CBSE solutions for इंग्लिश वर्कबुक कक्षा १० chapter 5 - Relatives [Latest edition]

Match the items in A with their definitions.

Working in pairs, make six questions like the ones given below:

1. What is the name of the tree which .....?
2. What is the name of the island where .....?
3. What is the name of the person who .....?
4. What is the name of the play which .....?
5. What is the name of the stadium where .....?
6. What is the name of the product which .....?

Read the following questions silently and then

1. underline the relative;
2. circle the word or phrase which the relative refers to;
3. in pairs, discuss why you think there are commas in four of these sentences.

1. An oculist is a person who treats eye diseases.
2. Ishita’s brother, who is an architect, said the house needs a proper security system.
3. Copper, which is an element, is mixed with zinc to make brass.
4. The shed where aeroplanes are housed is called a hangar.
5. The Indian cricket team is flying to Chennai, where 2011 world cup’s last league match is going to be played.
6. Chanakya, whose disciple was Chandragupta, was a teacher of Economics and Political science in Takshashila University.
7. The countries that export petroleum are planning to hike the price.

Sentences two, three, five and six have commas because ...............................

Use who*, whose, where, or which to complete the sentence below.

That well built boy ______ I met at the sports meet is a famous hockey player.

Use who*, whose, where, or which to complete the sentence below.

Aditya, ______ mother got an award for the best teacher, is my nephew.

Use who*, whose, where, or which to complete the sentence below.

The great Bengal tiger, ______ is found in India, is rapidly becoming a threatened species.

Use who*, whose, where, or which to complete the sentence below.

Kailash Mansarovar, a holy place in Tibet and ______ many Indian pilgrims go in May, is very difficult to get to.

Use who*, whose, where, or which to complete the sentence below.

Teachers ______ have taught Arnav say that he is an exceptionally creative student.

Use who*, whose, where, or which to complete the sentence below.

Interviewers tend to prefer candidates ______ have well rounded personalities.

Read the following sentence and punctuate it, using commas where necessary.

Tushar who is my best friend is studying in Cornell University, USA.

Read the following sentence and punctuate it, using commas where necessary.

Konark where we are going for our next excursion is famous for its sun temple.

Read the following sentence and punctuate it, using commas where necessary.

Mr. Misra who was in the US has started his own business in New Delhi.

Read the following sentence and punctuate it, using commas where necessary.

Yesterday I met Saina Nehwal who is a famous badminton player.

Read the following sentence and punctuate it, using commas where necessary.

Popeye likes to eat lots of spinach which contains iron.

Working in pairs, choose three of the following words and write your own humorous and unusual definitions for them. Two examples have already been done for you.

1. A mirror is a device that frightens the daylights out of most people.
2. An alarm clock is an instrument that wakes you up early so that you can go to sleep again.

Read the following sentences. There are errors is some of them. Underline the error and write the word in the space provided. Put a ✓ if there is no error.

1. The bus who goes to the station is a low-floor bus. ______
2. The man which was here a little while ago is a minister. ______
3. That’s the house where the poet was born. ______
4. The bird whose lays the biggest egg is the ostrich. ______
5. Karn, where home is in Gurgaon, is studying in Manipal. ______

The pen drive which I borrowed from my friend was lost

In this kind of sentence, that can replace which, especially in spoken English. ‘That’ is easier to say than ‘which’.

Rewrite the following sentences substituting “that” for “which”. Then say each one aloud to your partner.

1. That was a very fine car which your friend bought last month, wasn’t it?
2. All the members of my family prefer cakes which are made without egg.
3. The team which will win the quiz competition will be going to Ooty.
4. Neither Govind nor I like stories which are full of violent incidents.

Read the following sentences aloud to your partner without the relative as shown in the example.

1. I found the book which I wanted to read.
2. The boy who I met at the hotel is a wonderful magician.
3. This is the best movie that I’ve ever seen.
4. The girl who is talking to Mr. Mallya is the pilot.
5. Silk sarees which are made in Banaras are popular all over the world.

The following newspaper article about Patliputra contains some errors. Correct the article (In some places relatives need to be added; in other places, reduced relatives can be used).

Pataliputra

The fourth century BC city is believed to have existed ______ 
between 320 BC and AD 550 was ruled by the Mauryan and later the Gupta dynasties.

Magasthenes spent many years as an ambassador to ______ 

Patliputra wrote a book who is titled ‘Indika’. The city, ______ 

who was encircled by a deep moat, had a fortified wall. ______ 

Ashoka, adopted Buddhism, provided ______ 

inns, hospitals and veterinary centres whom ______ 

helped the common people

This was which the first Buddhist monuments came to be built. ______ 

You have been asked to write an encyclopaedia entry about Salsette Island. Study the following notes. The information is jumbled up. Put the notes in logical order and then link them together using appropriate relatives (or reduced forms), articles, verbs etc. Do not make your sentences too long.

Salsette Island: