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ICSE Class IX Mid-term 2025 : English Paper 1 (English Language) (Jamnabai Narsee School (JNS), Mumbai)

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\ N11111 MonJae Educat1on1I ~ contactus@Jns.ac.ln Trust's JAMNABAI NARsee SCHOOL \ . +91 22 6916 7575 / 6915 7576 Narsee MonJee Bhavan, Norsee MonJoo Marg, N.S.Road No. 7, J.V.P.O. Scheme, dla Vile Pane (W), Mumbai - 400 049, In ~ www.Jns.ac.ln FIRST TERM EXAMINATION - SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2024 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Std.9 Time: 2 hrs. Marks: 80 Date: 19.09.2024 rovided separately. Answers to this paper must be wrille You will not be allowed to writ 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in re The time given at the head ofthis ?+ ~ rper is the questions. estions are given in bra The intended marks for questions or part ing You are advised to s end not more than 30 mi [}. 20 minutes in in Question -~, (Do not spend m following: Write a composition [20] e idiom, 'Cross that bridge when (i) you come to it'. (ii) 'Every home should adopt ape al'. Express your views either for or against this statement. (iii) (iv) You were goaded by your friends to r Narrate your experience. the scariest roller coaster in a theme park. a commotion in the lobby You were at the mall with your ~lliijwhen suddenly you heard film star performing to area. You looked down from the second floor to find a famous the ambiance created by his promote his new release. Describe in detail the enthusiasm and presence. 1 'i (v) unt of what the . or an acco or you maY . description picture the f . or stor)' rt h . b ut the subject o Study the picture given below. Write a s o ay be a 0 . ests to you your compos1tion m . picture sugg take suggestions from it. [10] Question 2. than 20 mz ts. ken to visit an 01 ge Home where you spent half a day with the residen way what in and felt you how ....-_...---. end telling him/H about what you saw, ce the visit. (i) (ii) s on is Write a letter to the city. State the causes and Commissi, er complaining about the malaria epidem ic in your e ways to deal with the problem. Question 3. (i) Food Day on Your school is organizing a dry food d ation campaign to celebrate World to invite students 1(>1h October 2024. Write a notice to be t up on your school notice board [5] to donate for a good cause. n from the students of (ii) Write an email to the manager of an orphanage to accept the donatio [5] your school as a gesture of compassion. 2 a . the questwns that follow:. Question 4. r efully and answe Read the following passage car of obstruction. ed h r not the tunnel was clear 1 et er o wh ling nal sig for s le pas sib pon ma1 res Baldeo was that the overland th t the lamp was burning and . . a At night 1t was his duty to see through safely. a small tribal viii Baldeo and his family lived in with more tha rice fields did not provide them this small wa to have got the job of Khalasi at The jun/ie was midnight, into the thick forest. to do and it was important. all 1skirts of the forest. Their sm ky aldeo considered himself luc out of his hut at aldeo had a job ~ the cutting was still alight. On enter. g st -po na sig the on p lam the Baldeo wondered whether s, Baldeo u d not he the ve abo h hig g erin tow lls wa with its sheer rock tales of ...,.._ . He ha ls ma ani d wil the ce believed these stories for sin man-eater, w c of -- ~. . a tiger. There had, pla his arriva t this ir spears villagers had kiJJed one with the the ago ays an rs, panthe iij~IIJl1iliii'1 an ently for bein Baldeo wa a small Like his fo re -fa th e~ ied and its ways. imself, he was used to the jungle in use. ile to look at but deadly when nel looked up s the black entrance to the tun the in d ~~ sh ved cur The cutting e to return to the oil had finished, he would hav the If ut. igh al-l sign menacingly. The for his matches. Then e five minutes. He fumbled hut for more. The mail train was r folJowed by a rightened cry of a barking dee ned liste and l stil d stoo he ly sudden in the lamp hurry. There was still a little oil deo Bal ma th, row erg und the crashing sound in position. Having done lamp again and hoisted it into t h~ , ion itat hes t's tan ins an ~dafter1 at down to wait for the mail train. The train was late. anl ce ran ent the to d rne this, he retu and began to nod. , he soon forgot his surroundings Sitting huddled up, almost dozing Baldeo was awake, al) his top of the cutting. In a second A low grunt resounded from the emit such a sound. senses alert. Only a tiger could ~ 3 d h. s body trying to There was no shelter for Baldeo, but he grasped his axe firmly and tense 1 ' f e there was only make out the direction from which the animal was approaching. For some im . silence. Then a thump and the rattle of small stone s announced that the tiger had sprung into the cutting. Baldeo, listening as he had never listened before, wondered if it was moving towards the tunnel or the opposite direction. He did not have to orule for long. Before a minute had passed he made out the huge body of the tiger tr mg stea ~ ~owards him. Its eyes shone a brilliant green in the light from the signal la . Flight was useless, for in the dark the tiger would be more sure-footed than Baldeo and w __._.,,.