NEB Grade XI Compulsory English Note | Language Development | Unit- 19 Discovering West Nepal - The Wild Frontier | Voice (Grammar)

Unit:19

Discovering West Nepal - The Wild Frontier

Ways with words

A. Meaning of the words

a. became fuller and softer by shaking - fluffed

b. sound mental health- sanity

c. consisting of or easily breaking into small pieces- crumbly

d. neither very hot nor very cold- temperate

e. land that does not have enough water to support the growth of plants- arid region

f. only slightly warm- lukewarm

B. Meanings of the words, word classes and their use in sentences

a. hazy

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meaning: is not clear, especially because of heat

adjective

The mountains were hazy in the distance.

b. frontier

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meaning: a line that separates two countries, etc.; the land near this line

noun

Many people travelling across the frontier were illegal immigrants.

c. lush

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Meaning: covered in healthy grass and plants

adjective

He glanced at the lush green hills.

d. flipflops

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meaning: open shoes

noun

She took off her flipflops before crossing the stream.

e. altitude

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Meaning: height above sea level

noun

My friends are flying at an altitude of 10000 m.

f. fatal

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Meaning: causing death

adjective

If her sister gets ill again it could prove to be fatal.

g. magnificent

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Meaning: extremely attractive and impressive

adjective

Pashupati temple looks magnificent in the evening.

Comprehension

Answer these questions.

a. How did the author feel when she saw a colourful rooster in the western Himalayas?

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She felt amused when she saw a colourful rooster in the western Himalayas.

b. How does she describe the houses on the trails of western Nepal?

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There were stoned houses under a rock over a river. They looked too crumble to live in but people were comfortable with them.

c. What does she mean when she says "I walked towards a village15 kilometres further as the crow flies?"

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When she says "I walked towards a village 15 kilometres further as the crow flies she means the distance she had to cover was measured between two places.

d. Describe the village Thankur in brief.

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Thankur had only two houses. She saw three lophophorouses there. The evening suprised her as the stars were twinkling brilliantly.

e. What happened when she reached Jumla and how was she relieved?

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When she reached Jumla she was ill with an unknown virus and a bad tummy. She was relieved after having medicine and pani puri.

f. How does the author describe the bucket water in Khali Lagna?

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The water surface on the bucket was frozen. When she cracked it, she felt satisfied as the water underneath was surprisingly lukewarm.

g. How was Rara Lake on the day she reached there?

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The water in Rara Lake was glistening in its dark blue glory when she reached there.

Grammar

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B. Complete these sentences using the verbs given in the brackets.

a. Letters …… by the postman every day. (deliver)

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are delivered

b. This bag …… in the bus yesterday. (find)

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was found

c. The gate …… at 7:00 pm every evening. (lock)

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is locked

d. I …… to the party last week. (invite)

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was invited

e. The telephone …… by Graham Bell. (invent)

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was invented

f. Muna Madan …… by Devkota. (write)

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was written

g. How much money …… in the robbery? (steal)

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was stolen

h. Do you know cheese …… from milk? (make)

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is made

i. I was born in Kathmandu, but …… in Dhangadhi. (grow)

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was grown

C. Change the following sentences into passive.

a. I didn’t fix the problem.

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The problem wasn't fixed by me.

b. Police protect the town.

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The town is protected by police.

c. John’s mother raised him in a small town.

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He was raised in a small town by John’s mother.

d. Someone painted the building last year.

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The building was built last year.

e. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

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Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.

f. Some students study grammar on the Internet.

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Grammar is studied on the internet by some students.

g. Someone had broken the window by 3:00 p.m.

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The window had been broken by 3: p.m.

h. A strange man was watching us.

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We were being watched by a strange man.

i. Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.

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The Olympics will be held in 2020 by Tokyo.

j. We are working on the report right now.

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The report is being worked in right now by us.

k. My manager has told him to arrive earlier.

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He has been told to arrive earlier by my manager.

l. They could not have made the mistake.

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The mistake could not have been made by them.

m. I hope they are going to hire me soon.

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I hope I am going to be hired soon by them.

n. I don't like people staring at me.

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I don't like being statered at.

o. She likes people waving at her.

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She likes being waved at.

p. Who told you the story?

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By whom were you told the story ?

q. Is he repairing the bicycle?

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Is the bicycle being repaired by him?

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