PERIODIC TEST : I (2021-22)

Std. : IX Subject : ENGLISH Marks : 50

Roll No : ……… Date : 27.07.2021 Time : 2 hrs
General Instructions :
(i) This paper is divided into two parts: A and B. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.
Read these instructions very carefully and follow them.
(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions

I. Read the passage given below. (10×1=10)

Tourism is an important socio-economic activity. It provides enormous

scope for economic development of a particular area. According to Ziffer
(1989), “Tourism involves travelling to relatively undisturbed or
uncontaminated natural areas with the specific object of studying, admiring
and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any
existing cultural aspects (both past and present) found in these areas.” In
India, temple towns, historical monuments and sea beaches were
traditionally sought out as tourist attractions. But now the fabric of tourism
is changing rapidly as nature, heritage, and recreational destinations are
gaining more importance. In this background, eco-tourism has of late
become a top attraction for the tourists. The root of tourism in India can be
traced to pilgrimage. In the early stages, pilgrimage-based tourism was only
of domestic nature but during recent years, a large number of foreign
tourists have also started visiting places of pilgrimage. India has an
unending choice for the tourists—a 3,500 km long and 8,848 beautiful long
beaches on the sea coast, gregarious tropical forests, the great variety of
lifestyle. India’s share in international tourist arrivals was 0.34 per cent in
2002 and it increased to 0.49 per cent during 2005. The increasing trend has
been maintained over the last three years and international tourist arrivals
touched 3.92 million in 2005. The World Travel and Tourism Council have
identified India as one of the foremost growth centres in the world in the
coming decade. Domestic tourism is estimated to be much higher than
international tourism and has also been rising rapidly. The Tenth Plan
recognised the vast employment generating potential of tourism and the
role it can play in furthering the socio-economic objectives of the Plan.
Tourism is the third largest net earner of foreign exchange for the country.
Tourism in India has vast employment potential. By 2015, it is expected to
provide 25 million jobs. The famous places of tourist interest in India can be
classified on the basis of their geographical location and historical and
cultural importance : (i) India has a natural landscape with a variety of
attractions for tourists. There are snow-covered peaks, valleys, gorges and
numerous waterfalls, lakes, and forests that attract tourists. Nature tourism
is identified with the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Chotanagpur
plateau and other places. The places of importance include hill-stations like
Shimla, Kullu, Mussorie, Nainital and Udagamandalam (Ooty); national parks
and wildlife reserves like the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Mumbai,
Maharashtra) Ranthambore National Park (Rajasthan), Sariska National
Park (Rajasthan), Periyar National Park (Tamil Nadu), Kaziranga (Assam),
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh) and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
(Jharkhand). (ii) Adventure tourism has grown in popularity and India has
enormous potential for adventure tourism. River-rafting, kayaking and
mountain climbing in the Himalayas, rock climbing, skiing in the snow-
covered hilly areas, boat racing in Kerala and paragliding are some favourite
adventure sports of tourists. (iii) Some famous sea beaches thronged by
tourists in India include beaches of Mumbai. Goa, Lakshwadeep, Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, Kovalam Beach in Kerala, Marine Beach in Chennai and
the beach temples of Mahabalipuram. (iv) India is famous for its cultural
and religious tourist places that include towns and cities. Allahabad. Ajmer,
Ayodhya, Badrinath. Bodh Gaya, Dwarka, Haridwar, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath,
Kochi, Madurai, Tirupati, Ujjain, Varanasi and Yamunotri are places of
cultural and religious tourism that are visited by numerous domestic tourists
as well as tourists from abroad. (v) India’s historical monuments and
archaeological sites are of interest to domestic and international tourists.
The Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Jama Masjid (Delhi), Humayun’s Tomb (Delhi), India
Gate (Delhi), Charminar (Hyderabad). the Gateway of India (Mumbai), Hawa
Mahal (Jaipur) and places like Udaipur, Sanchi, Khajuraho. Aurangabad
attracts tourists.
On the basis of your understanding of the given passage, answer ANY TEN
questions from the twelve that follow. (1×10=10)

(a) Which of the following is NOT a place that was traditionally sought out as
tourist attractions in India ?
(i) historical monuments
(ii) recreational destinations
(iii) temple towns
(iv) sea beaches

(b) Which of the following is NOT a place that is famous for its cultural and
religious tourist places in India ?
(i) Tirupati
(ii) Jhansi
(iii) Allahabad
(iv) Ujjain

(c) As the fabric of tourism is changing rapidly, .......... has of late become a
top attraction for the tourists.
(i) exploration tourism
(ii) green tourism
(iii) in-budget tourism
(iv) eco-tourism

(d) Which of the following options is NOT mentioned by Ziffer when he defines
tourism ?
(i) Tourism has a specific object of studying, admiring and enjoying the
scenery.
(ii) Tourism involves travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated
natural areas.
(iii) Tourism has a goal of appreciating the untainted beauty of the places
visited.
(iv) Tourism involves visiting any existing cultural aspects of both past and
present.
(e) Adventure tourism in India has grown quite a lot in popularity. Some
adventure sports one can experience and enjoy in the Himalayas are :
I. mountain climbing
II. river-rafting
III. kayaking
IV. boat racing
(i) I and II
(ii) III and IV
(iii) I, II and III
(iv) I, III and IV

(f) Choose an option that is NOT correct.

(i) Kaziranga National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh.
(ii) Sariska National Park is in Rajasthan.
(iii) Periyar National Park is in Tamil Nadu.
(iv) Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is in Jharkhand.

