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पाठ 1.2: The Fun they Had - ENGLISH WORKSHOP [पृष्ठ ९]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook Standard 9 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.2 The Fun they Had
ENGLISH WORKSHOP | Q 1. (b) | पृष्ठ ९

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
(2) The people regarded him ………….. imposter and called him …………. Villain[Insert correct articles]
(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]


Give other ‘-ly’ adverbs of similar meaning for the following. Use a thesaurus if needed.

rapidly ______
merrily ______
gratefully ______
cheerily ______
manfully ______
fearlessly ______
gloriously ______
victoriously ______

Rewrite the following in indirect speech.

“Can I see the manager?” I said, “Certainly,” said the accountant.


Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.

narrow


Look at the picture again and answer the questions.

  1. Is Galen reading? _______________
  2. Is Velu eating? _______________
  3. Is Kalai dancing? _____________
  4. Is Peter watching TV? __________
  5. Is Anu crying?_________________

Change the following into passive voice.

My grandfather built this house in 1943.


I found ________ one rupee coin in the playground while playing.


Ram takes a ______ of soup before food.


Supply suitable linkers.

“__________ I was alive and had a human heart, ” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, __________ I lived in the palace __________ sorrow was not allowed to enter. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince __________ Happy Indeed I was. So I lived and __________ I died.


Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.

You can go wherever you want.


This picture was drawn ______ the girl ______ charcoal.

  1. across
  2. with
  3. on
  4. to
  5. by
  6. since
  7. from
  8. about
  9. into
  10. at
  11. during

This fruit is ______ the Mexican capital.


Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.

Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.


Read the poem and write the rhyming words and rhyme scheme for the given stanzas.

Stanza Rhyming words Rhyme Scheme
1 alone- ______-______
______ - space
 
3 ______- May
mind -______
 
4

tree- ______
______- tall

 

Complete the words by reading their meaning.

s_e_ta_u_ar - eye catching


We often watch TV in the afternoon, _______?


State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.

The town in which I live is very large.


Punctuate the following sentence.

we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh.


Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.

Raju ________ to the ground before others arrived. (reach)


Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.

file


Look at the newspaper item given below. Use the information in the headline to complete the sentence.

12 INJURED AS BUSES COLLIDE About ______at the Dindigul bus terminus here today.


Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.

The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.

S. No Meanings S. No. Meanings Words
1 e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it patriotism
2 a brutal, barbarous, savage act nationalism
3 the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior egocentrism
4 participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money feminism
5 belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued criticism
6 a serious examination and judgment of something amateurism
7 habitual failure to be present at work barbarism
8 a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women idealism
9 concern for your own interests and welfare heroism
10 exceptional courage when facing danger absenteeism

Foreign words and phrases

You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.

  1. viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination 
  2. sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
  3. resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
  4. rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
  5. bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine

Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.

The boy jumped ______a narrow stream.


Fill in the blank with the word given in option.

Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his ______, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.


Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.

The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to ______.


Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.

He is a good actor, still he is not popular.


Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

The doctor advised the patient ______his medicines without fail.


Write the compound word from the pictures.

____________

Write the compound words from the picture.

+
______

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