9th Book Questions – General English – Group 2/2a

9th book Questions 

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9th book Questions –

 

1. Match the following 

A. A Poison Tree – 1.Normal Littleford 

B. The Comet – 2.William Blake 

C. The Stick Together Families -3. Ilan Shamir 

D. The River -4. Edgar A Guest 

A. 3 2 4 1

B. 2 1 4 3

C. 2 1 3 4

D. 1 2 4 3

 

2. Severn Cullis Suzuki is an environmental Activist belong to which country ? 

A. America

B. Canada

C. British

D. Irish

 

3. ” Farming is not a way of Producing crops to make money . It is way of living , and a way of living that is possible even in the 21st Century ” 

Who said the above given lines ? 

A. M.S. Swaminathan

B. Abdul Kalam

C. Nammazhvar

D. K. Abdul Ghani

 

4. The First True Paralympic Games happened in Rome in ___________ ? 

A. 1940

B. 1942

C. 1955

D. 1960

 

5.The antonym of the word ” Bewilderment ” is ? 

A. Perplexed

B. Enlightenment

C. Perfectness

D. Confounded

 

6. ” It is the old Home roof that shelters 

These you fine the Gladdest Play ground ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Anaphora

D. Repitation

 

7. ” That hears the Sweetest Music ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Imagery

B. Repitation

C. Metaphor

D. Personification

 

8. ” It is the Stick together Family that wins the Joys of earth ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Simile

B. Onomatopoeia

C. Personification

D. Allusion

 

9. ” There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam ” 

Why they roam according to the poet ? 

A. To find friendship

B. To fine new persons

C. To Find Happiness

D. To learn new things

 

10. The correct indirect sentence for the given direct sentence is ? 

When did you come ? 

A. He asked that when he had came

B. He asked when he had came

C. He asked when i had came

D. He asked when i had come

 

11. The correct indirect sentence for the given direct sentence is ? 

Praveena asked ,” Have you watered the plants ? ”

A. Praveena asked if I Had Watered the plants

B. Praveena asked if you had watered the plants

C. Praveena asked if I had water the plants

D. Praveena asked if I has watered the plants

 

12. _____________ Earth revolves around the sun .

A. The

B. A

C. An

D. No Article

 

13. I found ____________ one rupee coin in the playground while playing .

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No Article

 

14. A visit to the Museum is __________unforgettable experience. 

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No Article

 

15. India is _______ largest democracy in the world .

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No Article

 

16. Kokila gave a pen to __________ child in the classroom on her birthday .

A. Any

B. All

C. each

D. Every

 

17. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in ? 

A. 1st October 1889

B. 2nd October 1889

C. 4th November 1889

D. 14th November 1889

 

18. When did Nehru started to write more detailed letters to Indira Gandhi ? 

A. 1930

B. 1928

C. 1932

D. 1942

 

19. ” Never do anything in secret or anything that you would wish to hide . For the desire to hide anything means that you are afraid and fear is a bad thing and unworthy of you. Be brave and all the rest follows .”  

Why the author says fear is a bad thing ? 

A. Hiding things make you Afraid and fear

B. You will become unworthy if you fear

C. You need be an example for all

D. Both A and B are correct

 

20. ” The Star ” Poem is written by ? 

A. Edgar Guest

B. Lawrence

C. Jane Taylor

D. Norman Nicholson

 

21. ” The outer ice is melting 

Causing vapour from the force ” 

Why Comets outer ice is melting ? 

A. It produces heat from inside

B. As it speeds fast the sun

C. Because of it’s nature

D. None of the above

 

22. ” Bigger than a mountain 

So powerful and strong ” 

The author of the above line is ? 

A. Normal Nicholson

B. Nisha Dyrene

C. Narayan Shirke

D. Normal Littleford

 

23. “Bigger than a mountain 

So powerful and strong ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Metaphor

B. Simile

C. Personification

D. Oxymoron

 

24. ” Rampaging through the heavens ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Alliteration

B. Anaphora

C. Repitation

D. Imagery

 

25. Which among the following is not a passive sentence ? 

A. You are requested to help me

B. Let the window be opened

C. You are warned not to touch it

D. Do not pluck the flowers

 

26. Convert the following sentence into passive form  

“He will make coffee” – Active 

A. Coffee will be made by him

B. Coffee will have been made by him

C. Coffee is made by him

D. Coffee is being made by him

 

27. ” Begin The Work Tomorrow ” 

Convert the above sentence into passive form .

