CBSE Class 10 - English (C) - Unseen Passage with MCQs

Unseen Passage with MCQs

Q(CBSE 2010): Read the poem carefully. Choose the right option from the list of options given for each of the questions:

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When my shoulders are bent,
Saddled
With burdens
Of life;
When I am tired
So tired
(And when) I think, now - that now
my knees will give in,
a small little poem comes
and stands in front of me
holds my hand and says :
Give me your burden,
Come, give it to me,
my poet.

1. The ‘burden’ here refers to
(a) a heavy sack
(b) adversities that have plagued him
(c) his haversack
(d) none of the above


2. The word ‘tired’ here refers to
(a) fatigue
(b) the loss of will to carry on any further
(c) disillusionment
(d) the result of being exposed to the scorching sun

CBSE - Class 9/10 - Editing Exercise - 2

 Editing Exercise

(See Answers below)
Q1(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. 

Often these days we hear and speak of the conquered	(a) _____ ______
in nature, ‘the taming of a river’, ‘the war against insects’	(b) _____ ______
and so on. Often these phrases being used without consciously	(c) _____ ______
attaching any value to them, but those have an	(d) _____ ______
underlying attitude of hostile towards Nature and Nature’s	(e) _____ ______
creatures, a viewpoint which seeming to assume	(f) _____ ______
Nature as an enemy that needs to being vanquished.	(g) _____ ______
Alternatively, Nature is seen merely as the ‘resource’ to be ‘exploited’	(h) _____ ______

Q2(SQP 2011): 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 blank number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.

CBSE Class 7/8/9/10 - English - Active/Passive Voice

Active/Passive Voice

(Solution of Exercise from Textbook Grammar Plus 7.) 

Q1: Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

1. Rita sings a song.
2. Children love the rainbow.
3. Granny told us an interesting story.
4. Call in the doctor at once.
5. Everyone loved Mother Teresa.
6. The wolf chased the sheep.
7. Sujata drew a village scene.
8. Rakesh made special Kashmiri tea for everyone.
9. Neha's father praised her.
10. People formed a queue on the road.
11. Hanif drank the bitter medicine in one gulp.
12. We elected Balachandran as our team leader.
13. Santa Claus gave toffees to all the children in the shop.
14. Grandfather called up Ayushi to wish her on her birthday.
15. We all know the facts.
16. The people crowned him the king.
17. Suman is reading a book.
18. Your mother taught us Mathematics.
19. The gardener looks after the flowers.

 Answers:

CBSE Class 8/9/10/CTET - English Comprehension (Unseen Poem)-2

Reading Comprehension

(Unseen Poem)

Q1(CTET 2012): Directions: Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.

I build walls
Walls that protect,
Walls that shield,
Walls that say I shall not yield
Or reveal
Who I am and how I feel.

CBSE Class6/7/8 - PUNCTUATION (English Grammar)

PUNCTUATION

Rewrite the following sentences after inserting the necessary punctuation marks and use the capital letters, wherever required.

1. will you help me.
2. delhi the capital of india stands on the banks of the river yamuna.
3. mrs jindal knows english hindi urdu bengali tamil and punjabi
4. how beautiful the sky is
5. mother should i stay or leave
6. where do you want to go asked meera
7. she had a banana an apple a sandwich and a cup of coffee for breakfast
8. pardon me o god

CBSE Class 6/7/8 - English Grammar - Degrees of Adjectives

Degrees of Adjectives 

Q: Fill in the blanks with correct degree of adjective:

1. Mohan is _________ than Sohan (wise).
2. This bag is too big; do you have a ________ one? (small)
3. The pears are __________ than the plums. (hard)
4. Mohan is the _________ of the two boys. (tall)
5. Chinese is ___________ than English. (difficult)
6. Saina is one of the ________ badminton player in the world. (good)
7. This is the ___________ painting in the museum. (valuable)

CBSE Class7/8/9/10 - English Grammar (Reported Speech)

English Grammar (Reported Speech)

Q: Change the following into reported speech.

1. She asked, “Is there a shopping center near here?”
2. He says, “I am doing my duty.”
3. She said to me, "I am a good dancer."
4. Mohan said to me, "I clean the black shoes."
5. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
6. She said, "I am not hungry now."
7. The owner said to the servant, “Will you come tomorrow?”

CBSE Class6/7/8/9/10/CTET - English Grammar - Articles (Worksheet)

Articles

(Worksheet)

Q: Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. If there is no need, put a cross mark (✗)

1. _____ apple is ______ fruit.
2. _____ umbrella is ______ useful thing.
3. My sister got ______ best student award.
4. ____ elephant never forgets.
5. You are ______ hour late.
6. ______ Mumbai Queen is an express train which runs from Pune to Mumbai.
7. William Wordsworth was ______ great poet.
8. London is on ____ Thames.
9. This is _______ first time I have visited _______ village.
10. Do you speak ____ German?
11. I ate _______ apple, ______ egg and _______ loaf of bread.
12. ____ earth moves round ____ sun.

