Q1. Read the following
extract carefully and answer the questions given below.
One
summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened
it to see an awful looking man. I stared at the stooped, shriveled body. His
face, lopsided from swelling, was red and raw.
Yet
his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a
room for just one night. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern
shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a
room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face …… I know it looks
terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I
hesitated, but his next words convinced me. “I could sleep in this rocking
chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”
When
I had finished the dishes, I went out on the porch to talk with him a few
minutes. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had an oversized
heart crowded into the tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to support
his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly crippled
from a back injury.
He
wasn’t complaining; in fact, every other sentence was prefaced with thanks to
God for a blessing. He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease which
was, apparently a form of skin cancer. He thanked God for giving his the
strength to keep going.
1.
What
disease was the old man suffering from?
The
old man was suffering from a form of skin cancer.
2.
Why
was it difficult for the old man to find a room?
It
was difficult for the old man to find a room because people did not like the
look of his face. It was lopsided from swelling. It was also red and raw.
3.
How
did the old man earn his livelihood?
The
old man fished for his livelihood.
4.
Why
do you think the old man was grateful to God?
The
old man was grateful that no pain accompanied the disease from which he was
suffering. He was actually suffering from skin cancer that had made his face
raw, red and lopsided due to swelling. The man thanked God for giving him the
strength to go on with life.
Q2. Read the following
extract carefully and answer the questions given below.
That Monday at school, Keryn sat
with her chip propped up on one hand. “You’re looking very thoughtful today,
Keryn,” said her teacher, Mrs. Ngeru.
As soon as she got home, Keryn
hurried to her bedroom mirror. The spot was bigger. She could see if even she
stood right back from her mirror, against her bedroom wall.
She look a book, curled up on the
corner of the living room sofa, and tried to forget about her chin. She was
still reading when her father came home from work half an hour later.
“That’s a nice little spot you’ve
found there, love,” he said. Keryn jumped up and slammed into her room.
“What’s the matter? What did I say?”
She heard her father asking behind her.
At dinner that night, Keryn said she
didn’t want any lemon meringue, thank you. She’d just have a raw carrot
instead.
“You want to be careful of those raw
carrots,” Jason told Keryn while he ate her share of the lemon meringue. “They
might be good for your skin, but they make your teeth grow, and your ears get
all long and floppy.”
1.
What
upset Keryn on a Monday morning?
Keryn was upset that Monday morning
because when she looked at herself in the mirror she observed that the spot on
her chin was bigger and could be seen even when she stood right back from her
mirror against her bedroom wall.
2.
Why
did her father’s comment bother her?
Her father referred to the cozy
spot, she had found on the living room sofa, but the very word ‘spot’ made her
think of the spot on her chin. This upset Keryn.
3.
How
did Jason tease Keryn?
Jason told his sister Keryn in a
joking manner that eating raw carrots was good but she had to go slow because,
though that particular food may be good for skin, it could also make her teeth
grow and her ears get long and floppy, just like a rabbit’s.
4.
In
what way do you consider Keryn and Jason as typical teenagers?
Both Keryn and Jason are forever
fighting with each other and teasing each other just like typical teenage
brothers and sisters. They get satisfaction and delight in pulling each other’s
legs. Keryn like a typical teenage girl is so obsessed by the small pimple
(spot) on her chin that she keeps looking into the mirror all the time. At the
moment her entire life revolved around that spot.
Q3. . Read the
following extract carefully and answer the questions given below.
He asked. Boy, did he
ask! First he asked me for a chance, then he asked nearly all the people he
came across if they wanted to but a telephone system from him. And his asking
paid off. As he likes to put it, “Even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in
a while.” That simply means that if you ask enough, eventually someone will say
‘yes’.
He
cared. He cared about me and his customers. He discovered that when he cared
more about taking care of his customers that he cared about taking care of
himself, it wasn’t long before he didn’t have to worry about taking care of
himself.
Most
of all, the Cowboy started every day as a winner! He hit the front door
expecting something good to happen. He believed that things were going to go
his way regardless of what happened. He had no expectation of failure, only an
expectation of success. And I’ve found that when you expect success and take
action on that expectation, you almost always get success.
The
Cow boy has made millions of dollars. He has also lost it all, only to get it
all back again. In his life, as in mine, it has been that once you know and
practice the principles of success, they will work for you again and again.
He
can also be an inspiration to you. He is proof that it’s not environment or
education or technical skills and ability that make you a success. He proved
that it takes more: It takes the principles we so often overlook or take for
granted. These are the principles of the Ya Gotta’s for Success.
1.
What
was the Cowboy’s motto?
The
Cowboy’s motto was to make a success of himself by following the principles of
Ya Gotta’a for success.
2.
What
did the Cowboy learn after he lost millions of dollars?
The
Cowboy learnt that once you know and practice the principles of success, they
will work for you again and again.
3.
Why
did the Cowboy firmly believe that asking would pay off?
The
Cowboy firmly believed that asking would pay off because if you are determined
you will eventually get the desired results.
4.