A. Let the work begin tomorrow

B. Let the work be begin tomorrow

C. Let the work be begun tomorrow

D. Let the is begining tomorrow

 

28. Irine felt cold ____________ she was wearing a winter coat .

A. Due to

B. Although

C. As

D. Because

 

29. Match the following 

Synonyms 

A. Absurd – Destructively consuming 

B. Unkempt – Unreasonable 

C. Devouring – Extreme Mental Pain 

D. Agonising – Not Neat

A. 2 4 1 3

B. 4 2 1 3

C. 4 2 3 1

D. 3 4 1 2

 

30. Identify the correct meaning of the folt Idiom

” Gruff as a bear ” 

A. Being Sociable

B. Being unsociable

C. Being respectful

D. Being disrespectful

 

31. Which American president is also known as ” Teddy “

A. George Bush

B. Theodore Roosevelt

C. George Washington

D. James Madison

 

32. Match the following 

Phrases and Meaning 

A. In the rear of – 1.Make advance to someone 

B. Devoid of – 2.Rapidly 

C. In Wild haste – 3.Lacking 

D. Make a pass – 4. At the back of 

A. 4 2 3 1

B. 4 3 2 1

C. 3 4 2 1

D. 1 2 3 4

 

33. Next in order , a black bear hub __________ size of cyclone , made a pass at the newcomer and he too received so fierce a counterchange that he ignominiously quit the field and scrambled to the top of the cliff . 

A. Thrice

B. Fourth

C. Fifth

D. Twice

 

34. Little czar , a very saucy but good natured European Brown Bear Cub walked up and aimed a sample blow at cyclone’s _______ ear . Quick as a flash , outshot cyclone’s ________ paw as only a grizzly can strike and caught the would be hazer on the side of the hear . 

A. Right , Left

B. Left, Right

C. Left , Front

E. Front , Right

 

35. In the prose little cyclone : The story of a Grizzly Cub, The Bear’s Nursery is located at ___________ ? 

A. European Zoological park

B. California Zoological park

C. Newyork Zoological park

D. Yellowstone National park

 

36. Match the following 

Synonyms and meaning 

A. Stumpy -1. Dangerous 

B. Prodded – 2. Short and Thick 

C. Feigned -3.Poked 

D. Formidable -4.Faked 

A. 4 3 2 1

B. 1 2 3 4

C. 3 2 4 1

D. 2 3 4 1

 

37. Little cyclone was rescued by the friendly hands of the Zoological Society’s __________ ? 

A. Park Assistant

B. Field Agent

C. Owner

D. Government Agent

 

38. The theme of the ” Little cyclone : The story of a Grizzly Cub ” is ? 

A. New Friendship New life

B. Strength and grit

C. Helping each other

D. Conservation of wild life

 

39. “Nature , The Gentlest Mother ” poem written by ?

A. Eric Hansen

B. Norman Littleford

C. Emily Dickinson

D. Robert Frost

 

40. The period of Caroline Ann Bowles was ?

A. 1786 – 1870

B. 1780 – 1876

C. 1786 – 1854

D. 1770 – 1850

 

41. Which among the following is not a poem of Caroline Ann Bowles ? 

A. The Little Ladybird

B. Chapter on churchyard

C. Tales of the Factories

D. All the above are correct

 

42. ” Over rocks, by rose banks , sweeping 

Like impetuous youth ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Anaphora

D. Oxymoron

 

43 ” River , river, little river ! ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Anaphora

B. Imagery

C. Epithet

D. Personification

 

44. ” O’er the yellow pebbles dancing “. 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Alliteration

B. Imagery

C. Repitation

D. Oxymoron

 

45. ” Sea that line hath never sounded , 

Sea that sail hath never rounded ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Repitation

B. Personification

C. Anaphora

D. Onomatopoeia

 

46. Sir C.V. Raman got the Noble prize in the year ? 

A. 1920

B. 1928

C. 1930

D. 1934

 

47. Which day is celebrated as National Science Day ? 

A. January 28

B. February 1

C. February 28

D. January 1

 

48. ” By far the cheapest form of internal Transport in a country is by boats and barges through canals and rivers . We hear much about programmes of rail and road construction , but far too little about development of internal waterways in India . ” 

Which among the sector India lagging according to the author ? 

A. International waterways

B. Ocean transport

C. Railways and Roadways

D. Inland waterways

 

49.” The systematic planting of suitable trees in every possible or even in impossible areas , and the development of what one can call civilized forest as distinguished from wild and untamed jungle , is one of the most urgent needs in India . Such plantation would directly and indirectly prove a source of untold wealth to the country ” . 

Which is a source of untold wealth to the country according to the author ? 

A. Planting trees in forests

B. Planting suitable trees in areas other than wild forests

C. Conservation of Forests

D. Jungle protection and wildlife protection

 

50. ” The conservation and utilisation of water is this fundamental for human welfare . Much of Indian agriculture depends on seasonal rainfall and is therefore very sensitive to any failure or irregularity of the same. ” 

Why the author is mentioning sensitive in the above statement ? 

A. Indian rainfall is very sensitive in nature

B. Indian agriculture is very sensitive in nature

C. Indian rainfall is inadequate to Indian agriculture

D. Indian rainfall is adequate to Indian agriculture

51. The time period of Robert Frost was ? 

A. 1874 to 1968

B. 1870 to 1964

C. 1870 to 1968

D. 1874 to 1964

 

52. ” Of easy wind and downy flake ” 

The meaning of Downy is ? 

A. Soft

B. Hard

C. Slow

D. Fast

 

53. The poem ” Leisure ” is written by ? 

A. William Henry Davies

B. William Northcote

C. William Wordsworth

D. William Littlefield

 

54. ” He will not see me stopping here 

To watch his woods fill up with snow ” 

Why the poet says that he will not see me ?

A. The owner is died

B. The owner is in village

C. The owner stays in his house

D. None of the above

 

55. ” My little horse must think it queer ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Imagery

B. Hyperbole

C. Metaphor

D. Personification

 

56. ” He gives his harness bells a shake” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Alliteration

B. Personification

C. Anaphora

D. Both A and B

 

57. Sachin Tendulkar retired from cricket in the year ? 

A. 2015

B. 2013

C. 2016

D. 2020

 

58. The autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar is ? 

A. Playing it on my own way

B. Play the way am play

C. Playing it my way

D. Playing the cricket on my way

 

59. At the end of all, sir would tell me to run ____________ full circuits with my pads and gloves on. That was the last part of training . 

A. 3

B. 2

C. 4

D. 5

 

60. In my first year at Shardashram , I played _________ practice matches during the summer break of _______ days . 

A. 60, 55

B. 55, 65

C. 55, 55

D. 55, 60

 

61. Sachin had how many set of cricket clothes during his child time ? 

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

 

62. Who always said that ” all he wanted Sachin to do was give it Sachin’s best effort without worrying about the results ” 

A. Sachin’s Brother

B. Sachin’s Father

C. Sachin’s Coach

D. Sachin’s Friend

 

63. Travelling to Shivaji park took __________ minutes from Sachin’s house in Bandra and I had to catch an early morning bus to make it on time .

A. 50

B. 45

C. 55

D. 40

 

64. Sachin Tendulkar and His coach Started playing cricket at the age of ? 

A. 11

B. 12

C. 10

D. 13

 

65. Which was the part Sachin called it as great learning Experience ? 

A. Running two full circuits after practice

B. Bunking Daily evening practise

C. Going in bus with kit bag

D. Travelling Bandra to church gate

 

66. Occasionally , Sachin’s Father came to take Sachin home and Sachin would always ask him to treat with a special fruit _____________ at a juice centre near the club .

A. Mango

B. Cocktail

C. Gooseberry

D. Orange

 

67. __________ is a dance form usually conducted during village festivals in the months of Aadi and Panguni . 

A. Parai Aattam

B. Therukoothu

C. Karagattam

D. Kavadi Aatam

 

68.The puppetry form of dance in Tamilnadu is ? 

A. Poikai Kudhirai Aatam

B. Kavadi Aattam

C. Karagattam

D. Bommalaattam

 

69. I __________ studying since 5.a.m and I am at it even now . 

A. Have

B. Has been

C. Have been

D. Had been

 

70. Place the suitable preposition 

 The cat is _________ the wall .

A. In

B. On

C. At

D. None

 

71. Place the suitable preposition 

She was born __________ 5th of July . 

A. At

B. In

C. On

D. For

 

72. The cricket ball was hidden __________ the leaves .

A. Among

B. Between

C. Within

D. On

 

73. The whole party sits ___________ the ground and performs __________ a lot __________ gesticulation and facial expressions to suit the narrative they have taken. 

A. In , with, a

B. On ,with , a

C. On , with , of

D. On , for , of

 

74. People _________ near by villages and towns display their wares attractively and call out loudly _______ the people ________ buy their wares . 

A. From, to ,to

B. None , to to

C. From , at , to

D. None, at ,to

 

75. Which among the following is not a prose ? 

A. I can’t Climb Trees anymore

B. The Envious Neighbour

C. The Fun they had

D. Advice from a tree

 

76. Ruskin Bond is an award winning _________ 

A. British author of Indian Descent

B. Indian author of British Descent

C. American author of Indian Descent

D. Indian author of American descent

 

77. Which among the popular novel of Ruskin Bond was made into a Hindi film and was awarded the National Film Award for the best children’s Film in 2007.

