Tip – These questions are not given by DSERT these are only for practice

CLASS -9

SUBJECT – ENGLISH THIRD LANGUAGE

SYLLABUS – KARNATAKA STATE 

MODEL QUESTION BANK OF LESSON BASED ASSESSMENT

ONLY FOR PRACTICE

Lesson Based Assessment –

Class 9 English (Third Language)

Lesson: The Queen Bee

I. Comprehension

A. Multiple Choice Questions
(Easy – 1 Mark Each)

1. What were the three brothers searching for when they left their city?
   a) Gold
   b) Jobs
   c) Adventures
   d) Wives
2. What did the elder brother intend to do when they came across an anthill?
   a) Observe it
   b) Pull it down
   c) Feed the ants
   d) Take photos
3. How did the dwarf refer to the ants, ducks, and bees?
   a) Annoying creatures
   b) Useless insects
   c) Poor or pretty things
   d) Dangerous animals
4. What did the two elder brothers want to do to the ducks in the lake?
   a) Swim with them
   b) Catch and kill them
   c) Feed them bread
   d) Count their numbers
5. Where did the brothers find the bee’s nest?
   a) In a small bush
   b) On a tall mountain
   c) In a hollow tree
   d) Under a bridge
6. What was the first thing the brothers saw when they reached the castle?
   a) Delicious food
   b) People turned into stones
   c) A beautiful garden
   d) An old man
7. How many people were alive in the castle when the brothers arrived?
   a) Only the king
   b) Only one old man
   c) A few guards
   d) No one at all
8. What did the old man offer the brothers upon their arrival at the castle?
   a) A bed to sleep on
   b) Difficult tasks
   c) Delicious food
   d) A map to treasure
9. What was the first task given by the old man?
   a) Find a key
   b) Bring a thousand pearls
   c) Identify a princess
   d) Break a spell
10. Where were the thousand pearls located?
    a) In the castle treasury
    b) Under the moss in the forest
    c) At the bottom of the lake
    d) Hidden in a beehive
11. What was the warning given by the old man regarding the tasks?
    a) They must be completed before sunrise.
    b) They would be rewarded if successful.
    c) Failure would turn them into marble statues.
    d) They could ask for help.
12. Who failed in the first task before the dwarf?
    a) Both elder brothers
    b) Only the eldest brother
    c) Only the second brother
    d) No one failed
13. What happened to the brothers who failed the tasks?
    a) They were sent away.
    b) They were turned into marble stones.
    c) They were given another chance.
    d) They were imprisoned.
14. How did the king of ants help the dwarf?
    a) He guided him to the castle.
    b) He gave him food.
    c) He helped find all the pearls.
    d) He fought the rival king.
15. What was the second task?
    a) To find the queen bee.
    b) To bring honey.
    c) To find the key of the princess’ room.
    d) To clean the lake.
16. How did the ducks help the dwarf?
    a) They swam with him across the lake.
    b) They brought up the key from the bottom of the lake.
    c) They led him to the pearls.
    d) They carried him over the forest.
17. What was the main difficulty in the third task?
    a) The princesses were hidden.
    b) The princesses were all turned to stone.
    c) All three princesses were beautiful and looked alike.
    d) The dwarf had to fight a monster.
18. What had the youngest princess eaten before she was turned into a marble stone?
    a) Sweet made of sugar
    b) Sweet syrup
    c) A spoonful of honey
    d) Nothing
19. How did the queen of the bees identify the youngest princess?
    a) By her dress
    b) By her height
    c) By sitting on the lips of the one who had eaten honey
    d) By a special mark
20. What happened after the dwarf identified the youngest princess?
    a) He was given more tasks.
    b) All who had been turned to stones became alive.
    c) The queen bee flew away.
    d) The king became angry.

B. Answer in one or two sentences
(Easy – 1 Mark Each)

21. Where did the three brothers go one day?
22. What did the dwarf say when his elder brother was about to pull down an anthill?
23. Why did the dwarf prevent his brothers from killing the ducks?
24. What did the brothers see inside the castle?
25. What was the first task given by the old man to the brothers?
26. What was the time limit given to complete the tasks?
27. Who helped the dwarf find the thousand pearls?
28. What happened to the elder brothers when they failed their tasks?
29. Who helped the dwarf find the key of the princess’ room?
30. What special information was given about the princesses before they were turned into stone?

C. Answer in two or three sentences
(Average – 2 Marks Each)

31. How did the dwarf’s kindness to the ants prove beneficial to him later?
32. Describe the scene when the brothers first arrived at the castle.
33. Why did the first two brothers fail the pearl-finding task?
34. Explain how the ducks assisted the dwarf in his second task.
35. What made the third task difficult, and what was the crucial clue the dwarf received?
36. How did the queen bee identify the youngest princess, and what was the immediate result?
37. What was the ultimate reward the dwarf received after successfully completing all the tasks?

