Rewrite as instructed: Std 9

Do as directed

Grammar Exercise Std 11

1) My regular visits to the village did not yield any results. ( Rewrite using 'but' )

I visited the village regularly but did not yield any results.

2) Gandhiji said , " The greatest lessons are learnt  from children " ( Change it into indirect narration)

Gandhiji said that the greatest lessons are learnt from children. (The tenses of quote, universal truth or truth forever are not changed)

3) Spot the error

    The government have notify 63 provisions of motor vehicle Act.

The government has notified 63 provisions of motor vehicle Act.

4)The actors approached him and asked why he was so sad.  ( Change into *direct* narration)

The actors approached him and said, "Why are you so sad?"

5) He looked at the bag and started crying. ( Rewrite using No......sooner than )

No sooner did he look at the bag than he started crying.

6) The younger generation of farmers thought I was crazy.( Frame Wh-question to get underlined part as an answer. )

What did the younger generation of farmers think? 

7) He went......the office and asked.......some papers.  ( He Use suitable prepositions)

He went to the office and asked for some papers.

Do as instructed. Std 10

Set your Target before preparation.

Grammar Digest useful for std 10 and std 9.

Do as directed.

1. Choose the correct options for the following:  

(i) He could not rise. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘unable to’)

(a) He could unable to rise.

(b) He is unable to rise.

(c) He unable to rise.

(d) He was unable to rise.

2.  He was tired and weak. (Make it exclamatory)

(a) How tired and weak he was!

(b) How tired and weak he was.

(c) What tired and weak he was. 

(d) How tired and weak was he!

3.  Let us democratise knowledge. (choose the correct question tag and rewrite the sentence using it)

a) will you? b) shall we? c) Isn’t it? d) wasn’t it?

4.  May I please request you to put your hand close to your heart. (underline the ‘infinitive’

)

4.  They have to have the skill and the will. ( Use ‘not only—but also’)

Ans : They have to have not only the skill but also the will.

5. We shall not achieve our goals. ( Choose correct ‘Q-tag)

a) shall we ? b) shan’t we ? c) d

5. She could see it. (Use ‘able to’.)

Ans : She was able to see it. 

6. I used to give my leftovers to this beggar every day.. (Use ‘would’.)

 Ans : I would give my leftovers to this beggar every day.

7. King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning. ( Use 'used to)

Ans : King Krishnadeva Raya used to perform heavy exercises every morning.

8. They advised the king to regulate his diet.

( Pick out the infinitive)

Ans : to regulate 

Q.1. A1. Do as directed (Any 4): [04 Marks]

i. Identify the type of sentence:

Don’t lose faith.

Ans : Imperative Sentence

ii. Punctuate the given sentence￾are you still hungry I asked faintly

Ans : "Hungry?" I asked faintly.

iii. Find out minimum four letter words from the given word:

Conversation-……………., ………….., ……………, …………………

Ans : Verse, station, cover, river, tone, actor, action, vase etc 

iv. Complete the following word chain for verbs :

Change-………………, ………………, …………………., …………………

Ans : Change, eager, rigid, demon, nation 

 

v. Arrange the given words in the proper alphabetical order.

solution, security, sleep, suddenly

Security, Sleep Solution, Suddenly

A2. Do as directed (Any 2): [04 Marks]

i. Rewrite in Indirect narration:

“Now young man” he said, “We’re ready to listen to Bach.”

Ans : He addressed the young man and said that then they were ready to listen to Bach. 

ii. Make meaningful sentences of your own to show the difference in homophones:

blue

blew 

 blue: The sky is blue.

 blew: The referee blew the whistle in the match. 

iii. Rewrite in the past perfect continuous tense:

The marlin fights for its life desperately.

Ans : The marlin had been fighting for its life desperately.

B. Do as directed (any one): [02 Marks]

i. Change the following sentence into positive and comparative degree:

 The biggest challenge knocking at the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

Positive Degree: No other challenge knocking at the doors of humankind is as big as fear and intolerance. 

Comparative : The challenge like fear and intolerance is bigger than any other challenge knocking at the doors of humankind. 

ii. Pick out the Modal Auxiliary and state its function:

a. He would borrow one week, lend the next.

b. I knew, I could not afford caviar.

a. would - past habits, 

b. could - capability, 

Q.1. A1. Do as directed (Any 4): [04 Marks] 

i. Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite it:

 When I took the note, I saw it were still wet from the nights rain.

When I took the note, I saw it was still wet from the nights rain.

ii. Form two present participle in which the last letter is doubled.

Ans : jogging, running, digging, stopping etc

iii. Write any 2 compound words of your own.

Ans : postman, dockyard, water bottle

iv. Identify the type of sentence:

 How utterly we have failed our children!

Exclamatory

v. Pick out the gerund from the following sentence :

 The attitude of taking destroys families.

Gerund - taking (object of preposition)

Set 2 

A2. Do as directed (any 2): [04 Marks]

i. Write a word register of 8 words related to:

‘Music’.

Lyric, instruments, musician, song, drum, piano, rhythm, direction, classical, notes, violin, singer, 

ii. Change the voice:

 Anil had already made the tea.

The tea had already been made by Anil. 

iii. Change the following sentences into indirect speech :

Robert asked, “Joan.how old are you ?” “I am 13 years old,” she replied.

Ans : Robert asked Joan how old she was. She replied that she was 13 years old. 

B. Do as directed (Any 1): [02 Marks]

i. Make two sentences by using the given word as a noun and as verb: 

 dream

Ans . It's my dream to become a pilot.

I dream to become a pilot. 

ii. Begin the sentence with ‘No sooner ……

 As soon as the thief escaped the family informed the police……………

No sooner did the thief escape than the family informed the police. 

Do as directed

i) Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong.

(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Although ..........’)

Ans : Although spider webs are delicate, they are very strong.

 ii. We touch it and become gold ourselves.

(Add a question tag and Rewrite the sentence)

Ans : We touch it and become gold ourselves, don't we ? 

i. The concert came to an end; the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.

 (Begin the sentence with No sooner than) 

No sooner did the concert come to an end than the audience gave the artists a standing ovation. 

ii. In the wings a small crowd had gathered to talk about the evening concert

 (Pick out the determiners from the given sentence) 

Ans : In the wings

i. Pixar is the world’s most successful animation studio.

 (Rewrite the sentence in Positive degree)

Ans : No other animation studio of the world is as successful as Pixar. 

ii. Don’t lose faith. (Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)

Ans : You should not lose faith. 

i. He is unable to catch any fish for eighty-four days.

(Pick the infinitive in the sentence)

Ans : to catch 

ii. Hemingway always talks about the need to struggle against defeat or death.

 (Rewrite the sentence as a Negative sentence, without changing its meaning)

Hemingway never fails to talk about the need to struggle against defeat or death.

 

Application Based Grammar

This English test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. We suggest you allow 30 min. to 

complete the test. Good luck. 

Write the best answer :

1. I come ……Italy.

A. To

B. From

C. At

D. In

2. ……….do you go to gym ?

A. How often

B. Where

C. How

D. Why

3. I like ………in my spare time.

A. Reading

B. Read

C. To read

D. To reading

 

4. Chopin .................. music when he was three. 

A . can read 

 B. could read 

C . can to read 

D . can't read 

5. Whose key is that? 

A. It's of Cate. 

B. It's Cate's. 

C. It's Cate. 

D. It's to Cate. 

6. His office is on the first ...........

A. level 

B. ground 

C. stage 

D. floor 

7. I speak Hebrew and French but Ann .........

A. don't 

B. doesn't 

C. speaks 

D. doesn't speaks 

8. I can't find my glasses. Can you look for.., please? 

A. they

B. them

C. it

D. their

9. He is interested ......... learning Romanian. 

 A. in 

 B . on 

 C . to

 D .for 

10. ……...... there any car on the street? 

a. Are

b. Is

c. Am

d. Isn't

11. Would you like .......... to drink, sir? 

 A. anything 

 B .anywhere 

 C .nothing 

 D .something 

 12.(On the phone) Hello. Juliet ......... 

e. speak

f. speaking

g. talking

h. talk

13.The doctor gave me a ..........for some medicine last week. 

