Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Unit 4 History and Culture, Qin Dynasty, class 11-Compulsory English, grammar exercises

A. Match the words with their meanings. (question)

a. brevity                i. the state of being alike

b. conquest             ii. a member of an uncivilized group of people or culture 

c. resemblance       iii. state of being noble in character, quality, or rank 

d. barbarian             iv. liquid that is believed to cure all ills

 e. ally                     v. lasting only for a short time 

f. nobility                vi. cruel 

g. ruthlessness        vii. victory over a place or people by use of military force 

h. decimation          viii. the killing or destruction of a large number of a population 

i. harsh                    ix. character of having no pity or compassion 

j. elixir                 x. one state united to another by a treaty or a league for a military purpose


 A. Match the words with their meanings. Answers

a. brevity            v. lasting only for a short time


b. conquest         vii. victory over a place or people by use of military force


c. resemblance    i. the state of being alike


d. barbarian         ii. a member of an uncivilized group of people or culture


e. ally                  x. one state united to another by a treaty or a league for a military purpose                    

f. nobility            iii. state of being noble in character, quality, or rank


g. ruthlessness     ix. character of having no pity or compassion


h. decimation     viii. the killing or destruction of a large number of a population


i. harsh-              vi. cruel


j. elixir               iv. liquid that is believed to cure all ills


B. Find the following words in the text and use them in sentences of your own.

invasion      disregard      paramount        populace       revolt       assassination        serfdom


i) invasion (attack)   -   She was annoyed at his invasion.

 

ii) disregard  -  ( to pay no attention to)  - He disregarded her advice.   


iii) paramount  - most important -  Unemployment was the paramount issue in the election.  


iv) populace   - population -  Why is the populace of the world increasing ?   


v) revolt  -    विद्रोह -    revolt will force the government to shut down.


vi) assassination  -   murder  -  he tried to assassinate the president .     


vii) serfdom -  slavery  -  In 1722 serfdom was abolished.


Grammar (page 39)


A. Read this paragraph and classify regular and irregular verbs in the bold face. 


About 771 BCE, a barbarian invasion drove the Zhou rulers eastwards. During this 

time, the state of Qin became responsible for guarding the western frontier and they

 gradually moved eastward and eventually occupied the original Zhou domains. Thus, 

the Qin became a close ally of the Zhou and they also had marriage relations with the Zhou ruling class. King Ping of Zhou (r. 770-720 BCE) transferred titles of the nobility and huge estates to the chief of Qin.

 


Regular verbsmoved, occupied, transferred

Irregular verbs - drove, became, had 


B. Complete the texts below using the correct past forms of the verbs from the bracket. 


a. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the 

    Yucatan. However, their culture……………. (disappear) by the time 

    Europeans first …………… (arrive) in the New World.


b. When I ………(turn) on the radio yesterday, I ……….(hear) a song that 

      was popular when I    ……(be) at the basic level of my study. It ……….. 

      (take) me back to some old memories.

 

c. I was looking for a job. I……….(apply) for a job last week. Fortunately, 

    I…… (get) it and now I am a job holder.


Answers:

a) had disappeared, arrived

b) turned, heard, was, took

c) applied, got



C. Choose the correct words from the list and complete the sentences with the correct verb form.

 

         teach         write         see            get up           throw             cost 


      a. Newton…saw……….an apple falling from the tree. 

   

      b. Ramesh Bikal…wrote…..many popular stories. 

   

       c. My jacket is expensive. It……cost….me Rs 5000. 

      

      d. She…got up….early in the morning yesterday. 

     

      e. When I was small, my father…taught…..me at home. 

    

       f. Why did you… throw ….the cap away?


D. Put the verb into the correct form and complete the sentences. 

     

     a. I went to see the film, but I…didn't enjoy..it. (not/enjoy)


     b. I…met…..Rojina in town in a few days ago. (meet) 


     c. It was very warm, so I…took off…..my coat. (take off) 


     d. Though the bed was very comfortable, I…I didn't sleep……very well. (not/sleep) 


     e. I ......started..... new job last week. (start) 


     f. He ......was....... too busy in the office yesterday. (be) 


    g. Nita…invited…. her to the party, but she didn’t come. (invite) 



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