SYLLABUS & FORMAT OF ACTIVITY SHEET FOR UNIT TEST-II

Class-XI Syllabus for Second Unit Test examination

SECTION ONE (Prose)

1.3 The Call of the Soil- Venkat Iyer 

1.4 Pillars of Democracy- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

SECTION TWO (Poetry)

2.2 The Sower- Victor Hugo

2.3 There is Another Sky- Emily Dickinson

2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge-William Wordsworth

SECTION THREE (Writing Skill)

3.4 Interview-J. Krishnamurt 

3.5 Film Review

GRAMMAR

Identify the tense

Add question tag

Use 'Not only....but also')

Use of modal auxiliary verbs

Use of correct articles 

Format of Second Unit Test examination

JANATA SHIKSHAN SANSTHA

FORMAT OF UNIT TEST-II ACTIVITY SHEET

CLASS –XI                  Subject-English

                               MARKS-25

SECTION I-PROSE

(Reading for Comprehension, Language Study)

Que. 1 A- Seen extract                      (10)

A1. Complex Factual                          02

A2. Interpretation                               02

A3. Personal Response                       02

A4. Language Study (Grammar)     02

A5. Vocabulary                                   02

SECTION II-POETRY

Que.3 A Seen extract                       (08)

A1. Find out                                      02

A2. Pick out                                       02

A3. Poetic Device                              02

A4. Poetic Creativity                        02  

 B. Appreciation of poem                (03)

SECTION III-WRITING SKILLS

Que. 4 A- Complete the activities as per instruction. (04)

          Preparing a draft of interview (Textbook page-112 to 116) 

                                               OR 

          Preparing a draft of Film Review (Page-117 to 121)

 

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2.4 Poem-Upon Westminster Bridge-William Wordsworth-Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

 

Compiled By- Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

Class-XI

2.4  Poem-Upon Westminster Bridge

                                     William Wordsworth

About the poet:

The poet William Wordsworth was born on April, 1770, was one of the major English Romantic poets who was honoured 'Poet Laureate'. He is also known as a leading English Nature poet. 'Lyrical Ballads', his collection of poetry,  is considered his central work of Romantic Literary theory. 

About the title: Upon Westminster Bridge

The poet William Wordsworth, with his sister, was passing through the city London early in the morning and he sees the Westminster Bridge that spans the river Thames in London. The scenes, weather are so beautiful that inspire the poet to write this poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge'. The title of this poem is really suitable as the poet describes various scenes and surrounding of this city London from the Westminster Bridge. 

About the poem: 

The poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge' is a Petrarchan Sonnet which is also known as Italian Sonnet in which William Wordsworth describes the beauty of the bridge as seen at dawn from the Westminster Bridge, London. The poet is driven to write this poem after viewing the panoramic landscape, beauty, clam and quiet nature before him. This poem was first published  in the 'Collection of Poems' in 1807. 

This poem is a sonnet means it has fourteen lines and particular rhyme scheme.  This sonnet is devoted to the city of London and the river Thames and off course Westminster Bridge. 

Explanation of poem:

The poem opens with the line 'Earth has not anything to show more fair'. In this line the word 'fair' means attractive and beautiful. The poet wants to say that is there anything more beautiful in the world  than what he sees from this bridge. Thus, the first line is the evidence of the outmost beauty of the place William Wordsworth views from the Westminster Bridge. The entire earth has nothing attractive than this sight. The first line reveals nothing but the excellence of the scenery experienced by the poet.

If someone passes by from this beautiful sight, and does not wish to appreciate or praise what he or she sees from the Westminster Bridge, then that person doesn't have perceptive attitude or ability because he or she is not able to judge the reality. In this line, the word 'soul' means the way or attitude to look at. If the majesty of this city remains unappreciated, it would be great loss for the passerby.  At this moment, the city of London wears the beauty of morning as any person wears the cloth. The city seems to wear the garment of beauty. The poet goes on describing the garment that the garment is silent and there is peace and tranquility everywhere. The word 'bare' makes clear that there is hardly anyone around. This is how the poet describes the silence and beauty of morning in the first five lines of the poem. 

Further the poet William Wordsworth lists and describes what he sees in the entire city like ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples which lie open unto the fields and to the sky. Everything can be seen clearly as the city seems to have no pollution. The word 'smokeless' clarifies that the poet enjoys the purity of air in the morning. The air in the morning is so smokeless that everything seems to be bright and glittering. 

