Class IX

English Language Test

M.M: 30 Time: 1 Hour
Question 1.
a) Your school is hosting an Interschool Elocution Competition on World Literacy
Day. Write a notice for classes IX- XII to inform the students about the same.
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b) Write an email to the principal of a neighbouring school, informing her
about the Interschool Elocution Competition and requesting her to send a
team of students to participate.
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Question 2.

(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in
brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the number
word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
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Example: (0) are
Tigresses ____are_______(0)(be) disciplinarians when it
_______comes_________(1) (come) to their cubs. The Jhurjhura females
________are____(2) (be) no exception. There was a time when such a
family was clearly hungry and irritation levels _____were
running__________(3) (run) high, especially since the mother ____had
missed_______(4)(miss) a hunting opportunity. When the female cub
playfully ___distracted________(5) (distract) her mother, she ____was
rewarded_________(6) (reward) with a sharp smack across her face.
Chastised, the _______sulking______(7) (sulk) little one made for the
foliage, _____leaving_________(8) (leave) her brother and mother to chart
the path ahead on the road.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. [4]
(i) Anuj has more work than he can cope ___with________ .
(ii) I am surprised you fell ______for______ that trick.
 (iii) You are advised to buckle ____up______ your seatbelts before the plane
takes off.
(iv) An accident is holding ____up_____ the traffic.
(v) Akbar ruled ____over________ a vast empire.
(vi) The two families are living _____under____ the same roof.
(vii) You should not deviate ___from_______ your objective.
(viii) His kidnapper is still ___at______ large.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using
and, but, or so. Choose the correct option. [4]
(i) The team worked diligently. They did not win championship.
(a) The team did not win the championship because they worked diligently.
(b) The team worked diligently, but failed to win the championship.
(c) Besides working diligently, the team did not win the championship.
(d) Although the team worked diligently, they did not win the championship.
(ii) Himesh sang a wonderful song. It became a hit overnight.
(a) In spite of singing a wonderful song, Himesh began became a hit overnight.
(b) Himesh sang a wonderful song which became a hit overnight.
(c) As soon as Himesh sang a wonderful song, it immediately became a hit
overnight.
(d) Himesh sang a wonderful song which will become a hit overnight.
(iii) The soldier saved the boy. Otherwise, he would have drowned.
(a) Unless the soldiers saved the boy, he would have drowned.
(b) The soldier will save the boy from drowning.
(c) If the soldier had not saved the boy, he would have drowned.
(d) If the soldier saves the boy, he will not drown.
(iv) He straightened the bent nails. He used a hammer.
 (a) He used a hammer and straightened the bent nails.
(b) He uses a hammer to straighten the bent nails.
(c) When he straightened the bent nails, he used a hammer.
(d) He used a hammer to straighten the bent nails.
(d) Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the instructions
given after each sentence. [8]
(i) Although I was busy, I attended my friend’s birthday party.
(Begin: Despite …….)
(a) Despite I was busy, I attended my friend’s birthday party.
(b) Despite of being busy, I attended my friend’s birthday party.
(c) Despite being busy, I attended my friend’s birthday party.
(d) Despite been busy, I attended my friend’s birthday party.
(ii) It has been the warmest summer in the last five years.
(Use: warm)
(a) What a warm summer it has been in the last five years.
(b) Very few summers in the last five years have been as warm as this.
(c) This summer is warm as compared to all the summers in the last five years.
(d) No other summer in the last five years has been as warm as this.
(iii) The driver said, “When will Rohan return to the car?”
(Begin: The driver asked…….)
(a) The driver asked that when will Rohan return to the car.
(b) The driver asked when Rohan returned the car.
(c) The driver asked when Rohan would return to the car.
(d) The driver asked when Rohan returned to the car.
(iv) That bridge is so low that the trucks cannot go under.
(Use: too….to)
(a) The bridge is too low that the trucks cannot go under.
 (b) The bridge was too low to let the trucks go under.
(c) The bridge is too low to let the trucks go under.
(d) The bridge is too low to not let trucks go under.
(v) The carpenter smoothened the surface with his grinder.
(End: ………... grinder)
(a) The surface had been smoothened with the carpenter’s grinder.
(b) The surface is smoothened by the carpenter’s grinder.
(c) The surface was smoothened by the carpenter with his grinder.
(d) The surface will be smoothened by the carpenter’s grinder.
(vi) Besides mowing the lawn, he watered the plants.
(Begin: Not only….but also)

(a) Not only he mowed the lawn but also watered the plants.

(b) Not only did he mow the lawn but also watered the plants.

(c) Not only did he mowed the lawn but also watered the plants.

(d) Now only did he mow the lawn but also waters the plants.

(vii) No sooner does he reach the top of the cliff than it starts snowing.
(Begin: Barely…..)
(a) Barely does he reach the top of the cliff when it starts snowing.
(b) Barely had he reached the top when it started snowing.
(c) Barely did he reached the top of the cliff when it started snowing.
(d) Barely had he reached the top of the cliff when it started snowing.
(viii) If you do not paint the fence, it will start rusting.
(use: unless)
(a) Unless you do not paint the fence, it will start rusting.
(b) The fence will start rusting unless you paint it.
(c) The fence will not start rusting unless you do not paint it.
(d) The fence will not start rusting unless you paint it.