RBSE Class 9 Question Bank English

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Read the given text and choose the correct answer. (Question no.1 to 2)

Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. "Because it's not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old
kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.

1 Do you think Tommy's way of explaining the old kind of school to Margie is effective ?

(A) yes, because he (B) No, Because his (C) Yes because he (D) No, because he ( )
provides detailed tone is dismissive. simplifies the focuses too much on
historical context. explanation. showing off his
knowledge.

2 What can be inferred about Tommy's attitude towards Margie and her knowledge about old schools ?

(A) He feels (B) He shows a sense (C) He is indifferent to (D) He is confused and ( )
sympathetic about of superiority. her lack of knowledge. unsure.
her ignorance.

Read the given text carefully and choose the correct answer. (Question no. 3 to 6)

Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather's
grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighborhood came laughing and shouting in the
schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. They learned
the same things, so they could help one another with the homework and talk about it.

3 What Can be inferred about Margie's feelings towards the old schools?

(A) she believes the (B) She is happy with (C) She is indifference to (D) She is curious and ( )
old schools were her current schooling them. interested in them.
less effective. method.

4 What aspect of the old schools does Margie seem to value the most?

(A) The (B) The longer school (C) The sense of (D) The advance ( )
individualized hours. community and technology used in
learning plans. interaction among teaching
students.

5 How does the description of the old school's contrast with Margie's current experience?

(A) The old school (B) The old school, (C) The old schools (D) The old school were ( )
were less were more communal lacked structure. more solitary.
educational. and interactive.

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6 Why Margie have sighed while thinking about the schools?

(A) she was bored. (B) She was unhappy (C) She found the old (D) She way happy to be ( )
with her current school. school uninteresting. learning new method.

Read the given text carefully and answer the given questions. (Question no. 7 to 10)

To the little girl he was a figure to be feared and a figure to avoided. Every morning before go ing to work
he came into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to which she responded with "Goodbye, Father". And
oh, there was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter and fainter
down the long road.

7 What can be inferred about little girl relationship with her father?

(A) She is indifferent (B) She deeply admires (C) she fears and avoid (D) she eagerly awaits ( )
to him. him. him. his return.

8 Why might the little girl feel a sense of relief when her father leaves?

(A) she misses her (B) She is afraid of him. (C) She dislikes being (D) She enjoys having ( )
father when he is alone. the house to herself.
gone.

9 What does the girl's response "Good bye, father" indicate about her feelings?

(A) she is trying to (B) She is excited to (C) she is indifferent to (D) she is emotionally ( )
hide her emotions. see him leave. see him leave. distant from him.

10 Imagine you are the little girl's friend notice her fear towards her father. How could you support her?

(A) Encourage her (B) Talks to other friend (C) make fun off her. (D) Ignore the behaviour ( )
to express her about it. because it is her family
feelings to her matter.
father.

11 Which of the option using UNLESS' correctly in the sentence. "If you don't hurry, you will miss the bus.!"

(A) If you hurry, (B) If you don't hurry, (C) Unless you hurry, (D) Unless you hurry, ( )
unless you miss the unless you miss the you will miss the bus. you don't miss the bus.
bus. bus.

12 Choose the correct sentence using 'UNLESS'

(A) Unless you don't (B) Unless if you (C) Unless you (D) If not you apologize, ( )
apologize, she will apologize, she will not apologize, she will not unless she will not
not forgive you. forgive you. forgive you. forgive you.

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13 Identify the equivalent sentence using "If not" for the following sentence: "Unless you start now, you won't
finish on time."

(A) If you start now, (B) If you start now, (C) If you do not start (D) If you do not start ( )
you will finish on you won't finish on now, you won't finish on now, you will finish on
time. time. time. time.

14 Identify the similar sentence using "if not" for the following one- "Unless you take your medicine, you
won't get better."

(A) If you do not (B) If you take you'r (C) If you not take your (D) If you do not take ( )
take your medicine, medicine, you won't get medicine, you won't get your medicine, you won't
you will get better. better. better. get better.

