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प्रश्न
Present Continuous
Look around your classroom and observe the activities in your school in this
period. Describe what you, your teacher or class are doing in the form of a
paragraph.
e.g. The Blue House is practising its songs for the competition. I can hear the band
which is playing patriotic tunes, in the playground.
उत्तर
The Tagore House is rehearsing a skit for the school’s Annual Day Function. I am taking a part in it. It is about the impact of Global Warming. Our teacher is directing it. I am hearing also the background music. At present, he is giving directions for acquiring appropriate facial expressions by the characters. These characters are actually various objects of nature, viz. sun, moon, earth, vegetation, food, human beings, wild animals etc. The rest of the class is witnessing the rehearsal. The teacher is asking some students who are not taking part in it about their reaction to the acting.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
At first, Private Quelch was a hero in the eyes of his fellow soldiers. Support this observation with suitable examples from the story in about 100 words.
Answer the following question:
When Mr. Bramble came to know that he was to become a father what were some of the names he decided upon? Why?
Answer the following question briefly.
Does the speaker seem happy about his decision?
During summer vacation, you and your friends decide to enroll in 'The School for Flying'. While training, you had an interesting and unforgettable experience. Here's an account of it. Complete it by using words from A.1.
It was the most amazing summer camp that we had ever been to. My friend Jonathan and I decided to join the flying-school. We underwent rigorous training and gained a lot of expertise, Jonathan in charting the course of flight and I, in flying the plane. 25 May 2010 was the Red Letter Day as we were to fly a plane for nearly half an hour without an instructor. At 6: 15 GMT we took the flight, Jonathan as a (1)............ and I, as the (2) ............ . We remembered all the instructions given to us at the academy and we were (3) ............ signals at frequent intervals. The day was clear but windy. We were (4) ................. hills and were flying along the coast. Suddenly, the weather turned turbulent. We (5)............ our position asking for advice. But unfortunately there was no communication from the other end. All of a sudden, we heard an explosion. The fuel tank of our plane had caught fire due to the lightning. We immediately decided to (6) ............... the plane and donned the (7) .......... that were available. We were blown off 55-60 kms away from the coast and we landed on the outskirts of a dense forest. We were not injured but were hungry and thirsty. We ate some wild fruit hoping it was safe. But unluckily it was disastrous for Jonathan as he had (8) ............ after that. We remembered our instructor's clear and (9)................ instructions in case of an emergency. We discussed various strategies and decided to (10).............. to the core about the life saving strategies. We started exploring the forest. We must have wandered for about an hour or so along the coast, when my eyes suddenly fell on something red in the crevice of a big rock. I went closer to it and to my great happiness and relief I saw a (11) ............. . It was (12).......... away in a cosy nook. Oh! What a relief it was! We were successful in rowing our way back from where we had started. Meanwhile, the coast guards were hunting for us. We had instantly become celebrities!
Complete the following news item by choosing the correct word from the options given below.
(a) (i) has celebrated
(ii) was celebrating
(iii) celebrated
(iv) was celebrated
(ii) was
(iii) was being
(iv) has been
(ii) had inaugurated
(iii) inaugurated
(iv) inaugurating
(ii) planted
(iii) were planting
(iv) had planted
(ii) had been urging
(iii) urged
(iv) urging
(ii) was presented
(iii) were presenting
(iv) had presented
The following note comes from an army booklet, “Advice to New Recruits.” Complete the instructions by filling in the blanks with suitable modals.
Welcome to Ranor Barracks!
Follow the rules, accept the advice and you will find your life in the army interesting and fulfilling.
You ________ have your hair cut very short in the first month. After that you ________
grow it longer but it ________ never touch your collar. Your uniform ________ be kept clean and tidy. Boots and buttons ________ be polished daily. You ________ use cell phones on the campus but you ________ switch them off during the training sessions. Before joining you ________ have a medical check-up. You ________ undergo medical examinations once a year during service.
Study the following sentences. Select the one underlined word which is incorrect. Write the incorrect answer in the boxes provided. One has been done as an example.
e.g. The National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C., is one of the world’s greatest museums.
| at |
(a) Millions of people had entered its doors to see the paintings by some of the world’s finest artists
(b) But if, those priceless masterpieces are to be preserved, the gallery must protected them carefully.
(c) The 150 guards have successively prevented damage and theft.
(d) But, protecting the paintings from nature was a greater problem.
Fill in the empty bubbles in Column C with reports of what was said in Column A, as in the box given above.
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 |
Look at the map below.
You have invited three friends to a party at your house. Write three separate notes, giving them directions from 1, 2 and 3 to your house. You may use the words in the box.
The directions from (1) are given here as an example
Go down Diwan Marg and turn right down Antonio Avenue. Walk as far as the traffic lights then turn right into Mount Road. Turn first left into The Crescent and my house is on the left.
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