INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL

ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

TERM – 1 WORKSHEET
CLASS: IX

SECTION-A READING SKILL

Read the passage given below and write the option that you consider the most
appropriate in your answer sheet: (5 marks)

The beginning of this fun-filled season with the sun hidden behind the grey clouds
brings cheer to many of us, waiting eagerly to splash in the rain. Of course, not
everything about rain is glamorous. Especially when you think about endless traffic
jams, the bad roads dotted with potholes, uncleared garbage and the spate of
waterborne diseases. Also, viral infections like colds and coughs make their presence
felt.

Most infectious diseases prevalent in the rainy season can be prevented by simply
washing our hands regularly. Scrubbing hands regularly with water and soap can
prevent us from contracting respiratory and diarrheal diseases.

Kids have a lower level of immunity, and hence hand washing becomes a crucial part
of their lifestyle. When playing, especially during monsoon season, kids come into
contact with germs and can unknowingly become infected simply by touching their
nose, eyes or mouth. The Food and Drug Administration states that the human
influenza virus can survive on surfaces for up to eight hours, making people
susceptible to catching it each time they touch the infected surface. Hence repeated
hand washing is required.

To make the best of the rainy season, we should follow some simple guidelines. First
of all, if we decide to get wet in the rain we should change into a dry set of clothes at
the earliest. Also, we should keep raw food items at bay and wash vegetables and
fruits thoroughly before use. Moreover, strict kitchen hygiene should be maintained in
order to enjoy one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. Also, in order to have a
trouble-free rainy season, home-made fresh food should be given preference over the
fast food sold in the market.

Q (i). People wait for the rains since they can__________in it.

(a) splash
(b) have potholed roads
(c) spate of waterborne diseases
(d) endless traffic jams

Q (ii). After getting wet in rain we should put on dry clothes____________

(a) as late as possible

(b) whenever we like to
(c) as early as possible
(d) when we fall sick

Q (iii). Besides maintaining kitchen hygiene, we should_________________ so as

to keep us disease free in the rainy season.

(a) avoid raw fruits

(b) enjoy raw fruits
(c) avoid vegetables
(d) consume more fruits and vegetables

Q (iv). The passage suggests that small children should wash their
hands_____________ ____________in the rainy season since they have lower
immunity.

(a) Frequently
(b) rarely
(c) after every meal
(d) before every meal

Q (v). The word in the passage which means the same as’ prone and vulnerable ‘is
_______.

(a) dotted
(b) hygiene
(c) susceptible
(d) influenza
CBSE Class 9 English Unseen Passage – Passage 2

Q 2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. (5 marks)

What exercise is to the body, reading is to the mind. There are different purposes for
reading. One of them is deriving pleasure. Children reading for their pleasure rarely
stop to ask about the words. They want to get on with the story. If the word is
important, they can usually make a good guess about what it is. “He drew an arrow
from his quiver”. Easy to see that a quiver is some sort of gadget to put arrows in.
More complicated words they figure out by meeting them in different contexts.
People learn to read well and get a good vocabulary from books, not workbooks or
dictionaries. As a kid, I read years ahead of my age, but I never looked up words in
dictionaries and didn’t even have a dictionary. In my lifetime, I don’t believe I have
looked at even as many as fifty words – neither have most good readers. Most people
don’t know how dictionaries are made. Each new dictionary starts from scratch. The
company making the dictionary employs thousands of ‘editors’, to whom they give a
list of words. The job of the editor is to collect as many examples as possible of the
ways in which these words are actually used. They look for the words in books,
newspapers, and so forth and every time they find one, they cut out or copy that
particular example. Then after reading these examples, they decide ‘from the
context’ what the writer in each case had meant by the words. From these, they
make definitions. A dictionary, in other words, is a collection of people’s opinions
about what words mean as other people use them.

Q (i). How do children find out meanings when they are reading for pleasure?

Q (ii). Does the passage suggest that a dictionary is essential for a good
vocabulary? Why or why not?

Q (iii). Write any one step in the process of making a dictionary.

Q (iv). Define a dictionary in your own words.

(v). Find the phrase in the passage which means ‘calculate/think about until one
understands.’
 GRAMMAR

Fill in the gaps with ‘would’ or ‘should.’

1. _____ you like to go with me to the prom?

2. Timmy ____ listen to his parents.
3. The doctor _____ like to examine you.
4. ____ the culprit try to run, arrest him immediately.
5. Parents ___ take care of their children’s diet.
6. Penny _____ love to go shopping with you.
7. How ____ you like your pizza base?
8. ____ he fail the test, he ___ be demoted.

Choose the correct option to complete the blanks.

