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DAV PUBLIC SCHOOLS
( BIHAR ZONE)
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2022-23
CLASS- IX
Time- 3 Hrs. SUBJECT - ENGLISH F. M - 80
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SECTION - A ( READING) 20 MARKS
A. 1. Read the passage given below. 10 MARKS
1) The difference in the ways if thinking and perception in the people of two different generations, which results in behavioural differences and sometimes, conflict among them is usually called generation gap.
2) Generation gap is generally seen in the family between parents and their children. It is not only because of the gap in age, but also because of the way parents react to particular situation. Children being very young and immature do not understand the way of thinking of their parents. In many cases, the parents, even if they are matured, do not emphasize with the changing values and thinking patterns of the modern world. This creates a communication gap between these two generation.
3. Generation gap between parents and children is mostly caused by parents themselves. They do not talk openly to their children and do not take part in solving their problems. This behaviour gives the impression about parents being authoritative persons, because they only dictate without understanding the problems faced by children. As a result, the children become mentally isolated from their parents. Some parents become so busy with their work that they don't spend quality time with their family, which makes them completely unaware of how their children growing, what kind of mentality is being developed in them, and so on. This ultimately creates a gap between them. They only realise it when it is too late.
4. Changes in technology have led to the generation gap in this modern world. Children spend most of their time with their digital devices and are so busy with social media, that they do not discuss their problems with their parents. The internet provide solutions to most of the worldly problems. So children, instead of contacting their own parents, seek the help of internet in case of any problem, thus again reducing the communication, leading to a generation gap between them.
5. The generation gap has greatly increased these days because the time is changing fast and people find it difficult to cope up with this change. To overcome this problem, parents should show interest in all matters of their children and deal with them positively instead of just scolding them and leaving them alone to deal with their problems. Giving time to children having open communication, and allowing the child to feel free and not in any kind of pressure, will eventually reduce the generation gap to a tolerate extent.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the twelve that follow.
a) Generation gap is a problem created by
i) time
ii) children
iii) parents
iv) both(b) and (c)
b) The main reason of generation gap is
1) difference in ages
2) lack of time
3) different thinking
4) different ways of solving problem
i) both 1 & 3
ii) both 2 & 3
iii) both 1 & 2
iv) both 2 & 4
c) Parents have been described as_________ in the above passage.
i) timid
ii) authoritative
iii) reliable
iv) honest
d) Which of the following is the correct way to reduce generation gap?
1) by being authoritative
2) spending quality time with children
3) by having an open discussion about life and the problem involved
4) by doing work all the time
i) Option 2
ii) both Options 2 & 3
iii) both Options 1 & 4
iv) Option 3
e) According to the passage, children are also responsible for generation gap because
i) they do things which parents don't like
ii) they don't discuss their problems with parents
iii) they solve the problems with the help of social media.
iv) both (b) and (c)
f) __________ had also led to the generation gap in the modern world.
i) Social media
ii) Work load on parents
iii) Age group
iv) Change in technology
g) Different ways of _______ leads to generation gap.
i) thinking
ii) behaviour
iii) solving a problem
iv) creating problem
h) Select option that in the correct meaning of PARTICULAR (para 2)
i) specific
ii) usual
iii) normal
iv) instant
i) What meant by the word, ISOLATED? ( Para 3)
i) bound
ii) separated
iii) grown
iv) unconcerned
j) Choose the option that is the antonym of the word, SOLUTIONS? ( Para 5 )
i) difficulties
ii) problems
iii) irritations
iv) decisions
k) What is the antonym of , " REDUCE" ?
i) expand
ii) abridge
iii) tear
iv) open
l) Most of the parents don't spend_______ time with their family.
i) quality
ii) free
iii) weekend
iv) leisure
A. 2. Read the following passage carefully : 10 MARKS
1. We often think of TV watching as the activity where people are fully engaged and immersed in the TV programmes. However, research has shown that there is a continuum of levels of attention while watching TV.
2. All teenagers are different. But many enjoy spending their free time doing things like shopping, going to parties, being with friends, gaming and using social media, texting, watching movies, reading and going to the beach or park.
3. Teenagers are also spending an increasing amount of their TV time is structured extracurricular activities like arts and sports. The given chart shows teenagers' answers to a survey for Northern Ireland Teen Time magazine, which asked them if they do anything else while they watch TV, it can be seen that over three - quaters of those surveyed do other things simultaneously.
4. Over half said they either ate or checked their mobile phone or tablet while they were watching TV while, perhaps unsurprisingly, only a few teenagers said they read, did exercise or listened to music while watching TV. Eight per cent talked to their families and another 8% said they often did homework and watched T. V at the same time. It is not clear from the pie chart if they did more than one additional activity at once. A large proportion of families watch TV while they are eating while almost a third of young people divide their attention between several screens at the same time.
