Syllabus Removed for Classroom Transaction for English in Telangana School by DSE TS and SCERT TS

 Removed Syllabus 

for classroom transaction for classes 6 to 10 

English Subject for the year 2020-21

            The DSE and SCERT Telangana split the school syllabus into two categories anent to the reference Rc. No. 219/A/C&T/SCERT/TS/2020 Dated: 27.10.2020. (Read this proceedings of the DSE for more details)

1. Essential core concepts (or) units for classroom transaction (6 units) and

2. Concepts (or) units for activities / projects (2 units)

            For the syllabus prescribed for English from classes 6 to 10 has eight units each. Out of the eight units six units meant for classroom transaction and the remaining two for activities/projects for the academic year 2020-21. And it is also mentioned the syllabus (the two units for each class) will not be the part of internal assessments and year-end summative assessment or board examinations.

            Here you can find the details of the units for activities/projects for classes 6 to 10 English.

To read and download the proceedings and other material from SCERT TS click here

 Removed Syllabus 

for classroom transaction for classes 6 to 10 

English Subject for the year 2020-21

            The DSE and SCERT Telangana split the school syllabus into two categories anent to the reference Rc. No. 219/A/C&T/SCERT/TS/2020 Dated: 27.10.2020. (Read this proceedings of the DSE for more details)

1. Essential core concepts (or) units for classroom transaction (6 units) and

2. Concepts (or) units for activities / projects (2 units)

            For the syllabus prescribed for English from classes 6 to 10 has eight units each. Out of the eight units six units meant for classroom transaction and the remaining two for activities/projects for the academic year 2020-21. And it is also mentioned the syllabus (the two units for each class) will not be the part of internal assessments and year-end summative assessment or board examinations.

            Here you can find the details of the units for activities/projects for classes 6 to 10 English.

To read and download the proceedings and other material from SCERT TS click here

9th Class A Havoc of Flood (Segment-1)

 Here is the WORKSHEET  for class 9 English

A HAVOC OF FLOOD (Segment-1)

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 Here is the WORKSHEET  for class 9 English

A HAVOC OF FLOOD (Segment-1)

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10th Class ANOTHER WOMAN (Poem) 31 Important Questions and Answers

 ANOTHER WOMAN

1.      Who is the poet/poetess of ‘Another Woman’?

The poetess of the poem “Another Woman” is Ms. Imtiaz Dharkar

2.      What is the poem about?

The poem, “Another Woman”, is about the hardships and life of a common woman.

3.      Who is the protagonist of this poem?

The protagonist of the poem, ‘Another Woman’, is a common lady in the world.

4.      What did she buy in the morning?

She bought the freshest bunch of green methi in the morning.

5.      Where did she buy things in the morning?

She bought vegetable in the market.

6.      What kind of a leafy vegetable she chooses?

She has chosen the freshest bunch of green methi.

7.      Did she buy white radish? Why?

She didn’t buy white radish as she thought it would be extravagant.

8.      What would be the taste of radish?

She imagined the sweet-sour taste of the radish.

9.      Did she bite the white radish? How do you say?

She just imagined the taste of the radish but put it aside thinking that it would be extravagant.

10.  Do you think buying vegetable is extravagance? Why?

No, I don’t think buying vegetable is extravagance, because vegetable is our need for routine life.

11.  Why do you think she put aside radish?

She put aside the radish thinking that it would be extravagant. She might afraid of her in-laws.

12.  Why do you think she faced her mother-in-law’s dark looks?

Her mother-in-law is not friendly towards her. She always scolds her for no reason. She was an innocent woman and doesn’t have any support in her in-laws and parents’ home. Hence, she faced her mother-in-law’s dark looks.

13.  Why did she shield her face from the heat?

She was a woman and was delicate. While cooking she shield her face from the heat of the fire from the stove.

14.  What would be the usual words?

The usual words might be the scolding and unfriendly nature of her mother-in-law.

15.  Why did the usual words come and beat?

The usual words indicate that they are common and routine for the woman. They are harsh, cruel and unfriendly so it is said that they come and beat.

