CBSE ADDA

The question paper is divided into four sections: Section A: Reading Comprehension 15 marks Section B: Writing 15 marks Section C: Grammar 15 marks Section D: Literature 35 marks Marks are indicated against each question. SECTION A (Reading-15 Marks) Q.1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by writing the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.                                                             (5 Marks) Imagine 100 people walking on a beach in the middle of the night, stopping every once in a while to search for turtle eggs and hatchlings! I was a part of this walk recently in the heart of Chennai in Tamil Nadu! Our aim was to take them to the safety of a ‘hatchery’.

CBSE ADDA CBSE English - Chap 1 - The Fun They Had -  Q1 - Think about Languages I. Adverbs Read this sentence taken from the story: They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely. The word complete is an adjective. When you add –ly to it, it becomes an adverb. 1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below. awfully sorrowfully completely loftily carefully differently quickly nonchalantly Answer:  1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below.   Awfully: They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to — on a screen, you know.   Sorrowfully:  The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the  County Inspector .  

CBSE ADDA 9th CBSE English - Chap 1 - The Fun They Had Question:  I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. 1. How old are Margie and Tommy? 2. What did Margie write in her diary? 3. Had Margie ever seen a book before? 4. What things about the book did she find strange? 5. What do you think a telebook is? 6. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates? 7. What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn? Answer:  1. How old are Margie and Tommy? Ans. Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen yrs old.   2. What did Margie write in her diary? Ans. She wrote “Today Tommy found a real book!”.   3. Had Margie ever seen a book before? Ans. No, she hadn’t.   4. What things about the book did she find strange? Ans. The things she found strange about the book were- *All stories were printed on paper. *They turned the pages then, which were yellow and crinkly. *It was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed