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C. Answer these questions.
1. Where and when was Avani Chaturvedi born? What do you know about her
schooling?
2. Who inspired Avani, and what motivated her to join the IAF?
3. What do you know about the first batch of three female pilots who were inducted
in the Indian Air Force fighter squadron?
4. As a little girl, what was Avani fond of?
5. How was Avani specially honoured in 2018 and 2020?
6. What did Avani have to say about the training in Air Force Academy?
Think and Answer • Critical Thinking
• Communication Skills
A. What were the important factors that helped Avani achieve great things? (Any three)
B. Any person can achieve great heights. Discuss. Give an example to substantiate your
answer.
Grammar Spot • Adverbs
Adverbs
We all know that an adverb tells us more about a
verb, an adjective, or another adverb by adding more REMEMBER
information about manner, time, place or degree. Note that we say ‘well’, not
‘goodly’.
It answers the question ‘how’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘how Example: She sings well.
often’ or ‘how much’. Adverbs of time can be used both
Let us take a look at major types of adverbs. They in the beginning and at the end
derive their names based on the functions they of a sentence, though they are
perform. mostly used at the end.
Adverbs of Tell us how something happens Politely, carefully, badly, excitedly
Manner Answer the question, how? She spoke rudely.
Adverbs of Indicate the place of action Come in.
Place Answer the question, where? You can wait here.
They are downstairs.
Your mother can sit there.
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