SAMPLE QUESTIONS A DOG NAMED DUKE CBSE-CLASS-IX-ENGLISH

A. Read the following extracts and answer
the questions.
1. “After the excitement of homecoming wore
off, chuck hit a new low.”
          3
i)     
From where did chuck return?
ii)   
In which month did chuck return?
iii)  What was
the “new low”?
2.  “He was a 23-Kilo missile of joy”                   3
i)     
Who is ‘he’ here?
ii)   
What did he do ?
iii)  Where did
‘he’ hit chuck hooper?
3. “The staffs were amazed by the visit”?                   3
i)     
Whom do the authors refer as “The staff”?
ii)   
Name the manager.
iii)  Which
date did chuck visit the staff?
4. “Thirteen months from the moment, he worked
full days”
3
i)     
From which date did chuck start working full days?
ii)   
What was his reward?
iii)  For how
many hours did he work earlier?
B. Answer the questions     6 x 2 = 
12
1. Establish
“a dog named Duke” as a didactic story.
2. Comment
on the role of Duke for chuck Hooper’s revival.
3. “a dog
named Duke” is a story of inspiration – comment.
4. Narrate
the first day of their (chuck and Duke) struggle.
5. Comment
on the following dates – (1) June’01 (2) January4, and March, 1.
6. Establish
the story “A dog named Duke” a story of optimism and melancholy.