CBSE Class 9 English (Communicative) Practice Paper SA–II: Set–II

Find CBSE Class 9 English (Communicative) Practice Paper for the Sumamtive Assessment – II. These questions will not only help the students to prepare for exams in a better manner, but will also help them in understanding the depth with which a topic should be studied.

Few sample questions from the Question Paper are given below:

Q. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:                 

FIVE TIPS TO MAKE YOUR COMPUTER RUN LIKE NEW

FREE OF DISK SPACE

Over time your computer’s hard drive becomes less efficient when it comes to strong and retrieving files. To overcome this problem, try defragmenting. When you defragment the disk, it organizes the information you have on your hard drive so it easier for your computer to find next time you are looking for something and will make your computer like new.

CLEAN IT UP

If your computer is slow when you first boot up, the problem could be that there are too many programs running in the background. You may not even be aware of them, all the same, they are there, to get rid of these programe, go to Start menu and click ALL programs. Next, click start up. When you are in the menu, delete the programs that you don’t need.

UNISTALL PROGRAMS YOU DON’T USE

Your computer slow down once it has reached 50% capacity. To keep this from happening, go to Control Panel and then Add/Remove programs. Once compiled, you will have a list of all the programs on your computer. Scan the list and uninstall the one’s you don’t use.

MEMORY

If your hard drive is loaded with [programs that you use all the time and can’t delete any for the sake of speeding it up, you may have to resort to adding memory. Once you add the memory, you should notice the difference right away.

REMOVE SPYWARE AND ADWARE

The installation of spyware and adware slows down the computer. The problem with this duo is that, you unwittingly agree to install these items. If you have an older version of antivirus program-it won’t protect you. Make sure you have newer anti-virus program installed. Before junking your old computer, try these 5 tips, you’ll probably realize you can avoid buying, a new computer after all.

1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions:

(1) What do we need to do free up disk space?

a) Clean memory

b) Remove spyware

c) Uninstall programs

d) Defragment

(2) Why does a computer slow on first boot up?

a) Virus is there

b) It has become junk

c) Programmes are running in background

d) Installation is progress

(3) At what percentage capacity, the computer starts slowing down?

a) 60%

b) 50%

c) 90%

d) 80%

(4) Why does memory need to be added?

a) To load programmes

b) To install spyware

c) To speed it

d) To download adware

(5) Choose the correct option out of the following, which means the same as ‘unwittingly’.

a) Accidently

b) Knowingly

c) Intentionally

d) deliberately