CBSE 9 - English Grammar - SA2 - Verb Forms + Headlines

Verb Forms

Q1(CBSE 2010): Complete the headlines by choosing the correct answer from the options given below.

(i) Maharashtra government to procure 2,000 bulletproof jackets

Maharashtra government _____________ around 2,000 bullet proof jackets as part of its efforts to modernize police force in the backdrop of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

(a) would procure
(b) procured
(c) will procure
(d) must procure

CBSE Class 8/9/10/ CTET - English Grammar - Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Q1(CTET Nov 2012): Read the given poem and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option:

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Human Nature

Is it human nature
to desire forbidden fruit,
to hunger for a blossom
so obsessed with passion
that we forget the pain,
which inevitably arises
once we tease ourselves
with the thought of it
or taste a tiny part of it,
and it becomes the predator
eating at us like a carnivore
that saves the head for last
savouring the brain to feed its own
and we, still craving illicit nectar
enjoying the fact that it is devouring us?
                                           - C J Grant

Q1: Another word in the poem that suggests 'forbidden' is

CBSE Class 6 - Class 8 - English Grammar - The Conjunction (Worksheet)

The Conjunction (Worksheet)

Class 6/Class7/Class8/Class9/CTET

Q1: Fill in the blanks with correct Conjunctions from the list given below:

[as soon as,   and,   but,    or,   therefore,   otherwise,    so,    still,    as well as,    since,   (so that)    ]

1. She is noble ____________ kind too.
2. We eat __________ we remain healthy.

3. Raja is poor _____________ he is honest.
4. The sun rose_____________ the fog disappeared.
5.  _________ she saw the tiger, she shouted.

English Grammar Quiz - Cries of Animals and Birds

English Grammar Quiz - Cries of Animals and Birds

Choose the right word  from the given options which correctly expresses the cry of the animal or bird.

Q1: Horses

(a) bleat
(b) neigh
(c) howl
(d) squeak

Q2: Frogs

(a) squeal

(b) croak
(c) grunt
(d) cluck

CBSE Class 9 - English Grammar - Dialogue Completion

Dialogue Completion

Q1(CBSE 2012): Read the following conversation and complete the dialogues by choosing the correct option.

Interviewer :  (a) ___________your school ?
Raman        :  I think my school is the best school in the city.
Interviewer :  (b) _____________ in your school ?
Raman        :  Mrs Dolly Chopra is the best. She teaches us English.
Interviewer :  (c) _________ in English ?
Raman        :  I got 95 marks out of hundred
Interviewer :  (d) ____________ to your performance ?
Raman        :  I am sure she was happy.

Antonyms (Quiz)

Antonyms

A word which is opposite in meaning to the given word is called its Antonym.

Pick up the word or phrase from the choices which is close to opposite (antonym) to word asked.

1: MINOR

(a) heavy
(b) tall
(c) major
(d) big

Numbers in Idioms

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Numbers in Idioms

❶. at first sight
(meaning: immediately)
It was nothing special about him at first sight.

❷. on second thought
(meaning: reconsider something)
I was going to buy a new car. On second thought, I decided to buy an old one.

❸. second to none
(meaning: better than anything)
The music store is second to none. Here you get everything from classical to Jazz.

Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem) #eduvictors

Reading Comprehension

(Unseen Poems)

Q1(CTET): Directions: Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.



The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest.
And I must seek for mine.

Colours in Idioms

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Colours in Idioms

Colours play an important role in our lives. Colours in idioms convey different meanings. Here is a list of few idioms on colours

➊. Black Market: an underground market where things are bought or sold illegally.

e.g. You can get forty two inch LCD television much cheaper at the black market but there is no guarantee about its parts.

➋. Out of the blue: an unexpected event.

e.g. Shyam has not been working since January. Last week a job offer came out out of the blue.

One Word Substitution (English Grammar)

One Word Substitution

In competitive examinations (BITSAT, NDA, University Graduate entrance...), often there are questions on 'one word substitution'. Here is a list to help you.

One word substitution is also important to write or speak something very precisely. Class 10 grammar has a topic 'Avoid repetition' covering about it.

1. Anarchist: One who promotes revolt against government.
2. Convalescent: One who is recovering from illness.
3. Omnipotent: One who is all powerful.
4. Omnipresent: One who is present everywhere.

English Reading Comprehension (Set-2)

Reading Comprehension

Q1 (CBSE 2011 Class 9 Exam): Read the passage carefully.

It is about nine in the morning and a scraggly bunch of kids is waiting near an abandoned building in Lodhi Colony for their school to arrive. The school is a bright yellow bus kitted out with cabinets, a blackboard, a water dispenser, a ladder, a canopy, teaching aids and an LCD TV.  They call it the Mobile Learning Centre or school-on-wheels. When the bus arrives, it parks parallel to the pavement, the television is turned to face the road and an inspirational song is played loud enough to draw the attention of children.

Plurals with Different Meanings

Some Nouns have same meaning in singular form but have different meanings in plural form.

A few are listed here:

Colours:

1. Hues
2. Regiment (unit of army)

 Compasses:

1. Magnetic compasses used for navigation
2. Instruments used in geometry