CBSE Class 9 English Writing and Grammar Assignment

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Q1. Write an article in 100-120 words on the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. Give an appropriate title to the same.

Q2. One day you dreamt that you became invisible. Write a story in 150-200 words based on your dream. Give a suitable to your story.
Last night I dreamt that I became invisible and was free to do anything

Q3. As the Head Boy/Girl of your school, write a letter of request to the Principle of your school suggesting to him/her to make certain improvements in the school.

Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb by selecting from the options given in the bracket.

1. Sania jumped off the bus while it ______________________(moved/had moved/was moving).

2. When Ahmed ________________(had/having had/had had) his dinner, he went to bed.

3. Look, Sufi _______________(packed/has packed/had packed) his luggage already.

4. The new coach _____________(want/wants/was wanting) to give the Indian team more fielding practice.

5. When we entered the hall, the film _________________(already started/would already start/had already started).

6. Saif ______________(had gone/had gone/went) out just five minutes ago.

7. Hamaza thanked me for what I _____________________(have done/having done/have been doing).

8. The guests __________________(arrived/have arrived/had arrived); they are waiting for you.

9. I _____________________(haven’t seen/are not seeing/didn’t see) Abdul for the last two weeks.

10. The town I visited last year ____________________(is changing/changed/has changed) its appearance completely.

Q5. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and correction as well as underline the words.
Wrote effective letters is an art that everyone __________ ___________
mastered with practice. Nowadays although telephone, fax and __________ ___________
email replacing personal (informal) letters, formal letters ___________ __________
with still in vogue. Commerce, trade, official correspondence, public representation, complaints, transactions and communication ___________ __________
with people is still conducting through letters.
Therefore, one _____________ ___________
must cultivating the art and skill of letter writing. Different kinds ____________ ____________ of letters following different conversations.
Every letter ____________ ___________
was wrote according to a plan which ____________ ___________
are also calling the layout of the letter. In this, the sender’s ___________ ___________
address writing at the top left hand corner. ___________ ___________

Q6. Rearrange the following sentence to a meaningful and correct sentence.

1. bounded by/in the North-West/the young fold/India is/mountains.
2. is separated/by a narrow/Sri Lanka/channel of sea/from India
3. number of females/in the population/sex ratio/per 1000 males/is defined/as the

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Q2. Write diary entry in 100-120 words on your dream to pursue sports as a career whereas your parents want to see you as an established doctor.

Q3.read the following story prompts and weave a story in 150-200 words.
The opening line has been given below:
Rhea hurried towards the bus stop …….

Value points
* The rain pounded her head
* She became pale
* But her face had been wet long before the rain touched it
* She had been crying and still was …..

Q4.Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete the following paragraph:

Apart from emotional benefits, flowers have a tangible effect on the human body besides (a) _________ of natural sugar, iron and vitamins. They are good (b) ________ digestion as they have fiber and can ease headaches.
Rose flower is popular (c ________ natural medicine.

(a) (i) becoming a source (ii) source (iii) being a source (iv) being sourced
(b) (i) at (ii) from (c of (iv) for
(c) (i) by (ii) for (iii) from (iv) in

Q5. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each lone. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the provided against the correct blank number.

                                               Error      Correction
A teacher’s job is the nobler _______ ________
of every professions. It is also _______ ________
a responsible one if he is the one _______ ________
which moulds the young minds. _______ ________

Q6. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Write the answers against the correct blank.

Teacher : Vinod, why are you late today?
Vinod : I came on foot. I have an injury on my leg.
Teacher : Yesterday also you came late to the English class.

The teacher asked Vinod (a) __________________________________. He replied (b) ______________________ and had an injury on the leg. The teacher told him (c) _______________________ the previous day also.

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Q2 Write an article in 100-200 words on “Be concerned and save the planet”. Small steps initiated at the school level can help in reducing Global Warming. Teaching children to be responsible is actually a step towards conservation of the environment.

