CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 2 with Solutions

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 2 with Solutions

1. Read the following passage carefully. (10)

(1) Floods are not new to India and this sub-continent, but in recent years the problem has received much greater attention perhaps largely because it has led to much greater damage than in the past. Even though information on the impending occurrence of floods is now more accurate and certainly more timely, often there is very little time or support infrastructure in place by which damage can be minimised. This is particularly true in the case of flash floods resulting from sudden and excessively heavy rain.

(2) In the case of India flooding is very much a function of the seasonal nature of our rainfall. The monsoons are spread over a short period during the year and often bring a concentrated volume of rain, which cannot be absorbed by the Earth and finds outlet only in the form of streams that join up with our major river systems. One major factor that could lead to a higher severity of flooding in the future is the danger of climate change which happens due to increased concentration of greenhouse gases. It could happen that the Indian subcontinent witnesses and suffers the effects of a significantly changed pattern of monsoons. One set of scientists has estimated that the monsoons could be shorter in duration, but far more intensive.

(3) At the local level also human actions have heightened the danger of flood through the cutting of trees in the mountains as well as in the plains. In the case of India, the ecological damage through deforestation of the Himalayas has led to large-scale erosion of the mountain slopes and high levels of siltation. This leads to deposition of silt on the river beds in the plains and hence spill over of water whenever the volume in the river reaches a certain level. With siltation on the river beds, flooding occurs even at very shallow water levels. The vulnerability of the population has increased substantially because of population pressures, symbolised, for instance, by the stubborn and perhaps helpless settling of slum dwellers on the banks of the river Yamuna in Delhi, which is merely a trickle most of the year, but bursting its banks during the monsoons as has been the case this year.

(4) Flood forecasting is critical to minimising the damage from floods. It is for this reason that the Central Water Commission has set up a network of forecasting stations, which cover the most important flood prone inter state rivers in the country. These stations produce forecasts that are used to alert the public to mobilise various official agencies so that they take both preventive as well as relief measures whenever required. However, even in cases where forecasts have been timely and generally accurate, people have often been reluctant to move away, because in most cases they lack the means and physical options for moving away from a danger zone to a one that is relatively safe.
In the case of flash floods, forecasts are difficult to make, and often the time available for relief is very short.

Answer the following questions based on the above passage.
(i) What will be the most appropriate title for the passage? (1)
Answer:
Importance of Flood Forecasting

(ii) Complete the following with the correct option from the two given. (1)
Deforestation of the Himalayas has led to ……
(A) large-scale erosions
(B) physical movement of people
Answer:
(A) large-scale erosions

(iii) What is the result of deforestation of the Himalayas in India? (2)
Answer:
Deforestation of the Himalayas has led to ecological damage in India. This has further led to large-scale erosion of the mountain slopes and high levels of siltation. This causes deposition of silt on the river beds in the plains and hence spill over of water whenever the volume in the river reaches a certain level. With siltation on the river beds, flooding occurs even at very shallow water levels.

(iv) The worst hit people are the slum dwellers because (1)
(a) they are stubborn and helpless.
(b) they do not have means to move away quickly.
(c) they have concentrated in large numbers,
(d) they have settled on the banks of the rivers.
Answer:
(d) they have settled on the banks of the rivers.

(v) State whether the following statement is True or False.
Flash floods are caused by intermittent rains. (1)
Answer:
False

(vi) Which of the following things cause climate change? (1)
(a) Increased concentration of greenhouse gases
(b) Explosion of nuclear devices
(c) Ecdogical damage caused by humans
(d) Significantly changed pattern of monsoons
(e) Ecological damage caused by humans
Answer:
(a) and (e)

(vii) What structure was set up by the Central Water Commision? Why? (2)
Answer:
Central Water Commission has set up a network of forecasting stations, which cover the most important flood prpne inter state rivers in India. These stations produce forecasts for floods which are used to alert the public and to mobilise various official agencies so appropriate preventative and relief measures can be taken by both.

(viii) Fill in the blank with the correct option from those given.
………. word in the passage is the opposite of ‘minor’. (1)
(a) Greater
(b) Maximum
(c) Major
(d) Heightened
Answer:
(c) Major

Question 2.
Read the following passage carefully.

