CBSE Class 9 Practice Test 2026

About the CBSE Class 9 exam

The CBSE - Class 9 (CBSE Class 9) is a cbse board examination administered in India. It is designed to assess candidates' knowledge and proficiency across 7 key subject areas including Mathematics, Science, Social Science - History, Social Science - Geography. This exam is widely recognized as an essential benchmark for students and professionals.

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8 free CBSE Class 9 practice questions (2026)

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1. In 'The Fun They Had', what was Tommy's reaction when Margie asked why anyone would write about school?

   • He laughed out loud and called her stupid.
   • He looked at her with superior eyes because it was about old schools.
   • He got angry and refused to talk to her.
   • He ignored her question completely and kept reading.
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   Answer: B. He looked at her with superior eyes because it was about old schools.

   Tommy looked at Margie with superior eyes because she did not know that the book was about the ancient kind of schools that existed centuries ago.

   Topic: English · easy

2. What does the 'yellow wood' symbolize in Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken'?

   • A forest during the spring season full of new growth
   • An aging mind filled with forgotten childhood memories
   • A world or life in autumn where choices must be made
   • A golden path that guarantees instant success
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   Answer: C. A world or life in autumn where choices must be made

   The 'yellow wood' symbolizes an autumn forest, representing a stage in life where a person faces crucial choices and transitions.

   Topic: English · medium

3. Choose the correct form of the verb: 'By the time the train arrived at the station, we __________ for over two hours.'

   • had been waiting
   • were waiting
   • have waited
   • will wait
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   Answer: A. had been waiting

   Past Perfect Continuous tense ('had been waiting') is used to express an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.

   Topic: English · medium

4. Complete the sentence with the correct verb: 'Neither the teacher nor the students __________ aware of the sudden change in the timetable.'

   • was
   • were
   • is
   • have
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   Answer: B. were

   When subjects are joined by 'neither... nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Here, 'students' is plural, so 'were' is correct.

   Topic: English · hard

5. How did Evelyn Glennie manage to learn music despite her profound deafness?

   • By relying solely on lip-reading techniques
   • By sensing vibrations through different parts of her body
   • By using advanced electronic hearing devices built by Ron Forbes
   • By reading visual musical notations on a screen
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   Answer: B. By sensing vibrations through different parts of her body

   Evelyn Glennie learned to feel music through vibrations in different parts of her body, such as her waist, feet, and cheekbones.

   Topic: English · easy

6. Select the correct indirect speech for: The doctor said to the patient, 'Do you take this medicine regularly?'

   • The doctor asked the patient if he took that medicine regularly.
   • The doctor asked the patient that whether he takes this medicine regularly.
   • The doctor told the patient to take that medicine regularly.
   • The doctor questioned the patient if he has taken that medicine regularly.
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   Answer: A. The doctor asked the patient if he took that medicine regularly.

   For interrogative sentences starting with an auxiliary verb, 'if/whether' is used, simple present 'take' changes to simple past 'took', and 'this' changes to 'that'.

   Topic: English · hard

7. In 'The Lost Child', what was the child's immediate reaction when he realized he was separated from his parents?

   • He started buying toys from the nearby hawkers.
   • A full, deep cry rose within his throat and he ran in panic looking for them.
   • He sat quietly near the temple gate waiting for them.
   • He asked the operator of the roundabout to help him find them.
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   Answer: B. A full, deep cry rose within his throat and he ran in panic looking for them.

   Realizing he was lost, a sudden panic seized him, causing a deep cry to rise from his throat as he ran frantically in all directions crying 'Mother, Father!'.

   Topic: English · medium

8. Complete the sentence with the appropriate determiner: 'There is __________ hope left for his recovery, so the doctors are extremely concerned.'

   • a little
   • little
   • few
   • a few
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   Answer: B. little

   'Little' has a negative meaning ('hardly any'), which fits the context of doctors being extremely concerned. 'Hope' is uncountable.

   Topic: English · medium

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