16.  Who do you think mother-in-law through the usual words?

There might be many reasons for that. She might have expected more dowry. She might have thought to get rid of the woman by doing so.

17.  Why did the person scold the woman and her parents?

It is common in the society to scold one’s parents to emotionally weaken one person.

18.  Is it the right way to scold for buying vegetable? Why?

No, it is not the right way to scold for buying vegetable as it is our need for routine.

19.  Do you think buying vegetable is a crime? If not, what might be the reason for scolding?

No, I don’t think buying vegetable is a crime. There might be many other reasons for scolding the woman. One of them is the dowry.

20.  Why do you think she crouched, as usual, on the floor?

The phrase, as usual, indicates that it is habituated for the woman to crouch when something happened in her home. And she was unable to resist them.

21.  When the man came – Who do you think the man is?

The man, surely, is her husband.

22.  She did not look into his face – Why?

She didn’t look into his face. Because he was also cruel and unfriendly to her.

23.  What kind of a person might the man? How do you say?

The man was also cruel for her. It can be understood when she bent her head more when he came home.

24.  Nothing gave her the right to speak. Is it right to deny a woman right to speak? Why?

No, it’s not right to deny a woman right to speak. She is as same as a man. She too has her right speak.

25.  Who threw the kerosene? How do you say?

It is not clearly mentioned in the poem. The poetess cleverly left the decision for the reader by mentioning two things.

i.                    She has used passive structure by has left the doer of the action in “So when the kerosene was thrown”

ii.                  She has used the line – It was the only choice that she had ever known – to interpret the choice.

26.  It was the choice that she had ever known – How do you understand these lines?

Yes, of course, this line can be depicted in two ways …

i.                    She has the only choice to commit suicide

ii.                  She has the only choice to agree/obey whatever the in-laws do.

27.  What does the title, “Another Woman”, signify?

The poetess might have wanted to stress the inhumanity over women across the world. There were many women being suffered in the past and yet it is not stopped. Here is another woman now.

28.  We shield our faces from the heat – Why?

Here we refer to the people who don’t react on such inhumanity over women. Instead we search for the reasons to escape. Here the heat is compared to the problem.

29.  What is the difference using the word, ‘heat’, twice in the poem?

The first heat is the natural heat from the fire and second heat is the problem.

30.  What would be the reasons for gender bias?

The reasons for gender bias would be ……

i.                    Illiteracy

ii.                  Strength

iii.                Customs

iv.                Religions

v.                  History

vi.                Mind-set etc.

31.  What are the measures do you suggest for women empowerment?

The measures can be taken for women empowerment are ….

i.                    A girl must be educated.

ii.                  Equal rights must be given to women.

iii.                World of opportunities must be opened for women in all fields.

iv.                A boy must be brought up teaching that a girl is equal to him.

v.                  The bringing up of girl children must be par with the boy children.

vi.                Some religious beliefs must be over written.

vii.              The mind-set must be changed by education and practice. Etc.

 ANOTHER WOMAN

1.      Who is the poet/poetess of ‘Another Woman’?

The poetess of the poem “Another Woman” is Ms. Imtiaz Dharkar

2.      What is the poem about?

The poem, “Another Woman”, is about the hardships and life of a common woman.

3.      Who is the protagonist of this poem?

The protagonist of the poem, ‘Another Woman’, is a common lady in the world.

4.      What did she buy in the morning?

She bought the freshest bunch of green methi in the morning.

5.      Where did she buy things in the morning?

She bought vegetable in the market.

6.      What kind of a leafy vegetable she chooses?

She has chosen the freshest bunch of green methi.

7.      Did she buy white radish? Why?

She didn’t buy white radish as she thought it would be extravagant.

8.      What would be the taste of radish?

She imagined the sweet-sour taste of the radish.

9.      Did she bite the white radish? How do you say?

She just imagined the taste of the radish but put it aside thinking that it would be extravagant.

10.  Do you think buying vegetable is extravagance? Why?

No, I don’t think buying vegetable is extravagance, because vegetable is our need for routine life.

