CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 7 with Solutions

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 7 with Solutions

Time Allowed : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions

Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them.

• This question paper is divided into three sections.
• This question paper has 11 questions. All questions are compulsory.
• Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

Section – A
Reading Skills (20 marks)

Question 1.
Read the following passage carefully. (10)

(1) Currently, humanity is facing major environmental, social and economic problems worldwide. To address these global issues on an international cross-border level and to create a more sustainable and- better future for all, the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. Each of the SDGs has indicators that are used to measure progress towards achieving the goals. The individual goals do not stand alone but rather influence each other and are closely linked; each goal addresses environmental, social and economic problems.

(2) It is particularly important how the SDGs are perceived, accepted and evaluated by people worldwide. In this context, there have been several surveys conducted in recent years, some with varying results. While awareness of the SDGs has increased globally compared to their predecessor, i.e., the Millennium Development Goals, 63% of the respondents in a survey of 28 European countries said they had never heard of the SDGs. Globally, awareness of the SDGs is approximately 50%; however, only 1% of people say they are very well informed about the SDGs. There are also regional differences in the assessment of the individual goals.

Globally, ‘climate action’, ‘good health’ and ‘well-being and quality education’ are considered particularly important. In another survey, ‘zero hunger’, ‘clean water and sanitation’ and ‘no poverty’ were selected as the most important SDGs. Young people in particular are more likely to have heard of the SDGs, and for them, quality education is particularly important. In general, people around the world have a high level of acceptance about the content of the SDGs.

(3) The education system has an important role in raising awareness of the SDGs and in teaching skills and values that lead to more sustainable behaviour. Therefore, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has developed learning objectives for the SDGs to support teachers and learners. Tertiary educational institutions are particularly important in this regard, as they educate the next generation of decision-makers who will have a critical impact on the future of the planet.

Universities, through their education and influence, contribute directly to the achievement of a whole range of SDGs. In recent years, there has been a strong increase in sustainability programmes at universities, with a particular focus on student attitudes; however, there is wide divergence between programmes. Despite the recent surge of sustainability in higher education, students generally have limited knowledge of the SDGs. Higher education institutes, such as universities, have a special responsibility worldwide because they shape future leaders, decision-makers, professionals and intellectuals in various academic fields.

(4) In addition to educating the next generation of decision-makers, which is most likely the most important factor, universities also make an important contribution to achieving the SDGs through research, public engagement or university policy. They can influence politicians and industry leaders with their clear and unbiased information and reach a wide audience in the general population.

(5) While elite positions in society can be reached independently of having a university education, universities provide knowledge and technical skills that significantly increase the likelihood that a person will achieve such a socially relevant position. Therefore, students, as potential future decision-makers of society, contribute greatly to the achievement of the SDGs and have an impact on the major problems of humanity and thus on the future of the planet. Until now, however, there has been a lack of valid international research that examines the perspective of students in the natural and sustainable sciences on the various SDGs.

Answer the following questions based on the above passage.

(i) What is the predecessor of Sustainable Development Goals? (1)
Answer:
Millennium Development Goals.

(ii) Complete the following with the correct option from the two given. (1)
Globally, only 1% of the people are ………….
(A) highly educated
(B) very well informed about SDGs
Answer:
(B) very well informed about SDGs

(iii) According to paragraph 5, there is a lack of what? (2)
Answer:
According to the last paragraph, there is a lack of valid international research that studies the perspective of students in the natural and sustainable sciences on the various SDGs.

(iv) Which of the following SDGs is the most important for young people according to the author? (2)
(a) Quality education
(b) Zero hunger
(c) No poverty
(d) Climate action
Answer:
(a) Quality education

(v) State whether the following statement is True or False.
Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2015? (1)
Answer:
True

(vi) The passage includes some words that are opposites of each other. From the sets (a) to (e) below, identify two sets of antonyms.
(a) Clear and unbiased
(b) Surge and downfall
(c) Accepted and evaluated
(d) Globally and locally
(e) Future and intellectual
Answer:
(b) and (d)

(vii) What would be a good title for the above article? Justify your choice. (2)
Answer:
The Importance of Sustainable Development Goals:
The above article talks about Sustainable Development Goals, an initiative adopted by the United Nations. It . helps combat major social, environment and economic issues that are happening worldwide. The article talks about the importance of these Goals and how important they are. It also points out that more awareness aboqj this initiative needs to be spread to encourage inculcation of these Goals everywhere as possible.

