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9th English 1st Term Unit 1 Questions [New Book]
Prose: Goal Setting – Kris Srikkanth
1) Kris Srikkanth, an experienced sports person in the field of a) Foot ball b) Cricket c) Hockey d) Table Tennis
2) A children’s classic Alice in Wonderland is written by a) Rudyard Kipling b) Edger A. Guest c) Lewis Carroll d) Ruskin Bond
3) When Alice came to a crossroads during her travel she was guided by? a) a dog b) a pig c) a deer d) a cat
4) ” You will ultimately become what your innermost and deep-rooted desire is.” Who said this? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kholi c) Kapil Dev d) Kris Srikkanth
5) How many steps are there in Goal Setting? a) 4 steps b) 5 steps c) 6 steps d) 7 steps
6) Which is the important step in goal setting process? a) Put your goals on paper b) Analyse what the benefits are c) Identify obstacles and challenges d) Put down milestone with dates
7) “Again, it was in my subconscious mind that I wanted to play for India” Who said this? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kholi c) Kapil Dev d) Kris Srikkanth
8) Deep-rooted desire of Kris Srikkanth, a former cricketer is a) To open cricket academy b) To became Indian coach c) To play for India d) To became an athlete.
9) Which year India won its first cricket World cup? a) 1984 b) 1986 c) 1996 d) 1983
10) “After the 1983 world cup, unfortunately my form deteriorated” Whose form deteriorated? a) Kapil dev b) Mohammed Ansari c) Kris Srikkanth d) Sunil Kavaskar
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11) “Don’t worry, cheeka .....you will make it. You will make a comeback in the Indian team, you will be a successful cricketer” Whose inner voice is this? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kholi c) Kapil Dev d) Kris Srikkanth
12) Who is L.Sivaramakrishnan? a) Former Indian cricket coach. b) Famous cricket commentator. c) Close friend of Kris Srikkanth. d) Former BCCI chairman
13) “Boss, you wait and watch. In five years time, I’ll captain India.” Kris Srikkanth, said this words to L.Sivaramakrishnan and others during a Ranji Trophy match in a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Coimbatore
14) Whose deep-rooted desire is to win world cup one day? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kholi c) Suresh Raina d) M.S.Dhoni
15) Sachin Tendulkar deep-rooted desire ultimately happened in a) 1996 b) 2011 c) 2007 d) 2015
16) “ When you put your heart and soul and you are passionate, you start enjoying what you do” Whose words are this? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kholi c) Kapil Dev d) Kris Srikkanth
17) According to Kris Srikkanth which is the key word ? a) deep rooted desire b) passion c) attitude d) hard work
18) What is the secret of Sachin Tendulkar’s success? a) Deep rooted desire b) Passion in cricket c) Continuous practice d) Hard working
19) According to Kris Srikkanth,the important thing to achieve goal is a) Hard work b) Time management c) Smart work d) Dreaming about the goal
20) According to Kris Srikkanth, what plays an important role in choosing the type of career? a) The environment b) Personal aspirations
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21) Apart from cricketer Kris Srikkanth also a a) Broadcaster b) Expert commentator c) Former chairman and senior selection committee of the 2011 World cup winning Indian team d) All the above
22) Which is the only team to won all forms of world cup in cricket (60 overs,50 overs and 20 overs) ? a) Australia b) England c) India d) Srilanka
23) In which part of life Kris Srikkanth had a desire to play cricket? a) Childhood b) during schooling c) third or fourth year engineering d) post schooling
24) According to Kris Srikkanth, one should not do anything without a) goal b) passion c) involvement d) personality
25) Whose great wish was to be part of world cup winning team for India? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kholi c) Suresh Raina d) M.S.Dhoni
26) Kris Srikkanth, a part of 1983 world cup winning team who is the captain of that team? a) Kris Srikkanth b) kapil Dev c) Sunil Gavaskar d) Amarnath
Poem: Stopping by woods on snowy evening
27) Stopping by woods on snowy evening, is the famous poem of a) Robert Frost b) William Wordsworth c) Walt Whitman d) H.W.Longfellow
28) Nationality of Robert Frost a) French b) American c) German d) Britain
29) Name the poet who spend his first forty years of life as an unknown entity a) Robert Frost b) William Wordsworth c) Walt Whitman d) H.W.Longfellow
30) How many Pultizter prizes for poetry was won by Robert Frost? a) three b) seven c) five d) four
31) Robert Frost was the special guest at the inauguration of Learning Leads To Ruling Page 3 of 15 9th English 1st Term Unit 1 Questions Prepared By www.winmeen.com a) Winston Churchill b) Bill Clinton c) John F. Kennedy d) Abraham Lincoln
32) Find the famous works of Robert Frost a) The Road Not Taken b) West Running Brook c) Mending wall d) All the above
33) After Apple Picking, is the famous work of a) Robert Frost b) William Wordsworth c) Walt Whitman d) H.W.Longfellow
34) Theme of the poem stopping by woods on a Snowy evening a) Nature is beautiful b) Love the snowy winter and help the poor. c) Life is a gift, live in a healthy manner. d) Duty is the important thing, one should not temped by other attraction.