 A. note 

 B . recipe 

 C . prescription 

 D. receipt 

14.What .................... next weekend? 

A. do you do

B. are you doing

C. will you do

D. did you do 

15. I ................... my mobile phone since 2009. 

 A . have had 

 B . have 

 C . had 

D . am having 

16. 'Why are you so hungry?' 

I ............ breakfast this morning.' 

A. didn't have

B. don 't have 

C. hadn't

D. haven't

17. How long……………. English ?

 A . are you learning 

B . have you been learning 

 C . do you learn 

 D . you learn 

18. Look ! The bus ....................... 

A.are coming

B. coming

C.comes

D.come

19. We ................. the flight tickets yet. 

  A . don't book 

 B . have booked 

  C . haven't booked 

 D . didn't book 

 20.------ 'I have never been to Africa.' - ' ........... have I.' 

a. Either

b. Neither

c. So

d. No

21. When Simon .........back tonight, he'll do the washing up.

 A. will come 

 B. comes 

 C. come 

 D. shall come 

22.'Have you visited Birmingham?' ' ............ '

a. - Not

b. - Ever

c. - Already

d. - Not yet

 23. Would you mind ............... the gate, please? 

 A. closing 

 B . to close 

 C . close 

. D . closed 

24.My mother ............. the carpet when I got home yesterday afternoon.

a. is hoovering

b. was hoovering

c. were hoovering

d. has been hoovering

 25. I……….. smoke when I was 20.

 A . use to 

 B . used to 

 C . wouldn't 

 D . couldn't 

26.My aunt .................. come to our wedding reception next month.

a. aren't going to 

b. isn't going to

c. isn't

d. will

 27. You should………. Martial arts.

A . get off

 B . start up

 C. take up

 D. take off

28.I promise I .................. study harder. 

a. will

b. am going to

c. may

d. must

29..Could you tell me when ................................. ?

 A. does the train leave

 B. the train leaves

 C. does leave the train

 D. leaves the train

30. Emma is ................... Carla.      

a.tall as

b.as tall as

c.taller that

d.more tall

 31............. did you travel with?

 A . How

  B . Who

 C . Whose

  D . What

32.Where is ..................... chemist's, please?

a. the nearest

b. nearer

c. the most near

d. more near

 33. Look out! You ..................... off the bike.

 A . will fall

 B . are going to fall

 C . are falling

 D . might fall

34.Is that purse ............. ? 

a. to you 

b. you 

c. yours

d. your

35. You ....... see a doctor.

A. did

B . would

 C . should

 D . had

36.My mobile phone ………. . . . . . . . . . . 

A has been stolen

B has stolen

C have been stolen

D stole

37.If only I ……… . . . . . richer.

 A . am

 B . was

 C . were

 D . have been

38.Carla ……….. me to go to university.

A. Tell

 B. told

C. made

D. suggested

 39.I am fed up …………… . . . this exercise.

 A . to do

 B. to doing

 C. with doing

 D. for doing

40.I've spoken to a boy …... father died of cancer last week. .

A .who

B. whose

C. that

D. which

 

Hobby as Learning - Unlock your potential During the lockdown

Review of A Webinar

I attended a webinar on 'Hobby as Learning by Prof Rajesh Patil' organised by Shree Maa Gayatri English School, Akola .

The topic seems to be novel and interesting one. Rajesh Patil is a well known teacher for his novel hobbies and innovative techniques in uncovering the knowledge resources. After the formal introduction of the speaker, the webinar began. It was a great experience to  see the speaker displaying his skills through the charts. Collection of matchboxes, coins and feathers is his hobby. Collecting 15000 matchboxes is something beyond imagination. A simple question that arises what is there to learn from this. The speaker simply explained that learners inculcate the skill of minute observation. Pictures on the matchboxes tell the whole story. Pictures of flowers, fruits, deities, monuments, instruments, two wheelers, three wheelers, planes and trains are classified into different charts. The speaker displayed the prized possession of matches from different countries and even the earliest matchbox of India made of yellow phosphor . From this students can gather the knowledge about different shapes and colours. This develops the curiosity among the students. The speaker converted his hobby into his school project. He handed over the matchboxes, a cutter, glue, sketch pens, sheets. The students cut the pictures, classified them and prepared charts. It helped students learn a lot. 

