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प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks with correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words.
| Eponym | Meaning | Origin |
| saxophone | ||
| volcano | ||
| Eiffel Tower | ||
| Boycott | ||
| Mount Everest |
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उत्तर
| Eponym | Meaning | Origin |
| saxophone | A musical instrument | Adolphe SAX was the inventor of this instrument. so it is called Saxaphone on the name of Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument designer. |
| volcano | Volcano eruption is a natural disaster. some mountains erupt. sulphurgas in the lava form. | Vulcan is a mythological character. He is the son of Jupiter. Vulcan is the god of fire. |
| Eiffel Tower | Eiffel tower is the tower in France. it is an iron tower in Paris. | An engineer named Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel tower. So it was named after the engineer Eiffel. |
| Boycott | 'boycott' means to 'avoid something' | A corrupt revenue official was removed from the government. so the farmers used to say ' avoid, Charles Boycott, the corrupt revenue official. In due course, the meaning of the word ' boycott' became ' avoid'. |
| Mount Everest | Mount Everest is the highest peak in the Himalayas. | George Everest was the first surveyor of India to have the survey in measuring the height of Mount Everest. so, the mount was named after George Everest |
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
(2) The people regarded him ………….. imposter and called him …………. Villain[Insert correct articles]
(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to a physical condition
They have been here ______ a long time.
See and write what they were doing.
While I was writing, he ______.
Imagine yourself as the rabbit and tell your friend deer where you are.
I am ______ the bushes.
Fill in the blank using a, an and the.
______ Earth goes around______Sun.
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
| Muthu | Well, I think if I ______(not, drive) so fast, I ______(not, slide) into the tree. |
| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! If you ______(not, take ) that bus, you ______(not, lose) your wallet. If you ______(not, lose) your wallet, you ______(have) your driver’s license with you when you hit the tree. If you ______(have) your driver’s license with you, you ______(not, have to pay) a big fine when you go to court next week. And of course, if you ______(not, drive) too fast, you ______(not, run into) a tree, and you ______(not, be) in this mess now. If I ______(be) you, I ______(take) it easy for a while and just ______(stay) at home where you would be safe. |
| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
| Gopal | Well, things are really looking up for me. I’m planning to take off for Goa as soon as I finish my finals. I’m sick of all this old, rainy weather we’ve been having. |
| Muthu | I wish I ______(go) with you. How are you planning to reach there? |
| Gopal | If I ______(have) enough money, I ______(fly). Otherwise, I ______(take) the bus. I wish ______(drive) my own car because it ______(be) nice to drive there, but it’s such a long trip. I’ve been looking for a friend to go with me and share the driving. |
| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! I can’t believe it. |
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
You, who is my friend, should help me.
Write the compound word from the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
actually
