Standard IX - 9th - Second Midterm Test Question Paper - English - Samacheer Kalvi

 

          II MID TERM TEST    

Std: IX                                                                                                                       Marks: 50               Sub: English                                                                                                               Time: 1.30 Hrs.                                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                  PART -I

I. Answer all the questions                                                                                                         9 x 1 = 9

Choose the appropriate synonyms for the underlined words:

1. My trouser pockets were somewhat bulging

a. swell out         b. shortened                      c. bubbled                           d. shrink

2. You have stolen these oranges and concealed them in your pocket.

a. packed.           b. hid.                                   c. opened            d. locked

3. Man sought in rain for an imagery elixir of life

a. Medicine to cure all ills    b. tonic for life   c. powder for health       d. liquid syrup.

Choose the appropriate antonyms for the italicized words:

4. I have never eaten an orange again.

a. no time            b. narrow                           c. already                            d. always

5. Elixir was thought to confer immortality

a. mortality         b. maturity                         c. memory                          d. movability.

6. Add a prefix to the word 'national'

a. co                       b. sub.                                  c. inter                                  d. hyper

7. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom

8. She is in deep waters

a. foot's errand.        b. in big trouble.       c. in tears.                           d. in a ship.

9. Complete the sentences with one of the modal verbs given below.

You _____ obey your elders.

a. will                      b. ought to                         c. might                                d. can

PART II

Section -I (PROSE)

II. Answer any THREE of the following questions in a sentence or two.             3 x 2 =6

1. Where did the narrator work?

2. What was the narrator's job in the docks?

3. What was Clem Jones carrying in the box?

4. What is the imaginary elixir of life?

5. What according to the writer is the real elixir of life?

Section –II (POETRY)

III. Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any TWO of the following.     2 x 2 =4

1."The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,

     And I've many curious things to show when you are there"

a) How can the fly reach the spider's parlour?

b) What will the fly get to see in the parlour?

2."Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "Kind sir, that cannot be,

    I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"

a) Is the fly willing to enter the spider's pantry?

b) Can you guess what was in the pantry?

3. “O'er the yellow pebbles dancing,

    Through the flowers and foliage glancing”

a) How does the river flow?

b) What is meant by 'foliage'?

 

 

 

 

 

Section –III (GRAMMAR)

IV. Answer any THREE of the following                                                                        3 x 2 =6

1. Rewrite the following sentence into positive degree.

     The Nile is longer than any other river in the world.

2. Use the given verb in suitable tense form.

   When they ______(a) _______ (go) to the theatre, all the tickets ______ (b)_______(sell)

3. Write the correct gerund /infinitive form.

a. Mani is too tired______(finish) this form.

b. _______(Walk) is a good exercise.

4. Punctuate the following

       but the cat will run away clem said again.

Section – IV (Compulsory)

V. Answer the following questions.                                                                                         1 X 2=2

1. You are in your school. A man approaches you to guide him to the nearby temple. Give three instructions using the following road map.

 

 

 

 

PART III

Section -I (PROSE & POEM)

VI. Answer any one of the following in utmost 10 lines                                                                                 1 x 5 =5

1. Narrate the Clever strategy followed by Clem Jones to deceive Pongo.

2. How does C. V. Raman show that water is the elixir of life?

3. Write a character sketch of the spider.

Section - II (Compulsory)

VII. Quote from memory.                                                                                                       1 x 5 =5

River, river........

                             ....................youth.

PART - IV

VIII. Write a paragraph of about 100 words by developing the following hints.    1 x 8 =8

Tommy found --- a real book ----about the old schools ------2157 -----no schools ------no teachers ----no books ----Tommy ---13 year -----11 year old ----room ---house -- school ----Machines ---- teachers --- screen --- computer ---book Tommy -- find --- real old book ---attic ---house ---yellow --- crinkly --- Margie ---surprise --printed --papers -- same age ---- same place --- discuss --- help --- homework ------strange --- mechanical teacher ---lesson ---- think ----old schools fun.

IX. Answer any one of the following questions                                                              1 x 5 = 5

Prepare an attractive advertisement using hints given below.                                  

Home appliances – Diwali sale – 20-50% - Special Combo Offers – Aadhav & Co., Raja Street, Sivakasi.

OR

Write a letter to your friend about your experiences during the recent ‘Gaja’  cyclone.

 

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