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प्रश्न
Some letter are missing in each word.
f ______ t
विकल्प
ee
ea
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उत्तर
feet
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Imagine you are interviewing an astronaut about his/her experiences in space. Select a partner to be an astronaut and present the interview as a role-play in front of the class.
Imagine you are going to celebrate your forthcoming birthday at an orphanage/old age home.
Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration by using the following hints.
- The reasons for choosing an orphanage/old-age home.
- The people who accompany you.
- The food which you are going to offer them.
- The useful gifts/articles which you are going to give them.
- Other events like cake cutting, conducting games, etc.
Read the different verb form where they remain the same in the direct and indirect speech in the following case. Fill in the blank with missing indirect speech.
With would rather, had better,
A road map is given below. Answer the questions that follow with the help of the road map. Work in pairs and discuss to give directions to get to one place from another.
- You are at the market. You need directions to go to the pharmacy.
- You are in a book shop. Ask your partner to direct you to the Art Gallery.
- Give your partner the directions to go from the Bank to the hotel.
- Direct your partner from the post office to the market.
- Your partner wants to go to the library from school. Give suitable directions.
Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.
| Figure of speech | Meaning | Lines |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. |
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| Paradox |
A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June? |
Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
__________________
__________________
Change the following into Direct Speech.
Mervin said that he wanted to be a soldier.
Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.
Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that ____________ Orphanage. It ____________ elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she ____________ because ____________. The Elephant Orphanage ____________ . She said that ____________ national park. She ____________ next week and added that ____________ then.
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
A boy and a girl are talking about their holidays.
Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.
| red | slow | black | gentle | warm |
| strong | sweet | light | white |
- As ______ as a feather
- As ______ as a tortoise
- As ______ as honey
- As ______ as snow
- As ______ as an ox
- As ______ as night
- As ______ as a rose
- As ______ as toast
- As ______ as a breeze.
Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.
- The old man’s hair is as white ________
- His feet were ________
- The newspaper boy was as slow ______ in delivering the papers.
- I felt as light ______ after exercising.
Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.
as tall as _______________________
as fast as _______________________
as high as _______________________
as angry as _______________________
as tiny as _______________________
as brave as ______________________
Ram is a curious little boy. He is always asking questions. One day he came home and asked his grandfather questions like –
- Why can’t we look at the sun during a solar eclipse?
- Why can’t we touch the sun?
- Why can’t we go out to play in the dark?
Discuss these questions with your teacher and class. Do you know the answers?
Did you hear what your tongue did?
Have you seen
- a hippopotamus in a hat?
- a hen in a beehive?
- a helicopter with hair?
- a horse drink honey?
Do you have a garden at home?
Tell the class about your favourite story book. Talk about the character you liked most in the book.
Your friend competes with you in academics and sports. Think of the situation wherein you would not be affected by his/her victory and the ways in which you would encourage your friend to succeed.
‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.
Have you ever been on an adventurous trip? If so, share your success story with your friends.
Assertion: The SI system of units is the suitable for measurement.
Reason: The SI unit of temperature is kelvin.
