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4. They could tell me. (Use able to) 2. These books are too expensive.
Ans. They were able to tell me. Ans. These books are very expensive.
5. She can work. (Use able to) 3. Raja is too fond of sweets.
Ans. She is able to work. Ans. Raja is extremely fond of sweets.
7. She could eat a mango. 5. The king was too infallible (perfect) to make a mistake.
Ans. She was able to eat a mango. Ans. The king was so infallible that he could not make a
mistake.
8. She could not eat sandwich.
Ans. She was unable to eat sandwich. 6. I am too tired to think of anything.
Ans. I am so tired that I cannot think of anything.
9. I cannot dance.
Ans. I am unable to dance. 7. He spoke too fast to be understood.
Ans. He spoke so fast that one could not understand.
10. I cannot write an essay.
Ans. I am unable to write an essay. 8. He is too proud to beg.
Ans. He is so proud that he cannot beg.
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My mother cooks food. (verb)
9. Hitler was too cruel to spare the Jews. He is a popular cook. (noun)
Ans. Hitler was so cruel that he could not spare the Jews. He works in call centre. (verb)
I have lot of work to do. (noun)
10. The Chief Minister Mr. Raja was too busy to give us an He visits to the zoo. (verb)
appointment. He earned good name. (Noun)
Ans. The Chief Minister Mr. Raja was so busy that he could
I name this cat. (verb)
not give us an appointment.
Right the correct one. (verb)
Take right. (noun)
11. Parents now days are too busy to pay attention to their
children education. Hold the pen. (verb)
Ans. Parents now days are so busy that they cannot pay I didn‟t have any hold. (noun)
attention to their children education. I return the book. (verb)
I have no return. (noun)
12. It became too dark to read easily. The companies offer discount. (verb)
Ans. It became so dark that one could not read easily. It is a good offer. (noun)
I am looking you. (verb)
13. I too won a ticket to go to cinema. Your look is beautiful. (noun)
Ans. I also won a ticket to go to cinema. Raja shops vegetables. (verb)
He opened the shop. (noun)
14. He too got it right. Ragavan produced a film. (verb)
Ans. He also got it right. The farmers store their produce. (noun)
Ambani formed a company. (verb)
III. Make sentences using the given words as I am unable to fill the form. (noun)
noun as well as verbs. I tried a lot. (verb)
He gave it a last try. (noun)
Noun = Name of place, animal, things. He leads me in the race. (verb)
Verbs = Action. Lead is a metal. (noun)
1. Hand
IV. Opposites with Prefixed and suffixes.
2. Can
3. Lock
1. able x unable (prefix)
4. Cook
2. complete x incomplete
5. Work
3. proper x improper
6. Visit
4. guide x misguide
7. Name
5. regular x irregular
8. Right
6. ordinary x extraordinary
9. Hold
7. social x anti – social
10. Return
8. legal x illegal
11. Offer
9. encourage x discourage
12. Look
10. interior x exterior
13. Shop
11. agree x disagree
14. Produce
12. careful x careless (suffix)
15. Form
13. fearful x fearless
16. Try
14. appear x disappear
17. lead
15. direct x indirect
16. perfect x imperfect
Hand me the towel. (verb) 17. septic x antiseptic
Aishwarya‟s hand is beautiful. (noun) 18. ability x inability
You can do this. (verb) 19. useful x useless
The can is full of water. (Noun) 20. important x unimportant
Lock the door, before you leave. (verb) 21. call x miscall
Key is with the lock. (noun) 22. national x international
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23. correct x incorrect 43. continue x discontinue
