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Question 1: Discuss and

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Question 2

Question 1: Complete the following table.

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Question 3

Question 1: Find more such idioms using the following keywords.

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Question 1: State whether the following statements are true or false. (a) The young seagull was not confident about the ability of his wings. (b) The young seagull’s parents guided and improve

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(a) The young seagull was not confident about the ability of his wings. – True (b) The young seagull’s parents guided and improved his siblings in the art of flying. – True (c) When the young seagull pretended to be falling asleep, his parents took notice of him. – False (d) Flying across the young

Question 5

Question 1: Complete the following statements. (a) The seagull was afraid to fly because ……………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (b) Young birds are afrai

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(a) the seagull is afraid to fly because he thought that his small, short wings would never support him to fly and he would fall and drown in the sea. (b) Young birds are afraid to make their first flight because they are not confident at their first flight. (c) Human beings find it difficult to fac

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Question 1: Read the following words carefully and make meaningful sentences of your own, and write in your notebook. 4. Read the following words carefully and fill in the blanks by choosing a

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(a) Arun is full of cowardice. (b) The violin played very shrilly and merrily. (c) Ravi said, “Are you really afraid of the dark?” (d) The whole village plunged into darkness. (e) The lions devoured their prey, hungrily. (f) He skimmed through the report. (g) One by one, the stars appeared in the sk

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Question 1: Read about the space mission of Sunita Williams. Imagine you are going to interview her. Frame 10 to 12 interview relevant questions regarding –

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Interview Questions to Sunita Williams : Hello Madam! Congratulations on your great achievements in the Space Mission! May I ask you a few questions about your career and mission?

Question 8

Question 1: Describe in your notebook the challenges you faced while learning to ride a bicycle, swimming or any skilL Take hints from the web to complete your write-up.

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Riding a Bicycle: Though some people think that riding a bicycle is a very simple easy thing, but it is not true. It is a challenging job. When you begin to learn cycle you must have to drive away and win over the fear of falling. While riding a cycle you are bound to fall once or twice or more and

Question 9

Question 1: Give the Homophones of the following.

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(a) blue – blew (b) bear – bare (c) beet – beat (d) to – two (e) son – sun

Question 10

Question 1: (a) The sun was now ascending the sky. (b) Still they took no notice of him. (c) She is standing on a little high hump on the plateau. (d) He leaned out eagerly. (e) He just felt d

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(a) The sun was now ascending the sky. – Past Continuous Tense (b) Still they took no notice of him. – Simple Past Tense (c) She is standing on a little high hump on the plateau. – Present Continuous Tense (d) He leaned out eagerly. – Simple Past Tense (e) He just felt dizzy. – Simple Past Tense

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Question 1:

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Question 1: State whether the following statements are True or False :

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Question 2: Complete the following sentences using information in the passage: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)

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Question 1: How did the seagull parents perfect the young seagull’s brothers and sister in the art Of flight?

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The parents of the seagull flew about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flying. They trained them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. When they succeeded in the art, the parents circled about them raising a proud cackle to encourage them.

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Question 2: Complete the web describing the young seagull’s feelings while trying to fly: (Answers are directly given.)

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Question 3: What were the young seagull’s parents doing?

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The young seagull’s father was cleaning his white back feathers smooth with his beak. His mother was looking at the young seagull. She stood on a little high hump on the plateau. Her white breast was thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped ea

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Question 4: Complete the web : (Answers are directly given and underlined.)

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Question 5: How did the young seagull learn his first flight?

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When the young seagull was calling his mother plaintively, his mother had picked up a piece of fish and was flying across to him with it. He leaned out eagerly trying to get nearer to her as she flew across. But when the piece of fish in her beak was almost within his reach, his mother halted, her w

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Question 6: Complete the web : (The answers are directly given and underlined.)

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Question 7: What did the young seagull forget? What did he do then?

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The young seagull completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly. He commended himself for his diving and soaring and curveting shrieking shrilly.

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Question 8: When did the young seagull get his prized scraps of dog-fish?