Q3. Read the opening line and weave a story around it in 150-200 words:
I was traveling in a train …………..

Q4. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following paragraph.

Banking developed into an industry (a) ______________ machinery that enabled more goods to be produced, which then (b) __________ to be distributed more widely. In the United States the banking industry was built on marketing methods (c) _______ during feudal times and production techniques used by the Romans.
(a) (i) used (ii) using (iii) use (iv) uses
(b) (i) have (ii) has (iii) had (iv) having
(c) (i) develops (ii) developed (iii) develop (iv) developing

Q5. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.

                                                                    Error       Correction
It is impossible to understood generation _________ ___________
next or to tackle us. All that the _________ ___________
elders can do is just to advise it. _________ ___________
and hope for a best _________ ___________

Q6. Look at the words / phrases given below and arrange to form meaningful sentences .

(a) cycling / professional / India / unknown / is / sport / in / as / a
(b) sports / cycling / the / India / federation / governs / of / the
(c) popular / as a common / recreational / and / keep / a / to / but it in / way / fit / sport

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Q1. Write a diary entry in 100-120 words based on the given cue:
Your friend Tanish/Tanisha attends aday boarding school and shared his/her experience with you. Write what you felt after taking to him/her.

Q2. It’s freezing cold night. The doorbell rings at ‘Sachdeva Villa’. Mr Schadeva opens the door and finds a homeless family on his doorstep and invites them into his home to sleep. But in the morning the family doesn’t leave………………
Complete the story in your own words. (150-200 words)

Q3. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following paragraph:

Scientists and thinkers are often regards as some of the greatest minds of our century, (a) _______________ they often had to face great obstacles, the ridicule of their peers, and the animosity of society. Students (b) ___________________ complete online science degrees can learn skills in scientific inquiry and advance (c)______________________ education in disciplines like biochemistry, biology, quantum physics, and more.
(a) (i) and (ii) but (iii) when (iv) as
(b) (i) that (ii) which (iii) who (iv) to
(c) (i) their (ii) some (iii) that (iv) much

Q4. In following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the words before and after against the correct blank number

                                                                       Before Missing After
Two weeks later, Kevin and his friends led group ______ _______ _____
Of 70 students in drive to collect food. They ______ _______ _____
broke the school record : 2,854 cans food in ______ ______ _____
just two hours. This took care the needy for 75 days _____ ______ _____

Q5. Look at the words / phrases given below and rearrange tp form meaningful sentence:

(a) fourth / celebrated on the / Sunday / Mother’s day is / of Lent
(b) 16th century / festival / celebrates / this / is / the / since
(c) time / mothers / gift / cards / and / them / by giving / honour their / it is a / when / children

WRITING & GRAMMAR

Q3. A competition of kite flying was organized in your school on the eve of Independence Day. Write a 100-120 words diary entry expressing your experience.

Q4. Employing minor children, both boys and girls, as full time domestic helps is a common feature. Write a letter in not more than 120 words to the Editor, ‘The Times of India’ advocating the need to stop such a practice which deprives the children of their basic rights.

Q5. Nowadays just about everyone owns a cellphone. Most of the users do not follow even the basic rules of cellphone conduct. Write speech in not more than 150-200 words to be delivered in the school assembly to apprise the fellow students of cellphone etiquettes.
Use the following hints:
- speak loudly, distracting others.
- take phone call in the middle of a conversation, a meeting, even at a funeral etc.
- listen to songs at a volume disturbing others.
- exercise self-restraint, use earphones, keep in silent mode at hospital, meetings etc.

Q6. Read the following passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word/words from the given options.

In England Gandhiji at first (a) _________________________ his time entirely to his studies. He tried to (b) __________________________ fashionable gentlemen in every way. He (c) __________________ by what was new and foreign. He (d) _________________a lot of money on buying smart English clothes. After three months he suddenly realized (e) ________ _______________ mistake and began to devote all his time to serious studies. From the very childhood whatever Ghandiji found out that he (f) ____________________________ a wrong thing, he at once stopped doing it.

