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REPORTED SPEECH RULES: NARRATION: INDIRECT SPEECH (Part1): Introduction: What is a Reported Speech / Narration?

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Reported Speech Part 1 Introduction
Words before you start !

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WHY TO USE A PASSIVE VOICE

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LITERATURE QUIZ

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

A THIEF’S STORY

QUESTIONS BASED ON VOCABULARY

1. ‘Dashed straight’ means

a. to put a dash between two words

b. to leave the place instantly

c. to stay at the place calmly

d. to collide against someone

Correct! Wrong!

2. Meaning of the line ‘ His face was clear and unlined’-

a. His face was shining

b. His face was full of worries

c. His face had no mark of worries

d. His face had clear marks of worries

Correct! Wrong!

3. Hari Singh says-“ But I just hang around, smiling in my most appealing way,…” What does he mean to say so?

a. I danced around Anil

b. I hanged a rope around Anil

c. I waited around Anil

d. I took round around Anil

Correct! Wrong!

4. What can NOT be the Meaning of ‘ Put off’

a. to postpone a plan

b. cause someone to lose interest

c. to distract someone

d. to switch off

Correct! Wrong!

5. Meaning of ‘ Get into the confidence’ –

a. to be overconfident

b. to lose the trust of someone

c. to show trust

d. to win the trust of someone

Correct! Wrong!

6. Meaning of the line ‘Anil made money by fits and starts’

a. inconsistently

b. consistently

c. confidentially

d. awkwardly

Correct! Wrong!

" My hand slid under the the mattress ,searching for the notes." The phrase for ' search for ' according the passage would be

to feel for someone

to feel for something

to feel about something

to feel about someone

Correct! Wrong!

'slid under' means

an act of running along and under the smooth surface maintaining continuous contact

an act of moving something softly along and under the smooth surface maintaining continuous contact

an act of hiding something softly along and under the smooth surface maintaining continuous contact

Correct! Wrong!

A word that means the same as ' a sudden shock'

slid

string

startle

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" I slowed down to a walk and counted the notes." the line means

I counted the notes while moving slowly

I counted the notes while running

I counted the notes while walking slowly and happily

Correct! Wrong!

' to a walk means' means

to walk for no reason

to walk for pleasure

to walk speedily

Correct! Wrong!

' A walk' specially

".... quickly crawled out." meaning of crawled out ...

To exit a place or thing on one's hands and knees

To enter a place or thing on one's hands and knees

To stand at a place qkicly

Correct! Wrong!

" I found myself on the deserted platform." deserted platform means here

platform full of crowed

barren platform

lonely platform

Correct! Wrong!

" Leaving the platform , I walked slowly through the bazar." Leaving here is showing a -

gerund

participle

continuous tense

Correct! Wrong!

" Pick up the speed " means

slowed down the speed

caught the speed

broke the speed

Correct! Wrong!

" A little drizzle " added to my discomfort." a little drizzle means

a heavy rain

slow but consistent rain

a light shower of rain

Correct! Wrong!

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

QUESTIONS BASED ON VOCABULARY


        
                    

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            #1. Tackle a meal  
			
				
					
						
						Always say 'no'  to food			
					
					Always say 'no'  to food				
			
				
				
					
						
						Alaways be ready to gulp the food			
					
					Alaways be ready to gulp the food				
			
				
				
					
						
						to have stomache ache after having the food			
					
					to have stomache ache after having the food				
			
				
				
					
						
						to hesitate to have food			
					
					to hesitate to have food				
			
	
#2. Harden one's heart  
			
				
					
						
						to believe in oneself			
					
					to believe in oneself				
			
				
				
					
						
						to stop having a cruel feeling for someone/ something			
					
					to stop having a cruel feeling for someone/ something				
			
				
				
					
						
						to be empathetic for everyone			
					
					to be empathetic for everyone				
			
				
				
					
						
						to be strong enough against having kind/ caring feeling for anyone/anything 			
					
					to be strong enough against having kind/ caring feeling for anyone/anything 				
			
	
#3. Drooping in one's harness 
			
				
					
						
						hanging down			
					
					hanging down				
			
				
				
