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Practice Paper (Chapter)-1
Class-X
Question: 1
(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question)
Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
(a) Write an original story entitled: ‘Lost the Game But Won the Heart.’
(b) ‘It is better to live a life of cautions progress than to lead a life full of risks’. Express your views
either for or against this statement.
(c) Describe an incident that changed your opinion about a person and proved that the first impression is
not always the last impression. Give details about the person, whom you did not like initially but later
on became one of your close friends.
(d) Imagine that you het a chance to be a space tourist. Narrate your experience of being in the space and
your feelings on returning to the earth.
(e) Study the picture given below. Write a short story or a description or an account of what it suggests to
you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it;
however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and composition.
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Question: 2
(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.)
Select any one of the following: [10]
(a) You are in a Summer Camp being held at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. Write a letter to your cousin
telling him/her about the activities being organized in the camp and how you are enjoying every
moment of your stay in the camp.
(b) Write a letter to the Editor of a leading newspaper expressing your concern at the rising incidents of
forest fires in the hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Question: 3 [5+5]
(a) You are the Secretary of the Sports Club in your locality. You and your team are planning to organize
a programme on the occasion of International Yoga Day. Write a notice to be put outside the RWA
Office of your locality, giving details of the programme.
(b) Write an email to a leading Yoga expert asking him to be a guide on the occasion of International
Yoga Day celebration and to conduct a Yoga class for the residents of the area on the occasion.
Question: 4
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Captain Parrol Hartroy stood at the advanced post of his picket-guard, talking in low tones with the
sentinel. A man approached them from the direction of the camp, carelessly whistling, and was promptly
halted by the soldier. He was evidently a civilian.
While the sentinel had been examining the civilian’s pass the captain had eyed the latter narrowly.
“Surrender,” said the captain as calmly as a slight breathlessness from exertion would permit, “or you
die.”
“The pass is a forgery,” the officer said, interrupting. “I am Captain Hartroy- and you are Dramer Brune.”
“Yes, I am Dramer Brune, a spy, and your prisoner. I have on my person, as you will soon discover a plan
of your fort and its armament, a statement of the distribution of your men and their number, a map of the
approaches, showing the positions of all your outposts.”
The next day early in the morning the two men, captor and captive, sat in the tent of the former.
“Mr. Brune,” said Captain Hartroy, “you probably do not understand why I recognized you in your
disguise, nor how I was aware of your name.”
He continued “My knowledge of you goes back to the autumn of 1861. At that time you were a soldier in
an Ohio regiment- a brave and trusted soldier. To the surprise and grief of your officers and comrades you
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deserted and went over to the enemy. Soon afterward you were captured in a skirmish, recognized, tried
by court-martial and sentenced to be shot”.
“One dark and stormy night I had just returned from a long, fatiguing march and was put on guard over
you. You sat in a corner and my orders were to kill you if you attempted to rise. As the long silent hours
wore away I had yielded to the demands of nature by falling asleep. I myself incurred the death penalty by
sleeping at the post of duty.”
The captain patiently said, “Mr. Brune, whatever your conscience may permit you to be, you saved my
life. You pitied my fatigue. You let me sleep, watched over me, and as the time drew near for the relief-
guard to come and detect me in my crime, you gently woke me up.”
“I ought to have confessed my fault in order to relate the story of your magnanimity; it might have
procured you a pardon. A hundred times I resolved to do so, but shame prevented me from doing that.
Well, Heaven forgive me!”
Captain Hartroy turned to the army officer and said: “This gentleman is a deserter and a spy; he is to be
shot dead in the presence of the troops.”
Half an hour later a startling sound of a volley of musketry was heard. A little later, a single pistol shot
was heard nearby. It was the shot with which Captain Hartroy renounced his life which in conscience he
could no longer keep. In compliance with the note that he left for the officer who succeeded him, he was
buried, like the deserter and spy, without military honors; and in the solemn shadow of the mountain the
two slept well in long-forgotten graves.
(a) Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage. One word answer or short
phrases will be accepted.
(i) Sentinel
(ii) Deserted
(iii) Skirmish
(b) Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words.
