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प्रश्न
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
shot his bolt
उत्तर
shot his bolt- exhaust one’s effort
Mithali Raj had shot her bolt and made 54 runs to help India win the World Cup Cricket title.
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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.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Remove the Affixes (Prefix and Suffix) and write the Root-word.
- successful ____________
- immediately ____________
- retrace ____________
- mouser ____________
- unfriendly ____________
- fallen ____________
- unkind ____________
- wooden ____________
- luckily ____________
- belonging ____________
Explain the figure of speech Interrogation/Rhetorical with example.
Find what the young one of the following animal is called:
donkey -
Find from the poem, three examples of Pun :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Find an example of alliteration from the poem.
Other examples of Alliteration are:
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
rich (city)
He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.
Use the words given below in your own sentences so as to get different meanings. One is done for you.
| cricket | Cricket is a popular sport. |
| Cricket is active at night. | |
| bank | |
| will | |
| bark | |
| watch | |
| bat | |
Cows ______ us milk.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
They broke up the table for firewood/The table ____________ up for firewood.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
fashion ______.
Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector given in the option.
_________ he is ninety years old, he is in the pink of health.
Match the phrasal verbs in column A with their meaning in Column B.
| A | B |
| fight or flight | escaping as rapidly as possible |
| put to flight | among the best of a particular group |
| take flight | to defend oneself or to run away |
| flight of fancy | to cause someone to flee |
| have a nice flight | to flee or run away |
| in full flight | an imaginative but unrealistic idea |
| top-flight | enjoy your flight |
______ please open the window?
Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ whereever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.
Suffix: A letter or letters added at the end of a word to make a different or a new form of the word. Eg. lone+ly= lonely
| lone |
| blossom |
| fertile |
| vigorous |
| place |
| constant |
| complete |
| strong |
| unlike |
| great |
| cross |
| immediate |
| broad |
Write what they were doing at 5 o’clock yesterday.
I _________ cricket with my friends.
My mother _________ TV.
We _________ mango.
My friends _________ their bicycles.
Mohan _________ a letter.
The bell _________ loudly.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ______ (do).
Tom left the class _______ he was sick.
He lost the key _______ he couldn’t open his room.
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
These clothes are ______ expensive.
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 ______. |
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The soldiers had to pass ______ a dark tunnel.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The groom ______ certainly be over 30 years of age.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Hurry up! The movie ______(already begin)
Underline the prepositional phrase.
Ravi was appreciated by his teachers.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they?
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Priya | Where are you going? |
| Vijay | I am going to the railway station. |
| Priya | Why are you going there? |
| Vijay | I want to receive my uncle who is coming from Bangalore. |
| Priya asked Vijay | (a) ______ |
| Vijay replied | (b) ______ |
| Priya further inquired | (c) ______ |
| Vijay stated that | (d) ______ |
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: strange - stranger - strangest
close - ______ - ______
Try this variation-
Prepare sentences which have as many letters in each word as there are words in that sentence.
Examples:
- Go in.
- You are out.
- Come here soon, dear.
- Bring those seven shiny belts.
