Class 9 – English (TL)
LBA Based SA-2 Model Question Papers (2025-2026)
Marks: 80
The Summative Assessment – 2 (SA-2) examination is a crucial stage in the academic year as it evaluates the overall learning progress of students. To support effective preparation, we are providing LBA (Learning Outcomes Based Assessment) Model Question Papers for Class 9 English (Third Language).
These model papers are carefully designed according to the latest academic guidelines and focus on assessing students’ comprehension skills, grammar accuracy, writing ability, vocabulary usage, and overall language proficiency. The structure of each paper ensures balanced coverage of reading, writing, grammar, and literature components.
Key Highlights of This Question Paper Set
- Three separate Model Question Papers available.
- Each paper carries a total of 80 marks.
- Based on LBA (Learning Outcomes Based Assessment) pattern.
- Includes objective, short answer, long answer, grammar, and writing sections.
- All question papers are available in printable PDF format.
- Designed for easy classroom implementation and exam practice.
Examination Details
Class: 9
Subject: English (TL)
Total Marks: 80
Assessment Type: Summative Assessment – 2 (SA-2)
Format: Printable PDF
Available Model Question Papers
- Model Question Paper – 1
- Model Question Paper – 2
- Model Question Paper – 3
Each model paper follows a structured blueprint ensuring proper weightage to all sections. The questions are designed to test conceptual clarity, application skills, grammatical accuracy, and creative writing ability in alignment with LBA principles.
Structure and Design Reference
This question paper model and structure is based on DSERT’s Model Question Paper of Hindi (TL). The format, marking scheme, and section division have been adapted accordingly to maintain uniformity and academic consistency.
Special Note:
These questions are only for model purposes. Teachers can change any question or content as per their requirement and according to the learning level of students. Necessary modifications may be made based on school needs or academic updates.
We hope these LBA based SA-2 Model Question Papers will help students prepare confidently for their examinations and assist teachers in structured assessment planning. Regular practice using these model papers will enhance time management, answer presentation skills, and overall performance in the final examination.
I. Choose the correct option:
1. The speaker in the poem ‘Kindness to Animals’ is _____.
- a) the poet
- b) the hare
- c) the lark
- d) the robin
2. Jimmy Jet was a boy who _____.
- a) always played outside
- b) watched only ‘the Early Show’
- c) watched TV from morning till night
- d) never watched TV
3. All these acts of the dwarf (in ‘The Queen Bee’) show that he is a person who _____.
- a) does not want to eat
- b) does not want to harm animals and insects
- c) thinks that they are useless creatures
- d) wants to sleep
4. “Whoever visits the sick gives them life.” Who said this?
- a) Debbie
- b) Grandpa
- c) The Cook
- d) Mr. Meyer
II. Fill in the blanks using the clues from your textbook exercises:
5. “My dear man, what are you doing?” Here, ‘dear man’ refers to the _____.
6. Birds build their homes here. It is a t _ _ _.
7. Swimmers jump into the water. They d _ _ e.
8. This is used to open a lock. It is a k _ _.
III. Grammar and Vocabulary (Exactly 8 Marks):
9. Write the plural form of the word: bus
10. Write the plural form of the word: calf
11. Change the underlined word into the past tense: Aunt Polly wants Tom to whitewash the fence.
12. Fill in the blank with the correct article (a, an, the): Harini is _____ intelligent girl.
13. Fill in the blank with the correct article (a, an, the): My father is _____ lawyer.
14. Frame a question to get the underlined word as the answer: I like green colour.
15. Fill in the blank with the opposite of the underlined word by adding a prefix: Mr. Srinivas is an honest man but his brother is very _____.
16. Fill in the blank with the opposite of the underlined word by adding a prefix: The boy was conscious when they brought him to the hospital but he became _____ as soon as he saw the syringe.
SECTION B: 2 Mark Questions (8 Questions x 2 Marks = 16 Marks)
IV. Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences:17. What did the dwarf tell his brothers when they wanted to pull down the anthill?
18. What made the king sad in the lesson ‘A Great King Who Yoked the Plough’?
19. What was the condition of the people of Varuna street?
20. In the poem ‘Up into the Cherry Tree’, where did the little boy climb and why?
21. Where did Grandpa and Debbie go every Saturday?
22. Why was Amy Hagadorn sad at school?
23. (Supplementary Reading): What kind of a girl was Ya-toe?
24. (Supplementary Reading): Who was Napoleon Bonaparte and when was he born?
SECTION C: 3 Mark Questions (9 Questions x 3 Marks = 27 Marks)
V. Answer the following questions in 3 to 4 sentences:25. How did the ants and ducks help the dwarf to complete the tasks successfully?
