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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.
[be completely stumped, be broken, feel out of place, speak at length, feel at home, a sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going]
After my retirement, I started ________ as a social worker
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उत्तर
After my retirement, I started my second innings as a social worker.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give antonyms of the following words by adding prefixes :
(i) gratitude
(ii) clear
(iii) believe
(iv) significance
Notice the underlined words in these sentences and choose the option that best explains their meanings.
“What a thunderclap these words were to me!”
The words were:
Notice the underlined words in these sentences and choose the option that best explains their meanings.
Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time.
You will get to your school ______
You came across the words, plod, trudge, stagger in the story. These words indicate movement accompanied by weariness. Find five other such words with a similar meaning.
Notice the words in bold in the following sentence.
“The fire boy shovelled charcoal into the maw of the furnace with a great deal of clatter”. This is a phrase that is used in the specific context of an iron plant.
Pick out other such phrases and words from the story that are peculiar to the terminology of ironworks.
A crofter is a person who rents or owns a small farm especially in Scotland. Think of other uncommon terms for ‘a small farmer’, including those in your language.
Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Sympathy
Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Empathy
- He committed the crime in broad daylight (not bright daylight or narrow darkness).
- I had a cup of strong tea (not rich tea).
- The fast train is coming (not quick train).
Such words or group of words which habitually occur together and thereby convey meaning by association are called collocations. A collocation is a combination of words in a language that often go together.
Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural. Make collocations and use in your own sentences.
Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Archaeology
The verbs in bold letters are made up of a verb and a small adverb.
(Adverb particles are not the same as prepositions.)
For example, shake (verb) + up (adverb). These are called ‘phrasal verbs.’ The meaning of a phrasal verb may be idiomaticdifferent from the meanings of the two separate words.
Read carefully the following sentence from the text and underline the phrasal verbs.
Abroad is the place where we stay up late.
The verbs in bold letters are made up of a verb and a small adverb.
(Adverb particles are not the same as prepositions.)
For example, shake (verb) + up (adverb). These are called ‘phrasal verbs.’ The meaning of a phrasal verb may be idiomaticdifferent from the meanings of the two separate words.
Read carefully the following sentence from the text and underline the phrasal verb.
I remember, in fact, after my first trip to Southeast Asia, more than a decade ago. How I would come back to my apartment in New York.
The verbs in bold letters are made up of a verb and a small adverb.
(Adverb particles are not the same as prepositions.)
For example, shake (verb) + up (adverb). These are called ‘phrasal verbs.’ The meaning of a phrasal verb may be idiomaticdifferent from the meanings of the two separate words.
Read carefully the following sentence from the text and underline the phrasal verb.
All, in that sense, believed in, “being moved"______
Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.
[be completely stumped, be broken, feel out of place, speak at length, feel at home, sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going]
When he lost his mother he was completely ________.
Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.
[be completely stumped, be broken, feel out of place, speak at length, feel at home, a sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going]
To succeed in any competitive examination, one requires a _______.
Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.
[be completely stumped, be broken, feel out of place, speak at length, feel at home, a sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going]
The teacher _______ explaining the concept.
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is ‘aabb’. Find rhyme schemes in the second and third stanzas.
The poet has asked a question at the beginning of every stanza. Explain the effect it creates on the reader.
Write an appreciation of the poem 'Indian Weavers' by Sarojini Naidu.
- About the poem/poet and the title
- The theme
- Poetic style
- The language/poetic devices used in the poem
- Special features
- Message, values, morals in the poem
- Your opinion about the poem
Compose four lines on ‘Importance of clothes.’
Some words in the poem are related to different parts of a ship or a mariner’s life. Given below is the meaning of those terms. Identify the word.
Another name for a ship
Some words in the poem are related to different parts of a ship or a mariner’s life. Given below is the meaning of those terms. Identify the word.
Sinking sound
Match the words given in column A with their meaning in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Cheerful | a. With feeling of disappointment |
| 2. Selfish | b. Lack of satisfaction |
| 3. Sorely | c. Happy |
| 4. Discontent | d. Concerned with one’s own pleasure |
There are a few examples of homonyms in the poem. For example ‘spoke’. List homonyms from the poem and give their meanings.
The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is ‘aabb’. Find the rhyme scheme of other stanzas
Complete the following using suitable describing word as appeared in the poem with the help of the words given in the option:
Father’s eyesight
I see him drinking weak tea, Eating a stale chapati.
