HBSE Class 9 English SAT-2 Question Paper 2025 Answer Key

Haryana Board (HBSE) Class 9 English SAT-2 Question Paper 2025 Answer Key

SECTION – A (Reading Skills)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow : (4 Marks)
During the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony, our family used to arrange boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site, situated in the middle of the pond called Rama Tirtha which was near our house.
Questions :
(i) What ceremony does the writer refer to?
Answer – The writer refers to the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony.

(ii) What did the writer’s family arrange for the festival?
Answer – The writer’s family arranged boats fitted with a special platform.

(iii) What was placed on the special platform?
Answer – The idols of Lord Rama and Sita were placed on the special platform.

(iv) Where were the idols taken?
Answer – The idols were taken to the marriage site situated in the middle of a pond called Rama Tirtha.

SECTION – B (Grammar)

2. Do any three out of five : (3 Marks)
(i) Shri ram narayan is an ma.bed (Punctuate)
(a) Shri Ram Narayan is m.a. B.Ed
(b) Shri ramnarayan is ma B.Ed
(c) Shri ramnarayan is ma, bed
(d) Shri Ram Narayan is M.A., B.Ed.
Answer – (d) Shri Ram Narayan is M.A., B.Ed.

(ii) Kalidas is ………….. Shakespeare of India. (Article)
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) no article
Answer – (c) the

(iii) It …………. rain any moment. (Modal)
(a) may
(b) might
(c) will
(d) would
Answer – (b) might

(iv) He always ……………. (speak) the truth. (Tense)
(a) speaks
(b) speak
(c) speaking
(d) is speaking
Answer – (a) speaks

(v) I can read this letter. (Voice)
(a) I can read this letter by me.
(b) A letter can be read by him
(c) This letter can be read by me.
(d) That letter can read by me
Answer – (c) This letter can be read by me.

SECTION – C (Writing Skill)

3. Write an application to your head-master requesting him to issue you a School living certificate. (3 Marks)
Answer –

To
The Headmaster
XYZ School

Sir,
I respectfully state that I have passed Class IX from your esteemed school. I now require a School Leaving Certificate for further admission. Kindly issue me the certificate at the earliest.
I shall be highly obliged to you.
Thanking you.

Yours obediently,
Name: Rohit
Class: IX
Roll No.: 16
Date: ………

OR

Draft a notice for the school notice board organising a poster making contest.
Answer –

SECTION – D (Literature)

4. Do any two questions out of the following four : (2 × 2 = 4 Marks)
(i) How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
Answer – Abdul Kalam helped his cousin, who was a newspaper agent, by collecting bundles of newspapers thrown from a moving train during wartime. For this work, he was paid some money, which became his first earning.

(ii) Why was the holy man who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings surprised?
Answer – The holy man was surprised because in those days people preferred a son, but Santosh’s family wished for the birth of a daughter.

(iii) How did Saint Peter punish the selfish women?
Answer – Saint Peter cursed the selfish woman and changed her into a woodpecker, forcing her to bore trees all day for her food.

(iv) How does the poet show that no men are strange or foreign?
Answer – The poet shows that all human beings share the same earth, air, and needs. Therefore, no man is strange or foreign to another.

5. Do any one from the following questions : (2 Marks)
What is effective way of killing a tree in Gieve Patel’s poem?
Answer – According to the poet, merely cutting a tree is not enough. To kill it completely, it must be uprooted and left exposed so that its roots dry, harden, twist, and wither.

OR

What are the precious things mentioned in the story “The Happy Prince”? Why are they precious?
Answer – In The Happy Prince, the most precious things are the leaden heart of the Happy Prince and the dead swallow. They are precious because they show selfless love and sacrifice for the poor, which is more valuable than gold or jewels.

6. Do anyone from the following questions : (4 Marks)
Give a brief character sketch of the Happy Prince?
Answer – The Happy Prince was kind, compassionate, and selfless. After seeing the suffering of the poor, he sacrificed his ruby, sapphires, and gold to help them. Though his statue became ugly and blind, his heart was full of joy because he served humanity. His noble sacrifice pleased God, who rewarded him with eternal happiness.

OR

Why was Santosh sent to the local School?
Answer – Santosh Yadav was sent to the local village school because of the prevailing family and social customs. Although her parents were financially well-off and could afford better schools, it was the tradition in her family to send girls to nearby local schools only. Girls were generally not encouraged to receive higher or distant education. However, Santosh later challenged this custom and moved ahead to pursue higher education, showing her strong determination and independent thinking.