FundaClass Academy, New Delhi

Internal Assignment (2023-24)

English - Grammar (029)
Class IX
Date: 12/01/2024
Time allowed: 1 hour Marks : 37
General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 08 questions.
ii. All questions are compulsory.
Section – A : Reading Marks : 21 .

1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows:
A 92 year -old lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock with perfect make-up, even
though she is blind, moved to an old age home. Her husband recently passed away. She didn’t even have
children too. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby she smiled sweetly when she was ready.
She was provided a visual description of her tiny room. “l love it,” stated with the enthusiasm of an
eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “But………but Mrs. Jones, you haven’t
seen the room, ” said the attendant. “That doesn’t have anything to do with it,’ she replied. “Happiness is
something you decide, I have already decided to love it. It s a decision I make every morning I wake up.
I can spend the day in bed, recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that don’t work. ,
or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as I am alive l’ll
focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away, just for this time in my life. ‘The
attendant was touched by the elderly woman’s sense of cheer and boundless enthusiasm.
On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer the questions: (2 X 4 = 8)
i. Why did the old woman move to an old age home?
ii. How did she react when the attendant gave a description of the room she had to live in?
iii. What resolution did she make when she woke up every morning?
iv. What does the story tell about the old woman?
v. Find the antonym of the following words from the passage: (2 Marks)
1) Whole. 2) dead
2 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow-
i. Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can easily be missed in the
National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo – Daro is that rare artifact that even
school children are familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate a wealth of our 5000
years heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence there, amid terracotta animals to
rediscover this bronze image.
ii. Most of us have seen her only in photographs or sketches, therefore the impact of actually holding
her is magnified a million times over. One discovers that the dancing girl has no feet. She is Wall,
a little over 10 cm tall, the length of a human palm, but she surprises us with the power of great
art, the ability to communicate across centuries.
iii. A series of bangles of shell or ivory or thin metal clothes her left upper arm all the way down to
her fingers. A necklace with three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow
and wrist on the right-hand display almost modern art.
iv. She speaks of the undaunted, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit
museums in our country to experience the impact that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find
among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, choose the correct option of the following questions.
. (1x6=6)
 1. The Dancing Girl belongs to:
a. Mohenjo-daro c. Greek culture
b. Homo sapiens d. Tibet
2. In the museum she’s kept among:
a. dancing figures c. bronze statues
b. terracotta animals d. books
3. Which information is not given in the passage?
a. The girl is caged behind glass
b. She is a rare artifact
c. School books communicate the wealth of our heritage
d. She cannot be rediscovered as she’s bronze
4. Great AK has power because:
a. It appeals to us despite a passage of time c. It is small and can be understood
b. It is seen in pictures and sketches d. It’s magnified a million times
5. The jewelry she wears:
a. consists of bangles of shall or very or this metal.
b. is a necklace with
c. Both (i) and (ii) are correct
d. Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
6. She reminds us
a. of the never-say-die attitude of humans
b. why museums in our country are exciting
c. why she will make us come into money
d. of dancing figures
3 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow –
On June 24, 1859, Emperors Napoleon III and Franz Joseph I engaged in the Battle of Solferino,
commanding a combined total of about 270,000 troops onto the field for a single day of battle. Nearly
40,000 were either dead, injured, or missing, many of whom were simply left to die on the battlefield.
Later, spectators crowded the fields, looking for loved ones, searching for items they could sell, or
simply taking in the horrors of the battle. A Swiss businessman and social activist Jean Henri Dunant,
who was traveling in Solferino witnessed all this.
Jean Henri Dunant witnessed the atrocities of war as well as the countries not prepared or equipped to
ease the suffering of those who had been injured in the Battle of Solferino. Dunant organized a group of
volunteers to help bring water and food to the injured, to assist with medical treatment, or write letters to
the families of those who were dying and he urged the public to create an organization which would
assist the wounded, regardless of which side they fought for during times of war. After that moment, he
wrote the book, A Memory of Solferino, which urged the public to create an organization which would
assist the wounded, regardless of which side they fought for during times of war. His writing inspired
countless others to rally behind him in the creation of the International Federation of the Red Cross.
The modern-day Red Cross began by devoting itself largely to disaster relief and epidemic treatment.
This effort continues to this day. One of the easiest ways you can help the Red Cross is to make sure you
are able to donate blood and make an appointment at the Red Cross website. But, donating blood isn't
the only way you can help out—the Red Cross also encourages donating your time if you can. This is
what the Red Cross wants everyone to know.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any five of the following questions (1 x 5 = 5)
1. How many soldiers fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24? (MCQ)
a. 270,000 b. 40,000 c. 230,000 d. 23,000
2. What is the correct order of the information given below:(MCQ)
a. Dunant organized a camp of volunteers.
b. Emperor Napoleon III and Franz Joseph I fought a battle.
c. The book ‘A Memory of Solferino’ was written.
d. Dunant traveled to Solferino.
 i. IV, III, II, I iii. II, I, IV, III
ii. I, II, III, IV iv. II, IV, I, III
3. The writer of 'A Memory of Solferino’ was:(MCQ)
a. Emperor Napoleon III c. Jean Henri Dunant
b. Franz Joseph I d. International Red Cross
4. The modern day Red Cross does not deal with:(MCQ)
a. Blood donation c. Epidemic Treatment
b. Disaster Relief d. Writing a book
5. You can donate your blood and your _______ to the Red Cross. (Fill in The Blank)
6. Jean Henri Dunant participated in the war. (True / False)

SECTION – B : ( Writing & Grammar ) Marks : 16 .

1 Complete the sentences with FOR or SINCE ! (1×3=3)

i. It has rained here _____more than a month.
ii. As far as I remember, I have not driven the car ______two years.
iii. Has she been teaching in college______her arrival here?
2 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner. (1×3=3)
a. would like to ask ……………………… questions.
i. few ii. a few iii. the few
b. I didn’t find …………………………… there.
i. no one ii. anyone iii. someone
c. Very …………………………… politicians are really honest.
i. few ii. few iii. the few
3 Complete the following sentences with will or going to. (1×2=2)
a. I don’t think that she …………………… recognize me.
a. will b. is going to
b. b. Careful! You ………………… fall.
a. will b. are going to
4 Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks choosing the correct option from those that
follow. (4 x 1/2=2 Marks)
Elephants (a) _____ the largest land mammals. Three species of elephants (b) _____ living today.
Elephants (c) ________other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick skinned. The elephant’s
gestation period is 22 months, (d) _________ longest for any land animal.
5 Write a letter to your friend telling her how to use mobile phones for positive use. (6 marks)
OR
You happened to overhear the following conversation :
 Rahul : Where have you planned to go during the summer holidays?
 Jeevan: I wish I could go and enjoy boating on the Dal Lake.
 Rahul : Is it safe to go to Kashmir now? Don’t you hear a lot about terrorism in the newspapers?
On hearing this dialogue you decide to write an article for a local daily on the need to provide security at
tourist spots and suggest ways and means by which such spots could be made more attractive to tourists.
Using ideas from the unit on ‘Travel and Tourism’ along with your own ideas, write the article.