Smart, English speaking salesman for an electronic
showroom. Good salary offered. An experienced candidate will be preferred.
Write giving details to : The Proprietor, Ganesh Electronics, M.G. Road, Solapur.
(1) Name: | Suhas Randive |
(2) Age: | 29 years |
(3) Address: | 105, Roshan Apartment, L.T. Road, Pune - 11 |
(4) Educational: | B. A. (First class), Pune University qualification |
(5) Experience: | 3 years' experience of working as a salesman in a textile shop. |
(6) Interests: | Travelling, photography, reading. |
Suggest two measures to increase the number of birds.
Complete the table :
Have you are wondered why soldiers are always clad in green? This is to enable them to camouflage themselves during wartime. Hiding in the jungles, their green attire blends into the surrounding trees and shrubs, making it difficult for the enemies to spot them.
Long before man-made use of camouflaging, insects have already adopted the tactic of disguise to escape from the clutches of their predators. By having body colour close to those of the rocks and dried leaves, they can escape from being pursued by the predators.
Butterflies and moths have developed a variety of camouflage strategies since they are quite defenceless and their predators are abundant. Possessing wings which resemble dried leaves help certain butterflies and moths to hide among heaps of dried leaves when predators are around.
Fortunately, not all insects choose the art of disguise to escape from their predators; otherwise, the world would be so dull and colourless. There are insects which assimilate the bright body colours of bees and wasps to escape from being pursued by their predator. Long ago, birds have already learnt to avoid brilliantly coloured wasps and bees in fear of their painful stings. Hence, over millions of years, many harmless insects have assimilated the bees and wasps by imitating. their bright body colours and shapes. In this way, they appear dangerous and hence ward them off.
The beefy, not only appears like the bumblebee in terms of body colour, even its hums sound similar too. The only difference is that the beefy does not have a stirring and is hence harmless. The hoverfly is another insect which imitates. the body colours of the wasps. Their bodies are striped yellow and black. The only deviations are that hoverflies do not have stings, and they have only one pair of wings each while wasps have two pairs each. These variations are hardly noticed by the predators and hence help them to escape.
A1. Complete the table with the information from the passage : (2)
Insects | Similarity | Difference |
Bumblebee - Beefy | ||
Wasp - Hoverfly |
A2. Complete the tree diagram : (2)
A3. Find out : (2)
‘Nature has given a self-protection mechanism to insects’. Find out at least two examples from the passage to prove this statement.
A4. Vocabulary - (2)
Find the words from the passage for : (i) animal or bird that hunts other for food (ii) to get free from danger (iii) to prevent something from harming (iv) to make a copy
A5. Personal response - (2)
‘Soldiers disguise themselves to prevent enemies to spot them’. Give two more examples when the disguising technique is used by humans.
A6. Grammar - (2)
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed : (i) They have only one pair of wings. (Make it negative without changing the meaning) (ii) Insects have already adopted the tactic of disguise to escape from the clutches of their predators. (Replace infinitive with gerund and rewrite)
(B) Summary : (3)
Summarise the above extract with the help of the points given and suggest a suitable title. Camouflage of soldiers and insects - reason and ways for disguising - assimilation of insects - need of imitation.
A1. Choose two sentences that appropriately mention the theme of the passage :
(1) The extract deals with the writer’s concern over Chaitanya's handicap. (2) The extract depicts the writer’s proud feelings towards her son’s achievement. (3) The extract deals with how Chaitanya made the writer see positively towards life. (4) The extract deals with how the writer helps Chaitanya to buy the bus ticket.
Early in 1997-98, when he returned from state-level inter-school sports, he had two prizes to his credit and a silver medal. He had won his laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in a running race. When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied, in total disbelief, then–hugged him, kissed him and cried unabashedly to my heart’s content. That day, I cried for the first time out of joy and a sense of being vindicated. Without practice, he had competed with approximately 1,800 children drawn from various schools all over the state. He was subsequently selected for the marathon race, but he could not participate due to a health problem. “Maybe next year, he would”, I assured myself. And I, as his proud mother, would proudly chronicle his future achievements and success to inspire other - mothers of the world. Looking back at my own life, I feel that it is the spirit with which we can accept our life gracefully is what matters ultimately; and it is love that nourishes us. All other things are unimportant. Chaitanya has made me look inwards. His handicap doesn’t disturb me any longer. He and I shall live with it and still be happy. The mental strength which he has given to me is inexhaustible. One day, as both of us got onto a public transport bus, Chaitanya offered to buy the tickets for us. “One full, one half ”, he said to the conductor beaming with joy. Looking at him, I wondered whether he was really only a half? An incomplete person? Was I really full? Complete in all respects? Why do then normal people feel that they are ‘full’ and others like Chaitanya are ‘half’ or incomplete? Chaitanya’s world is complete in itself, pure and innocent while our lives are full of deceit, jealousies, ill-feelings.
A2. Point out -
Point out two instances where you find Chaitanya's victory over his disability.
A3. Give reasons -
Chaitanya’s silver medal in a running race was very special for the writer, because : (i) __________________ (ii) __________________
A4. Vocabulary -
Match the pairs of the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’:
(1) | stupefied | (a) | official statement about the special act of courage |
(2) | chronicle | (b) | record events in the order they happened |
(3) | vindicated | (c) | surprised or shocked |
(4) | citation | (d) | justified |
A5. Personal response -
Explain, your views about the ill-treatment the special children receive in society.
A6. Grammar -
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed : (i) He had won his laurels in athletic events and the silver medal in a running race. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only...but also’.) (ii) When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘No sooner.... than’.)
Point out - Point out two instances where you find Chaitanya's victory over his disability.
Give reasons - Chaitanya’s silver medal in a running race was very special for the writer, because : (i) __________________ (ii) __________________
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
Punctuation Use capital letter, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph. an arrogant lion was wandering though the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer.
Here is a topic for you to
1. think about;
2. give your opinion on.
Find out what other people think about it. Ask your friends/seniors/parents to give you their opinion.
‘Career Building Is the Only Goal of Education.’
‘Getting a Good Job Is More Important than Being a Good Human Being.’
You can use the following phrases
(i) while giving your opinion:
• I think that...
• In my opinion...
• It seems to me that…
• I am of the view that...
• As far as I know...
• If you ask me...
(ii) saying what other people think:
• According to some...
• Quite a few think...
• Some others favour...
• Thirty per cent of the people disagree...
• Fifty per cent of them strongly feel...
(iii) asking for others’ opinions:
• What do you think about...
• What do you think of...
• What is your opinion about...
• Do you agree...
• Does this make you believe...
Imagine that you are Santosh Yadav, or Maria Sharapova. You have been invited to speak at an All India Girls’ Athletic Meet, as chief guest. Prepare a short speech to motivate the girls to think and dream big and make an effort to fulfil their dreams, not allowing difficulties or defeat to discourage them. The following words and phrases may help you.
• self confident/confidence/sure of yourself
• self assured/assurance/belief in yourself
• morale/boost morale/raise morale
• giving somebody a boost/fillip/lift
• demoralising/unsure of yourself/insecure/lack confidence
Working in pairs, go through the table below that gives you information about the top women tennis players since 1975. Write a short article for your school magazine comparing and contrasting the players in terms of their duration at the top. Mention some qualities that you think may be responsible for their brief or long stay at the top spot.
Top-Ranked Women Players
I. The roll of honour of women who enjoyed life at the summit since everybody’s favourite player, Chris Evert, took her place in 1975.
Maria Sharapova (Russia) | 22 August 2005 | 1 |
Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) | October 2004 | 82 |
Amelie Mauresmo (France) | 13 September 2004 | 5 |
Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) | 20 October 2003 | 45 |
Kim Clijsters (Belgium) | 11 August 2003 | 12 |
Serena Williams (U.S.) | 8 July 2002 | 57 |
Venus Williams (U.S.) | 25 February 2002 | 11 |
Jennifer Capriati (U.S.) | 15 October 2001 | 17 |
Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) | 12 October 1998 | 82 |
Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | 31 March 1997 | 209 |
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spain) | 6 February 1995 | 12 |
Monica Seles (U.S.) | 11 March 1991 | 178 |
Steffi Graf (Germany) | 17 August 1987 | 377 |
Tracy Austin (U.S.) | 7 April 1980 | 22 |
Martina Navratilova (U.S.) | 10 July 1978 | 331 |
Chris Evert (U.S.) | 3 November 1975 | 362 |
Which of these words would you use to describe Santosh Yadav? Find reasons in the text to support your choices, and write a couple of paragraphs describing Santosh’s character
contented | determined | resourceful | polite | adventurous | considerate |
weak-willed | fearful | independent | pessimistic | patient | persevering |
Fill in each blank with an appropriate word.
(i) The puppy was hiding ___________ the sofa. (ii) Stop worrying ______ your future. (iii) When I stepped ________ the lift, I found it had stopped working. (iv) We had to use a bridge to go ______ the river. (v) I have lived in this town ______ ten years. (vi) Please switch __________ all lights and fans when you leave the room. (vii) Ronnie is married ______ my cousin. (viii) The gift came _______ a birthday card.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?” (Begin: The old woman asked Arun……………….)
How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh! (Begin: It was cruel………………….)
It is easy to advise others not to worry, but difficult for oneself to follow the same. Narrate an experience which made you realise the truth of this statement.
Photographs
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) He is so old that be cannot remember events of the past. (B) He is too ............................................................................
(A) No other planet is as big as Jupiter. (B) Jupiter ...............................................................................
(A) It is probable that the ship will reach the shore. (B) In all .................................................................................
(A) His attitude towards his parents has always puzzled the (B) I have ..................................................................................
(A) He loved his little daughter, but he was in mortal fear of her fierce temper. (B) Although ..............................................................................
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
I ran _____________ my old friend in the market place.
Her aunt looks _____________ her aging grandparents.
The Principal looks _____________ matters of complaint from teachers and students.
Fill in each blank with the suitable word.
He broke _____________ in the middle of his speech at the function.
Who holds ‘all the growth of our land’? Which land has the poet in mind?
Why does the poet refer simultaneously to bridal laughter and bridal tear?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Explain the use of the rhetorical device like the apostrophe by the poet.
What does Wordsworth compare himself to? Why?
The poet compares the flowers to the milky way. Is the comparison apt?
But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream His wings are clipped and his feet are tied So he opens his throat to sing.
Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.
What is the main conflict in this poem?
It was roses, roses, all the way, With myrtle mixed in my path like mad; The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway, The church-spires flamed, such flags they had, A year ago on this very day.
Explain with reference to the context.
What does the poem “Abou Ben Adhem” convey?
What kind of atheletes were they?
What does the old man’s moral dilemma reveal in Hemingway’s short story, “The Old Man at the Bridge?
What thoughts are uppermost in the soldier’s mind as he talks with the old man?
What are the techniques used by Ruskin Bond to create an atmosphere of strangeness, mystery and super naturalism in the story? Can Ruskin Bond be called a visual writer? Why?
You are the captain of your college cricket team. You have your final match on Sunday. Your teammates are nervous. Prepare a speech motivating them to face the challenge courageously. (About 100 words)
Relate something unpleasant that happened to you during your childhood that nevertheless helped you to grow up and mature.
