IX CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET 12

IX CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET 12

ZPSS THEEGALPAHAD

SECTION I

(READING COMPREHENSION )

(Q. No. 1-10) Read the following passage from the lesson “True Height”.

The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best.“ That’s only one inch off the National record,” he thought. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking off the tension from his body. It wasn’t working. He became more tense. “Why is this happening to me now?” he thought. He began to get nervous. Fear would be amore accurate description. What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his souls, he envisioned his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him whenever he felt tense, anxious or even scared, to take deep breaths.

So he did. Along with shaking the tension from legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arm and upper body. The light breeze that was once there was now gone. He could feel a trickle of cold sweat running down his back. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant robins in flight, he knew it was his time to fly. As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. The surface below him felt like the country road he used to dream about. The rocks and chunks of dirt, the visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly. His take-off was effortless. Michael Stone was flying, just as in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming. This was real. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring with the majesty of an eagle.

Multiple Choice

1) ”It startled him for a brief moment…”The word “it” refers to…..

• A) the runway

• B) the pole

• C) the noise of the audience.

• D) the cry of his mother.

Multiple Choice

2) The bar was set at…….……...higher than his personal best.

• A) 9 feet.

• B) 9 inches

• C) 9 feet 9 inches

• D) 2 feet

Multiple Choice

3) The reason for his tension was accurately…

• A) game

• B) crowd

• C) fear

• D) competition

Multiple Choice

4) When he felt tense he envisioned ……..

• A) his mother

• B) his father

• C) his Coach

• D) the crowd

Multiple Choice

5) His mother’s suggestion whenever he felt tense was…

• A) to take deep breaths

• B) to shout loudly

• C) to run fast

• D) to drink a glass of water

Multiple Choice

6) “Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. “Which figure of speech can we find

in this sente

• A) Simile

• B) Alliteration

• C) Metaphor

• D)Personification

Multiple Choice

7) He began shaking of the tension from……….

• A) the crowd

• B) his mind

• C) his body

• D) his legs

Multiple Choice

8) ”He had never experienced these feelings…..”Which type of feelings are

mentioned here?

• A) happiness

• B) nervousness

• C) encouragement

• D) sorrow

Multiple Choice

9. The air around him was……..

• A) purest

• B) freshest

• C) polluted

• D) A & B

Multiple Choice

10. Which is true according to the above paragraphs?

• A) Michael began to get nervous

• B) Michael envisioned his mother

• C) He took deep breaths

• D) All the above

SECTION – II

(VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR)

(Q. No. 11-15) Some words or phrases in the given passage are underlined and numbered Follow the direction for each question and choose the correct answer.

So he did. Along with shaking the tension from legs, he gently (11) laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arm and upper body. The light breeze(12) that was once there was now gone. He could feel a trickle of cold sweet (13)running down his back. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pound(14) He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant robins in plight (15) he knew it was his time to fly.

Multiple Choice

11. Choose the opposite word for the underlined

• A) roughly

• B) softly

• C) cleverly

• D) simply

Multiple Choice

12.Find out a synonym for the underlined

• A) breathe

• B) a gentle wind

• C) cyclone

• D) fire

Multiple Choice

13. Replace the underlined word with correct word

• A) Sweets

• B) sweat

• C) sweating

• D) sweats

Multiple Choice

14. Choose the correct form of the verb.

• A) pounding

• B) pounds

• C) pounded

• D) will pound

Multiple Choice

15. Pick out the correct word to replace the underlined.

• A) flight

• B) flow

• C) flying

• D) flew

SECTION III

(EDITING)

(Q. No. 16-20) Read the following passage, each of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error. Choose the right answer to make it a correct sentence.

The rocks and chunks of dirt, the visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts When he took a deep breath, it happened. (16) He began to flying. (17) His take-of was effortless. Michael Stone was flying, just as in his childhood dreams. (18) Only this time he knew he isn’t dreaming. This was real (19) Something seemed to be move in slow motion. (20) The air behind him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring with the majesty of an eagle.

Multiple Choice

16) He began to flying

• A) He began to be fly

• B) He began to be flying

• C) He began to fly

• D) He began to flow.

Multiple Choice

17. His take-of was effortless.

• A) His take-off was effortless.

• B) His taken-of was effortless.

• C) His took-of was effortless.

• D) His took-off was effortless.

Multiple Choice

18. Only this time he knew he isn’t dreaming. This was real.

• A) Only this time he knew he couldn't dreaming.

• B) Only this time he knew he wasn't dreaming.

• C) Only this time he knew he hasn’t dreaming..

• D) Only this time he knew he hadn’t dreaming..

Multiple Choice

19. Everything seemed to be move in slow motion.

• A) Everything seemed to be move in slow motion.

• B)Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion.

• C) Everything seemed to moving in slow motion.

• D) Everything seemed to be moved in slow motion.

Multiple Choice

20. The air behind him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed..

• A) The air before him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed.

• B ) The air beside him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed..

• C) The air on him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed..

• D) The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed..

SECTION – IV

HOME ASSIGNMENT

CREATIVE WRITING (DISCOURSES)

Note: The answer to this question is to be submitted to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook

Open Ended

Michael began to get nervous. Everything looks different. He’s getting fear. He had never experienced such feelings earlier.

Now, describe your feelings whenever you felt tense on any occasion

Prepared by

RAJU DEVASANI

SCHOOL ASSITANT IN ENGLISH

ZPSS THEEGALPAHAD

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