ICSE Class 9 Group II · Classical Language practice paper with answers
80 marks · 2 hours of suggested practice · Grammar and unseen translation
Instructions
Attempt all three parts. Allow about 25 minutes for grammar, 40 for Sanskrit to English, 45 for English to Sanskrit and 10 to review. This is a TutorVertex Class 9 practice paper modelled on the skills in CISCE’s Classical Language specification. The school sets the Class 9 exam format.
CISCE 2028 regulations · Group II · CISCE Classical Language · published Class X reference
Part A · Elementary grammar · 20 marks
- Join देव + आलयः.
- Split तदपि.
- Write हरि in the locative singular.
- Write फल in the nominative plural.
- Write लता in the instrumental singular.
- Write the present first-person plural of पठ्.
- Write the past third-person singular of गम् in लङ्.
- Change बालिका गीतं गायति। to the dual.
- Fill in the recipient. अहं ___ जलं ददामि। (मित्र)
- Combine: सः पुस्तकं पठति। सः लिखति।
Grammar answers and marking guide
देवालयः
अ + आ gives आ.
तत् + अपि
Final त् becomes द् before the vowel.
हरौ
This form can mark a location.
फलानि
Neuter nominative plural agrees with सन्ति.
लतया
The form can mark a means or instrument.
पठामः
It agrees with वयम्.
अगच्छत्
The form uses the augment अ-.
बालिके गीतं गायतः।
Change the subject and verb. The shared object remains singular.
मित्राय
The person receiving the water is dative.
सः पुस्तकं पठित्वा लिखति।
क्त्वा joins earlier and later actions by the same subject.
Award two marks per correct response. For an item with two required changes, award one mark for each correct change.
Part B · Sanskrit to English · 30 marks
Translate all ten sentences. Each carries three marks.
- रविवासरे लीला पित्रा सह ग्रामम् अगच्छत्।
- तत्र तौ नदीतीरे उपाविशताम्।
- पिता लीलायै नदीविषये कथाम् अकथयत्।
- सा कथां श्रुत्वा चित्रम् अरचयत्।
- सायं तौ गृहम् प्रत्यागच्छताम्।
- मम विद्यालये लघुः पुस्तकालयः अस्ति।
- छात्राः प्रतिदिनं तत्र पुस्तकानि पठन्ति।
- अद्य अध्यापिका तेभ्यः नूतनानि पुस्तकानि अददात्।
- द्वौ छात्रौ एकां कथां मिलित्वा अपठताम्।
- ते श्वः कथायाः सारं लिखिष्यन्ति।
Part B · Sanskrit to English answers and marking guide
On Sunday Leela went to the village with her father.
One mark each for time · destination and action · companion.
There the two of them sat on the riverbank.
One mark each for place marker · riverbank · dual subject and action.
Her father told Leela a story about the river.
One mark each for speaker and action · recipient · content.
After hearing the story, she drew a picture.
One mark each for prior action · subject and main action · object.
In the evening the two returned home.
One mark each for time · dual subject and action · destination.
There is a small library in my school.
One mark each for possessor · school as location · small library.
Students read books there every day.
One mark each for subject and action · place and time · object.
Today the teacher gave them new books.
One mark each for time · subject and past action · recipients and object.
Two students read one story together.
One mark each for dual subject and action · one story · together.
Tomorrow they will write a summary of the story.
One mark each for time · plural subject and future · object and relation.
Accept equivalent wording and word order where the meaning and grammatical roles are preserved.
Part C · English to Sanskrit · 30 marks
Translate all ten sentences. Each carries three marks.
- Yesterday two girls went to the garden.
- They saw many flowers there.
- One girl gave water to the plants.
- After seeing the flowers, her friend drew a picture.
- They will return to school tomorrow.
- In the morning a boy goes to the market.
- He buys fruit for his mother.
- The shopkeeper gives him a bag.
- Having taken the bag, the boy goes home.
- His mother is pleased when she sees the fruit.
Part C · English to Sanskrit answers and marking guide
ह्यः बालिके उद्यानम् अगच्छताम्।
One mark each for time · dual subject and past verb · destination.
ते तत्र बहूनि पुष्पाणि अपश्यताम्।
One mark each for dual pronoun and verb · place · neuter plural object.
एका बालिका पादपेभ्यः जलम् अददात्।
One mark each for subject · dative recipients and object · past singular verb.
पुष्पाणि दृष्ट्वा तस्याः सखी चित्रम् अरचयत्।
One mark each for prior action · possessive and subject · object and past verb.
ते श्वः विद्यालयं प्रत्यागमिष्यतः।
One mark each for dual reference · time and destination · dual future.
प्रातः एकः बालकः आपणं गच्छति।
One mark each for time · subject and verb · destination.
सः मात्रे फलं क्रीणाति।
One mark each for subject and verb · recipient · object.
आपणिकः तस्मै स्यूतं ददाति।
One mark each for subject and verb · dative pronoun · object.
स्यूतं गृहीत्वा बालकः गृहं गच्छति।
One mark each for prior action · subject and verb · destination.
तस्य माता फलं दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्ना भवति।
One mark each for possessor and subject · seeing the fruit · feminine predicate and verb.
Accept equivalent wording and word order where the meaning and grammatical roles are preserved.