📘 English 9th Model Paper (Solved)

✔️ At Ukaz, an annual fair and poetic competition was held where Arab poets competed in reciting poetry. The best compositions were hung on the Kaaba, known as “Mu’allaqat” (the hanging odes). 📌 Rule: Use past tense for historical events. Key terms: poetic contest, literary excellence.

✔️ Quaid-e-Azam’s political acumen, constitutional struggle, and unwavering leadership united Muslims of South Asia. His efforts through the Two-Nation Theory, Lahore Resolution (1940), and negotiations led to the creation of Pakistan, safeguarding Muslim identity and rights. 📌 Rule: Answer must highlight cause-effect: leadership → separate homeland.

✔️ Nishan-e-Haider is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan, given to those who show extraordinary valor in combat. Recipients include Captain Muhammad Sarwar, Major Tufail Mohammad, and others. 📌 Rule: Define term, then give examples. Capitalize award names.

✔️ Quality education teaches critical thinking, empathy, and diverse perspectives. It reduces prejudice by exposing learners to different cultures and histories, encouraging respect, and peaceful coexistence in multicultural societies. 📌 Rule: Use present simple; list key benefits: empathy, diversity, conflict resolution.

✔️ In “The Dear Departed”, the conflict over Mr. Merryweather’s small cupboard and assets exposes the greed and hypocrisy of his daughters. Mrs. Slater and Mrs. Jordan fight for material inheritance even before his death. This conflict reveals that family bonds are secondary to wealth. It drives irony and satire, highlighting Victorian materialism. 📌 Rule: Mention play title, character names, and thematic irony. Use literary present tense.

🔹 Simple English: Patriotism means love for one’s motherland. A patriot loves his country and is ready to sacrifice when needed. The word comes from Latin “patriota”, meaning countryman. It is a highly admirable quality.

🔹 Simple English: Education helps people understand each other, be tolerant, and respect differences. It encourages peaceful living in diverse societies. It builds empathy and critical thinking so that people can take part in democracy and solve conflicts without violence.

📝 Summary: Kipling’s “If” advises a young man on the virtues of integrity, patience, self-trust, humility, and resilience. It says if you can keep your calm when others blame you, trust yourself when doubted, dream without making dreams your master, treat triumph and disaster equally, and hold on with courage — then you will be a true Man, and the world will be yours. 📌 Rule: Use present tense; focus on conditional structure “If you can…” and list core virtues.

Examination Hall,
City A.B.C.
April 19, 2026

Dear Ali,

I hope you are in the best of health. I am thrilled to hear about your elder sister’s marriage. Please accept my heartiest congratulations! May Allah bless the newlyweds with endless joy, love, and prosperity. I know how much this means to your family. The wedding ceremony must have been beautiful. I regret not being able to attend, but my prayers are with them. Do share the wedding photos. Warm regards to your sister and parents.

Yours sincerely,
Ahmed

📌 Rules: Formal friendly tone; proper address, date, subscription; congratulate warmly; mention good wishes.

1. What good do newspapers do to us? Newspapers connect us with the world, educate public opinion, and provide news from every corner.
2. Why in older days could a man not know far-off events? Because his world was limited to his own village and neighboring villages; no fast communication.
3. Responsibility of press today? The press educates public opinion, shapes laws, and provides guidance to citizens.
4. How are laws of a country shaped nowadays? Laws are largely shaped by the press because public opinion guided by newspapers influences legislation.
5. How are newspapers a source of public guidance? Newspapers analyze issues, highlight social matters, and inform readers, thereby guiding them on political and social choices.