Class: Nine
Sub: English 1st Paper
Time: 3 Hours Full marks: 100
Reading test.( Seen
passage) Marks-50
Read the following passages
and then answer all the questions below it?
Partha pratim mazumdar was born in 1954 in Pabna to a family of artist. He
spent most of his early years in his ancested home. One of the biggest houses, situated
in a small locality
khown as kalachandpura. At that time kalachandpura was well know funits
cultural activites.
There were festival and various types of cultural
shows round
the year. Majumdaer’s father, a photographer by profession was an art lover. He
taught and inspired his son to appreciate different forms of art.
Majumder went to live with his
aunt in chandergagor, 30 kilomitres away from Kolkata in 1966. It was there
that he first came across a mine artist named Jogesh Dutta. Dutta norrated
stores without littering a single word. Left Majumder spell bound. He took
lesson on mime from Dutta. In Jogesh Dutta’s mime in Kolkata from 1966 to 1972.
1.
Guess the
meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closet to the
text. 7
a.ancestral
i. fore fathers ii. in herited iii.
descendent i. paternal
b. festival
i. get togethers ii. convocation iii. conservation iv. Celebration
c. Various
i. tyrical ii. traditional iii. defferent
iv. Cogent
d. Profession
i. choice
ii.career iii. aim iv. goal
e. across
i. edge ii. bank iii. offshore iv. From
corner to corner
f. narrate
i. tell ii. describe iii.say iv. Speak
g. watering
i. tell ii. narrate iii. pronounce iv. Describe
2. Answer the following questions: 10
a. From your reading of paragraph of the
passage, write about the birth place of partha pratim majumder.
b. What was Jogesh Dutta and what was his
role in partha’ s life?
c. Why did Majumder go to chandernagor?
d. what was kalachandpara well known for?
e. Who inspired Majumder to appreciate
different forms of art?
3. Fill in the gap in the following passage
with a sutable word. 5
Partha pratim mazumdar was born in 1954 in Pabna in a (a)___enlightered
family. He most
of his (b)_____ in his forefather’s home.his fore father’s house was of (c)
___size. It was (d)____ in a small locating known as kalachandpara. At that
time kalachandpara was a (e)____ of cultural activites.His father had deep
passion for (f)____. Majumder got (g)____for art from his father. The most
tunning (h)___ in his life happened in 1966 when he went to chandernagor. There
he came in (i) ___ with another famous artist named Jogesh Dutta. One of the
performances of Jogesh Dutta (j)___ magic spell on him.
3. Read the passage on the
biography of Mother Teresa.
Mother Teresa in another dedicated soul
like Sister Nivedita. Both of them were originally foreigners but made this
country their home. Teresa was born in 1910 at skopje, a small village in
Yugoslavia. Her earlier name was Agnes. At eighteen she decided to become a nun
and so she came to India in 1928 and thereby she became an Indian citizen. Thus
though she was Albenian by chance, she became an Indian by choice. She started
her life in Calcutta as a teacher in a Convent school, but soon the mother in
her cried for the suffering of the poor and the down-trodden. Her ‘Nirmal
Hridoy’ at Kalighat became the shelter of the sufferers. Her activities have
now been spread all over the world. In 1979 she was awarded the novel prize for
peace. She was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna Award for the year 1980. On her visit to
African countries she was received as ‘Angel of peace’. It is very interesting
to note that even at her very ride old age she is still on her heels for her
selfless service of mankind irrespective of caste and creed.
Complet the table below with information
the above passage. 5
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Who
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Event
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Time
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Place/reason
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Mother Teresa
|
Birth
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i………….
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Atscopje in Yugoslavia
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Mother Teresa
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ii. ……………
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In 1928
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To be a nun
|
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Mother Teresa
|
Being awarded
|
iii……………..
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iv……………….
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Mother Teresa
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v…………………
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5-09-1997
|
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4.Write a summary of the passage in 90 to
100 words. 10
5.Match the parts of sen tences given in
Column A and Column B, to write five complete sentences. There are more parts
of sentences in Column B than reuired. 5
|
Column A
|
Column B
|
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a)our success in life
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i. by working hard
|
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b) Ability, determination and haul work
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ii. by working countinuously
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c) He can perform any difficult work
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iii. depends on some good qualities in
us.
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d) Determination without hard work
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iv. can hardly bring success in life.
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e) To execute any scheme of life
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v.are some of these good qualities
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vi. we need money
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vii. we need education
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7.Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to rewrite the whole story. 8
a. suddenly he stopped one of the guests.
b. the marriage ceremony was over and the
guests were all going to fest.
c. He spoke so strangely that the guests
stood still and listened to the story.
d. He saw people walking past him.
e. the old man told him about his last
journey.
f. the old sailor sat on a stone outside
the church.
g. he had a strange mat look in his eyes.
h. there was a ship the old sailor began.
8. Write a paragraph on the life of a
farmer by answering the following questions you should write about 250 words. 10
a. Who is the farmer?
b. Where does he live?
c. What does he do?
d. How does he lead his family?
e. How does the serve us?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write ten
new sentences to complete the story. 10
There was a shepherd boy. He used to graze
a hock of sheep near a forest. It was not for from his village. One day he
wanted to make a fun. So he began to she utice wolf! Wolf! Help!Help! the villagers heard his cry
and ran to help him……………..
10. write an e-mail to your friend telling
him about your plan after the examination. 10
11. The pie chart below shows the sources
of air polluation in Dhaka city. Descirbe the chart in 150 words. You should
highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 10
12. Write a dialogue between two friends
stating the causes of failure in English and solution to the problem. 10
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