CBSE Class 9 English Sample Paper Set 05

CBSE Class 9 English Sample Paper Set E. It’s always recommended to practice as many CBSE sample papers as possible before the examinations. The latest sample papers have been designed as per the latest blue prints, syllabus and examination trends. Sample papers should be practiced in examination condition at home or school and also show it to your teachers for checking or compare with the answers provided. Students can download the sample papers in pdf format free and score better marks in examinations. Refer to other links too for latest sample paper set E. 

Section - A 

Reading

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 

The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the  ontinent of Australia. The Amazon rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon river, the world's second largest river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals. The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two per cent of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grow here. The forest floor, however, is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms, which are quickly broken down into nutrients and integrated into the soil. Free roots stay close to these available nutrients and decomposers such as millipedes and earth worms use nutrients for food.

The understory is the layer above the forest. Much like the forest floor, only about 2-5 per cent of the sunlight reaches this shadowy realm. Many of the plants in the understory have large, broad leaves to collect as much sunlight as possible. The understory is so thick that there is very little air movement. As a result, plants rely on insects and animals to pollinate flowers.

The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is where much of the action in the rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have specially adapted leaves which form ‗drip tips'. Drip tips allow water to flow off the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi, and lichens from occupying the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80 percent of the sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest's fruits and flowers grow. Bromeliads cup-like plants, provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.

a) Why is the Amazon rainforest called the world's largest rainforest?

b) Amazon river is the world's ____________________.

c) How important is the Amazon river for Amazon rainforests?

d) Why do very few plants grow in the understory of the rainforests?

e) Why is there very little air movement in the understory?

f) What is the layer above the understory called?

g) How are bromeliads useful for animals and tree frogs?

h) Find the word from the passage which means 'grand'.

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