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Write an application addressed to your class teacher requesting her to grant you leave for ten days as you are sick.

Mabbi Road, Rosera, Samastipur. 29th August 2024 To  The Class Teacher, Birla Open Minds International School. Rosera,Samastipur. Subject - Application for leave  Respected Ma'am  It is respectfully expressed that I am Akshat, a student of your class 5.  I would like to bring to your kind notice that I will not be able to attend school in view of my sickness. The doctor has prescribed me some medicines and advised me to take rest for a few days. I therefore want you to grant me a leave for 10 days from 30.08.2024 to 08.09. 2024. I assure you that I will remain present on 09.09.2024. I, therefore, request you to kindly grant me leave for the days mentioned above . For this, I shall be highly obliged to you. Thank you  Your obedient student, Akshay Kumar  Class 5  Roll number - 22

Questions Based on Participles

 A. Questions Based on Participles Pick out the noun or pronoun qualified by the Participle (or Verbal adjective) in each of the following sentences:- 1. A man-eating tiger must be shot at once.         Participle.   Noun 2. The returned soldier was received gladly                              !            !       by his parents.            Participle  Noun 3. The enemy , beaten at every point, fled                                !             !       from the field.              Noun Participle. 4. Being tired of work, the men went home.      Participle              ...

Developing a short story with the given outlines

Develop a short story in around 150 words with the help of the given outline: Strange forest - lost - a geen creature-red eyes-stood nearby - something slithered and slipped - all creatures were silent - eerie silence - I tried to run - couldn't find the way- exhausted - following - hope - finally safe. Once I was lost in a strange forest it was dark and dense and filled with strange creatures I begin to find the way that would lead me out of the forest. A little later, I saw a green creature with red eyes. It was standing just near me. Suddenly there was something that slithered and slipped which made all the creatures completely silent. The forest had an eerie silence. I try to run to avoid any danger if it was there. I was completely exhausted with running and fear, yet I did not give up and try to get out of the forest. Several harmful creatures came on my way to disturb me but I didn't lose hope. At last, my hard work brought success for me. The highway was clearly visible...

Story Writing

      STORY-WRITING Story-writing is an art which can be learnt only by practice. A beginner generally introduces irrelevant details, repeats himself, and leaves out important points. To write a good story, you must have a clear idea of the whole plot in your mind before you start, and arrange the main points in their proper order. SOME IMPORTANT HINTS Bear in mind the following hints :- (1) When you are telling a story, try to tell it as simply and naturally as possible. (2) You must have a clear idea of the various incidents of the story in your mind before you begin to write. (3) If you are given an outline, read it carefully. Note all the points. Write with a careful eye on these points all the time. Keep as far as possible to the order in which the points are given in the outline. (4) Then make a start. The opening is very important. It should arrest the reader's attention. The best way to begin is to plunge into the story straight away. (5) Arrange your points in pr...

One -Word Substitution

One -Word Substitution In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence. 1. Study of insects (a) zoology (b) Philology (c) entomology (d) etymology  2. Loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) eligible (c) inaudible (d) ineligible  3. The art of beautiful handwriting (a) cursive (b) dictation (c) calligraphy (d) alphabet  4. A person who does not believe in the existence of God (a) theist (b) atheist (c) sage (d) heretic 5. One who knows two languages (a) brittle (b) bilingual (c) bigot (d) bishop  6. Government by the representatives of the people (a) democracy (b) autocracy (c) anarchy (d) monarchy  7. Medicine given to counteract poison (a) Antiseptic (b) antidote (c) Antibiotic (d) Antifungal  8. One who is incapable of making errors (a) Inexplicable (b) Impervious (c) Infallible (d) Incorrigible  9. A person who lives by himself (a) Prophet (b) Extrovert (c) recluse (d) ...

Homophones

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Homophones are pairs of words that sound the same but have distinctly different meanings and different spellings. Exercise For Practice  12. The child is (too/two) young to go to school alone. 13. Prasanna had a good (troupe/troop) for stage plays. 14. 1 (no/know) who took my pencil. 15. We should not (break/brake) the rules. 16. I asked him not to (teas/tease) my little sister 17. I have a (deer/dear) friend. Her name is Rashmi. 18. We will (wait/weight) for Kamal. 19.I (made/maid) cookies for my friend 20. She went to get a (hair/hare) cut. 21. I bought a (pear/pair) of socks 1024 22. She admired her favourite singer so much that she considered him as her (idol/idle), finding inspiration in his music and career. 23. He struggled to untie the stubborn (knot/not) in his shoelaces, tugging at the loops until finally managing to free his feet. 24. She is (adapt/adept) in the art of painting 25. Before I eat them, I will (pair/pare) this (pair/pare) of pears. 26. Due to his (illegible...