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प्रश्न
Read the news item that appeared in a daily and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets
Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 ______(serve) as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 ______(cause) many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 ______(become) a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 ______ (transform) people. They 5 ______(develop) an addiction to it.
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उत्तर
Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 have been serving as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 have caused many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 has become a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 has transformed people. They 5 have developed an addiction to it.
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Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
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 dipped his fingers in the milk.
Make a list of various prepositions, write their definition, and make sentences of your own. Here are some prepositions that will definitely be brainstorming for you.
- in, into, inside
- on, onto, above, over
- beside, besides
- for, from, since
- to, towards
- down, below, under, beneath, underneath
- between, among, amongst (And the list goes on _____)
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
They liked his written stories.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Would I have your autograph?
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
Be careful, that mirror ______ (fall) on the floor.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
When your train arrives, I __________ (wait) for you at the station.
The plane _______ (leave) at 3 o’clock.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our face to see clearly ______
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
She worked in an enthusiastic manner.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is your bag, you can take it anytime.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Having finished the work, the manager decided to return home.
Rani’s teacher narrates to her students about the production of paper. Read the following narration and fill in the blanks with the verbs using their passive form.
People of China produced paper from wood. They mixed water with the fibres of wood and dried it until they became a soft wet pulp. They used this pulp to make paper. The Chinese invented this method of paper making in 2nd century BCE. Later Egyptians used papyrus plants to make paper.
- Paper ______(produce) from wood.
- The fibres of wood from trees ________(mix) with water to make a soft wet pulp.
- Later, it _____(dry) to make paper.
- This method ________(invent) in 2nd BCE in China.
- Papyrus plants _____(use) by Egyptians to make paper.
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 |
Rewrite the story in the past tense.
The boy chases a cat. The cat climbs up the tree and purrs from the branch of the tree. The cat jumps to another tree. The boy who is chasing the cat notices a snake under the tree. He leaves his attempt to catch the cat and he runs home screaming for help.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
luncheon -
Refer to a dictionary and find out the meaning of the words given below.
- beam-
- smile-
- guffaw-
- laugh-
- giggle-
He walks usually _______ the morning.
Choose the correct word.
It ______ very fast
Match the animal with its young one.
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| tadpole |  |
| fawn |  |
| foal |  |
| owlet |  |
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
They had cooked the vegetables.
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Sakthi______ (earn) a lot of money.
Read the following passage adapted from ‘Three Men in a Boat’ and fill in the blanks with appropriate modals and read the paragraph aloud.
I thought I will go to British Museum today to read the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch. I (1)______ read all I wanted to read and then felt I (2)______begin to study diseases. I started to generally turn the leaves idly. I came to typhoid fever, read the symptoms and discovered I (3)______be having it for months without knowing it. Cholera, I had severe complications. Diphtheria, I (4)______have been born with. I was relieved to find that Bright’s disease, I had only in a modified form as so far as that was concerned, I (5)______live for years. The only disease I (6)______conclude I had not got was a housemaid’s knee. I sat and pondered. I tried to feel my heart. I (7)______(not feel) my heart. I walked into the reading room as a happy healthy man but crawled out as a decrepit wreck.
Here is a recipe to make a chocolate cake in a pressure cooker. Rewrite the instructions in the passive voice. The first one has been done for you.
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Ingredients
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Method
- First sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
- Add butter, sugar, salt, water, and vanilla and beat the ingredients using a whisk.
- Add the eggs and beat the batter until it is smooth
- Transfer the batter into the baking tin.
- Heat the pressure cooker, covered with the lid, but without the pressure, for 3-4 minutes on high heat. Then place the cake tin in the empty cooker (Do not add water in the cooker).
- Close the lid (without the pressure), lower the flame, and cook for about 30 minutes.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eminent - imminent
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
I______ to play hockey when I was a student. (past habit)
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
But because the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
I heard the noise. I turned around.
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
I don’t know.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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