Choose two of the passages (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow:
Benedick: I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no such matter. There's her cousin, she were not possessed with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty as the first of May doth the last of December. But I hope you have no intent to turn husband, have you?
Claudio: I would scarce trust myself though I had sworn the contrary if I Hero would be my wife.
(i) Whom is Benedick referring to in the above lines? (ii) Benedick says: 'I see no such matter.' What does he mean by it? (iii) Explain the lines:
"There's her cousin, she was not possessed with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty as the first of May doth the last of December". (iv) What does the comparison of Beatrice with May suggest about Benedick? (v) What does Claudio mean by 'sworn the contrary'? (vi) Give the meaning of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: possessed; fury; intent
Write a short story that ends with the words “……………… I really doubt if things could have turned out any better.”
You are the editor of your school magazine. You have recently attended a cultural program in your city. Write an account of this program (in approximately 300 words) using the points given below:
Date and venue — occasion — Chief Guest — other invitees — inauguration — events —other important features — highlights — reaction of audience — conclusion. |
(A) Ashita is the most beautiful girt in the class. (B) No ………………………………..
(A) Ramesh said, "Rajiv, please bring your physics book to school tomorrow." (B) Ramesh………………………….
(A) Some of the cakes had been eaten by the boys before the party began. (B) The boys…………………………
(A) He knew the culprit but refused to admit it. (B) Although………………………..
(A) If Rita had finished her work earlier, she would have gone to the market. (B) Had…………………………
As soon as the sports meet ended, the children ran on the field. (Begin: Hardly ……………)
Choose two of the passages (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow:
Come away from the window (She takes him firmly back to the middle of the room. The moment she releases him he turns mechanically towards the window again. She seizes him and turns him back, exclaiming) Please! (He becomes motionless, like a hypnotized rabbit, his fatigue gaining fast on him. She releases him, and addresses him patronizingly). Now listen. You must trust to our hospitality. You do not yet know in whose house you are. I am a Petkoff.
The Man: A pet what?
Raina : [rather indignantly] I mean that I belong to the family of the Petkoffs, the richest and best known in our country.
The Man: Oh yes, of course. I beg your pardon. The Petkoffs, to be sure. How stupid of me!
Raina: You know you never heard of them until this moment. How can you stoop to pretend!
The Man: Forgive me. I'm too tired to think, and the change of subject was too much for me. Don't scold me.
(i) Why did the man keep turning to the window? (ii) Which examples of the social superiority of the Petkoff's does Raina give the man? (iii) Which opera does Raina mention? With whom does she compare herself? What does this tell you about her? (iv) In Raina's opinion, what should the man have done instead of threatening her? (v) What does the man tell Raina about his father? Why does he do so? (vi) What does the man do at the end of the scene?
I was laid________for three weeks with a broken leg.
I have appointment________the dentist.
One day a millionaire went to a hotel in New York and________(ask) for the cheapest room they________(have)."What________(be) the price of the room?" he________(ask). The manager________(tell) him."Is that that the cheapest room you________(have)? I________(stay) by myself and only________(need) a small room." The manager said, "Why do you choose a poor room like that? Your son always_______(stay) in our most expensive room.""Yes," said the millionaire, "but his father________(be) a wealthy man; mine is not."
Shakespeare's minor characters play an important part in the development of the plot. What purpose do Dogberry, Verges and the Company of the Watch serve in the play Much Ado About Nothing ?
Referring closely to specific instances in the play 'Arms and the Man', discuss how Shaw presents class distinctions and social snobbery.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Joan jumped ………. the river to rescue the child.
Sergius tells Bluntschli in the play "you're not a man, you're a machine." Do you agree with Sergius' assessment of Blunts ii? Give your views.
The character of King Richard I is presented in Ivanhoe not only with all his admirable qualities but also with his shortcomings. Elaborate with close reference to the text.
Referring closely to the essay Unbirthday and Other Presents, discuss why E V Lucas feels that `unbirthday‘ gifts are better than the regular gifts people give.
Referring closely to the essay On Going on a Journey, give Hazlitt's views about the manner in which a change of place brings about a.change in ideas, opinions, and feelings.
Why couldn't the narrator sleep?
In your opinion, does Boori Ma, the main protagonist of the story A Real Durwan, deserve the life that she meets at the end of the story? Give reasons for your answer.
Describe the incident of the assassination attempt that took place during the night, in not more than 100 words (Paragraphs 4 to 15). Failure to keep within the word limit will be penalized. You will be required to:
(i) List your ideas clearly in point form. [6] (ii) In about 100 words, write your points in the form of a connecting passage. [6]
The anthology `ISC Collection of Short Stories' includes several stories in which a woman is a central character. Which female character has awakened your admiration, sympathy or interest and why?
Wilfred Owen paints a horrific picture of a nightmarish memory on the battlefield. How does Duke et Decorum Est become Owen's condemnation and bitter response to war?
Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It's not my fault”, he shouted………”
Describe an early morning walk through your city or town in winter. Give details of the smells, sights, sounds, and feelings you experienced.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: Mabel: [Utterly surprised] Ronny! Do they want me in Court? Dancy: No. Mabel: What is it, then? Why are you back? Dancy: Spun. Mabel: [Blank] Spun? What do you mean? What’s spun? Dancy: The case. They’ve found out through those notes. Mabel: Oh [Staring at his face] Who? (i) Where are Mabel and Dancy at this time? What was Mabel doing just before this conversation? (ii) Why did Mabel say, “Do they want me in court?” Explain the meaning of spun in the extract? (iii) What ‘notes’ is Dancy talking about now?. How does Mabel react immediately after the extract”: (iv) Dancy leaves a note for his best friend towards the end of the play. What is the name of his best friend? What is written in the note? (v) What does Dancy do at the end? Why does he do that? What is your opinion of Mabel and Dancy?
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word:
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
Re-write 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.
They had to climb ____________the steep pathway to reach the top.
"We have had no rain since January", Ramu said. (Begin: Ramu said that they .................. )
Talk with your family members about elderly people who you have been intimately connected with and who are not there with you now.
Write a short description of someone you liked a lot.
Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risk involved?
Here are the terms of different kinds of vessels: yacht, boat, canoe, ship, steamer, schooner. Think of similar terms in your language.
Have you heard any boatmen’s songs? What kind of emotions do these songs usually express?
Given on the next page is a picture of a yacht. Label the parts of the yacht using the terms given in the box
Bow | cabin | rudder | cockpit |
stern | boom | mainsail | mast |
Give reasons for the following.
King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny.
What were the results of the CT scan?
List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.
ghostly dust devils
funerary treasures
What laburnum is called in your language?
What does the phrase “her barred face identity mask” mean?
The sound words
Look for some more poems in the rain and see how this one is different from them.
Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics. Himalayan Quake 2005
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
a holistic and ecological view
sustainable development
languish
catastrophic depletion
ignominious darkness
transcending concern
What does the notice 'The world's most dangerous animal' at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify?
Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics.
Success begins in the mind
Why does the author aver that the growth of the world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society?
Below is a topic for essay writing. Follow the steps listed above to write on these topics. Think before you shop
Discuss in groups of four.
“ We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children”.
Make posters to highlight the importance of the Green Movement.
Discuss with your partners
Talking about teachers among friends.
Reading plays is more interesting than studying science.
Based on the text enact your own version of the play. Work in pairs.
Which do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?
Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences.
Green and black stripes were used alternately.
Explain the following phrase Spinning yarns
Use it in a sentence of your own.
Explain the following phrase Turned to dust
Who was Roger Presbury and how was John Garrideb connected with him?
‘It was worth a wound—it was worth many wounds—to know the depth of loyalty and love that lay behind that cold mask’— how does this comment throw light on the kind of relationship between Holmes and Watson?
Examine the subtle humour in the narration of the story that lightens the gravity of the subject matter.
How does Mammachi stand out as an independent resilient woman in the text?
Why does John Ipe consider retirement to be a dishonour?
What was the underlying reason for John Ipe's disgust with the world?
Chako's firmness in dealing with the irrational behaviour of his father.
How does the author succeed in raising crucial social issues not through open criticism but through subtle suggestion?
Within a few pages, the author has packed the important events in the lives of John Ipe and his wife. Discuss how conciseness and economy of expression can achieve an effective portrayal of entire lives.
How does the bond of affection between Mrs. Croft and the narrator evolve?
Discuss in pairs or in small groups
The eccentricities of the old are often endearing.
Discuss the manner in which the author interweaves details of the narrator’s family with the flow of the main narrative.
Examine the pieces of conversation in the story. How do they reflect the world view of each of the speakers?
How did the narrator learn to distinguish between 'a flask' and 'a thermos'?
Make a list of items that are referred to differently in British and American English, for example, 'lift' (BE) 'elevator' (AmE).
Satyajit’s recollection of the forgerer when he was on the train.
Srinath and his family members’ eager expectation of Satyajit’s arrival.
Satyajit's feeling that he was an impostor.
It is difficult to adjust to a fall from glory.
The author's comment on crime and punishment.
Comment on the way in which the story is narrated from Satyajit's perspective.
How has the author used the episode of the bank theft to comment on Satyajit's success in his career?
Although the author was not a vindictive man he was very happy to see the twenty-one stone lady
who had impoverished him twenty years ago, and says he had finally had his revenge. What makes him say this?
Locate instances of irony in the story.
The author is a humorist
a. How does the story reflect his sense of humour?
b. What makes his lady friend remark - 'You are quite a humorist'?
c. Give instances of the author's ability to laugh at himself.
‘Forgiveness is often better than punishment’. Write two paragraphs – one for and another against this notion.
You are the class representative and you have been asked by the Principal to conduct an interview of a cop. Frame 8-10 questions with the help of the following points, give introduction and conclusion.
Make a list of jobs which would give you an opportunity to help the society or serve the country. Also mention the different ways in which they can be beneficial to the people and also the country.
Go to your school/college library and read some other stories by O’Henry like, ‘The Gift of the Magi’, ‘The Last Leaf’ and ‘After Twenty years’. Write the stories in short in your notebook.
Interview the students of your class regarding the career they would like to pursue and the reason for selecting that particular career. Collect the data from your class and analyze the information you have collected.
Surf the net and obtain more information about the conservation work done by Shaaz. Prepare posters to inspire others and display them on your college noticeboard.
Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the profession related to wild life such as:
Forest officer / Ranger
Wildlife photographer
There are certain words that are repeated in the poem. For example, ‘no more’ (Line 7). Find out other similar expressions. Explain the effect they have created in the poem.
The use of personal pronoun ‘I’ is evident and prominent in this poem. Give reasons.
Write four to six lines of Free Verse on the topic ‘The road that leads to my college’. Express that it is the road to knowledge and bright future. You may begin like this: Every day I tread with the bag of books …
Read the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost.
A handicraft exhibition is being organized in your college. You are given the task to compere the inaugural function. Write the script for compering.
Go to your college library and collect and read the poems written by Sarojini Naidu.
Find various career opportunities in Small-scale Industries like Handloom, Art and Craft, Block Printing, etc.
Find out information about the Mahavastra of Maharashtra - Paithani.
Compose 4-6 lines on your own on ‘Good deeds’.
