STEWARTSCHOOL

LANGUAGEQUESTI
ONBANK-2020-
2021
HALF-
YEARLYPORTION

Composi
ti
ons:
1.Internetisoneoft hemosti mpor t
antdev elopment sinthef iel
doft echnol
ogy
.
Describehowi thelpsus.
2.Adv erti
sement sar eabanef orpubl i
clif
e.Giv ey ourviewsfororagainstit.
 
3.Youwentt owat chapl ayoradr ama.Descr ibewhatki ndofexper iencey ouhad
enj
oyingi t.
4.Fastf oodendanger st hehealthofchi l
dren.Gi v
ey ourvi
ewsf ororagainstit.
5.Descr i
bey ourexper ienceinv isi
tingarecentbookf ai
r.
6.School smusthav emor alscienceasasubj ect-whatar eyourviewsoni t
? 
7.Yourl astvacation.
8.SwachhBhar atCampai gnandt heRol eofSt udent s
9.Mymostf r
ighteningexper ience
10.Adaywhenev erythingwentwr ong.
11.Aweekwi thoutinter net
12.Selfdiscipli
nei sthemosti mpor tantroutetosuccess.

Sampl
eessay
Youar
esleepi
nginyourbedr
oom.Someoneknocksatyourdoor.
Youwakeuptoseeaboywhosay shehascomefr
om outerspace.
Wri
teanaccountofwhathetel
lsabouthi
sli
fei
nspace.

Pointstoi
nclude:
Int
roducti
on-Whenandwher e?
Wat chedamov i
eandt henwenttosl
eep.
Knockont hedoor,ent
ermanf r
om Mars.
Lif
eonMar s
Unusualexperi
ence

Adaywhenev
ery
thi
ngwentwr
ongi
nschool
.

Point
st oinclude
I
ntroduction
Whenandwhathappened?
Majorincident(Whathappened?
).
Otherincidents
Conclusion
Adayi ntheli
feofatraf
fi
cpoli
ceconstabl
e.
Points-
Beginni
ngoft heday —waki
ngup—gettingready
—r eport
ingtoduty
—inci
dent
sduring
the day—happyand unhappyoccur r
ences—joys and sorr
ows ofli
fe—goi
ng back
home—endofday .
Writeastorybegi
nningwit
h"Idonotbeli
eveinGhosts".

Point
st oincl
ude:
Whenandhowi thappened?
Fearofaghosthaunt ing.
Aggravati
onoff earandappr ehension
Thepainfulwaitfordaybreak
Reali
sati
onoft hecauseoft hest r
angehappeni
ngs

Descr
ibeaweekl
ymarketscenei
nyourar
ea.St
atewhyy
oul
ikeor
donotli
ket
hescene.

Pointstoinclude:
I
ntroduction-
Wher eandwhyar etheyhel
d?
Describeonesuchmar ket
Statewhaty oulikeordisl
ikeaboutt
hismarket
Conclusion-needt omaket hem moreorgani
sedandaccessi
ble.

Oneofy
ourpar
ent
shasi nf
luencedy
ouconsi
der
abl
y.
Gi
vedet
ail
soft
heinf
luence.

Pointstoinclude
Int
roduction-Thei nf
luenceofparent
s.
Inf
luenceofmot herismor ebecauseof-
Herindust r
iousnat ur
eandqual i
ti
esofheadandhear
t
Love,compassi onandsacr i
fi
ce
Willpowerandper severance
Conclusion-Mygui deandment or

For
malLet
ter
s,Appl
icat
ionsandI
nfor
malLet
ter
s:

1.Wr i
teal et
tertothePr i
ncipalofy ourschoolt oincl
udeyogainy ourschooltime
tabl
e.
2.Writ
ealet t
ertoyourfr
iendexpr essingyourjoyongoingabroadwithyourparent
s.
3.Youarei naboar di
ngschool .Wr it
eal et
tertoyourmotherexplai
ningtohery our
poorperf
ormancei nyourlastexami nati
on.
4.Yourschoolfacesabusyr oad.Ther ei
sal waysadangerofaccidentsascarswhi z
byatagr eatspeed.Wr it
eal ettertot henewspaperaboutat raf
fi
cpol i
cet obe
appoint
ed,speedl
imittobereducedandchildr
entobetrai
nedinroadsafet
y..
5.Youareinaboar di
ngschool.Wr i
teal et
tertoyourmotherexplai
ningt
ohery
our
poorperfor
manceiny ourl
astexaminat
ion.

Sampl
eLet
ter(
let
tert
oyourf
ri
end)

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Your
slov
ingl
y,
Ashi
sh
N1/257
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TheMay or
TheMuni ci
palCorpor
ati
on
Bhubaneswar-751022
Si
r/Madam
Subj
ect
-Er
rat
icwat
ersuppl
yinKal
ingaNagar