					
						
						to be over confident			
					
					to be over confident				
			
				
				
					
						
						to be active at any hour of the day 			
					
					to be active at any hour of the day 				
			
				
				
					
						
						to be strong enough			
					
					to be strong enough				
			
	
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#4. Take a firm line 
			
				
					
						
						to draw a straight line			
					
					to draw a straight line				
			
				
				
					
						
						to paint a curved line			
					
					to paint a curved line				
			
				
				
					
						
						to take a strong decision			
					
					to take a strong decision				
			
				
				
					
						
						to make a weak decision			
					
					to make a weak decision				
			
	
#5. What can not be the meaning of ' Jostling' ? 
			
				
					
						
						knock against anything			
					
					knock against anything				
			
				
				
					
						
						embrace someone			
					
					embrace someone				
			
				
				
					
						
						bang into			
					
					bang into				
			
				
				
					
						
						collide with			
					
					collide with				
			
	
#6. Friendly Scrimmages  
			
				
					
						
						Enjoying with his own community			
					
					Enjoying with his own community				
			
				
				
					
						
						Fighting with his own community			
					
					Fighting with his own community				
			
				
				
					
						
						trying yo make his own way EASY			
					
					trying yo make his own way EASY				
			
				
				
					
						
						trying to make his own way difficult 			
					
					trying to make his own way difficult 				
			
	
#7. What can NOT be the meaning of SET OFF ? 
			
				
					
						
						to cause someone to start doing something			
					
					to cause someone to start doing something				
			
				
				
					
						
						to start a journey			
					
					to start a journey				
			
				
				
					
						
						setting of the sun			
					
					setting of the sun				
			
				
				
					
						
						the unwanted transference of ink from one printed sheet  to another before it has set			
					
					the unwanted transference of ink from one printed sheet  to another before it has set				
			
	
#8.  to put on a final edge 
			
				
					
						
						to sharpen the physique			
					
					to sharpen the physique				
			
				
				
					
						
						to weaken the physique			
					
					to weaken the physique				
			
				
				
					
						
						to keep at the end			
					
					to keep at the end				
			
				
				
					
						
						to take a final decision			
					
					to take a final decision				
			
	
#9. Wring one's hands 
			
				
					
						
						to show confidence			
					
					to show confidence				
			
				
				
					
						
						to hold one's hand			
					
					to hold one's hand				
			
				
				
					
						
						to show hesitation			
					
					to show hesitation				
			
				
				
					
						
						to leave one's hand			
					
					to leave one's hand				
			
	
#10. Meaning of  ' swoon' 
			
				
					
						
						hesitated			
					
					hesitated				
			
				
				
					
						
						fainted			
					
					fainted				
			
				
				
					
						
						energized			
					
					energized				
			
				
				
					
						
						victimized			
					
					victimized				
			
	
#11. Pine and Die means  
			
				
					
						
						to love someone desperately			
					
					to love someone desperately				
			
				
				
					
						
						to miss someone desperately			
					
					to miss someone desperately				
			
				
				
					
						
						to punish someone severely			
					
					to punish someone severely				
			
				
				
					
						
						to die in  the memory of someone			
					
					to die in  the memory of someone				
			
	
#12. Dodged the question 
			
				
					
						
						challenge the question			
					
					challenge the question				
			
				
				
					
						
						face the question			
					
					face the question				
			
				
				
					
						
						answer the question			
					
					answer the question				
			
				
				
					
						
						avoid the question			
					
					avoid the question				
			
	
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CHAPTER BASED QUESTIONS

1. Who speaks the first line?........................... (a) Mrs. Pumphrey (b) Doctor

(a) Mrs. Pumphrey (b) Doctor

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Mrs. Pumphrey

2. Name of the dog ?......................... a. Trisca b) Tricky

a. Trisca b) Tricky

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3. Meaning of the expression " I had to be relent."............................ a) I had to be hard b) I had to be soft

a) I had to be hard b) I had to be soft

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I had to be soft

4. "He had never been known to refuse food" Who was actually responsible for the dog's such condition?..... a. Mrs. Pumphrey b. Tricky himself

a. Mrs. Pumphrey b. Tricky himself

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Mrs. Pumphrey

5. 'to tackle a meal ' means?................. a. ) never to refuse the food b) always refuse the food

a. ) never to refuse food b) always refuse the food

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a) never to refuse food

CHAPTERS & AUTHORS NAME

1. A Tiger in the Zoo

Leslie Norris

Robin Klein

Robert Frost

Correct! Wrong!

