CBSE Class 9 English Language and Literature Sample Paper Set 03

SECTION A

READING 

Q1. Read the passage given below and write the option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheets: (5 marks)

Buñol in Spain is famous for its produce, tomatoes. But its notoriety comes from the locals' habit of wearing the produce as well as tasting it. On the last Wednesday of every August Buñol hosts La Tomatina, the world's largest vegetable fight. La Tomatina started with a good laugh. During the forties, in Buñol's main town square, a number of friends started a tomato fight for unknown reasons. Soon enough, however, their rowdy hooliganism drew passers-by into the fray. They had so much fun that from that day onward, the fiesta has been celebrated annually and has grown ever bigger each year.

The night before La Tomatina, the narrow streets beneath the town's imposing medieval bell tower are filled with tomatoes. Early Wednesday morning official instigators begin ceremoniously pelting the awaiting crowd with their precious cargo: Soon the streets are awash in tomato seeds and pulp. The madness continues until more than 90,000 pounds of tomatoes have been hurled at anything that ducks, runs, stops, turns about, or fights back. Once the battle is over in less than half an hour, the warriors head down to the river to remove the saucy mess from hair and body. (197 words)

A. La Tomatina is a ………………………..

a. brawl

b. festival

c. sport

d. clash

B. The mood that began La Tomatina was that of…………………..

a. anger

b. amusement

c. jealousy

d. sadness

C. La Tomatina begins with…………… pelting tomatoes.

a. hooligans

b. friends

c. officials

d. fighters

D. La Tomatina ends with……………………

a. mess on the streets

b. people fighting

c. people rejoicing

d. people bathing

E. The word 'notoriety' means…………

a. fame

b. luxury

c. bad name

d. popularity

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