Sample QuestionsSection - D questions
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Suppose you are Tarun/Tamana Pandering. Your elder sister's marriage has taken place recently. Make a diary entry of your experiences on the auspicious event.
ou are Meena Sharma. You recently had a chance encounter with an old school friend in the market place. Record your feelings about it in your Diary.
ou witnessed a tree plantation programme held by in school. Make a diary entry on it.
Write in your diary, your experience and feelings after visiting a cancer hospital.
Suppose you are Kiran/Karan Trivedi. Last week you went to a religious place in an overcrowded bus. Make an entry of the experience of your journey in your diary.
The preservation of peace is not merely a desirable ideal; it has become an imperative necessity. All the nations of the world have pledged their allegiance to peace, but do not seem to be prepared to work for the conditions which are essential for peace. We need to build a world welfare state, where individual freedom and social justice are preserved, where we do not have injustice, racial discrimination and colonial domination. We cannot achieve the goal of peace by bluffing, bargaining and bullying. The two groups into which the world unfortunately, is divided wish to build a social and political order which transcends sovereign nations. Both agree that exclusive nationalism is impracticable in the new world. But the conflicts between the methods adopted by the two groups are potentially violent, dark and destructive. They seem to be afraid of each other and each one thinks that the other is trying to overflow it by force. We are faced with two alternatives: collision which may be suicidal for the human race, or conciliation, which is our hope for the future. We are pledged to the latterQuestions:
$Q.1.$ Why are nations not at peace with one another though they believe in it?
$Q.2.$ What is the meaning of a world welfare state?
$Q.3.$ How do the two groups of the world remain at loggerheads with one another?
$Q.4.$ Which system of peace should we pledge for?
View full solution →The preservation of peace is not merely a desirable ideal; it has become an imperative necessity. All the nations of the world have pledged their allegiance to peace, but do not seem to be prepared to work for the conditions which are essential for peace. We need to build a world welfare state, where individual freedom and social justice are preserved, where we do not have injustice, racial discrimination and colonial domination. We cannot achieve the goal of peace by bluffing, bargaining and bullying. The two groups into which the world unfortunately, is divided wish to build a social and political order which transcends sovereign nations. Both agree that exclusive nationalism is impracticable in the new world. But the conflicts between the methods adopted by the two groups are potentially violent, dark and destructive. They seem to be afraid of each other and each one thinks that the other is trying to overflow it by force. We are faced with two alternatives: collision which may be suicidal for the human race, or conciliation, which is our hope for the future. We are pledged to the latterQuestions:
$Q.1.$ Why are nations not at peace with one another though they believe in it?
$Q.2.$ What is the meaning of a world welfare state?
$Q.3.$ How do the two groups of the world remain at loggerheads with one another?
$Q.4.$ Which system of peace should we pledge for?
View full solution →Most people read and hear regularly about the importance of staying healthy and living longer through diet and exercise. While it's definitely smart to follow that advice, you can do something else to help keep your mind and body in optimum condition. Connect with a critter. it goes a long way toward making you happy and healthy. Studies have shown that forming a relationship with an animal can have important health and psychological benefits. Owning a pet or interacting regularly with animals can lower human blood pressure, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase their social interaction. People who have dogs also tend to get more exercise from regular walks. It doesn't really matter what kind of pet you have, whether it's a cat or a dog, a fish or a ferret, an iguana or a horse. What's important is developing a relationship with an animal. Having a pet often provides people with a reason for enjoying life and connecting with others. This can be especially critical for older adults, who sometimes get socially isolated or struggle with finding a sense of purpose. It commonly happens after seniors retire, their spouses die, their ildren and grandchildren grow up, or their families move away Owning a pet serves as a wonderful way to rediscover a sense of purpose. It helps people feel needed and wanted. After all, most people can't help but smile when their dog greets them with its tail wagging or their cat curis up cozily on their lap. Providing for an animal's needs by going to the pet store or taking a dog for a walk helps reduce seniors social isolation by encouraging them to get out into the world. They may meet new friends at a dog park or at the pet store when they go to buy more birdseed.Questions:
$Q.1.$ How does owning a pet help the senior citizens?
$Q.2.$ Owning a pet serves a sense of purpose. Explain
$Q.3.$ Why does owning a pet have health benefits?
$Q.4.$ Are all types of pets beneficial? Why?
View full solution →The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives us in our day's work. The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other men have got out of bed. In the early morning the mind is fresh, and there are few sounds or other distractions, so the work done at the time is generally well done. In many cases the early riser also finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air, and this exercise supplies him with a fund of energy that will last until the evening. By beginning so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do thoroughly all the work he can be expected to do and is not tempted to hurry over any part of it. With all this work finished in good time, he has a long interval of rest in the evening before the timely hour when he goes to bed. He gets to sleep several hours before midnight, at the time when sleep is most refreshing and after a sound night's rest rises early next morning in good health and spirit for the labours of a new day. It is very plain that such a life as this is far more conducive to health than that of the man who shortens his waking hours by rising late, and so can afford in the course of the day little leisure for necessary rest. Anyone who lies in the bed late, must, if he wished to do a full day's work, go on working to a correspondingly late hour, and deny himself the hour or two of evening exercise that he ought to take for the benefit of his health. But, in spite of all his efforts, he will probably not produce as good results as the early riser, because he misses the best working hours of the day.Questions:
$Q.1.$ Why is it beneficial to get up early?
