Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The Chairperson of our company keeps travelling all over the world to attend conferences and we call her a ______.
Options
thespian
sadist
polyglot
ambidextrous
philanthropist
misanthrope
bibliophile
nonagenarian
teetotaller
globetrotter
optimist
Advertisements
Solution
The Chairperson of our company keeps travelling all over the world to attend conferences and we call her a globetrotter.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
We are off today. We ________ (write) to you after we _______ (be) back.
Say whether each of the verbs underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
I want to live in a developed India.
Find the pronunciation of the following words from a good dictionary.
strait, eruption, tremendous, dormant, extinct, tsunami, crater, plume.
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
They may be composed and sung or recited for many years before they are actually written down.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The children were asked to come without their parents.
Change the meaning by changing the adverb.
Speak gently.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Our army has defeated the enemy.
She had no umbrella with her; the weather ______ (seem) so fine just a few hours ago.
Match the suitable prefix and suffix to create new words of your own. One has been done for you.
| S.No. | Root word | Prefix/Suffix | New word |
| 1. | form | con | conform |
| 2. | patriot | in | |
| 3. | diverse | ity | |
| 4. | slaved | ism | |
| 5. | animate | ness | |
| 6. | consumer | en | |
| 7. | naked | ism |
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
After her evening prayers, my grandmother went to the temple.
Find the antonym for the following word.
confine ×
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
Muthu likes computer games, but he doesn’t play computer games very often.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
He helped the old lady. He gave the old lady food.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
I went because I was invited.
Fill in the blank.
3 is ______ 4.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
The rain ______ (continue) all day.
______ of my friends wished me on my birthday.
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
| Muthu | Well, I think if I ______(not, drive) so fast, I ______(not, slide) into the tree. |
| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! If you ______(not, take ) that bus, you ______(not, lose) your wallet. If you ______(not, lose) your wallet, you ______(have) your driver’s license with you when you hit the tree. If you ______(have) your driver’s license with you, you ______(not, have to pay) a big fine when you go to court next week. And of course, if you ______(not, drive) too fast, you ______(not, run into) a tree, and you ______(not, be) in this mess now. If I ______(be) you, I ______(take) it easy for a while and just ______(stay) at home where you would be safe. |
| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
| Gopal | Well, things are really looking up for me. I’m planning to take off for Goa as soon as I finish my finals. I’m sick of all this old, rainy weather we’ve been having. |
| Muthu | I wish I ______(go) with you. How are you planning to reach there? |
| Gopal | If I ______(have) enough money, I ______(fly). Otherwise, I ______(take) the bus. I wish ______(drive) my own car because it ______(be) nice to drive there, but it’s such a long trip. I’ve been looking for a friend to go with me and share the driving. |
| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! I can’t believe it. |
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
illicit - elicit
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
The plane ______off in a few minutes. (take)
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
The vendor saw the train moving slowly from the platform, ______ he got in.
Match the following with their right field, choosing appropriately from the box given.
| snow-board | Machinery |
| snow-mobile | Sports |
| snow-chains | Transportation |
| snow-storm | Geography |
| snow-bird | Weather |
| snow-belt | Travel |
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A silver tumbler of buttermilk seasoned with asafetida.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
My scissors is missing.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
Write the compound word from the picture.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) Not only was he a famous actor but also a renowned director.
(II) Besides ______
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
I'll tell you ______ it is time to leave.
