Unseen Passage for Class 9 English Solved

Unseen Passage for Class 9 English with Answers

These are often based on a person's opinion which is generally argumentative, persuasive, or interpretative, with open-ended conclusions at times. Students arrive at a conclusion through reasoning and intuition which can be challenging at times, as ideas may not have a Logical connection to one another.

Read the passage given below.

(1) Today I. Rabindranath Tagore, completed eighty years of my life. As I look back, on-die vast stretch of years that lie behind me and see in clear perspective the history of my early development, I am struck by the change that has taken place both in my own attitude and in the psychology of my countrymen - o change that carries within ft a cause of the profound tragedy.

(2) Our direct contact with the larger world of men was linked up with the contemporary history of the English people whom we came to know in those eariier days, it was mainly through their mighty literature that we formed our ideas with regard to these newcomers to our Indian shores, in triose days, the type of learning that was served out to us was neither plentiful nor diverse, nor was the spirit of scientific enquiry very much in evidence. Thus, their scope being strictly limited the educated of those days had recourse to the English language and literature. Their days and nights were eloquent with the stately declamations of Burke, with Macaulay's long-rolling sentences; discussions centered upon Shakespeare's drama and Byron's poetry, and above all upon the large-heart liberalism of nineteenth-century English politics.

(3) At the time, though tentative attempts were being made to gain our national independence, at heart we had not lost faith in the generosity of the English race. This belief was so firmly rooted in the sentiments of our leaders as to lead them to hope that the victor would of his own grace pave the path of freedom for the vanquished. This belief was based upon the fact that England at the time provided a shelter to all those who had to flee from persecution in their own country. Political martyrs who had suffered for the honour of their people were accorded unreserved welcome at the hands of five English.

(4) / was impressed by this evidence of liberal humanity in the character of the English and thus, i was led to set them on the pedestal of my highest respect. This generosity in their national character had not yet been vitiated by imperialist pride. About this time, as a boy in England, J had the opportune/ of Listening to the speeches of John Bright both in and outside parliament The large-hearted, radical Liberalism of those speeches, overflowing all narrow national bounds, had made so deep an impression on my mind thar something of it lingers even today, even in these days of graceless disillusionment On the basts of your understanding of the passage, answer any ten questions from the twelve that follow:

Question. What helped Indians to shape their ideas of the Englishmen?
(a) their advanced weaponry
(b) their literature
(c) their orders
(d) their administration

Answer. B

Question. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.
(1) ""Jai Hind*—Netqji Subhash Chandra Bose*1
(2) “People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them" —James Baldwin
(3) “A notion's culture resides tn the hearts and in the soul of its pe opleJ* —Mahatma Gandhi
(4) “History is who we are and why we are the way we are." —David McCullough
(a)  (1)
(b)  (2)
(c)  (3) 
(d)  (4)

Answer. C

Question. What is the tone of the following context: 'L.a change that carries within it a cause of profound tragedy"?
(a) boredom
(b) pain and Loss
(c) tired
(d) cheerful

Answer. B

Question. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
(a) Lack of generosity in the English people
(b) Liberal] sm of th e En glish men
(c) Loss of humanity
(d) Loss of Indian pride

Answer. B

Question. Which of the following is re Leva nt for the title of the passage?
(a) Proud to be Independent
(b) Crisis of Civilisation
(c) Happy Indians
(d) The Civilized Englishmen

Answer. B

Question. Our was a hurdLe in our quest for freedom.
(a) distrust in the Englishmen
(b) faith that they were good
(c) belief
(d) fear of the Englishmen

Answer. B

Question. Tagore felt that Englishmen deserved his highest respect because of........„...... .... .
(a) their literature
(b) therr open-minded humanity
(c) therr providing refuge to people
(d) their modem outlook

Answer. B

Question. Which word in the passage is cLosest in meaning to ’deep'?
(a) Perspective
(b) profound
(c) tragedy
(d) psychology

Answer. B

Question. What do you understand from the Line, attempts were being made to gain our national independence, at heart we had not Lost faith in the generosity of the English race'?
(a) Indians didn't lose faith in the Englishmen
(b) English race was selfish
(c) Englishmen were full af words
(d) Indians were fighting against generosity

Answer. A

Question. Choose the option that correctly' states the meaning of ’liberal humanity' as implied in the passage:
(a) Bondage
(b) Freedom, of choice
(c) Knowledge of humanity and society
(d) all of the above

Answer. B

Question. Which of the following sentences makes the correct use of “vanquished” as used in the passage?
(a) The soldier successfully vanquished his rivals,
(b) He tried to vanquish her fears.
(c) Be courageous to vanquish all evils.
(d) Vanquish your disease with this medicine

Answer. A

Question. The terms large - hearted' and 'radical Liberalism1 are used for:
(a) Macaulay
(b) John Bright
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Byron

Answer. B

 

Unseen Passage for Class 9 English with Solutions

Factual Passage

A factual passage is composed of information about a particular subject in a clear, straightforward, and direct manner. These passages focus completely on details or facts. It gives a comprehensive view on the information provided and may include instructions to do something, a report about new findings, or a description of something. Most often, it also requires the students to study and interpret dues, decipher them, and answer the questions given. Example: Head the passage given be Low.

(1) The Sahara sets a standard for dry land, It's the worlds largest desert. Relative humrdrty can drop into the low single digits. There are places where it rains only about once a century. There are people who reach the end of their lives without ever seeing water come from the sky. Yet beneath the Sahara are vast aquifers of fresh warer, enough liquid to fill a small sea. it is fossil water, a treasure laid down in prehistoric times, some of it possibly a million years old. Just years ago, the Sahara was quite a different place, it was green. Prehistoric rock art in the Sahara shows something surprising: hippopotamuses, who need water year round.

(2) We don't have much evidence of a tropical paradise out there, bu t we hod something perfectly livable, says Jennifer Smith, a geologist at Washington University in St Louis. At times when the Northern Hemisphere tilts sharply towards the sun and die planet makes its closest approach, the increased blast of sunlight during the North's summer months can cause the African monsoon fwhrch currently occurs between the Equator and roughly 17*N latitude,) to shift to the North as it did 10,000 years ago, inundating North Africa.

(3) Around 5,000 years ago, the monsoon shifted dramatically southward again. The prehistoric inhabitants of the Sahara discovered that their relatively green surroundings were undergoing something worse than a drought (and perhaps they migrated towards the Nile Walley, where Egyptian culture began to flourish at around the same time).

(4) As the land dried out and vegetation decreased, the soil, lost its ability to hold water when it rair>ed. Fev/er clouds formed from evaporation. When it rained1, the water washed away and evaporated quickly. There was a kind of runaway drying effect. Around 4,000 years ago, the Sahara became what it is today. No one knows how human-driven climate change may alter the Sahara in the future its something scientists can ponder while sipping bottled fossil water pumped from the underground. "Its the best water in Egypt, "Robert Giegengack a University of Pennsylvania geologist, said — clean, refreshing mineral water. If you want to drink something good, try the ancient buried treasure of the Sahara.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any ten questions from the twelve that follow:

Question. In the line 'Prehistoric rock art in the Sahara' the word "prehistoric* DOES MOT mean:
(a) primitive
(b) modern
(c) ancient
(d) pristine

Answer. B

Question. Which, of the following statements about the Sahara desert is correct?
(a) the inability of soil to hold water
(b) the washing away and the fast evaporation of water
(c) the tendency of soil absorbing all the water
(d) strong sunlight in the desert

Answer. A

Question. The world's largest desert is:
(a) Gobi
(b) Thar
(c) Sahara
(d) Kalahari

Answer. C

Question. Choose the option that lists the correct answers for the following:
(1) The Sahara was quite a different place. It was green. When was this?
(2) The monsoon shifted dramatically southward again. When did this happen?
(a) (1) 4000 years ago and (2) 5000 years ago
(b) (1) 6000 years ago and (2) 5000 years ago
(c) (1) 5000 years ago and (2) 6000 years ago
(d) (1) 4000 years ago and (2) 6000 years ago

Answer. B

Question. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that best defines the 'runaway drying effect'?
(1) The inability of soil to hold water.
(2) The washing away a n d the fast evaporation of water.
(3) The tendency of soil, to absorb all the water.
(4) Strong sunlight in the desert.
(a) (1)
(b) (2)
(c) (3)
(d) (4)

Answer. B

Question. Despite the dry land, Sahara has vast amount of water:
(a) in dams
(b) in aquifers
(c) in reservoirs
(d) all of these

Answer. B

Question. The shortage of water is evident from the fact that:
(a) it never rains
(b) some people go through life without experiencing rain
(c) people ca n not recog n ise ra in
(d) people do not know whe n wilL it rain

Answer. B

Question. Look at the given map of Africa and choose the country which has the lowest hydro generators in Sub-Sahara Africa
(a) Sudan
(b) Zambia
(c) Mozambique
(d) Ethiopia

Answer. A

Question. The monsoon shift coincided with:
(a) greenery flourishing
(b) new civilisations flourishing elsewhere
(c) storms becoming prevalent
(d) more areas turning into deserts

Answer. B

Question. Which of the following statements about how the rich underground reserves help Sub- Saharan Africa is correct?
(a) They helped by providing rainfall
(b) They helped through electricity generation
(c) They helped by using hydropower to create electricity
(d) They helped by boosting its economy

Answer. C

Question. What played an importci nt roLe in the formation of Sahara as we know it today?
(a) less cloud formation
(b) runaway drying effect
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Answer. C

Question. Fossil water comes from heavy rains.
(b) The statement is partially true.
(b) The statement is completely false.
(c) This statement is partially false.
(d) This is completely true.

Answer. B

 

Unseen Comprehensions for Class 9 English with Answers

Read the given passages carefully and answer the questions that follow :

(1) Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans allow them to circle in the cr/r for hours Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh.

(2) However unappealing they mag seem, vultures serve an important role in die ecological cycle: processing dead bodies of animals. 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures—flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1990, their numbers had dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment By 20011 99.9 percent of India's vultures were gone, it was discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a pain reliever along the tines of aspirin and ibuprofen).

(3) k>dians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they can boast of perhaps having the world's most efficient digestive system, vultures cannot digest the drug.

(4) India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006, but it’s still widely used. The near extinction of vultures has caused the spread of pathogens in die country, as rats and dogs have moved in to take their place. This would have otherwise been destroyed by the vultures.

(5) Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas to nest. They also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their own hunting skills to eat All of these things have been reduced by human activities. Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores- or they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by their hunters.

Question. Vultures serve an important rote in the ecological cycle as:
(a) They eat Less.
(b) They process dead bodies of animals.
(c) They help to maintain food web.
(d) They clean grounds with their big wings.

Answer. B

Question. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes:
(1) “It is not the strongest of the species that surround, nor the most intelligent:but the one most responsive to change?' - Charles Darwin
(2) "Death is nature's way of saying,"Your table isready? —Robert Williams
(3) “Hunger is the best sauce in the world”. —MigueLde Cervantes
(4) "Just remember ifs the bird that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.” —George W. Bush
(a) di
(b) (2)
(c) (3)
(d) (4)

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following characteristics are opt about the writer in the following context "Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses Laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or they are poisoned by the Lead in animals hunters"
(1) Negligent
(2) Concerned
(3) Caring
(4) Patient
(5} Worried
(6} Informative
(a) (1) and (3)
(b) (4) and (5)
(c) (2) and (5)
(d) (3) and (6)

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?
(a) Mystery of VuLtures
(b) Survival of the Fittest
(c) The Extinct Species
(d) Bird Standards

Answer. B

Question. The reason behind vultures dying is:
(a) They feed on carcasses laced with poison actually meant to kill jackets and other predators.
(b) They are hunted.
(c) They do not get enough to eat.
(d) They are diseased.

Answer. A

Question. What does the phrase “moved in to take their place* mean In the given paragraph?
(a) Contributed in the task
(b) Helped them
(c) Replaced them
(d) Removed them

Answer. C

Question. Why are vultures beak considered weak?
(a) They are of no use.
(b) They are meant to scoop and eat flesh only.
(c) They are used to kill their prey.
(d) None of them

Answer. B

Question. The author attempts to make the readers through this write up.
(a) concerned
(b) inspired
(c) awakened
(d) aware

Answer. D

Question. What's an interesting fact given in the passage about the vultures?
(a) They eat corpse
(b) They cannot digest drugs
(c) They are enormous
(d) They have weak beaks

Answer. B

Question. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of the word "boast* as used in the passage.
(1) To brag about oneself
(2) To exaggerate
(3) To talk very proudly
(4) To show off
(5) To show pride & arrogance
(a} (1) and (3)
(b) (1) and (2)
(c) (4) and (5)
(d) (3) and (1)

Answer. A

Question. Select the option that makes the correct use of the word "designated* as used in the passage to fill in the blank space.
(a) He was as the Prime Minister of the country.
(b) Uttarakhand is as the Land of Gods.
(c) Recta was as the chief secretary of her dub.
(d) ........_ .......... as the head boy of the school. he performed his duties with near perfection.

Answer. B

Question. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
(a) Human activities need to be controlled to provide vultures open spaces to scan for food and nest.
(b) Vultures are killed by jackals.
(c) Vultures are an extinct species.
(d) Vultures are responsible for their own extinction.

Answer. A

Unseen Passage for Class 9 English with Answers

Class 9 English Unseen Passages Solved

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1.Scientists understand some of the reasons for sleep. But they do not understand everything about it. There are two kinds of sleep in mammals and birds. One is Rapid Eye Movement sleep, which we call REM sleep. The other is Non–Rapid Eye Movement sleep, which we call NREM or non–REM sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine divides NREM sleep into three stages: N1, N2, and N3 sleep.

2.When people first go to sleep, they are in NREM sleep. The first stage of NREM sleep is N1 sleep. During N1 sleep, people get very drowsy. Some people have muscle twitches during this part of sleep. People are not very conscious of, or aware of, their surroundings during this stage of sleep. Brain monitors identify small, slow, and irregular brain waves during N1 sleep.

3.The second stage of sleep is N2 sleep. People are not at all conscious of their surroundings during N2 sleep. About 45%-55% of total adult sleep is N2 sleep. Brain monitors identify large brain waves with quick bursts of activity during N2 sleep.

4.The third stage of sleep is N3 sleep. It is very deep sleep. Brain monitors identify very slow brain waves during N3 sleep. Therefore, N3 sleep is called slow–wave sleep (SWS.) After N3 sleep, people cycle back to lighter N2 sleep before going into REM sleep. People cycle through the stages of NREM sleep 4 or 5 times each night and enter REM sleep several times during one night.

5.Scientists are not sure of all the reasons for sleep. They know that sleep helps the body heal and grow. Sleep helps the immune system – which helps people fight disease. Sleep helps the infant brain grow. It seems that REM sleep is especially important for babies’ brain growth. It also seems that sleep is a time for processing memories. The National Sleep Foundation in the United States says that 7-9 hours of sleep daily is best for an adult. Seven to nine hours of sleep is good for memory, alertness, problem-solving, and health. Less than six hours of sleep affects the ability to think. Getting too much sleep may not be good for people either. Too much sleep is linked to sickness and depression.

Question. The purpose of the research by National Sleep Foundation in the United States was to study the_____.
Choose the correct option.
(a) mechanism of how and why we dream while sleeping.
(b) optimum amount of sleep an adult need.
(c) immune action in body during sleep.
(d) impact of sleep in an infant’s brain growth.

Answer. B

Question. Select the option that is true for the two statements given below.
(1)During N1 sleep, people get very drowsy.
(2)Brain monitors identify small, slow, and irregular brain waves during N1 sleep.
(a)(2) is the opposite of (1).
(b)(2) contradicts (1).
(c)(1) is independent of (2).
(d)(1) is the reason for (2).

Answer. D

Question. Select the option that gives the correct meaning of the following statement. About 45%-55% of total adult sleep is N2 sleep.”
(a) In a 9-hour sleep cycle, an adult goes through 5 hours of N3 sleep.
(b) Almost all of the sleep cycle of an adult comprises of N2 sleep.
(c) In an 8-hour sleep cycle, an adult approximately goes through 4 hours of N2 sleep.
(d) The total adult sleep fluctuates a lot between N2 and N3 cycles.

Answer. C

Question. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine research, the Non–Rapid Eye Movement sleep is ____.
(a) divided into three stages based on the difference in brain wave patterns.
(b) sub-categorised into three types where people can see dreams.
(c) where mammals and birds make rapid eye movements while sleeping.
(d) followed by a cycle of REM sleep of N1, N2 and N3 type.

Answer. A

Question. Select the option listing what the given sentence refers to.
People cycle through the stages of NREM sleep 4 or 5 times each night.’
(1) People go through N1 sleep several times a night.
(2) People experience N3 sleep only once in a night.
(3) The cycles of N1, N2 and N3 sleep happens 4-5 times.
(4) People do not stay in one stage of NREM sleep all night.
(5) The cycles of NREM happens randomly without any sequence.
(a) (1), (2) and (4)
(b) 10 (1), (3) and (5)
(c) (1), (3) and (4)
(d) (1), (2) and (3)

Answer. C 

Question. On what from the following did the scientists study the effects of sleep in helping people fight disease?
(a) brain growth
(b) infants
(c) dream patterns
(d) immune system

Answer. D

Question. The passage lists an example proving that sleep _______. Select the correct option.
(a) follows only one pattern of brain wave cycles all night.
(b) is necessary for the growth and health of every individual.
(c) is beneficial only for over 10 long hours a day.
(d) is the unconscious state of human body where nothing happens in the brain.

Answer. B 

Question. Choose the correct option to answer the following:
According to paragraph 5, ‘They know that sleep helps the body heal and grow.’
This is so because:
(a) they have been told so for generations.
(b) scientists are not sure of all the reasons for sleep.
(c) sleep is good for memory, alertness, problem-solving, and health.
(d) too much sleep is linked to sickness and depression.

Answer. C

Unseen Passage for Class 9 English with Solutions

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1.Elephant babies like coconut oil. This discovery has saved the life of hundreds of orphaned, unweaned elephants, left behind when their mothers were killed, victims of the ivory wars that have catastrophically reduced elephant populations across Africa.

2.The discovery came after two decades of efforts by the renowned conservationist Daphne Sheldrick, who has died aged 83. She devoted most of her life rescuing young elephants and releasing them back into the wild.

3.When she first made attempts to keep the orphaned babies alive, often at one or two years old, with other milk sources, they remained malnourished and faded into death. It was only after trying every combination she could find that she hit on one baby milk formula from Europe, which contained coconut oil that seemed to work. She and the elephants never looked back, and now more than 230 elephants in Kenya, and many others in Asia and other parts of Africa, are alive, and mostly in the wild, thanks to her hand-rearing.

4.Her work grew from her care of orphaned elephants found by her husband, David Sheldrick, chief warden at the Tsavo National Park in Kenya in the 1960s. By the time her sanctuary was well-established, in the late 70s and 80s, each elephant had its own stall, as otherwise they would disturb one another, was bottle-fed every three hours, and was given blankets, raincoats and sunscreen as needed. A keeper slept with each animal under a year old, alternating lest the babies grow too dependent.

5.Often, the elephants arrived traumatised, having experienced the lethal violence and cruelty of poaching. It was crucial, in her view, to recognise their grief and help them to overcome it. “They are emotionally human animals,” she told journalists. “You have to think in human terms. How does a child feel when it has lost its whole family and is suddenly in the hands of the enemy?”

6.Throughout her life, Sheldrick championed the ability of elephants to communicate and their capacity for feeling. Once, she recounted, a female wrenched the tusks from a newly killed bull elephant and threw them into the jungle, before the eyes of the poachers.

Question. Who was Daphne Sheldrick?
(a) Doctor
(b) Teacher
(c) Conservationist
(d) Writer

Answer. C 

Question. How was Daphne Sheldrick able to save the lives of the orphaned elephants?
(a)By giving them a shelter
(b)By giving them food
(c)By giving them formula milk
(d)By giving them medicines

Answer. C

Question. Choose the option that lists the correct answers for the following:
1.Queenie was a popular attraction for 40 years, giving children up to 500 rides a day, feeding gently out of their hands, and performing acts and tricks for their amusement. She was an Indian (or Asian) elephant, and adults and children alike delighted in her antics, queuing for hours to meet and interact with her.
2.After 40 years of carrying people along the same route, performing the same tricks, and being fed from taunting human hands, Queenie finally reacted in the way her instincts dictated.
Although a good-natured animal, her frustrations should have been anticipated, and her actions avoided. In 1944, she trampled her keeper, Wilfred Lawson, to death.
(a) (1) She was the gentle giant
(2) she trampled her keeper to death
(b) (1) She was gentle and sweet
(2) she succumbed to the frustration of humans taunting her
(c) (1) She was an Asian elephant and
(2) she reacted to instincts
(d) (1) She had long years of service
(2) she gave an anticipated end to the keeper

Answer. B

Question. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the inherent need to treat elephants with a greater understanding.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 5

Answer. C

Question. What did Sheldrick say about elephants while referring to their emotional side?
(a) That they are babies
(b) That they are weak
(c) That they are like human beings
(d) That they are like women

Answer. C

Question. Choose the correct option that lists the options that are TRUE from the ones given below:
1. The estimated number of elephants was more than 120000 in the year 2010.
2. The highest number of elephants were in the year 2018.
3. The difference between the survey conducted was of 4 years.
4. There is no difference found in the elephant population for any year.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4

Answer. A

Question. The antonym of ‘harmless’ as given in paragraph 5 is:
(a) dangerous
(b) lethal
(c) fatal
(d) innocent

Answer. B

Question. The synonym of ‘pulled out forcefully’ as given in paragraph 6 is:
(a) recounted
(b) wrenched
(c) championed
(d) none of these

Answer. B

Unseen Comprehensions for Class 9 English with Answers

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1.For many during the lockdown, newspapers and TV anchors were the go-to source for coronavirus-related updates. News consumption indeed rose at that time, even more so in India, a global survey has found. This, even though Indians expressed less trust in the media than in public officials during the lockdown months.

2.As many as 76% respondents in India said they had watched or read more news of late than they did earlier, the survey by data research firm YouGov found. This was the highest, followed by Japan, with 61%.

3.You Gov ran its Covid-19 Consumer Monitor in 26 countries during the peak pandemic months. Around 220,000 respondents were asked about their news habits in the two weeks prior to the survey. In India, 8,218 participants from 200 cities and towns were interviewed in May and June.

4.Crisis situations such as terrorist attacks or epidemics, in general, induce the public to watch more news, past research has shown. The uncertainty makes people anxious and they turn to the news to get rid of negativity. The YouGov data also reveals that those who held a negative view of the coronavirus situation, in India as well as the world, were more likely to increase their news intake than those who believed the situation was getting better.

5.Even on aspects of personal life, those who were more worried about the future were more likely to increase their news consumption, the survey found. For instance, in India, 59% of the respondents said they were concerned about their personal health due to the pandemic, and 73% were worried about their friends and family. Among the set of people who were worried about sickness or death coming to themselves or their loved ones, four-fifths watched or read more news during the pandemic. 6.Among those who were not worried, this figure was 74%.

7.The pandemic brought economic woes along with a public health crisis. India recorded a historic contraction of 23.9% in its GDP in the June-ended quarter. This was bound to have an adverse impact on the economic outlook of people. Around 60% respondents from India felt the Indian economy would still be in a depression or recession by mid-year 2021.

8.The bleaker outlook of the economy seems to be coming from personal experience, and not just poor GDP numbers. Most Indian respondents said their household financial situation had worsened in the month prior to the day they were interviewed. Further, 82% were worried that going forward, their finances would be severely impacted, while 68% feared losing their job. Such people were more likely to have increased their news intake than those who were not worried about personal finances or job loss.

Question. From where did the people get their coronavirus updates?
(a) newspapers
(b) TV anchors
(c) only (a)
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer. D 

Question. India saw more news consumption despite:
(a) frequent power cuts
(b) lack of trust in media
(c) dependence on multimedia news
(d) both (a) and (c)

Answer. B

Question. Consider the following statements about the survey:
1.conducted by YouGov
2.across 26 countries
3.220,000 respondents
4.collected data on news habits in the four weeks before the
survey
Which of the following options is CORRECT?
(a) 1, 2, 4
(b) only 4
(c) 2, 3, 4
(d) 1, 2, 3

Answer. D

Question. In India, ___________ were interviewed in May and June.
(a) 8,218 participants from 200 cities and towns
(b) 8,218 participants from 209 cities and towns
(c) 8,918 participants from 200 cities and towns
(d) 8,218 participants from 210 cities and towns

Answer. A

Question. News consumption in India increased by almost 80% in comparison to USA’s _____.
(a) 50%
(b) 40%
(c) 30%
(d) oil companies and e-commerce giants

Answer. B

Question. What makes people watch more news?
(a) Terrorist attacks
(b) Natural and man-made disasters
(c) Only (a)
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer. D

Question.The people who felt more negatively toward the coronavirus situation saw ________ news than those who thought positively about it.
(a) less
(b) more
(c) same negligible
(d) negligible

Answer. B

Question. Which word in the passage means “hopeless”?
1. Woes
2. Bleaker
3. Adverse
4. Epidemics
5. Economic
(a)1 and 2
(b) only 2
(c) 3 and 5
(d) 4 and 5

Answer. B

Unseen Comprehensions for Class 9 English with Answers

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1.The Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, and some scientists believe that thawing permafrost — ground frozen since the last Ice Age — is about to release enormous amounts of climate-warming emissions. In the coldest regions of planet Earth, ice binds together soil, rock, sand and organic matter. This layer of permafrost can begin just centimetres below the Earth’s surface. Anywhere cold enough to keep the ground frozen year-round for at least two years counts as permafrost. About a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere contains permafrost.

2.Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are causing snow and ice to disappear. As ice covering the sea shrinks back, it exposes darker waters that absorb solar radiation rather than reflecting it back out of the atmosphere. This is called the albedo effect, and helps explain why the Arctic region is warming so much faster than the rest of the world. This chart shows how much average surface air temperatures have changed at different latitudes since 1960.

3.The Siberian Arctic town of Verkhoyansk in June registered a record high temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100. 4 Fahrenheit) during a prolonged heat wave. Record fires have also engulfed vast swathes of Siberian Russia, emitting more carbon dioxide than Switzerland or Norway do in a year.

4.The boreal forests of the Arctic have evolved to survive and thrive from occasional fires that would naturally occur every few decades or centuries in the region. But the more recent fires are different, scientists say. They are starting months earlier than they ever have before, and are smouldering through the winter as underground ‘zombie fires.’

5.The more intense fires are also burning up peat bogs. A forest might grow back in a few decades and reabsorb the carbon it released when it burned; a peat bog is the accumulation of thousands of years of partial decomposition.

6.The best way to prevent permafrost from thawing is to limit climate change by reducing fossil fuel emissions and protecting forests, scientists say. But once permafrost thaws, there’s nothing that can be done to stop the carbon from being released.

Question. Consider the following statements about permafrost:
1. It is ground frozen since the Second Ice Age.
2. It is ice, soil, rock, sand and organic matter bound together.
3. It can begin just centimetres below the Earth’s surface.
4. It is year-round frozen ground for at least one year.
Which of the given statements is/are CORRECT?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 and 4

Answer. B

Question. Why is the exposure of darker waters spell disaster for the atmosphere?
(a) It absorbs radiation instead of reflecting it back
(b) It can lead to infectious diseases
(c) It releases carbon dioxide
(d) It releases oxygen

Answer. A

Question. Consider the following statements:
(A): The Arctic region is warming faster than the rest of the world.
(R): The exposed layer of darker waters is absorbing radiation.
Which of the following options is correct with regards to Arctic warming?
(a) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) (A) is incorrect and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
(d) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following are the consequences of heat waves?
1.The Siberian Arctic town of Verkhoyansk in June registered a record high temperature of 39 degrees Celsius.
2.Record fires engulf vast swathes of Siberian Russia.
(a) (b) Neither (1) nor (2)
(b) Neither (1) nor (2)
(c) (1)
(d) Only (2)

Answer. D

Question. How are the fires in boreal forests of the Arctic acting differently?
(a) Starting months before they normally do
(b) Starting months later than they normally do
(c) Fires stay for the entire year
(d) Fires are stronger in intensity

Answer. A

Question. What are ‘zombie fires’?
(a) Fires in boreal forests which smoulder through the winter
(b) Fires in boreal forests which smoulder through the summer
(c) Underground fires
(d) Fires that lasts long

Answer. A

Question.The best way to prevent permafrost from thawing is to:
(a) reduce fossil fuel emissions
(b) protect forests
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) only (a)

Answer. C

Question. Which word in the passage means “becoming liquid or soft due to warming up”?
(a) Emissions
(b) Thawing
(c) Engulf
(d) Thrive

Answer. B

Unseen Comprehensions for Class 9 English with Answers

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

1.High-altitude climbing is still a very dangerous task in spite of the availability of oxygen masks and other protective equipment, which modern climbers take with them. These, of course, are indispensable accessories of climbing, but more important than these is the stamina of the climber, which ultimately determines the success of his attempt. Throughout his journey, death is his constant companion, which he can keep at a distance only with his superb presence of mind.

2.He has to tread every inch of the ground with utmost care, for a false step may not only strike him a fatal blow, but also bring disaster to the whole expedition. That is why all expeditions invariably take with them local guides who are experienced climbers and who have a thorough knowledge of the nature of the terrain. Moreover, a huge amount of capital is needed for financing these expeditions, and this is generally provided by governments or rich private organisations.

3.The primary object of a mountaineering expedition is to get to the top of a high mountain, which, in the past has withstood all attempts to conquer it. But it should not be presumed that the expedition is a complete failure if it does not reach its destination. Sometimes operations are temporarily suspended because of bad weather, loss of some valuable equipment or the sudden death of a very important member of the party.

4.Every big expedition takes with it men who are interested in botany, biology, geology and various other branches of science, and these men carry with them equipment for recording their observations concerning the weather, the terrain, and different forms of life in higher altitudes. Other scientists, explorers and expeditionists utilise the fruits of their observations. Thus, every unsuccessful expedition contributes to the success of later expeditions.

5.The British Expedition led by Colonel Hunt would have found their way to Everest much more difficult had not earlier expeditions armed them with useful knowledge about the deathdealing weather which they had to encounter in the vicinity of the summit.

6.To ordinary people, mountaineering need not be a fearful journey in the land of snowstorms, where the brave adventurer is always face to face with death. They can scale less ambitious heights, rest their weary limbs under a quiet shelter and feast their eyes in the distant landscape. In the company of friends they can enjoy an outing near a waterfall or cross into the next valley with haversacks full of provisions dangling from their shoulders. All those who can afford to go to hill station should seek this innocent pleasure, for it can be had without any risk to life or limb. (Source: The Atlantic)

Question. Which of the following is one of the protective equipments used by modern climbers?
(a) Oxygen masks
(b) Oxygen cylinders
(c) Protective wear
(d) Protective medicines

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following ultimately is the secret to successful climbing of the mountains?
(a) Experience of the climber
(b) Height of the mountain
(c) Stamina of the climber 
(d) Health condition of the climber

Answer. C

Question. Choose the option that lists the CORRECT answers for the following:
1.These people had found their way to the Everest but not much before learning in the earlier expeditions with the death-dealing weather. Who were they?
2.Some people utilize their observations for their future expeditions and they are a group of people. Who are they?
(a) (1) is a lot of travelers and (2) is a group of women achievers
(b) (1) is a group of scientists and (2) is a group of students
(c) (1) is the British expedition and (2) is a group of explorers
(d) (1) is a group of workers and (2) is a few local guides

Answer. C

Question. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the CORRECT aspects of mountaineering.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 5 and 6
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 5

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following is one of the reasons for the temporary suspension of mountaineering expeditions?
(a) Bad weather
(b) Bad company
(c) Bad coach
(d) Loss of money

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following should be present in a person for going for a mountaineering expedition?
(a) Love for mountains
(b) Love for nature
(c) Love for the environment
(d) All of the above

Answer. D

Question. Which of the following is always there with regard to mountaineering?
(a) Risk to life
(b) Risk of money
(c) Risk of losing the group
(d) Risk of going missing

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following words means the opposite of ‘energetic’?
(a) Feast
(b) Quiet
(c) Weary
(d) Dangling

Answer. C

 

 

Unseen Passage for Class 9

Read the following passage carefully : 

1. Few guessed that this quiet, parentless girl growing up in New York City would one day become the First Lady of the United States. Even fewer thought she would become an author and lecturer and a woman much admired and loved by people throughout the world.

2. Born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884, to wealthy but troubled parents who both died while she was young, Roosevelt was cared for by her grandmother and sent to school in England. In 1905, she married her distant cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She and her husband had six children. Although, they were wealthy, her life was not easy and she suffered several personal tragedies. Her second son died when he was a baby. In 1921, her strong athletic husband was stricken with polio, which left him physically disabled for life.

3. Eleanor Roosevelt was a remarkable woman who had great intelligence and tremendous strength of character. She never let things get her down. She nursed her husband back to good health and encouraged him to remain in politics. She then helped him to become the Governor of New York, and in 1933, the President of the United States.

4. While her husband was the President, she took a great interest in all the affairs of the country. She became her husband’s legs and eyes; she visited prisons and hospitals; she went down into mines, in scaffoldings and into factories. Roosevelt was tireless and daring. During the depression she travelled all over the country bringing goodwill, reassurance and helped .people without food and jobs. During World War II she visited American soldiers in camps all over the world. The United States had never known a First Lady like her.

5. Roosevelt also kept in touch with the American people through a daily newspaper column called ‘My Day’. She broadcast on the radio and delivered lectures, all first for a First Lady.

On the basis of your understanding of the above passage answer the following questions :

Question. How was Eleanor Roosevelt’s personality in contrast to what she became?
Answer : (a) a quiet and parentless girl grew up in New York city ; she became the first lady of the United States, visited prisons, hospitals, mines, factories, soldiers at war

Question. Apart from being the First Lady what else did she have to her credit?
Answer : (b) visited prisons and hospitals ; went down into mines, in scaffoldings and into factories; wrote in a daily newspaper column called ‘My day’; broadcast on radio; delivered lectures

Question. What challenges did she face in her personal life but remained unfazed?
Answer : (c) her parents died when she was young ; her second son died when he was a baby; strong athletic husband was stricken with polio which left him physically disabled for life

Question. Eleanor was a strong woman who helped her husband become the President of America. How?
Answer : (d) she nursed him back to good health, encouraged him to remain in politics; helped him become the Governor of New York and then the President of the United States.

Question. What does the statement: ‘she became her husband’s legs and eyes’ mean?
Answer : (e) visited prisons, hospitals etc.; interacted with people and brought feedback to her husband about the state of affairs; shared his responsibilities of looking after people.

Question. What was her special contribution during the depression?
Answer : (f) travelled all over the country bringing goodwill, reassurance to help people without food and jobs.

Question. How did she motivate soldiers during World War II?
Answer : (g) motivated the American soldiers by visiting them in camps all over the world and empathised with them.

Question. What did she do for the first time for a First Lady?
Answer : (h) kept in touch with the American people through a daily newspaper column called ‘My Day’ ; broadcast on the radio, and delivered lectures

Question. What side of her personality is reflected in this passage?
Answer : (i) a remarkable woman with great intelligence and tremendous strength of character.

Discursive Passage for Class 9

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

1. Overpowering prey is a challenge for creatures that do not have limbs. Some species like Russell’s viper, inject poison. Some others opt for an alternative non-chemical method - rat snakes, for instance, catch and push their prey against the ground, while pythons use their muscle power to crush their prey to death. But snakes can’t be neatly divided into poisonous and non-poisonous categories.

2. Even species listed as non-poisonous aren’t completely free of poison. The common Sand Boa, for instance, produces secretions particularly poisonous to birds. So, the species doesn’t take any chance – it crushes its prey and injects poison as an extra step.

3. Do vipers need poison powerful enough to kill hundreds of rats with just one drop? After all, they eat only one or two at a time.

4. While hunting, animals try their best to kill most efficiently while their prey use any trick to avoid becoming a meal, such as developing immunity to poison. For instance, Californian ground squirrels are resistant to Northern Pacific rattlesnake poison.

5. Competition with prey is not the only thing driving snakes to evolve more and more deadly poison. Snakes also struggle to avoid becoming prey themselves.

6. Some snake killers have partial immunity to poison. Famously, mongooses are highly resistant to cobra poison, and with their speed and agility, kill snakes fearlessly. It would be the death of cobras as a species if they didn’t evolve a more deadly poison to stop mongooses.

7. Poison has another important role. It’s an extreme meat softener; specific enzymes break up the insides of the prey. Normally, a reptile depends on the sun’s warm rays to aid digestion.

8. But I wonder if we cannot use venom in our favour. In remote parts of India, local hospitality often involves leather-tough meat. I chew and chew until my jaws ache. If I spit it out or refuse, our hosts would be offended, I swallow like python stuffing a deer, down its throat and hope I don’t choke. If only I had poison.

On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, 

Question. Russell viper and rat snake have different methods to attack prey. How?
Answer : (a) Russell’s viper injects poison/venom whereas rat snakes grab and push their prey against the ground.

Question. How does Sand Boa kill its prey?
Answer : (b) Sand Boa produces secretions particularly toxic to birds; crushes its prey and then injects poison as an extra step. 

Question. There is a constant tussle between the hunting animal and its prey? Why?
Answer : (c) while hunting animals try their worst to kill most efficiently ; their prey use any trick to avoid becoming a meal , such as developing immunity to poison/venom ; hunters and prey keep evolving themselves.

Question. What makes mongoose a snake predator?
Answer : (d) mongooses-highly resistant to cobra poison; with their speed and agility, kill snakes fearlessly.

Question. What difficulty does the writer face when he is entertained in the remote parts of India ?
Answer : (e) served with leather tough meat which is difficult to chew ; unable to chew or spit out as hosts might get offended.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in any two of the following blanks. 

Question. Overpowering _______ is a challenge for creatures that do not have limbs.
(a) a killer
(b) humans
(c) a python
(d) prey.

Answer : (i) (d) prey

Question. Poison ____________ meat.
(a) enhances taste of
(b) hides
(c) softens
(d) breaks down

Answer : (ii) (c) softens

Question. Californian squirrels are ______ rattlesnake poison
(a) afraid of
(b) helpless against
(c) resistant to
(d) indifferent to

Answer : (iii) (c) resistant to

Find words from the passage which mean the same as: (any two)

Question. Another (para 1)
Answer : (a) alternative

Question. Liquid substances released from glands (para 2)
Answer : (b) secretions

Question. Particular (para 7)
Answer : (c) specific

Unseen Passage with multiple choice questions for Class 9

A. Factual Passages

Unseen Passage for Class 9 with questions and answers
 

Read the passage given below :

For millions of people in India, river Ganga is the most sacred river. It is considered as mother and goddess. It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live on the banks of its course and depend on it for their daily needs. River Ganga is the third largest river in the world by the amount of water that flows through it. It is the longest river in India. The river water of Ganga is used for irrigation, transportation and fishing. The Gangetic plain formed by river Ganga is one of the most fertile lands on earth. This is why almost 10% of the world population lives here and earns its livelihood. The Ganga, in India is the most worshipped body of water. The irony here is that in spite of being the most worshipped river, it is also the dirtiest one. It carries metals thrown out by tanneries, waste produced by industries and urban waste from different cities. All this has made river Ganga the fifth most polluted river in the world. Another major reason that adds to the Ganga river pollution is the coal based power plants on its banks which burn tons of coal every year and produce a lot of fly ash. This ash mixed with domestic waste water is released in the river. This bad situation calls for an urgent need to make efforts to reduce pollution and revive river Ganga. To achieve these objectives, the Government of India has started a programme named “Namami Gange Programme”. The main pillars of this programme are sewage treatment, river surface cleaning, afforestation, river front development and public awareness. The importance of the success of “Namami Gange Programme” can be seen through the following lines:

(A) Answer the following questions : 

Question. For what purposes is the Ganga water used?
Answer : (i) The Ganga water is used for irrigation, transportation and fishing.

Question. Name two pollutants that make river Ganga very dirty.
Answer : (ii) Effluents from industries, urban waste from cities and metals discharged from tanneries are the major pollutants that make the river Ganga very dirty.

Question. Which two purposes will be served by the programme named “Namami Gange”?
Answer : (iii) Reduction of pollution and revival of the river Ganga are the two purposes that will be served by the programme named “Namami Gange”.

Question. Most people in India consider the Ganga as __________ .
Answer : (iv) Mother and Goddess.

(B) Choose the correct alternatives :

Question. River __________ is a lifeline for millions of Indians.
(a) Ganga
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Yamuna

Answer : (a) Ganga

Question. __________ of world population lives near river Ganga.
(a) 15%
(b) 30%
(c) 10%
(d) 20%

Answer : (c) 10%

Question. Ganga is the ____________ most polluted river in the world
(a) second
(b) third
(c) first
(d) fifth

Answer : (d) fifth

Question. Ganga is the ____________ largest river in the world by the amount of water that flows through it.
(a) first
(b) fourth
(c) third
(d) second

Answer : (c) third

Short Unseen Passage Class 9 with questions and answers
 

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

There are several indicators of a developed nation. It is economically, agriculturally and technologically advanced. There is all round prosperity. The benefits of prosperity reach the common people. They have a reasonable life span and enjoy the basic comforts and good health. They are able to educate and feed their children well. Poverty, illiteracy, ignorance, disease and inequalities are reduced to a minimum. Quality goods are produced in abundance and exports keep on rising. The nation is able to protect its security as it is self-reliant in defence and has a standing in the international forum.

India, even after more than sixty five years since independence is branded as a developing country. Achieving the developed status means the major transformation of our national economy to make it one of the largest economies of the world, where people live well and above the poverty line. The transformation can be materialised within the next 15 to 20 years as India has the necessary potential. Our natural resources are richer as compared to those of many other countries. We have abundant supplies of all the ores and minerals. We have rich bio-diversity, abundant sunshine, varied agro-climatic conditions and plenty of rainfall all over India. The country either already has the necessary technologies or can develop them easily. Our people and our farmers not only have a great learning capability but most of them also have an entrepreneurial and competitive spirit. Avenues to channelize this spirit constructively and productively are required. We need the will to take action and commit ourselves to be one of the world leaders. We must resolve to work hard with a long term vision.

Technology is the highest wealth generator in the shortest possible time can provide us with infrastructure and help transform education and training, food and processing, industries and agriculture. It is the key to achieving quality products in an increasingly competitive market and to continually upgrading human skills. It is the only vital input for ensuring health security and better living conditions for people. It can enable us to double cereals by 2020 and to make arrangements for their storage, transportation, distribution and marketing. It can make us leaders in machine tool industries. Through Software engineering we can enter computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing.

Therefore, the major role in India's development is to be played by the vast pool of our talented scientists, researchers and technologists. They should shed pessimism and think big because they are the only ones who understand the forces of technological modernisation. They should take it as a challenge to make India a developed country. They must spearhead the movement by talking about what can be done and encouraging people that difficulties can be overcome. They must I possible help to industries, business managers, administrators and others.

Answer the following Questions:-

Question. Write the basic fields in which a developed country is advanced.
Answer : The basic fields in which a developed country is advanced are economic, agriculture and technology.

Question. What kind of life do the people in a developed country live?
Answer : The people in a developed country live in all round prosperity. They have reasonable life span, basic comforts, good health, education and security.

Question. What is required for achieving the developed status for India?
Answer : For achieving developed status for India, transformation in our national economy is required. People should live well and above poverty line.

Question."Technology is the highest wealth generator in the shortest time". Ho,
Answer : Technology is the highest wealth generator in the shortest time. It can provide infrastructure. It helps transform education and training, food and processing, industries and agriculture.

Question. Who can play a major role in India's development?
Answer : The vast pool of our talented scientists, researchers and technologists can play a major role in India's development.

Question. How can India enter computer-aided design and manufacturing?
Answer : India can enter computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing through Software engineering.

Find out a word from the passage which means:
Question. A machine for producing electricity-.........................
Question. A large quantity more than enough -........................
Question. The state of having good fortune, wealth, money etc. ................................ 
Answer : 
1. generator
2. abundance
3. prosperity

Case based factual Passage for Class 9

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

What is it that enables some people to gain whatever goal they set for themselves while others do not succeed? What makes some men winners in the world and others losers? If you want to win, we must find the right answer to this very important question. Are there certain qualities or techniques which a person can use to achieve success regardless of his goal? To confirm this we must carefully study the lives of successful men of the past as well as the present day. No doubt there are certain characteristics which are commonly found among all these great people. But an academic or college education is not necessarily one of them. Such an education perhaps could be an asset. But then considering how many of our educated youth are keen to take on a job of clerk and end up their lives as clerks one may even doubt whether the college education is really an asset.

Let us remember this. College education by itself is neither good nor bad. It all depends on what use you put it to. The important thing is, if you happen to possess it you can use it to advantage. If you do not have it, there is no real cause to worry. Many have succeeded not only in India but also in other industrially advanced countries having attained great success without college education. For instance, Thomas Edison had taken only three month's schooling. The great Abraham Lincoln was practically self-educated. Benjamin Franklin did not attend the school at all. The Wright Brothers were not scientists but bicycle mechanics by their basic profession. Success also does not necessarily depend upon one's birth, environment, wealth etc. H.G Wells was born in poverty and had to fight ill health continually

The study of the great, successful, self-made men all over the world, whether of the past or of the present, spotlights very important common factors. They knew how to get along successfully with others. They knew how to sell themselves to strangers and friends, to their employers and employees, to their neighbours, families, in fact to everyone with whom they came into contact daily. They knew how to sell their ideas, knowledge, talent and service. They knew how to get along with men, influence and motivate them.

Success depends to a great extent on what you do with your ideas, talents or gifts Invariably it is not what you know but what you do about what you know. It is not what have, but what is done about it that spells the difference between success and failure.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. Can college education be a factor to ensure success?
Answer : No, college education is not necessarily a factor to ensure success. At best it can be an asset one can make use of

Question. Why is it doubtful that college education can be even an asset?
Answer : Many of educated youths are keen to become clerks. This shows that college education being even an asset is doubtful.

Question. Does success depend on external factors?
Answer : No, success does not depend on external factors such as birth, environment, wealth etc.

Question. Which is the most important factor behind a man's success?
Answer : The most important factor behind a man's success is his ability to get along successfully with others.

Question. How can one's ideas, talents or gifts contribute to one's succeed?
Answer : One can make use of one's ideas, talents or gifts to win people and inspire them.

Question. Do you think that the qualities of head and heart alone can make a man successful?
Answer : I think so. Success does not necessarily depend on one's birth, environment wealth etc.

Find out a word from the passage which means
1.Something that you hope to achieve
2.Succeeded in getting something 
Answer : 1. goal
2. attained

Unseen Passage for Class 9 with answers

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

There is nothing more frustrating than when you sit down at your table to study with the most sincere of intentions and instead of being able to finish the task at hand you find your thoughts wandering. However, there are certain techniques that you can use to enhance your concentration. “Your concentration level depends on a number of factors’” says Samuel Ghosh, a social counsellor. "In order to develop your concentration span, it is necessary to examine various facets of your physical and internal environment." She adds.

To begin with one should attempt to create the physical environment that conducive to focused thought. Whether it is the radio, TV or your noisy neighbor’s, identify the factors that make it difficult for you to focus. For instance, if you live in a very noisy neighborhood, you could try to plan your study hours in a nearby library

She disagrees with the notion that people can concentrate or study in an environment with distractions like a loud television, blaring music etc. "If you are distracted when you are attempting to focus, your attention and retention powers do not work at optimum levels," cautions Ghosh. "Not more than two of your senses should be activated at the same time." she adds. What that means is that music that sets your feet tapping is not the ideal accompaniment to your books.

Also do not place your study table or desk in front of a window. "While there is no cure for a mind that wants to wander, one should try and provide as little stimulus as possible. Looking out of a window when you are trying to concentrate will invariably send your mind on a tangent," says Ghosh.

The second important thing, she says, is to establish goals for oneself instead of setting a general target and then trying to accomplish what you can in a haphazard fashion. It is very important to decide what you have to finish in a given span of time he human mind recognizes fixed goals and targets and appreciates schedules more than random thoughts. Once your thoughts and goals are in line, a focussed system will follow.

She recommends that you divide your schedule into study and recreation hours. when you ‘study, choose a mix of subjects that you enjoy and dislike and save the former for the last so that you have something to look forward to. For instance. If you enjoy verbal skill tests more than mathematical problems, then finish Maths first, Not only will you find yourself working harder, you will have a sense of achievement when you wind up.

Try not to sit for more than 40 minutes at a stretch. Take a very short break to make a cup of tea or listen to a song and sit down again. Under no circumstances, should one sit for more than one and a half hours. Short breaks build your concentration and refresh your mind. However, be careful not to overdo the relaxation. It may have undesired effects.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. What is most frustrating according to the writer?
Answer : The most frustrating thing according to the writer is to find our thoughts wandering instead of concentrating on the thing to be finished.

Question. What should be done first to enhance concentration?
Answer : The first thing to be done is to create the physical environment which is suitable for focused thought.

Question. How does distraction affect us according to Samuel Ghosh?
Answer : Our attention and retention powers do not work at optimum levels when we are distracted.

Question. Why is it important to set goals and targets?
Answer : The human mind recognizes fixed goals and targets and appreciates deadlines instead of general target.

Question. Why should we choose a mix of subjects?
Answer : A mix of subjects which we enjoy and dislike makes us work harder and gives in a sense of achievement in the end.

Question. How are short breaks good for us?
Answer : Short breaks build our concentration and refresh our mind.

Find out a word from the passage which means
(vii) increase
(vii) ideal
(ix) achieve 
Answer : enhance
optimum
accomplish

Class 9 Solved Unseen Passage

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The test of a great book is whether we want to read it only once or more than once. Any really great book we want to read the second time even more than we wanted to read it the first time, and every additional time that we read it we find new meanings and new beauties in it. A book that a person of education and good taste does not care to read more than once is very probably not worth much. But we cannot consider the judgment of a single individual infallible.

The opinion that makes a book at must be the opinion of many. For even the greatest critics are apt to have certain dullness. Carlyle, for example, could not endure Browning; Byron could not endure some the greatest of English poets. A man must be many-sided to utter a trustworthy estimate of many books. We may doubt the judgment of the single critic at times. But there is no doubt possible in regard to the judgement of generations.

Even if we cannot a once perceive anything good in a book which has been admired and praised for hundreds of years, we may be sure that by trying, by studying it carefully, we shall at least be able to feel the reason of this admiration and praise. The best of all libraries for a poor man would be a library entirely composed of such great works only, books which have passed the test of time. This then would be the most important guide for us in the choice of readings. We should read only the books we want to read more than once, nor should we buy any others, unless we have some special reason for so investing money.

The second fact demanding attention is the general character of the value that lies hidden within all such great books. They never become old, their youth is immortal. A great book is not apt to be comprehended by a young person at the first reading, except in a superficial way. Only the surface, the narrative is absorbed and enjoyed. No young man can possibly see at first reading the qualities of a great book.

Remember that it has taken humanity in many cases hundreds of years to find out all that there is in such a book. But according to a man's experience of life, the text will unfold new meanings to him. The book that delighted us at eighteen, if it be a good book, will delight us much more at twenty-five and it will prove like a new book to us at thirty years of age. At forty we shall re-read it, wondering why we never saw how beautiful it was before. At fifty or sixty years of age the same facts will repeat themselves. A great book grows exact proportion to the growth of the reader's mind.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. What is the quality of a great book?
Answer : A great book is read again and again. Every time it is read, it gives a fresh enjoyment. It reveals new meanings and new beauties.

Question. In which case is a judgement about a book beyond doubt?
Answer : The judgement of generations of readers about a book is beyond doubt.

Question. What kind of understanding of a great book in a young person is likely to have at the first reading of that book?4.Whose work did Carlyle find difficult to appreciate?
Answer : Only the surface, the narrative is absorbed and enjoyed. This kind of understanding of a great book in a young person is likely to have at the first reading of that book.

Question. What would a poor man's library contain?
Answer : A poor man's library would contain such great works only which have passed the test of time.

Question. What does a person of forty feel when he re-reads some good books?
Answer : When a person of forty re-reads some good books, he feels why he never saw how beautiful it was before.

Find out a word from the passage which means

Question. not capable of making mistakes
Answer : infallible

Question. to suffer something unpleasant or difficult in a patient way
Answer : endure

Question. the ability to make sensible decision 
Answer : judgement

Unseen Passage with questions and answers for Class 9

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

Every man that is born in this world has a desire to live well. The life has various aims for various people. To some life is an empty dream without a motive. They eat and drink and continue to exist for the sake of living. They have no idea, no mission for which to struggle and fight. Their ideal is to eat well, to make merry and enjoy the material things of life. Their activities aim at amassing the wealth by hook or by crook and using that wealth for the sake of luxury and comfort and pleasures.

