Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 293 Model Test paper Class - 9 Time: 3 hrs. F.M. 75 Candidates are required to give their answer according to the given instructions. 1. Read the poem and do the task. Rickshaw Ride That man by the harbour Spitting into the water Is as old as China. He is made of leather And his folded face Is like a sandbar At low tide. Will you take a ride On his rickshaw? He will not thank you For your dollar, He knows that to you A dollar does not matter. Off you go with a clatter Up to Victoria On up the long hill Pass the cathedral To the peak Tram Pull! Pull! He leans to it His muscles at neck and calf and shoulder And his dark veins that snake Take your eye Not what passes by. Let him not break Something for my sake,
294 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 For my dollar. 232 English 9 You went to Hong Kong They will say. Did you take a rickshaw? Was it fun? Did he run, your rickshaw man Yes, he ran. No, it was not much fun. -John Hill A. Answer the following questions: 5×1 = 5 a. How old is the rickshaw puller? b. What is like a sandbar? c. What attracts the attention of the rider? d. Why is the speaker different than the other people? e. How are the veins of the rickshaw puller? 2. Read the text and do the tasks. The earliest Maya settlements date to around 1800 BC. The earliest Maya were agricultural, growing crops such as corn, beans, squash and cassava. About 300 B.C. Maya farmers began to expand their presence both in the highland and lowland regions. The Middle Pre-classic Period also saw the rise of the first major Mesoamerican civilisation, the Olmecs. Like other Mesoamerican peoples, the Maya derived a number of religious and cultural traits, as well as their number system and their famous calendar from the Olmec. In addition to agriculture, the Pre-classic Maya also displayed more advanced cultural traits like pyramid-building, city construction and the inscribing of stone monuments. The Classic Period, which began around 250 AD, was the golden age of the Maya Empire. Classic Maya civilisation grew to some 40 cities. Each city held a population of between 5,000 and 50,000 people. At its peak, the Maya population may have reached 2,000,000. Excavations of Maya sites have unearthed plazas, palaces, temples and pyramids, as well as courts for playing the ball games that were ritually and politically significant to Maya culture. Maya cities were surrounded and supported by a large population of farmers. A. Choose the correct answer. 5 × 1 = 5 a. What occupation was adapted by the earliest Maya? i. hunting ii. agriculture iii. fishing b. When did they start to expand to highland and lowland regions? i. 300 BC ii. after 300 BC iii. Before 300 BC
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 295 c. What was the golden age of the Maya empire? i. before 250 AD ii. 250 AD iii. 250 BC d. How many cities were there in the classic May Civilization? i. 45 ii. 50 ii. 40 e. Who was the Maya’s main God? i. the king ii. nature iii. the people B. Answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5 a. What did the earliest Maya grow? b. What were the advanced traits of the Maya? c. When did May empire’s classic period begin? d. Whom did the Maya society keep at the top? e. What was the highest population in the classic period? 3. Read the following advertisement below and answer the questions. Teachers wanted Vacancies are announced for the following posts: Primary level: English, Science, Nepali Qualification: Candidates should have at least 10+2 certificated Apply within ten days of the publication date with photocopies of certificates and bio-data give contact number (is, must) in address given below. Only short listed candidates will be called for the interview. Principal Mount Everest school Myagdi, Beni A. Find out the words from the passage that have the same and opposite meanings as indicated. 5 × 1 = 5 a. applicant (similar) b. priority (similar) c. taken (antonym) d. resume (similar) e. above (antonym) B. Answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5 a. What is this advertisement for? b. When should the candidates send their application? c. Why is phone number must? d. Can the candidates send their application by email? e. How to send the application?
