Namma Kalvi 12th English Slow Learners Study Material ...

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English

Material

10th std

Prepared by:

Mohan Selvaraj MA, B.Ed.,

Thiru. Vi. Ka High School

Panickampatti

Ph.No: 8675744747

Name:

Class:

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School:

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1 to 3 synonyms and 4 to 6 antonyms

S.No Words Synonyms Antonyms

1. abreast Beside Far away 2. amusedly delightfully Sadly

3. ascending rising Descending

4. beneath below Above 5. blazing glowing Cooling

6. brink edge Centre 7. cackle cluck -----

8. Commenced started Ended 9. cowardice Fear, timidity Courage

10. daintily Casually, moderately Clumsily, awkwardly

11. desperate hopeless Hopeful 12. devour Eat quickly Nibble

13. dizzy giddy Stable 14. dozing Snoozing, napping Awake

15. eagerly anxiously Unwillingly 16. exhausted tired Refreshed

17. floating drifting Sinking

18. gnawed chewed ----- 19. gradually slowly Suddenly

20. headlong Rashly, recklessly Cautiously 21. maddened enraged Pleased

22. mockingly jeeringly Respectfully

23. monstrous Horrible, dreadful Beautiful, humane 24. muster gather Disperse

25. plaintively Sadly, mournfully Cheerfully 26. plunge Dive( quickly) Rise

27. precipice Steep cliff ----- 28. preening Grooming, cleaning Dirtying

29. pretended falsified Genuine

30. raising lifting Lowering 31. swooped dived Soared

32. thrust push Pull 33. trotted jogged Stood

34. uttered expressed Suppressed

35. whet sharpen Blunt 36. beckoning Approach (or) follow opening

37. cackle A sharp, broken noise Hoot 38. devour eat Worsen

39. gnaw To bite Failure 40. herring A long silver fish

41. ledge A narrow shelf

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42. mackerel A sea fish

43. plaintively sadly

44. precipice Cliff( or) mountain 45. preening Cleaning beak

46. shrilly Voice(or) sound 47. soared high

48. swoop Quickly ,easily 49. trot To run

50. whet To sharpen

51. attic A space, room inside 52. beagle A small breed

53. bevelled reduced 54. creaking squeaking

55. deserter Without permission

56. engraver Artist civilian 57. advent arrival Depature

58. aroused awakened Asleep 59. banging knocking Silencing

60. beside Aside, near Far away 61. besides Apart from

62. blaspheming Abusing, cursing Blessing

63. bothered cared Carefree 64. burst Bang, break

65. ceased stopped Began

66. commendably Accurately, adequately Inadequately

67. creaked Screeched, sounded Silence

68. crisscrossed Went over

69. defeat failure Success 70. Demanded asked Responded

71. desert Leave, quit Stay, hold

72. despondent In low spirits, disheartened Cheerful, encouraged

73. distinctly clearly Unclearly

74. emerged Appeared, came out Disappeared 75. enormously Extremely, greatly Insignificantly

76. evidently Apparently, clearly Unlikely, doubtfully

77. faint Dim, dull Bright 78. fetched Picked up Gave up

79. grabbed captured Released 80. gripped Held, grasped Released

81. gruffly harshly Pleasantly

82. heaving throwing Receiving


83. hoarse rough Smooth

84. holster Leather case for gun

85. Incomparable unequalled Comparable 86. indignant angry Happy

87. instantly At once, immediately Gradually, later 88. intuitively instinctively Unlikely

89. mild moderate Violent 90. obviously certainly Doubtfully

91. peered appeared Disappeared

92. poke interfere 93. prevented stopped Allowed

94. rafters Girders, beams 95. ransack Search thoroughly Organize, care for

96. rapidly Very quickly Slowly

97. reluctant Unwilling Eager 98. rending Tearing, breaking Joining

99. retreat With draw Advanced 100. roared Bellowed, murmured Whispered

101. slamming Shutting forcefully Opening 102. smack Sharp slap

103. snapped Uttered abruptly

104. splash Spatter, burst 105. sprang Leap, jump

106. sprawling Lying spread out 107. streaks Rays ,beams

108. tinkled splashed

109. trod Stepped ,tramped Crawled 110. tromping Walking heavily

111. ventured dared Stopped 112. whammed Struck forcefully

113. whooping Shrieking, shouting Silencing 114. yanked pulled Pushed

115. absolutely totally Partially

116. accomplishments achievements Failures 117. accurate exact Inaccurate

118. acquainted aware Unaware

119. anticipate Foresee, expect, realize beforehand Doubt

120. appreciate admire Depreciate

121. apprehensive Anxious, fearful Calm, confident

122. array range Disarray 123. aspects features

124. attain Gain, achieve Lose

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125. auxiliary Additional, extra Main, essential

126. awestruck amazed Bored

127. blissful joyful Miserable 128. brilliant bright Dull

129. challenges problems Pleasure 130. circumnavigate Travel around

131. collaborate cooperate Disagree 132. combat battle Peace

133. commissioned Assigned, engaged Rejected, neglected

134. consonance Agreement, accord , compatibility Discord

135. contention Strenuous effort, submission Resistance ,defiance

136. deity god Demon

137. delicacies beauties Eyesore

138. depicting portraying Distorting 139. discriminate difference Mix up

140. dropped Become less, decreased Increased

141. empower Allow, entitle Deny

142. encountered confronted Avoided 143. escort Guard, attendant Enemy

144. expedition Journey, voyage Blockage, stoppage, halt 145. extensive Vast, major Limited

146. feature aspect Disregard 147. frighten terrify Comfort

148. globally World-wide Locally

149. grasped understood Overlooked 150. hardly scarcely Abundantly

151. hardships danger Comfort 152. honesty morality Dishonesty

153. hurricane Strom, typhoon

154. indigenously

Domestically, natively, naturally, innately, inherently Foreignly, globally

155. indulged Took care of Abstained, avoided

156. initiative Plan, scheme Inactivity 157. limited little Unlimited

158. mattered concerned Unconcerned 159. mentored monitored Hindered

160. monitoring controlling Neglecting 161. morale confidence Fear

162. motives intension

163. nightmare horror Pleasure


164. occupy Hold, take over Abandon, give up

165. overcome Conquer, defeat Fall

166. pantry Store-room 167. patron protector Antagonist

168. picked chose Ignored 169. poked nudged

170. potential capacity Inability 171. replenishment Restoration, resupply Removal

172. repulsion Hatred, aversion Attraction

173. rustled stole 174. safety protection Danger

175. spotted Saw, noticed Unnoticed 176. supportive helpful Unhelpful

177. tactical Planned, prudent Foolish

178. thrust boost Apathy 179. tiny Very small Big

180. tremendous enormous Inferior 181. ultimate Best, greatest Least

182. unpredictable uncertain Predictable 183. witnessed watched Unobserved

184. worshipped adored Dishonoured

185. acute Sharp, smart Blunt, dull 186. affluent wealthy Poor

187. ancestral inherited 188. ascertained confirmed Unconfirmed

189. bifurcated Divided in two United

190. created Developed ,made Destroyed 191. Crumbled broken Built

192. cursed Damned, doomed Blessed 193. dilated widened Contracted

194. essential important Inessential 195. existed remained Discontinued

196. heaved produced Shrank, compressed

197. intently Carefully, closely Distractedly 198. normal usual Abnormal

199. overwrought upset Calm, cool 200. particular specific General

201. raising lifting Dropping

202. reaction response Question, inquire 203. recognisable visible Unrecognisable

204. reminded prompted Ignored 205. revive Bring back, renew Destroy, abolish

206. rustic rural Urban


207. smacks Put forcefully

208. soothing calming Disturbing

209. strewn scattered Gathered 210. unperturbed Undisturbed, calmed Angry, uneasy

211. venting Letting out Blocking 212. access admission Exclusion

213. barriers hazards Relievers 214. better well Worse

215. capable ability Incapable

216. cartridges containers 217. combined together Separated

218. command order Request 219. Pre-defined Pre-set Post- defined

220. deprived denied Provided

221. disabled Differently abled Able-bodied 222. easier simpler Harder

223. era period 224. exhausted empty Full

225. faster quicker Slower 226. freedom liberty Slavery

227. frustrating disappointing Encouraging

228. grapple fight Accept 229. impairment defective Intact

230. inclusion addition Exclusion 231. increased augmented Decreased

232. independent Self-reliant Dependent

233. interactive mutual Individual 234. interested concerned Uninterested

235. latest recent Old/outdated 236. mounted fixed Dismantled

237. opening beginning Closing 238. reality true False

239. receive get Give

240. rely depend Independent 241. replacement substitute

242. required needed Needless 243. selected chosen Rejected

244. spare extra Scanty

245. swapping moving Unmoving 246. amazed surprised Shocked

247. anxious excited Calm 248. apprentice learner Master

249. attentive listen Inattentive

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250. beautiful attractive Ugly

251. began started Ended

252. better improve Worsen 253. choked clogged Clear

254. commotion chaos Peace/ clarity 255. courage boldness cowardice

256. dread fear Bravery 257. enslaved captured Liberated

258. faithful truthful Unfaithful

259. floating Not grounded Sinking 260. former before Later

261. grave serious Light 262. honour Respect Disrespect

263. hurried quickened Slowed down

264. kindly affectionately Rudely 265. logical In order Illogical

266. lost failed Won 267. loud noisy Silent

268. pale dull Bright 269. patience waiting Impatience

270. plenty lot Few

271. quickly fast Slowly 272. resist withstand Succumb

273. respect revere Disrespect 274. solemn Sad Happy

275. strange unknown Known

276. strength vigour Weakness 277. tempting attracting Repelling

278. terrible frightening Pleasant 279. unison together Separate

280. worn Over-used New 281. symptoms signs

282. advancing Moving forward Retreating

283. appeared showed Disappeared 284. arrest held Release

285. best excellent Worst 286. brightness shinning Dullness

287. certainly surely Uncertainly

288. confidence trust Diffidence 289. disappear vanish Appear

290. disobey Not listen/follow Obey 291. doubt uncertainly Certainly

292. dreadful Awful/horrible Beautiful


293. dying About to die Living

294. finally At the end Initially

295. forget Not remember Remember 296. gaunt Thin and exhausted Fresh and healthy

297. gloomy Vague / sad Bright 298. healthy Fresh Unhealthy / sick

299. hesitant Doubtful Ready / willing 300. horrified Un pleasant / shocked Pleasant/ calm

301. ignorant Not known Knowledgeable

302. kindness Very kind Cruelty 303. persuade force Dissuade

304. plead beg Force 305. recent now Long ago

306. sinking About to die Recovering

307. startled surprised Calm 308. surprised shocked Calm

7. Choose the correct plural form of alga from the following

Book back exercise

Chair – chairs

Box –boxes

Eskimo – Eskimo

Lady – ladies

Radius-radii

Formula – formulae

Child – children

Deer – deer

Loaf – loaves

Hero –heroes

Additional exercise

boy Boys

desk Desks

book Books cow Cows

class Classes brush Brushes

tax Taxes

dish Dishes buffalo Buffaloes

negro Negroes echo Echoes

dynamo Dynamos piano Pianos

kilo Kilos


ratio Ratios

baby Babies army Armies

city Cities story Stories

man Men

woman Women mouse Mice

goose Geese tooth Teeth

analysis Analyses

basis Bases crisis Crises

diagnosis Diagnoses thesis Theses

synopsis Synopses hypothesis Hypotheses

axis Axes

fungus Fungi stimules Stimuli

radius Radii alumnus Alumni

cactus Cacti/cactuses

terminus Termini/ terminuses syllabus Syllabi

criterion Criteria phenomena Phenomena

memorandum Memoranda curriculum Curricula

erratum Errata

corpus Corpora genus Genera

beau Beaux bureau Bureaux/ bureaus

formula Formulae

vertebra Vertebrae apex Apices/apexes

index Indices/indexes appendix Appendices/appendixes

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focus Foci/focuses

chief Chiefs gulf Gulfs

proof Proofs handkerchief Handkerchiefs

dwarf Dwarfs ,dwarves

hoof Hoofs, hooves scarf Scarves, scarfs

ox Oxen child Children

Commander-in-chief

Commanders –in-chiefs

Son- in-law Sons-in-law

On looker On lookers Step-son Step-sons

Maid-servant Maid-servants Passer- by Passers- by

Man servant Men servants aircraft Aircraft

analysis Analyses

baby Babies boat Boats

box Boxes bus Buses

cactus Cacti

cat Cats child Children

city Cities crisis Crises

criterion Criteria daisy Daisies

datum Data

deer Deer diagnosis Diagnoses

elf Elves fish Fish

focus Foci

foot Feet fungus Fungi


goose Geese

half Halves house Houses

knife Knives leaf Leaves

life Lives

loaf Loaves man Men

mouse Mice nucleus Nuclei

oasis Oases

penny Pennies person People

phenomenon Phenomena pitch Pitches

potato Potatoes river Rivers

sheep Sheep

species Species spy Spies

syllabus Syllabi / syllabuses thesis Theses

tomato Tomatoes

tooth Teeth wife Wives

wish Wishes woman Women

days Day data Datum

taxis Taxi

ladies Lady oxen Ox

choices Choice boxes Box

thieves Thief

armies Army owls Owl

aquarium Aquaria memorandum Memoranda


stratum Strata

deer Deer erratum Errata

thief Thieves alumnus Alumni

Man servant Men servants

index Indices criterion Criteria

crisis Crises focus Foci

medium Media

fungi Fungi locus Loci

Son- in- law Sons- in- law species Species

Piece of furniture

Pieces of furniture

buffalo Buffaloes goose Geese

furniture Furniture

window Windows burglar Burglars

shelf Shelves Police man Police men

chair Chairs

eskimo Eskimos hero Heroes

bacterium Bacteria stadium Stadia

agendum Agenda alumna Alumnae

antenna Antennae

vertex Vertices matrix Matrices

fox Foxes calf Calves

genie Genies

cupful Cupfuls Dining room Dining rooms

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Grown up Grown ups

Spoonful Spoonfuls Daughter-in-law

Daughters-in-law

Runner-up Runners-up

Governor-general

Governors-general

toy Toys sheep Sheep

cattle Cattle

corps Corps spectacles Spectacles

means Means premises Premises

series Series

innings Innings pants Pants

swine Swine news News

scissors Scissors trousers Trousers

virus Virus

photo Photos mango Mangoes

fly flies


8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix / prefix to the word

Book back exercise

Il literate

Dis qualify

Super natural

Sub urban

Mal nutrition

Child hood

Ability

Examina tion

Establish ment

Slavish

In accurate

Accuracy

Mis understand

Understanding

Mal practice

Practical

Impractical

Fashionable

Fashion ate

Indifference

Difference

Differentiate

Childish

Child like

Nationally

Nationality

International

Originally

Originality

Originate

Enjoyment

Enjoyable

Comfortably

Bicycle

Handful

Illegal

Arrival

Normally

Intention

Microscope

Additional exercise

Prefix

1. Bi-cycle, bi-lingual, bi-monthly

2. Co-workers, co- operators , co- authors

3. De-recognise, de-regulate, de-compose, de-valuation, de-train

4. Ex-minister, ex-principal, ex-student, ex-councillor

5. Extra-ordinary, extra-sensory, extra-curricular


6. Fore-front, fore-runner, fore- finger, fore-word, fore-tell, fore-cast, fore-

arm, fore- hand

7. Im-balance, im-perfect, im-possible, im-material, im-measurable

8. In-door, in- active, in-side, in- valuable, in-efficient

9. Inter-national, inter- dependant, inter-racial, inter- religious, inter- state

10. Ir-recoverable, ir- regular, ir- rational, ir- respective

11. Mega- show, mega- phone, mega- star, mega-event

12. Mis- quote, mis-understand, mis- spell, mis-manage, mis-calculate

13. Non- stop, non-toxic, non-existent, non-sense, non- violence

14. Out- moded, out-smart, out- number, out-door, out-patient, out-house,

out-let, out-post

15. Over-coat, over-shadow, over-throw, over-come, over- bearing

16. Post- graduate, post- pone, post-script, post-graduation

17. Pre-university, pre-natal, pre-face, pre-caution, pre-fabricate

18. Sub-sect, sub- human, sub-editor, sub-title, sub-way

19. Super- man

20. Ultra-violet, ultra- modern, ultra-sound

21. Un- happy, un-welcome, un-told, un-wept, un-sung, un-honoured

22. Under-ground, under-pay, under-cut ,under-sell, under-secretary,

under-stand

23. Vice-president, vice-principal, vice-chairman, vice-admiral

24. Co-operate

25. Em-power

26. Hyper-active

27. Ig-noble

28. In-direct

29. Inter-lock

30. Multi-national

31. Over-lap

32. Sub-standard

33. Trans-form

34. Ultra-violet

35. Un-quenchable

36. Un-fair

37. Im-polite

38. Il-literate

39. Dis- qualify

40. Super-natural

41. Sub-urban

42. Mal-nutrition

43. Mis-placed

44. In-visible

45. Il-legal

46. Dis-obey

47. Ultra-violet

48. Multi-national

49. Hyper-active

50. Inter-national

51. Dis-belief

52. Ig-noble

53. In accurate

54. Im practical

55. In different

56. ab normally

57. ante natal

58. anti virus

59. de merits

60. dis courage

61. fore head

62. im pure

63. in secure

64. non lexical

65. post paid

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66. pre paid

67. en vision

68. re play

69. a theist

70. a glow

71. mis use

72. hyper sensitive

73. en able

74. en trust

75. en courage

76. uni form

77. uni lateral

78. il logical

79. sur face

80. un wind

81. un ware

82. de code

83. co operate

84. co exist

85. dis like

86. dis run

87. re organise

88. over look

89. semi circle

90. poly syllabic

91. poly technic

92. tele phone

93. under estimate

94. anti national

95. pro claim

96. sub marine

97. sun ordinate

98. out cast

99. out run

100. micro biology

Suffix

1. Arrange-ment, manage-ment, ship-ment

2. Betray-al , dismiss-al , apprais- al

3. Care-less , power- less , hair- less , rest- less , odour- less

4. Child- hood , man- hood , woman- hood , boy- hood

5. Clock- wise , penny- wise , tax- wise

6. Collabor- ation , declare- ation , explore- ation

7. Count- able , profit- able , like- able , read- able , eat- able

8. Expert- ise , special- ise , real- ise , popular-ise

9. Capital-ize

10. Kind- ness , polite- ness, forgive- ness , sick-ness , ready-ness ,

selfish- ness , useful-ness

11. Meddle-some, quarrel-some , awe- some , irk-some

12. mile- age, post- age , bag- age , home- age

13. music- cal , critic- cal, physique- cal

14. accident-al , sentiment- al

15. philosophy-ic , sympathy-ic , majesty- ic , photograph- ic

16. politician, electric- ian, mathematic- ian , music- ian

17. president- ial , confident- ial

18. pure-fy

19. responsible-ity, public-ity, simple- ity

20. schorlar-ship, friend-ship, workman- ship, craftsman-ship


21. sleep-y, fun-y, stick-y, choose-y, mess-y

22. conclude-ion, inspire-ion, admit-ion

23. sorrow-ful , thought-ful , cup-ful , forget-ful , colour-ful

24. luxury-ious

25. abili-ty , examination , establish-ment , slavish

26. Associate- ion

27. Kind- ness

28. Announce- ment

29. Danger- ous

30. Perform- ance

31. Beautiful-ly

32. Exception-al

33. Dream-er

34. Accura -cy

35. Understand- ing

36. Practic- al

37. Fashion- able

38. Fashion –ate

39. Diferren-ce

40. Child –ish

41. National-ity

42. Hand-ful

43. Skill-full

44. Bio-logy

45. Roc-ky

46. Appoint-ment

47. Hope-less

48. Art-ist

49. Fever-ish

50. Arriv-al

9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation

Book back exercise

ALU – arithmetic and logic unit

MRI – magnetic resonance imaging

CRY – child rights and you

CPU – central processing unit

HDMI – high definition multimedia interface

LASER – light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

SIM - Subscriber Identification Module

ISRO - Indian space research organisation

WHO - World Health Organisation

CCTV- closed circuit television

RAM - Random Access Memory

ROM - Read Only Memory


Additional exercise

1. AICTE- all india council for technical education

2. ATM- automated teller machine

3. B.TECH - bachelor of technology

4. B.E - bachelor of engineering

5. B.SC- bachelor of science

6. BA- bachelor of arts

7. BBC- british boardcasting corporation

8. BPO- business process outsourcing

9. BSNL- bharat sanchar nigam limited

10. CA- charted account

11. CBI- central bureau of investigation

12. DTH- direct to home

13. EMI- equated monthly instalment

14. FIR- first information report

15. HIV- human immunodeficiency virus

16. IAS- Indian administrative service

17. ICU- intensive care unit

18. IIT- Indian institute of technology

19. ILO- international labour organisation

20. ISI- Indian standard institute

21. IST- Indian standard time

22. KPO- knowledge process out socurcing

23. LCD- liquid crystal display

24. LED- light emitting diode

25. LIC- life insurance corporation of india

26. LPG- liquefied petroleum gas

27. M.B.B.S. - bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery

28. MNC - multi-national company

29. NGO- non-governmental organisation

30. NRI - non-resident india

31. PA - personal- assistant

32. RPF - railway protection force

33. RRB- railway recruitment board

34. SBI - state bank of india

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35. SHG - self help group

36. SMS - short message service

37. SSC- staff selection commission

38. STD- subscriber trunk dialling

39. SR- southern railway

40. TNPSC - tamil nadu public service commission

41. TRB - teachers recruitment board

42. UAE - united arab emirates

43. UFO- unidentified flying object

44. UGC- university grand commission

45. UPS- uninterrupted power supply

46. POW - prisoners of war

47. PS - personal secretary/post script

48. USA - united states of America

49. WTC - world trade centre

50. WWW. - world wide web

51. IPC- Indian penal code

52. BPT - Bachelor of Physio Theraphy

53. TC - transfer certificate

54. IOB - Indian overseas bank

55. AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome

56. AIR - All India Radio

57. BHEL - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

58. CAT- Common Admission Test

59. FIFA- Federation of International Football Association

60. IGNOU- Indira Gandhi National Open University

61. INSAT – Indian National Satellite

62. LAN - Local Area Network

63. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

64. OTP - One Time Password

65. PAN- Permanent Account Number

66. PIN - Postal Index Number

67. RADER - Radio Detection And Ranging

68. RAM - Random Access Memory

69. SAI - Sports Authority of India Limited

70. SAIL - Steel Authority of India Limited


71. SAT - Standard Assessment Task , Scholastic Aptitude Test

72. SIM - Subscriber Identification Module

73. TAFE - Tractor And Farm Equipment Limited

74. TANCET - Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test

75. TANSI - Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation

76. TET - Teacher Eligibility Test

77. TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language

78. VAT - Value Added Tax

79. FERA - Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

80. GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

81. ISRO - Indian Research Space Organization

82. MR. = Mister(for men) (plural-misters)

83. MRS.= Mistress (for women)

84. PROF. Professor

85. ST. Saint

86. REV. Reverend

87. HON. Honourable

88. JR. Junior

89. PRES. President

90. A.M ante meridiem

91. P.M post meridiem

92. A.D= anno domini

93. B.C.E = before common area

94. C.E = common area

95. ETC = et cetera

96. I.E = id est

97. E.G = exempligratia

98. ET AL. Et alii

99. VS. Versus

100. VCR = videocassette recorder

101. CD = compact disc

102. DVD = digital video / versatile disk

103. GPS = global positioning system

104. VR = virtual reality

105. AR = augmented reality

106. TV = television


107. USA = united stated of America

108. UK = united kingdom

109. UAE = united arab emirates

110. CBI = central bureau of investigation

111. IB = intelligence bureau

112. IMF = international monetary fund

113. UN = united nations

114. EC= election commission

115. EU = European union

116. IIT = Indian institute of technology

117. IQ = intelligence quotient

118. MPH = miles per hour

119. MPG= miles per gallon

10. Complete the following sentence with most appropriate phrasal verb

given below

Book back exercise

I don’t put on weight easily.

I never workout in the gym

I stretch out is when i need something from the top shelf.

The only i could not keep up with the others.

That helps to burn off the calories.

She warm up every day with push up....

She says it’s important to build up good levels of strength and stamina.

Additional exercise

1. I look up the word in the dictionary.

2. I took after the child.

3. I want you to get on with the work.

4. I always get up early.

5. My car is break down at present.

6. The manager put off the meeting.

7. They turned down my offer.

8. His work is very well set out.

9. New traffic rules are brought in.

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10. Cricketers always look up to kohli.

11. He hit on a brilliant idea.

12. He reeled off lines after lines.

13. The police look into the matter.

14. She got over her grief.

15. He takes after his mother.

16. He is willing to take on the job.

17. I can’t put up with such a noisy class.

18. I put aside a little every month.

19. I give up smoking.

20. He called out an Engineering.

21. We are putting up a new compound.

22. His mother passed away last month.

23. The thief broke into the house.

24. He gives away a sample pack to all.

25. The police went after the criminals

26. The teacher calls up the SPL.

27. She called on me yesterday.

28. I will get out soon.

29. we carry out a successful attack.

30. The robbers took away the jewels.

31. The champion gave in to the strength of his opponent.

32. I will not give in to pressure, i shall face the challenge bravery.

33. Our workers carry out their jobs well.

34. He give up his wealth and became a social worker.

35. I shall look for the information using the net.

36. The plane took off as scheduled.

37. The meeting was put off due to bad weather.

38. Sometimes we must stand out for our own view.

39. You must lay by some money for future use.

40. Students should get on with their peers.

41. School life is an enjoyable one. So you must have get on with your class

mates.

42. The lawyer dealt with the case cleverly.

43. Smoking is injurious to health. So everyone must give up the habit.

44. The match was put off due to heavy rain.


45. I can’t put up with your laziness.

46. Students should know how get on with their class.

47. I will throw out these letters.

48. I will look up the dictionary for the meaning of this word.

49. The manager will call off the meeting.

50. He will surely get through the exam with flying colours.

11. Choose the suitable option to

pair in with the word to form a

compound word.

Book back exercise

Foot note

Kitchen garden

School bus

Table spoon

Mouth wash

Play ground

Call taxi

Over coat

Under world

Up stream

Bleaching powder

Walking stick

Baby sitting

Lack of food

Free of cost

Rain fall

Snow ball

Snow fall

Star light

Draw back

Play thing

Play back

Lottery ticket

Man hole

Side walk

Back side

Additional exercise

1. moon light

2. chess board

3. shoe maker

4. man servant

5. sweet heart

6. noble man


7. short hand

8. black board

9. pick pocket

10. play ground

11. hang man

12. dare devil

13. spelling book

14. walking stick

15. drawing room

16. visiting card

17. in side

18. over coat

19. by path

20. off spring

21. draw back

22. Lock up

23. Die hard

24. Send off

25. Out set

26. Up keep

27. Out cry

28. In come

29. Hand made

30. Heart broken

31. Home stick

32. Sky blue

33. Red hot

34. Blue black

35. White hot

36. Dull grey

37. In born

38. Out spoken

39. Never ending

40. Long suffering

41. Back bike

42. Type write

43. Brow beat

44. Ear mark

45. White wash

46. Safe guard

47. Over throw

48. Over take

49. Under take

50. Under go

51. Air port

52. Blood count

53. Blood bank

54. Blood shed

55. Blue cross

56. Book marks

57. Book sellers

58. Break fast

59. Car park

60. Child labour

61. Child hood

62. Cricket ground

63. Cup board

64. Day break

65. Deep fry

66. Dining table

67. Door step

68. Down cast

69. Dry clean

70. Eye brow

71. Fast food

72. Flash back

73. Fly catcher

74. Foot steps

75. Gear box

76. Good will

77. Hair cut

78. Hair dresser

79. Hand made

80. Hand written

81. Hand cuff

82. Hard copy

83. Hard disk

84. Head ache

85. Head master

86. Head light

87. Ice caps

88. In coming

89. In sight

90. Land mark

91. Light sensitive

92. Make over

93. Moon light

94. Mouth wash

95. Mouth piece

96. Night fall

97. Open mind

98. Out post

99. Out come

100. Out let

101. Out sourcing

102. Over draft

103. Over load

104. Over weight

105. Over come

106. Radio wave

107. Radio active

108. River bank

109. River bed

110. River side

111. Root case

112. Safe guard

113. School boy

114. Sea food

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115. Sea shore

116. Sewing machine

117. Soft ware

118. Star gazing

119. Sunset

120. Sun rise

121. Table tennis

122. Tax free

123. Tea cup

124. Tea time

125. Tele pathy

126. Tele cast

127. Time out

128. Two fold

129. Type writer

130. Under value

131. Under take

132. Under estimate

133. Walking stick

134. Wall clock

135. Wall paper

136. Wash out

137. Watch dog

138. Water fall

139. Water mark

140. Well defined

141. Wheel chair

142. White chair

143. Whole some

144. Whole sale

145. Wind screen

146. Wind fall

147. Wind power

148. World class

149. World war

150. Power horse

12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below:

1. I was born on 25th October 2001.

2. My mother returned from trichy.

3. The book is on the table.

4. The chief guest spoke about women’s empowerment.

5. The bird flies above the school building.

6. Everyone talks about this across the country.

7. Let’s go out for dinner after the movie.

8. The politician spoke against gandhian philosophy.

9. The book fell off the table.

10. The man walked along the road.

11. Be sure to sit alongside your class mates.

12. Amid all the chaos, he still loves her.

13. Amidst the debris, they saw their child.

14. Share the apple among your friends.

15. Do you like to hang around city.

16. He went by ram’s bike.

17. The meeting will be held on the school premises.

18. She will be waiting for you at the bus stop.

19. Rahul will return before 7 0’ clock.

20. He was waiting behind the school building.

21. Answer the question in 20 minutes.


22. We should not hide any secrets between us.

23. The article was written by Arun.

24. He came down the stairs at once.

25. On the morning of 2nd July, the Bandh was called off.

26. I will work for the one who gives me freedom.

27. She will reach there in ten minutes.

28. Punith received a letter from usha.

13.Complete the following sentence using most appropriate tense form of

the verb:

1. Please be quite. i am trying (try) to read my book.

2. I am not using ( not / use) the computer at the moment so you can use

it.

3. Marry is ill so she is going (go) to the hospital now.

4. Excuse me, i am looking (look) for a hotel.

5. Are you waiting ( you / wait) for some one.

6. Ricky, you are very careless. You are always forgetting ( always/forget).

7. The cost of living is rising (rise) very fast. Every year things are more

expensive.

8. What are you doing (you / do)? I am cleaning everyday at 11 a.m.

9. The post man comes everyday at 11 a.m.

10. The boys usually play (play) cricket in this ground.

11. I was sleeping (sleep) when she came (come).

12. They were waiting (wait) for me when i arrived (arrive).

13. The phone rang (ring) while i was having (have) a shower.

14. We did not go out (not / go out) last Sunday because it was

raining(rain).

15. I saw (see) adhira at the party. she was wearing (wear) a new dress.

16. I broke (break) a bowl this morning. When i was washing (wash) the

dishes it just slipped (slip) out of my hand onto the floor!