(1) Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s. The name ‘coronavirus’ is derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or halo. The new type of coronavirus outbreak came to light on 31st December, 2019, when China informed the World Health Organisation of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause in Wuhan city in Hubei Province. Subsequently the disease spread to more Provinces in China and to the rest of the world. The WHO has declared it a pandemic. The virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease is now called COVID-19.

(2) Some of the symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache and trouble breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus can be more serious in some people, especially if they are sick or have a weak immune system, like the elderly people.

(3) The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For example, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms will go away on their own.

(4) A set of preventive measures are usually followed in case someone gets infected. This includes keeping infected people in quarantine for a certain period, generally fourteen days. To protect yourself from the virus, here are six recommendations to follow
• Avoid contact with people who are already infected.
• Wash your hands well and regularly with soap and water or use hand sanitiser.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth if you haven’t washed your hands.
• Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that people touch a lot.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue.
Data of Top Six Countries (As on 25th August, 2020)
Affected with Corona Virus
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Answer the following questions based on the above passage.
(i) What does the word ‘Pandemic’ mean in the passage? < 1)
(a) A disease prevalent over a city
(b) A disease prevalent over a state
(c) A disease prevalent over a whole country of the world
(d) A disease prevalent over a few cities
Answer:
(c) A disease prevalent over a whole country of the world

(ii) Select the option that is true for the Assertion and Reason given below. (1)
Assertion Virus can be more serious in people.
Reason Some people have weak immune system.
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both the Assertion and the Reason are true, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) The Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.
(d) The Assertion is fals§, but the Reason is true.
Answer:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

(iii) Which word in Paragraph 1 is the synonym of ‘collection’? (1)
Answer:
Cluster

(iv) Where was the first case of this virus reported? (1)
Answer:
Hubei Province of Wuhan city, China

(v) Read the prompt and select the correct option in the bracket to fill in the blank.
According to the graph, ………. had more than 3200k cases of COVID-19 on 25th August, 2020. (Brazil/India/Peru) (1)
Answer:
Brazil

(vi) List two of the symptoms of the virus. (2)
Answer:
Following are some of the symptoms of the virus (any two)

• Fever
• Cough
• Runny nose
• Sore throat
• Headache
• Trouble breathing

(vii) Complete the sentence suitably. (1)
The new type of coronavirus outbreak came to light on 31st December, 2019, when China informed the World Health Organisation of a cluster of cases of ……….. .
Answer:
pneumonia

(viii) From what you know about the disease now, briefly explain the present scenario in terms of the spread of the virus and vaccines of COVID-19? (2)
Answer:
Currently, the world is no longer under a lockdown. The pandemic was taken under control with the release of COVID vaccines and once the case numbers had gone down in 2021. Majority of the population, is now vaccinated against the virus and seem to show a positive response and immunity to the disease. However, new variants of the disease are still being found every few days. But none of them have proven to be as serious as the first few. In conclusion, the world has learned to co-exist with the virus.

Section B
Grammar and Creative Writing Skills (20 Marks)

Question 3.
Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks, as directed. (10 x 1 = 10)
(i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket. (i)
Scientists ………… (develop) novel skin sensors that allow mobile devices to be controlled from any point of the body.
Answer:
have developed

(ii) Identify the error and supply correction for these sentences. (1)
Commonwealth golds medalist Heena Kumari used to watch her uncle repairs all kinds of guns in her neighbourhood and development a fancy for it.
Use the given format for your response.
Error
Answer:

Tablee

(iii) Report the following sentence. (1)
Mandira said, “I need extra luggage to carry my shoes”.
Answer:
Mandira said that she needed extra luggage to earn’ her shoes.

(iv) Complete the given sentence by filling the blank. (1)
The teacher said to the girls, “Have you done your assignment”?
The teacher …………… the girls if they ………… their assignment.
Answer:
asked, had done

(v) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence. (1)
The place was spacious with room for relaxation surrounded by restaurants.
(a) lots of
(b) no
(c) a
(d) any
Answer:
(a) lots of

(vi) Identify the error and supply correction for these sentences. (1)
As a pastor, he worked to human betterment, irrespective of colour or creed. He believed in a word of the lord and implements his virtues like kindness on his daily activities.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
Answer:

(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction. (1)
On 14th April, 1912, Titanic collides with an iceberg and sank. 1,503 people out of 2,208 died in this incident. This incident was later found to be caused by negligence of the company as they failed to follow safety and health procedures.
Tablee
Answer:

(viii) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence. (1)
Well, if your pocket’s empty, you ………. all your money.
(a) must have spent
(b) should have spent
(c) could spend
(d) had to spend
Answer:
(a) must have spent

(ix) Read the following conversation carefully. (1)
Ravi Are you going to Singapore as part of the exchange programme?
Sunil Yes, I am. Are you also going?
Select the option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Ravi asked Sunil ………. as part of the exchange programme. Sunil replied that he was and asked if Ravi was also going.
(a) if he were going to Singapore
(b) if he is going to Singapore
(c) if he was going to Singapore
(d) if he would be going to Singapore
Answer:
(c) if he was going to Singapore

(x) Convert the below sentence into reported speech. (1)
My mother said, “I will update my aadhar card details within three days”
Answer:
My mother said that she would update her aadhar card details within three days.

(xi) Complete the given sentence, by filling the blank with the correct option. (1)
Some time ago, an interesting discovery by archaeologists on the Aegean Island of Kea.
(a) had to be made
(b) was made
(c) has been made
(d) is made
Answer:
(b) was made

(xii) Identify the error and supply correction for these sentences. (1)
Diseases like cancer are life-threatening but can be managed if the symptom are identified early. Early detection allows doctors to access the situation better and suggest the best course of treatment. However if cancer is detected at later stages, then even doctors become helpless.
Use the given format for your response.
Error
Writing
Note : All details presented in the questions are imaginary and created for assessment purposes.
Answer:
Tomorrow is the last day when I will see my class teacher, Ms. Shallu Mehra. She is also our English teacher. So, I decided to write a poem for her as a parting gift, and decorated the poem, like a card.

I ended up with a small card containing a short but sweet poem about me thanking her and reliving the fun ‘ memories we shared together. I designed the first page of the card using water colours.

Ms. Shallu loves roses and the blue colour. So, I drew roses on a blue shaded background. On the last page, I wished her good luck for the new journey ahead. I have also bought a small bunch of multi-coloured roses that I plan to give her tomorrow. She has enriched my vocabulary with many new words and also made me an avid reader. I will always be grateful to her. I hope she likes the card and flowers and she keeps it with her forever. Children’s Park is the place where all children in my neighbourhood love to go in the evening.

Question 4.
Attempt any one from (A) and (B) given below. (5)
(A) Your class teacher is leaving the school and moving to another country. The next school day is their last school day. You made a card for them. Describe the card in 100-200 words.
Answer:
The park is huge. There are about four play areas with different types of playthings in each. The area for small children has swings, see-saws and slides. Then, there is a ground where children can play games like badminton, volleyball, etc. There is a football field as well. Facing the India Gate, is a tennis court. Apart from all these, there are green areas for parents to play with their children and toddlers. Families come here for outdoor activities and enjoy picnics especially during winters. There is a provision for cooking and barbeque as well. There are many trees with bear fruits during different seasons. Kids climb these trees to break the fruits when they are ripe for picking. Also during summers, the park remains cool in the day because of these trees.
It’s a magical park, which all children should definitely visit!

(B) You recently visited the Children’s Park, a favourite place for all children, in your city.
Write a description of the park.
Answer:
The park is huge. There are about four play areas with different types of playthings in each. The area for small children has swings, see-saws and slides. Then, there is a ground where children can play games like badminton, volleyball, etc. There is a football field as well. Facing the India Gate, is a tennis court. Apart from all these, there are green areas for parents to play with their children and toddlers. Families come here for outdoor activities and enjoy picnics especially during winters. There is a provision for cooking and barbeque as well. There are many trees with bear fruits during different seasons. Kids climb these trees to break the fruits when they are ripe for picking. Also during summers, the park remains cool in the day because of these trees.
It’s a magical park, which all children should definitely visit!

Question 5.
Attempt any one from (A) and (B) given below. (5)
(A) Write a story in 100-120 words with the help of the following outline.

