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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 4 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: Reading Skills (20 marks)
Question 1.
Read the following text. [10]
1. The art of living is learnt easily by those who are positive and optimistic. From humble and simple people to great leaders in history, science or literature, we can learn a lot about the art of living, by having a peep into their lives. The daily routines of these great men not only reveal their different, maybe unique life styles, but also help us learn certain habits and practices they followed. Flere are some; read, enjoy and follow in their footsteps as it suits you.
2. A private workplace always helps. Jane Austen asked that a certain squeaky hinge should never be oiled so that she always had a warning whenever someone was approaching the room where she wrote. William Faulkner, lacking a lock on his study door, detached the doorknob and brought it into the room with him. Mark Twain’s family knew better than to breach his study door – they would blow a horn to draw him out. Graham Greene went even further, renting a secret office; only his wife knew the address and the telephone number. After all, everyone of us needs a workplace where we can work on our creation uninterruptedly. Equally we need our private space too!
3. A daily walk has always been a source of inspiration. For many artists, a regular stroll was essentially a creative inspiration. Charles Dickens famously took three hour walks every afternoon, and what he observed on them fed directly into his writing. Tchaikovsky could make do with a two-hour jaunt but wouldn’t return a moment early; convinced that doing so would make him ill. Ludwig van Beethoven took lengthy strolls after lunch, carrying a pencil and paper with him in case inspiration struck. Nineteenth century composer Erik Satie did the same on his long hikes from Paris to the working-class suburb where he lived, stopping under street lamps to jot down ideas that came on his journey; it’s rumoured that when those lamps were turned off during the war years, his music declined too. Many great people had limited social life too. One of Simone de Beauvoir’s close friends puts it this way, ‘There were no receptions, parties. It was an uncluttered kind of life, a simplicity deliberately constructed so that she could do her work”. To Pablo, the idea of Sunday was an ‘at home day’
4. The routines of these thinkers are difficult. Perhaps it is because they are so unattainable. The very idea that you can organise your time as you like is out of reach for most of us, so I’ll close with a toast to all those who worked with difficulties. Like Francine Prose, who began writing when the school bus picked up her children and stopped when it brought them back; or T. S. Eliot, who found it much easier to write once he had a day job in a bank than he had as a starving poet and even F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose early books were written in his strict schedule as a young military officer. Those days were not as interesting as the nights in Paris that came later, but they were much more productive and no doubt easier on his liver.
5. Being forced to follow someone else’s routine may irritate, but it makes it easier to stay on the path. Whenever we break that trail ourselves or take an easy path of least resistance, perhaps what’s most important is that we keep walking.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(i) The writers in the past:
(A) followed a perfect daily routine.
(B) enjoyed the difficulties of life.
(C) can teach us a lot.
(D) wrote a lot in books.
Answer:
(A) followed a perfect daily routine.
(ii) How can studying the daily routines and habits of great thinkers and artists inspire individuals to improve their own art of living and find inspiration in their daily lives? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
Studying the daily routines and habits of great thinkers and artists can inspire individuals to adopt positive practices, such as having a private workplace, taking regular walks for inspiration, and embracing disciplined routines, leading to an improved art of living and finding inspiration in their daily lives.
(iii) Complete the sentence appropriately:
Composer Erik Satie used to ___________.
Answer:
Write his ideas under street lamp
(iv) Find word from the passage which mean the same as ‘noisy’. (Para 2)
Answer:
squeaky
(v) Complete the sentence appropriately:
Beethoven took along with him during his long walk ___________.
Answer:
pencil and paper
(vi) According to the passage what unconventional method did William Faulkner employ to ensure privacy in his study while writing? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
William Faulkner detached the doorknob from
his study door and brought it into the room with him to prevent any intrusion, ensuring uninterrupted privacy during his writing sessions.
(vii) Pessimistic : Pessimism :: Humble : ?
(A) Humility
(B) Humbility
(C) Humbler
(D) Humbling
Answer:
(A) Humility
(viii) According to the above passage, what is the central idea of the above passage?
