Vocabulary — Odd Word Out
How to solve an odd-word question
First identify the common meaning or use shared by three words. The word that does not fit that shared group is the odd one out.
Question 24
Identify the odd word in each list and explain why.
How to answer: State the shared category first, then the word that does not belong.
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Set Odd word Reason
plodded, galloped, scrambled, trudged galloped The others describe kinds of human walking/movement on foot; galloping is especially associated with a horse moving fast.
tender, delicate, soft, smooth smooth Tender, delicate and soft suggest softness/fragility; smooth describes an even surface texture.
stared, peered, pecked, gazed pecked The other three are ways of looking; pecked is a bird’s action with its beak.
growing, blossoming, progressing, planting planting The first three describe development; planting is the act that begins growth.
Taste Words
Taste vocabulary
sweet sugary
sour acidic
tangy sharply pleasant
bitter sharp/unpleasant
spicy hot with spices
salty containing salt
bland little taste.
Question 25
Choose suitable taste words for the listed food items.
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Food Suitable taste word
tamarind tangy
jaggery sweet
neem leaves bitter
paneer bland
lemon sour
pickle salty
a dish of vegetables spicy (sample)
Question 26
Use any five taste words and make sentences of your own.
How to answer: Write five short, grammatically complete sentences.
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Sample: The jaggery is sweet. The lemon is sour. The pickle is salty. Neem leaves are bitter. The curry is spicy.

Question 27
Choose the correct antonyms for the textual words.
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Textual word Antonym
tender hard
sturdy shaky
narrow wide
warmth coldness
feasting fasting
grumpy cheerful
sheltered unprotected
special ordinary
Past Tenses — Learn Before the Exercise
Simple Past, Past Progressive and Past Perfect

Simple Past: completed past action. Pattern: subject + past form . Example: Rakesh watered the tree.

Past Progressive: action continuing at a particular past time. Pattern: was/were + verb-ing . Example: Rakesh was looking for Grandfather.

Past Perfect: action completed before another past action. Pattern: had + past participle . Example: The tree had performed a miracle.

Question 28
Underline the verbs and identify the tense in the three textbook sentences.
How to answer: Identify the verb phrase first; then apply the tense pattern.
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1. was / bought — Simple Past in the main completed action. 2. was looking — Past Progressive. 3. gazed — Simple Past; had performed — Past Perfect.

Question 29
Fill the paragraph using Simple Past, Past Progressive or Past Perfect forms.
How to answer: Use the time relationship: ongoing background = past progressive; completed event = simple past; earlier completed action = past perfect.
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I was sitting with my grandparents in the garden. As we (ii) were talking , I (iii) realised how much wisdom they (iv) had imparted to me over the years. While I (v) was listening to their stories, I (vi) remembered the times we (vii) had spent together planting flowers and learning about life. By the time I left, the sun (viii) had set , and I (ix) felt a deep sense of gratitude for the bond we (x) had nurtured through love, care and countless memories.

Punctuation — Learn Before the Exercise
What punctuation does

Full stop (.) ends a statement. Comma (,) separates parts. Question mark (?) ends a question. Exclamation mark (!) shows strong emotion.

Colon (:) introduces an explanation/list. Semicolon (;) links closely related independent clauses. Apostrophe (’) shows contractions/possession. Quotation marks (“ ”) show direct speech.

Capital letters begin sentences and proper nouns.

Question 30
Punctuate the given paragraph appropriately.
How to answer: Add sentence boundaries, capitals, quotation marks for speech, apostrophes and internal punctuation.
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Every Sunday, Roshni would visit her grandparents’ house on their farm.

“Come, sit,” Grandpa would say, patting the bench on their porch.

Roshni loved these moments, where the world slowed down and stories flowed like magic. Grandma would bring tea, her eyes twinkling with joy.

“I’m excited to hear about your younger days—the adventures, the lessons, and the memories,” Roshni said eagerly.

Grandpa smiled softly, his wrinkled hands resting on the cane. “Ah, the old days… when everything was simple and happiness was all we had.”

Roshni could feel the warmth of those memories. She sat in silence, bound not by words but by a timeless bond.

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