(viii) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.
In paragraph 4, the words that mean ‘free from preconceptions’ are
(a) engagement
(b) unbiased
(c) influence
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) unbiased

Question 2.
Read the following passage carefully. (10)

(1) Lawmakers in India’s upper house of Parliament on Thursday guaranteed to reserve 33% of seats for women in the lower house and state assemblies, in a bid to improve gender equality in the corridors of power. Only 104 of India’s 788 MPs, or slightly more than 13%, were women after the last national election, government figures show. The legislation will not be enforced during India’s general elections due next year. The Home Minister said it would likely come into effect in 2029.

(2) Just over one in four lawmakers worldwide are women, up from about one in five in 2011, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organisation of national parliaments. But it will take more than 80 years to reach parity at the current rate of progress, the IPU said in its annual report on women’s representation. There are only six countries where women hold at least half of the seats in their lower or single chamber.

(3) But the IPU said the technological and operational change in parliaments, driven by the pandemic, could make women feel more welcome, including those juggling politics with motherhood. The introduction of gender quotas is a key factor behind recent gains in many countries, according to the IPU.More than two in three countries that have passed the 40% mark have some form of quota.
World and Regional Averages of Women in Parliaments

(4) Of the 47 countries holding elections last year, seven saw women elected or appointed to at least 40% of seats in a lower, upper or single chamber – Costa Rica, Sweden, Senegal, Denmark, Slovenia, Australia and Barbados. Australia’s Senate made history when women won 56.6% of seats, the highest share of any upper chamber. But worldwide, women’s overall share of seats rose by just 0.4 percentage points to 26.5%, the slowest growth in six years.

(5) The biggest gains in lower and single chambers were in Slovenia, up by more than 15 percentage points, Malta (13 points), Equatorial Guinea (11), Colombia (10), and Australia (7.9). Increased awareness of discrimination and gender-based violence contributed to the jump in Colombia. Women held at least 30% of seats in 64 countries by the end of 2022, up from 61 the previous year.

(6) Out in front is Rwanda, where women hold more than 60% of seats and which in 2008 became the first country to have a female-majority parliament. Women also outnumber men in Cuba (53%) and Nicaragua (52%). New Zealand, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates have an even gender split, while Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden and South Africa are not far off. The United Arab Emirates did not have any women in its Federal National Council before 2006, but achieved gender parity in 2019 following a presidential decree.

(7) Yemen has no women in its lower house, and just one in its upper house. Vanuatu’s parliament welcomed a lone female lawmaker last year, its first since 2008. Women hold fewer than 10% of seats in more than 20 countries including Nigeria (3.6%), Qatar (4.4%) and Iran (5.6%). Despite having the world’s first female Prime Minister in 1960, Sri Lanka is another laggard, with women making up about 5% of parliament for the last 25 years. Although Japan saw record numbers of women elected in 2022, they still hold only 10% of seats in the lower chamber – way below other big economies.

(8) Algeria and Tunisia are the main backsliders. In 2021, Algeria saw the share of women in parliament fall from 26% to 8% following changes to its quota system. The setback came despite women accounting for 37% of candidates. The IPU said changes to the election law were exacerbated by blatant discrimination, with women’s faces often blurred in campaign materials and their photos replaced with blank avatars on ballot papers. In Tunisia, the number of female lawmakers is set to plunge following a recent election in the North African country – traditionally seen as a regional leader on women’s rights. As in Algeria, Tunisian women say changes to the electoral system have made it harder for them to contest and win seats.

(9) In Afghanistan, the Taliban Islamist group has erased women from public life since seizing the country in 2021. Before the takeover, women had held 27% of seats in the now defunct National Assembly. Many former women MPs have fled the country.

Answer the following questions based on the above passage.

(i) Which country had the world’s first female Prime Minister?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Yemen
(c) Australia
(d) Qatar
Answer:
(a) Sri Lanka

(ii) Select the option that is true for the Assertion and Reason given below.
Assertion According to them, it will take 80 year for women representation to reach parity in the government sector.
Reason Women do not get equal treatment or opportunities as man in politics, even now.
(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 false, 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) What was the overall women’s share of seats in national parliaments worldwide six years ago? (1)
Answer:
26.1%

(iv) What percentage of seats did Indian lawmakers promise to reserve for women in the Parliament assemblies?
Answer:
Lawmakers in India guaranteed to reserve 33% of seats for women in the lower house and state assemblies.

