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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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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.
Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time.
You will get to your school _______________
Notice the following expressions. The highlighted words are not used in a literal sense. Explain what they mean.
1. Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.
2. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.
3. If he keeps his head on his shoulders.
4. On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to the United.
5. She saw… him ghost past the lumbering defenders.
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.
A crofter is a person who rents or owns a small farm especially in Scotland. Think of other uncommon terms for ‘a small farmer’ including those in your language.
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.
Empathy
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
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.
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 idiomaticdifferent 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.
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 idiomaticdifferent 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.
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.
The poet has used many describing words such as ‘healthy’ in this poem.
Make a list and classify them as -
- For the world _______
- For himself ________
- For the road _______
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.
Make a word register for clothes/attire/dress.
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is ‘aabb’. Find rhyme schemes in the second and third stanzas.
Complete the following table.
| Figure of Speech | Line |
| Simile | |
| Imagery | |
| Metaphor | |
| Alliteration |
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
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) |
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 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
‘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 Simile.
Find out from the poem example of Alliteration.
Find out from the poem example of Personification.
Enrich your vocabulary. Match the job terms with their meanings.
| (1) to be your own boss | (a) work that requires manual activity |
| (2) a dead-end job | (b) an important powerful job |
| (3) a good team player | (c) to be unhappy in an office job |
| (4) a heavy workload | (d) a normal job having a duty of 8 hours |
| (5) a high-powered job | (e) to be in a boring job that is hard to leave |
| (6) job satisfaction | (f) a job with no promotional opportunities |
| (7) manual work | (g) to have your own business |
| (8) to be stuck in a rut | (h) to have a lot of work to do |
| (9) to be stuck behind a desk | (i) enjoying your job |
| (10) a nine-to-five job | (j) someone who can work well with other people |
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
______ dog
Find from the text the collocation for the following.
______ spirits
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
____________ important.
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
___________ blood.
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
____________ closed.
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
______ peace.
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
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
echoed loudly
The writer says he grew ‘an awful lot of moong’. Explain the word 'awful' in this sentence.
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 violin played very ______.
Give the Homophones of the following.
- blue
- bear
- beet
- to
- son
Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.
- He saw his two brothers.
- The woodcutter cut the weakened branch with his sharp saw.
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.
millenium
Look at the word and their meaning. select the correct alternative.
monument
Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.
to give up
Pick from the lesson, the Antonyms of
- Ignorance × ______
- Immortality × ______
- Deny × ______
- Violence × ______
- Well-known × ______
- Slavery × ______
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
frowned ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
unhappy ×
Find a synonym from the story for the following word.
Humiliate
Make a sentence of your own using the following word.
debut
Make a sentence of your own using the following word.
elation
Make a sentence of your own using the following word.
sponsor
Find a synonym from the story for the following word.
Attracted
Find the antonym of the following word from the text.
Disqualify ×
Write the related words as shown in the example:
Write the related words as shown in the example:
