9th Class English Past Paper 2014
Note: English 1st Time Paper of 9th Class.
Group-I (Subjective) 56 Marks
SECTION- I
Q.2 Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (10)
(i) Why was the Holy Quran sent in Arabic?
(ii) As a citizen of Pakistan, what are your duties towards your country?
(iii) What are the two major means of communication?
(iv) How much confidence did Quaid-e-Azam have in his nation?
(v) Why did the nurse say, “Where there is a will, there is a way”?
(vi) Are drug addicts aware of the dangers of drugs?
(vii) What harmful effects does noise pollution cause on human health?
(viii) Who offers sacrifices for the country?
Q.3 Translate any TWO of the following paragraphs into Urdu:
(a) In the fifth and sixth centuries, mankind stood on the verge of chaos. It seemed that the civilization which had taken four thousand years to grow had started crumbling. At this point in time, Allah Almighty raised a prophet from among themselves who was to lift humanity from their ignorance into the light of faith.
(b) “There are many examples in the history of young nations building themselves up by sheer determination and force of character. You are made of sterling material and second to none. Keep up your morale. Do not be afraid of death. We should face it bravely to save the honor of Pakistan and of Islam. Do your duty and have faith in Pakistan. It has come to stay.”
(c) In stories, the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed. He becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent spiritual values. It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do.
OR
Re-write any TWO of the above paragraphs into simple English.
Q.4 Write down the summary of the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost.
OR
Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills.
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Q.5 Use any FIVE of the following words/phrases/idioms in your sentences:
(i) Tropical
(ii) Conscious
(iii) To keep an eye
(iv) Refuge
(v) Fit of fury
(vi) Recovery
(vii) Dangerous
(viii) Raising spirits
Q.6 Write a letter to your friend requesting him/her to spend your spring holidays with you.
OR
Write a story with the moral “Greed is a Curse.”
OR
Write a dialogue between a brother and a sister concerning time.
Q.7 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end:
One day, a girl found a coin. It rolled away before her broom when she was sweeping the yard and fell with a little clatter against the wall. She ran and picked it up. Someone had dropped it while crossing the yard and perhaps had not even troubled to look for it. It was worth little. But it seemed a whole fortune to her, who never had anything of her own before. She rubbed it clean on the sleeve of her blue cotton jacket and put it into her pocket.
Questions:
(i) What did the girl find?
(ii) When did she find it?
(iii) How had the coin been dropped there?
(iv) What was the worth of the coin?
(v) Why was it a whole fortune for her?
Q.8 Translate any FIVE of the following sentences into English:
(i) آج بہت سے طالب علم کیوں غیر حاضر ہیں؟
(ii) نسیمہ ہمیشہ سچ بولتی ہے۔
(iii) آپ شام کو سیر کے لیے نہیں جاتے۔
(iv) میں اپنی گھڑی تلاش کر رہا ہوں۔
(v) اسلم دو پہر سے پتنگ اڑا رہا ہے۔
(vi) دروازہ کس نے کھٹکھٹایا؟
(vii) ہم نے اس سے پہلے اس کو نہیں دیکھا۔
(viii) کیا علاج شروع ہونے سے پہلے مریض مر چکا تھا؟
Exclusively for candidates whose Medium of Examination is English
Write TEN sentences about “A Dream.”
Q.9 Change the voice of the following:
(i) He praised the boy for his courage.
(ii) We did not hear a sound.
(iii) A letter will be written by him.
(iv) She bought five video films.
(v) Khurshid helps Naushaba.