Class 9

English-SA-2(2023-24) 80m

1-Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. 10m

1. Article 48A of the Constitution of India provides that the state shall endeavour to the
protect and improve
PM inboxthe environment and safeguard forests and wildlife of the country. But what
causes endless anguish is the fact that laws are neither respected nor enforced in India.
A recently
report of our Parliament's estimates Committee has highlighted the near catastrophic
depletion of India's forests over the last four decades, India, according to reliable data, is
losing its forests at the rate of 3.7 million acres a year. Large areas, officially designated
as forest land, "are already virtually treeless".

2. The actual loss of forests is estimated to be about 8 times the rate indicated by
government statistics. There can be no doubt that the growth of world population is one
of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society. It took mankind more than
a million years to reach the first billion. That was the world population

(1)around the year 1800. By the year 1900, a second billion was added, and the 20th
century has added another 3.7 billion. The present world population (as of August 2016)
is estimated at 7.4 billion. Every 4 days the world population increases by I million.

3. The rich get richer and the poor beget children, which condemns them to remain poor.
More children do not mean more workers, merely more people without work. It is not
suggested that human beings be treated like cattle and compulsorily sterilised. But there
is no alternative to voluntary family planning without introducing an element of coercion.
The choice is really between control of population and perpetuation of poverty.

4. For the first time in human history, we see a transcending concern-the survival not just
of the people but of the planet. We have begun to take a holistic view of the very basis of
our existence. The environmental problem does not necessarily signal our demise; it is
our passport for the future. The emerging new world vision has ushered in the era of
responsibility. It is a holistic view, an ecological view, seeing the world as an

integrated whole rather than a dissociated collection of parts.

Questions
1. What does Article 48A of the Indian Constitution provide for? What is the result of its non-
enforcement? (2)
3.How did the population of mankind grow from the year 1800 till today and how is it affecting
society? (2)
4-Why do the poor remain poor? What is the remedy suggested by the author? (2)
5. What is the author's vision of the emerging new world?(1)
6- Which word in paragraph 1 means the same as 'called attention to'? (1)
7-The word in paragraph 2 is the synonym of 'prejudicing.(1)
8. The strongest factor distorting the future of human society is______________.(1)

2-Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: 10m

India Covid-19 numbers explained

1. With novel Coronavirus spreading rapidly all over the country, there are only three states
right now, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, that have less than 1,000
people infected with the disease.

2. Lakshadweep, of course, still hasn’t reported even a single case till now, the only region
in India entirely free of the epidemic.

3. Otherwise, even the relatively smaller states now have significantly large spread of the
disease. Goa, for example, has seen more than 7,000 of its people infected by the virus till
now. Tripura has over 5,500 cases, while Manipur has more than 3,000, and Nagaland a
little less than 2,500. Puducherry has more than 4,000 cases, while even Daman and Diu
has over 1,300 people infected.

4. And in each of these states, the numbers are rising at a fast pace, at a rate higher than
the national level. The infections had initially reached these states in the first and second
week of May, when the lockdown was relaxed for the first time to enable people stuck in
different parts of the country to return to their native places.

5. After a period of very slow growth, the number of cases have begun to rise rapidly in the
last one month. In Goa, for example, the total number of infected people has nearly doubled
in the last 15 days. Same has happened in Puducherry, as well.

6. Tuesday was one of those rare occasions when the number of active cases in the
country, those who are yet to recover from the disease, went down compared to the
previous day. That is because the number of recoveries, combined with the number of
deaths, exceeded the new cases that were detected on Tuesday.
7. With over 52,500 new cases detected in the country, the total number of infections
crossed 19 lakh, out of `which 12.82 lakh people have recovered from the disease. The
number of dead is now close to 40,000.

8. The number of recoveries on Tuesday was the highest-ever for a single day. More than
51,700 people were declared to have been recovered. Three days earlier, the number of
recoveries had crossed 50,000 for the first time, but in the next two days the number had
fallen to much lower levels.

Choose the correct option to answer the questions based on the above passage and
graphics.

(a) How are these three states – Meghalaya, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands –
different from the rest of India?
(i) they are the only states to have less than 1,000 people infected with novel coronavirus
(ii) they are three of the five states to have less than 1,000 people infected with novel
coronavirus
(iii) they are the only states to have less than 2,000 people infected with novel coronavirus
(iv) none of these

(b) __________ is the only region in India which is entirely free of the epidemic.
(i) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(ii) Maharashtra
(iii) Lakshadweep
(iv) Tripura

(c) What is common among Goa, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Puducherry and Daman and
Diu?
(i) the numbers are rising at a fast pace at rates lower than the national level
(ii) the numbers are falling at a fast pace at rates equal than the national level
(iii) the numbers are rising at a fast pace at rates higher than the national level
(iv) none of these

(d) Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the inherent
qualities of climate in the present times.
(i) 1 and 4
(ii) 2 and 6
(iii) 1 and 3
(iv) 3 and 5

(e) Which date in the graph shows the highest jump of detected cases in a day?
(i) July 30
(ii) July 31
(iii) August 1
(iv) August 2

(f) Of the 19 lakh infected cases, how many have recovered?

