AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL



AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

English Assignment

GRADE-9

1. Reading Comprehension (refer to IGCSE text book)

a. Page 26 (Exercise 2) Leela’s Friend (Work to be done on Day 1)

b. Page 28 (Exercise 3) The New School (Day 2)

(Read the passages and answer the questions that follow)

2. Paragraph Writing-(write in about 100-150 words) (Work to be done on Day 3,4,5 & 6

a. A narrow escape from trouble

b. Fast food

c. News

d. Haunted house

3. Short Story-(read from the site –classic short stories) (Work to be done on Day 7 and 8)

a. The Bet –Anton Chekov

b. The Last Leaf –O Henry

( Summarise the stories in 150-200 words)

4. Literary Terms (learn by heart) Write the following in the Oxford English note book (Day 9)

a. Plot-chain of events in a story,novel,drama or poetry

b. Characters-animals or persons who are a part of any literary work

c. Setting-time and place of action of a literary work

d. Theme-main idea running throughout a literary work(anger,jealousy,beauty.kindness,cruel)

e. Suspense-feeling of tension about what is going to happen in a literary work

f. Conflict-fight between opposing forces

g. Mood-feeling created in the reader by the writer

h. Antagonist-character or force in conflict with the main character

i. Climax-highest print of interest to which the conflict leads to

j. Stage direction-notes in a drama to describe how it is to be staged or performed

Final Date of submission- October 15 2009

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