11.  Why do you think she put aside radish?

She put aside the radish thinking that it would be extravagant. She might afraid of her in-laws.

12.  Why do you think she faced her mother-in-law’s dark looks?

Her mother-in-law is not friendly towards her. She always scolds her for no reason. She was an innocent woman and doesn’t have any support in her in-laws and parents’ home. Hence, she faced her mother-in-law’s dark looks.

13.  Why did she shield her face from the heat?

She was a woman and was delicate. While cooking she shield her face from the heat of the fire from the stove.

14.  What would be the usual words?

The usual words might be the scolding and unfriendly nature of her mother-in-law.

15.  Why did the usual words come and beat?

The usual words indicate that they are common and routine for the woman. They are harsh, cruel and unfriendly so it is said that they come and beat.

16.  Who do you think mother-in-law through the usual words?

There might be many reasons for that. She might have expected more dowry. She might have thought to get rid of the woman by doing so.

17.  Why did the person scold the woman and her parents?

It is common in the society to scold one’s parents to emotionally weaken one person.

18.  Is it the right way to scold for buying vegetable? Why?

No, it is not the right way to scold for buying vegetable as it is our need for routine.

19.  Do you think buying vegetable is a crime? If not, what might be the reason for scolding?

No, I don’t think buying vegetable is a crime. There might be many other reasons for scolding the woman. One of them is the dowry.

20.  Why do you think she crouched, as usual, on the floor?

The phrase, as usual, indicates that it is habituated for the woman to crouch when something happened in her home. And she was unable to resist them.

21.  When the man came – Who do you think the man is?

The man, surely, is her husband.

22.  She did not look into his face – Why?

She didn’t look into his face. Because he was also cruel and unfriendly to her.

23.  What kind of a person might the man? How do you say?

The man was also cruel for her. It can be understood when she bent her head more when he came home.

24.  Nothing gave her the right to speak. Is it right to deny a woman right to speak? Why?

No, it’s not right to deny a woman right to speak. She is as same as a man. She too has her right speak.

25.  Who threw the kerosene? How do you say?

It is not clearly mentioned in the poem. The poetess cleverly left the decision for the reader by mentioning two things.

i.                    She has used passive structure by has left the doer of the action in “So when the kerosene was thrown”

ii.                  She has used the line – It was the only choice that she had ever known – to interpret the choice.

26.  It was the choice that she had ever known – How do you understand these lines?

Yes, of course, this line can be depicted in two ways …

i.                    She has the only choice to commit suicide

ii.                  She has the only choice to agree/obey whatever the in-laws do.

27.  What does the title, “Another Woman”, signify?

The poetess might have wanted to stress the inhumanity over women across the world. There were many women being suffered in the past and yet it is not stopped. Here is another woman now.

28.  We shield our faces from the heat – Why?

Here we refer to the people who don’t react on such inhumanity over women. Instead we search for the reasons to escape. Here the heat is compared to the problem.

29.  What is the difference using the word, ‘heat’, twice in the poem?

The first heat is the natural heat from the fire and second heat is the problem.

30.  What would be the reasons for gender bias?

The reasons for gender bias would be ……

i.                    Illiteracy

ii.                  Strength

iii.                Customs

iv.                Religions

v.                  History

vi.                Mind-set etc.

31.  What are the measures do you suggest for women empowerment?

The measures can be taken for women empowerment are ….

i.                    A girl must be educated.

ii.                  Equal rights must be given to women.

iii.                World of opportunities must be opened for women in all fields.

iv.                A boy must be brought up teaching that a girl is equal to him.

v.                  The bringing up of girl children must be par with the boy children.

vi.                Some religious beliefs must be over written.

vii.              The mind-set must be changed by education and practice. Etc.

6th Class PLANT A TREE (Face-Sheet)

Plant a tree

Class-6 English

Here is a worksheet for class-6 English from unit-5 Plant a tree (Face-sheet). Look at the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow in the quiz form below 

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Plant a tree

Class-6 English

Here is a worksheet for class-6 English from unit-5 Plant a tree (Face-sheet). Look at the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow in the quiz form below 

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The Snake and the Mirror 62 important questions and answers for 9th class English

 THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR

(Important Questions and Answers)

1.     “Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body?” Who asked this question?