The life is, however, not so easy at present. Even to make money for the sake comforts and luxuries you have got a work hard and perform the social duty before the society can allow one to earn a lot of money and amass wealth. Modern states work under certain principles of social behaviour and do not allow people to go about making money without caring to perform certain duties which are useful to society. A businessman or an industrialist must pay to his labourers well so that the labour does his duty honestly and diligently and enable the enterpriser to make profits from the goods produced. The only easy way of making money is cheating or stealing which have consequent of their own. Law has prescribed imprisonment for the robbers, thieves and the cheats.

Life is complicated in modern life. It needs to be well planned if you want to achieve anything worthwhile. Whether your mission or ideal is materialistic or spiritual you have got to plan. To make life worth living you must work hard towards the object of your mission. A life without mission is a life lost. A life without planning is a life wasted Discipline, mission and hard work are important virtues of a successful man. If you are a patriot and desire to be a politician to earn name and fame in the service of society.

You must plan exactly what you want, If you want to do the service to the people and to represent their cause in elected assemblies, you must win over the support of the voters by giving them honest account of services. You must fight for their interest, show great achievements before you can enjoy the popularity of the masses. It is not simply slogan mongering that matters in politics nowadays. A successful public man has to be a qualified administrator who can fight out practical issues with the authorities and win practical benefits for the people.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. What is the desire of every man in this world?
Answer : The desire of every man in this world is to live well.

Question. What is the ideal of majority of people?
Answer : The ideal of majority of people is to eat well, to make merry and enjoy the material things of life.

Question. Who do they act in this world?
Answer : They act to amass the wealth and use it for the sack of luxury, comfort and pleasures.

Question. What is needed to achieve anything worthwhile?
Answer : The important virtues of a successful man are discipline, mission and hard work.

Question. Write the important virtues of a successful man.
Answer : To be well planned is needed to achieve anything worthwhile.

Question. How can a man reach up to assemblies?
Answer : A man can reach up to assemblies by winning over the support of the voters.

Find out a word from the passage which means
1.useful enough
2.purpose of doing something
3.phrase expressing a political or advertising message
Answer : worthwhile
aim/mission
slogan

 

English Unseen Passage for Class 9 pdf with answers

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All round development of man is the true aim of education. It should train not only the head, but also the hands and the heart. But our present system of education has miserably failed to achieve this aim. It suffers from many grave defects. The present system of education was founded by the British for their own convenience. Lord Macaulay was the father and founder of this system. He wanted it to produce clerks to help the British in running their administration. Today the English have gone but the same old system of education still continues. We are free but we are still slavishly following the system evolved by the British. This system of education has many defects. It must be changed and overhauled.

The greatest defect in our present system of education is that it is too theoretical. An educated man has only bookish knowledge. He knows nothing about practical things. He finds that his education has not made him fit to do useful work for his society. The present system of education does not teach us the dignity of labor. A student is not taught or trained to do things with his hands Manual or physical labor finds no place in education. Educated young men are fit to be clerk in offices. They look down upon manual labor. They consider it below their dignity to work with their hands in fields or factories. Vocational education is the need of the hour. We need more and more technicians, engineers and doctors. But the number of vocational institutions_ Engineering and Medical colleges, Polytechnics and L.T.I's are limited. A large number of young men and women, who can do well as technicians, are deprived of technical or vocational knowledge.

The present system of education gives too much importance to English. At many places, it is the medium of instruction. English may be an international language. It may have rich treasures of science and literature. But it can never be our national language. Education must be imparted in the mother tongue. This will save much talent of the country from going waste.

A number of commissions have been set up since the dawn of independence to plan afresh the country's system of education. After much thought, the 10+2+3 system was introduced. It was designed to divert the students to different fields and vocations according to their talent and the needs of the society. But different states have taken to it only half-heartedly. As the things stand today, the 10+2+3 system has become a riddle. No one knows what exactly it is.

Meanwhile, our education system is as rotten and muddy as it used to be Students find it purposeless. Therefore, they feel restive and go on strikes. They take no interest in their studies because they know that after finishing their education, they will only join the army of unemployed. There is an urgent need that present system should be overhauled and made purposeful.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. What is the true aim of education?
Answer : The true aim of education is all round development of war. It should train the head, hands and heart.

Question. Who were the father and founder of the present system of education?
Answer : Lord Macaulay was the father and founder of the present system of education.

Question. What is the greatest defect in our present system of education?
Answer : The greatest defect in our present system of education is that it is too theoretical. It gives only bookish knowledge. It doesn't teach us dignity of labour.

Question. What type of education is the need of the hour?
Answer : Vocational education is the need of the hour We need more and more technicians, engineers and doctors.

Question. Why was the system 10+2+3 introduced?
Answer : The 10+2+3 system was introduced to divert the students to different fields and vocations according to their talent and the need of the society.

Question. Why do the students take no interest in their studies?
Answer : The students take no interest in their studies because they know that after finishing their education they will only join the army of unemployed.

Find out a word from the passage which means

Question. provided
Answer : evolved

Question. useless 
Answer : purposeless

Question. Without any work.
Answer : unemployed

Comprehension Passages for Class 9

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The end of sumptuary laws did not mean that everyone in European societies could not dress in the same way. The French Revolution had raised the question of equality and ended aristocratic privileges, as well as the laws that maintained those privileges. However differences between social strata remained. Clearly, the poor could not dress like rich, nor eat the same food. But laws no longer barred people's right to dress in the way they wished. Differences in earning, rather than sumptuary laws, now defined what the rich and poor could wear. And different classes developed their own culture of dress. The notion of what was beautiful or ugly, proper or improper, decent or vulgar, differed. Styles of clothing also emphasized differences between men and women.

Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile and dutiful, submissive and obedient. The ideal woman was the one who could bear pain and suffering. While men were expected to be serious, strong, independent and aggressive, women were seen as frivolous, delicate, passive and docile. Norms of clothing reflected these ideals. From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies, contain them within small moulds. When slightly older, girls had to wear tight fitting corsets Tightly laced, small-waisted women were admired as attractive, elegant and graceful. Clothing thus played a part in creating the image of frail, submissive Victorian women.

Many women believed in the ideals of womanhood. The ideals were in the air they breathed the literature they read, the education they had received at school and at home. From childhood they grew up to believe that having a small waist was a womanly duty. Suffering pain was essential for a woman. To be seen as attractive to be womanly, they had to wear the corset. The torture and pain this inflicted on the body was to be accepted as normal.

But not everyone accepted these values. Over the nineteenth century, ideas changed. By the 1830s, women in England began agitating for democratic right As the suffrage movement developed, many began campaigning for dress reform. Women's magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness felt languid and fainted frequently. Corsets then became necessary to hold up the weakened spine.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. What was the main question raised by the French Revolution?
Answer : The main question raised by the French Revolution was of equality with regard to the norms of clothing between social strata.

Question. How were the women groomed in the Victorian England?
Answer : The women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile and dutiful, submissive and obedient.

Question. What defined the wearing of the rich and the poor?
Answer : Differences in earning defined the wearing of the rich and the poor.

Question. Besides, wearing what else the styles of clothing emphasized?
Answer : Besides wearing, the styles of clothing emphasized differences between men and women

Question. What qualities made one masculine?
Answer : The qualities of seriousness, strength, independence and aggressiveness made one masculine.

Question. What qualities made one feminine?
Answer : The qualities of frivolity, delicacy, passiveness and docility made one feminine

Find out a word from the passage which means-

Question. A person/animal that is quiet and easily controlled
Answer : Docile

Question. A person/animal that has a quality of anger and determination.
Answer : Aggressive

Question. A special right or advantage.
Answer : Privilege

Solved Unseen Passages for Class 9
 

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The Aravali Range is affected from human activities like stone crushing, cutting trees in forest area of Aravali, construction on large scale, mining, dispense and dumping waste. Such activities affect the environment of Aravali and its surrounding areas environment. Some of the famous lakes like Backhaul lake, Dhauj Jheel, Surajkund Lake Damdama Lake on the Aravali range have gone dry in last five years because of illegal mining and change of pattern in the natural drainage system. These lakes are dumped with waste material which affect ground water flow. Drying of these lakes also indicates that in future ground water will not be available in this area if the relevant steps for recovery are not taken.

The mindless mining in one of the oldest hills in the world has devastated the range. In several places, the mines have gone so deep that the water level has been exposed, forming lakes amidst the blasted ranges. The Rajasamand lake in Udaipur which always had water has dried up recently In May 2009, after four months of media and public protests, along with several environmental groups, the Supreme Court banned mining in an area of 448 square km, across Faridabad, Gurgaon and Mewat districts in Haryana, that was once supposed to be set aside for a national park. This comes after SC's earlier judgment in 1994 that allowed limited mining on the basis of the sustainable development principle and under strict guidelines, which were violated by local miners as the court ruled.

The Supreme Court on February 20, 2010 directed cancellation of 157 mining leases operating in Rajasthan's eco-sensitive Aravalli Hills and asked the Forest Survey of India to carry out satellite imagery of the entire 50,000 sq km range spread across 15 districts of the State to assess the extent of ecological damage. Giving four months time to the FSI to complete the task, the Special Bench of Chief Justice K.G Balakrishnan Justices S.H. Kapadia and Aftab Alam directed all miners in the area to stop operation till then.

The direction follows an earlier order passed by the Supreme Court in May 2009 freezing all mining activities along the Aravalli Range situated in Haryana.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. How is the Aravalli Range affected?
Answer : The Aravali range is affected from human activities like stone-crushing, cutting of trees, large scale construction, mining and dispense and dumping of waste.

Question. Why have some of the lakes on the Aravalli range gone dry?
Answer : Some of the lakes on the Aravali range have gone dry because of the illegal mining and the change of pattern in the natural drainage system.

Question. What does the dryness of these lakes indicate?
Answer : The dryness of these lakes indicates that in future ground water won't be available in this area if the relevant steps for recovery are not taken.

Question. When was mining banned across Faridabad, Gurgaon and Mewat districts in Haryana?
Answer : Mining across Faridabad, Gurgaon and Mewat districts in Haryana was banned in May 2009.

Question. How was the ecological damage across 15 districts of Rajasthan to be assessed?
Answer : The ecological damage across 15 districts of Rajasthan was to be assessed by the satellite imagery.

Question. Who chaired the Special Bench of the Supreme Court?
Answer : Then Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan chaired the Special Bench of the Supreme Court.

Find out a word from the passage which means

Question. shows that something exists
Answer : indicates

Question. instructions telling how to do something
Answer : guidelines

Question. make a judgement about somebody/something
Answer : assess

Case based Unseen Passage for Class 9
 

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The economic development in India followed socialist-inspired policies for most of its independent history, including state-ownership of many sectors; extensive regulation and red tape known as Licence Raj': and isolation from the world economy. India's per capita income increased at only around 1% annualized rate in the three decades after dependence. Since the mid-1980s, India has slowly opened up its markets through economic liberalization. After more fundamental reforms since 1991 and their renewal in the 2000s, India has progressed towards a free market economy.

In the late 2000s, India's growth has reached 7.5%, which will double the average income in a decade. Analysts say that if India pushed more fundamental market reforms it could sustain the rate and even reach the government's 2011 target of 10%. States have large responsibilities over their economies. The annualized 1999-2008 growth rates for Gujarat (9.6%), Haryana (91 %) or Delhi (8.9%) were significantly higher than for Bihar (51%), Uttar Pradesh (44%), or Madhya Pradesh (65%). India is the ninth largest economy in the world and the third largest by purchasing power parity adjusted exchange rates (PPP). On per capita basis, it ranks 128th in the world or 118th by PPP The economic growth has been driven by the expansion of services that have been wing consistently faster than other sectors. It is argued that the pattern of Indian development has been a specific one and that the country may be able to skip the intermediate industrialization-led phase in the transformation of its economic structure.

Serious concerns have been raised about the jobless nature of the economic growth. Favourable macroeconomic performance has been a necessary but not sufficient condition for the significant reduction of poverty among the Indian population. The rate of poverty decline has not been higher in the post-reform period (since 1991). The improvements in some other non-economic dimensions of social development have been even less favourable. The most pronounced example is an exceptionally high and persistent level of child malnutrition (46% in 2005-6).

The progress of economic reforms in India is followed closely. The World Ban suggests that the most important priorities are public sector reform, infrastructure agricultural and rural development, removal of labor regulations, reforms in lagging states, and HIV/AIDS. For 2010, India ranked 133rd in Ease of Doing Business Index, which is setback as compared with China 89th and Brazil 129th. According to Index of Economic Freedom World Ranking an annual survey on economic freedom of the nations, India ranks 124th as compared with China and Russia which ranks 140th and 143rd respectively in 2010.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. Which economic development policies did India pursue after independence?
Answer : India pursued the socialist-inspired economic development policies after independence

Question. What does the author say about India's per capita income?
Answer : The author says India's per capita income increased at only around 1% annualized rate in the three decades after independence.

