which they had to hold their noses. Furious at being disappointed, the wicked old couple seized the dog, and killed him.

a) What did the dog receive from his hosts? b) How did they lead him into the garden? c) Did the dog begin to Sniff? d) What did they find? e) What did the wicked old couple do to the dog?

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