Final Examination-2079

Class: - 9 (Nine) Sub; English Full Marks: 75

Time: - 2:15 hrs Pass Marks: 30
Attempt all the questions
1. Read the following poem and do the activities that follow.
Leisure
WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs,

And stare as long as sheep and cows:

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night:

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance:

No time to wait till her mouth can,

Enrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.
-W.H. Davies

A. Match the words with their meanings. (5)

a. stare i. an area of trees
b. beneath ii. to improve the quality of something
c. woods iii. to look quickly at somebody or something
d. enrich iv. to look at somebody or something for a long time
e. glance v. under somebody or something
B. Answer the following questions. (5)
a. Why is our life so miserable, according to the poet?
b. What do sheep and cows do in nature?
c. What do squirrels do in the woods?
d. What magic does Beauty perform?
e. What is human life like, if observed carefully?
2. Read the following passage and answers the following questions.
Smartphones have become an important aspect of everyday life, not only in terms of
staying connected with family and friends but also in getting work done, staying up to
date with important schedules and even buying groceries or clothes online. It’s become
almost impossible to do anything without one in today’s tech-driven world, so much so
that many of us have a phone in our hands for the most part of the day. Your phone
therefore needs proper care to prolong its lifespan and also to safeguard important
information that’s stored there. Since smartphones are so essential and central to our
life, it’s time for us to get smart in caring them.
Here are some tips which you can follow to keep your phones safe.
A closer look at your charging habits Most of us live in fear of a fading phone battery
when we are out and about, we don’t worry too much about that battery’s eventual
lifespan. Do you know that you shouldn’t charge your battery to 100 percent? You
shouldn’t let it get down to minimum charge or zero percent either. That can cause
internal damage to your phone. The rule with some batteries is to keep them 50 percent
or more most of the time. When it drops below 50 percent, top it up a little if you can.
You can charge your phone this way a few times in a day. You should also make it a
point to use the charger that came with your phone. There have been incidents of cheap
chargers actually catching fire.
Maintain a cool temperature
Heat is harmful to phone batteries. Your phone is safest at room temperature. Avoid
placing it next to other devices such as laptops as they generate heat. If you are keeping
all your gadgets right next to one another, try to separate them.
 Protect your phone and data
Set a screen lock on to keep your information safe and render the phone useless in the
event it gets lost or stolen. Not using a lock screen is the android equivalent of going out
and leaving your front door open for burglars.
A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B. (5)
Column A Column B
a.Prolong i. being less bright
b.essential ii. to produce
c. fading iii. to make something last longer
d.generate iv. to cause something to be in a particular condition
e.render v. extremely important
B. Answer the following questions. (5)
a. Write any three uses of smartphones in everyday life.
b. Why should we care for our phones?
c. Why should we not use cheap chargers to charge our phones?
d. How can we prevent our phones from getting over heated?
e. Write a suitable title to the above text ?
3. Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
Sleeping is an occupation that takes up about a third of our lives. The amount of sleep
what we need, however, varies greatly with age. Newborn babies, for example, sleep
about 20 hours each day, walking only to feed and to cry. By the age of 12 years about
10 hours sleep each night is enough. Adults normally need only 7 or 8 hours. Old people
are good at taking little sleep as they sit in the sunshine or while reading newspaper or
even beside the fire. All mammals spend some of their lives. Most birds stay awake
during daylight and sleep at hours of night. Cats, dogs and many other animals sleep
lying down too. Horses sleep standing up. The dolphin, the mammals of the sea sleeps
as it swims. It takes dozens of little naps each only of a few seconds long. The bats sleep
in the strongest way. They hang upside down from the roof of a care or the timbers of
an old building.
A. Answer the following questions. [4×1=4]
a. How many hours does a new born baby sleep each day?
b. How do cats and dogs sleep?
c. How does a bat sleep?
d. Why do old people take little sleep?
B. Write true or false for the statements. [3]
a. The amount of sleep that we need is not the same.
b. An adult needs at least 10 hours sleep.
c. Birds do not sleep at all.
C. Fill up the gaps. [3]
a. Other animals sleep … down too.
b. They take … of little naps.
c. Birds awake during … and sleep at hours of right.
4. Read the following advertisement and answer the questions.
VACANCY
Experienced and dedicated teachers with fluency in English are requested to apply
for the primary level and middle school Maths and science teachers for the senior
level, latest by March 14th 2010.
Triyoug High School
Patan Kathmandu.
Contact; - 4470608/4476425
A. Match the following. [4]
Dedicated - ability to speak and write
Requested - asked politely for something
Fluency - higher
Senior - committed
B. Answer the following questions. [4]
a. Who can apply for the post?
b. When to apply?
c. What are the required post?
d. Where is the school located?
C. Fill in the gaps. [3]
Triyog High Shool requires some teachers to teach in the primary level
and . . .. . . .. . The experienced and . . . . . . . teachers . . . . in English are
 requested to apply for the post. The candidates fulfilling essential qualification can
apply with in . . . . . .. at . . . . The contact numbers of School are .. . . . . . .
5. Prepare a recipe to cook your favourite dish using the prompts given below. (5)
[ name of the food item---- ingredients--- cooking procedure]
6. Write a couple of paragraphs on 'Importance of sport". (5)
[Role of sports/games in human life… …benefit… …disadvantage… …conclusion]
7. Write a readable story with the guideline given below. [6]
[A hare - a tortoise – laughed at slow speed – challenge of a race - agree – have sure of
victory – slept – tortoise going – won the race – slow and steady wins the race.]
8. Write an essay in 200 words in any one of the following. [8]
i) Tourism in Nepal.
ii) Strikes.
9. Rewrite the following sentences as indicated in the brackets. [6]
a. She'd call a taxi _____.(Insert the correct tag)
b. He agreed our proposal. (Into negative)
c. She's writing a letter. (Into 'What' question)
d. We _____(solve) our problem before she arrived. (Insert the correct tense)
e. He said, "What do you want from me?" (Into indirect speech)
f. Who broke it? (Into passive voice)
10. Complete the following selecting the right words from the brackets. [5]
Last week I was having _____(a, an, the) coffee at a restaurant. I was waiting for
my friend. Suddenly my head teacher entered ____(in, on, for). He looked very
tired. He asked if ____(I can sit, can he sit, he could sit) at my table. I nodded
and said "Good afternoon sir", he smiled at me. I was a bit nervous. He
___(ordered, was ordered, can be ordered) a glass of juice and some snacks. He
said "You like to have something more___(didn't you, will you, do you)? I said
"No it's ok. Thank you". He added, "You _____(have, can have, could have)
anything if you like". Everybody turned to look at me. ________(so, before, yet)
I immediately finished my coffee and left the place. One of the waiters
____(was, were, is) noticing me. To my horror, he came running after me. I
_____(was for getting, had forgotten, forget) to pay the bill. The head teacher
said. "I will pay for her". I might have been happy as I got my bill ______(pay, to
pay, paid) but it was a bad day for me.

*Best of luck*