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प्रश्न
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The fighting went on.
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उत्तर
The fighting went on.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form groups of eight. The group leader prepares slips of paper for each of the seven points given below and distributes them among the others. The group sits in a circle, taking their seats according to the number on the slip they have. Then each one completes the sentence on his/her slip without sharing it with the others. The group leader collects the slips and reads all the sentences aloud as one continuous passage. Does the story make sense? The group then works on the story to make it more meaningful and interesting.
- Once there was a ______________.
- Who lived in a ______________.
- He/She ate _________________.
- She/He went _________________.
- There she/he saw _________________.
- She/He was _________________.
- That is why _________________.
This game may be played again, changing the groups, to form new stories.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Helen eloped with Menelaus.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Troy was attacked because it was a strong, rich city
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
The Greek armies and heroes always defeated the Trojans.
From either of our two Indian epics, find out which battle/war lasted the longest? Write down its cause, the enemy armies, its heroes, its duration, and the final outcome.
- Cause _________________.
- The enemy armie _________________.
- Heroes _________________.
- Duration _________________.
- Final outcome _________________.
List all the words related to ‘war’ from both parts of the story.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
A horse big enough to hold men inside it.
______ enough to ______.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They made it too big to go inside your city.
______ too ______ to ______.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They were so excited that they paid no attention to his words.
______ so ______ that ______.
Who is your favourite mythological character?
What do you like about that character?
Who is your favourite warrior?
If you could visit a place in the ancient world or the mythological world, which place would you choose? Which event would you like to see?
What was the cause of the ten-year-old war between the Greeks and Trojans?
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
Paris had brought her to Troy.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Trojans, too, fought hard.
What was the reason for Troy to rejoice and celebrate?
Was it enough to use the wooden horse to hide?
What was done to make the Trojans take it inside the city?
Was the big wooden horse really an offering to the god of the sea?
How did the cunning Greek explain the presence of such a large wooden horse?
What did the Greek soldiers hidden in the wooden horse do after nighfall?
What was the destiny of the royal family of Troy and that of Helen?
A phrase is a meaningful group of words. Read the following phrases:
- The wise Odysseus
- A great horse of wood
- A skilful engineer
- The greatest heroes
- The secret of opening and shutting the entrance
- On the seashore outside the walls
- In the darkness
- Watching for the return of the fleet
- Part of their strong wall
Write three phrases on your own.
Identify one example of a main clause and one example of a dependent clause from page 74.
