Monday, 14 April 2025
Sunday, 29 December 2024
Preparation for Class X English-HBSE-Exam 2025
Day-2-HBSE Class X: Daily Home Work for Revision-
A.
Writing Skills
Q1. Write an application to the Principal of Government
Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School,
Mahendergarh requesting him to grant you full fee concession this year
because your family suffered a huge loss in their business.
Sample Answer:
To
The Principal
Government Model Sanskriti Sr Sec
School
Mahendergarh
Subject –Application for full fee
concession
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am a student of the 10th class of your school. My father is a shopkeeper. He has been running a readymade clothing shop for the last five years .
Last month an unexpected event occurred. A fire broke out in the shop due to a short circuit at night and everything was burnt to ashes and we suffered a huge financial loss. In this situation, my father is not able to pay my school fees.
I have not availed of any fee concession so far. I am a good student. I am a good player also. So I request you to grant me a full fee concession this year. I shall be thankful to you for this kind act.
Thanking you.
Yours obediently
XYZ
मैं आपके विद्यालय में 10वीं कक्षा का छात्र हूँ। मेरे पिता एक दुकानदार हैं। वे पिछले पाँच वर्षों से रेडीमेड कपड़े की दुकान चला रहे हैं।
पिछले महीने एक अप्रत्याशित घटना घटी। रात में शॉर्ट सर्किट के कारण दुकान में आग लग गई और सब कुछ जलकर राख हो गया तथा हमें बहुत बड़ा आर्थिक नुकसान हुआ।
इस स्थिति में मेरे पिता मेरी स्कूल फीस भरने में असमर्थ हैं। मैंने अभी तक कोई फीस रियायत नहीं ली है। मैं एक अच्छा छात्र हूँ।
मैं एक अच्छा खिलाड़ी भी हूँ। इसलिए मैं आपसे अनुरोध करता हूँ कि इस वर्ष मुझे पूरी फीस में छूट दी जाए। मैं आपके इस दयालु कार्य के लिए आपका आभारी रहूँगा। आपका धन्यवाद।
आपका आज्ञाकारी
XYZ
Q2.
(i) Friendship is the union of two souls. It is
based on mutual love and trust. It is a blessing to have a good friend. Write a
paragraph about your best friend with the help of a given stimulus.
Notes: Mohan......... best
friend............ joined school.......... belongs......... noble
family............fond of
reading........ good at studies........... hard-working and
intelligent.......... teachers.........high
opinion of him...........
discipline........ open nature.......... honest.......... not...........a
bookworm........ takes part in games........ loves gardening and reading
books.......very sincere
Sample Answer:
My Best Friend
I have many friends but Mohan is my best friend. He belongs to a noble family. His father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher. He is fond of reading books. He is good at studies . He always stands first in the class. He is hard-working and intelligent. Every teacher likes him. They have a high opinion of him. He is well disciplined He has open nature. He is ready to help others. He is honest and straightforward. He is intelligent but it doesn't mean that he is a bookworm. He takes part in games. He is a good player in cricket and football. He loves gardening and reading books. He is sincere. I am proud of him. May he live long!
Q3.
You are the Principal of Government Model Sanskriti
Senior Secondary School Mahendergarh.
The post of PGT English is lying vacant in your school. Draft a suitable
advertisement under the "Situation Vacant" column of a local daily for the
same post.
Ans.
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Situation Vacant Wanted an experienced PGT English for Government Model Sanskriti Sr Sec School Mahendergarh. Candidate should be postgraduate, intelligent, having command over the subject, fluent in spoken English, having computer knowledge and good communication skills. Salary no bar for a deserving candidate. Send resume to gsssm.@gmail.com. Interested candidates may contact at
Principal's Office
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Read
the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (5)
That night was a sorrowful one "All
our work, for nothing." "There 's no one who can help us." "We'll
all go hungry this year." But in the hearts of all who lived in that
solitary house In the middle of the valley, there was a single hope: help from
God.
(a) Why was that night a sorrowful
one?
(b) What was the single hope?
(c) Name the chapter and its writer
(d) Complete the statement: "All
our work, for nothing" means that...................................
(e) Find the word from the passage which is
the opposite of " spirited".
Ans.(a) That night was a sorrowful one because Lencho's field was completely
destroyed by
hailstones. They thought that they
would go hungry that year
(b) The help from God was the single
hope.
(c) Chapter: A Letter to God - Writer: G.L.Fuentes
(d) It means that the hard work done
by him to grow crops had gone in vain.
(e) Sorrowful.
Friday, 27 December 2024
HBSE Class X: Daily Home Work for Revision- Day-1
Day-1-HBSE Class X: Daily Home Work for Revision-
A Letter to God
Q1.What did Lencho hope for?
Ans: Lencho hoped for rain because his dry field of ripe corn needed it very much. He and his family would remain hungry for the whole year if his crop was not saved.
Q2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Ans: Lencho’s crops were ripe and ready for harvesting. Lencho imagined that he would get money by selling his crops in the market. So he called the raindrops new coins.
Q3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Ans: Lencho was very happy when the rain started falling down in his fields. But soon, a strong wind blew and the raindrops changed into hailstones. His crops were destroyed.
