MODEL TEST-Class- IX Subject: English 1st Paper.

                      Class- IX                                Subject: English 1^st   Paper.

Time: 03 Hours                                Fullmarks: 100

Part A: Reading Test (50 Marks)

Read the following passage and answer the questions below:

Money people think that money can do everything in life. we know that money is a must for our life but it is not the thing that necessarily brings our happiness. It is absolutely a psychological matter. It means the contentment of the mind. Happiness lies in contentment. The person who is contentment with what he gets and what he has is really happy. Happiness can not be purchased with money. Money can do something with happiness but it can not give us happiness. So, we can see that the richest men of our society are not the happiest men. They lead a life burdened with cares and anxieties and pass sleepless nights. On the other hand, there is a large number of poor men who are happy and enjoy a sound sleep. The man who is honest and virtuous. Though not rich, does not suffer from the anguish of the soul. His con-science does not torment him. Here ,money can not ensure happiness. It is only moral and spiritual development that ensure us happiness.

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.                           17=7

a. on the other hand – means :

i)On terms of   ii)On the bassis of      iii) On the contrary      iv) On the verge.

b. Money can do-

i)nothing          ii)everything    iii)something   iv)none

c.Money can brign satisfaction of-

i)worldly         ii)mentaly        iii)spritualy      iv)none

d.Happiness lies in-

i)body              ii)soul              iii)contentment            iv)none

e. A large number of poor men-

i)eat somthings            ii)sleep peacefully        iii)do not work                        iv)none

f. It means the contentment of the mind, here it refers to-

i)mind              ii)people          iii)money         iv)happiness.

g. the richest men are –

i)not really happy        ii)happy           iii)sad              iv)unhappy

2. Answer the following questions . 25=10

a. What is the main perpose of the passage?

b. What do many people think?

c. What sufferings does a rich man under go?

d. Accroding to the passage, Who is the real happiest person?

e. Which thing can ensure happiness?

3. write a summary of the passage in no more than 100 words. 10

4. Read the passage and complete the table below with information form the passage. 15=5

The pacific is the largest and deepest ocean in the world. Around it there are the east costs of Asia and Australia and the west coast of American continent. There areoceans to the north and south of the pacific. To the north there is the arctic ocean. To the south there is the Antarctic ocean which is also known as the southern ocean. The greatest length of the pacific ocean is about 10,000 miles and its greatest breadth is 7,000 miles. It has an area of about 63,600,000 square miles and its greatest known depth is about 7 miles.

Name of Ocean	Situations	Greatest length	Particularition
Pacific Ocean	i)………………..	About 10,000miles	Ii)………………….
Aretic Ocean	iii) ………………	iv)…………………..	Smaller than Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Ocean	South to the pacific	Not mentioned	v)…………………

 5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word only an each blank. 15=5

The pacific ocean is one of the important a. ____ In b. ____ it is the largest and the deepest ocean in the world. No other c. ____as big as it . to its north and south there are also d. ____oceans. There are also and Antarctic Oceans. The pacific e. ____an area of about 63.600.000 Squre miles.

6. Macth the parts of sentences gtiven in column A and column B to write five complete sentences . there are more parts of sentences in column B than required.                                                            15=5

Column A	Column B
a. Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. b. The perseverance of the spider created. c. Scotland was then under. d. The king found a spider. e. In search of a shelter.	i) for a long time. ii)trying to reach the ceiling . iii) a new hope for the king iv) the king built a new place. v) the English rule. vi) the king roamed about.

7.Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story.   

                                                                                                                                                18=8

a. He is recognized as the most valuable painter of Bangladesh.

b.He graduated from the Govt. School of art in Kolkata.

c. He died of long cancer.

d. Zainul Abedin was born in 1914 in kishoregonj.

e. still now he is reffered with great respect as shilpachary a in Bangladesh.

f. He is also the pioneer of bangledeshi modern art.

g. He was also appointed as a teacher there.

h. He is highly admired for his Bengal Famine sketches.

Part B: writing test ( 50 Marks)

8. Write a paragraph on ‘                                            10

9. Read the beginning of the story. Give a suitable title and complete the story.

There lived a shepherd boy in a pastoral area. He kept a flock of sheep near a forest . In the…………….

10. The graph below shows “Internet Users” from 200 to 20. Describe the graph in 150 words. You should high light and summarize the information given in the graph.

 

11. You are Nil. Yor are very interested in English. But your friend Nila is not interested in it. Now write a dialogue between Nila and Nil about the importance of learing English. 10

12. Suppose, Yor are Shakil. Your younger brother reads in Komerpur High School. Now write a lette to your younger brother to abvoid evil company. 10