Word Power — ENGLISH (NCERT) STD 6 — Question

My uncle got married …………………. October.(at, in, on)

‘Where have you been?’ I have been waiting for you …………………. twenty minutes.(until, since, for)

Complete the sentences using "on", "at", "by", "with", "about" : I did not go to the football match, but I watched it …………………. television.

Neem Baba: Yes. If the powder of neem seeds is mixed in water and sprayed on plants and trees, then locusts don’t eat them. If it is used in rice fields, where water remains standing, it stops mosquito breeding and helps to increase crop yield. It also saves the crop from termites, which eat roots of the crop, and it also stops breeding of other insects that eat crops.
Neem Baba: Of course. People save their stored grains from insects by adding neem seed powder to them. Neem oil is also used to make soaps and toothpaste. Furniture made from neem wood is not eaten by termites. Neem also purifies the air.
Fill in the blanks with suitable word/words/ _______ do not eat the furniture made from neem wood.
(i) insects
(ii) termites
(iii) rusting
(iv) none of these

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : O God! Keep me …………………. sin.

The poet believes that friendships should be _________.

The overall tone of the poem can be described as _________

We waited for Sarika …………………. half an hour but she did not come.(until, since, for)

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : They drove …………………. Mumbai …………………. Pune.

Mohan and I are good friends. We have known each other …………………. five years.(until, since, for)