Class notes for Class-10

Q1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of the given options. 1. “Nobody is answering the doorbell. They (a) _______on a holiday.” “You (b)______ right, but we (c) ________check with the neighbours. They (d)________know their whereabouts.” (a) (i) may (ii) may be (iii) need (iv) needn’t (b) (i) couldn’t (ii) can (iii) can’t be (iv) could be (c) (i) should (ii) need (iii) cannot (iv) shouldn’t (d) (i)could (ii) must (iii)may (iv)cannot 2. You (a) ______litter the train station. You (b)______use the bins placed on the platforms You(c) ______follow the rules of hygiene and safety in public places. You (d)________ know the consequences of littering. (a) (i) can (ii) must (iii) should (iv) cannot (b) (i) needn’t (ii) may (iii) must (iv) mustn’t (c) (i) could (ii) should (iii) couldn’t (iv) shouldn’t (d) (i)may (ii)ought to (iii)could (iv)needn’t 3. “You (a) ...... go to the bank tomorrow. I (b) ......lend you the money. You (c).

Q1 Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. The (a) ________ for these classes begins in September. The classes have a unique (b)_________appeal for the teenagers.. The (c)________of learning something new attracts students. This attraction has given the institute much (d)________ in the city. (a) (i) register (ii) registrar (iii) registering (iv) registration (b) (i) excite (ii) exciting (iii) excitement (iv) excitedly (c) (i)appealing (ii) appeal (iii) appealed (iv)appeals (d) (i) popular (ii) popularity (iii) population (iv) popularly The writers of children’s books know the (a)_________ of good illustrations. The (b)______ in this book are truly magnificient. The (c)______of these illustrations and the exciting story are the main (d)______ of the book (a) (i)beneficial (ii)beneficially (iii) benefit (iv)benefactor (b) (i) illustrated (ii) il

Some Useful Phrases and lines for an enquiry letter. Introduction – Say what your company is or who you are: • Ours is a Mumbai based telecom company with.... • We an educational institute providing coaching for IAS and NDA... • I would like to get information regarding the availability of hardware produced by your esteemed company... • We, Green Field School Group, a leading education establishment in India, would like to be informed of the terms and conditions... Body • What are the courses that your college offers... • I believe that these courses are internationally recognized... • We intend to enter into a long term business relationship... • Apart from this, we would be glad if you could inform us of the time... • How do you prefer us to pay... Do you accept credit card payments? • It will be great if I can pay the amount in easy instalments... Closing • Your early reply will be greatly appreciated. • Looking forward to an early reply from you so that we can

Section A : Reading Q1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 1 Nicolas Chorier is a professional photographer, specialist, for the last 15 years, in Kite Aerial Photography, the only real eco-friendly aerial photography. He uses a kite to hoist his camera into the skies and clicks photographs while the camera dangles precariously in mid-air. 2 As a teenager, Nicholas had two passions – photography and kite flying. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies together for a living. Nicholas learnt to make strong kites modelled on the Japanese kites, Rokkaku that could endure harsh winds. A novice in his chosen field, he then set out to train himself. 3 Today, he is one of the most well–known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a cradle containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and

Answer the following question in 200 -250 words. 1. Why did Helen perform better in preliminary examinations than the Finals for Radcliffe? Helen did not have the advantage at the finals that she got at the preliminary examination. During the preliminary examination, Mr. Gilman read the examination paper to her, and she wrote the answers. He read out to her the answers which she wrote and if she wanted any changes, he inserted the changes. At Radcliffe no one read the papers to her after they were written. She did not have the opportunity to correct errors unless she finished before the time was up. In that she could only correct such mistakes that she could recall in the few minutes allowed, and make notes of those corrections at the end of the paper. Secondly, in the preliminaries, she offered subjects, some of which she was in a measure familiar before her work in the Cambridge school. At the beginning of the year she had passed examinations in English, History, Fr

Summary ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ by Satyajit Ray, is the story of an unassuming, humble, and modest man. He is a 52 year old man who gets an offer to play an insignificant role of a pedestrian in a film. He gets really very excited about his role. However, when he reaches the shooting scene for enacting his role, he is disappointed to know the insignificance and shortness of his scene. He is given the role of a pedestrian who is to bump into the hero and just exclaim ‘Oh!’ He is disappointed and does not want to play such a small role. However, he is passionate about acting and stage. He remembers his mentor, Gogon Pakrashi’s words. He had told him many years ago that he must never refuse any role, however small it might be. As an artist his aim should always be to make the most of the opportunity, and squeeze the last drop of meaning out of his lines. Remembering his Guru’s words, Patol Babu resolves to give his best to the small role offered to him. He rehearses it m

\ Summary  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrate a story. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusement to impatience to fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridge uses narrative techniques such as personification and repetition to create a sense of danger, the supernatural, or serenity, depending on the mood in different parts of the poem. The mariner's tale begins with his ship departing on its journey. Despite initial good fortune, the ship is driven south by a storm and eventually reaches Antarctic waters. An albatross appears and leads them out of the ice jam where they are stuck, but even as the albatross is praised by the ship's crew, the mariner shoots the bird. The crew is angry with the mariner, believing the albatross broug

Summary: ‘Shady Plot’ by Elsie Brown is a ghost story. Unlike the usual horror stories, this ghost story is an amusing one. It involves three main characters, John Hallock, his wife Lavinia and a ghost Helena. John Hallock was a writer and also worked as a book keeper for a lumber company. He was urged by his employer Mr. Jerkins to write a new ghost story for his magazine. He told Mr. Hallock to write a very horrifying story with supernatural elements because the public liked these kinds of stories. The writer agreed to this proposal for no one else printed his stuff. He was surprised how he could have written the earlier ghost stories for he was not a specialist in this genre. Whenever he had decided to write a ghost story, surprisingly the plot had appeared from nowhere. The writer sat down to pen the story, though no idea occurred to him. In fact his mind was wandering towards his wife’s shopping trips and other unghostly things. Suddenly, the ghost Helena appeared