SHREYAS LITTLE CHAMPS ACADEMY

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2023-24)

SUBJECT- ENGLISH Max. Marks- 50
Class- 9th Time – 21/2 hrs
Section- A
Q1. Read the passage and answer the following the questions:- 5
Proper food is the basic requirement of health. Health does not mean absence of disease; it rather means the
presence of energy and vitality. Most of the food we eat daily does not contain essential nutrients needed for
preservation of health and prevention of disease. There are various kinds of food. Protective foods are
essential for prevention of disease and needed both by the healthy and sick. They are rich in proteins, vitamins
and minerals. Energy giving foods are rich in carbohydrates.
Questions:-
(a) Basic requirement of health is:
(i) Proper drinks (ii) Proper food
(iii) Proper sleep (iv) Proper energy
(b) Protective foods are rich in:
(i) Proteins (ii) Vitamins
(iii) Minerals (iv) All of these
(c) Energy giving food are rich in:
(i) Proteins (ii) Vitamins
(iii) Carbohydrates (iv) Fats
(d) ‘Powerto live or grow’ means?
(e) Find out a word from the passage that means the same as “need”?
Q2. Read the passage and answer the following the questions:- 5
Today many varieties to tea are available in the market. A new thing is the tea bag that is easy and less messy
than traditional way of brewing tea. Green tea is popular in China and Far east. In Japan, the tea ceremony is a
traditional way of greeting guests and is a social occasion. Unlike the tea we are familar with, green tea is not
drunk with sugar or milk. It is an olive-coloured liquid served in porceplain cups. In Morroco, green tea is
infused with freshly plucked mint.
Questions:
1. Green tea is popular in:
(i) England (ii) India
(iii) China and far east (iv) Japan
2. The traditional way of greeting guests in Japan:
(i) Coffee ceremony (ii) Tea ceremony
(iii) Green tea ceremony (iv) Water ceremony?
3. Green tea is:
(i) Green coloured (ii) Brown coloured
(iii) Olive coloured (iv) Yellow coloured
4.In Morocco, green tea is infused with freshly plucked_____.
5. Identify the word from the extract which means ‘untidy or dirty’.
Q3. Read the following passage carefully, make notes and give a suitable title:- 5
Socrates was a simple man. He walked about barefooled, always wearing an old coat. He was a philosopher
who believed that everyone should learn to think for himself. He spent his life in search of truth. He liked
discussing questions relating to politics, religion, how life ought to be lived. Many people liked and respected
him, but a few hated him. They hated him because he told them that they were wrong. His enemies were
powerful. They arrested and condemned him to death. Socrates faced death calmly and cheerfully.
 Section-B
Q4. Write an essay on:- (Any 1) 5
1. My best friend
2. Importance of trees
Q5. Write an application to your Headmaster requesting him to provide you free textbooks. 5
OR
Write a letter to your friend informing him/her about your visit to your favorite park/picnic spot.
Q6. Write an article on:- (Any 1) 3
1. Be punctual
2. Monkey and the mirror
Section-C
Q7. Fill in the blanks:- (any 5) 5
1. Ram is _____ honest servant. (A, An, The)
2. Who is _____ tallest boy? (A, An, The)
3. ______ Ganga is a sacred river. (A, An, The)
4. The hunter aimed _____ the lion. (At, For, On, In)
5. She is looking _____ a job. (At, For, On, In)
6. Rita always comes _____ time. (At, For, On, In)
Q8. Do as directed:- (Any 5) 5
1. Sadhna was not writing a letter. (Change into present continuous tense)
2. He has sold his house. (Change into negative)
3. Nitin drives a car. (Change into past indefinite)
4. She is writing a letter. (Change into Interrogative)
5. I have taken tea. (Change into interrogative)
6. He worked very hard. He could not pass the exam. (Combine the sentences using ‘but’)
Section-D
Q9. Choose the correct option:- (Any 6) 6

1. Where does the poet want to go?

(a) To London (c) To Innis free
(b) To Paris (d) To Switzerland.
2. What kind of land is Innis free?
(a) Story and Dusty (c) Hot and Humid
(b) Peaceful and Loving (d) Not fit for humans
3. From the doctor’s arm, the snake slithered into his:
(a) Leg (c) Head
(b) Lap (d) Back.
4. Who chased the snake?
(a) Man (c) Crocodile
(b) Mongoose (d) Eagle
5. Abdul's father believed in:
(a) Freedom of thoughts (c) Caste system
(b) Communal differences (d) Supernatural power.
6. Who is the author of the lesson 'My Childhood'?
(a) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (c) Isaac Asimov
(b) Katherine Mansfield (d) Deborah Cowley.
7. What made Saint Peter angry?
 (a) The woman's greed (c) The woman's selfishness
(b) The woman's pride (d) The woman's kindness.
Q9. Choose the correct option:- (Any 6) 6
1. Who has written this poem?
(a) Robert Frost (c) Coates Kinney
(b) W.B. Yeats (d) James Kirkup
2. What does ‘Innisfree’ symbolize?
(a) A place of peace (c) A place of fun
(b) A place of noise (d) A free place
3. Write the things, poet wants to do in Innisfree:
(a) Build a cabin of clay (c) Hive for honey bee
(b) Have nine bean row (d) All of these
4. What is ‘He’ refers to in this extract?
(a) Saint Paul (c) Saint Peter
(b) James Kirkup (d) Baker
5. Identify the poet of the poem:
(a) Coates Kinney (c) Phoebe Cary
(b) W.B. Yeats (d) Edward Lear
6. Saint Peter _______ the little woman.
(a) Rewarded (c) Wished
(b) Punished (d) Slapped
7. What was the selfish woman changed into:
(a) A Fox (c) A Crow
(b) An Eagle (d) A Woodpecker
Q10. Answer the following Questions: (Any 6) (Poem) 12
1. His thoughts when he looks into a mirror?
2. What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
3. What characteristics does Abdul Kalam say he inherited from his parents?
4. Why was the ‘Holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessing surprised?
5. Why Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
6. What work did Mahendra do?
7. Can you think of some other ending for the story?
Q11. Answer the following Questions: (Any 6) (Prose) 12
1. What is legend? Why is this poem called a legend?
2. How does the woodpecker get her food?
3. What he hears in his “hearts core” even when he is far away from Innisfree?
4. How does the poet prove that there are no foreign countries?
5. Which country or countries do you think “The Northland” refers to?
6. What is it fascinates the poet day and night?
7. How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
Q12. Answer the following Questions:- (Any 1) 3
1. In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
2. What work did Mahendra do?