(v) Read the prompt and fill in the blank with the correct word or phrases from bracket
………. (Australia/Sri Lanka) has the highest share of women seats with an astonishing 56.6% seats in the upper chamber of the parliament. (1)
Answer:
Australia

(vi) According to the graph, which continent has the slowest growth in terms of women representation in parliaments? Why?
Answer:
Asia has the slowest growth in terms of women representation in parliaments. The gap between the percentage of representation in the year 1995 and 2023 is the smallest out of all the continents. Asia had 13.2% women representation in 1995 and 21% in 2023, which only shows a growth of 7.8% in the span of 28 years.

(vii) Complete the sentence appropriately.
According to the graph, has the highest growth in women representation in parliaments.
Answer:
America

(viii) According to IPU, what ways can countries worldwide encourage more women representation in national parliaments?
Answer:
IPU believes that technological and operational changes in parliaments because of the pandemic can help women feel more welcomed in parliaments, especially women going through motherhood. Another way countries can encourage more women to participate in parliaments by allotting them a gender quota to ensure their place in the parliament bodies.

Section B
Grammar and Creative Writing Skills (20 Marks)

Question 3.
Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks, as directed.

(i) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
Archie said, “Betty, I was going to buy you a Dime novel for Christmas, But I changed my mind.”
Archie told Betty that he was going to buy her a Dime novel for Christmas, but now
(a) he will changes his mind
(b) he was going to change his mind
(c) he wanted to change his mind
(d) he had changed his mind
Answer:
(d) he had changed his mind

(ii) Identify the error and supply correction for these sentences. (1)
Education is a process, which was deemed to develop desirable qualities with people. The need of this quality differs by person to person, place to place but time to time.
Use the given format for your response.

Answer:

(iii) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.
I …………. some wood for the fire while you ………. the salad.
(a) fetch, are preparing
(b) am fetching, will prepare
(c) have fetched, prepared
(d) will fetch, prepare
Answer:
(d) will fetch, prepare

(iv) Read the following conversation carefully.
Geeta Will you permit me to join the dance classes?
Mother Oh, my God! The examinations are approaching and you are thinking of dance classes.
Select the options to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Geeta asked her mother if she would permit her to join the dance classes. Mother exclaimed ………
(a) that her examinations are approaching and she was thinking of dance classes
(b) that your examinations are approaching and you are thinking of dance classes
(c) that her examinations were approaching and she was thinking of dance classes
(d) that her examinations were approaching
Answer:
(c) that her examinations were approaching and she was thinking of dance classes.

(v) Fill in the blank with the correct form of the clue given.
The ridicule that ………… (heap) upon him by leading scientists of the day.
Answer:
was heaped

(vi) Fill in the blank.
…….. elder people’s pulse rate is less than 2 beats per second.
Answer:
Most

(vii) Identify the error and supply correction for the below sentence.
Books help us knew more about our civilisation. Through books, we come in contact to great scholars, poets and philosophers. Book never misguide us.
Use the given format for your response.

Answer:

(viii) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option. (1)
You him up because he has already come up.
(a) needn’t have called
(b) shouldn’t have called
(c) wouldn’t have called
(d) couldn’t have called
Answer:
(a) needn’t have called

(ix) Report the following sentence. (1)
Ritu I saw the play yesterday.
Answer:
Ritu said that she had seen the play the day before.

(x) Fill in the blank the correct tense for the verb in the bracket. (1)
It was a rainy day. Traffic was busy on the road. A speeding scooter hit a car parked near the India Gate. The man driving the scooter …………… (admit) to the hospital.
Answer:
was admitted

(xi) Convert the below sentence into reported speech.
Mr Webber approached the sales lady and said, “Hey! Can you help me? I am looking for a birthday gift.”
Answer:
Mr. Webber approached the sales lady and asked if she could help as he was looking for a birthday gift.

(xii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction.
We should never make rash decisions. Any decision made in haste or guided heavily by emotions might led to terrible and unwanted consequences.
Opiums i.rfor i. in rixtion
(a) might may
(b) or guided and guided
(c) led lead
(d) unwanted unwanting
Writing
Note : All details presented in the questions are imaginary and created for assessment purposes.
Answer:

Question 4.
Attempt any one from (A) and (B) given below.

(A) Recently a new Principal joined your school. Your friends ask you to describe him. Write a description of your new Principal based on the hints given below in 100-120 words.

