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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 2 with Solutions
Time Allowed : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions:
- The Question Paper contains THREE sections – READING SKILLS, GRAMMAR & WRITING SKILLS and LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE.
- Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section – A : Redding Skills (20 marks)
Question 1.
Read the following text. [10]
1. Many.of us believe that ‘small’ means ‘insignificant’. We believe that small actions and choices do not have much impact on our lives. We think that it is only the big things, the big actions and the big decisions that really count. But when you look at the lives of all great people, you will see that they built their character through small decisions, small choices and small actions that they performed every day. They transformed their lives through step-by-step or day-by-day approach. They nurtured and nourished their good habits and chipped away their bad habits, one by one. It was their small day-to-day decisions that added up to make tremendous difference in the long run. Indeed, in matters of personal growth and character building, there is no such thing as an overnight success.
2. Growth always occurs through a sequential series of stages. There is an organic process to growth. When we look at children growing up, we can see this process at work: the child first learns to crawl, then to stand and walk and then finally to run. The same is true in the natural world. The soil must first be tilled and then the seed must be sown. Next, it must be nurtured with enough water and sunlight and only then will it grow into trees laden with ripe fruits.
3. Gandhi understood this organic process and used this universal law of nature to his benefit. Gandhi Grew in Small Ways, in his day-to-day affairs. He did not wake up one day and find himself to be the ‘Mahatma’. In fact, there was nothing much in his early life that showed signs of greatness. But from his mid-twenties onwards, he deliberately and consistently attempted to change himself, reformed himself and grew in some small ways every day. Day-by-day, hour-by-hour, he risked failure, experimented and learnt from mistakes. In small as well as large situations, he took up the responsibility rather than avoiding it.
4. This is a common factor in the lives of all great people: they exercise their freedoms and choices in small ways that make great impact on their lives and their environment. Each of their small decisions and actions, add up to have a profound impact in the long run. By understanding this principle, we can move forward, with confidence, in the direction of our dreams. Often when our ‘ideal goal’ looks too far from us, we become easily discouraged, disheartened and pessimistic. However, when we choose to grow in small ways, by taking small steps one at a time, our achievement becomes easy.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(i) What does the writer mean by saying ‘chipped away at their bad habits’?
(A) Steadily gave up bad habits.
(B) Slowly produced bad habits.
(C) Gradually criticised bad habits.
(D) Did not like bad habits.
Answer:
(A) Steadily gave up bad habits.
(ii) How did Gandhi grow and become the Mahatma? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
Gandhi grew in small ways through his day-to-day affairs. He deliberately and consistently attempted to change himself, reformed himself, and grew in some small ways every day. He took up responsibilities and learned from mistakes, gradually becoming the Mahatma.
(iii) Complete the sentence appropriately.
Gandhi understood the organic process of growth and used it to his benefit by ____________
Answer:
Gandhi understood the organic process of growth and used it to his benefit by growing in small ways in his day-to-day affairs.
(iv) Which word/phrase is similar in meaning to ‘purposely’. (Para 3)
Answer:
deliberately
(v) Complete the sentence appropriately.
Growth occurs through a sequential series of stages, just like how a child first learns to crawl, then ____________
Answer:
Growth occurs through a sequential series of stages, just like how a child first learns to crawl, then learns to stand and walk, and finally learns to run.
(vi) What is the common factor in the lives of great people according to the passage? Answer in 40 words.
Answer:
The common factor in the lives of great people is that they exercise their freedoms and choices in small ways, which accumulate to have a profound impact on their lives and environment.
(vii) Which of the following statements is true in the context of the third paragraph?
(A) Gandhi became great overnight.
(B) Gandhi showed signs of greatness in childhood itself.
(C) Every day Gandhi made efforts to change himself in some small ways.
(D) Gandhi never made mistakes.
Answer:
(C) Every day Gandhi made efforts to change himself in some small ways.
(viii) According to the above passage what is done by great people to transform their lives?
Answer:
They build character in small ways.
Question 2.
Read the following text.
