SUB: ENGLISH
I UNIT TEST REVISION
STD: IX
Q1.Do as directed:
1. Prepare an acrostic with the word ‘life’.
2. gloriously-...............(give other-ly adverb of similar meaning)
3. Write two compound words of your own.
4. Make two sentences of your own using them as noun and verb
‘knot’
5. She got her licence without --------problems.[some\any]
[fill in the blanks with appropriate determiner]
Q2A. Read the passage and answer the activity:
The Swiss Family Robinson is a well- known adventure novel that people of many countries
have enjoyed for more than two hundred years. It has also been made into graphic novels
and films. The novel, written by the Swiss clergyman Johann David Wyss, is not just an
adventure. It aims at teaching young people values like self-reliance, determination,love for
your family, co-operation and prudent use of resources. It also has good lessons relevant in
natural sciences, good husbandry and even mathematics! Some elements of the novel do
stretch reality to a certain extent- but we must consider that it is a work of fiction and not a
fact file. Given below is a synopsis- an outline of its basic story. William, Elizabeth and their
children had been travelling in a ship when the ship was caught in a great storm. The other
passengers evacuated without them. William, and his family including the young children
Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Franz, were left to survive alone. They weathered the great storm
waiting in the ship’s hold. The ship survived the night and the family found themselves within
sight of a tropical desert island The next morning, they decided to get to the island they
could see beyond the reef. With much effort, they constructed a vessel out of tubs. After they
filled the tubs with food and ammunition and all other articles of value they could safely
carry, they rowed toward the island. Two dogs from the ship named Turk and Juno swam
beside them. The ship’s cargo of livestock, guns and powder, carpentry tools, books, a
disassembled pinnace, and provisions had also survived. Over the next few days, William
(father) attached the floatable old kegs to one another and built a bow that curved around
them. The family had landed successfully on the island. They set up a tent and softened the
floor with armloads of grass they cut and spread to serve as their beds. They came to a
grove of trees. One tree grew what looked like gourds on its trunk. The father told Fritz, the
gourds would make excellent bowls and spoons, and they cut them into
various utensils.
A1. Rearrange the events in the flowchart in correct order of their occurrence:
1. The Robinson family landed successfully on the island.
2. The Robinson family rowed towards the island.
3. The Robinson family cut gourds to make the utensils.
4. The Robinson family was caught in the storm while travelling
A2. What does the novel aim at teaching?
A3.Do as directed:.
William and his family were left to survive alone.
[Pick out the infinitive and write in your own sentence]
A4 What were the efforts taken by the family to survive on the island?
Q2.B Read the following extract and do the activities :
Life
Life, believe, is not a dream,
So dark as sages say;
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day :
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom,
Oh, why lament its fall ?
Rapidly, merrily,
Life’s sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly.
What though death at times steps in,
And calls our Best away ?
What though Sorrow seems to win,
O’er hope a heavy sway?
Yet Hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell,
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair!
- Charlotte Bronte
What do the sage say?
What does the rain often foretel
Pick out from the poem, two lines each that reflect on optimistic attitude and
pessimistic attitude.
Give other ‘-ly’ adverbs of similar meaning
Grateful
Cherrily
What though sorrow seems to win,
O’er hope a heavy sway?(Identify the figure of speech)
Q3A write a letter (formal)
Write to the Divisional Forest Officer, Nagzira Sanctuary, booking a weekend visit.
NAGZIRA SANCTURY
A Heaven on Earth!
Experience the peace and beauty of this place first hand! Learn about wild animals
and their habitat.
For further details, contact:
The Divisional Forest officer,
Nagzira Sanctuary,
Bhandara – 441 904
www.divforestoffice.nagzira.com/ email us on –
Q3.Expand the idea :
‘Dreams don’t allow you to sleep’
