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प्रश्न
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) One night, four college students ______ (be) out partying late and did not study for the test scheduled for the next day.
Answer: were
In the morning, they (1) ______ (think) of a plan. They (2) ______ (make) themselves look dirty with grease and dirt. Then they (3) ______ (go) to the Dean and (4) ______ (say) they (5) ______ (go) out to a wedding last night and on their way back the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back. The Dean thought for a minute and said that they could have the re-test after three days. They (6) ______ (thank) him and said they would be ready. On the day of the test, they were made to sit in separate rooms. They agreed as they (7) ______ (prepare) well. But they (8) ______ (get) a rude shock!
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उत्तर
In the morning, they thought of a plan. They made themselves look dirty with grease and dirt. Then they went to the Dean and said they had gone out to a wedding last night, and on their way back, the tyre of their car burst, and they had to push the car all the way back. The Dean thought for a minute and said that they could have the re-test after three days. They thanked him and said they would be ready. On the day of the test, they were made to sit in separate rooms. They agreed as they had prepared well. But they got a rude shock!
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संबंधित प्रश्न
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I finished my work _________ so that I could go out to play.
Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
The authorities permitted us to (What did the authorities permit us to do?)
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
He answered that the price would go up.
Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining , shouted , replied
remarked , ordered , suggested
(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?”
Thinking about Language
Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
- f___ld
- ingred ___nts
- h ___ght
- misch ___vous
- fr ___nds
- ___ghty-seven
- rel ___ved
- p ___ce
Simple Present Tense
In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The heart is a pump that ___(send) the blood circulating through our body. The
pumping action ___(take place) when the left ventricle of the heart ___(contract). This
___(force) the blood out into the arteries, which ___(expand) to receive the oncoming blood.
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife
conservation.
Let’s look at the words at the end of the second and fourth lines, viz., ‘snows’ and ‘clothes’, true’ and ‘you’, ‘below’ and ‘know’. We find that ‘snows’ rhymes with ‘clothes’, ‘true’ rhymes with ‘you’ and ‘below’ rhymes with ‘know’.
If the rain does not stop, Mariam will not be able to do the laundry. (Begin: Unless...)
