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MY ENGLISH
WORKBOOK
2022-2023
LISTENING
SPEAKING
READING
WRITING
Parho Punjab Parhao Punjab-English
SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN, PUNJAB
My name is __________________________________.
I live in___________________________ village/city.
My School's name is __________________________.
I read in _______________________________ class.
My hobby is _________________________________.
My favourite game is __________________________.
My favourite book is ___________________________.
My aim in life is to become ______________________.
Chief Editor:
Mr. Chander Shekhar
State Project Coordinator – English/SS
SCERT, Punjab
CONTRIBUTORS:
1. Mr. Sharanjit Singh, English Master, GHS Jalbhe, Jalandhar
2. Mr. Nischal Kumari, English Mistress,GHS Diwali, Jalandhar
3. Ms. Rachna Gulati,English Mistress,GGSSS PHILLOUR, Jalandhar
4. Ms. Anju Bhagat, English Mistress, GGSSS Nehru Garden, Jalandhar
5. Mr. Pankaj Sidher , English Master, GSSS Goraya (B), Jalandhar
Designed By:
Ms. Chinupreet, Computer Faculty, GSSSS Ghanauli, Roopnagar
Let Me Introduce Myself
SPORTS
1. Hi, my name is_____________________________.  Badminton  Yoga
2. _______________ is my country.  Volleyball  Running
 Cricket  Kho-kho
3. I come from ____________.(state)  Tennis
4. I live in ________________.(village/city) SUBJECTS
 Punjabi  Science
5. I’m_________________. (age)  Hindi  Mathematics
6. I’m _________________.(personality)  English  Social Studies
 Art and Craft  Music
7. There are ________ people in my family.
 Computer  Physical Education
8. I’m a student of ____________________________(school) PROFESSIONS
9. My favourite subject is _____________________.  Teacher  Manager
 Doctor  Lawyer
10. My hobbies are __________________________________.  Engineer  Plumber
11. In my free time, I also enjoy __________________(sports)  Shopkeeper  Nurse
 Politician  Policeman
12. I like ____________________(season) because _________  Mason  Fireman
________________________________________________  Tailor  Pilot
 Naval officer  Army man
13. My favourite food is ________________________.
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14. My favourite drink is ________________________. HOBBIES
 Reading  Art and Craft
15. I love _____________________. (music)
 Playing  Watching T.V.
16. My favourite actor/ player/singer is __________________.  Collecting  Listening to music/
17. I study English because stamps/coins dancing
_____________________________. MOVIES
18. I’ve been learning English for/since___________________.  Action  Comedy
 Horror  Drama
19. I would like to be a _______________(profession) because  Animated  Thriller
_______________________________________________
Because Music Season PERSONALITY

 I want to improve my English  Punjabi  Winter  Polite  Hardworking
skills.  Bollywood  Spring  Brave  Lazy
 Pop  Summer  Creative 
 I want to learn more about it. Talkative
 English  Monsoon  Sensitive  Introvert
 I want to speak good English.  Sufi
 I love this job.  Autumn  Rough &  Extrovert
 Rock
 This is my dream profession. tough  Environment
 Rap
 I hate winter/ summer.  Helpful lover
 I love the weather during this
season.
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WORKSHEET 1 Name of the Author
LESSON: The Happy Prince __________________
LISTENING
I. Listen to the audio carefully and choose the answer from the given options:
Section 1 (Questions 1-5)
Choose the correct option:
1. Where was the young man?
(a) on the roof (b) in his bedroom (c) in his garret (d) in the garden
2. What was in the glass by his side?
(a) fresh flowers (b) bunch of withered violets (c) artificial violets (d) marigolds
3. What type of eyes did the young man has?
(a) small (b) blue (c) large and dreamy (d) big
4. He was writing the play for the…………………
(a) narrator (b) director of the theatre (c) producer (d) musician
5. He could not finish his play because of cold and __________.
(a) fire (b) hunger (c) grate (d) faint
Section 2(Questions 6-10)
Complete the paragraph below.
Write ‘Not More Than One Word’ in the blanks.
The statue of unity is a (6)_____________ of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He was the first Deputy P.M
and Home Minister of independent India. He was the (7)_________ responsible for the integration
of hundreds of princely states. His life is an internal source of inspiration for the present and (8)
__________ generation. The statue is located in Gujrat, India. It is the world’s tallest statue with a (9)
__________ of 597 ft/182 metres. It is located on the Narmada river facing the Sardar Sarovar dam.
It was designed by Indian Sculptor Ram V. Sutar. It was opened to (10) _________on 31st October,
2018. That day was the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel.
SPEAKING
II. Speak five sentences on the picture given below with the help of the cue card given below:
CUE CARD:
 statue
 gold, sapphires,
ruby
 happy when
alive
 helps the poor
 swallow
III. Suppose you are the swallow. You wanted to go to Egypt. But now you have decided to
stay with the Happy Prince. Write a letter to your friend in Egypt telling him about the Happy
Prince and giving the reasons why you are not coming to Egypt. You live at The City Square,
City of Happy Prince.
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............... You should write:
..............  who the Happy
April 3, 20… Prince is
Dear friend  where he stands
 how he is
I am fine and hope the same for you. I am writing this letter to tell you
decorated
about the Happy Prince and why I have decided to stay with him.
 why he was
The Happy Prince is a ------------------------------------------------------------------- crying
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  how he helped
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the seamstress,
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ match-girl and
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the playwright.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  and the reason
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ why you have
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ decided to stay
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ with him.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Take care.
Yours
Swallow
IV. Objective Type Questions:
1. The drops were coming from the ______ of the Happy Prince.
2. The son of the seamstress was crying because he wanted to go to Egypt. (True/ false)
3. The poor seamstress was given the ________ by the swallow.
i) gold ii) sapphire iii) ruby iv) oranges
4. Who ordered to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince?
i) Mayor ii) swallow iii) seamstress iv) playwright
5. The statue of the Happy Prince was decorated with diamonds. (True/ false)
6. Who was sent to bring the two most precious things from the city?
i) Mayor ii) God iii) angel iv) match-girl
7. The man in the garret was writing a ___________.
V. Translate the following sentences from English to Punjabi:
1. Why are you weeping then? ______________________________________________________________
2. They pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince.___________________________________________
3. I am waited for in Egypt. _________________________________________________________________
4. It is very cold here. ______________________________________________________________________
5. I have a golden bed-room._______________________________________________________________
6. There is not a single cloud in the sky.______________________________________________________
7. Then another drop fell. __________________________________________________________________
8. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince.__________________________________________________
9. I have come to bid you good bye. _________________________________________________________
10. How hungry we are! ____________________________________________________________________
VI. Translate the following sentences from Punjabi to English:
1. ਮੈਂ ਇਹ ਸਵਾਲ ਹੱ ਲ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ|_______________________________________________________________
2. ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕਕਸੇ ਚੂੰ ਗੇ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਦਖਾਉਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ|_____________________________________________________
3. ਸਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਾਤਾ ਕਪਤਾ ਦਾ ਕਕਹਣਾ ਮੂੰ ਨਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ|__________________________________________________
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4. ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅੱ ਜ ਰਾਤ ਵਰਖਾ ਹੋਵੇ|________________________________________________________________
5. ਉਹ ਇੱ ਥੇ ਕਰਹਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ|______________________________________________________________________
6. ਕਮਹਨਤ ਕਰੋ ਅਕਜਹਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਕਕ ਫ਼ੇਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੋ|________________________________________________________
7. ਸਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ|_________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VII. Match the words with their pictures and their meaning.
Picture Word Meaning

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a precious stone
1. sapphire
2. ruby blue precious stone
3. garret the handle of a sword
a large carved or cast figure of

a person or animal
4. sword hilt
a top-floor or attic room

5. statue
ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS
VIII. Talk to your parents and inquire about at least one incident when they sacrificed /
donated their loving / favourite things to help the needy.
Sr. No. Whom did they When? Why? How?
help?
1.
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________________________
LESSON: Where Is Science Taking Us?
LISTENING
SKILL
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
1. Machines are found ______________.
2. We can fly with machines. We don’t need __________ to fly.
3. We can swim with machines. We don’t need _________ to swim.
4. Large number of people can be killed with __________.
5. In some countries, one person has six hundred __________ in the form of machines.
Section 2 (Question 6-10)
Kalpana Chawla was a woman with high attitude and devotion towards her (6)________. She was
born in Karnal, a small city of India. She was (7)________ to Smt Banarsi Das Chawla and Smt
Sanjyoti. She completed her graduation from Tagore School Karnal in 1976. In the year (8)________
she became bachelor of Science in Aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College.
She was the first Indian woman selected by NASA to go in space. She first flew on space shuttle
Columbia in 1997 as a (9)_______ specialist. Her motto was ‘Follow your dreams’. She is regarded
as a national (10)_______ in India.
SPEAKING
SKILL
CUE CARD:
Machines
 material things
 everywhere
 to fly
 to swim
 to kill
WRITING non-
material
SKILL things
III. What should be the ultimate aim of Science?
food, machines
_____________________________________________________ clothes,
shelter
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ small
advance
__________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Modern drugs have decreased the average span of life of human beings. ( True/ false)
2. Machines give us more and more hours of _________________.
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i) hard work ii) leisure iii) life iv) health
3. Name two non-material things mentioned in the lesson.
4. According to the writer, Science is doing ‘less than nothing for material things’. (True/ false)
5. Which age group is overcrowded today?
i) childhood ii) middle age group iii) upper age group iv) none of these
6. Science has helped man to live________________.
i) forever ii) no more iii) longer iv) a short life
1. Where is Science taking us?_____________________________________________________________
2. This is the age of the machine.____________________________________________________________
3. War is the worst example._______________________________________________________________
4. I wish I had another hundred years._______________________________________________________
5. Here Science is actually doing less than nothing.____________________________________________
6. Who is to keep them? ____________________________________________________________________
7. Science goes on raising its problems.______________________________________________________
8. What is really needed in the world today?__________________________________________________
9. What is Science really after? ______________________________________________________________
10. What is its goal?________________________________________________________________________
8. ਸਭ ਨੇ ਇੱ ਕ ਨਾ ਇੱ ਕ ਕਦਨ ਮਰਨਾ ਹੀ ਹੈ|___________________________________________________________
9. ਕਾਸ਼ ਮੈਂ ਅਮੀਰ ਹੁੂੰ ਦਾ|________________________________________________________________________
10. ਮੇਰੀ ਕੀ ਮਜਾਲ ਕਕ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਕਰਾਂ|________________________________________________________
11. ਅਸੀਂ ਕਕਿਕੇਟ ਖੇਡਦੇ ਹਾਂ|_______________________________________________________________________
12. ਮੇਰੀ ਘੜੀ ਠੀਕ ਸਮਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਦੂੰ ਦੀ ਹੈ|______________________________________________________________
13. ਧਰਤੀ ਸਰਜ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਘੁੂੰ ਮਦੀ ਹੈ|_________________________________________________________________
14. ਉਹ ਕਦੋਂ ਸੌਂਦੇ ਹਨ?__________________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VII. Match the words with their pictures and their meanings.
1. mercy compassion or forgiveness
2. justice
Donation
3. charity
just or fair behaviour
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4.overcrowded
victory or achievement
5. triumph filled a space beyond what is comfortable,

safe, or permissible.
VIII. Pick the material and non-material things from the box given below and write them
under the appropriate heading:
gold, jewellery, kindness, buildings, food, forbearance, morals, mercy, cars, justice,
clothes, understanding, machines, goods, tolerance, charity
Material things Non-material things
IX. Ask your parents about an activity they used to do without machine/machines but now
they do it with machine/ machines. How do they feel about the change?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON: Secret of Happiness _________________________
LISTENING
SKILL
Section 1(Question 1-5)
1. Who was Kagawa?
A. a preacher B. an actor C. a teacher D. a doctor
2. Which thing did Kagawa carry about himself?
A. fear B. jealousy C. inner strength D. weakness
3. What did Kagawa discover?
A. a secret B. eyesight C. Japan D. treasure
4. Kagawa immersed himself over a long period in the __________ of God.
A. meditation B. ocean C. grace D. beauty
5. Which thing in Kagawa never left him?
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A. eyesight B. calm C. family D. friends
Write ‘Not More Than Three Words’ in the blanks.
Life is not easy these days. It is usually hectic. During the (6)________ routine life, we do our tasks
and enjoy our spare time with some activity. This activity is known as (7)________. Different
people have different hobbies to pass their free time. A hobby is chosen according to our
convenience and (8)_________. Those who love beauty and nature, they do gardening as their
hobby. It does not (9)________ much expenditure. A hobby keeps us fresh and energetic. It
soothes our brain. It is a matter of regret that in the (10)________ hectic life, man rarely finds time
for his hobby.
SPEAKING
CUE CARD:
 Focus
 burning glass
 burn a hole
 consolidate powers
 average people fail
 control powers
WRITING
III. Rearrange the phrases in proper order. One has been done.
1. a priceless/ had discovered/secret/Kagawa Kagawa had discovered a priceless secret.
2. one kind/ fear of / haunt us/ or another
3. sermon/ it would be/ fear/ against
4. the real escape/ from fear/ there is
5. the familiar/ of the burning glass/illustration/ he used

1. Which illustration was used by the professor of Psychology?
Ans.______________________________________________________________________________
2. Who declared to give sermon against fear?
i) professor of Psychology ii) Gilberton Chesterton iii) Author iv) Kagawa
3. __________________ values are needed in the world today.
4. The author found an elephant when he flung open the door. (True/ false)
5. We should have faith that ____________________ is always with us.
i) God ii) somebody iii) everyman iv) nobody
6. _________________ in God gives us real peace of mind.
i) fear ii) hatred iii) faith iv) anger
1. He never lost his calm.__________________________________________________________________
2. I didn’t want to die. _____________________________________________________________________
3. Fear is one of man’s most common enemies._______________________________________________
4. You are greater than you think.___________________________________________________________
5. I wanted to get out of there._______________________________________________________________
6. Then you will have total peace of mind.____________________________________________________
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7. You must do it yourself.__________________________________________________________________
8. A fear is not unlike a ghost. ______________________________________________________________
9. God watches over you and cares for you.__________________________________________________
10. This is a problem common to us all.______________________________________________________
15. ਮੈਂ ਪੱ ਤਰ ਕਲੱਖ ਕਰਹਾ ਹਾਂ|______________________________________________________________________
16. ਮੁੂੰ ਡੇ ਸ਼ੋਰ ਮਚਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ|______________________________________________________________________
17. ਕੀ ਚਪੜਾਸੀ ਘੂੰ ਟੀ ਵਜਾ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੈ?________________________________________________________________
18. ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਕਕਤਾਬਾਂ ਕਕਉਂ ਖਰਾਬ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ|____________________________________________________
19. ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਕੂੰ ਮ ਖਤਮ ਕਰ ਕਲਆ ਹੈ|______________________________________________________________
20. ਉਸਨੇ ਇਸ ਪਾਠ ਦੀ ਦੁਹਰਾਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________
21. ਕੀ ਵਰਖਾ ਰੁੱ ਤ ਸ਼ੁਰ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ?__________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VII. Match the words with their pictures and their meanings.
1. chipmunk the spirit
filled with wonder and happiness