(g) Which of the following is NOT something that provides an unending choice
for the tourists who visit India ?
(i) gregarious tropical forests
(ii) long stretch of snow covered mountain ranges
(iii) beautiful long beaches on the sea coast
(iv) the great variety of lifestyle

(h) In India, the root of tourism can be traced to :

(i) Rajasthan.
(ii) temple towns.
(iii) pilgrimage.
(iv) historical places.
(i) Choose an option that lists a statement that is NOT TRUE.
(i) India’s historical monuments and archaeological sites are of interest to
domestic and international tourists.
(ii) India’s share in international tourist arrivals was 0.34 per cent in 2002
and it increased to 0.49 per cent during 2005.
(iii) Tourism is the fourth largest net earner of foreign exchange for India.
(iv) There are snow-covered peaks, valleys, gorges and numerous
waterfalls, lakes, and forests that attract tourists to India.
(j) The Tenth Plan has recognised that for India tourism has :
(i) a vast employment generating potential.
(ii) a high exposure rate to the other cultures.
(iii)the highest amount of advantages in terms of economy.
(iv) only profitable potentials.
(k) Choose an option that is a synonym of the word ‘fabric’.
(i) constraint
(ii) potential
(iii) method
(iv) foundation
(L) Choose an option that is clearly the opposite in meaning to the word
`unending’.
(i) ceaseless
(ii) continuous
(iii) brief
(iv) everlasting

LITERATURE (5 Marks)
2. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. (5×1=5)

TO the little girl he was a figure to be feared and avoided. Every morning
before going to work he came into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to
which she responded with “Goodbye, Father”. And oh, there was a glad
sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter and
fainter down the long road! In the evening when he came home she stood
near the staircase and heard his loud voice in the hall. “Bring my tea into the
drawing-room... Hasn’t the paper come yet? Mother, go and see if my
paper’s out there — and bring me my slippers.”
. “Kezia,” Mother would call to her, “if you’re a good girl you can come down
and take off father’s boots.” Slowly the girl would slip down the stairs, more
slowly still across the hall, and push open the drawing-room door. By that
time he had his spectacles on and looked at her over them in a way that was
terrifying to the little girl. “Well, Kezia, hurry up and pull off these boots and
take them outside. Have you been a good girl today?” “I d-d-don’t know,
Father.” 3. The Little Girl 3. The Little Girl 3. The Little Girl a figure to be
feared: a person to be feared slip down: come down quietly and unwillingly
“You d-d-don’t know? If you stutter like that Mother will have to take you to
the doctor.”

Q1- What is this story about?

A) children
B) fears of children
C) childhood fears
D) a little girl and her feelings for her father

Q2- Why was Kezia afraid of her father?

A) he used to speak rudely to her and always found faults in her
B) she thought that he was a hard hearted man
C) once he beat her for tearing his papers
D) All

Q3- Who is the author of this story?

A) A.R.Rahman
B) Katherine Mansfield
C) Cecile
D) Thomson

Q4- What did Kezia's father do before going to his office?

A) went to the temple
B) touched his mother's feet
C) took a walk
D) he used to kiss Kezia before going to off
Q5- What was Kezia's father's routine after coming back from his office?
A) he would go for bath
B) he would take his meal
C) he used to take tea and liked to read newspaper
D) non

GRAMMAR (5 Marks)
3. Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer
the questions in brackets.

1. The school sports team hopes …………………….(What does it hope to do?)

2. We all want…………………………………………………. (What do we all want to do?)
3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother……………………….. (What did
they advise her to do?)
4. The authorities permitted us to………………………………….. (What did the
authorities permit us to do?)
5. A musician decided to …………………………….(What did the musician decide to
do?)

PART-B (30 Marks)

WRITING (2×5=10)

4. Attempt ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words. (5 Marks)

1) A new revised volume of Issac Asimov’s short stories has just been released.
Order one set. Write a letter to the publisher, Mindfame Private Limited, 1632
Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi, requesting that a set be sent to you by Value
Payable Post (VPP), and giving your address
OR
Write a letter to M/s Oxford Publishing House, New Delhi complaining that
the books sent by them were not those you had ordered. Ask for
replacement of the books. You are Dipti Gupta/Deepansh Gupta living at E-
95, Sector-12, Dwarka
5. Write a paragraph ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words. (5
Marks)

1) “If you work hard and know where you’re going, you’ll get there,” says Evelyn
Glennie. You have now read about two musicians, Evelyn Glennie and Ustad
Bismillah Khan. Do you think that they both worked hard? Where did they
want to ‘go’? Answer these questions in two paragraphs, one on each of the
two musicians
OR
2) Imagine the famous singer Kishori Amonkar is going to visit your school.
You have been asked to introduce her to the audience before her
performance. Write a speech about -How would you introduce her?

LITERATURE (20 Marks)

6. Answer any five of the following (2x5=10)

1) What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have? How were they
different from teachers in the book?
2) How were Margie and Tommy assessed in their subjects?
3) What is a wood? What did the narrator see in the wood? Were the paths
similar?
4) What does the poet mean when he says,-‘worn them really about the
same’?
5) What were Evelyn’s feelings as she stood on the platform waiting for the
London underground?
6) Why was Evelyn Glennie going to face a bigger challenge at the prestigious
Royal Academy of Music in London?
7) Why does the poet ask wind to blow softly?

7. Answer any two of the following. 2x5=10

1) In which respect is your school system different from that of Margie?
Which one do you like and why?
2) Bring out the symbolism in the poem “The Road Not Taken”.
3) Write a note on the life and achievements of Bismillah Khan as a ‘shehnai
vaadak’. What values of life do you derive from his story?
4) What important lesson does the life of Evelyn Glennie and Bismillah Khan
teach us?