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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.
The politically minded Indians preferred the expression ‘the Indian nation’.
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उत्तर
Which expression was preferred by the politically-minded Indians?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He walked all day.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
We are off today. We ________ (write) to you after we _______ (be) back.
The word ‘hobble’ means to walk with difficulty because the legs and feet are in bad condition.
Tick the words in the box below that also refer to a manner of walking.
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haggle |
shuffle |
stride |
ride |
waddle |
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wriggle |
paddle |
swagger |
trudge |
slog |
Match the word connectors with reference to parts I, II, III respectively. Make sentences of each of these connectors.
| No | Word | Connector | |
| 1. | government | (a) | person |
| 2. | betterment of | (b) | curbs |
| 3. | pure and ethical | (c) | degradation |
| 4. | community's | (d) | launch |
| 5. | religions | (e) | dialogue |
| 6. | astonishing | (f) | silence |
| 7. | technological | (a) | motivation |
| 8. | frank | (g) | aspect |
| 9. | social | (h) | life |
| 10. | faith | (i) | centre |
| 11. | inquisitive | (j) | officials |
| 12. | academic | (k) | problems |
| 13. | environmental | (l) | humanity |
| 14. | pin-drop | (m) | service |
| 15. | alternate | (n) | bodies |
| 16. | remarkable | (o) | evils |
| 17. | silent | (p) | advancement |
| 18. | famished | (q) | brilliance |
| 19. | unsuccessful | (s) | accommodation |
| 20. | space-research | (t) | discipline |
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.
Prepare a list of subordinating conjunctions.
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
There was no breeze. (hardly)
Say whether each of the verbs underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
I want to live in a developed India.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. ‘I am the Happy Prince.’
‘Then why are you crying? I am wet with your tears.’
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
A man should use animals for his own needs.
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to events, activities, and experiences
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
It was funny to read words that stood still.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
We could grow vegetables in our kitchen garden but we don’t do it now.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Someone has to initiate it immediately
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pongo carefully searched the narrator’s pockets.
Irine felt cold ______________ she was wearing a winter coat.
Change the following into passive voice.
You must not drop litter in the streets.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
Write the noun form of the following word.
enter ______.
Unscramble the sound – describing words from the text. One has been done for you.
E.g. igeglg – giggle
| 1. | noam | |
| 2. | murebl | |
| 3. | lowh | |
| 4. | mobo | |
| 5. | cohe | |
| 6. | nogra |
When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds ______ (gather) over the mountains.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
My friend and teacher _____ come.
I like ______ rasam.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex).
Prasanna has _______ (fall) sick after eating some snacks at the street side shop.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
motor + hotel -
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Write the collective nouns.
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A _____ of birds. |
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A ____ of grapes. |
Put the word in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Was/somebody/there/nearby/standing.
Complete the dialogue by using suitable adjectives in the blanks.
| Sinduja | Hi! Venkat. Hope you received the message about our school’s sports day |
| Venkat | Hmmm…! Yes… I was the______ one to enrol my name in the events |
| Sinduja | So, tell me for how______ events have you enrolled? |
| Venkat | I have enrolled myself only in a______ events. |
| Sinduja | What are they? |
| Venkat | As I am tall, I have given my name for ______ jump and running events |
| Sinduja | That’s______ to hear. |
| Venkat | What about you, Sinduja? |
| Sinduja | I have decided to participate in______ the events. |
| Venkat | Hey!! That’s______. Expecting the best from you. |
| Sinduja | Thank you so______ Venkat. Wish you the same. Let’s rock. |
Fill in the blank
An elephant is big______slow.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
do you like pet animals
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
Our mum spoke to us angrily. _______
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition.
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
Make sure the things are correct______.
Kartik is a ______.
Say what they are doing now?
She______.
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
a turning point
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I need a ______of water to wash these cups.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
I ______never______(see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
bear
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
I (get) up at 7 every morning but this morning I (sleep) for a long time and I (not get) up until 8.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Tajudeen ______finish this work by Monday.
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Priya | Where are you going? |
| Vijay | I am going to the railway station. |
| Priya | Why are you going there? |
| Vijay | I want to receive my uncle who is coming from Bangalore. |
| Priya asked Vijay | (a) ______ |
| Vijay replied | (b) ______ |
| Priya further inquired | (c) ______ |
| Vijay stated that | (d) ______ |
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
One is liable to put in too much milk.
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Afsar will meet me ______Friday morning.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
When did you feel the tremors?
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Anita never comes late to office.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
accident – incident – incidence
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
The manager would not have selected Nithiksha unless she exhibited good accounting skill.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Maamanaar was unmatched.
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
My friend waited for the ______ (meet).
Write the compound word from the picture.
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+ |  |
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Using your own ideas, frame three sentences that show continuous action. Example: You are leading me.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
I do not remember what ______.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ____________ | |
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The leader appealed ______ the public to maintain law and order.