24. pure x impure 44. restless x restful
25. obey x disobey 45. justice x injustice
26. understand x misunderstand 46. experienced x inexperienced
27. literate x illiterate 47. valuable x valueless
28. war x antiwar 48. successful x unsuccessful
29. clear x unclear 49. necessary x unnecessary
30. willing x unwilling 50. maximum x minimum
31. pleasant x unpleasant 51. powerful x powerless
32. romantic x unromantic 52. sensitive x insensitive
33. developed x undeveloped 53. vegetarian x non vegetarian
34. equal x unequal 54. reserved x unreserved
35. definite x indefinite 55. kind x unkind
36. aware x unaware 56. friendly x unfriendly
37. respect x disrespect 57. advantage x disadvantage
38. patient x impatient 58. connect x disconnect
39. responsible x irresponsible 59. give x receive
40. lock x unlock 60. normal x abnormal
41. cyclone x anti – cyclone
42. like x dislike
6. He had only his daughter with him. 7. They reached here yesterday.
Ans. He had no one except his daughter with him. Ans. They reached here yesterday, didn‟t they?
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11. Ranji never mixes with her classmates. 10. I am very proud of my nice mother.
Ans. Ranji never mixes with her classmates, does she? Ans. How proud I am of my nice mother!
12. You should not blame him. 11. You are absolutely right.
Ans. You should not blame him, should you? Ans. How right you are!
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Good Better Best
Well Better Best 2. Mumbai is not leaner than Chennai.
Bad Worse Worst
Little Lesser Least Ans. Chennai is as clean as Mumbai.
Much More Most
Many More Most 3. March is not as hot as June.
In Inner Innermost Ans. June is hotter than March.
Up Upper Uppermost
Old Elder Eldest
Old Older oldest 4. The rose smells as sweet as the lily.
Ans. The lily does not smell sweeter than the rose.
Positive Comparative Superlative
No other than any other the happiest 5. The rose smelled as sweet as the lily.
Few other/ very than many / most one of the tallest Ans. The lily did not smell sweeter than the rose.
few other
6. The roses smell as sweet as the lilies.
1. Raji is the richest woman in Mumbai. The lilies do not smell sweeter than the rose.
Ans. Raji is richer than any other woman in Mumbai.
No other woman in Mumbai is as rich as Raji. IX. Change the voice.
1. I love
2. Swami Raja was one of the most eminent disciple of ustad Ans. I am loved.
Amjat Ali Khan.
Ans. Very few disciples of ustad Amjat Ali Khan were as 2. I warn.
eminent as swami Raja. Ans. I am warned.
Swami Raja was more eminent than many other disciples of
ustad Amjat Ali Khan. 3. He calls.
Ans. He is called.
3. Reading is the best form of recreation.
Ans. Reading is better than any other form of recreation. 4. She permits.
No other form of recreation is as good as reading. Ans. She is permitted.
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Ans. The rats are killed by the cat. Ans. Those cars have been driven by him.
14. The cats kill the rat. 32. I had written a letter.
Ans. The rat is killed by the cats. Ans. A letter had been written by me.
17. He broke the glass. 35. The teacher had taught the lesson.
Ans. The glass was broken by him. Ans. The lesson had been taught by the teacher.
18. He breaks the glass. 36. The teacher had taught the lessons.
Ans. The glass is broken by him. Ans. The lessons had been taught by the teacher.
19. The C.M. received the P.M. 37. The teacher will have taught the lesson.
Ans. The P.M. was received by the C.M. Ans. The lesson will have been taught by the teacher.
20. The peon delivered the letters. 38. Vijay will have finished the task.
Ans. The letters were delivered by the peon. Ans. The task will have been finished by Vijay.
21. I closed the door. 39. My friend will have bought a gift.
Ans. The door was closed by me. Ans. A gift will have been bought a gift.
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October 96.
1. Your younger brother who is staying in a hostel has failed in the Terminal examination and has become
nervous. He is thinking to give up studies. Write a letter persuading him to continue the efforts and get
success.
7G, Rainbow Colony,
M.G.Road,
Mahin (E),
Mumbai - 400 016.
