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PADIKAM LEARNING CONTENT PADIKAM NCERT Class 10 Workbook Words and Expressions II Class 10 Study Notes 9 chapters Formative workbook coverage for Units 1-4 and 7-11, aligned with the prescribed English course. Padikam explanations are independently written. The NCERT book is used only for chapter order, standard terminology and coverage. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 1

Contents 01 Unit 1: A Letter to God 02 Unit 2: Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom 03 Unit 3: Two Stories about Flying 04 Unit 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank 05 Unit 7: Glimpses of India 06 Unit 8: Mijbil the Otter 07 Unit 9: Madam Rides the Bus 08 Unit 10: The Sermon at Benares 09 Unit 11: The Proposal How to use this note Read the quick understanding first, recall the key points aloud, then answer the exam prompts without looking back. Official book source https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?jewe2=0-11 PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 2

LESSON 1 Unit 1: A Letter to God Quick understanding Strengthen inference, vocabulary and purposeful writing through themes of faith, loss, irony and human support. Must remember Exam practice Read for the difference between what a character Explain one example of irony from the knows and what the reader knows. linked prose lesson. Infer word meaning from surrounding action and Draft a short formal request after a contrast. natural disaster. Keep a formal letter specific about purpose, evidence and requested action. One-line recall Read for the difference between what a character knows and what the reader knows. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 3

LESSON 2 Unit 2: Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom Quick understanding Use ideas of freedom, responsibility and courage to practise close reading and organised expression. Must remember Exam practice Separate personal freedom from social and political Write a paragraph connecting freedom freedom. with responsibility. Support every character judgement with a stated Prepare a one-minute speech on action or idea. courage in ordinary life. Use parallel structure to make a speech memorable. One-line recall Separate personal freedom from social and political freedom. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 4

LESSON 3 Unit 3: Two Stories about Flying Quick understanding Compare fear, decision and confidence across narratives while practising description and dialogue. Must remember Exam practice Track the turning point that changes a character’s Compare how fear is overcome in two behaviour. situations. Use sensory detail selectively to make a scene vivid. Write a dialogue between a learner and a calm mentor. Punctuate direct speech and keep the speaker clear. One-line recall Track the turning point that changes a character’s behaviour. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 5

LESSON 4 Unit 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank Quick understanding Practise reflective writing, tone and grammatical accuracy through diary and school-life contexts. Must remember Exam practice A diary combines event, reaction and self-reflection. Write a diary entry about being misunderstood. Tone changes with audience even when the topic stays the same. Edit a paragraph for tense and subject- verb agreement. Edit tense, agreement and reference after completing a draft. One-line recall A diary combines event, reaction and self-reflection. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 6

LESSON 5 Unit 7: Glimpses of India Quick understanding Develop comparison, travel description and information organisation across places, work and culture. Must remember Exam practice Group details under landscape, people, livelihood, Compare two regions under three food and cultural practice. common headings. Avoid stereotypes by using precise evidence and Write a concise travel note based on qualified language. factual prompts. A travel paragraph needs route, observation and personal response. One-line recall Group details under landscape, people, livelihood, food and cultural practice. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 7

LESSON 6 Unit 8: Mijbil the Otter Quick understanding Use observation and sequence to describe animal behaviour without giving unsupported human motives. Must remember Exam practice Distinguish observed behaviour from interpretation. Write an evidence-based profile of an animal. Sequence words make cause, experiment and response clear. Reorder a set of events into a coherent paragraph. A good profile combines appearance, habits and a revealing incident. One-line recall Distinguish observed behaviour from interpretation. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 8

LESSON 7 Unit 9: Madam Rides the Bus Quick understanding Practise character inference, route information and dialogue through a child’s independent journey. Must remember Exam practice Infer character from repeated choices, speech and Create a simple bus timetable and response to difficulty. answer two questions from it. Timetables require careful reading of place, Write a character paragraph on curiosity departure, arrival and duration. and independence. Dialogue should reveal relationship and purpose rather than repeat narration. One-line recall Infer character from repeated choices, speech and response to difficulty. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 9

LESSON 8 Unit 10: The Sermon at Benares Quick understanding Build comprehension and reflective writing around loss, universality and compassionate understanding. Must remember Exam practice A parable teaches through a concrete event that Summarise the mustard-seed episode in opens into a wider insight. 100 words. Summaries retain the movement from problem to Write a reflective paragraph on realisation. accepting change. Sensitive topics require clear, respectful and non- judgemental language. One-line recall A parable teaches through a concrete event that opens into a wider insight. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 10

LESSON 9 Unit 11: The Proposal Quick understanding Use comic conflict to practise transformation, editing, performance and argumentative dialogue. Must remember Exam practice Comedy grows through exaggeration, interruption Explain how a trivial quarrel creates and the gap between intention and behaviour. comedy. A stage direction guides action or tone and is not Write and punctuate a short comic spoken dialogue. exchange with stage directions. Sentence transformation must preserve meaning, tense and reference. One-line recall Comedy grows through exaggeration, interruption and the gap between intention and behaviour. PADIKAM | NCERT CLASS 10 11