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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly).
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उत्तर
The site of the accident was ghastly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make adverb from these adjective .
gloomy ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, ______
Tick the right answer.
When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining , shouted , replied
remarked , ordered , suggested
(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
She asked me, “When are we going to leave?”
Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
- bel___ ve
- rec ___ve
- w ___rd
- l ___sure
- s ___ze
- w ___ght
- r ___gn
- f ___gn
- gr ___f
- p ___rce
(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)
Adverbs
Find the adverbs in the passage below. (You’ve read about adverbs in Unit 1.) We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework ___.
(b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work ___.
(d) The dog serves his master ___.
(ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences.
(a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally,
sometimes).
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously,
immediately)
Simple Present Tense
In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The heart is a pump that ___(send) the blood circulating through our body. The
pumping action ___(take place) when the left ventricle of the heart ___(contract). This
___(force) the blood out into the arteries, which ___(expand) to receive the oncoming blood.
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife
conservation.
Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
Second-hand books (buy and sell) on the pavement every Saturday.
She was tired ______ fighting and struggling all the time.
He opted ______ of the race.
The police station is ______ the right.
There was an accident ______ the crossroads.
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He fled somewhere. His pursuers could not follow him.