1. Though the Covid-19 situation seems to be under control and the overall positivity rate has remained between 0.08% and 0.12% in the past one week, New Delhi has reported the highest positivity rate of 0.29% among all 11 districts. While North West and South West have reported a positivity rate of 0.21 % and 0.19% , respectively, all other districts have comparatively lower numbers. North East district has nil cases and a zero positivity rate. While there is no clear indication of Covid-19 cases rising again in the capital, the numbers are rising in some parts of the country. Delhi also needs to be on alert because the recent highest positivity rate of 0.12%, (85 new cases) over the past 24 days was reported on 1st August, 2021.
2. According to the district-wise performance report, on July 31, Central district reported six cases with a positivity rate of 0.09 %, East had five cases and 0.08 % positivity rate, New Delhi 19 cases and 0.29 %, North seven cases and 0.13 %, North West 12 cases and 0.21 %, Shahdara two cases and 0.03 %, South four cases and 0.06 %. South East seven cases and 0.11 %,, South West 15 cases and 0.19 %, and West nine cases and 0.12 %, positivity rate. All districts are conducting 4,000 to 6,000 tests every day, a majority of them being RT-PCR.
3. A health department official said the positivity rate was far lower than the target of 5%, that the districts were supposed to maintain. “It’s difficult to pinpoint the reasons behind some districts reporting a higher positivity rate than others. Only experts can highlight the causes after a detailed analysis,” added the official.
4. Officials from the districts reporting higher positivity rates said they were conducting a maximum number of tests in places like containment zones, slums, middle-class areas and villages. A government hospital doctor involved in Covid-19 management said, “If more tests are conducted in containment zones and adjoining dusters and among the contacts of Covid-positive people, then the positivity rate is likely to be slightly higher. More tests in super-spreader areas also pushes up the positivity rate. It has been observed that more tests conducted in slums and under privileged areas throw up a lower positivity rate. That is why it is suggested to use mixed locations for carrying out the tests.”
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(i) Complete the sentence appropriately.
According to the district-wise performance report, on July 31, Central district reported ____________ cases with a positivity rate of ____________%.
Answer:
six cases, 0.09%
(ii) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate response.
It has been observed that more tests conducted in ____________ and underprivileged areas throw up a ____________ positivitv rate.
Answer:
slums, lower
(iii) What evidence from the passage justifies the statement that conducting more tests in containment zones and adjoining clusters, as well as among the contacts of Covid-positive people, can lead to a slightly laigher positivity rate?
Answer:
The passage mentions that officials from districts reporting higher positivity rates conduct a maximum number of tests in places like containment zones and among the contacts of Covid-positive people, which results in a slightly higher positivity rate.
(iv) According to the above passage, officials were conducting a maximum number of tests in places like containment zones, slums, middle-class areas and villages. What does it reveal?
Answer:
It reveals that the officials thought that these areas were likely to have more positive cases.
(v) Based on the information provided in the passage, what can be inferred about the suggested strategy of conducting tests in mixed locations for Covid-19?
Answer:
The suggested strategy of conducting tests in mixed locations, including slums and underprivileged areas, is observed to yield a lower positivity rate.
(vi) Based on the graphical chart in the passage, choose the option that correctly depicts the number of positive cases in North West Delhi and West Delhi.
(A) Option (1)
(B) Option (2)
(C) Option (3)
(D) Option (4)
Answer:
(A) Option (1)
(vii) Why is it important for Delhi to remain on alert despite no clear indication of rising capital?
Answer:
Delhi needs to remain on alert because although the capital currently shows no clear indication of rising Covid-19 cases, the numbers are rising in some parts of the country, and Delhi has reported the highest positivity rate among all 11 districts.
(viii) In the line “If more tests are conducted in containment zones and adjoing clusters clusters’ refers to:
(A) areas which have Covid-19 positive cases.
(B) the villages nearby a village which has Covid-19 positive case(s).
(C) the areas nearby an area which has Covid-19 positive case(s).
(D) the buildings in which there is a person with Covid-19 positive.
Answer:
(C) the areas nearby an area which has Covid-19 positive case(s).
