The author of “Woe is I” Patricia T. O’Conner described semicolon by saying “If a comma is a yield sign and a period is a stop sign, the semicolon is a flashing red – one of those lights you drive through after a brief pause.” It was first established by …

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 …

Palindrome Examples: Ever heard of Robert Trebor, the famous American character actor? What makes this actor important here is his name, which reads the same both ways, which is exactly what palindrome stands for. Palindrome can be defined as a word or a phrase, which begins and finishes with the …

Consonance Examples: English language employs several stylistic devices, better recognized as figures of speech to make any dialogue or discourse seem more impressive and appealing and add certain amount of intensity and beauty to them. Consonance is one such rhetoric gimmick that is employed to add aural appeal to any …

Linking Verbs: Everyone knows what a verb is, but not everyone knows what a linking verb is. To stress a little on a verb, a verb is that word which stands to signify action or the doing of any particular thing. So, then what is a linking verb? To keep …

10th English Pre Board Examination (2018-19) VGS, Rohini, New Delhi School Name: Venkateshwar Global School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India Time: 3 hours M.M: 80 Subject: English Class: X Date: 08/02/2019 General Instructions: The question paper is divided into three sections: Section A (Reading) 20 marks Section B (Writing & Grammar) 30 marks …

Question: What is proto-industrialization? Answer: The parlyol phase  industrialization in which large-scale production was carried out for international market not at factories but in decentralized units. Question: How was proto-industrialization different from factory production? Answer: Proto-industrialization was a decentralized method of production which was controlled by merchants and the goods …

NCERT 10th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Work, Life and Leisure Quiz 25 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 10th Class (CBSE) Social Science (History) Work, Life and Leisure Quiz Development of cities and towns is known as urbanization. Ancient cities could develop cue to an increase in food supplies which made …

Question: Who wrote the novel ‘Debganer Martye Aagaman’? Answer: Durgacharan Ray Question: What was the theme of the novel ‘Debganer Martye Aagaman’? Answer: The basic aim of the novel was to explain the city life of Calcutta. Question: What is urbanization? Answer: Development of cities and towns is known as …

NCERT 10th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Print Culture And The Modern World Quiz 30 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 10th Class (CBSE) Social Science (History): Print culture and the modern world Quiz The art of beautiful and stylish writing is known as calligraphy. Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand …