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प्रश्न
Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase in your notebook.
be afraid of
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उत्तर
Simran was afraid of the dark, so she never went out alone at night.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)
Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there. (para 3)
Complete the table by explaining the following phrases/ sentences in your own
words:
| Phrases | Meanings |
| happy memories light up a life that is nearing its close |
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| the sounds helped him along his lonely way | |
| the cold used sleep to extend its sway over all things even as a false friend lulls his chosen victim with caressing smiles |
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| when the evening of his life was drawing in, he left his old ways and suddenly took a new turn |
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| the whole universe is built up through love and that the grief of separation is inescapable |
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| the post-master, a man with a face as sad and as inexpressive as a pumpkin, would be seen sitting on his chair inside |
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| And so the clerk, like a worshipper of Lord Vishnu, repeated his customary thousand names |
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| The haughty temper of the official had quite left him in his sorrow and anxiety, and had laid bare his human heart |
Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) break out | (i) to try to find somebody or something |
| (b) to look for | (ii) as a rule or in general taking all relevant factors into account |
| (c) to take over | (iii) start suddenly and strongly |
| (d) to go into | (iv) to obtain or assume control of something, or gain control of something from somebody else |
| (e) on the whole | (v) to begin a job or career in a particular area of activity |
is / reading / tea / not / books / cup of/ everybody’s.
is / the / it / hobbies / one / best / of
Find out the meaning of the phrase given below and use them in your own sentence.
put one’s money where one’s mouth is
Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentence that follows.
(flattery, appealing, by fits and starts, dashed to, undetected, spirits rose)
Do not stoop to ______ just to gain something from someone.
Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.
(be the epitome of, gear up, a brief stint, play a major role, in recognition of, take over reins)
Our school cricket team got ready for the final match against P. Q. R. High School.
Use the following idiom/phrase in sentence of your own.
stumble on
Fill in the blank with a word or a phrase given in the bracket in its appropriate form.
(startle, catch sight of, overload, water, pass)
The author’s guest was ______ through Paris.