1. The gardener ____ his job efficiently. (do/did)

2. The children ___ playing in the garden. (were/was)
3. Either of the boys ____ broken the glass. (has/have)
4. The planets ____ on their own axis. (rotate/rotates)
5. Trees ___ an important part of our ecosystem. (were/are)
6. Yusuf and Rasid ____ brothers. (are/is)
7. The poet and novelist ____ dead. (is/are)
8. The horse and carriage ___ arrived. (has/have)
9. I ___ an orchard full of apple trees. (has/have)

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences.

1. Nowadays, it......that the Vikings .... the Americas about 500 years before
Columbus' arrival there in 1492.

a) has believed / were reached

b) is believed / had reached
c) believed / have been reaching
d) has been believed / reached
e) will believe / have reached
2. ....... moment I have ever experienced was when I saw my 1-year-old son
sitting on the windowsill of our flat on the third floor.
a) As terrified as
b) Too terrifying
c) A more terrified
d) The most terrifying
e) Such a terrifying

3. Sandy got married when she was .... 16, and now, at the age of 36, she
is ......a grandmother.

a) still / anymore
b) however, / as
c) despite / no longer
d) barely / already
e) although / even

4. John failed his exams because he was always out with his friends when
he…………..

a) should have been studying

b) used to study
c) must have been studying
d) will have studied
e) could be studying

5. Before she got that new job, Eda...... lots of good books, but now she just
doesn't have the time.

a) ought to be reading
b) had better read
c) used to read
d) can read
e) will have read

6. The man......briefcase is currently on fire is the same man......I argued with at

the post office last week.
a) whom / when
b) that/which
c) what / whose
 d) whose / who
e) which / whom

7. .......on a chair every day, I am not used......, and so my leg muscles get sore
when I do.

a) Sitting / to being stood

b) Having been sitting / to standing
c) To sit / standing
d) Sat / having been standing
e) To have sat / to stand

8. .......$100 for my US visa application, I was upset......that I'd been rejected

for unspecified reasons.

a) Paying / being discovered

b) To be paid / discovering
c) Having paid / to discover
d) To pay / having discovered
e) Being paid / to be discovered

9. Mr. Berry feels that the world today is not......it was during his childhood.

a) too safe for

b) so safe that
c) the safest that
d) as safe as
e) much safer

10. As she watched......get in the car and drive away, Miranda knew that......life
would never be the same again.

a) he / herself
b) it / hers
c) their / her own
d) his / she
e) him / her
 CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. How old is your mother?", he asked.

2. The policeman said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

3. “What time does the train arrive?" she asked.

Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter ……………….
The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know ………………..

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete a weather update.

It ………… so cold tomorrow because of the wind.

Feeling b. felt c. will feel d. feel

Read the conversation between a teacher and a student . complete the sentence by
reporting the teacher’s reply correctly.

Teacher : Where have you kept the record book?

Students : We kept it on the teacher’s table.

Teacher : I will check and let you know.

The teacher asked the students where they had kept the record books. The students
replied that ……………………………………….. it on the teacher’s table.

Will keep ii. had kept iii. kept iv. has kept
Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line.

No family ………………… grow properly without the mother’s loving touch.

should ii. can iii. Must iv. Used to

Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line, from an article:

There is need for obedience in human life. A child who obey his parents and acts
according to their instructions has a bright future.

Error Correction

A is are
B in on
C obey obeys
D has have

Complete the given fact, by filling in the blank with the correct option.

A dictionary …………….. you information about words and phrases.

give ii. gave iii. gives iv. had given

Fill in the blanks by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of information.

Dogs can ……….(sniff) at the same time as breathing.

Sniffed ii. have sniffed iii. Sniffs iv. Sniff

Report the dialogue between a doctor and patient , by completing the sentence.

Patient : Doctor, I think I’m going to mad.

Doctor : why do you think so?

The patient told the doctor that he thought he was going mad. The doctor asked him
………

Why he thought so ii. why you think so

Why he think so iv. Why he thinks so

Identify the error in the given sentence, from a health magazine report and supply
the correction.
The good news are that heart failure is manageable. You can ease your heart’s
workload and your worry.

Error Correction

Report a question in an interview, between a manager and a salesman,

Manager : Do you have any experience working with people?

Select the correct option to complete the slogan.

To prevent a stomach ache, hygienic precautions you ………….. take.

Should not ii. should iii. Ought to iv. Can

Fill in the blank to complete the given portion of the dialogue.

Rita : have you read any new book in this week.

Sam : Oh yeah, ……………………. Robinson Crusoe.

