Question

CLASS IX
SUBJECT-ENGLISH
SECTION A(READING) 5marks
A1.Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Alfred Hitchcock was a man with vivid imagination, strong creative skills and a passion for
life. With his unique style and God-gifted wit he produced and directed some of the most
Chrilling films that had the audience almost swooning with fright and falling off their seats
with laughter. Alfred Hitchcock was greatly influenced by American films and magazines.
At the age of 20, he took up a job at the office of Paramount Studio, London. Using
magination, talent and dedication, he made each of his endeavours a success. He took great
leasure in working in the studio and often worked all seven days a week. He moved to the
SA in 1939 and got his American citizenship in 1955. Here, he produced many more films
nd hosted a weekly television show. No matter from where his ideas came, whether a
magazine article, a mystery novel or incident, his films had the typical “Hitchcock touch"-
here the agony of suspense was relieved by interludes of laughter! Hitchcock was
nighted in 1980.
: What qualities helped Hitchcock achieve success?
: What is Alfred Hitchcock famous as?
: What did the typical Hitchcock-style of film-making include?
- What did Alfred Hitchcock do in United States?
What does the word swooning mean?
SECTION - B(WRITING)
10marks
You are Apoorva/Arpit. You bought a refrigerator from Ganesh Electronics and
tricals, Gandhi Marg, Nagpur. It does not function properly. Write a letter to the S
an of the rhon comnlaining about the defect and asking for immediate replace​

Answer 1

Alfred Hitchcock was greatly influenced by American