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प्रश्न
Write minimum 5 hidden words of more than 4 letters from -‘intergovernmental’
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उत्तर
- gentle
- government
- intern
- metal
- rental
- tangent
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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
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 ______.
Notice these words in the story.
- “chuffed”, meaning delighted or very pleased
- “nosey”, meaning inquisitive
- “gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly
These are words that are used in an informal way in colloquial speech.
Make a list of ten other words of this kind.
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.
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.
Courtesy
Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Generosity
- 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.
Find out the words in column ‘B’ which collocate with the words in column ‘A’.
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' |
| regular | meal |
| mid day | concept |
| key | food |
| fast | exercise |
| try | decorated |
| richly | hard |
| free | jam |
| traffic | time |
| social | animal |
| wild | justice |
The specific meaning of word ‘anthem’ in the content of the story is _______.
Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Etymology.
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.
Every mother scolds her children _______ for the overuse of the mobile phone.
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]
To succeed in any competitive examination, one requires a _______.
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
Pick out the rhyming words from 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.
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.
Floating object that shows direction
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
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 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.
Find out from the poem example of Alliteration.
Find out from the poem example of Personification.
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
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
......... closed
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
.......... asleep
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
.......... peace.
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.
eager to know everything
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.
To get a toehold.
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.
Monstrous
Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.
Beckon
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.
Ravi said, “Are you really ______ of the dark?”
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.
Pick the Homophones from the text.
- see -
- wood -
- there -
- scene -
- won -
- eye -
- peace -
- threw -
- hence -
- knot -
Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.
- He saw his two brothers.
- The woodcutter cut the weakened branch with his sharp saw.
Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.
confined to
Look at the word and their meaning. Underline the correct alternatives.
significant
Make 4 meaningful words by using letters from “Pessimistic”
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
- ____________
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.
- absolutely ____________
- cannot __________________
- formal __________________
- job __________________
- pass __________________
- accept __________________
- early __________________
- catch a __________________
- leading __________________
- joint __________________
extremist: ____________
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
drizzle ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
new ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
hell ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
unimportant ×
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.
Surely
Find the antonym of the following word from the text.
Disqualify ×
Find a synonym from the story for the following word.
Contentment