2. ghost
3. enthralled a type of squirrel
members of a gang
4. gangsters
5. preach to give sermon
VIII. Talk to your family members and inquire about five things which make them happy.
S.No. Person Thing makes him/her happy Why?
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LESSON: A Gift For Christmas _________________________
LISTENING
1. Who stepped in and closed the door?
A. Jim B. Della C. neighbour D. nobody
2. What was the age of Jim?
A. twenty one B. twenty two C. twenty three D. twenty four
3. Jim’s ______ were fixed on Della.
A. expression B. hair C. eyes D. ears
4. The expression on Jim’s face was__________
A. strange B. good C. anger D. surprise
5. Della sold her hair because she had to buy a ___________
A. birthday present B. anniversary present C. grocery D. Christmas present
Write ‘Not More Than Two Words’ in the blanks.
Festivals are an essential part of life. They (6) _____________charm to life. There are many festivals
celebrated all over the world. Diwali is one of the most (7)____________ festivals of India. It is also
called festival of lights. Diwali is celebrated to pay (8)______________ to Lord Rama who returned
to his kingdom after fourteen years of exile. It marks the victory of good over (9)_____________.
Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on this day. People exchange (10)_____________ on this day.
SPEAKING
SKILL
II. Speak five sentences on the picture given below with the help of the cue card given
below:
CUE CARD:
 a gift for Jim
 not enough money
 income
 more expenses
 $1.87
 couch
 Della crying
WRITING
SKILL
III. Complete the sentences using columns A, B and C. One has been done.
A B C
wanted to $1.87 to buy the gift.
had only beautiful long hair.
Finished for $20.
Della/She
let fall her crying.
sold her long hair buy a Christmas gift for Jim.
1. Della wanted to buy a Christmas gift for Jim.
2. She__________________________________________________________________________________.
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3.______________________________________________________________________________________.
4.______________________________________________________________________________________.
5.______________________________________________________________________________________.
1. The signs of richness were everywhere in their house. (True/ false)
2. What did Della buy for Jim as a Christmas gift?
i) jeans ii) set of combs iii) watch iv) watch-chain
3. The proud possession of Jim was ______________________.
i) salary ii) Della iii) gold watch iv) flat
4. Who did not have enough money to buy a Christmas present?
i) Jim ii) Della iii) both of them iv) none of them
5. Della sold her hair for _______________________ dollars.
6. What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas gift?
i) jeans ii) set of combs iii) watch iv) watch-chain
1. Her eyes were shining brilliantly. _______________________________________________________
2. Tears appeared in her eyes. ____________________________________________________________
3. Della let fall her beautiful hair. __________________________________________________________
4. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. _____________________________________
5. Will you buy my hair? __________________________________________________________________
6. Della finished crying. __________________________________________________________________
7. It was a platinum watch-chain. __________________________________________________________
8. Jim was never late. ____________________________________________________________________
9. She found it at last. ____________________________________________________________________
10. She stopped at a shop. _________________________________________________________________
22. ਉਹ ਕਦੇ ਅwਗਰw ਨਹੀਂ ਕਗਆ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________________
23. ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਬੂੰ ਦਾ ਬਾਂਦੀ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ|_______________________________________________________________
24. ਮੈਂ ਦਸ ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਇਸ ਸਕਲ ਕਵੱ ਚ ਪੜਹਾ ਰਹੀ ਹਾਂ|______________________________________________________
25. ਕੀ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਮਸਲਾਧਾਰ ਵਰਖਾ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ? ________________________________________________________
26. ਕੀ ਮਾਲੀ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਪੌਕਦਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੈ?__________________________________________________
27. ਮੈਂ ਕੱ ਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਦੋਸਤ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਕਗਆ|______________________________________________________________
28. ਉਹ ਕੱ ਲ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਏ|___________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VII. Match the picture with their word and their meaning.
Picture Word meaning
a thing worn by women to hold the hair in

1. couch
place or as an ornament
sofa
2. possession
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3. combs
the state of having, owning, or controlling
something
4. package a small waterfall
5 5. cascade object/ objects wrapped in

paper or packed in a box
VIII. Talk to your parents and make a list about the gifts they received till now. Which one
do they like the most and who has given it to them?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON: Some Glimpses of Ancient ________________________
Indian Thought and Practices
LISTENING
SKILL
I. Listen to the audio carefully and do the given exercises:
Write ‘Not More Than Two Words’ in the blanks.
Once, the story goes, king Janaka of Maithil called a meeting of the (1) _______________ to discuss
some ticklish issue based on high philosophic thought. A well-known sage named Ashtvakara (so
called because of his deformed body) was also invited to (2) __________________. As Ashtavakara
entered the portals of the palace hall and walked up the passage, some scholars already present
there burst into a derisive (3)__________________. How could such a deformed and misshapen
person discuss high philosophy, they felt. Ashavakara (4)___________________ to the King. “O
King! I feel ashamed of being invited to this assembly of skinners. It is only a skinner who
measures intelligence or status of a person from (5) __________________ or physical looks or the
colour and shape of his skin or body.”
Choose correct options:
6. What type of status did women enjoy in the society of ancient India?
a) low b) moderate c) high d) none
7. What is against the dignity of women now a days?
a) killing of female child b) killing of male child c) both d) none
8. How many cases of female foeticide were recorded during 1998 to 2003?
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a) 7500 b) 7800 c) 78000 d) 780
9. Who is considered as a bread winner of the family?
a) a female child b) a male child c) both d) none
10. Who should join hands to get rid of this social evil?
a) society b) government c) parents d) politicians
SPEAKING
SKILL
CUE CARD:
Describe the incident of Saint Dadhichi sacrificing his life:
 Fight
 gods and demons
 Lord Vishnu’s advice
 Mighty sword
 Saint Dadhichi’s sacrifice
WRITING
SKILL
III. Look at the picture and write five sentences on this
tradition and its significance.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Some scholars laughed at Ashtavakra’s ________________________.
i) joke ii) friend iii) luck iv) deformed body
2. In ancient India, the woman was always considered a goddess.(True/ false)
3. Gods went to Lord Vishnu in desperation.(True/ false)
4. Who was losing in the battle between gods and demons? Ans.____________________________
5. What did Saint Dadhichi advise the gods to make?
i) an arrow ii) a sword iii) bones iv) none of these
6. Shivaji bowed his head before the _____________________.
i) man ii) woman iii) teacher iv) king
1. The gods approached the sage Dadhichi. _______________________________________
2. Dadhichi took no time in laying down his life.
_______________________________________________
3. Eat only after you’ve shared your meal with others.
_________________________________________
4. A well-known sage named Ashtavakra was also invited to this meeting.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5. The entire universe is one family._________________________________________________________
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6. This does not belong to me. _____________________________________________________________
7. They chose to be bricked alive.__________________________________________________________
8. The history of this great land is full of examples.____________________________________________
9. The people of this country believe in the unity of life._______________________________________
10. King Janak of Maithil called a meeting of the scholars._____________________________________
29. ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਬਰਬਾਦ
ਕੀਤਾ?_____________________________________________________________
30. ਅਸੀਂ ਚਾਹ ਪੀ ਰਹੇ ਸੀ|_______________________________________________________________________
31. ਉਹ ਕਕਿਕੇਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਖੇਡ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ|_________________________________________________________________
32. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਸਕਲ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ?___________________________________________________________________
33. ਮੇਰੇ ਸਕਲ ਪਹੁੂੰ ਚਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਕਹਲਾਂ ਘੂੰ ਟੀ ਵੱ ਜ ਚੁੱ ਕੀ ਸੀ|___________________________________________________
34. ਕੀ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਕਹਲਾਂ ਮਰੀਜ਼ ਮਰ ਚੁੱ ਕਾ ਸੀ?________________________________________________
35. ਮੁੂੰ ਡੇ ਦੋ ਕਦਨ ਤੋਂ ਨੱਚਣ ਦੀ ਪਿੈਕਕਟਸ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ|____________________________________________________

VOCABULARY
VII. Match the picture with their word and their meaning.

a ritual sacrifice in Hinduism with a specific objective.
1. yajnas
a thing used to harm or damage something or someone

2. sacrifice
3. weapon
an act of giving up something valued for the sake of
something else
4. bow an evil spirit or devil
to bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of

5. demons respect or greeting

VIII. Talk to your mother and ask her about any two changes she wants to have in her life.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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LESSON: The Home Coming ______________________
rLISTENING
SKILL
Write ‘Two Words’ in each blank.
When they reached Calcutta, Phatik met (1)________________ for the first time. She was by no
means pleased with this unnecessary addition to her family. She found her own (2) _____________
quite enough to manage without taking any one else. And to bring a village lad of fourteen into
their midst, was terribly upsetting. Bishamber should really have (3) _____________________ before
committing such an indiscretion. In this world there is no worse nuisance than a boy at the age of
fourteen. He is neither ornamental (4) ____________________. It is impossible to shower affection on
him as on a smaller boy; and he is always getting in (5) __________________.
Choose the correct option.
6. Which is the transition period from childhood to adulthood?
a) teenage b) old age c) manhood d) childhood
7. Whose special attention and care is needed by the teenagers?
a) parents b) society c) both d) none
8. What do they desire in making their decision?
a) interference b) dependence c) guidance d) full freedom
9. What are the consequences of the pressure on the teenagers?
a) confidence b) anxiety and depression c) both d) none of these
10. What should parents and society build between themselves and the teenagers?
a) bridge of transportation b) bridge of communication c) conservation d) none of these
SPEAKING
SKILL WRITING
II. Speak five sentences on the picture SKILL
given below with the help of the cue card given below: III. Develop the character-
sketch of the following
CUE CARD:  backward in character with the given hints:
Phatik studies
 ring leader  homesick
 fourteen  dies in the
years end
 disobedient
He was a ring-leader among the boys of the village.
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1. What was the name of Phatik’s brother?
2. Phatik’s uncle lived in _________________.
i) Mumbai ii) Dehradun iii) Calcutta iv) Chandigarh
3. Phatik’s aunt welcomed Phatik in her home. (True/ false)
4. Phatik’s ___________ did not like his ways.
i) mother ii) sister iii) student iv) neighbours
5. Phatik wanted to move a ___________________ from its place.
6. Phatik’s last words were “Mother, the _____________ have come.”
i) friends ii) aunt and uncle iii) brother iv) holidays
1. The boys were puzzled for a moment. ______________________________________________________
2. Phatik refused to move. ___________________________________________________________________
3. Phatik Chakravarti was the ring-leader amongst the boys of the village. _______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. He could not bear this injustice. ___________________________________________________________
5. The stranger asked him again. ____________________________________________________________
6. At last Bhishamber asked the police to help him. ____________________________________________
7. One day Phatik lost his lesson book. _______________________________________________________
8. The next morning Phatik was nowhere to be seen.___________________________________________
9. Bishamber brought in a doctor. ____________________________________________________________
10. Mother, the holidays have come. _________________________________________________________
36. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਕਾਫੀ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਕਕਤਾਬ ਕਲਖ ਕਰਹਾ ਸੀ? ________________________________________________________
37. ਉਹ ਪਤੂੰ ਗਾਂ ਉਡਾਉਣਗੇ|_______________________________________________________________________
38. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਕੱ ਲ ਸਕਲ ਆਉਣਗੇ?___________________________________________________________________
39. ਉਹ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਾਠ ਯਾਦ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ|____________________________________________________________
40. ਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਮਾਤਾ ਜੀ ਖਾਣਾ ਬਣਾ ਰਹੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ?_________________________________________________________
41. ਮੈਂ ਉਦੋਂ ਤੱ ਕ ਸੜਕ ਪਾਰ ਕਰ ਚੁੱ ਕਾ ਹੋਵਾਂਗਾ|_________________________________________________________
42. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਕਹਲਾਂ ਸਕਲ ਪਹੁੂੰ ਚ ਚੁੱ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?____________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VII. Match the words with their pictures and their meanings. One has been done.

a column of air moving rapidly
round and round in a cylindrical or
1. puzzled funnel shape
a part of the trunk or a large branch

2. whirlwind of a tree that has fallen or been cut
off
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3. log
unable to understand
4. unwelcome guest a stretch of muddy land left

uncovered at low tide
5. mud-flat
someone not invited
VIII. Talk to your family members and inquire about the things which make them homesick
whenever they stay out.
Sr. Family member/ relation Things which make him/her homesick
No.
1.
2.

LESSON: The Making of the Earth _________________________
LISTENING
SKILL
Section 1- (Questions 1-5)
Write ‘One Word’ in the blanks.
You know that the earth goes round the sun and (1) _____________ goes round the earth. You know
also perhaps that there are several other bodies which like the earth go round the sun. All these,
including the earth, are called (2) _______________ of the sun. The moon is called a satellite of the
earth because it hangs on to it. The other planets have also got their (3) __________________. The
sun and the planets with their satellites form a happy family. This is called the
(4) ____________________ system. Solar means belonging to the sun, and the sun being the father of
all the planets, the whole (5) __________________ is called the Solar System.
Choose the correct option.
6. Which is the first country to reach Mars in his first attempt?
a) India b) Russia c) Japan d) America
7. What is MOM?
a) Mars Orbiter Mangal b) Mars Orbiter Mission c) Mars Oral Mission d) None of these
8. What is the other name of Mars Orbiter Mission?
a) Mangalam b) Mangal c) Malang d) Mangalyaan
9. When was it launched?
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a) 5th November, 2019 b) 5th November, 2013 c) 5th November, 2017 d) 5th November, 2015
10. Which movie was made to mark this achievement?
a) Mission Mangal b) Mangal Mission c) Mangayaan d) Malang Mangal
SPEAKING
CUE CARD:
 Solar system
 Sun
 Planets
 Natural satellites
 Moon - part of earth
WRITING
III. Read the statements carefully. If the statement is about a star, then blacken with
pencil and if the statement is about a planet then blacken with pencil.
1. A body that goes around a star.
2. A body that twinkles and has its own light.
3. The only body where life exists.
4. A body with satellite/ satellites.
5. A ball of fire.

1. Moon is the satellite of ______.
i) universe ii) oceans iii) Mars iv) Earth
2. From where do the planets get light?
3. The planets twinkle at night. (True/ false)
4. All the hollows of the earth were filled with _____ when it rained heavily.
i) dust ii) snow iii) water iv) light
5. How many years did the Earth take to cool down?
i) thousand ii) millions iii) hundred iv) none of these
6. Planets have natural satellites. (True/ false)
1. The sun and the planets with their satellites form a happy family.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. At night you see thousands of stars in the sky.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The real stars are like our sun.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. So the earth started to cool.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Stars twinkle, planets do not.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Can you distinguish between a planet and a star?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
7. The moon is called a satellite of the earth.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Our earth belongs to the family of the sun.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
9. In reality our sun itself is a star.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
10. We think the earth is very big.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
43. ਮੈਂ ਦੋ ਘੂੰ ਟੇ ਤੋਂ ਪੜਹ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੋਵਾਂਗਾ|_________________________________________________________________
44. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਜਲੂੰਧਰ ਕਵੱ ਚ 1995 ਤੋਂ ਰਕਹ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?____________________________________________________
45. ਧੋਬੀ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਕੱ ਪੜੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਧੋ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ|_________________________________________________________
46. ਕਦੇ ਝਠ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ|___________________________________________________________________________
47. ਬੁਰੀ ਸੂੰ ਗਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੋ|_________________________________________________________________________
48. ਸਦਾ ਸੱ ਚ ਬੋਲੋ|_____________________________________________________________________________
49. ਚੁੱ ਪ ਕਰੋ |________________________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VII. Match the given words with their pictures and meanings.
a large body of water

1. hollow
empty from inside

2. astronomer
a scientist who studies heavenly bodies

3. ocean
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an object that moves around a planet
4. satellite
a mode of transport (water) propelled by

steam
5. steamer
ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN FAMILY
VIII. Talk to your family members and make a list of their questions about Earth which are
still unanswered.
Sr. Family member/ relation Their questions about Earth
No.
1.
2.

