Why was it not easy for Eklavya to achieve his ambition, according to his father?

Why does Dronacharya not accept Eklavya as his disciple?

How did Eklavya attain mastery in archery after being denied admission?

What special act of Eklavya stunned Guru Drona and the Pandavas?

What had Dronacharya promised to Arjuna? How was he able to fulfill his promise?

What did Dronacharya demand as his Guru Dakshina? Did Eklavya agree to it?

“Loyalty to one’s guru is of utmost important”. How does Eklavya exemplify this belief?

What impression do you form about Arjun? Support your answer by quoting any incident.

What kind of a person was Eklavya’s father? Why do you think so?

How did Dronacharya bless him?

Fill in the blanks with is, are, has or have. Give two forms where possible like the filled blank of ‘a’.  

1. The government is/are bringing in a new bill.  
2. The company _____________ going to employ six staff.
3. All governments ________ trying to control crime.
4. The jury _______ trying to decide now.
5. The youth of today __________ many advantages.
6. There ______ vermin in this restaurant.
7. The military ______ planning war exercises.
8. The police _________ interested.
9. The public _________ concerned about it.
10. How many people ______ coming tonight?
11. The committee _________ meeting now.
12. A lot of people _________ signed the petition.

Fill in the blanks with is, are, has or have. One has been done for you.

1. The acoustics in this room are very good.
2. This crossroads _____ dangerous.
3. There _____ four crossroads in our village
4. Acoustics _____ a subject I know little about.
5. Our company headquarters _____ in London.
6. There _____ many series of books on birds.
7. _______ there any kennels in this area?
8. The statistics in this report _______ inaccurate.
9. ______ there any statistics for road accidents?
10. Many species of moth _____ disappeared.
11. This species ______ green and white spots.
12. Our works ____ a good canteen.
13. My maths ______ got worse and worse.
14. There ______ crossroads every mile.

Supply the suitable verbs for the following blanks.

1. The goods you ordered have arrived.
2. Where _____ the scissors? _____ are in the first drawer on the left.
3. How much _____ a good pair of trousers cost these days?
4. How much did you pay for _____ trousers? _____ were very expensive!
5. I'm so pleased you got into university! _____ on your success!
6. If your clothes _____ dirty, please put them in the laundry basket.
7. My jeans _____ not faded much even though I keep washing _____.
8. I'm looking for the pliers. You'll find _____  on that shelf.
9. All their belongings _____ been destroyed in a fire.
10. My earnings _____ not high, but at least they _____ regular.
11. These shorts _____ fit me at all!

Fill in the blanks with the singular or plural forms of the verbs given in the brackets. One has been done for you.

Statistics (be) is a branch of economics, but it is often said that it (be) (a) _____ not always give a true picture. Recent statistics of British life (show) (b) _____ that the family (be) (c) _____ happier than it used to be. The youth of today (be) (d) _____ likely to live longer than the previous generation. People (own) (e) _____ more things than they used to, but more police (be) (f) _____ employed to fight crime. Mathematics (be) (g) _____ a subject which is studied more by boys than by girls, as (be) (h) _____ physics. The earnings of working women (be) (i) _____ getting higher all the time and many women earn more than their husbands.