Answer:
What we can learn from the routines of geniuses.
Question 2.
Read the following text. [10]
1. Natural calamities generally bring death and disaster on a large scale. Tsunami waves, earthquakes, floods, droughts and epidemics have taken a heavy toll of human lives, particularly the children. The children who survive these disasters suffer the most. They are condemned to lead a life full of misery, insecurity, want and fear. Only the concerted efforts of the Government and the agencies involved in disaster management can help them lead normal lives again.
1,093 – live in general fear
16 – don’t speak
839 – fear water and sound
110 – withdrawn socially
460 – can’t sleep at night
43 – become asthmatic
20 – become deaf
21 – become blind
566 – have frequent headache and stomach ache
1,164 – can’t concentrate
117 – refuse to go to school
276 – are in shock
2. The natural calamities have tragically affected the lives of about 15,000 children in recent years in India. The tsunami waves and earthquakes created havoc on a large scale. About 5,430 children became homeless due to the tsunami and 5,438 were the victims of the earthquakes. Floods displaced 2,602 and droughts affected 2,036 children. Epidemics affected 1,313 children.
Out of these figures, 1,093 children live constantly in general fear; 110 children have withdrawn socially; 20 children have become deaf and 16 of them can’t speak any more. More than 450 children can’t sleep at night while 1,164 can’t concentrate on anything. The tragedy is that 21 of them have become blind, 43 asthmatic and 276 are still in shock. 566 suffer from frequent headache and stomach ache. About 850 children fear water and sound and 117 have refused to go to school.
3. Disaster management programmes have not proved up to the mark and up to the task. The Government and the concerned agencies should provide comprehensive aids and help to the survivors, particularly the children. They must provide nutritious food, clothes, shelters and medical aids to them. More efforts should be made to wipe out the scars left by these disasters.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(i) Complete the sentence appropriately.
The children who survive natural calamities are condemned to lead a life full of misery, insecurity, want, and fear unless ___________.
Answer:
The children who survive natural calamities are condemned to lead a life full of misery, insecurity, want, and fear unless concerted efforts of the Government and the agencies involved in disaster management can help them lead normal lives again.
(ii) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate response.
The tragedy is that among the affected children, 21 have become blind, 43 are asthmafic, and 276 are still in shock, indicating the ___________.
Answer:
The tragedy is that among the affected children, 21 have become blind, 43 are asthmatic, and 276 are still in shock, indicating the severe physical and psychological impact of the natural calamities on their well-being.
(iii) Justify the statement that disaster management programs in India have not been up to the mark and up to the task, as mentioned in the passage.
Answer:
The statement that disaster management programmes in India have not been up to the mark and up to the task can be justified based on the passage’s mention of the tragic impact on children and the need for comprehensive aids, including nutritious food, clothes, shelters, and medical assistance, to address the scars left by disasters.
(iv) As per the histogram, what is the most disastrous natural calamity for children?
Answer:
Tsunami
(v) Based on the information provided in the passage, what can be inferred about the long-term effects of natural calamities on children’s mental health?
Answer:
Based on the passage, it can be inferred that natural calamities have severe long¬term effects on children’s mental health. The mention of children living in fear, social withdrawal, speech and hearing impairments, inability to sleep or concentrate, and experiencing shock and trauma indicates the lasting psychological impact they suffer as a result of these disasters.
(vi) Who should be responsible for providing the disaster affected children with nutritious food, clothes, shelters and medical aids?
(A) The Government
(B) The concerned agencies
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer:
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(vii) In the context of the passage, what is the significance of the number 117 mentioned?
Answer:
The number 117 mentioned in the passage signifies the count of children who have refused to go to school, reflecting the adverse impact of the natural calamities on their education and psychological well-being.
(viii) The number of children suffering from frequent headache and stomach ache is:
(A) 839
(B) 1,164
(C) 110
(D) 566
Answer:
(D) 566
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.
