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You are Rahul / Rohini, a resident of J-Block, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi. The water pipe that supplies drinking water to your area is damaged and there has not been any water supply for two days now. Write a letter, in about 120 words, to the editor of a local daily drawing the attention of the authorities towards the difficulties of the residents and asking for immediate repair of the pipe. Demand the supply of drinking water through tankers.

The Editor


Times of India


23/03/2018


J-Block


Rajouri Garden


New Delhi


Subject: Complaint regarding shortage of water in our area


Respected Sir,


I am a resident of your area. I want to draw your kind attention towards the shortage of water supply for two days reason being broken water pipe that supplies water to our area. I have complained to the authorities but no action has been taken yet. There is a severe scarcity of water and there is no water in our area to fulfil our basic needs. People have to rely on expensive water tankers.


This is not the first time we are dealing with this problem. This often happens in our area. I request you to publish my article in your newspaper and draw the attention of concerned authorities towards it.


Thank you


Rajni


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Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow :

A nightingale, that all day long


Had cheered the village with his song,


Nor yet at eve his note suspended,


Nor yet when even tide was ended,


Began to feel, as well he might,


The keen demands of appetite;


When, looking eagerly around,


He spied far off, upon the ground,


A something shining in the dark,


And knew the glow-worm by his spark;


So, stooping down from hawthorn top,


He thought to put him in his crop.


The worm, aware of his intent,


Harangued him thus, right eloquent –


‘Did you admire my lamp,’ quoth he,


‘As much as I your minstrelsy,


You would abhor to do me wrong,


As much as I to spoil your song;


For ’twas the self-same power divine,


Taught you to sing, and me to shine.’


(William Cowper)


(a) How was the nightingale busy for the whole day ?


(b) How did the nightingale recognize the glow-worm ?


(c) Why was the glow worm feeling scared?


(d) With what words of wisdom did the glow-worm persuade the nightingale not to do him any wrong ?


(e) Find the word from the poem which means the same as ‘loudly appealed to persuade’.

 4

You are Rahul / Rohini, a resident of K-Block, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi. Your friend Rajat/Rajni, who lives in another city, has met with an accident in which he / she has fractured his / her leg. Fortunately the injury is not very serious but he/she will have to miss his/her SA-II Examination (or final examination). Write a letter, in about 120 words, to enquire about his/ her wellbeing, cheering him / her up. playing down the seriousness of missing the examination. Wish him / her a speedy recovery.

 5

Midday meal programme of the government started with the noble objective of encouraging children to come to school and improve their nutritional status, But reports of the recent death of 23 children in Bihar and other incidents of negligence in cooking the midday meal has produced an alarming effect on the minds of the parents. You are Akshit / Akshita,Head Boy / Head Girl of your school. Write an article, in 120 - 150 words, on the topic — ‘Midday Meal Scheme — How to improve it ?’

 5

You are Akshit / Akshita, Head Boy / Head Girl of your school. You are worried about the outbreak of dengue fever after the rainy season. Write a speech, in 120- 150 words, for the morning assembly of your school, expressing your shock over hundreds of cases admitted to various hospitals. Talk about dengue as a life-threatening viral disease, causes of its spread, symptoms and preventive measures.