LESSON: The Rule of the Road ______________________
LISTENING
Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract. It is an accommodation of (1)
___________. In matters which do not touch anybody else’s liberty, of course, I may be as free as I
like. If I choose to go down the Strand in a (2) ______________with long hair and bare feet, who
shall raise an objection? You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be (3) ___________to
you. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or waxing my moustache or (4) ______________ a tall
hat, a frock-coat and sandals, or going to bed late or getting up early, I shall follow my fancy and
ask no man’s (5) ____________.
Fill in the blanks with correct option.
6. Why should we follow rules in life?
a) to make life happy b) to create chaos in life c) to make life miserable d) none of these
7. Who is the incharge of your happiness?
a) society b) you c) your friends d) people
8. What heals almost everything?
a) doctor b) medicine c) tide d) time
9. Why should we make peace with our past?
a) to disturb your present b) not to disturb your present c) to disturb your future d) none of these
10. What are rules for?
a) for convenience b) interference c) treatment d) limitations
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SPEAKING
II. Speak five sentences on the picture given below with the help of the cue card:
CUE CARD:
 stout old lady
 middle of the road
 liberty
 police man
 symbol
WRITING
Liberty
SKILL
III. ‘Liberty is not a personal affair only, cannot do
but a social contract’. Explain. whatever one
feels like mixture of both
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
liberty
limitation of freedom
____________________________________________ drunk
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
chaos
____________________________________________
IV. Read the following sentences and make a smiley face if it is a civilized action
and a sad face if it is an uncivilized action:
1. Throwing garbage on the road.

2. Keeping roads and public places clean.
3. Obeying traffic rules.
4. Smoking at public places.
5. Spitting here and there in the park.
6. Parking a vehicle in the parking zone.

V. Objective Type Questions:
1. What is liberty?
i) personal affair ii) social contract iii) both of these iv) none of these
2. What was the author reading during the journey?
3. We should interfere in the liberty of others. (True/ false)
4. The stout old lady was walking in the middle of ________________________.
i) road ii) pavement iii) railway track iv) none of these
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5. The policeman at Picadilly Circus is the symbol of _______________________.
i) liberty ii) tyranny iii) anarchy iv) none of these
6. A reasonable consideration for the _______________ of others is the foundation of social conduct.
i) duties ii) friends iii) rights iv) relatives
VI. Translate the following sentences from English to Punjabi:
1. You may not think so.
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. I’m going to walk where I like.
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. He was obviously a well -intentioned person.
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. We must be judicious mixture of both.
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare.
______________________________________________________________________________________
6. I hope my friend in the railway carriage will reflect on this.
______________________________________________________________________________________
7. You have liberty to laugh at me.
______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Liberty is not a personal affair only but a social contract.
______________________________________________________________________________________
9. We have got liberty now.
______________________________________________________________________________________
10. I may be as free as I like.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
VII. Translate the following sentences from Punjabi to English:
50. ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਬੋਲਣ ਕਦਉ|___________________________________________________________________
51. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਜਾਣ ਕਦਉ| _____________________________________________________________________
52. ਸ਼ੋਰ ਨਾ ਮਚਾਓ|______________________________________________________________________
53. ਆਉ, ਸੈਰ ਨੂੰ ਚੱ ਲੀਏ|__________________________________________________________________
54. ਆਓ ਧੁੱ ਪੇ ਬੈਠੀਏ|____________________________________________________________________
55. ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਗਲਾਸ ਮੂੰ ਗਵਾਓ|_______________________________________________________
56. ਆਪਣਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ|___________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VIII. Match the picture with their word and their meaning.
1. pavement
a separate section of a train
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2. railway carriage
a path for pedestrians at the
side of a road
3. attic a person who steals from

people's pockets
4. pickpocket a space or room inside or

partly inside the roof of a
building
5. moustache a strip of hair left to grow above

the upper lip
ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN COMMUNITY
IX. Talk to your family members/ neighbours and make a list of actions which people do
publically and those actions violate the liberty of others.
S. No. Name of the person/relation Actions which violate the liberty of others
1.
2.
Poems
WORKSHEET 9 Name of the Poet

Poem: Character of a Happy Man _______________________
I. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the hint box to complete the message/ central
idea/ theme of the poem.
wordly, jealous, Henry Newbolt, faith, truthful, contented, Henry Wotton, honest
The poem ‘Character of a Happy Man’ is written by ______________________. It gives a very good
message. A happy man is ___________________. He has __________________ in God. He is
______________________. He is ______________________ with whatever little he has. He does not
care about ____________________ fame. He is _____________________of none.
II. Read the stanzas below and answer the questions that follow:
a) How happy is he born or taught
That serveth not another’s will;
Whose armour is his honest thought,
And simple truth is his utmost skill!
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i. Name the poem and the poet.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What is the armour of a happy man?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What is the utmost skill of a happy man?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
b) This man is free from servile bond
Of hope to rise, or fear to fall:
Lord of himself, though not of lands:
And having nothing, yet hath all.
i. Who is free from servile bond of hope and fear?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What is a happy man not afraid of?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What is a happy man master of?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
c) Who God doth late and early pray
More of His grace than gifts to lend;
Who entertains the harmless day
With a religious book or friend
i. Name the poet and the poem.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What does a happy man pray for?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. How does a happy man spend his day?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
d) Whose passions not his masters are,
Whose soul is still prepared for death;
United unto the world with care
Of public fame or private breath
i. What is a happy man not slave of?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Whose soul is prepared for death?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What does a happy man not care of?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
e) Who envies none whom chance doth raise
Nor vice; who never understood.
How deepest wounds are given with praise;
Nor rules of state, but rules of good
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Who does a happy man envy?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What does a happy man not understand?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
III) Objective Type Questions:
1. A happy man envies __________.
i) none ii) his friends iii) everyone iv) the rich
2. The happy man obeys the rules of ____________.
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i) traffic ii) king iii) goodness iv) government
3. A happy man is afraid of death. (True/ false)
IV. Write down the character sketch of a happy man
with the help of the mind map given below.
A Happy man is honest.____________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Poem: Death the Leveller ________________________
I. Match the column A with column B and write the complete sentences in the space provided.
A B
Death comes none
Everyone has to equally
It spares bow before death
It treats the mighty and the weak to all
Death comes ____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
II. Read the stanzas below and answer the questions that follow.
a) The glories of our blood and state,
Are shadows, not substantial things,
There is no armour against fate,
Death lays his icy hands on kings;
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What are not substantial things?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. Explain: ‘Death lays his icy hands on kings.’
__________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Sceptre and Crown
Must tumble down,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Who are equal before death?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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iii. What does the expression ‘scythe’ and ‘spade’ stand for?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
c) Our heads must come
To the cold tomb:
Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What is the ‘cold tomb’ a symbol of?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What idea does the poet want to convey?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
III. Tick the correct option:
1. Ultimate fate of all human beings is _______________.
i) old age ii) life iii) youth iv) death
2. What lives after death?
i) name ii) good deeds iii) fame iv) glory
3. The glories of blood and state are just shadows. (True/ false)

Poem: A Ballad of Sir Pertab Singh _______________________
I. Complete the autobiography of Sir Pertab Singh with the help of the words given in the box.
humanity, three, English, Jodhpore, died, caste, Rose-red, bier

I am Sir Pertab Singh. I am the king of __________________. I live in _______________________
house. I don’t believe in __________________ system. I had an ______________ friend. Alas! My
English friend _________________. There were only ____________ people of his creed to carry his
bier. So, I carried his _____________ because ________________ is the only true caste.
II. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow.
a. ‘God only knows,’ said Pertab Singh,
‘That which I lose to-day:
And without me no hand of man
Shall bear my friend away.’
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What did Pertab Singh lose that day?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What did he decide to do?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
b. Beneath the morning stars they rode,
Beneath the evening sun,
And their blood sang to them as they rode
That all good wars are one.
i. Who were the riders?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. How did they feel while riding together?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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iii. How did they feel about wars?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
c. What need, what need?’ said Pertab Singh,
And bowed his princely head.
‘I have no caste, for I myself
Am bearing forth the dead.
.__________________________________________________________________________________________
Ii. What was the need that Pertab Singh referred to?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. Who is ‘the dead’ referred to in the last line?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
III. Complete the message given by the poet of the poem. (equal, birth, folly, humanity)
This poem brings out the ____________ of the caste system. All men are _________ in the eyes of
God. No one is high or low by ________________. __________________ is the only true caste.
IV. Tick the correct option:
1. Sir Pertab Singh lived in _______________ House.
i) Red-rose ii) Black-rose iii) Rose-red iv) Rose-blood
2. Sir Pertab Singh’s friend was ____________ soldier.
i) an Indian ii) a Chinese iii) an English iv) a Pakistani
3. According to the priests, Pertab Singh lost his caste forever. (True/ false)

Poem: Razia, the Tigress _____________________
I. Complete the summary of the poem with the help of the given words:
( poachers, Sheru, Razia, fear, cubs, hunting, alone, two )
______________ is a young tigress. She has _____________ little cubs. Her male companion,
________________ has left her. She is worried about her _______________. She can’t leave them
_____________ and go for ______________. She lives in _____________. She is afraid of ____________.
II. Tick the correct option:
1. Razia, the Tigress has ___________ cubs.
i) two ii) three iii) four iv) five
2. Sheru was an expert on ___________________.
i) hunting ii) winds iii) racing iv) aiming at birds
3. Razia was not afraid of poachers. (True/ false)
III. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow.
a) The tigress Razia lives alone.
Her two cubs haven’t yet been named.
Sheru barely played with them
And now he’s gone, O what a shame!
i. Who are Razia and Sheru?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Whom did Sheru not play with?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. Where has Sheru gone?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
b) He knew his winds, their traffic lanes!
He knew the deer would smell him out,
If they were down-wind.
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So he would belly-crawl and crouch
__________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Who is ‘He’ in these lines?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What did Sheru know?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
c) When she goes hunting flesh and bone?
The tigress Razia lives in fear.
A greater dread, when will again
The poachers with their guns appear?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Why does Razia live in fear?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. Which fear is greater for Razia, hyenas or poachers?
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Poem: Where the Mind is Without Fear ___________________________
I. Read the stanza and answer the following questions that follow:
a) Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high:
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls
i. Who is the poet of the poem?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. What does the poet want to be free in his country?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
iii. What does the poet mean by ‘narrow domestic walls’?
___________________________________________________________________________________
b) Where the mind is led forward by Thee
into ever-widening thought and action
Into that Heaven of freedom, my
Father, let my country awake
_____________________________________________________________
ii. By whom does the poet want the mind to be led?
____________________________________________
iii. What does the poet want?
________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the central idea of the poem with the help of the words given in the box.
In this poem, the poet prays to God that his countrymen should live without ________________. He
wants ________________ to be free. They should live __________. They should give up all
__________________. They should not be __________________. Thus, they can gain
__________________ in real sense.
narrow-minded, knowledge, freedom, Rabindranath Tagore, evil, united, fear
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III. Tick the correct option:
1. The poet prays for a land where ______________ is without fear.
i) brain ii) mind iii) man iv) body
2. To whom does the poet pray in this poem?
i) people ii) king iii) God iv) none of these
3. Everyone should have right to education. (True/ false)
IV. Match the poem with its poet and central idea.
Poem Poet Central Idea

i. It is a beautiful poem. It gives a very good
1. Character of a a. Keki N. message. The poet prays for his country and his
Happy Man Daruwalla countrymen. He wants his countrymen to live
without fear.
ii. It is a beautiful poem. It gives a very good
2. Death the Leveller b. Sir Henry message. Man is killing wildlife. Animals are our
Newbolt friends. We should not kill them.
iii. It is a beautiful poem. It gives a very good
3. A Ballad of Sir c. Rabindranath message. A happy man is honest. He is truthful. He
Pertab Singh Tagore has faith in God.
iv. It is a beautiful poem. It gives a very good
4. Razia the Tigress d. Sir Henry message. Death is very powerful. It is a great
Wotton leveller. All are equal before death.
v. It is a beautiful poem. It gives a very good
5. Where the Mind is e. James Shirley message. Castes are man-made. All men are equal
Without Fear in the eyes of God.

LESSON: Bed No. 29 ___________________
LISTENING
SKILL
I. Listen to the audio carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Naeem was my wardmate in the 1__________ known as ‘Number Twenty Nine’ that being the
number of his bed. He was a soft spoken and cheerful man who comforted me with many 2
________. I hardly knew about him. He would minutely describe the 3________ outside his window
the whole day. One day, he asked me to start painting. After some hesitation, I agreed to start
4_________. Every morning, after breakfast, Naeem would come to my bed and describe a scene
in his dreamy voice. He would make me draw all the magic 5_________ scenery. Lost in the world
of colours, I forgot about my blindness.
Choose the correct option:
6. Rohan visited the hospital with __________
a) his brother b) his friends c) his parents d) his teachers
7. Rohan’s uncle had ______________.
a) a heart attack b) fever c) pneumonia d) flu
8. The doctors treated Rohan’s uncle________________
a) unwell b) well c) properly d) none of these
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9. __________were waiting for their turns patiently.
a) men b) women c) children d) people
10. There was _________________ and silence all around.
a) calmness b) cleanliness c) freshness d) none
SPEAKING
SKILL
II. Speak a few sentences on ‘How did Naeem help the author to regain his eyesight?’
[Hints: the second operation failed – the author
left with no money -someone bought his paintings
third operation successful –Naeem was the buyer ]
WRITING
SKILL
III. Put the following sentences in correct order according to the story. First has been done.
i. The author was deeply depressed at the failure of his second operation.
ii. The author met a person named Naeem in the hospital.
iii. He has no money to pay for his third operation.
iv. Naeem has painted four paintings of different seasons.
v. He used to paint pictures before he lost his eyesight.
vi. The author was going on a busy street.
vii. Naeem was left with no money for his own treatment.
1. The author was going on a busy street.
2._________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________________
7. _________________________________________________________________________
1. Naeem was in the hospital when the author regained his eyesight. (True/False)
2. Who did the author meet in the hospital ward?
a) Naeem b) Bobby Gillian c) Subbiah d) Della
3. The author regained his eyesight after the _____________ operation.
a) first b) second c) third d) fourth
4. The author was a _______________ before he lost his eyesight.
5. The author knew that Naeem was also blind. (True / False)
6. Naeem urged the author to re-start______________.
a) dancing b) singing c) studying d) painting
V. Translate the following sentences from Punjabi to English:
57. ਮੇਰੀ ਗੱ ਲ ਸੁਣੋ|_____________________________________________________________________________
58. ਬਕਵਾਸ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ|___________________________________________________________________________
59. ਇਹ ਪੱ ਤਰ ਡਾਕ ਕਵੱ ਚ ਪਾ ਕਦਉ|________________________________________________________________
60. ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਕਕਤਾਬਾਂ ਖੋਲੋ|_____________________________________________________________________
61. ਅੱ ਜ ਮੌਸਮ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________________
62. ਅੱ ਜ ਬਹੁਤ ਗਰmI ਹੈ|______________________________________________________________________
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63. ਅੱ ਜ ਬਹੁਤ ਠੂੰਡ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VI. Match the words with their pictures and their meaning.

