CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 9 Communicative English – Paper 10
(For Annual Examination to be held in and after March 2018 and onwards) Based on the latest syllabi and Design of the Question Paper released by the C.B.S.E New Delhi
Strictly based on the Latest Scheme Of Assessement, the latest Syllabus and Design of the Question paper released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi effective from academic year 2017-18.
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SECTION A : READING (20 MARKS)
Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : [8]
- Fashion loves to embrace the new and is always quick to adapt to socio-culture developments. There is no question that this industry has welcomed the social network. The way we look at fashion has totally changed, thanks to Facebook, Twitter, Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and Instagram. And the way we report fashion has changed too. Fashion shows are streamed live, reviews on blogs are up minutes after a show, and online e-commerce stores make collections available minutes after a fashion show has ended. You can buy an outfit even before the next day’s newspaper review is out. Twitter, of course, means that even the fashion reportage a paper carries is outdated. Today every fashion writer needs to learn the art of reviewing a show in 140 characters. Knowing your social media is as important as knowing your fashion. The fashion brands, retailers and magazines are well aware of this- and therefore they are all social media-friendly.
- And often enough, social media will be more willing to push the envelope than traditional media. Recently, a leading fashion magazine made a fashion faux pas – the outfit they had put on their cover had appeared on another fashion magazine a year earlier, and as we all know repeating in fashion is a big no-no. Interestingly, most of the dailies decided to overlook the incident. Bloggers were not so forgiving and brought the error into the public arena. And it started a much-needed debate on the responsibility of fashion media.
- Even when you look at electronic media, you will notice that unless it is a ‘makeover show’, most television channels shy away from showcasing fashion, style and luxury. And again social media is poised to fill the gap, with several YouTube channels launching this year all based around style. It seems social media believes that there is a demand for fashion based content. However, social media has given anyone and everyone a right to an opinion.
— Sujata Assoumull Sippy
(a) The way we look at fashion has changed. Whom should we thank to? [1]
(b) What does traditional media refer to? [1]
(c) What has the fashion industry ‘welcomed’? [1]
(d) State any one way in which we report fashion [1]
(e) ‘Bloggers were not so forgiving and brought the error into the public arena.’ What error was brought into the public arena by the bloggers? [1]
(f) What does fashion media shy away from? [1]
(g) How does an online e-commerce store help the fashion industry? [1]
(h) What has social media given anyone and everyone? [1]
Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : [12]
The cultural heritage of a nation or a region is not solely composed of monuments and a museum collection, but also of living in tangible expression inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants. They have been passed from one generation to another, have evolved in response to the environment and they contribute by giving us a sense of identity and continuity, providing a link from our past, through the present and into the future.
Traditional games or indigenous sports were just not games to be completed in or won between opposing teams or participants. The games of yore were designed in such a way that could develop a multitude of skills like logical thinking, strategy building, concentration andfocus, basic mathematics, aiming and a lot more. In fact, they were also learning aids which helped develop sensory skills, colour identification, motor skills, hand eye coordination, adding, subtracting, etc. The values that one achieved by playing these games with neighbours, friends, siblings and classmates were much more as compared to the games that are played by children nowadays. These games were environment friendly, suitable for all ages, classes, genders, increased positive interaction between generations, provided a chance to know more about our culture, history and tradition and above all, cost effective.
Many modern games played around the world today have their origin in these traditional games which is a source ofpride for a country and its people. So, the time has come to revive their forgotten glory and bring them back into our fold.
The history of sports in India dates back to thousands of years. Numerous games like chess, wrestling and archery are considered to have originated in the Indian soil. Festivals and local fairs were the natural venues of indigenous games and martial arts, whereas homes and streets and backyards were places where children played games like gilli-danda, pitthoo, kite flying, kho-kho, kabaddi, poshampa with much merriment. Over the years indigenous sports and physical activities like yoga, malkhamb, kho-kho, wrestling, elephant riding, and boat races have progressed to some extent. But, unfortunately, we do not know much about the place and date of origin and who invented these games.
Indian history and mythology are a treasure trove of such unique physical activities. But gradually, as times changed, so did our sports. Fifty years ago school children would walk across to their neighbour s house or collect their friends in the neighbourhood and play…
(a) How does our cultural heritage help us in maintaining a link with our past? [2]
(b) Give some of the features of traditional games. [2]
(c) With what aim in mind indigenous sports were designed? [2]
(d) What has affected the continuation of traditional games? Name those that have survived. [2]
(e) Give the adjective form of ‘pride’. [1]
(f) Find a synonym to replace ‘indigenous’. [1]
(g) Give an antonym of ‘unfortunately’. [1]
(h) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘valuable things found hidden’. [1]
SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)
Question 3:
You visited a science exhibition organised at an Inter College with your father. Record in your diary in about 100-120 words, what special thing you found there. Also write down which experiment impressed you the most. [8]
Question 4:
Read the outlines of a story given below. Adding your own ideas, develop the story in about 200-250 words. Give a suitable title and moral of it. [12]
A fox loves to eat grapes — close — a vineyard — stare juicy lovely grapes — to reach them — one sunny day — is tempted — grapes — glistening — the more look — the more — jumps many times — not reach them — walks away disappointed — sour — not eat if are served — golden dish.
Question 5:
Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following paragraph: [½ × 6 = 3]
For centuries (a)_______ only form of written correspondence (b)_______ the letter.The ancient Egyptians had (c)____system for sending letters (d)______about 2000 B.C., as did the Zhou dynasty in China a thousand years later. Of course, modem postal services, now (e)__________ much more sophisticated and faster. They are nevertheless too slow for (f)______people, who choose to use a courier for urgent letters and documents.
Question 6:
In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. [4]
Question 7:
Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. [3]
(a) in ancient times / sandal and turmeric / blemish-free skin / for a / was used / a paste of / by women
(b) protection / our / we / must / helmets / own / wear / for
(c) cutting a cake / they used to / instead of / distribute sweets
SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT (30 MARKS)
Question 8:
I touch gently at the windows with my Soft fingers and my announcement is a Welcome song. All can hear but only The sensitive can understand.
(a) Who is T in the above lines?
(b) The announcement is a welcome song because____________
(c) “Only the sensitive can understand”. By ‘sensitive’ the poet means______
(d) What quality does the rain possess?
OR
The spectacled child considered the point for a moment gravely. Then, nodding, he arranged his r books in readiness for his return and went out. The front door closed with a decorous softness.
(a) Who is the spectacled child referred to in the above lines?
(b) Which point was the spectacled child asked to consider?
(c) What do the words ‘decorous softness’ mean?
(d) What exceptional qualities does the child possess?
Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words : [2 x 4=8]
(a) Write the central idea of the poem ‘The Seven Ages’?
(b) “I was a man once and I am a beast now.” What circumstances turned the man into a beast in the play ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’?
(c) What was John A. Pescud’s opinion about best sellers? Why?
(d) Private Quelch supplied correct information regarding the muzzle velocity but the Sergeant received this information without enthusiasm. Why?
Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words : [8]
Parents alone are responsible for inculcating a good sense of hygiene in the children. Do you agree? Do you think at your age one should be responsible enough to take ample care of dental hygiene?
OR
Humanism, endurance, kindness, purity in public life are some qualities in the character of the Bishop that make him a perfect human being. Do you agree? What do you learn from his life?
Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words : [10]
Describe the surprising feat achieved by the Lilliputians in preparing a gigantic engine to convey Gulliver to the Metropolis.
OR
Describe the encounter between Gulliver and the Reaper.
OR
Draw the character sketch of Harris.
OR
‘Camping out in rainy weather is not pleasant.’ How does the writer prove this to us? Give examples.
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