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प्रश्न
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Inversion
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उत्तर
"Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;"
Explanation:
Inversion - The order of the words has been changed for a poetic effect. The correct order should be “Where (there) has been no frost”.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
(2) The people regarded him ………….. imposter and called him …………. Villain[Insert correct articles]
(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]
Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
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lonely |
little |
hard |
young |
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thoughtful |
delicious |
beautiful |
A __________ woodcutter lived on a ____________ hillside. He was a ___________ son who worked _____________ but earned ____________ money. One day he saw a ____________ waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it _________________.
Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
make up one’s mind
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
They looked healthier than the other plants. (not as healthy as)
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Find any two Alliterative lines.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topics. Make bulleted lists of points in favour of the topic (pros) and those against it (cons). (3-6 points each)
Girls cannot do everything that boys do.
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
driftwood
From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:
Use of the verb 'be' (am, is, are, etc) as the main verb.
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.
Pick out four examples of personification. Write what is personified in each:
- ______________________
- ______________________
- ______________________
- ______________________
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
Write down two or three proverbs/axioms that suit the message in Bertha’s story.
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
thought over
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
My father ____________ play badminton in the evenings when he was at college. (past habit)
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Our army has defeated the enemy.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers __________________
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them
When I moved back to the city, things had changed considerably.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
pay for
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
Have you ___________ your lunch?
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
The children ___________ in the park.
Now refer to a dictionary and find idioms on the following animals, birds, and insects. Learn their meanings and share what you have learnt with your class. Try to frame illustrative sentences with those idioms. Find opportunities to use them in your everyday conversations.
| lion, mouse, parrot, fox, hawk, snake, monkey, dog, snail, bee. |
I’ve got to solve ________ math problems before I go to sleep.
‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ aeroplane.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
We all ______ (sing) in the choir last week.
She had no umbrella with her; the weather ______ (seem) so fine just a few hours ago.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
This is Varun. His father is an architect.
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. |
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.
Use the blended word in your own sentence.
moped -
Write the meaning for the phrasal verbs.
- look into
- give up
- put off
- get on
- take off
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
No opponent is too big to defeat.
She is collecting stickers, ________?
He could have bought a new car, ______?
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Listen carefully and take notes.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Govern your passions or they will govern you.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Birds migrate ____ spring and autumn.
Write the plural word.
Berry
Choose the correct verb.
Boy ______the cake.
She ______ (write) a letter.
He ate two chocolates _______ he got cough.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The bus ________ the bus stop before I went. (leave)
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The voyagers did not ______ to drop anchor at the unknown island.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
They can substantially reduce the cost of mobility and congestion.
Add appropriate question tags and role play the dialogue with your friend.
| Jeyanth | Hello, Anish! It’s your Physics exam today,______ |
| Anish | Yes. They had set a very long paper. Yet, I managed to finish the paper. |
| Jeyanth | True. My maths paper too was very long. I couldn’t finish it. |
| Anish | I too could not complete my paper. |
| Jeyanth | Ok. Actually, my question paper was very easy. |
| Anish | Mine wasn’t easy. I made a silly mistake. |
| Jeyanth | Tell me about your English paper. |
| Anish | The story comprehension was very easy. I am sure to score more than ten marks on fifteen. I wrote it very well. There wouldn’t be any mistake. |
| Jeyanth | For me, my letter-writing was the best. I didn’t make a single mistake. |
| Anish | Ok. I’ve got lots to study for tomorrow’s exam. |
| Jeyanth | Me too. So, see you later. All the best, bye. |
| Anish | Thank you. Wish you the same, bye. |
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
It is easy to work ______the aegis of visionary leader.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Somebody must bell the cat.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The employees are seldom allowed to meet their boss, aren’t they?
Continue and complete the following story and suggest suitable title for the same.
A rich man had a neighbour who was suffering from acute poverty. The rich man was proud of his wealth and treated his poor neighbour with disrespect and derision. One day, a fortune-teller told the rich man that all his wealth would be possessed by his neighbour within a month. The rich man became greatly worried and spent sleepless nights. He did not know how to safeguard his wealth round the clock. Suddenly he thought of a plan. He disposed of everything he had and with all that money, he bought a large, precious diamond. He sewed up the diamond in his turban. He proudly said to himself, “Now, there’s no way. My poor neighbour can never secure my wealth. The words of the fortune-teller will prove false."______
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
raise – rise– rice
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The tyres of the car got ______when the vehicle rolled over the rusted nails scattered on the road.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
surgery + instruments -
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Painting is an interesting hobby
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
My friend waited for the ______ (meet).
The students could not ask any questions to the teacher. (Rewrite using unable to)
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
She is very ill, but the doctors think she will pull ______.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Tribel
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Manner: I love my country like a true Indian should.
I love my country ____________.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
