MYP Sanskrit Reading and Writing
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Underline time and place words, identify who is doing each action, then reuse the language in a short note for a specific audience. Bring the school rubric when a classroom task has its own criteria.
Other MYP Sanskrit practice
- Foundations · Read Devanagari and form first sentences.
- Interpretation and projects · Explain a reading with textual evidence and plan a project.
Practise this skill
- Sanskrit placement guide · Find a starting point using three short tasks and a self-check.
- Reading and writing worksheet · Read a notice and a message, then write for a specific reader and purpose.
Write for an audience and a purpose
Read a message for its purpose, intended reader and key details. Underline the time and place before writing. In an invitation, tell the reader what is happening, when and where, then give a clear invitation.
Worked example
श्वः उद्याने क्रीडा भविष्यति। त्वम् आगच्छ।
The first sentence sets the date and place: “Tomorrow there will be a game in the garden.” The second directly addresses one friend: “Come.” A reader now knows the plan and what you want them to do.
A school notice
शुक्रवासरे विद्यालये सङ्गीतकार्यक्रमः भविष्यति। छात्राः गीतानि गास्यन्ति। कार्यक्रमः प्रातः दशवादने आरभ्यते।
What is being announced?
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A music programme. सङ्गीतकार्यक्रमः identifies it.
When does it start?
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On Friday at ten in the morning. शुक्रवासरे gives the day and प्रातः दशवादने gives the time.
What will the students do?
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छात्राः गीतानि गास्यन्ति। They will sing songs.
Independent practice
Try each question before opening its answer.
Find the future verb that means “will sing”.
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गास्यन्ति. The ending agrees with the plural छात्राः.
Turn प्रातः दशवादने into “in the morning at nine”.
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प्रातः नववादने।
Write a short invitation to a friend for the music programme.
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Example: शुक्रवासरे विद्यालये सङ्गीतकार्यक्रमः भविष्यति। त्वं प्रातः दशवादने आगच्छ।
What detail would a reader lose if you omitted विद्यालये?
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The venue. विद्यालये means “at school”.
Apply what you learned
Write a three-line notice for a school event and a two-line message inviting a friend to it. Keep the same day, place and time. Compare how the two texts address their readers.
Quick revision
अद्य विद्यालये उत्सवः अस्ति। छात्राः गीतानि गायन्ति।
What is happening today, and what are the students doing?
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There is a festival at school today. The students are singing songs. अद्य gives the time and विद्यालये gives the place.
श्वः विद्यालये उत्सवः अस्ति।
Use the sentence to write a two-line invitation to a friend.
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One possible answer is श्वः विद्यालये उत्सवः अस्ति। त्वम् आगच्छ। It states the event and asks the friend to come.
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