Next, the poet describes the sun and its arrival. The words 'In his first splendour' means the rising sun, the sun is just about to come from the horizon and rising up to shine upon the entire city of London. So the parts of nature like  valley, rock, hill etc. are really good setting for the sun to shine upon. The poet feels that the sun has never shone more beautifully on nature that he has seen so far. 

The river Thames smoothly flowing underneath the Westminster Bridge without disturbing the tranquility or silence of the night or dawn. It shows the poet sees even beauty in the way Thames flows.

In the last the poet talks about the people living in city of London. The people in their houses are asleep yet, and their hearts rest quiet. In other words, it can be said that people living the city are also experiencing the silence and tranquility of the morning.  

Activities Based on the Poem:

A1. Discuss with your partner and prepare a set of five questions based on the poem. To frame questions overall understanding of the poem is must.

For example-

a. What is the name of the bridge?

b.......................................................

c.......................................................

d.......................................................

e.......................................................

A2. Choose the correct alternative for the given lines. Focus on the inference of the poet.

(a) 'Earth has not anything to show more fair'

The line means-

1. The poet thinks that the place was not so good.

2. The poet thinks that there is no place on the earth which is as beautiful as this one.

3. The poet thinks that there is no place on the earth which is as beautiful as this one.

(b) 'Dull would be of soul who could pass by'

The line means-

1. One can walk over the bridge and ignore the surrounding beauty.

2. One can halt at the place to enjoy the beauty.

3. Anyone with an appreciative mind would not be able to ignore the beauty.

A4. Find out the man-made entities the poet has mentioned in the poem.

a....................

b...................

c....................

d....................

e....................

A5. Make a list of pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

A6. The poem creates a delightful picture of the city, rich in its natural beauty. Work in pairs, groups and pick out the lines from the poem which give the pictorial effect to the poem. Write in your own words.

A7. Find out the words and phrases which describe the following. One is done for you.

Sight	touching in its majesty
Air
River
House
Morning
Sun

A8. Compose a poem on an imaginary village. Try to maintain the rhyme scheme in the poem. You may begin like this.....

Settled on the bank of a river like a queen.

Is my beautiful village full of bushes green.

.......................................................................

.......................................................................

.......................................................................

.......................................................................

A.9 Pick out examples of Inversion and Personification from the poem.

                                        

 Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

Grammar sentences

Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B. 

1.1 An Astrologer's Day (Page-2,3)

1.  Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment.               (Make it simple sentence)

     2. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment.               (Add question tag)

    3. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment. 

        (Make above sentence as indicating habitual action)

4. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment. 

  (Transform into simple present tense)

5. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment. 

  (Use 'not only .......but also))

6. He spread out  his professional equipment which consisted of  a dozen of cowire shells. 

  (Use ‘not only…….but also’ and rewrite above sentence)

7. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
       (Rewrite the sentence using verb form of the underlined word)
8. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
     (Remove ‘and’ and rewrite the sentence)
9. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
   (Add question tag)
10. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
(Frame ‘wh-question’ to get italic part of the sentence as an answer)
11. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam.
   (Identify the tense of above sentence)
12. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam.
   (Transform into Rhetorical Question)
13. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers. 
(What is the underlined word and state its function)
14. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers.
   (Underline the subordinate clause and state its type)
15. His simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted.                                     ( Make it simple sentence)
16. His simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted.                                     (Add question tag) 
17. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.
     (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Their position.....)
18. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.
     (Use the noun form of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence)
19. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.
      (Use the adjective form of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence)
20. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
      (What is the underlined word and state its function)
21. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
    (Use 'gerund form' of the underlined word and rewrite it)
22. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
    (Make it passive sentence)
23. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
    (Rewrite above sentence using modal auxiliary verb of habitual action in the past)
24. This colour scheme never failed. (Remove negation and rewrite)

25. This colour scheme never failed. (Add question tag)

26. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.

       (Replace the word 'as' and rewrite it)

27. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.

       (Frame 'wh-question' to get underllined part as an answer)

28. He sad under the boughs of spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall park. (Make it simple sentence)

29. He sad under the boughs of spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall park. (Make it simple sentence)

30. It was remarkable place in many ways. (Make it exclamatory sentence)

31. It was remarkable place in many ways. (Add question tag)

32. A surging crowd was moving up and down this narrow road morning till night.

  (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A moving up and down......)

33. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way. 

     (Rewrite the sentence using 'noun' form of the underlined word)

34. Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a fancy name each day. (Remove 'who' and rewrite the sentence)

35. The vendor gave his ware a fancy name and people flocked to him.

      (Make it complex sentence)

36. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too.

     (Transform into simple present tense)

37. The astrologer transacted his business.

     (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'His business......')

38. The astrologer transacted his business.

       (Add question tag)

39. It did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. 

     (Make it affirmative sentence)

40. The place was lit up by shops lights.

      (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Shops lighting.......')

41. The place was lit up by shops lights. (Add question tag)

42. Some were lit up by old cycle lamps. (Make it active voice)

43. It was bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows.

    (Make it negative sentence)

44. It was bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows.

    (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Crisscross of.......')

45. This suited the astrologer very well.

     (Transform into Past Continuous Tense)

46. He knew no more.

      (Remove negation and rewrite the sentence)

47. He knew no more.

     (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'No more.....)

48. He knew no more.

     (Make it Rhetorical Question)

49. He knew no more of what was going to happen to others.

      (Make it affirmative sentence)

50. Yet he said things which pleased  everyone.

     (Use 'noun' form of the underlined word and rewrite it.)

           

 

Film Review-Compiled by-Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

 

Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

Example: 1

Write a review of a film that you have recently seen. Write your review based on any four points given below.

Name of the characters (Major and minor)

About the story of the film

Why did you like or not like the film

Special features of the film

Action/direction/music/songs/setting

Ans-Review of the film-'SHOLAY'

Title of the film-SHOLAY

From the last five decades, the film 'Sholay' is known as a hit film in Bollywood. There are various elements that have made this movie blockbuster in the film industry. Sholay is considered a classic and one of the best Indian films.

The film 'Sholay' was produced by G. P. Shippy and directed by Ramesh Shippy. This adventure film is written by well-known duo of Hindi Salim-Javed who are also famous for the films like Deewar, Mr. India, Zanjeer etc. The music maestro is R. D. Burman for the songs in this film and the lyrics were written by Anand Baksi.  The song 'Ye Dosti' has everlasting memory for the fans of this film. 

All the events in this film are well-arranged and told systematically. Definitely, one event leads to another episode smoothly throughout the film. The retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) with the help of Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachhan) tries to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini as Basanti and Jaya Bahaduri as Radha play vital roles in the story of this film. Soorma Bhopali's Bhopali accent and jailer's comic way of communication really make us laugh in this film. 

The film Sholay was shot in Ramnagara, in the southern state Karnataka, over the span of two and half year having the length of 198 minutes.

When realized how much Thakur has suffered from Gabbar, Veeru and Jai decide not to take money as a reward and promise Thakur of capturing Gabbar alive. All characters including Sambha and Kalia performed well in this film. Amjad Khan after performed as Gabbar , a villainous character, he gained a lot of popularity.

The film 'Sholay' is really well-directed and being a perfect fusion of varied cinematic element, this film owes commendable cinematography. 

Inclusively, the film Sholay is first rate movie.

Example: 2

Write a review of a film that you have recently seen in about 100/150 words. 

Ans-Review of the film 'Baghban'

Title of the film-BAGHBAN

Before two decades,  Hindi film named 'Baghban' was released on 3 October 2003. This film is not a portrayal of any individual but it is about the conflict between the past and future in the life of all old parents. The film depicts the realistic picture of weary shoulders and trembling hands of old parents with which their children learnt how to walk. The film also throws light on how the generation gap affects the relationships between old parents and their children. 

In fact, the idea for the film Baghban came to producer B. R. Chopra during his tour across Europe in the 1960s when he stayed at a hotel next to a retirement house. Therefore the story of this film was written by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son Ravi Chopra. Aadesh Shrivastav composed the soundtrack for this film and lyrics were written by Sameer. The story of the film was written by B. R. Chopra along with co-writers Achala Nagar, Satish Bhatnagar, Ram Govind and Shafiq Ansari.

