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प्रश्न
Foreign words and phrases
You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.
- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
- resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
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When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example -
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Atul is not as bright as Milind in studies.
Match the words in Column A with what they imply in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) pilgrim | (a) threat to life |
| (2) journey | (b) trap |
| (3) evening or close of day | (c) life |
| (4) chasm, deep and wide | (d) death |
| (5) building a bridge | (e) old age |
| (6) pitfall | (f) a dutiful man |
| (7) close of day | (g) solving the problem/getting rid of the threat to life |
Complete the following table.
| No. | Figure of Speech | Line of the poem | Explanation |
| 1. | ________________ | ________________ | The sky is imagined to art like a human being. |
| 2. | ________________ | with gleaming gold | ________________ |
| 3. | Oxymoron | ________________ | ________________ |
| 4. | ________________ | The country wears a perfect smile. Anaesthesia, Amnesia, Hypnosis | ________________ |
| 5. | Paradox | ________________ | ________________ |
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Write the homophones (words which sound the same) of the following words in the story.
- no:
- went:
- through:
- dear:
- pair:
- soul:
- here:
- knew:
- whole:
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
Prabhu was hiding behind the door when his sister came looking for him.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
joke about
Ram takes a ______ of soup before food.
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
Kohli hopes to win the trophy.
They have been here ______ a long time.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
My book is new.
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Christmas falls ____ 25th December.
______like to play hide and seek.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
We should learn from our ______ (success).
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The girl gave her friend a ______smile.
Complete the following using their group name.
A ______ of wolves went hunting in the forest.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Terry Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together ____
Frame as many sentences as possible from the substitution table given below.
Example: I enjoy playing badminton and carrom daily
|
I We You They |
hate prefer like love enjoy wish dislike |
playing watching coaching |
football volleyball hockey kabaddi cricket tennis basketball kho-kho badminton |
and or | carrom chess table-tennis squash fencing |
everyday usually rarely often occasionally generally sometimes daily |
| Samritha Kavish | prefers enjoys hates likes |
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
a ________ of birds.
Choose the correct pictures.
in front of
Fill in the blank with a pronoun.
Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare at _____in the mirror.
Fill in the blank.
I met ______ boy in the street.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
A young man was driving the car.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
I ____(like) to spend time with my friend, whenever I ____(be) free.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
We are not completely sure but Kishore ______ come back tomorrow.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Ramesh did not know Spanish, so he wanted a translator.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye.
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in the case.
(I) Michelangelo was an architect and a poet.
(II) Not only _____________.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
Last summer, Emily had been working tirelessly on her garden. She______ (1) (plant) a variety of flowers, ______ (2) (envision) a vibrant and colourful display. Every morning, she would spend hours tending to the blossoms, ensuring they were thriving under the warm sun. One day, while she ______ (3) (admire) her handiwork, she noticed a rare butterfly that had landed on one of the flowers. She had never seen such a beautiful specimen before. Excitedly, Emily ran into the house to grab her camera, ______ (4) (hope) to capture the fleeting moment. By the time she returned, the butterfly______ (5) (fly) away. Disappointed, Emily ______ (6) (realise) that she had missed the opportunity. However, the memory of that elusive butterfly lingered in her mind, and she decided ______ (7) (create) a butterfly-friendly corner in her garden. Months later, as Emily walked through her garden, she saw a familiar flutter of wings. The rare butterfly had returned, ______ (8) (draw) by the blossoms that had bloomed since their last encounter. Grateful for the second chance, Emily ______ (9) (capture) the moment on her camera, cherishing the beauty that ______ (10) (elude) her once before.