Find out different career opportunities in the field of social work.
Collect information of the NGOs working for the underprivileged section of the society.
Write a character sketch of your family member.
Your teacher will speak the word given below. Write against two new words that rhyme with it. fast ______ ______
We add ‘un-’ to make opposites. For example, true — untrue. Add ‘un’– to the word below to make its opposite. Then look up the meaning of the word you have formed in the dictionary.
interesting: ____________
answerable: ____________
Write a paragraph about beauty. Use your own ideas along with the ideas in the poem. (You may discuss your ideas with your partner.)
The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below. I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.
A poem for you to read
All but Blind*
All but blind In his chambered hole Gropes for worms The four-clawed Mole.
All but blind In the evening sky The hooded Bat Twirls softly by.
All but blind
In the burning day The Barn Owl blunders On her way.
And blind as are These three to me, So, blind to Someone I must be.
‘My Favourite Place’
Read again the paragraphs of the story in which the author describes the banyan tree, and what he used to do there. Is there a place in your house, or in your grandparents’ or uncles’ or aunts’ houses, that you specially like? Write a short paragraph about it, saying
You may instead write about a place you dislike, or are afraid of.
In groups of four discuss some more ‘whatifs’ that you experience in your day to day life and list them out.
(i) ______________________________
(ii) ______________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
(v) _____________________________
(vi) ____________________________
(vii) ___________________________
(viii) ___________________________
And now write a poem of five or six lines with the ‘whatifs’ that you have listed.
Suppose you are Rasheed. Describe in your own words your visit to the fair. Do not refer to the Lucky Shop.
If you see someone lonely or sad you will –
Bring out the contrast between the two houses with the help of the following points.
1. Old, brown house | a. ___________________ |
2. ___________________ | b. Well kept grounds |
3. Children played all around. | c. ___________________ |
4. ___________________ | d. No motherly face smiled at the windows. |
The extract deals with the atmosphere of two homes. Collect the words associated with - Garden.
Give reasons, for us being reluctant to make friends with some strangers, but being comfortable with some, even after meeting them for the first time.
Use your imagination and extend the story in about 100 to 150 words.
Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': husiar.
Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Ice axe.
Look at the sentences given below. Find out which one is correct. If the sentence is wrong give reasons.
Go to your college library or surf the internet for names of various mountaineers who have successfully climbed Mt. Everest. Write in your notebook about their struggles, the interesting anecdotes they have shared, their failures, and the message that we get from their lives. Submit them to your teacher.
Discuss with your partner and complete the web of different activities related to climbing.
Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.
In a farmers’ market, we find _______________.
Go through the text once again and note down Devu Handa’s fond memories of Kasbai in your exercise book. One is done for you.
Devu Handa has fond memories of Kasbai. They are as follows!
(a) It needs ______________ rain.
(b) _________________
(c) _________________
Plant the seed of a flower or fruit of your choice in a pot or in your garden. Note its growth every day and maintain a diary recording its progress.
Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.
A democratic country is governed by, its - __________________.
Match the following.
1. | Constitution | a. | It is the freedom to go where you want, do what you want, etc. |
2. | Liberty | b. | It is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities. |
3. | Equality | c. | It is a sense of common brotherhood. |
4. | Fraternity | d. | It is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization, or other types of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. |
Imagine that you are the fellow - pilgrim and you wish to share your experience of the incident in the poem. Write a short article about it for a magazine/journal. Also, convey what change it has brought in your life.
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
One man one vote and one vote one value.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has cited the quotes by John Stuart Mill and Daniel O’Connel. Go through the lesson and write down 4 to 5 lines for each of them.
There are many career opportunities that can be availed of by a graduate. Discuss and make a list of various opportunities available in the legal field, economics, management, commerce, administration, etc.
Imagine that Revathi’s father is abroad on business and she wishes to convey the news of her prize-winning plants. Draft an email for the above subject. Use an email format.
The feeling of a person when he commits a mistake are __________________.
Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch was heading towards Mrs. Adis’s House. It was -
Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch didn’t knock before entering Mrs. Adis’s house.
The reason was -
Imagine your friend/younger brother or sister has committed a grave mistake that has resulted in a great loss to the college property or to your family. He/she seeks your advice to come out of the situation/problem. Write a dialogue between you and your friend/brother/sister who describes the entire situation and seeks help from you. Take the help of the following points.
Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:
Reportorial
Prompt reporting is of strategic importance during a war. explain it.
What vocation/profession/business would you like to take up in the future? Prepare a fact file for the same using the following points.
Rewrite the given statements in their order of occurrence.
The most difficult task of maintaining the hold on Tiger Hill was achieved in this way:
Frame a pointwise Analysis of the poem ‘The worm’. Use the following points.
Would you like to join the Indian Army/Navy/ Air force? If not, suggest other ways in which you could serve your nation.
‘Even small things in nature play a big role. So protect nature!’
Frame some slogans based on the above topic.
Report writing
Study the web diagram and write the characteristics of report writing.
Complete Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s profile with information picked from the lesson.
PROFILE - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Draft a short speech on the above topic, which you could give at your school assembly. Use the following steps while drafting.
Write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points :
There are a number of challenges a farmer in India faces. Discuss with your friend, how it is possible to improve the condition of farmers.
1. | Water Scarcity | Rain Water Harvesting |
2. | Credit and In-debtedness | |
3. | Land Issues | |
4. | Climatic changes | |
5. | Social Groups | |
6. | Lack of advanced technology | |
7. | Diversification | |
8. | Market Risks |
The poet has observed the sower closely. Express in your own words the reverence the poet has for the sower.
Colours mentioned in the hexagons given below are associated with something or the other. Discuss with your partner and fill in the blanks.
Write a summary of the poem with the help of the points given below:
The poem creates a delightful picture of the city, rich in its natural beauty. Work in pairs, groups and pick out the lines from the poem which give the pictorial effect to the poem. Write it in your own words.
Compose an imaginary dialogue between Sue and Johnsy, when they realise about what Behrman had done for Johnsy.
Compose a poem in an imaginary village. Try to maintain the rhyme scheme in the poem. You may begin like this….
Settled on the bank of a river Like a queen Is my beautiful village Full of bushes green.
Given below are a few famous bridges in India. Find out more information about them and write in your notebook.
Compose four lines expressing the grief of having lost nature due to modernisation.
Discuss with your partner on the following topic. Express your views and opinions in favour of and against the topic.
Are sports essential in Jr. Colleges?
Are college council elections essential in Jr. Colleges?
Complete the tabular columns to specify Dos and Don’ts associated with the 'Expansion of Ideas'.
(i) Begin impressively | (i) Do not go off-track |
(ii) | (ii) |
(iii) | (iii) |
(iv) | (iv) |
Writing is considered to be one of the most challenging, demanding, and lucrative careers in the world. Match the professions in table (A) with their descriptions in a table (B) and also what they are called from the table (C).
1. | Blog Writing | Writes in scientific journals, university magazines, etc as a result of their Studies and Research | a. Translator |
2. | Story Writing | Writes on trends or comments on issues in a column every day or weekly | b. Blogger |
3. | Song/Lyric Writing | Writes in National, State, and local newspapers as a staff member | c. Journalist |
4. | Academic Writing | Writes long stories of fiction, non-fiction, and other genres | d. Story Writer |
5. | Translating | Writes for theatre on genres like fiction and non-fiction, historical, etc. | e. Song Writer/Lyricist |
6. | Newspaper Writing | Writes lyrics/songs for films, plays, etc. on a given topic. | f. Academic Writer |
7. | Column Writing | Writes/Publishes an information piece, views, opinions, etc. on (www-World Wide Web) | g. Dramatist/ Playwright |
8. | Screen Writing | Writes in short on one or more genres of fiction/ in magazines, anthologies, etc. | h. Novelist |
9. | Fiction/Novel Writing | Translates an original work from one language into another | i. Screenplay Writer |
10. | Drama/ Play Writing | Writes Scripts for Films/ Movies/ TV etc. | j. Columnist |
Project Gather information about the following insects. Draw their images or get pictures. On one sheet each, fix the image/picture and below it write the information. Compile these pages and make a file of ‘Insects - our friends’. Insects: Bee/Praying mantis/Butterfly Beetle/Wasp/Dragon-fly
Understand the quotation and expand it in a paragraph format.
‘Pride goes on horseback, but returns on foot’.
Convert the stories into dialogues and read the dialogues aloud in the class.
Form pairs and make a ‘pair presentation’ of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and the next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.
You are going to meet a Great Indian Bustard very soon. Prepare at least 10 questions to interview him.
Prepare a poster on the need for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard.
Complete the table. One is done for you.
1. | Callous | Caring for people, environment, life |
2. | Violent | |
3. | Greedy | |
4. | Corrupt |
Visit a library. Find a school poem. Recite it to your parents.
A Project: ‘Sources of Light’
List all possible sources of light which enable you to see. Try to list at least 10 to 15. You may add the following to your list: Different kinds of lamps in your house, different sources you see in nature, different sources used by man in the past, etc.
Place the given areas of questioning from the list in the appropriate columns.
Section of the interview | Aspects to be covered | |
1. | Introduction | Welcoming/Greeting, Introduction of the guest/Occasion. |
2. | Opening questions | |
3. | Main body | |
4. | Concluding questions | |
5. | Summing up | Concluding the statement, Expressing gratitude. |
You can add your points.
‘Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.’ Mahatma Gandhi
Collect some more quotes on education by famous thinkers.
Every movie is worth critiquing. Describe in detail each point related to the film review with the help of the following web.
Discuss and explain the movie 'The Jungle Book' with the help of the following points.
Complete the following sentences.
The factors that have made 'The Jungle Book' a great movie are - _________________.
The present review concludes with two words 'Heartwarming and enjoyable'. Write your opinion about 100 to 150 words.
Start a collection of proverbs. A proverb is a short, well-known sentence or phrase that gives advice or tells you what is generally true. For example, ‘A stitch in time saves nine’ means ‘If one does something in time or immediately, it saves a lot of work later’. A proverb is also known as a saying. Here are some proverbs for your collection.
Write the story of Sage Dadhichi’s sacrifice in your own word.
Mass media events often need comperes. Find out the area or sector in which a compere is a must. Write about the special skills needed to take up compering as a career and give some clues about how to acquire these skills.
Interpret the following lines in simple English.
Puck : I’ll follow you.
Bottom : The Finch, the sparrow.
Write the character sketch of Dr. Stockmann.
Describe the climax scene in your own words. Write your comments on it.
Write down the consequences of the following occurrences with the help of the play.
Dr. Thomas Stockmann wants an article exposing social evils to be printed in the newspaper.
Mayor Peter Stockmann persuades Mr. Hovstad and Mr. Billing from printing the article.
The setting of the act is the office of the newspaper 'The Herald'. Explain how it is the proper background for the theme of the play.
Divide the class into groups of 4-6. Each group selects for itself, one of the difficult situations listed below. Each group imagines itself to be in that situation.
(a) marooned on an island
A group of passengers is marooned on an island in the middle of the ocean.
(b) lost in a forest
A group of pilgrims walking through a thick jungle have lost their way.