The doctor asked the question when they were discussing snakes.

2.     How was the weather on that day?

The weather was hot on that day as it was summer night.

3.     What was the time mentioned in the passage?

It was night at ten O’ clock.

4.     Where did he have his meal?

The doctor had his meal at a restaurant.

5.     Why did he have his meal at a restaurant?

He was not married yet. He was alone. None was there to cook for him.

6.     What did he do when he finished his meal?

When the doctor finished his meal, he returned home.

7.     Why was it hot on that day?

As it was the summer night it was hot on that day.

8.     Where did the sound come from?

The sound came from the roof of the house.

9.     When did he hear the sound for the first time?

When the doctor returned home and opened the door, he heard the sound first time according to the passage but it was familiar to him as he had already heard many a time earlier.

10.Who heard the noise from the above?

The doctor heard the noise from the above when he opened the door.

11.Why do you think the sound was familiar to him?

The sound was familiar to him as it was common sound in his house. He might have heard it many a time.

12.“One could say the rats and I shared the room.” What does it mean?

The doctor said that there were many rats in his house every where running to and from.

13.What did he light?

The doctor lighted the kerosene lamp on the table.

14.Why did he light the lamp?

The doctor lighted the kerosene lamp as there was no electricity in his house.

15.Where was the lamp?

The kerosene lamp was on the table.

16.What was the narrator?

The narrator was a hopmeopath. (A doctor who practices homeopathy)

17.How were his earnings?

The doctor’s earnings were meagre.

18.What had he started?

The doctor had started a medical practice in the village.

19.Where did he have his money?

He had his money in his suitcase.

20.How much money did he have?

The doctor had sixty rupees in his suitcase.

21.What were his possessions?

The doctor’s possessions were some dhotis, shirts, a black coat, a vest and sixty rupees.

22.What did he do when he entered the room?

When the doctor entered the room, he took off his black coat, white shirt and a vest and hung them up.

23.Describe the room which the homeopath rented?

It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had two windows, tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling and a regular traffic of rats.

24.How many windows were there in the room?

There were two windows in the room.

25.What was the traffic mentioned about?

The traffic mentioned in the passage was the traffic of rats.

26.Why couldn’t he sleep when he made his bed?

He couldn’t sleep when he made his bed. Because it was a hot summer night and the house was not electrified. Moreover, there was no air then.

27.Why did he go out to the veranda?

The doctor went out to the veranda for a little air as it was hot.

28.What was the book mentioned in the passage?

The book mentioned in the passage was “Meteria Medica”.

29.What were the things around the table?

A lamp, a large mirror and a small comb were there on the table.

30.What do you do when there is a mirror?

Naturally I would love to take a look into the mirror to look at my beautiful face when there is a mirror.

31.What were the important decisions?

The two important decisions were …

i.                   Shave daily and grow thin moustache

ii.                 Keeping attractive smile on his face

32.Which decision made you laugh?

The doctor’s decision to shave daily and grow thin moustache made me laugh.

33.Why did he want to marry a fat woman?

The doctor wanted to marry a fat woman. When he wanted to do some silly mistake and wanted to run away, she shouldn’t be able to catch him.

34.Why do you think there were no more sounds from above?

The rats might have run away by seeing the snake. Hence there were no sounds from above.

35.What made the dull thud sound?

The falling of the snake made the dull thud sound.

36.Where did the snake land?

The snake landed on the shoulder of the doctor.

37.They were simultaneous. What were they?

The head turning of the doctor and landing of the snake on his shoulder were simultaneous.

38.Why did the doctor not jump and tremble when the snake landed on him?

There was no time to do such things for the doctor hence he didn’t jump and tremble.

39.Where did the snake coil?

The snake coiled around the doctor’s left arm above the elbow.

40.How far was the hood from his face?

The hood of the snake was three or four inches away from his face.

41.Why do you think he held his breath?

As the snake was waiting on his shoulder, he held his breath not to give any movement.

