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

 

II MID TERM TEST 

Std. – IX                                                                                                       Time: 1.30 Hrs                                                                                              

Sub: English                                                                                                 Marks: 50

                                                                                  PART -I

I. Answer all the questions                                                                            10 X 1 = 10

Choose the appropriate synonyms for the underlined words:

1. Water has been trickling from the tap

a. flow slowly         b. gushing                      c. pouring                           d. tightly closed

2. The scientists researched about the teeming forests

a. filled with living things.                 b. filled with non-living things.                                

c. filled with trees                               d. filled with old buildings

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 underlined words:

4. The building was under construction for many months.

a. planning            b. decoration                   c. process                              d. destruction

5. Elixir was thought to confer immortality

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

 Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom

6. She is in deep waters

a. foot's errand.     b. in difficult situation.       c. in tears.                          d. in a ship.

7. Raja was gruff as a bear

a. friendly             b. grizzly                             c. unsociable.                     d. sociable

8. He was busy as a hibernating bear

a. active.                b. busy                               c. remaining idle.                d. running

9. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrasal verb

The manager went through all the letters.

a. walked.              b. arranged                        c. destroyed .                      d. examine

10. Choose the correct plural form for the word “Knife”

a. knifes.                b. knives                            c. knifeses .                         d. kniveses

 

PART II

Section -I (PROSE)

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

1. What is the main cause of soil erosion?

2. What are the two sources of water?

3. What happens to the rain water?

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 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. Fill in the blanks with appropriate tenses                                                     5 X 1 = 5

1. My brother __________ (work) in London now.              

2. Cows __________ (give) us milk.      

3. I ___________ (read) all the plays of Shakespeare.

4. Vijay __________ (repair) his car last week.       

5. Rani________ (wait) for Priya since 11 o’ clock.                                             

Section – IV (Compulsory)

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

   You are in your school. A man approaches you to guide him to the commissioner office. 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. How does the poet bring about the comparison of life with the river?

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. Write a letter to your friend about your deepavali celebrations   (5 Marks)

 

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