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Write a factual description, in not more than 100 words, of a potted plant that you and your sibling recently chose, to gift your parent. - English Communicative

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Write a factual description, in not more than 100 words, of a potted plant that you and your sibling recently chose, to gift your parent.

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We recently chose a potted plant called the Hibiscus as a gift for our mother. It was a small shrub with a height of about 1.5 feet. The leaves looked dark green, shiny, and had a slightly serrated edge. The plant had several buds and appeared to be healthy and one large, fully blossomed deep-red flower had five petals and a prominent central stamen. The plant came in a small clay pot with a diameter of about 10 inches. Its simple yellow and red abstract design complemented the plant well. The soil in the pot looked moist and well–draining and enriched with organic matter.

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2023-2024 (March) Board Sample Paper by shaalaa.com

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Last year your school appointed a new T.G.T. who came to teach you English in Class 9. You are very impressed with her. Write a description of your T.G.T. (English) in about 100 words. You may use the clues given below.

  • qualification, college/university
  • personality
  • attitude towards students
  • manner of teaching
  • problem solving
  • course punctuality
  • weak students

Given below are notes on the life of Ustad Rahi Khan. Write a biographical sketch of his in about 100 words:
    Born – March 21st, 1926 in Sitapur, U.P.
    His ancestors – famous musicians
    At the age six – moved to Varanasi
    Received training  – under Ustad Amir Ali Khan – a sitar player
    Started performing at the age of 14
    Performed in India and abroad
    Awarded Padam Shri in 1967
    ​Established a music school at Varanasi
    Died – August 21st, 2004
    One of the best examples of Hindu–Muslim Unity


Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words :

So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hidingplace, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend Sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.

Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts and every day he wrote poetry about her, pinning it on the trees in the forest. 'These trees shall be my books', he said, 'so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is.' Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree.


Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words:

The evening came, and nobody appeared to bring the poor bird a drop of water; it opened its beautiful wings, and fluttered about in its anguish; a faint and mournful ''Tweet, tweet,'' was all it could utter, then it bent its little head towards the flower, and its heart broke for want and longing. The flower could not, as on the previous evening, fold up its petals and sleep; it dropped sorrowfully. The boys only came the next morning; when they saw the dead bird, they began to cry bitterly, dug a nice grave for it, and adorned it with flowers. The bird's body was placed in a pretty red box; they wished to bury it with royal honours. While it was alive and sang they forgot it, and let it suffer want in the cage; now, they cried over it and covered it with flowers. The piece of turf, with the little daisy in it . was thrown out on the dusty highway.


Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own about 120 words:

Nearly seven months later, my brothers and I were crammed into a coal car and shipped to Theresienstadt camp in Czechoslovakia.
"Don't return," I told the girl that day. "We're leaving."
I turned toward the barracks and didn't look back, didn't even say good-bye to the girl whose name I'd never learned ... the girl with the apples.
We were in Theresienstadt for three months. The war was winding down and Allied forces were closing in, yet my fate seemed sealed. On May 10, 1945, I was scheduled to die in the gas chamber at 10:00 AM.


Read the following headlines of news items. Choose any ONE of them and write the dateline, intro and a short continuing paragraph:
(i) 4 killed, 20 injured in a road mishap.
(ii) Auto - rickshaw drivers on strike.

Read the following extract carefully: 

How happy that daisy was! No one had the least idea. The bird kissed it with its beak, sang to it and then rose again up to the blue sky. It was certainly more than a quarter of an hour before the daisy recovered its sense. Half‐ashamed, yet glad at heart, it looked over to the other flowers in the garden, surely that had witnessed its pleasure and the honour that had been done to it; they understood its joy. But the tulips stood more stiffly than ever, their faces were pointed and red, because they were vexed. The peonies were sulky; it was well that they could not speak; otherwise they would have given the daisy a good lecture. The little flower could very well see that they were ill at ease and pitied them sincerely.
 Questions: 
Extend the extract by adding in imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words. 

Extend the given extract by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own (about 120 words):
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Global weather has been undergoing a drastic change and global warming is responsible for creating arctic melt downs. Use the given pie-chart to write a paragraph analysing the reasons for climate change in about 100-120 words.


Tsering, of class X, is contesting for the post of the Junior School Captain, in the upcoming student council elections. Given below is her character traits’ graphic, shared in the public domain, by the school counsellor, for the awareness of student voters, at school.

All Tsering’s peers have been asked to write a paragraph in about 120 words, analysing these traits, to either support or oppose her candidature. As one of her peers, write this analytical paragraph, by selecting some of the traits that support your analysis.

You may begin like this:
As a responsible student voter, I believe Tsering possesses/does not possess the necessary traits to be a School Captain.

You may end like this:
For these reasons, I believe she has/does not have the potential to be a good School Captain and I support/oppose her candidature.


In an exclusive survey conducted by a leading daily, students of class X expressed their job preferences. On the basis of the information given in the pie chart, write a paragraph analysing the careers they want to pursue after school. (word limit 100-120 words) 


Given below is a graph comparing the consumption of health care supplements amongst men and women between the age of 25-35 from the year 2018-2022 in terms of their sales. Write an analytical paragraph in about 100-120 words using the details given.


You have been asked to present an evaluation of the approaches of the mothers of both the baby Seagull and Amanda towards helping their children. Write this presentation draft including your insights, in about 120 words, comparing the approaches of both parents.

You may begin this way:
One acknowledges that both parents, Amanda’s mother and the baby seagull’s mother both....however,...


The reintroduction of cheetah in India has excited the people because it is a step forward in the strategy to conserve threatened species and restore ecosystem functions.

Reason for extinction:

  • hunting, poaching, illegal trade
  • diminishing habitat due to deforestation
  • Climate change
  • increase in human population

Strategies to conserve wild life:

  • mapping water bodies
  • conserving suitable habitat
  • government support- strict laws

Based on the above information write a paragraph in about 100-120 words analysing the status of threatened species in India.


A survey was conducted by your school on how many children walk down to school, how many use their own transport, how many use the school bus and how many come in private vans. The findings are given below.

Based on the pie-chart given above write a paragraph analysing the information 'Preference of Private vans to school buses'. Think of reasons for this preference by some parents is it more convenient and safer. (100-120 words)


Read the given case and answer the questions that follow:

Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts on Satyagraha

'It is said of "passive resistance" that it is the weapon of the weak, but the power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive resistance; indeed it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not passive but active ... .'

'Satyagraha is not a physical force. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction ... In the use of satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever.

'Satyagraha is pure soul-force. 'Truth is the very substance of the soul. That why is this force is called satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it burns the flame of love ... Non-violence is the supreme dharma ...

'It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. They have made the religion of non-violence their own ...'

  1. What type of movement Gandhiji organised in South Africa?
  2. Why is satyagraha considered as pure soul-force?
  3. How has Gandhiji described passive resistance?

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