Standard 9 English - Solved Paper
Tirunelveli District Common First Mid Term Test - 2025
Question Paper & Solutions
- She is an artist of 'immense' talent.
- little
- amazing
- huge
- small
- She was tired of 'pruning' rose bushes.
- Strength
- trimming
- beauty
- popularity
- His grandfather 'cranking' up the old car.
- stop
- struggle
- intelligence
- get going
- c) huge - 'Immense' means extremely large or great.
- b) trimming - 'Pruning' means to trim a plant by cutting away dead or overgrown branches.
- b) struggle - 'Cranking' an old car's engine often involves a difficult effort or struggle.
- He was totally 'overawed' by his father.
- whipped cruelly
- discouraged
- patted softly
- swayed gently
- Seven days 'transpire' in the course the play.
- strongly spoken
- well cultivated
- very stufforn
- cause
- His plays were very good, very 'witty'.
- dull
- clever
- bright
- intelligence
- b) discouraged - 'Overawed' means to be impressed to the point of silence or inaction. 'Discouraged' is the most suitable opposite among the choices.
- d) cause - 'Transpire' means to occur or happen. 'Cause' means to make something happen, representing an initiating action rather than the occurrence itself, making it the best functional opposite here.
- a) dull - 'Witty' means showing quick and inventive verbal humor. 'Dull' is its direct antonym.
- Choose the correct homophones:
Last ________, he was very ________. (weak, week) - Frame a sentence for the given homonyms: Bank
- Choose the anagram for the word VIEWER:
a) River b) Review c) Every - Fill in the blank with the most suitable preposition:
We have been living in Chennai ________ eight years. (for/since) - Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word 'Happy':
a) en b) ir c) un d) rub - Fill in the blanks using the most suitable forms of degrees of comparison:
- Prabhu is ________ (young) than Amritha.
- Mango is the ________ (sweet) fruit.
- Last week, he was very weak.
- Bank:
- (Financial Institution): I need to go to the bank to withdraw some cash.
- (River Side): We had a picnic on the river bank.
- b) Review
- We have been living in Chennai for eight years.
- c) un (The word becomes 'unhappy').
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- Prabhu is younger than Amritha.
- Mango is the sweetest fruit.
- Who were Sachin's favourite players?
- What did help Sachin build his physical and mental stamina?
- What was the old house built with?
- What was the local superstition about trees?
- Sachin's favourite players were Sunil Gavaskar and the West Indian legend Viv Richards.
- The rigorous daily schedule, which included hours of practice at the nets and travelling across Mumbai for matches, helped Sachin build his physical and mental stamina. His coach's challenge of placing a one-rupee coin on the stumps, which Sachin could win by not getting out, greatly improved his concentration and endurance.
- The old house was a large structure built with traditional materials like mud, wood, and tiles, situated on a vast piece of land.
- The local superstition was that people should not sleep under a tamarind or a neem tree at night because it was believed that evil spirits or ghosts resided in them.
- 'Achrekar was a sincere coach' - substantiate.
- How did the poet's anger with his friend end?
'Achrekar was a sincere coach' - Substantiation
Ramakant Achrekar was an exceptionally sincere and dedicated coach who played a pivotal role in shaping Sachin Tendulkar's career. He recognized Sachin's potential and was a strict disciplinarian, ensuring Sachin never missed his practice. Once, he even reprimanded Sachin for skipping a practice match to watch another game, emphasizing the importance of playing over watching. Achrekar's methods were designed to build both skill and stamina; he would make Sachin bat in multiple nets and personally transport him on his scooter across Mumbai to play in different matches. His famous motivational technique of placing a one-rupee coin on the stumps taught Sachin immense concentration and the value of keeping his wicket. Achrekar’s foresight, strictness, and personal commitment prove that he was a sincere coach dedicated to his student's success.
Solution (18):
How the Poet's Anger with His Friend Ended
In William Blake's poem, "A Poison Tree," the poet's anger with his friend ended simply and effectively because he chose to communicate his feelings. The poem's opening lines, "I was angry with my friend; / I told my wrath, my wrath did end," clearly state the resolution. By expressing his anger directly to his friend, the negative emotion was resolved and disappeared. This act of open communication is contrasted with the poet's handling of anger towards his foe. He suppressed his anger for his enemy, which allowed it to grow into a metaphorical "poison tree" with a deadly fruit, ultimately leading to a tragic outcome. Thus, the poem highlights that resolving anger with a friend is possible through honest conversation.
