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5th Std Active Passive Voice Test Gold Rush Compre Vocab Formal Letter Not Done Complex Preposi Prefix Poem Under the Weather Diary Writingnot Did Clauses Pic Compo Letter to Friend Get Well Soon-10th February
5th Std Active Passive Voice Test Gold Rush Compre Vocab Formal Letter Not Done Complex Preposi Prefix Poem Under the Weather Diary Writingnot Did Clauses Pic Compo Letter to Friend Get Well Soon-10th February
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There’s Still Gold in Those Hills America experienced a “gold rush” in the middle of the
nineteenth century. Gold was discovered in the California mountains in 1848, and thousands
of people hurried there. These gold seekers were called forty-niners, named after the year
1849. Gold rushes also took place in the present-day states of Colorado, Nevada, Montana,
Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Oregon, and Alaska. Now 150 years later, the mining
operations have long since been abandoned. But that doesn’t mean that all the precious metal
is gone. In fact, there’s still gold in those hills. With a little luck and a bit of work, people can
find it. They can pan for gold like the forty-niners did so many years ago.
Where to Look: Although, gold has been found in all fifty states, the best places to search are
the states in the western third of the country. Because the metal gets washed out of the
mountains by water, a gold seeker looks for a stream. A smaller creek is usually the best place
to find gold. A stream that fills with rain water from time to time will have seen a good deal of
erosion. It is in these types of streams that gold travels most easily. With much luck, gold can
be found in nugget form, but most often it appears as small flakes. Gold is very heavy and
sinks. A miner might look for a little waterfall in the stream. Gold may be below it. Also, gold
gets trapped deep down along the banks where the creek bends. It might also be found
immediately downstream of a boulder or rock formation in the stream.
Getting to the Gold: A shovel is needed to dig up the rocks in the stream where there might be
gold. Also needed is a pan that looks like a pie plate. Gold-panning pans are still sold at sports
stores and hobby shops. Knowing how to care for the pan is important. Any grease or oil in
the pan needs to be removed. If there’s anything slick in the pan, the flakes of gold will be
washed out. The oil from a person’s fingers is enough to make this happen. Heating the pan on
a fire or the stove is the suggested way to get rid of the oil. Now it is ready to be used for
panning! A gold seeker digs up a shovelful of gravel from the stream and puts it into the pan.
He then dips the pan into the stream and allows the water to soak the material. He shakes the
pan a few times to let the heavier bits settle to the bottom. Then the pan is tipped slightly so
that the grass, leaves, pine needles, and any other material float out. The gold will begin
sinking to the bottom of the pan. The panner will want to get rid of the remaining rocks and
gravel, but he doesn’t want to use his hands. The oil left behind by fingers will wash the gold
out. Instead of using a stick, he scrapes out the top inch or so of gravel.
More Water: Unless a gold seeker spies a nugget in the pan (what luck!), he needs to add more
water to the mix. He swishes the material in the pan in a slow, circular movement. The pan is
tilted slightly so that the lightweight sand slips over the edge. Water is added as needed, and
the process is repeated.
Soon only a small part of the pan will be covered with concentrated material of what appears
to be black sand. The swishing motion will spread the sand out in a feather pattern. The bits of
material at the tail end of the feather are called tailings. This is where the gold bits can be
found.
Is It Gold? : The black sand is called magnetite because of its magnetic properties. By using a
magnet, the sand can be picked up and moved out of the pan. What gold panners hope to see
left behind are flakes of gold. These can be tiny specks or larger flakes the size and shape of
breakfast cereal. But people can be tricked by the matter that twinkles like a crystal. This is
probably “fool’s gold.” The gold they want is yellow with a sheen to it. Tweezers are used to
pick out the gold flakes and place them in a container. Now the gold miner is ready to dig up
another shovelful of gravel and begin the process all over again. What if he didn’t find any
gold? He shouldn’t give up. Even the best miners didn’t find precious metal in every pan. But
like the miners of today who enjoy panning, the forty-niners knew that there was still gold in
those hills. Fill the pan almost to the top with sand and gravel from a stream.
Answer the following:-
1. What message is suggested by the title of the passage?
2. Why was the experience referred to as the Gold Rush?
3. According to the passage, where is the best place to find gold?
4. Which characteristic of gold allows it to be found in the panning process?
5. What does the word tailings mean as used in the passage?
6. What is fool’s gold?
7. What is the last step in the panning process?
Do as directed
1. With a little luck and a bit of work, people can find it. (Identify the parts of speech)
2. These can be tiny specks or larger flakes the size and shape of breakfast cereal.
(underline adjectives and circle the conjunctions)
3. In fact, there’s still gold in those hills. (identify the tense of the sentence and change
as per the instruction)
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4. People were discovering gold in America. ( Change to passive sentence)
5. Even the best miners didn’t find precious metal in every pan. . ( Change to passive
sentence)
6. People sell gold at a high price. (FPCT)
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7. A gold seeker spies the gold in a pan. (PCT_
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small part of the pan will be covered with concentrated material of what appears to be
black sand. ( Identify adectives)
8. A gold seeker digs up a shovelful of gravel from the stream and puts it into the pan.
(PRPT)
9. ______________________________________________________________________
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Give the noun form of:
Long_____________ suggest_________________ form _______________
2) Tejasswi Prakash finds it cute that people are (i) ____________________ her Bigg
Boss 15 win. In an exclusive chat with IndiaToday.in, the actress opened up about
_________________ the love she received on the show was obvious.
(i) Questioning question questioned
(ii) what how which
Do as directed:
1)Sonu Sood carries an injured man on his shoulder to the hospital. (PRPT)
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Change the voice from active to passive-
1)Union budget proposed five recommendations for the children’s welfare.
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2)P.R. Sreejesh wins World Games Athelte of the Year Award 2021.
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3)Jeff parked the car in front of the gate.
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4)RBI will issue a digital rupee to control corruption.
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5. They have written letters appealing to the district administration for help.
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6. Why did you do such a thing?
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7. He was driving a brand–new car.
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1. If you don’t like outdoor sports ,you can do _________ sports and enjoy yourself.
2. The youngsters ____________ pop music idols and they like putting up their posters on the
walls of their rooms.
3. My little brother is keen on __________ his pocket money. When I ask him for it, he never
lends me.
4. If you spend lots of hours in front of TV, that means you just _________ your precious
time.
5. When an actor receives an _________ his fame becomes double.
6. You mustn’t watch TV shows when you have got a lot of homework. ________ when you
have an exam the next day, you had better turn it off entirely.
7. When you _________ me in front of my friends ,I feel embarrassed.
8. My father and I go _________ every morning. That’s why we feel healthy and fit.
9. I don't ___________ the meaning of it now. I need to look it up in the dictionary.
10. ________ is a long difficult journey.
11. _______ activities have the same meaning as the free time activities.
12. Maybe an __________ person in the street does not know this but you, as an educated
person, must certainly know this. Letter Writing
Exercise 1
1c 2b 3c 4a 5a 6c 7a 8d 9a 10d
11a 12b 13b 14a 15c 16c 17b 18d 19c 20c
Answers
VOCAB:- 1. indoor
3. saving
4. waste
5. award
6. especially
7. kid
8. jogging
9. remember
10. trekking
11. leisure
12. ordinary
3. smaller streams
4. It is heavy.
Tejasswi Prakash finds it cute that people are questioning her Bigg Boss 15 win. In an
exclusive chat with IndiaToday.in, the actress opened up about how the love she received on
the show was obvious.
Complete the poem and give the suitable title:
Nouns are the names of things,
______________ ______________ ______________ and ______________
Pronouns take the place of nouns
Like ______________for woman or ______________ for clowns.
Adjectives describe the nouns like
______________ ducks or ______________ gowns
When something is done the adverb then
Tells how and why and where and when
People walk ______________ , actors act ______________
The man is ______________ late and the time moves ______________
Nouns are restated with apostrophes
Johnny ______________ wants to live
Verbs are action words like go
______________ ______________ ______________ and ______________
Nouns positions are easy to see just find preposition
______________ the tree , ______________the time and ______________the kitchen .
Participle pharses end in ‘ing’ or’ ed’ and describe
___________________, the man gave the cop a bribe.
Conjunctions like _____________, _____________ , ______________
joins two sentences
And articles like ________ __________or _________don’ t care for the verb or its tenses.
8) The child cries for his dead mother. ( past continuous tense)
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9) Rana Pratap had a heart of lion. _________________ (Identify the figure of speech)
10) The trees giggled with children. _______________ (Identify the figure of speech)
11) Yesterday my teeth were chattering. ____________(Identify the figure of speech)
12) His talk are as sweet as jaggery. _____________ (Identify the figure of speech)
13) The police was alert ___________ patrolling at night. ( Conjunction)
14) The boy kicked the ball too hard _________it went far. (Conjunction)
Did you see the green fungus on the loaf of bread ?
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________________________
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Q4) Which colours are the traditional colours of ‘Halloween’?
A4)________________________________________________________________________
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Q5) What to adults give to the children?
A5)________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
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Q6) What do people place at the entrance and windows and why?
A6)________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
Q7)What is Jack o’-lantern ?
A7)
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
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Q8) How do the adults and older children celebrate ‘Halloween’?
A8)________________________________________________________________________
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Q9)Write few lines about one of the popular party games people play on ‘Halloween’?
A9)________________________________________________________________________
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Underline the MAIN clause in each one:
1. While looking through the window, Sophie saw the BFG.
2. Tom saw the maid when she came through the door.
3. Grandma said I could go out to play if I finished my homework.
4. Although it was late, Sean watched the film.
5. Mr. Smith bought the paper when he was on the train
Today was a great day! or Today was a boring day. Today was not s very good day----
Body: It is the main parts of the dairy entry. You could describe what happened to you or your personal feelings about something or someone. You could also
write about your plans in this part.
Today was my first day of work and I am exhausted. The factory was not what I expected at all. The machine were so loud that I did not hear the instructions
from my boss very well----
Conclusion: The diary entry can be concluded with a comment about the day,
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