List of top English Questions asked in CBSE Class IX

What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?
The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
“A slumber did my spirit seal,” says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off’ his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death? Does he feel bitter grief ? Or does he feel a great peace?
Now fill in the blanks with suitable words from the ones that you have formed.
(i) Mass literacy was possible only after the __of the printing machine.
(ii) Ramesh is unable to tackle the situation as he lacks__.
(iii) I could not resist the__ to open the letter.
(iv) Hardwork and __are the main keys to success.
(v) The children were almost fainting with__ after being made to stand in the sun.
Use the suffixes -ion or -tion to form nouns from the following verbs. Make the necessary changes in the spellings of the words. Example: proclaim – proclamation
cremate ___act ____exhaust ___
invent___ tempt___ immigrate__
direct__ meditate__ imagine___
dislocate___ associate___ dedicate__
“To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.” Why does the author say this?
How does the author describe Kathmandu’s busiest streets?
What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug?
Name five kinds of flutes.
The writer says, “All this I wash down with Coca Cola.” What does ‘all this’ refer to?
What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
What should we do to make friends with the wind?
What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
When does he realize that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?
Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?
For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?
Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?
How does the guru mange to save his disciple’s life?
Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.