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You are Geet / Geeta, Head Boy / Head Girl, Vanskriti School, Shimla. Your school is going to organize a trip to Leh-Ladakh during the summer vacation. Write a notice in 50‒60 words for the school notice board giving the details of the trip. Imagine all the details.

You are Sumit, a student of class X. Your father has been transferred to another city resulting in a change of school for you. You have been attending your new school for a week now. Write a diary entry in 50‒60 words on your thoughts and feelings about your old school and new school.

Given below are notes on the life of Ustad Rahi Khan. Write a biographical sketch of his in about 100 words:

Born – March 21st, 1926 in Sitapur, U.P.
His ancestors – famous musicians
At the age six – moved to Varanasi
Received training – under Ustad Amir Ali Khan – a sitar player
Started performing at the age of 14
Performed in India and abroad
Awarded Padam Shri in 1967
Established a music school at Varanasi
Died – August 21st, 2004
One of the best examples of Hindu–Muslim Unity

You are Ankita. You recently attended a seminar on 'Effective Listening Skills' and found it to be of great value. Write an email to your friend, Anita, in 120–150 words, giving details of the seminar and sharing what you learnt in the seminar. You can use the points given below:

* Venue and participants

* Listening is as important as speaking.

* Listening – a tool in good communication.

* Builds concentration

* Important for a student

Write an article in about 120 words on 'River pollution.' You may use the clues given below:

* rivers, biggest source of water

* victims of pollution

* industrial waste

* city waste drained into them

* religious ceremonies–idol immersion

* garlands and flowers

* ashes after cremation poured into rivers

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in each of the blanks with one word only with the help of options that follow:

While peeling the sweet lime and oranges (a)....................careful so that the segments are not mashed. The lettuce leaves are (b)....................into pieces. They are kept in ice-cold water (c)....................ten minutes.

(a) (i) was (ii) is (iii) be (iv) will

(b) (i) broken (ii) break (iii) breaks (iv) broke

(c) (i) with (ii) for (iii) on (iv) during

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of options that follow:

The rapid changes that India (a)....................over the last few decades have been welcomed by (b).................... . It is an enthusiasm which (c).................... .

(a)
(i) is enduring
(ii) was endured
(iii) has been enduring
(iv) will endure

(b)
(i) most of us
(ii) many of them
(iii) few of people
(iv) the lot of people

(c)
(i) should be kept alive
(ii) have been kept alive
(iii) will be keeping alive
(iv) will be enlivened

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) more than / are child workers / the Indian population / five percent of /

(b) engaged / in agriculture / tens of thousands / are chiefly /

(c) work / in urban areas / many / of industries / in a variety /

In the passage given below, there is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer sheet.

                                                                                      Error      Correction
You recently ask me to submit a short report e.g.                 ask        asked
in the progress made so far in the                        (a) ................... ...................
Literacy Project. Initially, adults were a reluctance (b) ................... ...................
to learn. Gradually, they overcome their               (c) ................... ...................
inhibitions.

Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:

Jatin: Could you lend me your book, David?
David: I would have but I need to finish my revision for class test tomorrow.
Jatin: Give me your notes then.

Jatin asked David if he could (a)......................... David replied that he would have but he needed to (b)........................ Jatin then asked (c).........................