SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I

Code: 6U85IXV
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE Class IX Solved
Maximum Marks: 70
Instructions :
The question paper is divided into Threesections.
Section A
:
Reading
Section B
:
Writing& Grammar
Section C
:
Literature& Long Reading Text

Time: 3 hours

20 marks
25 marks
25 marks

SECTION A (READING:20 marks)

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Immigration and visa issues, which have long plagued the information technology sector,
could come back to hurt Indian IT services companies this year as the US heads towards
presidential election in 2016.

In the US, the biggest market for the Indian IT services sector, this will be a very, contentious
election and immigration reform is right up there for discussion, said Phil Fersht, founder
and chief executive of HfS Research. The displacement of US IT and back-office jobs will be a
significant issue leading up to 2016. Indias $146-billion IT outsourcing industry has been a
beneficiary of the temporary US work visas that are required by skilled foreign workers to
work in that country. The employees working at client locations in the US are issued H 1B
visas, which have a cap of 65,000 a year.
The US Congress in recent months has been considering bills that seek to triple the cap of H
1B visas to 1,95,000. There is, however, a growing discontent about the H-1B visa process
among skilled workers in the US, who say the visas are a way for big companies to hire
cheaper foreign workers.
Recent examples, they cite, include electricity company Southern California Edison and
entertainment company Disney, where local employees were laid off and replaced by H-1B
visa holders. The layoffs have prompted some US Senators to call for investigations into the
visa process used by the companies.
US workers who have trained a temporary visa-holding replacement as a condition of their
severance describe it as a profoundly humiliating experience. These workers see a direct
connection between the US governments H- 1B visa policies and their job loss, and they are
furious, said Patrick Thibodeau, senior editor at Computerworld.
(a)
The US will see presidential elections in __________.
(b)
The employees working at client locations in the US are issued __________.
(c)
The US congress has been planning to introduce Bills that would __________ the visas.
(d)
Local companies like __________ and Disney laid off local employees and replaced
them with H- 1B visa holders.
(e)
Investigations have been initiated by some __________ into the visa process used by the
companies.
(f)
The __________ would be the worst affected due to the change in the visa policy.
(g)
US workers find this laying off as a __________ experience.
(h)
In 2016 elections, the __________ reform will be taken up for discussion.
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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (2x4)+(1x4)=12
Modern food has become our enemy. We have become so slavish to taste and presentation that
we eat food for its entertainment value, not for its nutritional benefit. Even as health awareness is
increasing, the variety of junk and nutritionless food is also increasing. Each restaurant boasts of a new
cuisine, which is a mixture of refined flour, oil and sugar. Pasta, noodles, white rice, white bread and
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Indian or Mexican cuisines. The vegetarian dishes are either overcooked or have a lot of corn starch and
fat. The non-vegetarian dishes are either white-sauce based or made in rich gravies.
People are trying to lose weight by eating less in the day, so that they can accommodate such foods in
the night. They skip breakfast and lunch so that they can satisfy their taste buds in the night with a
family dinner. Perfect health, however, cannot be achieved by a process of eating less and not eating .
The idea is to nourish the body. You might achieve some weight loss but you will also lose out on your
health.
Therefore, whilst embarking upon any weight loss programme, remember that health is so much more
than just weight loss, at the same time achieving ideal body weight in a healthy way does provide a
basis for achieving perfect health.
Our weight is a balancing act, but the equation is simple: If you eat more calories than you burn, you
gain weight. And if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you lose weight.
All too often, we make weight loss much more difficult than it needs to be with extreme diets that leave
us cranky and starving, unhealthy lifestyle choices that undermine our dieting efforts, and emotional
eating habits that stop us before we get started. But theres a better way! You can lose weight without
feeling miserable. By making smart choices every day, you can develop new eating habits and
preferences that will leave you feeling satisfiedand winning the battle of the bulge.
(a)
How has modern food become our enemy ?
(b)
How do people try to lose weight ?
(c)
What should you remember while trying to lose weight ?
(d)
What equation is drawn to highlight our weight as a balancing act ?
(e)
What is meant by nourish ? (Para 2)
(f)
What is meant by undermine ? (Para 5)
(g)
Find the word opposite in meaning to happy. (Para )
(h)
Find the word opposite in meaning to neither. (Para 1)

SECTION B
(WRITING& GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)
3

You feel that today's tech savvyenvironment is a necessary evil. You cannot do without it even
think. It has created unending problems for today's generation. Write a diary entry inabout
100 - 120 words expressing your thoughts about it.

