Kendriya Vidyalaya

Cumulative Examination-06
• IX STD
ENGLISH
Instructions:

1This paper contains four sections:

Section A Reading 20 Marks

Section B Writing 30Marks
Section C Grammar 20 Marks
Section D Text Book 30Marks
2.All questions are to be answered.
SECTION: A READING 20 MRKS
A.1 I Had a Dove 8 marks
I had a dove and the sweet dove died
And I thought it died of grieving:
O, what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied
With a silken thread of my own hands weaving;
5 Sweet little red feet! Why should you leave me,
Sweet bird! Why?
You lived alone on the forest –tree,
Why, pretty thing! Would you not live with me?
I kissed you often gave you white peas;
Why not live sweetly, as in the green trees?
John Keats
A.1.1Below you can see a page from the poet’ diary which summarizes the idea
in the poem. Fill in each of the blanks with one word only. 3
mks
Once I reared a dove .It was very sweet dove but alas! I felt bereaved in its
(a)________
Due to grief .I showered all my love upon this little pretty thing and kept it
(b)_________
With a self –woven silken thread. When it was free, it had ©____________- by
itself in a forest –tree. . But despite all my love and care it couldn’t
(d)_____________with me for long .I gave it (e)___________to eat. However,
the deprivation of its natural habitat proved galling for it and it couldn’t live with a
tender (f)______________ captivity proved worse than death for this sweet dove.

.A 1.2 On the basis of your reading of the poem ,answer the following questions
as briefly as possible. 5 marks
(a)Where and how was the dove living before the poet started rearing it up
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(b)The bird ‘died of grieving’(line2).What was the possible cause of the bird’s
grieving?
________________________________________________________________
________( c)The poet showered his love upon the bird by
____________________________________________________________
andth(d)The’ silken thread’ of the poet sts
for______________________________________________________________
_______
(e)The poem gives out the idea that every kind of
captivity__________________________________________________________
_______
A.2. Water pollution12 marks
Water pollution is the latest problem worldwide,espacielly in developing
countries. So control of it is , again , aworld wide movement. Water,in Sanskrit is
called ‘Jiwan’. It is life itself. In India the are many sources of water
pollution.Firstly community wastes for human settlements give rise to water
pollution .Contrary to the common belief ,it has been estimated that the
community wastes”account for four times as much waste-water as industrial
effluents”.Most of these wastes are discharged untreated into watetr
courses.Secondly ,industrial effluents directly enter into a stream or through a
municipal sewer or through a discharge on land meant for irrigation cause water
pollution .For example ,in Madhya pradesh,the kurel river was polluted by organic
and inorganic effluent discharged by some industries .Even after treaetment, the
water was not fit for human consumption .This tells the sad tale of human
misery .Thirdly , aanything sssssstored on earth such as aaaaaaany raw material
, solid refuse of of amine or qqqqqqqqquarry on any land may cause pollution by
rain washing it into astream.Ithappened in Goa where mooolasses stored in open
pits in aco-operative suger factory at Usgaon was washed by rain into the
Khandapa river .This resulted into the degradation of the qqqqqquality of water
and even after fiteration ,it could not be used for human consumption .A large
numberof fish were also killed due to water pollution .Fourthly,the use of
fertilizers also causes water pollution when unused nitrogenous fertilizer is
drained out of soil into lakes and rivers .It causes overgrowth of green plants
resulting in pollution of water .The use of pesticides for agriculture may cause
pollution due to rain water washing it into stream .Fifthly water pollution may also
be caused by the air pollutants .Recent reports from western countrirees indicate
that the largest contribution of heavy metal pollution in lakes i.e.from air –borne
pollutants mainly from coal combustion setting on lakes and their catchment
areas . Comparatively negligible contribution is received from direct industrial
effluent discharges
A.2.1 Fill in the space in the table below with appropriate words or phrases
chosen from the passage..5 marks
Water Pollution –Causes
Human Industrial etc A Pesticides etc
factorsNatural

