Chhattisgarh Board Class 10 English Practice Exercise 4 Unit Solution

Chhattisgarh Class 10 English Practice Exercise 4 Unit Solution

 

CG Board Class 10 English Solution for Practice Exercise 4 Questions Answer. Practice Exercise Unit Class 10 English.

 

Practice Exercise –IV

 

1) Complete the following sentences with correct options:

i) Before being a freelance writer Daddy held a job in All India Radio.

  • a) Indian Railways
  • b) All India Radio
  • c) Film Theatre

 

ii) Daddy suddenly resigned from All India Radio because he wanted to pursue his dream of being a writer

  • a) he wanted to pursue his dream of being a writer
  • b) he wanted to be an actor
  • c) he was not well paid in AIR

 

iii) Daddy’s friend Nagesh was a comedian.

  1. a) a teacher
  2. b) a writer
  3. c) a comedian

 

iv) Daddy had a relentless passion for being a writer.

  • a) a writer
  • b) an actor
  • c) a doctor

 

2) Answer the following questions:

a) What was Daddy’s job before the birth of the narrator?

Answer:  Before the birth of the narrator, daddy worked as a Malayalam news anchor at All India Radio in Kerala.

 

b) Why did Daddy resign from AIR?

Answer:  Daddy wanted to pursue his passion in writing and become a writer, so he resigned from AIR.

 

c) Who used to come in the blue Fiat to meet Daddy?

Answer:  Gemini Ganesan usedto visit daddy in the blue Fiat.

 

d) What did Gemini Ganesan call Daddy to tease him?

Answer: Gemini Ganesan would call daddy ‘’Maapilai’’ which means bridegroom in Tamil language , to tease him.

 

e) Which line in the paragraph means that Daddy and his friends talked a lot about their work all the time.

Answer:  The two would go on talking shop-this line suggests that daddy and his friends talked a lot about their work all the time.

 

e) Find out the word/words from the passage which mean-

i.) scarce – few

ii) strong emotion-passion

 

f) Find out the antonyms of the following from the passage –

 

i) ugly –handsome(beautiful)

 

ii) unpopular –famous

 

iii) steady-relentless

 

3) From the text given above find words/phrases that mean

 

a) the story of a film-script

b) good salary (pay)-well-paying

c) to leave a job-resign

d) feeling too much respect for famous or important people-star-struck

 

4)Pick out from the passage words related to ‘films’ and write them in the space provided below. Add a few more words related to films (not mentioned in the passage).

Scripts, actors, comedian, camera, audio, multiplex,etc.

 

5) The Simple Past and Past Perfect Tense

 

i) Match actions in column A with actions in column B to make meaningful sentences.

Answers

  • She had lived in Dhamtari before she shifted to Delhi.

 

  • We arrived late for the show because my friend had gone to visit his uncle.

 

  • The grass was yellow as it had not rained at all.

 

  • We had not eaten anything so, we went to a restaurant.

 

  • Karan had not studied for the test so, he was nervous.

 

ii) Complete the following paragraph by using verbs given in brackets in the simple past and the past perfect tense.

Reeta had left (leave) the house when I reached (reach) there. Her brothertold(tell) me that she had gone (go) to the market to buy some vegetables. He also told (tell) me that she would return in a few minutes. So I decided (decide) to wait for her. I wanted (want) to return her book which she had given (give) me last Monday.

 

1) Everyone should follow her/his fathers’ profession.

Answer:  I don’t think that one should follow her/his father’s profession unless he/she likes to do the same. Everyone should follow their dreams and do whatever he/she is best at.

 

2) We should not watch TV during examinations.

Answer: I don’t think so. If we have control on our watching time limits then we won’t waste any time. TV is one of the best source of information and when watched without wasting time, then it can be useful.

 

3) No student should be punished for any mistake she/ he does.

Answer: That’s right. Human beings tend to make mistakes and one learn for those. If students are always being punished even for silly mistake their confidence hampers. With the help of proper guidance and good words, one can make students realize their mistakes and tell them not to repeat them.

 

 

5) Class 11 is going to be fun. We will not have to study all subjects.

Answer:  I don’t agree. Even though class 11 is going to be different and fun, the subjects which are chosen has be studied hard. There is no escape from hard work and study.

 

Rearrange these sentences to write a story

The peepal tree always thought that it was much stronger than the bamboo. One evening it said to the bamboo, “ I always stand upright and strong. I don’t bend and fear every time the wind blows.”. That night there was a storm and the peepal tree was uprooted. It fell down. “Oh my God!”, said the bamboo. “Our way is better. We bend, but we don’t break.”

 

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

1) Choose the correct option.

  • The speaker is very angry whenhe is telling the truth and others don’t believe him.
  • people believe him but he cannot tell the truth.
  • he is telling the truth and others don’t believe him.
  • no one wants to listen to him.
  • he cannot show that he is angry.

 

  • The speaker has to look down and count to ten because he does not want to show his anger.
  • everyone looks at him angrily.
  • he feels ashamed about himself.
  • he does not want to show his anger.
  • he is telling lies.

 

2) Read the following sentences and tick the correct meaning of the underlined words in context.

  • They all look at me as if they think I am telling lies.
  • find
  • guess
  • see

 

  • The look on their faces really angers me.
  • goodness
  • expression
  • feeling

 

3) Read the example from the passage that shows emphasis by the speaker.

eg.: “I did study for the test even if I have got bad marks”.

Add two more sentences using did for emphasis

I did completemy homework.(do homework)

ii I did speak the truth.(speak truth)

 

Tick the sentences with the correct questions tags.

 

  • It’s a sunny day, isn’t it?

 

  • Bill works hard. doesn’t Bill?

 

  • You have swept the floor, have not you?

 

  • You and Mohan enjoyed the game, didn’t you?

 

  • I look like my aunt, don’t I?

 

  • Your sister has cooked the supper, hasn’t she?

 

Updated: October 27, 2021 — 3:01 pm

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