PRABHA SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

CLASS - 9th
ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT

General Instructions
● All the questions are compulsory.
● Do this assignment in your English Language Notebook.
● Do the assignment properly with neat and clear handwriting

READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY

CHOOSING THE CORRECT OPTION.
The choices we make on a daily basis—wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or
purposely staying out of any dangerous situation—can either ensure our safety or bring about
potentially harmful circumstances.

You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising
self-control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the
most important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness.

We can think it’s kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s me!
Living on the edge! Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even
highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go over one
side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed. And we
like those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realize how lines
help to keep us safe.

I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt horrible,
physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself, “I know I have limits and that I’ve reached
them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran to doctors,
trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I could get my
hands on. Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.” That just made me mad. I thought
stress meant you don’t like what you do or can’t handle life, and I love what I do. But I kept
pushing myself, travelling, doing speaking engagements and so on— simply exhausting myself.

Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some changes in my
outlook and lifestyle.

You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else. Each of us needs to
be exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We’re not all alike, and we
need to find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making ourselves sick
with an overload of stress and pressure.
Q1) Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I know I have
limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get
by with it.” ?

1. negligent
2. indecisive
3. spontaneous
4. reckless
5. purposeless
6. patient

a) 2 and 5
b) 3 and 6
c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3

Q2) The reason why living on the edge has become popular is because of the

a) constant need for something different.

b) population being much younger.
c) exhausting effort to make changes.
d) strong tendency to stay within our limits.

Q3) The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can

(a) certainly be dangerous.

(b) be fairly dangerous.
(c) be possibly dangerous.
(d) seldom be dangerous.

Q4). Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’, as used in the
passage.

1. A person’s evaluation of life

2. A person’s experiences in life
3. A person’s point of view towards life
4. A person’s regrets in life
5. A person’s general attitude to life

a) (1) and (4)

b) (2) and (3)
c) (3) and (5)
d) (4) and (5)
Q5) Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.

1. It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends.
2. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
3. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
4. Balance is not something you find. It’s something you create.

a) Option (1)
b) Option (2)
c) Option (3)
d) Option (4)

Q6) The author explains the importance of discipline and boundaries in our lives using the
example of

a) road accidents.
b) traffic rules.
c) lines on the highway.
d) safe driving.

Q7) The author attempts to __________________ the readers through this write-up.

a) rebuke
b) question
c) offer aid to
d) offer advice to

Q8) What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?

a) Love what you do.

b) Love yourself to love others.
c) Be the best version of yourself.
d) Be yourself

Q9) Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?

a) Much too soon

b) Enough is enough
c) How much is too much?
d) Have enough to do?

Q10) The author uses colloquial words such as “yeah” and “Woo-hoo!”. Which of the following is
NOT a colloquial word?
a) hooked
b) guy
c) stuff
d) stress

READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY

CHOOSING THE CORRECT OPTION.
l. 'There is no need to define morality, let a man be simply compassionate'. This
sentence expresses the basic essence of morality, the extent to which it relies on
compassion for its definition. For when we think about it, is not that truly human
feeling of compassion the basis of all morality?
2. Morality rests for its very meaning on the concepts of'good' and 'bad' where 'good' refers to all
thoughts and deeds that do not aim at or accomplish any harm or injury or do not involve an
attempt to inflict suffering on others. Thus morality is based on man's ability to understand,
being able to sympathize, feel kindness and sorrow for, and identifyhimself with the sufferings of
his fellow men. So, only compassion can give rise to oral thoughts and feelings.
3. Depriving a person of what is his or what must belong to him -what is called
stealing- for selfish ends, taunting or insulting others through words or actions for self -
gratification, violence - expressed verbally or as acts of torture, Killing, etc. - for the sake of
violence contradict morality as well as an inner feeling of kindness and
compassion.
4. When we talk about social morality of any kind, what comes into play is our ability to feel for
the well-being of our society. A Certain moral code of conduct is ultimately necessary to ensure
that the society does no fall prey to degeneration of values, which would lead to rampant
suffering and ultimately chaos. It is a concern to help the society by safeguarding it from
unwanted ills and malaises and ensuring its well -being. Society's concerns are our concerns;
anything capable of causing a detrimental
Impact on it in the short term or in course of tìme is ultimately bound to affect us and
our children.
5. There is the need to realize that man must continue to feel compassion for the sakeof himself
as well as society. But like any other human trait, compassion ought to be continually exercised
if it is to remain a dormant force. Unfortunately, in modern
society what we witness is the complete lack of kindness and sympathy between
fellow beings. One can only shake one's head and say that just like other cheríshed
values even compassion is gettíng eroded in the hustle and bustle of the mechanical
existence of these tìmes. What remains is material values that look only towards
immediate personal gains and ín the process rid man of whatever 'humanness' is leftìn him.

