IX 3RD SUMMATIVE— MODEL QUESTION PAPER
SECTION 1: READING SKILL (SEEN)
1. A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives (1 × 5 = 5):
(i) (d) cut
(ii) (a) one [a month later]
(iii) (b) 1660
(iv) (a) wood
(v) (b) rats
1. B. Cause and Effect Chart (1 × 3 = 3): Fill in the chart with information from the given text
:
Cause: The remaining contents of the bag had been eaten by rats and birds.
Effect: Crusoe saw only husks and dusts in the bag.
Cause: Crusoe had been on the island for ten or twelve days.
Effect: It occurred to him that he would lose the measure of time.
Cause: Crusoe needed to keep his provisions dry from the rain.
Effect: The narrator made some boxes.
1. C. Answer the following questions (2 × 2 = 4):
(i) Why did the narrator feel that he would lose the measure of time?
Answer: The narrator felt he would lose the measure of time because he had neither a watch nor a calendar with him on the island.
(ii) When did Crusoe witness some fine weather?
Answer: Crusoe witnessed some fair weather around 7th November, after a long spell of rain.
2. A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives (1 × 4 = 4):
(i) (b) lifting sea
(ii) (b) 'The North Ship'
(iii) (d) morning
(iv) (c) east
2. B. Answer the following questions (2 × 2 = 4):
(i) Where did the wind carry the first ship?
Answer: The wind carried the first ship towards the west to a rich country.
(ii) How did the wind hunt the second ship?
Answer: The wind hunted the second ship 'like a beast' over the quaking sea to anchor in captivity.
SECTION 2: READING SKILL (UNSEEN)
3. A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences (1 × 6 = 6):
(i) (b) Bhutan
(ii) (a) two [Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri]
(iii) (d) Jaldhaka
(iv) (d) Nagrakata
(v) (c) 23
(vi) (b) Diana [tri-junction rivers: Murti, Diana, Jaldhaka]
3. B. State True or False with supporting sentences (2 × 3 = 6):
(i) The tri-junction of three rivers has flood-affected areas, one of which is under Banarhat Police Station.
Answer: True (T)
Supporting Sentence: "In Jalpaiguri, the most flood-affected areas are at the tri-junction of three rivers, the Murti, the Diana and the Jaldhaka under Nagrakata, Banarhat, Maynaguri and Dhupguri Police Stations."
(ii) Wild animals like rhinos, gaurs and deer were seen being swept away by the Torsha.
Answer: True (T)
Supporting Sentence: "Wild animals including rhinos, deer and gaurs were seen being swept away by the Torsha from the Jaldapara National Park."
(iii) Two prominent reserve forests Jaldapara and Gorumara are in Alipurduar districts.
Answer: False (F)
Supporting Sentence: "The swollen rivers and streams have also flooded the Jaldapara and Gorumara National Parks — two prominent reserve forests in Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts." [They span both Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts.]
3. C. Answer the following questions (2 × 4 = 8):
(i) How have the nine tourists staying at the tourists lodge been rescued?
Answer: The nine tourists staying at the Madarihat Tourist Lodge have been rescued with the help of pet elephants belonging to the State Forest Department.
(ii) Which bridge has completely been washed away?
Answer:
The Holong bridge, which connects the Madarihat Tourist Lodge and the Assistant Wildlife Warden's office to Madarihat, has been completely washed away.
(iii) What damage is done by the streams and the rivers of the Dooars?
Answer: The swollen rivers and streams swept away houses at the Bamandanga-Tondu tea estate .It also washed away the Holong bridge and inundated vast areas of Jaldapara and Gorumara National Parks. Local infrastructure and wildlife were destructed.
(iv) What did the Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police say about the rescue and relief work?
Answer: Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police, Khandbahale Umesh Ganpat, stated that the dead bodies had been recovered .They also said that rescue and relief work were in active progress.
SECTION 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions (1 × 3 = 3):
(i) Sethji thundered at the protesting porter.
(ii) Our Mc William School is an HS school.
(Note: 'HS' begins with a vowel sound 'aitch', hence 'an')
(iii) And one was rigged for a long journey.
5. Do as directed (1 × 6 = 6):
(i) I am not less taller than you. [Change into positive degree]
Answer: You are at least as tall as I am {(/I am at least as tall as you. (or: You are not taller than I am.)}
(ii) She is so intelligent that she will understand it. [Rewrite using 'too']
Answer: She is too intelligent not to understand it.
(iii) The football team will put up a brave fight. [Change the voice]
Answer: A brave fight will be put up by the football team.
(iv) He said, "When I was reading the book, the idea struck me." [Change into an indirect speech]
Answer: He said that when he was reading the book, the idea had struck him
(v) She has much wealth, but she is not happy. [Change into a simple sentence]
Answer: In spite of having much wealth, she is not happy. (or: Despite her great wealth, she is not happy.)
(vi) Previously I had no lamp after dark. [Rewrite using the adjective form of 'dark']
Answer: Previously I had no lamp in the dark hours. (or: Previously I had no lamp once it turned dark.)
6. Choose the correct phrasal verbs (1 × 3 = 3):
[List: bring out, carry through, bring up, set up, carry off]
(i) A new university was built in Cooch Behar. → set up
(ii) They published a magazine recently. → brought out (past tense of 'bring out')
(iii) Jim won three gold medals in sport. → carried off (past tense of 'carry off')
7. Find words from the Unseen passage (Question No. 3) with given meanings (2 × 4 = 8):
(i) likewise → along with (or: similarly / also)
(ii) heights, positions, standards of something → levels (from 'surge in water levels')
(iii) property → estate (from 'tea estate') / infrastructure
(iv) a person in charge of looking after the people and taking care of the rules → Superintendent (from 'Superintendent of Police') / Warden (from 'Wildlife Warden')
