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प्रश्न
Read the expression ‘permutation of possibility’. The consonant sound ‘P’ at beginning of the successive words creates a sonorous effect. This is an example of Alliteration. Find out more examples of Alliteration from the poem.
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उत्तर
- “…knock off useless blocks with dental dexterity.”
Alliteration - The sound of the letter „d‟ has been repeated for poetic effect. - “All gaps are plugged
with gleaming gold.”
Alliteration - The sound of the letter „g‟ has been repeated for poetic effect. - “But my heart would not bleed poetry.”
Alliteration - The sound of the letter „b‟ has been repeated for poetic effect.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Rewrite the following sentences in the way instructed
(i) The paddy is ripe enough to harvest
(Remove ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentence.)
(ii) How beautiful the sight was!
(Rewritte as an assertive sentence)
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
Romit ___________finish his homework before he could come out to play.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
near - ________.
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.
She ________________ accept this decision; she __________________question it.
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)
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
If Ramanujan had been better educated, he would have been even more wonderful than he was.
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Offended × ______
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
the ______ sheep (of the family) a person who brings disgrace (to the family).
From the passage, find adverbs that end with '-ly'. Find the adjective in each of the adverb.
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
bought
Change the following into Passive voice.
Go for a jog early in the morning.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Nobody should violate the rules.
Failure is often the __________ negligence.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
her simplicity. According to her studies, she also ____________.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with a correct prepositional phrase.
age and gender in the school. In opposition to taking leave, she ensures __________________ that she completes the work given before she goes to school next day.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
quick as a flash.
Change the following into passive voice.
Carry it home.
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
Read the story and rewrite it using the simple past tense.
Juno the elephant is lonely and tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refuse to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals are running away from Dera the tiger who is eating everyone he finds. Juno goes and gives Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately runs away. Juno is now everyone's friend.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our ears ______
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.
The man behaved ______ in front of the crowd. (normal)
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books. (into Simple)
Find out the clipped words for the following.
- aeroplane -
- microphone -
- exhibition -
- kilogram -
- cafeteria -
I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II). Write them below. Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.
eg: beach – We like to play in the sandy beach.
______ - ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
We spent the whole day planting saplings.
Punctuate the following sentence.
he was honest sincere hard working.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Please take out the trash when you get home ___
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I had a great time at your party ___
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ______ (do).
Choose the correct verb.
The birds ______ in the sky.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I watch television in the afternoon. (My mother)
Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
Is this bottle empty?
No, it is _____.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
do you play football
Choose the correct word.
We bought _______ pens.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
A young man was driving the car.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I need a ______of water to wash these cups.
Vijay had ______ idea about the problem.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
I ______never______(see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.
Rajan slowly settle down in his retired life. His pension plus what his wife bring from the household work she does helped them to meet their requirements. Life is easy until one Sunday. His granddaughter Madhu come crying. The clay doll in her hand had broken into two. Rajan pacify her and promise to mend it. This small repair work become the founding stone of a very prosperous venture into making clay dolls which earn him great respect.
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’.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
These shared AVs will run at higher utilization rates.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
Mrs. Mageswari is my Maths teacher. She (teach) me for four years.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
I can’t remember what my teacher (say) yesterday about our homework. I (not listen) properly because Hussain (talk) to me at the same time.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Justin and his parents ______ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house. (live)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Our team ______ any games last year. (not win)
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
We will go shopping tomorrow.
Joseph and Mary ______
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Afsar will meet me ______Friday morning.
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
The Boss had full confidence on his Manager for successful completion of the project.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
You will not reach your goal, unless you chase your dream.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Anna would say with an impudent smile.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
The peacock is more colourful than any other bird found in India.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Neither Lekha nor Leela ______ been selected.
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) Sushil's attitude towards work has always puzzled me.
(II) I have ______
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
...and it’s good for plenty more.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mithology
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
And this life lasted for ten year.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
Some seats are set by for the handicapped.
