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प्रश्न
Go through the statement taken from the text – ‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity’.
The underlined part of the statement provides us some facts/information about social democracy. The remaining part of the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.
What does social democracy mean?
Now go through the underlined part of the statement/sentence given below and change them into question by using the appropriate Wh-form.
The politically minded Indians preferred the expression ‘the Indian nation’.
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उत्तर
Which expression was preferred by the politically-minded Indians?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Make pairs and groups and find out some more simple, complex, and compound sentences from the text.
Pick out one line that contains the following Figure of Speech.
Tautology
Write the Rhyming word and Scheme of the 1st stanza.
A pilgrim, going a lone high way
Came at evening, cold and gray
To a chasm, deep and vast and wide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim.
The chasm held no fear for him.
But he paused when he reached the other side And built a bridge to span the tide.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
Under a bridge, two little boys were lying close together to keep warm.
‘We are so hungry!’ they said. ‘You cannot lie there!’ shouted a guard.
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
well
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
The timetable was not altered.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Tenali Raman was a poet scholar and jester in Vijaynagar in Krishnadevarayas court. (Punctuate)
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.
A man should use animals for his own needs.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to have a beneficial effect
Add the proper prefix like up-, un-, dis-, in- to the following to form the opposite.
happy
Change the following into Passive voice.
Why have you left your brother at home?
Look at the action words in bold. Identify whether they are either finite or non-finite verb.
| They want to try a new approach. | |
| Trying is easy. | |
| Having tried everything, he gave up. | |
| All I can do is try. | |
| If she tried, she would succeed. |
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Amith and Ravi ___ (not/swim) in the lake.
Report the following sentence.
“Tomorrow I have to take a test in English”, said Sudha.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
We ______ (gather) here for a meeting and the chair person is yet to arrive.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The horse carriage ___ at the door.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
Her speech is nice.
Fill in the blanks by using the correct preposition.
We go to school ____ Mondays, but not on Sunday.
Will it be all right if I ________ a friend tonight?
Match the sport and the equipment.
eg. Cricket – Bat
| 1. | Football | Bow and Arrow |
| 2. | Tennis | Club |
| 3. | Golf | Net |
| 4. | Volleyball | Racquets |
| 5. | Archery | Helmet |
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Our school is ______ at 9.00 in the morning.
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The television was on but nobody______ (watch) it.
Punctuate the following sentence.
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william.
Write the plural form.
| leaf |  |
_______. |
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
leema is a good singer
Choose the correct pictures.
behind
Complete the sentence with correct reflexive pronoun.
I like _____.
Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
Akash has finished his homework.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
Niru _________ joined her family in 2 years.
Say what they are doing now?
Peter ______.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Shivani wears a belt around her ______.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
We_____ not paint this room now.
Read the following passage adapted from ‘Three Men in a Boat’ and fill in the blanks with appropriate modals and read the paragraph aloud.
I thought I will go to British Museum today to read the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch. I (1)______ read all I wanted to read and then felt I (2)______begin to study diseases. I started to generally turn the leaves idly. I came to typhoid fever, read the symptoms and discovered I (3)______be having it for months without knowing it. Cholera, I had severe complications. Diphtheria, I (4)______have been born with. I was relieved to find that Bright’s disease, I had only in a modified form as so far as that was concerned, I (5)______live for years. The only disease I (6)______conclude I had not got was a housemaid’s knee. I sat and pondered. I tried to feel my heart. I (7)______(not feel) my heart. I walked into the reading room as a happy healthy man but crawled out as a decrepit wreck.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Either of these (is, are) suitable.
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
| Muthu | Well, I think if I ______(not, drive) so fast, I ______(not, slide) into the tree. |
| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! If you ______(not, take ) that bus, you ______(not, lose) your wallet. If you ______(not, lose) your wallet, you ______(have) your driver’s license with you when you hit the tree. If you ______(have) your driver’s license with you, you ______(not, have to pay) a big fine when you go to court next week. And of course, if you ______(not, drive) too fast, you ______(not, run into) a tree, and you ______(not, be) in this mess now. If I ______(be) you, I ______(take) it easy for a while and just ______(stay) at home where you would be safe. |
| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
| Gopal | Well, things are really looking up for me. I’m planning to take off for Goa as soon as I finish my finals. I’m sick of all this old, rainy weather we’ve been having. |
| Muthu | I wish I ______(go) with you. How are you planning to reach there? |
| Gopal | If I ______(have) enough money, I ______(fly). Otherwise, I ______(take) the bus. I wish ______(drive) my own car because it ______(be) nice to drive there, but it’s such a long trip. I’ve been looking for a friend to go with me and share the driving. |
| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! I can’t believe it. |
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
These should not be thought of as luxury but as necessity.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in toto
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Yusuf ______ to the movies once in a while (go)
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I am very busy.
Raja_____
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I have just come back from Chennai.
Akshita ______
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
How are you?
Satish ______
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Caesar was declared emperor. The conspirators killed him. (After)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Whose car did someone park in front of your gate?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Let’s organize a trip to Goa, can we?
UTHIRA is an event conducted by the NSS unit of ABC Hr Sec School. Imagine you are a volunteer and help a parent fill in the following registration form. (Invent necessary details)
Go through the lesson and spot the word which mean the same as the following.
- profession (para 1)
- sorrowful (para 2)
- decency (para 5)
- destiny (para 6)
- hijacked (para 8)
- motivation (para 9)
- serious (para 10)
- significant (para 13)
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
raise – rise– rice
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
nerve + disorder -
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
digestion + enzymes -
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The sun having set, the temperature fell rapidly.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Tanya would not know the answer unless she referred to the answer key.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
...and it’s good for plenty more.
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 ____________.
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
But they could not found it.
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
You must right to your friend.
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian cities.
(End: ……Chennai.)
