Information Transfer : Note Making

Features of Good Notes

Notes are brief. The relevant details or facts are included. All illustrations, descriptions, explanations,examples,repetition are left out.
Full sentences are not used. Key words or broken sentences are used.Abbreviation can be used.

Notes are presented in tabular form, tree diagram and point form. As an examination point of view, Students need to read an extract and make notes or complete notes in the suitable format.

Scheme of Marking:
Presentation 1
Proper sequence 1
Covering all points 2

Read the following extract and complete the table diagram

What is soil? The original materials from which it has been formed through long ages are the earth's crust. There are three kinds of rocks, made in three different ways. Igneous rocks were made when the molten material of which the earth consisted long ago become cooler and solidified; granite, a very hard rock, is one of these. Another kind of rock is sedimentary rock, formed when rivers brought down small pieces of material with them as they flowed into the sea. The matter which they brought down with them fell to the bottoms of the sea, and this sediment was slowly pressed and cemented together by other substances into rock. Then the crust of the earth moved; the bottoms of the seas were raised, and when they reached a sufficient height become dry land. Sedimentary rocks found in all kinds of places, even on high mountains. Shale, limestone, and chalk are sedimentary rocks.
The third kind of rock is metaphoric, a rock which has been made by change due to heat. This was formed, for instance, when the lava thrown out by volcanoes affected the material over which it flowed. The heat changed the surface underneath and produced different kinds of rocks, of which slate and marble are two.

Types of Rocks	Made in the ways	Examples
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Types of Rocks	Made in the ways	Examples
1. Igneous Rocks	molten material become cooler and solidified	granite
2. Sedimentary Rocks	rivers brought down small pieces of material bottoms of the sea, and this sediment was slowly pressed and cemented together by other substances into rock.	Shale, limestone, and chalk
3. Metaphoric Rocks	made by change due to heat, when the lava thrown out by volcanoes affected the material over which it flowed.	slate, marble

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) which is located at Trombay in Mumbai,
was the brainchild of Dr. Homi Bhabha, the father of India’s nuclear programme. Dr. Bhabha
took a personal interest in designing the centre because he felt that with an indigenous
nuclear programme India would become a powerful nation. This centre, which was started
on January 3, 1954, was originally called the Atomic Energy Establishment. It was renamed
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre on January 12, 1966 after Dr. Bhabha’s death.
Over the years, BARC has done work in different scientific disciplines, including
medicine and agriculture. BARC has played a major role in increasing the share of the
nuclear power programme for generating electricity and lighting up the rural areas of
the country. BARC is, however, chiefly known for successfully conducting the Pokhran
tests both in May 1974 and May 1998.

Ans.       THE BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE

Location	Trombay, Mumbai
Names	Originally named ‘Atomic Energy Establishment’ renamed Bhabha Atomic Research Centre on 12 January 1966
Date of establishment	3 January 1954
Works Done	In different scientific disciplines including medicine, agriculture; chief work in nuclear power for generating electricity, lighting up rural areas of the country; chiefly known for conducting the Pokhran tests, May 1974 and May 1998.

News Writing

Read the following passage and complete the tree diagram  :

1.There are many different kinds of musical instruments. They are divided
into three main classes according to the way that they are played. Some instruments
are played by blowing air into them. These are called wind instruments. Some of
these are said to be of the woodwind family. Examples of woodwind instruments
are the flute, the clarinet and the horn. There are also various other wind
instruments such as the mouth-organ and the bagpipes. Some instruments are
played by banging or striking them. Instruments like this are called percussion
instruments. The last big group of musical instruments have strings. There are
two kinds of stringed instruments. Examples are the harp and the guitar, the violin
and the cello.

2. Draw a tree diagram that contains the main points and important supporting
details from the following text about flowering plants.
Flowering plants are of various types. Herbaceous flowering plants grow, set seed
and die within one year; biennial plant complete their life cycles in two years;
Perennials on the other hand, can live and grow for many years once they have been
planted. Plants that flourish and flower during the rainy season are mostly herbaceous
annuals such as the Aster, Zinnia, and Sweet pea. Of the herbaceous perennials the most
common are members of the Daisy family. The beautifully scented Rose and Jasmine
are both Woody and Semi-Woody perennials. There are two other types of plants;
bulbous plants and aquatic plants. The former grow from bulbs and tubers planted in the
ground; examples of this type are Gladiolus and Tulip. The latter, as their name
suggests, grow in water, the most exquisite example being the Lotus or Water Lily. Both
bulbous and aquatic plants are usually perennials.

                                           












Format of Tree Diagram

Que-1 - Draw a table diagram to represent the information given in the following passage.

There are many different kinds of musical instruments. They are divided into three main classes according to the way that they are played. For example, some instruments are played by blowing air into them. These are called wind instruments. In some of these the air is made to vibrate inside a wooden tube, and these are said to be of the woodwind family. Examples of woodwind instruments are the flute, the clarinet and the bassoon. Other instruments are made of brass, the trumpet and the horn, for example. There are also various other wind instruments like such as the mouth organ and the bagpipes.
Some instruments are played by banging or striking them. One obvious example is the drum, of which there are various kinds. Instruments like this are called percussion instruments.
The last big group of musical instruments are the ones which have strings. There are two main kinds of stringed instrument those in which the music is made by plucking the strings, and those where the player draws a bow across the strings. Examples of the former are the harp and the guitar. Examples of the latter are the violin and the cello.

Sr. Musical Instrument Played as Examples



Que 2 Draw a tree diagram of your family starting with your a grandparents up to your generation.

Que. 3 Read the following passage and make a note of it in form of a tree diagram.

The term 'cancer', derived from Latin term `cancrum', means crab. Cancer is lawless growth without control. This disorder threatens a person's life. There are four groups of cancer. They are carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphomas and lukermias. About 85% of cancers are Carcinomas which include cervical, breast, tongue, stomach, skin and,brain cancers. Sarcomas constitute only about 3% ofhuman cancer, which are in the form of solid tumors growing from connective tissue, cartilage, bone and muscle. Lymphomas are the cancers in which there is excessive production of Lymphomas and the lymph nodes and spleen. (5%of human cancers.) Lukermias include cancerous growth of lenncocytes and are characterised by excessive production of cells. They constitute 7% of human cancers.