5. It was found that multitasking occurred almost 40% of the time when people were seated in the front of the television. Most multitasking occurred during TV programs not during the interval between TV programs. Of the time people spent multitasking. 27% was spent on a device, mostly a smart phone. However, only 10% of device- related multitasking was related to the content being played on the TV. With our study, we contribute to the greater body of foundational knowledge around common multitasking behaviors that are conducted in front of the television.
6. These figures may reflect a general trend towards less formal family mealtimes and greater levels of multitasking. However a significant number of teenagers still focus fully on the television when they are watching.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.
a) Which country has conducted this study?
i) Ireland
ii) Scotland
iii) England
iv) Iceland
b) Teenagers are a group between the age group of
i) 10 to 19 years
ii) 13 to 19 years
iii) 13-21 years
iv) 11-20 years
c) The survey is conducted on which target group of population?
i) Housewife
ii) Teenagers
iii) Businessman
iv) Old agers
d) While watching TV, the other activities which Teens do are
I) Reading
ii) Doing Exercise
iii) Listening music
iv) All of the above
e) Which activity has the largest share amongst all?
i)Doing homework.
ii) Having breakfast, lunch or dinner
iii) Listening to music
iv) None of the above
f) Which activity in the survey holds the lowest share?
I) Talk to family
ii) Only watch TV
iii) Reading
iv) Eating
g) Which activity is not included in
i) Eating
ii) Reading
iii) Dancing
iv) Watching
h) State whether the following statement is TRUE Or FALSE.
Survey also informs us that Teenagers are performing more than 1 additional activity alongside watching TV
i) A large proportion of ____________ watch TV while they are eating.
i) Old people
ii) Young people
iii) Families
iv) House
J) Give one word for ' doing many tasks at the same time '. ( Para 5)
i) Proportion
ii) Multitasking
iii) Structured
iv) Simultaneously
B. 1. Attempt any one of the following in 100-120 words. 5 MARKS
It was Sunday evening and your parents went to attend a dinner party. You were all alone at home and it was stated raining. You saw a mysterious figure through the window of your living room. Write a diary entry describing your experience in about 100-120 words.
Or
Given below you can see some notes on Dr. Radhakrishna, former President of India and a great Indian Scholar and Philosopher. Use the information to write a descriptive paragraph. Birth : Born in Tirutani near Madras, 1880 Family : Belonged to a poor Brahmin family Education : Graduated from Madras Christian College Teaching : Taught Philosophy at Madras, Career Mysore and Calcutta Universities ; Professor of Eastern Religions at Oxford in 1936 . Later life : Indian Ambassador to the U. S. S. R in 1949 ; vice President in India in 1952v; President of India from 1962 to 1967.Works: Written many books: The Hindu Way of Life, The Indian Philosophy, Eastern Religion and Thought are among his famous books. Death : 1975
B. 2. Attempt any one of the following in 100-120 words. 5 Marks
Deepika wanted to write a story for her school magazine, but she could not complete the story. to complete the story on the basis of the beginning given below :
Away from the crowds of cities, in a far flung village, lived a boy named Ravi, who became an orphan when he was still a baby. One day, an old man came to his hut and _______________
Or
Develop a story on the basis of the following hints :
Everyday while returning from school I observe an old man in his rags. It was almost been like that for years. But on that day when I observed the crowd around that old man lying unconscious on the road I feel the thing______________
GRAMMAR (10 MARKS)
B. 3. Read the following dialogue and complete the passage that follows by choosing the correct option. ( ATTEMPT ANY THREE) 3 MARKS
Mother : Why are you late from school, Amit?
Amit : I slipped on a banane peel and fell.
Mother : Did you hurt yourself, Amit? Amit : I get a bad bruise in my left knee.
Mother : How did you manage reaching home?
Amit : Arvind helped me till the gate of the house.
Mother asked Amit (a) _____________. Amit replied that (b) ________________ and fell. Mother was very concerned and asked (c) ____________. Amit answered that he had got a bad bruise on his left knee. Mother then asked Amit how (d) _________ . To this Amit replied that Arvind had helped him till the gate of the house .
(a) i) why was he late from school
ii) why we're he late from school
iii) why he was late from school
iv) why have he late from school
(b) i) he had slipped on a banane peel
ii) he slips on a banana peel
iii) he slipped on a banana peel
iv) he would slip on a banana peel
c) i) if he have hurt himself
ii) if he have hurt himself
iii) if he has hurt himself
iv) if he had hurt himself
d) i) he had managed reaching home
ii) did he managed reaching home
iii) he managed reaching home
iv) he manages to reach home
B. 4. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Find out the error word and do the correction.
Plant - eating mammals are more fully developed at birth than predators.
