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ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT
SECTION A (READING)
1 Read the poem given below and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences given
below the poem.
Homework
Homework sits on top of Sunday, squashing Sunday flat.
Then I'll sit right down and start as soon as I run back
SECTION B (WRITING)
2. Rosa Nair, a student of S.D. Public School. Hamirpur (H.P.) has to take part in a speech
competition on the topic Stop Crowding Hamirpur. During the last decade it has grown from
a lovely green hill station into a heavily populated industrial town. Using the ideas from the
table and the hints given below, and your own ideas, write Rosas speech in not more than 100-125
words.
HAMIRPUR (2003-2013)
2003 2013
Population (in lakhs) 15 22
No. of houses (in lakhs) 02 04
No. of cars (in thousands) 55 90
No. of factories 15 47
Consumption of water (in gallons) 60,000
1,35,000
Consumption of electricity (in watts) 13,000 39,000
HINTS:
* Deterioration in civic amenities
* Pollution levels increasing everywhere
* Overcrowding in streets, buses, markets
* Suggest some practical solutions
SECTION C( GRAMMAR)
3. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
Example: saw/ a rabid dog / being bitten/ a man /after/ in acute pain/ Louis
Pasteur/ by
Louis Pasteur saw a man in acute pain after being bitten by a rabid dog.
2 the/ red hot iron/ burnt / with /wound /to be/ had
Dilip: Ive been watching the sea and there hasnt been any
trace of a ship.
5. Pick out five sentences (Direct Speech) from NIE and change them
into Indirect Speech. (You may cut and paste the sentences from the
NIE In your notebook)
SECTION D(Literature)
6. Why does Jody feel that it is their responsibility to bring the fawn home?
7. Why does Jody not want Mill Wheel to accompany him beyond a certain point?
9. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
.10. .Imagine that you are the Kangaroo in the poem, The Duck and the Kangaroo. Write a letter to
your cousin asking him to advise whether you must go on a trip around the world with the Duck or
not.
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