Your
sfai
thf
ull
y,/
Your
str
uly
,
Ashi
shKumarMohant
y

Compr
ehensi
onpassage
Readthef
oll
owi
ngpassagecar
eful
lyandanswert
hequest
ionst
hat
fol
low:
Sampl
equest
ion-
Dr.Jamesent er
edther oom,andbowedsl i
ghtl
ytoay oungladystandingbyt heside
ofabed.Ther el
ayamanasst i
llasthedead.Dr .Jamesexami nedhi m andturnedto
theladywi t
hquest
ioningeyes.“Iam Mr s.Chandler,
”Sheresponded.“ Myhusband
wast akensuddenl
yillabouttenmi nut
esbef or
eyoucame.Hehashadat t
acksof
hearttroubl
ebefor
e-someoft hem wer ev erybad.
”Say i
ngthistheladyfell
,whiteand
swooni ng, intot hear msofanol dwoman.Shewascar ri
edt oherr oom, andl ai dont he
bed.Shepassedf rom t heswoon, intoapr ofoundsl umber .‘Thephy sicianr etur nedt o
themanont hebed; hisey eswer eopen.Hi slipsseemedt of orm wor ds.Dr .James
benthi sheadt olist en.“ Themoney!Themoney !Thet went ythousanddol l
ar s!”And
themancl osedhi sey esagai n.Ther earosei nDr .James’ sbr ainandhear tthe
i
nst inctsofhi sotherpr of essi on.Hedeci dedt olear nt hewher eaboutoft hismoney .
Goi ngtot hedooroft hei nnerr oom, hesof tlycal l
edt heol dwoman, gav ehert he
prescr i
pt i
on, andbadehert akei tt osomedr ugst oreandf etcht hemedi cine.“ Wher e-
shoul dt hemoneybe? ”musedt hephy sician, lookingaboutt her oom.Suddenl y,he
percei vedasmal lironsaf e, half -conceal edbyt het r
ailingendofawi ndowcur tain.He
steppedt her eswi ftlywi thhi smedi cinecasewhi chact uallycont ai
nedanel egantset
oft helat estconcei v edt ool susedbyani ngeni oussaf ebur glar.Under neat ht het ool s
wasamassofcr umpl edbanknot esamount ingt oei ghthundr edandt hirt
ydol lars,a
sum t hephy sicianhadobt ainedaf terbreaki nganol d-stylesaf eaf ewhour sago.Dr .
Jamesexami nedt hesaf e.Wi thhi scl ampshedr ewt heknob, punchedt het umbl ers
andopenedt hedoori nt womi nut es.Thei nt erioroft hesaf ewasbar e- notev ena
scrapofpaperr estedwi thi nt hehol lowi roncube.Dr .Jameswal kedbackt ot hebed.
Ther ewasamocki ng, grim smi leont hel ipsoft hedy i
ngman.Hehadbeenwat ching
thephy sicianatwor k.“ Medi cineandbur glarywedded!Inev ersawi tbef ore,”hesai d.
“Dearnow!I t
’sint heLor d’ shands.TheMadam pai doutt hel astbi tofmoneyf orthis
bott l
eofmedi cine, andi tnev ercamet oanyuse. ”
“DoIunder st and,”askedDr .James, “thatMr s.Chandl erhasnomoney ?”“Money ,sir?
Why ,t
heMadam hadt went yt housanddol lars.Mr .Chandl erpl ay editatt her acesand
l
ostev erycentofi t.Ther e’snot hi ngt oeati nt hishousebutsomecr umbl ycr acker sin
threeday s.”Somet enmi nut esl at er, Mrs.Chandl erent ered.Dr .Jamespoi nt edt othe
safewi t hitsst i
llwi de- opendoorandspokeki ndlyandbr iefly,“Yourhusband, Mr s.
Chandl er ,towar dtheend, feltthathecoul dnotl ive; anddi rectedmet oopent hatsaf e,
givingmet henumberuponwhi cht hecombi nat i
oni sset .Int hatsaf ehesai dhehad
placedasum ofmoney -no+tl ar ge.Themoneyi st her eont het able-ashedescr i
bed
i
t—ei ghthundr edandt hirtydol lar s.”

A.Givethemeani ngsoft hef oll

owingwor dsasusedinthepassage.Onewor d
answersorshor tphr aseswi llbeaccept ed.
(1)Swooning
Ans.swooni ng—faint,especi all
yfrom extremeemot i
on:
(2)Profound
Ans.profound—( ofast ate,quality,oremot i
on)ver
ygreatorintense,
verydeep.
(3)I
nstincts
Ans.insti
ncts—ani nnate,t
y picall
yf i
xedpatter
nofbehav i
ourinanimalsinresponset
o
cert
ainstimuli.

B.Answert
hefoll
owingquest
ionsbr
ief
lyi
ny ourownwords:
a.
WhatmadeMr sChandl
erswoon?
Ans.MrsChandl
erswoonedduetothestr
ainshefel
tfr
om seei
ngherhusband
sufferi
ngf rom apossibl
ehear tat tack.Shecoul dnotbeart oseehi mi nadeat hli
ke
sit
uation.
b.Whatpr ecauti
ondidJamest aket oensur ethatnobodysawwhathewasgoi ngto
do?
Ans.Jamessentt heoldwomant ogett hemedicineshehadwr i
tteni nthe
prescriptionandheknewMr sChandl erwasr esti
ngi ntheot herroom sohewassur e
thatnobodycoul dseewhathewasgoi ngt odo.
c.Givet heev i
dencetoshowt hatDrJameshaddonesomeofhi sot herbusi ness
recentl
y .
Ans.DrJameshadamassofcr umpl edbanknot esamount ingtoei ghthundr edand
thi
rtydol larshiddenbeneatht het oolsi nhismedi ci
necasewhi chpr ov edthathehad
donehi sot herbusi
nessofbr eaki ngopensaf eandst ealingmoneyf rom it,recentl
y.
d.Whydi dn’ tMrsChandlerhav eanymoney ?
Ans.Mr sChandl erdidn’
thav eanymoneybecauset het wentythousanddol larsthat
shehad, herhusbandhadl ostatt her aces.
e.Whatki ndnessdidDrJamesshowt oMr sChandl er?Whatexpl anat iondidhegi ve
forhiski ndness?
Ans.DrJamesr eali
sedthatMr sChandl erhadnomoneysohev erykindlygav eher
themoneyhehadst olenearli
erf rom asaf ehehadbur gled.Heexpl ainedthati twas
themoneyherhusbandhaddi rect edhimt otakefrom thesaf ebefor ehedi edandt o
giveittoher .