Q4. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Ans: When the hailstones stopped, Lencho was full of sadness. His crops were destroyed. He was shocked and full of worry. He thought that his family would remain hungry if no help reached him.
Q2. There are two kinds of conflicts in the story and these are between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?
Ans: The conflict between humans and nature is shown by the destruction of Lencho’s crops by the hailstorm. The storm of hailstones stands for nature while Lencho represents human beings. This is really the first conflict.
The second conflict in this story occurs when Lencho counts the money that he received in an envelope. He finds it short by 30 pesos. It made him angry. He believed that God could not have sent him less amount. He was sure that the post office employees must have stolen his 30 pesos from the envelope.
But the truth was that the postmaster really wanted to see him happy. So he collected money, put it into an envelope and managed to deliver it to him. Ironically, Lencho thinks them all dishonest. This is the second conflict that was caused by a lack of faith among human beings.
(A) The Creative Club of Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Narnaul is going to organise a Fancy Dress Competition. Draft a notice in about 50 words to be put up on the school’s notice board inviting the students to participate. Invent necessary
details. Sign yourself as Anjali/ Shivam.
GOVT. SR. SEC. SCHOOL, NARNAUL NOTICE FANCY DRESS COMPETITION Date: 15th April 2024 All the students are informed that the Creative Club of our school is going to organize a ‘Fancy Dress Competition’ as per the details given below; Date : 23rd April 2024 Time: 9 A.M. Venue: School’s auditorium The students who want to participate in the above-said competition must give their names to the undersigned by 21st April 2024. For more information contact the undersigned. Anjali ( Secretary of Creative Club) |
Writing Skills
You are Raj/ Rani of House no -78, Model Town, Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on winning a scholarship
Ans.
H.No-78
Model Town
Rewari
29 May 2024
Dear friend,
The result of the tenth class was declared by BSEH Bhiwani today.I searched for your results on the internet and my joy knew no bounds when I found that you have passed the exam with distinction. You have not only got good marks but also your name appears on the list of scholarship winners. Please accept my heartiest congratulations on your grand success. You have brought honour to your family and to us also. Your hard work has borne fruit after all.
When are you having a party to celebrate your success? Please don't forget to keep my share.
May you progress in life by leaps and bounds!
Yours loving
Raj/Rani
Practise Grammar
Assignment 9: Section B ( Grammar)
Q3. Attempt any two from each sub-part:
(a)Change the form of narration:
1.He said to us, “East or west, home is the best.”
Ans……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.The commander said to his platoon, “March forward and destroy the target.”
Ans……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Shivani said to her friend, “We are moving to a new house.”
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(b)Supply articles wherever necessary:
1.Rohit has……………………..Alsatian dog.
2.He is…………………………Indian.
3.………………..rich should help the poor.
©Fill in the blanks with suitable modal auxiliary in the blanks provided in the sentences:
You………………….not go to meet him there. He is ill today. (Absence of necessity )
We eat so that we………………..live.
If you have a ticket, you …………………(go) inside.
(d) Combine the following Sentences:
1.He was fined. He was expelled
Ans……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.He must weep. He will die.
Ans……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Make haste. You will be late.
Ans……………………………………………………………………………………………………
(e) Use the correct form of the verb given in the brackets:
He ……………………Agra last Sunday. (visit)
I had reached the school before the bell…………………(ring)
The doctor came after the patient………………………..(die)
I wish I……………………. the prize. (win).
(f)Use the Punctuation marks wherever necessary:
1.she has done her ma in English
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2.did mohan and kamala go to the park with their father and mother
Ans…………………………………………………………………………………………………
(g) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the Non-finite verbs (Participles/Infinitive Verbs./Gerunds:
You have no choice except…………………( wait).
Why………………….( waste) time in gossiping !
Mohit is still…………………….(sleep).
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The Ball Poem By John Berryman
5. The Ball Poem By John Berryman
This poem is about a boy whose ball
bounces down into the street and finally falls down into the water in the
harbour. The poet watches the whole incident. He watches the boy becoming sad
and disappointed. He does not want to offer any consolation to the boy by
saying that he would have his other ball, etc. He let the boy experience the
pain at the loss of something dear to him. Thus the boy learns for the first
time that one should not grieve too much over the loss of material things
because these are only for some time with us.
Central
Idea: We should not feel sad at the loss
of our worldly possessions. Things come to us to go. Sometimes our dearest and most precious possessions are also lost. It does not mean we should keep on
weeping at the loss forever. Life must go on without looking behind at the
things that pain us.
Lines 1 – 4:
What
is the boy now, who has lost his ball.
What,
what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily
bouncing,
down the street, and then
Merrily
over—there it is in the water!
Word meanings:
1. Merrily: happily 2. Bouncing: jumping
Explanation: In
these lines, we come to know that the poet watches a little boy playing with a
ball. After some time, the ball rolls down from him. It keeps on going towards the water in the harbour. The ball crosses the street and finally falls into the
water. The poet has seen all this occurring. The poet says that the ball was
bouncing and rolling down merrily in the street and then in the water. Now the
poet put a question to the reader as to what the boy should do now.
