CBSE Class 7/ Class 8 / class 9 - Reading Comprehension - Unseen Poem - 6 (#cbseNotes) (#eduvictors)(#class9English)

Reading Comprehension - Unseen Poem - 6

Question: Read the poem carefully and answer the questions by choosing the correct option:

Beggarly Heart

When the heart is hard and parched up,
come upon me with a shower of mercy.
When grace is lost from life,
come with a burst of song.
When tumultuous work raises its din on
                all sides shutting me out from
beyond, come to me, my Lord of silence,
                with your peace and rest.
When my beggarly heart sits crouched,                        
                shut up in a corner,
break open the door, my King,
                 and come with the ceremony of a king.
When desire blinds the mind with delusion and dust,
                O you holy one,
You wakeful, come with your light
                 and your thunder

Rabindranath Tagore

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE (#cbseNotes)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE 

Identify the errors in the use of nouns.

1. Though my means is small, I help my younger sister with money.
2. My uncle's friend's son is a doctor .
3. The Jury was divided in its opinion.
4. One should do his duty honestly.
5. The wages of sin are death.

English Vocabulary - Word To use Instead of 'VERY' (#cbseNotes)(#EnglishVocabulary)

English Vocabulary -
Word To use Instead of 'VERY'

The frequent use of 'Very' word makes it annoying and often it does not fit appropriately in the sentence. Repeated use of 'very' word can make the text boring and sounds dull.

Following words you should use instead of 'very':


✗ very old ✔ ancient
✗ very rich ✔ wealthy
✗ very sad ✔ sorrowful
✗ very open ✔ transparent
✗ very short         ✔ brief
✗ very simple ✔ basic

CBSE Class 10/9 - English Grammar - Dialogue Completion (#cbseNotes)

Dialogue Completion Exercise

CBSE Class 10/9 - English Grammar

Q1: Read the following conversation and complete the dialogue.

Vaibhav: May I talk to Saurabh Gupta? I am his brother from Jaipur.

Manish: (a) _____________________________

Vaibhar: Can you give him a message?

Manish: (b) _____________________________?

Vaibhav: I am reaching Delhi tonight by Puja Express for some important official work. He should
meet me at Nizamuddin.

Manish: I will tell him so. (c) ______________________________?

Vaibhav: Please tell him to confirm train timings.

CBSE Class 5/6/7/8 - English Grammar - Reading Comprehension (Set-9) (#cbseNotes)

 Reading Comprehension 

(Set-9)

Thomas Edison

Question: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions followed by the passage.

One of the greatest inventors of all times, Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847 in a small town in Ohio, USA. His teachers thought he was a slow learner, so his mother taught him herself, inspiring his interest in Science. In 1869, after moving to New York, he improved a machine called the "ticker". It was used for relaying information about the stock market. Edison invented many things that changed the world.

CBSE Class 8/9/10/11/12 - English Literature - A Quiz on Shakespeare's Plays (#cbseNotes)(#ntseExam)

A Quiz on Shakespeare's Plays

1. Name the king who adopted Shakespeare's theatre (Globe Theater)




2. Ariel, a spirit servant, brings storm which causes shipwreck. Ariel falls in love with Ferdinand. The play shows painful parting of a father with his daughter, jealousy and hatred between brothers.

Name the play.




3. A double suicide by the lovers in the Capulet tomb. They end the two families hostility that made their love impossible. Name the play.

CBSE Class 8 - English - Periodic Test 1 (2017-18) (#cbsePapers)

CBSE Class 8 - English - Periodic Test 1 (2017-18) 

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.