D. Answer in four or five sentences
(Difficult – 3 Marks Each)

38. “Let the poor things enjoy themselves. Please don’t trouble them.”
    a) Who said this repeatedly in the story?
    b) To whom was this said?
    c) What does this statement reveal about the speaker’s character?
    d) How did this attitude help the speaker later in the story?
39. Describe the three tasks given to the brothers and the challenges involved in each.
40. How does the story “The Queen Bee” highlight the importance of kindness and compassion towards all living beings?

II. Vocabulary

A. Fill in the blanks
(Easy – 1 Mark Each)

Complete the sentences using words from the glossary:

41. A very short person is called a __________.
42. A building like a fort where kings and queens live is a __________.
43. A small green plant without flowers that grows on trees or rocks is called __________.
44. The nest of ants is known as an __________.
45. Food that is very pleasing to the taste is __________.

B. Match the following
(Average – 1 Mark Each)

Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

C. Find the word
(Average – 1 Mark Each)

Find the words from the puzzle (or imagine a puzzle, as it’s not provided, I’ll give definition and expected word):

51. Another word for tasty food. (Starting with ‘d’)
52. Living house for birds. (Starting with ‘n’)
53. A kind of stone or rock which is white in colour. (Starting with ‘m’)
54. This is used to open the lock. (Starting with ‘k’)
55. Swimmers jump into the water. (Starting with ‘d’)

D. Rearrange Sentences
(Average – 1 Mark Each)

Rearrange the following words into meaningful sentences:

56. ants \ to \ dwarf \ five \ thousand \ came \ help \ the
57. stone \ marble \ turned \ was \ he \ into
58. princess \ the \ had \ eaten \ youngest \ honey

III. Language / Grammar

A. Contracted Forms
(Easy – 1 Mark Each)

Write contracted forms for the underlined words in the following dialogues:

59. Suma: I was not well. I cannot come to school for two more days.
    (Suma: I ____ well. I ____ come to school for two more days.)
60. Ram: I see, you do not come to school. I will inform your class teacher.
    (Ram: I see, you ____ come to school. I ____ inform your class teacher.)
61. Sundar: Hello Raghu. How are you? I have not seen you for long.
    (Sundar: Hello Raghu. How ____? I ____ seen you for long.)
62. Raghu: Hello. I am fine. I was not in town.
    (Raghu: Hello. I ____ fine. I ____ in town.)

B. Uses of ‘can’ and ‘could’
(Average – 1 Mark Each)

What does ‘can’ mean in the following sentences? Write the answer (Ability, Permission, Possibility).

63. I can solve this problem.
64. I can lift this box.
65. Malaria can be dangerous.
66. You can go now.
67. That man can get well soon if he goes to a doctor.

What does ‘could’ express in the following sentences? (Ability in the past, Polite request)

68. I could have given him a cup of coffee.
69. Could I speak to the principal please?
70. I could lift this stone easily in my youth.

IV. Unknown Passage
(Average – 3 Marks)

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

One day, an old farmer found a little bird with a broken wing. Instead of leaving it, he carefully picked it up, took it home, and nursed it back to health. He fed it tiny worms and gave it water. After a few weeks, the bird’s wing healed, and it could fly again. Before flying away, the bird sang a beautiful song for the farmer, a song so melodious that it brought joy to his heart for many days. The farmer realized that even small acts of kindness bring great rewards.

71. What did the old farmer find one day?
72. How did the farmer help the bird?
73. What did the bird do before flying away?

Tip – These questions are not given by DSERT these are only for practice

Answer Key

I. Comprehension

A. Multiple Choice Questions

1. b) Jobs
2. b) Pull it down
3. c) Poor or pretty things
4. b) Catch and kill them
5. c) In a hollow tree
6. b) People turned into stones
7. b) Only one old man
8. c) Delicious food
9. b) Bring a thousand pearls
10. b) Under the moss in the forest
11. c) Failure would turn them into marble statues.
12. a) Both elder brothers
13. b) They were turned into marble stones.
14. c) He helped find all the pearls.
15. c) To find the key of the princess’ room.
16. b) They brought up the key from the bottom of the lake.
17. c) All three princesses were beautiful and looked alike.
18. c) A spoonful of honey
19. c) By sitting on the lips of the one who had eaten honey
20. b) All who had been turned to stones became alive.

B. Answer in one or two sentences

21. The three brothers left their city in search of jobs.
22. When his elder brother was about to pull down an anthill, the dwarf said, “Let the poor things enjoy themselves. Please don’t trouble them.”
23. The dwarf prevented his brothers from killing the ducks because he believed in letting the poor things enjoy themselves and did not want to harm them.
24. Inside the castle, the brothers saw horses, people, king, princes, queen, and princesses, all turned into stones, and one old man alive.
25. The first task was to bring the thousand pearls that belonged to the king’s daughter, which were in the forest under the moss.
26. The tasks had to be completed before sunset.
27. The king of ants and five thousand ants helped the dwarf find the thousand pearls.
28. When the elder brothers failed their tasks, they were turned into marble stones.
29. Two ducks, whose lives the dwarf had saved, helped him find the key from the bottom of the lake.
30. The eldest princess had eaten a sweet made of sugar, the next one some sweet syrup, and the youngest a spoonful of honey before they were turned into marble stones.