14. Choose the most appropriate linkers from the given four alternatives.

1. We went to the park, but we did not have time for the museum.

2. She has to work late tonight, so she cannot get up early.

3. Let’s meet at the beach or in front of the hotel.

4. On Friday night we watched a drama and a movie.

5. We played the match inspite of / despite the drizzle.

6. We went to the beach due to / on account of the fine weather.

7. We decided to go to the cinema because /as it was too hot outside.

8. Monish lives in Chennai, while / whereas her brother lives in

Coimbatore.

9. He went to work after he had finished his breakfast.

10. He had finished breakfast before he went work.

11. I will go there if / provided that / as long as you go too.

12. I won’t go there unless you go.

13. We can leave when / once you are ready.

14. You can’t drive until / till you get your licence.

15. We ate a pizza and a kebab.

16. We had some cake but we didn’t have any coffee.

17. I had a headache so i didn’t go to the party.

18. You can have a coffee or a tea but not both.

19. I can’t come to school because i have an important appointment.

20. I will call you when i get home.

21. As long as you do your homework, you will pass the course.

22. I wanted to eat fried rice whereas my sister wanted to eat noodles.

23. You cannot vote until you are 18.

24. She still went to work even though she was sick.

25. Despite the bad weather, they decided to have a picnic.

26. wash your hands before you eat your dinner.

27. i like milk, butter, cream and yoghurt. However i don’t like cheese.

28. You can have an ice cream provided that you have finished you home

work.

29. I will take a shower as soon as i reach home.

30. Call me in case you need money.

31. I forget that i had to meet the principal.

32. Though he is ninety years old, he is in the pink of health.

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33. It is raining. Take an umbrella or else you will get drenched.

34. They faced many hardships nevertheless they are always cheerful

35. Both the minister and the officers visited the affected areas.

36. Jaya teaches not only English but also science.

37. Either raghu or bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.

38. No sooner did i enter the house than it started drizzling.

39. Though we came late, we did not miss the train

40. They checked the packet twice and then sealed it.

41. As soon as sita saw a snake, she ran away

42. Sita saw a snake and at once she ran away

43. Robert complete the project and submitted it to the teacher

44. Yusuf was running high temperature and so he could not taken part in

the competition.

45. Though he was honest, he was punished.

46. Walk carefully otherwise you will fall down.

47. My mother called me while i was playing football.

48. My salary is low nevertheless i find the work interesting.

49. The passengers rushed to board the bus as soon as it arrived

50. Wait till i return.

15-18 question answer (book back exercise)

1. Why did the seagull fail to fly?

Because he was afraid to fly

2. What did the parents do, when the young seagull failed to fly?

Scolded him, and threatened to let him starve

3. What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother?

Herring

4. What did the young seagull manage to find in his search for food on

the ledge?

The dried pieces of mackerel’s tail, the dried pieces of eggshell

5. What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?

Pretended to be fall asleep , uttered a low cackle

6. What made the young seagull go mad?

Hungry


7. Why did the young bird utter a joyful scream?

Mother picking up a piece of fish , later when he began to fly

8. Did the mother bird offer any food to the young bird?

No,

9. How did the bird feel, when it started flying for the first time?

Monsterous terror seized him, joyful scream

10. What did the young bird’s family do when he started flying?

Family was very happy, his mother swooped past him, his father

flew over him, brothers, and sister were flying around him

11. How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly? why did the seagull

fail to fly?

First attempt to fly was a failure, because he was afraid to fly, failed

to muster up courage to fly

12. How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s

brothers and sister?

By perfecting them in the art of flight, how to skim and surf the

waves, how to dive for fish

13. Give an instance that shows the pathetic condition of the young bird?

Failed to muster up courage to fly. Stay in his nest ,no food

14. How did the bird try to reach its parents without having to flying?

Walked back and forth, he tried to find some means, it couldn’t

reach

15. Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him?

Why?

No, the young seagull’s parents trained him to fly

16. What promoted the young seagull to fly finally?

Mother seagull showed a piece of fish. Couldn’t reach the food

natural bird instinct and its urge for survival

17. What happen to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea?

Sank into it. Belly touched the water, floating on it

18. Where was the author when he heard the noise?

In the bathroom

19. What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?

The unusual sound was a burglar. A ghost


20. What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went

downstairs?

The brothers heard the footsteps circling the dining room table, and

it started up the stairs towards them.

21. Who were the narrator’s neighbours?

Mr. Bodwell and his wife.

22. How did the bodwells react, when a shoe was thrown into their house?

Mr. Bodwell was shouting angrily, Mrs. Bodwell said that they

would sell the house and move to Peoria.

23. What did the bodwells think when they heard the mother shout?

There was a burglars in their house.

24. What was the grandfather wearing?

Nightgown, woollen pants, a night cap, leather jacket

25. What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?

The deserters from general meade’s army.

26. Were the police men willing to leave the house?

No,

27. What made the reporter gaze at the author?

The author’s reply we had ghost

28. Why was the narrator sorry to have paid attention to the footsteps?

Create a lot of misunderstanding

29. Why did herman and the author slam the doors?

Because of their fear of the ghost

30. What woke up the mother?

Slamming of the doors by the narrator and his brother

31. What do you understand by the mother’s act of throwing the shoe?

Not want to take risk by getting down. Wanted the police to

come..to seek help.

32. Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?

Because she was disturbed often

33. How did the cops manage to enter the locked house?

Broke the front door

34. Why were the policemen prevented from entering grandfather’s

room?

Grandfather mistook the police as general mead’s men who were

retreating...he harmed them.

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35. Who used the zither and how?

Guinea pig.. it used to sleep on it.

36. Mention the things that the grandfather imagined ?

Cops were general men. They were beginning to retreat and even

desert.

37. What does INSV stand for?

Indian naval ship vessel.

38. When was INSV Tarini commissioned to Indian navy service?

18th February 2017.

39. Who is Tara-Tarini? After whom was the sailboat named?

Patron deity for sailors Tara-tarini temple in ganjam

40. Where did the crew undergo their basic training?

Mumbai

41. How long were they trained to undertake this voyage?

Three years.

42. Which skill was consider important in the selection process?

Little survival skills.

43. Who mentored the crew?

Commander dilip donde.

44. Which quality of the skipper helped to bring out a successful

expedition?

Honesty.

45. Who among the crew mentioned about team work?

Payal gupta

46. When did they witness the brilliant southern lights from the sea? How

did the sky appear there?

Crossing tasman sea, sky lit up in green light.

47. What festival did they celebrate during the expedition ?

Diwali

48. When did aditya leave the local school?

After he had passed the matriculation examination.

49. Why did adithya think that the school would not be recognisable?

After twenty nine years the school may have undergone many

changes

50. Who were adithya’s ancestors?

Zamindars.


51. How was the landscape through which they travelled?

Spotted with paddy fields

52. What did Aditya visit?

His old school

53. Where was Nagen uncle’s shop?

Next to a grocery shop.

54. Besides tea, what did nagen uncle have in his shop?

Biscuits and savouries

55. What did nagen uncle tell about sanyal?

Sanyal could not here and see well

56. In what way was Mr. Sanyal’s behaviour strange?

Mr.sanyal began to recite the poem

57. What did nagen uncle tell about sanyal past life?

Sanyal led a cursed life. Sold his lands for his daughter’s marriage

..lost his wife and only son

58. How did sanyal show that he had a sense of self-respect?

Paying money for his tea and biscuits

59. Why was the attic a favourite place for the children?

They seem to be in a world of their own

60. What did aditya do on reaching the attic?

Pushed his hand inside the ventilator and searched for somthing

61. What did the jeweller say about the article?

An antique

62. Was sanyal happy about his visitors?

No

63. Why did sanyal recite the poem in the tea shop earlier?

Aditya could remember and recognize him and feel his mistake

64. What was engraved on the medal?

Sriman sasanka sanyal- special prize for recitation

65. What was the daily routine of sanya?

The tea shop and had tea and biscuits there. Never failed to pay

66. Why was there a sudden change in aditya’s expression?

Adithya could recognise that the man was sanyal whom he had

deviced a long time ago. He felt his mistake


67. Why did aditya decide to visit his ancestral home?

Trying to receive his old childhood memories. To get the medal he

once stole from sanyal.

68. What was the condition of the attic?

Attic had crumble down had been the worst hit by wind and

weather.

69. When did aditya heave a sigh of relief? Why?

Had got the medal..aditya had stole it..kept it in the attic..wanted to

return

70. Why did adithya and his friend go to the jeweller?

Find out the weight ..know the value pay sanyal the money

71. What did adithya offer sanyal?

One hundred and fifty rupees

72. What is the future of technology?

All the machines , will be automated command smart TV’s,

appliances by their gestures.... self-replenish supplies, exhausted

..driver –less cars, robots

73. How money people in india suffer with disability?

2.21 percent

74. Who is kim?

Assistive technologist

75. How does kim help Alisha?

By introducing dragon dictate, a software

76. Why is technology important according to david?

Enables..to communicate, be independent..to make friends, control

their environment, study and find jobs.

77. Which instrument david control with his eye movements?

Liberator communication device

78. What devices help david to move from one place to other?

ACTIV, AAC, ECO2, ECO

79. What are the benefits of the internet to the common man?

To get all sorts of information, communicate face to face, send

money to foreign country reserve tickets pay bills apply for overseas

studies..through internet

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80. Do you think technology has improved communication? How?

Yes, communicate face to face with his friend any where in this

world. To stay connected with friends and relatives

81. How does david operate computers with the liberator communication

device?

He controls it with his eye movements

82. Which devices are controlled using ACTIV controller?

TV, blu-ray and music players

83. Which software helps Alisha to overcome her difficulty in typing?

Dragon dictate

84. How would you help the people with disabilities in your

neighbourhood?

I would introduced them to new technologies, awareness

85. What kind of news was usually put up on the bulletin board?

Bad news, the lost battles, the draft orders of the commanding

officer

86. What was the usual scene when school began everyday?

Opening and closing of the desk, lessons repeated in unison,

teacher’s great ruler rapping on the table.

87. Why did Mr. Hamel say it was the last French lesson?

Order has come from berlin to teach only german.. new master

would come the next day

88. What was franz asked to tell? was he able to answer?

Recite the rules of participles. No, not able

89. Why did Mr. Hamel blame himself?

To water his flowers. He gave france holiday when he wanted to

go for fishing

90. What did Mr. Hamel say about the French language?

Most beautiful language..logical language

91. How many years had Mr. Hamel been in the village?

Forty years

92. Why did france dread to go to school that day?

Going to ask questions on participles


93. What were the various things that tempted franz to spend his day

outdoors?

Warm and bright outdoors, chirping of the birds.. drilling of the

Prussian soldiers in the open field

94. Why was the narrator not able to get to his desk without being seen?

Mr. Hamel was walking up and down

95. What was franz sorry for?

Not learning his lessons

96. Why were the old villagers sitting in the last desk?

To honour and thank M. Hamel’s ..faithful service showing their

respect for the country.

97. What were the thought of the narrator’s parents?

Him to work on a farm or at the mill

98. Why does Mr. Hamel say that we must guard our language?

Hold their language, had the key to their prison

99. Mr. Hamel was gazing at many things. What were they?

Everything in that little school room

100. when and how did M. Hamel bid farewell to the class?

Vive la france

101. how did Watson feel when he heard of holmes illness?

Watson felt horrified

102. why didn’t the land lady call the doctor?

Holmes did not allow

103. what was the condition of holmes when Watson saw him?

Had not taken food or drink ..brightness of fever, his cheeks

were flushed and his hand twitched.

104. What was the disease he was suffering from?

Tarpaunli fever or black Formosa plague

105. Who did Watson see when he entered the room?

Watson saw the butler

106. What were the instructions given by holmes to Watson?

To tell smith exactly how he was suffering from the illness.

107. Why did holmes plead with smith?

As a trick to induce smith to confess his nephew’s murder


108. Who was responsible for victor savage’s death? What was the

evidence for it?

Culverton smith.. the poisoned sharp spring

109. What explanation did holmes give for speaking rudely to Watson?

Had respect for watson’s medical skill.

110. How was holmes able to look sick?

Fasting for three days

111. Who was Mr. Hudson? Why was the worried?

The landlady.. about his illness

112. Why didn’t holmes let Watson examine him?

Didn’t have confidence in Dr. Watson.. he was ignorant of the

deadly disease.

113. Why did holmes warn Watson against touching his things? Waht

was watson’s reaction?

Did not like anyone touching his things

114. What did Watson find on the table near the mantelpiece?

A small black and white ivory box with a sliding lid

115. Who is Mr. Culverton smith?

A planter..the culprit

116. What did holmes ask Watson to do before leaving his room?

Place some letters and paper on the table..he asked to place

the ivory box and slide the lid a bit with tongs.

117. What instructions did holmes give Watson to get Mr.smith?

Drying and to London who knew well about the deadly disease.

118. Why did holmes want smith to treat him?

Only man in london who knew well about the deadly disease.

119. Who arrested smith? What were the charges against him?

Inspector morton murdering his nephew, victor

savage...attempt to kill holmes.

19-22 Poem comprehension (book back exercise)

1. What kind of life does the poet want to lead?

Joyful life with forward face and unreluctant soul

2. Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?

Moving towards his goal patiently

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3. What should one not mourn for?

For the things, they had lost

4. What does the phrase unreluctant soul mean here?

The person who is willing to do something

5. What does the poet mean by the phrase in the dim past?

Unhappy or unpleasant past experiences

6. Is the poet afraid of the future?

No

7. How can one travel on with cheer?

By thinking of his memories of youth and old age.

8. Who pays the toll to whom?

Poet’s happy heart ..his youth and old age

9. What was the poet not want to do in fear?

Not want to hold back his journey of life.

10. How is the way of life?

Full of twist and turns, ups and downs. Rough and sometimes

smooth

11. How should be the journey of life?

Joyful and looking a head

12. What did the poet seek as a boy?

New friendship, high adventure and a crown

13. What kind of quest does the poet seek here?

The quest of new friendship, high adventure and a crown

14. What is the poet’s hope?

That last turn in his life’s journey will be the best

15. Where does the family live?

Complaining street

16. Why do you think the street is named as complaining street?

The people complaining always

17. Growl mean?

Make a low guttural sound

18. Why do they find everything amiss?

They are unsatisfied always

19. How are they known?

Name of hrumble


20. What is opinion about the folks you meet down the street?

Imperfect grumble always

21. What does the word gloomy mean here?

Unclear

22. What did they scold?

Summer and winter

23. What do they growl at?

At the rain and the sun

24. Is their growling end ?

No

25. What do they do, if everything pleased them?

They would growl that there was nothing to grumble.

26. What is the queerest thing?

Is no one can be brought to acknowledge his family name

27. What will not a grumbler own?

A grumble will not own...with the grumbling family

28. What is the worst thing that can happen if anyone stays with

them?

They will learn their ways of grumble

29. What are the ways of grumble family?

Grumbling about everything

30. Who dreams here?

The one who stays with the grumbling family

31. Who is adopted into the family?

The one who stays with the grumble family.

32. What does he dream of?

The terrible jumble of grumbling something

33. What is the wisest thing that the poet suggested?

To stay away from the grumbling family

34. What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’ refer to?

Not to enter the complaining street

35. What does the poet advise us?

Not to growl whatever we do

36. What will mistaken for?

Grumblers


37. What does the poet expect everyone to learn?

To walk with a smile and a song

38. What should we do when things go wrong sometimes?

We should not worry

39. We should not worry who is beauty innate?

A women

40. Innate mean?

Inborn or natural

41. Who is the symbol of power and strength?

The women of today

42. Stake mean?

Risk

43. Fake mean?

Duplicate or unreal

44. What does the word summer mean here?

Difficulties in women’s life

45. How does she take life?

Optimistically

46. What does she mean by spring will come again?

Good times of life will come again

47. Who has no fear?

The women of today

48. What is the strong about?

In her faith and belief

49. How does the deal the adversities in life?

With persistence

50. Is she complaining about the problems of life?

No

51. Who is strong in her faith and belief?

The women of today

52. Persistence mean?

Continuous effort

53. What do the words thaw and saw mean here?

Tackle and deal with cruelty

54. What is the tone of the poetess?

Is angry

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55. Who is a lioness?

The women of today

56. How is the women described?

As lioness

57. Why is the women compared to a lioness?

The women is bold and strong. She takes care of her family and

is ready to tackle and deal with bad times.

58. Who does the poetess warn?

The pranksters

59. Why should not we try to hurt her pride and self- respect?

Because she can deal with those

60. Describe today woman’s according to the poet?

Has pride and self respect

61. How should a woman be treated?

With love and respect

62. What is the massage of the poetess to the readers?

Today’s woman have pride and self respect.. love, respect and

keep her near.

63. What was the routine of the cricket?

Enjoying singing

64. Name of the season?

Spring and summer

65. Why was his cupboard empty?

Did not save any food.

66. What is cricket in this poem?

A brown or black insect

67. What is the nature of the cricket?

Young and silly

68. How was the summer?

Warm and sunny

69. What did the cricket complain?

Its cupboard was empty

70. Whose cupboard was empty?

The cricket cupboard

71. What would not he find on the ground?

Food and grains


72. Why was the ground covered with snow?

Winter season

73. What does crumb mean?

Piece of bread

74. What does the phrase the snow- covered ground mean?

Weather was cold and snowy

75. How is the winter described here?

Snow on ground and no flowers and leaves on the trees

76. Who could not see a flower?

The cricket

77. Not a leaf on a tree what season is mentioned here?

Winter season

78. Who said this to whom- for all nature looked gay?

The cricket.. to the ant

79. Who asked the questioned “you sang, sir, you say?” to whom?

The ant... to the cricket.

80. The ant refused to help the cricket. Why?

Ant could not tolerate the laziness of the cricket.

81. Did the ant help the cricket? How do you say?

No..... the ant hastily closes its small gate.

82. What did the ant angrily tell the cricket to do?

To sing and dance now also

83. What does the poet indicate in this phrase some have two?

Some human beings who behave like the cricket. The two

legged cricket

84. Who is addressed to sir?

The cricket is addressed to sir

85. What made the cricket bold?

Starvation and famine

86. Why did the cricket drip and tremble?

Weather was wet and cold

87. Whom did the cricket want to meet? Why?

Ant to borrow food or grains from it

88. What kind of ant is it?

A miserly ant


89. What would keep him alive?

Grains and shelter from the ant

90. What does the cricket want from the ant?

Shelter and grains

91. What is the assurance made by the cricket?

Granted shelter and food, he would repay it in future

92. Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?

Work hard and always plan for the future

93. What relationship did the ant maintain with the cricket?

The cricket’s servant and friend

94. What did ant ask the cricket about his savings?

If the cricket had saved any food

95. What does lay by mean?

Keep for future use

96. What does quoth mean?

Said

97. What will happen to the cricket, if the ant doesn’t help it?

Must die of starvation and sorrow

98. What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?

To enjoy dancing and singing

99. What did the cricket do day and night?

Sang day and night

100. What metals are obtained from ores and mines?

Iron, copper, lead, gold, and silver

101. Mention a few machines which are hammered to design?

Steam engine, the locomotive and iron clad ships

102. Mention the names of few machines that run or water, coal or

oil?

Floating grain mill, water powered fire alarm, steam engines,

modern diesel engines and container ships

103. Are machines humble to accept the evolution of human brain?

Why?

They have to work as per the instructions of human brain

104. What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in this poem?

Machines have no feelings like human beings. Handle them

with care

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105. Whose task is referred to as our task here?

Task of the machines

106. What are obtained from the ore- bed and the mine?

Ores of metal

107. Where the ores metals obtained from?

The ore- bed and the mine

108. Where are the metals melted?

In the blast furnaces

109. How are the machines designed?

By casting and hammering

110. How do the machines become fit?

By cutting, filling, assembling and gauging

111. What does filed mean?

Rubbed down

112. Are the machines more efficient than human being?

Yes

113. Who will set the task?

Human being

114. Who allots tasks to the machines?

Human beings

115. How many hours is four and twenty hours?

Twenty four hours

116. What do the machines need to run?

Water, coal, and oil

117. What works can the machines do?

Pull, haul, push, lift, drive, print, plough, weave, heat, light, run,

race, swim, fly, dive, see, hear, count, read, and write.

118. Can a machine read? Name such a machine?

Yes, robots and computers

119. What does the machine ask us to remember?

They are operated according to the laws of physics

120. Whom Does Children refer?

The machines

121. Are machines important our lives? Why?

Yes, machines have made our lives easier


122. What is found beneath all uniforms?

A person

123. What is the same for every one of us?

The air we breathe and the land we walk and lie

124. Where are we all going to lie finally?

In the same land

125. What is common for all of us?

Sun, air and water

126. Mentioned the season

The winter

127. Who are they?

The people

128. What does the poet mean by lines we read?

We can read and understand and hard work of everyone through

129. What does not differ?

The work of other country’s people

130. Who have eyes like ours?

The men from the other countries

131. What can be won by love?

The strength of men

132. What can we recognize and understand?

Life is common in every hand

133. What is asked by the poet to remember?

The men from the other countries also have eyes and strength

like ours.

134. Who tells us to hate our brothers?

Our leaders

135. What happens when we hate our brothers?

We hate ourselves

136. What do we do to ourselves?

Disposses, betray condemn ourselves, when we hate our

brothers

137. What are we told to do?

To hate our brothers

138. What is asked by the poet to remember?

The men who fight with each other pollutes our earth.


139. What outrages the innocence?

Our hells of fire and dust

140. Who are not foreign?

People of other countries

141. What is not strange?

Other countries

142. Who defile our earth?

The men who fight with each other

143. Where is the house?

Located on Elm Street

144. Describe the inside of the house?

With a ton of space inside but bare to the bone

145. What is unknown to the poet?

What happened inside the House

146. Is the house fully furnished?

Bare to the bone

147. Why is the house a mysteries place?

No one knows what is happening inside the house

148. When does the poet drive past the house?

Every day

149. What is the season mentioned here?

The summer season

150. What does the poet feel about the house?

This house is one of a kind

151. What plays with our mind?

The mystery of the house

152. What kind of tree it is?

Neither grows tall nor gets smaller

153. What is besides house?

A tree

154. How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?

Couldn’t understand the happening of the house

155. What happened to the house everyday?

Begins to fade everyday

156. What rumours may be made about the house?

Some anti-social persons using the house

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157. What is the mystery about the house?

No one knows and understands what was happening in this

house

158. When does the house seem to alive?

At night

159. What happened in the house at night?

Flicker on and off

160. Does the house tempt the poet to enter into it

Yes

161. What stopped the poet from going to the house?

It is her fear

23. Rewrite the following to the other voice.

(Simple method for slow learners )

முதயில் active voice, passive voice என்று கண்டுபுடிக்க வேண்டும். Subject - object ஆகவும் object- subject ஆகவும் ாற்ம வேண்டும்.

Object- ய எப்படி கண்டு புடிக்க வேண்டும் என்மால் verb-க்கு பிமகு ேக்கூடி noun தான் object

Auxiliary verb இருக்கா இல்யயா என்று பார், இல்யய என்மால்

mainverb-ய பார் main verb present tense-ல் இருந்தால் auxiliary verb present tense-ல் ாற்மி mainverb-ய past participle verb-ல் ாற்ம வேண்டும்.

