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English A

The document contains a variety of educational exercises, including vocabulary definitions, sentence construction, grammar questions, and comprehension checks related to literature. It covers topics such as parts of speech, adjectives, collective nouns, and climate change, along with specific questions about a poem and a foundation. Additionally, it includes activities for practicing language skills, such as identifying homographs and forming questions.

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English A

The document contains a variety of educational exercises, including vocabulary definitions, sentence construction, grammar questions, and comprehension checks related to literature. It covers topics such as parts of speech, adjectives, collective nouns, and climate change, along with specific questions about a poem and a foundation. Additionally, it includes activities for practicing language skills, such as identifying homographs and forming questions.

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words meanings

caribou
disputed
expedition
encircling
insuit
Norway
obey
ostentatious
Oslo
pacific
Perseverance
Reciprocate
Closet
Hither and thither
Shrivel
Thrust
Beneath
Concealed
Stationary
Shirking
Clattering
Crouching
Surely
Glowered
Sauntered
Gobble
Merry
Echoing
Weary
Descend
Thrust
Widowed
Interest
Volunteering
Vulnerable
Admiration

words Sentences
Pacific
Stead firstly

Ostentatiously

Explorers

Reciprocate

Wind

Sparkling

Dustbin

Tools

Starve

Consume

Devour

Snack

Nibble

Gobble

Feast

Munch

Chew

Trains

Airplanes

Bicycles

Cars
China

Malaysia

Thailand

Hockey

Blue shirt

Golf

Q. What key did Amundsen learn about survival? Look at the fouth and sixth paragraphs

Q. What made it difficult to pass through the Northwest Passage? What helped Amundson achieve it?

When did Amundsen get to the North Pole?

Q. What did Amundsen companions mistake the Estimate for? Why?

Q. How did Amundsen ‘talk to the Estimos?

Q. How did Amundsen die?


Circle the correct homographs in each sentence
1. Wood / would you like to play with us?
2. The morning due / dew was beautiful on the leaves
3. He tripped and fell down the stares / stairs
4. My assignment is dew / due this Friday
5. Could you please chap some wood / would for fireplace

Types of Adjectives
Adjectives Examples Function
Descriptive
Distributive
Demonstrative
Quantitive
Interrogative
Possessive

Q. pick out he statements, question, commands, and exclamations


1. The boards are torn up
2. Did you hear what I said
3. Keep it safely in the trunk
4. How fresh it is !
5. It will change colour in two how’s
6. Throw it away
7. I burn it yesterday
8. Have you burnt it yet

Make questions from the sentences below


It hade tacks in it
There were places with no carpet on the
floor
He sat down on the grass
I am still working hard
She finds it hard
Q. What do you know about climate change? Find out and make a list of a least four facts about it

Q. What is needed for the twig to become healthy and strong?

Q. In what ways will the twig develop if it is cared for

Q. what is a closet and what might be found there?

Q. Is the closet mentioned in the poem used much? How do we know?

Q. Will the twig grow in the closet? Why?


Q. What is the twig compared to in the second stanza?

Q. What is the poem? Summaries the poem

Write opposites of these words


Word Opposites
Large
Short
Below
Few
Staleness
Sharpened
Strengthen
Straight
Still
Close

Write suitable adjectives to go with these nouns


Adjectives Nouns
Bustily , red , wooden
Rusty, twisted, iron
Blowing, cold, harsh
Green, lush, green
Long, withered, twisted
Green, yellow

Q. how do we know that sajid likes trains?


Q. how do we know that sajid is bord?

Q. What time of the year is it?

Q. What sort of things make sajid curious and how does he react to what make him curious?

Q. Why does Sajid think that the trees are walking?

Q Who else is in the carriage?

Where does Sajid say that he would like to go?

What warning does the man give Sajid?

When Sajid think about his parents for the first time what does the imagines what they will think
What present does sajid imagine that he will bring back for his friend?

Nouns Collective
Sheep
Ships
Sabers
Bees
Wolves
Stars
Barbarians
Cattle
Criminals
People listening a theater
Directors
Musicians
Maintains

Adjective Abstract Nouns


Free
Delicate
Wide
Thin
High
Awkward
Lazard
Sweet
Honest

What time of day is it at the beginning of thp poem

Which words from the first stairs create a cheerful mood

In the second stanza, what are the older people doing? And what does it make them remember?
In the final stanza, what time of day is it?

Make a list of the animals mentioned in the poem?

Summary of poem “the echoing green”

Add the suffixes-ing and –ed the following words


Laugh
Stop
Hit
Box
Post
Flip
Boil
Ship
Chat
Join
Place
Trap
Fix
Sit
Think

Why did dr. Saqib setup Akhuwat foundation?


