Class 9 Mid Term Question Paper 2025-26 English

CBSE CLASS 9
Mid Term Question Paper
Session 2025-26

ENGLISH

Exam CBSE Class 9
Subject English
Session 2025-26
Document Type Mid Term Question Paper

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Details and instructions
1. 15-minute prior
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LITERATURE TEXTBOOK.
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A Mahmud, a kite-maker, had be been well known throughout the city in the he prime of his life.
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Some of his more elaborate ki kites sold for as much as three or four rupeess. At the request of
the Nawab he had once madee a very special kind of kite, unlike any thaat had been seen in
the district. It consisted of a series of small, very light paper discs, trailing on a thin
bamboo frame. To the extrem mity of each disc he tied a sprig of grasss for balance. The
surface of the foremost disc was slightly convex, and a fantastic face w was painted on it,
with the two eyes made of sm mall mirrors. The discs, decreasing in sizee from head to tail,
gave the kite the appearancee of a crawling serpent. It required great skill to raise this
cumbersome device from the gr ground, and only Mahmud could manage it it.
Everyone had, of course hearrd of the 'dragon kite' that Mahmud had bui uilt, and word went
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with the reel. But still the kitee pulled, determined to be free, to live a lifee of its own.

And then it happened. The tw wine snapped, the kite leapt away toward the sun, sailed on
until it was lost to view. It waas never found again, and Mahmud wondere red afterwards if he
had made too vivid, too livingng a thing of the great kite. He did not make aanother like it, but

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On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below:
1. For whom did Mahmud make the dragon kite? (1)
2. Why the kite was named as dragon? (1)
3. What kind of kite was presented to the Nawab in the second time? (2)
4. Describe the appearance of the dragon kite. (2)
5. Find the word which means “difficult to handle” from the passage. (1)
6. Suggest a title to the passage. (1)
7. Find the antonym of Ordinary from the passage. (1)
8. Who helped Mahmud in controlling the dragon kite? (1)
II Read the following unseen passage carefully and answer the questions given below 10
the unseen passage:-

B. 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 at a ripe old age. In our younger days 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.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below:
1. What was the rare sight for the author in his childhood? (1)
2. To which thing the author compares his father’s eyes? (1)
3. What is the meaning of the expression “to be on the horns of a dilemma”? (1)
4. Why was the author grateful to his father? (2)
5.Why does the father laugh a lot? (2)
6. What was the profession of author’s father? (1)
7. Suggest a title for the passage. (1)
8. Find the antonym of EASY . (1)

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SECTION B : WRITING SKILLS (24 marks)
You are Arun, the Secretary of the ART Club of your school.gWrite
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WORLD ART DAY.
IV Two friends, Rahul and Raj, are talking about THE HAZARDS OF PLAYING ONLINE 5
GAMES ON MOBILE PHONE. Write the dialogue between them in about 100 words.
V You are Dharya, living in Delhi. Your brother has qualified for NDA. Write a letter to 7
Congratulate and wish him success to him in not more than 120 words.

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High school is a very important time in the life of young people. On (a)
______(a/the/an/no article) one hand, Children are eager to enjoy their freedom and fun,
while on the other hand, they must be disciplined and ethical enough to keep
(b)________(their/ the/our/ there) priorities and academics straight. In my opinion, the
family, the peer group and the school impact high school students the
(c)______(best/highest/most/maximum) at this time..

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He loved explore the woods and c _______ ________
enjoy the brimming beauty of nature. d _______ ________
IX Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows: 3
Ratin: Can you come with me to the market tonight?
David: I would have but I need to finish my English homework.
Ratin: Then I shall ask Ravi.
Ratin asked David if he could
a) ______. David replied that he would have but he needed to (b) ___________. Ratin said (c)

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SECTION D : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK (26 marks)
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(a) Who does ‘he ’ refer here ?
(b) What did he lecture others?
(c) What do you mean by ‘droning’ ?
(d) Name the lesson and the writer.
B. Alone she cuts, and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain:
O listen! for the vale profound
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(а) Identify ‘she’ in the current stanza.
(b) What is she doing?
(c) Give a synonym of ‘melancholy’.
(d) Who is the poet of this poem?
C. I come from haunts of Coot and Hern;
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern
To bicker down the valley.
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) Who is I in the poem?
(c) What does bicker down the valley means?
(d) What are Coot and Hern?
XI Answer any six of the following questions in about 30-40 words each. (2X6 = 12) 12
A. Why was the poet in the poem, “The Road Not Taken” regret at last?
B. Compare and Contrast the characters of Gaston and Jeanne.
C. Why Private Quelch earned his nickname “professor”?
D. What type of student was the grandmother of Sudha Murthy?
E. Describe the line “Men may come and Men may go but I go on forever” from the
poem The Brooke.
F. Why Duke was an extraordinary dog?
G. Comment on the comparison of the solitary reaper’s song with other birds as given
in the poem.
XII Answer any one of the following questions in about 100 – 120 words. 6
1. Age is just a number. Grandmother of Sudha Murthy proved that with determination,
hard work and resilience one can achieve their dream in any age and stage of their life.
Write your thoughts on the journey of Grandmother from an illiterate to a literate at the
age of 62.
OR
You are Juliette. After sometime you realise that the villa was actually sold by Gaston to
your intended customer at a higher price. You are filled with rage, disgust and helplessness
because of shrewdness and opportunistic attitude of Gaston. Write your feelings in the
form of a diary entry.
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