HBSE Class 9 Sample Paper 2024 Answers English

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1.
(i) b.washinghandswithsoap
(ii) d.bothaandb
(iii) d.morethan 3.5million
(iv) c.25%
(v) b.prevent
(vi) washinghandswithsoapandusinganalcoholbasedsanitizer
(vii) reducingdeathamongchildrenundertheageoffivebytwo-thirds
(viii) becausetheydieofdiarrhoeaandpneumonia.
(ix) itcanreducetheinfectionbyabout25%.
(x) BenefitsofWashingHands (Anyothersimilartitle)

2.
(i) The term 'Population Explosion' means the rapid growth
ofpopulation.
(ii) awarenessofpeopleabouttheneedofsmallfamilies
(iii) becauseofInabilitytofeedallmembersandlackofresources
(iv) childrenasgiftsoftheAlmighty
(v) withthesizeofthefamily
(vi) c.about140 crore
(vii) b.populationexplosion
(viii) d.all ofthese
(ix) a. dangerous
(x) c.needoffamilyplanning

3.
(i) b.stayed
(ii) c.sleeps
(iii) d.Mr.K.K.AdvaniwenttoDelhionTuesday.
(iv) c.can
(v) b.Herroomis beingdecoratedbyher.
(vi) d.Hesaidthathonestyisthebestpolicy.
(vii) b.of

(viii) b.much
(ix) a.the
(x) b.Weallknowthatdeathisinevitable.
(xi) b. or
(xii) c.were

Ans.4.
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Kindly send... five copies... following books... payment...
goodsreceived

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NavbharatBooksellers
Jind
10thSeptember2023

TheManager
SuvidhaPublishingHouse
Karnal

Subject:OrderforsomebooksDe

arSir

KindlysendmebyVPPfivecopieseachofthefollowingbooksasearlyas
possible.
1. DavidCopperfield
2. Judethe Obscure
3. TreasureIsland
4. Hamlet
Payment will be made as soon as the goods are
received.Thankingyou.

Yoursfaithfully
BharatSingh

Or

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Content:2Marks
request for... arrangement of RO... in school... clean drinking
water...essential for health... water in school... impurities... health
problems...installingRO....access tosafewater

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To

ThePrincipal
Govt.ModelSr.Sec.SchoolC
handigarh

Subject:Applicationformakingarrangement of ROfordrinking

water.RespectedSir/Madam

IamwritingthisapplicationtoyoutorequestformakingarrangementofROfor
drinkingwaterin ourschool.

As you know, clean and safe drinking water is essential for the
healthand well-being of all students and staff. The water that is
currentlyavailableinourschoolisnotsafetodrink.Ithasahighlevelofimpuritie
s. This can cause a variety of health problems. I believe thatinstalling
an RO system in our school would be a great way to ensurethat all
studentsand staff have access to clean and safe drinkingwater.
Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.

Yours
obedientlyJyoti
9thA

10thSeptember2023

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Content-3marks
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Allstudentsinformed....EnvironmentalClub.....treeplantationdriveon.....vo
lunteersrequired...interestedstudents registernames....

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DharmaPublicSchool

NOTICE

TreePlantationDrive

25thMay,20XX

All the students are hereby informed that the Environment Club
ofthe school is organising a tree plantation drive on the occasion
ofWorldEnvironmentDayon5thJune,20XX.Theclubneeds

volunteers to make the drive meaningful and successful.
Interestedstudents of Class-IX may register their names with the
undersignedby2ndJune,20XX.Forfurtherdetails,contacttheundersign
ed.

Secretary

XYZ

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points
lostmywatch....intheRoseGarden....costlyandgiftfromuncle....
finderrequested....suitablereward...

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Lost!Lost!Lost!

I lost my watchwhile Iwas taking a walk in the Rose Garden,Andheri
(East). It is a costly watch. It is a gift to me from my uncle.The finder
is requested to return it at my address. The finder will
begivenasuitablereward. Ravi,556,Juhu,Mumbai.