Section – B : Grammar & Writing Skills (20 marks)
GRAMMAR (10)
Question 3.
Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed. [1 × 10]
(i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
When I saw him he ____________ a portrait. (paint)
Answer:
was painting
(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Laugh is the best medicine.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| laugh | laughter |
(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:
A farmer said : “If the situation goes on like this, we will lose the consumers’ confidence for ever”.
Answer:
A farmer said that if the situation went on like that they would lose the consumers’ confidence for ever.
(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following sentence?
He said to Raina, “I cannot marry you now but I shall surely do so next year.”
(A) He told her that he could not marry Raina then but would surely marry her next year.
(B) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.
(C) He told Raina that he would not marry her then but would surely do so the next year.
(D) He told Raina that he cannot marry her now but would surely do so the following year.
Answer:
(B) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.
(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option
Do you know ____________ scarf this is? (whose/their)
Answer:
whose
(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The flock of sheeps blocked the road.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| sheeps | sheep |
(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line:
A little political thinkers think that liberty and equality can’t go together.
| Error | Correction |
| (A) can’t | couldn’t |
| (B) think | thinks |
| (C) A little | Some |
| (D) go | goes |
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| (C) A little | Some |
(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Tom and Tina.
Tom : Are you familiar with coding?
Tina : Yes, I am. I learned it during my college years.
Tom asked Tina if/whether she was familiar with coding. Then Tina replied in the affirmative and also added that ____________.
(A) she has learned it during her college years
(B) she learned it during her college years
(C) she had learned it during her college years
(D) she had learn it during her college years
Answer:
(C) she had learned it during her college years
(ix) Read the conversation between a father and his son. Complete the sentence by reporting son’s reply correctly.
Father : What’s the matter? You seem upset.
Son : I didn’t perform well in the soccer match.
Father asked his son what the matter was. The son replied that ____________.
Answer:
he hadn’t performed well in the soccer match.
(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
He ____________ us to go out in the boat yesterday.
(A) does not allow
(B) allows
(C) did not allow
(D) has not allowed
Answer:
(C) did not allow
(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the statement.
The thief will have run away before the police ____________
(A) comes
(B) had come
(C) came
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) comes
(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
The children was playing in the Giant’s garden.
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| was | were |
WRITING (10)
Question 4.
Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
(A) Given below are the notes on the life of Mother Teresa. Write a descriptive paragraph using the hints given below:
MOTHER TERESA
Birth : Mecedonia, August 26,1910
1922 : Decided to be a missionary
1928 : Joined Sisters of Loreto
May 24, 1931 : Became a nun
1948 : Taught in Koltata
1931 to 1948 : Worked in slums of Kolkata
Oct. 7, 1950 : Started – The Missionaries of Charity
Today : Society of Missionaries – all over the world. Over one million co-workers in more than 40 countries.
Aim : To help the poor and the suffering.
Awards and distinctions:
- Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971)
- Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace and Understanding (1972)
- Balzan Prize (1979)
- Templeton and Magsaysay Awards
- Nobel Peace Prize (1979) [STD 9 Q.B, Page-56, Q.8]
Answer:
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in Macedonia on August 26, 1910. She decided to be a missionary at the age of twelve only, i.e., in 1922 she joined Sisters of Loreto in 1928 and became a nun on 24 May 1931. She taught for seventeen years (1931 to 1948) in Kolkata and worked in the slums of Kolkata in 1948. She started the Missionaries of Charity on October 7, 1950 with the aim of helping the poor and the suffering. The Society of Missionaries is found all over the world now with over one million co-workers in more than forty countries. Her dedication towards her work made her win many awards and distinctions. She was awarded Pope John XXIH Peace Price in 1971, Nehru Price for promotion of International Peace and Understanding in 1972, Balcan Prize in 1979, Templeton Magsaysay awards and Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
OR
(B) Write a brief description on – A Day of Election’. Give a brief account of celebrations in about 100-120 words. [STD 9 Q.B. Page – 58, Q.3]
Answer:
Our country is a democratic country and elections are life and soul of a democratic system. In India, elections are held after every five years. Last year, election was to be held to elect a new M.L.A. The candidates of the different political parties were in the fray. The parties were canvassing in favour of their candidates. A day before the polling day, all the canvassing was stopped. At some distance from the polling station, the parties pitched their tents. They had lists of the voters of their respective areas. The voters were going to the tents of the parties of their choice. The workers were helping them in finding out their serial numbers and gave them slips to assist them in voting.