In
what way is the cowboy a source of inspiration for you?
The
Cowboy’s story strongly advocates the principles of success. It proves that
mere education or skills or talent is not sufficient for success. These ideas
appeal to me and thus are a source of inspiration to me.
Q4. Read the following extract carefully and
answer the questions given below.
Maggu’s achievements are
particularly noteworthy because – as is well – known academic institution in
India are less than sold on the idea of inclusive education. In fact, when
Maggu Lost her sight in class IV, her school (which she declines to name)
expelled her while suggesting she attend a “blind school”. Though shocked,
Maggu rejected the advice “Attending a special school would have tarred me the
a handicap forever, which was not how I saw my future. Therefore I did the
rounds of other public schools with my father, a small – time merchant,
explaining that my case was different since I had vision till the age of ten,”
she recalls.
Impressed by her persistence and
ambition, Delhi’s Bluebells School not only admitted her but pulled out all the
stops to support her in academics and in sports. Not surprisingly, she won
laurels in inter – school sporting events and also notched up a respectable 73
per cent average in the class XII exam with the help of Braille, interactive
textbooks and extra coaching.
This respectable average in her CBSE
exam paved the way for admission into LSR where again she proved her mettle by
winning medals in a slew of inter – college events (100, 200 and 400 metre
sprints) high jump, long jump, javelin and discus throw, resulting in her being
declared ‘Athlete of the year’ 2003 at a sports meet for 100 physically
challenged athletes. And the cherry on the cake was the selection to the IBSA
games last year. “It was a tough regimen”, recalls Maggu. “I had to attend
sports camps, manage my studies and officiate as sports president. But I
managed.”
1.
What
qualities of Maggu are highlighted in this passage?
Jyoti Maggu’s determination,
persistence and ambition are highlighted in this passage.
2.
Why
did Maggu refuse to attend a ‘blind school’?
Jyoti Maggu refused to attend a
blind school because doing so would have tarred her with a handicap forever.
3.
Quote
the lines that show that Jyoti Maggu was good in academics as well as in
sports.
The line ‘Not surprisingly she won
laurels in inter – school sporting events and also notched up a respectable 73
per cent average in the class XII exam.
4.
Should
the physically challenged be sent to special schools? Express your views.
Ans. Yes, the physically challenged
should be sent to special schools because they would get specialized care and
handling. The staffs are trained to help them overcome their handicap.
Q5. Read the following
passage and answer the questions given below:
Mr. Robinson looked a trifle
disconcerted but asked me how long I would be in London. I told him that I was
visiting friends in the country and Scotland and would be back after four weeks
or so, for a few days before taking a flight home. He pursed his lips and said,
“I’m terribly sorry but much as I would like to help, I can’t do it.” I said,
“Is the time too short?” To which he answered, “No it’s not that.”
“Then what’s the problem?” was my
next query. “Well you see ………” At which point. I turned on all my persuasive
skills and invoked the name of my father. Mr. Robinson looked at me with half a
smile on his face and said, “That’s it precisely. Because you are the son of an
old and valued customer of ours, I will not accept your order.”
He must have seen the look of
bewilderment on my face, and quickly went on to explain. “Now – a – days we do
not do the tailoring ourselves. We send the order to Hong Kong but the finished
product goes under our label. Now you know why I have decided not to sell you
the suit.”
As I prepared to leave, Mr. Robinson
shook me warmly by the hand and escorted me to the door. I stepped out on the
street with mixed feelings. Disappointment at not getting my suit, but
gratitude for the man’s candour.
1.
Choose
the correct alternative and write the complete sentence. The writer left the
shop with
i.
mixed feelings ii. disappointment iii. Gratitude.
The
writer left the shop with mixed feelings.
2.
In
what words does Mr. Robinson describe the writer’s father?
Mr. Robinson describes the writer’s
father as an old and valuable customer.
3.
Why
was the writer not disappointed but grateful to the man?
The writer was not disappointed but
grateful to the man for his candour – his honesty about the change in their
policy of tailoring suits.
4.
The
story conveys a message in a very subtle manner. Can you guess the message?
The subtle message is very clear and
evident. The main goal of running a business is definitely the ‘monetary
outcome’. However one must not try to achieve this at the cost of customer
dissatisfaction. One of the essentials of business is ethics. Honesty and
Integrity should be the foundation of client or customer service.
Q6. Read the following
passage and answer the questions given below it.
Dad had a favourite carpet snake
that he called Old Tom. Now Old Tom was big and had taken up residence in a
large, burnt – out stump near the packing shed. I could climb onto a fallen
banana stool and peer into the stump while Dad reached in and fed the snake.
When we unloaded the banana bunches
from the jeep, field mice often scurried out, and sometimes Dad would stand
close by and endeavour to stun the mice with the back of his cane knife.
Triumphantly, he could then take his offering to Old Tom and watch with great
satisfaction as the snake swallowed the mouse whole.
