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प्रश्न
Go through the lesson and spot the words opposite to the meaning of the following
- rare (para 1)
- primitive (para 6)
- fiction (para 7)
- fearful (para 8)
- benign (para 11)
- diffidence (para 11)
- boredom (para 12)
- criticize (para 13)
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उत्तर
- prevalent
- sophisticated
- fact
- intrepid
- malignant
- confidence
- recreation
- appreciate
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _______ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
Find out the synonyms for the word ‘fabric’ from a dictionary.
Use the suffix ‘-ly’ to make another word from the following:
subsequent
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
great (hero)
Note the punctuation used in the story. Here, single inverted commas or quotation marks have been used to show conversation. Rewrite the following using double quotation marks:
‘Here’s a pretty kettle of fish !’ said Tengumai.
Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-
Footprint
One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.
After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.
He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”
God replied, “During your times of trials and sufferings, where you ______ (see) only one set of footprints, they ______ (be) mine for it was then that I ______ (carry) you in my arms.”
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than’ (Note: The phrase, ‘No sooner’ must always be followed by an auxiliary (helping verb).)
As soon as the bell will ring, the School Assembly will start.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Our army has defeated the enemy.
The parents must be informed ___________ any indiscipline conduct of their wards.
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
I ___________ all the plays of Shakespeare.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
The cat ______ was waiting for the mice to come out of its hole.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
Begin the work tomorrow./Let the work ____________ tomorrow.
Change the following into passive voice.
You must not drop litter in the streets.
Syllabify the following words.
| 1. |
education |
|
| 2. | school | |
| 3. | college | |
| 4. | English | |
| 5. | opportunity | |
| 6. | friend | |
| 7. | teacher | |
| 8. | simultaneously | |
| 9. | laboratory | |
| 10. | beneficiary |
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
But no one ever comes here!
Circle the pictures that denotes person or things in particular.
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
Mom had promised ____ take Ben and Jill ____ the zoo. The ____ children were _____ excited, that they could hardly wait for Saturday ____ come. They wanted _____ take their baby sister with them, but mom said she was _____ young.
Say what they are doing now?
Nalini ______.
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
You come across the idiom ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ in the lesson. It means ‘a narrow escape’.
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
turn away
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
A library is a public place. We see a number of books kept there for reading. (where)
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Let’s clean the shelves this weekend.
Now, Blend the following word.
electronic + mail
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Boys love playing cricket.
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
Hurricanes are as dangerous as tornadoes.
Report the dialogue between a vendor and his customer by completing the sentence:
| Vendor: | It is nice to see you, Sir! |
| Customer: | Yes, indeed! Unlike last month, I have been away for quite some time this month. |
The vendor greeted his customer respectfully and mentioned that he was pleased to see him.
The customer answered in the affirmative and explained that _______.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
She is so busy that she finds no time to entertain her friends. (Rewrite using ‘too’)
Write the compound word from the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
brave - ______ - bravest
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