Question. Which states of India had higher growth rate in the annualized period 1999-2008?
Answer : Indian states of Gujrat, Haryana and Delhi had higher growth rate in the annualized period of 1999-2008

Question. Why have serious concerns been raised about the economic growth?
Answer : Serious concerns have been raised about the economic growth because of its jobless nature.

Question. How have the improvements been in some other non-economic dimensions of social development?
Answer : The improvements in some other non-economic dimensions of social development have been even less favorable.

Question. Where does the Economic Freedom World Ranking' rank India?
Answer : The Economic Freedom World Ranking' ranks India 124^th.

Find out a word from the passage which means.

Question. Far-reaching
Answer : extensive

Question. Basic
Answer : fundamental

Question. equality
Answer : parity

Unseen Passage for Class 9

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(1) Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction – a floating post office on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first in the country. ‘Floating Post Office, Dal Lake – claimed to be the only one such post office in the world – is built on an intricately carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake.

(2) This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the country while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post Office is unique – along with the date and address. It bears the design of a boatman rowing a Shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of this post office is that letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted to and hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world.

(3) This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But after that the chief postmaster John Samuel renamed it as ‘Floating Post Office’.

(4) The post office’s houseboat has two small rooms – one serves as the office and the other a small museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal department. It has a shop that sells postage stamps and other products.

(5) But for the locals, Floating Post office is more than an object of fascination. Rupees 1-2 crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by communities living in and around the Dal Lake. The lake has several islets that are home to more than 50,000 people.

(6) The greatest difficulty was is the recurrence of 2014 like floods in which the houseboat had gone for a toss uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it using special mechanism at a nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year, you need a fan in this post-office!

(A) Answer the following questions : 

Question. Where is floating post office situated?
Answer : (i) Floating post office is situated on Dal Lake in Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir).

Question. Who renamed the post office as “Floating Post Office”?
Answer : (ii) The Chief Post Master, John Samuel named the post office as “Floating Post Office”.

Question. What is the greatest fear of the Post office?
Answer : (iii) The greatest fear of the post office is floods recurrence of floods.

Question. Find the word from the passage which means the same as “attraction”.
Answer : (iv) Fascination

(B) Choose the correct alternatives : 

Question. The seal bears the design of
(a) Aeroplane
(b) Bus
(c) Ship
(d) Shikara

Answer : (d) Shikara

Question. Floating Post office is fastened on which edge of the Dal Lake?
(a) Eastern
(b) Northern
(c) Western
(d) Southern

Answer : (c) Western

Question. In which year flood struck floating post office?
(a) 2014
(b) 2004
(c) 1994
(d) 1894

Answer : (a) 2014

Question. The monthly deposits per month in Floating Post office is ` ____________.
(a) 4-5 crore
(b) 3-4 crore
(c) 2-3 crore
(d) 1-2 crore

Answer : (d) 1-2 crore

Discursive Passage for Class 9

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(1) Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. When areas in and around Leh began to experience water shortages, life didn’t grind to a halt. Why? Because Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer in the Jammu and Kashmir government came up with the idea of artificial glaciers.

(2) Ladakh, a cold desert at an altitude of 3,000-3,500 metres above sea level, has a low average annual rainfall rate of 50 mm. Glaciers have always been the only source of water. Agriculture is completely dependent on glacier melt unlike the rest of river/monsoon fed India. But over the years with increasing effects of climate change, rainfall and snowfall patterns have been changing, resulting in severe shortage and drought situations. Given the severe winter conditions, the window for farming is usually limited to one harvest season.

(3) It is located between the natural glacier above and the village below. The one closer to the village and lowest in altitude melts first, providing water during April/May, the crucial sowing season. Further layers of ice above melt with increasing temperature thus ensuring continuous supply to the fields. Thus, farmers have been able to manage two crops instead of one. It costs about ` 1,50,000 and above to create one. 

(4) Fondly called the “glacier man”, Mr. Norphel has designed over 15 artificial glaciers in and around Leh since 1987. In recognition of his pioneering effort, he was conferred the Padma Shri by President Pranab Mukherjee, in 2015.

(5) There are a few basic steps followed in creating the artificial glacier.

(6) River or stream water at higher altitude is diverted to a shaded area of the hill, facing north, where the winter sun is blocked by a ridge or a mountain range. At the start of winter/November, the diverted water is made to flow onto sloping hill face through distribution channels. Stone embankments are built at regular intervals which impede the flow of water, making shallow pools and freeze, forming a cascade of ice along the slope. Ice formation continues for 3-4 months resulting in a large accumulation of ice which is referred to as an “artificial glacier”.

(A) Answer the following questions : 

Question. For how many months does the ice formation continue for?
Answer : (i) The ice formation continues for 3-4 months.

Question. Find the word in the paragraph 6 which means the same as ‘gathering’?
Answer : (ii) Accumulation

Question. Mr. Norphel designed ___________ artificial glaciers in Leh.
Answer : (iii) 15

Question. Which Indian President gave Padma Shri award to Mr. Norphel?
Answer : (iv) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is the Indian President who gave Padma Shri award to Mr. Norphel.

(B) Choose the correct alternatives : 

Question. What kind of landform is Ladakh?
(a) Hot desert
(b) Cold desert
(c) Dry desert
(d) Hot and Dry desert

Answer : (b) Cold desert

Question. Who was Chewang Norphel?
(a) a retired principal
(b) a retired activist
(c) a retired social worker
(d) a retired civil engineer

Answer : (d) a retired civil engineer

Question. In which year Mr. Norphel get Padma Shri award?
(a) 2007
(b) 2015
(c) 2009
(d) 2005

Answer : (b) 2015

Question. Ladakh is at an altitude of ___________ metres above sea level.
(a) 2000-2500
(b) 1500-2000
(c) 3000-3500
(d) 2500-3000

Answer : (c) 3000-3500 metres

Unseen Passage with multiple choice questions for Class 9

Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow :

Then all the windows of the grey wooden house (Miss Hilton used to live here. She expired last week) were thrown open, a thing I had never seen before.

At the end of the day a sign was nailed on the mango tree : FOR SALE

Nobody in the street knew Miss Hilton. While she lived in the house her front gate was always locked and no one ever saw her leave or saw anybody go in. So even if you wanted to, you couldn’t feel sorry and say that you missed Miss Hilton.

When I think of her house I see just two colors—grey and green. The green of the mango tree, the grey of the house and the grey of the high iron fence that prevented you from getting at the mangoes.

If your cricket ball fell in Miss Hilton’s courtyard you never got it back. It wasn’t the mango season when Miss Hilton died. But we got back about ten or twelve of our cricket balls.

The house was sold and we were prepared to dislike the new owners ever before they came. I think we were a little worried. Already we had one resident of the street who kept on complaining about us to our parents. He complained that we played cricket on the pavement and if we were not playing cricket he complained that we were making too much noise anyway.

One afternoon when I came back from school Pal said, “Is a man and a woman. She pretty pretty, but he ugly like hell.” I didn’t see much. The front gate was open but the windows were shut again. I heard a dog barking in an angry way.

One thing was settled pretty quickly. Whoever these people were, they would never be the sort of people to complain that we were making noise and disturbing their sleep.

A lot of noise came from the house that night. The radio was switched on full volume until midnight when the radio station closed down. The dog was barking and the man was shouting. I didn’t hear the woman.

(A) Answer the following questions : 

Question. Which two colors were there in Miss Hilton’s house?
Answer : (i) Green and Grey were the two colors in Miss Hilton’s house.

Question. How many cricket balls did the boys get back from Miss Hilton’s house?
Answer : (ii) The boys got back about ten or twelve cricket balls from Miss Hilton’s house. 

Question. A man was shouting, a dog was barking, only ____________.
Answer : (iii) the woman was unheard.

Question. Who were the three new owners of Miss Hilton’s house?
Answer : (iv) The pretty woman, her ugly husband and their pet dog were the three owners of Miss Hilton’s house.

(B) Choose the correct alternative :

Question. ‘For sale’sign was nailed on?
(a) Neem tree
(b) The Mango tree
(c) Gulmohar tree
(d) Banyan tree

Answer : (b) The Mango tree

Question. What was the color of high iron fence?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Brown
(d) Grey

Answer : (d) Grey

Question. One of the residents of the speaker’s street always complained against them to
(a) other neighbors
(b) their teachers
(c) their parents
(d) their friends

Answer : (c) their parents

Question. The ___________ was switched on full volume until midnight in new neighbor’s house.
(a) television
(b) radio
(c) home theatre
(d) music system

Answer : (b) radio

Unseen Passage for Class 9 with answers pdf
 

Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow :

The Chinese proverb – Without rice, even the cleverest woman cannot cook – is true for innumerable Indians too. Eating simply boiled rice, is the world’s most important basic type of food. It’s also as delicious as pulao, biryani, idli, appams, kheer or puddings. The grain is available in a myriad varieties the world over. It’s not fattening, contrary to some urban myths; scientists and diet experts know that rice is good for you and can’t make you heavier. It mainly comprises carbohydrates that do not add kilos, if consumed in moderation. An average 100-gram serving of rice has only about 0.4 gram of fat. In fact, this serving has no more than 100 calories. And, writes noted culinary expert Tarla Dalal, - Rice has approximately the same calories as whole wheat and hence is not more fattening. It’s easy to digest. Rice Janji is, therefore, a home remedy for diarrhoea. In fact, the Janji, with a few accompaniments, like coconut chutney and cooked beans, makes for a healthful meal that millions in Kerala enjoy. White or brown ? Unpolished brown rice may not be as popular as white, but is a good source of complex carbohydrates providing starch and fibre. It takes relatively more time to digest allowing the body to consume the energy released over an extended period. Brown rice is also richer in vitamins, vitamin B, E and minerals like manganese and selenium, which make it more nutritious than the white rice varieties. However, white rice, too, has calcium and the essential B vitamins, niacin and thiamine. It’s healthy since rice has no cholesterol or sodium; it is safe for those suffering from hypertension. Diabetics, who prefer rice daily, could choose brown rice after checking with their doctor.

(A) Answer the following questions : 

Question. Name two Indian dishes made out of rice.
Answer : (i) Kheer, Idli

Question.__________ is a home remedy for diarrhoea.
Answer : (ii) Rice Janji

Question. Pick out the word from the passage which means ‘a medicine or treatment for a disease’.
Answer : (iii) Remedy

Question. Rice has approximately the same calories as whole ___________.
Answer : (iv) Wheat

(B) Choose the correct alternatives : 

Question. 100 gm serving of rice has not more than _________ calories in it.
(a) 100
(b) 10
(c) .001
(d) 1000

Answer : (a) 100

Question. What does brown rice contain?
(a) Vitamin A and B
(b) Vitamin B and C
(c) Vitamin B and D
(d) Vitamin B and E

Answer : (d) Vitamin B and E

Question. Which proverb says that ‘without rice, even the cleverest woman cannot cook’?
(a) Japanese
(b) German
(c) French
(d) Chinese

Answer : (d) Chinese

Question. It is safe for __________ patients to have rice daily and to choose brown rice in their diet.
(a) diabetic
(b) blood pressure
(c) rheumatic
(d) paralytic

Answer : (a) Diabetic

Short Unseen Passage Class 9 with questions and answers
 

Read the passage given below :

(1) It is an indisputable fact that the world has gone too far with the advancement of new technologies such as mobile phones, the internet and so on, due to which people are able to tour the cosmos virtually sitting at one place using their smart devices or other technological gadgets. Though mobile, internet access is ten times hurried and short, it can still provide common internet features like alerts, weather data, e-mails, search engines, instant messages and game and music downloading.

(2) Due to the easy access of smart phones, communication has become very effective and instant. People are able to convey their message all around the globe to their loved ones without spending hefty sums of money. Adults are always fond of such gadgets and they always welcome and adopt such new technology readily. Further, young people have been able to broaden their minds and improve their skill by doing research on the Internet. For instance, they use smart phones to look up any new word they come across. As we know that most of the universities have online teaching provision, smart phones assist the students to complete their assignments on time.

(3) The mobile phone has been a lifesaver for a lot of people in case of an emergency. Likewise, use of smart phones can be of vital importance in preventing crimes in the society by providing information to the security forces in time.

(4) Nonetheless, for the young, the use of mobile phone can be like an addiction and they can misuse it. Young people are also prone to getting involved in undesirable activities on the Internet. This might have adverse effect on their academic performance. Therefore, young people should always be mentored and made aware of its bad outcomes.

(5) Also a major contributor to its popularity is the availability of prepaid or pay as you go services from a phone shop or an online store. This allows subscribers to load text or airtime credits to their handsets by the use of their credit cards, debit cards or by buying a prepaid card from the network they subscribe to. This plan also doesn’t commit a particular customer to a contract. If prepaid card is not that appealing to you, then you can opt to subscribe using the pay by month plan.

(A) On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of following questions in 30-40 words each :

Question. How are smart phones helpful in communication?
Answer : (i) Due to the advent of smart phones, communication has become very effective, instant and less expensive.

Question. What are the benefits of mobile phones for the young generation?
Answer : (ii) — able to broaden their minds and improve their
skills by doing research on the internet.
— help in online learning.
— help look up new word they come across.
— help complete assignments on time.
— provide online teaching.

Question. How can mobile phones be considered ‘lifesavers’?
Answer : (iii) Can help in any emergency and prevent crimes by providing information on to security forces.

Question. Mention any two demerits of mobile phones.
Answer : (iv) Adverse impacts / affects academic performance can lead to addiction / waste of time / misuse-get involved in undesirable activities.