After several months, Dad and Old
Tom got to know each other quite well. So well, in fact, that he could
tentatively stroke Old Tom, who seemed to like it. Dad proudly showed Old Tom
to passing banana growers and they marveled at the size of the snake and Dad’s
ability to stroke it. Dad, of course, did not miss the opportunity to remark on
the number of mice Old Tom ate, which raised appropriate envy in the growers
and made Dad’s day.
1.
Where
had Old Tom taken up residence?
Old Tom had taken up residence in a
large, burnt – out stump near the packing shed.
2.
What
would Dad watch with great satisfaction/
Dad would watch the snake swallow
the mouse whole with great satisfaction.
3.
What
liberty could Dad take after he got to know Old Tom quite well?
After Dad got to know Old Tom quite
well, he could stroke Old Tom.
4.
Why
are snakes called “the friends of farmers”?
Snakes are called ‘the friends of
farmers’ because they feed on rats and mice which would otherwise destroy the
crops thus causing shortage and scarcity of food crops.
Q7. Read the following
extract carefully and then answer the question set below.
She yawned and stretched and headed
for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher,
counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a textbook out from hiding
under the chair.
She signed a birthday card for a
friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the
grocery store. She put both near her purse.
Mom then washed her face with a 3 –
in – 1 cleanser, put on her night solution and age – fighting moisturizer,
brushed and flossed her teeth and field her nails.
Dad called out, “I thought you were
going to bed.”
“I’m on my way,” she said. She put
some water into the dog’s dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the
doors were locked and the verandah light was on. She looked in on each of the
kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TVs, hung up a shirt, threw some
dirty socks into the hamper, and bad a brief conversation with the one up still
doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm;
laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added
three things to her six most important things to do list. She said her prayers,
and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.
1.
What
was the last thing Mother did before retiring to bed?
The Mother said her prayers and
visualized the accomplishment of her goals. This was the last thing the Mother
did before retiring to bed.
2.
How
did Mother take care of herself?
The Mother took care of herself by
saying her prayers, visualizing the accomplishment of her goals and doing her
duties and physical exercises to take care of her health.
3.
Why
did Mother place the birthday card and the note for the grocery store beside
her purse?
The Mother placed the birthday card
and the note for the grocery beside her purse as she may forget them doing the
next day because of her age and forgetfulness.
4.
From
the above extract, bring out four qualities that you admire of Mother.
The four good qualities that I admire in
the Mother from the above extract are: i. Concern for the family, ii.
Systematic in doing her work, iii.
Taking care of herself for the betterment of the family. Iv. Health consciousness. V. Helping her family to adjust socially.
Q8. Read the following
extract and answer the questions given below.
Some are afraid to make friends
because of the past hurt, and afraid of being taken advantage of. At times we
are afraid to reveal our vulnerability. But if we don’t dare to rick, our lives
will become meaningless.
Remember you will never succeed to
win a friend without any fault. In psychology, “Long term happy friendship
indicates that a person has a strong sense of self – worth and the ability to
give him or herself without the fear of becoming depleted.”
Friendship requires special
nourishing. Both persons have to take efforts. We need to realize that we are
imperfect human beings; but our love gives us strength. We can also lose our
friends by becoming undependable, grumpy, exaggerating, bossy, sarcastic,
criticizing and invading others’, privacy.
How to nourish friendship? Dale
Carnegie, the author of How to make friends and influence people says, “You can
make friends in two months by becoming interest in other people than you can in
two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
Allow your friends to be themselves.
Accept them as they are with their individuality and imperfections. Don’t lose
your calm if their opinions and tastes differ from yours.
1.
Who
is Dale Carnegie?
Dale Carnegie is the author of the
book “How To Make Friends And Influence People.”
2.
What
does long term friendship indicate?
Long term friendship indicates that
a person has a strong sense of self worth and the ability to give himself or
herself without the feat of being depleted.
3.
What
are the possible ways of losing friends according to the author?
According to the author, we can
lose our friends by becoming undependable, grumpy, exaggerating, bossy,
sarcastic, criticizing and invading other’s privacy.
4.
What,
according to you, are the pre – requisites for the choice of a good friend?
According to me, the most essential pre
– requisite for choice of a good friend is ‘trustworthiness’. Close on heels, I
could consider ‘ dependability’, ‘integrity of mind and character’ and
‘optimism’ as the other pre – requisites for choosing a good friend.
Q9. Read the following
extract and answer the questions given below it.
We were both watching the tape for
the first time, so I didn’t anticipate the commentator’s story that would
unfold. After I hit the home run, the announcer, Harry Kalas, explained that if
had been six long weeks since my last hit. Mom and I held hands and listened to
Kalas continue, “John Morris had really struggled the second half of this
season, and this couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.” I could feel the tears
building up inside the two of us, as he showed a slow motion replay of my
dramatic home run. As the pitcher would up, Kalas uttered the sweetest words my
mom had ever heard. “John’s mom has been quite ill for some time,” and as the
ball connected with the bat, he finished, “and this one was probably for his
mom.”
Mom and I broke down. She hugged me
as tightly as she could and whispered into my ear, “I love you son, and I’m
very proud of you. I’m going to miss you very much.”
