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Second Summative Assessment March -2025

Class: IX Second Language English Total marks: 80 Time:2.45m
I. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet. 4x1=4
1) Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank:
Goutham is reading a book………..?
a) is he? B) isn’t he? c) does he? d) doesn’t he?
2) Read the given conversation and choose the correct infinitive.
Raghu: Why are you here?
Deepu: I am here to meet the doctor.
Raghu: Why, what’s the matter.
Deepu: Nothing just to invite to my brother’s marriage
a) are b) am c) meet d) to invite
3) Read the Conversation and choose the language function for the underlined Sentence.
Swami: How are you feeling now.
Vijay: I am not feeling well,Swami.
Swami: Go to hospital and meet the doctor today only.
a) thanking b) showing mercy c) advising d) giving suggestion
4) Read the Conversation and fill in the blank with correct ‘If clause’ choosing from the given alternatives.
Puneeth Rajkumar: What will you do if you win 1 crore.
Ramesh: Sir, If I had studied well I______got good marks in the exam.
a) will b) would c) won’t d) would have
II. Do as directed. 12x1=12
5) Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in bracket.
Ganesh is a Doctor. He_______(be + live) in Bangalore.
6) Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
Translate the poem from kannada____English.
7) Fill in the blank with suitable linker:
Many people in china were died _____they were suffering from Corona.
8) Combine the words in column ‘A’ with its collocative word in column ‘B’:
‘A’ ‘B’
post (fighter, man, boxer, Player)
9) Fill in the blank with correct form of the word given in bracket:
The Head Master distributed the certificates and prizes in the _______(pray)
10) Change into Indirect Speech:
Rajesh said to Suresh “I will score 96% in the Exam.”
11) Which one of the following has one Syllable?
a) Kilo b) delay c) see d) invite
12) Change the following sentence into Comparative Degree.
Bangalore is the biggest of all cities in Karnataka.
13) Write the opposite of the underlined word in the given Sentence.
Nakula climbed a tall Tree.
14) Fill in the blank with correct Phrasal verb given in bracket.
 My brother is a Lawyer in Bangalore. He comes to see us once in a _______(weak/week)
15) Use the word ‘watch’ as Verb in your own Sentences.
16) Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer.
Ravi is studying in Bangalore.
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it. Clues are given below. 1x2=2
17) chiru is a athletic. He participated in state level sports. He runs fastly.
a) Article to be corrected.
b) capital letter to be used.
IV. Answer the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences each. 7x2=14
18) What happened to Nakula when he drank the water?
19) Who did Bhagath Singh want to take revenge on? Why?
20) What according to Kalam is important in life to become a winner?
21) What does everyone try to hear and see afresh?
22) If we decide to give alms to a begger, how should we give it?
23) What were the awards given to Aruna Asaf Ali?
OR How did Mr Kumar help Ranji?
24) Why did the King call Physicians and Surgeons as dolts?
OR Why did Tom try not to Complain about his loose Tooth?
V. Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each. 2x3=6
25) How can you say that kapil was a Naughty boy?
26) What is the Message of the poem “Nobleness enkindlth nobless”?
VI. Read the following Extracts and answer the questions that follow. 4x3=12
27) “I wished to kill you, and you have saved my life.”
a) Who is the speaker here? b) Who do you refer to? c) Why did the speaker wish to kill the person?
28) “He brought us nothing but ruin.”
a) Who said this? b) Who was it said to? c) How did ‘he’ bring ruin to his owner?
29) “I was sentenced to nineteen years in galleys,”
a) Who said this? b) Who was it said to? c) Why was he in galleys for 19 years?
30) “Here is gold, my swiftest horse is saddled for thy flight,”
a) Who said this? b) Who was it said to? c) Why did the speaker say so?
VII. Given below a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues. 1x3=3
31) Name : Ranjan
Born : 14 April 1957
Birth Place : Melukote, Mandya District.
Parents : Chandrappa and mother Jayanthi
Qualification : B.Tech from Madras Institute of Technology, in 1980
Profession : Space Scientist.
Hobbies : reading books, listening to music, painting
VIII. Develop a Story using the clues given below. 1x3=3
32) Learned Pandit _____visited Akbar’s court ______claimed_____mastery over many languages______
Challenged _____ identify ____ mother tongue ____that night ___ birbal ____went ___Pandit’s room
Asleep ______ inserted a silk thread to pandit’s nose and ears _________shouted in mother tongue__
Appreciated.
IX. Look at the Picture given below. Describe the picture in your own words. 1x3=3
33)

X. Quote from memory. 1x4=4

34) I am grateful …………………………………… Freedom is ….……………………………………..
……………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………...
……………………………………….I may hear or …………………………………………………………..
………………………………………….. me near. …………………………………………. Truth to all

XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. 2x2=4
35) Books are the most lasting product of human effort. Temples ruins, pictures and statues decay, but books
live long forever. Time does not destroy the great thoughts contained in the books which are as fresh as
when they first passed through their authors’ mind. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page.
Good books have always helped man in various spheres of life. Good Books taught and develop good
behavior among the people. Good books are a guide to society, and a great source of knowledge and
entertainment.
Questions:-
a) What does the author say about Temples, pictures, statues and Books?
b) How are Good books helpful to human beings?

XII. Answer the following questions in 8-10 sentences each. 1x4=4

36) Write the summary of the poem ‘Upagupta’. OR
How does the Poet Praveen kumar describe Justice? OR
“A Girl Called Golden” is an appropriate Title to the Poem written by David Bateson. Justify.
XIII. Write an Essay on any one of the following. 1x4=4
37) a) Uses of Computer
b) Air pollution
c) National Symbols
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below. 1x5=5

38) Imagine you are Harish / Harshitha, studying 9 th std in Government High School, Gubbi.

Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to your Birthday.

OR
Write a letter to your Head master requesting him to issue Transfer Certificate, giving proper reason.