Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Hairpin bend
Advertisements
Solution
Hairpin bend: Hairpin bend/turn is named after its physical resemblance to a hairpin. Such a turn can be found on mountain roads.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : What shall we have for dinner?
Ravi : I can’t decide.
Rani : Make up your mind.
Ravi : All right, then. We __________ (have) fried rice and dry beans.
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
The Happy Prince looked very sad, and the little Swallow was sorry for him. ‘It is very cold here,’ he said ‘but I will stay with you for one night. Tomorrow I will take the jewel.’
‘Thank you, little bird,’ said the prince.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He knew nothing of the modern rigour.
List the pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to eating/drinking
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“What! Are you drawing it all out again?” he asked in surprise.
“Yes, the whole thing,” I said.
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than ’.
As soon as the Bill is passed, it will become an Act.
Manohar was laughing because ______.
I haven’t got ________ pictures in my bedroom.
Complete the following sentence using the noun form of the word given in the bracket.
At one point in life, he had no __________ but to trust his friend. (choose)
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of your friends can guide you.
There is unity in diversity ______ the people.
The conference will be held ______ 10 a.m.______ 5 p.m.
- across
- with
- on
- to
- by
- since
- from
- about
- into
- at
- during
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rain.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
Neil Armstrong was born in 1930. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969.
Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.
Ajay mastered the techniques of painting.
Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.
Ilavazhagi won world championship in 2008.
Read the list of words. Write down all the words related to those words. Create a “map” using a graphic organizer and discuss it in groups. One is done for you.
| library | building | garden | student |
| teacher | advertisement | animal | art |
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.
Is this a banyan tree?
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.
Please do not cut trees.
Arya _______ (play) the same song for last three days. It has become boring now.
Find the describing words given in the poem.
| p | a | s | m | a | I | I | s |
| g | I | a | r | g | e | s | t |
| h | u | e | i | j | k | h | r |
| I | f | t | a | I | I | a | a |
| m | e | n | d | s | p | r | i |
| q | s | r | o | t | a | p | g |
| u | u | v | o | x | y | n | h |
| z | a | d | g | h | e | b | t |
Punctuate the following sentence.
my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
bad luck______.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
They ______ to school.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
He ______ a carpenter.
Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s, if any one of a, e, i, o, u comes before y.
Fill in the blank
They _______ everyone to the marriage by next week. (invite)
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
You ______ (travel) around the world.
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
Rani ______ (meet) Rita tomorrow.
Write the past form of the verbs.
run - ______
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
She plays the piano.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The car skidded to a halt when I applied the ______,
Adhi had taken ______ photos during the programme.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
At the moment they____ (wait) at the bus-stop. But I ______(not know) their plans for the journey.
Read the following news report and underline the past perfect tense form of the verb and circle the simple past tense form of the verb.
INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN TO WIN BLIND CRICKET WORLD CUP
Chasing a huge target of 308 runs, India romped home in the penultimate over of the match to defeat Pakistan and win the Blind Cricket World Cup. India started off their chase in a cracking manner but had lost two quick wickets. Sunil Ramesh rose to the occasion as he played a great knock to help India beat Pakistan and had scored 93 runs. Earlier India won the toss and had decided to bowl first. Pakistan amassed a huge score of 307 for eight in 40 overs. Their openers had given them a brisk start which the later batsmen capitalized on.
Write the expanded forms of the following abbreviations we commonly come across in our daily life.
| 1. | IELTS | |
| 2. | GST | |
| 3. | TNPSC | |
| 4. | STD | |
| 5. | ISD | |
| 6. | MBA | |
| 7. | MHRD | |
| 8. | GPS | |
| 9. | NSS | |
| 10 | PTA | |
| 11. | NGO | |
| 12. | ICU | |
| 13. | IIM | |
| 14. | MRI | |
| 15. | ECG | |
| 16. | NCC | |
| 17. | LED | |
| 18. | CPU | |
| 19 | CBSE | |
| 20 | GDP | |
| 21 | LCD | |
| 22 | NRI | |
| 23 | IIT | |
| 24 | ITI | |
| 25 | USB |
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.
My father gave me some pictures to look ______.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I turn on the fan, please?
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
IIM Ahmedabad/establish/1961
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
Card license to replace paper driving license
Write the process of wrapping a Christmas gift in a paragraph in passive form, with the help of the pictures given below.
Correct the following passage.
Where does the deer and the antelope play? One place is Yellowstone National Park. It were created in 1872. Parts of the park is in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. The park are a safe place for many animals. Bears, moose, buffalo, deer and antelope lives there. Beavers, otters, fish and eagles also enjoys the park. For them, Yellowstone be ‘home sweet home.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
They experiment with various ways to improve air quality.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I think Suresh ______ for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
Had the doctor come in time, he ______ have saved the patient. (probability)
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The well was deep. Therefore, the fox could not get out of the well. (because)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
How did you do the experiment?
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If I had won the lottery, I ______ (donate) relief materials for the flood victims.
Fill the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the concluding line of an issued circular by an Organisation to its Managers.
A copy of the plan is enclosed and _______ may be communicated to all Team Leaders for compliance.
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with animals
- as cunning as a fox
- ______
- ______
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The teacher handed down the report cards.