Question. How is a prepaid card useful to mobile phone users?
Answer : (v) Allows subscribers to load text / airtime credits to their handsets, it doesn’t commit a particular customer to a contract one, can opt to subscribe using the pay by monthly plan.

(B) On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of following : 

Question. In para 1, synonym of ‘innovation’ is _____________.
(a) production
(b) sincerity
(c) invention
(d) prevention

Answer : (c) invention

Question. Mobile internet can provide access to :
(a) telegram
(b) e-mails
(c) schools
(d) university

Answer : (b) e-mails

Question. Grown-ups should ____________ the use of new technology by the young people.
(a) reject
(b) criticize
(c) monitor
(d) accept

Answer : (c) monitor

Question. Meaning of the word ‘adverse’ in para 4 is
(a) positive
(b) negative
(c) admirable
(d) unguided

Answer : (b) negative

Question. According to the passage, one can opt for _____________ plan if prepaid plan doesn’t suit.
(a) yearly
(b) weekly
(c) monthly
(d) daily

Answer : (c) monthly

Case based factual Passage for Class 9
 

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 

During our growing up years, we as children were taught–both at home and school—to worship the photos and idols of the Gods of our respective religions. When we grew a little older, we were told to read holy books like the Bhagwad Gita, the Bible and the Quran; we were told that there are a lot of life lessons to be learnt from these holy books. We were then introduced to stories from our mythologies which taught us about ethics and morality—what is good and what is bad. I also learnt to be respectful towards my parents who made my life comfortable with their hard work and love and care, and my teachers who guided me to become a good student and a responsible citizen. 

Much later in life, I realised that though we learn much from our holy books, there is a lot to learn from our surroundings. This realisation dawned upon me when I learnt to enquire and explore. Everything around us—the sun, the moon, the stars, rain, rivers, stones, rocks, birds, plants and animals—teach us many valuable life lessons.

No wonder that besides the scriptures in many cultures, nature is also worshipped. The message that we get is to save our environment and maintain ecological balance. People are taught to live in harmony with nature and recognise that there is God in all aspects of nature.

Nature is a great teacher. A river never stops flowing. If it finds an obstacle in its way in the form of a heavy rock, the river water fights to remove it from its path or finds an alternative path to move ahead. This teaches us to be progressive in life, and keep the fighting spirit alive. Snakes are worshipped as they eat insects in the field that can hurt our crops, thus protecting the grains for us. In fact, whatever we worship is our helper and makes our lives easy for us. There are many such examples in nature, but we are not ready to learn a lesson. Overcome with greed, we are destroying nature. As a result, we face natural disasters like drought, flood and landslides. We don’t know that nature is angry with us.

(A) Answer the following questions briefly : (any four)

Question. What are we taught in our childhood and growing years ?
Answer : (i) In our childhood and growing up years, we are taught to worship the photos and idols of the gods of our respective religions and also read the holy books like the Bhagwad Gita, the Bible and the Quran.

Question. Why should we respect our parents and teachers ?
Answer : (ii) We should respect our parents as they make our lives comfortable with their hard work, love and care; and teachers guide us to make us good students and responsible citizens.

Question. What message do we get when we worship nature?
Answer : (iii) By worshipping nature, we get the message to save our environment and maintain ecological balance. People are taught to live in harmony with nature and recognise that there is God in all aspects of nature.

Question. How does a river face an obstacle that comes in its way ?
Answer : (iv) A river finds an obstacle in its way in the form of a heavy rock, the river water fights to remove it from its path or finds an alternative path to move ahead.

Question. What does a flowing river teach us?
Answer : (v) A flowing river teaches us to be progressive in life and keep the fighting spirit alive.

(B) Choose the meanings of the words given below with the help of the options that follow : (any four)

Question. guided
(a) answered
(b) advised
(c) fought
(d) polished

Answer : (b) advised

Question. explore
(a) search
(b) frequent
(c) describe
(d) request

Answer : (a) search

Question. valuable
(a) proper
(b) desirable
(c) available
(d) useful

Answer : (d) useful

Question. harmony
(a) beauty
(b) friendship
(c) discomfort
(d) honesty

Answer : (b) friendship

Question. ethics
(a) conduct
(b) deed
(c) action
(d) moral philosophy

Answer : (d) moral philosophy

Unseen Passage for Class 9 with answers
 

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

Maggie is a Golden Doodle. However, she turned out to be more Golden than Doodle - lots of energy, very loving, a people pleasure, soft, loves every minute of life. But when she was small, we called her “The Demon”! She lived to jump on me, bite me, and steal anything. My goal had been to get a dog that would keep me walking every day. But more than that, I am in a period of my life where I was looking for a way to give back. Seeing Maggie’s loving personality and high energy, I realized that Maggie needed a job and I needed to volunteer, and if we worked together, we could both have that. But the little “demon” needed to be tamed! After going through beginner and intermediate obedience at Canine Academy, I knew that Maggie would benefit from the Off-Leash programme and that would help her get ready to become a therapy dog, so that she could be busy and I could give back.

She is home from the Academy now, and what a great dog she is! She loved her training and did very well at Canine Academy. Walks that used to be difficult because at 75 lbs, her pulling on the leash was hard on me, are now a pleasure. We walk twice every day and she has many friends in the neighbourhood, that have watched her grow from an unruly puppy to a beautiful companion, thanks to the Canine Academy. We train every day and she loves to attend the weekly training sessions that the Off-Leash graduates take part in. Lisa and her trainers gave Maggie the tools she needed to be an absolutely wonderful dog. Now we work together to fine tune those tools and everyone that knew her before, is quite impressed by how well-behaved she is now. My life is so much better with Maggie in it, but part of that is thanks to the wonderful people at the Canine Academy and the great work they do with dogs. If I ever add to my dog family, we will surely be calling them again!!

(A) Answer any four of the following questions : 

Question. What qualities of Maggie are mentioned by the author in the opening paragraph ?
Answer : (i) According to the author, Maggie is mentioned in the opening paragraph as energetic, soft, a people pleaser and one who loved every
moment of life.

Question. What training programmes did Maggie undergo ?
Answer : (ii) Maggie underwent beginner and intermediate obedience programmes and Off-Leash training programme.

Question. Why is the author grateful to the Canine Academy ?
Answer : (iii) The author is grateful to the Canine Academy as the academy transformed the unruly dog into a beautiful, obedient and friendly dog.

Question. Why is everybody in the author’s neighborhood impressed by Maggie ?
Answer : (iv) Everybody in the author’s neighborhood is impressed by Maggie because Maggie is an absolutely wonderful dog, very friendly and well behaved.

Question. Why has the author called Maggie the demon?
Answer : (v) The author called Maggie “the demon” because she loved to jump on him, bite him and would steal anything.

(B) Answer any four of the following questions : 

Question. What is meant by the word, ‘tamed’ ? 
(a) taught
(b) trained
(c) calmed
(d) disciplined

Answer : (d) disciplined

Question. What is meant by the word, ‘obedience’ ? 
(a) faithfulness
(b) servility
(c) calmed
(d) respect

Answer : (a) faithfulness

Question. What is meant by the word, ‘unruly’ ? 
(a) unmanageable
(b) cruel
(c) ugly
(d) bad

Answer : (a) unmanageable

Question. What is meant by the word, ‘impressed’ ? 
(a) afraid
(b) affected
(c) charmed
(d) delighted

Answer : (b) affected

Question. What is meant by the word ‘companion’?
(a) friend
(b) partner
(c) stranger
(d) rival

Answer : (b) partner

Unseen Passage for Class 9 with questions and answers pdf
 

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

In India, March 8th has been Women's Day for several decades. It received major boost during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and later, Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi, who made it a practice to invite a large number of ‘women of substance' to a celebratory get-together in Delhi. As more and more Indian women become aware of their equal status and right of education and opportunity, March 8th acquires a greater and wider significance. Today, as 21st century India women celebrate their awesome achievements, they continue to spell out their dream for the future of the country. March 8th becomes a symbolic day for recognizing their vision and contribution to the building of India. In the last few years, Women’s Day celebrations have encouraged them to come together in innumerable seminars networking gatherings and even sponsored parties. It is a time when powerful men from all walks of life pay rich tributes to Indian women. An example is a priceless remark made by Amitabh Bachchan! He said, "It is clear that the 21st century belongs to women. They have earned every bit of the power and glory they are enjoying and men should applaud their achievements wholeheartedly."

Indian women have discovered three magical mantras of life in the last decade! These are one:  Beauty and glamour are their birthright. Two: Women are no long the worst enemies of women. In fact, they can network, mentor each other and reach unprecedented heights of achievement. Three: Energy is a stretchable concept.

Based on these three discoveries, women have upgraded their goals literally covered every field of endeavours with glory and pride. They have shown beyond doubts, that as the world opens new windows of options and opportunities at the speed of light, they are smart, beautiful and savvy enough to rise to the occasion and turn the tide of fortune in their favour. The success of India's beautiful women has also created a huge revolution in the fashion, fitness and beauty industries. Fashion designers of the eighties, who limited their designs to various looks in the basic salwar kameez, have acquired a splendid plumage of innovation and exotica in the last ten years. Many women designers like Ritu Kumar, Ritu Beri, Monisha Jaisingh, Anna Singh, Neeta Lulla and others gave Indian fashion-wear a brand new definition. Today, Indian designers not only sell their collections each season in India, but they also export their styles to many countries to hi-end stores in the UK, US, Europe and Australia and hold shows in the fashion weeks held in many of the world's fashion capitals like Milan and Paris.

Answer the following Questions:-

Question. What is the last magical mantra discovered by Indian women?
Answer : The last magical mantra discovered by Indian women is this that 'energy is a stretchable concept’.

Question. Name the fashion capitals of the world
Answer : Milan and Paris are the fashion capitals of the world.

Question. When do we celebrate women's Day in India?
Answer : We celebrate Women's Day in India on 8th March.

Question. What is responsible for the revolution in the fashion in India?
Answer : Splendid plumage of innovation and exotica is responsible for the revolution in the fashion in India.

Question. When did the Women's Day celebration receive a major boost?
Answer : The Women's Day celebration received a major boost during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Rajeev Gandhi.

Question. What kind of fashion was prevalent during eighties?
Answer : The kind of fashion prevalent during eighties was limited to various looks in the basic salvar kameez.

Find out a word from the passage which means

1.Sell goods to another country
Answer : Export

2.Practical knowledge of something
Answer : Savvy

3.he social position of somebody in relation to others
Answer : Status

Unseen Passage for Class 9 with questions and answers

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

The seasonal problem of water taps running dry is plaguing most of our major cities. With the bigger rivers flowing in trickles and ponds and wells reduced to clay pits, village women in remote areas have to fetch every drop of water for drinking cooking, washing and so on, across large distances. This has only worsened perennial problem, that of widespread pollution of water, rendering it unfit for human consumption. The monsoons-and the attendant floods-will not solve this problem The Delhi Administration is seriously worried about the threat to civic health posed by the polluted waters of the Jamuna. Two new tanks are to be set up to treat sewage.

At present only 60 per cent of the 200 million gallons of the city's sewage receives any kind of treatment before it is dumped into the river which supplies water not only to this city but to innumerable towns and villages downstream. The Ganga, the Jamuna, the Cauvery, in fact all our important rivers, serving many urban conglomerations are fast becoming a major source of disease.

A comprehensive bill, introduced in Parliament recently, envisages the setting up of Central and State boards for the prevention and control of water pollution. But it will obviously take some time before legislation is passed and effectively implemented. Meanwhile the problem continues to swell. According to a survey of eight developing countries conducted a couple of years ago, 90 per cent of all child deaths were due to water-borne diseases. It is the same unchanged story today. In a country like India, a burgeoning population continuing to use the open countryside as a lavatory means that, with every dust storm and rain, human excreta laden with germs and parasite spores find their way to ponds, shallow wells and even the streams and rivers.

Only 18 per cent of the rural folk have access to potable water new threat that has already assumed alarming proportions is from industrial waste which is generally dumped, untreated, into the nearest river. For instance, for very kilogram of processed hide, 30-40 litres of foul smelling waste water has to be disposed of. There are at least 900 licensed tanneries in the organized sector. Putrefied paper and jute waste, metallic waste from straw board and textile mills, sulphur ammonia, urea, metallic salts and corrosive acids all find their way to the rivers of India.

It is important not only to make new laws to ensure the purity of water, but also to realize the urgency of implementing them ruthlessly, if we are to avoid a national health disaster cutting across the barrier between towns and the countryside

Answer the following Questions:

Question. Which seasonal problem plagues our major cities?
Answer : The scarcity of water is a seasonal problem that plagues most of our major cities.

Question. How has water pollution become a health hazard?
Answer : The pollution of water makes it unfit for human consumption and also a source of disease

Question. What does the bill introduced in Parliament envisage?
Answer : The bill introduced in Parliament envisages setting up of Central and State boards for the prevention and control of water pollution.

Question. What has the survey of developing countries revealed?
Answer : The survey of eight developing countries has revealed that 90 per cent of all child deaths are due to water-borne diseases.

Question. How are human excreta a major source of disease in India?
Answer : The human excreta from the open countryside finds its way into the of water. The germs and parasites carried by it spread diseases.

