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प्रश्न
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Hyperbole
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उत्तर
"Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is evergreen;"
Explanation:
Hyperbole - The statement has been exaggerated to make the 'little forest' seem like a place where happiness is ever-lasting.
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Find these phrasal verbs in the story.
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burn out
light up
look on
run out
keep out
Write down the sentences in which they occur, consult a dictionary and write down the meaning that you think matches the meaning of the phrasal verb in the sentence.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
You ____________ believe everything you hear; you ____________ use your own judgement.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
struck as odd
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
They liked his written stories.
Give the Comparative and Superlative forms of -
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| (1) | ancient | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) | special | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) | significant | ____________ | ____________ |
| (4) | advanced | ____________ | ____________ |
| (5) | accurate | ____________ | ____________ |
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He knew nothing of the modern rigour.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)
List 5 adjectives from the story.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
mark
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
once in a ______ moon (very rarely).
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
simple device
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to undo
Note the words that are highlighted.
Marouckla ran to the top of the mountain where the big fire was burning.
The highlighted words are all nouns. Find 5 other nouns from the story.
Find a suitable adverb for the following verb. (At least 3)
walk
Find the opposite of the following adverb.
hard
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The children were asked to come without their parents.
Complete the following.
Example: patient - patience.
enter - ______
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
is always neat. Many students like her in case of ________________________.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Write a negative sentence.
I am having a bath.
Write a question for the answer.
________________?
Yes, She is writing a new book.
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
The plane _______ (leave) at 3 o’clock.
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
accurate __________.
Read the following paragraph and pick out the different types of nouns and put them in the table.
Hobby is an activity that we enjoy doing in our free time. It keeps us busy in our leisure time. People choose their hobbies on the basis of their interests and personality. Do you know what Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s hobby was?
| Proper Noun | Common Noun | Collective Noun | Abstract Noun |
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
He helped the old lady. He gave the old lady food.
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Minutes and hours ______
- A thing on a list______
Find out the clipped words for the following.
- aeroplane -
- microphone -
- exhibition -
- kilogram -
- cafeteria -
Complete the following using their group names.
She bought a new ______ of shoes for her birthday.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
She ______ a driver.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
She speaks English fluently. _________
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
Our mum spoke to us angrily. _______
Write the past form of the verb.
read- ______
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
What we say?
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
I played with my nephew and______.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The car skidded to a halt when I applied the ______,
The teacher gave ______ student a separate topic for the assignment.
You are busy getting ready for school. You receive a What's App message from your best friend, saying that he/she is very upset over the fight you had yesterday and doesn’t want to talk to you anymore. This distresses you as she sounds very firm. However, today is a big day at school with two tests lined up. What will be your state of mind? How will you handle this situation?
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
per capita
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ help the needy. (moral obligation)
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
______ you register your name, you cannot participate in the competitions.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The work was over. We went home. (when)
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Not a word was spoken by the convict in self–defense.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
We enjoyed the trip very much.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Let’s organize a trip to Goa, can we?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The landlady will charge me for the damage, shan’t she?
Go through the lesson and spot the word which mean the same as the following.
- profession (para 1)
- sorrowful (para 2)
- decency (para 5)
- destiny (para 6)
- hijacked (para 8)
- motivation (para 9)
- serious (para 10)
- significant (para 13)
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The sun having set, the temperature fell rapidly.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Just as we thought our chuckles had subsided.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
To make a promise and then not to keep it ______ dishonesty.
He has poor eyesight and is in need ______ glasses.
She is very ill, but the doctors think she will pull ______.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
