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प्रश्न
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
raise – rise– rice
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उत्तर
The philanthropist raised funds for the benefit of relations of those warriors who laid down their lives in Pulwama.
“The rise and fall of the Roman Empire” is an interesting book.
Many poor people do not use the ration rice but exchange it for other items.
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Go through the statement taken from the text – ‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity’.
The underlined part of the statement provides us some facts/information about social democracy. The remaining part of the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.
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Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
eldest
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
heart of hearts
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning
| Preposition | Meaning | |
| 1. | due to | a. as a substitute for |
| 2. | except for | b. in the interest of |
| 3. | with reference to | c. irrespective of |
| 4. | in spite of | d. added to |
| 5. | in addition to | e. because of |
| 6. | in place of | f. referring to |
| 7. | regardless of | g. with the exception of |
| 8. | for the sake of | h. disregarding the difficulty |
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Many scientists have warned us not _____________ (take) this dangerous journey, but we are not discouraged.
But there are______ near it.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
She knows where I go.
“I have not done it today.” I explained that I had not done it ______
Find out the clipped word for the following.
helicopter + pad -
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
Bharani didn't mean any harm, he just did it for______.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
a heavy blow or hit______.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
She ______ a driver.
I was late ______ there was a heavy traffic.
Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.
During the monsoon, a tender slightly warm breeze 1 ______(blow) on a cloudless afternoon. A sort of fragrance 2 ______(rise) from the wet grass and trees in the sunlight. It 3 ______(seem) as if the warm breath of the exhausted earth 4 ______(fall) against one’s skin. A sweet voiced bird somewhere 5 ______(chirp) repeatedly.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Peter always refuses alcohol, when it is offered to him at parties and takes a soft drink instead. He says he always has abstained and will always abstain from alcohol as it is a matter of principle for him. We can call Peter a ______.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
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Underline the prepositional phrase.
We feel sorry for our mistakes.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We are proud of our children.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
A library is a public place. We see a number of books kept there for reading. (where)
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
There is a pharmacy near that bus stand.
Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| see off | start off / to begin a journey |
| stopover | to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone |
| set off | to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another destination |
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Ramesh did not know Spanish, so he wanted a translator.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Rajesh went to the airport ______his friend.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
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Write the compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
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