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Saturday 30 December 2017

CBSE Class 10 English MCB Grammar Sentence Transformation

Reported Speech (3 marks each)

Q. 1. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows: (3 marks) (Board 2014, Set PRE2N18)

Principal : Why were you absent last week ?

Student : I was absent because I was not well.

Principal : What will happen to your studies now ?

Student : I will work hard to complete them.

The Principal asked the student (a).............The student replied (b)................The Principal was concerned and asked (c)............The student replied that he would study hard to complete them.

Ans. (a) why he had been absent the previous week.

(b) that he had been absent because he had not been well.

CBSE CLASS 10 ENGLISH MCB GRAMMAR SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

CBSE Class 10 English MCB Grammar Sentence Reordering

Q. 1. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases to make meaningful sentences: (3 marks) (Board 2014, Set QUD9VQW)

(a) for many/on/relied/dogs/people have/generations

(b) companionship/used/they/for hunting/have been/and

Ans. (a) For many generations people have relied on dogs./People have relied on dogs for many generations.

(b) They have been used for hunting and companionship.

Q. 2. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases to make meaningful sentences : (3 marks) (Board 2014, Set 8L1922Q)

(a) inside/grandeur/the palace hall/it was/all

(b) interwoven/pearls/were/flower garlands/sparkling/with

Ans. (a) It was all grandeur inside the palace hall.

(b) Flower garlands were interwoven with sparkling pearls.

CBSE CLASS 10 ENGLISH MCB GRAMMAR SENTENCE REORDERING

CBSE Class 10 English MCB Grammar Omission

Q.1. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after it. The first one has been done as an example.

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Ans.

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CBSE Class 10 English MCB Grammar Editing

Q.1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct question number. The first one has been done as an example. (4 Marks Each) (Board 2014, Set QUD9VQW, PRE2N1B)

Dolphins and killer whales has learned elaborate routine [Error: has; Correction: have]

to entertain aquarium audiences. They are thought

by men to being even more scientifically (a) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]

intelligent then me. In scientific (b) [Error: ________; Correction: _______ ;]

experiments they had showed great (c) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]

skill for distinguishing between objects. (d) [Error: ________; Correction: ________;]

Ans.

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CBSE Class 10 English MCB Grammar Gap Filling

Q.1. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word/phrases from the given options. (3 marks)

One of the (a)_____ problems facing the world today is global warming. Many scientists believe that our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is having a heating effect on the atmosphere and this (b)_____ be very dangerous for human life. We (c)____ examine the problem of global warming and suggest some ways of solving it.

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Ans. (a) (ii) biggest

(b) (i) could

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CBSE Class 10 English Main Course Book Reading Skills Unseen Passages

Unseen Passages

Syllabus

Qs. 1-2. This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750 words. The arrangement within the reading section is as follows :

Q. 1. A Factual passage 300-350 words with eight very short answer type questions. (8 marks)

Q. 2. A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four short answer type questions to test inference,

evaluation and analysis and four MCQs to test vocabulary. (12 marks)

Tips To Know:

Tips for solving comprehension passages :

1. Read the passage thoroughly. The reading should be quick.

2.Focus on the relevant details and underline them with a pen or pencil.

3.Read the questions carefully and go back to the passage to find the answers.

4.The answers are generally in a logical sequence.

5. Try to write the answers in your own words.

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CBSE Class 10 English Main Course Book Grammar Story Writing

Introduction:

A Story is a narration of a set of fictions event used to convey a moral message.

Format:

• Context—use phrases like—'Once upon a time............'Long long ago..........'.

• Introduction of characters through dialogue/narration.

• Plot—description of an event/accident.

• Climax—end of the story.

Marking Scheme

Content : 6 marks

Fluency : 2 mark

Accuracy : 2 mark

Under content, credit should be given for the candidates creativity in presenting ideas.

Q. 1. ‘Enjoying a cup of tea while sitting on my balcony on a Sunday morning, suddenly I felt a deep pain in my chest. I thought that this was the last moment of my life. I wanted to call my daughter, my husband and everybody to say the final Good Bye, but couldn’t do so ....'

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CBSE Class 10 English Main Course Book Writing Grammar Articles

Introduction:

With a view to express their own views, opinions or arguments people take to write articles. There are issues that concern people in general.

Process of writing an article is as follows :

(i) Collect relevant matter (Content)

(ii) Organise in a proper sequence

• Introduction

• Analyse

• Suggestions

• Conclusion

Format and Important Points to be remember to write a Article

(i) Never forget to - write die heading which should be eye catching

(ii) Beginning should be such so as to draw reader's attention

(iii) Expose the topics by giving reasons, how water is wasted

(iii) Suggestion on how to save/ conserve water

(iv) Conclusion (either hope or warning)

(v) Give your idea suggest measures

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English Main Course Book Writing Grammar Letter Writing

Introduction:

Writing letters to the editor is a great way to engage with a topic you are passionate about and to influence public opinion.

To know how to write a letter to the editor, just follow these steps:

(1) Properly write your postal address, e-mail address, phone number or any other contact information.

(2) Write a simple salutation.

(3) State the argument you are responding to, provide evidence and say what should be done.

(4) Have a simple closing.

Format: Sample Letter

You are Kavita Khanna, a resident of 50-C, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi. Write a letter to the editor of 'India Today', magazine about the article on 'Ban Poly Bags' published in the latest edition.

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CBSE Class 10 English Grammar - Prepositions

1. A preposition may be defined as a word or group of words (e.g. at, in, out of, etc.) used before a noun, pronoun, gerund, etc. to show its relation with another word in a sentence.

For example:

They came here at 5 p.m. He was born in 1980. She went out of the room.

These prepositions relate to time, place, position, direction, means, etc.

2. Prepositions of Time:

1. At:

At is used to indicate when something happens. We use at with clock times, e.g. periods of the year, and periods of the day, festivals, etc. But we don’t use at with ‘morning’, ‘evening’, ‘afternoon’, etc.

The train left at 8 o’clock.
She used to go to temple at Dussehra and Diwali.
He came here at the weekend.
She married at the age of twenty.
I called on my friend at night.
We rested at noon/dawn/dusk.

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