1. haystack a strong, coarse cloth as a surface for oil
painting
a packed pile of hay with a pointed top

2. canvas
tiny drops of water that form on cool

3. haphazard lines
surfaces at night
a structure of bars or wires in which

4. dew birds or other animals are confined
5. cage
irregular and not in order
VII. Talk to your parents and ask them about an incident when somebody helped them
unexpectedly. Narrate the incident in the given lines.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
LESSON: Half a Rupee Worth _________________________
LISTENING
Once there was a rich rice merchant, Subbiah. He was very shrewd 1________________. He
survived all ups and downs of his trade. Rice was in his 2______________. Subbiah lent money at
very high rate of interest. One evening as he had just 3_______________ his shop a person came to
him to buy some rice. He requested him to give him rice 4______________ a half rupee. Subbiah
refused to give him rice but at last he agreed to give him only half a seer for 5____________ annas.
Section 2(Question 6-10)
Tick the correct option.
6. Who is talking to the receptionist?
a) Sophia b) Sonia c) Sofi d) None of these
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7. What does Sophia ask the receptionist for?
a) receipt b) appointment c) description d) treatment
8. At what time does the receptionist fix the appointment?
a) 9 am b) 9 pm c) 8 am d) 8pm
9. What does Sophia ask the receptionist to tell the doctor?
a) her visit b) her phone c) her problem d) her treatment
10. What does the receptionist ask Sophia to bring with her?
a) slip b) X-ray c) report d) none of these
SPEAKING
II. Look at the following pictures and cue words and speak and describe some qualities of
Subbiah:
WRITING
III. Subbiah has a rice shop. He sells different types of rice. Draft an advertisement for the
same.

1. Subbiah was a rice merchant. (True/ false)
2. Subbiah had_______ children.
i) two ii) three iii) four iv) five
3. Subbiah’s profit ______ during the war.
i) increased ii) decreased iii) go down iv) did not change
4. Where did Subbiah’s wife take the man? Ans. ___________________
5. Subbiah died in a road accident. (True/ false)
6. Subbiah was buried under the bags and died. (True/false)
64. ਮੈਂ ਇੱ ਕ ਕਵਕਦਆਰਥੀ ਹਾਂ|____________________________________________________________
65. ਅੱ ਜ ਹਵਾ ਬੂੰ ਦ ਹੈ|_________________________________________________________________
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66. ਇਹ ਖਬਰ ਸੱ ਚੀ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________________
67. ਕਦੱ ਲੀ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________
68. ਸਾਡੀ ਜਮਾਤ ਕਵੱ ਚ ਦਸ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਹਨ|____________________________________________________
69. ਭਾਰਤ ਕਤਓuਹਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੈ|________________________________________________________
70. ਮੈਂ ਅੱ ਜ ਠੀਕ ਮਕਹਸਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਹਾਂ|_________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VI. Match the words with their pictures and their meanings.

a large bag made for storing and carrying goods
1. sack
2. drought
wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food
a prolonged period of low rainfall, leading to a shortage of

3. grains water
a fat person
4. ventilator
5. rotund a space for ventilating a room
VII. Talk to your parents and inquire about an incident when they suffered or lost something
precious because of their greed. Narrate the incident in the given lines.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON: One Thousand Dollars ___________________
LISTENING
SKILL
Robert Gillian receives one thousand dollars from his uncle’s 1___________. But there is also a
condition. He has to spend this money sensibly and then give an 2______________ of how he had
spent it. He goes to Old Bryson for his advice. But Bryson is in no mood of giving him any
3_______________. Robert offers Miss Lotta Lauriereto buy her pendant worth one thousand dollars.
But she wants much more 4________________one. Gillian asks a cab driver what he would do with
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one thousand dollars. He replies he will open a saloon. At last he tells the 5_____________ that he
has lost the entire money on races. Saying this he leaves the office.
6. What is Baljit doing the next day?
a) watching T.V. b) reading c) sleeping d) nothing
7. When do they plan to watch a movie?
a) today b) tomorrow c) yesterday d) Sunday
8.Which movie do they plan to watch?
a) Matrix Revolution b) The Two Towers c) Lord of the Rings d) Rang De Basanti
9. Where do they decide to meet?
a) At home b) at the subway entrance c) in front of hall d) at Baljit’s house
10. When do they plan to meet?
a) at 7:30pm after dinner b) at noon time c) at one o'clock d) at two o’clock
SPEAKING
SKILL
II. Suppose your uncle gifted you rupees 2000 on your birthday. Speak 5 to 8 sentences about
how are you going to spend this money. Look at the following pictures and speak.
WRITING
SKILL
III. Complete the sentences using columns A, B and C and write them in the space provided.
A B C
was the only heir of his uncle’s property
Robert Gillian
gave his money to give a diamond pendant to Miss Lotta
talked to one thousand dollars from his Uncle
accepted the suggestion a blind man
got only to Miss Hayden
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1. Robert lost the money on races. (True/ false)
2. To whom did Bobby Gillian give his one thousand dollars?
i) Butler ii) Miss Hayden iii) lawyers iv) Miss Lotta Lauriere
3. Robert Gillian offered a ___________________ to Miss Lotta Lauriere.
4. Robert Gillian received one million dollars from his uncle’s will. (True/ false)
5. The blind man was selling _____________ on the walkside.
i) books ii) pencils iii) pens iv) notebooks
6. Who was Miss Lotta Lauriere? ____________________________________________________________
71. ਹਾਥੀ ਦੇ ਦੂੰ d ਖਾਣ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਅਤੇ ਕਦਖਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ|__________________________________________________
72. ਜੋ ਗਰਜਦੇ ਹਨ,ਉਹ ਬਰਸਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ|______________________________________________________________
73. ਘਰ ਦਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਜੋਗੜਾ,ਬਾਹਰ ਦਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਸੱ ਧ|_________________________________________________________
74. ਧੋਬੀ ਦਾ ਕੁੱ ਤਾ ਨਾ ਘਰ ਦਾ ਨਾ ਘਾਟ ਦਾ|____________________________________________________________
75. ਕਜਹੋ ਕਜਹਾ ਬੀਜੋਗੇ ਉਹੋ ਕਜਹਾ ਹੀ ਕੱ ਟੋਗੇ|___________________________________________________________
76. ਥੋਥਾ ਚਨਾ ਬਾਜੇ ਘਣਾ|________________________________________________________________________
77. ਜੈਸਾ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵੈਸਾ ਭੇਸ|_________________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY

a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck
1. microbe
a small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope

2. pendant
a series of races for runners, horses, held at a fixed time on a set

3. races
course
4. envelope a game played on a table with a stick and balls
5. billiard
a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter
or document
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VII. Imagine you are Bobby Gillian. You have received one thousand dollars and you don’t know how
to spend that money. Talk to your parents and ask them what they would like you to do with that
money. Write in the given lines the response of your parents.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON: The Dying Detective _________________________
LISTENING
Mrs. Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock Holmes 1_______________ to me and said, ‘Mr. Holmes is
dying, Mr.Watson’. For three days, he has been sinking and I doubt he will last 2_______________
day. He wouldn’t let me get a doctor. I rushed for my hat and told him I couldn’t 3________________
him anymore and would get a doctor. He replied, ‘Let it be Watson then.’ I was horrified for I had
not 4__________________ about his illness before. I rushed for my coat. As we drove back, I asked
Mrs. Hudson about the 5__________________.
i. When Philip was a kid, he loved _______________.
a) Robin b) superheroes c) heroine d) superman
ii. He would make his own_________
a) music videos b)comic books c)picture books d)drawing books
iii. He liked the idea of creating __________in mind.
a) everything b) anything c) something d) nothing
iv. He spent a good deal of _________ thinking of people.
a) money b) time c) business d) energy
v. The boy has become a __________event planner.
a)merciful b)powerful c)successful d) harmful
SPEAKING
II. Observe the picture and speak a few lines about it

using the following hints:
(Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Watson, ill, ivory box,
things lying on the table, bed)
WRITING
SKILL
III. Read the following conversation and draft a message for Mr. Smith who is not at home
when Mr. Watson reaches there.
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Watson: How can I help you, Holmes?
Holmes: Will you go and fetch Mr.Culverton Smith?
Watson: I’ll bring him in a cab.
Holmes: No, you must come before him. Tell him that I am dying and he must visit me
immediately.
MESSAGE
_____________ _______________
_____________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
______________

1. What was Watson by profession? Ans. _____________________________________________________
2. Holmes got the illness from some_________________________________________________________.
i) chinese sailors ii) Indian sailors iii) English sailors iv) Russian sailors
3. Smith sent Holmes an infected sharp spring in _________________.
i) a silver box ii) an ivory box iii) a golden box iv) a red box
4. Victor Smith killed Culverton Smith. (True/ false)
5. Holmes did not want Watson to touch his things. (True/ false)
6. Who was charged with the murder of his nephew?
i) Mrs Hudson ii) Morton iii) Smith iv) Watson

78. ਦਾਨ ਘਰੋਂ ਸ਼ੁਰ ਹੁੂੰ ਦਾ ਹੈ|____________________________________________________________________
79. ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਰਾਇਆ ਪਰਾਇਆ|___________________________________________________________
80. ਚੋਰ ਚੋਰ ਮੌਸੇਰੇ ਭਰਾ|_____________________________________________________________________
81. ਮੇਰੇ ਕਪਤਾ ਜੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਘਰ ਦੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਧਰਤਾ ਹਨ|____________________________________________________
82. ਮੇਰੀ ਬੇਟੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਅੱ ਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ ਹੈ|___________________________________________________________
83. ਇਹ ਘਰ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਭਰਾਵਾਂ ਕਵੱ ਚ ਝਗੜੇ ਦੀ ਜੜਹ ਹੈ| ___________________________________________________
84. ਉਸਦਾ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਕਪੂੰ ਡ ਦੇ ਲੋ ਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਮਝ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਸੀ|________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VI. Match the words with their pictures and their meanings.
a box made of ivory (tusk of elephant)
1. sailors
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one who sails a ship
2. foggy
a tool used for picking or holding things
3. ivory box
full of fog
4. tongs
the chief manservant of a house.

5. butler
VII. Talk to your parents and ask them if they know any incident when a criminal was
caught red-handed. Narrate the incidents in the given lines.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

LESSON: HOW MUCH LAND DOES A
MAN NEED? ________________________
LISTENING
WORKSHEET 18
Section 1(Questions 1-5) LESSON: How Much Land
Write ‘One Word’ in the blanks. Does A Man
Pakhom walked on and on but was still far from the 1_____________. He began running, Need
threw away
his coat, his boots, his flask and his cap. He kept only the spade as a 2______________.
Name of the AuthorHis heart
was beating like a hammer, and his legs were giving way. He gathered his last 3______________
and ran on. The sun was quite low, but Pakhom was also quite near his aim.Leo
Pakhom
Tolstoycould see the
people on the hillock 4_______________ their arms to hurry him up. With all his remaining strength
he ran up the hillock, fell forward and reached the cap with his hands. The 5________________was
flowing from his mouth, Pakhom was dead. His servant picked up the spade and dug 18
WORKSHEET a grave for
Pakhom to lie in.
1) There is no end to ______________ wants.
a) special b) human c) our d) man’s
2) When one want is ______________, another crops up.
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a) satisfied b) dissatisfied c) multiplied d) limited
3) Man’s ____________ hankers for more and more goods and services.
a) lungs b)heart c) mind d)brain
4) Human’s want keeps on ___________.
a) adding b) subtracting c) dividing d) multiplying
5) We prefer to complete the wants that are __________.
a) urgent b) necessary c) futile d) compulsory
SPEAKING Simple
II. Speak a few lines about ‘Bashkirs’ using the mind map:
1000
Roubles a Bashkirs Tents
day
Enough
WRITING Land
SKILL
III. You are Yuvraj , land owner of estate of 100acres. You want to sell your estate as you are
going to settle abroad. Draw a notice inviting the interested buyers for the auction of the
land on 15th March at Yuvraj Estate, Jalandhar.
Yuvraj Estate, Jalandhar
_____________
___________
_________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________
(_______________)

1. The two women discussing about village and town life were_______________.
i) friends ii) sisters iii) neighbours iv) enemies
2. The Bashkirs had plenty of ____________.
i) cattle ii) money iii) land iv) gold
3. How much land did Pakhom manage to buy from estate owner? Ans. __________________
4. Pakhom was a very ___________ man.
i) helpful ii) greedy iii) kind iv) selfish
5. Pakhom was dead in the end. (True/ false)
6. Pakhom borrowed some money from his brother-in-law. (True/ false)
85. ਆਪਣੇ ਕੂੰ ਮ ਨਾਲ ਮਤਲਬ ਰੱ ਖੋ|____________________________________________________________
86. ਕਜੂੰ ਦਗੀ ਫੁੱ ਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਜ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ|_____________________________________________________________
87. ਇ`ਧਰ ਉ`ਧਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੱ ਲਾਂ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ,ਕੂੰ ਮ ਦੀ ਗੱ ਲ ਕਰੋ|_____________________________________________
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88. ਭਾਰਤ ਕਦਨ ਦੁੱ ਗਣੀ ਰਾਤ ਚੌਗੁਣੀ ਤਰੱ ਕੀ ਕਰ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੈ|____________________________________________
89. ਉਸਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਸੌਤੇਲੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਤੇ ਝਠੇ ਹੂੰ ਝ ਵਹਾਏ|____________________________________________
90. ਉਸਨੂੰ ਘੱ ਟ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ|__________________________________________________________________
91. ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੀ ਚਾਹੁੂੰ ਦੇ ਹੋ?____________________________________________________________________
92. ਪੌਕਦਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਕੋx ਦੇ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੈ?__________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
VI. Match the picture with their word and their meaning.
sickle
a farmer
peasant a short-handled farming tool with a

semicircular blade
sheaf animals related to domestic cattle,

including yak, bison, and buffaloes
cattle land covered with grass and other low

plants suitable for grazing animals
pasture a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways

and tied together after reaping
VII. Talk to your parents and inquire about the price of land in three different areas of your
village/ city.
S.no Area in village/ city Price of land
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LESSON: Return To The Air _________________________
LISTENING
You are not allowed to bathe unless you are able to 1______________, but I have always been able
to swim. They said I could swim because I am fat, and I float. Well, I don’t mind. They call me
2________________. Only I don’t dive- not from the diving-board. I have to take my 3_____________
off to go into the water. Then this summer they all wanted me to learn duck-diving. You are
swimming on the surface of the water and suddenly you up-end yourself just like a duck and
4______________ down deep in water and perhaps you swim about a bit underwater, and then
come up again. I know 5______________ can do this soon after they are born. It’s different for them.
Section 2 (Question 6-10)
6. How many players are there in a cricket team?
a) 8 b) 9 c)10 d)11
7. The length of the pitch is________
a)20yards b) 25yards c) 22yards d)24yards
8. Who maintains the laws of cricket?
a) BCCI b) ICC c) CCI d) DGI
9. Where was cricket first played?
a) Northern England b) Southern England c) Eastern England d) Central England
10. When were the first International matches held?
a) 19th century b) mid-19th century c) mid- 18th century d) none of these
fat
SPEAKING
SKILL weak
obedient
II. Speak a few lines about Sausage using the mind map:
eyesight
emotional hates
swimming
WRITING
determined
SKILL
III. Sausage wrote about his first experience of duck-diving in his diary. Complete his
writing filling the blanks with suitable words.
My First Experience Of Duck-Diving
My friends and the instructor wanted me to learn ______________. It is just like a duck, diving down
deep into the _____________. A brick is thrown into the water and you have to bring it up before it
reaches the bottom. I removed my ______________. My instructor threw the ___________. I took a
deep breath and went down into the water. The water was changing ____________ . I couldn’t see
much as I was not wearing my glasses. So I dug out a_____ in the place of a brick. I started going
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up into the air. I returned to the __________ after much struggle. I have kept the tin box as a
memory of my ___________experience of duck-diving.
1. The boy was called _____________.
a) flabby b) filthy c) sausage d) honest
2. The instructor threw a tin in the pond. (True/ false)
3. Sausage put his stamp collection in the tin. (True/ false)
4. Sausage brought a ____________ from under the water.
i) tin box ii) fish iii) duck iv) pearl
5. Duck-diving means diving into water in the manner of a __________.
i ) fish ii) duck iii) crocodile iv) turtle
6. Where did Sausage reach while diving? Ans._______________________________________________
93. ਉਹ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਕਕੱ ਥੇ ਹੈ?______________________________________________________________________
94. ਵੋਟਾਂ ਕਕਵੇਂ ਪਾਈਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ?_______________________________________________________________
95. ਤੁਸੀਂ ਐਨੀ ਲੇ ਟ ਕਕਉਂ ਹੋ?_____________________________________________________________________
96. ਕਕੂੰ ਨੇਂ ਸoਹਣੇ ਕਦਨ ਹਨ!_______________________________________________________________________
97. ਬ`ਚਾ ਕਕੂੰ ਨਾਂ ਹੁਕਸ਼ਆਰ ਹੈ!_____________________________________________________________________
98. ਅਫਸੋਸ, ਭਾਰਤ ਮੈਚ ਹਾਰ ਕਗਆ!_______________________________________________________________
99. ਸ਼ਿੀਮਾਨ ਜੀ, ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸਵੇਰ|_____________________________________________________________________
100. ਉਹ ਕਕੂੰ ਨਾਂ ਮਾਸਮ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ|_________________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
1. sausage
dive head first under the water
while swimming
an item of food in the form of a

