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प्रश्न
Frame sentences of your own using the below idiomatic phrases.
| go far | blow up | show up | call on | break off | knuckle under |
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उत्तर
- she decided to go far ahead of competitors.
- The terrorists blew up the hotel.
- The thieves showed themselves up at the court.
- The prime minister called on the flood victims.
- Her voice broke off as she was singing.
- The soldiers refused to knuckle under the pressure of their enemies.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn is still there?”
I ____________ (go) to Thanjavur by this time tomorrow.
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
a ______ of birds.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
When I tickle Nishanth, he always makes a loud ______.
Fill in the blank.
______Vaigai
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
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Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
The rain approached like a dark curtain. I ______ (1) (see) it marching down the street, heavy and remorseless. It ______ (2) (drum) on the tin roof and swept across the road and over the balcony of my room. I ______ (3) (sit) there without ______ (4) (move), letting the rain soak my sticky shirt and gritty hair.
Outside, the street rapidly ______ (5) (empty). Buses, cars and bullock carts ______ (6) (plough) through the suddenly rushing water. A group of small boys came jumping along a side street, which was like a river in spate. A garland of marigolds, swept off the steps of temple, came ______ (7) (float) down the middle of the road.
The rain ______ (8) (stop) as suddenly as it had begun. The day was ______ (9) (end), and the breeze ______ (10) (remain) cool and moist.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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