Revision: Writing English 1 (English Language) (English Medium) ICSE Class 10 CISCE
- A Number of Loose Electric Wires Are Hanging from a Lamp Post Near the Main Gate of Your School.
- Closed Circuit Television (Cctv) Must Be Installed in Every Class Room. Give Your Views Either for Or Against this Statement.
- Your Class Had to Conduct a Morning Assembly. Write an Account of How You Prepared for It, What Your Role Was and What You Gained from the Experience.
- Summers Are Becoming Hotter with Each Passing Year. Write a Description of One Such Very Hot Day. What Did You See and Hear as You Walked Outside ? How Were Birds and Animals Affected ?
- Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it;
- You want to start a new club in your school. Write a letter to your Principal requesting permission to start the club, explain your role in it and give reasons
- Your friend has not fared well in the recent examinations. Write a letter to him/her expressing your concern. Give him/her some advice on how to score better marks and offer to help him/her to improve
- Your school is hosting an Inter-School Quiz Competition. Write out a notice to be displayed in your school, giving all the details about the event.
- Write an E-mail to the Principal of a Neighbouring School Requesting Him/Her to Send a Team of Three Members to Participate in the Quiz Competition.
- Fill in Each of the Numbered Blanks with the Correct Form of the Word Given in Brackets. Do Not Copy the Passage, but Write in Correct Serial Order the Word Or Phrase Appropriate to the Blank Space.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word.
- Join the Following Sentences to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using and but Or So :
- Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction. The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?” (Begin: The old woman asked Arun……………….)
- As Soon as the Sun Rose Over the Hills, the Fog Disappeared. (Begin: No Sooner ……………………..)
- It Rained So Heavily that They Could Not Go for the Picnic. (Rewrite: Using ‘Too………………To’)
- If Your Friends Get Here before 7 O’Clock We Can Take Them Out for Dinner.
- The School Captain Was Elected by the Students of Classes Xi and Xii. (Begin: the Students ………………….)
- Greenland is the largest island in the world. (Rewrite: Using ‘larger’.)
- Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction. How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh! (Begin: It was cruel………………….)
- Arun Was Asked by His Mother to Explain the Missing Buttons on His Shirt. (Rewrite: Using ‘Explanation’)
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following: Write an Original Short Story Entitled 'The, Gift'.
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following: "Money is Important for Happiness." Express Your Views Either for Or Against this Statement.
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following: Narrate an Incident from Your Own Experience When You Helped to Prepare a Meal. Explain What You Did and What You Gained from the Experience.
- You Had Been Waiting Outside the Examination Hall. Describe What You Saw and the Sounds You Heard When You Arrived at the Place. What Were Your Feelings? Describe How the Scene Changed Once You
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following: Study the Picture Given Below. Write a Story Or a Description Or an Account of What It Suggests
- Your Uncle Has Offered to Get You a Pet for Your Birthday. Write a Letter to Him Telling Him What You Would Like, Give Reasons for Your Choice and Tell Him How You Would-take Care of Your Pet.
- The Traffic Outside Your School is Very Heavy and Chaotic. Write a Letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Pointing Out the Danger of Such Heavy and Chaotic Traffic in a School Zone.
- Fill in Each of the Numbered Blanks with the Correct Form of the Word Given in Brackets.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Poet'S Mother Was Stung __________ A Scorpion.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: "Please Write__________ What I Tell You Otherwise You Will Forget," the Teacher Said
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word:
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word : Sheila'S Grandmother Found It Difficult to Climb __________ the Steep Staircase
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Soldier Fought Bravely__________ His Country.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: There is No Use Crying __________ Spilt Milk
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: I Don'T Know What They Were Arguing __________ but I Could Hear Angry Voices.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the School Playground is Out __________ Bounds for the Pupils of the Primary School.
- They Have to Go to Bed Early Every Night. They Are Allowed to Stay Update on Saturdays.
- The Children Were Delighted. the Exams Had Been Cancelled.
- We Are Not Allowed to Play in the Sun. We Are Not Allowed to Play in the Rain.
- This is the Place. the Dog Was Rescued from Its Cruel Owner.
- She laid the table after she had finished the cooking. (Begin: When…)
- He is old but still he works hard. (Begin: Despite……….)
- The Delivery Boy Was Requested to Bring the Parcel the Next Day. (Rewrite Using Direct Speech)
- I Prefer Playing a ,Game to Watching Television. (Begin: I Would Rather ……….)
- Every Family Has a Black Sheep. (Begin: There is No ………….)
- I Have Never Worn a More Ill-fitting Suit. (End: …………..Ever Worn.)
- Anil is too fast a runner not to come first in the race. (Begin: Anil is so………….)
- As Soon as the Sports Meet Ended, the Children Ran on the Field. (Begin: Hardly ……………)
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following:
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following:
- Write a Composition (350 - 400 Words) on the Following:
- You Walk Home from School One Afternoon to Find the Door Unlocked and on Entering You Are Shocked to See the House in Total Disarray
- Study the Picture Given Below. Write a Story Or a Description Or an Account of What It Suggests to You.
