On this page we have uploaded NBSE Class 9 Question Paper for Alternative English released by nbse.uk.gov.in. The question paper provided here from Nagaland State Board. Download the 2023 question paper pdf as well.
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Nagaland Board (NBSE) Class 9 Question Papers – Alternative English Subject
Unit – I (Reading)
(1) Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful song. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places- usually on the ground, clumps of grass, low trees and low bushes. In cities they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs, grasses and plant fibers. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures.
Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish brown spots. They hatch between eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere, where there are humans. Many people throughout the world like these delightful birds.
The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They also bathe in water, or in dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing, with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings, also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social, with up to a hundred birds participating at once, and is followed by preening and sometimes group singing.
(a) Describe how the Sparrows take bath.
Choose the correct option from the alternatives given:
(b) What does the word “Species” mean?
(i) Sparrow
(ii) Small bird
(iii) Kind
(iv) Nest
(c) What is the main food of an adult Sparrow?
(i) Grass
(ii) Plant fibers
(iii) Fruits
(iv) Seeds
(d) Who takes care of the young sparrow?
(i) Humans
(ii) Both Parent
(iii) Male sparrows
(iv) Female sparrows
Unit – II (Writing and Applied Grammar)
(2) (a) Write a report in about 150-200 words for your school magazine on ‘World Environment Day’ conducted in your school.
Or
(b) Write an article in about 150-200 words on ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’.
(3) Complete the following sentence with appropriate modals:
(a) I ________ have reached the party on time, nobody arrived for a long time.
(b) ________ you open the window, please? It’s very hot.
(4) Rewrite the sentences as directed in the brackets:
(a) The policeman _______ (catch) the robber red-handed. (Use Simple Past Tense of the verb)
(b) I noticed ________ stranger loitering around the doorway, eating ________ ice cream. (Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles)
Unit – III (Literature)
(5) Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given:
(a) What is ‘social anarchy’ according to AG Gardiner?
(i) Confusion
(ii) Arrogance
(iii) Public lawlessness
(iv) Tendency to forget
(b) Which of the following goddess or nymph is not mentioned in the poem ‘Sonnet to Science’?
(i) Diana
(ii) Hamadryad
(iii) Venus
(iv) Naiad
(c) Whom did the two boys consult about the peculiar phenomenon?
(i) Villagers
(ii) Relatives
(iii) Ogress
(iv) Elders
(d) Sagan suggests that in order to prevent a nuclear war, man must understand-
(i) Natural catastrophes
(ii) Consequences of war
(iii) Science
(iv) Peaceful co-existence
(e) For what two categories did Madame Curie win the Nobel Prize?
(i) Biology and Chemistry
(ii) Physics and Chemistry
(iii) Mathematics and Science
(iv) Physics and Biology
(f) What is the armour of a happy man according to the poet?
(i) Praise
(ii) Simple truth
(iii) Freedom
(iv) Honest thought
Answer the following questions in about 20-25 words:
(6) What are Dr. Kalam’s four proven steps towards achievement?
(7) Write the account of one of the witnesses of the ‘Tunguska Event’.
(8) How does Science prey upon the poet’s heart?
Answer the following questions in about 40-45 words:
(9) (a) ‘For a number of days, she never went outside the house and was always with them, attending to their needs, reassuring them by showing profuse affection.’ (The Ogress and the two Orphans)
(i) Who is ‘she’ and ‘them’ referred to?
(ii) Why was she always with them?
Or
(b) What is the impression you form of the poet from the poem, ‘Sonnet to Science’? Does this match your own image of a poet?
(10) ‘How happy is he born and taught
that serveth not another’s will;
Whose armour is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill.’ (Character of a Happy Life)
(i) What do you learn about this person’s independence?
(ii) What is the special talent or ability that he enjoys?
Read the lines and answer the questions that follow:
(11) (a) Describe ‘freedom’ as you understand it from the poem, ‘Character of a Happy Life’. Are you comfortable with this definition?
Or
(b) ‘There is a danger of the world getting liberty-drunk these days, like the old lady with the basket, and it is just as well to remind ourselves of what the rule of the road means.’
(i) What does the writer mean by ‘liberty drunk’?
(ii) How is the old woman ‘liberty-drunk’?
(iii) What does the ‘Rule of the Road’ imply?