(i) Who was the man who evidently looked like a civilian? Why did the Captain ask him to
surrender?
(ii) How did Captain Hartroy know Dramer Brune?
(iii) How did Captain Hartroy incur the death penalty?
(iv) How did Dramer Brune save Captain Hartroy’s life?
(v) How could have Captain Hartroy procured a pardon for Dramer Brune? Why could not he do
so?
(c) In Not more than 50 Words state why Captain Hartroy could not keep the burden of life in his
conscience and what did he do to unburden himself?
Question: 5
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(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy
the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4]
Example: (0) found
Scientists have 0……………(find) that 1…………….(get) sufficient sleep during the exam period may
help boost your grades. Some researchers 2 …………..(invite) students 3 ………………(participate) in
“The 8-hour Challenge”, in which participants 4 ……………(give) extra points if they
5…………..(complete) an average eight hours of sleep for five nights during final exams week. The study
found that those who completed the challenge 6 ………………(perform) better in exams. “Better sleep
helped rather than 7 …………..(harm) final exam performance, which is contrary to most college
students’ perception that they have to sacrifice either studying or 8 ………..(sleep).”
(a) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: [4]
1. Before the witness could reply the lawyer jumped……………….with an objection.
2. The Editor should go………………..the blueprint again.
3. The clerk didn’t look up, but carried……………work.
4. My suit smells ………………mothballs.
5. The marriage party has been put……………….
6. If Eva is not careful, she will lag…………….in her schedule.
7. We can’t go …………………all the details now.
8. I shouldn’t confide any secrets…………………him.
(b) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4]
Example: come back soon. We will wait for you.
Answer: we will wait for you until you come back.
1. Soni can score more marks. Tell her how.
2. You must be regular in your studies. You will not do well otherwise.
3. My son is very impatient. He never listens to me.
4. The thief snatched the lady’s purse. He immediately fled the scene.
(c) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes
that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. [8]
1. In spite of having scarce resources, he fought against the Mughals. (Begin: Though………)
2. This is not the way to behave. (Begin: Is this……….)
3. His parents did not let him play with other children. (Use: forbid)
4. I cannot bear this torture any longer. (End: this torture?)
5. Mohini is a better dancer than a singer. (Use: good)
6. She said “If you cannot face the music, I will have to.” (Begin: She told him……)
7. He was accused of telling lies. (Begin: people………..)
8. Alexander conquered many countries, yet he was not happy. (Begin: In spite of…………)
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Answers:
Question: 1 (a)
‘Lost the Game But Won the Heart’.
Aradhana and Mukti were best friends…..besides being classmates; they were also neighbours …..they
had similar likes and dislikes as well….both of them were interested in playing badminton….on the
badminton court they played like competitors and not as friends…..for the Nationals, only one of them
could be selected……both of them gave each other a tough fight in the game for selection to the
Nationals….in the final round, Aradhana while trying to smash lost her balance and fell down…..her
elbow was badly hert …..she had to give up and Mukti was declared the winner…..Mukti went on to win
the Nationals…..she was happy but sad for Aradhana…..noths later, their physiotherapist revealed to
Mukti that Aradhana deliberately fell down and her injury was not so serious that she could not
play….she confided in him that she did not want to play because she wanted to fulfill Mukti’s and
Mukti’s father’s dream of her winning the National Badminton Championship…..Mukti had trears in her
eyes ……Aradhana lost the game but won her heart.
Question: 1 (b)
‘It is better to live a life of cautious progress than to lead a life full of risks’.
For the View:
It is better to lead a life of cautious progress because:
(i) It allows us to anticipate harm before it occurs and therefore, protects us;
(ii) When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary
measures should be taken in advance because the ill-effects of these activities cannot be reversed;
(iii) Taking risks without undertaking necessary precautions can do uncontrollable damage which
could harm not only our present but also future;
(iv) Every small effort builds on the next so that magnificent things can be created step by step with
caution;
(v) Many people spend best years of their life taking risks and pursuing things that actually matter
very little in the end.
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Question: 1 (c & d) Students’ Homework.
Question: 1 (e)
The Picture Composition:
The picture shows women carrying water pots on their heads. They might have procured water after
walking at least 5 to 8 Kilometers…the picture reflects the reality of water crisis in India as has been
projected by NITI Aayog in its latest report…..the report has warned that demand for potable water will
outstrip supply by 2030 if remedial steps are not taken immediately…..twenty-one cities, including Delhi,
Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad will run out of groundwater by the end of 2020, affecting 100 million
people…..the critical groundwater resources, which account for 40 per cent of India’s water supply, are
being depleted at unsustainable rates and up to 70 per cent of India’s water supply is contaminated…..this
contaminated water is responsible for an increase in the number of waterborne diseases…..besides, the
rapidly declining groundwater levels and limited policy action by the government is likely to cause a
significant food security risk for the country…..it is high time that we as individuals understand the value
of water and prevent its wastage and the government should initiate various schemes aimed at enhancing
the water table and thus save our huge population from this impending water crisis.
Question: 2 (a)
Dear Tara, hope you are recovering fast from dengue….as you are aware, I am in a ‘Summer Camp’ in
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand…..our campsite, 14 kms from Rishikesh, is located on the banks of river
Ganga…..we are staying in beautiful, temporary cottages…..rare Himalayan birds are seen here…..the
scenic beauty here is breathtaking…..we get up early in the morning and partake the fresh air and feel
rejuvenated…..take a bath in the river GAnga……do yoga……after breakfast, we set out for various
activities like rock climbing, hiking, paragliding, sight-seeing, etc., all the activities are performed under
the strict supervision of experts…..reach the camp late in the evening, totally exhausted…..after dinner,
we all sit together, around a bonfire sing and dance, play dumb charade…..enjoying every moment of my
stay here ……made may new friends but I am missing you.
Question: 2 (b) Students’ Homework
Question: 3 (a)
Balance Your Mind, Body and Soul
International Yoga Day Celebration
On June 21, 2020
From 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
At Fountain Park, B-Block, Janak Puri, New Delhi.
All the residents of the colony, who wish to participate, are to give their names to Sarthak Jain, Secretary
Sports Club on or before June 5th, 2020
Question: 3 (b) Students’ Homework
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Question: 4 (a)
(i) Sentinel: a soldier kept on guard.
(ii) Deserted: left the armed forces without permission.
(iii) Skirmish: a short fight between small groups of soldiers.
Question: 4 (b) Students’ Homework
Question: 4 (c)
Brune, a Spy, saved Captain
Hartroy’s life by neither Escaping
nor reporting On Him, While
The latter slept On Duty.
But The burden Of Not
being able To reciprocate Brune’s
magnanimity by allowing him to
be executed Weighed too Much
on his Conscience. he Took
his life and unburdened Himself.
Question: 5 (a)
1. Getting
2. Invited
3. To participate
4. Were given
5. Complete
6. Performed
7. Harmed
8. Sleeping
Question: 5 (b)
1. In
2. Through
3. On
4. Of
5. Off
6. Behind
7. Into
8. To
Question: 5 (c)
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(i) Tell Soni how she can score more marks.
(ii) Unless you are regular in your studies, you will not do well.
(iii) My son is too impatient to listen to me.
(iv) As soon as the thief snatched the lady’s purse, he fled the scene.
Question: 5 (d)
(i) Though he had scarce resources, he fought against the Mughals.
(ii) Is this the way to behave?
(iii) His parents forbade him to play with other children.
(iv) How long can I bear this torture?
(v) Mohini is not as good a singer as she is a dancer.
(vi) She told him if he could not face the music she would have to.
(vii) People accused him of telling lies.
(viii) In spite of conquering many countries, Alexander was not happy.
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Practice Paper (Chapter) -2
Question: 1
(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question)
Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
(a) Write a short story to illustrate the truth of the statement: “Optimism is the key to success.”
(b) ‘Advertisements lead to wasteful expenditure’. Express your views either for or against this
statement.
(c) Describe the happenings of the day when there occurred an earthquake in your locality. State how you
and your family escaped and reached an open ground. Also state what you did and felt after the
disaster.
