Grammar ENGLISH [NCERT] - Grammar

The child _______ asleep by 10 PM.

I _______ to market when you called.

The dog _______ loudly last night.

They _______ watching a movie.

She _______ always honest.

There were sudden fierce dark clouds in the sky blowing across as if the wind god himself were chasing them. I could smell moisture in the earth and knew it was raining somewhere. Hariya busily scrambled amongst the mud and stones and wrapped all our tools and vessels in one large cloth.
When packed it looked like a swollen pillow that he expertly loaded onto his head. “Let’s go, master,” he said. “The air doesn’t smell good to me. Looks like thunder and storms. We’d better be home before they strike.”? I nodded and pulled at the rope attached? to the neck of our bullock. “If it rains,” I was S thinking, “the fields are not ploughed, and the mud will become sticky.” “Hariya,” I said, “Did you and Mauliya milk the cow this morning ?” “Oh, yes,” said Hariya.
“We woke up before l dawn. You were snoring away and got up just s in time for tea. You had a tiring day yesterday” “Yes,” I admitted. I could still feel my; shoulders aching with the effort spent in building the mud bunds all around the field.
I was grateful to the Reddy boys who had come to help me in the work. Alone I would never have s been able to put up the mud embankment all around the field in just one day. “At least that is done, and I ought to be grateful,” I thought to myself. “Even if it rains, they will protect S the good soil of the farmland.”

(i) Where was Hariya? Why did he want to leave the place soon?
(ii) What work did Hariya and Mauliya do that morning?
(iii) Why was the writer tired?
(iv) Which works done by a farmer are mentioned in this extract?

The cyclonic storm that crossed the coast near Kakinada in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, soon after midnight, caused much havoc. It is reported to have claimed over 217 lives and left a trail of destruction in its wake. Official sources told this newspaper that 178 people had been killed in East Godavari district, which bore the brunt of the ‘Zero Seven B’ storm that hit the area at a wind speed of 130- 160 kmph.
Sixty agricultural labourers were crossing the Godavari from Yelekalanka to Kotipally, It was then that the cyclone hit them. Winds like powerful battering rams raged across. The boats in which the farmworkers were travelling were tossed about like toys in a bathtub. Needless to say, none survived. Man had no defence against this giant angry storm. On the coast, about 150 were reportedly killed as houses and walls collapsed and trees were uprooted.

(i) Which region of Andhra Pradesh was affected by the cyclone?
(ii) What are the boats in the storm compared to?
(iii) How did people on the coast lose their lives?
(iv) Pick out the phrases meaning : to suffer the worst part of an unpleasant situation,

Every afternoon on their way home from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden. It was a lovely garden with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the springtime broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. “How happy we are here!” they cried to each other.
One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden. “What are you doing here ?” he cried in a very gruff voice and the children ran away.
“My own garden is my own garden,” said the Giant; “any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.” So he built a high wall all around it, and put up a noticeboard:
TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED
He was a very selfish Giant.

(i) Why were the children happy in the garden?
(ii) Why was the Giant away from his castle for seven years?
(iii) How did the Giant keep the children out of his garden?
(iv) Why, do you think, did the children run away?

It was a day of examination for the princes of Hastinapura. Their wise teacher Dronacharya was testing their skill at shooting arrows. He had a clay bird placed on the highest branch of a tree. The pupils were supposed to shoot at the eye of the bird.
One by one the princes came forward. Their teacher asked each one the same question, “What do you see ?” Each of them replied, “Gurudev, I can see the bird, the tree, my brothers and you.” Drona did not allow them to shoot and asked them to stand aside.
When it was Arjuna’s turn, Drona asked him the same question. He answered, “I can see the bird’s eye.” “Then, shoot at once,” ordered Drona. Arjuna’s arrow flew from the bow and pierced the left eye of the bird. Drona remarked, “Arjuna always manages to get his target because he sees only what he aims to shoot.”

(i) What test did Dronacharya give the students?
(ii) Why were the other princes not allowed to shoot at the eye of the bird?
(iii) Why did Drona order Arjuna to shoot at once?
(iv) Write from the passage : two words that are the opposite of ‘asked’.

At the corner of a big public park, there was a Banyan tree. In one of the branches of the tree, there lived a family of crows. Mr and Mrs Crow had two sons, named Kaloo and Shyam. One day, the two brothers flew far from their nest in search of food and lost their way. At last, they stopped by a compound wall. They ? were very tired and thirsty.
They spotted an earthen pot inside the compound. Down they sailed and perched on the rim of the pot. They peeped into the pot, but there was very little water in it. Kaloo had! heard the story of the crow and the pot of water. He brought small pebbles in his beak, one by one, and dropped them into the pot.
He thought that the water level would rise and; he would get water to drink. Shyam, however, S was cleverer than Kaloo. He flew down to the s bottom of the pot and with his beak made a hole there. The water started flowing out. He put his beak to the hole and drank his fill. Poor s Kaloo, sitting on the rim of the pot, could not < understand why the water level became less,? instead of rising.

(i) How did Shyam get enough water to drink?
(ii) Write from the passage : one word that means ‘the outer curved edge (of the pot) I and one phrase that means ‘trying to find something.
(iii) How can you say that Shyam was cleverer than Kaloo?
(iv) What story about the crow and the pot of water must Kaloo have heard?

