KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

BANGALURU REGION
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER, 2021-22
BLUE PRINT
CLASS –IX SUBJECT- ENGLISH LANG & LIT
MAX. MARKS-40

SECTION Q UESTION TESTING VSAQ SAQ LAQ – II MARKS

TYPE COMPETENCIES
1 mark 30-40 100-120
words words

2 marks 4/5 marks

A READING 1. Unseen To test the local and (1*5) 5

Unseen passage global comprehension
(Discursive 350 – of the passage and
400 words) vocabulary

2.Unseen passage To test inference, (1*5) 5

(CCT based 350 – evaluation, analysis
400 words) and vocabulary.

B WRITING & 3.Diary entry (100 To express an opinion, 5 5

GRAMMAR -120 words) justify, illustrate using
appropriate format and
OR fluency

4. Story writing To use the given

(one out of verbal input in a long
two)(150 – 200 sustained piece of
words) writing in the form of
a story

5. Editing / To test the appropriate (1*3) 3

Omission use of grammatical
items

6. Sentence To test the knowledge (1*2) 2

transformation/ of syntax. To use
grammatical items
accurately and
appropriately.

9. Short answer To test local and 2*6 12

type questions global understanding
from literature of the prose/ poetry /
reader any SIX supplementary.( To
out of SEVEN test vocabulary&
questions(30- interpretation
40words)

SECTION C 10. Two out of To test local and 4*2 8

LITERATURE three long answer global understanding
type question of the text.
(Value based)

(80-100words)

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER, 2021-22
BLUE PRINT
CLASS –IX SUBJECT- ENGLISH LANG & LIT
MAX. MARKS-40
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
BENGALURU REGION
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER- TERM II SESSION 2021-22
CLASS: IX MAX. MARKS: 40
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANG&LIT TIME: 2 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper carries THREE sections – Reading, Writing & Grammar and
Literature.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION A – READING ( 10 marks)
I. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY: 5 MARKS
1. Have you ever caught yourself scratching your head, twitching your ears,
tapping your foot of playing with keys or pens? If you have, you are a sure
fidgeter. And it is very likely that the habit has carried over from childhood,
when your wriggling probably exasperated – and sometimes amused – your
parents and teachers. It is not a pleasant sight to see a grown – up person
fidgeting; in fact it is a distraction.
2. Recently, some doctors in Britain have discovered that not only is
fidgeting quite normal, it even does you good.
3. Almost everybody fidgets when hot, cold, hungry, and thirsty or tired.
Being kept waiting also brings on the fidgets. Most of this is normal but then
with some of this translates into exaggerated mannerisms and that is where
we have a problem. When the British wired up volunteers to an electric
‘fidgetmeter’, followed by a gruelling interview, some stayed almost
completely still. Others made up to 57 movements in half a minute. Since the
rate went up when disturbing topics were raised, it seemed that those who
fidgeted were the anxious types, needing more to release nervous energy.
4. This is what led to the conclusion that fidgeting has its uses too – since it
helps get rid of stress that could sometimes lead to headaches, muscle pain or
even ulcers. Fidgeting is also believed to fight the flab. Add up all those little
movements made by fidgeters during their waking hours and they burn up as
much energy as a jog, the report said.
5. While British doctors may feel that fidgeting is an expression of anxious
behaviour, doctors here do not necessarily agree.

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6. Meanwhile a former assistant professor in Los Angeles opines that
fidgeting is a sign of “some underlying tension which is causing anxiety”. While
one cannot make generalized statements, some experts feel that pencil –
suckers, teeth – grinders and fist clenchers seem to be holding back their
aggression, foot tappers wish to be on the move and people who scratch may
wish to injure themselves.
7. A leading psychiatrist gives a positive side to the anxiety angel.
According to him, “a bit anxiety is not harmful since it induces one to do
better. It often brings out the best in people – while meeting deadlines.
Submitting reports or at interviews and examinations”. He gives the example
of tennis players who play with “manageable anxiety”, but warns when the
fidget turns to restlessness, it might affect performance. Often, he says, a
person suffering from neurological illness ends up fidgeting deliberately,
“mainly to distract his companion from his actual problem. It could be
something as harmless as the shaking of the hand or the twitching of the eye.”
8. Refuting this, another psychiatrist insists that fidgeting in no way should
be considered good. “It may be innocuous unless it is harming the fidgeter or
annoying others, but what fidgeting really reveals is a lack of confidence and
even social phobia, besides of course anxiety. It, in fact, sends non – verbal
messages to people who then treat the person accordingly – as nervous or
anxious individuals.” He adds.
9. Unfortunately fidgeters often find it hard to kick the habit, even when it
is socially unacceptable. While those fidgeting are themselves perturbed by the
habit, efforts in controlling it could cause other problems, because, the person
could get hyper tense or worried about being unable to tackle it and get more
fidgety in the process.” Experts, in the meantime, keep suggesting remedies or
‘tricks’ to get out of fidgeting habits, like playing with a coin in the pocket or
glove, or wearing a ring which you can rub without others noticing. In Greece,
many taxi drivers carry worry- beads which they click while waiting to combat
fidgeting.
On the basis of reading of the passage, answer any five the following
questions: (1*5=5marks)
a. What are some of the things a fidgeter does?
b. Mention two reasons when almost everyone tends to fidget.
c. What, according to the doctors, are the advantages of fidgeting?