Deep
Meaning: The poet describes the state of
mind of a young boy when he loses his ball for the first time. The ball stands
for material possession. This is the common tendency that we all grieve over the
loss of our dear possession. But the poet is of the opinion that children
must be taught not to grieve over material things. Our possessive nature toward things makes us sad.
Lines
5 – 10:
No
use to say ‘O there are other balls’:
An
ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy
As
he stands rigid, trembling, staring down
All
his young days in the harbour where
His
ball went. I would not intrude on him,
A
dime, another ball, is worthless. Now
Explanation: The
poet says that there is no sense in giving false consolation to the little boy.
His parents should not say that they would arrange for other balls to make the
child happy. It would not benefit the boy in any way. After that, the poet
describes the condition of the boy after losing the ball. As the boy is sure
that his ball is lost, it makes his body shiver in grief. This is his first
experience of losing something he dearly loved. He stands like a statue staring
down in the harbour where his ball had disappeared. It seems that the poet also
remembers his childhood days passed on the harbour playing with balls. His
balls had also rolled down there into the water. He also had the same type
of painful feeling when he lost his ball for the first time. The poet decides
not to intrude on him. Let him alone bear the loss of his dear possession. If a
dime or another ball is given to him to reduce his pain, it will not help him.
Lines
11-14
He
senses first responsibility
In
a world of possessions. People will take balls,
Balls
will be lost always, little boy,
And
no one buys a ball back. Money is external.
Explanation: In
this stanza, the poet tells us how the little boy had learnt his first lesson
of responsibility. This realisation must have come to the child after
undergoing the process of grief that emerges in the human heart at the loss of some
dear possession. The boy understood that it was his responsibility to keep his
things safe. The poet further says that in the world of possession, things do
not remain in one’s possession forever. Things come and get lost. Sometimes
things are snatched by others. One thing gets replaced by the other. Then the
poet says that money can be used to purchase material things. But we cannot
purchase emotions by money. No one keeps on weeping forever over the things
that are lost. Life goes on in this manner.
Critical
Analysis:: Here, the ball is just a symbol of worldly possession. Human beings
sometimes have to lose even their dearest and most precious possessions. It
is natural that one grieves over the death of someone near and dear. One has to
bear that loss also. The loss of the ball was not a big thing that should make
one grieve so much. But it was the first experience of the child when he has
lost something he possessed so dearly. The poet did not want to disturb him
because it was desirable for the child to learn his first lesson over losing
his possession and learning the responsibility to keep it safe.
Lines 15 – 20:
He
is learning, well behind his desperate eyes,
The
epistemology of loss, how to stand up
Knowing
what every man must one day know
And
most know many days, how to stand up.
And gradually light returns to the
street,
A whistle blows, the ball is out of
sight.
Word-meanings: 1.
Desperate: feeling extremely sad and disappointed 2. Epistemology /ɪˌpɪs.təˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/; The study of knowing things 3. Gradually:
slowly, at a slow pace
Explanation:
The poet further says that the little boy is learning the knowledge of how one
feels after something dear to him is lost. At the same time, the boy is
learning how to overcome the emotions that make one worried over the loss of
something that has remained so much dear to him so far. This is a general truth
that one must know to stand in life and resume work without brooding over
the loss that occurred in the past.
After
some time, the boy comes out of his grief and feels the present through his
surroundings. He comes to know that there is a light in the streets. He listens
to the whistle of a ship nearby. He also realises the truth that he cannot get
back his ball as it has gone out of both, his sight and reach.
Lines 21 – 25:
Soon part of me will explore the deep
and dark
Floor of the harbour. I am
everywhere,
I suffer and move, my mind and my
heart move
With all that move me, under the
water
Or whistling, I am not a little boy.
Some Important Points in the poem for
Multiple Choice Questions:
1.
The little boy is
confused and does not know what ot do when his ball is lost.
2.
He trembles with
grief at the loss of the ball.
3.
The poet saw the
ball merrily bouncing in the street and then falling into the water of the
harbour.
4.
Then the poet
remembers all his young days.
5.
There was no
worth/use in offering new balls to the child.
6.
The loss of the
ball makes the boy learn the responsibility to keep his possessions safe.
7.
The boy is also
learning the lesson of bearing the loss of the things which are dear and
precious to him.
8.
Money is called
external by the poet because we can buy only material things from it. But we
cannot by emotions.
9.
John Berryman is the poet of this poem.
10.
The boy lost his
ball in the water of the harbour.
Short Answer-Type Questions
Q1. Why does the poet say, “ I would
not intrude on him.” Why doesn’t the poet intend to offer him mney to buy a new
ball?
Q2. What was the effect of losing the
ball on the boy? Where did he lose the ball?
Q3. What is the main
theme/idea/central idea of the poem?
Q4. Who loses the ball and where?
Explain the line, “And no one buys a
ball back/money is external.”
Q5. What lesson does the boy need to
learn by losing the ball?
Q6. What do the eyes of the boy see in
the poem ‘The Ball Poem’? What lesson does he learn?
