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प्रश्न
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
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उत्तर
Tight corners – difficult situations.
Those who act on impulse find themselves in tight comers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether each of the verbs underlined below are Finite or Non-finite.
We stand first in producing milk.
Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Complete the passage by filling in appropriate prepositions from the list- (with, out, to, in, from, during, of, for, by). Some prepositions may be used more than once.
In Tamil Nadu, a very interesting form of recitation named Villupattu developed (a) ____________ the 15th century. Villupattu means bow-song because a bow-shaped musical instrument (b) ___________ strong high tension string is used (c) __________ placing it (d) _______________ an earthen pitcher. It is believed that this narrative form was an invention (e) __________ Arasa Pulavar. The troupe gives its performance mostly (f) ___________ temple festivals. There are seven to eight persons in a troupe who form a kind (g) ___________ chorus that supports the main singer-narrator. When the chief narrator sings, the chorus takes (h) ____________ the refrain (i) _______________ the song and repeats it in unison. The whole party sits (j) _____________ the ground and performs (k) __________ a lot (l) ____________ gesticulation and facial expression to suit the narrative they have taken. The ballad style songs are composed (m) __________ the rural dialect which appeals (n) ___________ the audience who sometimes join the troupe (o) ____________ suitable notes or words.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
My brother ____ (not/do) his homework.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Amutha and Praba _____ (play) tennis
Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound words as many as you can.
| Column A | Column B | Answers |
| rain | light | |
| snow | thing | |
| star | fall | |
| draw | ball | |
| play | back | |
| lottery | ticket | |
| under | walk | |
| man | note | |
| side | world | |
| foot | hole |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The quality of dal ___ not good.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Having finished the work, the manager decided to return home.
Solve the crossword puzzle using superlative adjectives.
| Down | Across |
| 2. The _____ man ever whose age has been verified is Jiroemon Kimura. | 1. Deserts are the _______ places on Earth. |
| 4. Antarctica is the _______ continent in the world. | 3. Russia is the _______ country in the world. |
| 6. The elephant is the _______ animal in the world. | 4. Mercury is the _______ planet to the sun. |
| 8. Mount Everest is the ______ mountain in the world. | 5. Vatican City is the ______ country in the world. |
| 6. Diamonds are the _______ material in the world. | |
| 7. The cheetah is the ______ animal in the world. |
Arrange the words in alphabetical order, find the meaning of the words from the dictionary and fill in the blanks.
| Ikebana, Ikebana, Origami, Calligraphy, Tapestry, |
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
One always felt like drawing close to him
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
Will you please remove the trees growing on the wall?
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
Clean the ashes out of the ______place.
Pick the abstract noun.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word.
Kavitha's face ______ with joy as she arrived India.
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Choose the things that the spacesuit provides us.
- air
- food
- water
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
I _______ (wait) for you.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
He ______ to school.
Tom left the class _______ he was sick.
Match the clipped words.
| 1. | Photo | mathematics |
| 2. | Math | centum |
| 3. | Cent | photograph |
Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.
| long |
| round |
| thin |
| yellow |
| tall |
- The giraffe is ______.
- Its neck is ______.
- Its eyes are ______.
- Its skin is ______.
- Its tail is ______.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ friend.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
I can’t remember what my teacher (say) yesterday about our homework. I (not listen) properly because Hussain (talk) to me at the same time.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
How are you?
Satish ______
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
sense + issue -
Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.
Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion, but also announced that on return we would get a holiday. It was like ______.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
He was dissatisfied. He quit his job.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ of my students have become doctors.
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
E-mail is the fastest means of communication.
He is sure to appeal ______ the judgment, since it was unfavourable to him.
