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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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Change the following sentence into indirect speech.
First soldier: The white soldier gets huge pay, mansions, and servants.
Second soldier: We get a pittance and slow promotions.
Third soldier: Who are the British to abolish our customs?
The first man said that___________________________________
The second soldier remarked that _______________________
The third soldier asked__________________________________
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : Oh, I can’t buy this book. I have no money.
Ravi : Don’t worry. I ___________ (lend) you some.
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.
Road users ______________ do what they wish; they _____________ follow the traffic rules.
A word chain consists of words of a certain category that begin with the letter, that the previous word has ended with.
Complete the word chain adding Four Nouns from the text.
Music - courtyard - d______, ______, ______, ______.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Cardiac Surgery was tried in the past. Patients did not survive.
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a ______ list (a list of defaulters).
Explain the metaphor in the following line :
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to have a beneficial effect
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
earned
Write a recipe of your favourite dish in passive voice. Remember to list out the ingredients of the dish you have chosen and their quantity. Use Simple Present tense to write your recipe.
He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
The best astronaut almost quit _________ (try) to learn the complex information.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Clem Jones was ordered to open the box.
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.
Finish each clue by changing the verb within brackets to an irregular past tense verb.
Then complete the crossword puzzle.
- Across
- The lake (freeze) ________ overnight.
- Hema (buy) _________ a new bicycle.
- Aravind (give) ____ me a slice of pizza.
- We (drink) _________milk.
- The dog (sleep) _________ on the sofa.
- He (write) ____________ a letter to his cousin in America.
- Down
- I (find) ________ a coin on the ground.
- Tony (teach) __________ his cat to use the litter box.
- Selvi (blow) ____________ out the candle.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
quick as a flash.
Read the situation given and frame two suitable sentence in the appropriate form of the tense.
| Make any two requests to your classmates or friends. | 1. ______ |
| 2. ______ |
Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector given in the option.
They faced many hardships _________ they are always cheerful.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
You can go wherever you want.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The ship with its crew ___ sailing good.
I like ______ rasam.
Read the news report given below and underline the passive form of verbs.
The police had announced that the State Bank of India was robbed yesterday. Two men entered the bank at 4.30 pm with guns in their hands. Customers and bank clerks were asked to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks was made to fill robbers’ bags with money. After that the two men left the bank quickly. The police officer said that more than one lakh of rupees was stolen from the bank but nobody was injured. He also added that the robbers would be found soon.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rice.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of shoes.
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
the woman said to the student please help me cross the street
Read the Time Line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.
- 1971 – Harish is born in Maduari.
- 1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.
- 1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.
- 1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
- 1997 – Harish meets Amina.
- 2000 – Harish and Amina get married.
- 2001 – They have a child
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
Where had I gone? What had I done?
What had I seen?
I ______ never ______ (see) such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I ____________(save) money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I ______ never ______(be) out of India. When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I ______(study) French for two years before I visited Paris. By the time I left Paris, I ____________ (tour) many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I______ only ______(see) those places on television.
Use the blended word in your own sentence.
smog -
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
You can’t have your fruits ______ you take your food.
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.
The tendril moved towards grandfather.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Children ______ ice-creams.
Answer the following.
| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
She was waiting for bus.
He walks usually _______ the morning.
Here are some naming words that denote the person, place and things in common
Fill in the blanks
The dove______ the ant are friends.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
I ______(lose) my balance.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A person who got no luck______.
What we say?
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
We should never misuse or ______natural resources.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I like to have toasted ______ for breakfast.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
My brother ______ go abroad to pursue his higher studies next year.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The Manager ______ not excuse you, if you fail to complete your assignment today
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
You ______ never retain me against my wishes.
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
Tagore/award/Nobel prize/
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Nothing much ______when I got to the meeting (happen).
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I don’t like to go out.
Johnson ______
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
When did you feel the tremors?
Match the following with their right field, choosing appropriately from the box given.
| snow-board | Machinery |
| snow-mobile | Sports |
| snow-chains | Transportation |
| snow-storm | Geography |
| snow-bird | Weather |
| snow-belt | Travel |
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
She walked out. She was smiling
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mithology
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Nuisance
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Might
List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons. Two of them have been given as examples.
| 1. | Faster than the wind | Slower than a tortoise |
| 2. | (Big) ______ | (Small) ______ |
| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
| 5. | ______ | ______ |
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with animals
- as cunning as a fox
- ______
- ______
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
The judge said to the prosecutor, “Do you agree with the arguments presented yesterday?”
(Begin: The judge asked…..)
