English for Navodaya Vidyalaya Students

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

(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

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

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,

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

Grammar Assignment – 6        1.      Fill in the blanks using had to/has to/have to. (a)       I ……………….. wake up early as the school hours have changed. (b)      The visitors ……………….. cover their heads as the Gurudwar authorities do not allow baring heads. (c)       The passengers ………………… get down here as the track beyond this point has been closed. (d)      You ……………….. follow the rules and regulations of the institute as long as you are its member. (e)       The visitors ………………… wait in the hall till the Minister comes.        2.      Rewrite the following passage in the passive. Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more     closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.        3.      Change into reported speech. Gauri   : Gappu, have you seen my spect

Grammar Assignment – 5       1.       Fill in the blanks using had to/has to/have to.       (a)      My sister  ……………….. study for more hours as the exams were approaching.      (b)     The school team  ………………..   work harder as their opponents are stronger.       (c)      I ………………… postpone the preparation for the exam as I have already got a lot of work to do.       (d)     You  ……………….. take an exam if you want admission to this college      (e)      She  ………………..   catch an early bus as the exams began an hour earlier than usual.       (f)       The workers  ……………….. (finish) their work by 4.00 p.m. on weekdays.        2.       Fill in the blanks using the passive form of the verbs in the brackets. Last Sunday was boring. We  ………………..……………….. (take) to the cinema by our uncle. There were long queues before the booking windows. The tickets ………………..……………….. (sell out) in no time. It ………………..……………….. (decide) to visit the garden nearby. On reaching there, we fo