C.I
nnotmorethan50words,showt
hatDrJameswasamedi
caldoct
or
aswel
lasacauti
ousbur
glar.

Ans.Poi
ntst
oinclude:
-DrJameswroteamedi calpr
escr
ipt
ion.
-dyi
ngMrChandlerandensuredherbysendi
ngawaytheol
dwoman
-noonesawhim breaki
ngopenthesafei
nthehouse.

Funct
ional
Grammar
:
I.Changethecompar
ati
vesent
encesi
ntosuper
lat
iveandt
hesuper
lat
ivesent
encesi
nto
compar at
ive:
PTUshawast hef astestr
unner.
Chinaisoneoft hemostpopul at
edcit
iesoftheworl
d.
Thepeni smightierthananyotherweapon.
Piy
ushi sol
derthant heotherboysinhiscl
ass.
Ofallmenhei sthemeanest .
Viveki
smor ecour ageousthananyotherboyofhi
sclass.
Delhii
soneoft hemostpol lut
edcit
iesofIndi
a.
 Answer
s:

Noot herrunnerwasf asterthanPTUsha.

Chinaismor epopul
at edthananyot herci
ti
esintheworl
d.
Thepeni sthemi ght
iestofal lt
heot herweaponsoftheworl
d.
Piy
ushi stheoldestboyi nhisclass.
Noot hermani smeanert hanhi m.
Vivekisthemostcour ageousboyi nt hecl
ass.
Noot hercit
yofIndiaismor epol l
utedt hanDel
hi.

I
I.Changet
hef
oll
owi
ngi
ntopol
it
equest
ions-
1.
Givemeanewt ietowear.
2.
Bri
ngtheveget
ablesfrom t
hemarket
.
3.
Iwanttoknowwher edoesAlokl
iv
e.
4.
All
owmet oorderthecake.
5.
Youshouldst
opshout i
ng.

Answers:
Ans-
Cany ougivemeanewt ietowear?
Ans-
Please bri
ngthe veget
ablesfr
om themar
ket
.
Ans-
Couldy outel
lmewher eAlokli
ves?
Ans-
MayIor derthecake?
Ans-
Cany oustopshouting?

I
II
.Rewr
it
ethef
oll
owi
ngsent
encesasanexcl
amat
ion-

1.Youareaclevergir
l.
2.Ihopeyoudowel li
nexams.
3.Itwasahorribl
esight.
4.Thebreezethatblowsisverypleasant
.
5.Seemahasav eryexpr
essiv
ef ace.
6.IwishIcouldseemygr andson.

Answer
s:

Ans- Whata clevergi
rlyouar e!
Ans-Mayy oudowel li
nt heexams!
Ans-Whatahor ri
blesightitwas!
Ans-Howpl easantisthebr eezethatbl
ows!
Ans-Whatanexpr essi
vef aceSeemahas!
Ans-OthatIcouldseemygr andson!
 

I
V.Maket
hef
oll
owi
ngsent
encesnegat
ivei
nanot
herway
-
1.Wecannol ongerwaithere.
2.Amitcanplaynei
therbadmi ntonnot t
abl
etenni
s.
3.Theyhadnotanythi
ngt oeat.
4.Rakeshmetnobodyatt hest at
ion.
5.Youmustnev erl
ieorcheat.
6.Ican'tt
oler
atehi
m anyl onger.

I
V.Answers:
Ans-Wecannotwai thereanylonger
.
Ans-Amitcannotpl
ayei t
herbadmintonort
ablet
enni
s.
Ans-Theyhavenothingtoeat.
Ans-Rakeshdidnotmeetany bodyatthest
ati
on.
Ans-Youmustnotev erli
eorcheat.
Ans-Icantol
erat
ehi m nolonger
.

V.Writ
esui tablequest i
onsf ortheunder l
inedwor dsgivenasanswer
s-
1.
Theserv anthasgonet othemar kettobuy  v
eget abl
es.
2.
Wewer e pl aying 
int hechildren'spar k.
3.
Sulekhaar rivedint he evening.
4.
Itt
ookt hem  fi
vey ears t
ocompl etether esearch.
5.
Ili
keAmi t abhBachchanf or hi
shuskyv oice.
6.
Weonl yt alkedabout  
businessmat ters.
7.
The temper atureatLadhakhi s belowf reezingpoint.
8.
Igotthi
sdr essf rom the Paci f
icMal l
.

Answers-
1.Whathast heser vantgonet ot hemarkettobuy?/Whyhast heservantgonetothe
market?
2.Whatwerey oudoi ngint hechil
dren'
spark?
3.WhendidSul ekhaar r
ive?
4.Howlongdi dittakethem t ocompletet
heresearch?
5.Whatdoyoul ikeAmi tabhBachchanf or
?/Whydoy ouli
krAmi t
abhBachchan?
6.Whatdidyout alkabout ? 
7.Whatisthet emper atureatLadhakh?/Howmuchi st
hetemper at
ureatLadhakh?
8.Fr
om wheredi dy ougett hi
sdress?/Wheredidyougetthi
sdressfrom?  

VI.Joi
neachoft hefoll
owingpairsofsent ences-
1.Shebur ntthel
ett
er.Shereceiv
edi tthi
smor ning.
2.Herei sthepen.Youwer el
ooki ngforit
.
3.Hedoeshi sbest.Heshouldbepr ai
sed.
4.Theboy sneedtobetaughtal esson.Theyar eintheotherr
oom 
5.Thescr eam camef r
om thechild.Histeethwasbei ngexaminedbythedenti
st.
6.Cany oushowmet heroad?Itleadstot herai
lwaystati
on. 
7.Theguest shavegoneforsight-seei
ng.Theyar ri
vedatthehotelt
hismorni
ng.
Answer
s-
1.
Sheburnttheletterthatsher eceivedthi
smor ni
ng.
2.
Herei
st hepent haty ouwer elookingfor.
3.
Hewhodoeshi sbestshoul dbepr ai
sed.
4.
Theboyswhoar eint heotherr oom needtobeingtaughtal
esson.
5.
Thescream camef rom thechildwhoset eet
hwasbei ngexaminedbythedenti
st.
6.
Canyoushowmet heroadt hatleadstothestati
on?.
7.
Theguestswhoar rivedatthehot elthi
smorninghavegoneforsight
-seei
ng.

VII.
Fi l
lint heblanksby  choosingthecor rectform oft
heverbs.
1.Nei t
heroft hem …………. donet hewor k.
2.Riceandcur ry………. .easyt ocook.
3.Myphi losopherandguar dian……….dead.
4.Ever yone………. well
-dressed.
5.Nei therhenort hey………t oblame.
6.Ei
t herPr abhaorPoonam ………st ol
enmybook.
7.Hundr edrupees………. .abigamountf orhim.
8.Thej ur y………di vi
dedi ntheirdeci
sion.
9.Nei theroft hem ………. donet hewor k.
10.Har dTi mes………wr itt
enbyChar lesDi ckens.
Answer s:
1.has2.I s3.Is4.is/was5. are6.Has7. i
s8.wer e9.Has10.was

VII
I.Fi
llint hebl ankswi thappr opriatepreposit
ions:
1.
Theyar edi f
ferent …………. .appear ance.
2.
Hei ssuccessf ul………..hi
sappl icationforthejob.
3.
Thet raini s…………t ime.
4.
Whoi sthi sbookwr i
tt
en………. ?
5.
Cr i
mi nalsar edepr ived…………t hei rproper
ty.
6.
Hehasbeensl eeping…………5o’ clock.
7.
Hewasi ndifferent…………. thechar msofbeaut y
.
8.
Wef urnishedher………. .acopyoft hatlet
ter.
9.
Thegoodsar er eady………. .packing.
10.
Hewasr el
iev ed……. .
hearingthenews.

Answers:
1.
in2.
in3.behi
nd/
on/
bef
ore4.By5.
of6.
since7.
to8.
wit
h9.
for10.
at

I
X.Tur
nt hef ol
lowi ngint
oindirectspeech:
1.
Shesaidt ome“ Youhav emadeaser i
ousmi
stake.
”
2.
Myfri
endsai d, “Iwil
lsendy ouagoodcameratomor r
ow.
3.
Hesaidt ome, ”Whydi dy oubeathim? ”
4.
”Whoar eyou? ”sheaskedt hestranger.
5.
”Wherearey ougoing?
”saidBijoytoDeepa.
6.
Ourteachersaid,
Getupearlyinthemor ni
ng.
7.
Sheenasaid,”Oh!Howsmar tyouar e.
”
8.
Shesaid,”Goodbyemyf r
iends.Mayy ouli
velong!
”

Answers:
1.
Shetoldmet hatIhadmadeaser i
ousmi stake.
2.
Myf r
iendtol
dt hathewouldsendmeagoodcamer athenextday
.
3.
HeaskedmewhyIhadbeat enhim.
4.
Sheenquiredoft hest
rangerwhohewas.
5.
Bij
oyaskedDeepawher eshewasgoi ng.
6.
Ourteacheradv i
sedustogetupear l
yint hemorni
ng.
7.
Sheenaexclai
medhowsmar tIwas.
8.
Shebadegoodby etoherfr
iendsandwi shedthatt
heymightl
ivel
ong.

X.Turnt hefoll
owingi nt
odirectspeech:
1.Irequestedhi m nottotal
ksof ast.
2.Nit
inaskedi fIcouldlendhim somemoney .
3.ThePrincipaltol
dmet hatIwouldbef i
red.
4.Thevisit
oraskedmehowol dmysi sterwas.
5.Sheexclaimedt hatitwasashocki ngsight
.
6.Theladyexcl ai
medsadl ythatthepoormanwasdead.

Answers:
1.Isai
dt ohim,”Pleasedonott al
ksof ast
.”
2.Nit
insaidt ome,”Cany oulendmesomemoney ?”
3.ThePrincipalsaidtome, "
Youwi l
lbefir
ed.”
4.Thevisit
oraskedme, ”Howol di
sy oursist
er?”
5.Shesaid,“Whatashocki ngsight
!”
6.Theladysai d,“Alas!Thepoormani sdead.”

XI
.Fi
lli
nthebl
ankswi
tht
hecor
rectt
ensesoft
hegi
venv
erbs-

1.He...
..
(be)anengi neerbef orehebecameamonk.
2.Suddenlyt herocket. .
..
...
..
(go) i
ntot hesky.
3.She..
....
..(wait)foryoual lday .
4.We...
...
..
...
...
.TVwhenwe. ..
...
...
..
..
al oudbang.(Wat ch, hear
)
5.RobertGoddar d....
..
..
..
..
..(
be) borni n1882.
6.TammyandJane. .
..
..
..
..
...
(take)aPi lat
esclassonWednesdaymor nings.
7.Bytomor r
ow, theirl
ive...
..
..
...
....
..
..(change)compl et
el y.
8.Jul
iewasv erypleasedt oseet hatJohn. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
(clean)thekit
chen.
9.Iopenedt hef r
idget ofindt hatsomeone. .
..
..
..
..
.(
eat) allmychocol
ates.
10.Bynexty ear,
she. ..
..
.(
recei ve)herpr omotion.
11.By2005, we....
..
...
..
..
..
(li
ve)inLondonf or14years.
12.Whenwe. ..
..
..
..
..
..
...
.(
arr
ive)atthest ati
on,thetrainhadalreadyl
eft.
13.We...
..
..
..
..
..
..
(go) to...
..
..
...
(f
ly)butwedeci dedt odr i
vei
nstead.
14.Hetol
dmet hatshe...
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
.i
llforsixweeks.( be)
15.Myf r
iend..
...
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.(know)theanswert othequestion.
16.Myar msareachi ngnowbecauseI. ..
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
..
.si
ncetwoo’clock.

Answer
s:
Was2.Went3.Hasbeenwai t
ing4.wer
ewat chi
ng,hear
d5.Was6.Take7. wi
llhav
e
changed8.Hadcl
eaned9.Hadeat en10.wi
llhavereceiv
ed11.Willhavel
iv
ed12.
Arri
ved13.
wer
egoi
ng,fl
y14.hadbeen15.Knows16.Hav ebeenswi
mmi ng

Cl
assVI
II
LANGUAGEQUESTI
ONBANK-
2021
ANNUALPORTI
ON
A.Wr
it
ecomposi
ti
onsont
hef
oll
owi
ngt
opi
cs-
1.Adaywi t
houtel ectr
icit
y
2.Describeaf amilyfri
endorar elati
v ewhom y ouadmi r
eandr espectal ot.Gi
v e
reasonsast owhyy oul i
kethi
sper sonal otandhowhei nspir
esyou.
3.Youhav ebeenwi tnesstoast r
eetacci dent .Giveadescr ipt
ionhowt heacci dent
occurredandwhatdi dy oudotohel pt hesi tuation.  
4.Your ecentl
yv i
sitedanewshoppi ngmal l
.Gi veadet ai
leddescripti
onofi t.
 
5.Ifyouwer eat r
ee, whatwouldy ourl i
febel ike? 
6.Shouldcomput ersreplacebooksi n classr ooms?
7.Youenj oybeingi ntheschool.Descr ibet hei nnerandout ersurroundingsoft he
school.
8.Should st
udentsbeal l
owedtohav ecel lphonesat  
school?Giveyouropi ni
onf oror
againstit
. 

B.Wr
it
ethef
oll
owi
ngl
ett
ers:

1.Yourschoolfacesabusyroadandtherei
salwaysadangerofacci
dentsoccurr
ing.
Writ
ealettert
ot heedi
torofanewspaperaboutatr
affi
cpoli
cetobeappoint
ed,speed
l
imittobereducedandchildr
entobetrai
nedinroadsafet
yrul
es.

2.Youarearesi
dentofBadarpur.Thereisnohospitalwhi
chcandealwit
h
emergenci
esli
ke 
chikunguny
a, dengueorev enser
iousacci
dents.Wr
it
ealett
ertothe
edi
torofanewspaperdescri
bingtheplightofthepeople.
Askthenewspaper
'shel
pto
wakeupt
heaut
hor
it
ies 
andbui
ldapr
operhospi
tal
. 

3.Youareinaboar
dingschool
.Wri
teal
ett
ert
oyourmot
herexpl
aini
ngt
her
easonf
or
yourpoorper
for
manceintheexams.

4.Youhav ebeenselect
edf orthebraver
yawar dforchi
ldr
enfort
hey ear2019.
Writ
ea
l
ettert
oy ourfr
iendexpressingyourfeel
ingsofjoyandexcit
ementandgivehim/hera
bri
efaccountofthebraveactf orwhichyouaregoingtobeawarded. 

5.Yourclasswant stovi
sitawell
-knownhi
stor
icalmonumentinanear
byt
own.Wr
it
e
alet
tertoy ourschoolpr
inci
palseeki
ngherper
mi ssi
on.Al
sosaywhyyouwoul
d
benefi
tfr
om t hevisi
t.

6.Writ
ealettertotheDir
ectoroftheIndiaArchaeol
ogi
calSurveyofI
ndi
acompl ai
ning
aboutthedamagecausedt oahi st
oricalmonumentinyourcit
yduetonegl
igence.
Suggeststepsthattheci
vicauthori
ti
esshouldtaketopreser
vethemonument.

FormatofI
nfor
malletter
Thesecanactasguideli
neswheny
ouar
edr
aft
ingani
nfor
mall
ett
er-

Addr ess
Thef ir
stt hi
ngtowr i
teisy ouraddress,i.
e.theaddressofthewr i
ter(basi
cal
ly,t
he
sender ’saddress).Weusual lywri
tetheaddr essontheleft-
handsideofthepageat
thev erytop.Theaddr ess  shouldbeaccur at
eandcompl et
e.Evenwhenwr it
ingto
closef ri
endsorr elat
ivest headdressmustbewr it
ten,sotheycanr epl
ybacktot he
l
et t
erwi thease.Ifther ecipient
 oft
hel et
terisinanothercountr
y,donotforgetto
wr i
tey ourcountryaswel lintheaddress.

Date
Nextjustbel
owtheaddresswewr i
tethedate.Thisal
lowsthereadertohav
ea
ref
erenceastowhentheinfor
mallett
erwaswr it
ten.Hecanthenrelat
ebettert
othe
contentsoft
hel
etter
.Thedate,pr
eferabl
y,shoul
dbei nexpandedform.

Greet
ing
Nowsi ncey ouknowt heper sony ouar ewr i
ti
ngt o,thegreet
ingcanbei nformalas
well
.Ifitisafri
endorsomeonecl oset oyouragey oucangr eetthem byt heirf
irst
name, l
ike“DearAlex”.Ifyouar ewr i
tingtoy ourrelati
veli
key our
mother/father
/aunt/uncleetc,youmaygr eett hem assuch, f
orexampl e,“Dear
Mom” .Andi fyouarewr iti
ngtoanel derperson, someoney our espectgreatl
yy ou
canaddr essthem asMrorMr s.Likesayf orexampl ey ouwer ewrit
inga
congratulat
orylet
tertoy ourteacher, i
tcanbeaddr essedas“ DearMr s.Alex”.

I
ntr
oduct
oryPar
agr
aph
Andnowwebeginwri
ti
ngt
heact
uall
ett
er.Thei
ntr
oduct
ory
 par
agr
aph 
set
sthet
one
forthewhol
eletter.Youmightbeginbyaski
ngthereci
pientaboutthei
rwellbei
ng.
Ory oumaysaythaty ouhopethelett
erfi
ndsthem i
ngoodheal thandgreatspi
ri
ts.
Theopeningofinformallet
ter
sshouldbecasualandcomf or
ting.I
tmustnotbe
formalanddi
rectasi nbusi
nesslett
ers.

Bodyoft heLetter
Theletterover
allshouldmaintainaf r
iendlytone.Butyouhavet oadjustthe
l
anguageandt hewor di
ngsaccor di
ngt owhoy ouarewrit
ingto.Withaf r
iend,you
canaffordtobev erycasualandf li
ppantev en.Buti
fyouar ewrit
ingtoanel der
rel
ati
ve, y
oumustbeext remel
yr espectfulandconsiderat
e.
Onewayt odeterminethetonalit
yofy ourletteri
storememberhowy outal
kt othe
personinaconv ersati
on.Andt henapplyt hesamesy ntaxandsentimentst othe
l
etter.

Conclusi
on
I
nt heconcl
usiv
epar agraphsum upthereasonforwri
ti
ngt heletter
,i.
e.summarize
thelet
ter
.Sayameani ngfulandaff
ecti
onategoodbyetother eader.Anddonot
for
gettoinvi
tethereadertowrit
ebackorr epl
ytoyourl
etter.Itshowsani nt
ent
ion
tokeeptheconversati
ongoing.

Signature
Thereisnoonewayt osignoffi
nformallet
ter
s.Sincet
heydonotfoll
owastr
ict
format,youmaysignof fasyouplease.Somecommonl yusedphrasesar
e
-Yourlovi
ngfr
iend/son/daughteretc
-Yourslovi
ngl
y
Picktheonethatbestsuitstheoccasionandthensimpl
ysignyournamebel
owt he
greeti
ng.
Sampl e:

N1/257
I
RCVi l
lage
Nayapall
i
Bhubaneswar
-751012

22ndMar
ch,
2020

DearRohi
t,

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Your
slov
ingl
y,
Ashi
sh

FORMALLETTERFORMAT
Thefol
lowi
ngpoi
ntsneedt
obet
akeni
ntoconsi
der
ati
onwhi
lewr
it
inga 
For
malLett
er
N1/257
I
RCVi l
lage
Nayapall
i
Bhubaneswar
-751012
22ndMar
ch,
2020
TheMay or
TheMuni ci
palCorpor
ati
on
Bhubaneswar-751022
Si
r/Madam,
Subj
ect
-Er
rat
icwat
ersuppl
yinKal
ingaNagar

