MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Class: 9

ENGLISH

Questions 1-5: Read the following extract from the story, “Waiting for the Rain” by Anita Nair and answer the questions that follow. (1×5=5)

“At dusk my 85-old uncle came. He still rides his scooter. He learned to ride when he was 78 He has seen that monsoon can bring trouble and its lack also brings trouble. We talked about the past monsoons. Everything would be clammy to the touch. Even stones became mossy green. This time the monsoon was proved a disappointment just like the much awaited visit by a rich uncle that turns into a joyless anticlimax. There is no rain, but there are grey skies, rumbling thunder and stillness in the air. Evening turns into night. There is a lone firefly. I watch the night hoping there will be a downpour but then I go to bed.”

1. When did the narrator’s uncle learn to ride his scooter?

2. What did the narrator’s uncle say about the monsoon?

3. In the monsoon season what changes are observed?

4. Mention some of the signs of rain.

5. What is the meaning of downpour?

Questions 6-10. Read the following extract from the article “The Saga of the Tiffin Carriers and answer the questions that follow.

One option is to starve through the working day. The other option is think of someone to deliver your hot, home-cooked meal at your office. The second option is possible because of the dabbawalas. We see these dabbawalas hurrying into the commuter trains and getting out at terminuses and rushing through crowded roads, carrying coffin-sized crates ladan with lunches. They are an integral part of the Mumbai scene.

10.One option is to starve through the working day. For whom is this option?

. A. for the people who live far away and work in the heart of Mumbai.

B. for the dabbawalas.

C. for the families of the workers.

D. for the people who are travelling in the train.

9. Because of the……… the workers in the heart of Mumbai can get hot, home-cooked meal at their office.

A. Industries

B. Railways

C. road transport system

D. Dabbawalas