Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow Choosing the correct option :
Florence Nightingale was born on 12th may, 1820, at Florence in Italy. He sole ambition was to be a nurse. She spent years visiting hospital day and night she visited every bed in the hospital to see that no patient was neglected. However hard she might have worked all day, every night she would take the lamp and move from bed to bed. 'The Lady with lamp' the soldiers called her.
Who was called 'The lady with the lamp'?
(A) The soldier
(B) The city of Florence
(C) Florence Nigthingale
(D) Hospital
उत्तर:
(C) Florence Nigthingale
प्रश्न 2.
What did Florence Nightingale want to become ?
(A) a lad of ambition
(B) a doctor in a hospital
(C) a nurse
(D) a lamp for the men
उत्तर:
(C) a nurse
प्रश्न 3.
Give an other word for 'neglected'.
(A) helped
(B) ignored
(C) given treatment
(D) charged
उत्तर:
(B) ignored
प्रश्न 4.
The earth ______round the sun.
(A) revolves
(B) revolve
(C) revolving
(D) has revolved
उत्तर:
(A) revolves
प्रश्न 5.
He is poor ______he is happy.
(A) yet
(B) or
(C) but
(D) so
उत्तर:
(C) but
प्रश्न 6.
Rearrange the word clusters to make meaningful sentence :
nature/poets/lovers/of/are
(A) Poets nature are lovers of.
(B) Poets are lovers of nature.
(C) Lovers poets are of nature.
(D) Poets are nature of lovers.
उत्तर:
(B) Poets are lovers of nature.
प्रश्न 7.
Which word is correctly spelled ?
(A) runing
(B) stoping
(C) opening
(D) sufering
उत्तर:
(C) opening
प्रश्न 8.
The book is ______the table.
(A) at
(B) on
(C) of
(D) upon
उत्तर:
(B) on
प्रश्न 9.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Albert Einstein was born on 14 march, 1879 in the German city of Ulm without any indication that he was destined for greatness. On the contrary, his mother thought Albert was a freak. To her, his head seemed much to large. At the age of two-and-a-half. Einstein still was not talking when he finally did learn to speak.
Where was Albert Einstein born ?
(A) Ulm, Germany
(B) Munich, Germany
(C) Switzerland
(D) Milan
उत्तर:
(A) Ulm, Germany
प्रश्न 10.
What does she think about him ?
(A) He was dumb
(B) He was too intelligent
(C) He was a Freak
(D) He was wealthy
उत्तर:
(C) He was a Freak
प्रश्न 11.
Who is the little girl ?
(A) Margie
(B) Kezia
(C) Mao
(D) Evelyn
उत्तर:
(B) Kezia
प्रश्न 12.
What did Einstein's plamates call him ?
(A) Albert
(B) Albie
(C) Brother boring
(D) Freak
उत्तर:
(C) Brother boring
प्रश्न 13.
What fell on the narrator when he turn ?
(A) a cat
(B) an owl
(C) a snake
(D) a died bird
उत्तर:
(C) a snake
प्रश्न 14.
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow :
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day !
Yet knowing how way leads on to way.
Who are the 'both' ?
(A) Roads
(B) Trees
(C) Friends
(D) Decisions
उत्तर:
(A) Roads
प्रश्न 15.
What was there on the roads ?
(A) Coins
(B) Leaves
(C) Paper
(D) None of these
उत्तर:
(B) Leaves
प्रश्न 16.
One little boy ran between his father's.
(A) legs
(B) luggage
(C) hands
(D) none of these
उत्तर:
(A) legs
प्रश्न 17.
What did the monkey's tail serve as :
(A) His right hand
(B) His left hand
(C) His third hand
(D) His third leg
उत्तर:
(C) His third hand
प्रश्न 18.
Who was an asset to Mahendra ?
(A) Iswaran
(B) Timber
(C) Ganesh
(D) The writer
उत्तर:
(A) Iswaran
प्रश्न 19.
But the disciple would not listen to the guru's :
(A) lecture
(B) debate
(C) speech
(D) wisdom
उत्तर:
(D) wisdom
प्रश्न 20.
Who left the city.
(A) Disciple
(B) Guru
(C) Minister
(D) King
उत्तर:
(B) Guru
प्रश्न 21.
Read the following passage and answer the following questions given below :
One day George washington was riding along a road. On his way, he saw some soldiers trying to lift a heavy beam. The corporal was giving them orders. The beam was too heavy to move without help. They needed just one man more. The corporal, however, would not help them. He thought that he was too big an officer to come down to the level of the soldiers.
(A) What do washington see by the road-side ?
(B) What was the corporal doing ?
(C) How many persons did they need for their help ?
(D) Pick out from the passage the word which is the opposite to 'light'.
उत्तर:
(A) George Washington saw some soldiers trying to lift a heavy beam by the road-side.
(B) The corporal was giving orders to the soldiers instead of helping them.