- Your Class Wants to Visit a Well-known Historical Monument in a Nearby Town. Write a Letter to Your Principal Seeking Permission and Say Why You Would Benefit from the Visit.
- Your School Recently Held a Jubilee Celebration. Write a Letter to Your Friend Who Was Unable to Attend, Giving Details of the Function and Your Role in It.
- Read the Following Passage Carefully and Answer the Questions that Follow:
- Fill in Each of the Numbered Blanks with the Correct Form of the Word Given in Brackets. Do Not Copy the Passage, but Write in Correct Serial Order the Word Or Phrase Appropriate to the Blank Space.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: There Was a Steep Rise ……… Onion Prices.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: Air Pollution is Responsible for the Spread ……… Bronchitis.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: He Was …….. Pressure to Complete the Work.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: Joan Jumped ………. the River to Rescue the Child.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: His Teacher is Very Pleased ……… Him.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: Ali Took ……… His Cap and Wiped His Face.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Old Woman Could Not Get ……… the Shock.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: He Should Not Get ……… with Such Rudeness.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So .
- The Book Was So Interesting that I Could Not Put in Down. (Begin : the Book Was Too ……………… )
- The Principal Said, “All the Prizes Will Be Distributed Tomorrow.” (Begin : the Principal Said that ……………. )
- Last Night’S Dinner Was Cooked for Us by Father. (Begin : Father …………… )
- If Mary Catches the First Bus, She Will Be on Time for School. (Begin : Unless …………….)
- Inspite of Having High Fever the Girl Came to School. . (Begin : Despite ……………..)
- I Prefer Going Out with Friends to Staying Alone at Home. (Begin : I Would Rather ………….)
- Hardly Had the Teacher Left the Room, When All the Children Started Making a Noise. (Begin : No Sooner ………..)
- This is the Funniest Movie I Have Ever Seen. (Begin : Never ………….)
- Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on the following: Write an original story that begins with the words : “He was the funniest boy I had ever met. He would make everyone laugh………”
- Write a Composition (350 – 400 Words) on the Following:
- Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on the following: All Girls or all-Boys Schools provide a better learning environment than co-educational schools. Express your views.
- Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It's not my fault”, he shouted………”
- Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on the following: Describe in detail the view from your bedroom window. What sights, sounds, and smells that you would typically see, hear, and experience
- ‘Working Women Make Better Mothers than Women Who Stay at Home’. Express Your Views Either for Or Against this Statement.
- Describe an Early Morning Walk Through Your City Or Town in Winter. Give Details of the Smells, Sights, Sounds, and Feelings You Experienced.
- Study the picture given below. Write a short story, description, or account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture
- Think of a Time When You Found Yourself in an Embarrassing Situation. Narrate How You Got into that Situation, How You Dealt with It and the Lesson You Learned from It.
- Break Time (Recess) at Your School is Only for a Duration of Fifteen Minutes. Write a Letter to Your Principal Requesting an Extension in the Break-time from Fifteen Minutes to Half an Hour.
- You Are to Be Awarded a Special Prize at the Annual Prize Day Ceremony of Your School.
- Study the Picture Given Below. Write a Short Story Or Description Or an Account of What the Picture Suggests to You. Your Composition May Be About the Subject of the Picture Or You
- Your Uncle Has Promised to Give You a Gift of Rs. 1000/-. Write a Letter Thanking Him for the Offer, Tell Him How You Plan to Spend the Money; and Why You Wish to Spend It in this Way.
- You Are the President of the Nature Club in Your School Which is Hosting the Earth Day Celebrations. Write a Letter to the Principal of a Neighbouring School
- Read the Following Passage Carefully and Answer the Questions that Follow:
- Fill in Each of the Numbered Blanks with the Correct Form of the Word Given In Brackets. Do Not Copy the Passage, but Write in Correct Serial Order the Word Or Phrase Appropriate
- Fill in the Blanks with an Appropriate Word: the Teacher Spoke for Raju When He Was Wrongly Accused of Stealing Money. We Can Visit Her at the Hostel at 3 Pm and 6 Pm on Saturdays.
- Join the Following Sentences to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So. He is Good at Gymnastics. His Handwriting Must Improve. Her Grandfather Gifted
- Re-write the Following Sentences According to the Instructions Given After Each. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of Each Sentence.
- Fill in Each of the Numbered Blanks with the Correct Form of the Word Given in Brackets.
- Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: He found the key just _______ the front door.
- Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: I could not accompany my cousin _________ the trip because I had a fever.
- Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: The noise prevented us _______ sleeping.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Young Man Put the Flute _______ His Lips and Began to Play.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: Ashok Leaned ______ the Wall Tiredly.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Paper Dart Went Gliding ______ the Air.
- Fill in the Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Cyclist Rode Quickly …….. the Path.
- Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: The young child carried the heavy bucket _______ the stairs.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So. He Has Learnt to Cycle. He Has Yet to Learn to Swim.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So. the Child Helped Her Mother to Make Breakfast. She Washed the Tomatoes.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, But Or So. They Bought a New Car. They Can Travel Long Distances.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, But Or So. Sunita Opened Her Purse. She Found the Money Missing.
