Class notes for Class-10

Section A: Reading                                                           20 marks 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 1 In the year 2000, the Sattriya dances of Assam received recognition as one of the eight classical dance forms of India. Some of the other traditions have been revived in the recent past, however, Sattriya has remained a living tradition since its creation by the founder of Vaishnavism in Assam, the great saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in the 15th century. 2 The core of Sattriya Nritya has usually been mythological stories. This was an artistic way of presenting mythological teachings to the people in in an accessible, immediate, and enjoyable manner. Traditionally Satrriya was performed only by bhokots (male monks) in monasteries as part of their daily rituals or to mark special festivals. Today, in addition to this practice, Sattriya is also performed on stage by men and women who are not members of the sattras, on

Section A: Reading                                                     20 marks                      1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 1 Papaya is the healthiest fruit with a list of properties that is long and exhaustive. Papaya favours digestion as well as cures skin irritation and sunburns. You can munch on it as a salad, have it cooked or boiled, or just drink it as milkshake or juice. The most important of these virtues is the protein-digesting enzyme in the milky juice. The enzyme is similar to pepsin in its digestive action and is said to be so powerful that it can digest 200 times its own weight in protein. It assists the body in assimilating the maximum nutritional value from food to provide energy and bodybuilding materials. 2 Papain in raw papaya makes up for the deficiency of gastric juice and fights excessive unhealthy mucus in the stomach, dyspepsia and intestinal irritation. The ripe fruit, if eaten regularly, correc

Q1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of the given options. 1. My uncle’s farmhouse is(a)_____the national highway. There is a dormitory (b)______ the barn for the farm workers. A few vegetables are grown (c)_____ a small field (d)______ the barn and the dormitory . (a) (i) under  (ii) over  (iii) above   (iv) beside (b) (i) behind   (ii) in  (iii) on  (iv) below (c) (i) at   (ii) in   (iii)on  (iv)of (d) (i) over  (ii) among   (iii) between   (iv) through 2. I came to India after five years. We flew (a)_____.the magnificent Himalayas and reached New Delhi (b) _____midnight. We checked (c)____ a hotel (d) _____the airport. (a) (i) over  (ii) under  (iii) below  (iv) along (b) (i) in  (ii) at   (iii) on  (iv) during (c) (i)across  (ii)along  (iii)into   (iv)over (d) (i) along   (ii) since  (iii) with  (iv) near 3. The bridge(a)_____the River Fulga needs repairs. The workers will begin repairing the bridge (b)______10pm. They

Q.1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of given options. 1. I (a)____for the bus when he arrived. He asked me if I could deliver a parcel to (b)______cousin in Pune. I informed him that I (c)_____reach Pune at noon. He told me that his cousin would take the parcel from (d) _____ at the Pune bus stop. (a) (i) am waiting              (ii) was waiting         (iii) waits                (iv) has waited (b) (i) ours                         (ii) theirs                   (iii) my                    (iv) his (c) (i) is                             (ii) will                      (iii) would               (iv) am (d) (i) me                            (ii) us                         (iii) him                   (iv) her 2. The traveller asked the farmer if he (a)____tell him the way to the nearest hotel. The farmer asked him if he (b)____hungry. The traveller replied that he only (c) ____a room for the night. He would leave

Q.1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of given options. 1. The neighbourhood children (a)________old clothes and toys for the flood victims. More food (b)______by the flood victims. Bags of dal and rice (c)_______sent to them. The Red Cross workers (d)________ working with the victims non–stop. (a) (i) is collecting               (ii) are collecting        (iii) has collected             (iv) has been collected (b) (i) is needed                   (ii) are needed             (iii) need                          (iv) needs (c) (i) is being                      (ii) are being               (iii) was being                  (iv) am being (d) (i) is                                (ii)was                        (iii)has been                      (iv)have been 2. Three rare birds (a) ________ by the ornithologists in the forest. They (b) _______ photographs of the birds. The behaviour of the birds (c) _______ by them for the next few d

Act II Scene ii - Summary Caesar was pacing through his house as the storm raged outside. Caesar claimed he had trouble sleeping because Calphurnia had cried out in her sleep three times. She was having nightmares of Caesar dying .Caesar calls for his servant, telling him to have the priests make a sacrifice to the gods and to let him know if it is successful. Calphurnia begs Caesar not to leave the house that day. She tells him that there are two many bad omens, (warnings of something bad that is going to happen), for him to go to the Senate today. Calphurnia says she never pays attention to omens, but her nightmares combined with the sights on the previous night of ghosts roaming the streets and a lioness giving birth makes her afraid. Caesar replies that she should not be scared because the omens probably apply to the whole world, not just him, and that the gods' minds cannot be changed if they have decided Caesar should die. Caesar claims that fearing death is ridiculo