24th February, 2010
Dear brother,
I hope this letter of mine finds you in the pink of health. But what is this I hear about you? Are you really
seriously planning to give up your studies, just because you failed in the terminal examination? It would then be a rash
decision made without any fore-thought and careful reflection. A solitary failure should not dishearten you. It is not the end
of the world for you yet. You must count your blessings. You are full of bouncing energy and very much in the prime of your
youth. Should you decide to give up your studies, you will be a big loser. You will be tagged as a school drop - out.
Worse still, without adequate formal education, you will not be able to forge ahead in life. The prospects for
you anywhere and everywhere are bound to be bleak. Dearest brother, there is no point in being unduly nervous and diffident.
Keep on working and brush up your weak subjects then you are likely to pass your next examination with flying colours.
And what is more, this achievement is not beyond you. Your are quick on the uptake, this should make your
task much easier and simpler. I would now in all seriousness urge you to have second thoughts on your rather rash decision to
give up studies.
Yours lovingly,
ABC
March 1997
2. You had invited your friend for a vacation at your native place. Somehow he/she could not arrive in time in
spite of his/her assurance. Write a letter asking him/her about the reason and tell about your worries.
3. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper drawing his attention to the illegal parking of truck in your lane.
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24th, February, 2010.
The Editor,
Times of India News Paper,
Mumbai : - 400 001.
Subject: Complain against the illegal parking of truck.
Respected sir,
I have been the resident of the above mentioned area for the last twenty years. The people here are all
educated and go out to work and children go to school. I would like to bring to your notice that the roads in this area are fully
filled with illegal parking of trucks, that it becomes very difficult to even walk specially during the rains. Not only this even
the street lights are so poor, that it becomes very difficult for people to walk or take out their vehicles during late in the
evening.
One must be aware that how irresponsible is to park vehicles like trucks in the residential area. Hence I
request you to consider it and through your newspaper, I want to make one request to the concerned authority to consider this
matter as important park the trucks in some other non residential areas.
I shall be obliged if you publish my letter in your newspaper so that it catches the attention of the Councillor
of our ward and an urgent action is taken.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
X y Z.
4. Write a letter of enquiry to the manager of a travel agency about a proposed vacation trip you intend to make to
Delhi, Simla and Agra.
7G, Sonia Apartments,
Rainbow colony,
M.G. Road,
Mahim(E),
. Mumbai:- 400 016.
24th February, 2010
The Manager,
The General travel agency,
Mahim (W),
Mumbai - 400 016.
Subject: Enquiry about a proposed vacation trip to Delhi, Shimla and Agra.
Respected sir,
I, XYZ, one of the teacher staff of our school. We teachers had a meeting with our Principal. The authorities
have agreed to give us the permission to conduct the vacation trip to Delhi, Shimla and Agra.
Kindly furnish us with the necessary details and the total cost for 500 students and 20 staff members. Also
send your quotations for other places.
Eagerly awaiting your reasonable quotation.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
X Y Z.
5. Your friend does not wish to join the N.S.S. As it involves a not of extra curricular activity. Write a letter to him/her
persuading him/her to join this unit, telling him/her of the usual work being done by the unit, what real educational
meas etc.
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You have always been interested in joining the N.S.S. why should the curriculum deter you? There can be
no field of study without extra - curricular activities. These activities help to develop your personality they will enable you to
grow into a fine young accomplished man.
Besides just think of the useful work you will be involved in the N.S.S. You were the one who always
wanted to do something useful, in the service of others and this is the ideal chance. Sania, think about it, it is your career your
are talking about. Don‟t get put off with some extra - curricular activity, Be positive, Be brave and confidence will be yours.
Bye for now, do keep in touch I love hearing from you and treasure, your friendship.
Yours lovingly,
X Y Z
6. Write an application letter for the post of librarian for a public library.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Xyz.
Encl: - Resume and Xerox copy of educational certificates.
7. Write an application letter for the post of accountant.
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Dadar (W),
Mumbai – 400 021.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Xyz.
