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Appendix I Questions for Pre-Test Subject: Writing Class: 9 Time: 1 hour The following questions are based on English textbook of Grade 9 from unit 1 to unit 4. Question No. 1. Write a letter to your friend describing your plan to visit a beautiful place during a summer holiday in about 15 sentences. Remember these points in your mind while writing. where you are going who you are going with where and for how long you will stay there what things or places you will see what things you will do there Question No. 2. Write a short paragraph about Pashupatinath on the basis of the following clues in about 10 sentences. Hindu temple Lord Shiva Bagmati River, Kathmandu Shivaratri Built by Supus Padeva in 400 AD Priests Bhat-Brahmins (Karnataka, India) Question No. 3. Imagine that one of your friends has recently died untimely in a plane crash. How do you express your condolence on such a sad moment? Write a letter of condolence expressing your condolence in about 15 sentences on the basis of following clues: Hari, your best friend, studied together for 8 years, very helpful, always cracked jokes, popular with both teachers and students, miss him forever, never forget, very kind and humane . Question No. 4. Why do you think that dancing is very popular in the Nepalese culture? In what occasion do people perform dancing in your community? Write an essay on dancing in Nepalese culture in about 12 sentences. Question No. 5. What are you going to do in the Dashain vacation? Write in about 12 sentences. Question No. 6. Write a news report on over flooding on the basis of following clues in about 12 sentences. A week of heavy rain Over flooded rivers: the Karnali, the Koshi, and the Narayani Affected areas: Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Lumbini, Banke, and Bardia Damage: 100 were lost, thousands of people homeless Government decide to give Rs. 10,000 each family ‘Thank you for your participation in writing test Volume 4 Issue 1
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