English Grammar
Class-IX
a)Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the article.
1. Murty is ____ old friend of mine. (an/a)
2. I had ___ weirdest day yesterday. (the/a)
3. I spoke to ____ teacher yesterday after class. (the/a)
4. There is ____ storm coming soon this way. (a/the)
5. ___ baby gorilla sleeps on its mother’s lap all day. (the/an)
6. India is ____ South Asian country. (a/the)
7. Samar might be poor, but he is ___ honest man. (an/a)
8. Paris is one of ____ most beautiful cities in the world. (a/the
9. The teacher asked me ___ question that I could not answer. (a/the)
10. The man who was injured in ____ accident was my uncle. (the/a)
11. The Chinese restaurant is ___ hour away from our house. (the/an)
12. Can you give me ___ glass of water? (a/an)
13. Bring me _____ board markers. (an/the)
14. This is ______ tallest building in ____ area. (a/the)
15. Do you have ____ umbrella? (an/a)
Answers
Murty is an old friend of mine.
I had the weirdest day yesterday.
I spoke to the teacher yesterday after class.
There is a storm coming soon this way.
The baby gorilla sleeps on its mother’s lap all day.
India is a South Asian country.
Samar might be poor, but he is an honest man.
Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
The teacher asked me a question that I could not answer.
The man who was injured in the accident was my uncle.
The Chinese restaurant is an hour away from our house.
Can you give me a glass of water?
Bring me the board markers.
This is the tallest building in the area.
Do you have an umbrella?
A. Fill in the gaps with ‘would’ or ‘should.’
1. Timmy ____ listen to his parents.
2. The doctor _____ like to examine you.
3. ____ the culprit tries to run, arrest him immediately.
4. Parents ___ take care of their children’s diet.
5. Penny _____ love to go shopping with you.
6. How ____ you like your pizza base?
7. ____ he fails the test, he ___ be demoted.
8. The dogs ___ keep coming for more treats.
9. Hina ____ be late if she doesn’t hurry.
10.Manisha ______ be here in some time.
11.Neetu and Rita _______ not be able to make it.
12._______ Danny be able to accompany Jibin to the hospital?
13.Did someone say something? _______ we carry our ID cards?
14.Bring me the books, ______ you?
Answers
Timmy should listen to his parents.
The doctor would like to examine you.
Should the culprit try to run, arrest him immediately.
Parents should take care of their children’s diet.
Penny would love to go shopping with you.
How would you like your pizza base?
Should he fail the test, he would be demoted.
The dogs would keep coming for more treats.
Hina would be late if she didn’t hurry.
Manisha should be here in some time.
Neetu and Rita would not be able to make it.
Would Danny be able to accompany Jibin to the hospital?
Did someone say something? Should we carry our ID cards?
Bring me the books, would you?
3) Choose the correct option to complete the blanks.
1. The gardener ____ his job efficiently. (do/did)
2. The children ___ playing in the garden. (were/was)
3. Either of the boys ____ broken the glass. (has/have)
4. The planets ____ on their own axis. (rotate/rotates)
5. Trees ___ an important part of our ecosystem. (were/are)
6. Yusuf and Rasid ____ brothers. (are/is)
7. The poet and novelist ____ dead. (is/are)
8. The horse and carriage ___ arrived. (has/have)
9. I ___ an orchard full of apple trees. (has/have)
10. The team ____ developing a new robot. (is/are)
11. The committee members ____ not agreeing with one another. (are/is)
12. The jury ___ found the man innocent. (have/has)
13. Our solar system ____ to the Milky Way galaxy. (belong/belongs)
14. The girls ____ quite early. (arrive/arrived)
15. _______ the door. (closes/close)
Answers
The gardener did his job efficiently. (do/did)
The children were playing in the garden. (were/was)
Either of the boys has broken the glass. (has/have)
The planets rotate on their own axis. (rotate/rotates)
Trees are an important part of our ecosystem. (were/are)
Yusuf and Rasid are brothers. (are/is)
The poet and novelist are dead. (is/are)
The horse and carriage have arrived. (has/have)
I have an orchard full of apple trees. (has/have)
The team is developing a new robot. (is/are)
The committee members are not agreeing with one another. (are/is)
The jury has found the man innocent. (have/has)
Our solar system belongs to the Milky Way galaxy. (belong/belongs)
The girls arrived quite early. (arrive/arrived)
Close the door. (closes/close)
Q1) Read the passage given below and write the option that you
consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet: (5 marks)
The beginning of this fun-filled season with the sun hidden behind the grey clouds brings
cheer to many of us, waiting eagerly to splash in the rain. Of course, not everything
about rain is glamorous. Especially when you think about endless traffic jams, the bad
roads dotted with potholes, uncleared garbage and the spate of waterborne diseases.