(c) stranded on the highway
A team of players from an office has got down at the wrong place on a highway at night. It is a lonely spot.
From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:
Sentences containing
Narrate the story of Sushruta in your own words.
Write a few lines about yourself - your name, appearance, family, the place where you live, your school, your friends, neighbours, relatives, your likes, dislikes, hobbies, what you are good at, etc.
Now create an imaginary ‘persona’ for yourself. It can be quite different from your real self. Or, you may choose a fictional character - a character from a novel, story, etc. Write a few lines about this imaginary persona and introduce yourself in that role.
Hi, I am ____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ | Hi, I am ____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
Write a few lines about what Mathilde had and what she dreamt about.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde :
Mathilde wrote a note to her friend as dictated by her husband.
Mathilde and her husband paid off the debt in ten years.
Form pairs. Discuss how ‘Part II’ of the story could have been different. Write your storyline in the form of bullets showing the main events.
Discuss the following and write about the following in your own words in 5-6 lines.
What would you do, if something like this happens to you?
Form groups of 5-8. Prepare short autobiographical speeches for each of these animals (10-15 lines). Use the following points :
Give, in your own words, TWO reasons for each of the following :
We must help those who are in need.
Use the details given in the story and your imagination and prepare a timetable for the trip to the moon.
Think and write in your own words.
Why is the maiden Autumn said to wear rice stems in her hair?
Write about the daily routine of the ‘Lord of Tartary’ in 8-10 lines.
Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn or evening when everything is steeped in golden light?
Gather information on any one of the following by talking to your elders, family members, and from other sources in your mother tongue and write a short note on it in English.
A special type of embroidery
Write your name in Bold Capitals.
Write a brief summary of the story of the young man and his spiritual teacher, making the young man the narrator. You may begin as given below. ‘I went quickly to my spiritual teacher for advice because I had______.
Maintain a diary at least for a week. Write about your interactions with other people in your surroundings in 3-4 lines. Also write whether you find the interactions happy unhappy, satisfactory-unsatisfactory, enjoyable-stressful, etc.
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
Why did they appreciate and praise the stranger’s story?
Study the following format of an informal letter carefully. Using the format,
Write an informal letter to your friend who has gone to another town for a month.
‘The Storyteller’ has a story within a story.
Search from the Internet or your library books for other stories that have another story within. Enlist at least 3 to 5 of them.
Write a character sketch of Papa Panov in your own words.
Write about your own daydream in short.
Have you ever eaten any fruit/ vegetable picking it straight from the tree or field? Write about that experience in 3-5 lines.
Hold a story-telling competition in which each one narrates a folk-tale or fairy-tale.
Name the occasion or reason for which the announcements are being made. Then think of an occasion and prepare an announcement for it as a group activity.
Is the insect described in the poem a real insect? Think about an imaginary creature. Describe it in your own words. You may draw its picture and label it.
Read the following Headline and write the dateline, intro, and a short continuing paragraph.
Ask the students to read different news from English Newspapers and write the given points in the news. |
Discuss in groups the procedure of planting a tree. Write the steps in bullet points and present them before the class.
Discuss in pairs and write what your father and mother do for your family.
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Write an appreciation of the poem (Basketful of Moonlight).
Title | ______ |
Poet | ______ |
Rhyme scheme | ______ |
Favorite line | ______ |
Theme/Central idea | ______ |
Figures of speech | ______ |
Special features - Type of the poem, language, style, tone, implied meanings, etc. | ______ |
Why I like/dislike the poem | ______ |
Prepare and present a speech on ‘My Favourite Place’. Use the following points.
Make a painting or a collage to show the different things described in the poem.
Prepare and present a short speech on the following.
An inspiring incident in the life of a great leader.
How I accomplished a difficult task.
Read the following passage carefully and draw a tree diagram to show this information.
Things in our surroundings form two groups - living things and non-living things. Living things are of two kinds, plants and animals. There are two types of plants - flowering plants and non-flowering plants. If we consider animals, we see that some animals lay eggs. They are oviparous animals. Some animals give birth to their young ones. They are viviparous animals. |
Describe in your notebook the challenges you faced while learning to ride a bicycle, swimming, or any skill. Take hints from the web to complete your write-up.
Write about a day when you felt very happy. Use the following questions to help you. Think/Recollect a day ____________
Note down the points.
Now, with the help of the guidelines write a short paragraph of at least 100 words about that happy day. Give a suitable title for your narrative/write up.
Look inside your thinking hat. Read the evidence/sentences given below and offer a possible explanation of what happened in this house? Make up some questions to gather more information. Now collect all your evidences and write a story in your notebook. Give a suitable title.
Write a complete review on any book that you have read recently. Use the following points for your Book Review.
Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a suitable title.
Prepare a set of questions to interview-
a person who has recently scaled Mt. Everest.
Among your classmates, one is unable to walk properly, the second one can’t hear properly and the third one can’t see this beautiful world. All of them are facing lots of difficulties in life. Compose a dialogue among them, about the problems and difficulties faced by them. You can take the help of the following dialogue to expand your ideas.
Do you know, how many problems I have to face when I decide to go anywhere? | |
I can’t hear anything. | |
So, sad! You both can’t walk or hear but my problem is more serious than yours. You know, I can’t see this beautiful world. |
(Now continue in your notebook.)
Prepare a set of 10-12 questions that you would ask at an interview of a person who has strongly acted against social injustice and has achieved success inspite of a long struggle against so many odds in his/her life. Write them down in your notebook.
‘What Men Can Do, Women can do better’ Divide your class in 2 groups. Let one group offer points ‘For the topic’ and the other, ‘Against the topic.’ Note down the points in your notebooks, expand the points in two separate paragraphs of about 15 to 20 lines each. Suggest suitable titles for each.
Write a report of the following event in about 100-120 words.
‘Educational Development Day’ was organized in your school on 15th July. The District Collector was the Chief Guest of the event. As part of the event, many competitions were held and the prizes were distributed to the winners and participants. It was a grand and successful event. Now, as the member of the organizing committee, write a report on the event in about 120 words.
Write a speech for your school Literary Association celebration with the given lead.
1) Opening | |
2) Purpose | |
3) Audience | |
4) Language – Some Good Describing Words (Adverbs And Adjectives), Emotive Words, Imagery etc. | |
5) Ending |
Collect information from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and books about any two famous sports women. Prepare their profiles. Use the following format.
Date of birth | |
State/Team she represents | |
Sports/ Games she is associated with | |
Debut (first entry) | |
Best in her career | |
Hobbies | |
Awards/ Medals received |
Write a newspaper article in about 100 words, comparing the achievements of the two sportswomen based on the information you have already collected.
On seeing these pictures, you would have gone down your memory lane. Write a paragraph in about 50 words describing your favourite sport when you were young.
You are a volunteer in your locality to serve people who are affected by floods. How will you caution them to move to a safer place taking only their bare necessities? Describe.
Based on the reading of the poem, complete the web chart given below.
On the next day, Mr. Scotti was __________ at how the local people responded to his queries.
Have you experienced any unexpected turn of events in your life? What happened? How did you feel about it at that moment? How do you feel about it now?
Write an article for your school magazine describing your experience in about 150 words.
Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about a memorable anecdote/incident of your life.
Imagine that you and your friend get a chance to visit another planet. There, you befriend an alien who takes you around the planet. After reaching the earth, write a letter thanking him for all the help he did.
Write a four-line poem with rhyming words describing your family.
Look at the image of the familiar advertisement given below. Identify the product and try to frame your own slogan for them.
Read the telephonic conversation between Malar and Selvi. Malar needs to leave a message for her father.
Malar: Hello, my name is Malar. Could I talk to Mr. Rao, please? I’m his colleague Mr.Vishvanath’s daughter.
Selvi: I’m sorry, my father is out for his morning walk. Do you want to leave a message for him?
Malar: Yes, please. My father had to leave for Madurai all of a sudden since my grandfather is ill. So he won’t be able to come to work for a few days. It would be really nice if your father could inform the office.
Selvi: Don’t worry, I’ll leave the message for my father.
Malar: Thanks a lot.
Selvi: You’re welcome.
This is the message that Selvi left for her father the previous day. Write a similar message based on her conversation with Malar. ______(Date) 4.30 p.m. (Time) Dear Papa, I have my music class at 5.00 p.m. so I am leaving now. I’ve prepared tea and samosa and kept it in the kitchen. Please come and pick me up at 7 p.m. |
______(Date) ______(Time) Dear Papa, _____________________________________________________________ |
Write an article for the following.
The service provided by the conservancy workers in your city is very poor. You find all the street corners dumped with garbage thrown by the residents of the locality. It causes a menace for the public at large. You are Ramya/Rajan of Class X, studying in TM Model School, Dharmapuri. Write an article in about 150-200 words to the editor of The Indian Express, about this and suggest ways by which the situation could be improved.
Fill in the missing words in this email.
Dear sir, In ______ to your mail, I have prepared a ______ for the Science Fest. Please find ______ the ______ for your kind perusal. I look ______ to hearing from you. Sincerely, |
Write an email to your teacher about the interesting English model that you have prepared for the literary fest.
Fill in the value trees with the best qualities you like to follow in your life from the given list. Write a few lines about your favourite quality in the box.
Affectionate | Cooperative | Gratitude | Loving | Responsible |
Ambitious | Courageous | Happiness | Loyal | Self-confident |
Brave | Dependability | Helpfulness | Good manners | Self-control |
Calm | Diligence | Honest | Patriotic | Self-esteem |
Caring | Enthusiastic | Humble | Peaceful | Sensitive |
Cheerful | Fairness | Imaginative | Perseverance | Sincerity |
Committed | Faithfulness | Intelligent | Polite | Successful |
Compassionate | Flexible | Joyful | Positive | Tolerant |
Concerned | Forgiveness | Kind | Rational | Truthful |
Confident | Generosity | Leader | Resourceful | Versatile |
Contented | Giving | Logical | Respect | Witty |
My favourite quality is... __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ |
Fill in the template given for limerick.
There once was a ______(8 syllable)
______(8 syllable)
______(5 syllable)
______ (5 syllable)
Create a poster for the following.
Say ‘No to Drugs’ – Design a poster for it is not more than 50 words. You may use slogans/ phrases.
Draft Letter for the following.
You are Raja. The street lights of your area do not work properly. As a responsible citizen, write a letter to the newspaper enlightening them about the problem and also suggest ways to brighten the area.
Write a paragraph comparing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. The following words will help you to write a compare and contrast paragraph.
is similar to | on the other hand |
both | however |
also | But |
too | in contrast to |
differs from | |
while | |
unlike |
Local Historians
Let students create an original historical fiction:
Describe the town from the point of view of a fictitious citizen who might have lived in the town long ago. Include local issues of the time in the story. Write the story of the town from the fictionalized point of view of a resident who actually lived.
Write a letter of enquiry for the following.
Write a letter to the head of the BSNL office enquiring regarding the internet broadband scheme launched recently.
Create a pamphlet for the following.
Make a pamphlet on ‘Dengue Awareness’ (Focus on its causes, preventions, symptoms, and precautions).
If you are asked to choose from any one of these toys which one do you choose? Give reasons. (plastic toys, wooden toys, clay toys, metallic toys)
You have prepared some eco-friendly craft materials like paper mache dolls, greeting cards, book marks, festoons, garlands, quilling jewellery etc for an Art Mela to be conducted in your school premises. Describe in a few sentences how you made the craft work. Include the following details in your writing.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter about the topic given below.
Write a letter to your father asking permission to go on an educational tour.
Develop the following hints.
Akbar - Birbal - courtiers jealous of Birbal - ask Akbar - test Birbal wiseness - Courtier puts a question - How many crows in Agra - Birbal asks for a week - every day sitting on the terrace - looking at the crows- after a week - courtier asks - Birbal says 156757 crows - asks the courtier to check- Akbar laughs.
Read the story of Neerja Bhanot. Make notes based on the table and complete it.
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“The Himalayas are the highest mountain ranges.” He knew that the Himalayas ______ the highest mountain ranges.
Write a character sketch of any character from fiction that has made an impact on you.
Arrange the jumbled sentences and write a paragraph. Use appropriate conjunctions.
Jane Eyre is an orphan.
She lives with her aunt Mrs. Reed.
Mrs. Reed does not like Jane because Jane is not her daughter.
Jane’s uncle Mr. Reed likes Jane, but he dies.
He makes Mrs. Reed promise to take care of Jane, but instead she sends Jane away.
Jane is ten years old, she is sent to Lowood school.
Jane graduates and stays there to teach.
She leaves for Thornfield, where she is a governess.
She is very happy there.
Arrange the picture in order by writing the numbers 1,2,3 and 4 in the given boxes and write this familiar story in about 100 words.
Make use of the words given below.
thirsty, village, pitcher, disappointment, pebbles, water level |
One hot day, a thirsty crow _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
How do you cook rice in your house?
Fill in the gaps in this recipe for cooking rice. Use the words in the box
boil | water | heat | keep | rice | lid | low | water | more | ready |
What you'll need
How to make it
Work in groups.
Your mother has written a message for you before going out. Write a message to her after finishing your lunch.
Write about the following in your message.
Read the jumbled lines from the poem and rearrange them in correct order.
1. cinnamon, betel leaves |
2. and ginger and garlic” |
3. Go to Muthu’s |
4. My mother would say: |
5. and get some |
6. “Little boy Raj… |
7. And so I go to the shops |
8. singing all the way |
9. tomatoes and pickles” |
10. “Sesame seeds, onions |
11. I rattle off a list: |
12. what I’d want |
13. and when Muthu asks me |
14. my mother twists my ear |
15. and back home |
16. ouch! |
Fill in the blanks with different words and write your own poem.
Your Title for the poem:______
My ______would say:
“Little boy/girl______
Go to ______
and get some ______, ______
______ and ______”
And so I go to the _______
_____ all the way
and when ______ asks me
what I want
I rattle off a list: “
______, ______
And back home,
______ twists my ears
Fill in the form given below.
Write a formal email to Mr. Sundar Pitchai CEO of Google, requesting him for an appointment to interview him.
Read the informal letter given below.
15, Beach Road Dear Rosy, Body of the letter: How are you? I am fine. I couldn’t write earlier, because I was very busy. I like my new home. It is a lovely house. I have a big bedroom looking over the garden. I helped Mummy paint the bedroom walls yesterday. We chose a pretty yellow. A boy called Sundar lives next door. He likes animals not just like we do but even more. He says he is going to be a Vet when he grows up. I am still thinking about being a writer. Do you want me to send the story I am writing. It is all about Ooty – the Queen of Hill Stations. Write soon. I am looking forward to hear all your news. Yours lovingly Mangai |
Now write a reply to Mangai.
Sender’s Address | |
Date | |
Salutation | |
Body of the letter | |
Subscription | |
Signature |
The Pooja holidays are about to start. Prasanth and Deepak are friends. Both their families have planned to go on a trip to Munnar. Develop a conversation on how they plan for their trip.
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Write a short paragraph on 'summer' using the hints given.
you can begin like this
I live in Chennai. The weather is...
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write them in the table.
Work in groups and write a paragraph on “Laughter is the best medicine.”
Make the children write their own story. The following questions will help them to write. Ask them to gather information from their parents before writing and to give a title.
Write the hungry fox story on your own by looking at the pictures and using the clues given under each picture.
Application form annual day participation.
Write some sentences about the picture.
She, is, has, girl, shirt, pants, beautiful, pink, blue, long, hair.
Write some sentences about the picture.
It, is, has, walks, elephant, legs, tusk, trunk, big, long, slowly, strong.
Write the dialogue and complete the story.
Let's write a poem.
I have a kite but need a friend to fly it with, I know a song but need someone to hear it, I have a ball but need someone to catch it, I ______ I ______ I ______ I ______
Here are some answers about the given picture.
Now frame questions for the above answers.
Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
around, across, with, along, to, after, next to, into, from. |
One day, as I was walking ______ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running ______ the field. He was calling my name and waving ______ me. I stopped and waited. ______ sometime he reached where I was standing. He said, “I went all ______ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share ______ you. Do you remember the old house ______ the neem tree? Guess who is moving ______ that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks ______ him.”
What will Glory say? Do you think you can help Glory by giving some ideas to Ravi?
You can write a story about the ______ and the ______. | |
Great idea! Thank you! | |
______ Ravi. |
Can we try to complete another dialogue now?
Rathi is visiting a shop to buy a pen. Let us try and complete the dialogues between her and the shopkeeper.
Hi Akka! | |
Hi! How can I help? | |
I need a______. | |
Sure. Which colour? | |
Give a______ pen. | |
Do you need a ten rupee pen or a five rupee pen? | |
Give me the ______rupee pen. | |
Do you want anything else? | |
______. | |
Thank you. Goodbye. | |
______ |
Do you want to try to write your own paragraph now?
Write a paragraph on Cow.
Write a paragraph on Palm tree.
The child got an ______ for winning the race.
I got ______ to see his favourite heroine.
Complete the following picture board.
Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.
Which is the lightest of the two parcels?
Punctuate the following sentence.
next wednesday my sister mita is going to join the state bank of india.
when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold.
How did the seaside creatures, the crab, the lobster, etc. teach Hari a lesson? Write in a few lines.
Connect the pairs of sentences below using and or but.
Answer the question by looking at the picture.
Example: What is happening in picture 5?
Now make one more question for each picture. Write the question in the space below each picture. Use how many, what are, where are/is, how, why, to make questions.
Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her mind, and put a question mark (?).
read he can time the
Describe Hiawatha, his home and friends in ten lines.
Words like morning, evening, watering end in ing. Write six more words to which ing can be added at the end to form a new word.
In the sentence below the capital letter, comma, full stop and question mark are missing. Put these in the correct place.
on monday i will go to school
Write these sentences in the correct order. Also, choose the right word from the box and add it before each sentence. Remember to put a comma after it, for example, Finally...
First, Then, After, that, Finally |
Make word families. The first word in each has been written for you.
Imagine that you will go to the bookshop tomorrow. What will you do there? Write five sentences beginning with –
In a short paragraph write how you can be a good friend.
See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow.
Look at the following words. They are group names.
troop of soldiers
swarm of bees
team of players
litter of puppies
fleet of ships
library of books
The travellers rested under the ______ of trees.
Which country would you like to visit when you grow up?
Make a project by drawing or pasting.
Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world? Can you tell the name of the one which is in India? Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and the countries they are located in.
(i) | The Taj Mahal | |
(ii) | The Great Wall of China | |
(iii) | ||
(iv) | ||
v) | ||
(vi) | ||
vii) |
Here is a report on Uncle Lal’s farm.
Father took me to visit Uncle Lal’s dairy farm. I saw all of Uncle Lal's cows. He has fifty cows. They eat grass in the big green farms. In the evening the farmers bring them to the barn to be milked. Uncle Lal sells his milk in the city.
When writing a report, remember to do these things
In groups of four, write a report on different brands of ice creams available in your area.
You may use the following clues.
Find one story of bravery about a child. You can search for the story by talking to older people or watching a TV programme or from a film.
Here is a short story.
Once a lion lay fast asleep in the Ranathambore forest of Rajasthan. Some mice were playing hide and seek near him. One mouse got trapped under the lion’s paw. The lion woke up, laughed loudly, and let the mouse go!
After some days the mouse heard the lion’s roar. He saw that the lion lay in great pain as he was tied with many ropes. The mouse used his sharp teeth and cut the rope. ‘‘You are a true friend,’’ said the lion.
From Aesop’s Fables
A friend in need is a friend indeed
What does this mean?
Why was the author left with his grandmother in the village?
What made the dogs follow the grandmother after school hours?
Describe the author’s grandmother.
The children in the picture are watching an exciting sporting event, where their school team is winning. Suggest suitable utterances reflecting their feelings:
Given a chance, any adult would wish to become a child again for many reasons. Fill the boxes with some of what you imagine could be the reasons.
e.g. I need not worry about project deadlines. | |||
I can wear my pajamas the whole day. | |||
I can sleep as long as I like. |
What does each of the following mean in the story? Choose the right option.
arm in arm:
Compare and contrast the character of Jimmy Wells and Bob with suitable references from the story to support your view.
Now, find and write the antonyms for the words in Box A from the set of words in Box B
amateur | professional | leader | eccentric |
compulsory | respective | elusive | cheap |
traditional | unnecessary | supportive | ancillary |
expensive | hateful | desperate | trivial |
hopeful | modern | fanciful | repulsive |
accepted | fulfilled | refused | showered |
invaluable | novice | optional | |
complex | antique | determined |
What did she consider her greatest achievement? Why?
‘There was a tinge of coldness in his voice.’ Why?
Describe Honario Saltpen-Jago.
Why did K.C’s words shock Sletherby?
Rearrange the sentences given below and write a summary of the story in a paragraph. Begin with:
Philip Sletherby was travelling by train to Brill Manor.
As Sletherby, would you apologize to Bertie for your rude behavior? Give reasons.
Given below is a list of tools and equipment. Associate them with the appropriate profession and complete the table.
plough, hammer, oven, thermometer, voltmeter, wood, chisel, seed drill, voltage, detector, cutting boards, stone picker, spatula, cultivator, nail puller, wire strippers, framing square, fork, flashlight
plough | hammer | ||
Complete the summary of the play, choosing the appropriate words from the list given below the passage.
A number of patients wait at the (1) ______of a dentist’s clinic. Everybody is tensed at the thought of a painful (2) ______being extracted. One of the women is bent on showing everyone her (3) ______. After the arrival of the dentist, Joe, the first (4) ______is called in. Sometime later, the nurse comes out and goes in with a (5) ______. Everyone is (6) ______at this, imagining Joe being subjected to a lot of hammering in the process of his tooth being pulled out. Once again the nurse comes out to fetch a large pair of (7) ______and later on she takes in a (8) ______. A little boy confesses that he pretended to have (9) ______, because he did not wish to go to school. The loud (10) ______and screeching from within the room makes everyone leave the (11) ______, one by one. Finally there are only two women in the waiting room, one of them being Joe’s wife. She weeps (12) ______about her husband. But Joe comes out and explains that he had shifted his (13) ______to the evening and had been given some pills for the pain. After they leave, the dentist comes out and locates the key of his tool (14) ______. He had been trying to open it using the hammer, the pliers and the hacksaw only in vain. The woman with the photographs is surprised to see that the (15) ______had moved quickly and she was the next patient to go in.
hammer | patient |
hacksaw | cabinet |
frightened | queue |
worried | waiting room |
pliers | tooth |
photographs | clinic |
toothache | sawing |
appointment |
How did Woman 5 move ahead in the waiting list of patients?
