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myCBSEguide, , Class 09 - English, Term-2 Sample Paper - 01, , Maximum Marks: 40, Time Allowed: 2 hours, , General Instructions:, 1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE., 2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part., SECTION A- READING, 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:, Evelyn Glennie was born in 1965 and grew up on a farm near Aberdeen in Scotland. She loved playing, music, and her ambition was to become a solo percussionist. She started having problems with her ears, and began to lose her hearing. By the time she was twelve, she was deaf. She couldn't hear at all. Evelyn, became very angry; it seemed to her that she would never fulfil her dream of being a great musician., After a while Evelyn stopped being angry and instead found ways of adapting her playing to suit her, deafness. At the age of sixteen, she became the first deaf student at the Royal Academy in London. She went, on to make lots of CDs and is now famous for being the world's only full time solo percussionist. Evelyn, likes to play unusual instruments and has over a thousand instruments some of which she has made, herself. She likes to play with musicians from all over the world, and requests composers to create music, especially for her. An example of this is a piece, which was composed for her by the jazz composer Diango, Bates, for which kitchen pots and pans were used as instruments. Her sixteen solo albums (including, twelve on the RCA/BMG label) have reached a remarkably diverse public, as have her numerous, collaborations with musicians from the non-classical world., Glennie contends that hearing is a form of touch, and that everyone, whether "deaf" or not, processes sound, in an individual way. When Evelyn performs, she doesn't wear shoes or socks. This is to enable her to feel, the music through the floor and her body. Usually, percussionists play at the back of the Orchestra, Evelyn, plays at the front so that she can lip - read signals from the conductor. Glennie has said that she doesn't, want an operation to cure her deafness; she likes being who she is and doesn't want to change the way she, works. Like many other courageous people, she tries hard to help others. She has helped many deaf, children by giving them an opportunity to learn a musical instrument., To practice more questions & prepare well for exams, download myCBSEguide App. It provides complete, study material for CBSE, NCERT, JEE (main), NEET-UG and NDA exams. Teachers can use Examin8 App to, create similar papers with their own name and logo., Answer any FIVE of the following questions :, i. What was Glennie's ambition?, ii. Where and when was she born?, iii. Why did she become very angry?, iv. How did she stop herself from getting angry?, v. What is she now famous for?, vi. Why does she not wear shoes or socks when she performs?, 2. Read the following excerpt from a case study titled Impacts of Festivities on Ecology., , Copyright © myCBSEguide.com. Mass distribution in any mode is strictly prohibited., , 1/6

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myCBSEguide, Festivals are synonymous with celebration, ceremony and joy. However, festivals bring to fore the flip side, of celebrations – pollution – air, water, soil and noise. This led to the need of assessing the awareness level, among people about ecological pollution during festivals. So, a study was conducted by scholars of an, esteemed university in India. This study was titled Awareness Towards Impact of Festivals on Ecology., There were two main objectives of the study. The first one was to assess the awareness level among people, about ecological protection during festivities. Exploring solutions to bring awareness about celebrating, festivals without harming ecology was the second objective. The method used to collect data was a simple, questionnaire containing 6 questions, shared with 50 respondents across four selected districts of a state in, the southern region of India., The research began by understanding the socio-economic conditions of the respondents before sharing the, questionnaire. Once the responses were received, the data collected was tabulated (Table 1), for analysis., Table-1: Awareness level among respondents, QUESTIONS, , YES %, , NO %, , CAN’T, SAY%, , 1. Do you feel that bursting crackers is a must during festivities?, , 46, , 54, , 0, , 2. Do you think most people abuse environmental resources during, the celebration of festivals?, , 72, , 28, , 0, , 3. Do you think that celebrations & festivities result in uniting people? 