2. duck-diving
cylindrical length of meat
not clear
3. blurred
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4. mantelpiece a drink made from lemon juice and
water
5. lemonade a structure of wood, marble, or

stone above and around a fireplace

VII. Talk to your family and ask of a person, they know, who has achieved success with his/
her hard work in spite of initial failures. Write about the person and his/ her success in the
given lines.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
WORKSHEET 20
Vocabulary
I. One word for many

Give one word for many in the given space. One has been done for you.
A bunch of flowers.
bouquet
A piece of machinery used for mathematical

calculations.
A list of names of books.
A place where you can buy drinks and simple meals.
Assembly of listeners.
A girl who is about to be married.
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Art of beautiful writing.
The place for keeping birds.
Life story of a person written by himself.
A Vehicle that carries sick and wounded.
II. Match the idiom with its meaning from the given box and frame a sentence in the space
provided.
miser, beyond one’s comprehension, to avoid a direct statement, false tears, simple and pure
water, at a great speed, on equal level, aristocratic, valuable thing, only pretence, continuously, all
powerful, probable, very easy, an altogether favourable position
Idiom Meaning Sentence
At par
By leaps and bounds
An eye wash
As easy as ABC
Apple of one’s eye
All in all
On the cards
Close fisted person
To beat about the bush
A bed of roses
All Greek
Adam’s ale
Blue blood
At a stretch
Crocodile tears
III. Complete the following proverbs:
1. Every dark cloud has a ________________lining.
2. ______________ is next to godliness.
3. Charity begins __________________________.
4. ___________________ vessels make the most noise.
5. Handsome is as ____________________does.
6. _________________ of a feather flock ________________.
7. _________________ dogs seldom ________________.
8. A _________________________ saves nine.
9. A __________________________ is a dangerous thing.
10. A rolling stone _______________________.
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11. As you sow ________________________________.
12. All ______________________________ is not gold.
13. ____________________________ than words.
14. Haste _________________________.
15. Blood is _________________________________.
IV. Pick out the correct word to complete the following sentences:
1. The _____________ drops on the rose flower make it more beautiful. (dew/due)
2. Can you ______________ this stick? (break/ brake)
3. He forgot to take today’s ______________ of medicine. (dose/doze)
4. Corona is a dangerous_____________. (decease/ disease)
5. It is a good habit to write ______________. (dairy/ diary)
6. He _____________ his hair black. (dyed/ died)
7. It is an ______________ of 30 degree.(angle/ angel)
8. A painter is an _______________ (artisan/ artist)
9. Sheela should ________________ a child from the orphanage. (adopt/ adapt)
10. The doctors _______________ him to take bed rest. (advise/advice)
11. She put the _______________ into the letter box. (envelope/ envelop)
12. I always wash my _________________ with cold water. (feet/ feat)
13. Hema received a ______________ of one lakh rupees. (cheque/ check)
14. She is my ______________ friend. (deer/ dear)
15. What a lovely _______________! (site/ sight)
V. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them in the space provided.
1. These cattles are mine._________________________________________________________________
2. One of my friend is a teacher.____________________________________________________________
3. Megha is my oldest daughter.____________________________________________________________
4. Tom is wise for his age.__________________________________________________________________
5. I forgot to wish you at your birthday.______________________________________________________
6. There are plenty of fish here._____________________________________________________________
7. Do not lose the heart.____________________________________________________________________
8. I do not blame to you.____________________________________________________________________
9. The sun rises in east._____________________________________________________________________
10. He is a M.A.____________________________________________________________________________
11.It is too cold today.______________________________________________________________________
12. We are the childrens of India.____________________________________________________________
13. I know who are you._____________________________________________________________________
14. Mother gave me many advices.__________________________________________________________
15. This shirt is made with cotton.____________________________________________________________
WORKSHEET 21
Grammar
I. Fill in the suitable determiners:

1. Mr. Sharma went to bazaar and bought ________ honey from ______ shop.
2. In my last summer vacation I went to _______ historical place. It was _______ very beautiful
place.
3. Chandigarh is ______ capital of Punjab. It is _______ favourite city.
4. I have ______ friend who looks as stupid as ______ owl.
5. ______ poor peasant went off early in _____ morning to plough.
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6. My grandmother was _____ old lady. ______ parents left me with her.
7. Rosie sat on ______ bench in _____ garden.
8. Ram opened ______ bag and spread out ______ articles.
9. India is ______ great country. We are proud of _____ rich heritage.
10. There are ______ languages spoken in my country.
11. Delhi is ______ capital of India.
12. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was _____ first Prime minister of Independent India.
II. Let’s Practice Tenses
Subject Helping Verb Negative Verb+ing Object
I, We,
You,
play/ write/ sing/
They,
cook / win/ like/
is/am/are played/ wrote/ sang/ hockey/song/
A boy/
/be/was/ cooked/ won/ liked/ letter/food/
The girls not be/ being/
were/has/have/ written/ sung/ coffee/work
been
had/will/shall playing/ writing/
singing/ cooking/
winning/ liking
He, She ,
It
For example:
 I play hockey.
 She is playing hockey.
 He has won the match.
 The girls have been playing hockey since morning.
Note: Frame at least ten to fifteen sentences with the help of given table.
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III. Match the sentences in Active voice with their passive form. One has been done for you.
Active Voice Passive Voice
1. I know him. It is time for the tea to be taken.
2. Do we take milk? Her work has been done by her.
3. The hunter killed the tiger. Quinine is bitter when tasted.
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4. She has done her work. The plants will be watered by the
gardener.
5. The gardener will water the plants. It is proposed that we should set to
work.
6. Get up early in the morning. You are ordered to leave the room.
7. Leave the room. 1. He is known to me.
8. Let us set to work. You are advised to get up early in

the morning.
9. It is time to take tea. The tiger was killed by the hunter.
10. Quinine tastes bitter. Is milk taken by us?
IV. Punctuate the following sentences.

1. my sister is an m a b e d________________________________________________________________
2. ramesh the director of the company has gone to delhi
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. kashmir the switzerland of india is very beautiful
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. may i come in sir_______________________________________________________________________
5. gitanjali was written by tagore
______________________________________________________________________________________
6. i would rather die she said than beg
______________________________________________________________________________________
7. long live the president__________________________________________________________________
8. ashoka the great declared budhism as the state religion
______________________________________________________________________________________
9. i have opted for punjabi english hindi economics and philosophy
______________________________________________________________________________________
10. the room was spacious but dark and suffocating
______________________________________________________________________________________
V. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the box.
1. The thief was caught red handed………….. stealing a jewellery box.
2. …………..I was a young, I used to travel a lot.
3. ………….. did I reach the station, …………….. the train left. when , but , where,
4. I was pained to hear about your problem, ………… you should not worry. and , so, that, while,
5. He is hard working ………… intelligent. because, no sooner
6. There is hardly any party or function ………….. music is not played. than, as well as,
7. I could not contact him …………. he was ill. although
8. Mohan tried to talk to him………… he gave no response.
9. My sister ……… I managed the shop.
10. He is ………… weak …………… he cannot walk.
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals with the help of given hints.
ought to, should, would, may, must, might, can, could, need,
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1) Duty ………. be done. 2) It …………… rain today. 3)…………. that I were rich!
4) I ………… like to have a cup of tea. 5) We ……….. serve our country. 6) I ………….. do this
sum. 7) I ………… climb a tree when I was four. 8) You………….. not see him, just write a
letter. 9) You ……………. clean your teeth every morning. 10) None ………. question the ways
of God.
VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions with the help of given hints.
to, for, of, in, from, between, among, under, on, into, with, towards, without
1. The dowry system degenerated ……………... an evil custom.

2. Cricket is a game known …………. its wonderful glories.
3. In modern times, books are being published _____ very large numbers _____ all subjects under
the sun.
4. It is …………... the very nature ……..….. adversity …….… bring out the best from man.
5. Mr. Blacksmith is known ……………... me.
6. He is really a man …………. letters but he was blind……………... one eye.
7. I looked _____ the portrait ______ a lady hanging ______ the wall.
8. Mr. Blacksmith was sitting ______ his wife and son ______ the photograph.
9. Life is not a bed …………... roses but a bed ……………... thorns.
10. We should not underestimate ourselves and move ____________ the destination ___________
any doubts or fears.
11. Literal translation _____ a sentence sometimes spoils the spirit ______ the language and sounds
funny.
12. Positive thoughts are the wings ……………....success.
13. One should always look _____ the positive side _____ life.
14. Always hope _____ the best and believe _____ God.
15. God is too great _____ ask _____ the price He has bestowed _____ us.
16. Dreams have been the topic______ discussion ______ men _____ centuries.
17. We must love our country ____ the bottom ____ our heart.
18. We belong ………….. a country which is known ………its culture and traditions.
19. Once there lived a hermit …………. a forest.
20. The position and status of women ______ society has been changing ______ time ____ time.
VIII. Combine the following sets of sentences by using suitable connectors and write the
complete sentences in the space provided.
A Connectors B
1. Work hard you will not get good marks.

