INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, AL-JUBAIL

CLASS : X
ENGLISH WORK SHEET ( WRITING SKILLS & GRAMMAR )

I Writing Skills:

Formal Letter (Complaints / Inquiry / Placing order / letter to the Editor)

1. You are Rohan / Rohini of 48, New Bank Enclave Delhi. Write a letter to the editor mentioning about
the badly maintained parks of your colony.
2. You are Sona, a student of class X, S.B Girls’ School, Shimla, is awaiting for your Board Exam results.
Your friend has shown you an advertisement regarding an Entrance Coaching Centre. Write a letter to
the director of Akash Coaching Centre seeking information regarding admission procedure, eligibility
criteria, fee structure etc.
3. You are Sujal /Sujata of Pragya Public School , Nagal ,Punjab who had arranged a trip for fifty
students to Nainital in summer vacations for ten days with ‘Mount Travels and Tourism. ’ The
arrangements done by the travel agency were far below standard .The accommodation and food
facilities were inferior in quality .Write a letter of complaint to the director of the agency to stop
duping tourists with false promises as it tarnishes the image of locals .
4. As Principal, V. K Public School, Haryana, place an order of school furniture. Write the letter to
Jameet Traders & Co., Furniture Manufacturers, Haryana.
5. You are Amita ,a resident of 21,Alok Nagar,Delhi.You read an article in the newspaper about the rising
levels of violence in the name of caste and religion .Write a letter to the Editor of local daily expressing
your concern on these issues and suggest ways to check such incidents in future .
6. You are Kavita Khanna a resident of 50-C Push vihar ,New Delhi.Write a letter to the editor of 'India
Today' magazine about the article on 'Ban poly bags 'published in the latest edition.
II Grammar
1.Gap Filling:
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given.
1. Reading is one of the best hobbies (a)___________ one can adopt. It not only helps in improving
our vocabulary and spellings, (b) _____________ keeps us well informed. Besides, we also
(c) _____________ our leisure time in pleasure reading. It helps to (d)_________________ our expression.
(a) (i) who (ii) this (iii) it (iv) that
(b) (i) but (ii) and (iii) but also (iv) as well as
(c) (i) enjoy (ii) has enjoyed (iii) enjoys (iv) is enjoying
(d) (i) improving (ii) improve (iii)improves (iv) improvement
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2. There was a panel discussion on television (a)___________( more / for /of / about) news programmes.
The host (b)___________ (introduce / introducing / introduced / was introduced) the topic and raised some
questions. One of the participants, Alka (c)___________ (saying /says / say/ said) that though news
programmes are (d)___________ (kept / keep / keeps / keeping) us well informed, she felt that
(e)___________ (them / there /their / they) were too many of them. This made them repetitive
(f)___________ ( and / but/ however / both) boring. Another participant, Romy differed. He said that
different news channels catered to different interests.
2. Editing
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line .Write the incorrect word
along with the correct word in the space provided.
Incorrect Correct
1.Climate change in a Indian region of eg: a the
Ladakh has shrunk glaciers or has made rainfall a) __________ __________
and temperature unpredictable. Water has b) __________ __________
needed to irrigating the fields. c) __________ __________
Farmers may requiring aid from the government. d) __________ __________

2.Dance is an art form is a) __________ __________

well-known, for dance as a b) __________ __________
therapy is not known in many. c) __________ __________
Dance therapy involves a synthesis d) __________ __________
of the grace and vigour on Indian e) __________ __________
classical or folk dance movements f) __________ __________
into a innovative holistic therapy. g) __________ __________
3. Omission
In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with
the word that comes before and after it.
Before Missing Word After
1.Young children responsive and a)--------- --------- ----------
receptive concepts and skills are introduced b) --------- --------- ----------
at appropriate level. Each educational c) --------- --------- ----------
environment the young child has d) --------- --------- ----------
experiences enhance cultural awareness. e) --------- --------- ----------
The home, the first educational environment f) --------- --------- ----------
establishes, social foundation for g) --------- --------- ----------
learning to interact with others. h) --------- --------- ----------
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 2.
Himachal Pradesh a good place for Eco Camp (a) _______ _____ _______
Pine Hill Eco Camp one of the ecotourism resorts (b) _______ _____ _______
near Barog Himachal Pradesh . Ecotourism is (c ) _______ ______ _______
gaining popularity each passing day as more (d) _______ _____ _______
and more people want get away from the (e) _______ _____ _______
hectic schedules .

4. Sentence Re-ordering
Re-arrange the following words/ phrases to make meaningful sentences :
1.
(a) rain water / flooding / helps/ harvesting / in / chances of / reducing

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

(b) storm / helps/ also/better/ water/ it / water management / in

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

(c) plant growth / in/storing /rainwater / can/ help / improving

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

(d) is/ from / stored/ natural and/ pollutants /rain water /free/ man- made

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

2.

(i) that the /carry/ him/ is /electronic/ mobile /device /user/with / an/anywhere/ a / phone /can.

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

(ii) stored/ it/ small / is/ size and/ very/ in/ can be/ in pockets/ easily.

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

(iii) is/it/known/cellular/as/phone/cell/or/phone.

Ans:________________________________________________________________________________

5. Sentence Transformation
1.Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows:

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Teacher : Why were you absent last week?
Student : I was absent because I was not well.
Teacher : What will happen to your studies now?
Student : I will work hard to complete them.

The teacher asked the student (a) ……….. . The student said that (b) ………………… . The teacher was

concerned and asked (c) ………………. The student replied that she would study hard to complete them.

2.Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows, by choosing the correct
option from those given:
Manu : Is there any problem with the car ?

Woman : I‘ve a flat tyre. But I just don‘t know how to change the tyre

Manu : Let me give you a helping hand.

Woman : Oh, that‘s very nice of you. Thanks so much indeed. You were a great help.

Manu : It was my pleasure.

Manu saw a woman standing near her car by the road. He asked her (a)___________________________

The woman replied (b) _________________but (c) _____________________________. Manu offered to

the lady a helping hand. The woman thanked him and said (d) _____________________________. Manu

replied that it was his pleasure to be of help.

(a) i. is there any problem with the car ii. if there was any problem with the car

iii. If there is any problem with the car

(b) i. that she had a flat tyre ii. she has had a flat tyre

iii. that she is having a flat tyre

(c) i. she just didn’t know how to change it ii. she just hadn’t known how to change it

iii. that she doesn’t know how to change it

(d) i. that he was a great help ii. that he had been a great help

iii. that he has been a great help

3. Given below are the instructions on dyeing a piece of cloth. Refer to the given notes and complete
the paragraph that follows:
 Take a strong, white cotton cloth.
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 Boil water and add the desired colour.
 Dip the cloth in coloured hot water and soak it for half an hour.
 Take the cloth out.
 Spread the cloth and let it dry.

A strong, white cotton cloth is taken. Water (a)_________________________ and the desired colour
(b) _________________________. The cloth (c) ________________________ in the coloured water
for half an hour. The cloth (d) ________________________. Finally, it is spread and allowed to dry.