List of top English Questions asked in CBSE Class IX

What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?
How does the poet imagine her to be, after death? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’)? Or does he see her now as a part of nature? In which lines of the poem do you find your answer?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?
What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing? (Give the words in your language, if you know them.)
What did Margie write in her diary?
Answer the question in few words or in couple of sentences.
How old are Margie and Tommy?
Answer the question in few words or couple of sentences.
Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the County Inspector do to help her?
What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
What difference does the author note between the flute seller and the other hawkers?

1. A communal war broke out when the princess was abducted by the neighboring prince. 
2. The cockpit broke off from the plane during the plane crash. 
3. The car broke down on the way and we were left stranded in the jungle. 
4. The dacoit broke away from the police as they took him to court. 
5. The brothers broke up after the death of their father. 
6. The thief broke into our house when we were away

Column A

Column B

(i) break out(a) to come apart due to the force
(ii) break off(b) end a relationship
(iii) break down(c) break and enter illegally; unlawful trespassing
(iv) break away (from)(d) of start suddenly, (usually a fight, someone) a war or a disease)
(v) break up(e) to escape from someone’s grip
(vi) break into(f) stop working
Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?
What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
Why does he break down in tears after the fire?
“They can’t hang me twice.”
(i) Who says this?
(ii) Why does the speaker say it?

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
(i) The heart is a pump that __(send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action__ (take place) when the left ventricle of the heart__ (contract). This __(force) the blood out into the arteries, which__ (expand) to receive the oncoming blood.
(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During a drought it__ (dig) a pit and__ (enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule __(dry) and__ (harden), but when rain ___(come), the mud ____(dissolve) and the lungfish____ (swim) away.
(iii) MAHESH : We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ___(Do) anyone play an instrument?VIPUL : Rohit__ (play) the flute.
MAHESH : __(Do) he also act?
VIPUL : No, he ___(compose) music.
MAHESH : That’s wonderful!

Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
Compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around the Baudhnath shrine with the Pashupatinath temple.
What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?
Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident?
What finally kills the tree?