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.

Class 9 English - The Road Not Taken ( Questions and Answers)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

The Road Not Taken

Q & A

The poem is a metaphor about the dilemma of making decisions that we have to make in our lives.

Poet: Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963)

Q1: Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?

Answer: The traveller finds himself standing and waiting before the two diverged roads in the yellow wood. Robert Frost feels confused and faces the problem in deciding the appropriate road to be travelled on. Both the roads seem fair to him but it is difficult for him to determine which road can lead to his favour. Metaphorically, the poet is in the dilemma state of choosing the right choice for his future endeavours. 

CBSE CLASS 9 - English (Lit.) - The Lost Child - Questions and Answers (#ebsenotes)(#eduvictors)

The Lost Child

Author: Mulk Raj Anand

(Q & A)

Q 1: What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why is he lagging behind?

Answer: Moving from the wintry shades of lanes and alleys, walking into the narrow streets of the fair, the child saw several petty things, for instance he saw toys and got stuck there. Sweets, garlands, balloons etc. attracted his eyes. Everywhere, he stopped to have a closer look at some of his favourite things at different shops of the fair . So, he lagged behind every time.

Vocabulary - 10 The Most Confusing Words (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Vocabulary - 10 The Most Confusing Words

① Ability, Capacity

Ability refers to the power to do something.
e.g. Citrus foods are said to have the ability to prevent colds.

Capacity refers to the ability to hold or contain something.
e,g. This hall has a capacity of 5,000 seats.


② About, Approximately, Around

About refers to a rough estimate. Commonly used in face to face speech.
e.g.  We waited about 30 minutes for the bus.

Approximately refers to near accuracy.
e.g.  This school enrolls approximately 4,000 students.

Around refers to a physical proximity or surrounding.
e.g.  We’ll look for you around the front of the building.

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 9 - English - Annual Examination Question Paper - (2017-18) (#eduvictors)(#cbsepapers)

CBSE Class 9 - English -
Annual Examination
 Question Paper - (2017-18)

CBSE CLASS 9 - English Communications Workbook - Unit 6 - The Passive (Answers) (#cbsenotes) (#eduvictors)

Unit 6 - The Passive

Q1: Here is a newspaper report of a young girl who went back in time to see how her home town looked seventy years ago.

Dehra Times

Purkul, 7 July, 09

It is reported that Kareena, a twelve year old girl living in Purkul, went back in time using a time machine.

Seventy years ago her home town was an ideal place to live in. Her home town had not been invaded by the marvels of technology. Industries had not been set up then, so the air was not polluted. She could see children playing in the garden. Some children were listening to the stories told by their grandmothers. Happiness and contentment prevailed everywhere.

In the newspaper report above, the focus is on the changes as observed by Kareena.

1. Kareena's hometown had not been invaded by the marvels of technology.

2. Industries had not been set up.

3. The air was not polluted.

4. Some children were listening to stories told to them by their grandmothers.

CBSE Class 9 - English (Communication) - Sample Question Paper - (2017-18) (#eduvictors)(#cbsepapers)

CBSE Class 9 - English (Communication) -
Sample Question Paper - (2017-18)

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

NCERT Class 9 - English (C) - Chapter - Man Who Knew Too Much - (Questions and Answers) (#ncertSolutions)

Man Who Knew Too Much - 

(Questions and Answers)

Q1: Who is the author 'Man Who Knew Too Much'?

Answer: Alexander Baron


Q2: The “Professor” knew too much. How did he prove himself? Fill up space with suitable examples from the story, using the given clues:

(a) about muzzle velocity
(b) after a thirty mile walk
(c) his salute on payday
(d) the loud sound of a high flying invisible aeroplane
(e) about hand grenades
(f) during cookhouse duties


Answer:
(a) He knew that the exact muzzle velocity is 2440 feet per second.

(b) He was totally tireless and in good spirits to start singing.

(c) His salute at the pay table was an example for all others.

(d) The Professor was able to identify the aeroplane by its harsh noise made by the high tip speed of the airscrew.

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.

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitutions (#cbseNotes)

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitutions

1. Shy, timid, unwilling to face a situation

2. One who gives direction from behind the scene on a stage

3. One who gets pleasure in others trouble and pain

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

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

The Indian Express

Sanitisation

Crackdown on Dera soon as HC allows sanitisation

meaning:  the act of making something clean, making something germ-free (स्वच्छता)

Examples:
1. The sanitisation process used by medical staff in not fool proof.
2. After the terrorist attack, the shopping mall has been closed for sanitisation.

English Grammar - Antonyms Quiz (#cbseNotes)

English Grammar - Antonyms Quiz

One of the choices provides suitable answer to the given question. Choose the correct option.
 

1. The antonym of prosperity is

(a) inprosperity
(b) disprosperity
(c) windfall
(d) adversity



2. The antonym of analysis is

(a) inanalysis
(b) synthesis
(c) unanalysis
(d) disanalysis




3. Pick out the opposite of progressive.

(a) retrogressive
(b) disprogressive
(c) unprogressive
(d) conservative