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9th Class English Chapter 10 Test

9th Class · English · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 30Time: 40 minutes

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

These rugged landscapes have been home for centuries:
1. Smooth and flat
2. Soft and green
3. Rough, rocky, and uneven
4. Very small
These endangered cats need our protection:
1. Extinction
2. Very common
3. Strong and healthy
4. Domesticated
Markhors are known for their steep habitats in the mountains. The antonym of the underlined word is:
1. Rugged
2. Flat
3. Slippery
4. Winding
The revenue generated is used for wildlife conservation:
1. Waste material
2. Loss
3. Income
4. Debt
Despite these successes, both species remain vulnerable:
1. Completely safe
2. At risk of harm
3. Very aggressive
4. Famous
Poaching is a major threat to the survival of predators like the snow leopard. The synonyms of the underlined word is:
1. Hunters
2. Carnivores
3. Prey
4. Victims
Conservation efforts focus on protecting endangered species and their habitats. The synonyms of the underlined word is:
1. Communities
2. Environments
3. Rocks
4. Groups
Markhors are herbivores relying on plants for sustenance. The synonyms of the underlined word is:
1. Meat-eaters
2. Omnivores
3. Plant-eaters
4. Scavengers
Markhors are critical for preventing overgrazing on the mountain slopes:
1. Excessive planting of trees
2. Lack of water for animals
3. Too much eating of grass and plants by animals
4. The gradual wearing away of soil
Markhors are critical for maintaining the vegetation of the mountain slopes:
1. Rocks
2. Plant life
3. Water
4. Snow

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

What are the benefits and potential concerns of community-led conservation programmes like trophy hunting?
How do human activities like poaching and habitat destruction threaten the balance between the snow leopard and the markhor?
What more can be done to raise awareness about protecting endangered species like the snow leopard and the markhor?
Why is the predator-prey relationship between the snow leopard and the markhor important for the ecosystem?
How did the description of the snow leopard and the markhor impact your understanding of these animals and their environment?
What might happen to the mountain ecosystem if either the snow leopard or the markhor disappeared?
How is the markhor adapted to living in mountainous regions?
Identify the main problems faced by the snow leopard and the markhor populations. What solutions have been implemented to address these problems, and how effective do you think they are?

Without these two species, the entire ecosystem would be at risk. Protecting them is not only about saving two magnificent animals but also preserving the very environment they inhabit.
Despite these threats both the snow leopard and the markhor have benefited from successful conservation efforts in Pakistan. Organisations such as the snow Leopard Foudation and the WWF- Pakistan have worked tirelessly to protect these species. In areas like Chitral National Park and the Toshi Game Reserve, local communities, in collaboration with the government, have established trophy hunting programmes.
In the high-altitude regions of Pakistan, where the peaks of the Himalayas, Karakoram, and HinduKush touch the sky, two extraordinary animals have made these rugged landscapes home for centuries. The snow leopard and the markhor, predator and prey, represent the delicate balance of nature in some of the most remote areas of the world