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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Aruna always looks at the bright side of things. Even in the face of misfortune, she firmly believes that everything will work out for the best in the end. Aruna is an ______.
विकल्प
thespian
sadist
polyglot
ambidextrous
philanthropist
misanthrope
bibliophile
nonagenarian
teetotaller
globetrotter
optimist
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उत्तर
Aruna always looks at the bright side of things. Even in the face of misfortune, she firmly believes that everything will work out for the best in the end. Aruna is an optimist.
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संबंधित 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.
Rewrite these comparison using the comparative degree.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We have been taught how __________ (endure) hardships during our training and now we can’t afford __________ (waste) money. We’re on our way!
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
When Pongo caught the narrator with the oranges, he was very frightened.
Cows ______ us milk.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate Connector from the option.
The store was out of chocolate chips; ______________ they would need to make a different type of cookies.
Choose the correct option.
______ he was honest, he was punished.
They ________ written three letters already.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I watch television in the afternoon. (My mother)
Choose the correct pictures.
behind
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
I ______(lose) my balance.
She ________ the bill. (pay)
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
We_____ not paint this room now.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Vijayshree will be busy, ______.
Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
- right up one’s alley -
- drive one up the wall –
- hit the road –
- take (one) for a ride –
- in panic mode –
- The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside.
- We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again.
- Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
- At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated
- I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
Mrs. Mageswari is my Maths teacher. She (teach) me for four years.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
I______ to play hockey when I was a student. (past habit)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
When did you feel the tremors?
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
The boys broke the window pane last evening.
Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| get in | leave a bus, train, etc., |
| get off | to go away from home for a vacation |
| get on | arrive inside train, bus, etc. |
| getaway | enter a bus, train, plane. |
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
He was dissatisfied. He quit his job.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Akshaya’s brothers have ________ to the educational tour.
The speeding driver was asked to pull ______ by the traffic police.
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
I don’t know.
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Geomatric
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I was like that ship before my education began.
The police promised to carry ______ thorough investigation.
Write compound word using the picture.
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