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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”.
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You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I took photographs of Tenzing holding aloft the flags.
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I remembered him.
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
She told me that she was a doctor.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Open heart surgery can help to repair heart valves. It can also replace them.
Say WHY. . . . . .
Ramanujan’s letter bored and irritated Hardy, at first.
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
Ramanujan was brought to England.
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
beautiful (woman)
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to have a beneficial effect
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
narrow
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
You may speak politely to the elders.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
The trial was conducted ___________ the procedure of law.
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
The astronauts managed ___________ (complete) their training in record time.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
But we really want ____________ (visit) other planets and find out if life exists on them.
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
The narrator of the story felt very sick for a week.
Students ____________ be quiet when they write the examination.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
air and manner
Change the following into passive voice.
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our ears ______
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday /dress / the.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
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. |
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
_x_i_e_ - thrilled
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| news + ______ | = ______ |  |
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
bad luck______.
| 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. |
Complete the sentences.
An astronaut wears a _______________.
A spacesuit is like a _______________.
A spacesuit allows us to _______________.
A spacesuit protect us from _______________ and _______________.
Choose the abstract noun.
| fear | box | beauty | tree | taste |
| pencil | happiness | anger | honesty | book |
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Recite the poem ‘The Swimmer’.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
do you play football
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
I need ___ write _____ pages on this topic.
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
complete the sentence.
Ragu ______ my junior in school.
The ostrich took care of its _________.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The satellite _________ on the moon before they gave the command. (land)
Choose the correct option that shows the future perfect tense.
We __________(see) the movie last week.
Fill in the blank.
______ Himalayas.
In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.
"And now tell me how Laura is. The old model was quite interested in her." "You don’t mean to say you talked to him about her?" said Hughie. "Certainly I did. He knows all about the relentless colonel, the lovely Laura, and the £10,000." "You told that old beggar all my private affairs?" cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. "My dear Alan," cried Hughie, "I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home."
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
We_____ not paint this room now.
Match the following idioms related to difficult situations with their meanings.
| A | B | ||
| 1 | alarm bells ringing | a | abandoning one who is in difficulty |
| 2 | back to the wall | b | try any method to overcome a crisis |
| 3 | grasp/clutch at straws | c | sign of something going wrong |
| 4 | saved by the bell | d | in serious difficulty |
| 5 | hang out to dry | e | help at the last moment rescuing one from a difficult situation |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ex gratia
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I am very busy.
Raja_____
Complete the following passage using the preposition given in bracket.
(among, for, at, to, in, )
When Lakshmi was (1) ___ school, she practised music from Monday (2) ___ Friday. She involved herself (3) ___ the school orchestra. She was responsible (4) ___conducting many programmes. She was very popular (5) ___ her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Anita never comes late to office.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
lesson – lessen – lesion
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Mithra as well as her daughters enjoy singing
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
She is so busy that she finds no time to entertain her friends. (Rewrite using ‘too’)
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) He was too gentle to have committed the crime.
(II) He was so ______
Use the proper punctuation mark.
Where did you find it
Write compound word using the picture:
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