C. Answer in two or three sentences

31. The dwarf’s kindness to the ants was crucial because when he failed to find all the pearls, the king of ants, whose life he had saved, came with five thousand ants and quickly found all the pearls for him. This act of compassion directly helped him complete the first difficult task.
32. Upon arriving at the castle, the brothers found a desolate place where everyone—horses, people, king, queen, princes, and princesses—had been turned into stones. There was not a single living person except for an old man they eventually found in one of the rooms.
33. The first two brothers failed the pearl-finding task because it was very difficult to find all thousand pearls from under the moss in the forest. They were unable to complete the task before sunset, which led to them being turned into marble stones.
34. The ducks assisted the dwarf in his second task by diving into the lake to retrieve the key. The dwarf had previously saved their lives, and when he told them about his task, they willingly helped by bringing the key up from the bottom of the lake.
35. The third task was difficult because all three princesses were beautiful and looked exactly alike, making it impossible to identify the youngest visually. The crucial clue the dwarf received was that the youngest had eaten a spoonful of honey before being turned into a marble statue.
36. The queen bee identified the youngest princess by trying the lips of all three marble statues. She finally sat upon the lips of the one who had eaten honey, thus revealing the youngest princess. This act of identification immediately broke the spell, and all who had been turned into stones became alive again.
37. After successfully completing all three tasks, the dwarf was rewarded immensely. The king, whose family and kingdom were restored, gave the little (youngest) princess to the dwarf in marriage. The dwarf’s two elder brothers also married the first and second princesses, respectively.

D. Answer in four or five sentences

38. a) The little brother, the dwarf, said this repeatedly in the story.
    b) This was said to his elder brothers when they intended to harm the ants, ducks, and bees.
    c) This statement reveals that the dwarf was a compassionate, kind-hearted, and empathetic person. He believed in the principle of ‘live and let live’ and did not wish to cause harm to any creature, no matter how small.
    d) This attitude of kindness proved vital later in the story. Because he saved the lives of the ants, ducks, and bees, they, in turn, came to his aid and helped him successfully complete all the impossible tasks set by the old man, breaking the spell and restoring the kingdom.
39. The three tasks given were:
    1. Bring a thousand pearls: The challenge was to find all thousand tiny pearls scattered under the moss in the forest before sunset. The elder brothers failed due to its immense difficulty.
    2. Find the key of the princess’ room: The difficulty lay in the key being lost at the bottom of a large lake. It required diving deep and searching precisely.
    3. Find the youngest of the three princesses: The main challenge here was that all three princesses looked beautiful and identical in their marble statue forms, making identification extremely difficult without a special clue.
40. The story “The Queen Bee” powerfully highlights the importance of kindness and compassion towards all living beings by showing a direct cause-and-effect relationship. The dwarf’s simple acts of preventing harm to ants, ducks, and bees, driven by his inherent good nature, are repaid manifold when these very creatures come to his rescue during his dire need. His compassion not only saves his own life and those of his brothers but also restores an entire kingdom and breaks a powerful spell. It teaches us that kindness, no matter how small, creates a ripple effect, leading to unexpected help and great rewards, emphasizing that showing love and affection to animals brings positive outcomes.

II. Vocabulary

A. Fill in the blanks

41. A very short person is called a dwarf.
42. A building like a fort where kings and queens live is a castle.
43. A small green plant without flowers that grows on trees or rocks is called moss.
44. The nest of ants is known as an anthill.
45. Food that is very pleasing to the taste is delicious.

B. Match the following

C. Find the word

51. Another word for tasty food. (Starting with ‘d’) – delicious
52. Living house for birds. (Starting with ‘n’) – nest
53. A kind of stone or rock which is white in colour. (Starting with ‘m’) – marble
54. This is used to open the lock. (Starting with ‘k’) – key
55. Swimmers jump into the water. (Starting with ‘d’) – dive

D. Rearrange Sentences

56. Five thousand ants came to help the dwarf.
57. He was turned into marble stone.
58. The youngest princess had eaten honey.

III. Language / Grammar

A. Contracted Forms

59. Suma: I wasn’t well. I can’t come to school for two more days.
60. Ram: I see, you don’t come to school. I ‘ll inform your class teacher.
61. Sundar: Hello Raghu. How are you? I haven’t seen you for long.
62. Raghu: Hello. I ‘m fine. I wasn’t in town.

B. Uses of ‘can’ and ‘could’

63. I can solve this problem. – Ability
64. I can lift this box. – Ability
65. Malaria can be dangerous. – Possibility
66. You can go now. – Permission
67. That man can get well soon if he goes to a doctor. – Possibility

68. I could have given him a cup of coffee. – Ability in the past
69. Could I speak to the principal please? – Polite request
70. I could lift this stone easily in my youth. – Ability in the past

IV. Unknown Passage

71. The old farmer found a little bird with a broken wing.
72. The farmer helped the bird by carefully picking it up, taking it home, nursing it back to health, feeding it tiny worms, and giving it water until its wing healed.
73. Before flying away, the bird sang a beautiful and melodious song for the farmer, which brought him great joy.