JHARKHAND COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

2022-2023
CLASS -9
SUBJECT – ENGLISH
Set -1 (Objective)

TIME – 1:30 HOURs FULL MARKS: 40

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Total number of questions is 40.

Each question carries 1 mark.

Four options are given.
Students are expected to select the most appropriate answer.
All the questions are compulsory.
No marks will be deducted for wrong answer.

I. Read the passage given below and choose the correct options to answer the
questions:-

The Ganga river is a sacred body of water to Hindus .It is the largest river in India
with a profound religious significance. This river is also known as Jahnavi ,Gange,
sapteshwari ,Bhagirathi, Alaknanda and Vishnu Padi. The river Ganga is worshipped
as mother Ganga .At Allahabad, the Yamuna and Saraswati joins it and the meeting
place is known as Triveni or Sangam .After flowing through Bihar and Bangal, it
flows into the Bay of Bengal. As the river provides water to 40% of India's population,
the Ganga is considered a lifeline of India. It is also a source of irrigations for a wide
variety of crops. The Ganges basin has fertile soil that largely influences the
agricultural economies of India and its neighbouring country Bangladesh. River
Ganga also supports fishing industries.

Q.1. This passage is about ……………….

a. water bodies

b. The Ganga River

c. The Himalayas

d. None of the above.

Q.2. The river Ganga is also known as…………………

a Bhagirathi

b. Alaknanda
c. Jahnavi

d. All of the above

Q.3. The river Ganga is worshipped as ……………..

a. Mother India

b. Mother Ganga

c. Mother Saraswati

d. Mother Laxmi

Q.4. How River Ganga is useful for the Indians?

a. It provides water

b. It is a source of irrigation.

c. It supports fishing Industries

d. All of the above .

Q.5. The fertile soil of the Gangaes Basin support the agriculture economies
of……………..

a. India and Bangladesh

b. India and China

c. India and England

d. None of the above

Q.6. The synonym of the word ‘holy’ is :-

a. profound

b. fertile

c. supports

d. sacred

Q.7 ‘The Ganga river is a source of irrigation. ‘The preposition in the given sentence
is :-……

a.is

b. the

c. a
d. of

Q.8. The antonym of the word ‘smallest ‘is

a. largest

b. longest

c. best

d. None of the above.

II. Choose the correct options given in questions 9 - 14 and complete the
letter given below:-

1/C J.C. Road

Lalpur Chowk

Ranchi

18 November, 2022

………9…………….Father

I am glad to receive your letter .Our school is …………10………….a historical tour

during the winter vacation . We will go to Agra .We will see the Taj and other
historical buildings. I need your ………11………. for the same. Please
……12…….me Rs. 1500 to make the ………13……….. arrangements for it.
Waiting for your reply

your …………14…………..Son

Atul

Q.9

a. loving

b. Dear

c. Hello!

d. Hi

Q.10

a. organise

b. organising
c. organized

d. none of the above

Q.11

a. agreement

b. permission

c. care

d. none of the above

Q.12

a. sent

b. send

c. sending

d. is sending

Q.13

a. unnecessary

b. require

c. requirement

d. necessary

Q.14

a. lovingly

b. loving

c. loved

d. love

III. Choose the correct option and answer the following questions:-

Q. 15 I …………… newspaper every morning.

a. reading

b. read

c. reads
d. none of the above .

Q.16. The passive voice of “The Police caught the thief “ is:-

a. The thief is caught.

b. The thief was caught.

c. The thief is being caught by the police .

d. The thief was being caught by the police.

Q.17 ……………………..apple a day keeps the doctor away.

a. An

b. A

c. The

d. None of the above

Q.18 Everyone at the fair ……………… looking for missing boy.

a. were

b. was

c. has

d. have

Q.19 It is a very dangerous to enter …………………….the Enemy’s Camp

a. at

b. in

c. into

d. on

Q.20 The man dropped me …………………………….my possessions.

a. with

b. in

c. of

d. at

Q.21 The passive voice of’ who wrote this book?’ is:-…
a. By who is this book written?

b. By whom is this book written?

c. By whom were this book written ?

d. By whom was this book written?

Q. 22 Babies …………………… when they are hungry.

a. crying

b. cry

c. cries

d. cried

IV. Read the extract given below and choose the correct option to answer the
questions:-

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done.
He asked her, from her a store of cakes,
to give him a single one .
Q. 23 The given lines are from the poem

a. Rain on the Roof

b. A legend of the Northland

c. The lake Isle of Innis free

d. The Road not taken

Q. 24 These lines are composed by:-

a. Phoebe Cary

b. W. B. Yeats

c. Robert Frost

d. Coates Kinney

Q.25. To whom does’ her’ refer to in the third line-

a. Saint Peter

b. The poet

c. An old lady
d. None of the above.

V. Choose the correct option and answer the following questions

Q.26. The mechanical teacher gave Margi test after test in:-

a. history

b. geography

c. maths

d. science

Q.27. Who had learnt to open the mind and body to sounds and vibrations?

a. Evelyn Glennie

b. Margie

c. Bismillah Khan

d. None of the above

Q.28. The musical instrument which the emperor Aurangzeb banned was :-

a. Pungi

b. Shehnai

c. Flute

d. Tabla

Q.29. During the second world war , of which thing a sudden demand erupted in the
market .’

a. poppy seeds

b. Tamrind seeds

c. coriander

d. mint

Q.30. The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim
boy . Here the phrase ‘could not stomach’ means-

a. sad

b. could not tolerate

c. depressed
d. none of the above

Q.31. ‘The Road Not Taken’ is composed by:-

a Edward Lear

b. Vikram Seth

c. W.B. Yeats

d. Robert Frost

Q.32. The only woman in the world who had scaled Mount Everest twice was:-

a. Santosh Yadav

b. Santosh Kumar

c. Evelyn Glennie

d. none of the above

Q.33. Rasool Bux Khan was Bismillah Khan's

a. father

b. grandfather

c. uncle

d. neighbour

Q.34.The child went to a fair with his:-

a. parents

b. teacher

c. friend

d. aunt

Q.35. From whom had the grandfather bought Toto?

a. station master

b. a friend

c. a tonga driver

d. none of the above

Q.36. who could weave endless stories and anecdotes?

a. Prashant

b. Pranjol

c. Iswaran

d. Abdul Kalam

Q.37. both the king and the ministers in the kingdom of fools were :-

a. idiots

b. wise

c. faithful

d. clever

Q.38. The statue of the Happy Prince was covered with ……………….

a. gold

b. silver

c. iron

d. brass

Q.39. What was Behrman’s dream?

a. to paint a masterpiece

b. to go abroad

c. to become a doctor .

d. to earn money .

Q.40. What did Prashant constantly use to locate the road?

a. pole

b. twig

c. stick

d. none of the above.

JHARKHAND COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
FIRST TERM EXAM
CLASS – 9
SUBJECT – ENGLISH (Objective)
Answer key

1B 21 D
2D 22 B
3B 23 B
4D 24 A
5A 25 C
6D 26 B
7D 27 A
8A 28 A
9B 29 B
10 B 30 B
11 B 31 D
12 B 32 A
13 D 33 B
14 B 34 A
15 B 35 C
16 B 36 C
17 A 37 A
18 B 38 A
19 C 39 A
20 C 40 C