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d. Mention any two ways in which you can stop yourself from fidgeting.
e. Find words from the passage which conveys the antonyms of the
following:
(i) Attention ( para 1)
(ii) Undisturbed (para 9)
f. Find a word from para 8 which means the as harmless.

II. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY: 5 MARKS

1. The term ‘child labour’ is often defined as work that deprives children of
their childhood, their potential and their dignity and that is harmful to physical
and mental development. It refers to work that:- is mentally, physically,
socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and/or - interferes with
a child’s ability to attend and participate in school fully by obliging them to
leave school prematurely or requiring them to attempt to combine school
attendance with excessively long and heavy work.

2. There are many inter-linked factors contributing to the prevalence of

child labour. Child labour is both a cause and consequence of poverty.
Household poverty forces children into the labour market to earn money.
Some perform child labour to supplement family income while many also are
in it for survival. They miss out on an opportunity to gain education, further
perpetuating household poverty across generations, slowing the
economic growth and social development. Child labour impedes children from
gaining the skills and education they need to have opportunities of decent
work as an adult. Inequality, lack of educational opportunities, slow
demographic transition, traditions and cultural expectations all contribute to
the persistence of child labour in India. Age, sex, ethnicity, caste and
deprivation affect the type and intensity of work that children perform.

3. Child labour remains a persistent problem in the world today. The latest
global estimates indicate that 160 million children – 63 million girls and 97
million boys – were in child labour globally at the beginning of 2020,
accounting for almost 1 in 10 of all children worldwide. Seventy-nine million
children – nearly half of all those in child labour – were in hazardous work that
directly endangers their health, safety and moral development.

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4. Global progress against child labour has stagnated since 2016. The
percentage of children in child labour remained unchanged over the four-
years period while the absolute number of children in child labour increased by
over 8 million. Similarly, the percentage of children in hazardous work was
almost unchanged but rose in absolute terms by 6.5 million children.

Global progress against child labour has stalled since 2016

245.5
Percentage and number of children aged 5 to 17 years in child labourand hazardous work
million 222.3 213.2

million million Child labour

16.0% Hazardous work

168.0
160.0
14.2% million 151.6
13.6% million
170.5
million
million

11.1% 10.6%
128.4
115.3 9.6% 9.6%
million
million
8.2% 85.3
7.3% 79.0
72.5
million
million
million
5.4%
4.6% 4.7%

2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any five out of the seven
questions by choosing the correct option.
a. What has the author highlighted in the above passage?

b. What does the statement “Global progress against child labour has
stagnated since 2016.” mean in the passage?

c. According to the data provided in the above passage, how many children are
engaged in labours which are hazardous?

d. Mention some of the severe effects of child labour.

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 e. What does child labour do to the young minds?

f. How does the passage explain the word ‘child labour ‘and its affect?

SECTION - B (Writing & Grammar) 10 marks

WRITING – 5 marks
III. Answer any one of the two questions: 5
You recently attended a wedding. The ostentatious display of wealth made you
reflect on the disparity existing in society. Make a diary entry in 100-150 words
expressing your feelings.
OR
Write a story based on the following beginning in 150-200 words. Give a
suitable heading.
It so happened that when I was 12 years old I thought of travelling in a train/
bus without a ticket…….

