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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Justin and his parents ______ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house. (live)
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उत्तर
Justin and his parents are living in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
We heard with _________that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
Form groups. List a few articles of everyday use. Discuss how they can be improved.
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
We____________ preserve our natural resources. (duty)
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.
The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Complete the summary of the extract using the appropriate words from the box below.
| pain-killer | stopped | cruelty | remedies | teaspoon | school |
| summersets | Peter | pretended | dejected | health | crack |
Tom Sawyer felt _________ as Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to _______. His Aunt Polly was very concerned about his ________ condition. So, she began to try various ________ on him. Tom became fed up with his Aunt’s brand of remedies and __________ to like the pain-killer. He started to ask for it very often. But, Tom used the medicine to mend
the ______ on the floor. One day, Tom gave the pain-killer to his Aunt’s cat, _____. The ________ had an adverse effect on the cat and it started to jump around the room. Aunt Polly entered the room in time to see the cat throw a few ____________ and sail through the open window. She found the ___________ with a little pain-killer sticking to it and knew that Tom had treated the cat with it. She realized that what was _________ to the cat should be the same to the boy too and __________ giving medicines to him.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
The cat ______ was waiting for the mice to come out of its hole.
Is your mother ______ home?
In column A are some of the idiomatic phrases from the essay. Match them with equivalent single words in column B.
| A | B |
| go far | reveal |
| blow up | submit |
| show up | explode |
| call on | succeed |
| break off | finish |
| knuckle under | require |
Construct meaningful sentences from the table given below.
| 1. | Silence |
should should not |
be | used in petrol bunks. |
| 2. | Cars | maintained in libraries hospitals etc. | ||
| 3. | Cleanliness | avoided as they cause cavities and toothache. | ||
| 4. | Cell phones | practised at homes as well as in public places. | ||
| 5. | Junk food | parked in ‘ No Parking’ area. | ||
| 6. | Sweet | avoided as it is bad for health. |
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
The tendril moved towards grandfather.
Look at the words in the box. Fill the wheel with their antonyms.
All the words begin with ‘S’ and are from the text
| hard | fat | weak | big | fast | hide | rough | dull |
Choose the correct word.
I ate _____ many chocolates.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A chance to view before______.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
She plays the piano.
Here is a recipe to make a chocolate cake in a pressure cooker. Rewrite the instructions in the passive voice. The first one has been done for you.
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Ingredients
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Method
- First sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
- Add butter, sugar, salt, water, and vanilla and beat the ingredients using a whisk.
- Add the eggs and beat the batter until it is smooth
- Transfer the batter into the baking tin.
- Heat the pressure cooker, covered with the lid, but without the pressure, for 3-4 minutes on high heat. Then place the cake tin in the empty cooker (Do not add water in the cooker).
- Close the lid (without the pressure), lower the flame, and cook for about 30 minutes.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in camera
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I don’t like to go out.
Johnson ______
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Sindhu would not have won the world championship, unless she had had singleminded devotion.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
The anticipation of this imagined separation only increases their fondness for the calf.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
One day I was playing with the new doll.
The fresh college graduate jumped ______ the first offer of a job.
Write compound word using the picture.
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