CBSE Class 6-12 - English Grammar - Idioms and Phrases Test (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ

(English Grammar)

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.


Q1: Cry over spilt milk

(a) Complaining about a loss in the past
(b) Too much inquisitive about something
(c) When something is done badly to save money
(d) Dealing with a problem only in an emergency situation


Q2: Cut the mustard

(a) Prepare spices out of mustard seeds
(b) To come up to expectations
(c) Making absurd expectations
(d) Very enthusiastic

CBSE Class 6 - 8 - English Grammar - Present Indefinite Tense (Worksheet) (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

English Grammar - Present Indefinite Tense 

(Worksheet) 

Directions: Make the sentence using Present Indefinite tense with suitable forms of verbs given in the brackets.


1. Buses ________ on this road every hour. (run)

2. He ______ his job next week. (leave)

3. The cow ______ milk. (give)

4. I ______ up early in the morning.  (get)

5. Girls _____ songs. (sing)

6. Hard working students _______ prizes.  (get)

English Language Reading Comprehension Test - 12 (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Reading Comprehension 

Set - 12

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

There are two problems which cause great worry to our educationists, the problem of religious and moral instruction in a land of many faiths and the problem arising out of a large variety of languages. Taking up the education of children, we see that they should be trained to love one another, to be kind and helpful to all, to be tender to the lower animals and to observe and think right. The task of teaching them how to read and write and to count and calculate is important, but it should not make us lose sight of the primary aim of moulding personality in the right way. For this, it is necessary to call into aid, culture, tradition and religion. But in our country we have, in the same school, to look after boys and girls born in different faiths and belonging to families that live diverse ways of life and follow different forms of worship associated with different denominations of religion. It will not do to tread the easy path of evading the difficulty by attending solely to physical culture and intellectual education. We have to evolve a suitable technique and method for serving the spiritual needs of school children professing different faiths. We would thereby promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, a fuller understanding and helpful co-operation among the different communities in our society. Again we must remain one people and we have therefore to give basic training in our schools to speak and understand more languages than one and to appreciate and respect the different religions prevailing in India. It is not right for us in India to be dissuaded from this by considerations as to overtaking the young mind. What is necessary must be done. And it is not in fact too great a burden. 

CBSE Class 10/ Class 9 English Grammar - Editing Exercise - 5 (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

EDITING EXERCISE

Following are the editing exercises appeared in Class 10 Board examination papers.

Q1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first correction has been done as an example. (4 marks)

The Davis Cup is an beautiful silver punch	____a____
bowl of engravings in gold. This trophy was	_________
gifted in the United States Lawn Tennis Association	_________
by the well known American tennis player, D.F. Davis on 1990.	_________
The Davis Cup is a world championship who	_________
go on practically throughout the year. The top	_________
16 tennis nation form the World Group	_________
and compete among one another. The losing teams	_________
is eliminated like in any other normal championship.	_________

Class 9/ Class 10 - English Grammar - Determiners - Rules To Remember (#cbsenotes)(#englishgramar)(#eduvictors)

Rules to Remember (about Determiners)

1. A, An, The
A and an are used before countable Singular Nouns. A is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound, while an is used before with a vowel sound ; as,
A pen is to write with.
An elephant is a huge animal.
Our hen laid an egg today.
The is a weakened form of that : The is used to particularise a person or a thing ; as,
Bring me the book lying on the table.
The dish you prepared was very delicious.

2. This, That, These, Those
This, that, these and those point to objects denoted by the Nouns that follow them ; as,

This man is a raw villager.
That horse runs very fast.
These mangoes are very sweet.
Those girls must be rewarded.

This and these point to the objects which are near, while that and those point to the distant objects.

CBSE Class 8/910 - English Grammar - Prepositions (Worksheet) (#cbsenotes)(#englishgrammar)(#eduvictors)

English Grammar - Prepositions Worksheet

Fill the blanks with the correct prepositions:

1. He is interested _______ (on/at/in) learning karate.

2. I will pick you up _______ (on/at/in) 8 a.m. on Monday.

3. I am going to lose at least 5 kgs _______ (on/at/in) one month.

4. I have a doctor’s appointment _______ (in/on/at) Saturday.

5. Could you get me this shirt _______ (on/at/in) a smaller size?

CBSE CLASS 8/9/10 English - Reading Comprehension - Set 11 (Unseen Passage)(#eduvictors) (#cbseNotes)

Unseen Passage (Set 11)

Reading Comprehension

Q: Read the following passages. Answer the multiple choice questions that follow. 