The voters stood in long queues. There were separate queues for male and female voters. Each voter showed the slip to the polling officer, who compared it to the serial number of the list and then put a mark with indelible ink on his forefinger and sent him to the EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). The voter had to press the button. A beep sound from the machine was the signal that the vote had been successfully cast. This process continued up to 5 o’clock. Then the polling officers sealed the EVMs and other relevant records. The police van came and collected the EVMs to take them to the collectorate for counting. It was a unique day in my life.
Question 5.
Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
(A) Write a Diary Entry in about 100-120 words about your experience in a blind school.
Answer:
Wednesday
12 September 20XX
10:00 p.m.
Dear Diary
We were invited to be the Chief Guest for the Annual day in a blind school. I kept wondering how such event would take place. When we reached the school, two blind students came to welcome us. They put a ’tilaH on our forehead at exactly the correct place and garlanded my father and then led us all to our seats. It was as if they could see everything. The function started with lightning of the lamp and a small speech by a student to welcome us all. There were dance performances, solo singing and a short skit to save the environment. All of us were flabbergasted as to how well they all were performing in a coordinated way. Everything was managed very systematically. Hats off to such students who could do everything in a proper way despite their visual disability. They truly inspired me a lot.
Good Night Diary!
Deepa
OR
(B) Complete the story with the following beginning in about 100-120 words. Also give it a suitable title.
Madhuka is Radhika’s constant companion. She met him in the train in a very unusual way when ……………..
Answer:
Blessing in Disguise
Madhukar is Radhika’s constant companion. She met him in the train in a very unusual way. It was July last year when she was a medical student. She was going back to her college after the summer vacations. She was glad that after a long period, she would be able to see her friends and enjoy her hostel life, but all of a sudden, she felt a severe headache and she began to reel. There was no one to look after her. Then to her amazement, a youngster came to her and asked about her problem.
With extreme difficulty, she briefed him. The youngster knew everything and brought out his medical kit and gave her some medicine. She was hesitant to have anything from a stranger, but he assured her that he was a doctor and this was his duty to provide comfort to his co-passengers. She took the medicine and got relief after a while. During that span, they became good friends. They exchanged their mobile numbers. Since then, their friendship has strengthened and still they are constant companions. So it can be said that her physical suffering proved a blessing in disguise.
Section – C : Language Through Literature (40 Marks)
Question 6.
Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
(A) Thereafter, Santosh went on an expedition every year. Her climbing skills matured rapidly. Also, she developed a remarkable resistance to cold and the altitude. Equipped with an iron will, physical endurance and an amazing mental toughness, she proved herself repeatedly. The culmination of her hard work and sincerity came in 1992, just four years after she had shyly asked the Aravalli mountaineers if she could join them. At barely twenty years of age, Santosh Yadav scaled Mt. Everest, becoming the youngest woman in the world to achieve the feat. If her climbing skills, physical fitness, and mental strength impressed her seniors, her concern for others and desire to work together with them found her a special place in the hearts of fellow climbers.
(i) Why did senior climbers praise Santosh?
Answer:
They praised Santosh because of her physical fitness, mental strength and climbing skills.
(ii) How was Santosh attracted to mountain climbing?
Answer:
watching some people going up the Aravalli hills from the hostel room.
(iii) At what age did Santosh Yadav scale Mt. Everest, becoming the youngest women in the world to achieve the feat?
(A) 20 years
(B) 21 years
(C) 22 years
(D) 23 years
Answer:
(A) 20 years
(iv) When did the final result of her hard work come?