Question. Which new threat is the writer talking about?
Answer : The writer is talking about the threat of untreated industrial waste being dumped into rivers.

Find out a word from the passage which means

1.countless
Answer : innumerable

2.complete
Answer : comprehensive

3.cruelly
Answer : ruthlessly

Unseen Passage with questions and answers for Class 9

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of the greatest mathematical genius of the world. Born in a poor Brahmin family, he gave no indication of his hidden talent. He was born at Erode in Coimbatore in 1887. His father was an accountant to a cloth merchant who had maintain a large family on a small income. Srinivasa was granted half exemption of fees when he stood first in the Primary School Examination in the whole of Tanjore District.

From his childhood Ramanujan was of a quiet and dreamy temperament. He had answer to all sums that puzzled his classmates and seniors. Figures did not worry him, no calculation was too difficult for him. Things which were dark and muddled to his class-mates were as clear as daylight to him. He always helped them with generosity which the most lovable feature of his character all through his career.

When he was in second class his curiosity upon the subject of the "Highest Truth in Mathematics was roused. Later on when he moved into the Third Standard, he asked for problems of Mathematics of higher nature. While in Fourth Standard, he could solve the most difficult problems of Trigonometry. He obtained Ewler's Theorems and proved them. He followed Carr's Synopsis of Pure Mathematics. He solved all the problems without any other book to aid him. To him each solution was a triumph which encouraged him to a fresh endeavour.

Ramanujan won Subramanyam Scholarship usually awarded for proficiency in English as well as Mathematics. But the passion for Mathematics gained on him, he thereby losing his scholarship. This was a great calamity of which he had never dreamt He had no money, no means of earning, no books, no influence. No help came to him from outside. He was now eighteen without any definite plan. He joined Pachaiyapsa's college Madras (Now in Chennai) but had to return home due to illness.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. here was Ramanujan born?
Answer : Ramanujan was born at Erode in Coimbatore.

Question. Why did he fail to get promotion to higher class?
Answer : He failed to get promotion to higher class because the passion for Mathematics gained on him so much that he entirely neglected all other subjects and got failed in them.

Question. "Things which were all dark and muddled to his classmates were as clear as Day light to him, How?
Answer : Ramanujan had hidden talent Figures didn't worry him. No calculation was too difficult for him. Thus, things were clear to him.

Question. How did Ramanujan show his talent in third standard?
Answer : Ramanujan showed his talent in Third Standard by asking for problems of Mathematics of higher nature.

Question. What was the unexpected calamity that befell Ramanujan?
Answer : His failure to gain promotion to higher class along with loss of scholarship was the unexpected calamity.

Question. How was Ramanujan superior to his seniors?
Answer : He had answer to all sums that puzzled his classmates and seniors. Thus, Ramanujan was superior to his seniors.

Find out a word from the passage which means

1.sign
Answer : indication

2.inspire
Answer : encouraged

3.ignore
Answer : neglected

English Unseen Passage for Class 9 pdf with answers

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

Prior to powering up the computer system, make sure that the power cord is firmly connected to the back panel of the CPU and is plugged into the wall socket.

Check if the video cable is firmly screwed to the port of the video cord with the other end connected to the back panel of the monitor.

Make sure that both the keyboard and mouse pointing device are securely plugged to the back panel. Also, check if they are connected to the correct port by checking on the markings.

When all connections are secure, start up the machine by pressing the power button normally located in the front panel of the CPU

Depending on the configuration of the machine, a username and password may be requested; otherwise, the Operating System may be loaded directly to display the desktop to the user.

The proper way to turn off the computer system is by clicking on the 'start' button and choosing the "Turn off Computer' option.

To adjust the monitor settings, right click on any blank portion of the desktop and select the 'Properties' option from the context menu.

On the Display Properties' window, select the Settings tab to adjust the resolution of the screen.

For CD or DVD installers, insert the installation disk in the CD or DVD drive of as the machine. This will be automatically read and launched by the Operating System.

To extend the functionality of any computer system, software is normally installed into the local hard drive. A software installer may be through some media like a CD or DVD or from being downloaded from the Internet.

When the installation process is initiated, a new window will normally be displayed to the user. Majority of newer installers provide either a default or an advanced installation procedure. In most cases, simply click on the default process to allow the installer to complete the entire process with minimum user intervention.

Upon completion of the installation process, a user may be prompted to reboot the machine.

To launch the software, simply click on the 'Start' Menu, choose ‘All Programs’ and select from the menu the program intended to be run. An alternative to this process is to check if a shortcut link is created on the Desktop. Clicking this icon will also launch the associated program.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. Where is the power cord connected?
Answer : The power cord is connected to the back panel of the CPU and is plugged into the wall socket.

Question. What are securely plugged to the back panel?
Answer : The keyboard and the mouse pointing device are securely plugged to back panel.

Question. When is the machine started up?
Answer : The machine is started up when all connections are secure.

Question. The proper way to turn off the computer system is... How?
Answer : The proper way to turn off the computer system is by clicking on the start button and choosing the Turn off Computer' option.

Question. Why do you right click on any blank portion of the desktop?
Answer : I right click on any blank portion of the desktop to adjust the monitor setting.

Question. How is the software launched?
Answer : The software is launched by clicking on the 'start' menu, choosing all programs' and selecting from the menu the program intended to be run.

Find out a word from the passage which means

1.On part of something larger
Answer : Portion

2.A list possible choices shown on a computer screen
Answer : Menu

3.A thing you can choose out of two or more possibilities.
Answer : alternative

Comprehension Passages for Class 9

Read the Passages given below and answer the questions:-

The nature and scope of tourism planning continues to be contentious and somewhat nebulous, because most government officials and tourism industry practitioners harbour their own definitions and parameters of the task. By its very nature is multidimensional and is purposely integrative. This being so, the narrow definitions and perspectives of special interest groups, particular disciplines and professions, and each of the various contributory industries and activities are likely to miss the opportunities which are inherent in planning.

In the special case of tourism, this is particularly evident as business leaders interpret tourism within the scope of their industry, as government officials interpret tourism according to their departmental responsibilities, and as various interest groups pursue an interpretation which serves their particular purposes. Seldom are the interests of tourism per se revealed, that is tourism in its most expansive form incorporating social, cultural, environmental, economic, technological, trade, psychological, political and many other dimensions. Clearly, it is extremely difficult for any consideration of tourism to be encyclopaedic; however, that is not really the challenge the challenge is for the relevant dimensions in any case or circumstance to be considered in an integrated fashion.

There is general concurrence that the pursuit of planning is seldom as successful as its most ardent advocates would like. Perhaps this is not surprising given the complexity of the many decisions of individuals, corporations, businesses and governments. As skills in planning have increased, it has become commonplace that planning should be continuous, flexible, reflective of changing socio-cultural aspirations and responsible to new opportunities

Thus, planning has become increasingly strategic. In addition, it has become increasingly integrated. The reasons for this second emphasis have included recognition of the need to:

Combine different sets of values

1.espond to different sets of objectives

2.Be responsive to demands of interconnectedness and pluralism incorporate tactics to deal with ambiguity, uncertainty, and complexity

Even in the less complex circumstances of island countries at the early phase of tourism development, it will be necessary for those charged with the responsibility to oversee or administer tourism planning in the public interest to be cognisant of the two special dimensions strategic planning and integrated planning.

Answer the following Questions:

Question. Why is the nature and scope of tourism planning contentious and nebulous?
Answer : The nature and scope of tourism planning is contentious and nebulous because most governmental officials and tourism industry practitioners harbour their own definitions and parameters of the task.

Question. How does the narrator find planning by its very nature?
Answer : The narrator, by its very nature, finds planning multidimensional and purposely integrative.

Question. How do the government officials interpret tourism?
Answer : The government officials interpret tourism according to their departmental

Question. What does the expansive form of tourism incorporate?
Answer : The expansive form of tourism incorporates social, cultural, environmental, responsibilities, economic, technological, trade, psychological, political and many other dimensions

Question. How should be the planning of tourism?
Answer : The planning of tourism should be continuous, flexible, reflective of changing socio-cultural aspirations and responsible to new opportunities.

Question. Which two special dimensions of tourism planning does the narrator mention here?
Answer : Strategic planning and integrated planning are the two special dimensions of tourism planning that the narrator mentions here.

Find out a word from the passage which means

(i) Vague (ii) Agreement (iii) desires 
Answer : (i) Nebulous (ii) Concurrence (iii) aspirations

Unseen Passage for Class 9

Read the passage given below.

I. Gypsies have long been among the most mysterious, exotic people on earth. They have been described as a race of nomads, who have no home to call theirs. Gypsies do have their own language, Romani, and they identify themselves as Romani people. Gypsies came to Europe long ago from India.

II. Gypsy history remained unknown for centuries, largely because they had no written language and strangely enough, they had forgotten where they came from. Gypsies generally claimed to be Egyptians— hence the name “Gypsy.” Europeans eventually discovered that the Romani language is related to certain dialects of India and from there Gypsy history was gradually put together.

III. Gypsies were a low caste people in India who made their living as wandering musicians and singers. In the year 430, Gypsy musicians, (12,000 of them) from the tribe of India known as Jat (called Zott by Persians) were given as a gift to the Persian King Bahram V. Large numbers of them were captured by the Byzantines in Syria, where they were lauded as great acrobats and jugglers, which were about 855 in number.

IV. Gypsies are noted in the twelfth-century history of Constantinople as bear keepers, snake charmers, fortune tellers and sellers of magic amulets to ward off the evil eye. Balsamon warned the Greeks to avoid these “ventriloquists and wizards” that he said were in league with the Devil.

V. Settled people are usually suspicious of rootless, masterless wanderers with no fixed address. The Gypsies travelled about Europe as did no other people, so they knew more than most about what was happening in various countries and the activities of their inhabitants. This led to rumours that Gypsies were being used as spies.

VI. In 1497, the Diet (legislature) of the Holy Roman Empire issued a decree that expelled all Gypsies from Germany for espionage. In 1510, Switzerland followed suit and added the death penalty. A Swiss chronicler denounced Gypsies as “useless rascals who wander about in our day, and of whom the most worthy is thief, for they live solely for stealing.”
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Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. Gypsies were rumoured as spies because they:
(a) were found wandering in different countries.
(b) knew about the happenings in different countries.
(c) knew about the activities of people in different countries.
(d) All of the above
Answer. (d) 

Question. Select the option that suitably completes the dialogue with reference to paragraph III.
Bella: I got to know that Gypsies were useless people who wandered the streets of Europe and sustained their living by bluffing, stealing and doing black magic.
Sia: That is partly the truth Bella. Gypsies were originally: …………………………………….
(a) Ventriloquists and wizards.
(b) High caste people from India.
(c) Wandering musicians and singers.
(d) Charmers or painters.
Answer. (c) 

Question. Choose the option that best conveys the message in -‘In the year 430, Gypsy musicians, (12,000 of them) from the tribe of India known as Jat (called Zott by Persians) were given as a gift to the Persian King Bahram V. ’
(a) Gypsies occupied Persia by force.
(b) They moved to Syria as acrobats and jugglers.
(c) Gypsies, group wandering musicians and singers,were sent to Persia as gift to the king.
(d) As charmers and fortune tellers, Gypsies were sent to Persia as gift to the king.
Answer. (c) 

Question. Gypsies were expelled and denounced by several European countries:
(a) after they were rumoured as spies.
(b) as they could predict the fortune.
(c) as they could ward off the evil eye.
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer. (a) 

Question. Select the option with the underlined words that can suitably replace dialects (paragraph II).
(a) The British English accent differs from the American one.
(b) The customer representative found it difficult to remember the verbiage.
(c) The play was hard to understand as the characters spoke in vernacular language.
(d) English is accepted as a formal language of communication in most countries.
Answer. (c) 

Question. A complex word may be a word with base (or root) and one or more affixes (e.g., quicker) or a compound word.
From the options given below, select the option which is not a complex word (refer to para IV and V).
(a) ventriloquists
(b) rootless
(c) masterless
(d) address
Answer. (d) 

Question. Choose the option that correctly states the two aspects of Gypsies, as used in the passage.
(1) Gypsies have long been among the most mysterious, exotic people on earth.
(2) Gypsies were high caste people in India who made their living as musiciAnswer.
(3) Gypsies are noted in the twelfth-century history of Constantinople as cow keepers.
(4) Settled people are usually suspicious with masters and were wanderers with no fixed address.
(5) Gypsies generally claimed to be the Egyptians— hence they are named as “Gypsy.”
(a) (1) and (4)
(b) (2) and (3)
(c) (3) and (5)
(d) (1) and (5)
Answer. (d) 

Question. Gypsies were identified by their:
(a) language
(b) profession
(c) nomadic life
(d) address
Answer. (a) 

Question. Balsamon warned Greeks to avoid Gypsies because he thought that:
(a) they were devils.
(b) they had connections with the devils.
(c) they sold magic amulets.
(d) they were fortune-tellers.
Answer. (b)

Question. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.
(a) “I’m a gypsy: no education, no schooling, nothing. I don’t care what people think of me.” —Tyson Fury
(b) “I’m a bit of a gypsy. I live everywhere; I live out of a bag.” —Florence Pugh
(c) “The soundtrack for ‘Hemlock Grove’ got me into all this goth folk gypsy music like the Dead Brothers.” —Bill Skarsgard
(d) “But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway.” —Jimmy Johnson
Answer. (b)