64, , 32, , 4, , 4. Do you enjoy bursting crackers for amusement?, , 68, , 32, , 0, , 5. Do you feel pressured to burst crackers during festivals as an, expectation of your social status?, , 82, , 12, , 6, , 6. Are you aware of waste segregation & disposal guidelines for better, 56, ecology?, , 40, , 4, , The study recommended the imposition of strict rules and regulations as opposed to a total ban on all, festive activities which have a drastic impact on our environment. The researchers believed that such, measures would help in harnessing some ill-effects that add to the growing pollution and suggested further, studies be taken up across the country to assess awareness about ecological degradation., The observations made in the study pointed to the environmental groups and eco-clubs fighting a losing, battle due to city traffic issues, disposal of plastics, garbage dumping and all sorts of ecological degradation., The researchers stressed that the need of the hour is increasing awareness among people to reduce, ecological pollution which can be facilitated by celebrating all festivals in an eco-friendly manner., On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six, given below., i. Why do the researchers call pollution the ‘flip side’ of festivals?, ii. Comment on the significance of the second objective of the study with reference to lines 7-12., iii. Justify the researchers’ recommendation for limiting the drastic impact of festival pollution on the, environment with reference to lines 16-21., iv. Why do the researchers feel that environmental groups and eco-clubs are fighting a losing battle in the, given scenario?, v. Even though a larger number of people say ‘no’ to bursting crackers than those who say ‘yes’, festival, pollution persists. How does evidence from table 1 support this statement?, vi. What purpose does the ‘Can’t Say’ column serve in the questionnaire (table 1)?, SECTION B - WRITING AND GRAMMAR, 3. A few days ago you went to Chandigarh with your family members and visited Rose Garden. You were so, Copyright © myCBSEguide.com. Mass distribution in any mode is strictly prohibited., , 2/6

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myCBSEguide, enchanted with the beautiful roses of different species that you decided to write it as a diary entry. Write a, diary entry., OR, Write a story from the outline given below. Give a suitable title to the story., A bee falls into a stream-a dove flies past-drops a leaf into the river-the bee climbs on it-escapes-a hunter, aims at the dove-the bee stings the hunter-misses the aim-the dove is saved-Moral., 4. There is one error in each line. Identify the wrong word and write it with the correction in, the spaces given. (Any Three), incorrect, , correct, , Exploring space mean to study, , e.g. mean, , means, , Space to the sake of knowledge, , (a) ____, , _____, , In the largest interest of mankind., , (b) ____, , _____, , Exploiting space mean using space, , (c) ____, , _____, , For commercial use. There aims are quite different., , (d) ____, , _____, , 5. Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below: (any two), Mrs. Jadav: Can I have a small bottle of cranberry jam?, Shopkeeper: Sorry, I have only big bottles., Mrs. Jadav: When will it be available?, Shopkeeper: I can give it to you tomorrow., Mrs. Jadav: Thank you, then I will get it tomorrow., Mrs. Jadav asked the shopkeeper (a)………..The shopkeeper said that he only had big bottles of cranberry, jam. Mrs. Jadav wanted to know (b)…………The shopkeeper said that (c)............... Mrs. Jadav thanked him, and said that she would get it the following day., SECTION C- LITERATURE, 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each., a. What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?, b. Why did Lushkoff become embarrassed when he came to assist Sergei move to another house?, c. What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered George and Harris to pack?, d. How was Baba trained? Write your answer in the context of The Bond of Love., e. “No Men are Foreign” is an anti-war poem. Comment., f. What is ‘the most sensitive’ part of the tree? What is it sensitive to and why? Write your answer in the, context of Poem On Killing a Tree., g. What idea do you form about the poet’s attitude towards all living creatures? Write your answer in the, context of the poem The Snake Trying., 7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each., To practice more questions & prepare well for exams, download myCBSEguide App. It provides complete, study material for CBSE, NCERT, JEE (main), NEET-UG and NDA exams. Teachers can use Examin8 App to, create similar papers with their own name and logo., a. What did Gerrard tell the intruder about himself? Was he telling the truth? Why or Why not?, b. What did the narrator and his mother do on seeing the fire? Write your answer in the context of the, lesson A House is Not a Home., c. Draw a comparison between Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova., , Copyright © myCBSEguide.com. Mass distribution in any mode is strictly prohibited., , 3/6

