मराठी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य शिक्षण मंडळएचएससी वाणिज्य (इंग्रजी माध्यम) इयत्ता १२ वी

Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.  The work done by Sindhutai Sapkal _______ of millions.

Advertisements
Advertisements

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 work done by Sindhutai Sapkal _______ of millions.

रिकाम्या जागा भरा
Advertisements

उत्तर

The work done by Sindhutai Sapkal touches the hearts of millions.

shaalaa.com
Vocabulary
  या प्रश्नात किंवा उत्तरात काही त्रुटी आहे का?
पाठ 1.8: Voyaging Towards Excellence - Brainstorming (A3) [पृष्ठ ८८]

APPEARS IN

बालभारती English Yuvakbharati Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence
Brainstorming (A3) | Q 1.08 | पृष्ठ ८८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Give antonyms of the following words by adding prefixes :

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


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 following expression. The highlighted word is not used in a literal sense. Explain what it means:

Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.


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.


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.

Self-esteem


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

Gratitude


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

Generosity


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 idiomaticdifferent from the meanings of the two separate words.

Read carefully the following sentence from the text and underline the phrasal verbs.

We travel, then, in part just to shake up our complacencies.


The poet has used many describing words such as ‘healthy’ in this poem.
Make a list and classify them as -

  1. For the world _______
  2. For himself ________
  3. 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.


Complete the following table.

Figure of Speech Line
Simile  
Imagery  
Metaphor  
Alliteration  

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


Write information about Ballad. 


Match the words given in column A with their meaning in column B.

Column A Column B
1. Cheerful a. With feeling of disappointment
2. Selfish b. Lack of satisfaction
3. Sorely c. Happy
4. Discontent d. Concerned with one’s own pleasure

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


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


I see him drinking weak tea, Eating a stale chapati.

Here ‘stale chapati’ stands for stale food/non-nourishing food or diet, where the part symbolizes the whole, i.e. food. Guess the name of the figure of speech.


Find out from the poem example of Simile.


Find out from the poem example of Personification.


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

.......... man


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

.......... slowly


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

.......... spirits


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

frail and .........


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.

.......... time


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

point of view


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


The writer says he grew ‘an awful lot of moong’. Explain the word 'awful' in this sentence.


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.


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  

Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.

Plaintively


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 word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.

Soar


Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.

Beckon


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)

One by one, the stars ______ in the sky.


Give the Homophone of the following.

blue


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.

determine


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

disaster


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to be afraid of


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 × .............


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

unimportant × .............


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

  • fishers
  • salty
  • .................
  • .................
  • .................
  • .................

Find synonym from the story for the following word.

Humiliate


Make sentences of your own using the following word.

debut


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Arrogant × ..............


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Repair


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Attracted


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Fortunate


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:


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Course
Use app×