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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
status quo
उत्तर
tatus quo- in the former state
People always resist changes. They want to maintain the status quo.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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A |
B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Pundit Shahane has come here. He wishes to challenge all the Pundits in our Kingdom. (Combine the two sentences using ‘so’. Now combine the same sentence using ‘because.’)
Look at the suffixes given and frame two new words. One is done for you.
| Suffix | Word-1 | Word-2 |
| ly | suddenly | happily |
| or | ||
| er | ||
| ness | ||
| ian | ||
| ist |
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- eco-friendly
- economical
- safer.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
The best astronaut almost quit _________ (try) to learn the complex information.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
_________ she ________ (watch) TV?
Write the noun form of the following word.
zealous ______.
Kumaravel has lived in this city ______2012.
Work in pairs.
A rhyme is a repetition of the same sound in two or more words. Usually they come at the end of lines in poems and songs. Eg. tower – power; king – sing
Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words in the poem.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The girl gave her friend a ______smile.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The florist ______ flowers on the street.
Choose the abstract noun.
| fear | box | beauty | tree | taste |
| pencil | happiness | anger | honesty | book |
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
my favourite colour is blue
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The fly _________ sat in the food before she covered it.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
My uncle presented me a watch.
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
The bridegroom and the ______entered the hall.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
omitted
The teacher gave ______ student a separate topic for the assignment.
We use a variety of idioms in our daily life to describe various situations. Describe the narrator’s situation in your own words, making use of some of the new idioms you have just learnt.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
These should not be thought of as luxury but as necessity.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I wish you ______ tell me the truth.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Leaves wither during autumn.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
accept – except – expect
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The tyres of the car got ______when the vehicle rolled over the rusted nails scattered on the road.
Write compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Time: I entered the school when the bell was ringing.
I entered the school ____________.
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Nuisance
List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons. Two of them have been given as examples.
| 1. | Faster than the wind | Slower than a tortoise |
| 2. | (Big) ______ | (Small) ______ |
| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
| 5. | ______ | ______ |
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
