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प्रश्न
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
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उत्तर
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream career.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 walked all day.
Look at these sentences.
- Most snakes are quite harmless, but a few are poisonous.
- Most snakes lay eggs, but the rattlesnake gives birth to its young.
Now write five sentences like these using ‘most’ and the clues below.
1. (90% of) people are honest (10%) are dishonest.
________________________
2. (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in sugar.
________________________
3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
________________________
4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
________________________
5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
You —————————— reach the island by land or air; you —————————— go by boat.
Pick out two examples of Personification from the poem.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
the ______ sheep (of the family) a person who brings disgrace (to the family).
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
lent
The plane _______ (leave) at 3 o’clock.
An ______is an information we have that proves us that something is true.
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 |
Match the tools with art forms.
| S.No | Column A | Column B |
| 1. | Hammer and chisel | Painting |
| 2. | Paint brush and palette | Sculpture |
| 3. | Moulds and roll pin | Embroidery |
| 4. | Scissors and pape | Pottery |
| 5. | Needle and thread | Collage |
Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II). Write them below. Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.
eg: beach – We like to play in the sandy beach.
______ - ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
Sea turtles live their______ life in the sea .
I will come if I __________ time.
Fill in the blanks using on, in, and at.
My child was born _____ 2.30, _____ the afternoon, _____ Friday, _____ 17th of August, _____ 2016.
Choose the correct plural form.
Fox
complete the sentence.
you______ a baby.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
The rain ______ (continue) all day.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
moist
Change the voice of the following sentence.
May God bless you with happiness!
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
industrial - industrious
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______ not go to the market as I have brought vegetables.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If I were you, I ______(accept) this offer.
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Dheeraj is unemployed.
Read the dialogue between Shabnam and her mentor, Sara, regarding her summer internship programme.
| Sara: | Why did you choose to participate in this internship programme? |
| Shabnam: | Ah! I am convinced this programme has the potential to enhance my abilities. |
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Sara asked Shabnam _____ in that internship programme. Shabnam sighed and exclaimed that she was convinced that programme had the potential to enhance her abilities.
There is an urgent need ______ a bus stop in this village.
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in the case.
(I) Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
(II) None ___________.
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian cities.
(End: ……Chennai.)