GRAMMAR : 5 marks
IV. In the passage given below, there is an error in each line. Write the incorrect
word and correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
Remember to underline the word you have supplied. (1*3=3marks)

Children is fond of coconut. It is the eg. is are

biggest of all the nuts and are indeed a wonderful fruit. (a)____ ____

It grow in a tall palm tree and is found in tropical (b)_____ ____

countries round a seashore. The name coconut (c) _____ ____

is given for it by the Portuguese.

V. Read the conversation given below and complete the blanks.(1x2=2 Marks)
Dilip : I’ve been watching the sea and there hasn’t been any trace of a ship.

Ralph : I told you yesterday too that we’ll be rescued, so have patience.

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Dilip : Why do you ask me to keep quiet whenever I say something?

Ralph : Have you ever said anything sensible?

Dilip said (a) ……… . Ralph replied that he had told him the day before that they
would be rescued and asked him to have patience. Dilip angrily asked Ralph
(b) ………… to which Ralph wanted to know if he had ever said anything
sensible.

SECTION –C (LITERATURE) 20 MARKS

VI. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30 to 40 words each. (2*6= 12 marks)
a. What were the problems Sharapova faced during her training? How did
she react?
b. How did the narrator’s wife react after Bruno left?
c. How did the dog spoil three lemons?
d. Explain the use of ‘harvest’ and ‘war’ in the poem ‘No Men are Foreign’.
e. Is it easier to chop off a tree and grow a new one? Why?
f. Why did Sergei’s anger vanish?
g. What is the significance of the ivy leaves?

VII. Answer any two of the following in 120 words. (4*2= 8 marks)
a. Intelligence, presence of mind and sense of humour are required to
outwit others in the situation of danger. Explain how did these traits
help Gerrard to outwit the Intruder?
b. It is very important to plan your packing before you plan for a trip.
Elucidate this statement with reference with the lesson ‘Packing’.
c. As Prashanth write a letter to the Red Cross, thanking them for their
timely help in providing relief in the survivors of the devastating
cyclone.

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
BENGALURU REGION
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER- TERM II SESSION 2021-22
CLASS: IX MAX. MARKS: 40
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANG&LIT TIME: 2 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This paper carries THREE sections – Reading, Writing & Grammar and
Literature.

2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A READING -10 MARKS

I. Read the passage given below carefully:

1. Although everybody has a creative spark, the potential is not always fully
utilised. How does one recognise those who are developing their creative
energies to the fullest? Mad painters and tormented poets are only comic
stereotypes of the creative personality. The essential traits of creativity are
found among a wide variety of less conspicuous creators, people in all walks of
life. Unfortunately, the structure of our social and educational environment
does not always promote its growth.

2. Generally speaking, creative people often believe that their purpose in life is
to discover and implement the interrelatedness of things, to make order out of
disorder. They also see problems where others see none and question the
validity of even the most widely accepted answers. Creative persons are
compulsive problem seekers, not so much because they thrive on problems,
but because their senses are attuned to a world that demands to be put
together, like a jigsaw puzzle scattered on a table.

3. Several tests now in use reveal that highly creative people are much more
open and receptive to the complexities of experience than the less creative
people. The creative temperament has a tendency to break problems down
into their most basic elements and then reconstruct them into whole new
problems, thereby discovering new relationships and new solutions.

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4. Highly creative people aren’t afraid to ask what may seem to be naive or silly
questions. They ask questions like, “Why don't spiders get tangled up in their
own webs?” and, “Why do dogs turn in circles before lying down?” Such
questions may seem childlike, and in a way they are. Children have not yet had
their innate creative energies channelled into culturally acceptable directions
and can give full rein to their curiosity - the absolute prerequisite for full
creative functioning, in both children and adults.

5. Unlike children, creative people appear to have vast stores of patience to

draw upon. Months, years, even decades can be devoted to a single problem.

6. The home that encourages inquisitiveness contributes to creative

development. The teacher who stresses questions rather than answers and
rewards curiosity rather than restricting it is teaching a child to be creative.

7. To be extremely intelligent is not the same as to be gifted in creative work .

The Quiz Kids are often referred to as geniuses. They would undoubtedly score
high in memory functions...but it is doubtful whether they are also fluent in
producing ideas.

8. Contrary to popular myths that glorify youth, more creative achievements

are likely to occur when people grow older. While memory may falter with age,
creativity is ageless. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the
questions by choosing the correct option.

