COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION (TERM-2) 2021-22 CLASS : IX SUBJECT: ENGLISH (LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE) (M)

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COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION (TERM-2) 2021-22 CLASS : IX SUBJECT: ENGLISH (LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE) (M)

Time Allowed: 2 hours

Maximum Marks : 40

General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections- READING, WRITING & Grammar and LITERATURE

2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION-A (READING) (10 MARKS)

01. Read the passage given below:

1. Globalisation is the way in which manufacturers and producers of different products or goods sell their products globally without any restrictions. It is a way to open businesses, improve technological growth, economy, etc, at the international level for all countries. It provides huge profits to the businessmen as they get low cost labour in poor countries easily. It provides big opportunities to companies to deal with the world-wide market.

2. Globalisation helps to consider the whole world as a single market. Traders are extending their areas of business by treating the world as a global village. Earlier till the 1990s, there was a restriction on importing certain items which were already manufactured in India like agricultural products, engineering goods, food items and toiletries.

However, during the 1990s', there was a pressure from the rich countries on the poor and developing countries to allow them to spread their businesses by opening their markets. In India, the globalisation and liberalisation process started in 1991.

3. Thereafter, globalisation brought about a major revolution in the Indian Market when multinational brands came to India and started delivering a wide range of quality products at cheap prices. The prices of good quality products came down because of the cut-throat competition in the market,

4. Globalization and liberalization of the businesses in India have flooded the market with quality foreign products but have affected the local Indian industries adversely, resulting in job losses to the poor and uneducated workers. Thus, though globalization has been a bonanza for he consumers, it has resulted in a loss to the small-scale Indian producers.

5. Moreover, globalization of trade in the agricultural sector has brought varieties of quality seeds which have disease resistant properties. However, it is not good for the poor Indian farmers because the new seeds and agricultural technologies are costly. It has also brought about a huge resolution in the employment sector by the spread of businesses like cottage, handloom, carpet, artisan carvings, ceramics, jewellery, glassware etc.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY 5 questions from the six given below.        1x5

(i) What do you understand by 'Globalisation"?

(ii) Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with a word that means the same from para 5.

The act of opposing to change has nearly destroyed the industry.

(iii) State any one advantage of Globalisation.

(iv) How have foreign products affected the local Indian-industries adversely?

(v) Why did the prices of good quality products came down in the market?

(vi) Which employment sectors revolution due to Globalisation?

02. Read the following excerpt from a report titled "Indian Cardamom'.

1. Cardamom, the Queen of all spices, has a history as old as the human race. It is the dried fruit of a herbaceous perennial plant. Warm humid climate, loamy soil rich in organic matter, distributed rainfall and special cultivation and processing methods all combine to make Indian Cardamom truly unique in aroma, flavour and size. Two types of Cardamom are produced in India.

2. The first type is the large one, which has not much significance as it is not traded in the market. It is cultivated in North-eastern area of the country. The second type is produced in the Southern states and these are traded in the market. These are mainly cultivated in Kerala, Tamil

Nadu and Karnataka. As per the market rules, only 7 mm quality was previously traded in exchanges, But later, it relaxed its norms, and now 6 mm quality is also traded in the exchanges.

3. The small variety, known for its exotic quality throughout the world. is now traded in India's commodity future exchanges. Traditional auction markets also exist for trading in small Cardamom in the country. Cardamom is an expensive spice, second only to saffron. It is often adulterated and there are many inferior substitutes from cardamom-related plants such as Siam cardamom, Nepal cardamom, Winged Java cardamom, etc. However, it is only Elettaria Cardamom which is the true cardamom. Indian Cardamom is known for two main varieties: Malabar Cardamom and Mysore cardamom. The Mysore variety contains levels of cineol and limonene and hence is more aromatic.

4. India was the world's largest producer and exporter of Cardamom till the 1980s. By 1990s Guatemala emerged as the leading producer and exporter of cardamom. The primary physical markets of Cardamom are Kumily, Vandenmedu, Thekkady, Puliyarmala in Kerala and Bodynaikkannur and Cumbam in Tamil Nadu. North India is the main market for Cardamom produced in the country. Colour, size and aroma are the major variables that shape Cardamom prices in the Indian market. Cardamom price formation in India is also influenced by the output in Guatemala as this country controls the global markets.

5. Kerala is the main producer of Cardamom and contributes up to 60% in total production. Karnataka produces around 25% Cardamom of the total production. Ooty is the main producer of Cardamom in Tamil Nadu and contributes around 10-15% of the total production. Besides India, Guatemala also produces around 2,200 tons cardamom. On the other hand, India produces nearly 1,000-2,000 tons Cardamom per year. Due to low quality of Cardamom from Guatemala, it remains available at cheaper rates. Moreover, Cardamom of Indian origin fetches $ 3-4 per kilogram higher rates than the ones from Guatemala.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below.

(i) Why is Indian Cardamom unique?

(ii) What is special about the Mysore quality of Cardamom?

(iii) Where is the second type of Cardamom cultivated?

(iv) List the variables that shape Cardamom prices in the Indian markets. 

(v) Name the states which contribute maximum and minimum of the total Cardamom production in India.

(vi) Based on the date given in para 5, which country in the world produces more Cardamom?

SECTION-B (WRITING AND GRAMMAR) (10 MARKS)

03.  Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii).

(i) You are Kunal/Kriti, a student of Class IX. You visited a blind school as a part of your social service/moral education class. You were extremely touched by the whole experience. Write a diary Entry in not more than 120 words about your thoughts and feelings.                                       5

Develop a short story with the help of the given cues. Also give a suitable title to your story. (not more than 120 words)                                        5

Adventure loving boy - rock climbing - parents against - left home teacher helped - joined rock climbing club - struggled - focused - competition - success.

04. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done for you.    1x3

                            Error        Correction

Obesity is now well recognize as

                  eg: recognize   recognized

a disease on its own right.

                 (a) ________.      ___________

Though obesity commonly mean overweight, 

                  (b) ________.      ___________

It is defined as a excess amount of

                 (c) ________.      ___________

body weight that includes bones and water

05. Read the conversation between two friends Rachit and Sunanda and complete the passage that follows:

                                                   1x2

Rachit: I want to change many things in India.

Sunanda: Do you want to fight corruption and crime?

Rachit told Sunanda (a) ________.      many things in India. Sunanda (b) ___________  to fight corruption and crime.

SECTION-C (LITERATURE) (20 MARKS)

06. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each.              2x6=12

(i) Describe the humorous incident when George and Harris were trying to pack butter.                            2

(ii) What message does the poem 'On Killing a Tree' convey? Do you agree with it?                               2

(iii) What did Prashant decide to do to resettle orphans and widows?   2

(iv) How did the authors' first year of high school bring him a lot of misery in 'A House is not a Home'?            2

(v) Sergei was extremely delighted to see Lush Koff at the theatre Comment.                                        2

(vi) Where did the intruder see Gerard? Why did he select him (Gerrard) only to take on his identity after killing him?                               2

(vii) Patriotism is love for one's country. Does it mean we should hate people of other countries? Answer with reference to the poem 'No men are Foreign'.                    2

07. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each.                                                       4x2

(i) Pet animals become a part of the family in a big way. Justify the importance of Bruno in 'The Bond of Love' and the author's cat in 'A House is not a Home' in becoming an integral part of the respective families.                                         4

(ii) Do you think that Santosh Yadav was a sort of rebel who believed in 'living life on her own terms' from the start? Comment.                           4

(iii) 'The Last Leaf" is a story of hope and will power that works more than the medicine to light the lamp of life for Johnsy. Justify the statement.   4