Here ‘stale chapati’ stands for stale food/non-nourishing food or diet, where the part symbolizes the whole, i.e. food. Guess the name of the figure of speech.
Identify the rhyme scheme of all the stanzas of the poem.
A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of the word, syllable or word groups created by omission of internal letters and sounds. Find out the instances of contractions from the poem.
Find out from the poem example of Alliteration.
Read the expression ‘a sad wreath of tuberoses’. ‘Is the wreath sad?’ Explain the figure of speech.
List and explain the metaphorical expressions from the poem. For example, ‘torrent of grief’
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
.......... dog
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
.......... slowly
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
.......... sentences
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
.......... time
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
increase the speed
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
echoed loudly
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
giving away much to the needy
The writer says he grew ‘an awful lot of moong’. Explain the word 'awful' in this sentence.
Let’s use the Thesaurus.
Along with your partner, go to the library or search the internet for a standard Thesaurus to complete the following table. One is done for you.
| Sr. No. | Word | Type | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1. | observe | verb | notice, discern, detect, mark | ignore, overlook |
| 2. | abandoned | |||
| 3. | grateful | |||
| 4. | initiative | |||
| 5. | peril | |||
| 6. | separation |
The writer has used the phrase ‘Thudding Heart’ which means pounding, or beating of the heart. Do you know ‘Thud’ is an onomatopoeic word which means a heavy sound made by an object falling to the ground? Discuss with your partner and make a list of Onomatopoeic words that you find in the text.
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
Discuss the meaning of the following idioms/phrases and use them in your own sentence.
To hit the bull’s eye.
Discuss the meanings of the following idioms/phrases and use them in your own sentence.
Under the cover of.
Discuss the meanings of the following idioms/phrases and use them in your own sentence.
A spell of.
Complete the following table.
| Idioms | Meanings | Your own sentences |
| 1. bird’s eye view | view from somewhere high | |
| 2. as free as a bird | he/she is carefree | After finishing her exam. she will be as free as a bird. |
| 3. eagle’s eye | ability to observe something closely | |
| 4. spread ones wings | to try to work on things independently |
Find more such idioms using the following key word.
fly
Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.
Plaintively
Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.
Curveting
Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.
Soar
Pick the Homophone from the text.
see
Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.
- The bird injured his wings.
- He lives in the ‘c’ wing of the building.
Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.
- The aeroplane will land at 9.00 pm. sharp.
- He owns 10 acres of land.
Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.
quirk of fate
Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.
an epitome of
Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important, in the review. Try to guess their meaning from the context. You can use a dictionary to confirm it. Fill up the table.
| Word | Meaning conveyed | One Synonym/Antonym | Word Class | Other forms | Translation in Mother tongue | |
| 1. | mischievous | naughty but innocent | Synonym - naughty, troublesome Antonym - good and well-behaved | Adjective | mischief mischievously | शरारती (Hindi) खोडकर (Marathi) |
| 2. | ||||||
| 3. | ||||||
| 4. | ||||||
| 5. |
Look at the word and its meaning. Select the correct alternative.
disaster
Insert the proper word from the bracket to form collocation.
[(a) afford (b) time (c) defeat (d) clothes (e) owners (f) necessary (g) role (h) interview (i) morning (j) cold]
absolutely .............
Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word.
divinity: .................
Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.
to give up
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
frowned × ...........
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
disrespect × .............
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
unimportant × .............
Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them.
| Phrases | Meaning | Own Sentences |
| 1. to cut in to cut out |
.................. .................. |
.................. .................. |
| 2. to be held by to be held up |
.................. .................. |
.................. .................. |
| 3. to run away to run for |
.................. .................. |
.................. .................. |
| 4. to be known as to be known for |
.................. .................. |
.................. .................. |
| 5. to go with to go after |
.................. .................. |
.................. .................. |
| 6. to put fire into to put fire out |
.................. .................. |
.................. .................. |
Find out and write down the definitions of the following terms used in the film industry
script -
project -
montage -
flashback -
stage -
prop -
footlights -
Find the antonym of the following word from the text.
Finally × ...............
Find a synonym from the story for the following word.
Fortunate
Find a synonym from the story for the following word.
Contentment
Write the related words as shown in the example:
Write the related words as shown in the example:
