English Confluence By CL Gautam

Character-3 Deep Water by William Douglas Extract -1  He yelled, 'Hi, Skinny! How'd you like to be ducked?' With that he picked me up and tossed me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom. I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits. (a) 'He yelled'. Who yelled in the first line? (i) The coach (il) The father (iii) An eighteen years old boy (iv) None of the above (b) Who is addressed as 'skinny'? (i) The other swimmer  (ii) The narrator's friend (iii) The narrator (iv) The eighteen years old boy (c) What did the boy do with the narrator? (d) How did the narrator land? (e) The word 'swallow' means (f) Give an antonym of 'skinny'. Extract -2 It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more Like ninety and before I touched bottom, my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottom. I summoned all my strength and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. I...

Set-A   Question Paper  Mid Term Exam-25-26 Sub. English Core Time allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80 General Instructions Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:  i. This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.  ii. This question paper contains three sections: Section A: Reading Skills,  Section B: Creative Writing Skills  Section C: Literature.  iii. Attempt all questions based on specific instructions for each part. Write the correct question  number and part thereof in your answer sheet.  iv. Separate instructions are given with each question/part, wherever necessary.  v. Adhere to the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. SECTION A  READING SKILLS (22 marks)  1. Read the following passage carefully: Education is the fundamental right of every Indian citizen. It is an important pre-requisite for the progress of an individual and of the nation. Other than ...

Report Writing   A. A report is a written account or description of some event, accident, or investigation of an issue. It is purely objective in nature. B .A report can be a short paragraph a single page writing or a few pages according to its subject such as a newspaper report or a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the police, or a voluminous document, e.g. a report on the archaeological survey or the annual report of an institute or departmental or ministerial reports. In this way, we have various types of reports-newspaper report, enquiry reports, progress or action taken report, a police report, report of a meeting, etc., each having its own character and format. However, in this section of writing skills we shall deal only with newspaper reports and magazine reports covering accidents, events, Functions and celebrations. Valuable Points to be Included in a Report Accidents > 3 W's-what happened, where and when > 1h-how ➤ People and vehicles involved ➤ Loss of...