Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Do as directed.
While she waited at the train station, Varsha realized that the train was late. (change into a simple sentence)
उत्तर
Waiting at the railway station, Varsha realized that her train was late.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : Why are you turning on the radio?
Ravi : I ________ (listen) to the news.
Speech or dialogues can be reported in two ways - Direct and Indirect. When. the exact words of the speaker are reported we call it Direct Speech. When the exact words of the speaker are not reported, but just its contents we call it Indirect Speech.
Direct Speech: Amar said, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow, Sanket."
Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.
Note down the changes you observe in the Indirect Speech.
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
well
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
She told me that she was a doctor.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Find the following adverbs in the story. What verbs do they tell us more about? Write down the pairs of verbs and adverbs.
- ago
- greatly
- Today
- politely
- calmly
- hard
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Barren × ......
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The militants were being taken to prison by the police.
Consult a dictionary, to find the homophones for the given words.
| 1 | in | |
| 2 | know | |
| 3 | be | |
| 4 | to | |
| 5 | watt | |
| 6 | right | |
| 7 | were | |
| 8 | bare | |
| 9 | herd | |
| 10 | throne |
I ____________ (go) to Thanjavur by this time tomorrow.
Frame sentences of your own using any five newly formed words.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday /dress / the.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(cook biryani)
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
gymnasium -
During the war, many people lost their homes.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Cheerful
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
They always talk who never think.
Find me in the poem.
You can play with me
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
I ______ while he was singing. (dance)
Write the past form of the verb.
read- ______
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
What we say?
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
May I come in sir?
Prefixes and Suffixes
Form two derivatives from each of the following words.
e.g. honest- dishonest, honesty
| manage | differ | beauty |
| peace | arrange | collect |
| approve | narrate | class |
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I bought a pen yesterday.
Madhu ______
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
After the complicated surgery, the patient hoped of complete recovery.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
The palace cannot be kept clean, unless we appoint more people.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
I did not know what ______.
Read the following sentences and find the subject and the verb in each.
| Sentence | Subject | Verb |
| You are a stranger. | ||
| I am a visitor here. | ||
| You have heard right. | ||
| He must pay with his life. | ||
| The king will not hang me. |
Write a compound word from the pictures.
 |
 |
| ____________ | |