2. He is not happy as well as it is late now.
though
3. Let us go home as honest.
4. As you sow as if shall you reap
5. Raj pretends so he were my officer
and
6. He is poor but hopeful
7. She is beautiful otherwise intelligent
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8. Geeta till Rani came to my house.
9. He will take tea but I will take cold drink.
10. Let us wait the rain stops.
1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________________
6.___________________________________________________________________________
7.___________________________________________________________________________
8.___________________________________________________________________________
9.___________________________________________________________________________
10.____________________________________________________________
IX. Fill in the blanks with the correct non-finite form of the verb given in the bracket.
1. _______________ (speak) is more difficult than _______________. (read)
2. I am tired of _____________________ (do) this work.
3. They saw me__________________ (cross) the road.
4. Some people love __________________ (climb) mountains.
5. ___________________ (swim) is a good exercise.
6. I have come ______________________ (see) the Principal.
7. He was too tired ___________________. (run)
8. We prefer _____________________ (travel) by car.
9. He continued ___________________(read) the story.
10. He is saving money______________________(buy) a car.
X. Frame some meaningful sentences from the table below and write them in the space
provided.
a question to do.
some beautiful pictures to play.
I have an idea to give you.
a match to ask you.
some homework to tell you.
some good books to show you.
1.____________________________________________2._________________________________________
3.____________________________________________4._________________________________________
5.____________________________________________6._________________________________________
XI. Pick out the subordinate clauses from the following sentences and name them.
1. That Mohan was a doctor was not known to me.
2. She is the girl who helped me.
3. If it rains, we shall stay indoors.
4. As you sow, so shall you reap.
5. I remember the village where I was born.
Principal clause Subordinate clause Name of the clause
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
XII. Change the narration:
1. Sunita says, “I am doing my homework.”
2. He will say, “I do not know you.”
3. He said, “Man is Mortal.”
4. Rekha said, “The first battle of Panipat was fought
In 1526.”
5. He said, “I will never forget you.”
6. She said to me, “You managed that very nicely.”
7. “Why are you so sad today?” she said to Rani.
8. He said to the boy, “What do you want from me?”
9. My mother said to me, “Did you break the slate?”
10. She said to me, “Do you want any money?”
11. I said to him, “Don’t smoke.”
12. Raju said to me, “Please give me your pen.”
13. My mother said, “Let’s sit in the sun.”
14. My father said to me, “Avoid bad company.”
15. He said, “Alas! He is no more!”
16. She said, “How sad you look!”
17. “What a lovely rose!” she said.
18. Raghu said, “May God pardon this sinner!”
19. She said that she had her own choice.
20. She asked me why I had written that letter.
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Practice Set 1
Do as directed:
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:
Mr Sharma went to bazaar and bought_____________ honey from _______________ shop.
2. Fill the blanks with suitable modal:
a) He _____________ not help laughing.
b) You _________________ do as you are told.
3. Fill the blanks with suitable prepositions:
a) I prefer tea_________________ coffee.
b) He has no taste _______________ music.
4. Combine the following sentence with the conjunction given in the bracket:
This is the house. Sanjeev built it. (that)____________________________________________________
5. Identify the subordinate clause and name it:
Where there is a will there is a way._______________________________________________________
6. Complete the following sentence using the non-finite form of the verb given in the bracket:
This rent is quite reasonable for a well _____________ (furnish) house.
7. Change the voice:
Kindly grant me leave.___________________________________________________________________
8. Change the narration:
She said, “What a lovely scene!”__________________________________________________________
9. Change the tense:
I do not trust you. (Change into Past Indefinite Tense)
_______________________________________________________________________
10. Punctuate the following:
we want help not sympathy _____________________________________________________________
Practice Set 2
Do as directed:
Rosy sat on __________bench in ___________ garden.
a) He _________________ lift this bag easily. (can/ should) (showing ability)
b) It __________________be true. (may/might) (very unsure)
a) In modern times, books are being published ____________very large numbers
b) __________________ all subjects under the sun.
4. Combine the following sentence with a suitable conjunction.
______________ did I reach the station _________________ the train left.
I want to confirm if he has a hand in it. _____________________________________________________
a) He was first __________________(arrive)
b) She likes ______________rice. (eat)
They will follow my advice._______________________________________________________________
The mother says to her children, “You are making mess.”
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Identify the tense and name it.
They have done their work._______________________________________________________________
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he asked me why i was crying.___________________________________________________________
Practice Set 3
Do as directed:
My friend does not want _____________ interference in _____________ life.
a) You ______________not hurry; there is plenty of time.
b) It ______________be true. (may/might) (very unsure)
He was really a man_____________ letters but unfortunately he was blind __________ one eye.
4. Combine the following sentence with a suitable conjunction.
a) Sonu is a coward ______________ his brother is very brave. (and/ but)
b) Ram ____________ Sham went to the market. (and/ but)
Who knows what may happen tomorrow?
1) Every miser hates _____________________ money. (spend)
2) The children seemed ________________ on seeing the giant. (frighten)
I know his ways.__________________________________
The doctor said to me, “What is your problem?”
9. Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous form of the verbs given in brackets:
I _______________________ notes. (not take)
may i come in sir
Practice Set 4
Do as directed:
I have _________ friend who looks as stupid as ___________ owl.
You _____________ go out for a walk every day. (should/must)(advice)
It _______________rain today. (may/might) (very uncertain)
It is _____________the very nature ______________adversity to bring out the best of man.
4. Combine the following sentence with the conjunction given in the bracket.
Sonu is coward. His brother is brave. (use ‘but’)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
This is the reason why it rains so much there.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________ is a good exercise. (swim)
Columbus discovered America.___________________________________________________________
I said to him, “Don’t smoke.”______________________________________________________________
9. Supply the correct form of the verb in the bracket.
Who _____________________(swim) in the pond everyday?
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she is a phd student _____________________________________________________________________
Practice Set 5
Do as directed:
i. Combine the sentences with suitable conjunction.
Mohan is honest. He is sincere. (both-and)__________________________________________________
ii. Fill in the blank with correct form of the non-finite verb given in the bracket.
Let me __________(ask) a question.
iii. Change the narration.
My mother said to me, “Did you break the slate?”
______________________________________________________________________________
iv. Punctuate the following sentence.
I like the poems of amrita pritam
___________________________________________________________
v. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiner.
Ram opened ______ bag and spread out ______ articles.
vi. Fill in the blank with suitable Modal.
a) If I were the Prime Minister, I _____________ fight corruption. (will, would)
b) How _____________ you abuse your elder brother? (could, should)
vii. Identify the Subordinate Clause and name it.
This is the doctor who treated me. _______________________________________________________
viii. I shall go to Delhi. (Change into Past Indefinite Tense)
_____________________________________________________________
ix. Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions:
Dreams have been the topic___________ discussion with men _____________ centuries.
x. Change the voice:
Who had been fined?________________________________________________________________
Practice Set 6
Do as directed:
i. Combine the following sentences.
I cannot stand. I cannot sit. (Use neither…..nor)
________________________________________________________________________
ii. I know that she loves music. (Identify the Subordinate Clause and name it.)
iii. Use the correct form of the non-finite verb to fill in the blank:
She bade us _______________ away. (go)
iv. Change the voice:
Quinine tastes bitter. ____________________________________________________________
v. Change the narration. The teacher said to the boy, “Honesty is the best policy.”
__________________________________________________________________
vi. Change into Future Indefinite Tense:
He helps his father._________________________________________________________________
vii. Punctuate the following sentences.
We bought apples oranges peaches and bananas
______________________________________________________________________________________
viii. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.
_______________ Ganga is _______________ sacred river.
ix. Mr Smith is known ___________me. He is a man _____________ letters. (Use prepositions.)
x. Fill in the blanks using suitable modals:
a) Duty _______________ be done (must/ should) (greater determination)
b) Rita ________________ speak English fluently. (can/ need)
Practice Set 7
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Do as directed:
Chandigarh is _____________ capital of Punjab. It is _______favourite city.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable modal:
a) _______________I sit here? (will/may)
b) Surjeet ______________ have suffered badly after the car crash. (should/must)
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Mr. Smith is known _____ me. Once we met in a garden. From there, he took me ___ his home.
4. Combine the following sentence with the conjunction given in the bracket:
He did not come to school. He was ill. (because)
___________________________________________________________________________________
He lost the book which I had given him._______________________________________________
_________ is injurious to health. (smoke)
I can not do this. ____________________________________________________________________
He said to me, “Where were you?” ____________________________________________________
9. Change the sentence into Present Continuous tense:
We play in the ground. _____________________________________________________________
simran is a student of s.d. college jalandhar
____________________________________________________________________________________
Practice Set 8
Do as directed:
i. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.
India is _________ country. We are proud of_________ rich heritage.
ii. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:-
a) Translation is an art .Good Translation is the result ________practice and patience.
b) He jumped______the well.
iii. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals:
a) Walk fast lest you _________miss the train.
b) ______ I use your pen, please?
iv. Combine the sentences with suitable conjunctions:
I cannot stand. I cannot sit. (neither / nor)
______________________________________________________________
v. Identify the subordinate clause and name it.
He is the man who displayed those magic tricks.
_________________________________________________
vi. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the non –finite form of the verb given in the bracket:-
You are requested _________ me (help).
vii. Change the voice:
She will water the plant. _______________________________________________________
viii. Change the narration:
The boy said, “What a lovely picture!”
____________________________________________________
ix. Punctuate the following sentence
he went to market and bought a notebook a pencil a pen and an eraser for his brother
harish
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____________________________________________________________________________________
x. We shall help you with money. (Change into past Indefinite tense)
__________________________________
Practice Set 9
Do as directed:
i. Supply a suitable determiner.
I bought ___________umbrella as _______ gift for my class teacher.
ii. Supply suitable modals.
a) We ____________ respect our teachers.
b) ___________you like to have coffee?
iii. Supply suitable preposition
Once there lived a kind man _____a city. He was very polite _____ others.
iv. Supply suitable connector
a) I went home ____________took my food.
b) He is hardworking____________ not intelligent.
v. Complete the sentences using a suitable non-finite form of the verb given in the bracket.
a) _______________ is a good exercise. (walk)
b) He bade us ______________(go) away.
vi. Change the voice
Who wrote a poem? ________________________________________________________________
vii. Change the narration:
Poonam said to me, “Hard work is the key to success.”
____________________________________________________________________________________
viii. The peon rings the bell. (Change into past continuous tense)
____________________________________________________________________________________
ix. Punctuate the following sentence:
if you go to agra do visit the taj mahal
___________________________________________________________________________________
X. He is the man who helped me. Identify the subordinate clause and name it.
___________________________________________________________________________________
Practice Set 10
Do as directed:
I have ……………………friend who looks as stupid as ……………..owl.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Cricket is a game known ……………its wonderful glories. It is popular ………men and women.
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals:
a) You…………..complete your homework now. (should/must)
b) Walk carefully lest you ……………….sprain your foot (would/should)
4. Combine the sentences with suitable conjunction:
He is very weak. He cannot stand. (Use ‘so that’)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Identify the subordinate clause and name it.
Look before you leap.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the non-finite verb given in the bracket:
Every miser hates ………………….money. (spend)
Who told a lie?__________________________________________________________________________
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Sita Said, “Goodbye, my friend”. _________________________________________________________
9. He rides a bicycle. (Change into present continuous)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
10. Punctuate:
my sister is an ma bed __________________________________________________________________
WORKSHEET 22
Reading Comprehension
I. Read the passage and answer the questions:
Jasdeep, the narrator, took pride in himself on his packing skill. When he, along with his friends,
Gagandeep and Hardeep decided to go on a holiday, he offered to do the packing. His friends
were impressed with him and relaxed assuming that Jasdeep would do the packing.
But Jasdeep had intended that Gagandeep and Hardeep would pack and he would boss over them.
Seeing them sitting around, irritated him. He hated seeing people doing nothing while he was
working.
He started the packing. As soon as he had finished, Hardeep told him he had forgotten his boots.
Then he started searching for his toothbrush. A series of hilarious events followed as the bag was
packed and unpacked a number of times. Eventually, Gagandeep and Hardeep undertook to do
the rest of the packing. Soon the packing became exciting as cups were broken. Hardeep packed
strawberry jam on top of a tomato and squashed it. Gagandeep trod on the butter. Gagandeep and
Hardeep upset everything while the narrator sat and saw them packing.
The dog Tommy added to the confusion. He sat down on things that were to be packed. His aim
was to get somebody to stumble over him and curse him. He pretended that the lemons were rats
and attacked them. Finally, the packing was done. Hardeep said that he hoped nothing was
broken. Then they decided to sleep. Gagandeep asked when he should wake them. They started
to argue over the time. Finally, they decided to wake up at 6.30 a.m.
QUESTIONS:
1. When the holiday was planned, Jasdeep offered to pack first. Why?
(a) He took pride in his packing (b) Jasdeep thought he could handle the dog better.
(c) Jasdeep felt he could finish packing is less time
(d) Jasdeep was of the view that he could pack more thing in a small space
2. What was Jasdeep’s actual motive in offering to pack first?
(a) not to pack himself (b) only to issue orders for packing
(c) to make Gagandeep and Hardeep do the packing (d) all of the above
3. How did Gagandeep and Hardeep start the packing?
(a) by breaking a cup (b) by smashing tomato
(c) by treading butter (d) none of these
4. Lemons were mistaken as ______ by Tommy.
(a) bats (b) rats (c) shrews (d) hares
5. It was decided that Gagandeep would wake others up at:
(a) 5:00am (b) 5:30 am (c) 6:00 am (d) 6:30 am
II. Read the passage and answer the questions:
The human eye is one of the most valuable and sensitive sense organs. It enables us to see the
wonderful world and the colours around us. On closing the eyes, we can identify objects to some
extent by their smell, taste, sound they make or by touch. It is, however, impossible to identify
colours while closing the eyes. Thus, of all the sense organs, the human eye is the most
significant one as it enables us to see the beautiful, colourful world around us.
The human eye is like camera. Its lens system forms an image on a light-sensitive screen called
the retina. Light enters the eye through a thin membrane called cornea. It forms the transparent
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bulge on the front surface of the eyeball. The eyeball is approximately spherical in shape with a
diameter of about 2.3 cm. Most of the refraction for the light rays entering the eye occurs at the
outer surface of the cornea. Iris is a dark muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil.
The pupil regulates and controls the amount of light.
Questions:
1. What kind of sense organ is the human eye?
(a) auditory (b) touch (c) visual (d) taste
2. What is impossible to do with closed eyes?
(a) to recognise colours (b) to identify the object
(c) to close the eyes (d) all of these
3. The human eye has been compared with a ___________ because of its image creating properties.
(a) intelligence (b) animals (c) cornea (d) camera
4. From where does light enter the human eye?
(a) camera (b) cornea c) diaphragm (d)pupil
5. Where does most of the refraction take place?
(a) outer surface of retina (b) inner surface of cornea
(c) outer surface of cornea (d) none of these
III. Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The ants are very intelligent creature. They vary in colour according to species. They are very
active and strong for their size. They have a highly developed social organization. They are very
industrious. They work endlessly. They work as a team in a most disciplined manner. They work
slowly and steadily. They store enough grain for winter when it is severely cold and when it is
difficult to move out. Some ants have powerful jaws and poisonous strings. There are still others.
They fight a real battle against a smaller kind. When they win a victory, they enter the defeated
nest. There they capture the baby-ants as their slaves. Amongst them there are workers. They are
busy all day. They feed the young, fetch food, carry burdens and do many other odd jobs. There
are soldiers also. They protect the nest and make war against their enemies. Ants are very
industrious and can well serve as a model of wisdom for us. The ants teach us that industry is the
key to success in life. The ant reminds us every-day that there is no royal road to success. The road
to success is full of difficulties and obstacles. Industry alone enables us to overcome these
difficulties and rise to great heights.
QUESTIONS
1. One of the information provided about ants is incorrect:
(a) The ants work quickly and then rest. (b) The ants work slowly and steadily.
(c) The ants are very intelligent (d) The ants are very industrious
2. When fighters ant win, they
(a) store food (b) kill the enemy (c) enslave the baby ants (d) protect the nest
3. The workers ants don’t do one of these works:
(a) fetching food (b) storing food for winter
(c) feeding the young ones (d) protecting the nest by waging war against enemy
4. One of these points does not fit well in the description of ants
(a) They vary in colour. (b) They work once in a day and then rest.
(c) They are very strong for their size. (d) They work in a disciplined manner
5. Ants are very industrious and call well serve as a model of ________________ for us.
(a) hard work (b) wisdom (c) bravery (d) intelligence
IV. Read the Passage and answer the questions:
Insects are the most common animals on our planet. More than 1.5 million species of insects have
been named. Many are yet to be discovered. We can find insects in almost every type of habitat.
Their size, shape, colour, biology, and life history are so diverse that it makes the study of insects
very interesting.
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Without insects, our lives would be very different. Insects pollinate flowers that become fruits and
vegetables. Without insects, we would not have the produce such as honey, beeswax, silk, etc.
Insects feed on endless variety of foods. Many insects are omnivorous, meaning that they can eat a
variety of foods including plants, fungi, dead animals, decaying organic matter, almost everything
in their environment. Still others are specialists in their diet. They may need only one particular
plant part to survive. Many insects are predatory. They feed on plants other insects, animals,
including people.
Insects are very important as primary or secondary decomposers. Insects help break down the
dead and wastes into the simpler components that ultimately make soil fertile. Without their act,
dead animals and plants would accumulate in our environment and it would be messy indeed.
QUESTIONS
1. What makes the study of insects interesting?
(a) their numerous species (b) Their ability to live almost everywhere
(c) They are of different size, shape and colour(d) all of the above
2. Insects help us by giving
(a) fruit by pollinating flower(b) honey and beewax(c) silk(d) all of the above
3. Insects feed on a endless variety of foods, means
(a) insects eat plants(b) insects eat dead animals(c) both (a) and (b)(d) none of the above
4. ‘omnivorous’ means:
(a) eating plants(b) eating animals(c) both (a) and (b)(d) none of the above
5. Where do the predatory insects get their food from?
(a) From other insects (b) From other plants
(c) From other animals and humans (d) All of the above
V. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Books are a treasure of knowledge, learning new skills and also of entertainment. We find books
in various forms around us from magazines to novels to academic books. They have managed to
create a category for just the needs of every individual. Books were not easily available in the
past. Today they are in plenty. The development of printing technologies has made books
cheaper. Now they are more easily available to all.
Reading leads to the development of the individual. The first and most important benefit of
reading books is the development of language. It builds vocabulary and improves our
understanding of words. The second is the development of mental abilities especially at the
young age. This develops and keeps active creative skills. This reading helps us develop a
viewpoint on social issues, and enable us to solve them. This contributes to one’s social
development.
Books not only provide knowledge, they also entertain. There is a book suiting everybody’s taste.
So they are a good way to be free from the worries of everyday life. It helps in keeping the brain
healthy. Having a regular reading habit can be helpful to us in the long run to keep us updated
and relaxed.
QUESTIONS
1. According to the first para, which of these points about books is not correct?
(a) Books are a treasure of knowledge, learning and of entertainment.
(b) Books are a treasure of wealth.
(c) Books, around us, are in various forms.
(d) They have managed to create a category to suit to the needs of every individual.
2. What effect has the development of printing technologies made on books?
(a)Books are easily available (b) They are in plenty.
(c) Books have become cheaper. (d) All of the above
3. Books lead to all of these developments excluding one:
(a) Development of language (b) Social development
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(c) Mental development (d) Physical development
4. With the development of mental abilities, the books help the reader to:
(a) develop a viewpoint on various issues
(b) understand and have solution of various issues concerning them.
(c) develop and keep active the creative energies. (d) none of the above
5. Books not only provide knowledge, they also do one of these works:
(a) entertainment of the reader (b) books free the reader from worries of everyday life
(c) keeping the brain of the reader healthy.
(d) occasional reading keep the reader updated and relaxed.
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Wildlife is important for its beauty, economic, scientific and survival value. It helps to maintain the
ecological balance of nature. It maintains the food chain. It provides useful products like ivory,
leather, honey, tusk etc. We largely depend on wildlife for every elementary requirement in our
life e.g. the clothes we wear and the medicines we consume.
'Wildlife' is a term that refers to animals that are not normally domesticated. They are a living
resource that will die and be replaced by others of their kind. Wildlife plays an important role in
balancing the environment. It provides stability to different natural processes of nature. It plays an
important role in food chain. Growing human population is the foremost threat. Then agricultural
and cattle, growing cities and pollution are other main pressures on wildlife’s natural habitat. In
addition to illegal hunting, the decreasing forests are also serious threats to wild life. Wildlife
conservation combines all human activities and efforts directed to preserve wild animal from
extinction. It involves both protection and scientific management of wild species. Wildlife plays an
essential role in the ecological and biological processes that are yet again significant to life. The
normal functioning of the biosphere depends on endless interaction among animals, plants and
micro organisms. Preservation of wildlife is important feature in many cultures of the world.
QUESTIONS
1. One of these options is not correct:
(a) Wildlife is a threat to human existence.
(b) Wildlife has social cultural and economic importance.
(c)Wildlife gives things like honey, leather ivory etc.
(d) humans depend on wildlife for every elementary requirement.
2. Which is the primary and the foremost cause of threat to the wildlife?
(a) increasing human population (b) agriculture
(c)livestock development (d)urban road development
3. Which, according to the passage, is the definition of the Wildlife conservation?
(a) to save wildlife from extinction (b) to protect wildlife
(c) scientific management of wildlife (d) all of the above
4. Which of these is not a role played by wildlife in human life:
(a) balance in environment (b) stability in different natural processes
(c) important role in food chain (d) in growth of agriculture
5. The appropriate HEADING for the passage can be:
(a) role of wildlife in human life (b) conservation of wildlife
(c) role of wildlife in human life and its conservation (d) none of the above.
VII. Read the Passage and answer the questions that follow:
On examining the globe carefully, we could locate a huge landmass of triangular shape, in the
Indian Ocean. This landmass is none other than your own country, India, which gave its name to
this Indian Ocean also. Surrounded from three sides by the Indian Ocean and in the north by the
high mountains of Himalaya, India is a vast country of great capabilities. It ranks second after
China in terms of population and seventh in terms of area in the world.
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This huge landmass and populated country of south Asia, which is known for its old tradition, is
gradually entering into the changing world. Its size is so huge from east to west that when there is
sunrise in the east i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, then in the west i.e. Saurashtra region of Gujarat, there
is still night. Due to the variability of temperature, a wide variety of crops can be grown here.
This country of more than a hundred crore population is comprised of almost six lakh villages and
five thousand towns and cities.
Making republic, secularism and socialism as a basis of its national policy after its independence,
it attracted the attention of the world community. Today India is the largest Republic country of the
world.
QUESTIONS
1. Which ocean has been named after our motherland?
a) Indian Ocean b) China c) Arctic Ocean d) Himalayan Ocean
2. India is second after China in ranking for:
a) Indian Ocean b) area c) population d) shape
3. What is Indian known for in the world?
a) huge triangular shape b) Indian Ocean c) old traditions d) national policy
4. What is the effect of India’s huge size?
a) It results in huge population. b) Sunrise does not happen at the same time everywhere.
c) Wide variety of crops can be grown here. d) India has become the biggest democracy.
5. Which of the following is not the feature of India’s national policy?
a) capitalism b) secularism c) socialism d) republic
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Kidneys are vital organs for survival. Several factors like infections, injury or restricted blood flow
to kidneys reduce the activity of kidneys. This leads to accumulation of poisonous wastes in the
body, which can even lead to death. In case of kidney failure, an artificial kidney can be used. An
artificial kidney is a device to remove nitrogenous waste products from the blood through dialysis.
An artificial kidney contains a number of tubes with a semi-permeable lining, suspended in a tank
filled with dialysing fluid. This fluid has the same osmotic pressure as blood, except that it is
devoid of nitrogenous wastes. The patient’s blood is passed through these tubes. During this
passage, the waste products from the blood pass into dialysing fluid by diffusion. The purified
blood is pumped back into the patient. This is similar to the function of the kidney, but it is
different since there is no reabsorption involved. Normally, in a healthy adult, the initial filtrate in
the kidneys is about 180L daily. However, the volume actually excreted is only a litre or two a day,
because the remaining filtrate is reabsorbed in the kidney tubules.
QUESTIONS:
1. Which of the following factors does not reduce the activity of kidneys?
(a) improper blood flow (b) drinking water (c) injury (d) infections
2. What is removed through dialysis?
(a) kidneys (b) artificial kidneys (c) nitrogenous waste (d) tubes
3. When can an artificial kidney be used?
(a) in case of blood infection (b) whenever there is nitrogen in the blood
(c) in case of kidney failure (d) all of these
4. Which of the following thing is done during dialysis?
(a) Kidney transplantation is done. (b) Purified water is pumped backed in the blood.
(c) Purified blood is pumped back into the patient. (d) Kidney is treated with nitrogenous waste
5. How much fluid is thrown out by kidneys after filtration of 180L of fluid from the body?
(a) 108 litres (b) 1litre (c) 2 litres (d) both (b) and (c)
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IX. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
1. How much of the Earth’s fresh water is found in Antarctica?