To his horror, he found that he ___________ for nearly 24 hours, (sleep)
Answer:
had slept
(ii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Ramu is a honest man.
Answer:
Error | Correction |
a | an |
(iii) Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:
The young lady said: “I did not make such a mistake.”
Answer:
The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake.
(iv) Which option highlights the correct change of the speech of the following sentence? Mr. Rao told Mr. Mehta that he had to go to the town that day.
(A) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta I have to go to the town that day.”
(B) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta, I have to go to the town today.”
(C) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta I will have to go to the town today.”
(D) Mr. Rao said, “I have to go to the town today.”
Answer:
(B) Mr. Rao said,”Mr. Mehta, I have to go to the town today.”
(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option
Sam stood ___________ in the class, (first/one)
Answer:
first
(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Bread and butter are Sheldon’s favourite breakfast.
Answer:
Error | Correction |
are | is |
(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line: The restaurant, known for its delicious cuisine, is always crowd with diners.
Error | Correction |
(A) The | A |
(B) restaurant | restaurants |
(C) its | it’s |
(D) crowd | crowded |
Answer:
Error | Correction |
(D) crowd | crowded |
(viii) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Abhishek and Sarika.
Abhishek : Did you watch the latest movie?
Sarika : Yes, I did. I saw it yesterday.
Abhishek asked Sarika if / whether she had watched the latest movie. Then Sarika replied in the affirmative and also added that ___________.
(A) she saw it yesterday
(B) she had seen it the previous day
(C) she has seen it yesterday
(D) she had see it yesterday
Answer:
(B) she had seen it the previous day
(ix) Read the conversation between Johnson and Sarah. Complete the sentence by reporting Sarah’s reply correctly.
Johnson : What’s bothering you? You seem upset.
Sarah : I lost my wallet on the way home.
Johnson asked Sarah what was bothering her. Sarah replied that ___________.
Answer:
she had lost her wallet on the way home.
(x) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option to complete the statement.
If it rains the match ___________ cancelled.
(A) be
(B) will be
(C) will
(D) will have been
Answer:
(B) will be
(xi) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete the statement.
Unless I have a quiet room I ___________ successful.
(A) would not be
(B) shall not be
(C) have not been
(D) had not been
Answer:
(B) shall not be
(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Birds of feathers flock together.
Answer:
Error | Correction |
feathers | A feather |
WRITING – (10)
Question 4.
Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
(A) Write the description of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. Developing the paragraph on the hints given below:
Birth : 31st October 1875, Nadiad, Gujarat; brought up in countryside; influential leader; united 565 princely states; ordered to reconstruct Somnath Temple; health decline in 1950, died on December 15,1950; awarded Bharat Ratna in 1991. [STD 9 Q.B. Page-54, Q.4]
Answer:
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel popularly known as Vallabh Bhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a founding member of the Republic of India who played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence. He was born on 31st October, 1875 at Nadiad in Gujarat and brought up in the countryside. He became one of the most influential leader. He led the task to unite India and successfully integrated the newly independent nation with those British Colonial Provinces that had been allocated to India. Approximately, 565 self-governing princely states had also been united into Indian Nation due to his tireless efforts. As Gandhiji embarked on the Dandi Salt March, Patel was arrested and was put on trial without witness, with no lawyer or pressman.
On the outbreak of World War II, he supported Nehru’s decision. He also opposed the proposals of the Cripps Mission in 1942. He was one of the first Congress leaders to accept the partition of India. The fame of Vallabhbhai Patel formed the cornerstone of Patel’s popularity in the post-independence era. He fearlessly ordered to reconstruct the Somnath Temple which had been plundered in 11th century. His another extraordinary contribution in the integration of India is the association of Hyderabad state in Indian state by military operation. Patel’s health declined rapidly through the summer of 1950 and after a massive heart attack, he died on December 15, 1950. He was awarded India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1991, posthumously.
