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प्रश्न
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
In spite of the very hot weather, Kevin stepped out to buy some bread. (Begin: Despite.…)
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उत्तर
Despite the very hot weather, Kevin stepped out to buy bread.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
enormous - ________.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
make up one’s mind
Explain the figure of speech inversion and anastrophe with example.
Pick out five Compound words from the lesson.
The poet opens his poem with a question. Is the question asked to receive some answer? No. It is a question used to emphasize and stress upon the fact that modern man has no time to enrich his life from nature.
Such a device used by poets falls under the Figure of Speech called 'Interrogation' or 'Rhetorial Question'. Refer to the poem 'The Pilgrim' and find examples of Interrogation.
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 | ________________ | ________________ |
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
The timetable was not altered.
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
narrow
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
again and again
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Take an umbrella. It should rain later.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Given below are some qualities that the characters in the play displayed during the floods for survival. Identify and write the character with the qualities.
| Sl.No. | Character | Quality |
| 1. | anxiety | |
| 2. | serious | |
| 3. | fun | |
| 4. | sober | |
| 5. | excitement | |
| 6. | scared | |
| 7. | frightened | |
| 8. | shudder | |
| 9. | hopeful | |
| 10. | horror | |
| 11. | enjoyment | |
| 12. | terrified | |
| 13. | levelheaded | |
| 14. | scornful | |
| 15. | hysterical |
Write the –ing form of the verbs.
| 1. | Come ______. |
| 2. | Take ______. |
| 3. | Fly ______. |
| 4. | Swim ______. |
| 5. | Study ______. |
| 6. | Read ______. |
Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.
Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound words as many as you can.
| Column A | Column B | Answers |
| rain | light | |
| snow | thing | |
| star | fall | |
| draw | ball | |
| play | back | |
| lottery | ticket | |
| under | walk | |
| man | note | |
| side | world | |
| foot | hole |
Complete the sentences in the paragraph using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.
A few days later, Androcles was captured by his master. He had to suffer all kinds of __________ (punish). At last, he was thrown to a lion which was in great __________ (hungry).It had been kept in an __________ (enclose) and had not been fed for several days. His friends stood there with __________ (tear) eyes as the lion rushed towards him. The lion stopped near him and stood for a while __________ (look) at him. Then it lay down by his side like a pet dog. __________ (obvious), the lion recognized Androcles and the __________ (help) he had given it.
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
The train halts at every junction.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
My brother visits my father whenever he comes to Chennai.
Use the phrase could you or would you in the following situation with your friend.
You want to open your classroom window.
Look at the picture and write eight sentences using prepositions.
Where is the rabbit?
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
zoological park -
Find out the clipped word for the following.
International + police -
The bus _________ (leave) the stop before we could catch it.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
Children don’t like to read ______ (interesting) books.
Find me in the poem.
I can border your garden
Complete the following using their group names.
A ______ of bees had settled on a mango tree.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Loaf
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ________ (watch) movie.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Birds migrate ____ spring and autumn.
Write the plural form.
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Plural Form | |
| 1. |
Cat
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| 2. |
Watch
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| 3. |
Dish
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| 4. |
Cherry
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Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
We will be sleeping in terrace.
Choose the correct pictures.
between
Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
Teachers teach _________ a new lesson every day.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The bus ________ the bus stop before I went. (leave)
Fill in the blank
They _______ everyone to the marriage by next week. (invite)
The main idea of the passage is______.
Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.
| long |
| round |
| thin |
| yellow |
| tall |
- The giraffe is ______.
- Its neck is ______.
- Its eyes are ______.
- Its skin is ______.
- Its tail is ______.
The teacher gave ______ student a separate topic for the assignment.
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
look
- into
- at
- through
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
put out
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I______ like to have a cup of coffee.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______not attend my class. (order)
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Our teacher always acts ______ her students.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
With reference to your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the post of a salesman.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
They unanimously named Ravi the captain of team.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Let’s organize a trip to Goa, can we?
Go through the lesson and spot the words opposite to the meaning of the following
- rare (para 1)
- primitive (para 6)
- fiction (para 7)
- fearful (para 8)
- benign (para 11)
- diffidence (para 11)
- boredom (para 12)
- criticize (para 13)
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
lesson – lessen – lesion
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Manoj ______ present along with his parents.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
Today Tommy found a new book.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
And the teachers were people ...
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
fine - ______ - finest
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
renouned
Try this variation-
Prepare sentences which have as many letters in each word as there are words in that sentence.
Examples:
- Go in.
- You are out.
- Come here soon, dear.
- Bring those seven shiny belts.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I was like that ship before my education began.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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