ICSE Class 9 English Resources

In Act 1, political tensions rise in Rome as Cassius begins manipulating Brutus into joining a conspiracy against Caesar, fearing his growing power.

In Act 2, Brutus resolves to join the conspiracy, and despite ominous warnings, Caesar goes to the Senate where the conspirators prepare to assassinate him.

A timid village schoolteacher gains confidence and self-respect after an unexpected encounter with a friendly alien visitor.

In this episode from Oliver Twist, young Oliver courageously asks for more food at the workhouse, exposing the cruelty and inhumanity of the system.

A kind but poor young man’s act of generosity toward a beggar unexpectedly brings him fortune and happiness.

A village boy, uprooted to Calcutta and deprived of affection, falls fatally ill while yearning for the home and mother he once took for granted.

A careless rumour about a bank’s money, started by sweeper-boy Nathu’s complaint, spreads through Pipalnagar and panics people into actually breaking the bank.

The poem celebrates a steam locomotive's nightly journey across England, delivering mail while capturing industrial rhythm, human connection, and modernity through vivid sound effects and alliteration.

The poem celebrates a clever orange cat who mysteriously keeps an overnight train running smoothly, personified with rhythmic rhymes and playful energy.

Thomas Hood's I Remember, I Remember is a nostalgic poem contrasting joyful childhood memories with the painful reality of adulthood and lost innocence.

The anti-war poem recounts a Japanese doctor's harrowing firsthand experience of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, capturing devastation through stark imagery and restrained horror.

Marge Piercy's A Work of Artifice uses a bonsai tree metaphor to critique how society prunes women's potential, limiting freedom through patriarchal control.

ICSE 9 students have to fill in blanks with correct forms of words given in brackets in Q 5. (i). 8 blanks. 4 marks.

Question No. 5. (ii) in ICSE 9 English language paper tests filling blanks with prepositions. 8 blanks. 4 marks.

Question No. 5. (iii) in ICSE 9 English language paper tests joining of sentences in MCQ pattern. 4 MCQs. 4 marks.

Question No. 5. (iv) in ICSE 9 English language paper tests various transformations of sentences in MCQ pattern. 8 MCQs. 8 marks.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing a composition. And, a sample essay break-up with explanations.

Creating a word picture using '5-senses rule' to transport the reader to a scene.

Narrating a personal experience or event with emotional depth using first-person narrative.

Persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint with statistics, anecdotes and real examples.

Crafting a creative fictional narrative with plot curve, characters and dialogues.

Interpreting an image and weaving a story around it. Can be descriptive, narrative or short story.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing a formal / official letter.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing an informal / personal letter.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing a notice.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing an email.