Object-க்கு முன்னால் by வபாட வேண்டும்.

Ing verb-ஆக இருந்தால் being வேர்க்க வேண்டும்

present tense auxiliary verb- am, is, are past tense auxiliary verb – was, were

Examples

1. Machines crush wood into small pieces

Wood is crushed by machines into small pieces

2. They displayed the furniture neatly

The furniture was displayed by them neatly


3. we are buying vegetables

Vegetables are being bought by us

4. the women are swabbing the hall

The hall is being swabbing by the women

5. They have warned the boys.

The boys have been warned by them

24. Rewrite using indirect speech.

Table 1 and 2

Table 3


Table 4

Table 5

முதயில் direct speech-ஆ indirect speech- ஆ என்று பார்க்க வேண்டும்.

பிமகு என்ன sentence என்று பார்க்கவேண்டும்.

பிமகு 1.Reporting verb, 2.Conjunction, 3.Pronoun change, 4.Tense change, 5.Time and Adverb change இந்த ஐந்யத ட்டுவ ாற்ம வேண்டும்.

1. The teacher said to the students , “ we are going an excursion to kerala

next week”

The teacher told the students that they were going on an excursion to

kerala the following week.

1 2 3 4

5

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2. Valli said to vimala, “you may find this sum difficult, if you do not learn

the formula”.

Valli told Vimala that she might find that sum difficult, if she did not

learn the formula.

3. What can i do for you?” the headmaster asked the boy.

The headmaster asked the boy what he could do for him.

4. The doctor asked the patient, “Do you smoke?

The doctor asked the patient whether he smoked

5. Mr. Chari said to his driver, “Drop me at my office and pick me up at 3

p.m.”

Mr. Chari ordered his driver to drop him at his office and pick him up at

3 p.m.

6. Father said to his son, don’t be worried. I am sure you will do well in the

exam”.

Father advised his son not to be worried and he added that he was

sure he would do well in the exam.

7. “What a beautiful view it is!” said my friend.

My friend exclaimed that it was a very beautiful view.

8. The people said, “Alas! We have missed our leader”.

The people exclaimed with sorrow that they had missed their leader.

25. Punctuate the following sentence.

1. What a pretty girl you are exclaimed rashmi.

“What a pretty girl, you are!” exclaimed rashmi.

2. I am going to Mumbai in may to attend my friend wedding.

I am going to Mumbai in May to attend my friend’s wedding.


26. Transform the following sentence into simple sentence

Simple, complex, compound

Type – 1

Examples:

Study regularly. You will score high marks.

Simple : in the event of studying regularly, you will score highmarks.

Complex : if you study regularly, you will score high marks.

Compound: you study regularly then only you will score high marks.

Type -2

He was honest. Everyone praised him.

Simple: Being honest, everyone praised him.

Complex: As he was honest, everyone praised him.

Compound: He was honest and so everyone praised him.

Type-3

Ramesh is rich. He is not happy.

Simple: in spite of being rich, ramesh is not happy.

Complex: Though Ramesh is rich, he is not happy.

Compound: Ramesh is rich but he is not happy.

Type-4

He is very weak. He cannot run fast.

Simple: he is too weak to run fast.

Complex: he is so weak that he cannot run fast.

Compound: he is very weak and so he cannot run fast


Type -5,6

The child saw the mother, it stopped crying.

Simple: on seeing the mother, the child stopped crying

Complex: as soon as the child saw the mother, it stopped crying.

Compound: the child saw the mother and at once it stopped crying.

27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentence:

1. As / I / healthy / are / you / am / as

I am as healthy as you are.

2. Your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday / dress / the

Since today is your birthday, put on the new dress.

3. Allergic / dogs / rani / though / is / to / of / six / she / them / has

Though rain is allergic to dogs, she has six of them.

4. Speaks / ruben / besides / german / languages / two

Ruben speaks two languages besides german.

5. Loan / apply / you / if / for / you / a / get / will / immediately / it

If you apply for a loan, you will get it immediately.

28. Rewrite the Road map

You are here

Go straight

Turn left/right

Then go straight

You will find the place

29- 32. Answer the paragraph (prose)

His first flight

The young seagull was alone on the ledge.

He was afraid to fly.

So his parents made him starve until he flies.

But he didn’t fly.

It was out of reach.

He flew and landed on the green sea.

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The night the ghost got in

The narrator heard a strange sound at their dining room.

He thought it was a burglar or a ghost.

His mother threw her shoe at Mr. Bodwell’s window to seek help.

The police game and ransacked the house during their search.

Grandfather mistook them as deserters and shot at them.

Next morning, grandfather told that he came to the dining room for

water the previous night.

Empowered women navigation the world

A crew of six army women was selected for a voyage.

Navika sager parikrama was a project to empower women.

Indigenously built sail boat INS-Tarini was used for this voyage.

The boat had all facilities and encouraged eco- friendly resources.

The crew took more trainings to sail and handle the emergencies.

It turned to goa on 21 may 2018 after 254 days.

33-34 answer the paragraph (poem)

Life

The poet wants to lead a joyful life

He neither wants to hurry nor moves away from his goal.

He does not want to mourn for the things that he had lost.

He does not hold back for fear of the future.

His happy heart travels cheerfully from the youth to old age.

He does not care for the hurdles in his life.

The grumble family

There is a pessimistic family in complaining street.

They are always discontented and dissatisfied.

Rain or sun, summer, winter, high or humble they complain about

everything.

It is good to stay away from them.

Indirectly, the poet advises us not be like them.

We should be optimistic and happy


I am every woman

Today’s woman is the symbol of power and strength.

She is optimistic and expects good things life.

She is never a quitter.

She is ferocious like a lioness.

She has pride and self respect.

So we have to love, respect and look

35. Read the following stanza answer the question

Let me but live my life from year to year.

With forward face and unreluctant soul;

Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal;

Not mourning for the things that disappear

Rhyming words: year , disappear soul, goal

Rhyming scheme: a b b a

36.Paraphrase the following stanza

Example:

In the dim past, nor holding back in fear

From what the future veils; but with a whole

And happy heart, that pays its toll

To youth and age, and travels on with cheer.

-This poem is taken from life by Henry Van Dyke The poet tells that the

life of human with full of happy by thinking of his memories of youth and old

age. He does not want to hold back his journey of life in fear he is not afraid of

future. His happy heart pays its toll to his youth and old age.


37.Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order

1. He order ariel to torment the inmates of the ship

2. Miranda was attracted by Ferdinand and had more concern towards

him

3. Prospero and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave

4. prospero forgave them and restored his duckedom, Milan.

5. He raised a violent strom in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.

6. prospero wanted to test Ferdinand and gave a severe task to perform.

7. Using his powers, prospero released the good spirits from large

bodies of trees.

8. The king of naples, and Antonio the false brother, repented the

injustice they had done to proper.

9. Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand, prince of naples to his cave.

10. Ferdinand was the second human whom Miranda had seen after her

father.

Answer:

1. prospero and Miranda came to an island lived in a cave.

2. Using his powers, prospero released the good spirits from large

bodies of trees.

3. He raised a violent strom in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.

4. He ordered ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.

5. Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand , the prince of naples to his

cave.

6. Ferdinand was the second human whom Miranda had seen after her

father.

7. Miranda was attracted by Ferdinand and had more concern towards

him.

8. Prospero wanted to test Ferdinand and gave a severe task perform.

9. The king of naples, and Antonio the false brother, repented the

injustice they had done to prospero.

10. Prospero forgave them and restored his dukedom, Milan.

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38. Read the passage and answer the question

39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below


40. Letter writing

41. Notice writing


42. Look at the following picture and express your views

I like the picture

I know the picture

This picture is very beautiful

I saw the picture

I draw the picture

43. Make note or write a summary of the following passage

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44. Identify the correct errors in the following sentence


45. Quote from memory


46. Write a paragraph about 150 words by developing hints:

47. a) Read the following paragraph and answer the question given below:

Or


b. Poem comprehension

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