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प्रश्न
‘She went to one of the kitchen drawers’.
Look at the sentence carefully. The underlined word tells us that she went (some time ago) to a particular place (at one of the kitchen drawers). Now discuss with your partner and tell the class what you did ‘yesterday’ and what your friend did ‘yesterday’. Complete the table. One is done for you.
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उत्तर
| You | About Friend | |
| i. | I saw a movie. | He/she wrote an essay. |
| ii. | I met an old friend. | He/she brought his/her own crayons for the competition. |
| iii. | I ate a delicious meal. | He/she bought a pair of sunglasses. |
| iv. | I wore a new dress. | He/she stayed at home as it was raining outside. |
| v. | I sat at the last table. | He/she went to the mall. |
| vi. | I played a game online. | He/she asked for directions to the studio. |
| vii. | I received a package yesterday. |
He/she baked a batch of cookies. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Arun: Are you unwell?
Ila: No, not _________ Why do you ask?
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The fawn sucked his fingers.
Complete the sentence below by using an appropriate phrase from the ones given below.
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She went around asking everyone about her plants. (No one/did not)
Say whether each of the verbs underlined below are Finite or Non-finite.
We stand first in producing milk.
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fine
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travel
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Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
turn down the offer
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • 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. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
praise - __________________
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You will get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.
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We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.
I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
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Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
The cat ______ was waiting for the mice to come out of its hole.
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We cut things with ______
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)
Supply suitable linkers.
“__________ I was alive and had a human heart, ” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, __________ I lived in the palace __________ sorrow was not allowed to enter. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince __________ Happy Indeed I was. So I lived and __________ I died.
Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.
| 1. | privileged | |
| 2. | animate | |
| 3. | discriminate | |
| 4. | empty | |
| 5. | communicate | |
| 6. | learn |
Change the singular nouns to plurals by either adding's, ‘ies’, ‘es’, ‘ves.
| Sr.No. | Singular | Plural |
| 1. | leaf | leaves |
| 2. | lorry | lorries |
| 3. | bat | bats |
| 4. | clock | clocks |
| 5. | table | tables |
| 6. | lamp | lamps |
| 7. | doll | dolls |
| 8. | biscuit | biscuits |
| 9. | knife | knives |
| 10. | loaf | loaves |
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rice.
Rewrite the story in the past tense.
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Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
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Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
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Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
I would have told you, if I __________ (see) him.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The girl gave her friend a ______smile.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
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State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
They always talk who never think.
Find me in the poem.
I can carry you
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
a heavy blow or hit______.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Man
Choose the correct plural form.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
I _______ (wait) for you.
Frame as many sentences as possible from the substitution table given below.
Example: I enjoy playing badminton and carrom daily
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I We You They |
hate prefer like love enjoy wish dislike |
playing watching coaching |
football volleyball hockey kabaddi cricket tennis basketball kho-kho badminton |
and or | carrom chess table-tennis squash fencing |
everyday usually rarely often occasionally generally sometimes daily |
| Samritha Kavish | prefers enjoys hates likes |
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Fill in the blank with the pronoun.
The children made holiday decorations by _______.
Fill in the blank.
______ Himalayas.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.
The clothes that he has put ______are very impressive. He is going ______his hometown to pay homage ______the village head.
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Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Jayashree would travel to France, ______.
Foreign words and phrases
You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.
- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
- resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en route
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Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______lead a horse to water, but you ______make it drink.
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
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Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.
I would ______starve ______ beg.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
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Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
I would rather eat fruit than a lot of unhealthy junk food. (Begin: I prefer….)
She set ______ a little money each week for the child's education.
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
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Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
angry - ______ - ______
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- Like a bull in a china shop (Here, china means delicate articles of porcelain)
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Like a red rag to a bull.
- Like a cat that stole the cream.
- Like water off a duck’s back.
- Memory like a sieve.
Using your imagination write more comparisons using ‘like’
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which ______.
