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प्रश्न
Form groups of 6-8. Think of similes using different objects, for example,
- Dry as land
- Wet as a puddle.
Now try to put together the similes to make a poem with rhyming lines.
उत्तर
In a world where simple things can be found,
Here's a tale in similes, round and round:
As dry as the land, under the sun's rays,
As wet as a puddle after a rainy day.
As slow as a snail, creeping on its way,
As fast as a rabbit, in fields, it plays.
As hot as a fire, burning so bright,
As cold as ice, in the still of the night.
As light as a feather, floating in the air,
As heavy as rocks, here and there.
Like leaves in the wind, dancing with ease,
As still as a lake, without a breeze.
In our world of similes, simple and true,
We find joy in the old and the new.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- mountain
- peak/summit
- mound
- hill
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
rich (city)
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
We____________ preserve our natural resources. (duty)
Given below are some qualities that the characters in the play displayed during the floods for survival. Identify and write the character with the qualities.
| Sl.No. | Character | Quality |
| 1. | anxiety | |
| 2. | serious | |
| 3. | fun | |
| 4. | sober | |
| 5. | excitement | |
| 6. | scared | |
| 7. | frightened | |
| 8. | shudder | |
| 9. | hopeful | |
| 10. | horror | |
| 11. | enjoyment | |
| 12. | terrified | |
| 13. | levelheaded | |
| 14. | scornful | |
| 15. | hysterical |
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
The astronauts managed ___________ (complete) their training in record time.
I always keep ________ money in my wallet for emergencies.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
The children ______ (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given place. One is done for you.
| Sentence | Wrong words | Correct words |
| When Anand reach Arun's place, his | reach | reached |
| friends have arrived already. Arun | ||
| introduces Anand to them. Arun's brother | ||
| buy some snacks from the market. | ||
| Arun serving it to all his friends. Then | ||
| they all sat together to planning their holidays. | ||
| Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so | ||
| they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays. | ||
| “Would we have a good time?, asked Arun. | ||
| They all cheerfully say, “Yes!” |
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
You can go wherever you want.
When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds ______ (gather) over the mountains.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
He ______ is responsible for the downfall of his life.
Run ______ the street and get me the ribbon.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
We must aim at fulfilling Dr. APJ Abdul kalam’s dream to make India the most developed country by 2020.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Travelling with her family, Tara enjoyed every minute of it.
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Complete the sentences.
An astronaut wears a _______________.
A spacesuit is like a _______________.
A spacesuit allows us to _______________.
A spacesuit protect us from _______________ and _______________.
Write the opposites for the following pictures.
| fix | young | near |
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old | |
 |
break | |
 |
far |
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Due to some disturbing incidents in her childhood, Neetu grew into a reclusive adult. She tends to keep aloof and avoids all kinds of social activities. Neetu is a ______.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
Read the following story and do the exercises that follow.
Last night somebody broke into our neighbor’s house. He stole everything he found. The neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Umar, saw him while he was running away but they couldn’t catch him. This morning an inspector arrived to make an inquiry.
The Inspector posed certain questions to Mr. Umar.
| The Inspector | The thief broke into the house at around 10 p.m. What were you doing then? |
| Mr. Umar | I was watching a movie with my wife. Then I went to the kitchen to prepare tea. |
| The Inspector | How many minutes did you spend in the kitchen? |
| Mr. Umar | I think 10 or 15 minutes… I’m not sure…. |
| The Inspector | Did you prepare tea? |
| Mr. Umar | Yes |
| The Inspector | OK. Thanks. |
The Inspector also asked Mrs. Umar some questions:
| The Inspector | What were you doing at around 10 pm yesterday? |
| Mrs. Umar | I was watching a movie while drinking my coffee. |
| The Inspector | Coffee? But your husband prepared tea. |
| Mrs. Umar | Tea? No… We didn’t drink tea last night. |
| The Inspector | OK. What was he doing in the kitchen? |
| Mrs. Umar | He was thirsty. He wanted to drink water. |
| The Inspector | Hmmm. What happened then? |
| Mrs. Umar | A friend of his called him and he went out to help him. |
| The Inspector | So, you were alone at home, weren’t you? |
| Mrs. Umar | Yes, I was. I called him immediately but he didn’t answer. |
The inspector was suspicious about Mr.Umar, so he asked him to come to the station for further questioning.
| The Inspector | You weren’t at home when the thief broke into your neighbour’s house. Where were you? |
| Mr. Umar | I went out to help a friend of mine |
| The Inspector | Who is that friend? |
| Mr. Umar | Ehhhh… he is just a friend. |
| The Inspector | Hmmm. Who is that friend? |
| Mr. Umar | I told you already. He is just a friend. |
| The Inspector |
If you cannot prove that you were with a friend, we can arrest you. At the end of the questioning session, Mr.Umar told the inspector the truth. “Last night, somebody called me, but he wasn’t my friend. I had borrowed some money from him and he had given me time till last night to return it. But I did not do so. So, he called me and asked me to meet him outside the house. That’s why I went out. I did not tell my wife as I did not want her to know about it. When I went out, I saw a stranger entering my neighbour’s house but I did not stop as I was in a hurry to meet the moneylender. |
Answer the questions after reading the story.
- Did Mrs. Umar see the thief?
- What was Mrs. Umar doing when the thief broke into the house?
- Was Mr. Umar watching movie with his wife when the thief broke in the house?
- What was Mr. Umar doing in the kitchen?
Frame suitable questions for the following statements.
- Mr. Umar was at home when the event occurred
- Yes, Mr. Umar saw the thief entering the neighbour’s house.
- Mrs. Umar was watching the movie while her husband was drinking water.
- The thief broke into the house while they were watching a movie.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Big cotton merchant – owned a factory – many employees – one day a heap of cotton stolen – no clue – merchant’s secretary assured to find out - asked him to host dinner - invite all workers – merchant agreed – middle of feast – secretary suddenly shouted – cotton sticking to hair of thieves – the guilty dusted their heads – tried to clear – caught in the trap – punished.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
There he was sitting in splendour on his chair.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Seker or his brothers ______ done it.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye.
The experience of nursing an injured bird left me ______ grateful for knowing the importance of being kind and compassionate to all creatures.
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the live feed on a school news channel.
Congratulations Change Makers!
The regional competition awards have been announced and our school music club _____ the first prize.
Write the compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
Margie was scornful.
Given below are some idiomatic comparisons with ‘like’. Can you guess their meaning? Look them up in a good dictionary. You won’t find them under ‘like’. Which words will you look up to find these comparisons?
- Like a bull in a china shop (Here, china means delicate articles of porcelain)
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Like a red rag to a bull.
- Like a cat that stole the cream.
- Like water off a duck’s back.
- Memory like a sieve.
Using your imagination write more comparisons using ‘like’
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian cities.
(End: ……Chennai.)
