RBSE Class 9th 2025 English (902)-2025 Previous Year Papers

कक्षा 9वीं वार्षिक परीक्षा, 2025
Class 9th Annual Examination, 2025

अंग्रेजी / ENGLISH [902]

SECTION - A (Reading)

Section A (Reading)

8. The Panchayat of five persons will be annually elected by –

   • (a) all villagers
   • (b) all selected villagers
   • (c) all adult villagers
   • (d) former Head of Village Panchayat

   Explanation: As per the Panchayati Raj system, the Panchayat is elected by all adult members of the village.

9. Which is the Government of Village?

   • (a) Panchayat
   • (b) Village community
   • (c) Village theatre
   • (d) Village guards

   Explanation: The Panchayat is the local self-government body at the village level.

10. Which service is compulsory?

    • (a) Recreation
    • (b) Village guards
    • (c) Playgrounds
    • (d) Theatre

    Explanation: Village guards provide security and are considered an essential/compulsory service for the community.

11. Write the similar word of ‘required’ from the given option –

    • (a) necessary
    • (b) supply
    • (c) recreation
    • (d) maintain

    Explanation: 'Required' means needed or essential; 'necessary' is its synonym.

12. Write the opposite of ‘lethal’ from the options given below –

    • (a) clean
    • (b) vital
    • (c) technique
    • (d) community

    Explanation: 'Lethal' means deadly or causing death; 'vital' means essential for life, hence opposite.

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow –

1. Who sent the parcel for Tommy?

   Answer: Uncle Bill sent the parcel for Tommy.

2. What was the present in the parcel?

   Answer: The present in the parcel was an electric train set.

3. How did Tommy know that the parcel came from America?

   Answer: Tommy looked at the stamps on the packet and knew it came from America.

4. What was Tommy's father doing after Tommy went into the living room?

   Answer: Tommy's father was upstairs playing with the electric train set.

5. Why did Tommy's mother want him to open the parcel the next day?

   Answer: Because Tommy's birthday was the next day, and she wanted him to open it together with his other presents.

6. What happened on Saturday morning?

   Answer: On Saturday morning, the postman delivered a large parcel for Tommy from Uncle Bill.

7. What did his father say to him the next day?

   Answer: His father said, "Let's go upstairs and put it together."

8. Where did Tommy's Uncle live?

   Answer: Tommy's Uncle lived in America.

9. What did Tommy's mother say to Tommy when he wanted to open it?

   Answer: She said, "Your birthday is not till tomorrow. You should open it in the morning together with your other presents."

10. Find the word from the passage which means –

    • (a) A person who delivers letters – postman
    • (b) Gift – present

Section B (Writing)

Question: Letter Writing

You are Nikita living in Mirzapur, Baran. Write a letter to your friend inviting her to your sister's marriage.

OR

Write a formal e-mail to the Principal (principalgss@gmail.com) requesting to arrange an online counselling on "Stress and Examinations".

Question: Speech Writing

You are Devika living in Bikaner. Write a speech in about 80-100 words on "U.P.W. Camp" held in your school.

OR

You are Saurabh. Write your views in support of the debate topic, "Heavy Load of School Bags Should Be Banned".

SECTION - C (Grammar)

Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs given in brackets:

1. I shall go to Jaipur tomorrow. (go)
2. He is playing at this time. (play)
3. I take a bath everyday. (take)
4. He bought a new toy yesterday. (buy)

Fill in the blanks with correct relative pronoun:

1. I saw the man who made this bed. (who/whom)
2. This is the question that puzzled me. (that/who)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions given in the brackets:

1. She was born on 2 Dec. 1990. (in/on)
2. He jumped into the river. (in/into)
3. Mrs. Sharma has been teaching in this school since 2004. (since/for)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners:

1. Neha is an honest girl. (a/an)
2. There are some interesting books. (some/much)
3. There is not any monkey in the tree. (any/some)

SECTION - D (Text-Book)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

In 2001, Ustaad Bismillah Khan was awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, with the coveted award resting on his chest and his eyes glinting with rare happiness. He said, "All I would like to say is teach your children music." This is Hindustan's richest tradition, even the West is now coming to learn our music.

In spite of having travelled all over the world - Khansaab as he is fondly called - is exceedingly fond of Banaras and Dumraon and they remain for him the most wonderful towns of the world. A student of his once wanted him to head a Shehnai School in U.S.A. and the student promised to recreate the unique atmosphere of Banaras by replicating the temples there. But Khansaab asked him if he would be able to transport River Ganga as well. Later he is remembered to have said, "That is why whenever I am in a foreign country, I keep yearning to see Hindustan. While in Mumbai, I think of only Banaras and the holy Ganga. And while in Banaras, I miss the unique mattha of Dumraon."

1. When was Bharat Ratna awarded to Bismillah?
   Bharat Ratna was awarded to Bismillah Khan in 2001.
2. What is Hindustan's richest tradition?
   Hindustan's richest tradition is its music, as Bismillah Khan said, "All I would like to say is teach your children music."
3. How can you say that the Hindustani music is richer?
   Even the West is now coming to learn Hindustani music, which shows that it is richer and recognized worldwide.
4. What is Bismillah fondly called?
   Bismillah is fondly called "Khansaab".
5. Which for Bismillah are the most wonderful towns?
   Banaras and Dumraon are the most wonderful towns for Bismillah.
6. To what does he keep yearning in a foreign country?
   In a foreign country, he keeps yearning to see Hindustan (India).
7. About what does he think while in Mumbai?
   While in Mumbai, he thinks of only Banaras and the holy Ganga.
8. Find the opposite word from the passage:
   • Undesirable: Desirable (not directly given, but context implies opposite; from passage "desirable" is not present, so answer may be "desirable" or "wonderful" as opposite of undesirable; however, the passage has "wonderful" which is positive; the opposite of "undesirable" is "desirable" but not in passage; alternatively, "despise" opposite is "love" or "fond of" as in "fondly called" or "exceedingly fond of".)
   • Despise: Love / Fond of (as in "exceedingly fond of")

Answer any two of the following questions in about 20-30 words each:

1. Who were the people in Kezia's family? (The Little Girl)
   Kezia's family consisted of her father, mother, and grandmother. Her father was strict, her mother was busy, and her grandmother was kind and caring.
2. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages? (My Childhood)
   Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by collecting and selling tamarind seeds during the Second World War, when the demand for tamarind seeds increased.
3. What did Margie write in her diary? (The Fun They Had)
   Margie wrote in her diary about the old schools where children studied together, had human teachers, and had fun, which she found very interesting compared to her mechanical teacher.
4. Why did the snake free the homeopath? (The Snake And The Mirror)
   The snake freed the homeopath because it was more interested in looking at its own reflection in the mirror than in harming the homeopath, so it slithered away after seeing itself.

Section E: Long Answer Questions

Answer any one of the following questions in about 60-80 words:

Answer any two of the following questions on drama in about 40 words:

Section F: Poetry

Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions given below:

Let us remember, whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
Remember, we who take arms against each other
(No Men Are Foreign)
  

A slumber did my spirit seal;
I had no human fears:
She seemed a thing that could
not feel the touch of earthly years. (A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal)
  

Answer any two of the given questions in about 20-30 words:

Answer any one of the following questions in about 60-80 words:

Section G: MOMENTS (Supplementary Book)

Answer any one of the following questions in about 60-80 words:

Answer any two of the following questions in about 40-60 words:

Section H: Objective Type Questions

Choose the correct answer of the following questions: