Sunday, 4 August 2019

'At' and 'In' to Indicate Time

To show Time
1) 'At 'shows exact point of time
   e.g. Rohit reports at 7.00 A.M.
2) 'In' For long duration :
    e.g. in a day, in a month, in a year
     Shrkant will complete the work in next      
    10 hours.
3) 'within' any time in given duration
     e.g .
     They will wind it up within a week.
4) 'For' Duration of time :
     e.g.
     We waited 10 hours for them.
5) 'Since' Exact point of time in the past:
      e.g.
      Virat has been playing in Indian team since 2001.(Exact year/ Day/Date/Time)
    

Monday, 25 March 2019

CBSE X ENGLISH - 2019 Writing Skills Questions, Section B


                                                                   SET - 2

Q.3.  In order to increase the green cover in their area, residents of Pioneer Housing Society, Vinod Vihar, Delhi, planted saplings around their residential complex and also along the road. As Secretary of the Society, write  a letter to the editor of a local newspaper requesting him to highlight the initiative taken by your society and urge other residential complexes to launch similar campaigns in their areas. You are Sugam/ Sugandha  (100 – 120 words).
                                                                     OR
The Supreme Court’s observation that we waste tons of food and thousands of litres of water on the occasion of a wedding should be taken seriously by all. Besides, we waste a lot of maoney on whowing off our weath and position. This should be avoided. Write an article on the topic, ‘ Keep Weddings as simple as possible.’ You are Rama/ Ramesh.
Q.4. Write a story in 200 – 250 words , with the help of the cues given below. Give suitable title to the story.
The cries ‘ Save! Save! Help!’ alarmed you. You run in the direction from which the cries were coming. You saw a house on fire and people desperately trying to douse it. You…………….
                                                                     OR
 Ramesh Rohan were very close friends. A small misunderstanding caused a rift between them. They did not speak to each other for months. But when……….



                                                                 SET -1 and SET - 3

Q.3 .Write a letter, in  100- 120 words, to the Police Commissioner, Pune complaining about the use of loudspeakers after 10  p.m. in your city. You are Anu/Anupam, 18 , Rose colony, Pune.

OR

Write an article, in 100-120 words, on ‘ Importance of Festivals in Our Social Life’. You are Anu or Anupam.

Q.4. Write a short story in 200 – 250 words, with the help of the ues given below. Give a suitable title to the story.
Honesty is the best policy – its merit was realized by Rahul / Riya when …………

OR

I sat frozen as if made of stone – I did not move a muscle – I did not blink and stared unseeingly when I saw -------------


X English Section B Set 2 Grammar Answers


CBSE English 2019 SECTION B (Grammar) SET-2 Series JMS/2
            
Q.5. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Attempt any four.
As we get closer ---(a) --- the hills, the vegetation --------(b)------ more abundant and the fields smaller and -----(c) ------. By -------(d)---- time we branched ------(e) ----The jungle, it was quite dark. 
     (a)   (i) in                 (ii) from                       (iii) to              (iv) over      
     (b)   (i) grew            (ii) growing                 (iii) grows       (iv) grown
     (c)    (i) few             (ii) fewest                    (iii) Fewer       (iv) a few
     (d)   (i) a                  (ii) an                           (iii) some         (iv) the
     (e)    (i) in                 (ii)into                         (iii) to              (iv) on

Q. 6. The following paragraph has not been edited . there is an error in each line. Identify the error and write down its correction against the correct blank number. The first one has been done for you. Attempt any four.

                                                                                                     Error                       Correction
When he is eighteen Velan left                                                  e.g.  is                          was
Home. His father slap his face                                                    (a) slap                       slapped
One day on coming late with the                                                (b) with                      from / to  
Midday meal, and he did this                                                     (c) this                        that
in the presence of others in a                                                      (d) a                            the                    
 room.  Velan glared on his father                                              (e) on                           at
and left the place
Q.7. Rearrange any four of the following froups of words/phrases to make meaningful sentences:
(a) to the/and was winding/ the way / market/ long
 The way to the market was winding and long.
(b) could/walking/get/boring/alone.quite
Walking alone could get quite boring.
(c) a/for/good time/ it was /day/ the/ to plan
 It was a good time to plan for  the day.
(d) walk keeps / the day/ for / fit and healthy / you/ the
The walk keeps you fit and healthy for the day.
(e ) for/ advisable / distances/ is /short/ it/ to walk



It is advisable to walk for short distances.

CBSE X English Section B Set 1 Grammar Answer Key


      CBSE English 2019 SECTION B (Grammar)  SET  - 1  Series JMS/2

Q.5. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Attempt any four.
In our school , the ground realities ----------(a) ---- different. We have not -----(b) -----our salaries for the last three months. The shortage of funds ---------(c)  ---- hit the purchase of new books. But happy days are coming according  ----- (d) ------ our Principal. An Approval of funds ------(e) ----- received from the Head Office.
(  (a)    (i) is                             (ii) were                       (iii) are                         (iv) be
   (b)   (i) received                  (ii) been received        (iii) receiving                (iv) receives
   (c)    (i) have                        (ii) had                         (iii) has                         (iv) having
   (d)   (i) for                           (ii) on                           (iii) to                           (iv) of
   (e)    (i) is                             (ii) are                          (iii) were                      (iv) has been


     Q. 6. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it against  the correct blank number. The first one has been done for you . Attempt any four.
                                                                                                       Word         Missing       Word
                                                                                                       Before         Word         After
Do you remember last time you laughed                                e.g.  remember       the               last
Loudly? For most us  laughing out loud is an                           (a)  most               of              us
uphill task. More often not people think                                   (b)  not                many           people
that they no time laugh. There are more                                   (c) they                have       no
important things do. Says Sudha Chandra                                (d) things               to             do
“ Hiring a laughter coach is my aim here”                                (e) Hiring               a          laughter

Q. 7. Rearrange any four of the following groups of words/ phrases to make meaningful sentences:
(a) to the/and / was winding/ the way/market/long
 - The way to the market was winding and long
(b)  could /walking /get/ boring /alone /quite
-  Walking alone could get quite boring.
(c) a/ for / good/ time/ it was/ day / the /to plan 
- It was a good time to plan for the  day
(d) walk keeps / the day/ for / fit and healthy/ you/ the
- the walk keeps you healthy and fit for the day.
(e) for /advisable/distances/is/ short/it/ to walk
- It is advisable to walk for short distances.





CBSE X 2019 English Section - C Set 3 Answer Key

Set  3

Q.5 Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Attempt any four.

a)     The Sky was dark  a ) -----------monsoon clouds. It   b) ----------- rained all night and c) ------------- rain again. The monsoon rains d) ----------- come early at e) ------- end of June.


b)    The Sky was dark  ii) with monsoon clouds. It   iv) had rained all night and ii) would rain again. The monsoon rains ii) had come early at i) the end of June.


Q 6 : Identify the error and write down it's correction 
                                                                    Correct                                   Incorrect

We left after a midday heat                                                 a                                         the

As we climb the forest grew                                            climb                                 climbed

Thick in bamboo trees. the sun filtered                           thick                                  thicker

Through brief and gave us a                                            brief                                   briefly                                        

Pure delight. We are thrilled and                                     are                                       were

Soon our Destination come in sight.                               Come                                   came

Q.7. Rearrange any four of the following groups of words/ phrases to make meaningful sentences:
(a) An / are /good citizens/ asset/ a nation/ to
 Ans : Good Citizens are an Asset to a nation
(b) Rights/ they are /respect/law abiding/ others’ / and
 Ans: They are law abiding and respect others’ rights.
(c)  good citizens / about others/ and try/  are concerned/ help them/ to
Ans : Good citizens are concerned about others and try to help them
(d) socially useful/ they / activities / in/ are / involved
Ans :  They are involved in socially useful activities.
(e)  depends/ strength/ on responsible/ citizens/ anation’s
Ans: A nation’s strength depends on responsible citizens.



Thursday, 14 March 2019

XII Physical Education Marking Scheme (CBSE) 2018-19

LOST SPRING : Value Points Chapter 2 Flamingo

                                                                 LOST SPRING
                                                                                                                            - By Anees Jung
                                  A Rag Picker : Author encounters every morning

1) Saheb-E-Alam Irony in his name 
    Lord of the Universe  Rag picker in reality 
    1971 migrated from Bangladesh
    Barefoot army of barefoot boys,
    Morning birds disappear in the noon
    Do you go to school - No school in the neighbourhood
    If I open school, will you.........
    Agrees
    Authors forgets her promise
 
    a) mother did not bring down chapple from the shelf
    b) Even if she brings he will throw them off (Other boy wearing shoes not matching says)
    c) Third boy says 'I want shoes' never owned a pair of shoes in life
    d) Not lack of money but tradition makes them move without shoes
        tradition may just be an excuse to hide perpetual poverty  the author wonders.
    e) story of a man from Udipi
        -- son of priest praying God for shoes
        -- 30 years later - new priest's
        -- son wearing socks and shoes
        -- but still many boys like rag picker in his neighbourhood                   
        -- barefoot
2) Garbage a heap of gold for them- wrapped wonder for children
    ' I find a rupee , even a 10 rs note, when you can find a silver coin - you don't stop for there                    is  a hope
3) Garbage Means of survival for elders:
    But for children it is full of suspense
4) Garbage is gold,daily bread and butter , it is a roof even if leaking
5) rag picking acquired proportion of fine art in Seemapuri : 
    - devoid of sewage, drainage
    - with roofs of tin
    - taurpolin
6) no identity without permit , but with ration cards
7) ration cards bring their names on voters list
8) One winter Morning
9) Saheb standing near the fenced gate of the neighbourhood club
10) two young men playing tennis- watch - out of his reach
11) goes inside when no one is around
12) watchman let him take a swing
13) This morning- carrying steel canister - milk booth to tea shop - 800 Rs. salary
      a) carefree looks gone
      b) steel canister heavier than plastic bag
      c) bag was his , canister belongs to tea shop owner
      d) Saheb no longer his master

Second story : 1) MUKESH :lived in  Firozabad: His ambition to be a Motor Mechanic
                         2) a) Firozabad main profession : Bangle Making
                             b) Centre of India's glass blowing industry
                             c) welding glass, making bangles for all the women                         
                             d) children working around furnaces PATHETIC CONDITION
                             e) i)  20,000/- children working illegally, 
                                 ii) slog their working hours around hot furnaces.
                             f) volunteers to take Anees Jung the writer to his home 
                                (he says is being rebuilt)
                             g) stinking lanes, choked with garbage, hovels(Open Shade) with crumbling                                       walls, shared with cattle, wobbly doors, no windows, crowded, pathetic                                           conditions, human & animal coexisting in primeval state
                             h) Mukesh's home half built shack , one part thatched with dead grass, one  
                                 part , firewood stove,

                          3) Mukesh's family members 
                                  a)His elder borther
                                  b)His father
                                  c)His sister in law -frail little woman(his brother's wife)
                                  d) withdraws behind the wall, veil covers her face
                                  e)Mukesh father , worked as tailor then as a bangle maker
                                      but failed to renovate house and give education to his two children,
                                      could only teach art of making bangles to his son
                                  f) shanty town, unkempt yards, 
                                  g) In dark hutments,  next to lines of flames of flickering oil lamp children  
                                      sit with their parents welding pieces of coloured glass
                                      their eyes more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside
                                 h) lose eyesight before they become adult
 Third Story SAVITA ;
                               a)   Young girl in drab pink dress, along side elderly women ,welding glass
                               b)   Girl's hands moving like tongs of machine(Simile)
                               c)   Writer wonders - if the girl aware of ----Sanctity of the bangles
                               d)   Sanctity will dawn upon her when she will be draped in a red veil
                               e)   on being bride- hand  dyed with henna - red bangles on wrist- will be a  
                                        bride
                               f)  woman beside her married many years back-- no light in her eye
                                "Ek wakt sher bhar khana bhi nahi khaya"(not enjoyed one full meal in life)
                              g) her husband knows only bangle making- made a house for family- many  
                                   failed to do that
General Condition : nothing to do, no other business, old and young lament
                                   mind numbing toil killed ability top dream, 
                                   killed initiativer
                           i) Why not Organized?
                                    if organized (illegal thing), hauled, beaten and dragged to jail
                               j) No leader, apathy, poverty, greed, injustice 
                           5) Listening to them author could make out two different world
                               i) family caught in web of poverty, burdened by stigma of their caste they'r  
                                  born
                              ii) vicious circle of "Sahukars" , 
                                  middlemen, 
                                  the policemen the keepers of law, bureaucrates and politicians
                              # Above things and people imposed the baggage on children, can't put down
                              iii) accept as naturally as their father, to do anything else mean to dare
                           6) daring not a part of their grwing up
                           7) writer sensed a flash of daring in Mukesh, felt cheered
                           8) go to garage walking long distance, learn
                           9) dream to drive car , be a car mechanic - contented
                               but plane was not a part of his dream - response to writer's question
                                                           
                           

The Last Lesson - Value Points (Flamingo) Chapter 1

                                                             The Last Lesson 
# Back Ground - Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
# Prussia won the War (Prussia = Austria+ Poland + Germany)
# Order from Berlin - only German would be taught in the Schools in Alsace and Lorraine
# Last Lesson of French - teacher M Hamel
# M Hamel 40 years dedicated faithful service to the country
# Little Frank surprised : 1) School unusually quite as if it were Sunday Morning
                                         2) M.Hamel did not scold for late coming and not leaning participles
                                         3) M. Hamel was wearing his special dress, frilled coat , embroidered shirt                                              and his hat. He used to wear it on inspection and price days.
                                         4) Villagers were sitting on the back benches
# Villagers gathered to show their grattitude and respect :
                                          1) for 40 years dedicated service to the country
                                          2) Old Hauser, former Mayor, many other villagers were sitting in the                                                      class on the backbenches
                                          3) Old Hauser with a primer in his hand
  # Contents of the last lesson taught by M Hamel:
                                                1) Rules of the past participles
                                                2) Read and explained the grammar lessons
                                                3) Writing work was given
                                                4) Lesson in History
                                                5) Chanting of Alphabets for babies
                                                6) Patient and nice explanation
                                                7) Franz listened very carefully as he did never before
                                                8) Attempt to teach everything at one stroke
# Reasons to Reproach themselves:
                                               1) Little Franz and students
                                                  a) Seeking eggs in nest by bunking classes
                                                  b) going on the sand dunes for slides on soars
                                                  c) Putting leaning on tomorrow
                                               2) Teacher for:
                                                   a)telling to students to water plants in the garden
                                                   b) For giving holidays when he would go for fishing
                                               3) Villagers :
                                                   a) for sending children to the farms and mills for small amount of                                                               money
Importance of Mothertongue : Lesson by M Hamel
                                                 Mothertongue is a key to the prison if you ever get enslaved
End of the lesson : 1) Old Hauser crying in a trembling voice
                               2) M. choked with emotion
                               3) Hides his face keeps his head on the board
                               4) Writes on the board 'Vive La France'
                               5) signs class is dismissed with his hand
Little franz remembered 'The Last Lesson'  clearly:


Probable Questions :

1) What surprised little Franz?
2) Why were villagers sitting on the back bench?
3) What were the reasons for M. Hamel, the students and the villagers to reproach themselves?
4)Why was M Hamel's voice choked?
5) How did M Hamel end the last lesson?
6) What were the contents of the last lesson and how did M Hamel teach them? How did the audience respond?
7) What message does M Hamel give students through last lesson? Or What can we learn from this story?                               

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

NOTICE WRITING FORMAT

   Format:                 1.                          NAME OF THE INSTITUTION
                                 2.                                          NOTICE
                                                                      (In Block Letters)
(Leave a Line)
3. Date:
(Leave 1 Line)
4.Title:                                             e.g. SPEECH COMPETITION     

5.Main Body     
This is to notify/This to be notified/All the (Students/Teachers/Staff Members)....are hereby informed that..........(Information) Our school has organized................... on day/date/time  at (Venue)
.............
Interested students are requested to register their names to .......(Name of the person) on or before date.

6. Signature
7.Designation
 8. Name(Optional)

e.g.   Head Boy
 Mr. Aditya Sharma

# You can Make a box to the Notice if you are preparing it in an Answersheet


    



Saturday, 9 February 2019

HOW TO PREPARE NEWS REPORT?

Components of News Report: 

There are four parts of New Report:

                             1. Headline
                             2. Byline (According to CBSE books)
                             3. Lead/Intro
                             4. Main Body

Technique To Prepare Effective Headline: 

        1. Use of Simple Present Tense: 
            Purpose: i) To maintain freshness of the news.
                         e.g. India beats Pak by 4 wicket  
                         (India defeated Pak yesterday but Headline is in Simple Present)
                           ii) To give reader a feeling of actual presence at the place of occurence

        2. Short form of Passive Voice
                            i) To give more importance to the 'Actionthan the 'Doer 
                         e.g. 5 killed in accident  (5 persons were killed in and accident)
                           ii) To make headline Short and Effective.
                         e.g. 5 militants gunned down in Uri

        3. Use of Active Voice:
                            i) To show 'Doer'  is more important than the 'Action'
                         e.g.   Prime Minister visits quake victims
                           ii) To create feeling of urgency
                         e.g. Thieves grab 1 crores gems (Urgency)
                                
        4. Omission of ARTICLES ('a' , 'an' 'the' ) from the Headline :
                         for .e.g. Patil wants assembly meet
                                          (Patil wants an assembly meet) Removed 'An'
       5. Use of conctrete and vivid words:
                        for e.g Thieves grab 1 croes gems 
                                        is prefered to 
                                  Valuable jewellery stolen 
By line:  Name of the News Agency or Correspondence who drafted the News:
               e.g. By Press Trust of India  
                              Or 
                      By Zee News
Dateline : Consists of 
                                i) City Name 
                                ii)Month Name
                               iii) News Agency/Correspondence (if not mentioned after headline) 
(In newspapers News Agency/correspondents name is sometimes mentioned in the headline)
                e.g. MUMBAI, July,29 (PTI)
                       MUMBAI, JULY:
Lead/Intro :  30 to 40 words , It introduces us to the main story so it is called intro. It leads us  
                       the main body of the news so it is called lead also.
                       5 persons were killed and many others were injured yesterday evening when a  
                       bus collided into a car near Sardar Bridge, Surat killing 5 and injuring 10                                     others. Injureds had been rushed to civil hospital Surat two of them are reported                         to be in critical condition.

Main Body : Contains one or more than one paragraphs containing
                       Most important Info
                       More Important Info.
                       Important Info
                       Less Important Info
                       Least Important Info
e.g. of a News Report
              Health Ministry sends 2 teams to Gujarat, Punjab to   
         assist states in containing swine flu
                                                      By Press Trust of India |
NEW DELHI , FEBRUARY:  The death toll due to swine flu in the country has soared to 226 with the H1N1 virus claiming 31 more lives in a week till Monday, while the number of those affected crossed the 6,000 mark.
  In view of rising cases of swine flu and deaths due to the disease in Gujarat and Punjab, the Union Health Ministry has sent two teams to assess the situation and assist the states in strengthening their response mechanism to contain the ailment.
Fifty-four deaths and 1,187 cases were reported in Gujarat till February 7, while 30 deaths and 301 cases were reported from Punjab, according to data by the Health Ministry.
“Two central teams have been sent to Gujarat and Punjab as they have reported large number of fatalities due to the H1N1 infection,” said an official from the ministry