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The young seagull was completely exhausted after his first flight. He drooped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank in it. He screamed with fright and tried to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise. His feet sank into the green sea and

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Question 1: Guess the meanings of:

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Question 2: Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’ : ‘A’ ‘B’ 1. ascending (a) grabbed 2. maddened (b) flying upward into the air 3. soaring (c) made one very angry 4.

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‘A’ ‘B’ 1. ascending (d) rising up 2. maddened (c) made one very angry 3. soaring (b) flying upward into the air 4. seized (a) grabbed

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Question 3: Find the present participles from the passage :

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ascending, standing, falling, lying, dozing, preening, looking, scrapping, begging, calling, flying, tapping, trying, wondering, cutting, soaring.

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Question 4: Match adjectives given in Column ‘A’ with the nouns given in Column ‘B’ : ‘A’ ‘B’ 1. high (a) scream 2. joyful (b) nightfall 3. monstrous (c) hump 4. previous (d) terror

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‘A’ ‘B’ 1. high (c) hump 2. joyful (a) scream 3. monstrous (d) terror 4. previous (b) nightfall

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Question 5: Read the following words carefully and make meaningful sentences of your own by using them :

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Question 6. Read the following words and fill in the blanks by using appropriate words given in the brackets : (Answers are directly given and underlined.) (commended, attempted, exhausted, soared) Answer:

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Question 7: Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’ : Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’ 1. ridge (a) wear out 2. exhaust (b) small and thin pieces 3. shriek (c) a chain of hills 4.

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Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’ 1. ridge (c) a chain of hills 2. exhaust (a) wear out 3. shriek (d) make a loud cry 4. scraps (b) small and thin pieces

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Question 8: Read the following words and make meaningful sentences of your own by using them :

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Activity-based on Contextual Grammar : Question 1. Read the following sentences carefully, underline the verbs and then find out the tenses in the sentences : (Verbs are directly underlined.) Answer:

Question 29

Question 2: Identify the tense and then change it to Present Perfect Continuous tense: The sun is ascending the sky.

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The sun has been ascending the sky.

Question 30

Question 1: Are you afraid of playing any outdoor game? Explain why?

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Yes, I am afraid of playing Kabbadi. It appears to me that it is a very rough and tough game. I am very much afraid of the injuries caused in it. I cannot endure the thought of injury. I believe that it is a game for only strong and hefty people.

1. Are there any situations when you get afraid?	– I Yes, I am afraid of sleeping in the dark at night, cold weather, street dogs, ghost stories and quarrels.
2. How would you react if you had to travel alone?	– I would be greatly disturbed and depressed if I had to travel alone. It annoys me and I feel uncomfortable.
3. How would you react if you have to stay alone at home?	– It would be afraid of staying alone at home and become uneasy and endlessly think that something untoward will happen when I am alone at home.
4. What would you do if you were lost in a new city?	would cause confusion in my mind. I would lose my nerve and run helter- skelter to find any lead to my home or I shall collect myself and reach the police to get help from them.

Idioms	Meanings	Your own sentences
1. bird’s-eye view	view from somewhere high	We enjoyed the bird’s-eye view from the top of the mountain.
2. as free as a bird	If he/she is care-free	After finishing her exam, she will be as free as a bird.
3. eagle’s eye	His ability to observe something closely	The detective was watching every move of the thief with his eagle eyes.
4. spread one’s wings	to try to work on things independently	After getting his training in papermaking, Kumar spread his wings to start his own paper mill.

‘A’	‘B’
1. ascending	(a) grabbed
2. maddened	(b) flying upward into the air
3. soaring	(c) made one very angry
4. seized	(d) rising up

‘A’	‘B’
1. high	(a) scream
2. joyful	(b) nightfall
3. monstrous	(c) hump
4. previous	(d) terror

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. ridge	(a) wear out
2. exhaust	(b) small and thin pieces
3. shriek	(c) a chain of hills
4. scraps	(d) make a loud cry

Chapter 1.5 His First Flight Solutions