Encl: - Resume and Xerox copy of educational certificates.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Xyz.
Encl: - Resume and Xerox copy of educational certificates.
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9. Write a complaint letter regarding irregular electric supply in your locality / village.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Xyz
10. Write a complaint letter regarding irregular Water supply in your locality / village.
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We have already given many complaints to our local authority. They are always giving us empty promises
and doing nothing. So kindly am requesting you to look into this matter personally. If you do the needful then I shall be very
much thankful to you.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Xyz
11. Write a complaint letter regarding over flow of gutter in your locality / village.
We have already given many complaints to our local authority. They are always giving us empty promises
and doing nothing. So kindly am requesting you to look into this matter personally. If you do the needful then I shall be very
much thankful to you.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Xyz
TOURIST LEAFLET
Introduction: Bangalore is a city of Roses with beautiful gardens. It is the capital city of Karnataka. It is a highly
developed city.
i. How to go there: Bangalore is well connected with rest of India. One can go to Bangalore by the way of
Plane, Bus
or Train:
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Plane: Daily two flights namely IA – 550 and IA – 330 from Mumbai to Bangalore are
available.
Bus: The State Transport Bus Services and many other private Bus Services are available
from Mumbai to Bangalore.
Train: There are many trains available which can take you to Bangalore. The most
convenient is
“Mumbai – Bangalore Express”
ii. Where to Stay: Accommodation is no problem in Bangalore. The Government tourist Hotels and other
Big and
Small hotels are available to suit ever one‟s budget.
iii. When to Visit: October to December is the best time of the year to visit Bangalore.
iv. What to See: The climate and scenery of Bangalore is mind blowing. It is a well planned city with
huge roads, parks, theatres, and gardens, there are many interesting places
to see like Bull Temple, Tippu
Palace, Glass house, the Museum, Vishan Sabha and many Palatial Buildings. It is also
known as
little Singapore.
v. Anything Special As far as food is concerned Bangalore is famous for Noodles, Gobi Manchurian, Channa
Masala,
Idli fry, Prawns fry, Mugal Briyani, etc. The people are very culture oriented and highly
intelligent. They give more importance to their education.
Introduction: Chennai is a city of Temple with beautiful architecture. It is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is a highly
developed
city.
i. How to go there: Chennai is well connected with rest of India. One can go to Chennai by the way of Plane,
Bus
or Train:
Plane: Daily two flights namely IA – 550 and IA – 330 from Mumbai to Chennai are
available.
Bus: The State Transport Bus Services and many other private Bus Services are available
from Mumbai to Chennai.
Train: There are many trains available which can take you to Chennai. The most
convenient is
“Mumbai – Chennai Express”
ii. Where to Stay: Accommodation is no problem in Chennai. The Government tourist Hotels and other Big
and
Small hotels are available to suit ever one‟s budget.
iii. When to Visit: June to October is the best time of the year to visit Chennai.
iv. What to See: The climate and scenery of Chennai is mind blowing. It is a well planned city with huge
roads, parks, theatres, and gardens, there are many interesting places
to see like Bull Temple, Lord
Ganesh Temple, Marina Beach, Anna samathi, Lord Murugan Temple, Palatial
Buildings, etc, it is
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also known as little New York.
v. Anything Special As far as food is concerned Chennai is famous for Idli, Vada, Sambar, Masal dosa,
Idli fry, Prawns fry, Mugal Briyani, etc. The people are very culture oriented and highly
intelligent. They give more importance to their education.
Introduction: Ooty is the queen of Hill with beautiful lakes, rivers, scenery, etc. It is situated in the heart of Tamil Nadu.
i. How to go there: Ooty is well connected with rest of India. One can go to Chennai by the way of Plane,
Bus
or Train:
Plane: Daily two flights namely IA – 550 and IA – 330 from Mumbai to Ooty are
available.
Bus: The State Transport Bus Services and many other private Bus Services are available
from Mumbai to Ooty.
Train: There are many trains available which can take you to Ooty. The most convenient
is
“Mumbai – Ooty Express”
ii. Where to Stay: Accommodation is no problem in Ooty. The Government tourist Hotels and other Big
and
Small hotels are available to suit ever one‟s budget.
iii. When to Visit: June to October is the best time of the year to visit Ooty.
iv. What to See: The climate and scenery of Ooty is mind – blowing. It is a well planned hill station with
huge
roads, parks, theatres, and gardens, there are many interesting places to see like Bull
Temple, Lord
Ganesh Temple, Dolphin Nose, Flower Garden, Lord Murugan Temple, Palatial
Buildings, etc,.
v. Shopping: Shopping in Ooty is fun. One can buy very traditional and well as modern things from
Ooty.
Ooty is very famous for woollen clothes.
vi. Anything Special As far as food is concerned Ooty is famous for Black tea, Idli, Vada, Sambar, Masala
dosa,
Idli fry, Prawns fry, Mugal Briyani, etc. The people are very culture oriented and highly
intelligent. They give more importance to their education.
SPEECH
1. Write a speech to be delivered among your class mates, regarding blood donation.
BLOOD DONATION
Dear friends, we have one life let us make our one life more meaningful by donating blood. Blood donation
is the mother of all donations. Blood donation directly gives life to another human being. It is not only saves one individual
but also the entire family of that individual. A person can donate blood thrice in a year. The donated blood will be thoroughly
checked and stored up in a secured form. For donating blood a person must have a weight of at least 45 kg.
Many people have misunderstandings about bold donation. They feel by donating blood they will fall sick.
But it is not like so, the donated blood will automatically regenerate by our body itself within four to five hours after donating
the blood. A person will be prohibited from donating blood if he drank alcohol during the last six hours.
So friends, let us put our hands together and make a promise to donate blood at least once in a year.
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2. Write a speech to be delivered among your class mates, regarding EYE donation
EYE DONATION
Dear Friends, we have one life let us make our one life more meaningful by donating eyes. Eye donation is
the mother of all donations. Eye donation directly gives vision to another human being. It is not only gives vision to one
individual but also to the entire family of that individual. A person who wishes to donate his eyes after his death has to go to
an eye hospital and need to register his name with the hospital.
The information about the person who agreed to donate eyes and died is to be given to the respective
hospital as early as possible. So, that his eyes can be removed and saved within six hours. We can see the world even after
the death of ourselves by the way of donating eyes.
So, friends let us put our hands together and make a promise to donate eyes after our death.
APPEAL
1. Prepare an appeal to be presented along roadside regarding protecting environment.
“PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT”
Day One: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will give a speech regarding
i. How to save our environment?
ii. How to reduce the level of CO2?
iii. Use of solar energy.
Day Two: Famous Cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar shall plant the first sapling of “ONE CRORE TREE
PLANTATION” program.
So, friends come one and come all let us put our hands together and make a promise to save our mother
nature.
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Complex Sentences: (because, when, while, where, as, before, after, that, since, as soon as, no sooner, if, unless, as ....
though, if .... though, though, even though, although, whether, so .... that, till, only if, so that, until, which, ………)
Compound Sentence: (and, but, or, not only ...... but also, either ..... or, neither ..... nor, )
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7. After I had reserved the tickets I returned to my house.
Having reserved the tickets I returned to house.