15 Identify the adverb is the following Sentence: Riddhi sings beautifully at birthday party.

(A) Riddhi (B) Sings (C) Beautifully (D) Birthday ( )

16 Choose the sentence that correctly uses an adverb.

(A) He quick ran to (B) He ran quick to the (C) He quickly ran to the (D) He ran quicked to the ( )
the store. store. store. store.

17 Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence:

"Suman mentioned that she would be late to the meeting."

(A) She (B) Mentioned (C) Would be (D) Late ( )

18 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: "Lavanya speaks quite clearly".

(A) Speak,Quite (B) Quite, lavannya (C) Clearly, speak (D) Quite, clearly ( )

19 Identify the reporting verb in the following sentence "Suman mentioned that she would be late to the
meeting."

(A) She (B) Mentioned (C) Would be (D) Late ( )

19 Choose the correct reported speech for the following direct speech:- "Can you help me " she asked.

(A) She is asking if I (B) She asked if I could (C) She asks if I can help (D) She asked can I help ( )
can help her. help her. her. her.

20 Which of the following sentence contain an appropriate use of a reporting verb?"

(A) He encouraged (B) He hopes me to do (C) He suggesting me to (D) He asked me doing ( )
me to do well in the well in the exam. do well in the exam. well in the exam.
exam.

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21 Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of place?

(A) She sings well. (B) Mahi looked (C) Shiv is an intelligent (D) Manju came to ( )
everywhere. boy. suman.

22 Which of the following sentences containing an appropriate use of a repotring verb?

(A) Neelam (B) Neelam asked that (C) Neelam asked to (D) Neelam informed me ( )
informed to me I attend the event. attend the event. about the event.
about the event.

23 Choose the correct opposite of "adequate" using the correct prefix.

(A) Unequate (B) Inadequate (C) Imadequate (D) Indequate ( )

24 What is the opposite of "demanding" using the correct prefix?" Choose correct option.

(A) Indemanding (B) Undemanding (C) Imdemanding (D) ildemanding ( )

25 Which is the Correct opposite of "disputed" using is the opposite the correct prefix?

Choose appropriate option.

(A) Irdisputed (B) Imdisputed (C) undisputed (D) missdisputed ( )

26 Choose the appropriate option which is correct opposite of "coherent" using the correct prefix

(A) Discoherent (B) Uncoherent (C) Miscoherent (D) Incoherent ( )

27 What is the meaning of the phrase "broke out" in the given sentence? "A communal was broke out when
the princess was abducted by the neighbouring prince"

(A) The war ended (B) The war startet (C) The war was (D) The war was ( )
suddenly. suddenly. avoided. resolved.

28 The thief "broke into* our house When we were away." what is the meaning of the under lined word.

(A) The thief sold (B) The thief enter the (C) The thief occupied (D) The thief break the ( )
the house. house unlawfully. the house. house.

29 What does the phrase "broke down" mean in the context- "The car broke down on the way and we were
left stranded in the jungle"

(A) The car was (B) The car was stolen. (C) The car failed to (D) The car was sold. ( )
improved. function properly.

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30 "The Cockpit broke off from the plane em during the plane crash! What does Broke off" signify in the
above sentence.

(A) The cockpit (B) The cockpit was (C) The cockpit was (D) The cockpit was ( )
separated from the repaired. redesigned. stolen from the plane.
plane

31 Choose the correct punctuation mark for the given sentence-

Who is more fierce than a leopard

(A) Period (.) (B) Comma (,) (C)Exclamation mark (!) (D) Question mark (?) ( )

32 What punctuation is missing in the sentence- "you sir replied the leopard"

(A) Period (.) (B) Comma (,) (C) Colon (:) (D) Exclamation mark (!) ( )

33 "He marched up to an elephant and asked the same question" Choose the correctly punctuated
sentence.