(C) They needed just one more person for their help.
(D) heavy
प्रश्न 22.
उत्तर:
any one of the following question :
(A) Write a letter to your father telling him about your half-year' examination.
(B) Write an application to the principal of your college informing him about your illness and requesting him to grant you leave of absence for two days.
उत्तर:
Option (B):
To,
The Principal,
Government Inter College,
Lucknow.
Sir,
Most respectfully I beg to state that I am suffering from severe fever since last night. The doctor has advised me to take complete rest for two days. Therefore, I am unable to attend the college on 15th and 16th October.
Kindly grant me leave of absence for two days. I shall be highly obliged to you.
Thanking you.
Yours obediently,
X.Y.Z.
Class - 9th 'A'
Date: 15 October 2026
प्रश्न 23.
उत्तर:
any one of the following in about 80-100 words :
(A) Write a paragraph on 'My Village'.
(B) Write an article on : 'A visit to a fair'.
उत्तर:
Option (A): My Village
The name of my village is Rampur. It is a peaceful and beautiful village situated in Uttar Pradesh. Most of the villagers are engaged in agriculture. The environment here is clean, fresh, and free from city noise and pollution. There is a primary school, a small market, and a health center in the village. People live together with unity and harmony, sharing each other's joys and sorrows. Festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm. I love my village because of its simple lifestyle and natural surrounding.
प्रश्न 24.
(A) Rewrite the following by changing into indirect speech :
The teacher said, "sit down, boys."
(B) I saw an elephant on the road (Change into passive voice)
(C) Punctuate the following :
sita gita and rani are going to delhi.
(D) Translate the following into English :
एक बार एक बकरी के पाँच बच्चे थे। वह उनको बहुत प्यार करती थी। एक दिन जब वह जंगल को जाने वाली थी तो उसने अपने बच्चों से कहा "प्यारे बच्चों! मैं जंगल को जा रही हूँ। भेिड़यों से सावधान रहना।"
उत्तर:
(A) The teacher ordered the boys to sit down.
(B) An elephant was seen on the road by me.
(C) Sita, Gita and Rani are going to Delhi.
(D)
Once a goat had five kids. She loved them very much. One day when she was about to go to the forest, she said to her kids, "Dear children! I am going to the forest. Beware of wolves."
प्रश्न 25.
उत्तर:
the following questions in 30-40 words each :
(A) Who were Abdul Kalam's school friends ?
Or
How is a shehnai different from pungi ?
(B) Why was Kezia afraid of her father ?
Or
Why did the doctor feel that he was quite near the death ?
उत्तर:
(A) Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan, and Sivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam's three close school friends. They all belonged to orthodox Hindu Brahmin families and grew up without any religious differences.
(B) Kezia was afraid of her father because he was strict, huge, and spoke harshly. He rarely expressed affection, and his large hands, neck, and mouth frightened her like a giant.
प्रश्न 26.
उत्तर:
any one of the following in about 60 words :
(A) Describe Albert Einstein's life at school.
(B) Why did Bismillah Khan not venture into films ?
उत्तर:
Option (A):
Albert Einstein was a good student and scored well in subjects at the high school in Munich. However, he strongly hated the strict discipline and regimentation of the school system. He frequently clashed with his teachers as he felt suffocated in that suppressed environment. Consequently, at the age of 15, he decided to leave the school forever.
प्रश्न 27.
Who are disturbed by the wind ? (in about 30 words)
Or
Write four lines from any poem prescribed in your syllabus.
(Do not copy out the lines given in the question paper.)
उत्तर:
The wind disturbs and mocks weak things. It breaks down weak houses, weak doors, crumbling rafters, weak bodies, and fragile hearts, while strong minds and structures remain unaffected.
प्रश्न 28.
Give the Central Idea of any one of the following poems in about 30-40 words :
(A) The Road not taken
(B) Rain on the Roof
(C) Wind
उत्तर:
Option (A): The Road Not Taken
The central idea of the poem is that life presents us with various choices. The decisions we make define our future path and destiny. Therefore, we should choose our path wisely, courageously, and without future regrets.
प्रश्न 29.
उत्तर:
any one of the following in about 30-40 words :
(A) Why did Toto throw a plate at grandmother ?
(B) How did Iswaran describe the women ghost ?
उत्तर:
Option (A):
When grandmother screamed at Toto during lunch, Toto got annoyed. In retaliation, he picked up a dish of pullao and threw a plate at her, which broke into pieces when it hit the floor.
प्रश्न 30.
उत्तर:
any one of the following in about 60 words :
(A) Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier ?
(B) How did Toto take bath ? Where had he learnt to do this ?
उत्तर:
Option (A):
The lost child loses interest in the toys, sweets, flowers, and rides because he gets separated from his parents. His sense of security lies only with his mother and father. In their absence, all attractive things in the fair lose their charm, and his sole desire is to be reunited with his parents.