Also, viral infections like colds and coughs make their presence felt.
Most infectious diseases prevalent in the rainy season can be prevented by simply
washing our hands regularly. Scrubbing hands regularly with water and soap can prevent
us from contracting respiratory and diarrheal diseases.
Kids have a lower level of immunity, and hence hand washing becomes a crucial part of
their lifestyle. When playing, especially during monsoon season, kids come into contact
with germs and can unknowingly become infected simply by touching their nose, eyes or
mouth. The Food and Drug Administration states that the human influenza virus can
survive on surfaces for up to eight hours, making people susceptible to catching it each
time they touch the infected surface. Hence repeated hand washing is required.
To make the best of the rainy season, we should follow some simple guidelines. First of
all, if we decide to get wet in the rain we should change into a dry set of clothes at the
earliest. Also, we should keep raw food items at bay and wash vegetables and fruits
thoroughly before use. Moreover, strict kitchen hygiene should be maintained in order to
enjoy one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. Also, in order to have a trouble-free
rainy season, home-made fresh food should be given preference over the fast food sold
in the market.
Q (i). People wait for the rains since they can__________in it.
(a) splash
(b) have potholed roads
(c) spate of waterborne diseases
(d) endless traffic jams
Q (ii). After getting wet in rain we should put on dry clothes____________
(a) as late as possible
(b) whenever we like to
(c) as early as possible
(d) when we fall sick
Q (iii). Besides maintaining kitchen hygiene, we should_________________ so as to keep
us disease free in the rainy season.
(a) avoid raw fruits
(b) enjoy raw fruits
(c) avoid vegetables
(d) consume more fruits and vegetables
Q (iv). The passage suggests that small children should wash their hands_____________
____________in the rainy season since they have lower immunity.
(a)Frequently
(b) rarely
(c) after every meal
(d) before every meal
Q (v). The word in the passage which means the same as’ prone and vulnerable ‘is
_______.
(a) dotted
(b) hygiene
(c) susceptible
(d) influenza
Q 2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow. (5 marks)
What exercise is to the body, reading is to the mind. There are different purposes for
reading. One of them is deriving pleasure. Children reading for their pleasure rarely stop
to ask about the words. They want to get on with the story. If the word is important, they
can usually make a good guess about what it is. “He drew an arrow from his quiver”. Easy
to see that a quiver is some sort of gadget to put arrows in. More complicated words
they figure out by meeting them in different contexts. People learn to read well and get a
good vocabulary from books, not workbooks or dictionaries. As a kid, I read years ahead
of my age, but I never looked up words in dictionaries and didn’t even have a dictionary.
In my lifetime, I don’t believe I have looked at even as many as fifty words – neither have
most good readers. Most people don’t know how dictionaries are made. Each new
dictionary starts from scratch. The company making the dictionary employs thousands of
‘editors’, to whom they give a list of words. The job of the editor is to collect as many
examples as possible of the ways in which these words are used. They look for the words
in books, newspapers, and so forth and every time they find one, they cut out or copy
that example. Then after reading these examples, they decide ‘from the context’ what
the writer in each case had meant by the words. From these, they make definitions. A
dictionary, in other words, is a collection of people’s opinions about what words mean as
other people use them.
(i). How do children find out meanings when they are reading for pleasure?
(ii). Does the passage suggest that a dictionary is essential for a good vocabulary? Why or
why not?
(iii). Write any one step in the process of making a dictionary.
(iv). Define a dictionary in your own words.
(v). Find the phrase in the passage which means ‘calculate/think about until one
understands.’
Diary entry
Q.1- You went on a trip to Kerala. Write a diary entry describing the trip, how you went,
itinerary, places visited and the overall experience.
Q.2- You and your family went on a road trip from morning to night. Write a diary entry
describing all events.