Ans.6
1. No,herlossofhearinghad beengradual.
2. hermother
3. eight yearsold
4. becauseshedidnothearhername.
5. TheSoundofMusic
(Part1:EvelynGlennieListenstoSoundWithoutHearingIt)

Or

1. ReachfortheTop
2. contentment
3. Shebeganlivingherlifeonher ownterms.
4. shorts
5. Shewasdeterminednottochangeherself,butmakeotherstochangeifsh
echoseacorrectpath.

Ans.7
(i) SuggestedValuePoints:
notmechanicalteachers,humanbeings,specialbuilding,gavehomework

Tommysaysthattheoldkindofteacherswerenotmechanicalteachers.
They were living human beings. They did not teach in thehouse. They
had a special building for teaching students. All the
kidswentthere.Theygavehomeworktostudents.

(ii) SuggestedValuePoints:
a woman doctor, good medical practice, fat and lot of money, not
abletocatchhim

The doctor wanted to marry a woman doctor. He thought that
thewoman should have a good medical practice. She should have
plentyof money. She should be fat. She would not be able to catch him
if heneededtorun away.

(iii) SuggestedValuePoints :
livedalifeofvalues,learntfromparents,honestyfromfather,goodnessandki
ndness frommother

Kalam always lived a life of good values. He learnt all the values
fromhisparents.Heinheritedhonestyandself-
disciplinefromhisfather.Heinheritedfaithingoodnessanddeepkindnessfro
mhismother.

(iv) SuggestedValuePoints :
theintruderspeaks,wantstomurderGerrard,alreadymurderedsomeone,
can'thangtwice

The intruder speaks these words. He wants to murder Gerrard
andimpersonate him after the murder. He has already murdered
someone.So he says that the police can't hang him twice. He wants to
show thathehasnofearofbeingcaughtnow.

Ans.8

SuggestedValuePoints:
avoids and fears her father, not like her neighbour, makes pin-
cushionbut beaten for using his documents, a bad dream horrifies her,
fathercomforts,admires his bigheart

Keziawishestoavoidherfather.Shefearsherfathersomuchthatshe begins
to stammer in his presence. She even thinks that
thereshouldnothavebeenanyfathersinthisworld.Shefeelssadtoobserveth
atherfatherdoesnotloveherlikeherneighbourMr.McDonald does his
children. She makes a pin-cushion for her fatheras his birthday gift. But
she is beaten for this as she picks up hisimportant papers as stuffing
for the pin-cushion. She gets terrified by
abaddreamonanightwhenhermotherand grandmotherarenotpresent at
home. She feels very happy when her father protectivelytakes her to
hisbedand comforts her. Then she realizes howgoodand loving her
father is. She feels that her father has to work veryhard.Sheadmireshis
bigheartanddiscoversherloveforhim.

Or

SuggestedValuePoints:
present contrasting scenes, Pashupatinath temple the most sacred
ofall the Hindus, atmosphere of confusion , corpses cremated on
thebanks of the Bagmati, the stupa a holy shrine of the Buddhists,
smallshops andnocrowd

Pashupatinath temple and the Baudhanath stupa offer two
completelycontrasting scenes. Pashupatinath temple is the most
sacred of all theHindus.
There is an atmosphere of 'temple confusion' at Pashupatinath
temple.Priests,hawkers,devotees,tourists,cows,monkeys,pigeonsandd
ogs roam through the grounds. There are so many worshippers
thateveryone tries to push his or her way to the front. Monkeys fight
andjump at one another. Corpses are cremated on the banks of
theholy Bagmati.On the other hand, the Baudhanath stupa is
aholyshrineoftheBuddhists.Thereisasenseofstillnessatthestupa.There
are small shops on its outer-fringe. There is no crowd. It
appearsasaheavenofquietness.

Ans 9.
a) throughachimney
b) SaintPeter
c) No,shedidn’tspeakanyword whilegoingup.
d) Poem:ALegendoftheNorthlandPo
et:PhoebeCary
e) woodpecker

Or

a) sunlight,airandwater
b) theearth
c) Yes,ittakesalongtimetokillatree.

d) becauseithas uglyanddiseasedappearance.
e) OnKillingaTreebyGievePatel

Ans10.

(i)
SuggestedValuePoints:
finds two roads, in confusion, chooses the less travelled, choice
willaffect

The traveller finds two roads on his way. His problem is to decide
onwhich road he should walk. He chooses the less travelled road.
Heknowsthathis choicewill affecthislife.

