STD 9 English (Language & Literature) Total Mark : 5

1. Do as Directed : [5]

I. (i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
I hope they ___________ this road by the time we come back next summer. (repair)

(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Every people went to welcome the Indian Cricket team.
Error Correction

(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following
sentence?
The spectators applauded the young athlete saying that he had broken all
previous records.

(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option

Is there ___________ food left in the fridge? (many/any)

(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Sita could not understands what the teacher was saying.
Error Correction

(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line: Louis Braille was three years old where he lost his eyesight as a
result of an accident.
Error Correction
(A) was is
(B) his her
(C) where when
(D) an a
(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between
Rakesh and Sunita.
Rakesh : Did you complete the assignment?

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 Sunita : Yes, I did. I finished it yesterday.
Rakesh asked Sunita if/whether she had completed the assignment. Then Sunita
replied in the affirmative and also added that ___________.

(A) she finished it yesterday

(B) she had finished it previous day
(C) she has finished it yesterday
(D) she had finish it yesterday

(ix) Read the conversation between a mother and her daughter. Complete the
sentence by reporting daughter’s reply correctly.
Mother : Why are you looking so worried?
Daughter : My exams are approaching.
Mother asked her daughter why she was looking very worried. The daughter
replied that ___________.

(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
In a few years we all ___________ in the houses heated by solar energy.
(A) will live
(B) shall be living
(C) lived
(D) shall have been living

(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the
statement.
I met Mohan when he ___________ to the post office.

(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentence:
Do you know the importance for clean water?
Error Correction

II. (i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
When I saw him he ____________ a portrait. (paint)

(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Laugh is the best medicine.
Error Correction

(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

A farmer said : “If the situation goes on like this, we will lose the consumers’
confidence for ever”.

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(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following
sentence?
He said to Raina, “I cannot marry you now but I shall surely do so next year.”
(A) He told her that he could not marry Raina then but would surely marry her
next year.
(B) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so
the following year.
(C) He told Raina that he would not marry her then but would surely do so the
next year.
(D) He told Raina that he cannot marry her now but would surely do so the
following year.

(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option

Do you know ____________ scarf this is? (whose/their)

(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The flock of sheeps blocked the road.
Error Correction

(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line:
A little political thinkers think that liberty and equality can’t go together.
Error Correction
(A) can’t couldn’t
(B) think thinks
(C) A little Some
(D) go goes
(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between
Tom and Tina.Tom : Are you familiar with coding?
Tina : Yes, I am. I learned it during my college years.
Tom asked Tina if/whether she was familiar with coding. Then Tina replied in the
affirmative and also added that ____________.
(A) she has learned it during her college years
(B) she learned it during her college years
(C) she had learned it during her college years
(D) she had learn it during her college years

(ix) Read the conversation between a father and his son. Complete the sentence
by reporting son’s reply correctly.
Father : What’s the matter? You seem upset.

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 Son : I didn’t perform well in the soccer match.
Father asked his son what the matter was. The son replied that ____________.

(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
He ____________ us to go out in the boat yesterday.
(A) does not allow
(B) allows
(C) did not allow
(D) has not allowed

(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the
statement.
The thief will have run away before the police ____________
(A) comes
(B) had come
(C) came
(D) None of these

(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The children was playing in the Giant’s garden.
Error Correction

III. (i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
If the milkman __________ tell him to leave two litres. (come)

(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The children decided to surprise Miss Holmes on teacher’s day.
Error Correction

(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

She said: “We’ll go and get some food.”

(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following
sentence?
He said, “Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in South
Africa.”
(A) He says that Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in
South Africa.
(B) He told that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward situations when he was
living in South Africa.
(C) He said that Gandhi ji had been facing awkward situations when he was

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living in South Africa.
(D) He said that Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in
South Africa.

(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option.

__________ students were called to the principal’s office. (any/some)

(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
I saw Richard when I’m on the flight.
Error Correction

(vii) Select the option that identifies the error in a museum plaque and supplies
the correction for the same. These building, inaugurated on 29 March 1954, was
a former residence of a Maharaja.
Error Correction
(A) These This
(B) building buildings
(C) on at
(D) of by

(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between
Ajay and Shruti.

Ajay : Have you ever been to a concert?

Shruti : Yes, I have. I attended one last month.
Ajay asked Shruti if/whether she had ever been to a concert. Then Shruti replied
in the affirmative and also added that ____________.
(A) she has attended one last month
(B) she attended one last month
(C) she had been to one last month
(D) she had attend one last month

(ix) Read the conversation between a teacher and a student. Complete the
sentence by reporting the student’s reply correctly.
Teacher : Why are you late for class?
Student : I missed the bus this morning.
The teacher asked the student why he was late for class. The student replied
that ____________.

(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
If they __________ that picture lower, people would be able to see it.

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 (A) hanged
(B) hang
(C) hung
(D) will hung

(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the
statement.
My brother will visit Delhi when he __________ free.
(A) was free
(B) be
(C) is
(D) will have been

(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Man have depended on nature for a long time.
Error Correction

IV. (i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
To his horror, he found that he ___________ for nearly 24 hours, (sleep)

(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Ramu is a honest man.
Error Correction

(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

The young lady said: “I did not make such a mistake.”

(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following
sentence? Mr. Rao told Mr. Mehta that he had to go to the town that day.
(A) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta I have to go to the town that day.”
(B) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta, I have to go to the town today.”
(C) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta I will have to go to the town today.”
(D) Mr. Rao said, “I have to go to the town today.”

(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option

Sam stood ___________ in the class, (first/one)

(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Bread and butter are Sheldon’s favourite breakfast.
Error Correction
(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line: The restaurant, known for its delicious cuisine, is always crowd
with diners.
Error Correction
(A) The A
(B) restaurant restaurants
(C) its it’s
(D) crowd crowded
(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between
Abhishek and Sarika.
Abhishek : Did you watch the latest movie?
Sarika : Yes, I did. I saw it yesterday.
Abhishek asked Sarika if / whether she had watched the latest movie. Then
Sarika replied in the affirmative and also added that ___________.
(A) she saw it yesterday
(B) she had seen it the previous day
(C) she has seen it yesterday
(D) she had see it yesterday

(ix) Read the conversation between Johnson and Sarah. Complete the sentence
by reporting Sarah’s reply correctly.
Johnson : What’s bothering you? You seem upset.
Sarah : I lost my wallet on the way home.
Johnson asked Sarah what was bothering her. Sarah replied that ___________.

(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
If it rains the match ___________ cancelled.
(A) be
(B) will be
(C) will
(D) will have been

(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the
statement.
Unless I have a quiet room I ___________ successful.
(A) would not be
(B) shall not be
(C) have not been
(D) had not been
 (xii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Birds of feathers flock together.
Error Correction

V. (i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
A black cow that _____________ in the field for some time did not return home in
the evening. (graze)

(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The teacher called me on 12 o’clock.
Error Correction

(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

Gihan exclaimed: “We have had too many prohibitions.”

(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following
sentence? They told us that they had waited at the station for a long time.
(A) They told us, “We had been waiting at the station for a long time”.
(B) They told us, “We are waiting at the station for a long time”.
(C) They told us, “We wait at the station for a long time.”
(D) They told us, “We waited at the station for a long time”.

(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option

The book belongs to _____________. (her/hers)

(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The sweets were distributed between all the children.
Error Correction

(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line: The actor, known for his versatility, have received several awards
for his performances.
Error Correction
(A) The A
(B) actor actors
(C) has have
(D) for with
(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between
Punit and Aradhya.
Punit : Are you good at playing the guitar?
Aradhya : Yes, I am. I have been playing it for five years.
Punit asked Aradhya if/whether she was good at playing the guitar. Then
Aradhya replied in the affirmative and also added that _____________.
(A) she has been playing it for five years
(B) she played it for five years
(C) she had been playing it for five years
(D) she had play it for five years

(ix) Read the conversation between a boss and his employee. Complete the
sentence by reporting employee’s reply correctly.
Boss : Why are you stressed out?
Employee : I have a heavy workload this week.
The boss asked the employee why he was stressed out. The employee replied
that _____________.

(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
A temple _____________ in the middle of the village.
(A) situates
(B) is situated
(C) is situating
(D) none

(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the
statement. When I out, the sun was shining brightly.
(A) sets
(B) is setting
(C) set
(D) setted

(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence: The
teacher was teaching an important lesson on the class.
Error Correction

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