The season was ending the last
weekend of September when I received a call that Mom was not expected to make
it through the weekend. That Sunday afternoon, the last out of the season was
recorded, and on Monday morning she passed away with me at her bedside. It was
as if she knew the season was complete, and that it was all right to let go.
1.
Who
hit the home – run?
John Morris hit the home run.
2.
What
were the sweetest words uttered by Kalas?
The sweetest words uttered by Kalas
were: John’s mom has been quite ill for
some time and this one was probably for his mom.
3.
Explain:
‘It was as if she knew the season was complete.’
It was as if she knew that the game
of the baseball as well as her life had come to a successful end.
4.
What
do you think was the greatest moment of joy and pride for the narrator’s
mother? Why?
The greatest moment of joy and
pride was when John Morris won the game. His mother felt proud because despite
her illness, he was able to concentrate on the game and emerge victorious. Also
they complemented each other in terms of support and encouragement.
POEM
SECTIONS
1.
Read the following extract
carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The tender snail that fears the sun
Weaves, where the cold fresh night – dews lie,
His shining tract that’s seen by none
But the moon’s shining harmless eye.
Lean – flanked and hungry – eyed, the cat
As stealthy as a wind – blown leaf,
For careless vole or scurrying rat
Lurks in the shadows like a thief.
Beyond the town, in moon – washed grass,
The rabbit and the field – mouse creep,
While moon – white owls like phantoms pass:
Then who says night’s the time for sleep?
1.
Name the different creatures
from the extract.
Creatures mentioned in the extract are: the snail, the
cat, the vole, the rat, the rabbit, the field – mouse and the owl.
2. Who lurks in the shadows like a thief?
The hungry – eyed at lurks in the shadows like a thief.
3. Why does the snail fear the sun?
The snail fears the sun because it is very tender and
the sun is very hot and fierce for it.
4. Fill in the blanks with the compound adjectives.
i.
___________ leaf. Ii.
____________owls.
Wind – blown leaf, moon –
white owls.
5.
Pick out an example of
Personification from the extract.
But the moon’s shining harmless eye.
2. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions
that follow:
Defeat! He lied there silently
A tear dropped
from his eye
“There’s no sense running anymore:
Three strikes’ I’m out! Why try?”
The will to rise had disappeared;
All hope had fled away;
So far behind, so error – prone:
A loser all the way.
“I’ve lost, so what’s the use,” he thought
“I’ll live with my disgrace.”
But then he thought about his dad
Who soon he’d have to face.
1.
What did the boy resolve when
he fell the third time?
When
the boy fell the third time, initially he lost all hopes and decided to live
with his disgrace.
2.
Why did the boy feel a sense
of hopelessness?
The
boy felt a sense of hopelessness because he had tried three times to get up and
run but had fallen each time he tried.
3.
‘A tear dropped from his
eyes’ – What does this line tell you about the boy?
This
line tells us that the boy wanted so much to win the race for his father but
his tripping and falling three times had shattered this dream and he as about
to accept defeat.
4.
List any two pairs of rhyming
words.
disgrace
– face ; away – way.
5.
Name and explain the figure
of speech:
‘So
far behind so error – prone’
Repetition
– The word ‘so’ is repeated for emphasis.
3.
Read the following extract
carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Another took wood
And a saw and some glue,
And put each of them just
In the place that would need it.
So that is the chair
Where I sit with my book
And am so much at ease
As I read it.
I’m forgetting the one
Who read tale after tale
When I was too young
To know letter from letter,
And the other who taught me them,
Till in the end
I could read for myself,
Which was better.
1.
Where does
the poet sit with his book?
The poet sits with his book in a chair.
2. Who are the
people, the poet thinks he has forgotten?
The poet thinks he is forgetting his parents who read tales
to him when he was young. He also refers to his teachers who taught him how to
read.
3. How was the
chair for the poet made?
The chair was made by cutting the wood with a saw and putting
it together with some glue.
4. Pick out
the two examples of ‘Repetition’ from the given extract.
Who read tale after tale.
To know letter from letter.
5. Pick out
one pair of rhyming words from the above extract.
Letter – better.
4.
Read the following extract
carefully and answer the questions that follow:
When darkness lays the house to sleep
And all the noisy world has stopped,
Shadowed and soft the grey mice creep
To find the crumbs that we have dropped.
Free from alarms, upon the wall
Hid by the kindly dark again,
The frail and bunch – legged spiders sprawl
And spin their threads as fine as rain.
The tender snail that fears the sun
Weaves, where the cold fresh night – dews lie
His shining tract that’s seen by none
But the moon’s shining harmless eye.
Lean – flanked and hungry – eyed, the cat
As stealthy as a wind – blown leaf,
For careless vole or scurrying rat
Lurks in the shadows like a thief.
1.
Who sees the snail’s shining
track?
No one except the moon sees the snail’s shining track.
2. How does the darkness make the night bustle with life?
At night, when darkness prevails, the nocturnal
creatures set out to work, thus making the night bustle with life.
3. Quote two examples from the extract to justify that the poet
breaks the myth that night is the time for sleep and rest.