I read ii. I have read iii. I had read iv. I reads

Identify the error on the shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following
sales offer.

It does exactly why it says on the tin.

Use the given format for your response.

Error correction

SECTION- B
WRITING SKILL

Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.

A). Write a short descriptive paragraph on the famous Indian scientist Sir C.V
Raman in 100-150 words on the basis of the following inputs.

Born on 7 November 1888 in Madras Physician by profession – worked in the field

of light scattering- the discovery is known as Raman effect – won Nobel prize in 1930
for his discovery – elected “ fellow of the Royal Society” in 1924 – in 1954 India
honoured him with its highest civilian and BharatRatna – breathed his last on 02-11-
1970.

OR

B). You have recently visited a Historical Monument in your city. It was a wonderful
experience. Describe the monument, in about 100-120 words with the help of the
hints given below.

Attempt ANYONE from A and B given below.

Write a short story in not more than 100-120 words on the basis of the given
Outline.

Caption Shashi Tharoor, the captain of a merchant ship S.S Aswamedha

found the ship caught in a storm off the coast of Nicobar Islands. He ordered his men
to take the lifeboats and abandon ship. Captain Tharoor was the last to leave ship,
along with his first mate Jatin Handa. The two men were carried to an island. The
next morning, strange sounds woke up Captain Tharoor. He found Jatin was not
there with him. Stealthily moving forward, he peeped to see what the shouts were
about. He found a tied and bound Jatin surrounded by the dreaded Jarawa tribals.
Captain Tharoor write the story of your adventure.

OR

Diary entry in about 100-120 words , expressing how you felt.

You are a 15 year- old teenage girl. You are fed up as your Gulf Board Examination
are around the corner. Your parents aren’t letting you go to any parties at the
moment because of the exams. Write a diary entry.

WRITING SKILL
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH WRITING

Write a paragraph about your school library which has been recently renovated.
Write a paragraph about one of your family member.
Describe about a festival which you celebrated.

LITERATURE READER

THE FUN THEY HAD

READ THE EXTRACT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

Margie even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed 17 May 2157, she
wrote, ‘Today Tommy found a real book!’ It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather
once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time
when all stories were printed on paper. They turned the pages, which were yellow and
crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the
way they were supposed to — on a screen, you know. And then when they turned back to
the page before, it had the same words on it that it had had when they read it the first
time.
Questions :

(i) What did Tommy find that Margie wrote about in her diary?
(ii) How did Margie feel about Tommy finding the book?
(iii) What was unusual about the book that Tommy found?
(iv) Why was it funny for Margie’s grandfather to read words on paper?

Objective Type Questions.

(i) What did Margie write about in her diary entry?

a) Tommy’s discovery of a real book

b) A new virtual reality game
c) Her favorite television show
d) Her experience with a new tablet

Answer: a) Tommy’s discovery of a real book

(ii) What did Margie’s grandfather say about stories in the past?

a) They were only available on screens

b) They were printed on paper
c) They were interactive
d) They moved on the page

Answer: b) They were printed on paper

(iii) What was the difference between reading words on paper and on a screen?
a) The words on the paper were more colorful
b)The words on paper were easier to understand
c) The words on paper were more interactive
d) The words on paper stood still instead of moving
Answer: d) The words on paper stood still instead of moving
(iv) How old was Tommy in the story?
a) 11 years old
b) 15 years old
c) 13 years old
d) 17 years old
Answer: c) 13 years old

PASSAGE 2
 He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires.
He smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart. Margie had
hoped he wouldn’t know how to put it together again, but he knew how all right, and,
after an hour or so, there it was again, large and black and ugly, with a big screen on
which all the lessons were shown and the questions were asked. That wasn’t so bad. The
part Margie hated most was the slot where she had to put homework and test papers.
She always had to write them out in a punch code they made her learn when she was six
years old, and the mechanical teacher calculated the mark in no time.
Questions :
(i) Who gave Margie an apple?
(ii) Did Margie like the mechanical teacher?
(iii) What did Margie dislike about the mechanical teacher the most?
(iv) How did the mechanical teacher calculate Margie’s marks?
Objective Type Questions
(i) Who is the man with a box of tools in the passage?
a) Margie’s father
b) A repairman or technician
c) Margie’s teacher
d) A friend of Margie’s
Answer: b) A repairman or technician
(ii) What is the mechanical teacher?
a) A human teacher
b) A machine used for teaching
c) A textbook
d) A pen and paper
Answer: b) A machine used for teaching
(iii) What is the part Margie hates the most about the mechanical teacher?
a) The big screen where lessons are shown
b) The questions asked by the mechanical teacher
c) The punch code used for homework and test papers
d) The dials and wires on the machine
Answer: c) The punch code used for homework and test papers
(iv) What can be inferred about the technology used in Margie’s school?
a) It is outdated and obsolete
b) It is not very advanced
c) It is advanced, with the mechanical teacher having dials and wires
d) It is completely manual and does not involve any technology
Answer: c) It is advanced, with the mechanical teacher having dials and wires.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Did Margie like the printed book? Why/Why not?