- He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake- Whom does he refer to in these lines?
- How does the horse communicate with the poet?
- And it grew both day and night
Till it bore an apple bright- What does 'apple' signify?
- What grew both day and night?
- I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end- Whom does 'I' refer to?
- How did the anger of the poet come to an end?
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- 'He' refers to the poet's horse.
- The horse communicates by shaking its harness bells, as if questioning why they have stopped.
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- The 'apple' signifies the beautiful but deadly fruit of the poet's suppressed anger and hatred, which ultimately harms his enemy.
- The poet's wrath (anger) for his foe grew both day and night.
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- 'I' refers to the poet/speaker of the poem.
- The poet's anger came to an end because he spoke about it to his friend.
- To watch ............................... the year.
(Assuming the lines are from the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, which is common in this grade.)
The completed lines are:
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
- Your friend who lives in another town, has won his championship trophy in the recent sports meet. Write a letter congratulating him.
12, Gandhi Street,
Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu - 627002.
15th July 2024.
My Dearest Arun,
I hope this letter finds you in high spirits. I was absolutely thrilled when I read in the newspaper this morning that you have won the championship trophy in the district-level athletic meet! My heartiest congratulations to you on this magnificent achievement.
I know how hard you have trained for this day and night. Your dedication, perseverance, and hard work have truly paid off. I still remember you waking up early every morning for practice, and now you have made us all so proud. This victory is a testament to your incredible talent and unwavering spirit.
I wish I could have been there to cheer for you from the stands. All our friends here are celebrating your success. I wish you the very best for all your future competitions. Keep aiming for the stars!
Convey my regards to your parents.
Yours lovingly,
(Your Name)
- Read the following paragraph and answer the questions:
The olympic games began in Greece about three thousand years ago. In 394 the Romans stopped the Greek olympic games, because they didn't like them. In 1896, a Frenchman - Pierre de coubertin began olympic games again. There days the olympic games usually happen every four years. In the 1940s, Sir Ludwig Guttmann was a doctor at the stoke Mandeville hospital in England. At the hospital there were many disabled soldiers from world war II and Guttmann wanted there soldiers to get better by doing sports. The first true paralympic games happened in Rome in 1960.
- When did the olympic games in Greece begin?
- Who stopped the Greek olympic games?
- Who was the doctor at the stoke Mandeville hospital?
- How often do the olympic games usually happen there days?
- Where did the first true paralympic games took place?
- The Olympic games in Greece began about three thousand years ago.
- The Romans stopped the Greek Olympic games in 394.
- Sir Ludwig Guttmann was the doctor at the Stoke Mandeville hospital.
- The Olympic games usually happen every four years.
- The first true Paralympic games took place in Rome in 1960.
- Write a paragraph about 150 words by developing the following hints:
Old people - village - honest - neighbour house - stingy old couple - borrowed - killed the dog - that night dog appeared - thanking old man - ground his rice - rich treasure - borrowed - rice turned filth - burn it - again dog appeared - dream - take, ashes - sprinkle on withered trees - revive - put out flowers.
The Dog That Made Trees Bloom
In a small village lived an honest old couple who loved their pet dog. Next door lived a stingy, greedy old couple. One day, the honest couple's dog led them to a spot in the garden where they dug and found a rich treasure. The jealous neighbours borrowed the dog, hoping for the same luck, but when the dog only found filth, they killed it in a rage. That night, the dog's spirit appeared in a dream to the honest old man, thanking him and telling him to make a mortar from the pine tree on its grave. When the old man ground his rice in it, the rice turned into gold. The greedy couple borrowed the mortar, but for them, the rice turned to filth. Furious, they burned the mortar. Again, the dog's spirit appeared in a dream, telling its master to take the ashes and sprinkle them on withered trees. The old man did so, and the dead trees miraculously revived and put out beautiful flowers. The greedy neighbour tried to do the same, but the ashes blew into a lord's eyes, leading to his punishment.