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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

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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.

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Other such phrases could be as follows:

  1. ‘A hard regular thumping’
  2. ‘Hammer strokes’
  3. ‘A large plant with smelter, rolling mill and forge’
  4. ‘Pig iron’
  5. ‘Coal dust’
  6. ‘Put on the anvil’
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अध्याय 7: THE INTERVIEW - Thinking About Language [पृष्ठ ४४]

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एनसीईआरटी English Flamingo [English] (Core Courses) Class 12
अध्याय 7 THE INTERVIEW
Thinking About Language | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ४४
एनसीईआरटी English Flamingo [English] (Core Courses) Class 12
अध्याय 4 THE RATTRAP
Exercise | Q 1. | पृष्ठ ४४

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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 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 ______


Notice the underlined words in these sentences and choose 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 word with an example. You can take the help of your teacher.

Humility


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.

Gratitude


The verbs in bold letters are made up of a verb and a small adverb.

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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 verbs.

Abroad is the place where we stay up late.


Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given. 

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By the end of the week she was beginning ________ home in her new job.


Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given. 

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After my retirement, I started ________ as a social worker


Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given. 

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The teacher _______ explaining the concept.


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.


The poet has asked a question at the beginning of every stanza. Explain the effect it creates on the reader.


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


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

Father’s tea


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 food


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Find out from the poem example of Metaphor.


Find out from the poem example of Personification.


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.

.......... peace.


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


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

without making a difference


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.

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 fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in options.

He ______ through the report.


Give the Homophones of the following.

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

Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

quirk of fate


Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

an epitome of


Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

millenium


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

significant


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

disaster


divinity : ____________


culminate : __________________


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.

lie ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

ugly ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

hell ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

unhappy ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

disrespect ×


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

debut


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 a synonym from the story for the following word.

Fortunate


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Contentment


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