Que 4 Read the following passage and make a note of important points shown at the end of the passage.

Never, ever start any workout, even if it is just walking, without warming up first. And this is where most people try to take a shortcut. Warming up prepares your whole system for extra activity ahead. Ina resting state, muscles are short and somewhat stiff. Making sudden demands on them can muse a pulled muscles or a strained back. Warming up stretches muscles and loosens joints, so your body performs with better flexibility and speed. It gradually increases blood supply to the heart and makes the lungs ready to operate at full capacity, reducing the risk of sudden strain
What counts as a good warm up? No mater what your main exercise is, experts insist that you take two or three minutes to loosen up, rotating the joints and gently stretching muscles. Start the sport or workout in lower gear, using the same movements that you expect of use later Build up for a few minute still you are breathing slightly faster and perspiring lightly. At this point, you are warmed up.

Before warm up :
Effects of warm up
Examples of warm up :
Warmed up stage :
benefits of warm up :
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Que 5 Make a summary of the passage highlighting Rabindranath Tagore's views on education.

Rabindranath took great pains to gather round him as teachers a group of young men who really understood what he was trying to do in his school and who would know how to teach children literature, or science, or history in a way which made these subjects alive and interesting. He knew by his own experience that all knowledge about the world we live in, and about the men who live in it is interesting to children, if only it is taught to them in the right way. A boy puts tremendous energy and enthusiasm into his play and hobbies, because he is working at something in which he is deeply interested and which he has chosen for himself. Rabindranath wanted to remove all false distinctions between work and pay and encourage the boys to put the some energy and enjoyment into all the activities -of their life
Que 6 Read the passage and draw a tree diagram showing the classification.
Science is a systematized body of knowledge which collects facts, analyses them and establishes a causal relationship of a particular phenomenon. Science can be divided in to natural and social sciences. Natural science is mainly concerned with the physical world. It includes both physical and biological science physical and biological sciences. Physical sciences consist of physics, chemistry geography, etc., and deal with inanimate or non-living things. Biological science includes biology, zoology, physiology, etc., and deals with the living beings or organism. In natural sciences experiments can be conducted under controlled conditions to frame out the causal relationship between different factors or elements to establish a principle or law. Under social sciences we study subject like economics, sociology, History, philosophy, etc. Social science study Interaction of persons with society. It deals with questions concerning social life A person's behaviour in society, that is his social life cannot be experimented under controlled conditions. Therefore, there cannot be exact, precise laws or principles is social science.

Que 7 Given below is a table showing the result of a study on the ways to improve English. Write a paragraph depicting the information.

How to Improve your English

Reading Story book (75%), 

Newspapers (60%)
Listening : TV news (60%), 

Conversation (in publics places) (40%)

conversation classes (25%)
Speaking : With superiors (in the office) at meeting (10%)
with friends (at home, in clubs or restaurants) (20%) 

Writing Official (memos, emails, faxes)20%
Informal (Letters, e-mails to friends) 30%
OR
Que 8. Prepare a leaflet for making the Public aware of the need of `Eye Donation'. Make use of the following ponts.

1) Prepare an attractive slogan.
2) Make a persuasive appeal
3) Tell about the need of eye-donation
4) Add your own ideas

View And Counter-view

Home

View and counter view is like a debate. As every coin has two sides, many social, economical, educational, political issues have views and counterviews. As in debate , participants cut the points of his earlier  counterparts and bring his point home, while preparing counterview in the exam students have cut the points given in the paper and write his side . In short counterview means an opposite or opposing view.

Scheme of Marking

Presentation                                                      1

Appropriate counter-view argument                2

Language, style, grammar                                1

Total                                                                 4

Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the counter-view section on the following topic in about 120 words:

         You can take the help of the following points from the View Section

             "Ambition breeds ruin"

1)Ambition gives rise to jealousy, greed, hatred.

 2)Ambition overrides humane feelings-success at whatever cost.  

 3)Ambition has no room for family, service for others, charity, love, compassion.

 4)Ambition brings with it loss of peace, restfulness and contentment

Counterview

Low Ambition Is A Crime

Ambition works as a stimuli. It gives direction to work on.Thinking that it spreads jealousy and hatred is just a negative mindset. Ambitious person strives hard to achieve his goal. Failure is a stepping stone not a slippery one. Keeping ambition high is human. It does not override any feeling for cheap goal. The true ambitious person knows his positive approach. Such persons will fulfill ambition with strenuous efforts without hurting others rights. It is absurd to think that ambition has no place for family,service, charity,love and compassion. In fact ambition is perceived because of love for family and service and charity for nation. Ambitious person finds peace and contentment in striving to achieve goal. So who says ambition breeds ruin? It brings crown.

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Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the counter-view section on the following topic in about 120 words:

Study says homework does not help students score better grades

View Section

"Homework Still a Key Part of Education" It engages the child with his study more effectively. It engages the child with what is going on in the class. Homework inculcates students with life skills.

View section  मध्ये  दिलेल्या मुद्यांच्या विरोधी बाजूने counter-View  साठी paragraph तयार करावा .

COUNTERVIEW

Homework should be abolished

School is stressing out our youngsters, as evidenced in the high number of school students committing suicide.
We should, therefore, be committed to removing stress from the school system. A primary contributor to stress is the oppressive burden of daily homework given to the student. Wrestling with piles of homework parent and kids alike are exhausted. The truth is that much of the take-home assignments are needless.
After long-drawn school hours, kids return home and immediately get down to tackling the day's homework.
Where is the time to relax and do other extra-curricular activities? Little wonder that kids, these days,
appear highly-strung and reluctant to go to school. School-related stomach aches, headaches, sleep problems and depression are on the rise. The constant pressure of moving from one deadline to another leaves them perpetually harassed. Parents too have a hard time, often doing a major part of the homework to help out the child. Is homework necessary to get good grades? There's no foundation for this belief. The fear and pressure of homework exhaust students, killing their curiosity and most importantly their keenness and desire to learn. In many countries like the US, Denmark and Japan, schools have cut down on or entirely eliminated homework, since it contributes nothing to learning or creativity.

At home the debate over homework is yet to have an impact. Even though there's been discussion around inordinately heavy school bags which burden children, directly linked to the issue of homework.

2. Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the Counter-View Section on the following topic in about 120 words.

“Demonetization: a trap to catch a lion or mouse?”

You can take the help of the following points from the View Section

1. Demonetization helps the government to track people who are having large sums of unaccounted cash
2. Black money, illegal activities like terrorism funding, gambling, and also inflating will get reduced
3.  Government gets a good amount of tax revenue which can be used by the government towards the betterment of society by providing good infrastructure

The biggest disadvantage of demonetization is that for few days there is chaos and frenzy among public. Everybody wants to get rid of demonetized notes as soon as possible. Sometimes it leads to law and order problem and chaotic situation especially in banks.  Because this is the only medium to change the old currency units to new currency units. Another disadvantage is that destruction of old currency units and printing of new currency new units involves costs. It has to be borne by the government and if the costs are higher than benefits then there is no use of demonetization. Another problem is that majority of times this move is targeted towards black money but if people have not kept cash as their black money and rotated or used that money in other asset classes like real estate, gold and so on then there is no guarantee that demonetization will help in catching corrupt people.

3.Counterview on the topic ‘should there be a law to force children to look after their old parents?                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                               The care and worry for the parents should be heartfelt. The law will compel the children to keep parents at the home but not at heart. No court can make children feel worried about their parent. Law helps those who make complaint. Would parents take legal action against children? They would prefer to suffer. Values are not taught, these are to be caught . Elderly people should be well protected and given the due care . It is the responsibility of the children . If any youth does not bother to look after his parents, instead of punishing that youth , his parents should be given helping hand by govt. or NGO. the government should open old age security home.Enforced help will do no better job. 

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Speech Writing

1.Speech on World Literacy Day

Good evening, honourable dignitaries of the dais, the president of the function hon. Mr. B.B. Patil, hon. Principal,  Mahatma Gandhi College of Science, Gadchandur, respected teachers, dear friends,  Today the 8 th September is being celebrated as the World Literacy Day all over the world.As per the report of the global monitoring, it has been observed that one among every 5 men and two third women are illiterate. Hence, to increase the literacy rate World Literacy Day is celebrated Literacy is wide open door to the knowledge . In an earlier era literacy was considered as privilege of upper classes and sin for the masses. With the efforts of revolutionary social workers, the closed windows and doors of knowledge, education, and literacy were flung opened. Today we breathe democracy almost all over the world. Other forms of government in the world also opened the doors of education and literacy. The importance of literacy is far beyond the imagination. The spread of literacy among the women of the world is not at par. The awareness programs for this have to organised. Celebrating World Literacy Day can be a part of it. The real celebration will be on that day when no woman is deprived of education. I have to conclude my speech here. Thanks for availing opportunity of being part of this grand program.

2.Speech on Students' Day

Respected Principal, honourable teachers and dear students, I feel proud to speak on such a great occasion.  We are gathered here to celebrate  November 7 as ‘Students’ Day’, to mark Dr B R Ambedkar’s entry into school education 117 years back in 1900.  Babasaheb's  enrolment in school was the dawn of a new era. It was because of the Constitution given by Dr Ambedkar to the nation that the values of freedom, equality, brotherhood and rule of law took roots in the society.Hence the enrolment of Dr B R Ambedkar as a student in the school is a landmark event and proves to be one that changed the course of our history. Dr Ambedkar was a life-long student and cultivated his interest to learn throughout his life. Friends,it is rightly said that every student is the future of the country and education is the only means for progress.The very purpose of observing this day as Students' Day is  to make the students aware that hard work alone can ensure their progress.Dr Ambedkar enrolled as a student on November 7, 1900 at Pratapsingh High School in the state’s Satara district.He started his schooling in a hostile condition. He set an example for students how much,how far and how long one can study. He is an inspiration for all . Nothing can prevent from studying. Should we give excuses for not preparing due to power failure? My dear colleagues, Babasaheb used to study sitting under the lamp post. Who doesn't know this ? Being a student I am very much delighted to be a witness of Students' Day celebration. I have to take leave of you as many other students are going share their views. Thanks for listening me peacefully.

   3.   SAVE ENVIRONMENT SAVE HUMAN BEING .

     --------------------------------------------
Honourable  chairperson, chief guests, and the dignitaries as well as the most respected dear students .
      Friends, we commemorate so many special days such as Republic day, Independence day, World literary day and so on . But well here is one day that deserves  not only commemoration but our total dedication --- world environment Day, 5 June .Today we are celebrating the world environment day in our college. As a student we all know the importance of the day. Every year on this day  we celebrate the programme in our college to create awareness  in the minds of  our friends , neighbours , our companions and those who live in our surroundings . 
 friends our mother earth has made our life worth living,  trees and plants provide us everything .Not only oxygen but also everything ,you name it and you will find its source in the nature .friends  we have learnt the poem 'The felling of the banyan tree '.We learnt that how the devotees of materialism have ruined the beauty of the nature, they have not only ruined the beauty of the nature but also polluted the atmosphere of the world .I'm saying here 'the world ' because they are many in number . In this poem we learnt fifty men chopped the trunk of the tree, through this we can measure the intensity  of their  destructive attitude , really it is a fearful thing no less horrible . And if it goes on ..... one day we will have to leave this world for ever .
    friends ,  think of our next generation . Today we say that had our ancestors paid heed to the family planning like programmes we wound not have to face the problems we are facing today.   But whatever it may be , we have to set the things straight . Today we all have to make a commitment to plant as many trees as we can. And let's take care that they  are grown.
Make awareness about it .Mobilize people for this greater cause. Friends it's not the environment you will be protcting  ... You are protecting your own life and the lives of your beloved ones.
  Thank you  ...
  

[The above speech on 

Save Environment is prepared by 

 V. A. Navghare  sir]

4.Speech Writing

Very good morning to all ,  Honourable principal dear teachers and madam and my sweet   little friends  I am Anuj Wasudeo Mahure studying in class 1 standard . I tell you about Gandhiji. He is known as Bapu , Mahatma Gandhi, and father of nation.Today on 2 nd october we remember him every year .He was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbunder in Gujrat. His  full name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.He gave us freedom from British . He believed in peaceful ways. He had love for all mankind . He sang bhajans . His favourite bhajans was Raghupati Raghav Rajaram . Let us sing together .            
(या नंतर ते भजन चारओळी )

Jai hind Thank you very much

Appeal Writing

Imagine that you are the General Secretary of the Student's Council. Prepare an Appeal for students asking them to donate for children suffering from malnutrition.

Donate for the Cause

Do you stand The child

Like YOUshould suffer

From malnutrition ?

But it's Reality

Help Them to Get

Out of that Net

Only Rs.10 Or Twenty

Can work as Plenty

General Secretary

Students Council

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Rewrite in the ways instructed

Rewrite in the ways instructed

1 We can accept our life gracefully.(Rewrite it using the modal auxiliary showing compulsion.)(March 2022)

2 Chaitanya offered to buy the tickets for us.(Rewrite it using 'ing' form of the word underlined )
3 Why do normal people feel that they are 'full' and others like Chaitanya are half or incomplete?(Change it into an assertive sentence )
4 ____my friend is __ able translator and ____ impartial editor.(Rewrite it using appropriate articles )
5 I was ____my regular walk through the forest ____9 a.m.(Fill in the blanks with proper preposition )
6 I whispered to him hesitantly , "Could you stay here for a day ?"
Gandhiji said."It is very difficult ."(Change it into indirect speech.)
7 You could pay eight times the going rate for a 'lightening call'.(Rewrite it using modal auxiliary showing compulsion.)
8 I spent my high school years in Calcutta.(Rewrite it using past perfect tense ,)
9 Telephones were a rarity.(Make it a rhetorical question )
10 Our young people spend more time before their T.V.set than in their classrooms .(Change it into positive degree )
11 The T.V. does serve as a medium of education as well as an entertainment .(Rewrite it using 'not only ...... but also )
12 I considerT.V. as one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times . (Rewrite it using the noun form of the underlined word )
13. This time Dell made 18000 and bought an expensive B M W car. (Make a simple sentence)
14 Diamond is a costly metal. (Rewrite into Superlative Degree)





Answer Key
1 We must accept our life gracefully.
2 Chaitanya offered for buying the tickets for us .
3 I wonder why do normal people feel that they are 'full' and others like Chaitanya are half or incomplete .
4 My friend is __an__able translator and __an__impartial editor as well .
5 I was __on __my regular walk through the forest ___at_9 a.m.
6 I asked him in whisper hesitantly if he could stay there for a day ,
Gandhiji said that it was very difficult .
7 You must pay eight times the going rate for a 'lightening call'.
8 I had spent my high school years in Calcutta.
9 Weren't telephones a rarity?
10 Our young people do not spend as much time in their classroom as they do before their T.V.set .
11 The T.V. does serve not only as a medium of education but also an entertainment .
12 It is my consideration that T.V. is one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times .
13 This time making 18000 Dell bought an expensive B M W car.
14 Superlative: Diamond is the costliest metal.Comparative : Diamond is costlier than any other metal.

Begin with

Begin With.....

1 Leopards are surrounded by human settlement .( Begin with --human settlement ........... )
2 Dogs are easier to catch than deer or wild boar.(Begin with ... Deer or wild boar.....)
3.They roosted in places like small bushes around.(Frame a question beginning with 'Where did ...)
4 This sport has given me the chance of interacting with them .(Begin with 'I have been ....)
5.I am the tallest . (Begin with 'No one .......)
6. She opened the window and shouted for help.(Begin with 'Opening the window ........)
7 My handwriting was very graceful and fluent .(Begin with 'How graceful ......)
8 I still use a pen but its purpose has been restricted .(Begin with 'Although....)
9 Are we connected to nature in the real sense ?(Begin with 'We are not .........)
10 Eat only as much you can .(Begin with 'You should ........')

Key

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1 Human settlement surrounds Leopards.
2 Deer or wild boar is not so easy to catch as dogs
3 Where did they roost?
4 I have been given the chance of interacting with them .
5.No one is as tall as I am.
6. Opening the window she shouted for help.
7 How graceful and fluent my handwriting was !
8 Although I still use a pen, its purpose has been restricted .
9 We are not connected to nature in the real sense.
10 You should eat only as much you can

HSC 2015 grammar questions

Grammar Questions of HSSC Exam 2015

(5)Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
(i)When I saw the prizes,I was stupefied.(Rewrite the sentence using 'No sooner ...... than)
(i)No sooner did I see the prizes than I was stupefied.

(ii)He was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning ,but it was okay.(Rewrite the sentence using 'Although')
(ii)Although he was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning , it was okay.
(iii )He started developing an all-round interest in craft and sports.(Rewrite the sentence using infinitive form of the word underlined.)
(iii )He started to develop an all-round interest in craft and sports.
B.Grammar :
Do as directed :
(I) One of _____ most common causes of malnutrition is ____ unhealthy lifestyle.(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles )
(I) One of ___the __ most common causes of malnutrition is __an_ unhealthy lifestyle.

(ii )The police ______ Monday arrested five men _____cheating city businessmen.(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.)
(ii )The police ___on ___ Monday arrested five men ___for __cheating city businessmen.

(iii )"How did you enjoy your college picnic ?said Mohini to Meena.
"It was wonderful. I can never forget it."(Change it into indirect speech.)
(iii )Mohini asked Meena how she had enjoyed her college picnic .Meena replied that it had been wonderful .
She added that she could never forget i
Que. 2A 5 Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(I) The duck was excellent in swimming.(Frame a Wh-type question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
(I) What was the duck excellent in?


(ii) The duck was better than his instructor.(Change the sentence into positive degree )
(ii) His instructor was not as good as the duck .
(iii) The squirrel was excellent in climbing.(Mention the function of the underlined gerund.)
(iii)The underlined word performs the function noun as it is an object of preposition 'in'.


Que. 3 A 5 Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i ) The gobar gas obtained by by processing dung is used as fuel.(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'People.....')
(i ) People use the gobar gas obtained by processing dung as fuel.
(ii )The consumption of milk in both urban and rural areas has risen sharply.(Rewrite the sentence using the past perfect tense)
(ii )The consumption of milk in both urban and rural areas had risen sharply.
(iii )The milk processing industry is small one.(Make it a complex sentence.)
(iii )The industry which processes milk is small one.





Set B

Que. 1 A 5 Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i ) He sent a personalized letter offering each a free two-week subscription.
(Rewrite the sentence using the infinitive form of the word underlined.)
(i ) He sent a personalized letter to offer each couple a free two-week subscription.


