Question 19
Fill the six blanks with expressions from the box.
How to answer:
Use each expression once and check meaning and grammar.
View Answer
1. I have read many stories
to name a few
.
Reason:
This is the remaining expression in the one-use-each word box, although the printed sentence is awkward because it does not actually name examples.
2. Do you know when this little town
came into existence
?
Reason:
“came into existence” means began to exist.
3. His hard work has helped him
to no end
.
Reason:
“to no end” means greatly or enormously.
4. There are no simple solutions to the
age-old problem
of traffic jams.
Reason:
“age-old problem” means a problem that has existed for a very long time.
5. He opened the ancient wooden box and stared at the treasure
in disbelief
.
Reason:
“in disbelief” means unable to believe what one is seeing.
6. The garden is
in full glory
in spring with lots of beautiful flowers in bloom.
Reason:
“in full glory” means at its most beautiful or impressive.
Source wording note:
Sentence 1 is grammatically possible only in a loose sense; normally “to name a few” follows actual examples. The NCERT wording is preserved and the issue is made explicit.
In blanks mein box se idioms fill karne hain jaise '
came into existence
', 'to no end', 'age-old problem', 'in disbelief' aur 'in full glory' - har phrase apne sentence ke context ke saath perfectly fit hota hai. Pehla sentence thoda awkward hai kyunki 'to name a few' normally examples ke baad use hota hai, lekin yeh word box mein bachi hui remaining expression hai.
Question 20
Select the correct synonyms from the box.
View Answer
Yahan diye gaye meaning clues ke basis par box se correct synonym choose karna hai, jaise mysterious ke liye
enigmatic
aur mighty ke liye colossal.
Binomials — Learn Before the Exercise
What is a binomial?
A binomial is a fixed pair joined by
and
or
or
, such as
hide-and-seek
or
flora and fauna
. The order is normally fixed.
Question 21
Match the binomials with their meanings.
View Answer
Yahan har binomial expression (jaise odds and ends, on and off) ko uske sahi meaning ke saath match karna hai, jo answer mein diya gaya hai.
Question 22
Use the binomials in sentences of your own.
How to answer:
Keep each fixed pair in the correct order.
View Answer
Samples: The drawer was full of
odds and ends
. It rained
on and off
. We can
mix and match
the colours. The decision is
all or nothing
. Practice is
part and parcel
of learning. Do not
pick and choose
only easy tasks.
Sooner or later
, the answer will be clear. Her confidence improved by
leaps and bounds
.
Yeh sample sentences hain jo har binomial expression ka natural use dikhate hain, jaise 'It rained on and off' ya 'Her confidence improved by leaps and bounds'.
Participles — Learn Before the Exercise
Verb forms used as adjectives
Present participles usually end in
-ing
; past participles often end in
-ed/-en
or are irregular. They describe nouns:
glowing water
,
carved stone
.
Question 23
Fill the five blanks with participle forms of the verbs in the box.
How to answer:
Choose the form that can describe the following noun/phrase.
View Answer
1. The Taj Mahal is a
glowing
marble monument.
Reason:
“glowing” is the present participle of
glow
and describes the monument.
2. The view is
amazing
.
Reason:
“amazing” describes the effect the view has on a viewer.
3. The Sun Temple in Konark features intricately
carved
stone wheels and walls.
Reason:
“carved” is a past participle describing completed work on the stone.
4.
Standing
at a height of 182 m, the Statue of Unity is dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Reason:
“standing” is a present participle introducing the statue’s position/height.
5. The
scattered
islands of the Andaman and Nicobar offer some of the cleanest beaches in India.
Reason:
“scattered” is a past participle used as an adjective.
Har blank mein verb ka sahi participle form fill karna hai - present participle (jaise glowing, standing) ongoing action ya description ke liye use hota hai, aur past participle (jaise carved, scattered) completed action ko adjective ki tarah describe karta hai.
Gerunds and Participles — Learn Before the Exercise
Same -ing form, different job
A
gerund
acts as a noun:
Swimming is fun.
A
participle
describes a noun or gives an action linked to a noun:
falling leaves
;
Feeling tired, she sat down.
Question 24
Underline the gerunds and participles and mark G/P.
View Answer
Yahan har -ing word ko dekh kar decide karna hai ki wo
gerund
(noun ki tarah use, jaise Dancing, Reading) hai ya
participle
(adjective ki tarah use, jaise falling, shimmering).
Question 25
Combine the sentence pairs using participles or gerunds as directed.
How to answer:
Use the grammatical form named in brackets.
View Answer
2.
Walking carelessly, Smitha slipped on the doormat.
3.
Sleeping for eight hours is good for health.
4.
Feeling happy about the result, Ranjith called his parents.
5.
Father encouraged Meena’s joining the course.
Language note:
Item 5 is kept as a gerund construction because NCERT explicitly gives the clue “gerund”. In everyday English, “Father encouraged Meena to join the course” is more natural, but that uses an infinitive.
Har pair ko ek sentence mein combine karna hai using participle (jaise 'Walking carelessly...') ya gerund (jaise 'Sleeping for eight hours...') jaisa instruction mein bataya gaya hai. Item 5 mein gerund use kiya gaya hai kyunki NCERT ne specifically 'gerund' clue diya tha, warna everyday English mein infinitive zyada natural lagta - 'encouraged Meena to join'.
You are here