Eg. (1) Shadowed and soft the grey mice creep.
To find the crumbs that we have dropped.
Eg. (2) The frail and hunch – legged spiders sprawl.
And spin their threads as fine as rain.
4. From the poem pick out two compound adjectives.
Hunch – legged, hungry – eyed
5. When darkness lays the house to sleep. (Name and explain the
figure of speech)
The given sentence a Personification as darkness is
attributed with the human ability of laying (putting) to sleep.
SPEECH
1.
Write a speech to be delivered among your
class mates, regarding blood donation.
BLOOD
DONATION
Dear friends, we
have one life let us make our one life more meaningful by donating blood. Blood
donation is the mother of all donations. Blood donation directly gives life to
another human being. It is not only saves one individual but also the entire
family of that individual. A person can donate blood thrice in a year. The
donated blood will be thoroughly checked and stored up in a secured form. For
donating blood a person must have a weight of at least 45 kg.
Many people have
misunderstandings about bold donation. They feel by donating blood they will
fall sick. But it is not like so, the donated blood will automatically
regenerate by our body itself within four to five hours after donating the
blood. A person will be prohibited from donating blood if he drank alcohol
during the last six hours.
So friends, let us
put our hands together and make a promise to donate blood at least once in a
year.
2.
Write a speech to be delivered among your
class mates, regarding EYE donation
EYE DONATION
Dear Friends, we
have one life let us make our one life more meaningful by donating eyes. Eye
donation is the mother of all donations. Eye donation directly gives vision to
another human being. It is not only gives vision to one individual but also to
the entire family of that individual. A person who wishes to donate his eyes
after his death has to go to an eye hospital and need to register his name with
the hospital.
The information
about the person who agreed to donate eyes and died is to be given to the
respective hospital as early as possible. So, that his eyes can be removed and
saved within six hours. We can see the world even after the death of ourselves
by the way of donating eyes.
So, friends let us
put our hands together and make a promise to donate eyes after our death.
APPEAL
1.
Prepare an appeal to be presented along
roadside regarding protecting environment.
“PROTECTING
ENVIRONMENT”
“ONE EARTH, ONE LIFE,
WHY THEN LET IT DIE?
NATURE IS A GIFT OF GOD,
LET US PROTECT IT”
Dear friends,
Mother Nature is crying for help to protect herself from the social evils like,
cutting of trees, polluting the rivers, burning of plastics, emission of CO2,
depletion of ozone layer, global warming etc. In order to highlight the
problems and to make people aware, the social service organisation “PRITHVI” is
going to conduct a two days program.
·
Day One:
Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will give a speech regarding
i.
How to
save our environment?
ii.
How to
reduce the level of CO2?
iii.
Use of
solar energy.
·
Day Two:
Famous Cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar shall plant the first sapling of “ONE CRORE
TREE
PLANTATION” program.
So, friends come
one and come all let us put our hands together and make a promise to save our
mother nature.
Letter
writing
I.
Write
a complaint letter regarding over flow of gutter in your locality / village.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim
(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
To,
The Sub
Engineer,
Maharashtra
State Pollution Control Board,
Dadar (w),
Mumbai – 400
021.
Subject:
Complaint letter over flow of gutter in out locality.
Respected Sir,
We are totally
five hundred families residing in our locality. We are facing a severe problem
of growing instances of overflow of gutter for the last three months in our
locality.
This over flow in
gutter causes the problem of bad odour and leads to growth of mosquitoes which
may lead to malaria. Small children playing outside the door have already
affected by diarrhoea. Sometimes we feel vomiting and nausea.
We have already
given many complaints to our local authority. They are always giving us empty
promises and doing nothing. So kindly am requesting you to look into this
matter personally. If you do the needful then I shall be very much thankful to
you.
Thanking You,
Yours
Faithfully,
X y z
II.
Write a
complaint letter regarding irregular electric supply in your locality /
village.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim
(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
To,
The Sub
Engineer,
Maharashtra
State Electricity Board,
Dadar (w),
Mumbai – 400
021.
Subject:
Complaint letter regarding irregular electricity supply.
Respected Sir,
We are totally
five hundred families residing in our locality. We are facing a severe problem
of growing instances of power failure for the last three months in our
locality.
In our locality
there are many students who are preparing for their upcoming Board Exams as
well as for other final examinations. But, this irregularity in electric supply
is causing obstacles in their preparation. Sir, you also know, this year the
summer is extremely hot so the old people facing it very difficult to tackle
the problem. The problems of current
supply also lead to some other illegal activities in our locality.
We have already
given many complaints to our local authority. They are always giving us empty
promises and doing nothing. So kindly am requesting you to look into this
matter personally. If you do the needful then I shall be very much thankful to
you.
Thanking You,
Yours
Faithfully,
X y z
III.
Write a complaint letter regarding irregular
Water supply in your locality / village.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim
(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
To,
The Sub
Engineer,
Maharashtra
State Water Supply Board,
Dadar (w),
Mumbai – 400 021.
Subject:
Complaint letter regarding irregular water supply.
Respected Sir,
We are totally
five hundred families residing in our locality. We are facing a severe problem
of growing instances of insufficient water supply for the last three months in
our locality.
We have only 50
taps for our five hundred families, it means on an average a tap for every 10
families, which is already insufficient. But during the last three months the
problem has increased to a lot due to less supply of water. Because of less
supply of water there is a growing instance of disputes among our local people.
Many times we have to return home with our empty vessels.
We have already
given many complaints to our local authority. They are always giving us empty
promises and doing nothing. So kindly am requesting you to look into this
matter personally. If you do the needful then I shall be very much thankful to
you.
Thanking You,
Yours
Faithfully,
X y z
IV.
Letter to your friend explaining him about
the importance of Joint family system.
8A, Heaven Colony,
M.G.Road,
Dharavi
(E),
Mumbai
- 400 017.
13 th July, 2010
Dear friend,
I received your letter
confirming your decision to spend this vacation with us. We were all eagerly
waiting to see you. However, you have mentioned in your letter about our Joint
Family system and its disadvantages like no privacy, lots of work every day,
need to get permission for outing, need to adjust with everyone to avoid
problems.
But, friend in every system there are
some advantages and disadvantages. You have seen only the demerits of joint
family system; let me explain its wonderful advantages. You have persons to
look after you. Works can be shared. Expenses can be shared. Guidance will be
there. Helping – hands are always there in your sorrow. Your happiness will be
doubled when it shared with them. Caring will be there. Relationship will be
improved. Responsibility will be there. If
you are sick no need to depend on hotels. Someone else will cook for you.
Always remember this, the beauty about the Indian culture lies in its age-long
prevailing tradition of the joint family system.
I hope you will find nice spending
time with us in this vacation and also understand the importance of joint
family system. I am eagerly waiting for the date to receive you from the railway
station.
Yours lovingly,
V.
Write a
letter to the editor of a newspaper drawing his attention to the illegal
parking of truck in your lane.
7G,
Rainbow colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim
(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th,
February, 2010.
The Editor,
Times of India
News Paper,
Mumbai: - 400
001.
Subject:
Complain against the illegal parking of truck.
Respected sir,
I have been the
resident of the above mentioned area for the last twenty years. The people here
are all educated and go out to work and children go to school. I would like to
bring to your notice that the roads in this area are fully filled with illegal parking
of trucks, that it becomes very difficult to even walk specially during the
rains. Not only this even the street lights are so poor, that it becomes very
difficult for people to walk or take out their vehicles during late in the
evening.
One must be aware
that how irresponsible is to park vehicles like trucks in the residential area.
Hence I request you to consider it and through your newspaper, I want to make
one request to the concerned authority to consider this matter as important
park the trucks in some other non residential areas.
I shall be obliged
if you publish my letter in your newspaper so that it catches the attention of
the Councilor of our ward and an urgent action is taken.
Thanking you,
Yours
faithfully,
X
y Z.
VI.
Write a letter of enquiry to
the manager of a travel agency about a proposed vacation trip you intend to
make to Delhi, Simla and Agra.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
The Manager,
The General
travel agency,
Mahim (W),
Mumbai - 400
016.
Subject: Enquiry
about a proposed vacation trip to Delhi, Shimla and Agra.
Respected sir,
I, XYZ, one of the
teacher staff of our school. We teachers had a meeting with our Principal. The
authorities have agreed to give us the permission to conduct the vacation trip
to Delhi, Shimla and Agra.
Kindly furnish us
with the necessary details and the total cost for 500 students and 20 staff
members. Also send your quotations for other places.
Eagerly awaiting
your reasonable quotation.
Thanking you,
Yours
faithfully,
X Y Z.
VII.
Write an
application letter for the post of librarian for a public library.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
To,
The Manager,
The General
Public Library,
Dadar (W),
Mumbai – 400
021.
Reference : Your
advertisement in “The Times of India” dated 23rd, February, 2010.
Subject : Application letter for the post of Librarian.
Respected sir,
With reference to
your advertisement for the post of librarian in “The Times of India” dated
23rd, February, 2010. I wish to apply for the same.
I am a very
energetic person with excellent communication skill and ready to face any
target set by your esteemed public library. I am will to work hard and being
young I am also eager to add knowledge with experience. I hold a M.Com degree
from “University of Mumbai” and a Diploma in Library Science from “Indira
Gandhi Open University”, New Delhi. I have also done computer courses like
Basic, Tally – 9 as well as programming languages like C, C++ from NIIT,
Matunga. I have 2 years experience as a assistant in local library, Mahim.
My resume is sent
here with, for your reference. I shall be much thankful to you, if you grant me
an interview call at your convenient time. I am looking forward to join your
esteemed Public library as early as possible.
Thanking You,
Yours
Faithfully,
Xyz.
Encl: - Resume
and Xerox copy of educational certificates.
VIII.
Write an application letter for the post of
accountant.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
To,
The Manager,
The General
company,
Dadar (W),
Mumbai – 400
021.
