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              Descriptive  Paragraph Descriptive paragraph is a detailed account of any  given topic.It may be about a person, place or event. The details given in the paragraph must appeal to the five senses- sight, taste, touch, smell and hearing. Main Points 1- Give proper introduction about the topic (person /place/event). 2 -Clear physical details while writing about a person. 3 - Almost paragraphs are writing in  Present and  Past tense. 4 - Make a list of the scenes which you have visited to write paragraph  about any place. 5 - Paragraph should be about 100 - 120  words.               FORMAT                      Topic ( in Capital )        Introductory lines      Main lines/ main purpose of writing.                MY GRANDMOTHER  

               CHARACTER -- LENCHO Lencho was a simple farmer.He was  very hard working man.    He  laboured  like an  ox.  He had good knowledge of farming .He knew it well that  his crop needed a downpour to give him good yield.  He was completely dependent  up on  the crop of his field. His annual crop was completely destroyed due to heavy  rains and hail Strom. When his crop was destroyed , he stood in his field and was only thinking about his family. No one was there to help him. He alone fought with his financial crises and became sad . He was bold , honest and courageous. When his crop was destroyed in hail storm, he still hoped to God for his family. Luncho had great faith in God. He became sad when nothing was left for him.But he didn't give up his hope to God. He wrote a letter to God for sending him hundred pesos. So that he could sow his field again till the next crop. T his a...

                                     By  - G.L.FUENTES NCERT QUESTIONS Q-1  What did Lencho hope for ? Ans- Lencho hoped for rains  as the only things his field of ripe corn needed was a shower. Q- 2  Why did Lencho say that  the raindrops were like ' new coins' ? Ans - Lencho said that the raindrops were like ' new coins' because his crops were ready for harvest and little shower would help him to get good harvest. So , when it rained, he saw it in the form of new coins. Q- 3  How did rain change ? What  happened to Lencho's fields ? Ans-   In the beginning the rain was slow but suddenly,a strong wind began to blow and very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain.They destroyed Lencho's fields completely. Q - 4  What  were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped ? Ans - The hailstones completely destroyed Lencho's f...

        THE MAKING Of A SCIENTIST           By - Robert W. Peterson Text Questions Q-1 How did a book become a turning point in Richard Eh right' s life ? Ans-   The book ' The Travels of Monarch X'  changed Richard Ebright's life.This book opened the world of science to him.After reading the book he got to know about the migration of Monarch butterflies to Central America.This interest led to his other projects and experiments and made him a great scientist. Q-2  How did his mother help him ?               Or How did Richard's mother helped him to become a scientist ? Ans- Richard's mother was a great source of great inspiration for him. She took him on trips and bought scientific equipment for him. She always  encouraged him and provided constant company to him. In the day she brought friends for him. In the night she herself  worked with him. She presented him the book ' The ...

ANSWERS To NCERT QUESTIONS Q- 1 Why does the poet say, " I would not intrude on him ?" Why doesn't he offer him money to buy another ball ? Ans-   The boy who has lost the ball is very sad. He is really shaken at the loss of his ball. The poet doesn't want to intrude him because the boy must learn to understand and accept loss. Poet thinks that money cannot compensate for the loss. So, he doesn't give the boy money. Q-  2  What does "in the world of possessions mean " mean ? Ans-    It means the world of materialistic things. In such world, one's possessions carry importance. Q- 3 Do you think  the boy  has lost anything earlier ? Pick out the words that suggest the answer. Ans-   Yes, I think the boy has lost something earlier also. It is clear I'm the  opening line ' What is the boy now'. Q- 4 What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball ?Try to explain this in your own words . Ans-  The poet says that...

                THE  BAll  POEM                      - John Berry man INTRODUCTION T his poem is about  a little boy ,who has lost his ball. Actually this poem  is about losing something that you love, and learning to grow up. There is a little boy , who is in grief  but he is learning the nature of loss.He is learning that after loosing any loving or beloved thing how a person comes out from his grief. Rhyme scheme The poet does not follow any  identifiable  rhyme scheme in this poem. This poem is written in free verse. There is no rhyme scheme . POETIC DEVICES Alliteration - b uys a b all b ack                     B all, b alls                     W hat, W hat REPETITION -   what, what                  ...

                The   Midnight Visitor                By-Robert Arthur Extracts 1- And as the light came on, Fowler had his first authentic thrill of the day. For half way across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand , stood a man. A- Who was standing in the room with pistol ? 1- Fowler  2- Max 3-Ausable 4-a waiter B-  Fowler was - 1- sacred 2- thrilled 3-nervous 4- worried C- The room belonged to- 1- max 2 -fowler 3- Ausable 4- the author D- The antonym of ' automatic' is- 1- manual 2-mechanized 3- self- moving 4- motorized E-  The synonym of ' authentic' is 1- artificial 2-genuine 3-unknown 4- shallow Answers - 1- Max, 2-thrilled, 3 - Ausable,4- manual, 5- genuine 2- You can get onto it from the empty room two doors down - and somebody did, last month. The management promised to block it off. But they haven't". 1-  Who is the speaker here? 1- a waiter 2-Fowler 3-Ausab...