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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
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
Contact with man has helped animals to survive.
Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
Put the cubes in the box.
Cows ______ us milk.
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary of the poem by choosing the words/phrases given below.
| prime phase, the yellow pebbles, motionless, stages of human life, sweeping, child, journey, reckless youth. |
In the poem 'The River', the poet compares the flow of the river with different__________________. The first stanza explains how the sparkling river goes dancing over _______________ and glancing through the flowers and leaves. These acts of the river is compared to a curious and innocent _______ at play. The second stanza compares the river to a _______________ who goes through rough and smooth patches of life. Like a youth, here the river becomes louder, faster and ___________ everything all along the way. In the third stanza, the river becomes like a hard-working man who is at the _____________ of the life. Here the deep and broad river seems ____________ but it keeps moving towards the sea like a matured man who silently marches towards the goal. In the last stanza, the long ___________ of the river reaches the endless sea like a human life attains eternity.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
It ______ (pour) outside now.
Complete the following sentence using the noun form of the word given in the bracket.
The monuments are to be preserved because of their historical __________. (significant)
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
Until the sun sets, the old woman cannot step out of her house.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex).
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.
Read the news report given below and underline the passive form of verbs.
The police had announced that the State Bank of India was robbed yesterday. Two men entered the bank at 4.30 pm with guns in their hands. Customers and bank clerks were asked to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks was made to fill robbers’ bags with money. After that the two men left the bank quickly. The police officer said that more than one lakh of rupees was stolen from the bank but nobody was injured. He also added that the robbers would be found soon.
List out the transitive and intransitive verbs in the following words.
come, buy, teach, learn, arrive, sing, run, draw, jump, write.
“I may lend you some money.” Balu promised ______some money.
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
Look at this banyan tree.
You wouldn't like to invite my Dad, ________.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Jancy returned home because she was tired.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
I don’t drive _____ night.
Read the situation given. Write the response of the subject in a sentence. Tick the correct box to identify the kind of sentences.
D- Declarative; In- Interrogative; E- Exclamatory; Im- Imperative
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Example: (Vendor) while weighing the fruits How many kilos do you want? |
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(Children) while eating ice-cream |
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| 2. | (Teacher) while noticing students talking in the classroom | ||||
| 3. | (Waiter) while attending a new customer | ||||
| 4. | (Student) while introducing oneself | ||||
| 5. | (Tourist) while visiting the Taj Mahal | ||||
| 6. | (TTR) while checking the tickets of passengers | ||||
| 7. | (Critic) while writing a review of a book | ||||
| 8. | (Receptionist) while attending to a guest in the hotel |
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
They were going to Coimbatore.
Use the suitable verb.
My friends ______ a passage.
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Please make ______ at home while you wait.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The bus ________ the bus stop before I went. (leave)
What we say?
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
The portraits would not have been so natural unless the artist had given his best.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
Attempt the following with the help of the advertisement given below:
With the help of the advertisement given, write a dialogue between you and your friend on how you enjoyed your visit to the exhibition
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Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Figars
