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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
carte blanche
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उत्तर
Carte blanche: Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Hairpin bend
Match the words in Column A with what they imply in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) pilgrim | (a) threat to life |
| (2) journey | (b) trap |
| (3) evening or close of day | (c) life |
| (4) chasm, deep and wide | (d) death |
| (5) building a bridge | (e) old age |
| (6) pitfall | (f) a dutiful man |
| (7) close of day | (g) solving the problem/getting rid of the threat to life |
Frame the question beginning with the following word, based on the above passage.
Who
In poetry, when a question is asked, not to get an answer, but to emphasise a point of fact, it is an example of Interrogation.
For example :
- When can their glory fade?
- Isn’t it time for the autumn’s glow?
From a popular book of poems/the internet, write down 3-4 examples of Interrogation used in poetry.
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to events, activities, and experiences
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
I’m sure they would also enjoy __________ (travel) with our crew.
Identify the character, speaker, of the following line.
My God, why cannot we have peace and all go home?
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
She failed and it disappointed her.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Sudha fell over during the basketball match.
______ please close the door?
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
What a beautiful banyan tree!
You wouldn't like to invite my Dad, ________.
Punctuate the following sentence.
I like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer.
Choose the correct plural form.
Dog
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
It _________ the bus stop.
Rewrite the sentence using the given word.
My friends have come to the party.
My friend ______.
He ate two chocolates _______ he got cough.
Fill in the blanks using a, an and the.
______camel is the ship of ______ desert.
Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.
The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
This seat is not very comfortable to sit ______.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
I ______ not believe my eyes. Is Santhosh the one who is standing over there?
- We enacted a humorous ______in our school function.
- The children ______in the ground every afternoon.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
teta-te
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
come upon
Choose the correct options and complete the dialogue.
| A | : Hello. What do you watch/are you watching? |
| B | A programme about the Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre, which I recorded last night. I study/ I’m studying about it this term. |
| A | All that I know/ I’ve known about it is that hundreds of people died/had died in it. |
| B | Yes, it was much, much worse than anyone has expected/had expected. It went on/has gone on for hours. Do you want/Have you wanted to watch the programme with me? |
| A | No, thanks. I’ve got to do some veena practice. I’ve just remembered/I just remembered that we’ve got a concert tomorrow, and I don’t have/ haven’t had time to practise my new piece this week. |
| B | OK. I’ve already done / I already did my practice, so I’ve got time to watch TV. See you later. |
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Predicting the arrival of visitors…
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
sense + issue -
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
I would rather eat fruit than a lot of unhealthy junk food. (Begin: I prefer….)
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
nasty - ______ - ______
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
She brought my hat.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
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