35) “ His house is the village though;” Whose house is in the village? a) The author b) The farmer c) The child d) The owner of the woods
36) “Whose woods these are I think I know” What is mean by woods? a) Hard material from tree. b) Raw material for furniture. c) An area smaller than forest, consist of thick trees. d) Wooden box
37) To watch his woods fill up with snow Find the figure of speech a) Alliteration b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Simle
38) ”He gives his harness bells a shake” Whose shakes harness bells? a) The author b) The dog c) The horse d) The owner
39) ”He will not see me stopping here” Whom does He refers to? a) The author b) The narrator c) The horse d) The owner of the woods
40) ”He will not see me stopping here”
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Find the figure of speech a) Alliteration b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Simile
41) ”My little horse must think it queer”. Find the figure of speech a) Alliteration b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Simile Horse is personified with human character of thinking.
42) ”______are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep” Fill in the blank. a) Farmhouse b) Woods c) Village d) Valley
43) ” But I have promises to keep” The above line symbolises a) Responsibilities of the narrator b) Promise of maintaining nature c) Safeguarding the treasure d) Travel a long distance
44) ”He will not see me stopping here” Find out the figure of speech a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Alliteration
45) ”And miles to go before I sleep” Here sleep symbolises a) Rest b) maintaining silence c) Heaven d) death
46) The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep Find the rhyme scheme a) aabb b) aaba c) aaaa d) abab
47) ”And miles to go before I sleep” Above is the famous quote of a) Robert Frost b) William Wordsworth c) Walt Whitman d) H.W.Longfellow
48) ” The darkest evening of the year”
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Find the season mentioned in the above line a) summer b) rainy c) winter d) spring
49) ”And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep” Above two lines were written in block letters in the desk of a) R.K Narayan b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Obama d) Indira Gandhi
50) ”Of easy wind and downy flake” Above line symbolise a) Sound of the woods b) Beauty of the woods c) Nature of the forest d) Beauty of the farmhouse
Supplementary: The fun they had
51) Who is the main character in the story “The fun they had”? a) Tommy b) Isaac c) Gee d) Margie
52) The short story “The fun they had”, set in a) past b) present c) future d) decade ago
53) In the short story “The fun they had” who found the real book? a) Tommy b) Isaac c) Gee d) Margie
54) Who wrote in her/his diary that real book found by Tommy? a) country inspector b) Tommy c) Margie d) Gee
55) Margie writes dairy on night of a) May 10, 2157 b) May 17, 2157 c) May 26, 2157 d) May 28, 2157
56) Whose grandfather told that his grandfather studied the books printed on paper? a) Tommy b) Isaac c) Gee d) Margie
57) Tommy and Margie found very funny to read real book, because a) Book is very colourful b) Story is very funny c) Words in book is stood still d) Words in book are running
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58) Who felt that his television screen contains more books and also no need to throw it away? a) Tommy b) Isaac c) Gee d) Margie
59) In short story,” The fun they had” Margie is a) 10 years old b) 11 years old c) 12 years old d) 15 years old
60) In short story,” The fun they had” Tommy is a) 10 years old b) 11 years old c) 12 years old d) 13 years old
61) Tommy found the printed book in attic. Attic means a) old age box b) Vintage museum c) Shelf d) a space below the roof (used as store room)
62) The printed book found by Tommy was about a) nature b) gardening c) proper hygiene d) school
63) Identify the speaker “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school” a) Tommy b) Isaac c) Gee d) Margie
64) Why Margie hate school? a) School is very strict b) School is at far distance c) The mechanical teacher is giving Home Work d) She hate her friends
65) The mechanical teacher had been giving her test. Mechanical teacher refers to a) A machine that teaches lesson b) A person teaching mechanics c) A instructor of the school d) None of the above
66) Margie’s school consist of a) students, teachers and mechanical teacher b) Students and mechanical teacher c) Margie and mechanical teacher d) Margie and country instructor
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67) Whose mechanical teacher gave test in Geography? a) Tommy b) Isaac c) Gee d) Margie
