CBSE Class 9 English Communicative Question Paper Set 16

CBSE English Communicative last year question papers for Class 9 CBSE exams for CBSE Students. Based on CBSE and CCE guidelines. The students should practice these Question Papers to gain perfection which will help him to get more marks in CBSE examination. The CBSE releases question papers every year. Some papers are released prior to the CBSE examinations so that students can do practice.Please refer to more CBSE Class IX question papers in other links.

Summative Assessment – I, 2011 - English Communicative - Class - IX - Maximum Marks: 90 Time : 3 hours

Instructions:

The question paper is divided into four sections.

Section A: Reading 20 marks

Section B: Writing 25 marks

Section C: Grammar 20 marks

Section D: Literature 25 marks

Section A

(Reading – 20 Marks)

Q1. Read the following passage carefully: (10 marks)

The Olympic flame or Olympic fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek God Zeus by Prometheus, its origin lies in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. For the ancient Greeks, fire had divine connotations. Therefore, a fire permanently burns on an altar in Olympia. During the Olympic games which honoured Zeus, additional fires were lit at his temple and that of his wife, Hera. The modern Olympic flame is ignited at the site where the temple of Hera used to stand.

Fire did not appear at the modern Olympics until 1928. The Dutch architect Jan Wils had included a tower in his design for the Olympic stadium for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and came up with the idea of having a fire burn throughout. It has been part of the modern Olympic games ever since. The idea of an Olympic flame was met with enthusiasm, and was incorporated as a symbol of Olympism. 

The modern torch relay was introduced at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin. German sports official and sports scientist Carl Dien conceived the idea of an Olympic relay for the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin. More than 3000 runners carried the torch form Olympia to Berlin. German track – and – field athlete Fritz Schilgen was the last to carry the torch, igniting the flame in the stadium. The Olympic flame is nowadays ignited several months before the opening celebrations of the Olympic games at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia. Greece.  Eleven priestresses, played by actors, light the fire by placing a torch in a concave parabolic mirror which concentrates rays from the sun. The torch is then transported to the host city of the upcoming Olympics by means of a torch relay.

Choose the correct alternative from the given options and complete the

sentences. Write only the answer in your answer script:

I (1) Olympic games honoured the Greek God __________.

(2) The Olympic flames burnt on an __________.

(3) A fire permanently burns on an altar in Olympia because __________.

(4) Olympic flame is lighted at the __________.

(5) The idea of an Olympic flame was met with __________.

(6) They light the fire by placing a torch __________.

II Fill each of the blanks with one word only :

The Olympic games are an (a)__________ sports festival held every (b)__________ years in a different country. Its purpose is to encourage (c)__________ in games and to forge  d)__________ among people of the world.

III Find words in the passage that means the following :

(a) everlasting

(b) extinguish

Q2. Read the following passage carefully: (5 marks)

Rice is Nice

The Chinese proverb ―Without rice, even the cleverest woman cannot cook‖ is true for innumerable Indians too. Eaten simply boiled, rice is the world’s most important basic type of food and it’s also as delicious as pulao, biryani, idli, appams, puddings or kheer. And the grain is available in a myriad of varieties the world over.

It‟s not fattening Contrary to some urban myths, scientists and diet experts know that rice is good for you and can’t make you heavier. It mainly comprises carbohydrates that do not add kilos if consumed in moderation. ―Rice is not fattening,‖ says Richa Anand, chief dietitian at Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai. ―An average 100-gram serving of rice has only about 0.4 gram of fat.‖ In fact this serving has no more than 100 calories. And, writes noted culinary expert Tarla Dalal, ―Rice has approximately the same calories as whole wheat and  hence is not more fattening.‖ It‟s easy to digest. Rice Janji is, therefore, a home remedy for diarrhoea. In fact the Janji, with a few accompaniments, like coconut chutney and cooked beans,...................

Refer to the attached file for CBSE Class IX English Communicative Summative Assessment 1 Question Paper for 2011 - 9