(a) 50% (b) 60% (c) 70% (d) 80%
2. This divides Antarctica into parts of east and west-
(a) strait (b) gulf c) river (d) mountain range
3. What does the polar bear not eat?
(a) goat (b) deer (c) penguin (d) shrimps
4. Which insect do we find in antarctica?
(a) Melanoplus bivittatus (b) Dissostiera Carolina (c) Gryllus texensis (d) Belgica Antarctica
5. Why do Emperor Penguins visit Antarctica?
(a) for feeding (b) for touring (c) for breeding (d) for hybernating
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X. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
1. The classes have the credibility because they are __________ by teachers.
(a) improved (b) scanned (c) recommended (d) booked
2. How will the classes help the students?
(a) to score well in examination (b) to improve reading
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)
3. Which word in the poster shows that the app has been priced decently for all?
(a) live (b) affordable (c) available (d) recommended
4. What has been provided in the app for the complete recapitulation?
(a)extra study material (b) 60-minute classes (c) scanning (d) expert tutors
5. How can this app not be downloaded?
(a) by scanning the QR code (b) from Google Play
(c) by booking the class (d) none of these
XI. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
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1. The poster is regarding:
a) tips for successful job interview b) good social and public behaviour
c) spending free time with friends d) all of the above
2. The phrase ‘read up on’ stands for:
a) reading slowly b) reading loudly
c) reading about something to get more information d) classroom reading
3. How can a person be successful in his interview?
a) with proper information and preparation for the post b) with punctuality and courtesy
c) by highlighting his strong points d) all of the above
4. Fill suitable verb in the given blank:
a) Where are you __________ ?
a) go b) gone c) going d)will go
5. Antonym of ‘ previous’ is :
a) following b) old c) above d) preceding
XII. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
1. What is pollution to mankind?

a) a boon b) a threat c) a curse d) everything to mankind
2. What are the major causes of pollution?
a) deforestation b) smoke of vehicles
c) waste and harmful material of factories d) all of the above
3. How can pollution be stopped?
a) by planting trees and plants b) by reducing smoke and wastage
c) by using solar energy d) all of the above
4. What should be our immediate actions?
a) optimization of resources b) utilization of solar energy c) afforestation d) all of the above
5. This poster is based on the theme:
a) global warming b) pollution c) deforestation d) environment protection
XIII. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
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1. The poster is an attempt to save us from ____
a) net banking b) online frauds c) social sites d) matrimonial sites
2. What should we do if we get a call from an unknown number?
a) answer it b) send him a message c) don’t call back d) all of these
3. What should we do if somebody asks some crucial information?
a) cross question him b) don’t give him any information
c) inform cyber security officials d) both (a) and (b).
4. Such phishing messages can come in a growing number of ways, including ____
a) text messages b) emails and fraudulent software c) phone calls d) all of these
5. How to recognise such phishing message, if it is about you winning a lottery or a free gift?
a) If they ask you to visit their office. b) If they ask you to deposit fees
c) If they ask for your personal details. d) all of these
XIV. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
1. How many people do not have access to clean and safe water world wide?
a) 783 million b) 738 million c) 873 million d) 378 million
2. How many people world-wide do not have access to safe and clean drinking water?
a) 1in 9 people b) 1 in 8 people c) 8 in 9 people d) 7 in 9people
3. 443 million _________ days are lost each year due to water related diseases.
a) work b) school c) health d) running
4. What is the % age of illness that is linked to the poor water and sanitation conditions in the
developing countries?
a) 80% b) 90% c) 70% d) 65%
5. How many primary schools of the developing world do not have access to water and sanitation
facilities?
a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) 1/6
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XV. Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.
1. Which of the following can be the best title for the above poster?
a) various ways to help others b) good manners and right conduct
c) various ways to be happy d) various ways to be generous
2. What should we not do if somebody is saying something?
a) listen to him b) interrupt him c) argue with him d) both (b) and (c)
3. Why should we chew with mouth closed ?
a) It looks nice b) It’s a good manner
c) It makes food tastier d) all of these
4. What do we display when we say please and thank you?
a) respect b) jealousy c) kindness d) both a & c
5. What should you do to avoid wasting of food?
a) take only what you can eat b) pack it for yourself
c) distribute it among others d) all of these
WORKSHEET 23
Composition
NOTICE WRITING
A notice is useful and integrated information in written form by an institution about some event.
The following activity will not only help you learn the format but also the content of a notice.
 A notice answers the following questions.
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1. You are Mohan Kumar, Sports Secretary, Parvati Jain School, Jalandhar. Some old sports
goods have to be put on sale to collect money for donation to the poor cancer patients. Draft a
notice inviting the students to help by buying these goods.
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(___________________)
2. R.K.M. Public School, Ajmer is organising a summer camp in school for a month. The
activities include theatre workshop and pottery making. Draft a notice for the interested
students to get registered by paying a fee of Rs 1000 to the school clerk. You are J.J. Singh,
in-charge of the Art and Craft department of the school.
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(___________________)
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3. You are Nimisha, Editor, School Magazine, Radha Vatika School, Khanna. Draft a notice
inviting entries for the magazine fromstudents. The last date is 10th of October.
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(___________________)
4. A notice is to be prepared for putting up on the students’ notice board informing them
about school inspection to be held on 16th April, 20… It is from Seema Mittal, Principal,
Government School, Sirhind.
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(___________________)
5. You are Arjun Khanna, the President of Narottam Nagar Welfare Society, Ludhiana. You
wish to hold a meeting to protest against the condition of roads in your colony. Draft a notice
inviting the residents of the colony to join your protest.
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(___________________)
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6. You are Raghav, Secretary, Dramatics Club of Victor Model School, Jalandhar. Draft a
notice informing the students about the Inter State Dramatics Competition to be held at
Deshbhagat Hall on 27th March.
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(___________________)
7. You are Munish, the head boy of Karnal Public School, Karnal. Write a notice for the
school notice board inviting the students to participate in the Annual Sports Day.
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(___________________)
8. You are Yogita, Head girl of the Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh. You have been asked
to write a notice regarding a bicycle found in the school.
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(___________________)
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9. You are Sonal, Cultural Secretary of the City Public School, Lucknow. Write a notice
inviting students to give their names for Fancy Dress Competition.
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(___________________)
10. You are the President of Lila Residents Association, Tilak Nagar Delhi. You want to hold
a meeting against frequent power failure in the colony. Write a notice to invite the residents
of the colony to attend the meeting.
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(___________________)
MESSAGE WRITING
Format of message:
MESSAGE
Date Time
Salutation (receiver)
Content (the message to be delivered)

Word limit =50 words
Name (sender)
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1. Read the telephonic conversation between Mr. Ajit Sharma and Anju.
Ajit Sharma: Hello! Is this 2410786?
Anju: Yes, may I know who is calling?
Ajit Sharma: I am Ajit Sharma and I want to talk to Mr. Chadda.
Anju: Papa is not at home. You can give me the message.
Ajit Sharma: Tell him that the society meeting has been postponed and as soon as the new date is
fixed, I’ll let him know.
Anju: All right, I’ll convey the message.
As Anju has to go out, she writes the message for her father.
MESSAGE
April 4, 2020 5 pm
Papa
Mr. Ajit Sharma rang up to tell you that the society meeting has been postponed and as
soon as the new date is fixed, he’ll let you know.
Anju
2. Read the following telephonic conversation:

Romesh: Hello, Ria. Where is Mama?
Ria: She has gone to the kitty party.
Romesh: Please tell her that I will bring two of my friends for dinner tonight.
Ria: Fine! Is there anything else she should know?
Romesh: Yes, tell her to prepare fish-curry.
Ria: Is that all?
Romesh: Yes, Bye.
Ria has to go to her friend’s house. Write a message to her mother on her behalf.
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Neha: Hello! Is it 4607875?
Seema: Yes
Neha: I am Neha. May I speak to Kriti, please?
Seema: She has gone to market and won’t be back till 9 o’clock.
Neha: Please tell her that she is invited to my birthday party on 15th April at 6 pm at my
house.
Seema: I’ll convey your message.
Neha: Thank you.
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Write a message to Kriti on Seema’s behalf.
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4. Given below is a telephonic conversation between Nandan and Nikita.

Nandan: May I talk to Arun?
Nikita: I’m sorry, he is not at home.
Nandan: Why didn’t he come to school today?
Nikita: He has gone to visit a relative.
Nandan: Will you please convey my message to him?
Nikita: What is it?
Nandan: Tell him to bring my English notebook as I need it for correction tomorrow.
Nikita: Anything else?
Nandan: Yes, tell him that our science test has been postponed. Our teacher will announce the
new date tomorrow.
Nikita: I will tell him.
Nandan: Thank you
Nikita has to to go to the market so she writes the message for Arun.
_______________
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5. Read the telephonic conversation given below:

Anoushka: Hello, is it 229509?
Ritu: Yes, may I know who is calling?
Anoushka: I am Anoushka, can I talk to Ishaan?
Ritu: He has gone to the library.
Anoushka: Please tell him that his interview for ‘Tata Indicom’ has been fixed for tomorrow 9 am
sharp. He should reach the office in time and also bring his certificates along with
him. Don’t forget. It is urgent.
Ritu: I’ll convey the message.
Anoushka: Thank you.
Ritu has to go to visit her sister so she writes the message for Ishaan.
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_______________
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6: Read the following telephonic conversation between Gulzar and Sonam.

Gulzar: Is it 828713?
Sonam: Yes, who is calling?
Gulzar: I am Gulzar from JCT Phagwara. I would like to speak to Dhruv.
Sonam: He is not at home. I am his sister and you can give me the message.
Gulzar: Please tell him that he has been selected for the post of junior engineer and he must
join duty tomorrow 10 am.
Sonam: Anything else?
Gulzar: Yes, tell him to bring along the photocopies of his certificates.
Sonam: Sure, I’ll covey your message.
Gulzar: Thank you. Bye.
Sonam writes the message for Dhruv as she has to go out for dinner.
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7: Read the following telephonic conversation:

Ravi: Hello! Is it 2895634?
Tina: Yes, may I know who is on the line?
Ravi: This is Ravi. May I talk to Suraj?
Tina: He is not at home.
Ravi: Do me a favour. Tell him to pick me up while going to office tomorrow as my car has been
sent for servicing.
Tina: Anything else?
Ravi: Tell him to bring the file I gave him.
Tina: I’ll convey your message.
Ravi: Thank you. Bye.
Tina writes the message for Suraj as she has to go to her kitty party.
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Vikas: Hello, is that Rajat?
Ravi: It’s Ravi speaking, Rajat is not at home at the moment. What is the matter?
Vikas: We had planned to see ‘Krish’ running at Arora Palace today evening. Please tell him
to wait for me at the main gate.
Ravi: Don’t worry, I shall leave a message for him.
Vikas: Thank you Ravi. Bye.
Ravi has to go to market and he will not be able to meet Rajat. Write a message on his behalf.
_______________
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Ajay: Hello, is it 2376589?
Anu: Yes, may I know who is speaking?
Ajay: This is Ajay. I want to speak to Mr. Goyal.
Anu: Papa is not at home. Would you like me to convey him any message?
Ajay: Tell him that the meeting scheduled for 9th March has been postponed to 11th March.
Anu: I’ll tell him.
Ajay: Thank you.
Anu has to go to school. Write a message on her behalf.
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Mrs. Sharma: Hello, is it 2984567?
Ria: Yes, whom would you like to speak to?
Mrs. Sharma: I want to talk to Sunita. I am Megha Sharma.
Ria: Hello auntie, Mummy has gone to market.
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Mrs. Sharma: Tell her that Nina’s father-in-law is not well and we are going to see him at
Kapoor Hospital where he is admitted. Tell your mother to be ready by 6 pm as
I’ll pick her on the way.
Ria: I’ll give her your message, auntie.
Mrs. Sharma: Thank you, dear. Bye.
Ria has to go to her friend’s house. Write the message for her mother on her behalf.
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Letter Writing (Practice of format)

Personal letters
2. You are Rajiv living at Queens Hostel, International School, New Delhi. Write a letter to your
father requesting him to permit you to join an educational tour to South India, conducted by your
school.
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3. Write a letter to your cousin Pulkit inviting him to spend his winter break with you. You are
Rohan and you live at 24, Mall Road, Shimla.
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4. You are Monu and you live at 51, Central Town, Nangal. Write a letter to your father who is away
on a long tour, giving him home news.
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5. Write a letter to your sister, Muskan, giving her the details of a free medical camp that your
grandmother arranged recently. You are Anoushka and live at 1441- Nai Abadi, Khanna.
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6. You are Tanbir, living at G-312, Adarsh Colony, Moga. Write a letter of condolence to your
friend Amrit on the death of his mother.
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7. Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the birthday gift he has sent you. You are Bhushan
living at 37, Civil Lines, Ludhiana.
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8. Write a letter to your younger sister Rani, describing your visit to some historical building. You
are Seema living at Pratibha Hostel, Bal Bharti, Delhi.
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9. Write a letter to your mother telling her about your stay with your uncle and aunt. You are Rajni
and you live at Mansarovar Hostel, Vanketeshwara College, Karnal.
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10. You are Monica. You live at 504/3 Model Town, Moga. Write a letter to your friend Rina about
your experience of a new school that you just joined.
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11. You are Jeevan. You live with your parents at Prem Nagar, Ambala. Write a letter to your
younger brother Manav scolding him for having neglected his studies.
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12. You are Jasbir and you live at New Janta Nagar, Sahnewal. Write a letter to your friend Jyoti
congratulating her on her grand success in the matriculation examination.
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Business letters
Sample 1. Letter to book- seller complaining against the wrong supply of books. You are Jatinder
Singh living at Model Town, Nakodar.
Model Town
Nakodar
April 13,2018
M/s India Book Depot

Mai Hiran Gate
Jalandhar
Subject: Wrong supply of books.
Sir
I had placed an order for Text-books of …………………………………………..
Thanking You
Yours truly
Jatinder Singh
2. Write a letter to the manager of a bank requesting for a loan for higher study. You are Nikhil
Chawla living at 34, Krishna Nagar, Banga.
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3. Write a letter ordering some sports goods to the firm, M/s Avtar Singh and Sons at Jalandhar.
You are Prabhjot Kaur, studying at Government High School, Nawan Shahar.
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4. You are Prakash of 53- Vikaspuri, New Delhi. Recently you purchased an Inkjet Printer which is
not working properly. Write a letter of complaint to M/s British Electronics Corporation, Meera
Bagh, New Delhi asking for replacement immediately.
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5. You placed an order with M/s Readymade Woollens, Ludhiana, for the supply of ladies
Cardigans, but they have delayed the execution of the order. Write a letter to them cancelling the
order. You are Nirmal Jain, Proprietor, Nirmal and Sons, Sangrur.
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6. Imagine you are Rahul, You live at Muktsar. You live in Gandhi Nagar. Your house number is
765. You want to buy some books. Write a letter to the Manager, Lyall Book Depot, Ludhiana,
ordering books of your choice.
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7. Write a letter to M/s Mahajan Book Shop, New Bazaar, Amritsar, telling them that the books you
had ordered had arrived, but some books were with torn pages and a few of them were of old
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editions. Ask for replacement of the books. You are Neelam Sharma, C-5, Lawrence Road,
Amritsar.
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8. Write a letter to the Manager, Rajindra Book Depot, Patiala, to send you some books. Give the
list of the books required. You are Jatin and live at B-86, Lal Bazaar, Rajpura.
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9. You are Lalita living at friend’s Colony, Sonepat. Write a letter to Shiba Herbal Cosmetics,
Dariaganj, Delhi, complaining about the body lotion they sent you.
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Sub:__________________________________________
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Official Letters
1. During summer vacation children stick to the television most of the time. Write a letter to the
Director Doordarshan suggesting new programmes you would like to have for children. You are
Sohan Lal, 43- Arjun Nagar, Gobindgarh.
43-Arjun Nagar
Gobindgarh
April 15,2018
The Director
Doordarshan
New Delhi
Subject: New programmes for children
Sir
I would like to draw your kind attention to …………………………………………..
Thanking You
Yours faithfully
Sohan Lal
2. You are Pramod Kumar living at G-576, Niwas Puri, Delhi. There is no shed at the bus stand in
your colony causing hardships to people in bad weather. Write a letter to the Chairman, Delhi
Transport Corporation, requesting him to make necessary arrangements.
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3. Write a letter to the Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Chandigarh, requesting him to install
traffic lights at the crossing near your school. You are Rajan Sethi, a student of class XII, D.A.V.
School, Chandigarh.
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4. Imagine you are Komal Verma. You live in 53- Central Town, Jalandhar. The postman of your
street is rude and irregular. Write a letter to the postmaster complaining against the conduct of the
postman.
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5. Imagine you are Raman. You live in Gali Ram Nath, Malerkotla. Write a complaint to the Health
Officer of your town about the insanitary condition of your street.
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6. You are Raghu, staying at 12, Balmik Colony, Gurdaspur. Write a letter to the Editor of a
newspaper to create awareness among the masses about pollution hazards.
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7. You are Manpreet Kaur living at Adarsh Vihar, Dwarka. Write a letter to the Editor of a
newspaper suggesting how the problem of begging can be stopped.
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8. You are Divya, monitor of class XII A of S.D.Sr. Sec. School, Mansa. Write an application to the
Principal asking her to arrange for special coaching classes in English.
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Jan 4, 2023
9. You are Tilak, the head boy of class X of Parvati Jain School, Jalandhar. Write an application to
your Principal, requesting her to arrange for an educational trip.
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Jan 5, 2023
10. Write an application for employment in J.J Enterprises, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, as a computer
operator. You are Himesh Kaushik living at 564, Sector 7, Rohini, Delhi.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
There are two types of advertisements in the syllabus; the advertisement of products like Orient
Pen, Galaxy Herbal Toothpaste, Futura Coconut Hair Oil, Chamak Detergent Powder, Fresh Feel
Mouthwash, Rose Touch Skin Cream, Mosquito Repellent Oil, and the advertisements of services
like Tip Top Beauty Parlour, Universe Academy, Kids World, Azad Travel Agency, New Era Book
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14. Draft an advertisement for a handloom exhibition.
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LET’S TALK
DIFFERENT WAYS OF DIFFERENT WAYS OF DIFFERENT WAYS OF

THANKING APOLOGIZING ACCEPTING APOLOGIES
Thanks I apologize for this. That’s all right.
Thank you Excuse me for this. Never mind
Thank you very much. I’m so sorry. Don’t apologize.
I appreciate that. I must apologise for this. It doesn’t matter.
I don’t know how to thank you. I’m really very sorry. Forget about it.
Thanks a million It’s all my fault. No worries.
I owe you big time. I’m sorry. No problem.
Thanks a bunch It’s ok. It’s all fine.
Bundle of thanks I’m extremely sorry for this. I understand.
Thanks a lot Pardon me for this. No harm done.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY “FOR EXAMPLE”

For instance Such as As an example
Like Suppose that In similar case
In other words To illustrate
To give you an idea Likewise
DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY DIFFERENT WAYS TO DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY

“CALM DOWN” SAY“GOOD LUCK” “GOOD JOB”
Relax! 1. Best wishes! Excellent!
Take it easy! 2. All the best! Exceptional!
Just let it go! 3. Wishing you lots of luck! That’s great!
Take a chill pill! 4. I hope it all goes well! Marvellous!
Take a deep breath! 5. You will do great! That’s it!
Simmer down! 6. Many blessing to you! Simply superb!
Count to ten! 7. You are going to be You’re fantastic!
Just drop it! amazing! Better than ever!
Steady on! 8. Fingers crossed! I’m impressed!
Slow down! 9. I wish you luck! Outstanding!
10. Wishing you all the best!
DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY“I DIFFERENT WAYS OF
“GOOD NIGHT” DISAGREE” APPRECIATING
1. Have a good sleep. No way Good!
2. See you in the morning. I beg to differ. Too good!
3. Sweet dreams! I don’t agree with you. Well done!
4. Sleep tight! I don’t think so. Superb!
5. Lights out! I don’t feel the same. Great!
6. Nighty night! I take a different view. Awesome!
7. Sleep well. I think otherwise. Smashing!
8. Have a wonderful sleep. I’m not sure about that. You have done it again!
9. Don’t forget to say your I cannot share this view. Bravo!
prayers. I completely disagree. Mind blowing!
10. Good night, sleep tight!
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How to Tell the Time in English
O’clock Five past
Five to
Ten to Ten past
Quarter to Quarter past
Twenty to Twenty past
Twenty-five to Twenty-five past

Half
pasthalf
Write in words. Write in words.

Time Time
Nine O’clock ________________

09:00 08:00
Five past nine ________________
09:05 08:05
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09:10 08:10
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09:15 08:15
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09:20 08:20
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09:25 08:25
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09:30 08:30
Twenty five to ten ________________
09:35 08:35
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09:40 08:40
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09:45 08:45
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09:50 08:50
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09:55 08:55
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Let's learn three forms of the verb
S.No. Present (V1) Past (V2) Past S.No. Present Past (V2) Past Participle (V3)
Participle (V3) (V1)
1 abort aborted aborted 51 make made made
2 absent absented absented 52 marry married married
3 act acted acted 53 meet met met
4 add added added 54 move moved moved
5 allow allowed allowed 55 need needed needed
6 ask asked asked 56 offer offered offered
7 be was/were been 57 open opened opened
8 become became become 58 pass passed passed
9 begin began begun 59 pay paid paid
10 blow blew blown 60 play played played
11 bring brought brought 61 provide provided provided
12 build built built 62 pull pulled pulled
13 buy bought bought 63 put put put
14 call called called 64 raise raised raised
15 change changed changed 65 reach reached reached
16 come came come 66 read read read
17 connect connected connected 67 remain remained remained
18 continue continued continued 68 remember remembered remembered
19 create created created 69 report reported reported
20 choose chose chosen 70 require required required
21 decide decided decided 71 run run run
22 die died died 72 say said said
23 do did done 73 see saw seen
24 enjoy enjoyed enjoyed 74 sell sold sold
25 enter entered entered 75 send sent sent
26 feed fed fed 76 set set set
27 find found found 77 show showed showed
28 follow followed followed 78 sit sat sit
29 get got got 79 speak spoke spoken
30 give gave given 80 spend spent spent
31 go went gone 81 stand stood stood
32 grow grew grown 82 start started started
33 happen happened happened 83 stay stayed stayed
34 have had had 84 stop stopped stopped
35 hear heard heard 85 suggest suggested suggested
36 help helped helped 86 take took taken
37 hold held held 87 talk talked talked
38 include included included 88 tell Told told
39 keep kept kept 89 think thought thought
40 kill killed killed 90 try tried tried
41 know knew knew 91 turn turned turned
42 lead led led 92 understand understood understood
43 learn learnt learnt 93 undo undid undone
44 leave left left 94 unwrap unwrapped unwrapped
45 let let let 95 use used used
46 like liked liked 96 wake woke woken
47 live lived lived 97 watch watched watched
48 look looked looked 98 win Won won
49 lose lost lost 99 work worked worked
50 love loved loved 100 wrap wrapped wrapped
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MY ENGLISH

1. Mr. Sharanjit Singh, English Master, GHS Jalbhe, Jalandhar

2. Mr. Nischal Kumari, English Mistress,GHS Diwali, Jalandhar

3. Ms. Rachna Gulati,English Mistress,GGSSS PHILLOUR, Jalandhar

4. Ms. Anju Bhagat, English Mistress, GGSSS Nehru Garden, Jalandhar

5. Mr. Pankaj Sidher , English Master, GSSS Goraya (B), Jalandhar

Because Music Season PERSONALITY

Picture Word Meaning

2. ruby blue precious stone

3. garret the handle of a sword

a large carved or cast figure of

a top-floor or attic room

ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS

Picture Word Meaning

1. mercy compassion or forgiveness

5. triumph filled a space beyond what is comfortable,

Material things Non-material things

ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS

WORKSHEET 3 Name of the Author

IV. Objective Type Questions:

Picture Word Meaning

1. chipmunk the spirit

filled with wonder and happiness

3. enthralled a type of squirrel

5. preach to give sermon

ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS

S.No. Person Thing makes him/her happy Why?

Picture Word meaning

a thing worn by women to hold the hair in

4. package a small waterfall

5 5. cascade object/ objects wrapped in

ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS

WORKSHEET 5 Name of the Author

30. ਅਸੀਂ ਚਾਹ ਪੀ ਰਹੇ ਸੀ|_______________________________________________________________________

31. ਉਹ ਕਕਿਕੇਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਖੇਡ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ|_________________________________________________________________

32. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਸਕਲ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ?___________________________________________________________________

33. ਮੇਰੇ ਸਕਲ ਪਹੁੂੰ ਚਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਕਹਲਾਂ ਘੂੰ ਟੀ ਵੱ ਜ ਚੁੱ ਕੀ ਸੀ|___________________________________________________

34. ਕੀ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਕਹਲਾਂ ਮਰੀਜ਼ ਮਰ ਚੁੱ ਕਾ ਸੀ?________________________________________________

35. ਮੁੂੰ ਡੇ ਦੋ ਕਦਨ ਤੋਂ ਨੱਚਣ ਦੀ ਪਿੈਕਕਟਸ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ|____________________________________________________

Picture Word Meaning

a thing used to harm or damage something or someone

4. bow an evil spirit or devil

to bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of

ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS

Picture Word Meaning

a part of the trunk or a large branch

4. unwelcome guest a stretch of muddy land left

ASSIGNMENT WORK: LET’S ROPE IN PARENTS

WORKSHEET 7 Name of the Author

2. A body that twinkles and has its own light.

3. The only body where life exists.

4. A body with satellite/ satellites.

IV. Objective Type Questions:

V. Translate the following sentences from English to Punjabi:

VI. Translate the following sentences from Punjabi to English:

43. ਮੈਂ ਦੋ ਘੂੰ ਟੇ ਤੋਂ ਪੜਹ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੋਵਾਂਗਾ|_________________________________________________________________

44. ਕੀ ਉਹ ਜਲੂੰਧਰ ਕਵੱ ਚ 1995 ਤੋਂ ਰਕਹ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?____________________________________________________

45. ਧੋਬੀ ਸਵੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਕੱ ਪੜੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਧੋ ਕਰਹਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ|_________________________________________________________

46. ਕਦੇ ਝਠ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ|___________________________________________________________________________

47. ਬੁਰੀ ਸੂੰ ਗਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੋ|_________________________________________________________________________

48. ਸਦਾ ਸੱ ਚ ਬੋਲੋ|_____________________________________________________________________________

49. ਚੁੱ ਪ ਕਰੋ |________________________________________________________________________________