Class 9 Sample Paper 2022 Solution English Term 2

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Practice Paper – TERM II (2021 – 2022)
Class – IX
English- Language and Literature (184)

Q1.
i. The two most important health-related benefits of gardening are : It relieves stress and
offers nutritional benefits to those who choose to plant a vegetable garden.
ii. Planning the garden and then caring for it helps a person in unwinding and relaxing
thereby clearing his or her mind.
iii. A person knows about the chemicals used to grow vegetables only when he or she
himself grows it in the garden.
iv. The human quality of being patient is enhanced through gardening.
v. Commitment
vi. Gardening can have functional and recreational uses:
Relaxation : basking in warm sunshine.
Growing useful produce : Fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables. Etc.

Q2.
i. In low-income and middle-income countries
ii. Pedestrians and cyclists constitute a higher proportion of road users in low and
middle – income countries because majority of people can’t afford to buy four
wheeled vehicles.
iii. Successful prevention programmes can be put in place involving interventions from
different geographic and cultural contexts to protect young people.
iv. Children and young people under the age of 25 years.
v. African and the Eastern Mediterranean regions
vi. Infants are vulnerable to other diseases and conditions and always need an adult to
carry them around.

Q3.
i. Diary Entry:
Format – 1 mark
Content – 2.5 marks
Expression – 1.5 marks

ii. Story Writing:
Title – 1 mark
Content – 2 marks
Accuracy – 1 mark
Fluency – 1 mark

Q4. Editing:

½ mark for identification of the error ▪ ½ mark for the writing of the correction. Editing is
incomplete if either aspect (identification or rectification) is missing.
Error CORRECTION
a) on in
b) mean means
c) a an

Q5. (a) they had to pay the toll tax there
(b) asked what toll tax was

Q6. (1 mark for content)
(1 mark for expression)
i. Santosh developed:
* remarkable resistance to cold and the altitude
*a strong will
*physical endurance and mental toughness

ii. *The author’s wife loves her pet Bruno deeply
*Both enjoy each other’s company
* When reunited, both feel relieved
*All sadness wades away, so love is mutual

iii. *The theme revolves around the brotherhood of all humankind
*That people living in other parts of the world are like us in many ways
*Sends a message to stop all wars and look upon humanity as unified entity

iv * No, because a tree feeds upon the crust, absorbing years of sunlight, air and water. It
rises out of the earth.

v. *Montmorency was always ready for mischief as it was his natural habit.
*He was present where he was not wanted.
*He put his damp nose in the articles to be packed etc.

vi. * Prashant was a courageous boy. He guided the victims, especially women and
children.
*He became the leader of the village. He appointed a group of volunteers to help the
victims
* He handed over the orphans to those who lost their children.

vii. Sergei felt proud of converting a beggar into a hard working man. Lushkoff took
inspiration from Olga (the cook).

Q7.

i. *The author tells us that our positive thoughts work as a remedy for our illness
*Johnsy linked her life to the falling of ivy leaves
*Our thoughts shape our action
*Person with good thoughts enjoys life
*Pessimistic and negative thoughts ruin life
*Positive thoughts make us happy, leads us to the right path.
*Sue and Behram help in infusing positive thoughts in Johnsy

ii. *Narrator’s classmates in the new school helped him in many ways with text books,
clothes and other usual things. They invited him to their houses.
*The students showed genuine outpouring of concern. Narrator was really touched
* The students were empathetic towards the narrator
*The narrator was overwhelmed with emotion.

iii *Anyone’s bad intensions can never be justified
*Intruder entered the house to take on the identity of Gerrard after killing him
*Gerrard makes intruder believe in his words and shows disguise outfit as proof
*Gerrard tricks the intruder and pushes him into the cupboard and calls police