Why do patients leave the clinic without meeting the dentist?
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between two friends about planting trees
Between two friends about the uses of the internet
What are the occasions when photographs are taken?
e.g. birthday parties | |
What angered the author?
How did the author react on seeing his photograph?
While waiting in the studio the narrator kept reading ______.
On seeing the photograph the narrator ______.
The photograph did not look like ______.
Fill in the following forms with imaginary details.
We may not have money to buy all our wants at the same time. In such a situation, what are the options available?
How did Jack manage to pay seven pounds eighty and eighty pence out of six pounds?
Write an application for the post of Personal Secretary to the Managing Director of a company. Include the following details: Educational qualification, experience, various other qualifications required for the post.
The Government of Tamil Nadu has imposed a ban on the use of plastic. Effective implementation of this ban depends on public awareness and individual responsibility.
Write an article of 150 words for your school magazine to create an awareness of the dangers posed by indiscriminate use of plastic. Expand the ideas given below as notes.
a. Introduction
(i) Plastic – synthetic material – doesn’t decompose in soil
(ii) Inevitable role of plastic – man’s day-to-day life
b. Human Health Hazard
(i) Leeching of plastic into food – micro plastic entering food chain
(ii) Human body’s inability to deal with this unnatural substance
(iii) Reaction of microplastic in human body and ill effects
c. Adverse Effects on Plants and Animals
(i) Plastic particles choking waterways – affect aquatic animals
(ii) Ingestion by aquatic and terrestrial animals–blocking of intestines and respiratory passages
d. Environmental Degradation
(i) Manufacturing process and burning of plastics–pollute atmosphere
(ii) Plastic–non-biodegradable – interferes with soil microorganisms – affects soil fertility
e. Conclusion
(i) Suggestions for restricted use – alternatives for one-time use of plastics
(ii) Segregation of plastic waste – for recycling
Write an essay of about 200 word
The profession you would like to choose
The importance of a balanced diet
A memorable journey
How does nature communicate with the poet?
The poet immortalizes the tree. Elucidate.
Summarizing is to briefly sum up the various points from the notes made from the below passage.
The Sherpas were nomadic people who first migrated from Tibet approximately 600 years ago, through the Nangpa La pass and settled in the Solukhumbu District, Nepal. These nomadic people then gradually moved westward along salt trade routes. During 14th century, Sherpa ancestors migrated from Kham. The group of people from the Kham region, east of Tibet, was called “Shyar Khamba”. The inhabitants of Shyar Khamba, were called Sherpa. Sherpa migrants travelled through Ü and Tsang, before crossing the Himalayas. According to Sherpa oral history, four groups migrated out of Solukhumbu at different times, giving rise to the four fundamental Sherpa clans: Minyagpa, Thimmi, Sertawa and Chawa. These four groups have since split into the more than 20 different clans that exist today.
Sherpas had little contact with the world beyond the mountains and they spoke their own language. AngDawa, a 76-year-old former mountaineer recalled “My first expedition was to Makalu [the world’s fifth highest mountain] with Sir Edmund Hillary’’. We were not allowed to go to the top. We wore leather boots that got really heavy when wet, and we only got a little salary, but we danced the Sherpa dance, and we were able to buy firewood and make campfires, and we spent a lot of the time dancing and singing and drinking. Today Sherpas get good pay and good equipment, but they don’t have good entertainment. My one regret is that I never got to the top of Everest. I got to the South Summit, but I never got a chance to go for the top.
The transformation began when the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and the New Zealander Edmund Hillary scaled Everest in 1953. Edmund Hillary took efforts to build schools and health clinics to raise the living standards of the Sherpas. Thus life in Khumbu improved due to the efforts taken by Edmund Hillary and hence he was known as ‘Sherpa King’.
Sherpas working on the Everest generally tend to perish one by one, casualties of crevasse falls, avalanches, and altitude sickness. Some have simply disappeared on the mountain, never to be seen again. Apart from the bad seasons in 1922, 1970 and 2014 they do not die en masse. Sherpas carry the heaviest loads and pay the highest prices on the world’s tallest mountain. In some ways, Sherpas have benefited from the commercialization of the Everest more than any group, earning income from thousands of climbers and trekkers drawn to the mountain. While interest in climbing Everest grew gradually over the decades after the first ascent, it wasn’t until the 1990s that the economic motives of commercial guiding on Everest began. This leads to eclipse the amateur impetus of traditional mountaineering. Climbers looked after each other for the love of adventure and “the brotherhood of the rope” now are tending to mountain businesses. Sherpas have taken up jobs as guides to look after clients for a salary. Commercial guiding agencies promised any reasonably fit person a shot at Everest.
Look at the pictures given below, and write slogans to advertise the products. Suggest your own brand name for each of the products.
Write slogan to create awareness of the following topic using the tips given above.
Write a paragraph of about 150 word, on the following topic.
The teacher I like the most
The value of discipline
The importance of Good Health
Observe the following picture and write a paragraph in about 150 word about each one of them.
Why did one of the girls wail?
What is the conflict between Margot and the other children in the story, “All Summer in a day”?
Preparation of apple juice
You plan to delight your parents and sister, serving them chilled apple juice. Here is the process: (Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs)
Four or five apples ______ (take) and ______(wash) well. They ______(wipe) dry and cut into pieces of medium size. The seeds ______(remove). Then the apples ______(put) into the mixer. Some milk ____(add) .The apples ______(crush) and a fine liquid ______(obtain). This liquid ______(filter) and the juice ______(store) in the refrigerator. It is ______(take) out whenever needed, and after adding sugar, it ______(serve) in cups.
Installing a computer
The description of installing a computer in your study room is given in the form of jumbled sentences. Rearrange the sentences in the right order and form a coherent paragraph.
1. | Once you connect the CPU, connect the keyboard and mouse. |
2. | Before turning on the power, check that all parts are connected to the CPU. |
3. | First, open the box and take out the computer parts. |
4. | Plug both the computer and the monitor with a power cord. |
5. | Set the computer on a table or flat surface. |
6. | Finally, turn on the power. |
Attempt a description of the following process, in about 100 word each, either using the imperative or the passive.
Preparing your favourite dish
Sending a letter by courier service
Obtaining a demand draft from a bank
Answer the following question as briefly as possible and with close reference to the relevant text.
How does Prospero prove, “the rarer action is in/virtue than in vengeance” in the final act of The Tempest?
“Then paint the cut with iodine.” With reference to this line, what is your understanding of Klausner? Do you sympathise with him? Give your reasons.
Referring closely to the poem, We are the Music Makers, refer to any two examples given by the poet which identify poets and singers as “movers and shakers.”
Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following:
Imagine a situation where a child runs away from home but later returns. Why did he or she run away? What made him/her come back? Write an original short story entitled: 'Finding My Way Home'.
Parents can never be friends with their children. Express your views either for or against this statement.
Describe an area in your city or hometown which is famous for its street food. Give details of the familiar sights and sounds you would experience on this street.
It is very important for young people to spend time quietly or alone for a short while every day. If you were given an hour to spend on your own, how will you spend it? What will you learn from the process?
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.
You have been given a small sum of money to buy a gift with for a friend. What gift would you choose (specify) and why would you choose this? Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about the gift and how it will benefit him/her.
You have planned to organize a health camp at school. Write a letter to the Manager of a supermarket requesting sponsorship for the event. Name the event and explain how it will benefit both the community as well as the supermarket.
Write an e-mail to the General Manager of a local hospital requesting him/her to send a senior doctor to talk to the participants at the event about the quality of mask which would give them the best protection.
Write the contraction for the following phrase.
do not - ______
Read the given sentence and underline the no word.
Can no one help him?
I have no coat.
Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences:
Write a dialogue between a student and teacher on 'Importance of Yoga'.
On returning home, Tishani Doshi writes her thoughts reflecting on how her decision to enrol for the Students on Ice programme has been the single most important decision of her life that has completely transformed her.
Imagine yourself to be Tishani and express these thoughts.
You may begin like this:
I can’t thank my stars enough for having cashed in on the opportunity of........
The given bar graph shows the preferences of children in a school in playing different games over the span of six years. Write an analytical paragraph about the given information in about 109 words:
“What man calls civilization always results in deserts. Man is never on the square he uses up the fat and greenery of the earth. Each generation wastes a little more of the future with greed and lust for riches”- Don Marquis
With our modern awareness of ecology are we likely to make sufficient progress in conservation, or are we still in danger of damaging the earth beyond repair? Write a discursive essay discussing the issue being raised.
"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value."- Thomas Paine
Do we value only what we struggle for? Plan your response, and then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. Be sure to support your position with specific points and examples. (You may use examples from your reading, observations, and inputs from subjects such as History, Science and literature)
Certainly anyone who insists on condemning all lies should think about what would happen if we could reliably tell when our family, friends, colleagues, and government leaders were deceiving us. It is tempting to think that the world would become a better place without the deceptions that seem to interfere with our attempts are genuine communication. On the other hand, perhaps there is such a thing as too much honesty. - Adapted from Allison Kornet, "The Truth About Lying"
Would the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
It is widely believed that people do their best work when they are promised rewards for their achievements. Our schools and workplaces operate on the assumption that good work occurs when people are competing for grades, money, or recognition from others. In truth, the prospect of rewards provided by others can inhibit and limit people’s drive and creativity. People do their best work when motivated from within by their enjoyment of a particular challenge and their satisfaction in doing something well.
What do you think motivates people to do their best? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Write letter to your father asking permission to go on a educational tour.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on the topic given below.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a program and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally. Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Group Discussion:
You along with your friends Sujit, Rohit and Kishore discussing their likes and dislikes. But all are fascinated with the reading habit. Write a short group discussion in the form of dialogue telling the importance of reading for enhancing knowledge.
Using the given informal letter as a model, write a letter on any one of the topics given below.
Life is a series of choices that we make every day. Narrate an incident when you had to make a difficult choice. Elaborate on the positive impact it had on you.
A college degree is needed to succeed in life. Argue for or against this statement.
One cannot always get what one wants and sometimes it is for the best. Present your reflections on this statement.
Write an original short story that begins with the following words:
My mother stopped suddenly at the doorway and stared in amazement at ..........
Discuss the following and write the summary of your discussion in the form of bullet points.
Think of an occasion when you did not like the decision/actions of your family members but realised later on that they were right. Write about it in 5-8 lines.
Read the following questions and answers. Form pairs and frame similar questions and answers for this website. How to use this website:
How to use this website:
Suppose one of your parents or an older relative wants to know about online shopping and you are explaining how to do it. Write a conversation between you and your parent/relative about it.
Translate the following sentence into your mother tongue.
The first question we must ask ourselves before we speak is - is it true?
Find some examples of antithesis from your mother tongue and translate them into English.
