ASK THE LEARNING ERA: i am studying in 9th std... and i need a big help in writing section of english exams.....my teacher told me to read books,i read books also.but i am only able to score btveen 50to 55s out of 70 marks exams.....could u plzz tell me something to improve my writing skills????quick ans plzzz

Hey there! If you are scoring somewhere between 54-55 out of 70, it means that you are scoring approximately 80%. This isn't a bad marks though there are chances of improvement. Keep one thing in mind that the teacher should use red ink in your answer sheet only for giving tick marks. Don't give the teacher any scope of pointing out mistakes in your answer sheet. Pay special attention to grammar. Remember grammar is not only important in the grammatical section of English exam but all the other section ad well.  Tense and narration are very important part of grammar. If you don't have command over these seconds you are likely to lose your marks. Observe where you tend to lose your marks in writing section. Do you lose your marks because of the content or because of grammar. Don't make your sentences too long. Try using simple language. Avoid grammatical mistakes. Don't keep rewriting the same thing just for the sakw of filling up your answer sheet. These are few general tips to score more in English. Hope it helps. For further query feel free to contact me using the contact form or mail me at learningforeverera@gmail.com
Happy learning! :)

TENSE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR
CHAPTER - 1
PART - 1 

Hello everyone! From today I have started writing chapters of grammar in my blog. Importance of grammar is well known to all of you. You can't score well in English unless you have complete command over grammar. While including the chapters of grammar of grammar in my blog I'll keep in mind the requirements of school and board exams as well as competitive exams like SSC, Banking, Railway etc. I feel that the way of studying grammar remains the same whether you are in school or you are preparing for competitions. The grammatical rules are the same for everyone. If you have studied grammar well in your school days you will be scoring good in competitive exams too. And if you are not able to score good in competitive exams then instead of going through very high level books, you should go through some standard grammar book for class 9th and 10th. In this chapter I will be discussing tense with you. For your convenience I have written the chapter part wise. This is the first part and will be consisting of introduction some basic points. I suggest you not to skip this part as this part is very helpful in building foundation for further study of tense. Happy Learning!
INTRODUCTION
• Tense is that form of a verb which denotes the time of an action and its degree of completeness.
• Time and tense are NOT the same thing.
• Time is basically a concept.
Let's go through some examples to understand the difference between time and tense. 
1. He goes to Patna. => Present time, Present Tense
2. He went to Patna. => Past time, Past tense
3. He goes to Patna tomorrow => Future time, Present tense. Though the word "goes" denotes present tense, the sentence denotes future time.
4. He wanted to see you. => Past tense, Present, Past and Future time. The word "wanted" is in past tense but the sentence is in past, present and future time.
5.   The earth revolves round the sun. Present Tense, Past, Present and Future time.
After going through these basic definitions and differences between time and tense, now let's learn about the kinds of tense.
Broadly speaking there are three kinds of tense. These are:-
1. Past tense
example:  I played cricket.
2. Present tense
example:  I play cricket.
3. Future tense
example: I will play cricket.
Each of these tenses are further of four kinds. Lets learn more about them with suitable examples.
1. PAST TENSE
i. Simple Past Tense
e.g. She ate an apple.
   ii. Past Continuous Tense
e.g. She was eating an apple.
  iii. Past Perfect Tense
e.g. She had eaten an apple.
  iv. Past Perfect Continuous
e.g She had been eating an apple.
2. PRESENT TENSE
i. Simple Present Tense
e.g. She eats an apple
ii. Present Continuous Tense
e.g. She is eating an apple.
iii. Present Perfect Tense
e.g. She has eaten an apple.
iv. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
e .g. She has been eating an apple.

HOW TO SCORE WELL IN COMPREHENSION

HOW TO SCORE MORE IN COMPREHENSION AND PASSAGE
(For school and board exams)
In order to score good marks in English you need to have a strong command over all the sections asked in the exam. In this article I am going to deal with the proper way of solving questions of comprehension which help you score more in the examination. In this section you are provided with an unseen passage and based on it you are asked some questions. Roughly there are two kinds of questions asked in this section. The first kind of question comprises of questions based on the subject matter of the passage. The second kind of question comprises of questions based on word power. Many students, on initially seeing the question paper, find the comprehension part really easy. However the marks scored by them in this particular section are below their expectations. For some students the comprehension section becomes really time consuming. And they end up wasting so much time in solving the comprehension that they get very little time to solve other sections. However I personally feel that comprehension are the easiest and the most scoring part of the English exams What else is better than having the answers right in front of you?. Right approach is the key of scoring good marks in comprehension.
To save time the best approach according to me is to go through the questions in the comprehension first. You should read the questions provided at the end of passage first. After you are done going through the questions read the passage. Following this pattern will give you a fair idea of what answers you are supposed to find while reading the passage. Don't forget to mark  the answers while going through the passage. So by now you have read the questions, read the passage and have marked the answer. Now comes the most important part. All these efforts mean nothing if you are not able to present it well in your answer sheet. Remember NEVER to copy the sentence exactly as it is given in the passage. Your answer may be correct but you won't get full marks unless you have written it in your own words. If you don't find much scope of writing in your own words then at least do some modifications in the sentence. However make sure you are just writing the sentence in your own words. You don't have to alter the meaning of the sentence. Grammar also plays a very important role in deciding your marks. Even if you have followed all the above mentioned rules correctly but made some grammatical mistakes, you will surely be losing marks. So be very thorough with grammatical rules. Avoid making a single grammatical mistake. Practice plenty of comprehension based questions. All this will help you score good marks in comprehension. Good luck! :)

