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प्रश्न
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
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उत्तर
In the above poem, each of these words is preceded, once by a definite article and later by an indefinite article. Each of the nouns given above is referred to as an uncountable arbitrary thing that turns into a specific countable noun in the next line. For example, the poet talks about a non-specific mountain from far away in the first line but when a tree is introduced in the second line it refers to that particular mountain. In any sentence, the noun in question determines the use of articles.
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You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
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Its legs hung limply.
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able - ________.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
When you ___________ (see) Mandal again, you __________ (not/recognise) him. He is growing a beard.
Syllable: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound and may or may not have consonant sounds before / after it.
Examples of words having:
One syllable: a, I, see, at, on, man, with, thread.
Two syllables: mother, seated, giraffe, parrot, active, happy.
Three syllables: happiness, wonderful, animal, surprising, adventure, ignorance
More than three syllables: consequently, encouragement, responsibility, identifying, encyclopedia.
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left
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Ramanujan turned out to be a poor clerk.
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is always neat. Many students like her in case of ________________________.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
stand-in
I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.
Write a negative sentence.
Raja is driving a new car.
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
The children ___________ in the park.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
make a pass
Complete the following sentence using appropriate Connector from the option.
This detergent is highly concentrated and ____________ you will need to dilute it.
Based on the understanding of the poem, fill in the blanks using the words and phrases given below to make a meaningful summary of the poem.
| brothers and sisters | bitterness | joint family | share their fun | rich and the poor folk |
| shatter their family | charm of life | separate ways | the joy of earth | stick-together families |
The poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in joint family and nuclear family. The ________________ are the happiest of all. Where as the _________________ of nuclear families take ______________. The gladdest people are the children from _______________ who circle near the fireside. No power other than death can break them. The _______________ imagine themselves to be wise and in the process they ______________ ties. Each of them goes searching for pleasure in their own selected way. They harvest only ____________ and find empty joy. But the wisest among them are the children of the stick-together families. When the busy day is done, they together ______________. The stick-together family wins _______________. The old house shelters all the ______________. The poet invites wandering brothers to come and join the stick-together families in their fireside and have fun.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
national ______.
A______ is someone who investigates a crime.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The quality of dal ___ not good.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Use two or three words from the box to describe each picture.
| red | cute | cubs | icy | tall | mountain |
| boy | tiger | kangaroo | two | little | hot |
| chillies | book | wooden | table | cat | round |
| big | black | three | windows | blue | snow |
| brown | smiling | ball | tail | house | long |
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The girl gave her friend a ______smile.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Cheerful
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (eat) fruits.
Proper Noun
Match the rhyming words.
| soft | week |
| blow | know |
| grow | hot |
| seek | flow |
Imagine yourself as the rabbit and tell your friend deer where you are.
I am ______ the tree.
Write the past form of the verb.
sing- ______
Fill in the blank.
I met ______ boy in the street.
Fill in the blank.
______Sun
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
The bridegroom and the ______entered the hall.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
scattered
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The child looks very sick and ______.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Edith ______(visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Mohammed follows the rules.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Ravi (do€esn’t, don’t) like sports.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Either of these (is, are) suitable.
Seema goes to a hotel for lunch. The waiter explains to her the different items available at that time. Here is the conversation between them. Complete the dialogue. You may use modals to frame questions.
| Seema | Could I get something to eat immediately? |
| Waiter | Yes Ma’am. We have______ |
| Seema | ______ |
| Waiter | Yes Ma’am. It is available. |
| Seema | ______ |
| Waiter | It should not take long. ______ |
| Seema | Yes bring that too. ______ |
| Waiter | ______ |
| Seema | I prefer it cold. ______ |
| Waiter | Sorry Ma’am we don’t have ice creams served here. But you can get it in the outlet next door. |
| Seema | Oh that’s fine. Please get these quickly. |
| Waiter | Sure, Ma’am. |
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
Automation and shared mobility will play a key role in this transformation.
Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
- right up one’s alley -
- drive one up the wall –
- hit the road –
- take (one) for a ride –
- in panic mode –
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beside - besides
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
pass out
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
______ I go to school today?
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I am fine. Thank you.
Victor ______
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
They unanimously named Ravi the captain of team.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
raise – rise– rice
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
The Boss had full confidence on his Manager for successful completion of the project.
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
No one knows when he will return.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Deva forgot ______the letter.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
fast - faster - ______
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realised what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.
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I did not know what ______.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ___________ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
When will the Shatabdi Express pull up?
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
