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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The rich industrialist donated a huge sum of money to set up a public library in his native village. He is a ______ and a social reformer.
विकल्प
thespian
sadist
polyglot
ambidextrous
philanthropist
misanthrope
bibliophile
nonagenarian
teetotaller
globetrotter
optimist
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उत्तर
The rich industrialist donated a huge sum of money to set up a public library in his native village. He is a philanthropist and a social reformer.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) India and Maharashtra can progress only when there is oneness of interest.
(Rewrite it using ‘unless’)
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He walked all day.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
You ____________ believe everything you hear; you ____________ use your own judgement.
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.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Diffarent
Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
The magistrate ordered that he might pay the fine.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
Abdul has taken______ his father.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Seventeen oranges were hidden in the narrator’s pockets.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
I ______ (wait) for my mother.
Report the following sentence.
“Tomorrow I have to take a test in English”, said Sudha.
Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector given in the option.
They faced many hardships _________ they are always cheerful.
Unscramble the sound – describing words from the text. One has been done for you.
E.g. igeglg – giggle
| 1. | noam | |
| 2. | murebl | |
| 3. | lowh | |
| 4. | mobo | |
| 5. | cohe | |
| 6. | nogra |
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
If Meena reads more, she will become proficient in the language. (into Compound)
Fill in the blanks
| Positive | Comparative | superlative |
| tall | ||
| smarter | ||
| largest | ||
| big | ||
| later/latter |
“I will finish this picture tomorrow.” Jothi said that ______ picture the next day.
Match the compound words.
| 1. |  |
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| 2. |  |
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| 3. |  |
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| 4. |  |
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Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She _______ (draw) a picture.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It______ a car.
Rewrite the sentence using the given word.
Shanmathi has given the book.
We ______
Use the suitable verb.
My friends ______ a passage.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The book _________ won him the award.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and read the completed passage aloud.
The people of India, as a whole, 1 ______(be) warm-hearted and hospitable. Any calamity in any part of the world immediately 2 ______(arouse) their charity and generosity and a committee 3 ______(be) promptly 4 ______(set ) up to collect funds to help the distressed. The most endearing quality in them 5 ______(be) the respect they show for the work done in any capacity. They 6 ______(believe) in what we 7 ______(call) the dignity of labour.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I have just come back from Chennai.
Akshita ______
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
My friend will meet me ______ his brother tomorrow.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Circals
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Innar
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.