On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer ANY FIVE of the
following questions. (1*5= 5 marks)

a. What is the attitude of the creative persons toward the complexities of

life?
b. What are the traits of creative people?
c. How can teachers promote creativity among children?
d. What according to the passage is one of the qualities that can be
attributed to a genius?
e. Why Creative persons' compulsive problem seeking attitude is
compared to a jigsaw puzzle scattered on the table?
f. Find out the word from the passage synonymous with ‘obligatory’.

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II. Read the passage given below carefully.

1. On the eve of International Youth Day, which is observed globally every year
on 12th August, experts and policy commentators in India have called for more
steps by the government to create employment opportunities.

2. According to a 2011 Census, people aged 15-24 comprise one-fifth or 19% of

India’s total population. Multiple reports, however, indicate that the number
of unemployed youth in the South Asian country is rising.

3. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, a think tank, said India’s labour
participation rate in May was 40%, with 15 million jobs lost in the month. “May
2021 is also the fourth consecutive month of a fall in employment. The
cumulative fall in employment since January 2021 is 25.3 million. Employment
in January 2021 was 400.7 million. This has dropped to 375.5 million,” said the
report published in June.

4. Similarly, The Financial Express, a leading business daily, recently reported

that according to the International Labour Organisation’s database, India’s
unemployment rate rose to 7.11% in 2020 – the highest in at least three
decades.

5. “High rates of unemployment are dangerous. If you have so many

unemployed people, it means they are neither saving nor consuming. This has
a direct impact on economic growth and the country’s economic potential,”
Rajrishi Singhal, a policy consultant who has also worked at the country’s top
financial newspapers, told Anadolu Agency. Ritu Dewan, vice president of the
Indian Society of Labour Economics, said the situation has further worsened
due to COVID-19.

6. “Unemployment was there even before the pandemic, but now the situation
has turned from bad to worse,” Dewan, who is also a former director of the
Department of Economics at the University of Mumbai, told Anadolu Agency.
She said that several reports of late have pointed out that unemployment
among both men and women is very high in the country and “we need to take
steps urgently.”

7. The government has acknowledged that virus lockdowns have affected

economies across the globe, including that of India. Earlier this month, Prime
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Minister Narendra Modi asked industry representatives to look at ways to
increase exports, a move that could help boost employment.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE out of the six
questions. (1*5= 5 marks)
a) What is the purpose of above passage?
b) What is the meaning of the following statement?
“This has a direct impact on economic growth and the country’s
economic potential.”
c) What according to the ILO report, India’s unemployment rate is?
d) Who did comment on the problem of youth unemployment, according
to the passage?
e) What did PM Modi ask the industry representatives to do?
f) The passage mentions that the unemployment rate in India rose to
................ in 2020. Fill in the blank with correct figure.

SECTION B- 10 MARKS

WRITING SKILLS AND GRAMMAR

III. You are Naresh/Nilima. You happened to go to Agra on a crowded bus on

a hot summer day. Record your experience in 100-150 words in your diary. 5

OR

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Complete the story by using given opening line in about 120-150 words, give
a suitable title to your story.

Hari drove fast. He was already late for the office. He had got up late and it was
his first day of work………………….

IV. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each
line. Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done
for you. (1*3 = 3 marks)

Error Correction

An one-eyed man was traveling by a bus e.g. An A

a bus one day. He were carrying (a) _____ _____

a huge bag on him shoulder. (b) _____ _____

Anyone sitting next to him said (c) _____ _____

“Why don’t you keep your bag under the seat?”

V. Read the conversations and complete the passages that follow:

(1*2=2 marks)

Madan : Hi! How are you? What a surprise?

Sanjay : I am surprised to see you here in Delhi. When did you come?

Madan : I came here yesterday. I have been offered a job here.

Sanjay : Congratulations! All the best…

Sanjay told Madan (a) …………..and asked when he had come. Madan replied
that(b)……………….. and added that he had been offered a job there.

SECTION C- LITERATURE- 20 MARKS

VI. Answer any six question in 30-40 words. (2*6= 12 marks)

a) On two occasions Bruno drank something that should not be eaten.

What happened to him on those two occasions?

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b) Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where
does the snake disappear?
c) What was the ‘highest aim and object’ of Montmorency according to the
narrator?
d) Mention any two ways in which people living in other countries are
similar to us.
e) What is the meaning of “bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?
f) The beggar was a liar. What two lies did he tell Sergei?
g) “I knew what she was after”. Why does Zan make this observation?

VII. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each.