OR
(B) Write a descriptive paragraph in about 100 to 120 words on the notion: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
Answer:
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
As MIT Physics Professor Max Tegmar says, “Intelligence is the crux of the problem.” Our intelligence is the reason, we have more power than any other animal on the planet. There is no doubt that artificial intelligence will bring astoundingly positive things with it. But at the same time, there are always two sides of a coin. Having said that, one cannot argue over the fact that there are certain events in which utilisation of a robot can actually turn out to be much more efficient when compared to a human being. However, it is imperative to state that it is the human finesse that controls, operates, and direct the use of such a technology.
In every kind of industry that makes an extensive use of artificial intelligence, human input, human interaction, and human judgment can still not be replaced by the capabilities of an artificially intelligent machine. Also, Robots like Sophia, though has capabilities much more than a human being but surely it lacks emotions. It is the high emotional quotient that human beings have saved the earth from turning into a battle of beast. Compassion, love, sympathy, kindness – all are characteristics of a human being, not any humanoid robot. Thus, even though robots are future of the world but future of mankind is nonetheless are humans.
Question 5.
Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
(A) You along with your friends went for river rafting in Rishikesh. Write a Diary Entry in about 100-120 words describing about your experience.
[STD 9 Q.B. Page-68, Q.7]
Answer:
Thursday
20 May 20XX
9:00 p.m.
Dear Diary
Our excitement knew no bounds, when we had started for an adventurous trip to Rishikesh today. We started at 5.00 a.m. and had our breakfast on the way. We reached there around 11.00 a.m. and our camp organiser welcomed us and informed us about the do’s and don’ts in the camp area. After walking down hill (300 mts. steep) we reached our camp site; where the manager told us that two camps were ready for us and that it would be our home for next two days. After keeping our bags, we decided to go for Kayaking. Our instructor gave us useful tips on rowing at Kayaking, but we were not able to maintain our balance or were too slow in rowing the Kayak. We also tried swimming but there were too many rocks, so we decided to give it up. Late in the evening, we played volley-ball on the beach, had tea and later had dinner and decided to rest in our tents. Hope tomorrow would be more adventurous.
Good Night Diary!
Meenal
OR
(B) Every drop counts. Let’s not waste so that others may survive. Develop a story in about 100-120 words with a suitable title. [STD 9 Q.B. Page-62, Q.7]
Answer:
For a Drop of Water !
It was 25th of June, last year. I can’t forget the day. It was an excessively hot day. The summer was at its full swing. It seemed as if fire were pouring down from the sky. Mother earth was ailing for want of water. Not a bird or animal was visible in the open. There was not a stir of air anywhere. Not even a leaf was moving. The atmosphere was stuffy, and suffocated. To add to our troubles, there was no electricity. It resulted in the betrayal of water taps also, in addition to the fan and coolers. My brother’s body was burning with blistering heat. He couldn’t even cry as his throat was absolutely dry. There was not even a single drop of water in taps as well as in the storage. All of us were very thirsty but at that time, we were much troubled on seeing his condition. I went out of the house.
At the corner of our lane, there was a departmental store. I went there in the hope of getting ice-pouch or water bottle. But it was not available at any cost because there had been no water supply since last 24 hours. My brother’s uneasiness was getting unbearable with every moment. He was becoming excessively impatient and restless. His forehead was burning like hot-oven. My mother started weeping on seeing his condition. Suddenly my father, who had gone to another city returned. He had the habit of carrying water bottle with him. Perhaps God made my father’s entry at the right moment. Immediately my brother drank some water, which prevented him from fainting. Then we took him to the hospital for his further treatment. That day onwards, I never wasted even a drop of water, for even a drop can save someone’s life.
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) Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of a musical instrument called pungi in the royal residence for it had a shrill unpleasant sound. Pungi became the generic name for reeded noisemakers. Few had thought that it would one day be revived. A barber of a family of professional musicians, who had access to the royal palace, decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi. He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than the pungi and made seven holes on the body of the pipe. When he played on it, closing, and opening some of these holes, soft and melodious sounds were produced. He played the instrument before royalty and everyone was impressed. The instrument so different from the pungi had to be given a new name. As the story goes, since it was first played in the Shah’s chambers and was played by a nai (barber), the instrument was named the ‘shehnai’.
