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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]
The work done by Sindhutai Sapkal _______ of millions.
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उत्तर
The work done by Sindhutai Sapkal touches the hearts of millions.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 ______
- List the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures.
For example: deposition - List other words that you know that fall into this category.
Distinguish between a legal offence and a moral offence on the basis of the given text.
| Legal offence | Moral offence |
| Burglary | Rude behaviour |
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, sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going]
Travelling can help to _______.
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.
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
The poet has asked a question at the beginning of every stanza. Explain the effect it creates on the reader.
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.
Helps in steering the ship
Select the appropriate figure of speech from the box given below and complete the table.
| Metaphor, Alliteration, Repetition, Personification, Inversion, Simile, Apostrophe, Onomatopoeia |
| Examples | Figure of Speech | Explanation |
| 1. Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair. | Alliteration | The close repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
The poet has used different poetic devices like Alliteration and Interrogation in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines.
| Poetic Device | Lines |
| (a) Alliteration | |
| (b) Interrogation |
Complete the following using suitable describing word as appeared in the poem with the help of the words given in the option:
Father’s footwear
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
‘Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night’.
In the above line, the weather is humid, not the night. The epithet or adjective is transferred from the weather to the night. This figure of speech is Transferred Epithet. Find out another such expression from the poem.
Identify the rhyme scheme of all the stanzas of the poem.
Find out from the poem example of Metaphor.
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.
______ man
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
ticket ______
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
______ sentences
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
............ important.
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
frail and .........
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
simple ..........
Refer to a dictionary to find out the meanings of the following words.
Spirit - a person’s mind or feelings or soul.
- Spiritual
- Spirituality
- Spiritualism
- Spiritualist
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
nearness in space
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
a place of residence
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.
Homograph: Homograph is a word spelled and pronounced like another word but with a different meaning.
For example: the word ‘fast’ has two meanings. The different meanings are -
fast- hold firmly
fast- to abstain from food
fast- opposite of slow.
Go through the text again and make a list of meanings of all the homographs that are found in the text. Also, make a list of such words that you know, heard, or read somewhere.
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.
Find more such idioms using the following key word.
name of animals
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.
Whet
Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.
Soar
Read the following word carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in option.
Arun is full of ______.
Read the following word carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in options.
The whole village ______ into darkness.
Give the Homophones of the following.
- blue
- bear
- beet
- to
- son
Pick the Homophones from the text.
- see -
- wood -
- there -
- scene -
- won -
- eye -
- peace -
- threw -
- hence -
- knot -
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.
confined to
Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.
an epitome of
Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.
millenium
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) |
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| 3. | |||||
| 4. | |||||
| 5. |
Look at the word and their meaning. select the correct alternative.
monument
Look at the word and their meaning. Underline the correct alternatives.
significant
Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.
in the pursuit of
Pick from the lesson, the Antonyms of
- Ignorance × ______
- Immortality × ______
- Deny × ______
- Violence × ______
- Well-known × ______
- Slavery × ______
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
drizzle ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
ugly ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
frowned ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
hell ×
Find the antonym of the following word from the text.
Arrogant ×
Find out and write down the definitions of the following terms used in the film industry
script -
project -
montage -
flashback -
stage -
prop -
footlights -
Find a synonym from the story for the following word.
Repair
Find the antonym of the following word from the text.
Diffident ×
Write the related words as shown in the example:
Write the related words as shown in the example:
