The Ball fell into the nearby river.

The poet is talking about a boy who has lost his ball. He wants to know about him and his reaction because he has lost his ball. Further, he asks to himself that what this boy will do after losing his ball. The poet has seen the ball going away from the boy. He says that the ball was cheerfully jumping up and down in the street. This means that when the ball skipped from boy’s hand it went into the street and later on, it fell into the nearby river.

Mandela mentioned those twin obligations as :
1. Obligation towards family and
2.Obligation towards society and country

EXERCISE 1
(Solved)

Fill in the blanks with ‘can’ or ‘could’:

1. ……………………. you prepare a cup of tea for me, please?
2. She ……………………. not help to laugh at the joker.
3. We ……………………. execute your plan at once.
4. He said that he ……………………. walk twenty kms at a stretch.
5. A lame person ……………………. not walk.
6. ……………………. you lift this box for me?
7. She ……………………. read without glasses till last year.
8. You …………………….  not see the principal now.
9. He worked hard but …………………….  not pass the examination.
10. She  …………………….   play the piano when she was only eleven.

Answers:
1.could  2. can  3. can 4. could 5. can 6. could 7. could 8. can 9. could 10. could.

EXERCISE 2
(Solved)

Fill in the blanks with May’ or “Might’:

1. The news ……………………. not be true.
2. With a little more effort we ……………………. win this time.
3. The examinations ……………………. be postponed.
4. We ……………………. have gone if they had invited us to dinner.
5. With a little push, he ……………………. have got the job.
6. ……………………. your future be bright!
7. You ……………………. not attend the meeting this evening.
8. He said that it ……………………. not rain.
9. She asked if she ……………………. see the director.
10. The sky is overcast. It …………………….rain at any time.

Answers:
1. may 2. might 3. may, 4. might 5. might 6. may 7. may 8. might 9. might 10. may

EXERCISE 3
(Solved)

Fill in the blanks with ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘may’ or ‘might’ appropriate to the sense given in brackets:

1. He ……………………. do this if he tried.    (possibility)
2. She ……………………. not run as fast as you.    (ability)
3. He ……………………. enter college next year.    (possibility)
4. I knew that I ……………………. borrow his car.    (ability)
5. You ……………………. tell me what he said.    (claim)
6. You ……………………. tell me what he said.    (ability)
7. I ……………………. help him if he asked me to.    (wish)
8. He works hard so that that he ……………………. get good marks.    (purpose)
9. When I was young, I ……………………. write Hindi verse.    (capacity)
10. Had you worked hard, you ……………………. have won a scholarship    (possibility)

Answers:
1. might 2. can 3. may 4. could 5. might 6. could 7. may 8. may 9. could 10. might.

Yes , I would like to become invisible. It can be an exciting idea for most people. Like two facets of a coin, invisibility can have many advantages and disadvantages. For a child, invisibility may mean a licence for all kinds of pranks without getting caught. Like a Hindi movie, invisibility can help you beat all the villains black and blue and get rid of them. Once you become invisible, nobody would notice you. Within no time, the sadness of isolation will take over the excitement of being invisible. You will have no friend. You will tend to behave like the eccentric scientist in this story.

Mrs. Pumphrey was a rich lady who had a small pet dog named Tricki. She was foolishly indulgent and would pamper the dog by giving him chocolates, cakes, juice, eggs and wine. She was ignorant and did not know that the dog needed exercise also.

Margot was Anne's elder sister. These lines display her humorous and fun-loving nature.
 

This statement shows that Anne was a fun-loving person. She was witty and knew how to present things in a funny way. She narrated this incident with a lot of fun. The use of ‘plunked down’ shows her sense of humour.

Anne Frank was undoubtedly not only a great writer but also a wonderful individual. However what makes her diary and her writing exceptional is the circumstances in which it was penned.

You are running for your life from an entire government hell bent on getting you and your entire community killed. You have to hide in an attic apartment with two other families with constant fear of getting caught, murdered or worst - thrown in a ghetto and tortured. In my opinion what makes her writing and her diary exceptional is the fact that it is a story of a girl who refused to let go of her principals just because the circumstances made it hard to hold on to them. It is exceptional because it is a document of a time when men and women and children survived beating impossible obstacles.

What I absolutely adored about her was the clarity of her thoughts. She was opinionated but she was not biased. Add in the fact that her ideas and way of living was far ahead than her contemporaries.

I need to have something besides and a children to devote myself to! I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people I have never met.

The young lady thought in volumes. We all know how tiring and stressful teenage years can get. And to live in circumstances like she did- devoid of normal childhood and teenage years and yet to not let it affect your spirits is in itself comendable .

She was an exceptional human being. And she was an exceptional writer

17 Bihari Pura
Tulsa
10 March 2020
The Editor
Dainik Bhaskar
Dausa

Subject: Regarding nuisance of loudspeakers during exams

Sir,

Through your esteemed daily I want to draw the attention of the authorities concerned that nowadays the examination of the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan is going on. The loud-speakers keep blaring throughout the night due to which we are unable to prepare ourselves for the examination since the noise interferes in our studies. If these loudspeakers continue to create a disturbance, we may fail in the examination. It is, therefore, earnestly requested to put a ban against the use of loudspeakers during our examination days. I hope that the authorities concerned will pay attention to solve this problem of the students.

Yours faithfully
Hari Singh

Shall and will exercise

Fill in the blanks using will or shall.

1. …………………… the messenger wait for the reply?

2. ………………….. I carry this bag for you?

3. He …………………… . be talking all the time without doing anything.

4. This machine ………………….. work well without giving you any trouble.

5. ………………… .. you give me your dictionary?

6. …………………… you be kind enough to lend me your car?

7. On receipt of this letter you ………………… .. leave for Mumbai at once.

8. ………………… you come with me?

9. Tell him that he …………………… never repeat that mistake.

10. …………………… .. I put the heating on?

Answers

1. Shall the messenger wait for the reply?

2. Shall I carry this bag for you?

3. He will be talking all the time without doing anything.

4. This machine will work well without giving you any trouble.

5. Will you give me your dictionary?

6. Will you be kind enough to lend me your car?

7. On receipt of this letter you shall leave for Mumbai at once.

8. Will you come with me?

9. Tell him that he shall never repeat that mistake.

10. Shall I put the heating on?

Griffin carried out experiments of how to become invisible. By taking some drugs he became invisible and started stopping money and frightening people.

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E X A M P L E

You are Anshul/Anshika, a student of class X and resident of 56 D, Ring Road, ITO, New Delhi, and wants to be a choreographer. Write a leter to the director, National Institute of Choreography, Noida, seeking information about their course, admission procedure, eligibility criteria and other necessary details.
Answer:
56 D, Ring Road, ITO
New Delhi 1100XX
1 July 20XX
The Director
National Institute of Choreography
Sector 16, Noida 102XXX

Dear Sir
Subject: Inquiry regarding course in choreography
Refer to your advertisement regarding the courses in choreography offered by your reputable institute, I want to state that I am currently in X class and preparing for my final exam. I am very much interested in dancing and want to take it as a career. I am also given to understand that this institute is by far the best so far as choreography is concerned and I would very much like to be part of it. Kindly send me the prospectus and the application form. I would be highly grateful if you could provide me with the following information:

• The department and programme faculty
• Funding opportunities
• Scholarships available
• Admission procedure
• Eligibility criteria
• Hostel facilities

Kindly send me, the brochure along with the enrolment form at the earliest so that I could register myself for the course.

The young seagulls family tried every possible method to encourage him to fly. They cajoled him and even scolded him but to no avail. Finally, they decided to leave him hungry on the ledge for some time. Finally, his mother took a bold but seemingly cruel step. She flew close to the ledge with a scrap of fish in her beak. That made the young seagull fall from the ledge while trying to get the fish. In fright, he opened his wings and then found that he was able to fly. Thus, the purpose was served.

A dairy from his parents which attracts her the most.she named her kitty.
she also got many things like bouquet of roses , a jar of cold cream, two books, and a strawberry tart from her mother.

Mrs. Pumphrey took tricky to doctor because of excess food diet and less exercise, Tricky had become a lathargic dog and seriously required some treatment. The dog was vomiting and the doctor told to cut down on the intake of sweets. Matters worsened when the dog had to be hospitalized.

Peggy and Maddie were remorseful after Miss Mason read Wanda’s father’s letter to the class. Both of them wanted to amend their behavior towards Wnada. Maddie was hurt the most and began empathizing with Wanda. Peggy and Maddie decided they would go to Wanda’s house at Boggins Height and tell her the news she had won the drawing contest. They wanted to tell her she was very talented and smart. They also wanted to tell her hey were sorry for having made fun of her.

 It is believed that Kodavu people are of Arabic origin. It is said that some of Alexander's armymen moved to south and settled there. Their costume, martial practices and marriage rituals also point to the fact that they are from Arabic origin.

The book about monarch butter’s fly migration to central America opened the new world of science to the eager young mind. The book asked reader’s helps to study butterfly migrations. Ebright started to tag the butterflies. Thus the book was a turning point in his life because it helped him to study butterflies.