Reference : Your
advertisement in “The Times of India” dated 23rd, February, 2010.
Subject : Application letter for the post of Accountant.
Respected sir,
With reference to
your advertisement for the post of accountant in “The Times of India” dated
23rd, February, 2010. I wish to apply for the same.
I am a very
energetic person with excellent communication skill and ready to face any
target set by your esteemed company. I am willing to work hard and being young
I am also eager to add knowledge with experience. I hold an M.Com degree from
“University of Mumbai” and a Diploma in Cost Account from “Indira Gandhi Open
University”, New Delhi. I have also done computer courses like Basic, Tally – 9
as well as programming languages like C, C++ from NIIT, Matunga. I have 2 years
experience as an assistant accountant in local company, Mahim.
My resume is sent
here with, for your reference. I shall be much thankful to you, if you grant me
an interview call at your convenient time. I am looking forward to join your
esteemed company as early as possible.
Thanking You,
Yours
Faithfully,
Xyz.
Encl: - Resume
and Xerox copy of educational certificates.
IX.
Write an application letter for the post of
teacher.
7G,
Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow
colony,
M.G.
Road,
Mahim(E),
. Mumbai:-
400 016.
24th
February, 2010
To,
The Principal,
The General
High School,
Dadar (W),
Mumbai – 400
021.
Reference : Your
advertisement in “The Times of India” dated 23rd, February, 2010.
Subject : Application letter for the post of Teacher.
Respected sir,
With reference to
your advertisement for the post of Teacher in “The Times of India” dated 23rd,
February, 2010. I wish to apply for the same.
I am a very
energetic person with excellent communication skill and ready to face any
target set by your esteemed School. I am willing to work hard and being young I
am also eager to add knowledge with experience. I hold a B.A. degree from
“University of Mumbai” and I have done B.Ed. from “Indira Gandhi Open
University”, New Delhi. I have also done computer courses like Basic, Tally – 9
as well as programming languages like C, C++ from NIIT, Matunga. I have 2 years
experience as a English Teacher in Local School, Mahim.
My resume is sent
here with, for your reference. I shall be much thankful to you, If you grant me
an interview call at your convenient time. I am looking forward to join your
esteemed School as early as possible.
Thanking You,
Yours
Faithfully,
Xyz.
Encl: - Resume
and Xerox copy of educational certificates.
FACT FILE
In this
section, facts have to be written. This is not subjective but objective, hence
it is known as fact file.
1.
Write a fact file of a place
of your interest keeping in mind the following.
a.
Name of
Place
b.
Conveyance
c.
Distance
from Mumbai.
d.
Climate
e.
Things to
do
Ans.
Name of Place :
Matheran.
Conveyance : Train, Bus, Car
Distance from Mumbai : 90 Kms.
Climate : Cool in Summer, Cold in winter.
Things to do : Various points to visit, Shopping
clothes, cap, bag.
2.
Prepare a fact file about
the place you visited during the Diwali Holidays.
Ans.
Name of the Place : Ooty in Tamil Nadu.
Terrain : Plain – hills, rocky ground, very
near to Coastline.
Temperature : 5 to 19 degrees in winter and 20
to 25 degrees in summer.
Modes of transport : Plane, Train, Bus, Car.
Fare : Depends on the distance from
other places and the mode of transport choosen.
Food : Rice, Idli, Dosa.
Sightseeing : Dolphin nose, Flower Garden,
Government Botanical Garden, Doddabetta, The
Mukkurthi Peak & National Park, Mudumalai Wildlife
Sanctuary, Pykara, Deer Park.
Shopping : Handicraft and specific paintings
made by the local residents, Special goodies
for the festival are made
available, clothes are available in specific local variety
which has the essence of the
prevalent culture of the place.
Entertainment : Boating, surfing, go – karting,
bungee diving, paragliding, trekking, river rafting,
fishing.
Do as directed:
1.
Smith:
Good Morning, Mr. Jones. It is a long time since I saw you in town.
Jones: Good Morning,
Mr. Smith. I only came up for business for few hours. (Rewrite in Indirect
Speech)
Ans.
Smith wished Jones a good morning and added that it had been a long time since
he had seen him in town. Jones greeted Smith in return and explained that he
had come to town for business for just a few hours.
2.
I
received his message ________ 8 o’ clock ________ the morning. (Insert suitable
prepositions)
Ans.
I received his message at 8 o’ clock in the morning.
3.
You
_____________ (needn’t, mustn’t, won’t) light a match, the room is full of gas.
(choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence)
Ans.
You mustn’t light a match, the room is full of gas.
4.
Expand
the abbreviations given below.
i.
I.A.S. ii. L.L.B.
Ans. i. I.A.S. – Indian
Administrative Service.
L.L.B. – Bachelor of Letters and Law.
5.
I
like that picture hanging _________ the wall __________ the kitchen.
Ans.
I like that picture hanging on the wall of the kitchen.
6.
There
is _________ beautiful garden behind _________ house. (Insert suitable articles
in the blanks and rewrite the sentence)
Ans.
