Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 6 2017 (Day 7)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 6, 2017 (Day 7)

The Indian Express

Stalking

Haryana BJP Chief son held for 'stalking', police rescue woman.

meaning:  harassing or following someone illegally ( पीछा करना)

Examples:
1. This street is haunted, a shadow stalks people in a night.
2. The government is considering a new law against stalking.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 5 2017 (Day 6)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 5 2017
(Day 6)

The Indian Express

Heritage

In Metro's heritage walks, some architecture, some jalebis

meaning: features or things of past belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings (विरासत, धरोहर)


Examples:
1. The Taj Mahal has been designated a world heritage site.
2. Indian classical music is an important part of curltural heritage.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 4 2017 (Day 5)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 4 2017
(Day 5)

The Indian Express

Surge

After tomato, surge in onion price likely

meaning: A sudden large increase (बड़ी लहर, आवेश)

Examples:
1. Easy bank loans have surged housing prices in recent months.
2. Tides surged after the storm and flooded the coatal areas.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 3 2017 (Day 4)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 3 2017

The Indian Express

Inflation

Inflation fall, slowdown spur RBI to cut rate to 6-year low

meaning: a continuous increase in prices (मुद्रास्फीति,  महँगाई)

Examples:
1. The government's overriding concern is to reduce inflation.
2. Economists measure inflation regularly to know an economy's state.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 2 2017 (Day 3)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 2 2017

 Day 3

The Economic Times

Narrative

JDU Attempts to Thwart RJD Narrative

meaning: a story or account or a description of a series of events (वर्णन, अफ़साना)

Examples:

1. Did opposition parties play a crucial role in creating a false narrative about JDU and RJD dispute?

2. She is writing a detailed narrative about her experience as photo journalist.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 1 2017 (Day 2)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 1 2017

 Day 2

The Times Of India

Intrude

PLA intruded into Chamoli 3 days ahead of Dovals China visit

meaning: to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be (बलपूर्वक घुस जाना,  दखल देना)

Examples:
1. Reporters unnecessarily intrude into celebrities' private life.
2. I was bit worried for her, but I didn't want to intrude.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - July 31 2017

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers  

July 31 2017

The Times of India

Amid
meaning: surround by, in the middle of (मध्य में,  के दौरान)

Examples:
①  The dancers made their bows amid applause.

② The Qutub Minar still stands amind the ruins.

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 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 9 - English (C) - The Solitary Reaper - Poem Summary (#cbseNotes)

Poem - The Solitary Reaper (Poem Summary)

CBSE Class 9 - English (Communicative)

Poet : William Wordsworth

Summary

The poet is out on a stroll in the mountains of Scotland. There he sees a Scottish Highland young lady, working in her field. She is alone, harvesting the grains. She is singing a despairing yet sweet song. The poet requests that bystanders should either stop or delicately pass lest she should get interrupted.

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 9 - English (Communicative) - Poem - The Solitary Reaper (Reference To Context Questions) (#cbseNotes)

Poem - The Solitary Reaper (Reference To Context Questions)

CBSE Class 9 - English (Communicative)

Poet : William Wordsworth

Read the given extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:


1. Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!


Question 1: What is meant by single in the field?

Answer: It means that the girl is working alone in the fields.


Question 2: Who is the highland lass?

Answer: The Highland lass refers to a girl from the mountainous areas of Scotland.


Question 3: What draws poets attention to the girl?

Answer: The girl's song and her melodious voice draw the poet attention.


Question 4: Why does the poet ask his listeners to 'gently pass'?

Answer: Because he thinks the passers by might disturb her and she would stop singing.


Question 5: What is reaping?

Answer: Cutting down and gathering a crop such as corn or rice

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 9 - English Grammar - Tenses (Worksheet) (#cbseNotes)

Tenses

Worksheet (Holidays Homework)

Q Fill in the blanks in the following paragraphs with the most appropriate form of verbs.

1 My mother a)_______(do) a lot of work. She b)______(cook)food and c)________(clean) the house. Whenever I d)______(fallen) I'll, she looks after me well. She e)______(be) a religious person. She f) ______(narrate) many interesting stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata to us at bedtime. Right now, she is not at home.


2: I a)________. (run) for a bus when I b) ______ (hit) my foot on something on the pavement and c) _____ ( fall) over. I tried to get up but d)______( move ). I had terrible pain in my left foot. I e)_____( sprain) my ankle very badly. I was limping when some passers-by f)______(notice) me.

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 9 - English (Communicative) - Poetry - The Seven Ages - Summary (#cbseNotes)

The Seven Ages - Summary

Seven Ages Sculpture at Queen Victoria Street
credits: By Lonpicman (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0 () or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

About The Poet:

William Shakespeare is viewed as the best author ever. He Paints a distinctive and clear impression of individuals. He gives a philosophical yet straightforward perspective of human life.

Summary:

The poem is a correlation nearby individual life with that to a drama.  Just like a man plays many parts in a melodrama, the man plays many parts as he progresses through different phases of his life. Like a movie or theatre play has entrances and exits thus life also bicker in life and death respectively. With their birth, men and women came to live and play competent extraordinary roles and flow away with death. The parts performed by them are generally seven.

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.