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Class IX Language Question Paper

📝 Class IX Language Examination

Exam Code: IX-LANG-2025-SET-1

Time: 3 Hours     Full Marks: 70

SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION [20 Marks]
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Calcutta: A digital repository of West Bengal's folk traditions at risk of extinction will be created with help from the German government.

An agreement was signed on Monday with the German consulate general by which Kolkata Sukriti Foundation will partner the project, receiving around 60,000 euros.

West Bengal's folk performing art forms like Pata Khumur, Rabon Kata Naach, Bohurupee, Sapuriya Gaan, Jele Paraar Sang and Hapu will be documented and digitalised under this project. An organisation called Bhromora, led by Sibabrata Karmakar, has been researching forgotten folk traditions for decades now.

Documentary filmmaker Abhijit Dasgupta joined them in 1975. "Our aim is to create a virtual digital folk museum where one can experience forgotten art forms of Bengal recorded in their pristine form," Dasgupta said.

The online museum will provide viewers a virtual walk-through in the rural setting in which the music was recorded. Information will be provided in German, Spanish and French, other than English and Bengali.

German consul general Manfred Auster, who signed the agreement with Dasgupta, said the project was undertaken as part of a programme of the German Federal Foreign Office which supports the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide. "The virtual museum, that will be created in nine months, will provide global access to the rich culture of West Bengal," said Auster.

Those who were present at the signing ceremony at Madhsudan Mancha on Monday got a glimpse of the kind of material that will go into the online archive.

Live performances were presented, under the Bhromora banner, of Biyer Gaan, Hapu, Chang and other folk be told about Jake Biyer Gaan, which was a part of Bengal wedding rituals. "All weddings now resemble ceremonies of Bollywood films," said Raju Raman, former programme director of Max Mueller Bhavan, who compered the programme.

Performers led by Pradip Tung, from a village near Beliatore, in Bankura, presented Hapu songs. "His grandfather was a Hapu performer but Pradip, 59, works as a newspaper vendor to make ends meet. He is training his grandson Saugata Malla, 12," Dasgupta said.

Bhuban Khamroi, 68, from Chilkigarh, Jhargram, led the Chang team, playing the percussion instrument that he created himself of goatskin and wood. Both he and Tung were delighted at their art being archived for posterity.

A. Choose the correct alternative: (1×6=6)
  1. Sibabrata Karmakar leads the organisation named – (a) Honeybee (b) Bhromar (c) Bhromora (d) Nectar
  2. The signing ceremony was held on – (a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday
  3. The former programme director of Max Mueller Bhavan is – (a) Abhijit Dasgupta (b) Raju Raman (c) Pradip Tung (d) Max Muller
  4. Chilkigarh is in – (a) Jharkhand (b) Jhargram (c) Purulia (d) Bankura
  5. Pradip Tung is training – (a) Saugata Das (b) Saugata Mallik (c) Saugata Malla (d) Saugata Pradip
  6. Bhromora is working on – (a) Bharatnatyam (b) Folk tradition (c) Western fusion (d) Classical music
B. True/False with Supporting Statement: (2×3=6)
  1. The project is getting monetary help from the German government.
    Supporting Statement: ____________
  2. Saugata Malla is being trained by his father.
    Supporting Statement: ____________
  3. Pradip Tung is a newspaper vendor by profession.
    Supporting Statement: ____________
C. Answer briefly: (2×4=8)
  1. What art forms are going to be digitalised?
  2. How will the online museum function for viewers?
  3. What is the aim of the virtual digital folk museum?
  4. What do you learn about Bhuban Khamroi and his contribution?
SECTION – B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
4. Fill in the blanks: (1×3=3)

I had _______ a large number of cottages in that village, but I _______ a single human being. No child _______, not even a dog.

5. Do as directed: (1×3=3)
  1. He is the officer. I lent you this book last night.
    (Join using a relative clause)
  2. Everyone desires wealth but only some acquire it.
    (Change the voice)
  3. The man said to the florist, "Please send a bouquet of flowers to my flat."
    (Change to indirect speech)
6. Fill in the blanks (articles & prepositions): (1×3=3)

Please complete _____ form and return it _____ the officer as soon as possible. I lent you this book _____ last night.

7. Replace underlined words with phrasal verbs: (1×3=3)
(i) The villagers were chasing a herd of elephants.[Your Answer]
(ii) The teacher is reading the answer scripts.[Your Answer]
(iii) Over exercise causes harm to our health.[Your Answer]

List: tell upon, run after, knock down, go through

8. Vocabulary from the passage: (2×4=8)
(i) A collection of documents providing information[Your Answer]
(ii) A place where things are stored[Your Answer]
(iii) Perceive briefly or partially[Your Answer]
(iv) Future generations of people[Your Answer]
SECTION – C: WRITING SKILL
9. Write a story based on the following points: (10)

[A crow on a tree – meat in beak – cannot sing – fox flatters – crow sings – meat drops – fox runs away]

10. Write a paragraph from this flowchart: (10)

[Conduct exams → collect scripts → hand to head examiner → give to examiners → evaluate → enter in computer → print marksheets → send to schools → give to students]

11. Write a notice as Students' Secretary of Cultural Committee: (10)

[Date/time of function – participants – rehearsal dates – last date for name submission]

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