Thanki
ngy
ou,

Your
sfai
thf
ull
y,
/Your
str
uly
,
Ashi
shKumarMohant
y

a.A FormalLet t
er stri
ctlyfollowst he prescribedFormat f
orwr i
ti
nga FormalLet ter.
b.Useofcol loquialwor ds, abbreviat
ionsandsl anglanguageshouldber estri
cted
whil
ewr it
inga  f
ormall etter.
c.A FormalLet t
er mustbepr eciseandt othepoint.
d.TheSubj ectli
nei sv eryimpor tantina  FormalLetter.
The FormatofaFor malLet ter 
isasf oll
ows–
1. 
Sender’saddr ess:Theaddr essandcont actdetai
lsofthesenderarewr it
tenher e.
Incl
udeanemai landphonenumber ,i
fr equiredorifmentionedinthequest i
on.
2. 
Date:Thedat ei swr i
ttenbel owt hesender ’
saddressafterLeavi
ngonespaceor
l
ine.
3. 
Receiver’
saddr ess:Theaddr essoft her ecipi
entofthemai l(
theoff
icer/pri
ncipal/
Edit
or)iswr i
ttenher e.
4. 
Thesubj ectoft heletter:Themai npur poseoft helet
terformsthesubject.Itmust
bewr i
tteninonel ine.Itmustconv eythematterforwhi chthelett
eri
swr i
tten.
5.Salutati
on(Sir/Madam)
6. 
Body :Themat teroft heletteriswrit
tenhere.Iti
sdividedinto3paragraphsas
fol
lows-
Paragraph1:Introducey ourselfandthepurposeof  
writingthelet
ter
 i
nbrief.
Paragraph2:Gi vedet ailofthemat ter.
Paragraph3:Concl udebyment ioningwhatyouexpect .(Forexample,asoluti
ont
o
yourproblem,tohi ghlightani ssueinthenewspaper ,
et c).
7.Compl imentaryCl osing
8.Sender ’
sname, signatureanddesi gnat
ion(ifany)

Compr
ehensi
on:Unknown

Functi
onalGr ammar :
Turnthefoll
owi ngi ntopassivevoice:
1.Theyaret akingphot ographsofourschoolbui
ldi
ng.
2.Theyhav ecutal lthetel
ephonewi r
es.
3.Themaddogbi tt heboy.
4.Theywillclosetheshopt omorrow.
5.Theyorgani seexcur si
onsev er
yweekend.
6.Ourbravej awanswer edefendingthecount
ry.
7.Raj
eshhadsubmi tt
edal i
stofbooks.

Answer s:
1.Phot ographsofourschoolbuil
dingarebeingtakenbythem.
2.Allthetelephonewireshavebeencutbyt hem.
3.Theboywasbi tt
enbyt hemaddog.
4.Theshopwi l
lbeclosedbythem tomorrow.
5.Excur si
onsareorganisedbythem everyweekend.
6.Thecount r
ywasbei ngdef
endedbyourbr avejawans.
7.Al i
stofbookshasbeensubmi tt
edbyRaj esh.

I
I.Tur
nthef
oll
owi
ngi
ntoAct
iveVoi
ce:

Achil
dwasknockeddownbyacar .
Anoisewasbei ngmadebyhi m.
Thechildwaski dnappedyest
erday
.
Shewasl aughedatbyal l
.
Youwillneverbehur tbyhi
m.
Thecropshav ebeenr ui
nedbytherai
n.
DoesGeor geblamehi swif
e?
Whatshallweeatnow?
Answer s-
1.Acarknockeddownachi ld
2.Theywer emaki nganoi se.
3.Somebodyki dnappedt hechi l
dyest
erday
.
4.Al
llaughedather .
5.Hewi llneverhur tyou.
6.Ther ainhasr uinedthecr ops.
7.I
sGeor ge’swif eblamedbyhi m?
8.Whatshal lbeeat enbyusnow?

II
I.Complet
ethefol
lowingsent
encesusi
ngexpr
essi
onswi
thi
nfi
nit
ives-
Hispoem wasint
eresti
ng…………….
Frenchishar
d,…………….
Itisusel
ess…………..
Theboxwast ooheavy…………….
Thisgowniscomfortabl
e…………..

Answers-
1.t
oread
2.tol
earn
3.toadviseher
4.tol
ift
5.towear

I
V.Combi neeachpairofsent
encesbyusi ngapar ti
cipl
e:
Wenot i
cedsomemen.Theywer ediggingupt heroad.
Shetookallthemoney.Themoneywashi ddeninapai ntbox.
ThePrinci
paladmir
edt hepai
nti
ng.I
twasmadebyt hefi
neart
sst
udent
s.
Theboy sareint
hefiel
d.Theyarefl
yingtheirkit
es.
Theessaywaswr it
tenbyhim.Itwont hefi
rstprize.

Answers-
Wenot i
cedsomemendi ggi
ngupt heroad.
Shetookallt
hemoneyhiddeninthepaintbox.
ThePrinci
paladmir
edthepaint
ingmadebyt hefi
nest
udent
s.
Theboy swereint
hefi
eldfl
yi
ngkites.
Theessaywr i
tt
enbyhi
m wont hefir
stpri
ze.