42.Why was he turned into a stone?

He was in dangerous situation and wanted to be more cautious. Hence, he turned to a stone.

43.What was active?

Thought the doctor became motionless his brain was active.

44.Who do you think the “Creator” mentioned in the passages?

The Creator mentioned in the passage is the GOD.

45.Why did he feel pain in his left arm?

The doctor felt pain in his left arm as the snake coiled around it.

46.What might have happened if the doctor moved a little?

If the doctor moved a little, the snake would have bitten him.

47.“Death lurked four inches away.” What does ‘Death’ refer to?

Here the word – Death – refers to the snake.

48.Why do you think the snake turned its head?

The snake might have thought to have a look at the mirror.

49.Why do you think the snake unwound itself?

The doctor was motionless. The snake might have seen its reflection and wanted to have a look at closer quarters.

50.Why do you think the snake crept on to the table?

The snake crept on to the table for it might have a look at its reflection in the mirror.

51.How did the doctor go out at the end?

Holding the breath, the doctor got up and quietly went out through the door into the veranda. From there he leapt into the yard and ran for all he was worth.

52.Did the doctor marry to a fat woman?

No, the doctor didn’t marry a fat woman.

53.What kind of a person was the doctor’s wife?

The doctor’s wife was a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.

54.Who do you think “life companion”?

The ‘life companion’ is the wife of the doctor according to the passage.

55.Where did the doctor run to on that day?

The doctor ran to a friend’s house on that day.

56.When did he return to his room?

The next day morning at about eight-thirty he returned to his room.

57.What happened the next day?

The doctor along with his friends went to his room but found nothing in the room except the white vest.

58.What was insult for the doctor?

The doctor felt insult for the thief had left behind the doctor’s dirty vest.

59.Who insulted him?

According to the passage the doctor thought that the thief insulted him.

60.Why do you think the thief had left behind the vest?

The thief had behind the vest as it was dirty.

61.Why did the snake enter the room?

The snake might have entered the roof for its food, rats.

62.Is the story humorous?

Yes, of course, the story is humorous.

 THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR

(Important Questions and Answers)

1.     “Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body?” Who asked this question?

The doctor asked the question when they were discussing snakes.

2.     How was the weather on that day?

The weather was hot on that day as it was summer night.

3.     What was the time mentioned in the passage?

It was night at ten O’ clock.

4.     Where did he have his meal?

The doctor had his meal at a restaurant.

5.     Why did he have his meal at a restaurant?

He was not married yet. He was alone. None was there to cook for him.

6.     What did he do when he finished his meal?

When the doctor finished his meal, he returned home.

7.     Why was it hot on that day?

As it was the summer night it was hot on that day.

8.     Where did the sound come from?

The sound came from the roof of the house.

9.     When did he hear the sound for the first time?

When the doctor returned home and opened the door, he heard the sound first time according to the passage but it was familiar to him as he had already heard many a time earlier.

10.Who heard the noise from the above?

The doctor heard the noise from the above when he opened the door.

11.Why do you think the sound was familiar to him?

The sound was familiar to him as it was common sound in his house. He might have heard it many a time.

12.“One could say the rats and I shared the room.” What does it mean?

The doctor said that there were many rats in his house every where running to and from.

13.What did he light?

The doctor lighted the kerosene lamp on the table.

14.Why did he light the lamp?

The doctor lighted the kerosene lamp as there was no electricity in his house.

15.Where was the lamp?

The kerosene lamp was on the table.

16.What was the narrator?

The narrator was a hopmeopath. (A doctor who practices homeopathy)

17.How were his earnings?

The doctor’s earnings were meagre.

18.What had he started?

The doctor had started a medical practice in the village.

19.Where did he have his money?

He had his money in his suitcase.

20.How much money did he have?

The doctor had sixty rupees in his suitcase.

21.What were his possessions?

The doctor’s possessions were some dhotis, shirts, a black coat, a vest and sixty rupees.

22.What did he do when he entered the room?

When the doctor entered the room, he took off his black coat, white shirt and a vest and hung them up.

