English Medium कक्षा १० - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Communicative

1. What can you see in the picture? Does the man look happy? Give reasons for your answer.

2. Why does he have the bird hanging around his neck?

3. Have you heard of the expression-'having an albatross around your neck'? What do you
think it means? Does it mean:
a. something that you can always be proud of
b. something that you have to do because you have no choice
c. something that is with you all the time as a reminder that you have done something wrong?

4. What is an albatross?

Here are some of the archaic words used in the poem; can you match them with the words used in modern English language that mean the same? The first one has been done for you as an example:

Discuss in groups of four, the following questions :

• What was wrong with Fox’s school initially ?
• What were the reasons for improvement in the results ?
• Do you think the schools in the present day resemble Fox’s school ? If yes / no say how ?
• Can the Bat’s advice be extended to present day schools ? If yes, how ? If no, why 

Discuss within your group in what way is the story of the Fox’s school applicable to your classroom. How can the issue of inclusion of students with different abilities be addressed in the best possible way ?

What does the term “inclusive education” mean to you ?  To me the term “inclusive education” means     ………………………...................................

Based on your understanding of the poem, have a group discussion on the topic : ‘Inclusion means acceptance of diversity in a classroom. ’ After having the discussion, a member of each group will make a brief presentation to the class, giving the views and opinions of the group.

On the basis of your reading of the above text complete the following sentence:

What makes Babar Ali’s tale extraordinary is ___________

On the basis of your reading of the above text complete the following sentence:

That Babar Ali values his education is evident ___________

On the basis of your reading of the above text complete the following sentence:

In spite of the fact that he studies in a government school, receiving an education is not easy because : (a) ___________ (b) ___________

On the basis of your reading of the above text complete the following sentence:

Chumki is likely to achieve her dream of becoming a nurse because she has the qualities of : (a) ___________ (b) ___________

On the basis of your reading of the above text complete the following sentence:

The poor infrastructure that the students of Babar Ali’s school study in is obvious from ___________

On the basis of your reading of the above text complete the following sentence:

It is ironical that though the poor children are hungry for knowledge __________ 

Find one word or phrase from the passage that means the same as the following :

(a) extremely serious, bad or terrible (para 1-3)
(b) to give enthusiastic support (para 4-5)
(c) lanky (para 6-8)
(d) to leave to go to another place (para 13-14)
(e) wobbly (para 16-17) .
(f) to write something hastily or untidily (para 22-23)
(g) very difficult to believe (para 23-25)
(h) scamper (para 27-28)
(i) heavy shower (para 28)

Smt. Anju Kar, Minister (Mass Education), West Bengal comes across BBC’s story of Babar Ali’s remarkable achievements transforming the lives of hundreds of poor children. She writes a letter to him lauding his extraordinary efforts and undeterred spirit of reform in the face of adversity. She also promises support, both financial and academic to him. As Anju Kar, write the letter to Babar Ali.

Writing a Biosketch

This is Rohan. He is not interested in the usual set of professional courses like the ones mentioned above. Do you think he can try his hand at something else ? Work in pairs and try to find some courses that he may like from the word maze given below.

Now that you have identified a few of the courses that Rohan can do, can you guess what would be their job profile and what category they can be placed under ? Given below is a table with jobs in column A and the job profile in column B (Jumbled up). Work in pairs to match the column A with column B and column C.

Complete the notes given below:

What is VE

1. Prepares ______.
2. Related to ______.
3. Generally at the ______ level.
4. Focus on ______ and ______.

Complete the notes given below:

Need of VE:

1. To sustain ______.
2. To provide ______.
3. Creates ______ by ______.
4. Addresses ______ through ______.

Complete the notes given below:

Concerns:

1. Low ______.
2. Rigid ______.
3. Obsolete ______.
4. Poor linkage ______.