CHAPTER TEST -1

 

CLASS -9

SUBJECT –English

Topic- A Hero

                           F.M. - 25 

                                       Time- 45 Minutes

1. Choose the correct alternative.

1.According to Swami’s father, how should Swami show his courage?

a] Sleep alone tonight in his office room.                             b] Sleep besides his granny

c] Fight with the tiger                                                           d] Do brave acts

2. “Aiyo, something has bitten me” Who is the ‘me’ here?

a) Burglar                  b) Granny                   c) Swami              d) The cook

3. “Why don’t you join the police when you are grown up?  Who said this?

a) School Headmaster   b) Swami’s father   c) Granny   d) Police Inspector

4. What is the meaning of the word ‘Proposition’?

a) Suggestion            b) Pride                     c) Preposition           d) Courage

5. Where is the story ‘ A Hero’ set?

a) Madras                      b) Malgudi               c) Mumbai              d) Mysore

2. State True /False 

1. Swami wasn't afraid of the burglar.

2. Swami's father loved seeing Swami sleeping near Granny.

3. Mani was one of Swami's friend.

4. The courageous tale of forest boy was published in a magazine.

5. Swami was fond of playing cricket.

3. Fill in the correct blanks.

1. ‘A Hero’ is the lesson written by…………

2.For Swami events took an unexpected turn because ………….

3.A burglar is a person who……..

4.Swami’s father asked him to sleep alone in the .......... room.

5.......... was the name of the cricket club of Malgudi.

4. Match the following 

Swami                             Burglar

Steals                               Tiger 

Newspaper                       Devil

Forest Boy                        A Hero

R.K. Narayan                   Malgudi Days 

                                         Malgudi Times

5. Write in brief sentences.

1.Who draws Swami’s attention to the news in the newspaper?

2. How has Swami become a hero?

3. Where did Father ask Swami to sleep that night?

4. Who did Swami expect to carry him away?

5. Which place did Swami think was ‘safer’?