Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...that they only drink it in order to be warmed and stimulated.
Options
motivated
discouraged
passive
admired
Advertisements
Solution
motivated
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
Someone stole my bicycle. ________
Find proverbs, maxims, and Idioms related to ‘friendship’.
- For example: Birds of a feather flock together.
- .........................................................
- .........................................................
- .........................................................
- .........................................................
Make a list of various prepositions, write their definition, and make sentences of your own. Here are some prepositions that will definitely be brainstorming for you.
- in, into, inside
- on, onto, above, over
- beside, besides
- for, from, since
- to, towards
- down, below, under, beneath, underneath
- between, among, amongst (And the list goes on _____)
‘She went to one of the kitchen drawers’.
Look at the sentence carefully. The underlined word tells us that she went (some time ago) to a particular place (at one of the kitchen drawers). Now discuss with your partner and tell the class what you did ‘yesterday’ and what your friend did ‘yesterday’. Complete the table. One is done for you.
| You | About Friend |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. ‘I am the Happy Prince.’
‘Then why are you crying? I am wet with your tears.’
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
A man should use animals for his own needs.
Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | and | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using and.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The successful flight of the bird was a proud moment for the seagull’s family. (to verb)
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
It is better not to disturb her, she ____________ (work).
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
Have you ___________ your lunch?
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,...
Pick out the words in alliteration.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
They ______ (request) him when the manager arrived.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
It might be a ______ride because we are flying through a storm.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
“I have been watching a film.” He said that ______ a film.
The show _______ (complete) its one thousand episodes by next month.
Fill in the blank.
I read ______ amazing story yesterday.
Fill in the blank.
______ Himalayas.
The stranger ______for a few minutes before he ______ my house. (paused/passed)
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
Mrs. Mageswari is my Maths teacher. She (teach) me for four years.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Shakespeare is greater than many other dramatists of the world.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Some people think that nothing is as important as money in life.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
A number of books ______ missing.
Comment on the changes in poetic expression in English from the time of Donne to that of Kamala Das with reference to
- prosodic features (rhyme, rhythm and metre)
- vocabulary
- language
- themes.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
 |
 |
| ____________ | |
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
One day, while I was playing ______.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The doctor gave away hope when she fell into a coma.