296 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 4. Read the following letter and do the activities that follow. 2.501 Shreepur Birgunj, Nepal 10th March 2009 My dear Punya, Thank you so much for your letter which I received yesterday. But I am sorry to known that you are so unhappy at Himalayan Boarding House. I understand that you feel rather homesick, for it is the first time you have been away from house; and I, too, often want you home again, my child, but you know, we can’t always have what we want in life. If I were selfish, I would always keep you at home, for I don’t like any of my children to be away; but then how would you ever get your education and grow to be a self-reliant person to manage your own life? Your father thinks that a few years at a boarding school is necessary for all boys, to make men of them; and he knows best. So my dear boy, you must be brave and stick to your school. I am sure you will soon get to like it, as other boys do. Don’t mind jokes boys play on you, and if you do, don’t let them know you do. When they see you don’t mind, they will soon get tired of teasing you. So cheer up! And be a brave boy. With much love, Your loving mother Shreya A. Choose the right answer from the given alternatives. 5 × 1 = 5 a. The word ‘rather’ is close in meaning with ............. (slightly, careful, slowly) b. The opposite meaning of ‘tired’ ............. (exhausted, sleepy, energetic) c. ‘Cheer up’ does not mean ............. (make happier, brighten up, depress) d. ............. is the closest meaning of the word ‘stick’ (continue, attach, push) e. The word ‘brave’ means ............. (timid, shy, fearless) B. Answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5 a. Where is the boy studying? b. Why is he feeling homesick? c. What do parents want him to be? d. What suggestions does Shreya give to her son? e. When was the letter written? C. Complete the following sentences supplying appropriate word/phrase from the above letter. 5 × 1 = 5 a. The mother is not selfish. That’s why she kept her son away from ............. the study. b. It seems that other boys play ............. on Punya. c. One must struggle to get food ............. as the boy is doing.
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 297 d. The mother wants to make her son ............. . e. On day her son will be ............. by other boys. 5. Prepare a recipe to cook your favourite dish at home. Use the prompts given below. 5 Name of the food Ingredients Cooking procedure Cooking time for how many persons? 6. Write a message of congratulations to your friend who has received a full scholarship to complete his/her studies. 5 7. Some says learning from teachers is easier than learning by own self. Which is your choice? Give reasons? 6 8. Write a review of the movie that you have recently watched. 8 9. Reproduce the following sentences as indicated in the brackets. 5 × 1 = 5 a. Ravi’s invited by his new friend, .............? (Add a suitable tag) b. I don’t have anything to say about it. (Into affirmative) c. Air .......... mainly oxygen and nitrogen. (consist) (Supply the correct form of the tense) d. People believe that I know everything. (Into passive) e. They said, “What a lazy boy you are!” (Into indirect) 10. Choose and copy the best answer from the brackets. 6×1 = 6 Bishal generally goes for morning walk at five. ............. (In, By, For) profession he is a teacher. Yesterday morning he met a boy and a man. ............. (A, An, The) boy was carrying a bag ............. (who, which, where) was very big. He greeted Bishal and asked, “How are you, sir?” Then he replied that he was fine. The boy with his father ............. (was, are, were) going to Kathmandu to look for a good Science +2. He has passed the SEE examination in A+ grade. Provided that ............. (passes, passed, had passed) the exam in A+ grade, he wouldn’t join science college. He is an ambitious boy, isn’t he? Although his family is poor, he has had his parents ............. (manage, to manage, managed) the required money for his study.