(a) (i) gave (ii) were not given (iii) not given (iv) did not give
(b) (i) copy (ii) copied (iii) to have copied (iv) being copied
(c) (i) has attracted (ii) is attracted (iii) was attracted (iv) attracts
(d) (i) has wasted (ii) wasted (iii) was wasting (iv) wastes
(e) (i) my (ii) our (iii) his (iv) her
(f) (i) was doing (ii) had done (iii) did (iv) was done

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Q3. Write an application to the director Bright Placement Service,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21 for the post of an Assistant. Submit your resume.

Q4. On reading the following newspaper report, you were deeply shocked at the news. You decide to write a letter to the Commissioner of Police complaining against the rising rate of crime in the city and negligence of police. Write the letter keeping in view the news report together with your own ideas. Sign as Amaan/Aliyah.

An old couple Murdered in North Delhi

Sept, 8.

An old couple was found murdered in Adarsh Nagar. Their only son & his wife had been to their workplace. They were alone in the house. When the son returned at 6:00 p.m., he found the door closed from inside. After breaking the door open, he found that his parents were lying dead

Q5. Read the following conversation given below and complete the passage that follows:
Interviewer: what are your qualifications?
Candidate: I have done Hotel management from the National Institute of Hotel Management
Interviewer: Do you have any work experience?
Candidate: I have worked in a hotel reception for a year.
Interviewer: Can you speak any foreign language.
Candidate: I can speak English fluently. I also know French and German.

The interviewer asked the candidate (a) _____________________________
____________________The Candidate replied that (b) _________________
________________________The National Institute of Hotel Management.
To the interviewer’s enquiry as to whether he had any experience the candidate said that (c) __________________________________________
in a hotel reception for one year. The interviewer wanted to know if he could speak any foreign language and the candidate informed him that knew French and German.

Q6. Read the following conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.

Raghav : I am going to watch the cricket match tomorrow. Would you like to join me?
Ramit : I would love to but I have to take my father’s permission first.
Raghav : You must let me know by this evening because I have to arrange for the passes.
Ramit : I will do so.
Ragahv informed Ramit (a) ___________________________. He asked
Ramit if he would like to join him.
Ramit replied (b) ___________________________ permission first. Raghav
told him (c) ______________________________ for the passes. Ramit said that he would do so.

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Q1. ‘Boarding schools are considered better than day school for the allround education of a child’. You have to speak in favor of the motion, write a debate in about 100-120 words.

Q2. Inspite of all progress that we have made, we still discriminate against women in India. This is a sad phenomenon. The condition of women in villages is all the worse. Write a speech in about 120 words on the discrimination faced by women in the 21st century.

Q3. You are Saim/Saima a resident of 28-Sewa Apartment, New Delhi-9. Due to sudden hike of petrol and diesel prices, other commodities have been hardly hit as their prices are touching the sky. Thus, the family budget has been disturbed and people are in the streets against the rise. Write a letter to the Editor of then Times of India, drawing the attention of the government to take certain steps to control it.

Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb by selecting from the options given in the bracket.

1. The second term of school _____________(begins/is beginning) this year on 6th November.
2. Look at these black clouds; it _______________ (will/is going to) rain.
3. We are all sure that Rahim _______________ (passes/will pass) the exam.
4. As Sarah has bought a blouse piece, she ______________ (will make/is going to make) herself a blouse.
5. Everyday when I get home in the evening, I find that my dog Pluto ______________(sits/will be sitting) at the gate waiting for me.
6. Salim _______________ (will be/am) passing your house, as it is on his way.
7. Let’s go quickly! The programme _______________ (will/ is going to) start.
8. This lesson is quite short. I _____________ (will be reading/will have read) it within half an hour.
9. Unless we ________________ (start/will start), we can’t reach the airport in time.
10. In another ten years, robots will ____________ (be taking/have taken) over many of the jobs people do today.