(A) in 1982
(B) in 1992
(C) in 1892
(D) in 1999
Answer:
(B) in 1992
OR
(B) One day when I was in the fifth standard at the Rameshwaram Elementary School, a new teacher came to our class. I used to wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Shastri, who wore the sacred thread. The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. In accordance with our social ranking as the new teacher saw it, I was asked to go and sit on the back bench. I felt very sad, and so did Ramanadha Shastri. He looked utterly downcast as I shifted to my seat in the last row. The image of him weeping when I shifted to the last row left a lasting impression on me.
(i) Why did Kalam feel sad when he was in 5th standard in an elementary school?
Answer:
His teacher didn’t let him sit with his Hindu friend in the first row because he was a Muslim.
(ii) Why did the teacher separate Kalam from his friend?
Answer:
because of his own notion of social ranking, religious discrimination
(iii) In which class was the writer studying at that time?
(A) third standard
(B) fourth standard
(C) fifth standard
(D) sixth standard
Answer:
(C) fifth standard
(iv) What did the teacher ask writer to do?
(A) to sit in the middle of the class
(B) to sit on the first bench of the class
(C) to sit on the last bench of the class
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) to sit on the last bench of the class
Question 7.
Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
(A) So she made a very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it, and thought it seemed Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
(i) What did the little woman think of the cakes she baked?
Answer:
She thought they were too small for her but too big to give away.
(ii) Why didn’t the little woman give the cake to Saint Peter?
Answer:
The little woman baked a cake for Saint Peter but didn’t give him because she thought it was too big to give away.
(iii) What did the woman make thereafter?
(A) She made a very big cake.
(B) She made a very little cake
(C) She made a very little bread.
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) She made a very little cake
(iv) What did the second cake appear her to be?
(A) It seemed to her too big as the first one.
(B) It seemed to her too small as the first one.
(C) It was not good to the first one.
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) It seemed to her too big as the first one.
(B) And I shall have sorne peace there, for peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glo
And evenings full of the linnet’s wings.
(i) What does the poet wish to have?
(A) space
(B) peace
(C) freedom
(D) war
Answer:
(B) peace
(ii) Name the literary device used in the poem.
(A) rhythm
(B) repetition
(C) metaphor
(D) rhyme
Answer:
(C) metaphor
(iii) What does the poet see in Innisfree land?
Answer:
Glimmering midnight, purple noon, the evening full of linnet’s wings.
(iv) What kind of scene is there at night at Innisfree?
Answer:
glimmering
Question 8.
Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions in about 40 – 50 words. (3 × 4 = 12)
(i) What orders were passed to Kezia in the evening when father returned home from office?
Answer:
When Kezia’s father returned home from office, she was supposed to come down, take off her father’s shoes and put them outside. She was also expected to put her father’s tea cup on the tea table.
(ii) Why did Einstein write a letter to Frank]in Roosevelt?
Answer:
Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt about the dangers of atomic bombs when the Nazis were in Germany and he had to migrate from there. The discovery of Nuclear Fission in Germany made the American physicists upset that the Nazis could use an atom bomb.
(iii) How do the people hate their brothers? Are they right?
Answer:
People hate their brothers in different ways and the common of them is by taking arms against them. It is because they take them to be wrong and consider themselves to be right. But such type of consideration is always wrong. They should rather live in peace and tranquillity.
(iv) What is the belief of the people at Pashupatinath temple?
Answer:
It is the belief of the people at Pashupatinath temple that whenever a small shrine emerges fully on the river Bagwati, the goddess inside will escape and the evil period of the Kalyug will come to an end on the earth.
(v) What work does Gerrard do? How do you know this?
Answer:
Gerrard is a dramatist who works for a theatre. The disguise outfit, false moustaches and other similar items in his cottage support this point. The last dialogue in which he says,
”Hello. Yes, speaking. Sorry I can’t let you have the props in time for rehearsal, …………….” also supports this point.
Question 9.
Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions in about 40 – 50 words. (3 × 2 = 6)
(i) Why did the town councillors decide to pull down.the statue of the Happy Prince?
Answer:
The Town councillors decided to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince because the statue was no longer beautiful and it looked dull and shabby. Precious stones and golden leaves were gone from the statue and now it just looked little better than a beggar.