There is a beautiful garden behind the house.
7.
Change
the following telephonic conversation into indirect speech:
Kavita: Hello! May I
speak to Mayank?
Avinash: Hello Kavita,
Mayank will come late today!
Ans.
Kavita greeted Avinash over the telephone and requested speak to Mayank.
Avinash reciprocated the greeting and stated that Mayank would come late that
day.
8.
a.
My bus leaves early in the morning. (Add a question tag)
My
bus leaves early in the morning, doesn’t it?
b. His voice was pleasant. (Rewrite as an
Exclamatory Sentence)
How pleasant his voice
was!
9.
a.
This old man had an oversized heart. (Rewrite the sentence by explaining
the underlined phrase)
This
old man was very generous, kind and loving.
b. Give the antonyms
of: (i) cursing (ii) weakness.
Cursing
– blessing. (ii) weakness –
strength.
10.
a.
She would just have a carrot. (Rewrite as a Negative sentence)
She would have nothing else except
a carrot.
b.
The
spot was bigger than the night before. (Change into Positive Degree)
The spot was not as big the night
before as it was today.
11.
a.
Keryn hurried to her bedroom mirror. (Rewrite the sentence using the
noun form of the underlined verb)
Keryn moved in a hurry to her
bedroom mirror.
b.
Supply homophones for the words given below.
i. sea ii.
be.
i. sea – sea ii. be – bee.
12.
Do
as directed:
a.
This
one was probably for his mom. (Rewrite as a negative sentence without changing
the meaning)
This
one was probably for nobody but his mom.
b.
Mom
and I broke down. (Add a question tag)
Mom
and I broke down, didn’t we?
13.
Create
a word register of the four words, specially related to the game mentioned in
the above passage.
Home run, pitcher, season, ball,
bat.
14.
Do
as directed.
i.
Both
persons have to take efforts. (Change the voice)
Efforts
have to be taken by both persons.
ii.
Don’t
lose your calm if their opinions and tastes differ from yours. (Identify the
clauses and state their kinds.)
Don’t
lose your calm – Main Clause
if
their opinions and tastes differ from yours – subordinate clause.
15.
i.
Use ‘sarcastic’ in a Noun form and make a sentence.
He spoke to his guests in tones of
sarcasm which offended them.
Sarcasm is a rude and crude way of
speaking to others.
i.
Which
word in the passage means ‘weakness’?
‘imperfection’
means ‘weakness’.
16.
a.
She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher. (Begin with ‘No
sooner’)
No sooner did she stop by the desk
than she wrote a note to the teacher.
b.
The textbook was under the chair. (Frame a “Wh” type question with the
underlined part as the answer)
Where was the text book?
17.
a.
Form verbs from (i) sure, (ii) brief.
i.
Ensure ii. brief.
b.
Find words from the passage where the following items may be placed. i. dirty
clothes. Ii. shoes.
ii.
Hamper, ii. rack.
18.
a.
Dad reached in and fed the snake. (Rewrite the sentence using the
present participle form of the verb underlined)
On reaching in, Dad fed the snake.
b.
he could then take his offering to Old Tom. (Pick out the preposition)
to – preposition.
19.
Use
the following phrases in meaningful sentences of your own.
a.
make
one’s day
My
father made my day when he announced that he was taking me on a world trip.
b.
To
get to know
We
got to know about his illness from his uncle.
20.
a.
Now – a – days we do not do the tailoring ourselves. (Add a question tag)
Now – a - days we do not do the tailoring ourselves, do
we?
b. I decided to visit
Sarville Row.
I took a decision to visit Saville
Row.
21.
a.
Give another word for the phrase ‘quality of being truly honest”
candour.
b.
Match the following nouns in column A with their meanings in Column B and
rewrite them;
Column A
|
Column B
|
i.
gratitude
ii.
bewilderment
|
a.
confusion
b.
question
c.
thankfulness
|
i.
gratitude thankfulness
ii.
bewilderment confusion
22.
Use
any two phrases in sentences of your own:
a. To
win laurels b. To pave
the way c. To prove one’s mettle d. A tough regimen
Ans. a. Shyam and his
brother won laurels in outdoor games for three consecutive years.
b. His
association with his uncle paved the way for his entry into politics.
c. One
can prove one’s mettle in various ways in life.
d. Managing
studies and co – curricular activities on a daily basis is a tough regimen.
23.
a.
I did the rounds of other public schools with my father. (change the voice)
The rounds of other public schools
were done with my father.
b. Though shocked, Maggu rejected
the advice. (Rewrite as a simple sentence)
Ans. Inspite of being shocked,
Maggu rejected the advice.
24.
When
you expect success and take action on that expectation, you
almost always succeed. (Name the part of speech of the underlined words)
Expect,
succeed – verbs, expectation, success – Noun.
25.
a.
He cared about me and his customers. (Rewrite using ‘not only ……… but also”)
Not
only did he care about me, but also about his customers.
b. The cowboy has made
millions of dollars. (Add a question tag).
The
Cowboy had made millions of dollars, hasn’t he?
