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Solved CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 1

December 12, 2018 by Sastry CBSE

Download Solved CBSE Sample Papers for Class 9 English Set 1 2019 PDF to understand the pattern of questions asks in the board exam. Know about the important topics and questions to be prepared for CBSE Class 9 English board exam and Score More marks. Here we have given English Sample Paper for Class 9 Solved Set 1.

Board – Central Board of Secondary Education, cbse.nic.in

Subject – CBSE Class 9 English

Year of Examination – 2019.

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General Instructions

The Question paper is divided into three sections:

Section A – Reading 20 marks

Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 marks

Section C – Literature Textbooks and Extended Reading Text 30 marks

AU questions are compulsory.

Marks are indicated against each question.

SECTION-A

READING

Question 1:

Read the passage given below and answer the questions/complete the statements that follow:

Chocolate diamonds are actually brown diamonds and compared to the well- known white diamond they aren’t much worth. Diamonds are produced in mines. The best known diamond mines are in Australia, South Africa and Russia. The largest diamond mine was discovered in 1976 in the desert of Australia near a little creek named Lake Argyle. Diamonds are created under very extreme conditions of pressure and high temperature. It is a general misunderstanding that there exist only white colourless diamonds. Actually, diamonds exist in many different colours.

Of all the diamond mines in the world, almost 80% of all diamonds produced are brownish in colour. Because they were found in such large quantities compared to the other coloured diamonds, they were considered as low-valued diamonds, only good for the industrial sector. But, a famous man called Le Vian came with a marketing campaign to increase the popularity of the chocolate diamond. Instead of calling it a brown diamond, he gave it popular names like caramel, chocolate, cinnamon and cognac. Since his marketing campaign, chocolate diamonds are becoming very popular.

The value of a diamond is based on its shape, brightness and colour. Because white diamonds are rare, their value is based on the fact that there are not many white diamonds around. But if you look at the shape and brightness, then the brightest diamond in this world known to men is a brown diamond. Before the development of the Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia in 1986, most brown diamonds were considered, worthless for jewellery; they were not even assessed on the diamond colour scale, and were predominantly used for industrial purposes.

However, marketing strategies changed in the 1980s and brown diamonds have become popular gems. The change was mostly due to the supply: the Argyle mine, with its 35 million carats (7,000 kg) of diamonds per year, makes about one third of global production of natural diamonds; 80% of Argyle diamonds are brown. The percentage of brown diamonds is lower in other mines, but it is almost always a significant part of the total production. Consequently, scientific research on causes of brown colour in diamond and ways to alter it has intensified.

(a) The wrong notion about diamonds is that _______.

(b) Brown diamonds were considered low in value because _______ .

(c) Brown diamonds became popular owing to _______ .

(d) The value of a diamond is based on its _______ .

(e) Why are the white diamonds rare?

(f) Name the popular names given to brown diamonds by Le Vian.

(g) Based on shape and brightness, which is the brightest diamond known to the mankind?

(h) Find the word from the passage that means ’a planned set of actions aimed at achieving a particular result’. (Para 2)

Answer:

(a) that there exists only white colourless diamonds

(b) they were found in such large quantity compared to the other coloured diamonds

(c) the marketing campaigns of Le Vian

(d) shape, brightness and colour

(e) There are not many white diamonds around

(f) Caramel, chocolate, cinnamon and cognac

(g) brown diamond

(h) campaign

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