(ii ) Seeing the hungry market,Dell placed local advertisement.(Make it a compound sentence .)
(ii ) Dell saw the hungry market and placed local advertisement.
(iii ) The improved models found eager buyers.(Change the sentence into present perfect tense.)
(iii ) The improved models have found eager buyers.
Set C

(5)Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
(I) My little girl can get tasty fruits from some other garden too.(Rewrite the sentence using modal auxiliary expressing 'certainty'.)
I) My little girl will get tasty fruits from some other garden too.


(ii) I had picked some of the lovely tasty fruits.(Identify the tense in the sentence.)
(ii) Past Perfect Tense
(iii )It was a pleasure walking around there.(Rewrite the sentence using infinitive form of the word underlined.)
(iii )It was a pleasure to walk around there.
Set D
Que 1
(5)Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
(I) Hundreds of these little birds would land on the paddy.(Rewrite the sentence using 'used to')
(I) Hundreds of these little birds used to land on the paddy.
(ii )My main hobby was to wander through paddy .(Rewrite the sentence using the gerund form of the word underlined. )
(ii )My main hobby was wandering through paddy .
(iii)When the paddy is ripe enough to harvest,flocks of parrots would land there.(Rewrite using 'No sooner .....than )
(iii)No sooner is the paddy ripe enough to harvest than flocks of parrots would land there.

Find Errors and Correct the Sentences

1. The patient died before the doctor arrived.
2. I have passed the M. A. in 1992.
3. Every chair and every table in the room were in order.
4. Sushama as well as her mother were honoured by the President.
5. The tale of two cities are an interesting novel.
6. You mistake in thinking that I am against you.
7. Hard work and honesty are needed for success in life .
8.Many a battle were fought on the soil of India.
9.He married his daughter .
10. Mohan is one of  those boys who has expressed his willingness for joining the educational tour .
11. The poet and the philosopher are dead.
12.I know Mr.Sharma for five years .
13.Students as well as teacher was absent
14. The teacher told the boys that the sun and the moon were the lamps of the sky.
15.Not only the mother but also the children was happy .
16. Our teacher will take out our test tomorrow
17. The cattle was grazing.
18.The child with his parents have arrived
19. The entire class have failed in the examination.
20. These news were broadcast by All India Radio.

Answer Key

1. The patient had died before the doctor arrived .
2. I have passed an M.A. in 1992.
3Every chair and every table in the room was in order .
4. Sushama as well as her mother was honoured by the President.
5. The tale of two cities is an interesting novel.
6. You got mistaken in thinking that I am against you .
7. Hard work and honesty is needed for success in life .
8.Many a battle was fought on the soil of India
9.He got his daughter married .
10. Mohan is one of those boys who have expressed their willingness for joining the educational tour .
11. The poet and the philosopher is dead.
12.I have known Mr.Sharma for five years .

13. Students as well as teacher were absent .
14. The teacher told the boys that the sun and the moon are the lamps of the sky .
15.Not only the mother but also the children were happy .
16. Our teacher will give us test tomorrow.
17. The cattle were grazing.
18.The child with his parents have arrived .
19. The entire class has failed in the examination .
20. This news was broadcast from All India Radio yesterday .

Filling the Gaps

STD 12 :Rapid Reading Based Dialogue Writing.

Read the extract and write a short piece of dialogue between Charles and Oliver.
Fredrick had a very famous wrestler................to do his best to kill Orlando.

Charles:Hey. Oliver, would you persuade Orlando to give up the idea of wrestling?
Oliver :Why do you warn?
Charles:I'm professional wrestler . And I must always fight to win.Anyone who fights me runs the risk of being badly hurt.
Oliver :But Orlando is ungrateful and deserve the punishment. I would rather you break his neck than finger.
Charles:You want me to hurt him.
Oliver : Yes, You have my permission to do what you like with the boy.
Charles:I promise you to do my best to kill Orlando.


Read the extract and write a short piece of dialogue between Orlando and Duke.
The Duke Senior and his followers were sitting ...........how sweet and good Rosalind is.

Orlando: Hey, stop and eat no more.
Duke :What? What do you want?
Orlando:Food.I'm almost dying of hunger.
Duke :Oh! Sit down and eat with us.
Orlando:No, I won't eat a bite. My servenat is in the wood dying of hunger.
Duke :Let's bring him here and feed him.
Orlando:Thank you, sir.

Question Paper Std 12 English

Interview Questions

 

New Activity Based Study of Prosecco, poetry and RR Std 12th and 11th
Ms Mable, your teacher, has recently retired after thirty three years of service to the school/college. You have been asked to interview her for the school/college magazine. Prepare a list of questions for the interview. 4 Marks

Scheme of Marking

Questions relevant to the situation 2
Proper sequence of questions 1
Language, style, grammar 1

1. Welcome Ms. Mable Madam. I am Rohini. Best wishes for the retired life ahead. How do you feel retiring after such a long service ?
2. Tell us how did you begin your career?
3. How did you differentiate teaching profession from other profession?
4. What pleasant memories do you have of the school/ college?
5. What changes have come in the school and students in the last 33 years?
6. What do you think about use of technology in education, digital school?
7. Any advice for the young teachers and students?
8. Finally what plans do you have after retirement?

Frame 8 interview questions you would put to the topper of the HSC Board at the recently held examinations.

1.Congratulation.I would like to ask if you expected that you would be topper of the board
2.Whom do you give credit for your success?
3.What role did your school teachers and parents play in your preparation for the HSC examinations?
4.How much time did you spend a day on studies?
5.What method of study did you adopt?
6.Who helped you to overcome your difficulties?
7.What is your ambition in life?
8.What is your immediate goal?
9.Which career do you propose to choose?
10.Any advice to the present batch of students? Please state.





Prepare a list of questions to interview a disable person who has achieved a unique success.


1. Hello, Sudhaji Good morning. 
Ma’m, we would like to know about your successful journey in life.Will you please tell us? 
2.How did you lose your leg? 
3.How did you overcome that? 
4. Is the film ‘Nache Mayuri’ based on your real life story? 
5. What special efforts did you take to perform in the movie or dance shows?
6. How did you feel when you succeeded in preforming well ?
7. Do you feel any difference in performance of the disable and the abled?
8.What do you like to tell the disable?

General Interview Questionnaire

1. How did you turn to this field?
2. What challenges did you face in the early stage?
3. What fascinated you most ?
4. What helped you to perform to such an extent?
5. Will you tell us any memorable event?
6. What strategies have you adopted to succeed?
7. How did you feel at the zenith of success?
8. What message would you like to share with us?

Imagine you are interviewing a famous writer for a newspaper or a T.V. Channel.Prepare a list of questions you can ask. You can include questions about his work and the difficulties he faced, his inspiration for writing etc.

1. When did you first realize to be a writer?
2. How long does it take you to write a page or chapter?
3. What is your work schedule for writing?
4. What would you do to get ideas?
5. When did you write your first book and how old were you?
6. How was your experience when your first book was published?
7. What does your family think of your writing?
8. What was the most interesting thing you learned in creating your books?
9. How many books have you written? Which is your favourite?
10. Do you have any suggestions to help writers? If so, what are they?

A list of interview question for an actor/actress

1. How do you sustain interest in a movie?

2. What about this movie made you feel so strongly towards?

3. What are the challenges of playing different roles?

4. Do you have to learn new skills to portray the characters? Tell our readers.

5. How do you prepare for a character?

6. How do you devise the method of locating the character?

7. Do you have to become the character even at the expense of your regular life?

8. Do you believe in spending time at the location?

9. How different it is to play contrasting roles like a cop and a don?

10. How do you feel when your film becomes a blockbuster?


New Activities Std 12 English

Std 12 Poems : Activities and Responses

1.1 THE PERSON I AM LOOKING FOR

Activity 1
If you accept counsel without getting sore
And re-assess yourself in the light thereof.
If you pledge not to be obstinate any more
And meet others without any frown or scoff.
You may be the person I am looking for.


If you have the will to live and courage to die
You are a beacon-light for people far and wide.
If you ignore the jeers and, thus, expose the lie
‘That virtue and success do not go side by side’.
You are the person I am looking for.


A.1 Complete the statements :
  1.We  should accept counsel without..............
  2  The poet is looking for the person who has ............
Ans: 1. We should accept counsel without getting sore and irritated.
2. The poet is looking for the kind of person who has the will to live and courage to die.

A2 Fill in the blanks :
The poet is looking for the person who is a ......... for people and ignores ......... and exposes the lie " That ....... and ..... do not go hand in hand.
A3 Name and explain the Figures of speech of following lines
 1. If you have the will to live and courage to die
2. "You are a beacon-light for people far and wide."

Ans: 1. Antithesis : The opposite words ' live' and 'die' are used effectively.
2.Metaphor: A man is implicitly compared to a beacon-light.
A.4 Rewrite the first stanza changing one word in each line.

If you accept advice without getting sore
And re-examine yourself in the light thereof.
If you promise not to be obstinate any more
And meet others without any anger or scoff.
You may be the person I am seeking for.

Activity 2

If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set back you offer no excuse
You may be the person I am looking for.

A.1 Complete the statement :  When you win you should not............
Ans :You should not crave for praise.
A.2 Write your idea of an idol or role model in society .
Ans : My role model should neither look for sympathy when he loses nor crave for praise when he wins.
A.3 Find an example of Alliteration from the extract.Write down the rhyme scheme
Ans:And look not for sympathy while you lose. The consonantal sound 'l' is repeated pleasingly.
Rhyme scheme :ababc
A4 : Compose a poem with the title ' The student I am looking for'
Ans :
If you hope not for marks but for knowledge
And look not for rank in the college
If success let not your collar tight
And after a failure you quit not. Right
You may be the student I am looking for.

2.1 I RAN INTO A STRANGER

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh, excuse me Please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
Wasn't even watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart was broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

A.1 Match the column A with column B
                     A.                                      B.                1. Behaviour with stranger.           harsh.
  2. Behaviour with daughter.         polite
A2 Write four pairs of rhyming words along with rhyme scheme
Ans: Rhyming words : by-reply ; told-old ; meal-still ; down-frown
Rhyme scheme : aabbcc

A.3 Arrange the following sentences in order as they occur in the story.

1. They went on their way.
2. Daughter stood beside her.
3. Mother ran into a person.
4. Mother knocked her down.

A4. Compose following lines as if daughter is the speaker


that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

Mother was cooking the evening meal,
I stood beside her very still.
When she turned, she nearly knocked me down.
"Move out of the way," she said with a frown.

3.1 Suburbs

"I celebrate the virtues and vices
of suburban middle-class people
who overwhelm the refrigerator
and position colorful umbrellas
near the garden that longs for a pool:
for my middle-class brother
the principle of supreme luxury:
what are you and what am I, and we go on deciding
the real truth in this world.
A1 Complete the statement:  A middle-class man's principle of luxury is ............
Ans:A middle-class man's principle of luxury is to have refrigerator, a big garden with swimming pool.

A2 Show the differences you see between rich class and middle class.
Ans: The rich class can enjoy the luxuries of life easily. But middle class people have to just dream about it.

A3 Symbolic use of words makes the expression pointed. Give one example.
Ans: The poem has many symbolic words such as refrigerator, colourful umbrellas,granaries, shy hotels,endless track.Refrigerator, colourful umbrellas stand for luxuries of life.Granaries symbolise shabby workplaces.

A4  Add two lines of your own with rhyme scheme aabb or abab.
I celebrate the virtues and vices
_________________________________

who overwhelm the refrigerator
___________________________________

I celebrate the virtues and vices
Though goods are of high prices
People who overwhelm the refrigerator
Will buy on loan the generator.

4.1 Old Women

They whisper like drizzles
as they roam the street
with a lost gaze as though
something they had thrown up
never returned to earth

They shiver like December nights
in their dreamless sleep on shop verandahs.

Q.1 Give reason: The old women are seen roaming aimlessly because..............
Ans: The old women are seen roaming aimlessly because they are not taken care of by their children. They had thrown something which didn't return.
Q. 2 Find out tow examples of Simile
Ans: "They whisper like drizzles" "They shiver like December nights"
Q. 3 Pick out the lines that reveal the loneliness of the old women.
Ans: "as they roam the street with a lost gaze
Q. 4 Write two metaphorical lines about grandmother.
  Ans :  " My grandmother is my lifeboat
   Her treasure of stories made me float."



Some more questions

1 What role do your grandparents play in your life?
Ans: Our grandparents play a vital role in our life.They keep family united.They take care of us.

2. Identify the figures of speech of the following line and explain.
Ans : "dreamless sleep"

5.1 The Felling Of The Banyan Tree

My father told the tenants to leave
Who lived in the houses surrounding our house on the hill
One by one the structures were demolished
Only our own house remained and the trees
Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say
Felling them is a crime but he massacred them all
The sheoga, the oudumber, the neem were all cut down
But the huge banyan tree stood like a problem
Whose roots lay deeper than all our lives
My father ordered it to be removed.

A1 . List the names of trees .
Response : The sheoga, the oudumber, the neem , the huge banyan tree

A2. 'But the huge banyan tree stood like a problem'. Identify and explain the figures of speech.
Ans : Simile :The banyan tree is compared to problem.
A3. Write down what the poet's father did with the trees.
Ans: The poet's father massacred all the trees as he was leaving the place to settle in city. He did not leave any tree.
À4 Compose four lines telling importance of trees.

Some more activities

A1. Explain why  the tenants were asked to leave their houses.
The tenants were asked to leave their houses because the poet's was about to leave the place and settle in city.
À 1 Complete the statement: According to the grandmother a crime is......
According to the grandmother felling the trees is a crime.

6.1 A Nation's Strength

What makes a nations pillars high
And its foundation strong?
What makes it mighty to defy
The foes that round it throng?

It is not gold. its kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock :
Its shafts are laid on sinking sand
Not on abiding rock.

A 1 Describe the foundation and pillars of nation.
Ans The foundation of nation should be strong. The pillars should be high enough to defy the attack.
A2. What figure of speech is used in "it is not gold"?
Ans: Metonymy: The word "gold" is used to mean wealth.
A3. Suggest how we can make our nation strong.
Ans:Neither wealth nor strength makes the nation strong. Hard work with honesty and devotion can make our nation strong.
A4. Write an imaginary next stanza that suits to the poem.

Some more activities
A2. Write rhyming words and the rhyme scheme followed in the poem.

Ans:  Rhyming words : high-defy; strong-throng ; grand- sand; shock-rock

Rhyme scheme:  abab

7.1 Peace Is A Woman And A Mother

How do you know
Peace is a woman?
I know, for
I met her yesterday
on my winding way
to the world's fare,
She had such a wonderful face
just like a golden flower faded
before her prime.

A1 . Prove how does the poet know that peace is a woman.
Ans :Peace has a wonderful golden face and symbolizes a woman.

A2. a) Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line : ‘on my winding way’
b) Find an example of metaphor
Ans: a)Alliteration as the sound ‘w’ is repeated.
b) Peace is a woman
A3. Do you think a mother can be a symbol of destruction or evil? How?
Ans: No, she can’t be a symbol of destruction or evil as she gives birth to mankind and loves humanity.
A4. Arrange the words in last three lines differently.
Ans : Such a wonderful face she had
           Just like a faded golden flower
           her prime before

Some more activities

A3.Pick out the lines from the extract that describe the face of peace.
Ans: She has a wonderful face just like a golden flower faded before her prime.

Concrete Jungle

Tourist Leaflets

In the 'Tourist Leaflet' section remember to draw a text box first and write only within that. You will be marked for creating text box. Within the text box write only in bullet points.
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Visit a Historical Place : Daulatabad Come One! Come All! Location: It is situated 13 kms.away from Aurangabad. Distance: 413 kms away from Mumbai. How to reach: Nearest airport and Railway Station is Aurangabad. S. T. buses ply from Aurangabad. When to Visit : Best time for visit through out the year. Where to stay : Private hotels , MTDC hotels, Rest house. What to See. :Chandminar Tower, Maze, Heavy Cannon, Bibi-ka Makbara.Nearby Ajanta and Ellora caves.

Visit a Hill Station -CHIKHALDARA Come One! Come All! Location: Hill station Chikhaldara is situated in Satpura Range nearly 350 Kilometers away from Chandrapur. How to reach :Nearest Railway Stations: Amravati and Akola. S.T. Buses and private luxuries are available at Amaravati. From Paratwada a picturesque, windy road of 50 kilometer takes to this calm and quite hill station. When to Visit: Best season is from Sept. to June. In July there are heavy rains here. Where to stay: There are MTDC, tourist Quarters ranging from 150 to 250 Rs. per family suit. Luxurious private hotels are also there. Meals and breakfasts cost more. What to see: Chikhaldara Darshan Bus takes you for sight seeing round of four hours.Places worth seeing are Fort, Devi point, Bhim Kund, Garden, Echo point, Hurricane point and Sunset point. Municipal Corporation has developed a beautiful garden and a swimming pool. Forest Training College and Museum provide information about wild life, nature, people and their customs.

Visit a Religious Place -Shegaon Come One! Come All! Location:Shegaon is a famous place of pilgrimage situated in Maharashtra.People from all over India come here for the Darshan of Sant Gajanan Maharaj. How to reach:Nearest Railway Stations: Shegaon and Akola. Trains running between Howrah to Mumbai stop here. State Transport Buses are available from major cities. Private buses are also available. When to visit: Shegaon, being a pilgrimage attracts tourist all the year round. Thursday is the auspicious day. Where to stay: Affordable and comfortable accommodation is provided by theSansthan. ‘BHAKTI NIWAS’. Private hotels are available. What to see: Gajanan Maharaj Mandir, Gajanan Watika, College of Engineering. Anything special: ‘Anand Sagar’ is one of the most beautiful place- 05 km from the Shegaon.

Activities STD 12 English SINDHUDURG An UNIQUE SEA FORT Come One! Come All! LOCATION : Sindhudurg fort is located on the southernmost edge of the Maharashtra coast. How to reach : By air : The nearest international airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. By Rail : The nearest railhead is Sindhudurg on the Konkan Railway. Kankawadi and Kudal are the other important railway stations nearby. By Road : Mumbai-Tarkarli 540 km. Best Time to Visit: Winter Where to stay : MTDC Holiday Resort, The resort at Tarkarli has 10 cottages with20 sea facing double bedrooms and one houseboat. What to see : Temples of Maruti, Bhavani, Chhatrapati Shivaji. Nearby sites : Sawantwadi,Malwan City, Tarkarli beach , Redi Ganesh Temple, Vijaydurg, Kunkeshwar Temple, Amboli.

