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प्रश्न
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
You come across the idiom ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ in the lesson. It means ‘a narrow escape’.
उत्तर
My friend escaped from the accident by the skin of his teeth.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the passage below and underline the verbs in the past tense.
A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.
Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example:
young − lung
money − sunny
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young |
sad |
money |
chop |
lung |
last |
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wax |
could |
bad |
sound |
axe |
wood |
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way |
stop |
sunny |
fast |
round |
day |
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. ‘I am the Happy Prince.’
‘Then why are you crying? I am wet with your tears.’
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to a physical condition
From the story (Part I and Part II), find 4 words that begin with the prefix ‘un-’ and write their opposites.
- ______ × ______
- ______ × ______.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
The best astronaut almost quit _________ (try) to learn the complex information.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Seventeen oranges were hidden in the narrator’s pockets.
By the time Sundar got up ________.
Report the following sentence.
Amali said to her sister, “I need your help to arrange the books in the shelf.”
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ have come to know the truth.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is your story based on your real life.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of those books will be helpful to you.
Prasanna has _______ (fall) sick after eating some snacks at the street side shop.
Punctuate the following sentence.
we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
How do we get to the amusement park ____
Punctuate the following sentence.
kaviya bought onion tomato and cucumber
Fill the blank with the clipped word.
We visited the ____________. (zoological park)
Write the past form of the verb.
sleep- ______
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
Ananthi helps her friend Janu.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The soldiers had to pass ______ a dark tunnel.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Poonam ______ not catch the bus yesterday.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ help the needy. (moral obligation)
Complete the following passage using the preposition given in bracket.
(after, with, on, before, of, in, for)
(1)______ the interview, Solomon was confident (2)______ getting the job. He knew that he was qualified (3)______ the job. He was interested (4)______discharging his duty perfectly. The interview panel was impressed (5)______ his attitude and skills. So (6)______ the interview, he was (7)______ cloud nine.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The village head understood the intention of the politician, doesn’t he?
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
Hurricanes are as dangerous as tornadoes.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Shakespeare is greater than many other dramatists of the world.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Mithra as well as her daughters enjoy singing
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Within two minutes, write as many phrases or sentences as you can using ‘a little’.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
Last summer, Emily had been working tirelessly on her garden. She______ (1) (plant) a variety of flowers, ______ (2) (envision) a vibrant and colourful display. Every morning, she would spend hours tending to the blossoms, ensuring they were thriving under the warm sun. One day, while she ______ (3) (admire) her handiwork, she noticed a rare butterfly that had landed on one of the flowers. She had never seen such a beautiful specimen before. Excitedly, Emily ran into the house to grab her camera, ______ (4) (hope) to capture the fleeting moment. By the time she returned, the butterfly______ (5) (fly) away. Disappointed, Emily ______ (6) (realise) that she had missed the opportunity. However, the memory of that elusive butterfly lingered in her mind, and she decided ______ (7) (create) a butterfly-friendly corner in her garden. Months later, as Emily walked through her garden, she saw a familiar flutter of wings. The rare butterfly had returned, ______ (8) (draw) by the blossoms that had bloomed since their last encounter. Grateful for the second chance, Emily ______ (9) (capture) the moment on her camera, cherishing the beauty that ______ (10) (elude) her once before.
