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Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.  The teacher _______ explaining the concept. - English

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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.

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The teacher spoke at length explaining the concept.

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पाठ 1.8: Voyaging Towards Excellence - Brainstorming (A3) [पृष्ठ ८८]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence
Brainstorming (A3) | Q 1.09 | पृष्ठ ८८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Give antonyms of the following words by adding prefixes :

(i) gratitude
(ii) clear
(iii) believe
(iv) significance


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.


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

For example: deposition


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


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

Sympathy


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 Archaeology


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.

All, in that sense, believed in, “being moved"______


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 ________.


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.


Make a word register for clothes/attire/dress.


Compose four lines on ‘Importance of clothes.’


Write information about Ballad. 


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)
   
   
   
   

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


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 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


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


Identify and write the lines from the poem which express the following figures of speech.

Figures of speech Lines
1. Simile  
2. Alliteration  
3. Onomatopoeia  

Find out from the poem example of Personification.


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.

ticket ______


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ slowly


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ sentences


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

widely ________________.


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

___________ blood.


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

________________ asleep.


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

increase the speed


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

nearness in space


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.


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 be taken by surprise.


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

Under the cover of.


Complete the following table.

Idioms Meanings Your own sentences
1. bird’s eye view view from somewhere high  
2. as free as a bird he/she is carefree After finishing her exam. she will be as free as a bird.
3. eagle’s eye ability to observe something closely  
4. spread ones wings to try to work on things independently  

Find more such idioms using the following key word.

fly


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.

Soar


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 violin played very ______.


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 -

Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.

  1. He saw his two brothers.
  2. The woodcutter cut the weakened branch with his sharp saw.

Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

millenium


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

significant


Make 4 meaningful words by using letters from “Pessimistic”

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

extremist: ____________


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

in the pursuit of


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.

ugly ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

frowned ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

hell ×


Make a list of all the words related to the word ‘ocean’.

  • fishers 
  • salty 
  • ____________
  • ____________
  • ____________
  • ____________

Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

sponsor


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.

Attracted


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Surely


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Fortunate


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