Question

Working with Language

Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box

| at hand | at once | at all | at a low ebb | at first sight |

(i)Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal __ and submit your explanation.

Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?

(ii) Arun: Are you unwell?

Ila: No, not ___ Why do you ask?

Arun: If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.

(iii) Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love __.

David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?

(iv) Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits __ today?

(Use such in the phrase) Ashok: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.

(v) Shieba: Your big moment is close ___.

Jyoti: How should I welcome it?

Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.

Answer 1

(i) Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal at once and submit your explanation. Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?

(ii) Arun: Are you unwell? Ila: No, not at all. Why do you ask? Arun: If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.

(iii) Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love at first sight. David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?

(iv) Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits at such a low ebb today? (Use such in the phrase) Ashok: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.

(v) Shieba: Your big moment is close at hand.

Jyoti: How should I welcome it?

Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.