68) Who is a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires? a) Mechanical teacher b) Country instructor c) Ghee d) Robot
69) Why did country instructor came to Margie’s home? a) To repair mechanical teacher b) To tech maths to Margie c) To repair virtual screen d) To update the data
70) Which part of Mechanical teacher is hated by Margie? a) Screen showing lesson b) Slot for inserting Homework and test papers. c) Virtual test paper d) E-books
71) The Mechanical teacher gave test to Margie in which subject? a) History b) Maths c) Geography d) Chemistry
72) Margie writes her home work in a) Note Book b) Slate c) Digital paper d) Punch code
73) Margie learnt write in punch code when she is a) Five years old b) Six years old c) Four years old d) Seven years old
74) ”It’s not little girl’s fault Mrs.Jones” Who is Mrs.Jones? a) Margie’s mother b) Tommy’s sister c) Margie’s guardian d) Margie’s niece
75) Why Margie is getting low marks in Geography? a) Geography is a difficult subject b) Margie hates Geography c) Mechanical teacher was geared up to high level d) Mechanical teacher doesn’t teach properly
76) Tommy’s Mechanical teacher was taken away because a) Tommy broke his Mechanical teacher
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77) ”A man? How could a man be a teacher?” Identify the speaker a) Margie b) Tommy c) Country inspector d) Margie’s mother
78) ”He knows almost as much, I betcha” Betcha means a) I bet you b) I find you c) I prove you d) I believe him 79) Where is Margie’s school? a) Near to her home b) Next to her bedroom c) Opposite building d) Next city
80) Margie went to Schoolroom everyday for learning except a) Monday and Tuesday b) Friday and Saturday c) Sunday and Monday d) Saturday and Sunday
81) When Margie’s Mechanical teacher starts a new lesson in Arithmetic,Margies mind is thinking about a) Fun the school students had in olden days b) Tomorrow’s test c) Geography assignment d) Mother
82) The following statement are about Margie’s school .Pick out the wrong statement a) Her teacher is a machine b) School is at next room c) Margie is the only student in her schoolroom d) There is a playground in Margie’s school
83) Who is the writer of the imaginary story, “The fun they had”? a) Ruskin Bond b) Isaac Asimov c) Rudyard Kipling d) Charles Dickens
84) Isaac Asimov was a) An American writer b) A German writer c) A Britain writer d) A Scottish writer
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85) Isaac Asimov was a_____ professor at Boston University. a) Physics b) Biochemistry c) Aeronautical d) Robotics
86) Isaac Asimov was considered as the best a) Science fiction writer b) Imaginary writer c) Detective story writer d) Nature oriented writer
87) Along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C.Clake ,Isaac Asimov wrote a) The fun they had b) Popular science c) Science for life d) Future Science
88) Perforated paper tape is a) a tape used to measure height b) a tape used to analyse the chemical composition c) a form of tape for data storage d) a form of tape for doing mathematical operation
89) ”When we add fractions ½ and ¼ ...... ” Identify the character who belongs the short story, “The fun they had” a) Country inspector b) Mechanical techer c) Margie’s mother d) Tommy’s mechanical teacher
90) Sophia, the first robot who got citizenship of a) Saudi Arabia b) Singapore c) England d) India
91) United Nation’s Development programme named Sophia as a) Future minds b) Champion of the decade c) Smartest person d) First ever Innovation Champion
Grammar
92) Match the synonym: A) fructify - 1) plan B) concrete - 2) oppose C) relevant - 3) appropriate D) contradict - 4) fruitful Learning Leads To Ruling Page 10 of 15 9th English 1st Term Unit 1 Questions Prepared By www.winmeen.com
E) strategy - 5) real a) 43215 b) 54321 c) 45312 d) 45321
93) Match the antonym: A) Success - 1) forget B) Remember - 2) failure C) Gradually - 3) physically D) Destruction - 4) suddenly E) Mentally - 5) creation a) 43215 b) 21453 c) 31245 d) 45321
93) ______are the words with similar sound and different spelling and meaning. a) Repetition b) Homophones c) Homonyms d) An anagram
94) _____ are the words with similar sound and spelling but different meaning. a) Repetition b) Homophones c) Homonyms d) An anagram
95) Cricket is a game. Cricket is also a a) insect active at night b) a device c) a reptile d) a machine
96) _____ is the words or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different words or phrase. a) Repetition b) Homophones c) Homonyms d) An anagram
97) Fill in the blank using suitable preposition I will reach there ___ 6’o clock. a) on b) in c) for d) at
98) Fill in the blank using suitable preposition We have been living in Chennai ______eight years. a) on b) since c) for d) at
99) Fill in the blank using suitable preposition We will be visiting our grandparents ____ summer vacation. a) on b) since c) in d) at
100) Fill in the blank : The Sharma couple _____ their pets. a) care for b) care at d) take after d) care in
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101) Fill in the blank using suitable preposition Mani divided his toys ______his brothers and sisters. a) with b) along c) among d) between
102) Fill the sentences using the preposition phrase given in the box The farmers except to ______the government. a) Prepare for b) attend to c) benefit from d) believe in
102) Fill the sentences using the preposition phrase given in the box Everybody ______my accent a) care for b) agree at c) stand for d) laughs at
103) Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases I would like to order coffee _____ tea a) instead of b) instead at c) instead from d) instead to
104) Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases _____ fire, break the glass to escape a) in case b) in case of c) en case with d) in case with
105) Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases We solved the problem _____ a new device developed by our engineers. a) by means of b) by means c) by means to d) by means at
106) Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases _____ we are impressed with their performance. a) In general b) On general c) In generally d) Generally
107) in, inn and know , no are the examples of a) Repetition b) Homophones c) Homonyms d) An anagram
108) Match the prefix to the relevant suffix A) sub - 1) turn B) re - 2) like C) en - 3) way D) dis - 4) sure a) 3142 b) 1243 c) 3124 d) 2431
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109) Find the antonym of the underlined word After 1983 world cup his form deteriorated. a) improved b) collapsed c) damaged d) appreciated
110) Match the prefix to the relevant suffix A) neat - 1) ian B) music - 2) er C) preach - 3) ness D) sudden - 4) ly a) 3142 b) 1243 c) 3124 d) 2431
120) In the following find the clause a) the black hat b) blown away c) in the wind d) The pots are decorated
121) In the following find the verb phrase a) on the boat b) over the tree c) in the school d) ran quickly to catch
122) Find the synonym of underlined word Margie was scornful a) expressing contempt b) confused about future c) angry d) dedicative in work
123) Find the synonym for the given word Nonchalantly a) happily b) sadly c) casually calm d) extremely anger
124) When it is raining The above sentence is a) phrase b) Dependent clause c) Independent clause d) noun phrase
125) Fill in the blank The whole village celebrates _____ there is a thiruvizha. a) that b) when c) which d) where
Questions From Listening and Comprehension
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126) The Paralympics games are for_____ a) children b) disabled people c) women d) old age people
127) The Paralympics games usually happen______a) in Greece b) every four years c) after the Olympics d) every two years
128) In 1960 the first Paralympics games happened in a) Italy b) Greece c) Rome d) France
129) Who stopped the Greece Olympic Games in 394 B.C? a) Romans b) Arabians c) British d) Americans
130) Who is the author of the poem ‘Leisure’? a) Robert Frost b) William Henry Davies c) Walt Whitman d) William Wordsworth
131) Poikal Kudhirai Aattam is the dance of a) Andhra b) Tamilnadu c) Kerala d) Goa
132) Which form is similar to puppertry? a) Bommalatam b) Therukoothu c) Silambattam d) Parai Attam
133) ______are the pots decorated with cone of flower arrangements topped by a parrot a) Bommalatam b) Karakattam c) Silambattam d) Parai Attam
134) How many divisions are in Karakattam? a) two divisions b) four divisions c) three divisions d) five divisions
135) Name the art banned in Tamilnadu during British rule a) Bommalatam b) Karakattam c) Silambattam d) Parai Attam
136) ______is metamorphosed into a non-violent form of folk dance and teaches about self defence. a) Bommalatam b) Karakattam c) Silambattam d) Parai Attam
137) Century is a a) period of 100 years b) period of 1000 years c) period of 10000 years d) period of 100000 years
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138) The first true Paralympic Games happened Which year a) 1960 b) 1952 c) 1848 d) 1965
139) ______was a doctor at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in England. a) Pierre de Coubertin b) Sir Ludwig Guttmann c) Natalie du Tiot d) John F.Shore
140) ______is made of Bamboo strips and a light pole. a) Karagam b) Kavadi c) Parai d) Silambam
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