“What a waste!” What is Tommy referring to as a ‘waste’? Is it really a waste?
What views did Margie’s mother have about teachers and learning?

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

As for music, she explains “it pours in through every part of my body. It tingles in the
skin, my cheekbones and even in my hair”. When she plays the xylophone, she can sense
the sound passing up the stick into her finger tips. By leaning against the drums, she can
feel the resonances flowing into her body. On a wooden platform, she removes her shoes
so that the vibrations pass through her bare feet and up her legs.

1. How does Evelyn hear the sound of xylophone ?

2. Why does she remove her shoes on a wooden platform during her performance ?
3. Find a word from the passage that means “‘take off”.
For quite a while, Evelyn managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and
teachers. But by the time she was eleven, her marks had deteriorated and her
headmistress urged her parents to take her to a specialist. It was then discovered that
her hearing was severely impaired as a result of gradual nerve damage. They were
advised that she should be fitted with hearing aids and sent to a school of the deaf.
1. Why did headmistress urge her parents to take her to the specialists ?
2. At what age were symptoms of deafness noticed in Evelyn ?
3. Trace the word that means “damaged”.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

How did Evelyn’s deafness come to light ?
OR
When did Evelyn’s mother notice that something was wrong with her hearing ?

How did Evelyn hear music despite being deaf ?

READ THE EXTRACT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

The young boy took to music early in’life. At the age of three when his mother took him
to his maternal uncle’s house in Benares (now Varanasi); Bismillah was fascinated
watching his uncles practice the shehnai. Soon Bismillah started accompanying his uncle,
Ali Bux, to the Vishnu temple of Benares where Ali Bux was employed to the play the
Shehnai. Ali Bux would play the shehnai and Bismillah would sit captivated for hours on
end. 1. Where did the young boy spend his life at the age of three ? .
2. What fascinated the young boy ?
3. Who was Ali Bux and where was he employed ?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1.Who had brought shehnai to the classical Stage ? What was he honoured with ?
2. How did ‘pungi’ transform into a Shehnai ?
3. What is the difference between a Pungi and a Shehnai ?

THE LITTLE GIRL

EXTRACT

Question 1:

To the little girl he was a figure to be feared and avoided. Every morning before going to
work he came into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to which she responded with
‘Good Bye Father’. And oh, there Was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of
the carriage growing fainter and fainter down the long road! ,
What was the daily routine of the father ?
‘When did the daughter feel relief ?
Trace a word from the passage which means “answered”

LONG ANSWER

1.How does Kezia begin to see her father as a human being who needs her
sympathy?
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

Who were the people in Kezia’s family?

What was Kezia’s father’s routine before going to an office and after coming back in
the evening?
What would Kezia’s mother ask her to do when Father returned from office?

A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND

EXTRACT

Question 1:
A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession would not
matter, because
“he will never make a success at anything”. Einstein began learning to play the violin at
the age of six, because his mother wanted him to. He later became a gifted amateur
violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life.
What was the headmaster’s opinion about Einstein ?
Why did Einstein learn to play violin ?
Find a word from the passage that means “having great natural ability”.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt ?

Write down the achievements of Albert Einstein.

POEMS

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Read the extract given below and answers the question that follow.
Question 1:Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follows :
Two roads diverged in yellow wood.
And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And locked down
once as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
At which point had the poet reached ?
Why was the traveller feeling sorry ?
Give the opposite to ‘met at a point’ from the passage ?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

Why will the choice between two roads that seem very much alike make such a big
difference many years later in the life of the poet?
Was the poet doubtful or clear that he would return to take the other path which he
could not do earlier ?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

MOMENTS

Why was the bird was not able to sleep that first night? (The Happy Prince)
How does the happy prince help the match girl, why?
How does the mother distract the child’s mind from the toys’ seller? (The Lost Child)
How does the child enjoy the beauty of the nature on the way to the fair?
How can you say that Toto is an unusual pet ? (Adventures of Toto)
Why was Toto’s presence kept a secret? Where was he kept during this period? How did
he behave? What does it tell about the character of grandfather? Do you think we should
keep something secret from the family?
Why did the guru want to leave this kingdom quickly? Why did the disciple stay on?