CBSE Class 9 English Communicative Sample Paper Set H

Q1.Read the following passage carefully:

The secret of Leonardo Da Vinci‟s talent and Pablo Picasso‟s success may have been their dyslexia. The two men suffered from the „word blindness‟ that affects as many as one in 12 children-but it seems it can also bring the keen spatial awareness that makes the difference between a jobbing painter and a master of art.

The researchers put 41 men and women through tests to assess their visuo-spatial ability. Although we tend to think of the skill in terms of map- reading and marking, the ability to process 3D information accurately is also key to art and design.

Around half of those taking part were dyslexic and so had trouble learning to spell, read and write. The dyslexic men did better than the other men on many of the tests, including recalling the direction of the Queen‟s head on a postage stamp and reproducing designs using coloured blocks. They were also faster and more accurate at navigating their way around a „virtual town‟ on a computer screen the journal „Learning and Individual Differences‟ reports.

The researchers said there could be several explanations for the findings, including dyslexics developing an enhanced sense of space to compensate for problems with language. Also many dyslexic people prefer to work out problems by thinking and doing rather than by speaking. This could help dyslexic men develop the kind of skills they need to succeed in the artistic and creative world. However, the dyslexic women had no better spatial awareness than the other women, perhaps reflecting that the ability to manipulate 3D images tends to be more of a „male‟ trait.

“Now we have real evidence to indicate that dyslexic men are better in this area”. Artists known or believed to have suffered from dyslexia include Da Vinci, Picasso, Rodin and Andy Warhol. Da Vinci, who is also thought to have suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, wrote this note backwards from right to left. Picasso had trouble in reading and struggled at school.

- Daily Mail

On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the following sentences :

1. One in 12 children in the world suffers from __________.

2. Leonardo Da Vinci and Pablo Picasso are _________.

3. Forty one men and women went through tests in order to __________.

4. Dyslexics have difficulty in __________

5. The _________was recalled correctly by dyslexics better than normal persons.

6. Dyslexics were quicker and more accurate ________.

7. ADHD stands for _________

8. Picasso struggled at school as _____________ Find the words from the passage which mean the same as :-

9. To control, to alter, (para5)........

10. Shortage (para 6).........