2. From the Diary of Anne Frank

Liam O' Flaherty

Anne Frank

Nelson Mandela

Correct! Wrong!

3. The Hundred Dresses

El. B. Ester

Anne Frank

Nelson MAndela

Correct! Wrong!

4. Nelson Mandela - A Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela

Anne Frank

John Berryman

Correct! Wrong!

5. Fire & Ice

Robert Frost

Leslie Norris

Robin Klien

Correct! Wrong!

6. Black Aeroplan

F. Forsyth

Robert Frost

Liam O' Flaherty

Correct! Wrong!

7. Dust of Snow

Robin Klein

Leslie Norris

Robert Frost

Correct! Wrong!

8. His First Flight

John Berryman

Liam O' Flaherty

Leslie Norris

Correct! Wrong!

9. The Ball Poem

John Berryman

Robert Klein

Anne Frank

Correct! Wrong!

10. A Letter to God

John Berryman

Robert Kelien

G.L. Fuentes

Correct! Wrong!

CHAPTERS & AUTHORS' NAME CLASS X-

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CORONAVIRUS COVID 19 INSPIRED WORDS- NEW COVID 19 VOCABULARY WORDS OF 2020 ADDED IN OXFORD DICTIONARY

REPORTED SPEECH RULES: NARRATION: INDIRECT SPEECH (Part1): Introduction: What is a Reported Speech / Narration?

Words before you start !

WHY TO USE A PASSIVE VOICE

LITERATURE QUIZ

1. ‘Dashed straight’ means

2. Meaning of the line ‘ His face was clear and unlined’-

3. Hari Singh says-“ But I just hang around, smiling in my most appealing way,…” What does he mean to say so?

4. What can NOT be the Meaning of ‘ Put off’

5. Meaning of ‘ Get into the confidence’ –

6. Meaning of the line ‘Anil made money by fits and starts’

" My hand slid under the the mattress ,searching for the notes." The phrase for ' search for ' according the passage would be

'slid under' means

A word that means the same as ' a sudden shock'

" I slowed down to a walk and counted the notes." the line means

' to a walk means' means

".... quickly crawled out." meaning of crawled out ...

" I found myself on the deserted platform." deserted platform means here

" Leaving the platform , I walked slowly through the bazar." Leaving here is showing a -

" Pick up the speed " means

" A little drizzle " added to my discomfort." a little drizzle means

#1. Tackle a meal

#2. Harden one's heart

#3. Drooping in one's harness

#4. Take a firm line

#5. What can not be the meaning of ' Jostling' ?

#6. Friendly Scrimmages

#7. What can NOT be the meaning of SET OFF ?

#8. to put on a final edge

#9. Wring one's hands

#10. Meaning of ' swoon'

#11. Pine and Die means

#12. Dodged the question

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1. Who speaks the first line?........................... (a) Mrs. Pumphrey (b) Doctor

2. Name of the dog ?......................... a. Trisca b) Tricky

3. Meaning of the expression " I had to be relent."............................ a) I had to be hard b) I had to be soft

4. "He had never been known to refuse food" Who was actually responsible for the dog's such condition?..... a. Mrs. Pumphrey b. Tricky himself

5. 'to tackle a meal ' means?................. a. ) never to refuse the food b) always refuse the food

1. A Tiger in the Zoo

2. From the Diary of Anne Frank

3. The Hundred Dresses

4. Nelson Mandela - A Long Walk to Freedom

5. Fire & Ice

6. Black Aeroplan

7. Dust of Snow

8. His First Flight

9. The Ball Poem

10. A Letter to God

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