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प्रश्न
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
उत्तर
| The cyclist | Don’t move your car till the police arrive. |
| Car driver | Sir, it is not my fault. I’m ready to pay hundred rupees for repairing the damaged cycle. |
| The cyclist | I don’t want the money. I want to call the police |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
(i) Match words under A with their meanings under B.
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A |
B |
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remote |
difficult to overcome |
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means |
most prominent |
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dominant |
be overcome/overpowered |
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formidable |
method(s) |
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overwhelmed |
far away from |
(ii) Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words from under A.
(a) There were ___________ obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.
(b) We have no ___________ of finding out what happened there.
(c) Why he lives in a house ____________from any town or village is more than I can tell.
(d) ___________by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.
(e) The old castle stands in a __________position above the sleepy town.
When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example. –
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Anne is the brightest girl in class.
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
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.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Form groups. List a few articles of everyday use. Discuss how they can be improved.
Find from the poem, three examples of Pun :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a ______ herring (something that diverts attention from the main issue).
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The bird cackled amusedly while flying. (to noun)
Read the following dialogues and supply appropriate modals.
| Student: | Can we leave our bags in the class during the break? |
| Teacher: | Yes, you ____________ but arrange them neatly. |
| Passenger: | My child is 6 years old. Do I have to buy him a ticket? |
| Conductor: | Yes, you ____________. It costs half of the price of an adult ticket. |
| Vani: | Can we go for coffee after the meeting? |
| Yoga: | No, I____________. I have to go home. |
| Salesman: | When ___________ I receive my order? |
| Customer: | I ___________ assure you sir, the order ___________ be delivered tomorrow |
| Neela: | Do you think I should write about my education background in the resume? |
| Preethi: | Yes, you ___________ . You ___________ get a better job. |
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary of the poem by choosing the words/phrases given below.
| prime phase, the yellow pebbles, motionless, stages of human life, sweeping, child, journey, reckless youth. |
In the poem 'The River', the poet compares the flow of the river with different__________________. The first stanza explains how the sparkling river goes dancing over _______________ and glancing through the flowers and leaves. These acts of the river is compared to a curious and innocent _______ at play. The second stanza compares the river to a _______________ who goes through rough and smooth patches of life. Like a youth, here the river becomes louder, faster and ___________ everything all along the way. In the third stanza, the river becomes like a hard-working man who is at the _____________ of the life. Here the deep and broad river seems ____________ but it keeps moving towards the sea like a matured man who silently marches towards the goal. In the last stanza, the long ___________ of the river reaches the endless sea like a human life attains eternity.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
fashion ______.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Ben saw Daisy playing across the road.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
My book is new.
We must lock the doors, ________.
Join the sentence of Column A with B using the words given in the box.
| A | B |
| 1. The clouds moved away | he helped Velu in time. |
| 2. Velu thanked his friend | the sun came out. |
| 3. It rained heavily | you will get choked. |
| 4. Eat slowly | the match continued. |
| and but or because |
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (walk).
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
You ______ an engineer.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
They eat all the bananas themselves.
Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s.
Fill in the blanks.
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 |
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| Students are going ______ school. | There are ______ chocolates. | The tree is ______ big. |
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
He______TV with his friends.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Edith ______(visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
Foreign words and phrases
You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.
- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
- resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
A trekker climbed ______ a mountain meticulously
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
This is ______ it must be done.
Go through the lesson and spot the word which mean the same as the following.
- profession (para 1)
- sorrowful (para 2)
- decency (para 5)
- destiny (para 6)
- hijacked (para 8)
- motivation (para 9)
- serious (para 10)
- significant (para 13)
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
I cannot do anything better for you than this.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Each of these boys ______ passed.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
No one will deny that the children have worked very hard this year. (Begin: Everyone…)
Using your own ideas, frame three sentences that show continuous action. Example: You are leading me.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
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