CBSE Class 9 English Language and Literature Sample Paper Set E

SECTION - A

READING - 15 MARKS

1. Read the passage and complete the sentences given below the passage by choosing the most appropriate option from those given. 5 Marks

Travelling is a pleasure. Particularly for the young, the desire to see new places and get the feel of a new environment makes travel a wonderful experience. But do we make it trouble-free for others?

Don't start a conversation with the co-passenger without first knowing his willingness to converse with you. He/ she might like to read or have a nap and not necessarily be in a mood to talk.

Place your baggage in the rack above your seat. Don't encroach upon another's space. Also wait till the plane/ bus/ train comes to a stop to pull your luggage out. 

Be eco-friendly- remember that the place where you stand had been visited and has to be visited by thousands more. Carry a plastic bag for waste on sight seeing trips; you can empty it later in a dustbin. "Sustainable Tourism" is the only way to protect the resource and beauty of the earth.

If you want to enjoy the hospitality of friends or relatives residing in the place you visit, inform them in advance. Don't drop in like a bolt from the blue.

Be considerate towards your hosts. Help your host/ hostess in domestic chores. Go on sight seeing trips without troubling them to come to your help. Use your own toiletries and towels. Use the telephone of your host sparingly and only when necessary. Don't interfere in their domestic affairs unless you are asked to join. Don't expect your host to attend to your needs all the time.

1. Travelling gives us happiness because ……………………………………

a. we see hills

b. we see oceans

c. we see new places

d. of better weather conditions

2. We should not bother our fellow passengers by…………………..

a. talking needlessly

b. taking their reading material

c. taking their sleeping space

d. not puling their luggage out

3. Being eco-friendly in the passage implies…………………..

a. planting trees

b. not wasting things

c. not littering the place

d. being kind to your hosts

4. One can be considerate towards the hosts by………………..

a. not visiting them

b. carrying plastic bags

c. not overstaying

d. not expecting too much

5. The antonym for 'sparingly' is………………

a. liberally

b. carefully

c. necessary

d. needful

2. Read the passage and complete the sentences given below the passage by choosing the most appropriate option from those given. (5 Marks)

The ship is man's oldest and most important means of transportation. Today, thousands of ships cross oceans, sail along sea coasts and ply inland waterways. Trade among countries depends heavily on ships. Many kinds of ships are used to carry goods and people. Giant tankers haul petroleum, vegetable oil, wine and other liquids. Other vessels carry cargoes such as  grain, ore and sand. Passenger liners carry travellers across the oceans. Man's first 'ship' was probably a log that he used to cross a river. He probably used his hands to paddle the log. Later, he learned to build rafts by lashing logs together. In ancient Egypt, the people made their first rafts out of bundles of reeds. Later, they learned to lash bundles of reeds together to make boats. By about 4000 B.C., the Egyptians had learned to build galleys. Galleys were long boats powered by a row of paddles. By about 3200 B.C., the Egyptians had invented sails and therefore, they were able to use the power of the wind to propel their boats. The basic pattern for ships became set with the invention of the sail. Shipbuilders began concentrating on designing bigger and better ships...................................

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