Tuesday 14 November 2017

News Writing













News Writing is a basic question for std 12. News is devided into four parts. 

1 Headline 
2 Dateline 
3 Lead/Intro 
4 Main Body 

Headline is written in bold letters. It is in Simple Present Tense. Sometimes shortened form of passive voice is used. Concrete words are used. Articles are omitted. 

Dateline : A name of town/city  date month (name of news writer/news agency) 

Intro means Introductory  paragraph 
Lead means leading paragraph  
It contains answers for what where when who why /how. 



Main body contains important details of the events. It is put in descending order  of importance. 


Headline can be turned into a lead . While writing lead headline should  be used in full form passive. Past tense should be used. Add when happened and where happened.   

50 Killed As Bus Falls into 30-ft-deep Gorge 

Hyderabad, 9 Sep (PTI)

AT least 50 people were killed and 10 others suffered serious injuries when a state transport bus plunged into a 30-foot deep gorge near Jagtial in Telangana on Tuesday, officials said. The ghat road, where the  accident happened, had been declared accident prone and unsafe by police earlier.The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus, carrying around 60 passengers, was traveling towards Jagtiyal town from Kondagattu temple, located atop a hill, when the vehicle reportedly skidded off the ghat road while negotiating a sharp turn, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) G Narendra said.The driver reportedly had lost control of the vehicle "either due to brake failure or some fault. Twenty three passengers died on the spot, while around 25 others were shifted to hospital. The Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the dead and has assured free treatment to the injured. 



Children's Day Celebrated

Our Correspondent

Gadchandur, Nov 14

Children's Day was celebrated with fervor to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru today at Mahatma Gandhi Vidhyalaya and Jr. College, Gadchandur.At the outset , the Principal Giridhar Bobade lighted the traditional lamp and garlanded the photographs of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi. In his introductory speech, vice-principal Sharad Jogi threw light over the life of  legendary man Pandit Nehru. Tiny tots from middle school were very much eloquent speaking about Panditji. Principal Bobade in his presidential speech  urged children to inculcate punctuality and time management of Pandit Nehru.On the occasion science exhibition was arranged wherein 50 children presented their scientific models under the guidance of science teachers. Ashish Derkar compered the program whereas Sau Bharati Ghonge proposed a vote of thanks.








A Lighting Strike Kills Women

BUIDANA, Sept 8

A LIGHTNING strike killed a 35-year-old woman and injured the other woman at Pendawangi in Chikhli taluka on Sunday. As per reports,  were working in the farm of Madav Shejul. In the afternoon, it started raining heavily along with thunder and lightning. Mangla Ermule (35) was killed on the spot by the bolt of lightning while Shashikala Irle
(60) sustained serious injuries. Pradeep Patil rushed Shashikala Irle to  rural hospital. The Revenue Department officials performed panchanama. Mangal Ermule is survived by husband, a daughter and son. In yet another incident,a farmer Vijay Sonune, resident of Chandola village in suffered loss of around Rs 65,000.




3 Youths Meet Watery Grave

Our Correspondent

CHANDUR BAZAR, sept 26

IN A tragic incident, three youths from Chandur Bazar tehsil of Amravati district met a watery grave in Purna river in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place at Belkund village on Monday evening when  Ranjit Langote           
and Aniket Bharti, both from Thugaon Pimpri.
As per details, seven B Sc Second Year students from G C Tompe College, Chandur Bazar had gone to Babaji Dhuniwale Sansthan at Belkund village, about 15 kms from Ghat Ladaki in Amravati and coming under the jurisdiction of Athner Police Station in Madhya Pradesh. The students celebrated the birthday of Harshal Ardak in the afternoon. In the evening, the youths decided to enter Purhariver for a swim. But as soon as they entered the water the youths Harshal Ardak,  Ranjit Langote and Aniket Bharti started drowning. The other youthsraised analarm for help.



60-yr-old woman dies as truck, motorcycle collide

Tirora, 9 February (PTI  
A 60-year-old woman died on the spot in motorbike truck collision while two others were seriously injured on Monday. As per details Damyanta Bhairam (60) resident of Menda village, was returning to home on Bajaj CT Boxer motorcycle with her son Raju Bhairam and daughter-inlaw Usha Bhairam. As they approached near Union Bank on Tirora
Road, the speeding truck (MH - 35 1 K5072) loaded with empty LPG cylinders,   dashed the two wheeler in  which Damyanta died on the spot while Raju and his  wife sustained critical injuries. PI Sandeep Koli and team reached the spot and and sent the injured to Rural Hospital. The traffic was also got disrupted for some time. The truck driver fled the spot leaving the vehicle. Police have registered offence against the driver under relevant sections.


Prize Distribution Ceremony 

Chandrapur, Sept 23

Navdurga Utsav samiti is organising felicitation and Prize distribution ceremony on the occasion of Navratri festival on September 29 at Chavdeshwari Sabhagruha, Chavdeshwari Square, near Nandavan Police Station. The event will be held at 6 pm onwards.
Dr Girish Gandhi will be the
chief guest of the programme Renowned poet Asha Pande be the special guest of the event. Subodh Dharmadhikari,
Balasaheb Deshmukh, Sanjay Jariwala, Mohanrao Kashikar, Shivling Patwe and Ram Anand Thengni will honour students during the programme. Tanaji Wanve and Harish Dikondwar will also share the dais.
Book 'Pausprashna' will be released during the event.


Saturday 7 October 2017

Wednesday 19 April 2017

Vocabulary Booster













Std 7 
*Vocabulary Booster: Language Study*

Formation of verbs

Sharp टोकदार /धारदार - sharpen. (make sharp)
Wide रुंद - widen (make wide)
Deep (खोल) - deepen
Broad(विस्तृत) - broaden
Short - shorten
Bright - brighten
Dark - darken
Weak - weaken
Tight - tighten
Long/Length - lengthen
High /height - heighten
Strong /strength - strengthen
Fright - frighten

Simplify - make simple
Simplify your plan so that we can understand.
Rectify - make corrections
Pacify - make calm
Beautify - decorate
Personify - applying human quality
Clarify - make clear
Certify - to state as true
Amplify - make louder
Modify - improve
Magnify - make it appear larger
Dignify - make impressive
Verify - check
Satisfy - make satisfaction
Signify - stand as a symbol
Purify - make pure
Glorify - praise
Specify - make specific
Notify - inform
Classify - make classification
Qualify - meet the qualifications
Stupefy - stun, surprise
Identify - recognize
Nullify - declare invalid 

Match One word substitution

1) Absence of government.----
2) Government by one---
3)One who does not believe in the existence of God---
4)A piece of writing without the name of writer---
5)One who does something not professionally but for pleasure---
6)A gathering of listeners---
7)Yearly return of a date ---
8)Life history of a person written by himself or herself---
9)A large field for aeroplanes---
10)A wide road with trees on both sides---

  1. Anarchy
  2. Aristocracy
  3. Atheist
  4. Anonymous
  5.  Amateur
  6.  Audience
  7. Anniversary
  8.  Autobiography
  9. Airport
  10.   Avenune

Monday 10 April 2017

Do as directed Grade 11






Language Study
Do as Directed: Grade 11 CBSE

1.Very few men would be cruel to a child.(begin-Not many......)
Ans : Not many men would be cruel to a child.

2.There is no smoke without fire.
(end-.......there is fire.)
Ans : If there is smoke, there is fire.
3.Your success has always pleased me.(begin-I have......)
Ans : I have always been pleased with your success.
4.He is a virtuous man.(begin-He has...)
Ans : He has been a virtuous man.


Q.Fill in the blanks with appropiate words:

1. The patient is confined..............bed for ever.
Ans : The patient is confined to bed for ever.
2.Our teacher is an authority ..... English poetry .
Ans : Our teacher is an authority of English poetry .


Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed:
The south makes an equal strong claim.(Rewrite into Present Perfect Tense)
The south has made an equal strong claim.
The visitor is spoiled for choice. ( Rewrite it in Past Perfect Tense)
The visitor had been spoiled for choice.
India today is one of the most exciting tourist destination in the world.
(Change the Degree).
Today very few destinations in the world are as exciting as India.
He has developed a marked sense of humor. (Rewrite it in Future Perfect Tense)

He will have developed a marked sense of humor.

His heart is bigger than his brain. (Change the Degree)

His brain is not as big as his heart.
The Hamal Panchayat has also created a free secondary school.(Identity the Tense.)
Present Perfect Tense
He owns no property. (Rewrite using ‘not’)
He does not own any property.

The unions are all funded through contributions and from small economic activities. (Rewrite using not only.. but also.)

The unions are all funded not only through contributions but also from small economic activities.

Madhu is _________ model and _____ artist. ( Use suitable articles in blanks)
Madhu is a model and an artist.
Meet me ___10.30 a.m. ______Monday. (Use suitable prepositions in blanks )

Meet me at10.30 a.m. on Monday.

Teacher: How far is your home from your college?
Rupali: More than 2 km.

Teacher asked how far her home is. Rupali replied that it is more than 2 km.

Seeing all the people gathered there waiting for him, he was even more pleased. (Rewrite As a compound sentence)

Compound : He saw all the people gathered there waiting for him and he was (became) even more pleased.

Complex : He was (became) even more pleased when he saw all the people gathered there waiting for him.

Saturday 4 March 2017

Grammar HSC 2017


(B) Grammar
Do as directed
(1) J.R.D. Tata was...... amazing personality. He always helped....
poor in the country.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.)
1) J.R.D. Tata was an amazing personality. He always helped the
poor in the country.
(2)They stood silence as a mark honour to her.
(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.)
(2)They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.
(3)"Where are you going?" he asked. "Pune, Sir, my husband is starting a company called Infosys and I'm shifting to Pune.-
(Change it into Indirect speech.)
He asked where she was going. She replied that she was going to Pune . She added that her husband was starting a company called Infosys and she was shifting to Pune.


Set B
Q. 5 Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
i. He was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom. (Rewrite as Rhetorical Question)
Ans : Wasn't he delighted to see the property of his kingdom?
ii. Summon people from all the walks of life to the court. (Begin with ‘Let……..)
Ans : Let the people from all the walks of life be summoned to the court.
iii. As soon as the king arrived in the court humming happy tune to himself, he cleared his throat. ( Rewrite using ‘No sooner…… than)
Ans: No sooner did the king arrive in the court humming happy tune to himself than he cleared his throat.

Set C
Q. 5 Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
We need many such organizations. ( Frame wh-question to get underlined part as an answer)
Ans: What do we need?

II. It reduces inequality. (Rewrite it using the Present Perfect Tense)
Ans: It has reduced inequality.
III. The air will be clean, as pollution levels will have dropped dramatically. (Rewrite it using ‘unless ‘. )
Ans : Unless the pollution levels will have dropped dramatically, the air will not be clean.

Set D
Que 1 A (5) Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
He goes for his morning walk at 1 pm. (Rewrite it in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
Ans: He has been going for his morning walk at 1 pm.
They live in different time zones. ( Make it a complex sentence. )
Ans: They live in such a zones which are different in time.
The man decides to take a day off from work. (Rewrite it using the noun form of the underlined word.)
Ans: The man takes the decision to take a day off from work.

Grammar HSC Feb 2018

Wednesday 8 February 2017

Conversation 1


*Teacher 1*: Hey buddy , do    you want to learn French ?
*Teacher 2*: Yaa , I would like to . But how ?
*T 1* : Just think how we learn our mother tongue . We used to listen people around us .After a silent listening for a year , we started to utter .
*T 2* : But ,people around us     do not speak French . So how can we listen ?
*T 3*. Hey buddies , in this era of internet , you need not worry . Just go online find videos , audios , speeches and interviews and listen to them. If you read loudly , you can listen to yourself .
*T 2*: Thanks bro . It's a nice idea .
*T 1* : Thanks for the suggestion 
*T 3* : Good luck . Do you know I don't know French ? But I have learned English this way . So I am sure you can learn any language only beginning with listening .

*The conversation that takes place in my dream. I would like to share with you* .

Saturday 28 January 2017

Tense At A Glance





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