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प्रश्न
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
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उत्तर
In the above poem, each of these words is preceded, once by a definite article and later by an indefinite article. Each of the nouns given above is referred to as an uncountable arbitrary thing that turns into a specific countable noun in the next line. For example, the poet talks about a non-specific mountain from far away in the first line but when a tree is introduced in the second line it refers to that particular mountain. In any sentence, the noun in question determines the use of articles.
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Rewrite the following sentences in the way instructed
(i) The paddy is ripe enough to harvest
(Remove ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentence.)
(ii) How beautiful the sight was!
(Rewritte as an assertive sentence)
Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.
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(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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Earlier past
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It stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
‘She went to one of the kitchen drawers’.
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Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
well
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mind
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Surrender × ______
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1950s Boy - brought home the groceries.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Diffarent
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“How will you have it?” he said.
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Use the following phrase in your own sentence -
get a hold of
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The tiger jumped into the river.
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
(his/her) heart sank
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| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
Complete the following.
Example: patient - patience.
attend - ______
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
That portrait was painted by my grandmother.
Change the following into Passive voice.
No one is borrowing the novels from the library
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her simplicity. According to her studies, she also ____________.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them
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- safe
- comfortable
- quick.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
attend to
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
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Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
You ___________ (listen) to the music.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We cut things with ______
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Only _____ (some/a few) are green.
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
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Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
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Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
the teacher said to the students where do you want to go
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Christmas falls ____ 25th December.
Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II). Write them below. Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.
eg: beach – We like to play in the sandy beach.
______ - ______
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Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She _______ (draw) a picture.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (eat) fruits.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It ______ to school.
Give the correct verb form using come.
- I ______ by bus
- They ______ by bus.
- He ______ by bus.
- She ______ by bus.
Choose the correct word.
They went _____ the park.
Fill in the blank.
B is______ C.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
I ______(lose) my balance.
She _________ a job in America by next year. (get)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and read the completed passage aloud.
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Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
She always ______ (make) excuses for coming late.
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The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
This seat is not very comfortable to sit ______.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions.
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Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
wind
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
affect - effect
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
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Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
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Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
______ my father arrived home, I narrated the incident.
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
My grandfather is well-known in the village for his nobel deeds.
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Now the teacher will read the following words. Listen carefully to the stress in each word. Write against each word whether it is a noun or a verb and mark the stress.
| 'contract | con'tract |
| conduct | con'duct |
| 'object | ob'ject |
| 'subject | sub'ject |
| 'present | pre'sent |
| 'desert | de’sert |
| 'project | pro'ject |
| 'refuse | re'fuse |
| 'address | ad'dress |
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Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
You must right to your friend.
Read the following sentences. Write the ones in passive voice. Copy them correctly.
- I have heard amazing stories ...
- I am especially impressed by the fact ...
- I am quite happy about it.
- I beg for justice.
- ... and my friend was instantly killed ...
- My house has been recently built ...
- It is the fault of the bricklayer ...
Write compound word using the pictures.
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The police promised to carry ______ thorough investigation.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
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“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
Some seats are set by for the handicapped.