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myCBSEguide, Class 09 - English, Term-2 Sample Paper - 01, , Solution, SECTION A- READING, 1., , i. To fulfil her dream of being a great musician, she stopped being angry and instead found ways of, adapting her playing to suit her deafness., ii. Glennie is now famous for being the world's only full-time solo percussionist., iii. Glennie's ambition was to become a solo percussionist., iv. Evelyn Glennie was born in 1965 and grew up on a farm near Aberdeen in Scotland., v. Glennie became angry because she thought she would never be able to fulfil her dream of, becoming a great musician., vi. Evelyn Glennie does not wear shoes or socks when she performs to enable her to feel the music, through the floor and her body., 2. i. because the accepted norm is that festivals are synonymous with celebration/joy and people fail to, see the other side, which is pollution., ii. Significance- important for knowing steps that need to be taken to address the problem, investigated in the research/ knowing what are the immediate actions that need to be implemented, to address the issue studied/ helps focus on what needs to be corrected & what needs to be avoided, to solve the problem focussed on in the research., iii. Researcher’s recommendation: Strict rules. Justification: Strict rules are better than a total ban, because banning does not serve the purpose of awareness/ people do not generally conform to, banning and tend to revolt/ strict rules pose some restrictions but still give the needed freedom., iv. The festivals cause pollution along with other issues (give examples) that add to it. Awareness is, the only solution but the lack of it only adds to the problem., v. A large percentage of people (72%) abuse environmental resources to celebrate festivals. A high, percentage of people (82%) use crackers to celebrate festivals in order to live up to the expectation, of their social status., vi. Gives a provision to/ allows the respondents to choose not to express/ not to answer/ allows an, option to those who lack clarity/ are unwilling to respond., SECTION B - WRITING AND GRAMMAR, 3. Preet Vihar, 10th November, 20XX, Saturday, 5:00 pm, Dear Diary,, I want to share one of the best journeys I ever had! I along with my family went to Rose garden .omg it, was so exciting. we enjoyed very much. I feel enthralled to put my experience of seeing Rose Garden in, Chandigarh as records. On 8th November, 20XX, my father decided to have a visit to the Rose Garden in, Chandigarh. In the evening of the same day, we reached Chandigarh by train. On 9th we went to visit, Rose Garden. Really, the beautiful scene of the Rose Garden put an indelible impression on my mind., Earlier I had never seen so many roses of about 1500 varieties. It was indeed a wonderful experience in, my life. I desire to visit the place again. I enjoyed so much and this day will be remarkable for me., Prachi., To practice more questions & prepare well for exams, download myCBSEguide App. It provides, complete study material for CBSE, NCERT, JEE (main), NEET-UG and NDA exams. Teachers can, Copyright © myCBSEguide.com. Mass distribution in any mode is strictly prohibited., , 4/6

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myCBSEguide, use Examin8 App to create similar papers with their own name and logo., OR, The Bee and the Dove "Kindness never goes unrewarded" is an often-quoted proverb. It means if we, help others in their difficulties, they will help us in our difficulties. If we do good to others, they will do, good for us. There is a famous story to illustrate the truth of this proverb., It was a pleasant morning, though the sky was overcast with clouds. A bee was busy flying flower to, flower, collecting nectar to take back to the hive, where the young babies, as well as, the queen bee, was waiting to be fed. Though it would have preferred sunny weather, summertime is supposed to be a, period of hectic activity and the cloudy sky was no deterrent for a bee to take an off from work. Enough, nectar had to be collected and stored as honey to last them throughout the long winter. Suddenly, there, was such a gust of wind that dropped it (the bee) into the stream below. A dove was sitting in her nest,, who had noticed the event. It was compassionate and helpful by nature. It dropped a leaf that floated, close enough to bee, so as to be convenient for the insect to climb on to it. The bee was grateful and, flapped its wings vigorously to dry them. The bee thanked the dove for saving its life. They became, friends. After a few days, the dove was sitting on the branch of a tree. A little distance away, the bee, noticed a hunter, taking an aim in the sky. He loaded his gun to shoot her down. And lo and behold !, the hunter was aiming at the dove that had saved it just a while ago. The bee that was flying here and, there happened to see all that. At once, the bee darted towards the hunter and stung him on the hand, just in time that he missed his mark. The dove flew away with the bang of the gun and saved her life., Thus she received the reward of her noble deed done to the bee., Moral: A well-done returns in the form of