You have been asked to write a short story titled ‘Believing in People’ for your school magazine, using the information given below along with your own imagination. Outline: A tycoon — announced — displayed on hoardings — stated he would pay off debts of the person — meets him at the appointed time — businessman sat in office… Read More »
INDIA – A DEVELOPING NATION 1. India was once considered the land of knowledge and enlightenment. In ancient times scholars from all over Asia and Europe used to flock to Taxila, Nalanda and other Indian centres of learning. Apart from the arts, culture, philosophy and religion, these scholars came to study medicine, law and martial sciences. But despite… Read More »
It was the first day of my life when my father admitted me to a city school where______. Ans. MY FATHER ADMITTED ME IN A SCHOOL It was the first day of my life when my father admitted me to a city school where only children who topped in their school board got admission. It was an… Read More »
BEHAVIOUR Read the following passage carefully: 1 Detachment is not physically renouncing our possessions, profession, home and family as many of us think. It is the ability to let go of all the desires, habits, emotions, thoughts, speech and behaviour patterns that are negative or detrimental to our well being in any way. Detachment and discrimination are… Read More »
Exercise-25 Look at the notes below. Then use the information to complete the paragraphs that follow by writing suitable words and phrases in each space. Do not add new information. Depend on cars — danger to environment — emission of gases —air pollution serious problem — overpopulated metro cities — revise transport policy — introduce new policy —… Read More »
Your teacher has asked you to write a short story. Using the information given below along with your imagination, write a short story titled ‘God Hidden in People’. Outline: God promised to an elderly lady — He would visit her— she cleaned and polished — waited for God — sudden knock at the door —A beggar stood out… Read More »
Using the information given below and your own imagination, write a short story titled `A Bamboo Tree’. Outline: A gardener — cluster of bamboo trees — he stood before the tallest bamboo —’I need you’ – — ‘I’m at your disposal’ — ‘I’ve to split you in half’ — please don’t split line, said the bamboo tree —… Read More »
Exercise-23 Look at the notes below. Then use the information to complete the paragraphs that follow by writing suitable words and phrases in each space. Do not add new information. City life — comforts— full of tension — pollution — choking roads — traffic — crowd — no leisure people — self centred. Although (a) …………….. but it… Read More »
JOURNEY Read the following passage carefully: 1 One day a traveller was walking along a road on his journey from one village to another. As he walked he noticed a monk tending the ground in the fields beside the road. The monk said “Good day” to the traveller, and the traveller nodded to the monk. The traveller… Read More »
THE LORD HAS NO FIXED FORM Read the following passage carefully: There was an artist who had travelled far and wide and had an extensive reputation. But so far he had not achieved access to Krishna! As such he was anxious to seek approbation from Lord Krishna as well. Luckily, one day he got an appointment with Krishna,… Read More »
SUBRAMANIA BHARTI Read the following passage carefully: 1 Born in 1882, Subramania Bharati’s political career began at the end of 1904. Less than four years later he would be forced into exile, an ordeal that would extend to well over a decade. The years spent in exile in the French enclave of Pondicherry, between mid-1908 and… Read More »