Dialogue Writing Std 10

Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences : (1)

: Could you finish all the questions in time?

: Question number 5 and 6 were difficult for me.

: Which questions were difficult for you?

: Yes, I could.

Ans:A: Which questions were difficult for you?
B: Question number 5 and 6 were difficult for me.
A:Could you finish all the questions in time?
B:Yes, I could.

Complete the dialogue : 01)

: Do you like to hear bedtime stories?

:

: Which stories do you like to hear the most?

:

.Ans:
: Do you like to hear bedtime stories?

:Yes, I do.

: Which stories do you like to hear the most?

:I like stories of Panchtatra and ghost. .

Write a dialogue on 'Preparation for the exam' between you and your friend (Minimum 3 meaningful exchanges).

I : Hey, how is your study?
My friend : Going on smoothly.
I : How do you prepare for the upcoming exam?
My friend : I spend 5 hours a day reading and writing.
I: What is your strategy for maths?
My friend : I revise all the formulas and I focus on practice. .
Set 2

(1) Arrange the following sentences in proper order to form a meaningful dialogue. 1 Mark

1. No, I don't like such stories.

2. Any reason ?

3. I am not a child to listen to such stories.
4. Do you like bedtime stories ?
Ans: Do you like bedtime stories ?
No, I don't like such stories.
Any reason ?
I am not a child to listen to such
stories.

Complete the following dialogue. 1 Mark

Ajit - Did you like to hear bedtime stories when you were a child ?

Sujit -...

Ajit - Who usually told you bedtime stories ?

Sujit-..

Ajit - Did you like to hear bedtime stories when you were a child ?

Sujit -Yes, I did.

Ajit - Who usually told you bedtime stories ?

Sujit- My grandmother.

Develop a dialogue of minimum three meaningful exchanges between Ajit and Sujit on 'The Importance of Reading Stories'. 3 Marks


Ajit : Hey Sujit, why do you read stories?
Sujit : It teaches me a lot.
Ajit : What?
Sujit : It broadens my imagination. It enhance my reading speed.
Ajit : Does it help in your study?
Sujit: Yes, now I can read school books rapidly and understand. It improved my writing skills also.






Prepare a short dialogue by arranging the following jumbled sentences :

The dialogue is between Tanvi and Tanmay

I am going to Satara,

Hi, good morning. Where are you going? Good Morning.

Ans :
Tanvi : Good morning.
Tanmay : Hi, good morning.
Tanvi : Where are you going?
Tanmay :I am going to Satara,


Complete the following dialogue :

Reena : Hello, ..........  ?

Neesha : I want to buy a new dress.

Reena: Do you like...... ......... ?

Neesha : Yes, I like new dresses.

Ans

Reena : Hello, what do you like ?

Neesha : I want to buy a new dress.

Reena: Do you like new dresses?

Neesha : Yes, I like new dresses.

Prepare a dialogue between Sahil and Nikhil from jumbled sentences :

Come tomorrow I will give you.

Hi, good afternoon.

I want a book of stories from you.

Good afternoon, what do you want?

Ans:
Sahil : Hi, good afternoon.
Nikhil : Good afternoon, what do you want?
SahilS : I want a book of stories from you.
Nikhil : Come tomorrow I will give you.

B. Complete the following dialogue :

A : Hello

B : My name is Rekha.

A : Do you like

B : Yes, I like to study Maths.


Ans :
A : Hello, what is your name?

B : My name is Rekha.

A : Do you like to study maths?

B : Yes, I like to study Maths. .

C: Write an imaginary dialogue of minimum 3 meaningful exchange between your friend and you about the advantages of using technology. 

I : Hello, Good evening.
My friend : Good evening , tell me about the use of technology.
I : It is used for the good of us.
My friend : Ya, learning through internet is very good.
I : Sending emails , traveling through sky, water and land are the boons of technology.
My friend : T. V.,mobile phone, radio also are the gift of technology.

Interview Questions : Bravery Award Winner

Imagine you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished person who won a national award.

Name of the interviewee -  Machindra Khillare

Area of Success/ Reputation : National Award

Date / Venue/ Time :  4 March 9 A.M. Times Studio 

Duration of Interview : 30 Minutes

Questions 

1. You got prestigious bravery award for saving a mother and son from drowning. How did this happen?

2. What feelings made you to dive into the water?

3. When did you learn swimming? Did your parents support to learn swimming?

4. Weren't you afraid of risking your life?

5. How did you feel when you saved two lives? 6. How did your family react when they first knew what you did?

7. How do you feel now after receiving the award? 

8. What will you do with the amount you received as  prize? 

9. What do you want to become in future?

10. What message would you like to give the children of your age?

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Application for leave by student

Manoj Wasekar
Parth Sadan,
Ekvira Society,
Ichalkaranji.
1/12/2019.