good fortune in a numerable way., 4., incorrect, , 5., , correct, , (a) to, , for, , (b) largest, , larger, , (c) mean, , means, , (d) There, , Their, , a. if she could have a small bottle of cranberry Jam., b. when it would be available., c. he could give it to her (the following day), SECTION C- LITERATURE, , 6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each., a. Johnsy, a young artist, was ill. She was suffering from pneumonia. But later on, she suffered from a, misconception that she would die as soon as the last leaf on the creeper would fall down. The, medicine had no effect on her. Her willingness to live could cure her., b. Lushkoff became embarrassed when he came to assist Sergei move to another house because he, could not help in any way. He simply walked behind the wagons hanging his head and shivered in, the cold. The other carters mocked at his idleness, feebleness and his tattered fancy over-coat., c. The real intention of Jerome when he offered George and Harris to pack was to supervise their, work. He only wanted to act as a boss and relax while they worked under his supervision. But his, offer was misused by his friends who did nothing but spoiled the things., d. Baba responded to commands easily and was trained easily too. At the respective commands, he, Copyright © myCBSEguide.com. Mass distribution in any mode is strictly prohibited., , 5/6

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myCBSEguide, would tackle anyone who came near him for a tumble or would point the stick at people and hold, it like a gun or would produce a stump of wood and cradle it like a baby etc. He ate everything,, from porridge to vegetable, nuts, curry, rice, eggs, chocolates and ice cream and more. He was, playful and loved by all., e. “No Men Are Foreign” is a peace poem which propagates the idea of human brotherhood and, peaceful co-existence by annihilating all war and hatred. Man pollutes the earth by causing death, and destruction and by spreading hatred and enmity through wars. War harms both the, suppressed and the suppressor. It brings about death, destruction, starvation and pollution. Hence,, wars should be stopped forever., f. The root of the tree is its most sensitive part. It is sensitive to the heat and vagaries of weather if, pull out and exposed. It is so because it remains hidden safely under the earth. This part of the tree, is described as white and wet, which makes is different from the leprous hide of the tree, which, has borne the harsh weather for years together., g. The poet believes that most species of snakes are non-poisonous and they do not harm unless, attacked. He seems to be conscious of the need to preserve the diversity of creatures to maintain, balance in the environment. Moreover, he seems to be an environmentalist who has a loving, attitude towards all living beings., 7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each., To practice more questions & prepare well for exams, download myCBSEguide App. It provides, complete study material for CBSE, NCERT, JEE (main), NEET-UG and NDA exams. Teachers can, use Examin8 App to create similar papers with their own name and logo., a. Gerrard told the intruder that as a child, he was stolen by the Gipsies and now in his thirties, he, was all alone in life. He was not telling the truth; he was just being funny as he wished to make it, clear that he was not afraid of a gun-toting criminal. In fact, Gerrard had already started, concocting stories about himself., b. On seeing the fire, both of the narrator and his mother ran out of the house. They saw that the fire, had engulfed the whole house. They became frantic and rushed here and there. The author, requested the neighbours to call the firemen. His mother rushed into the house and brought out a, small metal box full of important things and documents. She was in a ‘crazed state’. She wanted to, rush inside and bring out all the important things., c. Santosh Yadav, the legendary mountaineer from India and Maria Sharapova, Russia’s tennis, sensation trained in the U.S., are living examples of determined and consistent hard work. Both, these young women started their journey to the top from humble backgrounds. Today both, Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova enjoy the status of a celebrity. To attain this position they, both had to work very hard in their life. Both of these girls were of strong and true determination., They had a clear vision of their life. They wanted to raise themselves up from the common people, around them. They sacrificed the comfort and pleasure of their life to achieve their aim. They, reached on top of the world. Santosh Yadav became the only women of the world to scale Mt, Everest twice. Maria Sharapova got the fibre position in the world in women tennis. They proved, that nothing is impossible before true determination and iron will., , Copyright © myCBSEguide.com. Mass distribution in any mode is strictly prohibited., , 6/6