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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
How do you think the rain quenches the thirst of the fields and cures the ailments of the
clouds ?
उत्तर
Naturally, when the rain falls it quenches the thirst of fields. The parched fields only wait for the rain. The rain cures the ailment of clouds. It means the clouds become heavy and want to burst out. But when it rains, they empty themselves into showers and become light again to float in the sky.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Why was it necessary to keep Harold’s father’s profession a secret from him?
Answer the following questions:
‘I make the netted sunbeam dance’. What does ‘the netted sunbeam’ mean? How does it dance?
Used to and Would
(A) Read the passage given below. Substitute ‘used to’ with ‘would’ wherever appropriate so that the passage reads better.
When I was a student, I used to visit the library frequently. The librarian was a kind man and he used to help me select my books. There used to be a small tea shop near the library. After spending a few hours in the reading room of the library, 1 used to go to this tea shop to meet my friends. There used to be an old waiter who kept a corner table reserved for us.
No. This is because they are used differently.
Read the passage again and complete the sentences below.
1. ‘used to’ is used to describe _______ in the present as well as situations that existed in the past.
2. ‘would’ is used to describe only _______ in the past.
(B) Think of the days when you were eight years old. Write down four or five things you would do or used to do or be. Make sentences like those in the box. Share your experiences with your partner.
Comparing Quantities
Study the following graph depicting major exports from Medland in the
current year.
Write a short report on major exports from Medland this year compared with the last year. Use words from the box above. Divide your report into two paragraphs as indicated:
Medland’s Export Trends
On the whole, Medland exported slightly less this year than the last year. Concerning foodstuffs,
_________________________________________________________________
As regards non-edible goods,_____________________________________________
Work in pairs and recognise how many words belong to each set. Complete the sentences as in the example. Use words only from the box above:
- Chemical elements?
Mercury, iron, ammonia__________ of___________ are chemical elements. - Countries in South America?
Brazil, Syria, Sumatra One____________ is a country in South America. - Rivers?
Hwang Ho, Mekong ____________ them are rivers. - Languages?
Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Holland____________are languages. - Capital cities?
Pokhara, Mandalay, New York, Melbourne___________of ____________a capital. - Grow on trees?
Pineapple, tomato_______________ of them grows on trees. - Religions?
Taoism, Democracy, Communism ____________of ____________ is a religion. - Units of currency?
rupee, kyat, yen, dollar, baht, rupiah ____________are units of currency.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
John Douglas had won quite a reputation for himself in Birlstone because of his __________________
The following are the lyrics of a famous song. Complete it by filling in the missing letters (mostly vowels).
There c_m_s a time.
When we h __ d a certain call
When the w __ ld must come t_g_th_r
As one
There are p _ _ple d_ing
Oh and it's time
To l_nd a h_nd to l_fe
The gr __ test gift of all
Wec_n't go on 
Pr_t_nding day by day
Th_t s_me_ne, somewhere
Will s __ n make a change
We are all a p __ t of
God's gr __ t big f_m_ly
And thetr_th,youknow
L_ ve is all we n __ d
W_ are the world
We are the ch_ldr_n
We are the _nes
To m __ e a br ___ ter day
So l_t's st __ t g_ving
There's a ch __ ce we're m_king
We're s_ving our own l_ves
It's tr __ wemake a b_tterday
J_st y __ andme
W _11, send them your h __ rt
So they kn__ that s_me_ne cares
And th __ r lives wll be str_nger
And fr __
As G_d has sh_wn us
By t __ ning stone to br __ d
And so we _11 must
L-nd a h_lping h_nd
We are the world ...
We're d_wn and __ t
And there s __ ms no h_pe at all
Butify __ justbel __ ve
There's no w_y we can f_ll
Ohyes, let's r __ lise
That ch_nge can only c_me
When we st_nd t_g_ther
As one
We are the world ...
Listen to the song and check whether you have guessed right in Question 1. Listen again until you are ready to sing along with it.
Read the following dialogue
Raghu : I think one of my snakes has escaped.
Sheela : Isn’t it dangerous? You really must stop collecting snakes, Raghu.
Raghu : But I like snakes – they are unusual pets.
Sheela : But I think it’s a dangerous thing to keep such pets.
Raghu : No, they’re not dangerous; they are really… .er… .quite friendly.
Sheela : Huh, snakes require a great deal of careful handling and are still a risk.
Raghu : i don’t mind. What matters is that I like them.
Sheela : Well, quite frankly, I hate them. They are awfully frightening to look at.
Raghu : Look, I am very careful and I handle them very gently. In fact, I don’t have many.
Sheela : Have you ever been bitten?
Raghu : Well, it’s true I’ve been bitten once or twice, but…
You are a friend who has overheard this conversation between Raghu and Sheela. Write to your sister reporting it. Give the conversation an interesting, unexpected or humorous ending. (The first part has been done for you.)
Janpath
5 January 2016
Dear Varsha
As you’re very interested in Raghu and his snakes, I thought I’d tell you about a conversation I heard between him and Sheela.
He told her he thought one of his snakes had escaped and, as usual, she told him to stop collecting them because they were dangerous. (Typical of Sheela, don’t you think?)
Pronouns
Direct speech indirect speech
| masculine | feminine | plural | |
| i | he | she | they |
| you | he | she | they |
| you | him | her | them |
| your | his | her | their |
| me | him | her | them |
| my | his | her | their |
| myself | himself | herself | themselves |
| we | they | ||
| use | them, their |
WORDS DENOTING TIME AND POSITION
When the reporting verb is in the past tense, certain words denoting nearness of
time and place are changed into words denoting distance.
It is treated necessary to change the words denoting nearness to words denoting
distance because, when we report the words of a person to somebody, the place
and time of the reporting is changed.
So the reported speech must be in line with the modified time and place.
| DIRECT SPEECH | INDIRECT SPEECH |
| this | that |
| these | those |
| now | then |
| ago | before |
| last night |
the previous night the night before |
| next day |
the following day the day after |
| today | the day |
| tonight | that night |
| yesterday |
the previous day the day before |
| tomorrow |
the next day the following day the day after |
| day before yesterday | the day before the previous day or two days before |
| day after tomorrow | the day after the next day ot in two days |
| week | the following week |
| now | then |
| here | there |
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
(a) The magician made the girl disappear ___________ my own eyes.
(b) He climbed _________ the ladder.
(c) There is a super market _____ our house.
(d) The train was late _________ 3 hrs.