23.Describe the room which the homeopath rented?

It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had two windows, tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling and a regular traffic of rats.

24.How many windows were there in the room?

There were two windows in the room.

25.What was the traffic mentioned about?

The traffic mentioned in the passage was the traffic of rats.

26.Why couldn’t he sleep when he made his bed?

He couldn’t sleep when he made his bed. Because it was a hot summer night and the house was not electrified. Moreover, there was no air then.

27.Why did he go out to the veranda?

The doctor went out to the veranda for a little air as it was hot.

28.What was the book mentioned in the passage?

The book mentioned in the passage was “Meteria Medica”.

29.What were the things around the table?

A lamp, a large mirror and a small comb were there on the table.

30.What do you do when there is a mirror?

Naturally I would love to take a look into the mirror to look at my beautiful face when there is a mirror.

31.What were the important decisions?

The two important decisions were …

i.                   Shave daily and grow thin moustache

ii.                 Keeping attractive smile on his face

32.Which decision made you laugh?

The doctor’s decision to shave daily and grow thin moustache made me laugh.

33.Why did he want to marry a fat woman?

The doctor wanted to marry a fat woman. When he wanted to do some silly mistake and wanted to run away, she shouldn’t be able to catch him.

34.Why do you think there were no more sounds from above?

The rats might have run away by seeing the snake. Hence there were no sounds from above.

35.What made the dull thud sound?

The falling of the snake made the dull thud sound.

36.Where did the snake land?

The snake landed on the shoulder of the doctor.

37.They were simultaneous. What were they?

The head turning of the doctor and landing of the snake on his shoulder were simultaneous.

38.Why did the doctor not jump and tremble when the snake landed on him?

There was no time to do such things for the doctor hence he didn’t jump and tremble.

39.Where did the snake coil?

The snake coiled around the doctor’s left arm above the elbow.

40.How far was the hood from his face?

The hood of the snake was three or four inches away from his face.

41.Why do you think he held his breath?

As the snake was waiting on his shoulder, he held his breath not to give any movement.

42.Why was he turned into a stone?

He was in dangerous situation and wanted to be more cautious. Hence, he turned to a stone.

43.What was active?

Thought the doctor became motionless his brain was active.

44.Who do you think the “Creator” mentioned in the passages?

The Creator mentioned in the passage is the GOD.

45.Why did he feel pain in his left arm?

The doctor felt pain in his left arm as the snake coiled around it.

46.What might have happened if the doctor moved a little?

If the doctor moved a little, the snake would have bitten him.

47.“Death lurked four inches away.” What does ‘Death’ refer to?

Here the word – Death – refers to the snake.

48.Why do you think the snake turned its head?

The snake might have thought to have a look at the mirror.

49.Why do you think the snake unwound itself?

The doctor was motionless. The snake might have seen its reflection and wanted to have a look at closer quarters.

50.Why do you think the snake crept on to the table?

The snake crept on to the table for it might have a look at its reflection in the mirror.

51.How did the doctor go out at the end?

Holding the breath, the doctor got up and quietly went out through the door into the veranda. From there he leapt into the yard and ran for all he was worth.

52.Did the doctor marry to a fat woman?

No, the doctor didn’t marry a fat woman.

53.What kind of a person was the doctor’s wife?

The doctor’s wife was a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.

54.Who do you think “life companion”?

The ‘life companion’ is the wife of the doctor according to the passage.

55.Where did the doctor run to on that day?

The doctor ran to a friend’s house on that day.

56.When did he return to his room?

The next day morning at about eight-thirty he returned to his room.

57.What happened the next day?

The doctor along with his friends went to his room but found nothing in the room except the white vest.

58.What was insult for the doctor?

The doctor felt insult for the thief had left behind the doctor’s dirty vest.

59.Who insulted him?

According to the passage the doctor thought that the thief insulted him.

60.Why do you think the thief had left behind the vest?

The thief had behind the vest as it was dirty.

61.Why did the snake enter the room?

The snake might have entered the roof for its food, rats.

62.Is the story humorous?

Yes, of course, the story is humorous.