298 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 Word Formation Prefix + base word New word Un+happy unhappy Dis+ honest dishonest Un + countable uncountable Un +controlled uncontrolled Dis+ agree disagree Dis+ advantage disadvantage Dis+ qualified disqualified Un + known unknown Un + able unable Adjective Noun Adjective Noun able ability absent absence accurate accuracy brave bravery bold boldness patient patience young youth busy business calm calmness cheap cheapness clean cleanliness cruel cruelty causal casualty deep depth different difference dry dryness eager eagerness equal equality false falsehood fertile fertility free freedom great greatness important importance high height intelligent intelligence kind kindness long length loyal loyalty merry merriment noble nobility obedient obedience poor poverty proud pride present presence real reality rich richness red redness safe safety silent silence strong strength true truth warm warmth violent violence weak weakness very variety sharp sharpness Base word + suffix = New word Help+ full helpful Count+ less countless Hard+ ship hardship Fight+ er fighter Light+ er lighter Tall+ er taller Great+ er greater Great+ ness greatness Use of suffix Formation of nouns from adjectives
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 299 above below go come add subtract grief joy appear disappear hard soft artificial natural heaven hell attract repel high low barren fertile ignorant educated best worst increase decrease blame praise bottom top internal external build destroy certain uncertain knowledge ignorance correct incorrect marry divorce maximum minimum cruel kind near distant/far odd even difficult easy partial impartial domestic foreign permanent temporary early late emerge vanish plentiful scarce entrance exit precious cheap real unreal fair unfair remember forget far near safe dangerous flexible rigid stand sit informal formal friend enemy/foe wide narrow funny serious warm cool generous greedy wise foolish accept reject gain loss/lose glad sad alive dead arrest release growth decay assemble disperse hate love awake asleep heavy light beautiful ugly honest dishonest birth death imaginary real bold timid inferior superior brave coward inside outside capable incapable joy sorrow kill save comic tragic Antonyms
300 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 confess deny majority minority continue discontinue notorious famous deep shallow offend please delete insert particular general direct indirect polite rude effect cause pretty ugly equal unequal recent old export import rough smooth failure success shut open familiar strange fast slow stay go final initial teacher student fool wise tiny large former latter weak strong full empty active inactive glory shame all none grant refuse arrival departure healthy ill attack defend believe doubt hide show bitter sweet human inhuman borrow lend bright dull inhale exhale care neglect intelligent dull clever stupid junior senior contract expand common rare mighty weak cover uncover merry sad crude refined obey disobey definite indefinite peace war do undo physical mental dress undress pleasure pain encourage discourage primitive modern regular irregular fasten loosen slavery freedom spoken unspoken forgive blame war peace win lose fall rise young old
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 301 Synonyms able competent angry furious answer reply bare naked blank empty chat talk close near aid support about nearly big huge below under cheat trick disturb annoy destroy ruin ago before eat devour beautiful pretty area region describe explain dawn morning end finish drag pull fortune fate error mistake imitate copy hot warm many several large big pair couple old ancient house home illness sickness listen hear intelligent bright happen occur sacred holy type kind tiny small start begin roam wander rely depend wash clean teach train accuse blame arrive come correct right energy power calamity disaster cost price disease illness annual yearly blame accuse divide split enjoy delight hate dislike lad boy neat clean famous renowned pain ache student pupil wealthy rich wet soaked thin lean wicked evil bold brave inferior low timid coward superior high capable able joy happiness
302 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 Formation of Nouns, Adjectives & Verbs Formation of nouns from verbs Verbs Nouns Verbs Nouns abound abundance bereave bereavement accede access breed breed accomplish accomplishment build build/builder accustom custom believe belief act action/actor burn burner/burial admit admission/ admittance beautify beauty/beautician adore adoration/adorer break breach/breakage/ breaker advise advice/advisor bear birth/bearer agree agreement bless blessing/blessedness allow allowance criticise criticism/critic amuse amusement choose choice apologise apology collect collection/collector apply application/ applicant compel compulsion approve approval conceal concealment assassinate assassination/ assassin comply compliance assign assignment corrupt corruption assemble assembly/ assemblage correct correction assert assertion calculate calculation/calculator attach attachment consider consideration associate association consume consumption/ consumer authorise authorisation contend contest/contestant assist assistance/assistant carry carriage/carrier assure assurance converse conversation attend attendant/attention create creation/creator attract attraction clean cleanliness/cleaner bleed blood cheap cheapness betray betrayal/betrayer confirm confirmation blacken blackness console consolation/consoler broaden breadth defer deference brighten brightness differ difference banish banishment deface defacement