Read the following information about Tadoba National Park and prepare a tourist leaflet of your own Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is one of the finest & largest National Parks in Maharashtra. It is one of India’s 47 project tiger reserves existing in India. It lies in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state. This beautiful wild paradise is situated 45 km close to Chandrapur District of central Indian State Maharashtra, and is about 150 km from Nagpur city which is the nearest airport for visiting Tadoba national park. Its name 'Tadoba' is derived from the name of God "Tadoba" or "Taru" whiich is praised by local tribal people, whereas "Andhari" is derived from name of Andhari river. It is believed that Taru was the village chief who was killed in an fierce encounter with Tiger and thus a shrine was made in remembrance of God Taru. This region was predominantly ruled by Gond tribes which had their own Kingdom in large area of Central India. Their descendents are still can be seen in local villages. Tadoba national park is open for visitors from 15-Oct to 30-June every season. Despite of this, limited safari is possible from 01-Oct on current booking basis. Tadoba national park remains open for all 07 days in a week.Till now, it remains closed on every Tuesday but as per new rule, it will remain open on Tuesday also. Unlike Bandhavgarh, Kanha national park, Pench national parks, here camera fee is charged separately, according to lens dimensions. Tadoba national park safari charges for Foreigner tourists is more than Indian tourists. Online safari booking is available for tourists. For traveling from Nagpur to Tadoba national park, we offers Tadoba Car Rental service with luxury cabs to undertake tours. Vegetation of Tadoba forest is of Southern tropical dry deciduous type which is spread on around 626 sq. km. Teak is the prominent tree species in Tadoba forest. Their is few lakes in Tadoba forest area which ensures rich in water resources for the park and nestles rich aquatic life. Among them Irai lake is one well known among tourists. It remains filled with water throughout the year, even in extreme summers. These lakes are also the prime residential place for marsh crocodiles, those were knowing once to spread in across Maharashtra. Major part of this forest is thrived in hilly area; it covers the Chimur Hills, and Andhari sanctuary covers Moharali & Kolsa ranges, so many hillocks, terrains provide shelter to wild animals, since it is considered that this park has a great accessibility & sighting of many wild beasts, wild-lovers from many parts of the country & world arrives here. Being popular gradually for its dense forest area, smooth meadows and deep valleys and moreover to all is the good sight-seeing of tiger despite being low numbers, the park has a great potential & atmosphere to stabilize more numbers of tigers with extending park area Accommodation Tourists are mainly reaching Tadoba national park from Nagpur city. This forest is a upcoming wildlife tourism destination due to which it will take 2-3 years to reach an ideal level. Here accommodation services are limited and over-priced due to less competition among hoteliers and resorts at the same time lacks in professional style of working. Accommodation facilities are mainly concentrated among two of its popular entrance gates i.e. Kolara Gate and Mohurli gate. We offer resort booking service for Tadoba resorts. For visiting these hotels, car rental service is available from our side. Taxi Service Tadoba national park taxi service is available from our side. We are providing tourist taxi service to all the customers who are reaching Tadoba national park from Nagpur or Chandrapur. Our tourist vehicles are available for Nagpur to Tadoba national park or vice versa. It is the nearest airport for teaching this popular tiger reserve. Similarly we are operating taxi service from Chandrapur to Tadoba national park.Our services are available for all popular entrance gates like Mohurli, Kolara, Navegaon, Khutwanda etc. Resorts are located near these popular entrance gates due to which tourist hire taxi cabs for all these entrance gates. Online taxi booking service is available from our side. Just fill-up below given form and submit to us. View -Counter view

Unit Test 1 Std 11 English

Que-I Read the first activity and read the  following extract and do all the activities                                                                    12 Marks 

A1 Which of the following statements show positive attitude of Kiwi?               2

A. I am disable. 

B. Disability is a state of mind. 

C.  I’m a double amputee. 

D. I don't tell them.

A heavy blizzard at New Zealand's Mt cook, where he was a 23 year old search and rescue mountaineer, relegated Inglis to an ice cave for 13 days. Following his rescue, a major media event, both his legs had to be amputated knee-down because of sever frostbite. " I don’t tell them I am disable. Disability is a state of mind. I say I’m a double amputee", says the Jolly Kiwi, who is in the city to deliver a series of motivational lectures to corporates, schools and whosoever is willing to borrow inspiration from his survival story. 

A2.  Complete the statement : The amputation of Inglis' legs was caused because - - - - - - - -                             

A3 Conclusion :

 Disability is a state of mind.  Explain it in your words. You may begin with  'Physically challenged people.............                      2

A4 Vocabulary :                                       2

Give opposites of the following words from the extract. 

1. Minor    

2. light 

3. able 

4. lend 

A5 : Personal Response :            2

Would you advise an amputee to do heavy work? Give reasoned answer. 

A6 Rewrite the sentences in the ways instructed.                     2 

1 Disability is a state of mind (Rewrite as rhetorical question) 

2 I am not disabled. (Make it Affirmative) 

B. Do as directed                2

1. ..... the end bonding ....... the mother and daughter got strengthen. (Fill in the blanks by using suitable prepositions.) 

2 .........Ganga is ........ longest river in India (Rewrite filling the gaps with suitable articles .)

Que-II Read the following extract and do all the activities         8 

Start where you stand and never mind the past

The past won't help you in beginning a new

If you have left it all behind at last

Why ,that's enough, you've done with it, you're through

This is another chapter in the book, 

This is another race that you have planned. 

Don’t give the vanished days a backward look, 

Start where you stand. 

The world won’t care about your old defeats

If you can start anew and win successes;

The future is your time, and time is fleet

And there is much of work and strain and stress;

A1 Complete the diagram                  2

 New beginning compared to 

1                   2         

A2 Poetic device 

"Start where you stand".

Name and explain figures of Speech and give similar example                                      2

A3 Personal Response 

Will this Poem help you to overcome strain and stress in your life ? Explain                  2 

A4 Poetic Creation 

Compose a poem of four lines by using words book, look, race, face                         2

Que. 3 Prepare your speech in 120 words on the topic “Life in Cities Not Easy-going” You have to deliver in the speech competition organized in your college.                               3