Class 9 – IEO – Spoken and Written Expressions – SET 1

Welcome to your Class 9 - IEO - Spoken and Written Expressions - SET 1

Choose the most suitable option to complete the dialogue.

Ram: Good morning. Is that BizComp?
Uma: Good morning. This is BizComp. How can I help you?
Ram: I am Ram Kerkar from Minerva Computers. I’d like to speak to Ms. Piali Ghosh,
Head, HR.
Uma: __________________________

Principal: Mr. D’Souza, the Annual Day’s coming up. I’ve been wondering whom to
invite as our chief guest this year. Do you have any suggestions?
Teacher: __________________________

Mrs K: Hello, Nita.
Nita: Hello, Mrs Kumar. How have you been?
Mrs K: Good. By the way, Nita, I’m having a party for my brother, Arun – the one who’s
come from the States. It’s on Sunday. I’d like you to come.
Nita: __________________________

Ali: Pia, have you seen the ad? They’re looking for a new editor. For the School
Magazine. It’s on the notice board. Why don’t you apply?
Pia: __________________________

Ali: Oh, well If that’s how you feel… I just thought you were so right for the job.

Alan: There’s a plan to get a film personality to be the face of our campaign to
save trees.

Bani: Why should we see actors as youth icons? After all, what do they have to
recommend themselves?

Alan: _____________________________________________

Written Expression
Given below are four sentence paragraphs (S1‐S4). S1 and S4 are given. From the options, (P, Q, R) choose two sentences for S2 and S3.


S1.   Shops and homes in select areas of Maharashtra will soon have to pay in advance for the electricity they use.

P. This follows the Maharashtra Electricity Board’s approval for introducing prepaid meters.

Q. The state’s electricity distribution company will install 25,000 prepaid meters to
begin with.

R. The electricity meters will be installed free of cost in those shops and residences
where usage is low.

S4. Customers using these meters will have to buy electricity using a card which can be recharged when the meter shows low credit

S1. The smoke of a devastating forest fire always carries two compounds, with it, a life promoter, and a regulator.


P. The forest fires have a role to play in maintaining a balance in nature.

Q. After forest fires have been extinguished, the seeds that abound on forest
floors take over to repopulate the burnt forest.

R. The regulatory chemical in the smoke keeps a check on these seeds and lets them
germinate only when there is enough moisture in the atmosphere again.


S4. Once the seeds have germinated the promoter chemical takes over to ensure a rapid re‐growth of the forest.

S1. How the foot lands when one is running has a long evolutionary history.


P. Humans ran even when there were no shoes, for food, from predators, fires, and
storms.

Q. Natural selection ensured that barefoot runners landed on their forefoot while
running.

R. Running in a way that reduced the chances of foot injury to a minimum was
essential.

S4. Shod runners on the other hand land on their heels and need well cushioned shoes to absorb the impact

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