Passage 

The bulk of our population is poor and illiterate. Their sorry condition poses a problem. On the one hand there is a shortage of teachers for Adult Education and on the other, the adults feel shy of starting to learn at a late age and attend classes. Moreover, the adult villagers have little time to spare for attending classes as the job of a farmer is very strenuous. In addition, he finds that what is taught at adult centres of education has no bearing on his daily needs, therefore he has become cynical about adult education. 

It is necessary to make it more meaningful for farmers in the villages. In towns and cities also, emphasis should be laid at increasing literacy rate and encourage adult education. Though it can be made useful and work based to arise their interest. It should comprise types of system in which earning and learning go together. Efforts to enhance adult education will ultimately discourage tendency to migrate to towns for better earning.

MCQs

⑴ What is needed for Adult Education in villages?

a) It should be agriculture oriented
b) It should be free
c) It should be compulsory
d) It should be available in all villages

English Grammar - All About Coordinating Conjunctions (#cbseNotes)(#eduvictors)

English Grammar - All About Coordinating Conjunctions

One of the common use of conjunctions is to connect words or phrases that have the same grammatical function.



Coordinating conjunctions help in forming co-ordinate clauses. See the following sentences

1. He worked hard, but he failed each time.

2. He solved the entire assignment and submitted to the class teacher.


In the above sentences, 'but' & 'and' are coordinating conjunctions. Commonly used coordinating conjunctions are:

and
or / either - or
nor / neither - nor
but
yet
as well as
too
not less than
however
nevertheless
therefore
so


Types of Coordinating conjunctions are:

English Vocabulary: 30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs You Must Know (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishVocabulary)

30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs
You Must Know

A phrasal verb is a group of words that functions as a verb and is made up of a verb plus a preposition, an adverb, or both. Phrasal verbs are very common in English usage. Therefore it is important to learn about these verbs. Moreover, the meaning of a verb often changes significantly when it is used in a phrasal verb.


1. bring about : cause

2. bring up : rear children

3. call back : return a telephone call

4. call off : cancel

5. catch up : reach the same position or level

6. check in : register at a hotel

CBSE Class 8 - English - Half Yearly Examination Paper - (2017-18) (#cbsePapers)

CBSE Class 8 - English - Half Yearly
Examination Paper - (2017-18)

CBSE Class 6 -10 - English Grammar - Practice Jumbled Up Sentences (#cbseNotes)

 Practice Jumbled Up Sentences

Try online exercise

Jumbled Up Sentences or Rearrange words to form meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. These questions are pretty common in question papers.

You may try the following links to practice this exercise.

CBSE Class 6 / Class 7 - English Grammar - To vs Too vs Two (Worksheet) (#cbseNotes)

To vs Too vs Two
(English Grammar Worksheet)

Remember:
To is a function word used along with a verb, Or used as a preposition
Too means 'also' or 'excessive'
Two is a number (2)

Fill in each sentence with the correct word.

1. I am going __________ read a book.

2. Meena ran __________ kilometers.

3. Is Sakshi coming __________ ?

4. She got __________ wrong on the test.

5. My brother likes __________ play football.

CBSE Class 7/ Class 8 / Class 9 - English - Reading Comprehension (Set-10) (#cbseNotes)

Reading Comprehension (Set-10)

Question. Read the following passage carefully:                                                    

Oscar awards are annual awards given by the United States Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for excellent and outstanding achievements in various branches of film-making. The major best film. Another special Oscar award is given for the best lifetime achievement. These awards are considered the most prestigious international awards in the field of world cinema. The award was instituted by the academy on 16 may, 1929 and named after Oscar Pierce of Texas who was a wheat and fruit grower. The academy was founded by Louis B. Mayer in 1927 with an objective to prevent the creation of a union of actors and artisans. Another aim was to improve the image of the film industry by issuing awards for merits and distinction. Originally the award was intended to be a modest one with citations within the Hollywood film industry. But the importance of the award kept on increasing revenue of winning movies. Labelling of an Oscar worked like a trademark for the commercial success of a film.

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct options given below:

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)