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प्रश्न
Go through the statement taken from the text – ‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity’.
The underlined part of the statement provides us some facts/information about social democracy. The remaining part of the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.
What does social democracy mean?
Now go through the underlined part of the statement/sentence given below and change them into question by using the appropriate Wh-form.
In Politics, we will be recognizing the principle of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘one vote one value’.
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उत्तर
Which principle will we be recognising in Politics?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
I found it last night in a ditch near my house. __________
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
They ______________take the baby to the doctor.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
Hurry up! Madam _________ (be) annoyed if we _________ (be) late.
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : Why are you turning on the radio?
Ravi : I ________ (listen) to the news.
Find proverbs, maxims, and Idioms related to ‘friendship’.
- For example: Birds of a feather flock together.
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Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Make pairs and groups and find out some more simple, complex, and compound sentences from the text.
Comment on the literary device, used in the following line:
Titania: Come wait upon him: lead him to my bower.
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.
value
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
______ blood (royal blood, aristocratic origin).
Find the opposites of the following :
| cautious - | ______ |
| dogmatic - | ______ |
| contrary - | ______ |
| savage - | ______ |
| beneficial - | ______ |
| reasonable - | ______ |
| hypothetical - | ______ |
| cruelty - | ______ |
| immune - | ______ |
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“Can I see the manager?” I said, “Certainly,” said the accountant.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
turn down the offer
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The manager appointed many office assistants.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Please call him at once.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
her simplicity. According to her studies, she also ____________.
Match the words in column A with their Synonym in column B.
| S.No. | A | B |
| 1. | ease | endure |
| 2. | evolve | surplus |
| 3. | excess | effortless |
| 4. | survive | great |
| 5. | immense | progress |
Complete the passage by filling in appropriate prepositions from the list- (with, out, to, in, from, during, of, for, by). Some prepositions may be used more than once.
In Tamil Nadu, a very interesting form of recitation named Villupattu developed (a) ____________ the 15th century. Villupattu means bow-song because a bow-shaped musical instrument (b) ___________ strong high tension string is used (c) __________ placing it (d) _______________ an earthen pitcher. It is believed that this narrative form was an invention (e) __________ Arasa Pulavar. The troupe gives its performance mostly (f) ___________ temple festivals. There are seven to eight persons in a troupe who form a kind (g) ___________ chorus that supports the main singer-narrator. When the chief narrator sings, the chorus takes (h) ____________ the refrain (i) _______________ the song and repeats it in unison. The whole party sits (j) _____________ the ground and performs (k) __________ a lot (l) ____________ gesticulation and facial expression to suit the narrative they have taken. The ballad style songs are composed (m) __________ the rural dialect which appeals (n) ___________ the audience who sometimes join the troupe (o) ____________ suitable notes or words.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
I’m sure they would also enjoy __________ (travel) with our crew.
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
She ___________ in the garden since morning.
Manohar was laughing because ______.
My mother throws a______ of grains for the parrots every day.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.
The bacteria are so small that you need a ______ to see them. (scope)
But there are______ near it.
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
The girl in blue saree is my sister.
When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds ______ (gather) over the mountains.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Sudha fell over during the basketball match.
Arya _______ (play) the same song for last three days. It has become boring now.
Prasanna has _______ (fall) sick after eating some snacks at the street side shop.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I had a great time at your party ___
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
Suguna______helps her mother at home.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It _____ (go) to Delhi.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It ______ (play).
Choose the correct plural form.
Dog
Write the plural form.
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Cat
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Watch
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Dish
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Cherry
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Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
We _________ the animal in our trap.
Choose the correct pictures.
behind
complete the sentence.
Ragu ______ my junior in school.
She ________ the bill. (pay)
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
Raju ________ to the ground before others arrived. (reach)
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
The boy will have grown up like a man in few years.
Write the past form of the verbs.
eat- ______.
Say what they are doing now?
Leema ______.
______ girls who attended the class informed the others about the test.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Richard Burton was a gifted theatre artist. He donned several roles with ease and is especially famous for the Shakespearean parts he played on stage. Mr. Burton is a born ______.
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
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in toto
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ad hoc
Do as directed.
While she waited at the train station, Varsha realized that the train was late. (change into a simple sentence)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______ not go to the market as I have brought vegetables.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
My uncle ______have reached by now. (possibility)
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Understand the concept well, otherwise you cannot solve the problem.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Maamanaar was unmatched.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
The child says he needs attention. He shouts loudly.
Fill the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the concluding line of an issued circular by an Organisation to its Managers.
A copy of the plan is enclosed and _______ may be communicated to all Team Leaders for compliance.
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
She brought my hat.
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.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