$Q.2.$ Why will the late riser be more inclined to hurry through his work?
$Q.3.$ How does the late riser lose out on freshness of mind?
$Q.4.$ Give another word from the passage which means 'helpful
View full solution →Those who consider that good speaking is a business or professional asset, as well as a desirable accomplishment, will be prepared to take sufficient trouble to acquire a habit of clear accent. How many speakers have their hearers guessing at inarticulate words or phrases, and under the necessity of making up the meaning from the context of the sentence. Good articulation means that every sound in every word is distinctly word audible. The mind should always lead the voice, therefore, do not keep on looking at the words while you say it. Think while you speak, and the words will soon be in your mind. It is the sound that matters, not what the words look like; and remember that words, until they are spoken may mean anything or nothing. A useful little formula to follow is this: Breathe, Think, Speak. To breathe, then to think, will take just a couple of seconds. Do this consciously every time you practice, until it becomes an unconscious habit. It will give to your speech a quality of confidence and poise which will stand you in good stead upon any occasion when you may have to speak in public.Questions:
$Q.1.$ What problems do the audience of a bad speaker face?
$Q.2.$ How should the mind be used for articulation?
$Q.3.$ What is the truth about words?
$Q.4.$ What is the formula for good articulation?
View full solution →I feel I ought to write.About Tom's essay-work last night
Off all the subjects you have set.
This seemed the most unwise yet.
‘Describe your family’.... Tom write it.
So well, I just had to stop it
Being handed in-so did my wife.
The details of our family life
Are not such kind, alas,
That I should want them read in class.
We tore it out. I realize
You may think what we did unwise
But give it your consideration.
And please accept my explanation.
I trust you will not blame my son,
For, after all, the work was done.
Questions:
$Q.1.$ What according to the father was unwise?
$Q.2.$ According to poet, who should be blamed for Tom not submitting his essay?
$Q.3.$ Why did the father explain that it was not proper for Tom to submit his essay?
$Q.4.$ Why does the father think that Tom should be pardoned?
View full solution →I heard a thousand blended notesWhile in a groove I sat reclined,
In that sweet mood, when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man!
Questions:
$Q.1$. What does the company of Nature lead the poet to do?
$Q.2$. How does Nature link herself with man?
$Q.3$. What is the change in the mood of the poet?
$Q.4$. Explain- 'What man has made of man!'
View full solution →Build for yourself a strong box,Fashion each part with care;
When it's strong as your hand can make it.
Put all troubles there;
Hide there all thoughts of your failure,
And each bitter cup that you quaff;
Lock all your heartaches within it.
Then sit on the lid and laugh.
Questions:
$Q.1.$ What will you make for yourself?
$Q.2.$ When and where will you put all your troubles?
$Q.3.$ What will you hide in the box?
$Q.4.$ What is the central idea of the poem?
View full solution →Trees are the kindest thing I knowThey do not harm, they simply grow,
And spread a shade for sleepy cows
And gather birds among the boughs.
They are the first when day's begun
To touch the beams of the morning sun,
They are last to hold the light
When evening changes into night.
When the moon floats on the sky
They hum a drowsy lullaby,
Of sleepy children long ago
Trees are the kindest things I know.
Questions:
$Q.1.$ Why are trees 'kind'?
$Q.2$. Explain a figure of speech in the second stanza.
$Q.3.$ Explain 'drowsy lullaby’.
$Q.4.$ Which activities are carried out by the trees at dawn and dusk?
View full solution →I'm leaving now to slay the foe,Fight the battles, high and low
I'm leaving, mother, hear me go!
Please wish me luck today.
I've grown my wings, I want to fly.
Seize my victories where they lie,
I'm going Mom, but please don't cry.
Just let me find my way.
I want to see and touch and hear
Though there are dangers, there are fears.
I’ll smile my smiles and dry my tears
Please let me speak my say.
I'm off to find my world, my dreams,
Carve my niche, sew my seams,
Remember, as I sail my streams -
I'll love you, all the way.
Questions:
$Q.1$. Why does the young man request his mother to wish him luck?
$Q.2$. What is the ambition of the young man?
$Q.3$. What assurance does the young man give to his mother?
$Q.4$. What is the rhyming pattern in the last verse?
View full solution →Write a conversion between two people who are talking about study and wellness.
Write the conversion between two people one is finding a conference hall and one is receptionist of any hotel.
Write the conversion between student and teacher about awareness of time and reach school time regularly.
Ravi wants to talk with his friend Anuj but he is not at home so he leave message for him by his sister. Write the conversion between them.
The customer realises that the shopkeeper is being unfair to him. Complete the conversion between the two in which the customer makes the shopkeeper realise his mistake.
