HSC Science (General) 11th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

There is a common belief that cities have always flourished only after human intrusion over nature. Write a speech expressing your opinion about it.

Name the five sensory organs and provide phrases/idioms/proverbs related to them. (One is given for you.)

1. to turn a deaf ear ____________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________

There are certain prerequisites for Mountaineering. With reference to the following points, develop a short dialogue between you and your friend about mountaineering.

The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.

There is a dialogue between the poet and the reader or the characters of the poem.

Imagine that a person who has returned to his native place after a long time is talking to his old friend about the changes that have taken place in the village. Write a dialogue between two friends who have become nostalgic about their old village.

Group Discussion:

You along with your friends Sujit, Rohit and Kishore discussing their likes and dislikes. But all are fascinated with the reading habit. Write a short group discussion in the form of dialogue telling the importance of reading for enhancing knowledge.

With the help of the advertisement , given, write a dialogue between you and your friend on how you enjoyed your visit to the exhibition.

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at a proper place. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.

Ravi walked up to ______________ Principal’s cabin.

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at a proper place. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.

Ahmed lives in ___________ small town.

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at a proper place. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.

Can I use your _____________ cell phone?

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at a proper place. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.

I need __________ English-Marathi dictionary.

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at a proper place. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.

Who’s ______________ woman in your office?

Report writing

Purpose of Report Writing -

• To provide unbiased information based on reality
• To give an analysis of the facts
• To make recommendations, if any and if expected. (as in business reports.)

Types of Reports -

• Business Report
• Factual Report

Format of a Report -

• Headline
• Name of the reporter
• Dateline (date and place)
• The opening paragraph (Lead or Intro- Who, when, what, where)
• Detailed paragraphs (Why and how.)
• Conclusion/suggestions if any
• The report should be written in the box.

You are Sharad Mathur, the General Secretary of the Sports Club of your college. Write a brief report on the Annual Sports activities for the college magazine.

Report writing

Purpose of Report Writing -

• To provide unbiased information based on reality
• To give an analysis of the facts
• To make recommendations, if any and if expected. (as in business reports.)

Types of Reports -

• Business Report
• Factual Report

Format of a Report -

• Headline
• Name of the reporter
• Dateline (date and place)
• The opening paragraph (Lead or Intro- Who, when, what, where)
• Detailed paragraphs (Why and how.)
• Conclusion/suggestions if any
• The report should be written in the box.

Your school organised 'Van Mahotsav Day' recently. Write in about 100 to 150 words a report to be published in the school magazine.

Find out examples from the poem.

Alliteration

Find out examples from the poem.

Antithesis

Find out examples from the poem.

Personification

‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.

Alliteration

Add suitable suffixes (-tion,-ly, -ment, -ous) and prefixes (un, il, im) to the words given below. One is done for you.

Spot the error. One is done for you.

I was not afraid for die that day.

Correct Sentence- I was not afraid to die that day.

Tenzing and Hillary made an pact at the office of the PM of Nepal.