Class 9 Communicative English Questions provides a practical question set for DAV periodic test practice. Perfect for enhancing skills and exam readiness in English Communicative
SUBJECT: ENGLISH CLASS: IX
MAXIMUM MARKS: 25
TIME: 1 HOUR
READING (5 MARKS)
Read the following passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Located at the border of the Sariska Tiger Reserve in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, Bhangarh Fort is a 17th-century fort, infamous all over India for being the ‘Most haunted place in India’. Because of the numerous ghostly experiences and happenings in the fort premises, villages have sprung up far away from the fort, due to the fear of what lies within.
2. Even the Archaeological Survey of India or the ASI has forbidden the locals and tourists from entering the fort at night. This completely ruined, haunted fort of Bhangarh does have a very eerie, negative aura to it. Several legends have attested to the paranormal happenings inside the fort.No one is allowed to enter the fort after sunset or before sunrise. The entire landscape is subsumed by a pall of gloom and a chilling hollowness once the last ray of sunlight bids adieu until its arrival the next morning.
3. There are many local tales about the paranormal activities in the fort. It depends on a person whether he would believe it or not. It is said that the spirits roam in Bhangarh Fort at night and various strange noises are heard. Also, as it is said, anyone who enters the fort at night would not be able to return in the morning.
4. One always feels as if their movements are being watched, and the air is charged with a dizzying heaviness. A board put up by the Archaeological Survey of India cautions the visitors not to venture within the premises of the fort during the dark hours.
5. The haunted fort of Bhangarh has had several stories associated with it. Believing one of them is akin to believing that the fort indeed is haunted, and this is a tale that has been in circulation for years. (There is evidence to support the claim of those who say that those who tried their luck either went missing or weren’t able to explain anything coherently.) You might say that the entire episodes were mere figments of imagination by ruminating minds, but the fact remains a fact.
Choose the correct option
a. Archaeological Survey of India or the ASI has forbidden the locals and tourists from entering the Bhangarh Fort at night because of _________ 1
i. exorcism
ii. paranormal phenomena
iii. chilling hollowness
iv. All of the above
b. The ambiance of the fort is 1
i. toxic
ii. claustrophobic
iii. uncanny
iv. sullen
c. Give one reference from the passage to prove that the Bhangarh Fort is an abandoned place. 1
d. Find the word from paragraph 5 which means the same as ‘ contemplating’. 1
e. State whether the given statement is True or False. 1
All the people who stayed in the Bhangarh Fort at night went missing.
WRITING AND GRAMMAR (7 MARKS)
2. Imagine that you have recently attended a ‘Leadership Camp’ in Delhi. The camp helped you a lot to improve your communicative, decision-making, problem-solving skills, etc. Based on the ideas of Unit 1 (PEOPLE) of your MCB, write a paragraph in not more than 150 words on “Leadership Qualities: The Mantra to Success”.
OR
Imagine that you have recently returned from Andaman. Write a letter in not more than 120 words to your friend regarding the adventure you have had there. Encourage him to go for such trips as they refresh our minds and make us more focused on our work as well as provide us with a lot of knowledge about the socio-cultural and geographical features of the visited places.
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of verbs. 1×3=3
The old suitcase has been lying here for about three days. Nobody (a)________ (know) who (b) ________ (leave) it. One of my sisters has opened it. There (c) ________ (be) a pair of jeans inside.
LITERATURE (13 MARKS)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. 1×3=3
All the world’s a stage
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
a) In what way is the world like a stage?
b) What does the poet mean by ‘exits’ and ‘entrances’?
c) Which poetic device has been used in the above extract?
5. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each. 2×2=4
a. ‘His very perfection had led to a series of ‘evasions’ on the part of Mr. and Mrs. Bramble.’ Elucidate the significance of the statement with reference to the chapter Keeping it from Harold.
b. If you got a tooth, you got a friend.’- Do you think this statement was a forewarning to the poet Pam Ayres? Justify your answer with suitable textual evidence.
6. Answer the following question within 120 words. 6×1-6
According to Shakespeare, there are seven stages in a man’s life and these stages are universal. Justify this statement in the light of the poem ‘The Seven Ages”.
OR
Imagine you are Harold. You have just discovered the truth that your father is the famous boxer ‘Young Porky’. Write a diary entry expressing your emotions and feelings about the whole incident. Also, share your excitement about the last match with Jimmy Murphy.