Briefly summaries what Akuwat foundation dues and when it was set up?

What did Dr saqib friends say when he a lean to window

Why might someone want to barrow money? What problems might come from borrowing money?

Can you tell whether this text is fiction or non-fiction? how

Abbreviation Full form


BA
Dir
Dr
F
Fri
Jan
Mph
Mrs
Nov
Nw
Kg
Mar
Mr

Simple past tense


Singular Plurals
Cart
Pass
Dish
Fish
Father-in-law
Deer

Masculine Feminine
Lion
Waiter
Hero
Emperor
Peacock
Monk

Past Continuous tense

Translation
Pakistan is my homeland
I am a Pakistani girl
They are all good students
This is an expansive watch
I am twelve years old
These flower are red
The novel was on table
Tea was hot
Our soldiers were brave
We all were happy

Active voice / passive voice

Change the following into passive voice


He read a story book

She makes pots

She is washing clothes

Sara is baking a cake

You have learnt these proverbs. Can you complete them?


1. The early bird _______________________________
2. Look before __________________________
3. Learn to walk _________________________________
4. Don’t count your chickens _____________________________
5. You may lead a horse to water ________________________

There are eight parts of speech.


Here is a table showing their functions. Copy it into your exercise book. Give your own expmples of each part of
speech
Part of speech Examples Function
Noun
Adjective
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection

There are six main kinds of adjectives


Descriptive
Distributive
Demonstrative
Quantitative
Interrogative
Possessive

Underline all the adjectives in the following sentences


a. The dangerous animal roamed about in the thick forest
b. She brushed her hair with a yellow and red brush
c. His grey-haired father was a delightful companion
d. This house is big but that hut is small
e. Our children play amusing games every day after dinner
f. We have four books for every boy in our section
g. The poor man was blind

Pick out the statements, questions, commands and exclamations


a. The boards are torn up.
b. Did you hear what I said
c. Keep it safely in a trunk
d. How fresh it is
e. It will change colour in two hours.
f. I burnt it yesterday
g. Have you burnt it yet

Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences


a. Raheel and hanif are going to Karachi on Tuesday.
b. They are going on the train, which leaves Lahore at two o’clock
c. Form Karachi they are going to fly to Dubai on an Emirates plane
d. They will stay with their friends, Mr and Mrs Jenkins at 5, Park Lane, Dubai

Make a list of the common nouns in the following passage.


It was as sunny day. The children huffed and puffed as they rode up the hill on their bicycles. When they got to
the top, they dismounted, lay their bicycles on the grass, and sat on some large rocks beside the road. Far below
them, they could see a river winding its way past a small village. All the human figures below looked minute, like
tiny toys in a make-believe land.

Working with words


a. Soon there were other tracks, a railway-siding, and a ______________ goods train.
b. Sajid felt a thrill of ________________
c. The number of railway lines _________________ crossed, spread out in different directions.
d. He was so ________________ that he almost fell out of the compartment
e. He did not want the ticket driver asking him _____________ questions
f. Shrugging his shoulders, Sajid _________ down the road to the bazaar

Collective Nouns
sheep Ships
Sailors Bees
Wolves Stars
Barbarians Cattle
Criminals People listening
in the theatre
Directors Musicians
Mountains Eleven footballers

Each word, however refers to a special way of walking


Pace Stroll
March Waddle
Slouch Strut
Toddle Trudge
Shuffle dawdle
ramble hobble
roam limp
stride Plod

Rewrite the following sentences putting in commas


a. In his shop he sells: nut bolts screws pins and paper.
b. During the holidays he visited his brother his uncle his father’s friend his grandfather and his
grandmother.
c. The leaf floated with the current whirled round and round twisted over stopped for a moment and
then disappeared
d. The bells on the tree streamers of every colour hanging from the ceiling balloons of shapes a large star
and millions of sparkling lights completed the decoration in the hall
Complete the sentences given below, choosing appropriate conjunctions from brackets
a. ______________ he was unwell, he played the match. Whil/even though
b. I shall meet her _____________ hou want me to But/if
c. He is quite old now _________ he is still very strong Since/but
d. ________________ she has here faults, we all admire her As if/although
e. I have not met him _____________ last year Until/since
f. We shall start _________ you are ready When/so that

Here are some nouns from the passage, but the letters are jubled. What are they?
Rokw Neymo
Kobos Nakb
Sinbuss Sepure
Legcole sholol

Write down the adverbs fromed from these adjectives: then use the adverbs in sentences of your own.
Adverbs modify or describe the meaning of a verb or an adjective
a. Careful b. Lucky
c. Steady d. Cautious
e. Purposeful f.

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