(d) You are grateful to your teachers for their contribution in your life. Narrate your experience to show
how one of your teachers has left an indelible impression on your mind.
(e) Study the picture given below. Write a short story or a description or an account of what it suggests to
you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it;
however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and composition.
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Question: 2
(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.)
Select any one of the following: [10]
(a) Your best friend has shifted to a small town in another state. Write a letter to him/her asking him/her
for the best way to visit his/her place and what you propose to do there.
(b) Write a letter to the manager of printing press requesting him to grant permission to you and your
classmates to visit the press. Mention the probable date of the visit and the number of students who
will accompany you.
Question: 3 [5+5]
(a) Your school is organizing an Inter-school Maths Wizard Exam. Write out a notice to be put up in
your school informing students about the event and inviting them to participate.
(b) Write an email to the Principal of a neighbouring school requesting him to send the names of the
students who wish to participate in the Maths Wizard Exam.
Question: 4
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Lord Oakhurst lay dying in the oak chamber in the eastern wing of Oakhurst Castle. He was thinking of
days gone by, when he wooed and won his beautiful your wife, who was then but a charming and
innocent girl. How clearly and minutely those scenes rose up at the call of his memory.
He remembered how the young lady had, with girlish shyness and coyness, at first hesitated, and
murmured something to herself about “an old bald-headed galoot,” but when he told her that to him life
without her would be a blasted mockery, and that his income was Rs. 50,000 a year, she threw herself on
to him and froze there with the tenacity of a tick on a brindled cow, and said, with tears of joy, “Henry, I
am thine.”
A carriage drove rapidly up the avenue stopped at the door. Sir Ecerhard FitzArmond, the famous London
Physician, who had been telegraphed for, alighted and quickly ascended the marble steps. Lady Oakhurst
met him at the door, her lovely face expressing great anxiety and grief. “Oh, Sir Everhard, I am so glad
you have come. He seems to be sinking rapidly. Did you bring the cream almonds I mentioned in the
telegram?”
Sir Everhard approached the bedside of his patient and laid his hand gently on this sick man’s head. A
shade of feeling passed over his professional countenance as he gravely and solemnly pronounced these
words: “Madam, your husband has croaked.”
But soon his meaning flashed upon her, and she seized an axe that her husband was accustomed to keep
by his bedside as a weapon against his enemies, and struck open Lord Oakhurst’s cabinet containing his
private papers, and with eager hands opened the document which she took there from. Then, with a wild,
unearthly shriek, she fell senseless to the floor. Sir Everhard picked up the paper and read its contents. It
was Lord Oakhurst’s will, bequeathing all his property to a scientific institution which should have for its
object the invention of a means for extracting alcohol from sawdust.
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Sir Everhard glanced quickly around the room. No one was in sight. Dropping the will, he rapidly
transferred some valuable ornaments and rare specimens of gold and silver filigree work from the centre
table to his pockets, and rang the bell for the servants.
Sir Everhard FitzArmond descended the stairway of Oakhurst Castle and passed out into the avenue that
led from the doorway to the great iron gates of the park. Lord Oakhurst had been a great sportsman during
his life and always kept a well-stocked kennel of curs, which now rushed out from their hiding places and
with loud yelps sprang upon the physician, burying their fangs in his lower limbs and seriously damaging
his apparel.
Sir Everhard, started out of his professional dignity gave vent to a most horrible and blighting CURSE
and ran with great swiftness to his carriage and drove off towards the city.
(a) Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in the passage. One word answers or
short phrases will be accepted. [3]
(i) Coyness
(ii) Tenacity
(iii) Brindled
(b) Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words.
(i) What was Lord Oakhurst’s memory about his wife when he wooed her? How had she reacted
initially? [2]
(ii) How had she responded later? Why? [2]
(iii) Give one evidence that shows that Lady Oakhurst was happy that her husband was dying. [1]
(iv) What did Lady Oakhurst do when she heard of her husband’s death? [2]
(v) What did the doctor find when he read Lord Oakhurst’s will? [2]
(c) In not more than 50 words state how Lord Oakhurst’s curse worked on people associated with
him. [8]
Question: 5
(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not
copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank
space. [4]
Example: (0) unified
In the year 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a 0 ………………(unify) China, 1
………….(affect) by a strange disease. This 2 ……………..(make) him seek a magic drink to cure his
illness. What he got, was 3…………….(ferment) tea. Over two millennia later, that fermented tea,
Kombucha, 4 ………………….(become) a health drink for Indians.
