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प्रश्न
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Hold fast to something
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उत्तर
To process something firmly despite any difficulties.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
struck as odd
Pick out lines that contain Alliteration.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/ Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
The dying swallow fell at his feet.
List all the phrases from the poem in which two or more words are joined with ‘and’.
Find the following adverbs in the story. What verbs do they tell us more about? Write down the pairs of verbs and adverbs.
- ago
- greatly
- Today
- politely
- calmly
- hard
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
hold
Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Write a recipe of your favourite dish in passive voice. Remember to list out the ingredients of the dish you have chosen and their quantity. Use Simple Present tense to write your recipe.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
The peon ______ the bell by the time I reach the school. (ring).
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of these two students can solve this question.
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
The bus was overcrowded so Arun avoided travelling in it.
The turtles come ashore only during the ______.
Kevin will come tonight, _______?
Find me in the poem.
I can alert you
Choose the correct verb.
You ______ late to school.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the boxes.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the box.
Recite the poem with correct intonation.
Read the sentence and write the word with the same meaning for the underlined word.
I threw a rock in the lake.
Fill the blank with the clipped word.
We visited the ____________. (zoological park)
Write
______ egg
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Edith ______(visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
par excellence
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
cut off
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The bear climbed up the tree ______ the honey.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
How ______sugar do you want?
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| _______________ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
He was so old that he could be my grandfather.
(Use: enough......)
