Grade XI – Worksheets: : English (Core)

I Term- (April to July 2021)

Assignments: WRITING SKILL
 Notice Writing
1. Short Composition  Advertisements
 Designing / Drafting Posters
 Letter of Enquiry and Sending
2.Letter Writing Replies

 Article Writing
3. Long Compositions
 Report Writing
4. Long type answers  Literature: Hornbill & Snapshots
5. Grammar  Tenses
 Determiners

Long Compositions: From Literature (Hornbill & Snapshots)

 Answer the given questions in 120-150 words.

1. Write a character sketch of Mourad. (Summer of the Beautiful…)

2. Did Aram enjoy horse riding? How can you say?
3. What made Mourad and Aram return the horse?
4. What happened at the narrator’s first visit to Mrs Dorling’s house?
5. Why did the narrator’s mother prefer to leave their belongings with Mrs Dorling? Did they
come to any prior agreement about it? Why/Why not?
6. Give a character sketch of Mrs Dorling from the story ‘The Address’.
7. Comment on the significance of the title of the story “The Address”.
8. During the direst stress the captain of “Wavewalker” showed great heroic qualities to save
the inhabitants of the ship. Elucidate.
9. What damage did “Wavewalker” suffer due to inclement weather.
10. Describe the role of Larry Vigil and Herb Seigler in saving the inhabitants of the ship.
11. Bring out the relationship between an engine and the laburnum top.
12. Write down the summary of the poem, “The Laburnum Top” in your own words.
13. There are two characters in the poem, “A Photograph”, the poetess and her mother.
Highlight their characteristic traits based on your understanding of the poem.
14. Poem ‘A Photograph” depicts subtle human relationship. Comment.
 15. The grandmother herself was not formally educated but was serious about the author’s
education. How does the text support this?
16. Gradually the author and the grandmother saw less of each other and their friendship was
broken. Was the distancing in the relationship deliberate or due to the demand of the situation?
17. How has Tut’s mummy fascinated the scientists and commoners alike over the decades?
18. “He was the last of his family line.” What do you learn about Tut’s dynasty from the
extract “Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues”.
19.What is ‘ art brut’? How is India’s Nek Chand a representative of ‘outsider art’? Describe
Nek Chand’s achievements in the world of art.
20. What is the Daoist concept of Shanshui and Daoist view of the universe?
21. Who discovered Tut’s tomb and what problems did he face with regard to Tut’s mummy?
Why did ZahiHawas, “ The mummy is in very bad condition because of what Carter did in
1922s”?
22. The Chinese concept of art and painting is different from the Western figurative painting.
Compare and contrast the two by citing .examples from the text.
23. Draw a contrast of the life the narrator’s grandmother spent in the village with the kind of
life she led in the city. Particularly highlight her concern for her grandson’s education.
24. How is the cyclic movement of rain brought out in the poem , “The Voice of the Rain”?
What points of similarity do you notice between and music?
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WRITING
 Notice Writing

1. You are Asha/Avinash. As Secretary of Students’ Forum you want to start an E-magazine for
the students of the school. Write a notice inviting articles, stories, poems and campus-news
for the E-magazine.(Word limit: 50)
2. Your school is organising a tour to Mumbai and Goa during the winter vacation. Write a
notice giving detailed information to the students. You are Madhav/Madhavi, School Pupil
Leader, St. Columbia’s Senior Secondary School, Ameenabad, Lucknow. (Word limit: 50)

 Report Writing

1. You are a press-reporter. Recently, the railways have cancelled a few trains due to
floods.Passengers have been stranded at the New Delhi railway station. Write a report in 120-
150 words highlighting the problems faced by the passengers.

2. You are the Sports Captain of your school. The annual sports were conducted last week. Write
a report in 120-150 words on the conduct of the same for your school magazine. You are
Manish/ Mita of PQR School, Mall Road, Amritsar.
  Article Writing

1. The Information Technology has provided new avenues to the students for knowledge,
creativity, discovery as well as job opportunities at home and abroad. Computers have
brought in a silent revolution. Write an article in 120-150 words showing how the information
technology has provided the younger generation new opportunities, joys of discovery and
thrill of creativity. You are Madhu/Mudit.
2. The government has banned smoking in public places. Write an article on ‘Hazards of
Smoking’ in about 120-150 words for your school magazine. You are Anu of XI A.

