CBSE Class 7/8/9/10 English Grammar - Prepositions Practice Sheet (#cbseNotes)

Prepositions Practice Sheet

Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition. In some questions options are given. 

⑴ All _______ Ram were present.

⑵ They deal _____ gems. (in/ with)

⑶ He will see me ______ a week. (after/for)

⑷ He has no taste _____ panting. (with / for)

CBSE Class 7/8/9/10 - Reading Comprehension - Unseen Poem-4 (#cbseNotes)

Reading Comprehension - Unseen Poem-4

INDIAN WEAVERS
Weavers, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay?
Blue as the wing of a bluebird wild,
We weave the robes of a new-born child.
Weavers, weaving at fall of night,
Why do you weave a garment so bright?
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.
Weavers, weaving solemn and still,
What do you weave in the moonlight chill?
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
We weave a dead man's funeral shroud.
                                      -Sarojini Naidu

Q: Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.

(a) What do the weavers weave in the early morning?
(i) a bright blue cloth
(ii) a dull grey cloth
(iii) a soft white cloth
(iv) a red coloured veil

Class 8/9/10 - English - 1 Hour Quick Exercise to Revise Active - Passive Voice (#cbseNotes)

1 Hour Quick Exercise
to Revise Active - Passive Voice

Here are 102 sentences in different tense forms. These will help you revise transforming active voice to passive voice (or vice versa).

Change the following sentences into passive voice.

① Present Indefinite Tense

⑴ I like this bike.
⑵ He does not fly kites.
⑶ Madhurima sings a song.
⑷ Do you love him?
⑸ Does she know you?
⑹ What do they want?
⑺ When do you see movies?
⑻ Who advises you?  
     

Answers:
⑴ This bike is liked by me.
⑵ Kites are not flown by him.

CBSE Class 10/9/8 - English - Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem - 3) (#cbseNotes)

Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem - 3)

Question: Read the poem below:

When storm‐clouds rumble in the sky and
June showers come down
The moist east wind comes marching over the heath
to blow its bagpipes amongst the bamboos
The crowds of flowers come out of a sudden
from nobody knows where,
and dance upon the grass in wild glee.

Mother, I really think the flowers go to school underground
They do their lessons with doors shut,
and if they want to come out to play before it is time,
their master makes them stand in a corner.
When the rains come they have their holidays.

Branches clash together in the forest
and the leaves rustle in the wild wind,
the thunder‐clouds clap their giant hands and
the flower children rush out in dresses of
pink, yellow and white.

Do you know, mother, their home is in the sky,
Where the stars are.

Haven’t you seen how eager they are to get there ?
Don’t you know why they
are in such a hurry ?
Of course, I can guess to whom they raise their arms
they have their mother
as I have my own .

‐Rabindranath Tagore

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - English Grammar - Sentence Correction - 1 (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishErrorSpotting)

Sentence Correction Worksheet - 1

English Grammar

Q: Following sentences are incorrect. Spot the error and write the correct sentence.

① Sita bought a bread.

② What is the cost of this shirt?

③ I saw beautiful sceneries in painting exhibition.

④ He is a noted dacoit.

⑤ What a luck!

CBSE Class 8 - English Grammar (Notice Writing) (#cbseNotes)

Notice Writing

(ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS)

CBSE Class VIII, IX and X

Q1. You are Neha/Nikhil of Ramjas Public School, Jaipur. Write a notice to be put up on the school notice board regarding the upcoming Annual Day Celebration in your school.

Answer:

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - English - Writing A Biographical Sketch (#cbseNotes)

Write A Biographical Sketch

English Writing Skills

A biographical sketch or bio-sketch is a brief summary of a person's life achievements. It includes professional, educational accomplishments, publications and affiliations that highlight important aspects of his experiences, training etc.

While writing the bio-sketch,

• It should be written in the third form.
• It should outline important events of a person's life including experiences, competencies and interests.
• Special awards and recognitions be mentioned.
• Emphasize on portraying a person in an admirable manner

An Example of Biographical Sketch Format

•  Name and age
•  Main personality traits
•  Special interests
•  Education and training
•  Special contribution or research, if any
•  Why people like him/her

CBSE Class 10/9/8 - English - Reading Comprehension (Set-8) (#cbsenotes)

Reading Comprehension

(NTSE 2015) Read the comprehension passage and answer the following questions:

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of Physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women, Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master’s degree and the doctorate in Physics.

CBSE Class 6/7/8 - English Grammar - Proper Nouns vs Common Nouns (Worksheet) (#cbsenotes)

Proper Nouns vs Common Nouns

Worksheet

English Grammar

A noun is the name of a place, person, quality, or action. Common nouns refer to ordinary things whereas proper nouns denote to a specific person or persons or specific things or places

Circle the proper nouns and underline the common nouns in the following sentences.

1. Mrs. Sharma is painting her wall.

2. Galileo Galilei invented the telscope.

3. Maruti is a company that manufactures cars.

CBSE Class 6/7/8 - English Grammar - Collective Nouns For Animal Groups (#cbsenotes)(#englishgrammar)

Collective Nouns For Animal Groups 

 Fill in the blanks with appropriate collective noun against the given animal group. 

1. an ________ of eagles.

2. a ________ of gorillas/horses/jays.

3. a ________ of crocodiles.

4. a ________ of chickens.

5. a ________ of camels.

CBSE Class 8 - English SA2 Sample Question Paper (2016-17)

CBSE Class 8 - English SA2 Sample Question Paper (2016-17)

Jumbled Up Sentences (Set -3)

Jumbled Up Sentences

(Set-3)

Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.


1. bike/ blue/./nitish/rode/his/new/

   __________________________________________________________________


2. There/./two/in/the/are/birds/nest/

   __________________________________________________________________


3. Mr. Shyam/ our/ has/teacher/ a/ named/ Timmy/./cat/

   __________________________________________________________________


4. park/./is/a/place/walk/for/lake/good/

   __________________________________________________________________

CBSE Class 8/9/10/11/12: ⑬ Fun Facts about English Words (#englishgrammar) (#cbsenotes)

⑬ Fun Facts about English Words

① The following sentence contains all the alphabets of English (A to Z).

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 

Such type of sentences are called pangrams. Other examples of pangrams are:

The five boxing wizards jump quickly.

Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.

② Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioisis (a lung disease) is the longest word in the English language that appears in major dictionaries. Mostly, other longest words are also technical or biological terms.

Class 10/9/8/7 - English Modal Verbs-Situations Table (#CBSENotes)

English Modal Verbs

Situations Table

Situation	Modal Verb	Example
requests (formal)	may	May I sit down?
requests (informal)	can	Can I sit down?
requests (polite)	would	Would you ind if I sit down?
permission (formal)	may	yoy may sit down
permission (informal)	can	You can sit down

CBSE Class 10/9/8 - English Grammar - Types of Prepositions

Types of Prepositions

I n the earlier post you have learned about forms of preposition. As we know a Preposition is a word place before a Noun (or Pronoun) to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by the Noun stands to something else.

Prepositions are mainly of five types:

① Preposition of Place

② Preposition of Time

③ Preposition of Direction

④ Preposition of Movement

⑤ Preposition of Position

① Preposition of Place: There are three prepositions of places:

⒜ At - used for a point of place (for small towns, villages or less important or small places)

e.g.

At home

At the exit/entrance

At work

He lives at Meharauli in Delhi.

At school

⒝ In - Used for spaces, for large places, countries, large towns, state of rest or position inside anything.

e.g.

He lives in Delhi.

In the mall

He is in his room.

He lives at Panji in Goa.

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - English Grammar - Forms of Preposition

Prepositions

Prepositions are words which show the relationship between two words in a sentence.

The relationship can include
- direction,
- place (or a particular point or location),
- time,
- manner,
- cause and
- amount (or degree).

☛Note: The preposition is almost always before the noun or pronoun and hence it is called a preposition.