V.Correctthepar t
ici
pleswr onglyusedinthefol
lowingsentences:
Fel
tsi
ck, Sam l ef
tschoolear l
y.
Havi
ngi mpr essbyDani el
’swor k,t
heteachergavehimt hehighestmar
k.
Notstudiedhar denoughf orhisexams, Ryancouldn’
tpassit.
Haveanassi gnmenttof i
nish,Icannotcomewi t
hy ou.
Heardthegoodnews, mysi sterwantedtocr y
.
Answer s:
Feeli
ngsi ck,Sam l
eftschoolearly.
Beingimpr essedbyDani el
’
swor k,theteachergavehimthehighestmar
k.
Nothav ingstudi
edhar dforhisexams, Ryancouldn’
tpassit
.
Hav i
nganassi gnmentt ofi
nish,Icannotcomewi thyou.
Hearingt hegoodnews, mysi st
erwant edtocry.

VI
.Fi
lli
nthebl
ankswi
thsui
tabl
eger
unds:

Sher emember ed...

..
..
..
...
..t
hepar celfrom t hepostmanand. .
...
..
..
..
..
.ont
het
abl
e.
Theyhav est opped. .
..
..
...
...
..
...
.t
ousaf tert hattragi
cacci
dent.
Thef loorneeds. ..
...
..
..
..
...
...Iti
scov eredwi t
hdirt.
Hedi dn’ tmi nd. .
..
...
..
..
..
...
..
.mehi svaluabl elaptop.
Shei st ir
edof .
...
..
...
..
..
..
..ont hebl ackboar d.
Ienjoy ed. .
..
....
...
..
...
..
..
.t
hosepi zzas.
Hehasj ustf i
nished. .
..
...
..
...
..
..
..thet yre.
Mostpeopl edonotmi nd. .
..
...
..
...
...
..
..
....
theirthi
ngswithothers.
Answer s-
Recei ving/taking, keeping/putting
Talking/ comi ng
Moppi ng/ cleani ng
l
end
Writing
Eating
Changi ng
Shar i
ng.

VI
I.Usey
ourowni
deast
ocompl
etet
hef
oll
owi
ngsent
ences:

I
fhewor kshard_________
______
______
_ _
.
I
fthefeverdoesnotcomedowni nfiveminutes,__
_____
_____
___
.
I
fshehadgott hedi scount__
______
________
_____
_____
.
I
fthescooteri
sthadwor nahelmet,_______
_____
_____
_____
.
I
fIam ti
red_______
__ __
______
_.
I
fwehadwont hemat ch___
______
________
__.
I
fitr
ains,
_____
__ _
___ _
______
___.
I
fyouaskmeni cely
,_____
______
_____

Answer
s:
Ans-
hewil
lsucceed.
Ans-
wewil
lcalladoctor
.
Ans-
shewouldhaveboughtthedr
ess.
Ans-
hewouldnothavedied.
Ans-Iwillgotobedearl
y.
Ans-wewoul dhavecel
ebrat
ed.
Ans-Themat chwil
lbecancel
led.
Ans-Iwi
llhelpyou.

VI
II
.Joi
neachoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpai
rsofsent
encesusi
ngsui
tabl
econj
uct
ions-

Wor khar d.Youwi l

lpass.
Ruthr anv eryf ast.Shecoul dnotcat chwi thMark.
Weal lr especthi m.Hei sanhonestman.
Giveful latt
ent iont oy ourst udies.Youwi l
lsucceed.
Wehadwai tedf ory ouforal ongt ime.Youdi dn’
ttur
nupatal l
.
Hewal kedoutoft her oom v er yangr il
y.Hesl ammedt hedoorhard.
Thehear tattackwasmi l
d.Thepat i
entremai nedint
hehospi t
al.
Iwasget ti
ngr eady .Thet elephonebel lrang.
Her efusedt ospeak.Hehadl ostat ooth.
Thebuswon’ tstop.Ri ngt hebel l
.
Mohanhear dt henewsont her adio.Hewasdr ivi
nghome.
Itwasr aining.Thesunwasshi ning.
Iwil
lpostt hecar dt oday.Itshoul dgett hereonSeeta’sbi
rthday.
Hehadnor estt oday .Hemustbet i
red.
Ican’tsee.Iweargl asses.

Answer s:
Ifyouwor khar d,y ouwi l
lpass.
ThoughRut hranv eryfast,hecoul dnotcat chupwi thMar k.
Weal lr especthi m becausehei sanhonestman.
Unlessy ougivef ullattenti
ont oy ourstudies, youwi llnotsucceed.
Wehadwai t
edf ory ouf oral ongt i
mebuty oudi dn’tturnupatal l
.
Hewal kedoutoft heroom v eryangr il
yandsl ammedt hedoorhar d.
Thought hehear tat tackwasmi l
d,thepatientr emai nedinthehospital
.
Iwasget ti
ngr eadywhent het elephonebel lrang.
Her efusedt ospeakbecausehehadl ostat oot h.
Thebuswon’ tst opunl essy our i
ngt hebell.
Mohanhear dthenewsont her adiowhi l
ehewasdr iv i
nghome.
Althoughi twasr aining,thesunwasshi ni
ng.
Iwi l
lpostt hecar dt odaysot hatitgetsther eonSeet a’sbir
thday.
Sincehehadnor esttoday, hemustbet ir
ed.
Icannotseeunl essIweargl asses.

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