Mp Board Class 9th English Varshik Paper 2024 : pdf download

SECTION – A (Reading)

Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below – (1×5=5)

There seems to be a general opinion in this country that Sardar Patel was slightly of

harsh and rough temperament. Men called him the ‘Iron man of India’. He was no doubt,

an iron man in the sense that one could rely on him for strict and efficient administration.

But as a man, to those who had the good fortune of coming into close contact with him,

he was kind and considerate. At time, he even became emotional where his personal

friends and followers were concerned. How-ever, it goes without saying that the Sardar

Patel had the great skill for organizing affairs. He knew the way of picking people and

putting them in their proper place. Once he judged a man and found him correct, he

trusted him fully and got him to do anything he wanted.

Questions –

(i) Sardar Patel was called———— of India.

(a) diamond (b) iron man (c) steel man (d) all of these

(ii) Sardar Patel had the great skill for——

(a) making. (b) keeping (c) organising (d) all of these

(iii) Which of these is the opposite of the word ‘rough’?

(a) harsh (b) solid (c) smooth (d) kind

(iv) One could rely on him for strict and efficient:

(a) treatment (b) work (c) administration (d) arrangement

(v) Find out the word from the passage which means-‘luck’

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below – (1×5=5)

Helen Keller lost her eye-sight and hearing at the age of two because of an illness. She

be-came deaf. She also lost the ability to speak, for we learn to speak by imitating what

we hear. At first, it seemed impossible that she would never understand other’s or be

understood by them. Hers was thus a lonely world. But she was helped by a wonderful

teacher named Miss Sullivan who had herself been blind as a child but recovered her

eye-sight by an operation. Miss Sullivan volun-teered to help Helen and taught her to

speak, read and write. Helen later went to a university and gained a degree. She then

spent the rest of her life working to help the blind and the deaf.

Questions –

(i) We learn to speak—

(a) by reading (b) by writing (c) by imitating (d) all of these

(ii) Miss Sullivan helped Helen to————

(a) speak (b) write (c) read (d) all of these

(iii) Who was Helen’s teacher?

(a) Mary (b) her mother (c) Miss Sullivan (d) Her father.

(iv) When did Helen Keller lose her eye-sight and hearing?

(a) at birth (b) at the age of two (c) at the age of four

(v) Which word in the passage means ‘One who is not able to see’?

(a) deaf (b) sight (c) blind

SECTION – B (Writing)

Q.3 Read the following passage and make notes on it and also give a suitable title to it – (4)

Global Warming is caused by the increase of carbon dioxide levels in the earth’s  atmosphere and a result of human activities that have been causing harm to our environment for the past few centuries now. Global Warming is something that can’t be ignored .and steps have to be taken to tackle the situation globally. The .average temperature is constantly rising by 1.5 degrees Celsius for the last few years. The best method to prevent future damage to the earth, cutting down of more forests should. be banned and Afforestation should be encouraged. Start by. planting trees near your homes and offices, participate in events, teach. the importance of planting trees. It is impossible to undo the damage but it is possible to stop further harm

Q 4 You are Reeta studying in Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Shajapur. Write an application to (4)

the principal of your school requesting him to issue a character certificate.

OR

        You are Rohan. Write a letter to your friend Neeraj, congratulating him on his success in

the examination.

Q.5 Write an essay on the any one of the following topics in 150 words. (5)

(i) An Indian Festival (ii) Wonders of Science

(iii) Importance of Trees (iv) Modern Technology

OR

       Article on any one of the following topics in 180 words –

(i) An Indian Festival (ii) Trees are Green Gold

(iii) Environment Protection. (iv) Man, and Mobile

Q.6 Look at the picture given below and write a short paragraph about how you enjoyed (3)

your family picnic. (In about 75 words)

SECTION – C (Grammar)

Q.7 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets-(Any five) (1×5=5)

(i) I didn’t buy………………………mangoes. (some / any / much)

(ii) Sharad……………………..watching TV when the power went off. (was / were / is)

(iii) Honesty is……………………..best policy. (a / an / the)

(iv)We were making kites when my father…………………….(arrive / arrived / arriving)

(v) She is not going to office…………………….she is ill. (and /so/ because)

(vi)……………………….you taken my pen? (have / has /did)

Q.8 Do as directed – (any five) (1×5=5)

(i) your pen? / Can / give me / you

(Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)

(ii) Rohan speaks English. (Change the sentence into negative)

(iii) Mohan is making tea. (Change into past continuous tense)

(iv) He finished his work. (Change into interrogative)

(v) He is rich. He is not happy. (Combine the sentences using ‘yet’)

(vi) He is selling some toys. (Change into passive voice)

SECTION – D (Textbook)

Q.9 Answer the following questions – (1×4=4)

(i) Where did Tommy find the book?

(a) in the library (b) in Margie’s house

(c) in his house (d) in his friend’s house

(ii) How old is Margie?

(a) 10 years (b) 9 years

(c) 12 years (d) 13 years

(iii) What does Yellow woods mean?

(a) falling leaves (b) forest with yellow leaves

(c) wood yellow in colour (d) none

(iv) Who is the poet of this poem ‘The Road Not Taken’?

(a) James (b) William James

(c) William Wordsworth (d) Robert Frost

Q.10 (A) Read the following extract and answer the questions given below- (1×3=3)

At the age of two-and-a-half, Einstein still wasn’t talking. When he finally did learn to

speak, he uttered everything twice. Einstein did not know what to do with other

children, and his playmates called him “Brother Boring.” So , the youngster played by

himself much of the time. He specially loved mechanical toys. Looking at his new-born

sister, Maja, he is said to have said: “Fine, but where are her wheels?”

Questions :

(i) By what age did Einstein not learn to speak?

(A) three and half years (B) four and half years (C) two and a half years

(ii) What did Albert’s classmates call him?

(A) a genius (B) dull (C) brother boring

(iii) What did Einstein love to play with?

(A) plastic toys (B) mechanical toys (C) friends

(B) Read the following extract and answer the questions given below- (1×3=3)

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveller, long I stood

And locked down once as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Questions :

(i) What does ‘yellow wood’ mean?

(a) spring (b) autumn (c) winter

(ii) Why was the traveller feeling sorry?

(a) because he could not travel

(b) because he could not travel both the roads

(c) because he could travel

(iii) From which poem the above lines have been taken?

(a) Wind (b) The Road Not Taken (c) Rain on the Roof

Q.9 Anwer the following questions (any six) (2×6=12)

(i) What is a tele book?

(ii) Where did Bismillah khan get his big break?

(iii) Who were the people in Kezia’s family?

(iv) Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?

(v) Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?

(vi) How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?

(vii) What did Margie write in her diary?

Q.12 Answer the following questions in about 30 words- (any two) (2×2=4)

(i) What should we do to make friends with the wind?

(ii) Where does the traveller find himself?

(iii) What is the single major memory that comes to the poet?

Q.13 Answer the following questions in about 30 words- (any two) (2×2=4)

(i) In the fair the child wants many things. What are they?

(ii) What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of

Fools?

(iii) Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress?

Q.14 Answer the following question in about 75 words- (3)

Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen”?

OR

         Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram? What did his father say to this?

What do you think his words mean?

Q.15 Write the central idea of the poem ‘Rain on the Roof.’ (3)

OR

         What are the things the wind does in the poem? What does the poet say to the wind

god winnows?

Q.16 What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them? (3)

OR

         What are the precious things mentioned in the story ‘The Happy Prince’? Why are they

pre-cious?