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प्रश्न
Proverbs are short, wise sayings. For example — Look before you leap. This means that we should think carefully before we take any action. Here are some popular English proverbs. Read them aloud together and discuss what each could mean.
- Old is gold
- As you sow so shall you reap
- Unity is strength
- United we stand divided we fall
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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उत्तर
- Old is gold - One who is in my contact for a long time is more reliable or worthier than others.
- As you sow so shall you reap — You will have to bear the consequences (good or bad) of your action.
- Unity is strength – If we are together we will be strong enough to overcome any problem.
- United we stand divided we fall — If we are together we win, if not we lose.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed — A friend who gives you help when you need is a true friend.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The king had ordered a dinner in the palace.
A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The following sentences are not in order for preparing avail. Number them in the correct order.
- Grind some coconut, green chilies, and garlic.
- Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.
- Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
- Decorate with curry leaves.
- Whip some curd and mix it in.
- Pour some coconut oil on top.
- Avial is ready.
Word hunt
He stayed the night ______ his in-laws.
Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the creeper?
Let’s play the clap word game.
Where the word produces one sound, clap once, as in ‘creep’. Clap twice if the word can be broken up into two syllables as in creeper, and thrice as in to-mo-rrow.
| creeper | struggled | tomorrow | geese |
| throw | foolish | possible | noticed |
| carefully | flapped | returned | evening |
| trapped | surprise |
I have _____ some of the customs of India.
Nobody has seen him ________ yesterday.
Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
| grizzled | astonished | foothills |
| stroked | familiar |
| near the lower part of a mountain | __________________ |
| with grey hair | __________________ |
| to rub gently | __________________ |
| to be very surprised | __________________ |
| known to you | __________________ |
______ was his constant companion.
A Lion
A lion emerged from his lair For a short summer cut to his hair, But the barber he wept, While his customers slept As they waited their turn in the chair.
JOSEPH G. FRANCIS
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Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.
| I | II |
| important | unimportant |
| patient | impatient |
| pleasure | displeasure |
Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis-.
- believe ______
- shaved ______
- perfect ______
- satisfy ______
- polite ______
- respect ______
- pure ______
- expected ______
- obedient ______
From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.
Gulliver was a learned man.
From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.
The farmer's wife was a kind-hearted woman.
A giant bird ______.
Why did all the children hate Hari?
Which of the following actions would make a friendly person? Write them down.
- Respecting other people.
- Eating a small child’s tiffin.
- Calling people rude names.
- Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry.
- Being helpful to everyone.
- Helping your classmates in school.
- Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.
- Protecting a weaker person.
Actions which would make a friendly person.
Hari was pinched till he was black and blue. ‘Black and blue’ means
Complete the blank with rhyming word of the following and practice aloud.
Carriage m ______.
Read these sentences carefully.
I ate an apple.
A boy is standing under the tree.
The sun rises in the east.
A and an do not point out any definite or particular person or thing whereas, the is used when we speak of some particular person or thing. A, an, and the are called articles. Remember an is used before words beginning with a vowel a, e, i, u.
Now fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.
- Hari was ______________ unpopular boy.
- The boys and girls went ______ to seaside for a picnic.
- He saw ______ big crab coming towards him.
- I found ______ empty bottle, floating in the water.
- ______ sea creatures ate his food.