=r...-1f:1.._,.,1i""~,~g~o behind. Baldeo stood with his back to the signal-po e: otionless ~iiJll~;_wi:l(11"ulm1~~ing rapidly towards him. The tiger, used to n, for it had be reying o for years, came on fearlessly, and with a quick run an I struck o ith its rig expecting to bowl over this puny man who dared stand in t _Ht__ Ruskin Bond ~~~~- in the passage) from the [2] a) b) stop c) blockage d) drawback 2. menacingly a) dangerously b) terrifyingly c) daringly d) threateningly 4 \ (ii) Which word in the passage is the opposite of 'exit'? [\] a) wayside b) entrance c) flight d) direction (iii) Answer the questions briefly in your own word a) What was Baldoo responsible for? [2] b) Why did Baldeo consider himself lucky? [2] c) Was Baldeo afraid? Which sen [2] d) What weapon did Baldeo _ ? [2] e) The barking deer called out because [l] ---- A. it had seen Baldeo. - unt Baldoo's encounter with the tiger. [81 Question 5. (i) Fill in each of the numbe copy the passage but write in with tlie correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not ct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4] Example: (0) Let me speak next of a subject which sta s intimately _ _ _ _ _ (connect) with your prosperity and virtue in life. Answer: connected I refer to the matter of your health. Health _ ( l) (be) the foundation of all things in this life. Although work is healthy and occupation almost indispensable to health and yet excessive work which taxes the brain, almost invariably ends in _ _ _(2) happiness, (weak) the digestive organs. It is a thing which every man _ _ _(3) (shall) understand that there is a 5 ~ poin t beyo nd whic h, if he _ _ _ (4) (urg e) his brain, the injur ious resu lt will be _ __, (5) (feel ) not in the head , but in the stom ach. The nerv es of the stom ach 6 ( ) (bec ame ) wea kene d by exce ssive men tal appl icati on and the mom ent a man - - - (7) (lose ) his stom ach, the citad el of phys ical heal th is _ _ _ _ (8) (take). (ii) FiJI in the blan ks with appr opri ate word s. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) [4] We reac hed the top __ __the hill. The rive r was lined glist enin g coal -bla The temp ting odou rs of baco n and eggs ifted I walk ed _ _ _the path . He thre w his long arm s ___ __m . Sand slipp ed _ _ _ _his fing ers. But _ _ _ all his effo rts he coul d not get his b The ball bou nde (iii) Join the com p e Cho ose thdOOJ~ ut usin g and, but or so. [4) 1. a) He has man y sons to b) c) He have man y sons to edu Sinc e he has man y sons , heh d) As he has man y sons , he had to edu..,,.:uiv. 2. John was tired . He reste d for a whil e. a) John was tired so he reste d for aw b) c) John bein g tired , he reste d for a whil e. Bein g tired , John reste d for a whil e. d) Bein g tried , John reste d for a whil e. cate them . 1 . 6 I I 3. He Jearnt the truth. He was angry with me. a) When he learnt the truth, he was angry with me. b) As he has learnt the truth, he was angry with me. c) He was angry with me for learning the truth. d) Hardly he had learnt the truth, he was angry with me. 4. Tom is rich. He did not help me. a) Since Tom is rich, he should have helped me. b) Though Tom is rich, he did not help c) Despite of being rich, Tom did n tt p d) Inspite of being rich, Tom did not help me. (iv) Choose the correc each sentence. 1. As s [8] sales beg (B r Diwali pr . r ... ) a) gan, web b) No sooner di c) No sooner do the sa d) No sooner the sales bega #. 2. Close all the gates. Diwali presents. s begin than w ali _presents. .. i than web bo Diwali presents. ur Diwali presents. (End: ...closed.) a) Let all the gates be closed. b) May all the gates be closed. c) All the gates has to be closed. d) All the gates, be closed. 7 o 3. No other city is as big as Dhaka in Bangladesh. (Begin: Dhaka ...) a) Dhaka is bigger than most other city in Banglades h. b) Dhaka is one of the few cities that is big in Banglades h. c) Dhaka is bigger than, the cities in Bangladesh. d) Dhaka is bigger than any other city in Bangladesh. 4. The tea is hot. (End with a question tag) a) The tea is hot, is'nt it? b) The tea is hot. Isn't it? c) d) 5. The tea is hot, isn't it? The tea is hot, is it not? I said, "I a) b) e there the prev c) e day before. d) I said that I had com 6. I wouldn't get up so early ifl he following have to catch a flight. (Use: Unless) a) I wouldn't get up so early unless I had b) catch a flight. I wouldn't get up so early unless I did c) Unless I sleep early I will not be have to catch a flight. d) catch the flight. Unless I don't get up early I wouldn't catch the fligh t. ... , .. 8 I I 7. The cake was too sweet to be relished. (Use : so) Toe cake rt>so sweet it cannot be relished. The cake it\o sweet that it coul d not be relished. a) b) The cak e"'so swee t that it cann ot be relished. The cake 1: so sw ~ that it cann ot be relis hed. c) d) - 8. "I said to him, "Go away at once.'~ a) b) c) d) (Change to Repo rted Speech) I said you must go away at once. I requested him to go away at_ once. I told him to go away at once. I ordered him to g ~aw.a i *** ~--

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