CBSE Sample Paper-02

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT –II

English Communicative
Class – IX

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:
(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections:
Section A – Reading 20 marks
Section B – Writing and Grammar 25 marks
Section C – Literature 25 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION A
(Reading 20 marks)
1. A. Read the passage given below: (5)
Somewhere in Siberia 40 million years ago the sabre-toothed tiger flourished. It became
extinct only about 10,000 years ago and its descendants, the true tigers began to extend
their range, moving
southward in search of more suitable habitats as successive phases of the Ice Age made
Northern Asia uninhabitable.
Today, deep in the snows of the Soviet Far East, 200 tigers still roam and a few thousand of
its relatives patrol surviving pockets of forest from India to Indonesia. Wherever the tiger
lived, it exercised a deep and lasting effect on indigenous people, who traditionally revered
it as a god and protector of the forest and co-existed with it in an atmosphere of mutual
harmony and respect.
But western civilisation has taken its toll on the tiger. Thousands were shot for sports and
much of their habitat has been destroyed to make way for the demands of industry and
increasing populations. The tiger has now reached a crisis. It faces extinction if we do not
recognize that recent conservation efforts have failed and that the future of the tiger lies in
the hands of the people whose land it shares.
Answer the following questions briefly:
(i) When did Sabre-toothed tiger flourish?
(ii) In the past what was the tiger revered as?
(iii) Why is the tiger population becoming extinct?
(iv) Where does the future of tigers lie?
(v) What is the meaning of the phrase ‘has taken its toll’?

1. B. Read the passage given below: (5)

When my father laughs, it is not only our home that reverberates but the adjacent houses
feel the ripples as well. He loves to laugh - only now, at a ripe old age. In our younger days

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 we hardly remember seeing or hearing him laugh. He may have laughed in the company of
his friends, but not at home. My father, a professor of English, had ‘rigid, cold eyes’, His eyes
never flickered, penetrating deep into the person in front, if he happened to be the target,
enough to upset him from his seat. And they were cold not from an absence of warmth, but
like steel that had been tempered. Of course, it was not for us to question why his eyes were
cold or why he rarely laughed at home. Ours was to accept his authority in order to live.
Every morning, we would try to gauge father’s mood from the movement of his eyes or the
few words he spoke. If his voice didn’t have a rough edge, we would breathe and move
around a bit freely. On the other hand, when his throat produced grunts and rumbles, we
knew we had it for the day. The most difficult situation was when he was silent. Unable to
read him, we would be on the horns of a dilemma: Was it fine to go for a football match? Or,
would that invite a fine of two slaps, if not three penalty kicks?
My father’s moods were like Chennai’s climate - hot, hotter, hottest. Yet, like millions of
Madrasis who have not only survived their city’s climate but have also grown to love it, we
came to love our father the way he was.
He kept us on a tight leash with his stern countenance, fearing that we would go astray if
given any liberties. Discipline was his motto, perhaps inherited from his own English
professors. For that, I am grateful to him.
At the end of the day, he exudes a quiet smile of satisfaction at having reared a brood of
worthy citizens, if not exactly highly ‘valuable' ones. Freed now from the burden of bringing
up children, my father has dispensed with his rigid, cold facade. And he laughs a lot. He has
to unload all those cans of laughter in him that had their lids screwed on for so long. So, it’s
not strange that my children refuse to believe that their grandfather and laughter were ever
strangers.
Answer the following questions briefly:
(i) What was a rare sight for the author in his childhood?
(ii) To which thing the author compares his father’s eye?
(iii) What is the meaning of the expression ‘to be on the horns of a dilemma’?
(iv) Why was the author grateful to his father?
(v) Why does the father laugh a lot?
2. OTBA (10)

SECTION B
(Writing and Grammar 25 marks)
3. You are moved to see the future of a nation, children picking up rags and roaming about
streets, etc. Write an article with a suitable title in about 120-150 words. Take ideas from
the Unit ‘Children’ in MCB. (5)
4. Complete the following story in 150-200 words in any suitable way making it interesting.
Also give it a suitable and meaningful title. (10)
“Yesterday, I was going to school. On the way, I saw a child in the middle of the road. A car
was coming at full speed.”
5. Complete the following passage by choosing the correct word from the given options. (3)
Since the beginning of human existence, people (i) ______ over the world have expressed
their emotions and ideas (ii) ______ the medium of dance. The word ‘folk’ means people. Folk

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 dances express the moods and feelings of (iii) ______ common people. Different regions (iv)
______ India have their own dances, (v) ______dance is accompanied by music and songs of
the region to (vi) ______ it belongs.
(i) (a) all (b) whole (c) much (d) more
(ii) (a) in (b) into (c) through (d) of
(iii) (a) the (b) a (c) an (d) some
(iv) (a) at (b) of (c) for (d) from
(v) (a) Each (b) All (c) Whole (d) Many
(vi) (a) what (b) which (c) who (d) whose
6. The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the correction as shown in the example against the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the correct word. The first one has been done for you as an
example. (4)
Incorrect Correct
The wait have ended, and a new legend has (a) __________ __________
been born. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his intrepid
warriors now stand atop the pedestal (b) __________ __________
hitherto occupy only by Kapil’s Devils, (c) __________ __________
and India has became only the third country (d) __________ __________
after Australia and the West Indies to win the World Cup more than once
7. Rearrange the following jumbled words to form meaningful sentences. (3)
(a) I /read /paper /in /the /burglar /been /caught /had /the /that
(b) nightfall /began /cricketers /the /at /their /piercing /calls
(c) wore /a hat /he /of /coconut /made /fiber /his /on / head

SECTION C
(Literature 25 marks)
8. Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow: (3)
“The spectacled child considered the point for a moment gravely. Then, nodding, he
arranged his books in readiness for his return and went out. The front door closed with a
decorous softness.”
(i) Who is the spectacled child referred to in the above lines?
(ii) Which point was the spectacled child asked to consider?
(iii) What does 66Decorous softness” mean?
9. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words each. (8)
(i) Why was Corporal Turnbull the hero of all the soldiers?
(ii) How would life in school have been different for Harold had he known that his father
was “Young Porky”?
(iii) What was John A Pescud’s opinion about bestsellers?
(iv) Mention two signs of degeneration that takes place in the sixth stage of life according to
Shakespeare’s view of life?
10. Mr. Jerry Fisher turned out to be revengeful. Why and how? (4)
Or

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 Shakespeare has beautifully delineated every hue and colour of man’s personality in the
poem “The Seven Ages”. Discuss with examples from the poem.
11. A. Explain the great academy of projectors’ Lagado. (10)
Or
Pedro De Mendez emerges as one of the most attractive characters of the book. Comment.
Or
11. B. Describe the contribution made by Montmorency to the degree of humour contained in
the novel, “Three Men in a Boat.” (10)
Or
The three friends decide to go for a swim in the river. Why does the plan change in the
morning? How does the author become a hero?

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