Application for Character Certificate.

You bought a telephone set the company offered a six months warranty after sale. You bought the set but it stopped working within a week write a complaint letter.

To Director Education for grant of scholarship.

Write an application to the principal of your school for the grant of stipend.

Write an application to the principal of you school requested him to remit absence fine.

You are Rohit/Richa, a resident of 44 B, Sector 35, Chandigarh. Your father is away. Write him a letter telling him all is well.

You are Kapil/Kiran, resident of 4B/11, Gomati Nagar, Lucknow. Your grandmother is expecting you to visit her. Write her a letter regretting your inability to do so.

Your married sister Rachna lives at Mussoorie. You like this place very much. Write a letter to your sister informing her about your plan to visit her during your Autumn Break in the last week of September. You are Deepti/Deepu living at 150, Ist Floor, Dilshad Apartments, Delhi.

You are Nihar/ Niharika Sharma, living at 154, G Block, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. You participated in the Police Week organised by the Traffic Police recently. Write a letter to your father informing him of all that you did during the week.

You have come to know that your friend Savita is not happy in her new school. Write a letter advising her to keep patience, devote time to studies and make new friends. You are Anita/Anant. Your address is F-35, Alaknanda Apartments, Mayur Colony, Bengaluru.

The Wonders Of Science
Points: Age of science technology – great inventions – for the good of people – make their life easy and comfortable – also turn harmful if not used wisely Science is one of the miracles of thought and application of knowledge that the brain of man has come out with. Life has been made much easier and comfortable by the blessings of science.

My Favourite National Hero
Points: so many leaders – the leader of your favour – reasons – qualities – merits – his contribution to nation – inspiration you get I love and respect all national heroes. But among them all, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is my favourite. He is widely respected not only within India but also abroad.

Disaster Management
Points: unpredictable natural calamities – disaster management – need of time – logistics – trained personnel – awareness among common people – measures to be taken – conclusion Natural calamities are very unpredictable. The science and techniques adopted to prevent loss of life and property is known as disaster management.

Save The Ocean
Points: marine pollution to be prevented -great danger to marine life-produces from sea will be lost – measures to be taken Marine pollution is one of the greatest issues demanding urgent attention of the entire world. We are supposed to take special measures in this direction.

Global Warming
Points: rise in earth’s temperature – reasons – effects – eco-balance is lost – disturbance in natural cycles – storms, heavy rain – snowfall, etc. calamities – measures to lessen global warming or be ready to get wiped out from the earth Global warming is a slow steady rise in the earth’s surface temperature.

write an article on ‘Female Foeticide-A Cause for Concern’.

write an article on ‘Problems of Half- educated Indian Youth’.

write an article on ‘Disaster Management in India’ with special reference to the ‘Hudhud cyclone’ and the unprecedented floods in Kashmir

Taking help from the information given below, write an article on ‘Make in India’s Digital Economy’.

write an article on ‘Crime Against Women in Delhi’.

The teacher said, “Study hard for your exams.”

I said to her, “Do not worry.”

He said, “I didn’t do anything wrong.”

She said to me, “Do you like my dress?”

The child said, “My toy is broken.”

The teacher is explaining the lesson.

I have told you the truth.

She is making tea.

He helps the poor.

We had solved the puzzle.

the principal said to the students be honest and punctual

she said that she was going to market

we watched a movie yesterday

don’t waste your time

may i come in sir

हर साल स्वतंत्रता दिवस बड़े उत्सव के साथ मनाया जाता है। स्कूलों और दफ्तरों में झंडा फहराया जाता है। देशभक्ति गीत गाए जाते हैं। लोग देश के लिए बलिदान देने वालों को याद करते हैं। यह दिन गर्व का प्रतीक है।

बारिश का मौसम मुझे बहुत पसंद है। मैं खिड़की से बाहर गिरती बूँदों को देखता हूँ। मिट्टी की खुशबू बहुत अच्छी लगती है। मैं कभी-कभी भीगने भी चला जाता हूँ। यह मौसम मेरे दिल को खुशी देता है।

मैंने अपने जीवन का पहला इनाम चित्रकला प्रतियोगिता में जीता। मैंने ताजमहल का चित्र बनाया था। सभी ने मेरी तारीफ की। यह मेरे लिए प्रेरणादायक अनुभव था। अब मैं और मेहनत कर रहा हूँ।

हमारे स्कूल में इस सप्ताह योग शिविर लगा। योग शिक्षक ने हमें योग के फायदे बताए। हमने प्राणायाम और योगासन किए। मैंने खुद को शांत और ऊर्जावान महसूस किया। योग से शरीर और मन दोनों स्वस्थ रहते हैं।

हमारे स्कूल के पास एक पुस्तकालय है। वहाँ हम हर शनिवार जाते हैं। किताबें पढ़ना मेरी आदत है। मैंने वहाँ से कई प्रेरणादायक पुस्तकें पढ़ीं। मुझे पढ़ने में बहुत आनंद आता है।

Write the Central Idea of any one of the following poems: A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

Write the Central Idea of any one of the following poems: The Snake Trying

Write the Central Idea of any one of the following poems: On Killing A Tree

Write the Central Idea of any one of the following poems: The Duck and the Kangaroo

Write the Central Idea of any one of the following poems: No Men Are Foreign