 Letter of Enquiry

1. You are Rajesh Mehrotra, the managing director of V – Discover – an outfit that arranges
adventure camps and treks for school and college students. You saw the following
advertisement for prefabricated portable rooms. Write a letter to the managing director, Porta
– Cab, inquiring about the size, material used, durability, strength, and the cost of
rooms.(Word Limit-120-150 words).
2. Your sister has just passed the All India Secondary School Examination of the CBSE. She is
keen on joining an institute which may help in personality development. She consults her
language teacher on the subject who advises hér to join The Centre for Creativity and
Development for this purpose. Write a letter to the Director of the Centre, seeking necessary
information about her admission to their eight weeks’ summer course in leadership.(Word
Limit-120-150 words).

 Reply to Enquiry

1. A leading fashion jewellery manufacturer advertised for distributors of Italian fashion

jewellery. They received a letter from Ms Anita Behl, proprietor of Ogan Apparels, Mall
Road,Shimla. She wanted to know about the jewellery items being manufactured and the
initial investment she would have to make for stocking the jewellery. Write a letter,
answering her queries.

2. You are the Managing Director of Pearl Travels. Your company organises package tours to
London and the Continent. You had advertised in The New Times about the packages/off-
season discount being offered by your company. In response to your advertisement, you
received a letter from Sri Kamayani School, Gurgaon, asking for the facilities provided by
you for differently-abled children during travel. Reply to the letter giving details.

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 Grammar

 Determiners

1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing
word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after against the
correct blank number. Underline the word that forms your answer.

1. Being primary school teacher

in god-forsaken interiors of Odisha
is not easy job for Hrydaynath
Panda. Salary is ridiculously
low; drop-out rate is abnormally
high and BelgaonAsramschool’s
infrastructure abysmal. There are only couple
of rooms and classes have to be held in open.

2.Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.

Two friends meet in their school canteen. They are going to have their lunch.
Namit: You can share (a) ………….. lunch and I’ll share yours.
Vipul: Oh, that’ll be nice. I’ll have (b) …………. good things to eat.
Namit: I’m afraid. I don’t have much to eat. There are only two sandwiches and (c) …………..
apple. Here’s your sandwich. And you can take half (d) ………….. apple.
Vipul: Thanks. They look delicious. I have four poories and some pickles.
We can have two poories each. And we will order for (e) ……………………. drink.
What would youlike, tea or coffee?
Namit: I’ll have tea.
Vipul: So shall I.

 Tenses

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of present tense from those given in brackets.

1. I am attempting the Civil Services exam coming up, so I ………………. (am/is) studying
hard these days.
2. My grandmother ………………. (carries/carrying) a walking stick when she goes out for a
walk.
3. Shashi isn’t at home. She ………………. (is/are) out shopping with our father.
4. Can you speak louder please, I ………………. (am not/cannot) hear you.
5. My widower uncle often ………………. (coming/comes) to our house for lunch on
Sundays.
 6. Since he changed his job, he ………………. (found/has found) more time to relax and enjoy
his hobby.
7. I feel proud of my team as it ………………. (performed/has performed) very well.
8. Look! They ………………. (gossip and while away/are gossiping and whiling away) their
time.
9. An apple a day ………………. (keeps/is keeping) the doctor away.
10.By profession, an artist ………………. (creates/is creating) a picture whereas an author
………………. (writes/is writing) a book.

2. Choose the correct option.

Q1. I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
A. have been B. had been
C. shall be D.am
Q2. Aarav __________ the movie before he read the review.
A. watches B. have watched
C. had watched D. was watching
Q3. He __________ in the States but he still does not have a command over the English
language.
A. have been living B. has been living
C. have lived D. living
Q4. By the next month, we shall __________ the project.
A. has completed B. completing
C. completed D. have completed
Q5. They __________ into their cars and drove away.
A. has got B. have got
C. gets D. got

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK – ENGLISH

(FIRST TERM 2021)
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