(i) 11.82 lakh
(ii) 13.82 lakh
(iii) 12.81 lakh
(iv) 12.82 lakh

(g) More than 51,700 people were declared to have been recovered on _______.
(i) Wednesday
(ii) Sunday
(iii) Tuesday
(iv) Monday

(h) When had the number of recoveries crossed 50,000 for the first time?
(i) two days earlier
(ii) Tuesday
(iii) three days earlier than Tuesday
(iv) none of these

(i) Which word in the passage means the same as “quickly”?

(i) rapidly
(ii) significantly
(iii) native
(iv) rare

(j) On which day the recovery was highest-ever for a single day?

Section B-Writing & Grammar 30m

3-Write a letter to the Editor,The Times of India about evoking awareness for the use of
solar energy among the citizens of India. You are Daman/ Damini from Vijayanagar New
Delhi. 5m
 Or

You are Tarun Taruna living at C-4 Janakpuri, New Delhi. You ordered one dozen
electronic toys out of which some have been damaged during postal delivery.Write an email
to the manager of M/S toyland and Co.,requesting him to replace the damage toys
immediately. Do not exceed 130 words.

4-Write a paragraph in about 300 words on the topic ‘Solar energy.’ 5m

5- Read the following sentences and choose the correct reported speech option.
4m 1-“ I saw Sarah yesterday,”Tom said.

a-Tom said that he had seen Sarah yesterday.

b-Tom said he sees Sarah yesterday.

2- She said, “I am going to the cinema tonight.”

a- She said that she was going to the

cinema that night.

b- She said she is going to the cinema tonight.

3-Raj said to Marry, “I will go to London tomorrow.”

a-Raj said to Marry that he will go to London tomorrow.

b-Raj informed Marry that he would go to London the next day.

4- He said to me, “Your brother has been playing for 2 hours.”

a -He told me that my brother had been playing for 2 hours.

b-He said my brother have been playing for 2 hours.

5- Write the correct to work that agreees with the subject in the following sentences.
5m

1-Either the girls or the boy (walk /walks ) in the evening.

2-At the end of the fall (comes/ come) the heard tests.

3-A slaughter of animals for their fur( has /have) caused controversy.
4-Both of my roommates (have/has) decided to live in the dorms.

5-Neither my sisters nor my mother (is /are)going to sell the house.

6- Change the sentences as directed. 5m

1-The girl sings beautifully.(present continuous tense)

2-John has painted the wall.(present perfect continuous)

3-The bird flu away. (simple present)

4-I visited the Museum last week. (future continuous tense)

5-The baby slept all night. (present perfect continuous tense)

7- fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions using the given alternatives.

6m

1- Father divided his property___sons (among, between, of)

2- You should listen_______what your parents say. (to, among, in)

3- The lion was killed____the hunter_____ a sword.(on,by, with)

4- He has been living in this house______1985.(for, since,in)

5- Send me letters_____ this address. (by,in, on)

6- We shall finish this work____ 5:00pm. today. (in, by, on)

Section C-Literature 30m

8-Read the following extract and answer the following questions.(any one)

5m

They,too, aware of sun and air and water,

Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv'd.

Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read

A labour not different from our own.

Qa-What are the common elements in the universe that are shared by all?

Qb-What happens to people during wartime?

Qc-Explain “their hands are ours.”what can we see in ‘their’ hands?

Qd-“In their lives we read.”what do we read in their lives?

Qe-Name the poet.

Or

He won't do what you tell him,

So,come,let's build strong homes.

Let's joint the doors from the practice to from the body

Make the heart Steadfast

Qa-What does the poet advised through these lines?

Qb-”He won't do what you tell him”,what does it mean?

Qc-Find a word from the extract that means loyal or faithful.

Qd-What does he stands for?

Qe-What should we do to save our homes?

9-Read the following extract and answer the questions given below. 5m

A fight breaks out between two monkeys.One chases the other, who jumps on to a
ShivaLinga,then runs screaming around the temples and down to the river,the holy Bagmati
that flows below.

Qa-What are the two monkeys doing?

Qb-Where are the two monkeys?

Qc-What is the atmosphere at Pashupatinath Temple?

Qd-What is the belief about the Shrine that half protrudes from the stone platform on the
river bank?

Qe-Name the chapter from which the passage has been taken.
Q10-Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each( any five) 10m

Q1-What shows Santosh's concern for the environment?

Q2-Why does the Intruder not kill Gerrard immediately?

Q3-How does toto become a problem to grandfather while going to Saharanpur?

Q4-What reasons does he give to sargie for his telling lies?

Q5-Behrman had a dream. What is it?Does it come true?

Q6-What happened to the poets beloved?

Q11-Write the answers in detail.(any two) 10 m

Q1-How did the little swallow carry out the wishes of the Happy Prince?

Q2-Who were Abdul Kalam's school friends?What did they later become? How did Abdul
Kalam earn his first wages?

Q3-Nature doesn't differentiate between men of different lands and races. Do you agree
with the given statement.