Develop a story in about 150 - 200 words with the following beginning. Also give a suitable
title.
The afternoon was hot and humid. The girl sitting next to me in the local bus was fast asleep.
Suddenly the conductor blew the whistle and the driver quickly applied the brakes __________
.

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Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do
not copy the entire passage.

Throughout the greater part (a)_____ Bertrand Russells childhood, (b)_____ most important
hours of his days were those (c)_____ he spent alone in the garden.
(a)
(i)
of
(ii)
to
(iii)
off
(iv)
from
(b)
(i)
in
(ii)
the
(iii)
these (iv)
this
(c)
(i)
which (ii)
when (iii)
this
(iv)
that
6

The following passage has not been edited. One word is missing from each line. Identify the
missing word and write it in your answer sheet along with the word that comes before and after it.
Remember to underline the missing word. The first one has been done as an example for you.
Word Before
Missing Word
Word After
Two hundred seamstresses employed
eg.

to make shirts. They took my

measurement as lay on the ground
Then measured my right thumb

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(a)
(b)
(c)

Seamstresses
______
______
______

were
_______
_______
_______

employed
_______
_______
_______

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(d)

______

_______

_______

Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. Write the correct
sentences in your answer sheet.
e.g. : are located / the Arctic and the Antarctica / at the / of the earth / poles
The Arctic and the Antarctica are located at the poles of the earth.
(a)
the / at both / atmosphere / is / cold / these places / very
(b)
experience / they / extreme / solar / periods / exposure
(c)
several / therefore / similarities / weather patterns / in the / thereare

SECTION C
(LITERATURE& LONG READING TEXT: 25 Marks)
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
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Many times I rubbed my hands over the pages wishing they could understand what was written.
(a)
Who said these words and to who ?
(b)
Why did she rub her hands over the pages ?
(c)
Which word in the extract means , learn ?

OR
I listened , motionless and still
And, as I mounted up the hill
The music in my heart I bore
Long after it was heard no more
(a)
What did 'I' listen to ?
(b)
What was 'I' doing at that time ?
(c)
What does the word, 'still' mean ?

Answer the following questions inabout 30 - 40 words:

9(i)

It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmied himself Ushaped in anticipation. Explain.

9(ii)

Why has the poet used the word, babble for the brook ?

9(iii)

Who is better in business , Juliette or Gaston ? Why?

9(iv)

Lord Ullin's daughter is terribly afraid of meeting her father. Give reasons for her fear.

Answer one of the following questions in about 80-100 words

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"Helping hands are better than praying lips". Do you agree with this statement ? Justify, your
answer with reference to Kashi Yatre.

OR
"Anger is a vice that mars a person's sanity' ? Comment with reference to 'Lord Ullin's
Daughter".

Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words.

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How do the Lilliputians gain favour at court? What is Swift targeting through this episode?

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OR
Was Mr. Thomas, the captain of the ship greedy ? Explain. What made him finally believe
Gulliver ?

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OR
How did the friends reach Kingston to begin their holiday trip ?

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OR
Do you think Jerome is a hypochondriac ? What makes you think so ?

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6U85IXV Marking Scheme

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I (2015-16)
English Communicative (Class IX)
General Instructions:
1.The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity and maintain uniformity.
The answers given in the marking scheme are the best suggested answers.
2.Marking be done as per the instructions provided in the marking scheme. (It should not be done
according to ones own interpretation or any other consideration).
3.Alternative methods be accepted. Proportional marks be awarded.
4.If a question is attempted twice and the candidate has not crossed any answer, only first attempt
be evaluated and EXTRA be written with the second attempt.
5.In case where no answers are given or answers are found wrong in this Marking Scheme, correct
answers may be found and used for valuation purpose.

SECTION A (READING:20 marks)

(a)
2016
(b)
H-1B visas
(c)
Triple
(d)
Southern California Edison
(e)
US senators
(f)
IT sector
(g)
Humiliating
(h)
Immigration
(a)
Modern food has become our enemy. We have become so besotted by taste and
presentation that we eat food for its entertainment value, not for its nutritional benefit.
(b)
People are trying to lose weight by eating less in the day, so that they can accommodate
such foods in the night. They skip breakfast and lunch so that they can satisfy their taste buds in the
night.
(c)
One should remember that health is so much more than just weight loss; at the same time
achieving ideal body weight in a healthy way does provide a basis for achieving perfect health.
(d)
The equation - If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight. And if you eat fewer
calories than you burn, you lose weight.
(e)
feed/foster/nurture
(f)
weaken/demoralize
(g)
miserable
(h)
either
SECTION B
(WRITING& GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)
Expected Answers/Value Points of Test item
(a)
Expression(Grammatical Accuracy/Fluency and Coherence)

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9(i)

9(ii)
9(iii)
9(iv)

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(b)
Content
Expected Answers/Value Points of Test item
(a)
Content
(b)
Language and Expression
(c)
Title
Marking : 3 marks -1 mark for each correct answer
(a)
(i)
of
(b)
(ii)
the
(c)
(iv)
that
Omission
(a)
make my
shirts
(b)
as
I
lay
(c)
Then they measured
(d)
left
as
They
Eg :
are located / the Arctic and the Antarctica / at the / of the earth / poles
The Arctic and the Antarctica, are located at the poles of the earth.
(a)
The atmosphere at both these places is very cold.
(b)
They experience extreme solar exposure periods.
(c)
Therefore, there are several similarities in the weather patterns.
SECTION C (LITERATURE& LONG READING TEXT: 25 Marks)
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
(a)
Grand mother to the narrator.
(b)
To know what was written.
(c)
understand
OR
(a)
the song of a solitary reaper
(b)
climbing a hill
(c)
quiet, not moving
Answer the following questions inabout 30 - 40 words:
Line refers to the effect Chuck had on the dog hooked the leash onto the dog's collar dog jumped
in anticipation master would take him for a walk dog excited as master showed no reaction to
nudging for weeks.

It passes over pebbles and stones.

It makes a lot of noise, seems to be talking in a cheerful way.

Gaston intelligent ,ingenious, has presence of mind an opportunist knows the art of exploiting
situation.
Lord Ullin's daughter defies her father and elopes with her lover. Her father is very angry and wants
to kill her lover. Hence she's afraid of meeting her father.
Answer one of the following questions in about 80-100 words
Expected Answer/Value Points of Test Item :
Yes, real practice of religion is to practise humaneness.
Triveni's 'Kashi Yatre' talks about an old lady who wants to visit Kashi- worshipping Lord
Vishweshwara - ultimate Punya but old lady finds happiness of the young girl more important than
her visit to Kashi.
Religion teaches us to first be a human and help people in distress.
OR
A person loses his mental balance - power to think logically - peace of mind when in anger.
Lord Ullin wanted to kill chieftain for eloping with daughter.
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words.
When Gulliver is finally trusted/allowed into court-one of the first things he observes - way in
which candidates obtain those offices.
"When a great office is vacant......five or six......candidates petition the emperor to entertain his

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majesty/court with a dance on the rope".

Political offices are filled by people who may/may not always be of noble birth, or liberal
education - judged by their ability to dance on a tight rope - person who jumps the highest without
falling becomes the new office holder.

Swift satirizing the tendency of the British court to appoint ministers based not upon their
governing skills /intellect but upon their status and social connections.

Gulliver also observes another ceremony in which the candidates perform a kind of Limbo
"leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it, backward and forward, several times", those who
succeed- rewarded with silks of different colors - clearly a reference to different levels of honour in
aristocratic British society.
OR

No, the captain Mr. Thomas was not greedy. He was a kind hearted fellow who went out of
his way to help Gulliver. When he sighted the box in water, he thought it was a vessel. He himself
went to take a look at it and decided to help Gulliver when he saw him trapped in it. He gave his own
bed to Gulliver to rest in and was kind and gentle. Initially suspected him of being a criminal-but gave
him food and a place to rest-treated him an equal.

He was also not a greedy person-refused to accept the things Gulliver wished to gift himtrusted Gulliver and sympathised with him-lend him five shillings to go back home.
OR
Three friends and their so called illness holiday trip planned decided to reach Kingston-George
was to reach separately due to his attending office on Saturday Jerome and two others Harris
and Montmorency-catch train from Waterloo-no train to Kingston from there, bribe driver to reach
there-George joins them at Weybridge on River Thames.
OR
He was a hypochondriac-imagined he suffered from all the ailments to which mankind is prone; the
doctors prescription proves beyond doubt that he is a confirmed hypochondriac.
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