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प्रश्न
From the (The Story of Tea) passage, copy correctly any three sentences that begin with ‘How’.
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उत्तर
- How and when did people first begin to drink tea?
- How did this magical beverage get its name?
- How did tea first come to India?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
confide ____________
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- For example: Birds of a feather flock together.
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Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
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Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example,
- A temple fair attracts a lot of crowds.
Her performance in the test was fair. - A rose is the king of flowers.
The sun rose with a golden glow.
Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.
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participates in sports. She gets on with everyone in case of __________________.
My mother ______ in a factory.
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Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our face to see clearly ______
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- A thing on a list______
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luncheon -
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A spacesuit is like a _______________.
A spacesuit allows us to _______________.
A spacesuit protect us from _______________ and _______________.
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I ______ while he was singing. (dance)
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I read the story.
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I bought a pen yesterday.
Madhu ______
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My brother will return home in the evening.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Artificially flavoured juices are hazardous to health. Moreover, they lead to kidney problems. (and)
Write the compound word using the picture.
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Write compound words using the picture.
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Use the proper form of the verb in each line.
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -
That (perch) in the soul -
And (sing) the tune without the words -
And never (stop) at all -
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Penting
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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