Tuesday 1 September 2015

Class 8th Figures of speech

simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "She is like a rose."
metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not really applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as, "A mighty fortress is our god."
hyperbole is an intentional exaggeration not intended to be taken literally as in, "The soldiers jumped the castle walls."

Indicate if the sentence is an example of a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole.
1.The paper is as light as a feather. 
  
2.The ocean was a raging bull. 
  
3.An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 
  
4.The streetlight was my security guard. 
  
5.A gentle summer wind feels like a soft cotton sheet. 
  
6.The ship plows the sea. 
  
7.Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky. 
  
8.All the world's a stage. 
  
9.My little brother eats like a pig. 
  
10.The tears flowed like a river. 
  
11.Mr. Smith drank his tea in oceans. 
  
12.Mom tore through my messy room looking for it. 
  
13.The mayor's voice was a strong weapon. 
  
14.The horse moved with lightning speed. 
  
15.Jim is as stubborn as a mule. 

Tenses worksheets for 7

Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect tense!
1. The earth __________________ here for billions of years (be).
2. We ________________________ cards for the last few hours (play).
3. We ________________________ problems with our new car recently (have)
4. ____________________________ on anything interesting lately ?(you work)
5. Cuba ________________________ a socialist country since 1959 (be)
6. I ________________________ care of my neighbour’s cats while they are away (take)
7. I ________________________ my car for three years (have).
8. ________________________________ an important fight? (the boxer , ever, win)
9. John and Mary ________________________ with each other since the day they got married
(quarrel).
10. It ________________________ hard since last night (rain).
11. I’m tired because I ________________________ well lately. (not feel)
12. _________________________________ your problems? (your parents, always, understand)
13. The patient ________________________ penicillin for several days now (take)
14. A big earthquake ________________________ San Francisco since 1906. (not hit)
15. They ___________________________ in San Francisco since they arrived in the USA 20 years
ago. (live)
16. He got ill five weeks ago and ________________________ yet. (not recover)
17. Everyone in the Middle East ________________________ about the situation for decades
(worry).
18. We ________________________ very cold weather this year (have)
19. Where ________________________ the money? (you, hide)
20. At last ,my favourite team ________________________ against its most important rival (win)
21. I ________________________ for 6 years. (marry)
22. Dad ________________________ a number of jobs in the last few years (have).
23. The bank is still closed. It ________________________ yet. (not open)
24. Our daughter ___________________________ lipstick since she was 16 (wear).
25. She is angry because her boyfriend ________________________ up yet and she
________________________ for half an hour. (not show, wait).
26. I’m still waiting for an answer. They ________________________ up their minds yet. (not
make)
27. How many times ________________________ the cat today? (Kim feed)
28. The kids ________________________ on my nerves. They ________________________ too
much noise (get, make).
29. My company ________________________ a lot of money in the last few years. They
________________________ hard on an important project. (make, work).
30. They ________________________ our new refrigerator yet, but they will any day now. (not
deliver)

Class 7th sample question paper