The Road Not Taken

(Blogger's tip: Please read NCERT at least twice before studying from this blog. Keep your NCERT book with you while reading the summary.)
Class 9th
The Road Not Taken
A LITTLE ABOUT THE POEM
The poem "The Road Not Taken" has been written by Robert Frost. The poet comes across a point where he has to choose between two roads and he chooses the road which is less travelled.
SUMMARY
The poet came across a point which diverged into two roads. The poet feels sorry that he couldn't travel both the roads. He was in a dilemma regarding which road he should choose. He stood there and looking at both the roads. The first road was worn off because it was travelled by lots of people. The second road was greener and less worn off. This showed that the second road was not preferred by many. The poet decided that he would travel the first road some other day. But he was quite unsure of returning. He chose the less travelled road hoping that it would make a difference in his life.

A LETTER TO GOD

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CLASS 10th
A LETTER TO GOD
A LITTLE ABOUT THE CHAPTER
The story "A Letter To God" is written by G.L. Huentes. This story talks about a farmer named Lencho who was waiting for rain to harvest his crops. But unfortunately the rain was followed by a hailstorm which destroyed his entire crop field. However Lencho didn't lose hope and asked God to help him.

SUMMARY
Lencho was a farmer who lived on the top of a low hill along with his family. His corn field needed a final rainfall before harvest. Since morning Lencho was eagerly waiting for a downpour. Lencho felt contended when it began to rain. He considered the rainfall as the new coins. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow followed by the falling of large hailstones. Lencho was waiting for the weather to recover quickly but the hail rained for an hour. The trees became leafless. The flowers were detached from the plants. The corn field was completely destroyed. The field looked white as if it was covered by salt. Lencho's soul turned sad seeing the plight of his field. That was a sorrowful night for Lencho's family. All their efforts had gone in vain. But they had the belief that God wouldn't let them die of hunger. He went to the post office the next and wrote a letter to God telling him how his corn field was destroyed. He asked God to help him by sending him hundred pesos. The postman showed Lencho's letter to the postmaster and both of them laughed heartily. The postmaster decided to help Lencho. He collected money from his employees, his friends and also gave a part of his salary. However he was unable to arrange hundred pesos. He managed to collect seventy pesos, put it in an envelope with a letter containing only one word as a signature: God.
Lencho came earlier than the usual time the next Sunday and asked if there was a letter for him. Postman handed him the letter while postmaster watched all this with a feeling of contentment of having done a good deed. Lencho was so confident that God would help him that he didn't show slightest sign of surprise on receiving the money. But he became angry when he counted the money. He knew God couldn't make a mistake nor He could deny him what he had asked for. Lencho immediately went up to the window to ask for pen and paper and wrote another letter God. The postmaster went to open the letter as soon as Lencho dropped it in the mailbox. Lencho had written that he had received only seventy pesos and had asked God to send him the rest of the money. He had further asked God not to send the money through the post office as the employees of the post office were a bunch of crooks and they would steal his money.

The Fun They Had

Class 9th
The Fun They Had
    A LITTLE ABOUT THE CHAPTER
The chapter "The Fun They Had" has been written by Isaac Asimov.  This chapter deals with the conversation between an eleven year old girl named Margie and a thirteen year old boy, Tommy. The story takes place in future in the year 2157 when the present day's school and teachers have been replaced by virtual classrooms. The children are surprised to find a book printed on paper.
SUMMARY
Margie was so amused to see a real book that the even wrote about it in her diary which headed the date 17th May 2157. The book was found by Tommy. He found it in the attic of his house. It was an old book and the pages had turned yellow. The children found it ridiculous to find words that stood still because they thought that words were supposed to move on a screen. This was how they always read. Tommy found the book to be an absolute waste and asked Margie to throw it away. He considered his television screen to be way better than the book that he had found as his television screen contained millions of books. Margie asked Tommy about the contents of the book. Tommy replied that the book was about school. Margie always hated school and was surprised thinking what could somebody write about school. She had begun hating her school even more because of her mechanical teacher who had been giving her tests after tests in geography and she kept performing miserably in those tests until her mother sent for the country inspector. Margie was hoping that the country inspector wouldn't know how to repair the mechanical teacher or he would take it away with him. But he was able to repair it within an hour which disappointed Margie. He slowed it down to the level of an average ten year old child. The mechanical teacher was large, black and ugly. It had a big screen for displaying lessons and questions. Margie had to write her homework in punched code which she was made to learn when she was six years old. Margie hated most the slot where she had to put homework and test papers. Mechanical teacher would calculate the marks in no time.
Tommy described the old kind of schools to her. He told her that the teacher during those days wasn't a mechanical teacher rather it was a man. Margie had no idea about it and she was amused thinking how could a man be smart enough to teach. Tom told her that there was a special building where the children went to study. He further added that all the students of the same age learnt the same thing. Margie's mother called her for attending her school which was next to her bedroom. Her mechanical teacher was always there at the same time except on Saturday and Sunday. Margie inserted her homework in the mechanical teacher's slot. While the mechanical teacher was flashing arithmatics on the screen, Margie was thinking about the fun the children of old schools had learning the same things, laughing and shouting together.