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

Work in pair. One of you will ask the question, the other will give the answer with the help of the clue in bracket. Write down in the spaces provided.

• Why did you return home early? (help with the housework)
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Work in pair. One of you will ask the question, the other will give the answer with the help of the clue in bracket. Write down in the spaces provided.

• Why is Raju going abroad? (visit his sister)
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Work in pair. One of you will ask the question, the other will give the answer with the help of the clue in bracket. Write down in the spaces provided.

• Why did Kiran sell her car? (buy a van)
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Work in pair. One of you will ask the question, the other will give the answer with the help of the clue in bracket. Write down in the spaces provided.

• Why did you travel by bus? (save money)
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Your school is organizing a long tour for the students of your class to Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong and Gangtok. In order to make the students aware of the need to be responsible ‘eco-tourists’ and to brief them about what they should and should not do in this long tour, a meeting has been arranged. You have been asked to make a presentation giving tips to the students on responsible behaviour as tourists. Taking help from the objectives of eco tourism and your own research, prepare the presentation. It can be a power-point presentation or a speech supported by charts and visuals. As the places to be visited include heritage sites, places of worship, monuments and places of ecological importance such as mountainsides and rivers, your presentation should cover a range of responsibilities. The general thrust should be “Towards Joyful and Sustainable Tourism”. You may decide to do this as a group activity also. In that case divide the work among the members of your group for research and collection of data, preparation of the presentation, preparation of visuals and actual presentation.

No accounting for tastes

Fill in the blanks with verb + ing. Share your lists with your partner.

You are Aditya Vikram of Gyan Gurukul School. Your friend has appeared for class XII board examination this year. He has still not been able to make up his mind regarding the choice of vocation. You came across the information given below in a newspaper. You decide to write a letter to this friend of yours encouraging him to choose a career in the field of tourism. Using the inputs given below, write the letter to your friend.

Verb+ ing and Infinitives
1. I saw her cross the road.
2. I saw her crossing the road.
What is the difference in the use of the underlined verb in the two sentences?

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The Students’ Council of Greenland School, New Delhi has organised an excursion to Kulu, Manali and Rohtang Pass for students of Classes XI and XII during the Easter break. As the Headgirl/Headboy of the school draft a notice for the notice board of your school to this effect inviting students who wish to join the excursion to give in their names for the same. Add relevant details like duration and cost of excursion and last date for submission of authority letter signed by parents and making the payment.

Do not exceed 50 words. Put the notice in a box.

Complete the sentences as in the example, using the verbs given in the box. Do not use any verb more than once.

Example : "Don't forget to return my book."

He reminded me not to forget to return his book.

1. "You promised that you would not tell mother about our quarrel."

He _________________________________________

2. "If I were you, I'd go to the police."

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3. "Go on, buy a new dress," Sushila said.

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4. "Please don't drive so fast," Anil said.

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5. "Rupa, you can go to the library," said the teacher.

The teacher ___________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences using an infinitive instead of the underlined clause.

1. Shah found that Rs. 20,000 of the sales money was missing from the box.

2. The Court declared that the officer was guilty of gross negligence.

3. Evidence showed that the document was a fabrication.

4. The court warned the representatives that they should not tamper with the
evidence.

5. The minister was annoyed when he learnt that he had lost the elections.

6. You would be silly if you dyed your hair green.

Articles are often divided into parts to help the reader. Given below are the subheadings of the eight paragraphs given in a jumbled order. Match the paragraphs with the subheadings.

1. Southern paradise.
2. Life of harmony.
3. Showcasing the culture and spirit of A&N.
4. Links with freedom struggle.
5. Sea sports, farms and temples.
6. Indigenous population and settlers.
7. Flora and fauna.
8. Get to know the Emerald Islands.

In pairs, use the grid below to complete the following sentences.

1.Our English teacher refused to allow us ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-

2.Ram's mother let all of us_________________________________________________________

3.Making students ________________ against their will is unfair

4.'Dear Sir,

Would you kindly permit-------------

Then read your answers out to the rest of the class

Combine each of the following pairs of sentences, using the correct form of the verbs. The first one has been done for you as an example:

1. Leander was surprised by Asifs return of service.
Leander started playing in earnest.

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2 Rajani has completed her homework.
She wants to go to play.

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3 Gopal was utterly bored with his studies.
He went out for a walk.

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4 Sita was startled by the noise.
She jumped out of her bed.

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5 The police chased the smuggler. The smuggler hid in a thicket.

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6 The news stunned Meenu. She stood rooted to the spot.

When people are not very familiar with a language, they will sometimes explain words by paraphrasing them. Match the words in the box to the paraphrases below. Check in the dictionary if you are not sure. 

1. It’s a tropical tree, found near water, whose twisted roots grow partly above ground.
2. It refers to the shape of an area of land, including its hills, valleys etc.
3. It is an area of sea in which there are many small islands.
4. It is a group of similar things that are close together.
5. It is to describe the course of a river, coast line or path that turns a lot.
6. This is to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation.
7. They are all the animals that live wild in a particular area.
8. It is an activity that involves swimming underwater using a breathing device.
9. A type of prison, which is often in a place far away from other people.
10. This is a person or living thing that has existed in a country or continent since the earliest time known to people.

On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the “Mindmap” given below :

Match the news items with the headlines. Write the correct headline above each news item.

Discuss
How do these words - appointed, relaxed and kidnapped - help in framing the headlines ?

Provide suitable headlines for the following news items. In your headlines, use the past participle form or appropriate verbs.

Complete the following letter. Put the verbs in brackets into either the
'ing' form or the infinitive with to. Use the box below to help you.

Dear Mr. Banerjee
Thank you for your letter offering (offer) to help build an auditorium for our
school. You will be happy to learn that the parents of our school have
suggested___________ (approach) their association for funds. It is an idea worth
_____ (pursue) and we propose _____________(hold) a meeting on the
15th of this month. I would very much like you to attend the meeting as I want
_____ (introduce) you to the parents and I hope ____________(be) able to
use your kind offer as a motivating factor for others.
The architect has arranged ____________(supply} us with the blueprints
of the building. The contractor has promised _____________(deliver) the
materials within a month. So our management does not mind ________ _
(start) the work even before the funds have been arranged in full.
Please do not hesitate _____ (contact} me if your have any further queries.
I look forward to _____________(hear) from you soon.
Yours sincerely
K.S. Bhatt
(Principal}

Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .

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