You are running a real estate agency s in South Bopal. Write an advertisement for Saturday ‘Prime Estate’ column of the Times of India, Ahmedabad, giving details of the s flats bungalows available for rent.
You want to let out your own house only to some Central Government employees. Draft an advertisement to this effect for publication in the Times of India, Ahmedabad, giving the details of building and rent expected.
You are a graduate in commerce and require a job. Draft an advertisement for a newspaper, giving particulars of qualifications and experience.
$J. K$. Steel Industries, Bhavnagar require an accountant for their office. Write an advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a local daily.
View full solution →You are Asst. Manager, $H.R.D$. of East India Hotels, Rajkot. You need lady receptionist for the hotel. Write out a suitable advertisement for publication in a newspaper.
View full solution →You are Shalini Mehta, teacher-in-charge for Sports Activates of your school. Draft a notice for the children for a $5$ days trekking trip to Mt Abu in the summer holidays.
View full solution →You are the chief-Editor of your magazine of your school magazine for publications in January $2019$. Write out a notice - board inviting articles, Poems, jokes and stories for the magazine latest by 30th November.
View full solution →Write a notice informing the students about the picnic which has been arranged by the school for class IX.
Write a notice for the students about an Inter-school Folk Dance Competition to be held by the school.
Write a notice for the students about a poster making competition to be held by the school.
Your school has organised the ‘Navratri Garba Celebration’. It’s a ticket show for charity. Prepare an advertisement to invite a large number of people to raise a good fund.
Your school is organising a funfair and you have decided to set up a food stall. Draft an advertisement so that you have more footfalls at your stall.
Your nephew of 5 years has been missing for a week. Write an advertisement for ‘The Missing’ column of a local daily giving full particulars of your missing nephew.
You have found a briefcase while travelling by the Gujarat Mail. Write a suitable advertisement fit for the ‘Lost and Found column of a national daily giving a full description of the briefcase that may help in finding its right owner.
You lost a library book issued in your name while travelling by bus. Write an advertisement to be published in a local daily, giving the particulars of the book.
You have been admitted to a high school in a city far from your home and living in a hostel. Write an account of your daily schedule in the form of a diary and mention how your life has been changed in a new environment
There has been a terrorist attack in a school in Jammu. Write a diary entry based on it.
Write a diary entry based on a health camp held at a community centre.
Many people were affected by heavy floods in the river Tapi. Prepare a diary entry based on it.
A meditation camp was held at Abu. Many people became beneficiaries of the camp. Write a diary entry based on it.
A popular politician visited your area for the Election Campaign. You are the Sarpanch hier village. Write at least four dialogue which you used to interview him/her.
Write a dialogue between two friends about city life and country life.
Write a dialogue between a younger brother and the elder sister who is helping him to learn riding a bicycle.
Write a dialogue between a teacher and a student who gets late to school too often.
Write a dialogue between a ticket-checker and a traveller.
As there is a great scope for alternative usage of energy resources, Electronic Vehicles have a great scope. Draft an advertisement as Ritu Patel owner of EV bike showroom, for the promotion of the E-Vehicles.
Unique Electronics (Regd.), a leading TV BMP any requires smart young marketing personnel for marketing its brands. Draft an advertisement for a Walk-in-Interview to be published in a local daily.
You are Asst. Manager, H.R.D. of East India Hotels, Rajkot. You need lady receptionist for the hotel. Write out a suitable advertisement for publication in a newspaper.
J. K. Steel Industries, Bhavnagar require an accountant for their office. Write an advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a local daily.
You are a graduate in commerce and require a job. Draft an advertisement for a newspaper, giving particulars of qualifications and experience.
You are selected as a program in charge of Praveshotsav at your school. Draft a notice discussing the outline of the program to the students' committee and the teachers in charge.
You are the Head Boy /Girl of your school. Draft a notice requesting the students to come forward to help the Tsunami victims.
You are the Sarpanch of your village. Write a notice inviting adults to donate blood at the blood donation camp to be held at the Community Centre.
You are Rahul Pancholi of Class X-A. You want to sell two of your books which are in a very good condition. Write a notice giving details about the two books.
B. D. Pancholi, senior English teacher, invites applications from the students of class IX for a debate to be held in Bhavnagar. March 22 is the last date for the applications to reach the undersigned. He puts up a notice on the school noticeboard regarding the same. Write the notice giving relevant information.
You are running a real estate agency s in South Bopal. Write an advertisement for Saturday ‘Prime Estate’ column of the Times of India, Ahmedabad, giving details of the s flats bungalows available for rent.
You want to let out your own house only to some Central Government employees. Draft an advertisement to this effect for publication in the Times of India, Ahmedabad, giving the details of building and rent expected.
You are a graduate in commerce and require a job. Draft an advertisement for a newspaper, giving particulars of qualifications and experience.
J. K. Steel Industries, Bhavnagar require an accountant for their office. Write an advertisement for the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a local daily.
You are Asst. Manager, H.R.D. of East India Hotels, Rajkot. You need lady receptionist for the hotel. Write out a suitable advertisement for publication in a newspaper.