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English - 9th
Q (1): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
‘What do you want?’ he said to her. (SUBJECTIVE)
Q (2): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
He said, ‘How’s your father?’ (SUBJECTIVE)
Q (3): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
‘Are you coming home with me?’ he asked. (SUBJECTIVE)
Q (4): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
He said to us, ‘Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?’ (SUBJECTIVE)
Q (5): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
‘Do you really come from China?’ said the prince. (SUBJECTIVE)
Q (6): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
‘Do you write a good hand?’ he said. (SUBJECTIVE)
Q (7): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
‘Have you anything to say on behalf of the prisoner?’said the judge finally.
(SUBJECTIVE)
Q (8): Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
Aladdin said to the magician, ‘What have I done to deserve so severe a blow?’
(SUBJECTIVE)
Case study:
Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:
He also felt a special interest in a fellow student, Mileva Maric, whom he found to be a
'clever creature'. This young Serb had come to Switzerland because the
University in Zurich was one of the few in Europe where woman could get
degrees. Einstein saw in her ally against the 'Philistines'-those people in his
family and at the university with whom he was constantly at odds. (CASE_STUDY)
Q (9): Who is 'clever creature' and 'young Serb' in the passage?
( a ) Einstein’s mother is referred to as 'clever creature' and 'young Serb'.
( b ) Einstein’s teacher is referred to as 'clever creature' and 'young Serb'.
( c ) Mileva Marie, a fellow student with Einstein is referred to as 'clever creature' and
'young
Serb'.
( d ) Marie Curie, a fellow student of Einstein is referred to as 'clever creature' and 'young
Serb'.

Q (10): Why did the young Serb come to Switzerland?

( a ) The young Serb had come to Switzerland because the University in Zurich was one of
the few in Europe where women could get degrees.

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( b ) The young Serb had come to Switzerland because she loved the beauty of the country
and wanted to live there.
( c ) The young Serb had come to Switzerland because she saw how well Einstein was doing
in Switzerland and wanted to do as well as him.
( d ) The young Serb had come to Switzerland because her parents had forced her to get a
degree like the rest of the woman in the University of Zurich.

Q (11): What was the attitude of Einstein towards the young Serb?
( a ) Einstein felt a special interest towards her.
( b ) Einstein did not like her at all.
( c ) Einstein wanted to join her.
( d ) Einstein felt a special interest towards her and wanted to join her.

Q (12): Find a word in the passage which means 'centre of higher learning'.
( a ) The word in the passage that means 'centre of higher learning' is 'university'.
( b ) The word in the passage that means 'centre of higher learning' is 'degrees'.
( c ) The word in the passage that means 'centre of higher learning' is 'special interest'.
( d ) The word in the passage that means 'centre of higher learning' is 'creature'.

Q (13): State true or false:

Einstein saw in her an enemy along with the Philistines.
( a ) True ( b ) False

Case study:
Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:
But Albert Einstein was not a bad pupil. He went to high school in Munich, where
Einstein’s family moved when he was 15 months old, and scored good marks
in almost every subject. Einstein hated the school’s regimentation, and often clashed
with his teachers. At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled there that he left school for
good. (CASE_STUDY)
Q (14): How can you say Einstein was not a bad pupil?
( a ) Einstein was always punctual to class, which is how we can say he was a good pupil.
( b ) Einstein was always asking good questions to the teacher, which is how we can say he
was a good pupil.
( c ) Einstein scored good marks in almost every subject, which is how we can say he was a
good pupil.
( d ) Einstein was very organised, which is how we can say he was a good pupil.

Q (15): What did Einstein not like about the school?

( a ) Einstein hated the school’s regimentation and often clashed with his teachers.
( b ) Einstein hated his fellow classmates and always got into fights with them.
( c ) Einstein hated the structure of the school building and thought it was too jail like.

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( d ) Einstein hated the school as he thought he was too smart for what they were teaching
in
school.

Q (16): What did he do when he got stifled by it?

( a ) Einstein spoke to the principle about his issues.
( b ) Einstein went and cried to his mother.
( c ) Einstein left the school for good.
( d ) Einstein ran away from home.

Q (17): Where did Einstein go to high school?

( a ) Einstein went to a school in Turkey.
( b ) Einstein went to a school in Munich.
( c ) Einstein went to a school in Zurich.
( d ) Einstein went to a school in Russia.

Q (18): At what age did Einstein leave high school?

( a ) Einstein left school at the age of 15.
( b ) Einstein left school at the age of 12.
( c ) Einstein left school at the age of 21.
( d ) Einstein left school at the age of 18.

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