(4*2=8 marks)

a) The best way to deal with a crisis is not to lose your calm. Discuss this
statement with reference to the behaviour of Gerrard in the play ‘If I
Were You’.
b) “If I chose correct and a rational path, the others around me had to
change, not me”. Said Santosh Yadav. How is this statement relevant
in day to day life? How does her life justify her words?
c) “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Do you think the story ‘The Last
Leaf supports this proverb? Explain with reference to Sue.

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
BENGALURU REGION
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER- TERM II SESSION 2021-22
CLASS: IX MAX. MARKS: 40
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANG&LIT TIME: 2 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper carries THREE sections – Reading, Writing & Grammar and
Literature.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION – A (READING) 10 marks

I. Read the passage given below. 5 MARKS

I was one of a party who hired an up-river boat one summer, for a few days‘
trip. We had none of us ever seen the hired up-river boat before; and we did
not know what it was when we did see it. We had written for a boat - a double
sculling skiff; and when we went down with our bags to the yard, and gave our
names, the man said, “Oh, yes; you‘re the party that wrote for a double
sculling skiff. It‘s all right. Jim, fetch round THE PRIDE OF THE THAMES.”
2. The boy went, and re-appeared five minutes afterwards, struggling with an
antediluvian chunk of wood, that looked as though it had been recently dug
out of somewhere, and dug out carelessly, so as to have been unnecessarily
damaged in the process. My own idea, on first catching sight of the
object, was that it was a Roman relic of some sort, - relic of WHAT I do not
know, possibly of a coffin.
3. The neighborhood of the upper Thames is rich in Roman relics, and my
surmise seemed to me a very probable one; but our serious young man, who is
a bit of a geologist, pooh-poohed my Roman relic theory, and said it was clear
to the meanest intellect (in which category he seemed to be grieved that he
could not conscientiously include mine) that the thing the boy had found was
the fossil of a whale; and he pointed out to us various evidences proving that it
must have belonged to the preglacial period.
4. To settle the dispute, we appealed to the boy. We told him not to be afraid,
but to speak the plain truth: Was it the fossil of a pre-Adamite whale, or was it
an early Roman coffin? The boy said it was THE PRIDE OF THE THAMES. We
thought this a very humorous answer on the part of the boy at first, and
somebody gave him two pence as a reward for his ready wit; but when he

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persisted in keeping up the joke, as we thought, too long, we got vexed with
him. “Come, come, my lad!” said our captain sharply, ―”Don‘t let us have any
nonsense. You take your mother‘s washing-tub home again, and bring us a
boat”.
5. The boat-builder himself came up then, and assured us, on his word, as a
practical man, that the thing really was a boat - was, in fact, THE boat,
the―double sculling skiff selected to take us on our trip down the river. We
grumbled a good deal. We thought he might, at least, have had it
whitewashed or tarred - had SOMETHING done to it to distinguish it from bit of
a wreck; but he could not see any fault in it.
6. He even seemed offended at our remarks. He said he had picked us out the
best boat in all his stock, and he thought we might have been more grateful.
He said it, THE PRIDE OF THE THAMES, had been in use, just as it now stood (or
rather as it now hung together), for the last forty years, to his knowledge, and
nobody had complained of it before, and he did not see why we should be the
first to begin.
7. We argued no more. We fastened the so-called boat together with some
pieces of string, got a bit of wall-paper and pasted over the shabbier places,
said our prayers, and stepped on board. They charged us thirty-five shillings for
the loan of the remnant for six days; and we could have bought the thing out-
and-out for four-and- six pence at any sale of drift-wood round the coast.

On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any five from the
following questions: (1*5=5 marks)
1. Why were the author and his friends not happy with the boat they had got?
2. What made the owner of the boat feel offended?
3. Before starting out on their journey the author and his friends said a prayer.
What do you think is the most probable reason for doing so?
4.‘We argued no more’ (Para 7). Why did the author make this comment?
5. Find words from the passage that mean the same as: hurt (Para 6)
6. Find out one word for ‘an object surviving from an earlier time, especially
one of historical interest’ from the passage.

