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प्रश्न
Replace the italicised portion of the sentence below with a suitable phrase from the box. Make necessary changes, wherever required.
Why don’t the two of you end your quarrel by shaking hands?
पर्याय
look after
swallow
make it up
keep mum
go into
ease one’s conscience
as ill luck would have it
a tight spot
take chances
my heart sank
उत्तर
Why don’t the two of you make it up by shaking hands?
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction?
Understanding the tenses:
The tense forms that have been practised and discussed in this chapter, allow
you to show accurately and subtly the time and the relationship of actions and
events with it. We use them in speech and writing.
Understanding and recognising how the tense forms are used.
Can you identity the present tense forms.
Simple Present Present Perfect
1. I llli!¥ tennis 1. I have played tennis
2. You read well. 2. You have read well.
3. She sees something 3. She has seen something.
Present Continuous
1. I am playing tennis
2. You are reading well
3. She is looking at something.
Simple Past Past Perfect
1. I knew about it 1. I had known about it
2. You took it away 2. You had taken it away
3. She finished her work. 3. She had finished her work.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
1. I am reading a book. I was reading a book.
2. They are playing football outside. They were playing football outside.
3. She is looking for her friend. Last week, she was looking for her friend.
Bangle sellers are we who bear
Our shining loads to the temple fair...
Who will buy these delicate, bright
Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,
For happy daughters and happy wives.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Discuss the following topic in groups.
Suppose no cop came at the end. What would Soapy’s life belike through the winter?
Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
What made Ravi feel that Lalli will never learn to play the violin?
What was the condition on which Nishad said he will cooperate with Maya?
Why didn’t the farmer’s wife want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose?
What happened to the reptiles in the forest once?
What does the child’s mother say about snakes?
A summary of the story is given in the textbook.
Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.
This is the story of ______________, who used to be ___________. He decided to find a master ______________. First he found _____________, but the wolf was afraid of ________________. The dog thought that the bear was ______________. After some time the dog met _______________, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was ___________________ . To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.
| a dog, stronger than anyone else, the strongest of all, a wolf, the bear, afraid of man, his own master, a lion |
Which incident made the visitor to the school ten times more thoughtful than ever?
Why does Radha’s mother tell her that it is not suitable for girls to climb trees? Find points to agree with Radha or her mother. Plan what you will say by making notes like this:
- Girls should be able to climb trees if they wish
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________ - Girls should not be allowed to climb trees
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
Now divide the class into two groups. Present to the rest of the class the opinion of Radha who thinks there is no harm in girls climbing trees and of her mother who thinks girls should not do this.
With your partner, complete the following sentence in your own word using the ideas in the poem.
Words are the __________________ of thought.
Multiple Choice Question:
What does the expression Whatif mean?
Answer the following question.
“Then the situation changed.” What is being referred to?
Look at the following phrases and their meanings. Use the phrase to fill in the blank in the sentence given below.
You should buy some woollens before winter ________.
What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?
Encircle the correct article.
(A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana
When Lorenzo says, 'Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way/of starved people.' he means that Portia and Nerissa have ______.