The ingredients of kombucha are simple – tea, sugar, water and SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria
and yeast) – but its 5 ………….(work) is “wonderful”. The SCOBY acts on the sugar in the tea 6
………………(convert) it to alcohol, which in turn 7 ……………( turn) to acetic acid that gives the
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fizzy, tangy flavor to the tea. What this process does is, that it 8 …………(pack) the fermented tea with a
host of nutrients, probiotics and enzymes that work wonders for your body.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: [4]
(i) I have to make……………..some story to explain my late arrival.
(ii) Do you approve…………..his suggestion?
(iii) The Mayor gave ………………the prize at the school Sports Day.
(iv) You pay either by cheque or ……………….cash.
(v) The novel has been translated ……………….many languages.
(vi) He quarreled with his friend ……………..a trifle.
(vii) We should not always go……………..appearances.
(viii) He went ……………a ride in his new car.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4]
(i) We reached the hall. The examination had begun.
(ii) Manav may join me; he may not join me. I don’t care.
(iii) It is very cold. We can’t wear cotton clothes.
(iv) You helped him. He will be grateful to you.
(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other
changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. [8]
(i) As soon as the train arrived, all rushed into the compartments. (Use: hardly)
(ii) A bus collided with a car. (Use: collision)
(iii) I cannot bear it any longer. (End: …………..bear it)
(iv) You can come with us for the picnic provided your father permits you (Use: unless)
(v) The slat time we met each other was in 2009. (Use: never met)
(vi) “March on,” said the commander to the soldiers. “Do not give up.” (Begin: the commander
ordered………..)
(vii) Put your tools away, people may fall over them. (Use: lest)
(viii) Would that I were appointed to the post! (Begin: I wish………..)
ANSWER:
Question no. 1, 2, 3, & 4-Sutdents’ Homework
Question: 5 (a) Ans.
1. Was affected
2. Made
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3. Fermented
4. Became
5. Working
6. Converted
7. Turned
8. Has packed
Question: 5 (b) Ans.
(i) Up
(ii) Of
(iii) All
(iv) In
(v) Into
(vi) For
(vii) After
(viii) To
Question: 5 (c) Ans.
(i) We reached the hall after the wxamintion had begun.
(ii) I don’t care whether Madav joins me or not.
(iii) As it is very cold, we can’t wear cotton clothes.
(iv) He will be grateful to you since you helped him.
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Practice Paper (Chapter) -3
Question: 1
(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question)
Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
(a) Write a short story beginning with the following line: “It was a bright sunny day…..”
(b) ‘Every family should adopt a pet animal’. Express your view either for or against this statement.
(c) A railway platform presents an opportunity to observe human behavior. Describe your experience
when you were early for a train and had to spend some time on the platform with different people.
(d) “Look before you leap.” Narrate an incident from your experience which brings out the truth of
this statement.
(e) Study the picture given below. Write a short story or description or an account of what the picture
suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take
suggestions from it.
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Question: 2
(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.)
Select any one of the following: [10]
(a) You are going to your grandfather’s house in Pune. You need someone to look after your pet at
home. Write a letter to your cousin requesting him to do this favour to you. Give necessary
information about your dog and its habits to him.
(b) You have left behind your cell phone at a Coffee Shop. Write a letter to the manager to inquire if
it has been found. You will have to describe the phone, the time, the place and other
circumstances to help the manager trace your phone.
Question: 3
(a) You are the Secretary of the Children’s Wing of the RWA Office of your society, giving details
of the programme.
(b) Write an email to a renowned Sportsperson, who is an octogenarian, but is still quite healthy and
active, requesting him to be the Chief Guest on the occasion of Grandparents Day Celebration.
