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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).
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उत्तर
Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant artist.
संबंधित प्रश्न
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I finished my work _________ so that I could go out to play.
Make adverb from these adjective .
happy ______
Make adverb from these adjective .
gloomy ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
If you don’t telephone the hotel to order food, ______
Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother (What did they advise her to do?)
Tick the right answer.
When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
He answered that the price would go up.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently,
for his benefit, for a short time)
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
She asked me, “When are we going to leave?”
Thinking about Language
Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
- f___ld
- ingred ___nts
- h ___ght
- misch ___vous
- fr ___nds
- ___ghty-seven
- rel ___ved
- p ___ce
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.
Let’s look at the words at the end of the second and fourth lines, viz., ‘snows’ and ‘clothes’, true’ and ‘you’, ‘below’ and ‘know’. We find that ‘snows’ rhymes with ‘clothes’, ‘true’ rhymes with ‘you’ and ‘below’ rhymes with ‘know’.
Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
Second-hand books (buy and sell) on the pavement every Saturday.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
How Helmets Came To Be Used in Cricket
Nari Contractor was the Captain and an opening batsman for India in the1960s. The Indian cricket team went on a tour to the West Indies in 1962. In a match against Barbados in Bridgetown, Nari Contractor (seriously injure and collapse). In those days helmets (not wear). Contractor (hit) on the head by a bouncer from Charlie Griffith. Contractor’s skull (fracture). The entire team (deeply concern). The West Indies players (worry). Contractor (rush) to hospital. He (accompany) by Frank Worrell, the Captain of the West Indies Team. Blood (donate) by the West Indies players. Thanks to the timely help, Contractor (save). Nowadays helmets (routinely use) against bowlers.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Oil from Seeds
Vegetable oils (make) from seeds and fruits of many plants growing all over the world, from tiny sesame seeds to big, juicy coconuts. Oil (produce) from cotton seeds, groundnuts, soya beans and sunflower seeds. Olive oil (use) for cooking, salad dressing etc. Olives (shake) from the trees and (gather) up, usually by hand. The olives (ground) to a thick paste which is spread onto special mats. Then the mats (layer) up on the pressing machine which will gently squeeze them to produce olive oil.
He opted ______ of the race.
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
This work must be completed. There is a deadline.
The children have broken the window pane. (Begin: The window pane...)
I prefer a simple vanilla ice cream to fancy desserts. (Begin: I would rather...)
This is the best movie I have ever seen. (Begin: Never...)
