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प्रश्न
Given below are some idiomatic expressions with their meanings. Understand the meaning.
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उत्तर
| a) | wait for the dust to settle | to wait for a situation to become clear or certain |
| b) | get/have all your ducks in a row | to have made all the preparations needed to do something / to be well organized |
| c) | fetch and carry (for somebody) | to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant |
| d) | do the math | to think carefully about something before doing it, so that you know all the relevant facts or figures |
| e) | round the corner | very near |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- brilliant
- genius
- bright
- intelligent
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- advice ______
- advise ______
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I ______ (wait) for my mother.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
make a pass
______ please open the window?
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eg: beach – We like to play in the sandy beach.
______ - ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
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Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
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| UNCLIPPED | CLIPPED |
| chimpanzee | |
| photo | |
| mike | |
| cafeteria | |
| gas | |
| helicopter | |
| telephone | |
| varsity | |
| memo | |
| influenza | |
| hippo | |
| bridegroom | |
| fan | |
| demonstration | |
| pram | |
| refrigerator |
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ad hoc
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| Word | Synonyms | Antonym | |
| cautious | |||
| disapprove | |||
| brisk | |||
| engaging | |||
| humble | |||
| eager | |||
| resistance | |||
| persuade | |||
| scarce | |||
| nobility | |||
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My grandfather ______ visit this temple when he was young.
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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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Erthen
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Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
The judge said to the prosecutor, “Do you agree with the arguments presented yesterday?”
(Begin: The judge asked…..)