• game of your new principal
• description
• qualities
• what you like the most about him

Answer:
Mr. Anand Baweja, our new Principal is a short and young man. He has a dense mustache and beard. He has a wheatish complexion. He is highly qualified and polite but he is also a strict disciplinarian. He is very punctual and inspires us to be as fit and smart as him. He has a good command over the students. He even punishes the habitual latecomers and undisciplined children.

He is very kind. He helps the poor and needy children by distributing books, notebooks and other stationery materials free of cost. He is very well liked and respected by all. His role is very important for the smooth functioning of the school. He takes immense interest in his work and love for the school and its students. All the teachers respect him and his advice even though he is younger ‘ than many of the faculty members. All of us are always prepared to carry out his orders.

(B) A week ago you were traveling to Kolkata and you met a celebrity who was traveling on the same flight. Write a description about your experience in 100-120 words.

• Sachin Tendulkar
• felt lucky
• took autograph
• clicked pictures
• talked about cricket
• very simple and humble

Answer:
I’m feeling on the top of the world today. Yesterday I met the ‘Little Master’ Sachin Tendulkar while travelling to Kolkata by flight. I was so excited as he was sitting just one row ahead of me in the flight. I was able to talk to him so freely. I was so lucky! He not only gave me his autograph but also clicked selfies with me and spent a lot of time talking to me. I loved the ease and openness with which he greets everyone.

The joy he expressed while mingling with us and his humble nature is very touching. We talked about many glorious moments in his ‘ cricketing career. I listened to him with so much enthusiasm. He is known as the “God of Cricket”, but his humility and simplicity astonished me. I feel so amazed to have met him.

Question 5.
Attempt any one from (A) and (B) given below. (5)
(A) Complete the story in 100-120 words which begins as follows.
“Buddy is Shaurya’s constant companion. He met him in a very unusual way. It was a ……… .
Answer:
Buddy is Shaurya’s constant companion. He met him in a very unusual way. It was a sunny morning in the month of April. Shaurya went on for a morning stroll in the near-by park. Suddenly, he heard a low whimpering sound coming from a bush. When he peeped inside, he saw a small cute puppy. Its leg was injured and it was whimpering because of the pain. Shaurya pulled the puppy out and immediately took it to the neighbourhood veterinary doctor. The doctor treated the puppy and cleaned its wound.

Shaurya went back to the park and dropped the puppy where he had found him amidst the bushes. But to his surprise, the puppy followed him to his house. Shaurya was worried as his mother did not like dogs. But somehow, Shaurya convinced his mother that he would look after the puppy. He named him ‘Buddy’ and soon he became Shaurya’s best friend.

(B) Surbhi’s grandfather died. She used to love him greatly and held him in high esteem. She feels a great loss in it and writes a Diary Entry. Write it on her behalf in 100-120 words using the clues given.

• grandfather’s loss very shocking
• a gem of a person
• taught and followed values
• well read person
• a great personal loss

Answer:
Wednesday, 20th August, 20XX 9:30 pm
Dear Diary
My grandfather is no more. I am so shocked at his sudden death. I can’t express my feelings in words. He was such a great human being! An absolute gem of a person – understanding, kind, ready to help the needy, and so soft-hearted. He taught me the values of sympathy, love, affection, selflessness and compassion. He was very well-read and made sure all his children and grand-children were educated as well. He would often quote from books to prove his point. He used to narrate stories to me at night when I was younger. I loved him so much as he constantly supported me whenever I needed him. I feel devastated. This loss has created a vacuum in my life.
Though he is no longer by my side, I know he will be alive in my heart. He will guide me in difficult situations with the lessons he has taught me.
Surbhi

Section C
Literature (40 Marks)

Question 6.
Read the following extracts and answer the questions for any one of the given two, (A) or (B). (5)

(A) When Toto was finally accepted by grandmother he was given a comfortable home in the stable, where he had for a companion the family donkey, Nana. On Toto’s first night in the stable, grandfather paid him a visit to see if he was comfortable. To his surprise he found Nana, without apparent cause, pulling at her halter and trying to keep her head as far as possible from a bundle of hay.

(i) Why did grandmother not accept Toto initially?
(a) Because he was a monkey
(b) Because grandfather didn’t inform her about him
(c) Because she didn’t want another pet
(d) Because Toto was mischievous
Answer:
(b) Because grandfather didn’t inform her about him.

(ii) Why was Toto sent to a stable? Did the grandfather visit Toto in the stable? Why?
Answer:
Toto was sent to the stable to give him a comfortable home. Yes, the grandfather visited Toto in the stables. He wanted to make sure that Toto was comfortable.

(iii) State whether the following statement is True or False.
Toto was a mischievous pet.
Answer:
True

(iv) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket.
The word ‘Halter’ does not correspond to ………. (rope/seat).
Answer:
seat

(v) How did Nana the donkey’s behaviour change after Toto started living in the stable?
Answer:
After Toto was sent to the stable, Nana the donkey tried keeping her head as far away from the hay as
possible.

(B) Santosh’s parents were affluent landowners who could afford to send their children to the best schools, even to the country’s capital, New Delhi, which was quite close by. But, in line with the prevailing custom in the family, Santosh had to make do with the local village school. So, she decided to fight the system in her own quiet way when the right moment arrived. And the right moment came when she turned sixteen. At sixteen, most of the girls in her village used to get married. Santosh was also under pressure from her parents to do the same.

(i) At what age did Santosh fight against the system in her life?
(a) At twelve years old
(b) At sixteen years old
(c) At eighteen years old
(d) At nineteen years old
Answer:
(b) At sixteen years old

(ii) Santosh got her elementary education in …………. .
Answer:
local village school

(iii) Fill in the blank using the word from bracket. The antonym for ‘prevailing’ is ………. (pattem/relent).
Answer:
relent

(iv) Why was Santosh not sent to a good school?
Answer:
Santosh was not sent to a good school as her family was following tradition. Everyone in her family has studied at the local village school, thus, she was sent to study there as well.

(v) Which word in the passage means ‘rich and’ prosperous’?
Answer:
The word ‘affluent’ in the passage means ‘rich and prosperous’.

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

(A) Then the matter
Of scorching and choking
In sun and air
Browning, hardening
Twisting, withering
And then it is done

(i) Whose ‘scorching’ and ‘choking’ is the poet talking about?
Answer:
The poet is talking about the ‘scorching’ and ‘choking’ of the roots of the tree.

(ii) Which word in the extract is the antonym of ‘full of vitality’?
(a) Hardening
(b) Withering
(c) Browning
(d) Scorching
Answer:
(b) Withering

(iii) Why does the poet want to scorch something?
Answer:
The poet wants to scorch the roots of the tree as he wants to cut and kill the tree.

(iv) Fill in the blank appropriately.
In the poem, the process of ‘killing a tree’ is symbolic of ……….
Answer:
removal of a bad habit

(v) Write two words that rhyme with ‘matter’.
Answer:
Batter and shatter

(B) Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
Is Earth like this, in which we all shall lie.

(i) What literary device is used in the given lines?
Answer:
Alliteration

(ii) Complete the following suitably. When the poet says that ‘no men are strange’ he means that no men are ………. .
Answer:
unfamiliar

(iii) State whether the following statement is True or False.
The poet assumes that all human beings are indifferent or discriminatory in reality.
Answer:
True

(iv) Through the given lines, which of the following does the poet propose?
1. Peace
2. Fraternity
3. Secularism
4. Brotherhood
Select the correct option.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Answer:
(d) 2 and 4

(v) In the given extract, what does the poet want to convey?
Answer:
In the given extract, the poet wants to convey that the life cycle of all human beings is the same. We all live the same lives no matter where we come from.

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

(i) How did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?
Answer:
Kezia’s grandmother encouraged her to get to know her father better by sending her on Sunday afternoons.
She could talk to her parents in the drawing room, where they usually sat. The grandmother also suggested to. Kezia to rrtake a pin-cushion as a birthday present for her father with a piece of yellow silk she gave to Kezia.

(ii) Where did the two roads diverged in the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’? What was the difficulty?
Answer:
In the poem, the two roads diverged in ‘Yellow wood’. ‘Yellow wood’ refers to the forest during the autumn season. The author found it difficult to make a choice as he couldn’t decide which road to take to reach his destination.

(iii) How did Maria become ‘quietly determined and mentally tough’?
Answer:
In the US, Maria felt lonely. However, she became ‘quietly determined and mentally tough’ as she knew what she wanted in life. She never thought of quitting. She believed that when one came from nothing, and had nothing, then they became very hungry and determined for success.

(iv) Why was the holy man who blessed Santosh’s mother surprised in the story ‘Reach for the Top’?
Answer:
The holy man who blessed Santosh’s mother was surprised as her grandmother wanted him to bless Santosh’s mother for giving birth to a baby girl. This was surprising for him as generally people wanted him to bless them’ for giving birth to a baby boy.

(v) What is ‘bliss’ for the poet in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’?
Answer:
The poet is very much fond of rain as it brings back his childhood memories. The sound of rain pattering on the roof always gives him happiness. When it rains, he lies in his cozy bed and enjoys nature’s melodies. That experience is a true ‘bliss’ for him.

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

(i) Describe the precious things mentioned in the story ‘The Happy Prince’. Why are they precious?
Answer:
The two precious things mentioned in the story are the heart of the prince which was made of lead and the dead swallow. They were precious because both the prince and the swallow were very kind, generous and selfless.

(ii) What superstition had Johnsy developed?
Answer:
Johnsy was ill and had pneumonia. She would keep on lying on her bed and stare out of the window at the ivy creeper. Being mentally upset, she developed the superstition that she would die as soon as the last leaf of the ivy creeper would fall.

(iii) Why did the writer’s mother run back into the burning house in the story ‘A House is Not a Home’?
Answer:
The writer’s father had died when she was very young. The writer’s mother had many pictures and belongings of her husband in the house. She ran back into the burning house to try to save her husband’s pictures and letters as they were the only things left as remembrance of him.

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following two questions in 100-120 words each. (6)

(i) How would you react to your school being replaced by a computer operating system and a mechanical teacher replacing your present teacher, keeping in mind the lesson ‘The Fun They Had’.
Answer:
Today is the era of technological advancement. Technology has made our lives easy and full of comfort.
Machines are replacing manual work to save time, labour and probably the cost to a certain extent. But, when it comes to replacing a school and its teachers with a machine operated system, I can’t even think of it. After all, it is the human beings who as a teacher have either directly developed or at least helped a number of aspiring technocrats to create this wonderful world of technology.

In the story, “The Fun They Had’, the mechanical teacher can feed you with factual details at most. But it can’t recreate the fun, the emotions, fruitful discussion, feeling of togetherness, team spirit and the bond of love in students. The objective of a school to develop human beings with versatile personalities to handle adverse circumstances will be at stake if this happens.

(ii) Assume you are Maria Sharapova. You recently faced a bullying incident with your roommates. Describe the incident in the form of a diary entry.
Answer:
Sunday, 19th March 20XX 1:00 am
Dear Diary
It happened again today Some of the other kids came to my room again and woke me up at 11:00 PM. I had fallen asleep at 8 pm like usual. But they came later and woke me up and forced me to clean up their rooms.
I hate it! I don’t like it one bit. But I am not going to let them affect me. I am going to keep going. I can’t let a small thing like bullying keep me away from my dreams. Me and my family have sacrificed too much for me to give up now. I am determined to become the greatest tennis star the world has ever seen! I am tough enough and I won’t quit until I reach my goals!
Anywho, I think I should get some sleep now. I miss Mama a lot. I hope I get to see her soon.
Maria

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following two questions in 100-1 20 words each.

(i) “Prashant, all of nineteen years, decided to step in as leader of his village, if no one else did.”
The qualities shown by Prashant can he shown by young people in the face of calamities. Do you agree? Justify your answer.
Yes, I think young people can get together to help those affected during natural calamities.
Prashant shows true leadership qualities as he helped the people of his village and motivated them to help themselves. Being energetic and enthusiastic, youngsters can carry out difficult tasks very easily. They have the potential and capability to lead people.

In times of floods or cyclones, they can help in cleaning the surroundings full of filth, dirt and dead bodies. They can help in arranging food and shelter for the homeless. Living in the internet-driven era, they can ask for volunteers through social networking sites for the noble cajise of helping the victims. Losing someone in a calamity is always painful. We as young people can also help older generations come out of the emotional trauma of their experience by encouraging them to go for proper counseling and therapy.

(ii) “Goodness can never be destroyed”. Do you agree? Illustrate with reference to the story ‘The Happy Prince’.
Answer:
Yes, I agree with the statement, “Goodness can never be destroyed”. In the story ‘The Happy Prince’, the prince had a kind heart. He was moved by the widespread poverty and misery of the people. It developed a great will within him to help his people in such adverse circumstances. So, he selflessly gave his eyes, gold and jewels to the poor.

Another example is of the prince’s relationship with the swallow. The swallow was the messenger of the prince. But when the swallow died at his feet, the prince’s heart was shattered and broken. The statue of the Happy Prince was no longer useful and beautiful. So, it was pulled down. And when the statue was melted in a furnace, the leaden heart did not melt, thus proving that true goodness can never be destroyed.

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