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प्रश्न
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
the thought was almost revolting
उत्तर
The thought that a 27-year-old man could murder a college girl in daylight was revolting.
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Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
The fawn followed him.
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a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
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Anne is the brightest girl in class.
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There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
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- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
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A pun is a play upon words. For example,
- Hello! How’s life?
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Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
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be ______ with envy (feel very jealous).
List all the verbs related to the verb ‘say’ or ‘tell’ from the story. Note where they occur. Rewrite at least 3 of the speeches near which they occur using indirect speech.
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning
| Preposition | Meaning | |
| 1. | due to | a. as a substitute for |
| 2. | except for | b. in the interest of |
| 3. | with reference to | c. irrespective of |
| 4. | in spite of | d. added to |
| 5. | in addition to | e. because of |
| 6. | in place of | f. referring to |
| 7. | regardless of | g. with the exception of |
| 8. | for the sake of | h. disregarding the difficulty |
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Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
quick as a flash.
It was ________ unforgettable experience.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
national ______.
Choose the correct option.
My mother called me _________ I was playing football.
Lithisha was praised ______ her father.
Work in pairs.
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Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words in the poem.
Use two or three words from the box to describe each picture.
| red | cute | cubs | icy | tall | mountain |
| boy | tiger | kangaroo | two | little | hot |
| chillies | book | wooden | table | cat | round |
| big | black | three | windows | blue | snow |
| brown | smiling | ball | tail | house | long |
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Our school is ______ at 9.00 in the morning.
Colour the abstract noun.
| tiger | fear | fish | law |
| pen | joy | friend | rules |
| picture | freedom | kindness | computer |
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Beautifully/the house/have/they/decorated.
Fill in the blank.
1 is ______ 2.
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
The children made holiday decorations by _______.
______ the water overflowed from the tank.
Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.
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Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
These shared AVs will run at higher utilization rates.
Report the following dialogue.
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| Kiran | I have just come back from my native town Virudhunagar. |
| Prabhu | Did you enjoy your vacation? |
| Kiran | Yes. I love the place. It is a clean and busy town. |
| Prabhu | Where did you go and what did you see? |
| Kiran | I went to Courtallam falls in Tenkasi. |
| Prabhu | Share some pictures of your trip. |
| Kiran | Sure. See you later. |
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Everyone______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
At one stroke
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You must show me ______ to mix the solutions.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
I do not remember what ______.
