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Practice these Formal letters Class X... It will surely help you out in Boards....


Class -X CBSE
Practice Formal Letters
1. You are Sunita / Suraj 4 Grant Road, Dadar. You need accommodation for yourself.Write a letter to the Manager of paying guest service, 15, Aditya Complex, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, enquiring about the details such as type of accommodation, monthly charges, facilities provided etc.
2. Increase in the number of private vehicles coupled with a lack of civic sense has led to several road accidents in your city. Write a letter to the editor of a local daily urging people to use public transport and to have patience while driving. You are Ram/Rama,4 Raja Road, Karnal.
3. Write a letter to the Editor of ‘The Hindustan Times’, New Delhi about the incidents of violence taking place with the aged living alone at home, drawing the attention of the authorities towards the problem.
4. Your school won an award for maintaining cleanliness in and around your school.The whole school worked towards it with dedication. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper mentioning the steps that your school took to create awareness of
cleanliness. You are School Captain, Shan Sharma, Government Senior Secondary
School, New Delhi.
5. You are Neeraj. You are a Sales Manager of DBM School, Gwalior. You need
educational toys and play equipment for kindergarten students. Write a letter to the
Manager, Quality Toys, Kirti Nagar, Delhi placing an order.
6. You are Sachin / Ravina. You bought a pair of shoes from M/s Shoe line, HalwasiyaMarket, Rakabganj, Lucknow. On unpacking them you found to your surprise, that both the shoes are meant for your right foot. Write a letter of complaint to the
Manager of M/s Shoe line, asking for a replacement at their cost.
7. You are Neeraj. You are a Sales Manager of DBM School, Gwalior. You need
educational toys and play equipment for kindergarten students. Write a letter to the
Manager, Quality Toys, Kirti Nagar, Delhi placing an order.

8.You are Tanvi/Shirish of Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi. You are extremely disturbed about the attacks on old people living alone. write in 100-120 words to theEditor, The New Indian News making people sensitive to the problem. Make suggestions to the people living alone and the authorities to ensure that such attacks do not take place.
9. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views on smoking in running buses. You are Madhur/Shagun living at 156, Sec. 14, Panipat.
10. You are Neeta / Naveen of B-43, Ramphal Chowk, Dwarka. You wish to join NDA coaching classes. Write a letter to the director of the Akash classes, Kota enquiring about the coaching classes for the next examination. Ask for all the necessary details.
11. The authorities have been claiming that the roads in your town have been relaid and repaired but there is no visibility of such a work. Write a letter to the editor of a local
newspaper expressing your disappointment at the present situation and giving suggestions to resolve the problem. You are Shweta/Sham of 24, Pushp Nagar...

English Literature (Worksheet)
Class -X CBSE
A Tiger in the Zoo

Q. 1. Answer the following questions :
1. What would the tiger do in the forest?
2. Why do you think the tiger was stalking in the cage? What did it show?
3. Freedom is a birthright. It is the most beautiful gift of God. It is valuable for all
creatures. Describe.
4. Is it right to confine wild animals into cages? Why or why not? Answer in the context of A Tiger in the Zoo.
5. Read the following extracts and answer the question/complete the sentences that
follow:
But he's locked in a concrete cell
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
a. Who is 'he' in the poem?
b. Why is he ignoring visitors?
c. Here 'stalking' means ______.
d. Where is the tiger locked?
6. Read the following extracts and answer the question/complete the sentences that
follow:
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass
a. The tiger is moving through ______.
b. The tiger lies in wait near the water hole ______.
c. The word plump shows that deer is referred to as ______.
d. Name the poet.

English Literature(Worksheet )
Chapter -A Letter to God
Class-X
1.Answer these questions carefully :
1. Who got Lencho’s letter and what did he do?
2. Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money?
3. What were Lencho's feelings when he found the letter with money in it? What did he
do after opening the letter?
4. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
5. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter as 'God'?
6. Lencho was a very innocent that he wrote a letter to God. Discuss it in light of his
second letter.
7. Why and how did the postmaster and post office employees help Lencho? What was
Lencho’s reaction?
2. Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter
for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the
postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed,
looked on from his office. Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the
money; such was his confidence - but he became angry when he counted the money.
God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had
requested.
a. Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money?
b. Why did Lencho become angry when he got the money?
c. What was the belief of Lencho?
d. Who handed the letter to Lencho?
3. Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:
With a satisfied expression, he regarded the field of ripe com with its flowers, draped
in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain
very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. The
boys, exposing themselves to the rain, ran out to collect the frozen pearls. "It’s really
getting bad now”, exclaimed the man. "I hope it passes quickly.” It did not pass
quickly. For an hour the hail rained on the house, the garden, the hillside, the
cornfield, on the whole valley. The field was white as if covered with salt.
a. How did Lencho feel when he saw his fields covered with a curtain of rain?
b. What did the hailstones look like?
c. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as ‘frozen pearls’?
d. What Lencho expected but what happened?

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CBSE CLASS X
Text book - FIRST FLIGHT
Chapter Name - A Letter to God
AUTHOR - Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

He was born November 17, 1895 in the Huasteca region of Veracruz Mexico and died in December 10, 1966. He was a novelist, journalist fabulous poet and a man who contributed a lot towards Mexican Revolution. He was also awarded with a prestigious literary award "The Xavier Villaurrutia Award" which he got for his Novel "Terra Nastra" in 1975.

GIST OF THE CHAPTER

"A Letter to God" is a story of a petty farmer whose name is Lencho, a hardworking and God- fearing peasant who lives with his family on the crest of a low hill and eagerly waiting for a downpour that will assure him a rich harvest. He shares his hope with his wife that it is going to rain today. As the family settles down for dinner, Lencho,s prediction about the rainfall comes true.They all welcomed the rainfall and started running here and there.They went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.
Lencho was so happy that he exclaimed "These aren't raindrops falling from sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives.
But gradually the big drops of rain turned into a hailstones. Lencho said in metaphorical tone that these truly resemble frozen pearls, as he thought it will pass away soon but it lasted for an hour and the entire field was white, as if covered with salt.Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed. Lencho's soul filled with sadness.When the storm had passed, he stood in the middle of the field and said to his sons, " A plague of locusts would have left more than this. The hail has left nothing. There is no one who can help us, we will go hungry this year. but he did not leave hope when no one helps you there is single hope : help from God. He gathered all the positivity and decided to write a letter to God as it was his last ray of hope. "God" he wrote, " if you don't help me, my family and I will go hungry this year. I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again to live until the crop comes.." He put the letter inside the envelope and went to the town to post it, he was pretty sure that God will definitely help him.One of post office employees saw that letter and started laughing as he had never been on the address which was mentioned,and showed to the postmaster he also laughed on it but immediately he turned serious and tapped the letter on the desk and commented, "What a faith! I wish I had a faith of the man who wrote this letter. So in order not to shake his faith in God he asked his employees to give his part of salary as it is an act of charity, but it was impossible for him to gather hundred pesos, so he was only able to collect seventy five pesos. He put the money in the envelope and signed a single letter 'God'.
Next Sunday Lencho came bit earlier and asked about the letter, postman handed the letter to him while the postmaster experiencing the contentment of a man who performed a good deed.
Lencho was not surprised to see the money as he was sure on that but as he counted he became angry and said God can not make a mistake. He immediately went up to the window to ask for paper and ink and wrote another letter and put in the envelope and dropped it into the mailbox. The postmaster went to open it, he wrote "God : of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks. Lencho.".....

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