GHSS Venjaramoodu Achievement Test October 2024 English PDF

**GHSS VENJARAMOODU** **ACHIEVEMENT TEST OCTOBER 2024** **ENGLISH** **CLASS: IX MAX.MARKS: 25** 1. **Read the passage from the lesson "The Saga of the Tiffin Carriers" and answer the questions given below.** In the year 1890, an old Parsi lady in the suburb of Dadar spoke to Mahadu Iwhaji...

**GHSS VENJARAMOODU** **ACHIEVEMENT TEST OCTOBER 2024** **ENGLISH** **CLASS: IX MAX.MARKS: 25** 1. **Read the passage from the lesson "The Saga of the Tiffin Carriers" and answer the questions given below.** In the year 1890, an old Parsi lady in the suburb of Dadar spoke to Mahadu Iwhaji Bacha. She wanted him to help her to get a tiffin carrier across to her husband who worked in the commercial heart of Bombay, as the city was called then. That was the start of the dabbawalas. From those humble beginnings, this self- made Indian organisation has grown into a huge network whose incredible efficiency has won the admiration of international business schools and even of Prince (now King) Charles of England. 1. Who is the author of "The Saga of the Tiffin Carriers"? 2. Who was the old Parsi lady speaking to in the suburb of Dadar? 3. Who are the Dabbawalas, and what do they do? 4. What makes the Dabbawala system so efficient? **(1x4=4)** 2. **Read the lines from the poem \'Sea-Fever" and answer the questions that follow.** I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. 5. Who is the author of poem "Sea-Fever"? 6. What is the speaker\'s desire in the poem? 7. What does the speaker ask for from a fellow traveler? 8. Identify the instance of metaphor from the given lines. **(1x4=4)** 3. **Match the following with correct one.** John Masefield Indian couple Hugh and Colleen Gantzer Mistress Anita Nair The Saga of the Tiffin Carriers The Dabbawalas Poet Laureate of Britain **(1x4=4)** 4. **Prepare a slogan on the need to protect nature. (1x3=3)** 5. **The remarkable efficiency of the dabbawalas is truly admirable. As the secretary of a youth welfare organisation of your locality, you decide to write a letter to the office bearers of the dabbawala association, expressing your sincere appreciation of their service. Draft the letter.** **(1x5=5)** 6. **Didn't everyone read the travel article "Waiting for Rain" by Anita Nair? And also we have understand that how much she likes rain and waiting for it. And what about you? Do you like monsoon? Share your monsoon experience in 4 or 5 sentences.** **(1x5=5)**