English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Solved Test Model paper I (Unit 1

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Solved Test Model paper I (Unit 1 - 4)

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
Galileo Galilei was born on 15 February 1564, in the town of Pisa, Italy. He was the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei, a famous music composer and lutenist, an expert at playing the lute, a musical instrument. Galileo also learned to play the lute. It was probably because he observed his father experimenting with music, to create new music, from an early age that he acquired this attraction for experimentation. Moreover, the importance of time and rhythm in music required calculation, hence, he acquired an understanding of mathematics and its relationship with everything.

As a young man, Galileo thought of becoming a priest, and then a mathematician, but his father wanted him to become a doctor because a doctor earned a higher income than a mathematician. So he enrolled at the University of Pisa for a medical degree. However, after attending a lecture on geometry, he talked his reluctant father into letting him study mathematics and natural philosophy instead of medicine.
His interest in experimenting with different things started early. In 1581, when he was studying medicine, he noticed that a swinging chandelier took the same amount of time to swing back and forth, no matter how far it was swinging. When he returned home, he set up two pendulums of equal length and swung one with a large sweep and the other with a small sweep and found that they kept time together. However, it was almost one hundred years later, that the swinging pendulum was used to create an accurate timepiece.

Because he needed to earn money, Galileo began experimenting with different things, trying to come up with some sort of invention that he could sell for money. He had a little bit of success with his invention that was like a compass and could be used to measure plots of land. By this time, he had already experimented with pendulums and magnets. He had also created a thermoscope, an earlier form of the thermometer, and in 1586 he published a small book on the design of a hydrostatic balance that he had invented.
However, the invention for which Galileo is known is the telescope; the wonderful device that allows us to see from a distance. When he heard that a Dutch inventor had invented something called a spyglass, but was keeping it a secret, Galileo decided to work on one of his own. Within 24 hours, he had invented a telescope that could magnify things to make them appear ten times larger than real life.
His multiple interests included astronomy, the study of the universe and its contents. It was because of this interest that one night Galileo pointed his telescope toward the sky and made his first of many space observations. He noticed that the moon was not smooth, like everyone thought; it was covered in bumps and craters. As technology has improved, many others have made improvements on the telescope that Galileo first invented.

Galileo died on 8 January 1642, aged 77, after suffering from fever and heart palpitations.

Q.1. Read the text and complete the following sentences by selecting one word from those given.
I. The text is about a person who invented a ________.
a) pendulum
b) timepiece
c) telescope ✓
d) thermometer

II. Galileo was interested in
a) music
b) mathematics ✓
c) medicine
d) metallurgy

Q. 2. The meanings of the following words are given in the text. Write down these words and their meanings.
a) lutenist
b) lute
c) telescope
d) astronomy
Ans:Words / Meanings

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
a.	Lutenist	An expert at playing the lute
b.	Lute	A musical instrument
c.	Telescope	A device that allows us to see from a distance
d.	Astronomy	The study of the universe and its contents

Q.3. The following sentences are wrong. Read the text and write the correct sentences.
a) Galileo was the sixth child in the family.
Correct sentence: He was the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei.

b) He took admission in the University of Italy.
Correct sentence: He enrolled at the University of Pisa

c) He published a book on the design of a timepiece.
Correct sentence: He published a small book on the design of a hydrostatic balance

d) The invention for which Galileo is known is the pendulum.
Correct sentence: The invention for which Galileo is known is the telescope

e) Galileo died of heart failure.
Correct sentence: Galileo died of heart palpitations.

Q.4. Read the text and complete the following sentences by giving reasons.
a) His father wanted him to become a doctor because
Ans: His father wanted him to become a doctor because a doctor earned a higher income than a mathematician.

b) He left his medical studies because
Ans: He left his medical studies because he wanted to study mathematics and natural philosophy instead of medicine.

c) He wanted to invent something that he could sell because
Ans: He wanted to invent something that he could sell because he needed to earn money.

d) Galileo pointed his telescope towards the night sky because
Ans: Galileo pointed his telescope towards the night sky because he was interested in astronomy and made his first of many space observations.

Q. 5. Read the text and answer the following questions.
a) What two things did Galileo probably learn when he saw his father creating music?

