ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (CODE – 184)

CLASS IX
MID TERM EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

Time allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and
LITERATURE.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A: READING SKILLS (20 marks)

Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages
1. Read the following passage. (Discursive passage of 400-450 words.) (1 × 10 = 10)
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
2. Read the following passage. (Case-based factual passage of 600-700 words)
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above. (1 × 10 = 10)
(Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions/Very Short Answer Questions
will be asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and
vocabulary.)
SECTION B: WRITING SKILLS & GRAMMAR (20 marks)
GRAMMAR
3. Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed (1 × 10 = 10)
WRITING
4. Attempt ANY ONE of the following questions. (5 × 1 = 5)
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph word limit 100-120 words, describing a person / event /
situation, based on visual or verbal cue/s. One out of two questions to be answered
5. Attempt ANY ONE of the following questions. (5 × 1 = 5)
Writing a Story (on a given cue/title)/Diary Entry, in 100-120 words. One out of two
questions is to be answered.
SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTARY (40 marks)
6. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
(Prose /SR) (MCQ or Descriptive answers) (1 × 5 = 5)
7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
(Poem) (MCQ or Descriptive answers) (1 × 5 = 5)
8. Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions, in about 40-50 words.
(Prose & Poem) (3 × 4 = 12)
9. Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words.
(SR) (3 × 2 = 6)
10. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words.
(Prose & Poem) (6 × 1 = 6)
11. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words.
(SR) (6 × 1 = 6)