• Veeru and Karim – young Keralites .
• school organising camp near a forest in Ponmudi
• went out to explore forest – lost the way
• loud noise – heard the sound of an animal
• a large elephant – came towards them
• a balloon – started blowing – big balloon
• hit hard with hand – ‘bang-bang’
• trumpeted angrily – elephant turned away
• saved

Answer:
Veeru and Karim were young Keralites. They were part of their school camp near a forest in Ponmudi. One day they went inside the forest to explore it. Soon they realised that they had lost their way. The sun had set. They heard a loud noise, of an elephant coming towards them. It was just fifty metres away from them. It saw them * standing quietly behind an Oak tree and trumpeted loudly. The boys didn’t move due to fear. Slowly the elephant started coming nearer and nearer. Now he was only ten metres away.
“Let’s do something”, said Karim.
“Do it, before he attacks us”, said Veeru.
Karim blew a balloon the size of a small bag. Then he hit the full blown balloon hard with his hand.
“Bang-Bang!”
The elephant got confused and trumpeted angrily. It turned away and disappeared into the forest. The boys ran and ran till they reached their camp safely.

(B) You are Sushant, a student of Class IX-A. Your elder brother has shifted to some other city due to his new job. As a result you miss him a lot. Taking ideas from the clues given below, write a diary entry in 100-120 words.

• elder brother shifted to other city
• miss him a lot
• good for his future
• will return after his probation period

Answer:
Tuesday, 18th November, 20XX 9:15 p.m.
Dear Diary
I am having mixed feelings today. My elder brother, Rajesh, got a new job in an IT company situated in Bengaluru. As a result, he left for Bengaluru last night. I am very happy for him. But sadly, our house seems empty after he left. It has not been even one day and I already miss him. I am not even able to eat anything properly.
Somehow, mom came to know about my feelings and consoled me. She said that it was good for his future and this would help him achieve all those targets that he has set for himself to reach the top. Moreover, he would be back after his probation period. This surely has given me some respite.
I have already started making plans about all that we will do when he comes back.
I hope he will be back soon!
Sushant

Section C
Literature (4o Marks)

Question 6.
Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two, (A) or (B).
(A) Prashant found that a large number of children had been orphaned. He brought them together and put up a polythene sheet shelter for them. Women were mobilised to look after them, while the men secured food and materials for the shelter. As the weeks passed, Prashant was quick to recognise that the women and children were sinking deeper and deeper in their grief.

(i) Which word does ‘Sinking’ not correspond to?
(a) Submerging
(b) Ascending
(c) Dropping
(d) Fading
Answer:
(b) Ascending

(ii) Why have a large number of children been orphaned?
Answer:
Due to a storm that hit the area, a large number of people died and many infrastructures broke down. This devastation led to many children being orphaned. Many people lost their children, spouses and other family members.

(iii) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket.
Cheerful : Exultant : : ……….. : Organise (Mobilise/Sinking)
Answer:
Mobilise

(iv) Write three adjectives to describe Prashant and his character.
Answer:
Courage, dedication and strength

(v) State whether the following statement is Fact or Opinion.
I think Prashant wanted to grab attention from the villagers.
Answer:
Opinion

(B) On the whole, the small society of Rameshwaram was very rigid in terms of segregation of different social groups. However, my science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with very conservative wife, was something of a rebel. He did his best to break social barriers so that people from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. He used to spend hours with me and would say, “Kalam, I want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated people of the big cities”.

(i) Which background did Sivasubramania Iyer belong to?
(a) Orthodox Brahmin
(b) Brahmin
(c) Modem Brahmin
(d) Jain Brahmin
Answer:
(a) Orthodox Brahmin

(ii) How was Kalam’s teacher different from others?
Answer:
Kalam’s teacher Sivasubramania Iyer was a rebel and very different from others. Even though he had a very conservative wife, he believed that caste and religion barriers were not good.

(iii) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket.
Discrimination : ………….. :: Orthodox : Conservative (Segregation/Barriers)
Answer:
Segregation

(iv) How was the society of Rameshwaram as a whole?
Answer:
The society of Rameshwaram was very rigid in terms of caste and religion. Different social groups were segregated based on these factors.