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 303 Formation of verbs from nouns Nouns Verbs Nouns Verbs air aerate falsehood falsify advice advise glory glorify apology apologise grass graze blackness blacken gladness gladden bath bathe horror horrify beauty beautify height heighten belief believe head head blood bleed haste hasten body embody justice justify/judge breath breathe knee kneel breadth broaden memory memorise critic criticise necessity necessitate character characterise nest nestle calf calve nation nationalise creation create office officiate cage encage origin originate camp encamp peril imperil circle encircle prison imprison courage encourage power empower cloth clothe peace pacify class classify people populate custom accustom slave enslave centre centralise snare ensnare company accompany spark sparkle dew bedew sympathy sympathise drop drop/drip system systematise danger endanger success succeed electricity electrify sale sell example exemplify table tabulate flower flower terror terrorise food feed throne enthrone/ dethrone fool fool title title/entitle
304 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 force enforce/force tomb entomb friend befriend utility utilise fright frighten vapour evaporate/vaporise frost freeze famine famish fruit fructify fame defame vigour invigorate fine fine/refine wreath wreathe fresh freshen/refresh web weave Formation of verbs from adjectives Adjectives Verbs Adjectives Verbs able enable mad madden abundant abound noble ennoble base debase pure purify black blacken popular popularise bitter embitter public publicise broad broaden quick quicken cheap cheapen real realise civil civilise rich enrich certain ascertain sure ensure clear clarify half halve clean cleanse heir inherit calm becalm health heal dear endear habit habituate dense condense hale exhale/inhale deep deepen humble humiliate dark darken hard harden different differ joyous enjoy equal equalise just justify full fill long lengthen familiar familiarise white whiten fat fatten short shorten large enlarge strange estrange little belittle specific specify low lower sweet sweeten moist moisten thick thicken vile vilify
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 305 Formation of nouns from adjectives Adjectives Nouns Adjectives Nouns active activity/activist cruel cruelty absent absence/absentee difficult difficulty able ability deep depth abundant abundance dense density accurate accuracy dull dullness artful/artistic art/artist efficient efficiency airy air excellent excellence brief brevity easy ease brilliant brilliance eminent eminence broad breadth equal equality brave bravery free freedom certain certainty fertile fertility calm calmness fresh freshness curious curiosity fat fatness coward cowardice frank frankness false falsehood regular regularity golden gold rigid rigidity grand grandeur short shortage/ short shortness powerful power gay gaiety stupid stupidity/stupid gallant gallantry silken silk hairy hair sink sinking hot heat strong strength heroic hero/heroism safe safety/safe holy holiness scarce scarcity happy happiness severe severity innocent innocence sensible sensibility electrifying electricity saleable sale exemplify example table tabulation flowery flower terrible terror
306 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 foolish fool titular title forceful force inferior inferiority silken silk just justice/judge splendid splendour joyful/joyous joy starry star liberal liberty studious study/student local locality/location sympathetic sympathy/ sympathiser loyal loyalty systematic system long length scientific science/scientist lame limb timid timidity true/truthful truth/truthfulness terminal terminal/ termination milky milk merry merriment tragic tragedy obedient obedience vain vanity obstinate obstinacy violent violence popular popularity vicious viciousness private privacy vacant vacancy present presence valiant valour prudent prudence vigorous vigour vocal voice virtuous virtue verbal verb/verbosity patriotic patriotism proper propriety polite politeness poor poverty/poor weekly week rosy rose wilful will royal royalty wooden wood rival rivalry/rival warlike war real reality/realism yearly year zealous zeal/zealot
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 307 Regular verbs Present (vl) Past (v2) Past Participle (v3) Present (vl) Past (v2) Past Participle (v3) allow allowed allowed invent invented invented appoint appointed appointed invite invited invited argue argued argued involve involved involved arrest arrested arrested join joined joined ask asked asked jump jumped jumped attend attended attended kick kicked kicked beg begged begged knit knitted knitted behave behaved behaved knock knocked knocked borrow borrowed borrowed laugh laughed laughed brush brushed brushed like liked liked call called called listen listened listened care cared cared live lived lived carry carried carried look looked looked celebrate celebrated celebrated manage managed managed change changed changed marry married married chase chased chased melt melted melted clean cleaned cleaned move moved moved climb climbed climbed need needed needed close closed closed neglect neglected neglected compare compared compared obey obeyed obeyed confuse confused confused observe observed observed continue continued continued occupy occupied occupied cook cooked cooked offer offered offered copy copied copied open opened opened correct corrected corrected oppose opposed opposed crash crashed crashed paint painted painted cry cried cried pass passed passed dance danced danced pen penned penned decide decided decided phone phoned phoned defeat defeated defeated pick picked picked deliver delivered delivered plan planned planned describe described described play played played develop developed developed pour poured poured
