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प्रश्न
Comment on the literary device, used in the following line:
Titania: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman….
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उत्तर
- Personification – Bottom, who has the head of an ass is personified by being called a 'gentleman‘.
- Tautology – The words 'kind‘ and 'courteous‘ having the same meaning are placed in the same line.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.
(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already.
(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!
(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
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Past
Earlier past
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
I ____________cut my hair every month.
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : Oh, I can’t buy this book. I have no money.
Ravi : Don’t worry. I ___________ (lend) you some.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Brackish lakes
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Rudimentary general stores
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I remembered him.
Make a list of adjectives in three different forms of comparison. Use different texts to find these.
Say WHY. . . . .
______ even an aging hand has beauty.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
A man should use animals for his own needs.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
give someone/get the ______ signal (give/get permission to do something).
Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-
Footprint
One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.
After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.
He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”
God replied, “During your times of trials and sufferings, where you ______ (see) only one set of footprints, they ______ (be) mine for it was then that I ______ (carry) you in my arms.”
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - colon.
Find a suitable adverb for the following verb. (At least 3)
walk
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
You will get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.
Read the following dialogues and supply appropriate modals.
| Student: | Can we leave our bags in the class during the break? |
| Teacher: | Yes, you ____________ but arrange them neatly. |
| Passenger: | My child is 6 years old. Do I have to buy him a ticket? |
| Conductor: | Yes, you ____________. It costs half of the price of an adult ticket. |
| Vani: | Can we go for coffee after the meeting? |
| Yoga: | No, I____________. I have to go home. |
| Salesman: | When ___________ I receive my order? |
| Customer: | I ___________ assure you sir, the order ___________ be delivered tomorrow |
| Neela: | Do you think I should write about my education background in the resume? |
| Preethi: | Yes, you ___________ . You ___________ get a better job. |
Here are a few sentences already done for you. The clues given would be helpful to\make more sentences on your own.
- I would suggest that you take the Uzhavan Express to Thanjavur from Chennai.
- You will be more comfortable if you could book 3 tier A/C.
- You could enjoy __________________.
- You should visit __________________.
- You mustn’t miss __________________ .
- You can buy __________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The salesman answered all the questions patiently.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers __________________
Look at the suffixes given and frame two new words. One is done for you.
| Suffix | Word-1 | Word-2 |
| ly | suddenly | happily |
| or | ||
| er | ||
| ness | ||
| ian | ||
| ist |
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them
Riya borrowed a dress from me and lent it to her friend, Mary.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Scientists admit to __________ (be) intensely curious about life on other planets.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
It is better not to disturb her, she ____________ (work).
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
_________ she ________ (watch) TV?
Complete the following sentence using appropriate Connector from the option.
The stores are open daily ____________ Sundays.
Report the following sentence.
Maha said, “Lakshan, you should get up early in the morning.”
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
It ______ (pour) outside now.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The horse carriage ___ at the door.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rain.
Write two sentences for each pattern.
| SV | ||
| SVO | ||
| SVC | ||
| SVA | ||
| SVOC | ||
| SVIODO | ||
| ASV | ||
| SVAA |
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
Grow more trees to protect nature.
If Karthik _________ (not + make) any mistake, he will be rewarded.
Match the following.
| 1. If they worked hard | she will come to our party. |
| 2. If I invite Shalini | I would have bought these shoes. |
| 3. If I had got enough money | they would win. |
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
Be ______ (general) when you are telling us what you need.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
The new boss decided to ______ (appoint) the lazy workers.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
There is a ______ ground in my school.
Pick the abstract noun.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Came/Anand/to/school/early.
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
Match the rhyming word.
| 1. | deeds | wealth |
| 2. | health | care |
| 3. | bare | needs |
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
light
Find the antonyms of the following words in the puzzle and shade them with a pencil. The first one has been done for you.
| seldom, admitted, methodical, reality, virtue, vile, indignant, relish, fact |
Spot the word
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Either of these (is, are) suitable.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ex gratia
Fill in the blanks with suitable homophones or confusables.
| wallet | ______ | hoard | ______ |
| fairy | ______ | desert | ______ |
| medal | ______ | night | ______ |
| wait | ______ | sweet | ______ |
| yoke | ______ | plain | ______ |
| grown | ______ | might | ______ |
| earn | ______ | quite | ______ |
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
How are you?
Satish ______
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Our teacher always acts ______ her students.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ rain, take an umbrella.
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Many victims of the pipeline explosion in an oil refinery were left permanently______.
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
The Sherpas are cheerful, gallant men, who______ tents, oxygen, food etc., for climbers during their ascent of the summit.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Understand the concept well, otherwise you cannot solve the problem.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
No one will deny that the children have worked very hard this year. (Begin: Everyone…)
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
great - ______ - ______
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
And this life lasted for ten year.
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
One day, while I was playing ______.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The experienced doctor found it easy to deal ______ young patients.
