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प्रश्न
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.
उत्तर
Do it yourself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
They ______________take the baby to the doctor.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
make up one’s mind
Explain the figure of speech tautology with example.
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
World Heritage Sites can be a combination of both cultural and natural areas
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Who _________ he __________ (help)?
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
Underline the verb and identify the tense forms.
I am working hard day and night ______.
Combine the pair of sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
He speaks well. It attracts all.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(play Ten pin bowling)
The doctor advised him against ______ in the sun.
Match the tools with art forms.
| S.No | Column A | Column B |
| 1. | Hammer and chisel | Painting |
| 2. | Paint brush and palette | Sculpture |
| 3. | Moulds and roll pin | Embroidery |
| 4. | Scissors and pape | Pottery |
| 5. | Needle and thread | Collage |
Read the list of words. Write down all the words related to those words. Create a “map” using a graphic organizer and discuss it in groups. One is done for you.
| library | building | garden | student |
| teacher | advertisement | animal | art |
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
photograph -
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
I returned home _______ the bus had started.
Add 'r' , ‘er’ or ‘or’ to get the name of the person who does the activity. Take turns in class to make sentences with the words you have formed.
e.g: A teacher is a person who teaches. Teach + er – Teacher.
- use
- buy
- sail
- watch
- operate
- foreign
- bake
- write
- govern
- act
Punctuate the following sentence.
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the box.
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(centum)
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Dad and I painted the trailer ______.
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ ball.
Read the following passage adapted from ‘Three Men in a Boat’ and fill in the blanks with appropriate modals and read the paragraph aloud.
I thought I will go to British Museum today to read the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch. I (1)______ read all I wanted to read and then felt I (2)______begin to study diseases. I started to generally turn the leaves idly. I came to typhoid fever, read the symptoms and discovered I (3)______be having it for months without knowing it. Cholera, I had severe complications. Diphtheria, I (4)______have been born with. I was relieved to find that Bright’s disease, I had only in a modified form as so far as that was concerned, I (5)______live for years. The only disease I (6)______conclude I had not got was a housemaid’s knee. I sat and pondered. I tried to feel my heart. I (7)______(not feel) my heart. I walked into the reading room as a happy healthy man but crawled out as a decrepit wreck.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Antony has the amazing ability to use both his hands, equally well. He can write, draw and perform various other tasks with equal speed and efficiency with his left as well as his right hand. Antony is ______.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
in a nice pickle
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
Oh no! I (forget) to bring my assignment! What am I going to do? This is the second time I (do) this!
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
Be quick to hear ______ slow to speak.
Go through the lesson and spot the word which mean the same as the following.
- profession (para 1)
- sorrowful (para 2)
- decency (para 5)
- destiny (para 6)
- hijacked (para 8)
- motivation (para 9)
- serious (para 10)
- significant (para 13)
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ do I know about his personal life.