(ii)
SuggestedValuePoints :
enjoys the showers, revive memories, mother used to bid good night,
nature cancomfort an over- busy mind

The poet enjoys the showers falling on the tin roof. The tinkling
soundsrevive many memories of the past in his mind. He recalls how
hismother used to bid good night to him and his siblings. The poet
wantstoshowthatnaturecanmakeanover-
busymindenjoythememoriesofthe past.

(iii)
SuggestedValuePoints:
natural beauty of Innisfree, morning different,pleasant sound,
peaceofmind

ThepoetwantstogotoInnisfreetoenjoyitsnaturalbeauty.Itsmorning, noon
and evening are different from that of the city. He
wantstohearthepleasantsoundofbirds thereandgetpeaceofmind.

(iv)
SuggestedValuePoints :
all people breathe, same sun, air and water, nocountries
foreign,message tostopwars

The poem tells us that all people breathe in the same way. We
sharethesamesun,airandwater.Whenwehateothers,weharmourselves.
In fact, no countries are foreign and no men are strange.Thus the
poem gives a strong message to stop wars and live withpeace.

Ans.11
(i)
SuggestedValuePoints :
child caught in the crowd, a man lifted him up, to buy flowers
balloons,noeffect

The child was caught in the crowd at the temple. A man in the
crowdsaw him crying. He lifted him up and tried to comfort him. He
took
himneartheroundabout.Heofferedtobuyhimflowers,balloonandsweets.B
ut thechildwantedonlyhis parents.

(ii)
SuggestedValuePoints:
everythingcheap,costoneduddu,temptedbyfood, decidedtostay

The disciple found that everything was cheap and cost one duddu
inthekingdomoffools.Hewastemptedbythecheapfood.Sohe

decided to stay in that kingdom.The advice of his guru had no
effectonhim.

(iii)
SuggestedValuePoints:
brokedownintears,houseburntdown,losthiscat,facethelossofoldschool

The author cried and broke down in tears after the fire. The fire
burntdown his house completely. Then he found that his cat was
nowhere.He had to face the loss of old school, his house and cat. All
this madehimbreakdownintears.

(iv)
SuggestedValuePoints :
Olga tried her best, chopping wood for him, kept criticizing,Lushkoff
became anotary

Olga was a kind- hearted lady. She tried her best to help Lushkoff.
Shedid the work of chopping wood of his part. She wanted to change
him.Shekeptcriticizinghiminordertoimprovehim.Lushkoffstartedworking
hard and became a notary. It was Olga who was
responsibleforthepositivechangeinhim.

Ans.12

SuggestedValuePoints:
Johnsy fell ill, pneumonia, die with falling of the last leaf, Sue
informedBehrman,paintedaleaf,HediedbutsavedJohnsy'slife

Sue and Johnsy were good friends. One day Johnsy fell seriously
ill.Shewassufferingfrompneumonia.Shebelievedthatshewoulddie

with the falling of the last leaf on the ivy creeper. Sue looked after
herlikeamother.SheinformedherneighbourBehrmanabouthercondition.
He painted a leaf on the wall to save the life of Johnsy. Buthe himself
caught pneumonia and died. His painting of the leaf provedhis
masterpiece. Thus the story shows the great sacrifice of
Behrmanandthe true friendshipofSue.
Or

SuggestedValuePoints:
statue of the happy prince after death, sad to see the suffering,
aswallow landed, asked him to help, swallow died and the statue
pulleddown,chosentoliveinparadise

The story 'The Happy Prince' is about a prince who always
remainedhappy. So people called him the 'Happy Prince'. His statue
was
madeafterhisdeath.Itwascoveredwithgoldandothervaluablestones.The
prince could see the sufferings of the people in the city. He wantedto
help them. But he was unable to move. One day, a little
swallowlandedonhisstatue.Theprinceaskedhimtodistributethegoldleave
s and other stones to help the poor people. The bird followed
hisrequest. But after some days, the bird died due to extreme cold.
Thestatue was also pulled down. The leaden heart of the happy prince
andthedeadswallowwerechosentoliveinparadisebyGod.