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Study carefully the following pie-chart about the Income Sources of a City Budget and write a short continuing paragraph based on it in about 120 words :
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Solution
The above pie chart is about the city budget through the income sources of 100% which is divided firstly with the local body tax [LBT] of 30% which follows with an equal contribution of city development charges as well as Property Tax at 18%. Other income contributes to 15% of the total followed by water charges at 7% While the smart city funds remain at 6% with the least percentage contribution of the Govt. Aid and Loan services which remain at 4% and 2% respectively.
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A2. Read the given information and fill the table provided:
Acclaimed in Indian classics as the Kalpavriksha, the all giving tree the coconut palm grows in several states in India. The coconut palm is member of the plant family Arecaceae popularly known as palm family. It flourishes on sandy soils requiring high humidity abundant sunlight and high rainfall for optimal growth. All parts of the palm are used in some way or another in the daily life of the people. Coconut water provides a refreshing and nutritious drink. The firm kernel that line the inside is high in calories and the white milk extracted from it is used in many different ways. Oil extracted from dried mature coconuts is used as cooking oil. The leaves are braided to make thatched roof and mats. The mid ribs of the leaves are dried and tied together to make brooms. The coconut shell and husk are good sources of efficient fuel. During religious ceremonies married women are often presented with a coconut along with a few grains of rice as a symbol of fertility and prosperity.
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Read the following tree diagram about 'Morphemes' and write a short paragraph on it.
Read the following Intros of news items. Choose any ONE of them and write the headline, the dateline and a short continuing paragraph for it.
(i) A shortage of onions in Maharashtra has surged prices by 30 percent. It forced the authorities to import onions from abroad.
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Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words :
Rosalind and Orlando were married at once in the forest
and on the same day Oliver who was 110 longer selfish and married Celia. Just as they were going to be married, a mess,enger came to ask Duke senior to go back to his dukedom. Celia s fathcr; Duke Frederick, had mended his wicked ways and asked his brother to return.
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Read the following extract and complete the table given below :
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Multimedia materials offer you the opportunity to take part in other computer-assisted activities, such as text-based gap-filling, multiple-choice and text reconstruction activities. Language teachers often develop such text-based CALL activities to accompany a particular course. CALL materials can be regularly updated.
Because CALL learning activity types are usually designed from a template, they can sometimes be repetitive.
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| ------------and Web-based | (a) content tailored for classroom use |
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Courses
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Intake capacity
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Vacant seats
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Engineering:
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Degree
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1, 55, 102
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42, 497
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Diploma
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1, 65, 413
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55, 107
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Post - graduation
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13, 651
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1, 810
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Pharmacy:
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Degree
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9, 712
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924
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Diploma
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12, 959
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1, 771
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Post - graduation
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5, 296
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3, 506
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Read the following extract and complete the tree – diagram given below:
Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words :
Someone was standing in the doorway. An elderly woman,
very fluffy, very pink. Her cheeks were pink, her dress was pink,
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"Miss Marple!" I exclaimed.
''May I come in?" asked the pink lady.
"Please come in " said my mother. ''Do sit down. Do you
require a room?" '
''Not today, thank you. l'm staying with Padre Dutt. He insisted on putting me up. But I may want a room for a day or two - just for old times' sake."
"You've stayed here before."
"A long time ago. I'm Mrs Green, you know. The missing
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Information Transfer: Verbal to Non-verbal
Read the following paragraph and prepare a tree-digram using the information given in the paragraph.
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Information Transfer :Non-verbal to Verbal
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Kalpana Chawla : The first Indian woman in space.
Born : 1961, Karnal, a small town of Haryana.
Schooling : Tagore Bal Niketan, Karnal (1976). B.E from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.
1984 : Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering – University of Texas
1986 : Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering – University of Colorado
1995 : Picked up for the space programme by NASA.
1997 : Became the first Indian American in space
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1st February 2003 : Space shuttle lost contact and crashed claiming Kalpana’s life with six fellow astronauts.Read the information on the life history of Kalpana Chawla. On the basis of given points write two short paragraphs on her life history. Suggest a suitable title.
Kalpana Chawla : The first Indian woman in space.
Born : 1961, Karnal, a small town of Haryana.
Schooling : Tagore Bal Niketan, Karnal (1976). B.E from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.
1984 : Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering – University of Texas
1986 : Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering – University of Colorado
1995 : Picked up for the space programme by NASA.
1997 : Became the first Indian American in space
January 2003 : Went abroad her second space shuttle Columbia to study the outer atmosphere of the sun.
1st February 2003 : Space shuttle lost contact and crashed claiming Kalpana’s life with six fellow astronauts.Read the information on the life history of Kalpana Chawla. On the basis of given points write two short paragraphs on her life history. Suggest a suitable title.
Kalpana Chawla : The first Indian woman in space.
Born : 1961, Karnal, a small town of Haryana.
