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प्रश्न
Foreign words and phrases
You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.
- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
- resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
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Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
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______ eyed boy (favourite person).
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Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
Her silence worries me./I _______________ her silence.
Choose the correct option.
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Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
It might be a ______ride because we are flying through a storm.
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Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
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| 2. | bored | calm |
| 3. | glee | interested |
| 4. | panic | slow |
| 5. | hasty | sunny |
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complete the sentence.
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Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
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Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
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Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
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| The cause of his injury | when it began to rain |
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
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Write compound words using the pictures.
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Write a compound word from the pictures.
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