DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL PATIALA

ENGLISH WORKSHEET
CLASS IX
SECTION A
Q.1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The film industry is facing the challenge of the television screen which, because of its ready availability and
nearness to entertainment seekers, is becoming very popular, particularly in the West where television
programmes are as indispensable to people as newspaper material. Sustained entertainment for
multitudes lasting two or three hours is possible only in big cinema halls. Scenic beauty, background effects
and colour techniques which have made the products of cinema industry so attractive and delightful may
not be reproduced by television programme organisers, and therefore, this important invention in the field
of wireless communication, in spite of having become a big rival of the cinema, may not succeed in
replacing it.
The motion picture has also stepped into the international sphere as an agent of goodwill and co-operation
among nations. Cultural contacts which tend to reduce tension in the world and bring harmony in
international relations have been established through the medium of films. The more people understand
and appreciate the past history, present aims, customs, habits and beliefs of men and women in foreign
lands, the more they will realise that their interests can best be served by establishing friendly relations
with them and by removing those irritants which breed distrust, lack of co-operation and the desire to
punish those whose views and attitudes are such as they do not like. As cultural agents, movies can cement
ties of love and brotherhood among nations and teach them to confer on each other the benefits of all the
rich and glorious achievements of the present enlightened age. In recent years artistes of the film world
have been visiting foreign lands with a view to presenting before audiences in those countries the best
products of their cultural heritage. Film festivals which many European and Asian countries have been
organising from time to time have also proved to be of immense value in reducing social barriers, colour
prejudices and other causes of friction between nations.
Answer the following questions on the basis of your reading the above passage:
1. Why is the television screen becoming popular?
2. What is possible only in cinema halls?
3. What may not be reproduced by television programme organisers?
4. What has been established through the medium of films?
5. How will people realise that their interests can be best served, by friendly relations with foreign lands?
6. Which irritants should be removed?
7. Why have artistes of the film world been visiting foreign lands?
8. How have film festivals proved to be of immense value?
Q.2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
a) If you’re faced with choosing a career, you are certainly not alone. Although ‘career confusion’ is a
common phenomenon, it is no longer difficult to make effective career decisions.
b) To select the right career path it’s important to first assess one’s skills and interests, keeping in mind
what you enjoy, what you are good at, what kind of personality you are and the values you hold.
c) After taking a good look at yourself, it becomes easier for you to decide on the direction you wish to
take. Finding out what kinds of occupations are there would be the natural next step. The world offers a
plethora of opportunities.
d) Once the decision is made regarding one’s choice of career, it is important to develop a career plan.
Information about the kind of training, education and skills needed to achieve the career goal can be easily
gathered with some assistance.
e) Speaking to career advisers, recruitment specialists and employers are all ways to find out job market
information. It would also do well to check out resources on the internet and in career centres.
There are plenty of books that can provide useful information on choosing a career. These often help to
get one thinking about the issues one needs to consider.
f) For those who are unsure about the kind of career they want, and yet want a qualification, it is best to
learn skills that will be useful for the job.
A. On the basis of your reading the above passage, answer the following questions:
1. What should one do if one wants to select the right career?
2. How does a career plan help us?
3. What are the ways and resources to find job market information?
4. How can books be helpful to us?
B. Vocabulary:
5. Which word is not synonymous with ‘plethora’: a) superabundance; b) surplus; c) scarcity; d) surfeit
6. Which of these words can replace ‘skills’ in the passage: a) aptitude; b) attitude; c) attribute; d) altitude
7. Find the antonym of ‘clarity’ from the passage.
8. What is the meaning of ‘decide on’ (para. c) in the passage?
SECTION B
Q.3. Rearrange and write the words and phrases given to form meaningful sentences.
1. a/virtue/is/selflessness/God-gifted
2. the world’s/one of/are/most/bats/creatures/misunderstood
3. the/gifts/young ones/on/give/elders/festivals
4. jungle/in/lost/the/boys/their way/the
Q.4. The following passage needs to be edited. There is one error in each line against which you find a
blank. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct blank number.
Lila’s favourite subject in school was Maths. She
enjoyed solving problems, and were enthusiastic a) _______________________________
for new problems. But much of her friends b) _______________________________
found Maths extremely difficult and at they thought it c) _______________________________
was a difficult subject as they saw no point in working at it. d) _______________________________
Maths as a subject was least popular, or many students e) _______________________________
did not like it. That Lila decided to help three of her friends. f) _______________________________
So she was a patient girl, she explained the concepts g) _______________________________
one by one to them but they all thanked her for her assistance. h) _______________________________
Q.5. Fill in the blanks correctly from the given words, to complete the paragraph.
Mohan was a boy (a) _______________ (for/from/of/to) Cochin. He loved to play pranks and didn’t take
(b) ________ (nothing/something/everything/anything) seriously. His mother didn’t (c) ________
(knew/know/known/now) what to do (d) _____________ (on/in/at/about) him. She was sure he (e) _____
(hasn’t/won’t/doesn’t/didn’t) be able to do well in life. She (f) ________ (hear/heard/listened/will hear)
that there was a wise man in the village. She told (g) ____________ (a/an/the/one) holy man she was fed
(h) __________ (up/down/low/high) with her son. She asked him to give her (i) __________
(any/some/no/all) advice.
Q.6. In the following passage, there is an error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correct
word in your answer sheet against the number provided.
The purpose in prayer is to awaken (a) ____________________________________
the divinity in the depth of ours heart. (b) ____________________________________
Man’s need for prayer is as greater as his (c) ____________________________________
need for bread. As food was necessary (d) ____________________________________
for the body, prayer is necessary for a (e) ____________________________________
soul. True prayer does not goes unanswered. (f) _____________________________________
Then the mind is full of prayerful thoughts (g) ____________________________________
something in the world seems good. (h) ____________________________________
Q.7. Rearrange the jumbled words and phrases into meaningful sentences.
a). landlord donated/ to the/ the rich/ school/ all his money
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b). are awaiting/ the games/ your/ stadium/ we/ arrival at
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c). in future/ working/ with/ we/ you/ forward to/ look
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