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प्रश्न
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
You come across the idiom ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ in the lesson. It means ‘a narrow escape’.
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उत्तर
My friend escaped from the accident by the skin of his teeth.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
You —————————— reach the island by land or air; you —————————— go by boat.
From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.
| Stanza | Word | One meaning | Other meaning | |
| First |
|
piece of furniture | → | bottom of the river, sea, etc. |
| Second |
|
____________ | → | ____________ |
| Third |
|
____________ | → | ____________ |
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
again and again
Change the following into Passive voice.
Please call him at once.
Work with a partner and fill in the table with information about your locality. You may add more information, if necessary. When you finish filling the table, write a short paragraph comparing the two places.
| Locality | Your Place | Your Partner's Place |
| ♦ proximity to the railway station | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane proximity to the airport | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of shopping centers | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of temples | ||
| ♦ important heritage centres | ||
| ♦ sea, lakes, rivers, or ponds | ||
| ♦ traffic | ||
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
in the rear of
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
The child resembles her father.
“It is too late.” I said that it ______ too late.
Colour the abstract noun.
| tiger | fear | fish | law |
| pen | joy | friend | rules |
| picture | freedom | kindness | computer |
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
A ________ of bees.
Use the suitable verb.
We ______ loudly.
Choose the correct verb.
You ______ late to school.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
I saw him in the ___________ (laboratory).
Write the past form of the verb.
read- ______
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
You ______ his dance.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Edith ______(visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
I ______rather request you to check my exercise before giving it to the teacher.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
There is a lot of time left, so you ______ not panic.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
After the complicated surgery, the patient hoped of complete recovery.
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
Each member of the team had all their ______.
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were ______to the top.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
You can solve this problem in different ways.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Tanya would not know the answer unless she referred to the answer key.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
The experience of nursing an injured bird left me ______ grateful for knowing the importance of being kind and compassionate to all creatures.
She is very ill, but the doctors think she will pull ______.
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
infusion
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write a compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
