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Question
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
status quo
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Solution
tatus quo- in the former state
People always resist changes. They want to maintain the status quo.
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Project:
From your school library or internet collect quotations/slogans promoting gender equality. Make decorative posters with pictures of outstanding women or sketches or illustrations of your choice. With permission, put up the posters in your school surroundings.
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- Can you think of proper nouns that include two or more words? How are they written? Find at least ten such nouns.
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Exposed × ______
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
beautiful (woman)
Find a suitable adverb for the following verb. (At least 3)
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Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
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Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
prepare for
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_________ she ________ (watch) TV?
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
Most of her friends whom she had invited attended her wedding.
Match the suitable prefix and suffix to create new words of your own. One has been done for you.
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| 1. | form | con | conform |
| 2. | patriot | in | |
| 3. | diverse | ity | |
| 4. | slaved | ism | |
| 5. | animate | ness | |
| 6. | consumer | en | |
| 7. | naked | ism |
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Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
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Clean the ashes out of the______ place.
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