To,
The Class Teacher,
STD 12 Arts A,
Janata Higher Secondary School,
Ichalkaranji 445001

Sub : leave of absence

Respected Sir,

I am Manoj Wasekar from Std 12 Arts Section A. My roll no is 1256. I humbly request you to excuse my absence for a week. I will remain absent from 2 December 2019 to 9 December 2019. Due to my mother's illness I have to remain with her in hospital. She has been hospitalised at Chandrapur Municipal Hospital for a week. After her discharge from the hospital, I will attend college promptly.
I will make up for the loss due to absence. Kindly consider my need and grant my leave of absence for mentioned period .
Thanking you.



Yours faithfully,
Manoj Wasekar

Language Study

1. The compound was luxurious.
(Frame 'wh-question' to get the underlined part as an answer.)
Ans : How was the compound?
2. My parents and my younger sister lay down for an afternoon nap. (Use ‘not only - but also)
Ans: Not only my parents but also my younger sister lay down for an afternoon nap.
3. The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family snoring. (Begin the sentence with ‘The sound of my family snoring’)
Ans: The sound of my family snoring occasionally broke the silence.
4. I started throwing more stones. (Use infinitive form of the underlined word.)
Ans : I started to throw more stones.
5. I recalled the terrible custom. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The terrible custom….’)
Ans : The terrible custom was recalled by me.
6. I took the baby langur to our backyard. (Transform the sentence into Simple Present Tense.)
Ans : I take the baby langur to our backyard.
7. I offered him a peeled banana. (Begin the sentence with ‘A peeled banana…’)
Ans : A peeled banana was offered to him by me.
8. She simply sat there quietly. (Rewrite the sentence into Past Continuous Tense.)
Ans : She was simply sitting there quietly.

9. She could keep the baby safe from further assault. (Remove ‘Could’ and use ‘able to’. )
Ans :She was able to keep the baby safe from further.
10. I can not forget that look in her eyes. (Use ‘able to’.)
Ans : I am not able to forget that look in her eyes.
11. She surveyed the area. (Begin the sentence with ‘The area…..)
Ans : The area was surveyed by her.
12. As soon as I get money, I'm off. (Use ‘No sooner - than’.)
Ans : No sooner do I get money than I'll be off.
13. ‘Don't raise such dust !’ he called out to Nathu. (Choose the correct indirect speech of the given sentence.)
I) He said to Nathu that don't raise such dust.
II) He asked Nathu not to raise such dust.
III) He called out to Nathu not to raise such dust.
Ans : II) He asked Nathu not to raise such dust.
14. He began enjoying life the most
(Identify the tense.)
Ans : Simple Past Tense
15. The disease came as a bolt from the blue. (Make Past Perfect Tense.)

Ans: The disease had come as a bolt from the blue.
16. ‘Did you give any gurudakshina to your guru ? ‘ I asked. (Rewrite as indirect speech. )

Ans : I asked if she had given any gurudakshina to her guru.

17. That scene forced me to look at my own life. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘I……)

Ans : I was forced to look at my own life due to that scene.

18. I bow to my late parents. (Name the tense and transform it into Simple Past Tense.)

Ans : The given sentence is in Simple Present Tense.
Simple Past Tense : I bowed to my late parents.

19. The youngest of them was Bholi. (Choose the correct alternative of its comparative form.)
I) Bholi was younger than any other of them.
II) Bholi was the younger than any other of them.
III) Bholi was younger than most other of them.

IV) Bholi was younger of them.

Ans :IV) Bholi was younger of them.

20. She talked very little. ( Choose the Exclamatory form of it.)
I) What a little she talked!
II) How little she talked!
III) How a little she talked!
IV) She talked how little!

Ans : II) How little she talked!

Activity Sheet Pattern Std 11 English

Q. 1 A Prose Section : Seen Extract 12 Marks
A1 Global Understanding 2
A2 Complex Factual 2
A3 Inference /Interpretation 2
A4 Personal Response 2
A5 Language Study(Grammar) 2
A6 Vocabulary 2
B: Non Textual Grammar 4 Marks
A1. Transformation (Rewrite as instructed)3
A2. Spot the error 1
Q 2 A Prose Section :Unseen Extract 12 Marks
A1 Global Understanding 2
A2 Complex Factual 2
A3 Inference /Interpretation2
A4 Personal Response 2
A5 Language Study(Grammar) 2
A6 Vocabulary 2