- Re-write the following sentence according to the instruction given. Arun gave Ramesh some excellent advice. (Begin: Ramesh was……)
- Re-write the following sentence according to the instruction given. As soon as Sania sat down to study, the lights went off.(Begin: No sooner……….)
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instructions Are Given. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of the Sentence.
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instructions Are Given. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of the Sentence.
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instructions Are Given. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of the Sentence.
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instructions Are Given. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of the Sentence.
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instructions Are Given. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of the Sentence.
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instructions Are Given. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, but Do Not Change the Meaning of the Sentence.
- Write an Original Short Story that Begins with the Words: "It Was Raining Hard that Night.
- "School Days Are the Happiest Days of Our Lives." Express Your Views Either for Or Against this Statement.
- Narrate an incident from your own experience when you helped a friend who was in trouble. Explain what happened. What did you do to make the situation better ? (
- There Has Been Heavy Rain in Your City/Town. You Went to School but Found that It Was Closed Because of the Rain.
- Study the Picture Given Below. Write a Story Or a Description Or an Account of What It Suggests to You.
- Write an Original Short Story in Which Two Children and Their Grandfather Are the Main Characters.
- You Were a Part of an Organizing Committee for an Inter-school Event Which Was Very Successful. You and the Other Committee Members Were Congratulated
- Fill in Each of the Numbered Blanks with the Correct Form of The-word Given in Brackets. Do Not Copy the Passage, but Write in Correct Serial Order the Word Or Phrase Appropriate to the Blank Space.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: She Shouted Angrily_______ the Disobedient Boy.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: I Asked Them to Provide Us________ a Guide.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: the Tree Grew at a Dangerous Slant and Had to Be Cut ___
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: My Daughter Believes _________Fairies.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: He Drew a Beautiful Diagram ________The Board.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word:She Battled Her Way_________ the Crowd.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: We Were Asked to Gather_________ the Teacher.
- Fill in Each Blank with an Appropriate Word: They Had to Climb ___________The Steep Pathway to Reach the Top.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And. but Or So. this is the Hospital. I Was Born Here.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So. the Children Have Been Sick for a Week. They Were Unable to Go to School.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And, but Or So. Mrs. Kumar Has Been a Teacher for Thirty Years . She Will Now Retire.
- Join the Following Sentence to Make One Complete Sentence Without Using And,. but Or So. We Have Had to Respect for Nature. Now We Are Suffering from the Effects of Global Warming .
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each. Make Other Changes that May Be Necessary, Not Many People Read for Pleasure These Days. (Begin: Few _______)
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each.Since Her Childhood Meera Has Been Good in Mathematics. (End:....................... Childhood)
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each. "We Have Had No Rain since January", Ramu Said. (Begin: Ramu Said that They .................. )
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each. It is Dangerous as Well as Illegal to Drive a Motorcycle Without a Helmet. (Begin: It is Not ...........................)
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each. He Had Plenty of Wealth but He Was Not Happy. (Begin: in Spite ................................. )
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each. He Was So Tired that He Could Not Stand. (Use: Too.......................................)
- Every one of them was an experienced mountaineer. (Begin: There was no .................................)
- Re-write the Following Sentence According to the Instruction Given After Each. I Have Never Seen a Film as Bad as This. · (Begin: this is .................................. )
- Write an original short story in which two children and their school teacher are the main characters.
- Imagine a situation where you get an opportunity to change one thing in your school. What would it be? Why do you want to change it? How would you bring about the-change?
- School examinations do not test intelligence. Express your views either for or against this statement
- You are a regular visitor to your school library. Describe your library. Give details of the familiar sights. What do you see and feel as different students come irt and check out the books?
- Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture, or you may take suggestions from it
- You have had to shift to a new house recently. Write a letter to your grandmother telling her what you miss about your old house. Tell her also what you like about your new house and what you plan
- A certain book/chapter has been included in your syllabus. You have heard that a film version is now available. Write a letter to the.Manager of a film theatre near your school, requesting that the
- Write an e-mail to the Principal of a neighbouring school inviting their pupils to attend the classes if they so wish. Give all details of the classes to be held.
- You wish to stage a play to create awareness about the importance of saving electricity.
- Write a notice to be put up in your school informing the pupils of Classes IX and X about the Remedial Classes to be held after the school hours and asking them to register their names for it. .
- Your school is hosting an Inter School Dance Competition. Write a notice to be put up on your school notice board informing the students about the event.
- Write an email to the Principal of a neighbouring school to request him/her to send their dance teacher to act as a judge for the competition.
- Your friend was absent from school on a day when an unfortunate incident took place for which you were blamed. Write a letter to your friend giving details about the incident,
- Write a composition (300-350 words) the following: Express your views either for or against the statement 'Junk food should be banned'.
- Write a composition (300-350 words) the following: Describe how you spend your time on a holiday afternoon. Why do you think it is necessary to have these times of quietness and soliltude?
- Write a composition (300-350 words) the following: Narrate an incident from your experience in which your parents had entrusted you with a difficult task.
- Write a composition (300-350 words) on the following: Write an original short story entitled 'A Strange Visitor'.
- Write a composition (300-350 words) on the following: Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you.
