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प्रश्न
Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.
It is said that 1 ______computer is 2 ______ electronic extension of the human brain. Therefore, in principle, 3 ______ computer can do all those activities which 4 ______human brain can do. Today computers are found to be 5 ______ most useful devices as knowledge providers. Another important field of application of computers is 6 ______ development of robots. 7 ______ internet has brought 8 ______ drastic change in communication systems.
उत्तर
It is said that 1 the computer is 2 an electronic extension of the human brain. Therefore, in principle, 3 the computer can do all those activities which 4 the human brain can do. Today computers are found to be 5 the most useful devices as knowledge providers. Another important field of application of computers is 6 the development of robots. 7 the internet has brought 8 a drastic change in communication systems.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
Hurry up! Madam _________ (be) annoyed if we _________ (be) late.
Syllable: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound and may or may not have consonant sounds before / after it.
Examples of words having:
One syllable: a, I, see, at, on, man, with, thread.
Two syllables: mother, seated, giraffe, parrot, active, happy.
Three syllables: happiness, wonderful, animal, surprising, adventure, ignorance
More than three syllables: consequently, encouragement, responsibility, identifying, encyclopedia.
Write the names of any 5 of your classmates and list how many syllables each name has.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
Under a bridge, two little boys were lying close together to keep warm.
‘We are so hungry!’ they said. ‘You cannot lie there!’ shouted a guard.
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
There are a few people in every village who keep combing the beach in the early hours of the morning, throughout the year.
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
One day Tegumai Bopsulai went down through the beaver-swamp to the Wagai river to spear carp-fish for dinner, and Taffy went too.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
That portrait was painted by my grandmother.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Will you help me?
In the story, we find a lot of American slang usage of English. Complete the tabular column with standard English. One has been done for you.
| Finally hit ‘pon | |
| There ain’t anything mean about me. | |
| ‘Deed I don’t know. | There isn’t anything mean about me. |
| Yes’m. That is, I believe they do. | |
| ‘She’d a roasted bowel out of me.' | |
| ‘Oh, go ‘long with you, Tom.’ |
Add a suitable prefix or suffix and make new words.
| -ship | -hood | un- | after- | -ion |
| -less | - ful | -ment | im- | -ous |
| child ___ | wonder___ |
| ____noon | count___ |
| relation___ | __patient |
| ___happy | excite____ |
| danger___ | perfect___ |
Unscramble the sound – describing words from the text. One has been done for you.
E.g. igeglg – giggle
| 1. | noam | |
| 2. | murebl | |
| 3. | lowh | |
| 4. | mobo | |
| 5. | cohe | |
| 6. | nogra |
Find the antonym for the following word.
Careless ×
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- A place to grow flowers ______
- Something to be careful of______
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Another word for gift _____
- A large snake or a dragon______
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
I returned home _______ the bus had started.
Complete this table with the help of the given example.
e.g: Portugal is the name of the country. People from Portugal are called the Portuguese.
| COUNTRY | NATIONALITY |
| Ex: Portugal | Portuguese |
| French | |
| Chinese | |
| American | |
| Sri Lankan | |
| Spanish | |
| Burmese | |
| Indian | |
| Thai |
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
Baskaran hurt his hand while he _______ (cut) mangoes.
Fill in the blanks.
Fill in the blank.
______ old man
Complete the story using present continuous tense.
| Shaheen | Hello, Varun? |
| Varun | Tell me Shaheen. |
| Shaheen | What are you doing? |
| Varun | I ______. |
| Shaheen | Good. What is your Dad doing? |
| Varun | He ______. |
| Shaheen | Your Mom? |
| Varun | She ______. |
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
a turning point
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I don’t like to go out.
Johnson ______
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
There was a skirmish ______my brother and sister.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Expressing gratitude ______ others is common in a vote of thanks.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Prizes were being given by the chief guest.
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
The new health care scheme announced by the Government will bring relief to the children suffering with acute tuberculosis.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
It started raining suddenly and people ran for shelter.
Identify the correct combination of the following compound words.
Haircut, headmaster, waterfall, swimming pool, drawback, public speaking, output, software, show case, world-famous.
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
My friend waited for the ______ (meet).
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The doctor advised the patient ______his medicines without fail.
The most noticeable difference between American and British English is in the vocabulary usage. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different.