(i) What did Aurangzeb ban in his palace?
(A) playing of Pungi
(B) playing Sitar
(C) playing Tabla
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) playing of Pungi
(ii) Why was playing Pungi in the palace banned?
Answer:
It had a sharp sound, it wasn’t good, it was unpleasant
(iii) Who banned the playing of a musical instrument called Pungi in the royal residence?
Answer:
Aurangzeb
(iv) Who thought of improving the sound of the Pungi?
(A) a musician
(B) a singer
(C) a barber
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) a barber
OR
(B) Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.” Margie was hurt. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago.” She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
(i) Why did Tommy look at Margie with superior eyes?
Answer:
because Margie did not know about the school in previous time and Tommy was elder to Margie.
(ii) What does Tommy tell Margie about school?
Answer:
Schools were very enjoyable, there were human teachers, it had a separate building for students. Students went there to study.
(iii) What was special in ‘old’ kind of a school?
(A) Teachers were old.
(B) All the students used to go to the particular building of school.
(C) Students were serious about the studies.
(D) None of the above
Answer:
(B) All the students used to go to the particular building of school.
(iv) Find the word from the passage which means in a superior way?
(A) superior
(B) kind
(C) loftily
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) loftily
Question 7.
Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
(A) And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
(i) What does the choice of road signify?
(A) too many things
(B) two paths
(C) toughness of a choice and decision in life
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) toughness of a choice and decision in life
(ii) Name the poetic device used in these lines.
Answer:
The poetic device used in these lines is repetition and alliteration.
(iii) What does the poet’s decision of taking less travelled road signify?
Answer:
poet’s risk-taking habit
(iv) The poet doubts his come back because
(A) he continues to follow the road he chooses
(B) he is very lazy
(C) he is a man on the move
(D) he never repeats himself
Answer:
(A) he continues to follow the road he chooses
OR
(B) A slumber did my spirit seal—
I had no human fears.
She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly years.
No motion has she now, no force—
She neither hears nor sees,
Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees
(i) What does Slumber mean in the poem?
Answer:
deep sleep in the form of death of poet’s beloved Lucy and poet’s ignorance to the harsh realities of life
(ii) What was the poet taking for granted?
(A) his beloved’s life
(B) everything
(C) life
(D) All of these
Answer:
(A) his beloved’s life
(iii) According to the poet. where is his beloved?
Answer:
Lucy is in the lap of nature
(iv) What was the name of the girl whom the poet loved?
(A) Angela
(B) Lucy
(C) Tars
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) Lucy
Question 8.
Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions in about 40 – 50 words. 3 × 4 = 12
(i) What made Kezia’s father punish her?
Answer:
Kezia tore important papers of her father to stuff into the pin cushion because she was making a gift to present to her father. Since, the papers had her father’s speech written on them, she was punished for tearing them.
(ii) What made the doctor utter ‘Death lurked four inches away’?
Answer:
The doctor was under the grip of the snake and sat motionless as a statue. His body was inactive but mind was completely active. He knew very well that the snake would bite him at the slightest movement. This is what made him utter these words.
(iii) What did the new teacher in the elementary school do? (From the chapter ’My Childhood’.)
Answer:
The new teacher could not tolerate Kalam, a Muslim boy, sitting next to Ramanandha Sastry, a Hindu priest s son in the first row. So the narrow minded teacher sent Abdul Kalam to sit at the last bench. Thus the new teacher was spreading casteism in the classroom.
(iv) What has the poet compared with ‘Leprous hide’?
Answer:
The poet has compared the Leprous hide with the bark of the tree which has been discoloured with the passage of time. The poet says that the bark of the tree looks like a person who has leprosy and the skin of the body has been discoloured because of old age.
