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CBSE Board Exam Papers – 2014 Main Exams (Foreign with Marking Scheme)

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SECTION B — (Advanced Writing Skills) 35 3. (a) You are a businessman who wants to set up a small garment shop in your city. Draft an advertisement seeking a suitable space for rent, to be published in the ‘Wanted Accommodation’ column of a local newspaper. Write the advertisement in not more than 50 words. 5 (WANTED ACCOMMODATION) – required shop for garments – location - in market / commercial area – size – minimum area – facilities – parking etc. – contac – any other relevant details (due credit should be given for economy of words used) (b) You are the secretary of the welfare association of your colony. An unfortunate incident of dowry death has occurred in your colony. Design a poster in not more than 50 words highlighting the evils of the dowry system to create awareness among the people. (EVILS OF DOWRY SYSTEM) – a social evil – young brides tortured, burnt alive – broken marriages – children traumatised – violation of the sanctity of marriage – blot on civilised socie
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Class VIII : A Visit to Cambridge - Comprehension Questions

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Statement : Firdaus Kanga is an Indian writer and journalist. Which place did Kanga visit in England? Did he visit Oxford or Cambridge? What did Cambridge stand for, according to Kanga? Where is Cambridge? Statement : Firdaus Kanga visited Cambridge as part of his tour. Did Kanga visit Stephen Hawking in Oxford or Cambridge? Where did Kanga meet Stephen Hawking? Statement : Cambridge is symbolic of England. Did the writer meet Stephen Hawking in Oxford? Whom did the writer meet in Cambridge? What made the writer change his idea of Cambridge? Statement : Firdaus Kanga met Stephen Hawking in Cambridge. Did the writer think Cambridge stands for England or something else after meeting Hawking? Statement : For Kanga, Cambridge no more stands for England after meeting Stephen Hawking. Statement: Firdaus Kanga went round Cambridge in his wheel chair. Statement : He was accompanied by a guide Did he plan to visit Stephen Hawking? Who reminded him of Stephen Hawking? When d
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Class XII Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

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I find the following links very useful to understand the poem: https://letterpile.com/poetry/Adrienne-Richs-Aunt-Jennifers-Tigers https://owlcation.com/humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-Aunt-Jennifers-Tigers-by-Adrienne-Rich http://content.inflibnet.ac.in/data-server/eacharya-documents/5715fbea8ae36cb94f2258fc_INFIEP_302/68/ET/302-68-ET-V1-S1__script.pdf Phonetic transcription of the text: For a discussion of the questions from the questions, here is another web link:  http://www.cbsesamplepapers.info/cbse/aunt-jennifers-tigers-chapter-wise-important-questions-class-12-english
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Class VIII Grammar Worksheet -10 (Half-Yearly)

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(The following exercises are taken from the sample paper supplied by NVS for the Half-Yearly Examination October, 2018. A few extra questions were added.) Assignment - 10  1. Fill in the blanks using 'had to / have to / has to'. (a) I .......................... cut my hair every month. (b) We .......................... go for swimming lessons last year. (c) She .......................... tell the principal the truth.  (d) They .......................... take the baby to the doctor. (e) We .......................... remove shoes outside the prayer hall. 2. Fill in the blanks using the passive form of the verbs in the brackets. (4 marks)  The famous monument .......................... (build) by Shahjahan in memory of his wife. Construction .......................... (start) in 1532 and .......................... (complete) in 1653. The architect was born in Shiraz. The beauty of marble tomb and minarets .......................... (know) throughout the world. The clo
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Class VIII Grammar Worksheet 9 (For Half-Yearly Exam)

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Assignment - 9  1. Fill in the blanks using 'had to / have to / has to'. (a) The students .......................... turn off lights at 11.00 p.m. when the exams are not on. (b) The players .......................... obey the rules of club.. (c) The boy/girl desirous of getting admission  to the swimming club .......................... submit a medical certificate. (d) As per  the new rules, players ........................ confine themselves to the hotel rooms after dinner. (e) My parents .......................... work in different places for 5 years before they were finally posted in the same place. 2. Fill in the blanks using the passive form of the verbs in the brackets. (4 marks)  A jewellery shop ............................... (break into) yesterday. The shop ............................... (just lock up) by the owner when he ............................... (threaten) by a robber. He ............................... (tell) to unlock the shop and give
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Class VIII Grammar Worksheet - 8 (For Half-Yearly)

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Grammar Assignment – 8         1.      Fill in the blanks using had to/has to/have to.        (a)     In a library the readers ………………………. sit quietly and read books.        (b)    The driver ………………………. jump off the moving vehicle as it had caught fire suddenly.        (c)     If you break the traffic rules you ………………………. pay some penalty.        (d)    We ………………………. to be content with bread and butter as all the supplies had run out.        (e)     The viewers ………………………. exit from the rear door as the entrance is closed at the end of the show.        2.        Rewrite the following passage in the passive. India is called a miniature world by many. Tourists …………………………………………   (attract) to our country from all parts of the world. Delhi, the capital city …………………………………………   (visit) by thousands of foreigners. Tourists ………………………………………… (attract) by hill stations in summer. Tourism is a source of income for many living in the tourist destinations like Goa, Jaipur, Agra,
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Class VIII Grammar Worksheet - 7 (For Half-Yearly Exam)

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Grammar Assignment – 7        1.       Fill in the blanks using had to/has to/have to. (a)        Patients ……………………….. wait for the doctor as she was out of station between 11 and 12 noon.  (b)       All examinees ………………………. return the OMR sheets before they leave the examination hall. (c)        The clerk ……………………….. receive all letters in the morning and make a proper entry in the register. (d)       Teachers ……………………….. evaluate the answer scripts in time. (e)        The devotees  ………………………. handover their mobile phone to the officer at the counter.        2.        Rewrite the following passage in the passive. My father got transferred to Shimla last month. He  ………………………………………… (promote) as the Senior Manager. A big farewell party ………………………………………… (arrange) in his office on his last day at work there. Many speech ………………………………………… (give). My father ………………………………………… (praise) for his punctuality and honesty. He ………………………………………… (thank) by all his colleagues who a
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