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प्रश्न
Read the news item that appeared in a daily and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets
Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 ______(serve) as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 ______(cause) many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 ______(become) a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 ______ (transform) people. They 5 ______(develop) an addiction to it.
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उत्तर
Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 have been serving as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 have caused many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 has become a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 has transformed people. They 5 have developed an addiction to it.
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Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
Someone stole my bicycle. ________
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Cardiac Surgery was tried in the past. Patients did not survive.
Make a table of verb forms for your own reference. Try to arrange the verbs in alphabetical order. Keep adding new verbs to your table from time to time. When you write, check your work to see whether you have used the correct verb form.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“What! Are you drawing it all out again?” he asked in surprise.
“Yes, the whole thing,” I said.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
There is a temple right ________ my house.
I am standing here_______ my friends.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Can you imagine ___________ (walk) up to a Martian and shaking hands and ____________ (say), “Hello, how are you? “
A ______ is an idea or fact that helps us solve a mystery
Run ______ the street and get me the ribbon.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The ship with its crew ___ sailing good.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
Everyone likes him _________ he is very helpful.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
I don’t know _________ I can afford to buy a new dress or not.
Punctuate the following sentence.
my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
Write the collective nouns.
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A _____ of birds. |
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A ____ of grapes. |
Pick the abstract noun.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
Fill in the blank.
______ Jungle book has won many awards.
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Adhvika will not go to play, ______.
- We usually ______ tickets for movies in advance.
- Thirukkural is my favourite ______.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
via media
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
prescribed - proscribed
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I bought a pen yesterday.
Madhu ______
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
We will go shopping tomorrow.
Joseph and Mary ______
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Adit has been promoted. Ranjan has been promoted. (as well as)
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)
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
During my student life I used to give ______ trouble to my teachers.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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The speeding driver was asked to pull ______ by the traffic police.
Use the proper punctuation mark.
Sure, if they were the same age
