Page 2 - Success Plus English Language and Literature Class 10

Contents

1. Section A: Reading .....................................................................................1–36

• Factual Passages.................................................................................................................. 2
• Discursive Passages ..........................................................................................................20
2. Section B: Writing & Grammar ..........................................................37–188

• Writing ..................................................................................................................................38
 Introduction: Formal Letters ............................................................................38
 Letter Placing an Order ....................................................................................41
 Letter of Complaint .........................................................................................49
 Letter of Inquiry .............................................................................................57
 Letter to the Editor ..........................................................................................65
 Articles ............................................................................................................85
 Short Stories ....................................................................................................93
• Grammar Concepts......................................................................................................... 109
 Tenses ............................................................................................................109
 Modals ..........................................................................................................119
 Passive Voice ..................................................................................................123
 Subject-Verb Concord ....................................................................................126
 Direct and Indirect Speech .............................................................................129
 Clauses – Noun Clauses, Adverb Clauses, Relative Clauses ............................134
 Determiners ...................................................................................................140
 Prepositions ...................................................................................................146
• Integrated Grammar ....................................................................................................... 151

 Cloze (Gap Filling) .........................................................................................151
 Editing: Error Correction ...............................................................................155
 Editing: Omissions .........................................................................................161
 Sentence Reordering ......................................................................................166
 Reported Speech ............................................................................................170
 Passive Voice ..................................................................................................174
 News Headlines .............................................................................................177
 Paragraph Completion ...................................................................................183
 Dialogue Completion .....................................................................................186
3. Section C: Literature .......................................................................... 189–550

• First Flight ......................................................................................................................... 191
• Footprints Without Feet ................................................................................................ 454

4. Section D: Practice Papers ............................................................... 551–610

5. Sample Question Paper and Marking Scheme ........................... 611–620