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Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase: - English

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Explain the following phrase selected from the story in your own word and work with a partner to make sentence using these phrase:

a tinge of coldness

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The manager turned down the worker’s plea for a pay hike with a tinge of coldness.

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अध्याय 2.3: A Shot in the Dark - Exercises [पृष्ठ ६४]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 2.3 A Shot in the Dark
Exercises | Q 3. d) | पृष्ठ ६४

संबंधित प्रश्न

If your friends get here before 7 o’clock we can take them out for dinner.
(Rewrite: Using ‘unless’) 


Fill in the blank with the suitable word. 

To every one’s surprise, he turned _____________ at the party.


Can it be argued that this is an anti- war poem?


What is the symbolic significance of the sun, sky and wind in the first stanza?


The air broke into a mist with bells,
The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries.
Had I said, "Good folk, mere noise repels....
But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
They had answered "And afterward, what else?"

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Explain“And afterward, what else?”


In how many ways was this Olympic special? Explain?


The eight other runners pulled up on their heels
The ones who had trained for so long to complete
one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
And brought the young boy to his feet.

Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
And a banner above that said (Special Olympics)
Could not have been more on the mark.
That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals
They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
Said more than these words ever will.

Read the lines given above and answer the following question:

Explain in your own words the meaning of the line ‘the hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk’.


Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on the following:

Write an original story that begins with the words : “He was the funniest boy I had ever met. He would make everyone laugh………”


Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. 

The child helped her mother to make breakfast. She washed the tomatoes.


Narrate an incident from your own experience when you helped a friend who was in trouble. Explain what happened. What did you do to make the situation better ? 


Approval from the outside world and approval within the family.


The poet says, “Beauty is heard in …”
Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are beautiful.
The poet, Keats, said:
Heard melodies are Sweet,
But those unheard are sweeter.
What do you think this means? Have you ever heard a song in your head, long after the song was sung or played?


Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following word:

Reportorial


Write a summary of the poem.

  • Title
  • Introductory paragraph (about the poem, type, nature, tone)
  • Main body (central idea, the gist of the poem)
  • Conclusion (opinion, views, appeal).

Write a letter to your friend about the Great Indian Bustard. You may use the following points:

  • Why we need to protect the bird.
  • What you plan to do to help the bird.

Think and respond with ‘YES’ or ‘NO’.

When you are faced with a very serious problem or some grave danger, what do you experience?

Your feelings panic  
wishing you were never born  
hopelessness  
helplessness  
no emotion  
calmness and composure  
willingness to tackle it  
Your reactions break down and cry  
run away and hide  
pray to God  
ask for help  
build up courage  
take it as a challenge  

According to the poet, how does God help people, when they pray to him for help?


Prepare and present a speech on ‘My Favourite Place’.
Use the following points. 

  • Name of the place
  • Its special features
  • The reason why you like it

Describe the picture in 50 words and give a suitable title. Make use of the words given below.

modern world – left alone – busy – gadgets – cell phones – ignored – feels alone – lonely – sad feeling


Create a pamphlet for the following.

Make a pamphlet on the latest gadgets (Mention the variety of models, uses, needs, and availability).


______ do you get up?


Choose two friends in your class who are very different from each other. Use the clues in the box to describe their nature. You may also add your own words to describe them.

naughty lively sharing careless studious
quiet friendly helpful regular cheerful

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The golden ______ was very ______ to him. (dear, deer)


The photograph did not look like ______.


What was the knife that Miss Meadows carried with her?


What kind of relationship existed between Miss Meadows and the Science Mistress?


How did Jack manage to pay seven pounds eighty and eighty pence out of six pounds?


Why did one of the girls wail?


Write an original short story that begins with the following words:

My mother stopped suddenly at the doorway and stared in amazement at ..........


Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) of the following subject:

Recently you attended the wedding of a close relative. It was the first family gathering after the pandemic. Describe the excitement of meeting all the family members, the venue of the wedding, the food that was served and the celebrations that followed.


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