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

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प्रश्न

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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उत्तर

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 Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence
Brainstorming (A3) | Q 1.09 | पृष्ठ ८८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

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.


  1. List the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures.
    For example: deposition
  2. 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


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.


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]

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. 

[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 work done by Sindhutai Sapkal _______ of millions.


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


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.


Complete the following table.

Figure of Speech Line
Simile  
Imagery  
Metaphor  
Alliteration  

Write an appreciation of the poem 'Indian Weavers' by Sarojini Naidu. 

  1. About the poem/poet and the title
  2. The theme
  3. Poetic style
  4. The language/poetic devices used in the poem
  5. Special features
  6. Message, values, morals in the poem
  7. Your opinion about 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.

Sinking sound


Write information about Ballad. 


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  

The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is ‘aabb’. Find the rhyme scheme of other stanzas


‘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.


Read the expression ‘a sad wreath of tuberoses’. ‘Is the wreath sad?’ Explain the figure of speech.


‘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.

.......... 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.

simple ..........


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.

increase the speed


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

nearness in space


Vocabulary Extension - Choose several words from the text. Use a dictionary or the internet to build up more associations/collocations of each word.


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.


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.

Monstrous


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 words carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in brackets.

(afraid, plunged, appeared, shrilly, skimmed, devoured, cowardice)

Arun is full of ______.


Read the following words carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in brackets.

(afraid, plunged, appeared, shrilly, skimmed, devoured, cowardice)

Ravi said, “Are you really ______ of the dark?”


Read the following words carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in brackets.

(afraid, plunged, appeared, shrilly, skimmed, devoured, cowardice)

He ______ through the report.


Read the following words carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in brackets.

(afraid, plunged, appeared, shrilly, skimmed, devoured, cowardice)

One by one, the stars ______ in the sky.


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.

Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.

  1. The aeroplane will land at 9.00 pm. sharp.
  2. He owns 10 acres of land.

Look at the word and its meaning. Select the correct alternative.

monument


Look at the word and its meaning. Select the correct alternative.

significant


Make 4 meaningful words by using letters from “Pessimistic”.


Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word.

extremist: ..................


Choose the correct option and write in front of the given word.

culminate: ...............


Make meaningful sentences by using the following phrase.

in the pursuit of


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to be afraid of


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to give up


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

new × ............


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

frowned × ...........


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

unhappy × .............


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.

Repair


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Contentment


Write the related words as shown in the example:


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