One of the main survival trait of such creatures as deer
and wildbeast is its ability to hide and run during danger
and the sooner they do it the better.
The slightee slackness can be deadly.
B. 5. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct options ( ATTEMPT ANY THREE) 3 MARKS
Cooperative have (a) ____________ reputation for selling unadulterated goods(b) ______________ do not emphasise maximum profit. The milk sellers form a cooperative. They organise(c) _________ the milk to be collected at village levels and transport to a plant where (d) ____________can be pasteurised. Amul is another success story of cooperatives.
a) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) it
b) (i) but (ii) and (iii) or (iv) so
c) (i) to (ii) on (iii) for (iv) of
d) (i) they (ii) this (iii) there (iv) it
SECTION - C LITERATURE (40 MARKS)
C. 1. Read the extract given below and attempt Any One, by answering the questions that follow. 5 Marks
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back
Q1. What is the dilemma of the poet?
a) whether he will be able to come back to the second road or not
b) whether he will get time for himself
c) whether he will be successful
d) whether he will be able to walk on the first path
Q2. What shows that the road has not been used by many people?
a) the green and untrodden grass on it
b) the mud on it
c) the broken stones on it
d) All
Q3. What does the poet's decision of taking less travelled road signify?
a) poet's risk taking habit
b) arrogance of the poet
c) poet's curiosity
d) poet's negligence
Q4. What does grassy mean in the poem?
a) the road which is not used by anyone
b) the comfortable road
c) the road with all the luxuries
d) well- built road
Q5. Why was the poet looking at the path?
a) to decide whether it was suitable for him
b) to see how long it was
c) to check the road
d) none
Or
Then good Saint Peter grew angry
For he was hungry and faint ;
And surely such a woman
Was enough to provokr a saint
Q1. What made Saint Peter angry?
a) The woman's greed
b) The woman's selflessness
c) The woman's pride
d) The woman's kindness.
Q2. The little woman baked a cake for Saint Peter. Then why did she not give it to him?
a) She thought it was too big to give away
b) She thought it was too small for the holy man
c) She thought the holy man won't like it.
d) She thought the cake was not tasty
Q3. What did Saint Peter ask for from the little woman?
a) A single cake
b) A dozen cakes
c) A loaf of bread
d) Something to eat.
Q4. What was the little woman doing when Saint Peter went to her?
a) She was eating cakes.
b) She was giving away cakes to poor
c) She was making and baking cakes.
d) She was putting cake on the shelf.
Q5. What was the selfish woman changed into?
a) A fox
b) A crow
c) A eagle
d) A woodpecker
C. 2. Read the extract given below and attempt ( Any One) , by answering the questions that follow. 5 Marks
At that moment I moved forward and mustering all my force, whacked it's third toenail on the quick. The beast looked stunned for a moment; then it shivered from head to foot _________________and collapsed.
Q. 1. Which art helped Iswaran to bring down the beast?
Q. 2. What did Iswaran do to tackle the wild elephant?
Q. 3. Where did the school boys hide themselves to see the mad elephant?
Q. 4. In which class was Iswaran studying when the elephant entered the school ground?
Q. 5. What happened to the elephant when Iswaran hit on the third toenail of the elephant ?
Or
Einstein saw in her an ally against the PHILISTINES- those people in his family and at the university with whom he was constantly at odds
Q1. Why did Mileva come to Switzerland?
Q2. What kind of moustache Einstein had as a young man?
Q3. What is the message of this lesson?
Q4. What did Einstein call Mileva Maric?
Q5. Where did Einstein wish to continue his study?
i) Why did Margie's mother send for the County Inspector? What did he do?
ii) Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15th August? Why was the event historic?
iii) What did Einstein call his desk drawer the patent office. Why ?
iv) What are the three things that the poet wants to do when he goes back to Innisfree?
v) What two important and earth shaking decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror?
C. 4. Answer the following (Any Two) in 40 to 50 words. (3x2= 6 Marks)
1. Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he wanted earlier?
2. How does Tutu take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Tutu almost boil himself alive?
3. In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
C. 5. Answer the following in 100 - 120 words. (6x2=12 Marks)
A. Children love their parents unconditionally. Human values are more important than materialistic comforts. Highlight this point with the help of the lesson ' The Lost Child'.
Or
How can you prove that greediness could often divert one's ability to think rationally and make poor choices from the lesson In The Kingdom Of Fools.
B. Right from his childhood Kalam was very enterprising. Comment of this point.
Or
The wind is a symbol of power and strength. How can we be friend it and survive in our struggle for existence?
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