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You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning. - English Honeydew

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प्रश्न

Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.

You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.

the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised

Ans:____________________________________________

Idiom:__________________________________________

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उत्तर

Ans. The teacher raised his eyebrows when the students said that they had revised all their lessons.

Idiom: raised his eyebrows − expressed doubt/surprise

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पाठ 4.1: Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory - Working with Language [पृष्ठ ७१]

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पाठ 4.1 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
Working with Language | Q 4.5 | पृष्ठ ७१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Syllable: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound and may or may not have consonant sounds before / after it.

Examples of words having:

One syllable: a, I, see, at, on, man, with, thread.

Two syllables: mother, seated, giraffe, parrot, active, happy.

Three syllables: happiness, wonderful, animal, surprising, adventure, ignorance

More than three syllables: consequently, encouragement, responsibility, identifying, encyclopedia.

Write the names of any 5 of your classmates and list how many syllables each name has. 


Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.

Diffarent


Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.

a ______ list (a list of defaulters).


The same word can be used as a noun in some sentences and as a verb in others. For example,

  1. Many are the empty remarks. ______ (Noun)
  2. A wise man once remarked, ______ (Verb) 

Make two sentences of your own with each of the words given below, using the same word as a noun in one and as a verb in another.

  • change
  • show
  • throw
  • return
  • benefit

Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.

The state parties are responsible for identifying and nominating new sites.


India is ________ largest democracy in the world.


The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given place. One is done for you.

Sentence Wrong words Correct words
When Anand reach Arun's place, his reach reached
friends have arrived already. Arun    
introduces Anand to them. Arun's brother    
buy some snacks from the market.    
Arun serving it to all his friends. Then    
they all sat together to planning their holidays.    
Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so    
they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays.    
“Would we have a good time?, asked Arun.    
They all cheerfully say, “Yes!”    

Read the process of making soup. Use suitable passive form of verbs and complete the paragraph.

The packet is opened and the contents (i) __________ with 750 ml of water without allowing it to form lumps. The mixture (ii) __________ into a heavy-bottomed vessel. It (iii)_______ in low flame for five minutes. The soup (iv) _________ into soup bowls and (v) __________ with fried corns.


Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.

Mohamad loses his purse in the crowd.


Circle the consonant letters.

p r l o j s a k i y d q


Fill in the blank.

Vishali is standing ______ Anish.


Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.

He ____(be) likely to miss the train. He ____(run) up to the station.


Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

in toto


Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

teta-te


Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.

Yusuf ______ to the movies once in a while (go)


Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.

Vani is ______a good singer ______a good dancer.


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

Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.


Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.

Mediam


Write compound word using the pictures.

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Write compound word using the pictures.

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