Podar International School, Ahmedabad
std 9 English Worksheet
Asset Summer Assignment
Tick the correct Option:
1.The Bharatnatyam dancer practised for several hours to perform well in her 'Arangetram' (first performance).'' The dancer can be described as being
A. hardworking
B. good
C. creative
D. obedient
2. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
A. You will need the following. Some paper; a pencil; a pen, preferably blue or black; and your notebook.
B. You will need the following: some paper a pencil a pen preferably blue or black and your notebook.
C. You will need the following, some paper a pencil a pen, preferably blue or black and your notebook.
D. You will need the following: some paper; a pencil; a pen, preferably blue or black; and your notebook.
3. When we feel shy, we say we are ''embarrassed''. What do we say for 'a moment filled with shyness'?
A. embarrass
B. embarrassment
C. embarrassing
D. embarrassion
4.Look at this sentence:
She said to the boy, ''Why did you do such a silly thing?''
This sentence can be rewritten as: ________________________
A. She told the boy why did he do such a silly thing
B. She asked the boy why he do such a silly thing?
C. She asked the boy why he did such a silly thing?
D. She asked the boy why he had done such a silly thing.
5.Rewrite the given sentence in reported speech:
Shalini said to her friend, ''Yes, I will come with you tomorrow.''
A. Shalini told her friend that she would go with her the next day.
B. Shalini told her friend she will go with her tomorrow.
C. Shalini told her friend she will come with her the next day.
D. Shalini said yes she would go with her friend the next day.
6.Which sentence has no mistake?
A. It rained all day long. B. It is raining every time.
C. It has rained yesterday. D. It rained tomorrow.
7. Which word goes together with 'swimming' to form a new word?
A. suite B. cloth
C. robe D. pool
8.The stone hurt him on his head.' Another way of writing this sentence is:
A. On the head was hurt by a stone. B. The head was hurt by the stone.
C. He was hurt on his head by the stone. D. His head was hurt by a stone.
9. Could but I inquire as to who was going to hear us.
The above sentence in Direct Speech is:.
A. ''We can yell, my sister said.''
B. ''We can yell'' my sister said,
''yes but who's going to hear to us,''I retored
C. ''We can yell'' ,my sister said,
''yes but whos going to hear to us?''I retorted. D. ''We can yell,'' My sister said.
''Yes, but who's going to hear us?''I retorted.
10.Each option is a part of a sentence. The sentence can be read in the order of the options, A-B-C-D. Which option has an error in the sentence formed?
A. The english scientist B. Thomas Young set up
C. an experiment to diffract D. light through a slit.
11 .Which sentence has no mistake?
A. The truck was stationery. B. The shopkeeper made a checklist of all stationary.
C. The stationary truck obstructed the road view. D. Stationary sold here.
12. Which sentence has no mistake?
A. The man thought he was in the desert. B. The man thought he was on the desert.
C. The man is thinking he was in the desert now. D. The man thought he was in the dessert now.
13. Which word means 'a tool for smoothening edges' and is 'a line of people'?
A. saw B. rank
C. file D. bolt
14.Choose the option that BEST replaces the underlined expression.
I was at my wit's end as I could not find my hotel. I had never been to Patna before and I knew that I had to find help soon.
A. I was very exhausted. B. I was very frightened.
C. I was very desperate. D. I was very saddened.
15. Which of these options BEST combines the two sentences into one?
Smitha writes well. Smitha also draws well.
A. Smitha writes well and Smitha also draws well. B. Smitha both writes and draws well.
C. Smitha writes and draws both well. D. Smitha writes as well as draws
16.Choose the sentence with the CORRECT punctuation.
A. Manav said, ''Summers in Delhi are very hot.'' B. Manav said ''summers in Delhi are very hot.''
C. Manav said, ''summers in Delhi are very hot!'' D. Manav said ''Summers in Delhi are very hot?''
17. Which of these BEST answers the question:
What happened today?
A. The chain snapped. B. I will watch a movie.
C. We are making a scrap book. D. They laugh at me .
18.In which sentence does the word 'back' have the same meaning that it has in the sentences below?
'She scribbled some notes on the back of an envelope.'
A. Brijesh sat back in his chair. B. My friend gave my book back to me.
C. The dog looked back at us. D. The back of the scale is too rough.
19.At the END of which word can we add ''ful'' to make a new word CORRECTLY?
A. truth B. enjoy
C. count D. dream
20.Which of these sentences has an error?
A. The bus went slowly over the shaky bridge. B. I road my bicycle carefully on the bumpy rode.
C. The boat glided smoothly on the clear river. D. The noise of the helicopter blades attracted us.
21.A teacher asked her class to form sentences using the word ''beans''.
''My father grows beans,''said one student.
''My father cooks beans,'' said another.
Then a third student said that they were all runner beans.
22.Choose the option that shows what the third student said in his own words.
A. The third student said, ''We are all runner beans''. B. The third student, said ''we were all, runner beans''.
C. The third student said, that ''We were all runner beans. D. The Third, Student said that ''we are all runner beans.''
23.Choose the option that conveys the SAME meaning as the sentence below.