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1986 : Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering – University of Colorado
1995 : Picked up for the space programme by NASA.
1997 : Became the first Indian American in space
January 2003 : Went abroad her second space shuttle Columbia to study the outer atmosphere of the sun.
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{much ,many, far ,slightly, a little} |
more, greater,higher, less, lower, further, farther |
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{half, twice, ten times, (etc.)} |
as { adj. adv.} as |
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10 percent 150 percent |
{more less } than |
| almost the same ____ as | |
| as {adj adv.} as |
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• A comparison of the situation between 1985 and 2010
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A school carried out two surveys in Class X. Look at the pie charts below and write short summaries of the results as in the model above.
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Read the following information and prepare a pie diagram for the same.
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Observe the following table and transfer the information into a paragraph:
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| States | Population in Millions | |
| Rural | Urban | |
| Maharashtra | 560 | 410 |
| Gujarat | 320 | 190 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 440 | 160 |
| Chhattisgarh | 170 | 40 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 550 | 210 |
| Karnataka | 350 | 180 |
Read the following extract and complete the table given below about 'Types of Diseases':
Health is defined as not simply the absence of disease. It involves a state of feeling well, both in body and in mind.
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Non- communicable diseases are caused by exogenous factors like physical, chemical, nutritional deficiencies. The examples are Kwashiorkor, Pellagra, Scurvy, and Rickets, etc.
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| Sr.No. | Types | Causes |
Examples |
| 1. | Congenital |
o develop during pregnancy o environmental factors |
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| 2. | Self-Inflicted Acquired | Coronary heart disease. hypertension | |
| 3. | By biological agents | Cholera, typhoid, measles, malaria | |
| 4. | Non-communicable diseases | Kwashiorkor, Pellagra, Scurvy, and Rickets |
Extend the given extract by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own (about 120 words)
A couple of days later, I was walking around the camp, around the barracks, near the barbed-wire fence where the guards could not easily see. I was alone.
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I glanced around to make sure no one saw me. I called to her softly in German. 'Do you have something to eat?'
She didn't understand.
I inched closer to the fence and repeated the question in polish. She stepped forward. I was thin and gaunt, with rags wrapped around my feet, but the girl looked unafraid. In her eyes, I saw life.
She pulled an apple from her woollen jacket and threw it over the fence.
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Read the following tree-diagram and prepare a short paragraph regarding 'Soil Erosion'.
Information Transfer (Non-verbal to Verbal):
Do anyone of the following activities.
Transfer the given information into a paragraph.
Read the following passage and complete the table
Dialect is a form of a language spoken in one area which may be different from other forms of the same language. Each language has dialects which change every few kilometers. India is a multi-lingual country. Each state follows its own language as official language. For example, Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra, while Ahirani, Wharadi, Konkani and Malwani are its dialects. Several languages in India are spoken but do not have any script. In Karnataka, Kannada is the official language. Tulu is spoken in Karnataka but has no script. In England, English is the official language while Scottish, spoken in Scotland and Welsh spoken in Wales are dialects of English.
| State | Official language | Dialects | Spoken/ Without script |
| Maharashtra | Marathi | ||
| Karnataka | |||
| England |
Look at the table given below and write a short paragraph based on it in about 120 words :
The following table shows irregular rainfall causing low groundwater level in Nashik district, and Talukawise its worst hit villages.
| Drop in water level | Talukas | |||
| 0 to 1 meter | Nashik, Igatpuri, Niphad, Chandwad, Kalwan, Deola, Tryambakeshwar | |||
| 1 to 2 meters | Sinnar, Yeola, Nandgaon, Satana, Malegaon | |||
| Worst Hit Areas | ||||
| Talukas | Situation over coming months | |||
| Oct.-Dec. | Jan-Mar. | Apr.-June | Total | |
| Igatpuri | 01 | 06 | 49 | 56 |
| Malegaon | 31 | 54 | 37 | 122 |
| Nandgaon | 08 | 17 | 37 | 62 |
| Niphad | 01 | 04 | 47 | 52 |
| Source: Times of India, Nashik Times, City Edn. Date: Oct. 18, 2018 |
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Read the following paragraph and transfer the information in the form of a tree diagram:
The United Nations was established at the end of the second world war to maintain international peace and security.
In the central system of the UN, there are 15 members of the Security Council. The Economic and Social Council has 54 members. The Secretariat of the United Nations is headed by Secretary-General.
The UN has several specialized agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Views :
Develop a paragraph on the view by using the points given below :
Read the following paragraph and transfer the information in the form of a tree diagram:
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The United Nations was established at the end of the second world war to maintain international peace and security. The UN has several specialized agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). |
Observe the following web diagram carefully and convert it into a paragraph.
Verbal to Non-Verbal:
Read the following information and complete the following table below it:
Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the Moon will, for the first time, unravel secrets around the Moon’s the South Pole. Chandrayaan-2 is a three-part spacecraft - an orbiter, a lander, and a rover. The lander is named Vikram after Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the Indian space programme. The rover is named Pragyan, meaning ‘wisdom’.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22 July atop ISRO’s GSLV Mk-III at 2:43 p.m. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Performing as expected, the rocket released Chandrayaan-2 in a highly elliptic orbit around Earth about 17 minutes later. In fact, it was released 6,000 km higher than planned. The solar arrays on Chandrayaan-2 deployed smoothly as the probe began its journey.
| Table | Information | |
| 1. | Name of the Mission | |
| 2. | Date of Launch | |
| 3. | Centre of Launch | |
| 4 | Name of the Rover | |
| 5. | Founder of Indian Space Programme |
Verbal to Non-verbal:
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Non-verbal to verbal:
Transfer the information into a paragraph.
Observe the web diagram and write a paragraph on it. Suggest a suitable title.
Verbal to Non-verbal:
Prepare a fact file using the following points:
Location, Modes of transport, Best time to visit, Accommodation, Places to visit Uniqueness
Ooty or Udhagamandalam’ is a hill station in Tamil Nadu. The queen of the blue mountains sits in the central region of the Nilgiri Range at 7,400 feet, 292 km south west of Bengaluru. The botanical garden, The Ooty Lake, Holy Trinity Church are the places which add to the beauty of Ooty. Wenlock downs is one of the most popular picnic spots in Ooty. Ooty’s hotels range from swanky to budget places. Hotel Surya, Nilgiri Hotel, Khims are some renowned hotels. It is best to visit the place during off season, i.e. March to May to avoid large crowd. Coimbatore is the nearest airport and from there cabs are available to Ooty. From Coimbatore to Udhagamandalam station you may travel by rail or meter gauge. For those taking the road NH 17 Bandipur via Maddur and Mysore will be convenient. From Bandlpur take the route to Mudumalai reserve to Ooty via Gudalur. Ooty is well known for its handmade chocolates, aromatic oils, spices and of course tea.
Non-verbal to Verbal
Study the table given below and prepare a paragraph on it.
| Alligators | Crocodiles | |
| 1. | U shaped round snout | V shaped round snout |
| 2. | Live in fresh water | Live in fresh water and saline water |
| 3. | Have wide jaws; upper jaw is wider than the lower jaw | Have narrow jaws; both the jaws are of the same size |
| 4. | Only upper teeth are visible when the mouth is closed | Both the teeth are visible when the mouth is closed. |
| 5. | No functioning salt glands | Very functional salt glands |
| 6. | Sensory pits on scales near the jaw | Sensory pits in every scale of the body |
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Turtles and tortoises are closely related. They are both reptiles from the same family (Testudines or Chelonian). The main difference between the two is that turtle is the name given to water-dwellers and tortoise is the name given to land-dwellers. They are easily identified by the presence of a shell, from which their head and limbs protrude. Turtles are found in Africa and America. Its shell is lighter and more streamlined than that of a tortoise. To enable swimming, it has webbed feet with long claws. Turtles are omnivores, eating both vegetation and meat. Their lifespan is shorter than that of the tortoise with an average of 20-40 years and a maximum of 86 years. Tortoises are found mainly in Asia and Africa, but also in America. It has a rounder, bumpier, heavier shell than a turtle. Its bent legs are short and sturdy. Tortoises are usually herbivores, but some eat meat, their lifespan is longer than that of the turtle with an average of 80-150 years and a maximum of 188 years. |
| FEATURES | TURTLES | TORTOISE |
| (i) Habitat | ||
| (ii) Places found in | ||
| (iii) Shell | ||
| (iv) Lifespan |
Transfer the information into a paragraph:
Observe the chart and write a paragraph on it. Suggest a suitable title:
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Read the information from the given bar graph and write it in paragraph form.
Transfer the given information in the form of a paragraph.
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Non-Verbal to Verbal
Transfer the given information in the form of a paragraph.
Non-Verbal to Verbal:
Write the given information in the form of a paragraph:
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| Area of work | Percentage | Number (in millions) |
| Cultivators | 26.0 | 2.63 |
| Agricultural labourers | 32.9 | 3.33 |
| Household workers | 5.2 | 0.52 |
| Other workers | 35.8 | 3.62 |
Non-verbal to verbal:
The following diagram shows important factors to be considered while choosing a career. Write a paragraph based on it. Give a suitable title to it:
(A1) Verbal to Non-Verbal:
Read the following information and complete the flowchart for the same, and give a suitable title.
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Sugar beet grows through the summer and is harvested in autumn and winter. When it arrives on site, the sugar beet is washed. The sugar beet is sliced into thin strips called cossettes.‘These thin strips are mixed with hot water to extract the sugar and a lime solution is added to the raw juice to remove any impurities. |
Non-verbal to verbal:
Read the information given in the following tree-diagram and write two short paragraphs based on it. Give a suitable title to your write up:
