INNOCENT HEARTS SCHOOL, JALANDHAR
GRADE: 11
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
REVISION ASSIGNMENT: 2 (Writing & Literature)
Q1. Advertisement (Classified)
You are the Manager of Bright Coaching Academy, Jalandhar, which offers coaching for
engineering and medical entrance exams. Draft a classified advertisement to be published in a
local daily giving details of courses offered.
Q2. Poster Writing
As a member of the Health Club of your school, design a poster to create awareness about
Healthy Eating Habits among students.
Q3. Debate Writing
You are Navya / Rohan of Class XI. Your school is organizing an inter-school debate
competition. Prepare a speech for or against the motion:
“Social Media is Doing More Harm than Good to Students.”
Hints for Debate:
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Wide reach of social media: global connectivity, instant updates
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Pros: Information, online learning, communication, opportunities
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Cons: Addiction, cyberbullying, fake news, distraction, mental health issues
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Need for balance: responsible use vs misuse
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Strong opening + logical arguments + clear conclusion
Q4. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Extract 1 – Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues
“Carter had, in fact, discovered Tut’s tomb in 1922 after years of futile searching. Its contents,
though hastily ransacked in antiquity, were surprisingly complete. They remain the richest royal
collection ever found and have become part of the pharaoh’s legend.”
1.
Who discovered Tut’s tomb?
a) Howard Carter
b) Zahi Hawass
c) Mark Antony
d) None of these
2.
What does “ransacked” mean here?
a) Decorated
b) Looted
c) Preserved
d) Locked
3.
When was Tut’s tomb discovered?
a) 1920
b) 1922
c) 1930
d) 1942
Extract 2– The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
“We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty-stricken. Every branch of the
Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world, but no
one could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies.”
a) What was the narrator’s tribe known as?
1.
Garoghlanian
2.
Armenian
3.
Both of these
4.
None of these
b) What is the meaning of “poverty-stricken”?
1.
Rich
2.
Very poor
3.
Hungry
4.
Proud
c) What quality of the tribe is highlighted in the story despite their poverty?
1.
Greed
2.
Honesty
3.
Carelessness
4.
Dishonesty
Q4. Answer the following questions:
(a) What problems did the narrator face during the storm in We’re Not Afraid to Die … if We Are
All Together?
(b) Why did Mrs. Dorling take away the narrator’s mother’s belongings in The Address?
(c) How did modern technology help in investigating Tut’s mystery in Discovering Tut: The Saga
Continues?
Q5. Answer the following question:
What impression do you form about Aram after reading The Summer of the Beautiful White
Horse?