Question: When was French Indo-China established? Answer: 1887 Question: When did Vietnam get its Freedom? Answer: 1945 Question: Mention any two steps which were taken by the French government to improve transportation in Vietnam. Answer: Trans Indo-China rail network was started linking northern and southern parts of Vietnam. A railway …
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Nationalism in India: 10th Social Science
Question: When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India? Answer: 1915 Question: Name any two methods used by Gandhiji to fight against the Britishers. Answer: (1) Satyagraha (2) Non-Violence Question: Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji. Answer: (1) Champaran – Bihar (2) Kheda – Gujarat (3) Ahmedabad …
Read More »Passive Voice And Active Voice
You might have been instructed by your English teacher not to write in passive voice. Most of you know that passive voice in sentences is something which you should avoid. However, very few actually define it or recognize it. Verbs are said to be either active or passive. In active …
Read More »Common Homophones List For Students
‘If you stand at the stair and stare at the picture.’ The words ‘stair’ and ‘stare’ in this sentence, belong to the most common, but confusing category in English language. They are homophones – words which have the same pronunciation, but differ in spellings and meanings, as in the case …
Read More »What Is A Noun For Students And Children
The first concept of English grammar that you learn in school is the four letter word, “noun”. Anything that’s a name of a person, place, thing or animal falls under the category of nouns. Well, as you grow up, the concepts remain the same but you encounter them with much …
Read More »Helping Verbs / Auxiliary Verbs For Students And Children
Helping verbs, otherwise known as auxiliary verbs, are those whose importance can be underestimated easily. As the word itself signifies, they provide help to the sentence by appearing before the action verbs and linking verbs. You need not get all worked-up with the thought that you won’t be able to …
Read More »8th CBSE English Annual Exam (2018-19)
8th English Annual Examination (2018-19) School Name: Venkateshwar Global School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India Time: 3 hours M.M: 80 Subject: English Class: 8 Date: 27/02/2019 General Instructions: The question paper is divided into three sections. Section A: Reading (20 marks) Section B: Grammar & Writing Skills (30 marks) Section C: Literature (30 marks) …
Read More »Pun Examples: Figures of Speech For Students
Pun Examples: “Diet slogan: Are you going the wrong weigh?” Do you identify the twist on the word, weigh, which was originally supposed to be spelt ‘way’? Well, words which sound the same but have different meanings are called puns. A better way to describe it would be ‘a play …
Read More »Parallelism Examples: Figures of Speech For Students
Parallelism Examples: Parallelism is a rhetorical device that employs back-to-back verbal constructions in prose or poetry that corresponds in sound, structure, meter, meaning, etc. Besides adding certain symmetry to your writing, parallelism helps accentuate the main ideas and adds force to your expression. In poetry, it encompasses the arrangement of …
Read More »Use Of Articles In English: Figures of Speech For Students
Use Of Articles In English: There are three articles in English language viz., “A”, “An”, “The”. While these make for important parts of speech, there are also times when no article is necessary; so, while speaking or writing English, you have to decide out of the four choices. This leads …
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