(A) He marched up (B) He marched up to (C) He marched up to an (D) He marched up to, ( )
to an elephant and, an elephant, and asked elephant; and asked the an elephant and asked
asked the same the same question . same question. the same question.
question

34 Choose the sentence that correctly uses comma to set off non-essential information.

(A) A my brother (B) A my brother, who (C) A my brother, who, (D) A my brother , who ( )
who lives in lives in Bikaner, is lives in Bikaner is visiting lives in Bikaner is
Bikaner, is visiting is visiting is next week. is next week. visiting, is next week.
next week.

35 Which of the following sentence correctly uses a colon?

(A) She way sure of (B) She way sure of: (C) She way sure of one (D) She way sure of one ( )
one thing: she had one thing she had to thing she had to leave by thing she had : to leave
to leave by noon. leave by noon. noon: by noon.

36 Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates the dialogue?

(A) "Are you coming (B) "Are you coming to (C) "Are you coming to (D) "Are you coming, to ( )
to the party." she the party." she asked ? the party ?" she asked. the party." she asked.
asked.

37 Which of the following option is a correct passive of the sentence: - "I used to collect the seeds and sell
them to provision shop on mosque street. "

(A) The seeds are (B) The seeds were (C) The seeds were (D) The seeds were ( )
being collected and collected and sold to a being collected by me to collected and sold to The
provision shop on be sold to a provision provision shop on the

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sold by me. mosque street by me. shop on Mosque street. Mosque street way
collected by the seeds
and sold.

38 Which sentence can be correctly transformed into passive voice as, "The first wages were earned by me
with the help of Samsudin."

(A) I earned my first (B) I used to earn my (C) Samsuddin helped (D) Samsuddin earned ( )
wages by first wages with me earn my first wages. my first wages to earn.
Samsuddin. Samsuddin.

39 Which one of the given option is the correct passive voice of the following sentence- "Our National
Anthem (Compose) Rabindranath Tagore!

(A) Our National (B) Our National (C) Our National Anthem (D) Our National Anthem ( )
Anthem are Anthem was composed will composed by has been composed by
composed by by Rabindranath Rabindranath Tagor. Rabindranath Tagor.
Rabindranath Tagor.
Tagor.

40 Choose the option with the correct passive voice for the following Sentence "She won the match".

(A) The match has (B) The match was (C) The match is win by (D) She win the match. ( )
been won by her. won by her. her.

41 Complete the sentence given below the appropriate option with "The paneer ........ . gone bad.

(A) Is (B) Was (C) Has (D) Are ( )

Read the text and answer the given question. (Question no. 42 to 45)

Every tinkle on the shingles has an echo in the heart; and a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being
start, and a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof, as I listen to the patter of the rain
upon the roof. Identify and appreciates significant literary appreciate.

42 What does the 'tinkle on the shingles' metaphorically represent in the speaker's experience?

(A) The sound of (B) The soothing sound (C) The noise of traffic. (D) The sound of music ( )
laughter. of rain. from a piano.

43 What rode do "a thousand recollection" play in the poem,?

(A) They create a (B) They were (C) They emphasize the (D) They indicate the ( )
sense of confusion memories into the speaker's forgetfulness. speaker's desire to
and chaos. present moment. escape reality.

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44 What clues the phrase "weave their air- thread into woof" suggest about the nature of the speaker's
thoughts and memories?

(A) They are (B) They are intricately (C) They are heavy and (D) They are random ( )
fragmented and interwoven burdensome. and meaningless.
disconnected.

45 What can be inferred about the speakers emotional state while listening to the "patter of the rain"?

(A) The speaker (B) The speaker (C) The speaker is (D) The speaker is ( )
feels agitated and experiences a sense of indifferent to the rain. overwhelmed with
restless. calm and reflection sadness.

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ANSWER SHEET
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D D D C B B C B D A
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C C C C C C B D B B
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A B A D B C D B B C
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A D B C C C C B C B
41 42 43 44 45 46
B C B B B B

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