B : Summary of the above extract. 3 Marks
C : Note Making /Mind mapping based on a separate unseen extract 3 Marks
Q3 Poetry Section 10 Marks
A1 Global Understanding 2
A2 Inference /Interpretation /Analysis 2
A3 Personal Response 2
A4 Poetic Device 2
A5 Poetic Creativity 2
B: Appreciation 4 Marks
Q4 Writing Skill: Section Three 16 Marks
A. Letter 4
OR
email 4
B Expansion of Ideas / Film Review /Blog Writing (As option) 4
C Appeal /Leaflet /Report Writing /View Counter-view (As option) 4
D Interview /Speech /Compering /Dialogue Writing 4
Genre Drama Section Four (Memory based activities) 16 Marks
Q5 A. Activities on 4.1 History of English Drama 4
A1 MCQ type /Matching /order 2
A2 Fill in the blank /True/False/Elements of Drama 2
B. Activities on 4.2 The Rising of the Moon 4
(Activities should be based on : Plot /Structure /Theme /Setting /Language /Character)
A1
A2
C Activities on 4.3 (A) A Midsummer - Night's Dream 4
(Activities should be based on : Plot /Structure /Theme /Setting /Language /Character)
A1 2
A2 2
D Activities on 4. 3 (B) An Enemy of the People 4
(Activities should be based on : Plot /Structure /Theme /Setting /Language /Character)
A1 2
A2 2

Doubt Solving Session

I conducted Doubt Solving Session for Std 12 in the Subject of English. We had conducted test series of 4 papers providing model answers in our college. Students got ample practice to write different papers and their speed of writing also increased. As a final touch I wanted to talk with them about their experiences of writing papers and stitch the lapses.
So I arranged Doubt Solving Session for them. They put forward their doubts and queries. Mainly their doubts were regarding summary, figures of speech, poetic creativity, rapid reading composition, view and counter-view, news writing, some grammar sentences, some activities in the paper they attempted. They were worried about vocabulary activity and personal response type activity. Many students complained about finishing the paper in 3 hours.

One by one I sorted out their doubts.
First of all students who are doubtful about completing the paper within time should begin to write paper in order as Q7, Q6, Q 5,Q.1, Q. 2, Q. 3, Q. 4. This strategy will help them to complete writing skills which prove crucial to score better. I advocate Q. 4 Poetry Section to be dealt with lastly because this question is quite difficult for most of the students.
Summary
Read the extract and find out what is it about. Look for key points given in the activity sheet. Explain those points without examples. Avoid repetition. Write simple and short sentences. The weaker students may resort to short cut by selecting 5 or 6 important sentences and making some changes. Grammatical changes can be made i. e. instead of active voice use passive, negative to Affirmative and vice versa. Use alternative words you know. Write single paragraph. Give title.

Rapid Reading Composition

Rewrite the extract from the point of view of…..
In this activity you are expected to convert the extract as if the given character is narrating it. Along with change in pronouns necessary changes should be made. Use first person pronoun for the character from whoose point of view the extract is to be written. Use third person pronoun for the narrator. Do not cover each and every line.
View and Counter-view
The main hurdle here is expressing in English. Secondly thinking and imagination also is a problem. Lastly the understanding of question is also sometimes poses as hurdle.
This question is like a debate. View section is given in the point form and counter-view has to be written. Here many students commit mistake by explaining the given points. Students need to write against the points. They should write opposite of what is suggested through points. They should think other side of the given topic and explain. If the topic is ‘science is blessings’, students should prove ‘science as curse’, For the topic ‘Homework is essential’, students should prove how homework is burdensome and useless.

To be continued

1.6 Tiger Hills

Icebreakers 

Ajoy and Sujoy went to watch a cricket match. They enjoyed it very much, but they missed their friends Vinay and Sunay. Next day, when the four friends met, Ajoy reported how the game was played, how the players performed and how the game ended. Sujoy told them that they missed Vinay and Sunay very much and they were eager to tell them about the enjoyments.
• (i) Now complete the following sentences.
(a) Ajoy reported about how the game was played, how the players performed and how the game ended.
(b) Sujoy reported about how they missed Vinay and Sunay and how they were eager to tell them about the enjoyments.

(ii) The word 'report' means-
(a) Give a spoken or written account of something.
(b) Cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.
• (i) Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following words:
(a) Reportage -
(b) Reporter
(c) Reported speech
(d) Reportorial
(ii) Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topics.
(a) Award distribution
(b) Bravery awards
(c) Any social issue
• You might have read war stories or watched war movies. Make a list of the factors which make them interesting.


Guess the meanings from the context: 
1. projected –presented
2. episode - event
3. assigned – given
4. Feature – property
5. Scout- explore
6. . orchestrated – planned
7. Spell – short period
8. Duels – combats
9. Casualties – people killed, injured

During the war the soldier need to plan strategies. Find some words related with such strategies from the text.

Ans: assigned , mission, deployed, probed, scout, guns ranged, firing targeted,

The enemy was taken aback due to the steps taken by the Indian Army. Support your answer.

