9th Class English Past Paper 2019 Evening
Note: English 2nd Time Paper of 9th Class.
Group-I (Subjective) 56 Marks
SECTION- I
Q.2 Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (10)
(i) Why did the pagan Arabs send a delegation to the Rasool’s (ﷺ) uncle?
(ii) What are the qualities of a patriot?
(iii) How did Hazrat Asma (RA) console her grandfather?
(iv) How much confidence did Quaid-e-Azam have in his nation?
(v) Why is the Sultan Ahmad Masjid also known as the Blue Masjid?
(vi) Why did the nurse say, “Where there is a will, there is a way”?
(vii) What are the causes of drug addiction?
(viii) How can we cope with the serious issue of noise pollution?
Q.3 Translate any TWO of the following paragraphs into Urdu: (4×4=8)
(a) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a nation builder and a great patriot. He wanted to protect the values, culture, and traditions of the Muslims of the subcontinent. He gave the Muslims a sense of identity by securing a separate homeland for them.
(b) The most important element in the interior of the masjid is the mehrab, which is made of finely carved marble. To the right of the mehrab is a richly decorated pulpit. The masjid is so designed that even when it is most crowded, everyone in the masjid can listen to and look at the Imam.
(c) Rehabilitation centres are the best places for the recovery process of addicts. Complete medical support and guidance are provided to these people in these centres. Drug abusers, therefore, must be taken to proper and certified rehabilitation centres where proper treatment and cure are available for them.
OR
Rewrite 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. (5)
OR
Paraphrase the following lines into simple English with reference to the context:
“For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude.”
Q.5 Use any FIVE of the following words/phrases/idioms in your sentences: (5)
(i) Geared up
(ii) Chaos
(iii) Majesty
(iv) Gradually
(v) Care
(vi) Rehabilitation
(vii) Immense
(viii) Miserable
Q.6 Write a letter to your father asking him about the health of your mother. (8)
OR
Write a story with the moral “Union is Strength.”
OR
Write a dialogue between a tailor and a customer.
Q.7 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end: (10)
Musa was in chief command, and the gates were in his charge. They had been barred when the Christians came in view; but Musa threw them open. “Our bodies”, he said, “will bar the gates”. The young men were kindled by such words, and when he told them, “We have nothing to fight for but the ground we stand on; and without that, we are without a home or a country”, they were ready to die with him. With such a leader, the Moorish cavaliers performed feats of bravery in the plain which divided the camp from the city.
Questions:
(i) Who was the chief commander and what was in his charge?
(ii) When were the gates barred?
(iii) Who threw them open?
(iv) What did Musa say?
(v) What effect had his words on the soldiers?
Q.8 Translate any FIVE of the following sentences into English: (5)
(i) آپ کے دوست نے کب شادی کی ہے؟
(ii) ہم یہ کارخانہ نہیں چلاتے ہیں۔
(iii) دروازہ کس نے کھٹکھٹایا؟
(iv) میرا بھائی مجھے تحفے دے گا۔
(v) جنگل سے کوئی درخت نہ کاٹا گیا۔
(vi) کسان چار روز سے ہل چلا رہا ہو گا۔
(vii) سورج نکلنے سے پہلے لڑکے پھول توڑ چکے تھے۔
(viii) تم مکان کب خالی کرو گے؟
Write TEN sentences about “An Industrial Exhibition.” (5)
Q.9 Change the voice of the following sentences: (5)
(i) The picture is made by the boy.
(ii) She gave me two films.
(iii) She was teaching the students.
(iv) Nothing had been gained by them.
(v) She will write a letter.