308 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 devote devoted devoted praise praised praised die died died promise promised promised direct directed directed prove proved proved divide divided divided publish published published dress dressed dressed rain rained rained dry dried dried reach reached reached earn earned earned record recorded recorded edit edited edited repair repaired repaired elect elected elected reply replied replied end ended ended report reported reported enjoy enjoyed enjoyed return returned returned enter entered entered revise revised revised entertain entertained entertained rush rushed rushed envy envied envied sail sailed sailed evade evaded evaded save saved saved explain explained explained share shared shared explode exploded exploded show showed showed face faced faced smoke smoked smoked fail failed failed spread spread spread fascinate fascinated fascinated start started started fill filled filled stay stayed stayed finish finished finished stop stopped stopped fold folded folded suggest suggested suggested follow followed followed switch switched switched found founded founded taste tasted tasted grant granted granted tie tied tied guess guessed guessed touch touched touched happen happened happened treat treated treated hear heard heard turn turned turned help helped helped upset upset upset imagine imagined imagined use used used include included included visit visited visited insert inserted inserted wait waited waited intend intended intended walk walked walked interest interested interested wash washed washed
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 309 Irregular verbs Present (vl) Past (v2) Past Participle (v3) Present (vl) Past (v2) Past Participle (v3) overthrow overthrew overthrown awake awoke awoken pay paid paid be was, were been plead pled/pleaded pled/pleaded bear bore born put put put beat beat beaten quit quit quit become became become read read read begin began begun rid rid rid bend bent bent ride rode ridden bet bet bet ring rang rung bind bound bound rise rose risen bite bit bitten run ran run bleed bled bled say said said blow blew blown see saw seen break broke broken seek sought sought breed bred bred sell sold sold bring brought brought send sent sent broadcast broadcast broadcast set set set build built built shake shook shaken burn burnt burnt shave shaved shaved burst burst burst shear shore shorn buy bought bought shed shed shed cast cast cast shine shone shone catch caught caught shoot shot shot choose chose chosen show showed showed cling clung clung shrink shrank shrunk come came come shut shut shut cost cost cost
310 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 sing sang sung creep crept crept sink sank sunk cut cut cut sleep slept slept deal dealt dealt slay slew slain dig dug dug slide slid slid dive dived dived sling slung slung do did done slit slit slit draw drew drawn smite smote smitten dream dreamt dreamt speak spoke spoken drive drove driven speed sped sped eat ate eaten spend spent spent fall fell fallen spill spilt spilt feed fed fed spin spun spun feel felt felt spit spit/spat spit fight fought fought split split split find found found spread spread spread fit fit fit spring sprang sprung flee fled fled stand stood stood fling flung flung steal stole stolen fly flew flown stick stuck stuck forbid forbade forbidden sting stung stung forget forgot forgotten stink stank stunk forego forewent foregone strike struck struck forgive forgave forgiven string strung strung forsake forsook forsaken strive strove striven freeze froze frozen swear swore sworn get got got swim swam swum give gave given swing swung swung go went gone take took taken grind ground ground teach taught taught grow grew grown
Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 311 tear tore torn hang hung hung tell told told hide hid hidden think thought thought hit hit hit throw threw thrown hold held held thrust thrust thrust hurt hurt hurt tread trod trodden keep kept kept understand understood understood kneel knelt knelt uphold upheld upheld knit knit knit wake woke woken know knew known upset upset upset lay laid laid wear wore worn lead led led weave wove woven leap leapt leapt wed wed wed learn learnt learnt weep wept wept leave left left wind wound wound lend lent lent win won won let let let withhold withheld withheld light lighted/lit lighted withstand withstood withstood lose lost lost write wrote written make made made mean meant meant meet met met mistake mistook mistaken
312 Oasis Applied English Grammar Book-9 Consonants Vowels