She is one of the few students who writes well.
A. She writes better than any other student. B. She writes better than most other students.
C. She writes better than all the other students. D. She writes better than one or two students.
24.Choose the option with the CORRECT punctuation for this sentence.
it is our duty declared the captain we will clean up the room ourselves
A. ''It is our duty!''declared the Captain. ''We will clean up the room ourselves.'' B. ''It is our duty.'' Declared the captain, ''We will clean up the room ourselves.''p
C. ''It is our duty, declared the Captain.'' ''we will clean up the room ourselves.'' D. ''It is our duty,'' declared the Captain. ''We will clean
25.'We have to change buses at Mumbai.' What does this mean?
A. This bus is not working. B. Avoid travelling by one bus.
C. We can get a better bus. D. This bus goes only part of the way.
26.Choose the option that BEST COMPLETES the sentence given below.
Miss Radha did not allow us to go for the movie __________________________________.
A. as we didn't do our homework in time B. while we didn't do our homework in time
C. for we do not do our homework in time D. but we do not do our homework in time.
27.Asif said, ''Please do not eat the______ of cake at the corner of the table. It is for Mohan who will reach the birthday party after his game of tennis.''
Choose the word with the CORRECT SPELLING to complete the sentence meaningfully.
A. pice B. piece
C. peice D. peace
28.' It is to be written by me.'
If written in the Active voice, the above sentence would be:
A. I write it. B. I will write it.
C. I am to write it. D. I must write it.
29.Choose the correct representation of the given sentence without changing its original meaning.
''But they need to be penalised'', said the Class Monitor.
A. The Class Monitor said that but they need to be penalised. B. The Class Monitor objected that they need to be penalised.
C. The Class Monitor protested saying that they needed to be penalised. D. The Class Monitor declared that they need to be penalised.
30.Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word in this sentence:
He led a humdrum life.
A. isolated B. exciting
C. monotonous D. reserved
31.37 killed in Kashmir avalanches, landslides.
A. 37 people was killed in avalanches and landslides in Kashmir. B. 37 people were killed in avalanches and landslides in Kashmir.
C. 37 people had been killed in avalanches and landslides in Kashmir. D. 37 people are being killed in avalanches and landslides in Kashmir.
32.Among these words, which one will appear second in a dictionary ?
erase, elephant, erupt, elegant, emerald
A. emerald
B. elephant
C. elegant
D. erase
33.Shruti wants some information about glow-worms. Under which heading should she look for this information in an encyclopaedia?
A. Worms B. Insects
C. Bacteria D. Plants
34.Here is a list of words that needs to be arranged alphabetically.
Where would sheikh be written in the correct alphabetical list?
A. after shelf B. after sheep
C. before shear D. between shelf and shred
35.Choose the sentence WITHOUT AN ERROR.
A. I went for shopping and enjoyed. B. I went for shopping and enjoyed myself.
C. I went shopping and enjoyed myself. D. I went for a shopping and enjoyed.
36.You are writing a formal letter which begins with ''Sir/ Madam.'' Which of these is an appropriate way to end the letter?
A. Yours B. Yours lovingly
C. Yours faithfully D. Yours affectionately
37.''He only said and did what he sincerely believed.''
The negative form of this sentence is:
A. He said and did nothing but what he sincerely believed. B. He only said and did everything that he sincerely didn't believe.
C. He only said and did nothing that he did not want to believe. D. He only said and didn't do what he sincerely didn't believe.
38.''This is a list of students whose names begin with B. ''
What kind of sentence is this?
A. statement B. question
C. instruction D. exclamation
39.How should the sentence below BEST be combined to form one sentence?
''Leena made some biscuits. Mira made nothing.''
A. Leena made Mira some biscuits. B. Leena and Mira made some biscuits.
C. Leena made biscuits but Mira made nothing. D. Leena and Mira made biscuits out of nothing.
40 .Look carefully at this jumble of words given below:
41.Which of the following sentences has a GRAMMATICAL MISTAKE?
A. Has your dad bought a new car recently? B. Have you finished doing your holiday homework?
C. Has the thief and his assistant been released from prison? D. Have any cattle gone beyond the gates of the farm without being noticed?
42. Choose the sentence with no error
A. My teacher said that she would speak to Ramu her servant in the morning. B. My teacher said that she would speak to Ramu, her servant, in the morning.
C. My teacher said that she would speak to Ramu her servant, in the morning. D. My teacher said, that she would speak to Ramu, her servant, in the morning.
43.If I say,''Hold your horses,'' what do I mean?
A. Don't let the horses run away. B. Be patient, slow down.
C. Do not shout at the horses. D. Tie the horses securely to the cart.
44. A word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to 'overthrow' is '__________'.
A. destroy B. replenish
C. order D. reinstate
45.Which arrangement of words makes the sentence correct?
A. Do you like better chocolates or sweets? B. Do you better like chocolates or sweets?
C. Do you like sweets or chocolates better? D. Do you like chocolates or better sweets?
It seems easy. Good for us.
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