(v) How did the senior tennis players bully young Maria?
Answer:
As Maria was quite young, she used to go to bed early. The senior tennis players came late in the night and would wake her up asking her to clean up the room for them. But all that made her more determined and mentally tough.
Question 9.
Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions in about 40 – 50 words. (3 × 2 = 6)
(i) How did the Happy Prince help the poor children in the city?
Answer:
As per the orders of the Happy Prince, the gold leaves and the jewels on his body were taken out by the swallow and distributed among the poor. Thus, the Happy Prince was able to help the poor children in the city.
(ii) ‘Sue is a true and faithful friend.’ Comment.
Answer:
Sue displays the virtues of a true and faithful friend. She revived her will power to live. She loved Johnsy and looked after her like a mother in her state of illness. She helped her get out of depression. She was happy at Johnsy’s recovery.
(iii) ‘A month later, I was at my house watching them rebuild it. But this time it was different.’ How was it different?
Answer:
A month later, the author was at his house. The house was being rebuilt but he wasn’t alone. His two friends from school were with him. The fire was responsible for all the wonderful people around him. His life was getting back to normal. Now he focused on feelings of positivity and security.
Question 10.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions in about 100 – 120 words. (6 × 1 = 6)
(A) Write down the achievements of Albert Einstein.
Answer:
Albert Einstein was really a scientific genius. He felt at home with Mathematics but he showed keen interest in Physics. After graduating from the University in Zurich, he started working vigorously. During his university education he was working on the concept of relativity. After his graduation, he remained jobless. So, he gave private lessons. In 1902, he secured a job as a technical expert in the patent office in Bern. But he went on to develop his own ideas. The world showered many honours and invitations on him. He was honoured with Nobel Prize in 1921.
OR
(B) Does the poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree celebrate the theme of escapism? Explain.
Answer:
The poem focuses on Innisfree as a place of escape for the speaker. The speaker describes Innisfree as a simple, natural environment where he will build a cabin and live all by himself. The Lake Isle of Innisfree expresses the idea that nature provides an inherently restorative place, where human beings can go to escape the chaos and corrupting influences of civilisation. In this poem, the speaker/Yeats longs to live in the simplicity of nature, with no extraneous distractions of city life or the superfluous habits, customs, and daily routines of an increasingly fast-paced, modern world. The speaker is only dreaming of ‘getting away from it all’. Even if he never goes, he will at least have the mental escape. This is the saving grace; even if he cannot get out of the city, he can imagine to escape himself to hear the lake water lapping even while standing on the pavement in the city. There is another appeal/implication that one can never go back to the past place of nostalgia and youth, but through imagination and reflection, one can always have the mental escape and memory of another time and place of one’s choice.
Question 11.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions in about 100 – 120 words. (6 × 1 = 6)
(A) Why did the Happy Prince want to part with all the gold, precious stones he had?
Answer:
The Happy Prince viewed misery and suffering in his city after his death. He was greatly moved and wanted to help the needy. He saw the pale faces of hungry children and realised the pain of homeless people. He had tears in his eyes as he could not bear the pain of the poor and needy people. So He decided to help and shower happiness in their lives and tried to improve their living conditions. The Happy Prince felt he could change the lives of the poor people with whatever he had. He sacrificed himself for the sake of the poor and the needy people. He decided to part with all his gold and precious stones for them
OR
(B) Describe the incident at Dehradun railway station after reading the story, The Adventures of Toto.
Answer:
Grandfather had to go to Saharanpur for collecting his pension. So, he decided to put Toto in a big black canvas bag for the train journey. When they reached the station, Toto started jumping on the platform but could not come out of the bag and the bag began to roll to roll about on the floor and jump into the air. At this everyone was surprised to see a bag jumping and moving about. When the ticket collector came, then Toto poked his head out of the bag. The ticket collector wanted grandfather to buy a ticket for him but grandfather did not want to do so. Finally, the ticket collector had his way and he got three rupees as Toto’s fare.