(ii) What was Behrman’s dream? How did it come true?
Answer:
Mr. Behrman’s dream was to create a masterpiece. The dream was realised when Johnsy fell ill. He painted a leaf on the other side of her window glass at night and it saved the life of the girl but cost him his own life.
(iii) What behaviour was Mahendra expecting from Ishwaran when he had scolded him for telling ghost stories?
Answer:
When Mahendra had scolded Ishwaran for his telling of ghost stories, he was expecting Iswaran to be angry for a couple of days but he was surprised at his cheerful and talkative behaviour the very next day.
Question 10.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions in about 100 – 120 words. (6 × 1 = 6)
(A) How was the Science teacher Siva Subramaniam Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife, a friend of Abdul Kalarn? Give incidents to support your answer.
Answer:
The Science teacher had freedom from bias and stereotype life. He had love and mutual respect for everyone. Appreciation for one another and intercultural harmony is the basic need for the unity and integration of the country. This was proved by the Science teacher. The Science teacher, Siva Subramaniam Iyer, wanted to break the social barriers between the Hindus and the Muslims. He wanted Kalam to be highly educated as he recognised his intelligence. One day, he invited him to a meal.
His orthodox wife was totally horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy, dining in her ritually pure kitchen. He did not mind anything said by his very conservative wife. He rather served the food to Abdul with his own hands. He also sat with him and dined together as well as invited him again for another meal the coming weekend. Thus, this shows that he was a friend of Abdul Kalam, even though Kalam was a Muslim and he himself was an orthodox Brahmin.
OR
(B) What are the poetic devices in the ballad A Legend of the Northland?
Answer:
The major literary devices, also called poetic devices, in A Legend of the Northland by Phoebe Cary is assonance which means repetition of vowel sounds. This appears in line 1: ‘Away, away….’ Another striking literary element pertains to the structure of the quatrain stanzas (four lines per stanza) that have no end punctuation. Each line rolls to the other through enjambment. It works very well in most of the spots, although there are one or two places where the enjambment is clumsy, such as ‘Where a little woman was making cakes / And baking them on the hearth / And being faint from fasting… .’
There are both an explicit speaker (‘tell me a curious story’) and an explicit addressee (‘yet you might learn’). The rhyme scheme of the poem is alternate unrhymed lines with rhymed ones in an abcbdefe, etc. pattern. The major literary technique is sensory imagery that includes vision, taste, and sound as Saint Peter (the technique of Biblical allusion) approaches the cottage and witnesses the baking of the cakes, then turns the woman into a woodpecker that can be heard tapping on a tree.
Question 11.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions in about 100 – 120 words. (6 × 1 = 6)
(A) How can you say that lswaran was a fascinating story teller?
Answer:
Iswaran was a very fascinating and a dramatic story teller. He knew how to engage the complete attention and interest of the listeners. He gave imaginative descriptions of various events. He used dramatic language and gestures to describe events and changed a simple event in suspense. He knew how to make even an ordinary event like a fallen tree sound exciting by describing it as if it was an enormous bushy beast lying sprawled across the road. His stories had surprise endings and unexpected narrations. He was influenced by thrilling novels and stories of Tamil authors. All stories had adventure, horror and suspense. All these elements made him a fascinating story teller and he could captivate any audience with his stories.
OR
(B) How did Behrman sacrifice his life?
Answer:
Johnsy had fallen ill and she had established a bond of her life with the ivy leaves. She felt she would die when the last leaf fell from the creeper. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing. It seemed that last leaf would fall any minute. Behrman who was a poor old artist had a dream to paint a masterpiece. Sue informed Behrman about Johnsy’s condition. Behrman thought that the leaf would fall that stormy night. So he decided to paint the leaf on the wall. He painted the leaf so beautifully that it looked natural painted the ivy leaf, putting his own life in danger. Next day when Johnsy saw the leaf she felt elevated. She was so sorry for being depressing and gloomy. But Behrman had caught pneumonia and died two days later. But his masterpiece had saved the life of Johnsy.