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THOMAS SCHOOL, INDIRAPURAM

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER, 2023-24 CLASS IX
Time: 2 hrs M. Marks: 50
No. of Pages -4
General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15 questions in the
allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
iii. There is no negative marking.
7. Do as per the instructions given.
8. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
i. This section has 16 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
a. A CPU does not consist of: 1
i. ALU ii. HDD iii. CU iv. MU
b. Data is temporarily stored in ______ . 1
i. ROM ii. Hard Disk iii. DVD iv. RAM
c. PapWhat is the term used when you press and hold the left mouse key and move the 1
mouse around?
i. Highlighting ii. Dragging iii. Selecting iv. Moving
d. Which one of the following devices is not a peripheral device? 1
i. Monitor ii. Printer iii. CPU iv. Modem
e. Which one of the following is the shortcut key to paste a file? 1
i. Ctrl + C ii. Ctrl + V iii. Ctrl + X iv. Ctrl + P
f. The final output available to a user on the monitor is known as ______. 1
i. Hard copy ii. Soft copy iii. Software iv. Byte

Q2. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

a. We can save the file with another name using __________ option. 1
i. Save As ii. Save iii. Ctrl + S iv. All of the above
b. ________ shows the title of the currently opened document. 1
i. Task bar ii Title bar iii. Menu bar iv. Status bar
c. Which toolbar shows icons of Cut, Copy and Paste? 1
i. Standard Toolbar ii. Formatting Toolbar
iii. Menu bar iv. None of the above
 d. Zoom Slider is available on ________ bar. 1
i. Status ii. Standard iii. Formatting iv. Scroll
e. The ___________is a flashing vertical line in the body of the text. 1
i. Mouse Pointer ii. Mouse Cursor iii. Text Cursor iv. None of the above
f. Keyboard Shortcut to select the vertical block of text: 1
i. Ctrl+F5 ii. Ctrl+F6 iii. Ctrl+F7 iv. Ctrl+F8

Q3. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

a. Go to Page option in Writer is available in ____________ menu. 1
i. File ii. View iii Format iv. Edit
b. Automatic Spell Checker displays a wavy _______ colour line under any unknown 1
words.
i. Red ii. Green iii. Blue iv. None of the above
c. Left, Right, Center and Justify text alignment icon is present on _________ toolbar. 1
i. Standard ii. Picture iii. Formatting iv. None of the above
d. To insert an image in your document, select _______________. 1
i. File → Image ii. Edit → Image iii. Insert → Image iv. Format → Image
e. _______ feature is useful to check the document before printing. 1
i. Print ii. Print Pre iii. Print Preview iv. Preview Print
f. Which of the following feature of Writer help us to create a letter for multiple people 1
with personalized touch?
i. Mail Merge ii. Merge Mail iii. Merge Letter iv. None of the above

Q4. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

a. Columns are ________ in the table. 1
i. Horizontal ii. Vertical iii. Diagonal iv. None of the above
b. Which of the following is invalid Cell Address? 1
i. A1 ii. Z247 iii. 91A iv. None of the above
c. What is the address of the first cell represented by Range D34 : F40? 1
i. F40 ii. D34 iii D40 iv. F34
d. The data consisting of only numbers are called _______ 1
i. Labels ii. Values iii. Functions iv. None of the above
e. Evaluate the following formula : 1
= 32/(4^2)
i. 0 ii. 1 iii. 2 iv. 8
f. If we forgot to put the ‘=’ before the formula, it will be treated as a ______. 1
i. Value ii. Function iii. Label iv. None of the above

Q5. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

a. To insert the column before any column select ___ 1
i. Sheet → Insert Columns → Columns left
ii. Sheet → Insert Columns → Columns right
iii. Sheet → Insert Columns→ Columns iv. None of the above
b. Which of the following will return the sum of Cell A1 to E1. 1
i. =SUM(A1 : E1) ii. =(A1 + B1 + C1 + D1 + E1)
iii =SUM(A1,B1,C1,D1,E1) iv. All of the above
c. =A1 + B1 is an example of ______ referencing. 1
 i. Absolute ii. Relative iii. Mixed iv. None of the above
d. Write the output of : =MIN(A1,B2,C1) 1
i. 3 ii. 4 iii 5 iv. 6
e. Which of the following formula will calculate area of square (side = 9) 1
i. =9 * 9 ii. = 9 ^ 2 iii. Both of the above iv. None of the above
f. Which of the following is not true about Currently Selected Cell? 1
i. Currently Selected cell is called Active cell
ii. Currently Selected Cell’s Address is visible in Name box.
iii. Currently Selected Cell have thick border. iv. None of the above

SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6 marks) Answer each question
in 20 – 30 words.
Q6. Explain different parts of CPU. 2
Q7. Write short note on: a. Utility Program ii. Web Browser 2
Q8 Differentiate between Interpreter and Compiler. 2
Q9. Explain different kinds of keys of keyboard. 2
Q10. Explain different mouse actions. 2

Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)

Q11. What is the benefit of representing data in table in a document? Write two ways of creating
2
table
Q12 What is Formatting? Name different types of formatting.. 2
Q13. Your teacher asked you to find mistakes in the following statements Rewrite corrected
statements, if it is wrong.

S. No. Statement Corrected Statement

i SUM (B5:B10)
ii =SUM (1;2;3) 2
iii =A5>40,”passed”, “fail”

b) Sheena asked Shagun to differentiate between the cell referencing used in the formulas
written below. Help her to identify the cell referencing in the formula.
a.= A1+A2 b. = $A$1+$A$2 c. $A1+A$2
Q14. Explain different types of data that can be entered in Calc. 2
Q15. Explain any four features of word processing software. 2
Q16. What is IF ( ) function? Write its syntax. 2

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q17. a. Explain following case: a. Capitalize Each Word b. tOOGLE cASE (2)
4
b. What is the use of Find and Replace Option? (2)
Q18. a. Define Functions (1)
b. Explain the structure of Function. . (2) 4
c. Write two rules of writing function in Calc.
Q19. a. What are different types of errors that occur in a document. (2)
b. Write the way to remove these errors. (1) 4
c. Define Alignment. (1)
Q20. a. Define cell range. (1)
b. Explain Pie and Scatter chart with the help of diagram. (2) 4
c. What is Fill Handle. (1)
Q21. Look at the table and give the answers for the following questions:

a. Write the function to display maximum quantity of product.

b. Write the function to display minimum Cost price of product.
c. Write the function /formula to calculate the total quantity of all products.
d. Write the formula to calculate status as profit or loss: If CP is greater than SP then display it is
loss and if SP is greater than CP then display it is profit.