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When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” I offered the silent prayer in my heart. - English

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When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.

  • We have done it.
    It has been done by us.

I offered the silent prayer in my heart.

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A silent prayer was offered in my heart by me.

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पाठ 1.2: On To The Summit : We Reach The Top - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ २२]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.2 On To The Summit : We Reach The Top
Brainstorming | Q (A4) (b) | पृष्ठ २२

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

 Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

My little sister is very naughty. When she __________ (come) back from school yesterday, she had _________ (tear) her dress. We ________ (ask) her how it had _________ (happen). She _______________ (say) she ____________ (have, quarrel) with a boy. She __________ __________ (have, beat) him in a race and he ________ _______ (have, try) to push her. She _____________ ____________ (have, tell) the teacher and so he ______________ ______________ (have, chase) her, and she ____________ ____________ (have, fall) down and _____________ _____________(have, tear) her dress.


Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.

fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.

The _________________ of breaking glass woke me up.


Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.

lofty - ________.


Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
He fell over the step and __________ broke his arm.


When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.

  • We have done it.
    It has been done by us.

We made a pact.


Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.

Read the sentences.

  1. Yatin is strong.
  2. Amit is stronger than Yatin.
  3. Pravin is the strongest of all.

In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.

In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)

In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective) 

Complete the table of degrees of comparison.

Positive Comparative Superlative
(1) great ____________ ____________
(2) famous ____________ ____________
(3) ____________ easier ____________
(4) ____________ worse ____________
(5) ____________ ____________ poorest
(6) ____________ ____________ laziest
(7) little ____________ ____________
(8) ____________ worthier ____________
(9) popular ____________ ____________

'Worms play a very important role in maintaining ecological balance. They are friends of farmers.'

Form groups and discuss the significance of worms in the above two roles.


‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.

Inversion


In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.

Sue thought that she had fallen asleep.


Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).

Tenali Raman was a poet scholar and jester in Vijaynagar in Krishnadevarayas court. (Punctuate)


Find the antonym of the following from the passage.

Cowardly × ______


Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.

I swear I ____________ tell lies again. (promise)


Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with suitable modals.

Dad: ____________ we go out for dinner tonight?
Charan: Yes, Dad. We ____________ go to a restaurant where I ____________ have some ice cream
Dad: OK. Then, I ____________ be home by 7 p.m. Mom and you ____________ be ready by then.
Charan: Sure. We ____________  . My friend told me that there is a magic show nearby.____________ you please take us there?
Dad: We ____________  not have time to go for the magic show, I suppose. If we have enough time left, we ____________   plan
Charan: By the way, ____________  we inform our gate keeper about our outing?
Dad: Yes, we ____________  so that he ____________  be aware we aren’t at home
Charan: ____________  I call up Mom and tell her about our plan today?
Dad: You ____________  to. Otherwise, we might be in trouble when she returns home.
Charan Hmm… by the time you come home in the evening, we ____________  be waiting for you. Hope you____________   be late. Bye.

Can You do It?

Talking about the abilities of your class members is a great way to review the use of the modal can.

Can you?

Example: Can you play the guitar?
Now you try:

Can you ______?
Can you ______?
Can you ______?
Can you ______?


Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.

make a pass


Frame sentences of your own using any five newly formed words.


Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.

(write any story) 


Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.

______ of his family members would come to visit you.


Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.

Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.


Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.

Ajay mastered the techniques of painting.


Match the phrasal verbs in column A with their meaning in Column B. 

A B
fight or flight escaping as rapidly as possible
put to flight among the best of a particular group
take flight to defend oneself or to run away
flight of fancy to cause someone to flee
have a nice flight to flee or run away
in full flight an imaginative but unrealistic idea
top-flight enjoy your flight

Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.

sarathy said oh how thrilling it was


In 1998, Frank moved to London.


The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the ______.


Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.

Who’s going to see them?


Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.

Grow more trees to protect nature.


I will come if I __________ time.


You have cleaned your bike, ________?


He is still sleeping, ________.


Punctuate the following sentence.

Akbar the greatest of the mughal emperors ruled wisely.


Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.

He ________ (watch) movie.


Look at the pictures given below. Arrange the jumbled words into a sentence. Write the sequence of the sentences according to the pictures in the blanks given. Pick the adjectives from the sentences and write them below the picture.

  1. order/a yummy, round and big cake/her parents.
  2. her/a wonderful doll/present/Madhu’s friends/with
  3. which falls on Sunday/for her birthday celebration/ Madhu/her close friends/invites
  4. welcome/she and her parents/with a broad smile/their/ guests
  5. enjoyed the day/felt/happy and/Madhu and her parents
  6. the house with colourful balloons/her parents/ decorate/and attractive cartoon 
  7. pink/Madhu/frock/wears/on her/birthday/a long.

Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.

We will be sleeping in terrace.


Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.

It will be raining heavily.


Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.

It _________ the bus stop.


Common Nouns


Choose the correct option that shows the future perfect tense.

I ________ (meet) him before.


Choose the sentences that are in simple future tense.

  1.  They washed the van.
  2. Kamal will meet you at the shop.
  3. My dad helps me read.
  4. It will rain tomorrow. 
  5. He ate many mangoes.

Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.

Rani ______ (meet) Rita tomorrow.


Write.

______ book.


Match the adjective with the appropriate picture.

brave
shady
long
spicy
sweet
fast

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

The Manager ______ not excuse you, if you fail to complete your assignment today


Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own. 

look

  1. into
  2. at
  3. through

Do as directed.

The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (combine into a complex sentence)


Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them

bank on


Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.

I______ to play hockey when I was a student. (past habit)


Complete the following passage using the preposition given in bracket.

(among, for, at, to, in, )

When Lakshmi was (1) ___ school, she practised music from Monday (2) ___ Friday. She involved herself (3) ___ the school orchestra. She was responsible (4) ___conducting many programmes. She was very popular (5) ___ her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.


Underline the prepositional phrase.

Ravi was appreciated by his teachers.


Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.

Do not tell a lie.


Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.

You have not returned my books yet.


Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.

scraping – scrapping – scrubbing


Underline the gerund in the following sentence.

Dancing gives me joy.


Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.

Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.


Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

One of the machines______ defective.


Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.

A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye.


Fill in the blanks (i) - (iii) with the appropriate option from those in the brackets.

Time travel (i) _____ (ought to/should/could) become a reality in the near future, (ii) _____ (allows/allowed/allowing) human beings to experience the thrill of travelling back or forward in time. However, (iii) _____ (most/many/much) challenges must be overcome, such as ensuring safety and affordability for all potential time-travellers.


Write compound words using the picture.

+
____________

Write the compound word from the pictures.

______

Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.

I learnt a great many new words that day.


Write compound word using the pictures.

+
______

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