Overground Community Earth-based Air Fertilizers

water wastes (a)____________ (b)________ (c)______________
______________ _ ___________________
______________ ___________ __________________
___________
(d)____________ Sewage
______________ effluent
______________ seepage
underground
(e)_________
___________
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A.2.2On the basis of your reading of the article answer the following questions
briefly as possible.7 marks
(a)On the basis of your reaeding of the article which deals mainly with the
pollution of water from air pollutants. Write the first thr5ee words of this
paragraph.________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
___(b)It is life itself’(line 4).This means the
________________________________________________________________
_
©Find aword in lines 10 to 20 which means
‘trouble’____________________________________________________
(d)Find a word in lines 20 to 30 which means ‘reduced in rank or
statues__________________________________________________________
___(e)This resulted into the degration(line 26) This
means___________________________________________________________
(f)Find a word in lines 30 to 40 which means ‘ show’
(g)’-----------setting on lakes----------‘(line 40). This means
Section B Wruiting Skills 30 mks
Section C Grammar 20 marks
C1 In the following passage ther one error in each line . Write your correction in
the answersheet .The first correction has been done as an example .(4) marks
The mercury soar with the dawn of each eg soar-soars
New day .As the temperature rises , taking (a)______________
their toll on men and the numbers of deaths (b)_____________
reported in more than 1000 inBihar (c)____________
alone ,it is heat stroke that strikes first (d)____________
And the symptoms that occur needs to be taken (e)_______________
seriously and deal with even better care . (f)_______________
Certain preventive measure can save life . (g)_______________
The sweltering heat cause the body to perspire (h)______________
and results in loss of water.
C2. In the following passage ,one word has been omitted in each line .Write the
missing word in your answer sheet . The first one has been done as an
example.4maks
There was a rich old man who in a place eg who lived in
There also lived nearly poor man in a hut (a)___________
.He on crumbs of food given by others (b)_____________
.But he cheerful and never complained (c)_____________
.Once it happened that the poor man (d)____________
had to eat for a long while . So he (e)____________
went to the rich old man help.
(f)______________
But he chased away mercilessly .
(g)_________
Seeing plight ,alady showed her love on him.
(h)________
C3 Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
The first one has been done for you as an example.(4maks)
Eg Sports/building/ physical/ strength /necessary/ are/ for
.Sports are necessary for building physical strength.
(a)modern /newspaper /become/times/ anecessary/ in /has /reading/ the .
(b)caters/newspaper/ to sections/ a society the /of /various /needs /the .
©businessman/ amarket /by /goods/his /advertising /can /a/find /for.
(d)Job-seeker/a/find/a/can/job/through/the situation vacant –columns/newspaper/
of suitable/ the.
C4.Devi and Sita are two friends who meet after along time ..Complete the
dialogue in asuitable way .Write your answer in the answerrsheet.4mks
Devi: HelloSita!How are you?
Sita:I am all right .Devi-------(a)---------------------------------------------
----------allthese years?
Devi :In Chennai.My husband was posted here 3 years back. But tell me------------
---------------(b)-----------------------
I never expected to see you here .
Sita:YOU are right .Chandran insisted that. I should spend some time outside
Delhi. So we planned to come here .
Devi:Very good .When ---------------(c)----------------------------
Sita:Only today morning.
Devi :Come to my house today evening .
Sita :Okay.--------------(d)----------------------------------------.
C5Below you see asset of instructions for planting a sapling .Imagine that you
have completed this task. Complete the following paragraph reporting what you
did on the basis of the information given below:
a) Select apatch of land and take alittle manure and a spade .
(b) Dig the earth with the spade.
(c)Mix manure in the soil manully.
(d)Put a few drops of aldrin to keep off the white ants.
A patch of land was selected and alittle manure and a spade --------(a)-------
taken.The earth ------(b)-------with the spade .Manure --------(c)------in the soil
manually. A few drops of Aldrin ---------(d)-----to keep off the white ants.