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Tips for slow learners English I paper

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Tips

Students should attend all the question in the English I paper

Don’t omit any question

Write answers in correct order given in the question paper

Avoid Overwriting

Avoid Sketch pens

Giving neat presentation with even space

Practice all the previous year public question paper and PTA question

Teacher’s should practice the following marked () topics for slow learners

By following the below tips the students can easily scored 35- 40 marks and by giving

random answers to the remaining questions they can easily score the marks

English I Paper

**Practice the Slow learners in previous year question paper (from March2012) and PTA

model question paper for the following Q.No. 6,7,8,12,15,17,18,23,25,28,29,(31to37) short

answer, (45to49) (rhyming word, rhyming scheme, alliteration, figure of speech) and 52

English II Paper

**Practice the Slow learners in previous year question paper (from March2012) and PTA

model question paper for the following Q.No.2,3,4,6,14,16and 17

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Part I 1 Synonyms

2 Antonyms

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3 Expansion (Abbreviation) 1 Text Book Exercise Page No 31

4 Homophones 1 Explain the meaning for similar sound words Text Book Exercise Page No 6

5 American English Text Book Exercise Page No 31

6 Compound word ** 1 Explain the place of the word ( after or before) Text Book Page No.133,134

7 Plural form ** 1

Giving Practice to follow tips um-a, is-es,a-ae, us-I, oo-ee, x-es/ics, fe/f-ves, Son-in-law-sons-in-law Text Book Page No.107-109

8 Prefix / Suffix ** 1 Practise to write full answer Text Book Page No. 34 & 153,154

9 Phrasal Verb Text Book Page No. 56

10 Syllabification 1

spell the word correctly and syllabify. Among the three words given in question paper one is compulsory from the Text book

given in Page No. 32

11 Choosing Appropriate word Text Book Page No. 77

12 Sentence Construction** 1 Practice the following sentence I know the English word ________ (Practice to answer for any one word)

13 Reframing Sentences

14 Identify the following meaning

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15 If clause choose the following sentence **

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Practice the following tips is/are/v+s -- will/can ed/was/were -- would could, have/had -- would have/could have Text Book

Page No. 80, 81, 176

16 Sentence Pattern Text Book Page No. 136,176

17 Question tag ** 1

Find out the Sentence is Negative - Positive. Positive -- Negative, Verb+s/ed -- doesn't/didn't, Letus -- shall we?

Text Book Page No. 11

18 Degrees of Comparison** 1

Give practice the following tips No other/ Very few -- as/so____as mostly this type of pattern is asked Text Book Page No. 82-85

19 Rephrasing Negatives

20 Prepositional Phrase

21 Infinitive /Gerund

22 Preposion after verb / adj

23 Articles ** 1

Give some easy tips after dash vowels sound(aeiou) starts - an, after dash consonant sound starts -a, after dash est word start - the, after dash Plural given - the. Text Book Page No. 174

24 Prepsotions Text Book Page No. 115

Part II

25 Single sentence formation 2 put the word and/so between the two sentence and write it as a single sentence

26 Active / Passive Voice

27 Direct Speech Text Book Page No. 6, 7, 8

28 If Clause relative pronoun **

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Practice the following tips start with If and wirte the two sentence as a single sentence, is/are/v+s -- will/can ed/was/were -- would could, have/had -- would have/could have Text Book Page.No. 77,172

29 Degrees of Comparison ** 2 Practice to write comparative sentence tips:-Higher Name_is+ Adj+er-than Smaler Name

Part III

30 Punctuation 5

Give instruction to start the first letter with Capital and i--I, Put inverted commas after the word said, identify the kind of sentence and put suitable mark (?,!,full stop )

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Prose Short Answer Questions **

Practise in Easy and Important Questions

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Part II 38 Prose Paragraph * Practice the simple points for the first three prose Paragraph

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Part I 39 Memory Poem 5 First five lines in all poems or first two memory poem (full)

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Poem Appreciation Question

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45 Rhyming word**

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Practice to wirte rhyming words and schemes, alliteration

46 Rhyming Scheme**

47 Alliteration**

48 Figure of Speech** Practice the following tips Like or as--- simile,

49 Figure of Speech** Practice the lines having personification, Metaphor, Anaphora and Oxymoron as figure of speech

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50 Poem Paragraph * Practice the simple points for the first three poem Paragraph

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51 Reading Comprehension 10 Practice to identify the related words given in question and write the full sentence as answer

52 Error Spotting** 5 Put 'the' before the word ends with _est, Prefer than --- Prefer to, Have -- Has, a--an, an--a, is--was, Text book Page No.111,171

53 Picture Composition' 5*

Practice to attend the all the question with related words giving more practice in previous year question paper

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Tips for Slow learners English II paper

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1 Appropriate phrases

2 Identify the character / Speaker**

5 Practice the Main characters and important sentence set by them in all Units

3 Matches character** 5

Drill the students to Identify the characters and their activities in all Units by this type of practice students can easily Identify the answer

4 Multiple choice** 5 Practice in previous years question paper and text book exercise

5 Reading comprehension 5 Practice to identify the related words given in question and write the full sentence as answer

6 Mind Map**

7 Supplementary Paragraph * Practice the simple points for the first three Supplementary Paragraph

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8 Note Making and Summarising 10

first write Note making with suitable title, write the main ideas with hyphens, Summarising first write Rough copy and strike it out than write Fair copy at last write the No. of words in the passage

9 Dialogue Completion

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10 Dialogue Writing

11 Letter Writing

12 Preparing Advertisement 5 Prepare an advertisement without line box, address, suitable figure and write the important words in Block letters

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13 Headlines Expansion

14 Pie Chart Non Verbal Questions**

5 Practice in previous years question paper

15 Hinds Development 5

Select a suitable title and remove the Hyphens between the words and try to use some prepositions and write it as a paragraph. Try to write a suitable slogans

16 Matching Slogans** 5 Practice in previous years question paper

17 Giving Directions** 5

follow the easy tips to write the answer Turn left/right, Go straight, walk along the street______, cross the road, walk past, you will find the_______.

18 Complete Paraphrase in Poem

19 a. Translation

b. Picture Express 5

Practice to use the following sentence I like this picture, This picture is very nice, it contains many ideas, This picture is natural, I can see____________ (name of the objects given in the picture)

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Tips for Bright Students

English I & II Paper

General Tips :-

Attend all the questions

Put question number correctly

Use stick pens to indicate the important points

Give neat presentation with even space and beautiful Handwriting

Avoid over writing / Avoid spelling mistakes

Write the answers in correct order given in question paper

Try to write topic, author name, characters, introduction, side heading,

conclusion and slogans

Write the memory poem with Punctuation marks given in the book and write the

title and author name

Avoid grammar mistake

Give importants to book back exercises

Revise the Grammar exercises (Q.no.3 to 29) repeatedly and give important to

9th standard book exercises also

Work out all previous year public question paper and PTA question paper

Prepared by

S.Gopinathan, B.T.Assistant, S.S.Hr.Sec.School, Arni