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प्रश्न
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
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उत्तर
Tight corners – difficult situations.
Those who act on impulse find themselves in tight comers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
The Happy Prince looked very sad, and the little Swallow was sorry for him. ‘It is very cold here,’ he said ‘but I will stay with you for one night. Tomorrow I will take the jewel.’
‘Thank you, little bird,’ said the prince.
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
Hardy corrected his statement.
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
To be or not to be - that is the question.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Our army has defeated the enemy.
Change the following into passive voice.
Stanley will inform you later.
‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ aeroplane.
Read the given passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the help box.
| burn off | keep up | build-up | tire out |
| warms up | put on | work out | stretch out |
Riya is a young dancer who feels contented and satisfied with herself. Let's hear from her.
Hi, everyone! I am Riya. I suppose I’m really lucky because I don’t ______ weight easily. I never ______ in the gym and the only time I ______ is when I need something from the top shelf. I tried aerobics several times but I couldn’t ______ with the others. I take my pet for a walk thrice a day though, and that helps to ______ the calories. I usually watch what I eat but I sometimes binge on ice cream.
My sister Diya, is a real fitness fanatic. Before she works out she ______ every day with push-ups, sit-ups stretches, and a jog around the park. She says it’s important to ______ good levels of strength and stamina. I don’t want to overdo it though. A fitness regime like hers would ______ me ______!
Read the situation given and frame two suitable sentence in the appropriate form of the tense.
| Give two instructions to your classmates. | 1. ______ |
| 2. ______ |
Choose the correct option.
The passengers rushed to board the bus _________ it arrived.
Complete the following sentence using the noun form of the word given in the bracket.
The boy had to give a proper __________ for being late. (explain)
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
Is your mother ______ home?
The conference will be held ______ 10 a.m.______ 5 p.m.
- across
- with
- on
- to
- by
- since
- from
- about
- into
- at
- during
______ mind going to the back bench?
______a beautiful flower!
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
She will have made the cake by 8 ‘o'clock.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
May God bless you with happiness!
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
emigrate - immigrate
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
How ______ you open my bag?
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I don’t like to go out.
Johnson ______
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Afsar will meet me ______Friday morning.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
The boy studied well in spite of many obstacles.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
You have not returned my books yet.
UTHIRA is an event conducted by the NSS unit of ABC Hr Sec School. Imagine you are a volunteer and help a parent fill in the following registration form. (Invent necessary details)
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
You must speak clearly to make yourself understood.
Complete the sentences choosing the right endings.
| We were thoroughly disappointed | to find out his address |
| Hardly had he stepped out | we could not go further |
| They wanted | since our team did not get a prize |
| Since we had run out of petrol | was his reckless driving |
| The cause of his injury | when it began to rain |
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
Write the compound word from the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
great - ______ - ______
