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प्रश्न
Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to ______.
विकल्प
the icing on the cake
break the ice
उत्तर
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to break the ice.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Pick out one line that contains the following Figure of Speech.
Tautology
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
The poet opens his poem with a question. Is the question asked to receive some answer? No. It is a question used to emphasize and stress upon the fact that modern man has no time to enrich his life from nature.
Such a device used by poets falls under the Figure of Speech called 'Interrogation' or 'Rhetorial Question'. Refer to the poem 'The Pilgrim' and find examples of Interrogation.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
Hardy taught Ramanujan.
Comment on the literary device, used in the following line:
Titania: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman….
Find four pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
A man should use animals for his own needs.
Given below in Column A are some phrasal verbs taken from the text. Find the meanings by using a dictionary and complete Column B.
| S. No. |
Column A | Column B |
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | |
| 1. | fond of | |
| 2. | hidden away | |
| 3. | lock up | |
| 4. | laughed at | |
| 5. | look at | |
| 6. | bring up | |
| 7. | gave up | |
| 8. | went through | |
| 9. | went through | |
| 10. | figure out |
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
I _________ (swim) in the pool.
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
Identify the character, speaker, or both of the following line.
Our first complete silence in months!
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
The air hostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the ______.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
This is a banyan tree.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
Electronic + commerce -
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
We saw an elephant, while we ______(go) on a trip to Ooty
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Do you know what time it is ____
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
He ______ a carpenter.
Recite the poem ‘The Swimmer’.
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Many people ______ (serve) you.
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
We ______(move) back to city yesterday.
Describe the picture with adjectives.
The apple is ______.
It tastes ______.
It is ______ in shape.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
You ______ his dance.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
prescribed - proscribed
Write compound words using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| _________ | ||
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mediam
Given below are some idiomatic comparisons with ‘like’. Can you guess their meaning? Look them up in a good dictionary. You won’t find them under ‘like’. Which words will you look up to find these comparisons?
- Like a bull in a china shop (Here, china means delicate articles of porcelain)
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Like a red rag to a bull.
- Like a cat that stole the cream.
- Like water off a duck’s back.
- Memory like a sieve.
Using your imagination write more comparisons using ‘like’
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
