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प्रश्न

Look at the word and their meaning. Underline the correct alternatives.

significant

विकल्प

  • clever

  • effective

  • systematic

  • important

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उत्तर

significant - important

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अध्याय 2.6: World Heritage - English Workshop [पृष्ठ ८१]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 2.6 World Heritage
English Workshop | Q 12.(iii) | पृष्ठ ८१

संबंधित प्रश्न

Match the pairs of the words in column ‘A’ with their meaning in column ‘B’ :

Column ‘A’                                         Column ‘B’
(i) dangling                                       (a) connected with farming
(ii) squeezing                                    (b) attract the attention
(iii) agrarian                                      (c) hanging freely
(iv) captivate                                     (d) pressing firmly


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 tick 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 tick the option that best explains their meanings.

I never saw him look so tall.

M. Hamel _____________________ .


List other words that you know that fall into this category.


Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.

Self-esteem


Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.

Courtesy


Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.

Sympathy


  • 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


Choose appropriate phrases/expressions from the extract given in the options and fill in the blank appropriately. 

All their educational problems were sorted out _______ because of the funds given by an NGO.


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 simple village girl _______ in a formal party.


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.


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.


Go through the text to find the antonyms of the words given in the grid and fill the boxes. One is done for you.

(1) unlucky                       (2) solution

(3) trust                            (4) confident

(5) advanced                    (6)  blockhead


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.

The lowest part of the 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.

Another name for a 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
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Compose 4 to 6 lines on ‘sea’.


Pick out the describing words from the poem and add a noun of your own. One is done for you.

Toiling (time) Toiling (day)
   
   
   
   

Complete the following using suitable describing word as appeared in the poem with the help of the words given in the option:

Father’s attire


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


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’


‘The river has a soul.’
‘Life and death.’
These are the two expressions that are repeated in the poem; but both of them indicate different figures of speech. Find out and discuss.


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ dog


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

ticket ______


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ slowly


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ spirits


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

___________ blood.


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

simple _________________.


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

________________ asleep.


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

__________ time.


From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.

without making a difference


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      

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 meanings of the following idioms/phrases and use them in your own sentence.

To get a toehold.


Find more such idioms using the following key word.

colours


Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.

Monstrous


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 options.

The whole village ______ into darkness.


Read the following word carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in options.

The lions ______ their prey, hungrily.


Read the following word carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in options.

One by one, the stars ______ in the sky.


Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.

  1. The bird injured his wings.
  2. He lives in the ‘c’ wing of the building.

Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.

  1. The head of the institution was on leave.
  2. He bent his head down with chin.

Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

millenium


Look at the word and their meaning. Underline the correct alternatives.

disaster


Make 4 meaningful words by using letters from “Pessimistic”

  1. ____________
  2. ____________
  3. ____________
  4. ____________

Insert the proper words from the bracket to form collocations.

(a) afford (b) time (c) defeat (d) clothes (e) owners (f) necessary (g) role (h) interview (i) morning (j) cold.

  1. absolutely ____________
  2. cannot __________________
  3. formal __________________
  4. job __________________
  5. pass __________________
  6.  accept __________________
  7. early __________________
  8. catch a __________________
  9. leading __________________
  10. joint __________________

Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

in the pursuit of


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to be afraid 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.

unimportant ×


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Humiliate


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

debut


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Arrogant ×


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 a synonym from the story for the following word.

Surely


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Contentment


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Diffident ×


Write the related words as shown in the example:


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