II. Read the following passage carefully: 5 marks

1. Celebrities advertising products are nothing new. In fact it has been part of
our lives. Back in the 2000‘s you could not sit through a commercial break
without seeing the teen pop icon of that time, Britney Spears , endorsing Pepsi.
The Pepsi legacy was later continued by the most famous celebrity

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we know of, Beyonce. She was paid millions to promote the carbonated drink
which outraged health advocacy groups. Many concerned people questioned
her ethics as to why she was supporting a drink that plays a major role in
causing obesity.
2. With growing importance of social media in a shopper‘s purchase journey,
companies are evolving and stepping up the endorsement game across
different channels. With celebrities vouching for promoting their products,
brands can increase awareness, trust and familiarity, which are important
variables in the purchase making decision process.
3. Consumers feel more sympathetic towards a brand, if their products are
promoted by a celebrity they admire or relate to. It is simple psychological
effect. People believe that purchasing a product that is promoted by a celebrity
they admire, will allow them to emulate the celebrity‘s desired traits or attract
similar people into their lives. They will associate the celebrity‘s success,
beauty aesthetic skills etc. with a particular product.
4. A research by Nelson conducted in 2015 broke down the level of trust in
advertising formats by different generations. It found that celebrity
endorsements resonate more strongly with Generation Z (ages 15 to 20) and
Millennial (ages21-34), audiences. Brands are taking advantage of that by
increasingly utilizing the social media communities of celebrities. Social media
is away for consumers particular those of younger demographics to enlarge
and build intimate connections with the celebrities they follow, making the
place for these celebrities to plug a company or a product on their personal
social media accounts.
5. While celebrity endorsements certainly help to attract consumers its direct
influence on the consumers‘purchasing decisions is inconclusive. As consumers
are becoming better educated and have faster access to information, blind
faith in celebrity endorsement is beginning to wane. They
will be attracted to a brand because of a celebrity but they will quickly move
away if the product does not perform. It is the quality of your product that will
keep consumers coming back, not a celebrity link.
6. A brand needs to tell consumer why a product makes sense for them as
individuals and what problem they can solve with it, not solely rely on a real-
life Barbie doll, athlete or pop culture icon. If they can‘t their products will lose
value over time and consumers will be the first one to turn their backs.

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On the basis of the understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions
from the six given below. (1*5=5 marks)
1. According to the passage, why are celebrities questioned for brand
endorsements?
2. Why did big brands start hiring big celebrities to endorse their brands?
3. What is the psychological effect of celebrity brand endorsements?
4. According to the passage, which category people were more influenced by
celebrities while buying a product?
5. How does Social Media help in the endorsement of a brand?
6. Which word in para 5 means ‘decrease’?

SECTION B – WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 MARKS)

III. Writing – 5 marks
Attempt any one
1. Today while going to school you happened to get caught in a massive traffic
jam to a VIP movement. You also saw that an ambulance with a critical
patient was also halted. Write a diary entry in about 100- 120 words
expressing your feelings.
OR
2. Write a story in about (100 to 120) words based on the inputs given below:
It was late night. Anjali was about to switch off the light and go to bed when
she saw a light outside the window. On close observation she realized that it
was a fire ………………

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IV. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each
line. Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done
for you. (1*3=3 marks)
Error Correction
One day a wonderful plate full in gold e.g. in of
fell from Heaven into a courtyard of a. _____ _____
a temple at Benaras; so on the b. _____ _____
plate these word were inscribe. C. _____ _____
“A gift from Heaven to one who loves better.”
V. Read the given comic strip and complete the passage given below.
(1*2=2marks)

The child called out to his mother to (a) ……………………… . The mother replied
that she couldn’t go then as she was cooking. She asked her son if (b)
……………………… .
SECTION C-LITERATURE (20 marks)

VI. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2*6 = 12 marks)
1. Why was Santhosh Yadav not content with a traditional way of life?
2. The poem ‘The Snake Trying‘ has a deep moral lesson. Which moral
values comes out of it?
3. In the lesson ‘Packing’ the author says, “I never saw two men do more
with one-and-two pence worth of butter in my whole life.” Which
incident is mentioned here?
4. ‘Patriotism does not mean hating the people of other country.’ State
with reference to the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’.
5. Behrman sacrificed his life for someone he did not know. It was a
supreme sacrifice, a selfless service. Comment.

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6. Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to
Sergie for this?
7. Describe the healing power of a tree that does not allow it to die soon.
VII. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each.
(4*2=8marks)

1. Cheating by impersonation, misappropriation of money and blackmailing

have become common crimes nowadays. But soon the offenders are
caught and punished. Tell this fact to your friend by writing a letter to
him. Give the example of the intruder who tried to be smart.
2. In adversity people get extraordinary determination and power to fight.
Explain with reference to the lesson ‘Weathering the Storm in Ersama’.
3. How does the story ‘The Bond of Love’ illustrate that animals love
human beings as humans love them?