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Question
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Defenceless × ______
Solution
Defenceless × safe
RELATED QUESTIONS
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He held his fingers below the level of the milk.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
We are off today. We ________ (write) to you after we _______ (be) back.
Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
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lonely |
little |
hard |
young |
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thoughtful |
delicious |
beautiful |
A __________ woodcutter lived on a ____________ hillside. He was a ___________ son who worked _____________ but earned ____________ money. One day he saw a ____________ waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it _________________.
From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.
| Stanza | Word | One meaning | Other meaning | |
| First |
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piece of furniture | → | bottom of the river, sea, etc. |
| Second |
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____________ | → | ____________ |
| Third |
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____________ | → | ____________ |
Find at least two examples of consonance from poems that you study in this book.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
stand-in
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.
The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
As soon as my father arrives, we ___________ (go) to watch the film.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
to see one fight
Change the following into passive voice.
Do not hurt the animals.
In the following passage, some words are missing. Choose the correct words from the given options to complete the passage.
Raghav (a) ______ in a middle-class family. He is a (b) ______ boy of 8. His mother (c) ______ as a software engineer in an MNC. (d) ______ is his favourite hobby. He (e) ______ the first prize in school level competition for drawing last week. He (f) ______ drawing at the age of 3. His mother (g) ______ he (h) ______ a great painter in future.
| (a) | (i) will be born | (ii) is born | (iii) born | (iv) has born |
| (b) | (i) school-going | (ii) going to school | (iii) school coming | (iv) school gone |
| (c) | (i) working | (ii)works | (iii) has worked | (iv) will work |
| (d) | (i) drawn | (ii) had drawn | (iii) drawing | (iv) having drawn |
| (e) | (i) win | (ii) was winning | (iii) wins | (iv) won |
| (f) | (i) was starting | (ii) starting | (iii) started | (iv) is starting |
| (g) | (i) hoped | (ii)hoping | (iii) hopes | (iv) has hoped |
| (h) | (i) will become | (ii) becomes | (iii) would become | (iv)will be becoming |
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
She worked in an enthusiastic manner.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of his family members would come to visit you.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Saravanan climbed onto the horse.
Butter milk ____ good for health.
The doctor advised him against ______ in the sun.
Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
If they had gone for a walk, they __________ (turn) the lights off.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Honest
Read the situation given. Write the response of the subject in a sentence. Tick the correct box to identify the kind of sentences.
D- Declarative; In- Interrogative; E- Exclamatory; Im- Imperative
| D | In | E | Im | ||
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Example: (Vendor) while weighing the fruits How many kilos do you want? |
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(Children) while eating ice-cream |
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| 2. | (Teacher) while noticing students talking in the classroom | ||||
| 3. | (Waiter) while attending a new customer | ||||
| 4. | (Student) while introducing oneself | ||||
| 5. | (Tourist) while visiting the Taj Mahal | ||||
| 6. | (TTR) while checking the tickets of passengers | ||||
| 7. | (Critic) while writing a review of a book | ||||
| 8. | (Receptionist) while attending to a guest in the hotel |
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
She _________ her exam.
Fill in the blank
An elephant is big______slow.
Match the animal with its young one.
| infant |  |
| tadpole |  |
| fawn |  |
| foal |  |
| owlet |  |
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
We have a short ______between the sessions.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The child looks very sick and ______.
Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.
It is said that 1 ______computer is 2 ______ electronic extension of the human brain. Therefore, in principle, 3 ______ computer can do all those activities which 4 ______human brain can do. Today computers are found to be 5 ______ most useful devices as knowledge providers. Another important field of application of computers is 6 ______ development of robots. 7 ______ internet has brought 8 ______ drastic change in communication systems.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The Chairperson of our company keeps travelling all over the world to attend conferences and we call her a ______.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Jayashree would travel to France, ______.
- We enacted a humorous ______in our school function.
- The children ______in the ground every afternoon.
Describe Miss Meadows’ mood before and after receiving the telegram. How did it affect her class?
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
affect - effect
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
stand by
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I think Suresh ______ for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave)
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The culprit was caught. Immediately, he was taken to the police station. (as soon as)
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
You will be rewarded by the wise, if you ______(stand) for truth.
Write compound words using the picture.
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+ |  |
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I would not even know how to set ______ mending a watch.
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
large - ______ - ______
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
