CBSE Class 9 English Sample Paper Set K

SECTION A (READING:20 marks)

Q1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (8M)

Immigration and visa issues, which have long plagued the information technology sector, could come back to hurt Indian IT services companies this year as the US heads towards Presidential election in 2016.

In the US, the biggest market for the Indian IT services sector, ―this will be a very, contentious election and immigration reform is right up there for discussion‖, said Phil Freshet, founder  and chief executive of HfS Research. ―The displacement of US IT and back-office jobs will be a

significant issue leading up to 2016.‖ India‘s $146-billion IT outsourcing industry has been a Beneficiary of the temporary US work visas that are required by skilled foreign workers to Work in that country. The employees working at client locations in the US are issued H –1B Visas, which have a cap of 65,000 a year.

The US Congress in recent months has been considering bills that seek to triple the cap of H– 1B visas to 1,95,000. There is, however, a growing discontent about the H-1B visa process among skilled workers in the US, who say the visas are a way for big companies to hire cheaper foreign workers.

Recent examples, they cite, include electricity company Southern California Edison and entertainment company Disney, where local employees were laid off and replaced by H-1B visa holders. The layoffs have prompted some US Senators to call for investigations into the visa process used by the companies.

―US workers who have trained a temporary visa-holding replacement as a condition of their Severance describe it as a profoundly humiliating experience. These workers see a direct connection between the US government‘s H- 1B visa policies and their job loss, and they are furious,‖ said Patrick Thibodeau, senior editor at Computerworld.

(a) The US will see presidential elections in __________.

(b) The employees working at client locations in the US are issued __________.

(c) The US congress has been planning to introduce Bills that would __________ the visas.

(d) Local companies like __________ and Disney laid off local employees and replaced them with H- 1B visa holders.

(e) Investigations have been initiated by some __________ into the visa process used by the companies.

(f) The __________ would be the worst affected due to the change in the visa policy.

(g) US workers find this laying off as a __________ experience.

(h) In 2016 elections, the __________ reform will be taken up for discussion.

Q2 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (2x4)+(1x4)=12

Modern food has become our enemy. We have become so slavish to taste and presentation that we eat food for its entertainment value, not for its nutritional benefit. Even as health awareness is increasing, the variety of junk and nutrition less food is also increasing. Each restaurant boasts of a new cuisine, which is a mixture of refined flour, oil and sugar. Pasta, noodles, white rice, white bread and maida based products like pizzas, burgers, nan and rumali roti are the main options in Italian, Chinese, Indian or Mexican cuisines. The vegetarian dishes are either overcooked or have a lot of corn starch and fat. The non-vegetarian dishes are either white-sauce based or made in rich gravies.

People are trying to lose weight by eating less in the day, so that they can accommodate such foods in the night. They skip breakfast and lunch so that they can satisfy their taste buds in the night with a family dinner. Perfect health, however, cannot be achieved by a process of eating less and not eating . The idea is to nourish the body. You might achieve some weight loss but you will also lose out on your health.

Therefore, whilst embarking upon any weight loss programme, remember that health is so much more than just weight loss, at the same time achieving ideal body weight in a healthy way does provide a basis for achieving perfect health.

Our weight is a balancing act, but the equation is simple: If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight. And if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you lose weight.

All too often, we make weight loss much more difficult than it needs to be with extreme diets that leave us cranky and starving, unhealthy lifestyle choices that undermine our dieting efforts, and emotional eating habits that stop us before we get started. But there‘s a better way! You can lose weight without feeling miserable. By making smart choices every day, you can develop new eating habits and preferences that will leave you feeling satisfied—and winning the battle of the bulge.

(a) How has modern food become our enemy ? 2

(b) How do people try to lose weight ?2

(c) What should you remember while trying to lose weight ?2

(d) What equation is drawn to highlight our weight as a balancing act ?2

(e) What is meant by 'nourish‘? (Para 2) 1

(f) What is meant by 'undermine‘? (Para 5) 1

(g) Find the word opposite in meaning to 'happy‘. (Para )

(h) Find the word opposite in meaning to 'neither‘. (Para 1)

SECTION B

(WRITING& GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)

Q3.You feel that today's tech savvy environment is a necessary evil. You cannot do without it even . It has created unending problems for today's generation. Write a diary entry in about 100 - 120 words expressing your thoughts about it. ( 5M)

Q4.Develop a story in about 150 - 200 words with the following beginning. Also give a suitable title.

The afternoon was hot and humid. The girl sitting next to me in the local bus was fast asleep.

Suddenly the conductor blew the whistle and the driver quickly applied the brakes ________ (10M)

Q5 .Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do not copy the entire passage. (3M)

Throughout the greater part (a)_____ Bertrand Russell‘s childhood, (b)_____ most important hours of his days were those (c)_____ he spent alone in the garden.

Q6.The following passage has not been edited. One word is missing from each line. Identify the missing word and write it in your answer sheet along with the word that comes before and after it. Remember to underline the missing word. The first one has been done as an example for you. (4M)

Two hundred seamstresses employed eg. Seamstresses were employed

to make shirts. They took my (a) ______ _______ _______

measurement as lay on the ground (b) ______ _______ _______

Then measured my right thumb (c) ______ _______ _______

and left they desired no more (d) ______ _______ _______

Q7. Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet.(3M)

(a) the / at both / atmosphere / is / cold / these places / very

(b) experience / they / extreme / solar / periods / exposure

(c) several / therefore / similarities / weather patterns / in the / there are

SECTION C

(LITERATURE& LONG READING TEXT: 25 Marks)

Q8.Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.(3M)

“Many times I rubbed my hands over the pages wishing they could understand what was written”.

(a) Who said these words and to who?

(b) Why did she rub her hands over the pages?

(c) Which word in the extract means, 'learn‘?

OR

I listened , motionless and still

And, as I mounted up the hill

The music in my heart I bore

Long after it was heard no more

(a) What did 'I' listen to ?

(b) What was 'I' doing at that time ?

(c) What does the word, 'still' mean ?

Q9.Answer the following questions in about 30 - 40 words (4x2=8)

(i) „It was like lighting a fuse. Duke shimmied himself U–shaped in anticipation‟. Explain.

(ii) Why has the poet used the word, 'babble‘for the brook ?

(iii) Who is better in business, Juliette or Gaston? Why?

(iv) Lord Ullin's daughter is terribly afraid of meeting her father. Give reasons for her fear.

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