In the webinar the speaker showed his collection of coins. He explained how teachers can make use of coins to teach in the classroom. Contents related with history and culture can be easily simplified with use of coins. He displayed coins of different countries and era. He has some special coins issued for special purpose .  

Quiz Flashcards

Common Errors

Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentences.

1. The number of people do not matter.

Correct : The number of people does not matter.

2. I am liking to see movies at the theatre.

Correct :  I  like to see movies at the theatre.

3. I never forgets the given responsibility.

 Correct : I never forget the given responsibility.

4. He has often ask me to think before I speak.

Correct : He  often asks me to think before I speak.

5. No sooner did I challenged the man than he accepted it.

Correct : No sooner did I challenge the man than he accepted it.

6. We are the more strongest community in the world.

Correct : We are the strongest community in the world.

7. I entered the room for search the documents.

Correct : I entered the room for searching the documents.

Or

I entered the room to search the documents.

8. We can plant the trees in order saving the earth.

Correct : We can plant the trees in order to save the earth.

9. I usually asks my employees to be punctual in their tasks.

Correct : I usually ask my employees to be punctual in their tasks.

10. The training came to an end before you left the city.

Correct : The training had come to an end before you left the city.

11. If you challenge me, I had accept it.

Correct : If you challenge me, I will accept it.

12. The manager was looking into the missing file.

Correct : The manager was looking for the missing file.

13. She is more taller than all her brothers in the family.

Correct : She is taller than all her brothers in the family.

14. He said he did not wanted to go to bazaar yesterday

Correct :  He said that he did not want to go to bazaar the day before.

Developing Writing Skills: Feelings

Giving students opportunity to write will help them to learn the language quickly.

Let's them know the words and use in sentences of their own. Writing short sentences will make them confident.

Read the following words and make your own sentences using them.  Express your feelings by using these sentences. 

Jolly, curious, low, welcome, broken, beautiful, amazing, irritated, stressed, incomplete, hyper, mischievous , amazed, pissed off, fed up, puzzled, furious, refreshed, accomplished,  worried, funny, bad, down, inspired, satisfied, calm, confused, goofy, missing, good, sarcastic,  lonely, strong, concerned, depressed , surprised, perplexed, frustrated, pretty, guilty, safe, free, lost, old, lazy, worse, horrible, comfortable, stupid, ashamed, terrible, positive, chill, hopeful, joyful, tired, motivated,  proud, alone, thoughtful, nostalgic, angry,  sick, delightful , drained, emotional, confident, awesome 

Meaning of the above words given below in order.

आनंदी, उत्सुक, कमी, स्वागत, तुटलेले, सुंदर, आश्चर्यकारक, चिडलेले, तणावग्रस्त, अपूर्ण, अति, खोडकर, चकित, चिडलेले, कंटाळलेले, गोंधळलेले, चिडलेले, ताजेतवाने, निपुण,  काळजीत, मजेदार, वाईट, खाली , प्रेरित, समाधानी,  शांत, गोंधळलेले, मूर्ख, गहाळ, चांगले, व्यंग्यात्मक, एकाकी, मजबूत, संबंधित, उदास, आश्चर्यचकित, गोंधळलेले, निराश, सुंदर, दोषी, सुरक्षित, मुक्त, हरवलेले, जुने, आळशी, वाईट, भयानक , आरामदायक, मूर्ख, लज्जित, भयंकर, सकारात्मक, थंड, आशावादी, आनंदी, थकलेले, प्रेरित, अभिमान, एकटे, विचारशील, उदासीन, रागावलेले, आजारी, आनंददायक, निचरा, भावनिक, आत्मविश्वास, अद्भुत

1. I am curious to read this new book. 

2.