Write in a few lines, about an experience of your own where you scored in your exams much more than you hoped for. What did that experience teach you?
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write.
A businessman
A sportsman
What might success mean to the following people? Think about it and write .
Imagine you are a tourist guide at Tadoba. Write two sentences each about the following points to help foreign tourists.
Write points and counterpoints on the following topic:
You should study all subjects in your mother tongue
Discuss the challenges that people have to face due to disabilities.
What provisions should be made in public places so that everyone gets the same access to public facilities?
Gather more information about the following:
Do you like cartoons and cartoon films? Which one do you like best?
Can you think of any events in your own or someone else’s life to support the quote-
‘If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.’
What is likely to happen if you don’t tell the truth?’
What makes you laugh?
Do you like to watch plays?
Which is the last play you saw?
Divide the students into groups of five. They sit in a circle. They choose one object of daily use such as a bag, wallet, box, etc. The group leader writes four sentences about it.
Others, too, write four sentences each.
They all open read their lines, beginning with the group leader. The player whose description matches the group leader’s the most gets the object.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme, and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Imagine someone has invited your family to a program, and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally. Write a note (4–5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
Complete the dialogue.
Which is your favourite book? | |
______________________ | |
What type of book is it? | |
_____________________ |
Send a formal letter of invitation · in 50 words to Dr. Mehra, noted novelist and educationist, to speak on, The Importance of Books'. You are Lena/Sanjay, Secretary Literary Club, S. S. Public School. Meritionday, date, time and venue.
Informal Letter -
Write a letter to your friend describing the details of the vacation.
With close reference to Act III, describe Alonso's response to the perceived loss of his son, Ferdinand. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
How do Prospero, Ferdinand and Caliban perceive Miranda? Give one example of each of their perceptions, from the Acts studied, to support your answer. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
Despite being a half monster and half human, Caliban comes across as superior to Stephano and Trinculo. Justify the statement with supporting evidence from the Acts studied in 200-250 words.
Referring closely to any two instances from the Acts studied, show how music is used to influence the course of events/action in the play, Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 200-250 words.
Describe the event that led the narrator, Shankar, to suggest digging the ground under the Deodar tree in the short story, Fritz. Write your answer in a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.
Show how Carol Ann Duffy presents a disturbing picture of confinement and exploitation in the poem, The Dolphins. Write your answer in about 200-250 words.
How does John Brown convey his firsthand experience of war to his mother and evoke a deep emotional response in the readers? Justify your answer in about 200-250 words with supporting details from the poem, by John Brown.
Write a composition (300-350 words) of the following:
Write an original short story in which a woman, her strange neighbour and a police officer form the main characters.
Write a composition (in approximately 400 – 450 words) on the following subject.
During the lunch break, a surprising sight unfolded as a monkey entered your school campus. Narrate your experience as you took charge and guided junior students to their classrooms ensuring their safety.
As the Head of Environmental Initiatives at school, you have to deliver a speech on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5 th . Write a speech following the guidelines given below:
IELTS Preparation with Liz: Free IELTS Tips and Lessons, 2024
A number of students reported this essay question in IELTS writing task 2. Many of you have asked me for ideas and tips about this essay. You can find step by step tips below. The essay below is called an Opinion Essay (however some teachers called it an “argumentative essay” or “agree/disagree essay”).
Some people think that the most important things in life are free and cannot be bought. To what extent do you agree?
IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Essays
You can find more tips, free videos and model essays on this page: IELTS Writing Task 2 .
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i want to ask about agree/ disagree type questiona.
Shall we write our whole essay only on the side we agree/disagree OR we should write both sides of our agreement to clear the arguments….like if i agree to school children should participate only in team games rather than on individual interest games, then i should write another side benefits of playing individual games also ?????
OR shall i complete the all paragraphs on providing benefits of playing in team????
This will boost the scores or reduce it….
Thnks in advance……..
Please look at the model introductions for this lesson which explains it all. The link is provided on the page above.
Hello Liz …. I got 7.5 overall in the ielts exam… i watched ur vidz and learnt from them … coaching classes costed a lot … but i prepared myself and got this score … thank you so much for the lessons … Keep up the good work ☺️😇
Well done !! Good score 🙂
Hi Liz, I believe that this is not opinion essay and hence we need cover only one part to whom we agree, as there is nothing in the question like “Discuss both sides”. Could you please let me know if my understanding is correct. Thanks
Discuss both sides and give your opinion = a discussion essay which contains both sides as well as an opinion To what extent do you agree? = an opinion essay without a discussion
So, above will be an opinion essay without a both side discssion?
That’s right. An opinion essay requires your opinion and only your opinion.
Thanks a lot Liz I got L7.5,R6.5,W7,S7.5..just using your blog but want paid up lessons for reading..how do I get in touch with you?
Well done!! Sorry I don’t have paid lessons for reading at the moment.
I appeared on 11th of November, 2017 and had the same Task 2.
I appeared on 11th August 2022 and got same question
I believe that the most important elements in life such as family, friends, happiness, and love are for free. While on the other hand, material things such as medicine, shelter, clothes, and education which are also considered as basic necessity cost something.
In my opinion, we are being gifted many things like life, health, family and love that are totally free and priceless. However there are many things in life which are important and we have to be bought as necessities such as, food, healthcare, education, transport and house.
Hi liz i am really appriate for your support I have a question pleas tell me. I have a sentence : if a female student is the best candidate for a place on a course ,it would be wrong to reject her in favor of a male student . Here we used would in second sentence why did they use would instead of will . Is it corret if we use will?
Because it is hypothetical.
Elizabeth’s thesis:
In my opinion, I agree that the things that are really significant throughout life, and often not valued enough, are free and cannot be acquired with money. This essay will try to support this statement.
In my opinion, all important things in life are not free, some of them like family,health,love etc are priceless but some basic needs like food, shelter, education etc are priceworthy and ought to be bought. .
In my opinion,there are some essential things of life susch as hapiness,health and love which we acquire at no cost while education,housing and health care which are also critical to life must be paid for.
Here is my version of the introduction.
It is thought by some that the most valued things in life come at no monetary cost. In my opinion, I agree as overall health, family and friends are very important to a person.
In this hectic world . Many people think that everything can be bought which is unfortunately not true, as the most important things in life are priceless like health or happiness for examples. Money will stand still when it comes to such important and vital things in life like that.
Hi liz, This essay says to what extent u agree? Does it mean u cant disagree with the statement?
Do you agree? Do you agree or disagree? To what extent do you agree? To what extent do you agree or disagree? = all the same essay = all the same instructions.
Dear Liz does it mean therefore that in any “agree/disagree” essay there has to be a separate body paragraph for the opposing viewpoint?
What opposing view point? The whole essay explains YOUR opinion.
I believe God has gifted us certain necessities in life such as nature,health,family and love;however, there are other important things that we need in life that has to be bought.
Hello Ma’am, Please check it and point if found any mistake. It is commonly though that most significant things in a life are costless and there is no need to spend money on that, while other side, people have to spend on it.I definitely go with the given sentence that most vital things which we got from god are free, which I will discuss in below.
I believe, there is no doubt that most essential things of life, such as family, love and health come with no cost which can never be acquired in exchange of money.
In my point of view, the most esential things in our normal life are free and natural. However, to achieve them, we need to afford the human necessities which are bought by using money.
In my opinion, The best things in life are free however the most important things needs hardwork and money to avail it.
In my perspective. I believe the best things in life are free however most important things needs hardwork in order to avail it.
Hi liz, Thanks for the guidance. I have a doubt in one topic : Some ppl choose career for salary . other choose career according to whether they enjoy the work.
Ok does enjoyment mean work satisfaction here? Or going by passion? I need to understand this to give relevant points supporting my views.
It is about job satisfaction or salary.
Thanks liz.
In my opinion, I totally agree that money would never be able to buy the most valuable things in life, namely family and health, which are not only for free, but also priceless.
I completely agree with this as some of the things gifted to human such as family and health are free but irreplaceable whenever lost, making them more important than other necessities of life which can eventually be attained although at a price.
With the gradual merging of capitalism and modern lifestyles, it is arguably difficult to name a single thing today not yet materialized. However, it is believed many valuable issues in the world are still definitely unbuyable. From a personal prospective, Despite its rareness, things such as true friendship can not be offered for sale. This will be analyzed by looking at why real friendship is heavier lasts longer compared to paid one
In my opinion, free things are essential for life, but the basic needs of life which have to buy, are also significantly important to live a healthy life.
In my opinion ,i think that the most essential things of life ought not to be free and should be bought with money.
Hi Liz, Below is what I wrote as background n theisis.
There is a school of thought that, the most essential and intrinsic things of everyday life cannot be purchased. In my opinion, there are many strong reasons for advocating tbe above fact, as now will be explained below.
Is above correct?
Hi Liz, Here is my answer, please correct me if I’m wrong.
People have different opinion on whether or not the most important things in life can be brought. There are some strong arguments against the idea that those most important things in life can be free, I still believe that there are certain things that people cannot buy.
Some people believe that there is a price for everything, whereas they can get anything they wanted through hard-working. In doing so, people can buy their dream house and have good meals if they deserved it, therefore people will live their life with passion.
By contrast, in my opinion, I believe that the most important things in life are invaluable. Because in people’s loves, there are important things that cannot be brought by using money, such as intimacy and love. It is impossible to buy a life-long relationship such as family or friendship, in other words, people do not pay their parents, siblings, or any of their loved ones for their cares.
In conclusion, there is no doubt that money has a certain importance in people’s lives, but I still belie that there are important things that money cannot buy.
Liz has told you to write only the thesis not the whole essay but nevertheless you fid a good job by comparing things you can buy with money and those which are priceless,cannot be bought by money.
Most people believe that there are some important things in our life which can not be bought through money such as family, friends and health, these are the priceless and gifted by good. I definitely agree with the statement mentioned.
Some people have the perception of most crucial things in the world are cost free and cannot be purchased. However, in my opinion I agree that they are free analyzing both the family and health aspect of life.
For this essay I mentioned Air & Water as the most important things in life and explained why aren’t they free anymore. Is this alright? Did I go off-topic?
Thesis statement for the argumentative essay. It is said and it is also a fact that certain non_materialistic things like natural beauty, health care, love and family are those blessings which have been granted to us free to enjoy our life and if they’re lost once can’t be bought at any cost.
In my opinion, I agree most of the important things in life are free but not all because there are still important things like food, shelter, clothing etc that we still have to work for.
Hi Liz, Here’s my opinion.
People have different opinion on whether or not the most important things in life can be brought. There are some strong arguments against the idea that those most important things in life should be free, I still believe that there are certain things that you cannot buy. Some people believe that there is a price for everything, whereas they can get anything they wanted through hard-working. In doing so, people can buy their dream house and have good meals if they deserved it, therefore people will live their life with passion. By contrast, in my opinion, I believe that the most important things in life are invaluable. Because there are important things which cannot be brought by using money in our life, such as intimacy and love. It is impossible to buy a life-long relationship like family or friendship, in the other words, people cannot have intimacy and love through money. People do not pay your parents, siblings, any of your loved ones for their cares. In conclusion, there is no doubt that there is a certain importance of money in people’s lives, but I believe that there are important things that money cannot buy.