i To define morality, one relies on:

a. Values
b. Compassion
c. Human Feelings
d. All of these
ii Morality is based on:
a. Differences between good and bad
b. Man's ability to understand and sympathize
c. Inducing suffering for others
d. Giving rise to oral thoughts

ili. The good ill morality deals with:

a. Not ínñlctìng suffering on others
b. Men being able to sympathize
c. Feel kíndness and sorrow for others
d. All of these

iv. What is gratification?

a. Deprívíng a person of his necessities
b. Killing inner feelings of morality
c. Pleasing oneself by insulting others
d. Taunting people for fun

v. How can one ensure that society does not suffer?

a. By teaching them the lesson of morality
b. By preaching the lessons of Buddha
c. By following a model code of conduct
d. By feeling for the well-being of society

vi How society's concerns are our concerns?

a. Capable of having a detrimental impact immediately
b. The world is a small place; one has to bear the consequences
c. What goes around, comes around; our karma
d. In due course of time, these concerns are bound to affect everyone

vii Man must continue to feel compassion for:

A His family
B. His friends
C. Himself
D. The society
a. OnlyA and B
b. Only c and D
c. Only A, c and D
d. All of these

vili. What does one witness in modern society?

A. Material Values hold importance
B. There is no humanness left in society
C. Complete lack ofsympathy between fellow beings
D. Compassion being eroded by machines
a. Only A and B
b. Only c and D
c. Only A.Band c
d. All of these

ix. Find a word similar in meaning to "impose" in paragraph 2

a. inflict
b. accomplish
c. attempt
d. identify

x. Find a word símílar in meaning to "widespread" in paragraph 4

a. degeneration
b. malaises
c. rampant
d. concern

SECTION B
WRITTING SKILLS AND GRAMMAR

Fill in the blanks with the correct or more suitable option of verb (future tense/present
tense) by selecting from the options given in brackets.

a) The second term of school……. (begins/is beginning) this year on 6th November.
b) Look at these black clouds; it............. (will/is going to) rain.
c) We are all sure that Lalita ….,... (passes/will pass) the exam.
d) As Yashoda has bought a blouse piece, she ………. (will make/ is going to make) herself
a blouse.
e) Everyday when I get home in the evening, I find that my dog Pluto ………. (sits/will be
sitting) at the gate waiting for me.
f) Salim ……. (will be/is) passing your house, as he is on his way.
g) Let's go quickly! The programme …………(will/is going to) start.
h) This lesson is quite short. I............ (will be reading/ will have read) it within half an hour.
i) Unless we ………. (start/will start), we can't reach the airport in time.
j) In another ten years, robots will ..... (be taking /have taken) over many the jobs people
do today.

Choose the correct modals from the clues given in bracket and fill in the blanks.
(Used to , might, ought to, should ,must , would , shall, dare, may, need)
a) I ……. swim when I was young.
b) You ……. not open this box.
c) I ……. do my best to satisfy you.
 d) You ……… take complete bed rest.
e) We ……. obey our teachers.
f) ………. I wait till he comes ?
g) He ……. come Tomorrow.
h) I ……… go home today.
i) We ………. respect our elders.
j) He ……… join a college.

Write a letter to Delhi sport Dariyaganj New Delhi, placing and order for sport items like
footballs , cricket balls , tennis balls and cricket bats to be supplied to your school. sign in as
Ravi / Ravina sports secretary

You recently visited a government hospital and you were shocked to see the poor state of
sanitation. Write a letter to the director of health service requesting him to pay urgent attention
to the situation and take remedial measures. You are Lokesh / Anita D-76 Anandpur New Delhi.

SECTION C (LITERATURE )

READ THE FOLLOWING STANZA AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1.
I shall we telling this with a Sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence.
Two roads diverged in a wood and
I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the differences

1. Why will the poet Sigh ?

2. What are the result of his going on the less travel road ?
3. Find the word from the extract that means the same as 'changed results' ?
4. What has made all the differences in his life?

2.
So,. Come lets build strong homes,
Let's joint the doors firmly.
Practise to form the body.
Make the heart steadfast.
Do this and the wind will be friends with us,
The wind blows out weak fires.

1. What does the poet want us to do ?

2. What does the poet mean from weak fire ?
3. Trace a word from the extract which means 'Strong' ?
4. How will the wind be our friends?
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 40-50 WORDS

1. How does toto become a problem to grandfather while going to Saharanpur ?

2. Why didn't the child wait for an answer after he had pleaded for sweets ?
3. Which were the most beautiful towns for Bismillah Khan? Why was it so ?
4. Justify Bismillah Khan as a true Indian.
5. Which are the places where Evelyn performed her concerts ?
6. Why did the County Inspector say to Margie's mother ?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 100-120 WORDS

1. How is 'Wind' a symbolic poem ? Compare it with 'the road not taken' ?
2. What was a great treat for Toto ? How did he enjoy it ?
3. How do you know that the 'Lost Child ' was a nature lover ?
4. Compare compare Kezia's father with Mr McDonald ? how is Kezia's father different
from Mr McDonald ?