CBSE Class 9 English Sample Paper
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Classes IX
The design of the question papers in English - Language and Literature for classes IX & X has
undergone a few changes. They are as under:
Section A - Reading : 15 marks (Question 1-3)
In the existing scheme of the question paper students answer questions based on three
unseen passages (total--500 words) carrying five marks each -all MCQs.
The change proposed is that students be given two passages (carrying 5+5 marks) out of
three which are based on MCQ responses. One passage with questions carrying 5 marks
should be such that it requires effort on the part of the students to supply the responses.
In the proposed question paper scheme
Students will be expected to attempt three passages carrying five marks each.
Passage types will include literary, discursive or factual. One out of the three passages will
be a poem.
Two out of three passages will have Multiple Choice Questions carrying 5+5=10 marks
One out of three passages will have questions wherein students will be expected to supply
the responses. This will carry 5marks. Question types will be :
Sentence completion
Gap filling
Note : The weightage given to MCQs to be reduced from the existing 15 Marks in the
Reading Section to 10 Marks
Section B - Writing : 15 marks (Question 4-6)
Q4. Letter Writing: One out of two letters (formal/informal/email) in not more than 100 words based
on verbal stimulus and context provided.
Types of letter: Informal - personal, such as to family and friends.
Formal - letters to the Editor.
Email - formal letters to principal of the school or to the editor of a Newspaper or a Magazine.
6 Marks
Q5. Writing an article, speech or debate based on visual or verbal stimulus in not more than 120
words (One out of two). 6 Marks
Q6. Writing a short composition in the form of dialogue writing/story or report of minimum 80 words
(One out of two). 3 Marks
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, 1. Travelling gives us happiness because ……………………………………
a. we see hills
b. we see oceans
c. we see new places
d. of better weather conditions
2. We should not bother our fellow passengers by…………………..
a. talking needlessly
b. taking their reading material
c. taking their sleeping space
d. not puling their luggage out
3. Being eco-friendly in the passage implies…………………..
a. planting trees
b. not wasting things
c. not littering the place
d. being kind to your hosts
4. One can be considerate towards the hosts by………………..
a. not visiting them
b. carrying plastic bags
c. not overstaying
d. not expecting too much
5. The antonym for 'sparingly' is………………
a. liberally
b. carefully
c. necessary
d. needful
2. Read the passage and complete the sentences given below the passage by choosing
the most appropriate option from those given. (5 Marks)
The ship is man's oldest and most important means of transportation. Today, thousands of
ships cross oceans, sail along sea coasts and ply inland waterways. Trade among countries
depends heavily on ships. Many kinds of ships are used to carry goods and people. Giant
tankers haul petroleum, vegetable oil, wine and other liquids. Other vessels carry cargoes such
as grain, ore and sand. Passenger liners carry travellers across the oceans. Man's first 'ship'
was probably a log that he used to cross a river. He probably used his hands to paddle the log.
Later, he learned to build rafts by lashing logs together. In ancient Egypt, the people made their
first rafts out of bundles of reeds. Later, they learned to lash bundles of reeds together to make
boats. By about 4000 B.C., the Egyptians had learned to build galleys. Galleys were long boats
powered by a row of paddles. By about 3200 B.C., the Egyptians had invented sails and there-
fore, they were able to use the power of the wind to propel their boats. The basic pattern for
ships became set with the invention of the sail. Shipbuilders began concentrating on designing
bigger and better ships.
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, The 20th century saw some of the biggest ships in the world. The three largest transatlantic
liners launched to carry passengers across the Atlantic during the 1960's were the 'Michelangelo',
the 'Raffaello' and the 'Queen Elizabeth II'. The ships of the future are expected to be even more
efficient and will cost less to operate.
1. The ship is the most important means of transportation because………
a. they carry goods and people
b. they are the oldest ways of transport
c. they travel both inland and overseas
d. people prefer to travel by ship
2. The origin of the ship was when man …………………
a. learnt to paddle
b. made a raft
c. used a log
d. built galleys
3. To use the force of the wind to propel boats…
a. galleys had to be built
b. sails were made
c. paddles were invented
d. a basic pattern of a ship had to be designed
4. Travelling by ship in future is likely to be ………………..
a. more economical and efficient
b. more entertaining and economical
c. more safe and efficient
d. more easy to operate
5. The antonym of 'efficient' is…………………
a. unefficient
b. inefficient
c. non efficient
d. disefficient
3. Read the poem given below and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences given
below the poem. (5 Marks)
Homework
Homework sits on top of Sunday, squashing Sunday flat.
Homework has the smell of Monday, homework's very fat.
Heavy books and piles of paper, answers I don't know.
Sunday evening's almost finished, now I'm going to go
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Classes IX
The design of the question papers in English - Language and Literature for classes IX & X has
undergone a few changes. They are as under:
Section A - Reading : 15 marks (Question 1-3)
In the existing scheme of the question paper students answer questions based on three
unseen passages (total--500 words) carrying five marks each -all MCQs.
The change proposed is that students be given two passages (carrying 5+5 marks) out of
three which are based on MCQ responses. One passage with questions carrying 5 marks
should be such that it requires effort on the part of the students to supply the responses.
In the proposed question paper scheme
Students will be expected to attempt three passages carrying five marks each.
Passage types will include literary, discursive or factual. One out of the three passages will
be a poem.
Two out of three passages will have Multiple Choice Questions carrying 5+5=10 marks
One out of three passages will have questions wherein students will be expected to supply
the responses. This will carry 5marks. Question types will be :
Sentence completion
Gap filling
Note : The weightage given to MCQs to be reduced from the existing 15 Marks in the
Reading Section to 10 Marks
Section B - Writing : 15 marks (Question 4-6)
Q4. Letter Writing: One out of two letters (formal/informal/email) in not more than 100 words based
on verbal stimulus and context provided.
Types of letter: Informal - personal, such as to family and friends.
Formal - letters to the Editor.
Email - formal letters to principal of the school or to the editor of a Newspaper or a Magazine.
6 Marks
Q5. Writing an article, speech or debate based on visual or verbal stimulus in not more than 120
words (One out of two). 6 Marks
Q6. Writing a short composition in the form of dialogue writing/story or report of minimum 80 words
(One out of two). 3 Marks
22
, 1. Travelling gives us happiness because ……………………………………
a. we see hills
b. we see oceans
c. we see new places
d. of better weather conditions
2. We should not bother our fellow passengers by…………………..
a. talking needlessly
b. taking their reading material
c. taking their sleeping space
d. not puling their luggage out
3. Being eco-friendly in the passage implies…………………..
a. planting trees
b. not wasting things
c. not littering the place
d. being kind to your hosts
4. One can be considerate towards the hosts by………………..
a. not visiting them
b. carrying plastic bags
c. not overstaying
d. not expecting too much
5. The antonym for 'sparingly' is………………
a. liberally
b. carefully
c. necessary
d. needful
2. Read the passage and complete the sentences given below the passage by choosing
the most appropriate option from those given. (5 Marks)
The ship is man's oldest and most important means of transportation. Today, thousands of
ships cross oceans, sail along sea coasts and ply inland waterways. Trade among countries
depends heavily on ships. Many kinds of ships are used to carry goods and people. Giant
tankers haul petroleum, vegetable oil, wine and other liquids. Other vessels carry cargoes such
as grain, ore and sand. Passenger liners carry travellers across the oceans. Man's first 'ship'
was probably a log that he used to cross a river. He probably used his hands to paddle the log.
Later, he learned to build rafts by lashing logs together. In ancient Egypt, the people made their
first rafts out of bundles of reeds. Later, they learned to lash bundles of reeds together to make
boats. By about 4000 B.C., the Egyptians had learned to build galleys. Galleys were long boats
powered by a row of paddles. By about 3200 B.C., the Egyptians had invented sails and there-
fore, they were able to use the power of the wind to propel their boats. The basic pattern for
ships became set with the invention of the sail. Shipbuilders began concentrating on designing
bigger and better ships.
26
, The 20th century saw some of the biggest ships in the world. The three largest transatlantic
liners launched to carry passengers across the Atlantic during the 1960's were the 'Michelangelo',
the 'Raffaello' and the 'Queen Elizabeth II'. The ships of the future are expected to be even more
efficient and will cost less to operate.
1. The ship is the most important means of transportation because………
a. they carry goods and people
b. they are the oldest ways of transport
c. they travel both inland and overseas
d. people prefer to travel by ship
2. The origin of the ship was when man …………………
a. learnt to paddle
b. made a raft
c. used a log
d. built galleys
3. To use the force of the wind to propel boats…
a. galleys had to be built
b. sails were made
c. paddles were invented
d. a basic pattern of a ship had to be designed
4. Travelling by ship in future is likely to be ………………..
a. more economical and efficient
b. more entertaining and economical
c. more safe and efficient
d. more easy to operate
5. The antonym of 'efficient' is…………………
a. unefficient
b. inefficient
c. non efficient
d. disefficient
3. Read the poem given below and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences given
below the poem. (5 Marks)
Homework
Homework sits on top of Sunday, squashing Sunday flat.
Homework has the smell of Monday, homework's very fat.
Heavy books and piles of paper, answers I don't know.
Sunday evening's almost finished, now I'm going to go
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