Ans: When he saw his father creating music, Galileo probably learnt two things:

to play the lute.
to create new music.

b) Why and when did he leave his medical education?
Ans: In 1581, after attending a lecture on geometry, he talked his reluctant father into letting him study mathematics and natural philosophy instead of medicine.

c) What did he invent to earn some money? What was its use?
Ans: To earn money, he invented a thing that was like a compass and could be used to measure plots of land.

d) How did he invent the telescope?
Ans: When he heard that a Dutch inventor had invented something called a Spyglass, but was keeping it a secret, Galileo decided to work on one of his own. Within 24 hours, he had invented a telescope.

e) What was his first space observation?
Ans: His first space observation was that the moon was not smooth, like everyone thought; it was covered in bumps and craters.

GRAMMAR

Q.6. Rewrite the following sentences by correcting the punctuation and capitalization errors.
a. yes the sahara desert is a lonely hot and dry place said faseeh
Ans: "Yes, the Sahara desert is a lonely, hot, and dry place," said Faseeh.

b. hurrah the khans will invite us next year shouted akram with joy
Ans: "Hurrah! The Khans will invite us next year" shouted Akram with joy.

c. im going to plant an apple tree. it will be fun said hannan
Ans: "I'm going to plant an apple tree. It will be fun," said Hannan.

d. asif and his friends were having rice bread curry fried fish and noodles for lunch
Ans: Asif and his friends were having rice, bread, curry, fried fish and noodles for lunch.

Q.7. Fill in the blanks with articles, where necessary.
When Lubna got married she moved to the United States of America. Fifteen years later, she returned to Pakistan with her family and visited her brother, Essa. Lubna had two children, a boy and a girl, and Essa had two boys and a girl. Although the children had never met before, except through x e-mail, the two families had a great time together. The children played games and the elders talked about their life, trying to catch up on fifteen years' news and gossips.

Q.8. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with words formed by using the suffix `ment', 'ness' or 'al' with one of these words, as appropriate:
sign, treat, kind
a. The employer showed his kindness by giving a big salary raise to all his employees.
b. They were finally given signal the to start the construction on the new bridge.
c. He recovered fully after completing his treatment. (treatness is incorrect)

Q.9. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with words formed by using the prefix 'un', 'in' or `dis' with one of these words, as appropriate:
complete, honest, healthy
a. One of our neighbours lost his job because he was dishonest.
b. We should avoid unhealthy food and exercise regularly so that we remain fit.
c. Our work was still incomplete when the bell rang.

Q.10. Change the following negative sentences into affirmative and the affirmative ones into negative.
a. Did you give my message to your mother?
Ans: Did you not give my message to your mother?

b. I like riding a horse when I go to the beach.
Ans: I do not like riding a horse when I go to the beach.

c. Aren't you coming to my sister's wedding?
Ans: Are you coming to my sister's wedding?

d. Turn right at the end of the road.
Ans: Do not Turn right at the end of the road.

e. They cannot cross this river without a boat.
Ans: They can cross this river without a boat.

Q.11. Change the voice of the following sentences.
a. Algebra was taught to us by Sir Sadiq.
Ans: Sir Sadiq taught Algebra to us.

b. Samina gave an impressive presentation.
Ans: An impressive presentation was given by Samina.

c. The task was done well by the class.
Ans: The class did the task well.

d. They have written a letter.
Ans: A letter has been written by them.

Q.12. Complete the following second conditional sentences.
a. If I became a doctor, _________.
Ans: I would treat needy person free of charge.

b. Seema would be sad, __________.
Ans: if she knew that news.

c. If I have enough money, __________.
Ans: I would go to a world tour.

d. Javed could become a cricketer, ___________.
Ans: if worked hard

Q.13. Fill the following blanks with 'can' or 'could'.
I could speak Balochi quite well when I was a child, but now I can speak only Urdu. I read somewhere that a child could learn to peak five languages at a time; I wish I could do that now. However, I think I can manage to learn only one more language now. I wish one could learn five languages easily at the age of forty!

WRITING

Q.16. Write an essay on any ONE of the following.
a. Use of mobile phones
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b. Piles of garbage in populated areas

c. An accident that I saw
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Q.17. Write any ONE of the following.
a. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the electricity shortage problems in your area.
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b. Write an application to your class teacher requesting for leave to look after your sick mother.

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