Media supported and assisted the battle live. Guess the risk of the media people and the army.


A great humanitarian norm is maintained during the battle. Find out and comment on it.

Captain Karnal Sher Khan of the Pakistan Army was killed. His body was subsequently handed over to the Pakistani authorities. Other bodies of the Pakistani soldiers found scattered around the battleground were collected and buried appropriately.

The narrator uses selective words to express the victory. They are…
Ans: Captured, Tiger Hill recapture, likely outcome of the war

BRAINSTORMIMG

(A1) (i) Narrate in your own words a similar based on text to the class.
(ii) Imagine that you are about to interview the writer. Write 10 to 15 questions regarding the operation.
(A2) (i) Enlist any four facts which made the capturing of Tiger Hill a national challenge.
Ans : Tiger Hill extends about 2200 meters from west to east ,1000 metres north to south, prominent protrusions 500 meters India Gate and Helmet. These are the facts that made Tiger Hill a national challenge.
(ii) Different arms and ammunitions are mentioned in the excerpt. Find their names.
Ans: The following arms and ammunitions are mentioned in the excerpt. Artillery , Bofors guns field and medium guns, individual guns, 122-mm multibarrelled Grad rocket launchers and mortars .
(iii) Wars are not fought only on the battlefield. Comment.
(iv) Prompt reporting is of strategic importance during a war. Refer to the above extract and explain.
(iv) Read the extract and do the following activities.
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
(a) Throughout the last week of June 1999, 18 Grenadiers…..
probed to establish the extent of the enemy’s defences and
(b) They also explored to………. scout for suitable routes for the assault.

(c) After confirming the multidirectional assault as the best strategy the commanding officer……. of 41 Field Regiment drew up an elaborate artillery
(d) Individual guns…… were ranged so as to cover each objective.
(e) Bofors guns……. were used in a direct firing role



(v) Complete the flow chart showing the events on the day of the assault.


(vi) Rewrite the given statements in their order of occurence.
The most difficult task of maintaining the hold on Tiger Hill was achieved in this way:
(a) 8 Sikh was ordered to attack and capture Helmet and India Gate.
(b) Bodies of the Pakistani soldiers were collected and buried appropriately.
(c) During the ferocious artillery duels the Grenadiers hung on their precarious perch with grit and determination.
(d) Sikh fought back successfully two counterattacks with forty to fifty personnel.
(e) An adhoc column of 8 Sikh climbed the steep rock and captured India Gate.
(f) In spite of heavy casualties, 8 Sikh captured Helmet on 5 July.
Ans : (c) During the ferocious artillery duels the Grenadiers hung on their precarious perch with grit and determination.
(a) 8 Sikh was ordered to attack and capture Helmet and India Gate.
(e) An adhoc column of 8 Sikh climbed the steep rock and captured India Gate.
(f) In spite of heavy casualties, 8 Sikh captured Helmet on 5 July.
(d) Sikh fought back successfully two counterattacks with forty to fifty personnel.
(b) Bodies of the Pakistani soldiers were collected and buried appropriately.


(A3) (i) Discuss the meanings of the following idioms/phrases and use them in your own sentences.
(a) To hit the bull’s eye - get something exactly right
He worked hard and hit the bull's eye in the exam.
(b) To be taken by surprise- to encounter someone who is not prepared
Enemy was taken by surprise with the advent of Indian army.
(c) To get a toehold - to obtain an initial, stable position
We got a toehold in learning English with activities.
(d) Under the cover of - being kept secret
Thieves moved under the cover of darkness.
(e) A spell of - a short period
India emerged as a winner under  a spell of Harbhajan.
(ii) Read the following words :
Brigadier, Commander, capture, evicting, enemy, defense
All these words are related to the war affairs and war.
Find more such words from the passage.
(iii) Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited programme started very late.
Note that the object of verb ‘await’ is usually an inanimate object. We don’t usually await a person, but we await his answer/ call/ arrival/ letter.
There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides certain purpose in the formation of the word.
(a) Aside- to the side
(b) Ashore- towards the shore
(c) Afoot-on foot
(d) Anew- of new
(e) Apolitical- not political
(f) Asleep- in a state or manner
Share with your friends few more words.

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at proper places. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.
1. Ravi walked up to…… Principal’s cabin.
2. Ahmed lives in….. small town
3. Can I use your…… cell phone ?
4. Who’s ………woman in your office ?
5. I need ………English-Marathi dictionary.
(A5) (i) Imagine that you are one of the soldiers from 18 Grenadiers on the mission Tiger Hill. Narrate your experience of the war to your friend.
(ii) Would you like to join Indian Army/Navy/ Air force? If not, suggest other ways in which you could serve your nation.