(v) State whether the following statement is Fact or Opinion.
I think Kalam’s teacher wanted to eliminate the social barriers for the benefit of the next generation.
Answer:
Fact

Question 7.
Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two, (A) or (B). (5)

(A) It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
slowly consuming the earth
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out if its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.

(i) What is the meaning of the word ‘jab’ in the above extract?
Answer:
The word ‘jab’ in the above extract means to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a sharp object.

(ii) Fill in the blank with one word.
The poet says ‘It has grown slowly consuming the Earth’ to indicate that trees are grown by taking …….. from the Earth.
Answer:
nutrition

(iii) What is the tree to be symbolic of according to the poet?
Answer:
According to the poet, the tree is symbolic of deep -rooted evil.

(iv) What is the rhyme scheme of the given lines?
(a) No rhyme scheme
(b) ababcdcd
(c) ababbcc
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) No rhyme scheme

(v) Find words from the given extract that rhyme with
Strife …….
Confide …….
Answer:
Strife – knife
Confide – Hide

(B) Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
Crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives
Crumbling hearts-
The wind god winnows and crushes them all.
(i) Why is the word ‘crumbling’ repeated in the extract?
Answer:
The word ‘crumbling’ is repeated in the extract to emphasise the immensity of the mass destruction caused by the wind.

(ii) Complete the following suitably.
“The wind god winnows and crushes them all” indicates that ……….
Answer:
only the strong remains in this world.

(iii) How does the poet describe the wind?
Answer:
The poet decribes the wind as crule.

(iv) Which word in the extract does not indicate ‘destruction’?
(a) Crumbling
(b) Crushes
(c) Frail
(d) Winnows
Answer:
(c) Frail

(v) Complete the following analogy.
Squash : ………. : : Direct: Blunt
Answer:
Crush

Question 8.
Answer any four of the following five questions in 40-50 words each. (4 × 3= 12)

(i) How did the County Inspector improve Margie’s performance in Geography?
Answer:
Margie was doing badly in geography because the questions that were displayed on the screen of the mechanical teacher were too quick for her age and hard to understand. The County Inspector slowed the speed ‘ to an average ten-year level so that she would be able to perform satisfactorily.

(ii) Why was the lady cursed to become a woodpecker in the story ‘A Legend of the Northland’?
Answer:
Saint Peter asked the lady to give him one cake as he was hungry. But the little woman’s greed and selfishness, did not allow her to do so. While baking the smallest and thinnest of cakes, she felt that the cake was too big to give away for free. The behaviour of the woman provokes Saint Peter who curses her and changes her into a woodpecker.

(iii) “Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence of air.” Explain.
Answer:
‘Hells of fire and dust’ stands for the devastation caused by the arms and ammunition used in wars. ‘Innocence of air’ means the freshness and purity of air that nature has blessed us with. It also indicates the innocence of the human mind. The poet is trying to highlight that the innocence and purity of nature is destroyed when humans use arms and ammunition to destroy each other. They are not only destroying themselves but also the environment around it.

(iv) What does Gerrard tell about his life when the intruder asks him to sit down and have a nice talk?
Answer:
Gerrard told the Intruder that he lived alone in the lonely cottage in Essex. He told him that only a few people know about him and visit him. He is like a mystery man like the Intruder. He had killed a person and the police were after him.

(v) How can the tree get back to its former size in ‘On Killing a Tree’?
Answer:
It takes a lot of effort for the tree to regain its former size. The poet explains that after the tree’s bleeding bark is healed, small branches and bushes will eventually rise from the stump of the tree, close to the ground. He says that with time, these tiny delicate branches of the trees will expand and grow and the tree will be able to get back to their original size.

Question 9.
Answer any two of the following three questions in 40-50 words each. (2 × 3 = 6)

(i) What dream does Behrman have? Does it come true?
Answer:
Behrman has a dream of painting a masterpiece. Yes, his dream of painting a masterpiece came true when he
painted a leaf that looked very similar to the leaves on the ivy creeper. This leaf helped in saving the life of Johnsy.

(ii) Why did the people choose the guru and disciple as the king and minister?
Answer:
After the death of the kingdom’s king and minister, the kingdom was without a king or a minister. The people of the kingdom were confused, They had been impressed by the intellectual capacity and wisdom of the guru and his disciple. So, they made them the king and the minister of their kingdom.

