Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
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.
उत्तर
(a) The magician made the girl disappear before my own eyes.
(b) He climbed up the ladder.
(c) There is a super market near our house.
(d) The train was late by 3 hrs.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
Private Quelch looked like a ‘Professor’ when the author first met him at the training depot. Why?
A large part of the story is composed of conversation between the characters.
Can you convert it into a play and in groups, present your version of the play before the class? Before that, decide onthe members of cast, minimum props required and also the costumes.
Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph that highlights the theme of
the poem. Use the words given in the box below.
decision sorry foresee choices pleasant direction
fork trail rewarding chance wonder both
The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is about the __________ that one
makes in life. It tells about a man who comes to a ___________ in the road he is
travelling upon. He feels ___________ that he can not travel___________ paths as he
must choose one. Frost uses this fork in the road to represent a point in the man's life
where he has to choose the ___________ he wishes to take in life. As he thinks about
his ___________ he looks down one path, as far as he can see trying to ___________
what life will be like if he walks that path. He then gazes at the other and decides that the
outcome of going down that path would be just as ________________. At this point he
concludes that the ________that has been less travelled on would be more
___________ when he reaches the end of it. The man then decides that he will save the
other path for another day, even though he knows that one path leads to another and
that he won't get a ___________ to go back. The man then says that he will be telling
this story with a sigh, someday in the future suggesting that he will ___________ what
life would have been like if he had chosen the more walked path even though the path
he chose has made all the difference.
Answer the following question.
Give an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.
Answer the following question briefly.
Before leaving, the convict asks the Bishop to bless him. What brought about this
change in him?
The next part of the story has been given below. Punctuate it, remember to use quotation marks (" ")when people speak.
they were dressed strangely in eccentric clothing shorts shirts and different garments they carried in their hands their bodies from throat to ankle were hidden by black cloaks the boy who controlled them came forward vaulted on to the platform with his cloak flying and peered into what was almost complete darkness whereas the man with the trumpet ralph sensing his sun blindness answered him theres no man with a trumpet only me the boy came close and peered down at ralph screwing up his face as he did so he turned quickly isnt there a ship then he was tall thin and bony his face was crumpled and freckled out of his face stared two light blue eyes frustrated now and turning or ready to turn to anger isnt there a man here ralph spoke to his back no we are having a meeting come and join us
Simple Past and Past Continuous
There was a burglary in your neighbourhood. You saw something suspicious.
Tell the police officer all about it by filling in the blanks choosing the correct
forms of the words from the options given below.
It (a) was raining last night. I (b) _________ TV. I (c) _________ a little restless. I (d) _________ to the window and was looking out when I (e) _________ that Mr Sharma, my neighbour (f) _________ near the door. I thought he had gone to shut it. I also (g) _________ Mrs Sharma walking up and down in her garden. Then I heard Mr Sharma calling his wife to come in. I (h) _________ back to my table and opened my book. I (i) _________ when I heard a thud and a scream. I (j) _________ out of the house and saw a man in a black coat and hat running towards the gate. Mr and Mrs Sharma (k) _________ in the street. I saw a car speeding away with the burglar.
(a) (i) raining (ii) was raining (iii) were raining (iv) rained
(b) (i) were watching (ii) watched (iii) was watching (iv) watching
(c) (i) has felt (ii) felt (iii) was feeling (iv) feel
(d) (i) had gone (ii) went (iii) was going (iv) gone
(e) (i) noticing (ii) was noticing (iii) were noticing (iv) noticed
(f) (i) stood (ii) were standing (iii) was standing (iv) were stood
(g) (i) seeing (ii) saw (iii) was seeing (iv) seen
(h) (i) had come (ii) was coming (iii) came (iv) were came
(i) (i) hadread (ii) was reading (iii) were reading (iv) read
m (i) rushed (ii) was rushing (iii) were rushed (iv) rushing
(k) (i) had screamed (ii) was screaming (iii) screamed (iv) were screaming
Look at the pairs below. Draw a sketch to show the difference in meaning, as in the example:
- (a) cloth
(b) a cloth - (a) rubber
(b) a rubber - (a) lamb
(b) a lamb - (a) glass
(b) a glass
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one is done for you as an example. Write the answers in your answer sheet.
are / the / dreams scenarios/picture perfect houses/not a speck of dust/and no cobwebs ever/with a wrinkle-free bedcover/on the shelves
Picture perfect houses with a wrinkle-free bedcover, not a speck of dust on the shelves and no cobwebs ever are the dream scenarios.
(a) of its residents/becomes a/it reflects/a house/the personality/home when
(a) _______________________________________
(b) has to look/no rules/how our/there are/as to/home
(b) _______________________________________
(c) thing is/ inhabiting them/should enjoy/the important/that we
(c) _______________________________________
(d) about/houses are/our lives/personal statements
(d) _______________________________________
(e) the confidence/in ourselves/they reflect/we have
(e) _______________________________________
(f) we have/will be/the more/ individualistic/confidence/the more/our homes 00
(f) _______________________________________
Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows by choosing the correct option from the choices given.
Kamala Das alias Kamala Suraiyya - famous Indian writer - published auto
biography - My story - translated - foreign languages.
Kamala Das also (a)_______________ is (b)_______________She (c)_____________ ‘My Story’ when she was 42 years old. Her autobiography (d)________________ into many foreign languages.
| (a) (i) called as Kamala Suraiyya (ii) known by Kamala Suraiyya (iii) known as Kamala Suraiyya (iv) said as Kamala Suraiyya |
(b) (i) famous Indian writer (ii) a famous Indian writer (iii) the famous Indian writer (iv) famous as an Indian writer |
| (c) (i) published her autobiography titled (ii) published an autobiography titled (iii) published an autobiography as (iv) published an autobiography as |
(d) (i) is being translated (ii) will be translated (iii) have been translated (iv) has been translated |
