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Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction. I would rather eat fruit than a lot of unhealthy junk food. (Begin: I prefer….) - English Elective - NCERT

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Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

I would rather eat fruit than a lot of unhealthy junk food. (Begin: I prefer….)

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I prefer eating fruit to unhealthy junk food.

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2023-2024 (March) Board Sample Paper

संबंधित प्रश्न

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 wobbled after him


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’).

He walked all day.


Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
We are off today. We ________ (write) to you after we _______ (be) back.


Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?
Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt/isn’t hurting you


Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.

 Rani : We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
Ravi : All right. I ___________ (go) to the bakery and get some.
(Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
Ravi : I ___________ (get) some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
Father : Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
Ravi : Fine, I ___________ (get) you a packet.


When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.

  • We have done it.
    It has been done by us.

I remembered him.


Make the following Affirmative using the words given.

Their ridicule did not deter her. (failed to)


The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.

hold


From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.

safe


Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-

Footprint

One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.

After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.

He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”

God replied, “During your times of trials and sufferings, where you ______ (see) only one set of footprints, they ______ (be) mine for it was then that I ______ (carry) you in my arms.”


Rewrite the following in indirect speech.

“Good morning,” I said and stepped into the safe.
“Come out,” said the manager coldly.


Read the highlighted words. They are known as prepositions.

  • for a walk
  • around the farm
  • specialities of plants
  • in the soil
  • with great effort

Change the following into Passive voice.

Why have you left your brother at home?


Abdul has taken______ his father.


______ the rains, we went out.


I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.


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.


‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ aeroplane.


Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.


Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.

different ______.


A ______ is an idea or fact that helps us solve a mystery


Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.

He ______ is responsible for the downfall of his life.


Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.

a ______ of cows.


Use the blended word in your own sentence.

Spanglish -


Use the blended word in your own sentence.

moped -


Fill in the blanks with correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words.

Eponym Meaning Origin
saxophone    
volcano    
Eiffel Tower    
Boycott    
Mount Everest    

We must lock the doors, ________.


You wouldn't like to invite my Dad, ________.


State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.

Jancy returned home because she was tired.


Punctuate the following sentence.

I like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer.


Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.

What did you want to eat for lunch ___


Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.

He ______ (do).


Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.

She _________ her exam.


Use the suitable verb.

Suresh ______ the poem.


Choose the correct word.

I will be coming in _____ days.


Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.

do you play football


Fill in the blank.

1 is ______ 2.


 Choose the correct pictures.

behind


complete the sentence.

I ______ the leader of my class.


Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.

The satellite _________ on the moon before they gave the command. (land)


Choose the correct option that shows the future perfect tense.

I ________ (meet) him before.


Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.


Can you try to fill the blank.

______ sun is hot.


What we say?


Change the voice of the following sentence.

The team was trained by the coach.


You are busy getting ready for school. You receive a What's App message from your best friend, saying that he/she is very upset over the fight you had yesterday and doesn’t want to talk to you anymore. This distresses you as she sounds very firm. However, today is a big day at school with two tests lined up. What will be your state of mind? How will you handle this situation?


Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.

Yusuf ______ to the movies once in a while (go)


Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.

Teacher Why are you late?
Divya I missed the bus.
Teacher You should have reached the bus stop on time.
Divya My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor.
Teacher I am sorry. What ails her?
Divya She has high fever.

The teacher asked Divya why she was late. Divya replied that (a) ______.The teacher told her that (b) ______. Divya said that her grandmother was ill so she had to take her to the doctor. The teacher felt sorry and further asked her (c) ______. Divya explained that she (d) ______ high fever.


Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.

I would ______starve ______ beg.


Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.

surgery + instruments -


Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

Solar energy is used ______electricity.


Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.

She walked out. She was smiling


Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.

Neither Veena nor her sisters has been informed of the accident.


Write the related words as shown in the example:


Report the dialogue between a vendor and his customer by completing the sentence:

Vendor: It is nice to see you, Sir!
Customer: Yes, indeed! Unlike last month, I have been away for quite some time this month.

The vendor greeted his customer respectfully and mentioned that he was pleased to see him.

The customer answered in the affirmative and explained that _______.


Write compound word using the pictures.

+
____________

Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.

Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest

fast - faster - ______


Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)

meditation


Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.

I learnt a great many new words that day.


Write the compound word from the pictures.

+
____________

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