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प्रश्न
Pick out examples of Inversion from the poem.
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उत्तर
- “Between Nose and Eyes, a strange contest arose, -”
Inversion – The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “A strange contest arose between Nose and Eyes”. - “Again would your lordship a moment suppose,”
Inversion – The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “Again, would your lordship suppose (for) a moment”. - “That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose,”
Inversion – The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “That the spectacles were plainly made for the Nose”
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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:__________________________________________
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love _________________.
David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Shieba: Your big moment is close _______________.
Jyoti: How should I welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He dipped his fingers in the milk.
Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
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lonely |
little |
hard |
young |
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thoughtful |
delicious |
beautiful |
A __________ woodcutter lived on a ____________ hillside. He was a ___________ son who worked _____________ but earned ____________ money. One day he saw a ____________ waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it _________________.
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 ____________ believe everything you hear; you ____________ use your own judgement.
Write down eight to ten Onomatopoetic words on your own.
Write the Rhyming word and Scheme of the 3rd stanza.
The pilgrim raised his old gray head,
“My friend in the path I’ve come,” he said, “There followeth after me today
A fair haired youth, who must pass this way. The chasm which held no fears for me
To the fair haired youth, may a pitfall be.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim.
My friend, I am building this bridge for him.”
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - colon.
Find the opposites of the following :
| cautious - | ______ |
| dogmatic - | ______ |
| contrary - | ______ |
| savage - | ______ |
| beneficial - | ______ |
| reasonable - | ______ |
| hypothetical - | ______ |
| cruelty - | ______ |
| immune - | ______ |
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
bought
Find the opposite of the following adverb.
hard
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
heart of hearts
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
You ____________ buy this book. It is worth buying. (advice or suggestion)
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.
I ____________ (go) to Thanjavur by this time tomorrow.
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary of the poem by choosing the words/phrases given below.
| prime phase, the yellow pebbles, motionless, stages of human life, sweeping, child, journey, reckless youth. |
In the poem 'The River', the poet compares the flow of the river with different__________________. The first stanza explains how the sparkling river goes dancing over _______________ and glancing through the flowers and leaves. These acts of the river is compared to a curious and innocent _______ at play. The second stanza compares the river to a _______________ who goes through rough and smooth patches of life. Like a youth, here the river becomes louder, faster and ___________ everything all along the way. In the third stanza, the river becomes like a hard-working man who is at the _____________ of the life. Here the deep and broad river seems ____________ but it keeps moving towards the sea like a matured man who silently marches towards the goal. In the last stanza, the long ___________ of the river reaches the endless sea like a human life attains eternity.
Report the following sentence.
Maha said, “Lakshan, you should get up early in the morning.”
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
If you listen carefully, you ______ my point. (understand).
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
Were the milk men milking the cow ______?
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our face when it is sunny ______
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
fashion ______.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
I haven’t met my friends __________ December.
He told me in detail ______ the incident.
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
Look at this banyan tree.
Identify the error in the sentence given below and rewrite them.
I have met him yesterday.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If you ________ out with your friends tonight, I _____ the football match on TV.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The girl gave her friend a ______smile.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
bad luck______.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
You ______ (take) leave.
Choose the correct plural form.
Read the sentence and write the word with the same meaning for the underlined word.
I ate the big apple.
Write the opposites for the following pictures.
| fix | young | near |
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old | |
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break | |
 |
far |
Fill in the blank.
D is______ C.
Fill in the blank with a pronoun.
Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare at _____in the mirror.
complete the sentence.
The bus ______ brand new.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The exam __________ when I reached the exam hall. (start)
Write
______ flag
Fill in the blank.
She returned after______ hour.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The car skidded to a halt when I applied the ______,
They came early but there was ______work to do.
Look at the newspaper item given below. Use the information in the headline to complete the sentence.
HEAVY RAINS LASH CHENNAI ______ threw normal life out of gear.
Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.
The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I am ______(neither/either) an ascetic in theory ______(nor/or) in practice.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The culprit was caught. Immediately, he was taken to the police station. (as soon as)
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they?
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Understand the concept well, otherwise you cannot solve the problem.
Complete the sentences choosing the right endings.
| We were thoroughly disappointed | to find out his address |
| Hardly had he stepped out | we could not go further |
| They wanted | since our team did not get a prize |
| Since we had run out of petrol | was his reckless driving |
| The cause of his injury | when it began to rain |
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If I had won the lottery, I ______ (donate) relief materials for the flood victims.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Solar energy is used ______electricity.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
We have plans ______to London during summer vacation.
The mud houses are not ______ the buildings in your city.
Complete the line from a self-awareness song by filling the blank with the correct option.
| The river runs through your veins The trees and mountains ______ your name The moon and stars watch over You’re guiding your way back home To dream the night away. |
Use the proper punctuation mark.
What’s it about
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Apprentice
Listen carefully and write the verbs in the appropriate column.
| Main verb | Auxiliary verb | Modal auxiliary |
Teacher: can, give, following, commanded, get, has, been, spare, does, take, hand, have, fall, forgive, let, drag, return, will, is, try, has, must, be, resist, force, speak, are, were, should, had, thought, lost, would, says, was, are, does, may, cannot, demand, shall, shouldn’t, become, reign
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
