First Summative Evaluation : 40 marks (April) Internal Formative Evaluation: 10 Marks

Textbook: ‘Bliss’

Lesson—
1. Tales of Bhola Grandpa – Manoj Das
2. Autumn-John Clare
3. All about a dog-A.G Gardiner
4. A Day in the Zoo-Gerald Durrell
কোন কোন বিদ্যালয় lesson 5 পর্যন্তও দেয়।
Grammar And Vocabulary— বিদ্যালয় ঠিক করে দেয়।

First Summative Evaluation 2022
Class-IX Subject – English
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Full Marks : 40

Set-2

READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)

1.Read the text and answer the questions carefully :

Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of our village. A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut. In the bokal tree lived a small troop of monkeys. Bhola Grandpa and his wife did not mind it. One moonlit night, we were returning from a festival. The road was long and foggy. I was riding on the village chowkidar’s shoulders. Suddenly Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail. Everyone in our party was surprised. We halted Enquiry revealed that Bhola Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival. He had tightly held on to the two fingers of the boy. He did not realize when those fingers slipped out.

A. Tick the correct alternatives : 1×3=3

(i) In the village Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the-
(a) eastern end (b) western end
(c) northern end (d) southern end

Ans. (b) western end

(ii) The story teller was riding on –
(a) a horse (b) a donkey
(c) a loud wail
(d) a village chowkidar’s shoulders

Ans. (d) a village chowkidar’s shoulders

(iii) The night in which Bhola Grandpa returning from festival was –
(a) dark (b) moon night
(c) rainy day (d) cloudy-night

Ans. (b) moon night

B. Answer the following questions within fifteen words: 1×3=3

(i) What overshadowed their hut?

Ans. Their hut was overshadowed by a large tree.

(ii) Why everyone was surprised in the party while returning from the festival ?

Ans. While returning from the festival everyone was surprised in the party because Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail.

(iii) Where did Bhola Grandpa and his wife live ?

Ans. Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of narrator’s village.

C. Answer the following questions within twenty-five words: 2×1 = 2

(i) What did Bhola Grandpa not realize ?

Ans.

Read the poem and answer the questions below:

I love to see the shaking twig
Dance till the shut of eve
The sparrow on the cottage rig.
Whose chirp would make believe
That spring was just now flirting by
In summer’s lap with flowers to lie

A. Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: 1×3=3

(i) The poet loves to see the shaking-
(a) tree (b) leaf (c) flower (d) twig

(ii) The sparrow’s chirp would help to –
(a) sing (b) flirt (c) see (d) believe

(iii) The spring was preparing to the in
(a) Winter’s bed (b) Summer’s bed
(c) Summer’s tap (d) Autumn’s lap

B. Answer the following questions within fifteen words: 1×2=2

(i) How long does the twig dance?
Ans.

(ii) What does the poet understand from the chirping of the sparrow?
Ans.

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

2. Read the following text and answer the questions below:

After inventing dynamite Swedish -born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw
its destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite. So in
1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who
had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: Literature, Physics,
Chemistry. Medicine and Peace. Economics was added in 1968.

A. Answer the following questions in a single sentence:

(i) What made Alfred Nobel a very nich man ? 1
Ans.

(ii) Why was the Nobel Prize introduced ? 2
Ans.

(iii) Which subject was included for the Nobel Prize later and when ? 1
Ans.

B. Write T for true or ‘F’ for false statements : 1×3=3

(i) Nobel wanted to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite.

(ii) Prizes are awarded in less than seven categories

(iii) Nobel Prize is an international award

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

3. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions : 1×4=4

(a) Ramzan _________ month ________ fasting is a blessed spiritual period ________ Muslims
(b) The train is bound _________ Mumbai.

B. Do as directed: 1×3=3

(a) Why cry over spilt milk? (Make it assertive)
Ans.

(b) Kohli was hitting the ball furiously. (Change the voice)
Ans.

(c) I am certain that he has made a mistake. (Make it compound)
Ans.

C. Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs listed below and rewrite the sentences: 1×3=3

(a) A fire erupted in the building.
Ans.

(b) The evening starts early in winter.
Ans.

(c) The minister distributed the prizes in the school.
Ans.

[List: give away, set out, set in, break out, look upon]

WRITING SKILL

4. Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to prepare orange juice. 10

[Hints: Oranges bought from the market- sorted- rotten ones removed- cleaned-peeled – put in juicer-
juice extracted- sugar and preservatives added- poured in bottles- sealed- ready to be sold.]

OR

Develop the following points into a story:
Points: returning from educational excursion by bus- night journey- sudden break down- tyres
punctured- had to wait for two hours at a lonely place- tyres fixed- back home. 10