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Delhi Public School, Numaligarh

PT-3, 2021-22
Class: IX Maximum Marks: 40
Subject: English Time Allowed: 90 mins
General Instructions:
• The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE.
• Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

Section-A (Reading : 5 Marks)

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

1) ‘Su’ means number and ‘Duko’ means single. The game of Sudoku has many similarities with the game of
life. Sudoku is a puzzle game designed for a single player, much like a crossword puzzle. The puzzle itself is
nothing more than a grid of little boxes called ‘cells’. They are stacked nine high and nine wide, making 81
cells in total.

2) The roots of the Sudoku puzzle are in Switzerland. Leonhard Euler created ‘carre latin’ in the 18th century
which is similar to a Sudoku puzzle. The first real Sudoku was published in 1979 and was invented by Howard
Garns , an American architect. The real worldwide popularity started in Japan in 1986 after it was published
and given the name Sudoku by Nikoli.

3) In life , too, you start with a given set of notions and then work from there on. In Sudoku, you need to
follow a set of rules to build up the grid, filling each row, column and box with numbers ranging from one to
nine, so much like in life where you have to go on your own way without hurting anyone else. Respect every
number (person) and things would be fine.

4) While playing, you never think of the end (the result);you just keep working on the numbers and the final
result (fruits of action) comes on its own. Extremely difficult puzzles may take hours. Similarly, to achieve
the desired results in life, may also take years. The game of Sudoku and the game of life are best played in
calm but in a focused state.

5) Everything has to go together in a Sudoku grid: the rows, columns and squares. Exactly as in life your
duties towards your family, teachers, society and country, all go on simultaneously. In Sudoku, the
arrangement of the given numbers is symmetrical. This is instructive in life , on how to maintain steadfast
faith ,poise and equanimity despite situations when everything turns topsy-turvy.

6) There is a subtle difference between the two, as well. Make a mistake and you can erase it and begin all
over again in Sudoku. Not so in life. You can learn a lesson through it and avoid making the same mistake in
future. What most people don’t know is that Sudoku is not a mathematical game. It requires absolutely no
arithmetic skills, but it does require logical reasoning. As you learn to arrange the numbers correctly, your
logical thinking skills improve.

A. Answer the following questions based on the given passage. (1X5=5)

i) Choose the correct option:A game of Sudoku puzzle has _______________ cells.

A.80 B.81 C.82 D.83

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ii) What is meant by ‘instructive’? (para4)

A. difficult B.sad C. informative D. admiring

iii) What is meant by ‘equanimity’? (para4)

A. obsession B. self-control C. mental or emotional stability D. none

iv) Which one of the following is false about Sudoku puzzle?

A. The game has a grid of little boxes called cells.

B. Its roots are in America.

C.A set of rules should be followed to move ahead in the puzzle.

D. The rows ,columns and squares –all should go together while playing the game.

v) What is that difference that lies between Sudoku and real life?

Section-B (Writing & Grammar : 15 Marks)

Q2.You are Nina/Naitik. Today you had been to a slum , you were appalled by the smell, filth and the
insanitary conditions prevailing there. There was also too much congestion there. You write a diary entry
expressing your anguish over the system. (5)

Q3. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the correction. (1X3=3)

Incorrect Correct

Robinson used to spent e.g., spent spend

a) hours gazing on merchant ships. __________ _________

b) His father wanted him to being __________ _________
c) a lawyer but he wanted to exploring __________ _________
the world.

Q4.Read the conversation between a nurse and a patient and complete the passage that follows. (2)

Nurse : Stop taking fast food ,fat,sweets, liquor, salt and you will live for longer.

Patient: What if I take all of them regularly ?

Nurse: You will die after two years.

The nurse asked the patient a) …………………………………………………………………………………….and

b)………………………………………. . The patient asked the nurse c)…………………………………………………… .The
nurse replied that d)………………………………………………………….

Q5. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. (2)

Last week, I a)……………..(visit) the trade fair. It b)………..(inaugurate)by the President of India. I
c)……………..(accompany) by my friend who d)……………….(come)from the U.S.A last week.
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Q6. Fill in the blanks with the correct subject-verb concord. (1X3=3)

i) One thousand rupees _____________ a big amount.

ii) If I __________ a bird,I would fly.

iii) Neither of these two boys __________ scored well.

Section-C (Literature : 20 Marks)

Q7.Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

“Of course,I found George’s and Harris’s eighteen times over,but I couldn’t find my own.I put the things
back one by one and held everything up and shook it.” (4)
i) Who is the speaker?
ii) What did the speaker find eighteen times over?
iii) The speaker found it in his pocket.True/False?
iv) Who is the fourth one to contribute in packing apart from the three friends?
OR
“The culmination of her hardwork and sincerity came in 1992,just four years after she had shyly asked the
Aravalli mountaineers if she could join them.”
i) How did the Aravalli mountains inspire Santosh?
ii) Find word from the given extract that means ‘pinnacle’.
iii) At the age of twenty,Santosh became the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest.True or
False?
v) Who is the fourth one to contribute in packing apart from the three friends?
iv) Complete the sentence: Going on expedition every year made Santosh………………

Q. 8 Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words. (2X4=8)

i) How do you know that Maria is a tough person?
ii) What led to the adoption of Bruno by the author’s family?
iii) Who enters Gerrard’s cottage and why?
iv) What does the poet mean by ‘consuming the earth’?
v) Why does the poet say that no men are foreign?
vi) What actions suggest that Montmorency was enjoying the packing process?
vii) What attributes helped Santosh in becoming an ace climber?
viii) What has the tree taken from the earth for its growth?
ix) Why is there a reference to uniforms in the poem ‘No Men are Foreign’?
x) What is Gerrard’s reaction to having ‘a nice little talk’ with the Intruder?

Q9.Bring out the different aspects or values of life that the story ‘The Last Leaf’ touch upon. (4)
OR
What do you think the poet tries to convey in the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?
Q. In adversity , people like Prashant get extraordinary determination and power to fight. Do you agree
that adversity or crisis brings people closer? (4)
OR
‘In every land is common life’, explain it in reference to the theme of the poem No Men are Foreign.

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