CBSE Class 6/7/8/9 - PSA Quiz (English)

PSA Quiz (English)

(Following worksheet was submitted by a student of class 6, Delhi)

MCQs

Q1: Select the suitable abstract noun:
An honest man’s ________ cannot be doubted.

(a) honesty

(b) dishonesty 

(c) beauty 

(d) reality


Q2: Select the suitable article:

There was ________ meeting in _______ Town Hall yesterday.

(a) the, an 

(b) an, the 

(c) a, the 

(d) the, the


Q3: Select the suitable form of verb given in the bracket:

The dogs _________ (bark) a while ago, but now they are silent.

(a) were barking 

(b) barked 

(c) have been barking 

(d) had been barking

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Nouns Quiz-2: Check your knowledge about cries of animals and birds.

CBSE Class6/7/8 - PUNCTUATION (English Grammar)

PUNCTUATION

Rewrite the following sentences after inserting the necessary punctuation marks and use the capital letters, wherever required.

1. will you help me.
2. delhi the capital of india stands on the banks of the river yamuna.
3. mrs jindal knows english hindi urdu bengali tamil and punjabi
4. how beautiful the sky is
5. mother should i stay or leave
6. where do you want to go asked meera
7. she had a banana an apple a sandwich and a cup of coffee for breakfast
8. pardon me o god

CBSE Class 6/7/8 - English Grammar - Degrees of Adjectives

Degrees of Adjectives 

Q: Fill in the blanks with correct degree of adjective:

1. Mohan is _________ than Sohan (wise).
2. This bag is too big; do you have a ________ one? (small)
3. The pears are __________ than the plums. (hard)
4. Mohan is the _________ of the two boys. (tall)
5. Chinese is ___________ than English. (difficult)
6. Saina is one of the ________ badminton player in the world. (good)
7. This is the ___________ painting in the museum. (valuable)

CBSE Class6/7/8/9/10/CTET - English Grammar - Articles (Worksheet)

Articles

(Worksheet)

Q: Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. If there is no need, put a cross mark (✗)

1. _____ apple is ______ fruit.
2. _____ umbrella is ______ useful thing.
3. My sister got ______ best student award.
4. ____ elephant never forgets.
5. You are ______ hour late.
6. ______ Mumbai Queen is an express train which runs from Pune to Mumbai.
7. William Wordsworth was ______ great poet.
8. London is on ____ Thames.
9. This is _______ first time I have visited _______ village.
10. Do you speak ____ German?
11. I ate _______ apple, ______ egg and _______ loaf of bread.
12. ____ earth moves round ____ sun.

CBSE Class 6 - Class 8 - English Grammar - The Conjunction (Worksheet)

The Conjunction (Worksheet)

Class 6/Class7/Class8/Class9/CTET

Q1: Fill in the blanks with correct Conjunctions from the list given below:

[as soon as,   and,   but,    or,   therefore,   otherwise,    so,    still,    as well as,    since,   (so that)    ]

1. She is noble ____________ kind too.
2. We eat __________ we remain healthy.

3. Raja is poor _____________ he is honest.
4. The sun rose_____________ the fog disappeared.
5.  _________ she saw the tiger, she shouted.

English Grammar Quiz - Cries of Animals and Birds

English Grammar Quiz - Cries of Animals and Birds

Choose the right word  from the given options which correctly expresses the cry of the animal or bird.

Q1: Horses

(a) bleat
(b) neigh
(c) howl
(d) squeak

Q2: Frogs

(a) squeal

(b) croak
(c) grunt
(d) cluck

Numbers in Idioms

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Numbers in Idioms

❶. at first sight
(meaning: immediately)
It was nothing special about him at first sight.

❷. on second thought
(meaning: reconsider something)
I was going to buy a new car. On second thought, I decided to buy an old one.

❸. second to none
(meaning: better than anything)
The music store is second to none. Here you get everything from classical to Jazz.

Colours in Idioms

A red carpet welcome

Colours in Idioms

Colours play an important role in our lives. Colours in idioms convey different meanings. Here is a list of few idioms on colours

➊. Black Market: an underground market where things are bought or sold illegally.

e.g. You can get forty two inch LCD television much cheaper at the black market but there is no guarantee about its parts.

➋. Out of the blue: an unexpected event.

e.g. Shyam has not been working since January. Last week a job offer came out out of the blue.

Plurals with Different Meanings

Some Nouns have same meaning in singular form but have different meanings in plural form.

A few are listed here:

Colours:

1. Hues
2. Regiment (unit of army)

 Compasses:

1. Magnetic compasses used for navigation
2. Instruments used in geometry

Comparitive Idioms

Comparative Idioms

While comparing two things, we use expressions like 'as ... as', these expressions are called comparative idioms. Generally used to reflect personality type of a thing or a person.

1.  As bitter as gall
2.  As black as coal
3.  As blind as a bat
4.  As bold  as a lion

Plural Nouns With No Singular Form

Nouns never used in Singular form

1. Articles of Dress e.g. Trousers, pants, pyjamas, shorts, clothes, jeans etc.

2. Instruments consisting of two identical parts or forming a pair
    e.g. scissors, spectacles, glasses, pliers etc.

Collective Names (Collective Nouns)

Squad of Tourists?

Collective Nouns

Colony of Ants

Congress of Baboons

Herd of Elephants

Pack of Bears

Pad of Paper

Hive of Bees

Swarm of Bees 

Flight of Birds

Flock of Birds