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प्रश्न
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.
Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody
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उत्तर
Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
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.
We —————————— see bacteria with our eyes; we —————————— look at them through a microscope.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
The Emperor said, “But tell me Raman, to what great work did you refer?” (Convert into Indirect Speech.)
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To indicate the relationship
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- practice ______
- practise ______
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- safe
- comfortable
- quick.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
Yes, We are planning to go.
Vijay __________ (repair) his car.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We cut things with ______
Write the noun form of the following word.
know ______.
______ the scissors I returned it to her.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
happening gently and slowly______.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Shivani wears a belt around her ______.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
If we ______(call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.
Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.
Rajan slowly settle down in his retired life. His pension plus what his wife bring from the household work she does helped them to meet their requirements. Life is easy until one Sunday. His granddaughter Madhu come crying. The clay doll in her hand had broken into two. Rajan pacify her and promise to mend it. This small repair work become the founding stone of a very prosperous venture into making clay dolls which earn him great respect.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions.
Mr. Beek of New Jersey has invented a floating life-preserver, which gives complete protection (1) ______people who have been shipwrecked. The upper section is large enough (2)______the wearer to be able to move his head and arms (3) ______, and a month's supply (4 )______food and drinking water can also be stored (5) ______it. The cover can be closed in rough weather, and the wearer can see (6) ______the window in the front, and breathe (7) ______a curved pipe. The life preserver is made (8) ______water proof cloth attached (9) ______circular metal tubes, which protect the wearer (10) ______ sharp rocks and hungry fish.
Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series in the one–day International series between India and South Africa, February 2018, had this to say during the post match presentation. India won the match by 8 wickets and won the series by 5 – 1, a historic win against South Africa in their home soil.
Rewrite his words in Reported Speech.
“It was a day I felt really good. Last game, I was not in the right kind of mindset. This is a beautiful place to bat under lights. That’s the idea behind bowling first. I like setting up for the short ball. It was a blessing in disguise, and they kept bowling short. I think the pitch got better to bat on under lights. It has been a roller coaster till now. People who are close to me deserve a lot of credit. Obviously, you want to lead from the front, and that’s a wonderful feeling. I have got eight or nine years left in my career and I want to make the most of every day. It’s a blessing that I am healthy and getting to captain my country. They have shown great character – especially the two young spinners. The way the series went augurs well for us. We’re looking forward to the T20s. The tour is not over yet. After losing the Test series, I was talking to you. I am here talking to you after winning the ODI series.”
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
teta-te
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
They ______about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We are proud of our children.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Bacteria can never survive in extreme weather conditions.
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
I believe that all men are basically good.
Change capital letters to Small letters at the beginning of a sentence if necessary.
According to (1)______National Weather Report, cyclones are winds circulating (2)______counter clockwise in(3) ______Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in (4)______southern Hemisphere. Cyclones are usually accompanied by(5) ______stormy weather. Tornadoes and hurricanes are types of cyclones. (6) ______hurricane is (7) ______cyclone that forms over(8) ______tropical oceans and seas.(9) ______hurricane rotates in(10) ______shape of(11) ______oval or a circle.(12) ______Hurricane Andrew, which hit (13)______coasts of Louisiana and Southern Florida in August 1992, caused (14)______extreme devastation. It was one of (15)______most devasting hurricanes ever to hit(16)______U.S.. Fourteen people died of(17) ______Andrew’s effect.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Can you think of other examples of irregularities in English Spelling.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| _______________ | ||
It is not easy to keep ______ with the rapidly changing fashions.