It is argued by some that extremely important things in one’s life are free of charge and no amount of money can buy them. However, I am of the opinion that a number of things, which are crucial for survival such as education , food, clothing and shelter to name but a few, can only be obtained by means of money.
It is argued by some that extremely important things in one’s life are free of charge and no amount of money can buy them. However, I am of the opinion that a number of things, which are crucial for survival such as food, clothing and shelter to name but a few, must be bought.
Thesis statement: In my perspective, Love, family relations and air are most important among those which we freely enjoy and I also belive that everyone relishes it all the time in their life’s.
(Ideas: Love – Mother’s love is unconditional right from the time we are in her womb.
Family relations: Everyone tends to remember their family members such as mother, father, grand parents which are most important relations being enjoyed for free from being a toddler till last breath.
Air: One of the five essential elements which is completely free and the only means of living which cannot be substituted.
– All the ideas are to be elaborated with some real life scenarios / examples if possible.
This is what I would write. Liz, Please do correct me and let me know if any changes are to be made. (My goal for writing task is 7 min)
It is argued by some that it is not possible to purchase the most valuable things in life. While I agree that certain qualities such as happiness, love and health cannot be bought, in my opinion, the most basic human needs such as food, housing and education can only be obtained, using money.
I entirely agree that some non material thing which ca not be bought are free for us and we accesse them freely.
Hi Liz I’m José, In my case here at Canada, I took the IELTS the last Saturday. And the writing task 2 was kind the same with the question. “Some people buy products because they are good and suits to what they need, that’s why advertising is unnecessary” They want me to say some advantages and disvatanges of that topic and also the question “for what extent I was agree?” Before the day test I was watching one of your videos and you say that something about “what extent” means. I said that I wasn’t completely agree with that statement… I hope I could get what they really asked.
Thanks for your tips for IELTS, and when I get my results I will post them here.
Free and the things which can not be bought are considered to be the most precious things in life. In my opinion, I agree that free and priceless values, such as family, friends, love and belief, are the most significant in life. However, I also believe that a piece of bread could be more necessary in the capitalistic system.
In some people’s opinion major things in life cannot be obtained by money, but are available to everyone equally for free. I certainly agree to this view like family, time, health which are most valuable assets, are free.
Hi Liz!!!!you are the most prominent and sublime teacher I ever met!!!!your materials are much helpful for ielts students…those who are sharing their successful experiences!!!!!I truly appreciate them!!!!!!! God bless you all!!!!I am facing huge problem in writing but getting some help from your tips and very slowly doing well in writing!!!!
I got to write in task 2 if govt should spend money on top athletes or on sports for everyone do send solution.
it is commonly thought that the most fundamental issues in our life are costless and we can not buy it. In my opinion, I totally agree with this idea as our families and our health are free, and they are certainly invaluable things in our lives.
Hello Liz, Thesis statement: From my perspective, I believe that family, sincerity and humbleness are among the most valuable things in life and, fortunately, they are all free.
Some people think that things that are really valuable to us cannot be bought with money. I would like to agree to this statement. Few of these priceless things are real happiness, good Health and true Relationships. Let’s explore about each of these in detail see what makes it truly priceless yet so valuable.
Firstly, happiness is one important thing that cannot be bought with money. Happiness is ones state of mind, with a feeling of being loved and being secure. Happiness that come from riches and wealth is temporary and doesn’t last long.
Secondly, good health is something that one has to attain over a long period of time. In order to stay fit and healthy, one may have to invest in good food and lifestyle. But that alone does not ensure good health. Health is a state of complete physical, social and emotional well being. For example, an end stage cancer patient, when doctors say that nothing can be done, if he has good moral support from friends and family and people to keep him happy, it will definitely help him to a large extent.
Last but not the least, true friendships and relationships are the ones that stay with us through thick and thin. Such relationships cannot be bought with money. Friendships that come with wealth and riches and wealth are temporary and not true.
Hence I would like to conclude that true happiness, good health and real relationships are keys to life and these priceless things are valuable yet free. As people get richer and wealthier, they tend to miss out on these precious things and that makes their life miserable.
I have scored band 7 for the above essay! Thanks for the tips.
Well done 🙂 Good news 😉
Introduction: Few people argue that the most essential things in life are free of cost and cannot be acquired by other means. I partially agree with this school of thought, as I believe that there are other things which holds an equal importance.
Waiting for your feedback, Liz.
Some people think that things that are really valuable to us cannot be bought with money. I would like to agree to this statement. Few of these priceless things are real happiness, True love, good Health and Relationships. Let’s explore about each of these in detail see what makes it truly priceless yet so valuable.
Firstly, happiness is one important thing that cannot be bought with money. Happiness is ones state of mind, with a feeling of being loved and being secure…..
In my opinion, i agree to some extend that the most important things in life are free however there are a number of basis necessities of life which are not.
it was my husband question yesterday….in KSA
thanks a lot
It was my question on 11th Nov in Khi Pakistan. Really a tough statement to write on it.
In my point of view, the most significant things like family, health, happiness and appreciation of nature are available to every human being without spending a peny whereas less important substances like residence, health care, a luxurious transport are bought against price.
I just chose one side n agreed with the statement. N the things i mentioned were health, time, intellect/wisdom. I mentioned that these things are most valuable and cannot be bought. In body paragraphs i explained these things in each paragraph. I didn’t mentio the things that we can buy like food, housing, car, food etc did i attempt in the wrong direction?
I mentioned time, happiness and health as the most important things in life and can not be bought.
In my opinion, I believe that every person has some personal exclusive things which cannot buy or it cannot be measured by money rather it’s a matter of feelings.
Some argue that most valuable things in life cannot be purchased and come at free of cost.I completely agree with the statement…
plz tell this approach of balanced view is appropriate? In my opinion, I strongly believe that things like family, health, wisdom, love are free, however, their maintenance does require some amount of finance.
I have tried and written the entire essay. Please suggest in case of any correction / improvements needed:-
Although some people believe that the most significant things in life are free of cost, other people think that most precious things in life are purchased through paying the price. In my opinion, I believe that the most key things in life are free of charge.
On one hand, few people think that the vital things in life are free of charge and I agree as well. In another words, these precious things are available in abundance to rich as well as poor in the same manner. For example, family, love, nature, health, air, water etc. There is no charge on these significant things and all of these are available to us in our life irrespective of being rich or poor. Furthermore, we must thankful, appreciate and preserve the nature and surrounding available resources which provide us almost all of these things in our life without charging us.
On the other hand, some people think that the valuable things in life are purchased through money. In other words, the key things are only available to us if we spend good amount of money on them. For example, food, clothes, housing, higher education, well lifestyle, car etc. These vital things are the basic human necessities and cannot be available to us unless we pay the higher price on them.
In conclusion, while people may differ in their views I think that most of the precious things in life are free of cost and as a human being we must appreciate for the same.
Regards, Vimal
Well written
Hi Liz, Thank you for doing what you do. Here is my thesis statement for this essay.
It is thought by some people that the most essential things in life are priceless and cannot be gotten with money. In my opinion, I totally agree that the most essential things in life are equally accessible both to the rich and the poor. Is this a good thesis or not? Thanks for being there
Hello Liz That is great tips. What is wrong with starting thesis statement by “This essay will…”? Thank you very much.
It doesn’t express your OWN opinion.
Ohh…many thanks.
Ok, can I write it like this ” In this essay, I will explain why most important things are free” Thanks
Your thesis statement should actually provide your answer – introduce your answer in the introduction and give the support in the body paragraphs.
In my view, I believe that the things we value much in life such as love and happiness are given freely, hence, cannot be traded.
In my opinion, I strongly believe that the most paramount things are not charged by a human.
Great work Liz. I paid soo much attention to the task 2 especially on food,housing,clothes and cars. I should be expecting Band 8 as usual…lol I started my essay this way
It is believed most valuable things of life should be free and not to be purchased. I totally dis-agree with this notion. In my BP1 I wrote about “value”. When things are bought with our hard earned money, we not only value it, we appreciate and maintain it and I related this to Clothing. If clothes are free everyone will just wear them and dump them. BP2 I related it to Council flats in UK…lol some of these flats are not as clean as they should be and the reason is simply because they are offered by the government FREE. BP3 I related it to Cars, if cars are free how will it be fuel? If Cars are free will the parts will also be free? People who got donated Cars careless on maintaining them nor replace their parts ontime because they do not value what they got for free. I also talk about Quality. Quality on things got for free can NEVER be compared to those that were Purchased. In my conclusion, after a brief summary on why things of life should not be free including education,transportation and health care{even though i didn’t discuss them in my BPs}. I ended my essay with “Nothing is free in Life even for those that live in FREELAND”…lol sounds funny
I think the important things in life are naturally made to be free
In the current question do we need to discuss both the sides or any one on which we agree or disagree… I took the exam and had the same question. I disagreed with the opinion and largely talked on points mentioned under disagree point as above.. am I right in my approach
here’s my thesis statement.tnx in advance for the feedback. “I believed that the most important things in life are free and is available to rich and poor alike.”
I got the same essay and was slightly confused in the begning.
In my Opinion, The best things in life are free such as Healhy relationships and Teachings from elders.
I wrote about the Relationships with our love ones; How relationships are important in being mentally well being and how they cannot be bought from money, and Teachings from elderly people such as Discipline, Punctuality are available free to youngsters, how these things will play a pivotal role later in future life; in a postive manner.
I explained these points in details with examples and concluded with my opinion. What do you think about the content of this essay I wrote? I hope I wrote the essay well.
Many Thanks for wonderful lessons.
Hi, I received this question in ielts general test held on 11 November 2017. I mentioned love and air as two important things.
Some people have perception that best things in life are free namely family,health,love etc.But,others reckon that there are many things which are not free and those are very necessery in life like food,clothes.I disagree with former view and this essay will discuss reasons before forming conclusion.
In my opinion, I believe that the most precious things in life are free of cost.
In my opinion, I think the most vital things in life should be free to choose and people do not have to buy them.
Hi, I’ve noticed people here write: In my opinion, I think/agree/believe.. Is it really better than just: In my opinion the most vital… I don’t have much experience in writing and it sounds weird to me.
Like if we talk about honesty and freedom… As the most important things
I completely agree with this view those who hold this view. In my opinion, most important things are free that cannot be bought by money.
I completely agree with sentence that Time which is most valuable and priceless thing.
Thanks much!
Dear Liz, I have given neutral opinion on this topic stating that eventhough some necessary things of life are free such as family, friends but other important things like cars, bank balance need to be earn. After that I have given justifications on both views in each body paragraphs. And then conclusion. Is this is correct way?
Hi Liz, My question is can we give neutral opinion also on this?
It is thought by some people that most of the important things that are available in our are free, which means they involves no cost. In my opinion, I agree that friends, family and real life knowledge are free.
Hi Liz, Please correct me if I am wrong… Can I begin like below: Though many people feel that best things are not freely available yet I, personally believe, that best things in life can not be bought with money rather can be get freely with love and care. I can better eludicate my point of view as below. Begin next paragraph with real life examples…
In my opinion I believe that most important things of life are free,because love,good health and family are the most significant things of life you get for free.
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