Read the following passage and - (4)
1. Make notes on it (1½)
2. Subtitle it (
)
3. Summarise it in one third of its length and supply a suitable title also. (1½+¼)
Government bodies run more than 90 percent of the nation's primary schools
and most of them are non-performing institutions. The non-performance of these
schools is the main reason why majority of their students complete four or five years
of education, and do not acquire the literacy and numeracy skills expected after the
first two years of schooling.
About 80 percent of our middle schools - standards V-VIll or VI-VIII are run
by government bodies. These schools are likely to be as unaccountable and non-
performing as their primary counterparts. Remedial work is rarely done to strengthen
the weak learning levels of more than 2,500 students studying in standard VII.
The neglect of fundamental learning skills continues in high school. Many do
not complete high school, spending dreary years in classrooms without purpose and
enjoyment, dimly comprehending a fraction of what is taught. Consequently, it should
not be too surprising that about half of our students fail in the secondary school board
examination. Those joining college find that they are further handicapped by their
weaker knowledge. (about 182 words)
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It was my longtime desire to have a pet in my house. 1 liked to have pets because I can spend time with them and play with them. When I expressed my desire to my parents, they agreed to get me a pet of my choice. I decided to have a parrot as my pet. We went to a pet shop and got a parrot.
Parrots have always been fascinating to me. I liked the colour and the sounds they make. I have heard in books that parrots can be trained to speak. That got into my head as I. bought the parrot.
Every day it was a pleasant feeling in the morning when I went near the cage and saw what my parrot was doing. I gave it the name “Bittoo”. I gave him grains and got excited w hen he had them one by one slowly. I developed an attachment with the bird. I really started enjoying Bittoo’s company.