CBSE Class 9 PSA English Sample Paper Set A

I. AT THE THEATRE

(To the lady behind me)

Dear madam you have seen this play:

I never saw it till today

You know the details of the plot

But let me tell u I do not

The author seeks to keep from me

The murderer’s identity

And you’re not a friend of his

If you keep shouting who it is

The actors in their funny way

Have several funny things to say,

But they do not amuse me more

If you have said them just before

The merit of the drama lies

I understand, in some surprise;

But the surprise now must be small

Since you have just foretold all.

The lady you have brought with you

Is, I infer, a half wit, too.

But I can understand the piece

Without assistance from your neice.

In short foul woman it would suit

Me just as well if you were mute;

In fact to make my meaning plain,

I trust you will not speak again.

And may I add one human touch?

Don’t breathe upon my neck so much.

Answer the following questions by choosing an appropriate option from those given below:

1. At the theatre the narrator’s experience was …………………..

a) Pleasant

b) Unpleasant

c) Boring

d) Tedious

2. The narrator bluntly asked her to keep silent because

a) She had spoiled for him all the charm of the play

b) She was breathing upon his neck

c) She was speaking loudly what was going to happen next

d) He loved to watch the play peacefully

3. The word ‘infer’ here means

a) To say something obliquely

b) To discover the hidden talent

c) To arrive at a conclusion

d) To suggest indirectly

4. The tone of the narrator initially is

a) Rude

b) Bitter

c) Polite

d) Ironic

5. According to the narrator, the niece of the talkative woman is

a) Half-mad

b) Very intelligent

c) Hard of hearing

d) A stupid person

II. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [1X5=5]

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