The story or plot of the film revolves around the family of Raj Malhotra(Amitabh Bachhan) his wife, Pooja (Hema Malini) who have been married for 40 years. After retirement, Raj and Pooja want to lead their life with their four sons Ajay, Sanjay, Rohit and Karan. They also have adopted son Alok (Salman Khan) who marries Arpita (Mahima Chaudhary). Their sons want to split them and think they may refuse the offer but Raj and Pooja accept to live with them separately. After receiving poor treatment from their sons, both write each other about pain their separation has caused. Finally, they leave the house and when their sons ask their parents to forgive them but Raj and Pooja refused to do so. However, Alok helps them before the publication of the Raj's book 'Baghban'. All the events and episode in this film are skillfully interwoven altogether. 

When Chopra revived it, principal photography began in July 2002 in Film City with cinematographer Barun Mukharjee.   

As a whole, the director has been successful in coming with good performances from the lead actors. The film has definite moral. The children should remember what struggle, hard work their parents went through to make their sons' lives happy, comfortable and successful. The film also makes us aware of the fact that children should always respect and love old parents and be often grateful to them for what they have done for them. 

Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B. 

SENTENCES BASED ON GRAMMAR

 

Compiled By. Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

Sentences Based on Grammar for Practice

1. It isn’t hard to do.   (Make it affirmative sentence)

2. SMS is hooking generations.  (Change the voice) 

3. I hope one day you’ll join us. And the world will be one.                 (Make it simple sentence) 

4. A house with no toilets, running water, or pukka road.

     (Rewrite using ‘Neither -nor’)

5. That may sound totally global.  

     (Use model auxiliary to show ‘ability’)

6. She met Julio, a young man from Spain. 

     (Change into a complex sentence) 

7. I wrote a book titled Towards Globalization. 

    (Change the voice)

8. Do read it at leisure. (Change the voice)

9. We try to heal the symptom. (Rewrite using gerund form)

10. A musician discovers joy. (Change the voice)

11. Neither can the leisure industry sell it. (Change the voice)

12. It offers tools for managing the environment. (   Add a Question Tag)

13. Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively.(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Ecosystems-….’)

14. Can we make the necessary decisions to protect?                               (Transform into Rhetorical Statement)

15. If we don’t seize it, its curtains for us earthlings.                               (Rewrite using ‘Unless’)

16. Are we uncivilized now? (Rewrite as an assertive sentence)

17. It would insure healthcare, good education and housing for all.      (Rewrite using ‘Not only- but also)

18. It may intensify some of its woes, particularly crime.

        (Rewrite using model auxiliary to show ‘obligation’)

19. Is our goal limited?  (Rewrite as an assertive sentence)

20. The air traffic controller could not believe. (Rewrite using ‘able to’)

Drafting a virtual message- Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

Drafting a virtual message Marks-04

(Que. 4 A)

        Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

Example: 01

You receive a telephone call from your mother's office when she is not at home. You have the following conversation with the speaker. But you have to go for your tuition class. So you leave a message for your mother. Write the message within 50 words using the information given below. 

(Do not add any new information)

Ambuj: Hello! 

Mr. Rastogi: Hello! May I speak to Ms Dixit, please? I am  Naresh Rastogi from the office.

Ambuj: Mom's not at home right now.

Mr. Rastogi: In that case can you give her a message? It is urgent. Please tell her that the meeting fixed for tomorrow has been rescheduled. Ask her to check her mail as soon as possible for the details. Please don't forget to inform her.

Ambuj: Don't worry. I will tell her as soon as she returns.

Message:

Example:02

Using information from the dialogue given below, write the message which Amrita left for her brother, Sourajit. (Do not leave out any vital information or add any new information). 

Shekhar: Is this 28473892?

Amrita: Yes. May I know who is speaking? 

Shekhar: I am Shekhar. I want to speak to Sourajit. I am his friend from IHM, Goa. 

Amrita: I am his sister. Sourajit is not at home at the moment. Can you ring up little later?

Shekhar: I shall be a little busy. Actually, I have got a placement at the hotel Mumbai, and will have to join with immediate effect. So right now I am trying to get all the formalities completed. This is the news that I wanted to give Sourajit. Will you do that for me? Also tell him I will let him know my new cellphone number as soon as I get one.

Amrita: I'll do that. Bye and all the best. 

Amrita had to leave for office. So she wrote a message for Sourajit.

Draft a message in about more than 50 words.

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