The Queen's Language

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown."       -King Henry IV, Act III, Scene I "All that glitters is not gold." -The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene VII "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." ( Hamlet  - Act 2, Scene 2) "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." ( Twelfth Night  - Act 2, Scene 5) "Love looks not with eyes, but with the mind." ( Midsummer Night's Dream  - Act 1, Scene 1) "Et tu, Brute?" ( Julius Caesa r - Act 3, Scene 1)      And you, Brutus? "I was seeking for a fool when I found you." ( As You Like It  - Act 3, Scene) To gild refined gold, to paint the lily… is wasteful and ridiculous excess." ( King John  - Act 4, Scene 2) "Double, double toil and trouble." ( Macbeth  - Act 4, Scene 1)  ‘‘The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones.’ (Julius Cae

  Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas; But clouds that sail across the sky Are prettier far than these. There are bridges on the rivers, As pretty as you please; But the bow that bridges heaven, And overtops the trees, And builds a road from earth to sky, Is prettier far than these. Daffodils BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in p

    Adjectives Words  that describe nouns are called  adjectives. Read the given lines and  see how the adjectives describe the nouns.  MY GRANDPA Intelligent, diligent and affectionate My grandpa is passionate and compassionate His clothes are always clean and crisp He walks upright with a wooden stick Goes for a walk along the narrow creek Tall and strong, has a voice so loud He can talk to a large and noisy crowd. He is young and only seventy two He is energetic and does what he wants to do. There are _____adjectives. --------------------------------------------------------- A  rivulet A small rivulet flows Through my town With water which is Sometimes clear sometimes  muddy brown. There are _____ adjectives. -------------------------------------- Right time Right now Good health comes If your routine is good The right time to do things Is right now Do it when you should Won’t have to lament ‘Only if I could!’ There are __adjectives There are two birds On my guava  tree They live in

  TEST PAPER 3 FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH A SUITABLE WORD 1 .Louis Vuitton was born on August 4,1821,This gentleman was (a)_ French bag maker. At 37,he introduced his revolutionary stackable and waterproof rectangular shaped  trunks and (b)_ world's first pick proof lock. In 1854,he started (c) _fashion house  that now (d)_ 450 stores world wide. 2 .MISSING WORD In the given passage one word is omitted in each line. Supply the missing word and write the words that come before and after it.                                      word  before missing --word after The Television has always very            (eg)   always been very controversial. While the positive aspects the (a) electronic media innumerable,        (b) their negative impact children          (c) cannot  ruled out.TV addiction         (d)   is bad for eyes and should be avoided.   3 .REARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS AND PHRASES TO MAKE MEANINGFUL SENTENCES 1 granted/must/ take/ for / heal

  TEST PAPER—2 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.   An old woman, one (a) ... my patients, had to wait (b) ... quite a while outside my consulting room before I called her (c) ...She walked in and said, ‘I have (d) ... waiting patiently, doctor.’ 2. The following passages has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided against the correct question number.                                                                               Incorrect         Correct You need sleep for function.                                (eg)     for                        to Lack in sleep leads to bad food                             (a) .........in...... ...........of.... choices and other health risks. For yours              (b) .......yours........ .........your...... kids and yourself. You must sleep in                      (c)     in                    on time. Do found time to sleep.                                (d) ....

  The depth of a human mind Is deeper than its very being The human mind churns and unfurls New ideas each day To generate inculcate and imbibe The sprouting thoughts that  Without knowledge, don't come easy One has to read and read In spite of being busy The ideas you read amalgamate  With your own and thus begins A chain reaction that triggers  New ideas and a unique thought process That no one can assess  so keep reading and let the chain reaction go on ............................................ Happiness is a unique fountain  And its epitome  you who can spread happiness and in return be happy too So be happy as you are the source And the resource too Happiness is within you And it's so true Just let it grow unpleasant memories let go Soak in happiness, the glistening dew and all smile with a happy you So be happy as sometimes it's just about YOU.    My Mother.. I miss my mother Who would sit And rhyme And didn't  change with time. For her this world was a paradis