Compound to Complex
Complex to Compound
Prepositions – Time
since from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1980
for over a certain period of time (past till now) for 2 years
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to telling the time ten to six (5:50)
to / till / until marking the beginning and end of a period of time from Monday to/till Friday
till / until in the sense of how long something is going to last He is on holiday until Friday.
by, next to, beside left or right of somebody or something Jane is standing by / next to / beside
the car.
under on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else the bag is under the table
below lower than something else but above ground the fish are below the surface
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getting to the other side (also across) walk over the bridge
overcoming an obstacle climb over the wall
above higher than something else, but not directly over it a path above the lake
across getting to the other side (also over) walk across the bridge
getting to the other side swim across the lake
through something with limits on top, bottom and the sides drive through the tunnel
towards movement in the direction of something (but not directly go 5 steps towards the house
to it)
about for topics, meaning what about we were talking about you
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1. Read the tabular data showing the causes of road accidents in India and write a paragraph mentioning the chief points.
2. Write a paragraph based on the following tree diagram about the village Kaldhari:
KALDHARI
Massive
rainwater
cleanliness energy sources milk awarenes
harvesting
Drive
3. Imagine that you are interviewing Sachin Tendulkar. Write 10 questions that you would ask him.
4. Imagine that you are interviewing Amir Khan. Write 10 questions that you would ask him.
5. Read the following tree diagram that give information about the judiciary system in India and prepare a short note.
6. You have conducted a survey of wage earners in your locality. Given below is a graphical representation of your findings.
The „X‟ axis represents the wages earned in Rs. And the „Y‟ axis represents the number of wage earners. The blocks are
shaded differently to show children, women and men. The legend for each is given below the graph. Write a paragraph
explaining your findings:
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7. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the enrolment of girls and boys in a school from 1998 to 2002. You may use
the following words or phrases.
Number of enrolments, always, more than, except, exceeded, steady rise, fell, remained the same, rose again, etc.
Year Girls Boys
1998 5000 4911
1999 5200 5099
2000 5100 5067
2001 5100 5190
2002 5325 5205
Tree Diagram
1. A Tissue may be defined as a group of cells having some shape, size, origin, function and the same type of
development. Tissues are basically classified into two groups namely, meristematic tissues, and permanent tissues.
Meristematic tissues are divided into two, these are position based and origin based. Permanent tissues are further
divided into two groups. They are simple tissues and complex tissues. On their basis of their position in the plant
body meristematic tissues are classified as aplicle – intercalary, and lateral. On the basis of origin, meristematic
tissues are divided into 3 groups; they are Pro – meristem, Primary – meristem and secondary – meristem. Simple
tissues are classified into 3 groups, namely parenchyma, collechyma, sclerenchyma, The two complex tissues are
found in vascular plant. They are xylem and phloem.
2. Read the following extract and make a note of it with the help of the data provided. The latest national sample
survey organisation (NSSO) report reveals that Urban India spent only 43% of its total consumption expenditure on
food items in 2004 – 2005. That is a major drop from 64% in 972 – 73. And the trend holds for the rural India too.
The share of food in total expenditure in rural areas has fallen from 73% in 1974 – 75 to 55% in 2004 – 05. In both
rural and urban India, ruel and light took up 10% of total consumer expenditure, while clothing bedding and food
weal took up 5% Medical expenses formed 7% of the total expenditure in rural India and 5% in Urban India. Rural
India spent less on education at 3% of consumption expenditure than urban India 5%. Conveyance took away 7%
expenditure in Urban India and 4% in rural India.
3. Draw a tree diagram
The United nation is a body of nations who have voluntarily joint together to work for the world peace. All nationals
are equal in UN. The international labour organisation (ILO) is one of the specialised agencies of the NO. It aims at
improving working conditions of workers through the combined efforts of Government, employers and labours. The
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Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is another specialised agencies of UN. It works to help countries to
increase the quality and improve the quality of their food from farming and fishing. It gives advice on the
improvement of soil, forest, crops and on nutrition. The World Health Organisation (WHO) seeks to improve the
physical as well as mental health of every one all over the world. It helps to improve the sanitation and water supply;
it also helps in training doctors and health workers. The United Nations education scientific and cultural
organisation (UNESCO) is another specialised agency of the UN. It works for peace, seeks to fight illiteracy and
encouraged exchange of ideas.
4. Read the following extract and make a note in the suitable form.
A great deal of computer communication takes place over telephone lines. Telephones send and receive analog
signals. Computer in contrast, receives digital signals. So, to convert the digital signals to analog signals and vice
versa, there is a need of modem. There are four basic types of modems. External, internal, PC card and wireless. The
external modem stands apart from the computer and typically is connected by a cable to the computers serial port.
the internal modem, consists of a plug – in circuit board inside the system unit. The PC card modem is a credit card
size expansion board that is inserted into a portable computer. A wireless modem may be internal, external or a PC
card. Unlike other modems, it does not use cables, instead wireless modem work through the air.
REPORT WRITING
In a daring day light robbery, three masked men entered the Indian Bank, Mahim branch on Monday at 10 a.m. When the
manager refused to cooperate, he was fired at chest from a N – 38 revolver and was seriously injured. The three masked escaped
in a waiting Red Maruti Van with a loot of 5 lakhs.
The Bank Manager Mr. Anbu Selvan, was rushed to Sion Hospital. He had sustained two bulled wounds on his chest.
Doctors have reported that his condition is still critical. When contacted Mr. Ragavan, commissioner of Police said that certain
important clues have been inspected which would definitely lead to the arrest of the bank robbers.
Mumbai, February, 24
By a Staff Reporter,
Thirty school children were killed when an S.T. Bus was smashed by a truck near Matunga yesterday.
Sixty five students and five teachers of General English High School were on their way to Water Kingdom at about 9.40
a.m., when the Municipal Garbage truck smashed the S.T. bus. The truck driver was trying to save a boy who was crossing the
road. Twenty five students and 3 teachers were seriously injured; they were immediately taken to the Sion Hospital. When
contacted Mr. Ragavan, commissioner of Police said that investigations were going on detailed report will be given only after the
proper investigation.
Heavy, rains continued for the third day in Mumbai, bringing all normal life to a stand still. The Central part of the city was
the worst affected with the water level rising above 3 feet in some areas.
Most of the main roads were completely flooded. In many areas the electric poles had fallen down and thus the whole city
faced darkness. The situation may improve by tomorrow. The Spokesman of B.E.S.T. said that, “All the city buses were
cancelled, which leads to a major problem for a common man”
24 KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT
Mumbai, February, 24
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By a Staff Reporter,
24 were killed a bus accident with a Volvo bus near Dadar yesterday by a truck.
Sixty people of the area of Matunga were on their way to Mahabaleshwar at about 11.15 a.m. when a Municipal Garbage
truck hit the Volvo bus. The victims were immediately taken to the near Sion Hospital. Among sixty people, 24 were died and 30
were seriously injured. After the investigation Mr. Shiva, Deputy Commissioner of Police said, that the driver is a drunkard.
Over 30 children were battling for their lives in Sion Hospital after they had consumed sweets distributed by the school at a
function, yesterday.
The students of the General English High School, King Circle were given sweet brought from a local shop on the occasion of
Annual Day celebration of the School. Immediately after consuming sweets the children felt nausea and dizziness. Some started
vomiting and were rushed to Sion Hospital. The police have registered a case against the shopkeeper and arrested him. Parents
were worried for the speedy recovery of their children.
INDIA WINS SECOND TEST MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Mumbai, February, 24
By a Staff Reporter,
India wins second test match against Australia at Eden Garden, today. The two teams now stand level.
The little master Sachin and Skipper (captain) Dhoni who built up a partnership of one sixty runs taking up the total to 350.
However, McGrath, bowling took the toll and he took 4 wickets. Later the overall target of 540 runs seemed to be tough for the
Australian team. The Australian Skipper Ricky Ponting was disappointed with their players performance. As none of the
Australian player has scored a century except the Skipper. Ricky Ponting himself is the highest scorer with 103 runs. The Ponting
said, “My team would fight back in the Third and final test in Mumbai”.
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