9th Class English Past Paper 2024 Evening
Note: English Evening Paper of 9th Class.
Group-II (Subjective) 56 Marks
SECTION- I
Q.2 Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (10)
(i) How is transport a source of noise pollution?
(ii) What kind of precautions may reduce noise coming from electric devices?
(iii) What do the daffodils represent in the poem?
(iv) What does love of our country demand from us?
(v) What was the first revelation?
(vi) Which message do you get from the life of Hazrat Asma (رضی اللہ تعالی عنہا)?
(vii) For which ability were the Arabs famous?
(viii) How does media provide entertainment?
SECTION- II
Q.3 Translate any two of the following paragraphs into Urdu: (4×4=8)
(a) Arabia is the land of unparalleled charm and beauty, the dazzling rays of the tropical sun. Its starry sky and deserts of sand dunes excited the imagination of poets and travellers. It was in this land that the Rasool (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) (خاتم النبیین) was born in Makkah, which is about fifty miles from the Red Sea.
(b) The entire journey of the great leader’s struggle for a separate homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent was based on the pivot of Muslim unity and oneness as a nation. He talked about Pakistan in such clear terms that even a common man could understand it.
(c) I continued to work on Hira. But she was not making much recovery. I felt as helpless as she was to see her lie on bed in a miserable state. Could I be able to justify my stance before the senior doctors? I did not lose hope. I continued to work with patience and kept doing exercises with her.
OR
Rewrite any two 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 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;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Q.5 Use any FIVE of the following words/phrases/idioms in your sentences: (5)
(i) care
(ii) rapid
(iii) alleviate
(iv) surprise
(v) nationalism
(vi) determined
(vii) sparkle
(viii) pass through
Q.6 Write a letter to your friend requesting him/her to lend you some books. (8)
OR
Write a story with the moral “It is well said, ‘Look before you leap'”.
OR
Write a dialogue between two students regarding Salat.
Q.7 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end: (10)
A tailor ran a shop in a bazaar. An elephant used to go to the river through that bazaar. The tailor gave him a bun every day. One day the tailor pricked a needle into the trunk of the elephant. The elephant became angry but went away. On return, he filled his trunk with muddy water. On reaching the shop of the tailor, he put his trunk into it and squirted the dirty water into the shop of the tailor. All the fine and new dresses of his customers were spoiled. He was very sorry for annoying the elephant, but it was no use crying over spilt milk.
Questions:
(i) Where did the elephant go every day?
(ii) What did the tailor give him?
(iii) What mistake did the tailor make one day?
(iv) How did the elephant punish the tailor for his mistake?
(v) What is the moral of the story?
8. Translate any FIVE of the following sentences into English: (5)
(i) ہماری ٹیم نے میچ جیت لیا۔
(ii) یہ خبر اخبارات میں شائع ہو چکی ہے۔
(iii) اس مقدمے کا فیصلہ سنایا جا رہا ہے۔
(iv) بوڑھا کمرے میں اونگھ رہا تھا۔
(v) بچے پہاڑے زبانی یاد کر رہے ہوں گے۔
(vi) کیا کھلاڑی چالیس منٹ سے کھیل رہے تھے؟
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(Question-8 Alternative to Urdu Translation)
Q.8 Write TEN sentences about “My Neighbor”. (5)
Q.9 Change the voice of the following: (5)
(i) They are buying this house.
(ii) The boy makes the picture.
(iii) Naushaba is helped by Khurshid.
(iv) The dog has not been beaten by her.
(v) He will write a letter.