FIVE FORMS OF PREPOSITION

There are five forms of prepositions i.e.

① Simple Prepositions
② Compound Prepositions
③ Double Prepositions
④ Participle Prepositions
⑤ Phrase Prepositions

CBSE Class 6-10 - English Grammar - Error Correction - Subject-Verb Agreement

Error Correction - Subject-Verb Agreement

English Grammar

The verb in a sentence has to agree with the number of the subject.

Rule 1: A singular subject takes a singular verb.
e.g.

A girl _______ (dance/dances) beautifully.  [Answer: dances]

This article _________ (has/have) three paragraphs.  [Answer: has]


Rule 2: A plural subject takes a plural verb.

e.g.

Those girls __________ (dance/dances) beautifully.   [Answer: dance]

These articles _________ (has/have) single paragraph only.  [Answer: have]


Rule 3: If two singular nouns are joined by 'and' and used as the subject, it takes plural verb.

e.g.
Mohan and Sudama  _________ (was/were) fast friends.   [Answer: were]

He and I _________(am/are) going to welcome them. [Answer: are]


Exceptions: Words used in pairs like 'bread and butter', 'bag and baggage' are considered singular and take singular verbs.

e.g. Blogging ______ (is/are) my bread and butter now.

CBSE Class 9/10 - English Grammar - Editing Exercise - 4

Editing Exercise

The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and correction. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.

-	Incorrect	Correct Word
1. Radha sat in a tree.	________	________
2. He likes cutting jokes.	________	________
3. I want a pen to write on.	________	________
4. Mohan needs not worry.	________	________
5. Are you a member in the committee?	_______	_______
6. What is the cost of this pen?	_______	_______
7. Verbal orders will not be obeyed.	_______	_______
8. I saw a bad dream last night.	_______	_______

CBSE 6 - 12 - English Grammar - Kinds Of Sentences (Part 2)

KINDS OF SENTENCES (Part 2)

You may see the first post on Kinds Of Sentences (Part-1)

Based on forms, sentences are of three types:

➊ Simple Sentences

➋ Compound Sentences

➌ Complex Sentences

Simple Sentence: A simple sentence has one subject, one predicate or finite verb.
e.g.

Rosy runs very fast.

They run very fast.

My friend is very intelligent.

Gold and Platinum are precious metals.

The train was late.

In the above sentences, words in black boxes are subjects while words in green boxes are predicates. See above the sentence "Gold and Platinum...", a conjunction is used to make a single subject.

Compound Sentences: In such sentences two or more co-ordinate clauses (independent of each other) are joined by a conjunction.

Examples are:
❶ Clouds appeared and it became to rain.

❷ You may stay or you may leave.

❸ I waited for the train, but it was late.

❹ The girls went to the disco but did not go to the cinema.

Class (6 - 12) English Grammar - KINDS OF SENTENCES (Part 1)(#eduvictors)(#englishgrammar)

KINDS OF SENTENCES (Part 1)

Sentences based on functions are categorised as follows:

1. Assertive Sentences
2. Interrogative Sentences
3. Imperative Sentences
4. Optative Sentences
5. Exclamatory Sentences

Assertive Sentences

These sentences merely assert an incident or a fact.
e.g.
The sun is a big star. (Affirmative)
The Taj is a beautiful monument.         (Affirmative)
He is not in Delhi. (Negative)
It does not glow at night.         (Negative)

Sentences that affirm one or the other fact are called affirmative sentences. First two sentences listed above are affirmative ones.

Sentences that negate a fact are called negative sentences. The last two sentences listed above are negative sentences.

Exercise:
Convert the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences by giving negative meaning also.

1. I like him.
2. Banana is a sweet fruit.
3. They play for Delhi Soccer club.
4. We sing a song.
5. He gets up early.


Answers:
1. I do not like him.
2. Banana is not a sweet fruit.
3. They do not play for Delhi Soccer club.
4. We do not sing a song.
5. He does not get up early.