IX- ENGLISH UNIT TEST MARKING SCHEME- FA-1 23.04.12 Marks-35 Instructionsa) Attempt all questions.

b) Do not write anything in the question paper. c) All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet provided to you. d) Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section. e) Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. f) Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit. SECTION A- READING 1. Read the poem carefully Life is complex, and full of shocks; And no one is immune; We have to live in grass or rocks; And dance to His sweet tune, We seldom know, what next day brings; Thus should not lose this day; This gives us hope that we can cope; The future shocks this way. For what we sow, that will we grow; And that we have to eat; Then why we wait and get much late; And why we ourselves cheat. This day we got, and made it rot; Then how our dreams can glow; We cant reach home, if just we roam; Or if go wrong or slow. Thus, everyday, that comes our way; We give due respect; It builds good fate so makes us great To get peace, do good act. Let world go wrong, let it hate song; 5 Time-1.30

Our heart no one can rule; So keep just going, to His will bowing And just let things go cool. Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the one given below:(a) The following messageNo one is used to the complexities of Life is given by: I. II. III. IV. Stanza 1. Stanza 3. Stanza 4. Stanza 5.

(b) According to the poet we work according to: I. II. III. IV. Our own will. Others will. Gods will. What comes in our way.

(c) To lead a peaceful life we should: I. II. III. IV. respect life. have good fate. do good to others. accept life as it comes.

(d) The synonym of unnecessary tasks is : I. II. III. IV. roam wrong glow fate

(e) Life can just go cool if: I. II. III. IV. Ans. (a) I. (b) III (c) III Stanza 1. Gods will do good to others our hearts are rules by others we bow to Gods will. we follow our heart. we act wisely.

(d) I (e) II

roam we bow to Gods will.

SECTION B- WRITING 2. Suraj/Sudha has to speak in the class about an interesting person whom they met during the holidays. He/she travelled to Chennai in the train and got lot of time to observe the passengers. One of the co-passenger was a very interesting lady, whom, she /he remembers very clearly. 4 Build up the description in about 80-100 words. Ans. 2 Objective- To plan, organize and present ideas coherently and concisely Content- 2 marks Fluency- 1 marks Accuracy- 1 Marks Expression, fluency & accuracy must be taken into account 3. You are Ravi Gupta living in Ranchi. You have noticed that the number of children leaving the state of Bihar to work in other states is one of the major causes of illiteracy in the state. Write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper expressing your concern over the high rate of illiteracy and suggest ways to enhance the literacy level in the state. The following points may be useful. 7 A literate person Has high self esteem Is fairly independent Cannot be exploited Is aware of his rights Helps to develop the country LAYOUT OF A LETTER Senders Address Date Receivers Address Subject The Salutation The Body

The Complimentary Close Name or The Signature

Marking: Marking should be in accordance with the Writing Assessment Scale. appropriate style, language, content and expression 1 marks 1 marks 4 marks

Under content, credit should be given for the candidates creativity in presenting his/her own ideas. 4. Using the notes given below write a brief biography of Ahilyabai Rani of Malwa kingdom. 4 BIRTH- 1725, village called Chaundi in Aurangabad district DEATH-13 August 1795 EDUCATION- at home by father, mother imparted religious teachings MARRIED LIFE- wedded to Khande Rao- careless man- was killed in the battle of Kumbher in 1754- Ahilyabai trained by father-in-law to administer the state. ACHIEVEMENTS_ personally led armies into battle- famous for justice- great builder and patron of many temples-encouraged poetry, art and culture- reputation of a saint. Ans.4 Objective : To use the given verbal input in a short sustained piece of writing. (4 marks) Marking : 4

Content 2 Expression ( Fluency and Accuracy)

Expression, fluency & accuracy must be taken into account SECTION C- GRAMMAR 5. Given below are some sentences in a jumble way. Reorder the words so that they make sense. The first one has been done for you. 2 people/ today/there /India/in/are/literate/more/than before

Today in India, there are more literate people than before. (a) good economy/this/because/is/of/a high/rate/birth/and a (b) be opened/for removing/more/illiteracy/primary schools/should (c) also more/there are/more schools/but/ children/in them/to study/ not only (d) this problem/the reason/behind/population/is definitely. Ans. Objective- To rearrange jumble words into grammatically correct sentences. Marks- (a) This is because of a high birth rate and a good economy. (b) More primary schools should be opened for removing illiteracy. (c) There are not only more schools but also more children to study in them. (d) The reason behind this problem is definitely population

SECTION D- LITERATURE 6. Answer the following question in 40- 50 words. 8

a) 'Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language. What had made her popular? b) What makes the poets choice difficult in the poem? c) What does the word road symbolizes in the poem? How much important is it to take right road in life? d) Did the poet regret his choice? Why/Why not? ANS. Objective- To test the inference and evaluation. a) Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language as her style of writing was easy and convincing and her stories dealt with complex psychological issues related to lives of ordinary people and were very interesting. b) The two road are equally just and fair. They lead to the similar destination Both have their different allurements and advantages. While the first one is often used, welltrimmed and already fully explored the other is less traveled by, untrimmed, grassy and full of adventure. So the poet is confused which road should he opt for. c) Road symbolized the choices one makes in life- face such dilemmas- afraid of making wrong choice which could have far reaching consequences therefore follow less risky, acceptable decisions. Few faces tough challenges of life- right choice can change ones life but one is never contended, feels may be other choice was better. It is very important to choose the right road. d) The poet heaves a sigh of relief on having made this choice- repetition of I shows his sense of pride in exercising his individualism and his saying that it has made all the

difference. On the other hand he regret also that he could not experiment with different form of poetry. 7. Answer the following question in 100-125 words. 5

You are the grandmother. You decided to learn Kannada. You made sincere efforts to accomplish your desire to read. Write a diary entry recording what led you to take this decision and the efforts you made to read and write. Ans. The main aim is to assess students appreciation and understanding rather than writing ability so the marks are allotted for the contents. However, since this is an extended writing task so expressions cannot be ignored. So, there is a penalty for poor expressions. Where student expression is particularly poor up to 1.5 Marks can be deducted from the Marks obtained. C= Content- 3.5 F= Penalty for expression-1.5 VALUE POINTS Fond of reading Kashi yatra Identified myself with the protagonist Granddaughter use to read it when the magazine came Granddaughter went to attend marriage in another village Couldnt read the story Desperate to know the story Decided to read Set a deadline and asked her to teach Did all the homework given Finally due to efforts of my grand daughter, able to read and become independent.