(iii) Why was the bird unable to sleep peacefully the first night in the story ‘The Happy Prince’?
Answer:
When the bird was about to sleep the first night, he was disturbed by the three drops that fell from the eyes of the statue. The bird was filled with pity and could not sleep when he saw the tears running down the cheeks of the statue.

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following two questions in 100-120 words each.

(i) “At the age of two and a half, Einstein still wasn’t talking. When he finally learnt to speak, he uttered everything twice. Einstein did not know what to do with other children.
From the above lines how can it be justified that Einstein was an unusual child with no indication of his potential greatness?
Answer:

Einstein was an unusual child with no indication of his potential greatness, as in his childhood he was teased as being boring by his playmates for he could not even play like an ordinary child. Even his headmaster at the school thought him to be a useless and spoiled child. He believed that Einstein would hardly succeed in life.

His mother also felt that he was an abnormal child for he had a large head for his age. He also had some difficulty in speaking and it took him almost two and a half years to speak something. He loved to play with mechanical toys and that too all alone.

All these things clearly exhibit that he was an unusual child as he did not behave like the other children of his age. None of the above indicates anything extraordinary to take place in the near future such that Einstein can be termed a genius. But history is witness to the unbelievable achievements that Einstein made in his life. So, Einstein can truly be considered as an unusual child with no indication of his potential greatness.

(ii) “It is the attitude towards the goal and not the money that matters.” Do you agree? How did Sharapova prove it?
Answer:
Maria Sharapova reached the number one position in women’s tennis at the age of eighteen. She got fame and earned riches through her career in tennis. She became every teenagers’ idol. She would wear fantastic clothes and like other teenagers, she loved fashion, dancing and singing. But she was not complacent. She thought of tennis as both a business and a sport. Money did motivate her but she considered being number one in the , world more important. Success did not make her arrogant. She was a true patriot. She still works hard to retain her position. From her life, we learn that success should not make one arrogant if one wants to remain on the top. Winning a trophy or title is important but winning people is more important and challenging.

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following two questions in 100-120 words each. (6)

(i) What is Mahendra’s role in the relationship between him and Iswaran? How does this relationship influence the events of the story?
Answer:

Mahendra was Iswaran’s employer. Ishwaran worked as a cook for him. He would follow Mahendra anywhere he was posted for work. Mahendra was a bachelor. His needs were simple and he could adjust himself to any living conditions- from a circuit house to a canvas tent. He was a junior supervisor at a firm and had to keep moving from place to place to keep an eye on the activities at the work sites.

Iswaran was also a storyteller and would often narrate his master stories or anecdotes at night. Mahendra was his only audience. He enjoyed listening to his stories and was in the habit of listening to Iswaran’s stories on a daily basis. When Iswaran would narrate all the dramatic stories, he would stretch himself back on his canvas chair and listen to them uncritically.

When Iswaran told him about a female ghost that he had seen at night, Mahendra shivered at the description and called him crazy. From that day onwards, he slept with unease at night. He could no longer look out of his window at night time. One day, he heard a sound of moaning outside his window, he tried to reason with himself but gave in to his fear. Iswaran scared him so much that he took the decision of resigning from his job and leaving the circuit house the very next day.

(ii) By nature and from childhood only human beings have dual or ambiguous attitudes to react differently in different situations. Keeping in mind the lesson ‘The Lost Child’, support the given statement.
Answer:

Human beings are bom and brought up in such an ambience that they leam to react differently to the same thing in different circumstances. In a way, nothing is perfectly right and nothing is absolutely wrong. It is the situation that turns the same thing sometimes right while at another moment wrong. In the story, ‘The Lost Child’ the child is the perfect example of these attributes. While being at the fair, he had demanded so many things to be bought by his parents. When they refused to get him any of these, he reacted as all those things meant a lot to him.

Once he gets separated from his parents and is found by a kind and noble stranger, he does not want any of these things despite repeatedly being offered by the stranger. At that moment, they mean nothing to him. He is longing for his parents only and nothing else.

It clearly reveals that we have a dual or an ambiguous attitude to react differently at the same thing in different situations. Our attitude and priorities keep changing from time to time as we grow older.

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