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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
magnum opus
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उत्तर
magnum opus: the most important piece of work done by a writer or artist
‘The Jungle Book’ is considered to be a magnum opus of Rudyard Kipling’s.
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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 held his fingers below the level of the milk.
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 stroked its sides.
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/ Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
The dying swallow fell at his feet.
Complete the following table.
| No. | Figure of Speech | Line of the poem | Explanation |
| 1. | ________________ | ________________ | The sky is imagined to art like a human being. |
| 2. | ________________ | with gleaming gold | ________________ |
| 3. | Oxymoron | ________________ | ________________ |
| 4. | ________________ | The country wears a perfect smile. Anaesthesia, Amnesia, Hypnosis | ________________ |
| 5. | Paradox | ________________ | ________________ |
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
once in a ______ moon (very rarely).
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
praise - __________________
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We astronauts must keep on ______ (prepare) for our space launch.
The plane _______ (leave) at 3 o’clock.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
They broke up the table for firewood/The table ____________ up for firewood.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
Until the sun sets, the old woman cannot step out of her house.
Someone who might have committed a crime is a ______.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of his family members would come to visit you.
In column A are some of the idiomatic phrases from the essay. Match them with equivalent single words in column B.
| A | B |
| go far | reveal |
| blow up | submit |
| show up | explode |
| call on | succeed |
| break off | finish |
| knuckle under | require |
Write a suitable sentence for the pictures given below.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If you ________ out with your friends tonight, I _____ the football match on TV.
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
The toy______ boat danced on the pond.
Look at the pictures given below. Arrange the jumbled words into a sentence. Write the sequence of the sentences according to the pictures in the blanks given. Pick the adjectives from the sentences and write them below the picture.
- order/a yummy, round and big cake/her parents.
- her/a wonderful doll/present/Madhu’s friends/with
- which falls on Sunday/for her birthday celebration/ Madhu/her close friends/invites
- welcome/she and her parents/with a broad smile/their/ guests
- enjoyed the day/felt/happy and/Madhu and her parents
- the house with colourful balloons/her parents/ decorate/and attractive cartoon
- pink/Madhu/frock/wears/on her/birthday/a long.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
You ______ to school.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
Mahesh gives the book to his friend.
I was late ______ there was a heavy traffic.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition.
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
Make sure the things are correct______.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before.
You are busy getting ready for school. You receive a What's App message from your best friend, saying that he/she is very upset over the fight you had yesterday and doesn’t want to talk to you anymore. This distresses you as she sounds very firm. However, today is a big day at school with two tests lined up. What will be your state of mind? How will you handle this situation?
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I was angry that I ______ such a mistake (make).
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ____________ | |
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
actually
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I learnt a great many new words that day.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
He ran around problems while trying to fix the computer.
