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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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Study the sentences in the columns below.
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A |
B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
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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.
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.

Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to undo
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“Can I see the manager?” I said, “Certainly,” said the accountant.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
try one’s level best
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
praise - __________________
Change the following into Passive voice.
Go for a jog early in the morning.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.

- educational
- interesting
- trendy.
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We told them ____________ (come) with us on our trip, but some of them think it is a waste of time ____________ (search) for life that doesn’t exist.
The child was happy with his ______ of chocolates.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Dangerous ______.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Run ______ the street and get me the ribbon.
Find out the clipped words for the following.
- aeroplane -
- microphone -
- exhibition -
- kilogram -
- cafeteria -
If you ________ to learn a musical instrument, you have to practice.
Select and divide the bulldog pattern words.

- Cat - Sunset
- Father - Skyblue
- Burger - Goldfish
Fill in the blank.

A is ______ B.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
She _______ the apple as I told her to stop. (eat)
What we say?

Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
At the moment they____ (wait) at the bus-stop. But I ______(not know) their plans for the journey.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
They firmly _______(believe) in the existence of God.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Poonam ______ not catch the bus yesterday.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ follow the traffic rules. (regulation)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
When did you feel the tremors?
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Don’t commit this mistake again.
Now, Blend the following word.
electronic + mail
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Vilage
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
The person ______ is making the speech is my friend.
