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Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase. to give up - English (Second/Third Language)

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Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to give up

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Despite repeatedly failing in his entrance exams, Karan did not give up.

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अध्याय 3.4: Let's March! - English Workshop [पृष्ठ ११५]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 3.4 Let's March!
English Workshop | Q 11.(c) | पृष्ठ ११५

संबंधित प्रश्न

English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a world language, for example:-

petite – French

kindergarten – German

capital – Latin

democracy – Greek

bazaar – Hindi

Find out the origin of the following words.

Tycoon, tulip, logo, bandicoot, barbecue, veranda, robot, zero, ski, trek


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 the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures.

For example: deposition


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


Distinguish between a legal offence and a moral offence on the basis of the given text.

Legal offence  Moral offence
Burglary Rude behaviour
   
   
   

Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Etymology.


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

I was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat _______.


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 idiomaticdifferent 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 idiomaticdifferent from the meanings of the two separate words.

Read carefully the following sentence from the text and underline the phrasal verb.

But there is, for the traveller at least, the sense that learning about home and.......


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.


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 speaker was ________ by the intelligent questions asked by the audience.


Read the text again and find out all the words related to the game of cricket. List two meanings of each. One is done for you.

Words related to the game of cricket Meanings
1. Second innings General the second phase of the life of an individual where he/she starts/pursues a new or different career or the post-retirement life
Cricket when a team comes to bat for the second time in a test match
2.    
3.    
4.    

The road in the poem does not mean only the road to travel. The poet wants to suggest the road of life. Explain the metaphor with the help of the poem.


Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.


Write information about Ballad. 


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

Toiling (time) Toiling (day)
   
   
   
   

There are a few examples of homonyms in the poem. For example ‘spoke’. List homonyms from the poem and give their meanings.


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 eyesight


Find out from the poem example of Metaphor.


List and explain the metaphorical expressions from the poem. For example, ‘torrent of grief’


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.

______ drizzle


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ spirits


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

____________ closed.


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

__________ time.


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.

eager to know everything


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.

  1. ________________________
  2. ________________________
  3. ________________________

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.

fly


Find more such idioms using the following key word.

name of animals


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.

Curveting


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 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 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.


Give the Homophones of the following.

  1. blue
  2. bear
  3. beet
  4. to
  5. son

Pick the Homophones from the text.

  1. see -
  2. wood -
  3. there -
  4. scene -
  5. won -
  6. eye -
  7. peace -
  8. threw -
  9. hence -
  10. knot -

Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

quirk of fate


Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

exaggeration


Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

an epitome of


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 __________________

extremist: ____________


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


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.

disrespect ×


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

debut


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

sponsor


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

humble surroundings


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Arrogant ×


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Repair


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Attracted


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Finally ×


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Surely


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Disqualify ×


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Diffident ×


Write the related words as shown in the example:


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