Learning the many uses of the word ‘Tip’
‘Tip’ is a simple word, but it has many different uses. See the following to learn them.
Some part sentences are given below. These are obviously incomplete. Complete them by adding a second part in any manner you like.
One important hint…In your answer part, the word ‘TIP’ must appear in any of the following manner.
Tip as noun (More than one meaning and uses)
Tip as verb (More than one meaning and uses)
Tip-off as noun
Tiptoe as verb
Tipping point as a phrase
Tip one’s hand as idiom
Example –
I felt some pain………………
Ans…. I felt some pain when the doctor pierced the tip of my middle finger with a sharp needle to draw a drop of blood as sample.
Questions –
Q1. I was getting low marks in Geography, —————–(Tip as noun)
Ans: I was getting low marks in Geography, but my performance improved after my teacher gave me some tips to write good answers. (Tip as noun)
Q2. Just a day before Typhoon Month was to hit parts of southern Odisha, the government officials rushed to the villages to —————————————. (Tips as noun)
Ans: Just a day before Typhoon Month was to hit parts of southern Odisha, the government officials rushed to the villages to give them some useful tips about escaping the dangers of the violent storm. (Tips as noun)
Q2. As the road was wet and the driver was driving rashly, ……………………(Tip as verb)
Ans: As the road was wet and the driver was driving rashly, the car tipped and fell into a roadside ditch. (Tip as verb)
Q3. After a deadly earthquake, a 10-storey high government building in Kabul ………………… (Tip as verb)
Ans: After a deadly earthquake, a 10-storey high government building in Kabul tipped to one side forcing the employees to evacuate it taking with them important files and laptops. (Tips as verb)
Q4. For doing clean geometry sketches, ….. ( tip as noun)
Ans: For doing clean geometry sketches, we have to sharpen the tip of our pencils. (Tip as noun)
Q5. My cricketer-friend is happy because,………… (tip as verb)
Ans: My cricketer-friend is happy because he has been tipped to be the captain of his team.
Q6. In the restaurant, the waiter was very excited and happy after …… (Tip as verb)
Ans: In the restaurant, the waiter was very excited and happy after the rich customer tipped him heavily by handing over a thousand-rupee note. (Tip as verb)
Q7. In the summer afternoon, when my parents were asleep, I disobeyed their instructions and …………….. out of the room to go and play with my friends. (Tiptoe as verb)
Ans: In the summer afternoon, when my parents were asleep, I disobeyed their instructions and tiptoed out of the room to go and play with my friends. (Tiptoe as verb)
Q8. The police could arrest the burglar after a villager ……………..(Tip-off as noun)
Ans: The police could arrest the burglar after a villager gave them a tip-off about the place where the criminal was hiding. (Tip-off as noun)
Q9. China is very upset with the vocal assertion of Taiwan about its sovereign status. The present uneasy calm may vanish if …………………. (Tipping point as phrase)
Ans: China is very upset with the vocal assertion of Taiwan about its sovereign status. The present uneasy calm may vanish if either side does military act to cross the tipping point. (Tipping point as phrase)
Q10 .. The husband and wife were at odds with each other from the day of their marriage. The husband was threatening to divorce her. The tipping point came ……………….. (Tipping point as phrase)
Ans: 9.. The husband and wife were at odds with each other from the day of their marriage. The husband was threatening to divorce her. The tipping point came one day when the wife filed a FIR against him for dowry harassment. After this, the two were separated permanently. (Tipping point as phrase)
Q11. In high courts and in the Supreme Court, judges take great care not to reveal their thoughts while listening to arguments. However, they often ……………………… carelessly causing chaos in the court and headlines in the media. (Tip one’s hand as idiom)
Ans: In high courts and in the Supreme Court, judges take great care not to reveal their thoughts while listening to arguments. However, they often tip their hands carelessly causing chaos in the court and headlines in the media. (Tip one’s hands as idiom meaning speak out casually breaking the tradition to remain silent.)