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प्रश्न
Auction House Puzzler
You have come across many terms associated with an auction, in the lesson. Now solve the crossword puzzle with words from the lesson. Make use of the clues given.
Across
- conducts auction
- a protective garment
- strip with numbers
- offer
Down
- painter
- school of painting
- auction house
- painting
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उत्तर
- Across
- Auctioneer
- Apron
- Card
- Bid
- Down
- Daubigny
- Barbizon
- Christie
- Art
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
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knot
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We could grow vegetables in our kitchen garden but we don’t do it now.
Match the words in column A with their Antonym in column B.
| S.No. | A | B |
| 1. | concentrate | incomplete |
| 2. | inevitable | distract |
| 3. | occasional | wise |
| 4. | complete | continual |
| 5. | insane | preventable |
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Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
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She worked in an enthusiastic manner.
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Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
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What had I seen?
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My grandmother is full of wisdom.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Loaf
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| party | teacher | speaker | starfish | curtain | snowman |
| garden | pancake | heater | cowboy | farmer | weasel |
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Select and divide the bulldog pattern words.
- Cat - Sunset
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Use the suitable verb.
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Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
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| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
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Do as directed.
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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I______ like to have a cup of coffee.
Write compound word using the picture.
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Use the proper punctuation mark.
How could a man be a teacher
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Might
