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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
Find these phrasal verbs in the story.
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burn out
light up
look on
run out
keep out
Write down the sentences in which they occur, consult a dictionary and write down the meaning that you think matches the meaning of the phrasal verb in the sentence.
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
The tiger is the _____________ animal in the zoo (dangerous).
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
He is the _______________ boy in class. (forgetful)
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
knew no bounds
Add a proper prefix to the following word to make a new word.
kind
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
safe
List the units that we use to measure the following:
water, milk, distance, weight.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
Put the cubes in the box.
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | but | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
Sibi has not practised hard but he ____________ win the race. (possibility)
As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.
The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We have been taught how __________ (endure) hardships during our training and now we can’t afford __________ (waste) money. We’re on our way!
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
Clem looked at Pongo furiously.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals.
(will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might, ought to)
Milk is a nutritious food enriched with vitamins and proteins. We ________take milk regularly so that we _______not develop deficiencies in our body. Aged persons, children, and patients ________take milk in sufficient quantities as it provides strength to their body. We _______supplement it with fruits, vegetables, and pulses for proper growth of the body. But we _______consume milk of good quality. Otherwise it _______cause harm to the body. We _______be very careful while selecting our food items because there are chances that these _______ be adulterated. We _______ protect our health.
Kamali ________ English very well, but she doesn’t understand Hindi.
Cows ______ us milk.
Present perfect with “ever and never”
Have you ever…?
Have you ever eaten a kiwi fruit?
Yes, I have eaten a kiwi fruit. Or No, I have never eaten a kiwi fruit.
| Activity | Yes, I have (name) | No, I have never. (name) |
| … been to Ooty | ||
| … traveled by plane | ||
| … visited a museum | ||
| …tried swimming in sea | ||
| … gone hiking | ||
| … sung karaoke | ||
| ……… lost money | ||
| …… taken a cold shower in winter | ||
| … listened to French music | ||
| … eaten a peach |
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.
Frame sentences of your own using any five newly formed words.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday /dress / the.
Write the noun form of the following word.
breathe ______.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
Ram bought a pen that doesn’t write well.
Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.
| waiting | out | income |
| green | sun | room |
| tax | alarm | dry |
| traffic | wall | house |
| clock | jam | glasses |
| hair | cleaning | cut |
| put | paper |
- Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
- Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
- The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
- Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
- The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
- The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
- People usually wear __________ during summer.
- The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
- With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
- The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.
She ran towards the big gap in the wall through which she ______ (enter).
Kumaravel has lived in this city ______2012.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex).
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex)
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Minutes and hours ______
- A thing on a list______
Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
If she __________ (come) to see us, we will go to the zoo.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Being compared to Sachin is an absolute privilege.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The doctor ______ the patient.
Punctuate the following sentence.
when is your birthday.
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
She slipped badly ______ she did not hurt herself.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Choose the abstract noun.
| fear | box | beauty | tree | taste |
| pencil | happiness | anger | honesty | book |
Recite the poem ‘Patriotism’.
Rewrite the sentence using the given word.
I have read this story.
She ______
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I go to school at 8 o’ clock. (He)
He ate two chocolates _______ he got cough.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
She speaks English fluently. _________
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
Match the clipped word and write it on the line.
| 1. | spectacles | auto |
| 2. | microphone | math |
| 3. | automobile | cent |
| 4. | mathematics | mic |
| 5. | centum | specs |
Write the past form of the verb.
read- ______
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
Maha ______ asked a question to his father.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
I ______ TV.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
They draw picture of a boy.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I like to have toasted ______ for breakfast.
Read the extract from Kayal’s diary entry regarding her Nepal Trek, and fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
DAY 1 We ______(leave) Anna International Airport in Chennai two days ago catching a direct flight to Kathmandu in Nepal. We ______(spend) a day sightseeing. Kathmandu is full of people, rickshaws and the smell of sandalwood. I’ve never ______(be) on a trip like this before. So I’m really excited.
DAY 2 It ______(rain) when we reached Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city, and saw the snowy peaks of the Himalayas for the first time. We ______(reach) Pokhara after a hairraising six-hour bus journey along very narrow roads with a lot of hairpin bends. The bus ______(be) so full that one person had to share the driver’s seat.
DAY 3 We _______________ (begin) our trek at last. We are at about 900 metres and the weather is warm and humid. For lunch we had chips and yak cheese sandwiches. I didn’t like them very much. I’m thrilled that we ______(pitch) tents for our camps in the dense forests.
DAY 4 Yesterday a landslide ______(block) our path and we had to use ropes to get over it. This morning we walked along the river Kali Gandaki through dense forests of oak trees and we pitched our camp at Tukuche below the Annapurna mountain range. The main danger in addition to landslides, is ‘yak attack’. Yaks ______(be) not dangerous but you have to be careful if you meet a herd of them because they can push you off the sides of the mountain.
DAY 5 We met a lot of children on our trek through the villages. They ______(play) in the pool of muddy rain water as we left the place. We have already climbed 2,400 metres. Up here, it never ______(rain) and there are no trees. It ______ (be) windy and dusty and I am always thirsty.
DAY 6 Yesterday we ______(go) up to the mountainside of the township of Mukthinath, at 3,600 metres. The thin air with less oxygen there ______(leave) us breathless. We ______(feel) that we couldn’t go any further. We ______(drink) a lot of extra fluids to prevent altitude sickness.
DAY 7 We turned around today and started to descend to Jomosom. As we went down, the oxygen-filled our blood again and we seemed to ______ (fly) instead of walking.
DAY 8 We went back to Pokhara in a small plane yesterday. It was exciting when we _____(fly) between the mountain peaks. We arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon and we ______(spend) our last few hours in shopping. We leave for Chennai tomorrow. We’ve had a trip of a lifetime.
Add appropriate question tags and role play the dialogue with your friend.
| Jeyanth | Hello, Anish! It’s your Physics exam today,______ |
| Anish | Yes. They had set a very long paper. Yet, I managed to finish the paper. |
| Jeyanth | True. My maths paper too was very long. I couldn’t finish it. |
| Anish | I too could not complete my paper. |
| Jeyanth | Ok. Actually, my question paper was very easy. |
| Anish | Mine wasn’t easy. I made a silly mistake. |
| Jeyanth | Tell me about your English paper. |
| Anish | The story comprehension was very easy. I am sure to score more than ten marks on fifteen. I wrote it very well. There wouldn’t be any mistake. |
| Jeyanth | For me, my letter-writing was the best. I didn’t make a single mistake. |
| Anish | Ok. I’ve got lots to study for tomorrow’s exam. |
| Jeyanth | Me too. So, see you later. All the best, bye. |
| Anish | Thank you. Wish you the same, bye. |
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Why were you scolded by your parents?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The village head understood the intention of the politician, doesn’t he?
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
Here are some compound words chosen from the text.
| ice-fall | knife-edge | wind-proof | sleeping-bags |
| half-way | never-ending | partly-full | ice- axe |
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
warm - ______ - ______
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
You should have return it sooner.
Write the pairs of rhyming words.
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.