Question: 4
Refer to question no 1 & 2
Question: 5
(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not
copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank
space. [4]
Example: (0) Processing
0……………..(Processing) of municipal solid waste has more than 1…………….(double) in urban areas
in the past one year, government data 2………….(show). Till May end, little over 54% of municipal solid
waste 3………………..(generate) across urban areas 4 …………….(process) as 5 ……………(compare)
to about 25% a year back.
According to official data, in 17 states, including Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand, the
share of garbage being processed was less than the national average. Meghalaya is the 6
…………..(worse) State where only about 4% of the trash 7 ……………….(collect) was being 8
……………….(treat). In Delhi, about 55% of garbage is processed.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: [4]
(i) The army stood………………..in case of trouble.
(ii) Will you look ……………….this assinghment and tell me what you think?
(iii) This belt doesn’t go ……………those shoes.
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(iv) Don’t let your enthusiasm carry you……………….
(v) The new government has brought……………..many changes.
(vi) The traffic was held…………………for four hours.
(vii) They have carried………………..the first prize.
(viii) The villager asked them to move………………the river.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4]
(i) It was very hot. I could not go out.
(ii) The room is small. It cannot accommodate all of us.
(iii) It is a good book. I borrowed it from my neighbour.
(iv) Aditi was very terrified. She couldn’t speak.
(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes
that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. [8]
(i) I said to my sister, “Let us go to the market tomorrow for shopping.” (Begin: I suggested….)
(ii) Being poor, he cannot afford such an expensive treatment. (Begin: As………..)
(iii) He is a rich man but he is not proud. (Begin: In spite of…….)
(iv) Bina was left with a big fortune by her father. (Use: inherit)
(v) He pleaded that he was ignorant of law. (Use: ignorance)
(vi) They befieve that he was involved in the crime. (Begin: It is………..)
(vii) It is a pity that I did not take my doctor’s advice. (Use: wish)
(viii) Besides passing the examination well, he won the first prize. (Use: not only)
ANSWER: Questions: 1, 2 & 3 (Students’ Homework)
Question: 5 (a) Ans.
1. Doubled
2. Has shown
3. Has generated
4. Processing
5. Compared
6. Worsen
7. Could collect
8. Treated
Question: 5 (b) Ans.
(i) Up
(ii) Into
(iii) Along
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(iv) On
(v) Up
(vi) Up/on
(vii) On
(viii) Across
Question: 5 (c) Ans.
(i) It was very hot that I couldn’t go out.
(ii) The room is too small for all us to accommodate.
(iii) I borrowed this good book from my neighbour.
(iv) Aditi was very terrified that she couldn’t speak.
Question: 5 (c) Ans.
(i) I suggested my sister to go to the market the next day for shopping.
(ii) As he is poor, he cannot afford such an expensive treatment.
(iii) In spite of being rich, the man is not proud.
(iv) Bina was left inherited with a big fortune by her father.
(v) He pleaded for his ignorance of the law.
(vi) It is believed that he was involved in the crime.
(vii) I wish, I could have taken my doctor’s advice.
(viii) He not only passed the exams well but also won the first prize.
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Format of the Letter
Your Address
(New Town
Action area-2)
Date (June 5, 2020)
Dear Uncle, (Salutation)
Body of the Letter
Yours affectionately,
(Subscription)
Signature
Jose (First name only)
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Essential Features of a Notice
For Function/Event/Programme Notice/
Meeting- should have
1. A Catchy Heading
2. Name of the Event
3. Date/time of function, event or programme
4. Venue of the function
5. Target audience, invitees, etc.
6. Instructions related to entrance
7. Contact person.
For Tours/Treks
1. A Catchy Heading
2. Place of tour/trek camp
3. Cost per head
4. Essential things to be carried
5. Contact person for further details
For Lost/Found
1. A Catchy Heading
2. Article lost/found
3. Place, date and time of losing/finding the article
4. Details regarding the shape, size and colour of the
article
5. Person to be contacted for details
6. When to contact
7. Reward, if any.
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Format of an E-mail
New Message
From :
To :
Cc :
Subject :
Salutation
Content
Subscription
Name
Designation (In formal emails)
Send