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प्रश्न
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The striking workers demanded an increase in salary and asked for the withdrawal of all cases. They threatened to continue the strike if the demands were not met. The manager insisted on them calling off the strike and invited them for a discussion. He agreed to listen to their demands.
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उत्तर
| Workers | We demanded an increase in salary to withdraw all the cases. |
| Manager | Call off the strike |
| Workers | If our demands are not met, we will continue the strike. |
| Manager | I am willing to look into your demands, please come for a discussion. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Look at the sentences given below. Find out which one is correct. If the sentence is wrong give reasons.
Make a list of adjectives in three different forms of comparison. Use different texts to find these.
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).
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“Can I see the manager?” I said, “Certainly,” said the accountant.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
This is the old kind of school.
(singular/plural)
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning
| Preposition | Meaning | |
| 1. | due to | a. as a substitute for |
| 2. | except for | b. in the interest of |
| 3. | with reference to | c. irrespective of |
| 4. | in spite of | d. added to |
| 5. | in addition to | e. because of |
| 6. | in place of | f. referring to |
| 7. | regardless of | g. with the exception of |
| 8. | for the sake of | h. disregarding the difficulty |
I can’t carry the luggage ______more. I need ______ help.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
Syllabify the following words.
| 1. |
education |
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| 2. | school | |
| 3. | college | |
| 4. | English | |
| 5. | opportunity | |
| 6. | friend | |
| 7. | teacher | |
| 8. | simultaneously | |
| 9. | laboratory | |
| 10. | beneficiary |
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.
Don’t worry, we will be _______ (reach) the airport in time.
Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
If you __________ (speak) English, you will get along with them perfectly.
If he is late, we __________ without him.
Match the following.
| 1. If they worked hard | she will come to our party. |
| 2. If I invite Shalini | I would have bought these shoes. |
| 3. If I had got enough money | they would win. |
Sinduja is getting ready to sleep. She starts writing her diary. Help her complete it by using the verbs given in brackets.
(start, eat, have, finish, go, reach)
- I got up at 7’O clock.
- . I ______breakfast.
- I______ to office by car.
- I______ to work.
- I______ lunch at______ .
- I ______my task at 7 p.m.
- I______ home at 8 p.m.
I worked hard ______ I got promotion.
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(photograph)
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First passenger train/inaugurated /India /1853
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
have cold feet
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Vicky would have passed, ______.
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. |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
faux pas
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It is easy to work ______the aegis of visionary leader.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Somebody must bell the cat.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
In case of emergency, please contact this number.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The bear climbed up the tree ______ the honey.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
The peacock is more colourful than any other bird found in India.
Write the compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
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