A. The Black Umbrella

B. The White umbrella

C. The Blue Umbrella

D. The Red umbrella

 

78. Match the following 

A. Prunning – 1 . Shaky 

B. Dizzy – 2. Soaked 

C. Drenched – 3. Trimming a plant 

D. Sprightliness – 4. Lively 

A. 3 2 4 1

B. 3 1 2 4

C. 3 1 4 2

D. 1 3 4 2

 

79. Choose the correct positive degree sentence ( without error ) 

A. No other girls in the class is as tall as Ramya

B. No other girl in the class is tall as Ramya

C. No other girl in the class is as tall as Ramya

D. No other girl in the class is as taller as Ramya

 

80. Choose the correct positive degree sentences ( without error ) 

A. Very few girls in the class is as tall as Ramya

B. Very few girls in the class are as tall as Ramya

C. Very few girls in the class are tall as Ramya

D. None are correct

 

81. The poem ” A Poison Tree ” is written by ? 

A. William Blake

B. Emily Dickinson

C. Ann Bowles

D. Anna Cook

 

82. The theme of the poem ” A Poison Tree ” is ? 

A. Friendship

B. Happiness

C. Enemity

D. Anger

 

83. Which is the first country to give citizenship to a Robot ? 

A. America

B. Britain

C. Saudhi Arabiya

D. United Arab Emirates

 

84. Which among the following is an International Humanitarian Service Organization ? 

A. United Nations

B. Red Cross Society

C. Green Field Society

D. International Disaster Management Organization

 

85. Odd one out – Choose the incorrect ( Adjectives ) 

A. Hard

B. Scared

C. Serious

D. Irritation

 

86. We solved the problem ________ a new device developed by our engineers . 

A. By means of

B. By means from

C. By means

D. By means to

 

87. Walking is a Healthy Habit 

The above sentence is a ? 

A. Gerund

B. Infinitive

C. Present Participle

D. Past participle

 

88. These are my Walking Shoes .

The above sentence is a ? 

A. Gerund

B. Infinitive

C. Present Participle

D. Past participle

 

89. ” Then the matter 

Of scorching and chocking “

The above lines are taken from the poem ?

A. On Killing a Tree

B. A Poison Tree

C. The Tree

D. The Nature

 

90. The Nationality of the poet Mary Botham Howitt is ? 

A. American

B. Spanish

C. British

D. Irish

 

89. Then the matter

Of scorching and chocking “

The above lines are taken from the poem ? 

 

A. Delicate

B. Sharp

C. Hard

D. Thick

90. The Nationality of the poet Mary Botham Howitt is ? 

A. American

B. Spanish

C. British

D. Irish

 

91.” So he wove a Subtle web ,in a little corner sly ” 

The meaning of subtle is ? 

A. Delicate

B. Sharp

C. Hard

D. Thick

92. ” Oh no, no, Said the little fly , Kind sir , that cannot be , 

I do not wish to see ! ” 

The fly do not wish to see the ? 

A. Parlour

B. Pantry

C. Glass

D .The bed

 

93. ” T is the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy ” 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Repitation

B. Oxymoron

C. Assonance

D. Epithet

 

94. ” How handsome are your gauzy wings , How brilliant are your eyes ! 

The figure of speech used in the above line is ? 

A. Anaphora

B. Personification

C. Metaphor

D. Simile

 

95. The poem ” Never Trust a Mirror ” is written by ? 

A. Eric Dickenson

B. Normal Nicholson

C. D H Lawrence

D. Erin Hanson

 

96. The Nationality of the author Samuel Langhorne Clemens is ? 

A. Irish

B. American

C. British

D. French

 

97. Match the following 

Idioms and meaning 

A. Tread Water – 1. Having no effect on someone 

B. Come Hell Or High Water – 2 . To be active but without Making Progress 

C. You never miss the water till the well runs dry – 3. No matter what happens 

D. Be water off a Duck’s back – 4. People are not grateful for what they have until they lose it 

A. 3 2 4 1

B. 4 2 3 1

C. 3 4 2 1

D. 2 3 4 1

 

98. She ___________ to anybody 

A. Never Apologized

B. Has never Apologized

C. Had never Apologized

D. Have never Apologized

 

99. All children _________ something new every day 

A. Learn

B. Learns

C. Is learning

D. Learning

 

100. I ________ all the plays of Shakespeare 

A. Read

B. Had read

C. Have read

D. Had read

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