26. Why was the farmer stunned when he came to harvest the crops?
27. What is rainwater harvesting? How is it useful to us?
28. Why was the cart-driver weeping by the wayside?
29. What made Grandpa get well soon in the hospital?
30. What kind of people were Nagappa and Rajappa?
31. Did Amy get her Christmas gift? How did she get it?
32. Why was Kuntidevi unhappy and worried?
33. Write the summary of the poem ‘Believe in Yourself’ in 5 to 6 lines.
SECTION D: 4 Mark Questions (4 Questions x 4 Marks = 16 Marks)
VI. Answer in detail / Complete the tasks as directed:34. (Essay / Paragraph Writing – 4 Marks): Think of the most memorable help you have offered to one of your friends. Write a paragraph (8-10 lines) about it, including who you helped, when, where, why, and what the result was.
35. (Complete the Poem – 4 Marks):
Up into the cherry tree
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
And looked aboard in foreign lands.
Up into the cherry tree
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
And looked aboard in foreign lands.
36. (Sequence the Story – 4 Marks): Arrange the following sentences in the proper order to form the story of ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’:
1) It looked at the ant who was always busy gathering food.
2) A lazy grasshopper was singing in summer.
3) When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and begged the ant.
4) The ant refused and said, ‘I am storing food for the winter’.
1) It looked at the ant who was always busy gathering food.
2) A lazy grasshopper was singing in summer.
3) When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and begged the ant.
4) The ant refused and said, ‘I am storing food for the winter’.
37. Write a summary of the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’ in your own words.
SECTION E: 5 Mark Question (1 Question x 5 Marks = 5 Marks)
VII. Read the following passage from your textbook exercises and answer the questions:Some boys were aiming at an egg floating on water. No one could shoot the egg and break it. Swami Vivekananda was observing the boys. One of the boys asked Vivekananda, “Do you want to try?” “Yes, I’d like to”, answered Vivekananda. He took the gun, and concentrated on the egg. He continuously shot twelve times and broke twelve eggs. The boys wondered how he could do that! Vivekananda told them, “You have to practise concentrating on the work you do. Pay complete attention to the work you are doing. If you do so, you are sure to get success.”
a) What were the boys aiming at? (1 Mark)
b) Who was observing the boys? (1 Mark)
c) What did one of the boys ask Vivekananda? (1 Mark)
d) How many eggs did Vivekananda break? (1 Mark)
e) What was the reason for his success according to him? (1 Mark)
b) Who was observing the boys? (1 Mark)
c) What did one of the boys ask Vivekananda? (1 Mark)
d) How many eggs did Vivekananda break? (1 Mark)
e) What was the reason for his success according to him? (1 Mark)
MODEL ANSWER SHEET
1. a) the poet
2. c) watched TV from morning till night
3. b) does not want to harm animals and insects
4. b) Grandpa
5. farmer
6. tree
7. dive
8. key
9. buses
10. calves
11. wanted
12. an
13. a
14. Which colour do you like?
15. dishonest
16. unconscious
17. The dwarf told his brothers, “Let the poor things enjoy themselves. Please don’t trouble them.”
18. The king was sad seeing the plight of the farmer’s wife, who was yoked to the plough along with a bull and was pulling it with great difficulty.
19. The people of Varuna street were almost half dead because they were without water for the past three days.
20. The little boy climbed up into the cherry tree. He climbed it to look abroad into foreign lands and see places he had never seen before.
21. Every Saturday, Grandpa and Debbie walked to the nursing home a few blocks away from their house to visit the old and sick people.
22. Amy was sad because kids at school teased her every single day about her speech and the way she limped due to cerebral palsy.
23. Ya-toe was a young servant girl who was honest, hardworking, and well-liked by everyone in the rich man’s family.
24. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most brilliant military leaders of Europe. He was born in 1769 on the Mediterranean Island of Corsica.
25. The king of ants came with five thousand ants and found all the pearls under the moss for the dwarf. The two ducks, whose lives he had saved, dived into the lake and brought up the lost key from the bottom.
26. The farmer was stunned because the place which the king had ploughed yielded a harvest of real pearls instead of grains.
27. Rainwater harvesting is nothing but storing rainwater in a sump or well or letting it flow into the earth and thus saving it as ground water. It is useful because it serves as our water bank at our doorsteps when water is scarce.
28. The cart-driver was weeping because his cart, carrying a big load of bundles, was stuck in the mud. His bullocks could not pull the cart out, and he felt helpless.
29. Grandpa got well soon because his friends from the nursing home (The Cook, Joke Man, Singer, Grandmother, Memory Lady, Quiet Man) came to visit him. Their love, jokes, songs, and prayers brought him hope and made his recovery a “medical miracle”.
30. Rajappa was a very generous man who saved money to go on a pilgrimage. Nagappa, on the other hand, was a miser and a greedy friend who tried to steal Rajappa’s saved silver coins.
31. Yes, Amy got her Christmas gift. The radio station manager sent her letter to the newspaper, and she received thousands of letters of friendship from across the world. The school also gave her a special day without teasing.
32. Kuntidevi was unhappy and worried at the thought that great men like Bhishma and Drona might perish in the ensuing battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas. She was also worried because Karna was fighting against his own brothers.
33. The poem tells us that everyone deserves the best in life, so we must set our standards high. We should always believe in ourselves and keep a positive winning attitude. Even if we stray from our path, we shouldn’t worry because the lessons learned along the way are important.
34. Essay/Paragraph Evaluation (4 Marks): – 1 mark for correct format/structure. – 2 marks for addressing the prompt (who, when, where, why, result). – 1 mark for correct grammar and vocabulary.
35. Complete the Poem (4 Marks):
Up into the cherry tree (Given)
Who should climb but little me? (1.5 marks)
I held the trunk with both my hands (1.5 marks)
And looked aboard in foreign lands. (Given)
Up into the cherry tree (Given)
Who should climb but little me? (1.5 marks)
I held the trunk with both my hands (1.5 marks)
And looked aboard in foreign lands. (Given)
36. Ordering (4 Marks – 1 mark per correct sequence):
1) A lazy grasshopper was singing in summer. (Sentence 2)
2) It looked at the ant who was always busy gathering food. (Sentence 1)
3) The ant refused and said, ‘I am storing food for the winter’. (Sentence 4)
4) When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and begged the ant. (Sentence 3)
1) A lazy grasshopper was singing in summer. (Sentence 2)
2) It looked at the ant who was always busy gathering food. (Sentence 1)
3) The ant refused and said, ‘I am storing food for the winter’. (Sentence 4)
4) When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and begged the ant. (Sentence 3)
37. Summary of ‘Nine Gold Medals’ (4 Marks): The poem is about the Special Olympics where nine athletes stood at the starting line for a hundred-yard dash. When the gun fired, the youngest athlete stumbled and fell, crying in frustration. Instead of continuing, the other eight athletes stopped and went back to help him stand up. They all joined hands and walked to the finish line together. Because of their beautiful display of humanity and compassion, all nine athletes were awarded a gold medal.
38.
a) The boys were aiming at an egg floating on water.
b) Swami Vivekananda was observing the boys.
c) One of the boys asked Vivekananda, “Do you want to try?”
d) He broke twelve eggs.
e) The reason for his success was concentrating on the work and paying complete attention.
a) The boys were aiming at an egg floating on water.
b) Swami Vivekananda was observing the boys.
c) One of the boys asked Vivekananda, “Do you want to try?”
d) He broke twelve eggs.
e) The reason for his success was concentrating on the work and paying complete attention.
ORAL TEST QUESTION PAPER
Total Marks: 20 (1 Mark Each)
Instructions for Teacher: Ask the questions conversationally. Accept the core answer provided in bold.
Question 1: In the story ‘The Queen Bee’, what insect’s nest was in the hollow tree?
Answer: A bee’s nest.
Question 2: What is the opposite of the word ‘kind’?
Answer: Cruel.
Question 3: Who was the great king who ruled over Malwa and yoked the plough?
Answer: Raja Bhoj.
Question 4: On which date is World Environment Day celebrated?
Answer: 5th June.
Question 5: Who did the cart-driver pray to when his cart got stuck in the mud?
Answer: Hercules (God of strength).
Question 6: What is the plural of the word ‘mango’?
Answer: Mangoes.
Question 7: What did Debbie call Mrs. Kagan in the nursing home?
Answer: The Grandmother.
Question 8: In the story ‘A Clever Thief’, how many silver coins did Rajappa hide under the banyan tree?
Answer: A hundred (100) silver coins.
Question 9: What medical condition did the little girl Amy Hagadorn have?
Answer: Cerebral palsy.
Question 10: Who wrote the poem ‘Up into the Cherry Tree’?
Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson.
Question 11: What did Kuntidevi want Karna to do before the war?
Answer: She wanted him to drop out of the fight / not fight the Pandavas.
Question 12: According to the poem ‘Six Honest Friends’, what are their names? (Name any two)
Answer: What, Why, When, How, Where, Who (Accept any two).
Question 13: What is the opposite of the word ‘happy’?
Answer: Unhappy / Sad.
Question 14: In the poem ‘The Fox and the Grapes’, what fruit did the fox want to eat?
Answer: A bunch of grapes.
Question 15: How many gold medals were given in the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’?
Answer: Nine.
Question 16: Complete the proverb from your textbook: “Honesty is the best…”
Answer: Policy.
Question 17: Who is the poet of ‘Kindness to Animals’?
Answer: Anonymous (Accept “Unknown”).
Question 18: (Supplementary): In the story ‘A Noble Gift’, what did the young servant girl Ya-toe give to the priest?
Answer: A small copper coin.
Question 19: (Supplementary): In ‘Napoleon’s Three Questions’, which country did the tall, handsome soldier come from?
Answer: Sweden (He was a Swede).
Question 20: Complete this tongue twister from your book: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled…”
Answer: Pepper.
Question PDF will be Available soon.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-2 MARCH-2026
MODEL QUESTION PAPER-1
