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

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प्रश्न

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

Generosity

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उत्तर

Generosity:
It is the quality of being kind and generous.
Example: A tree is an epic example of generosity. It showers us with abundant fresh air, shade, flowers, and fruits and asks for nothing in return.

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.2 On Saying “Please”
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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a world language, for example:

petite - French

kindergarten - German

capital - Latin

democracy - Greek

bazaar - Hindi

Find out the origin of the following words.

Tycoon, tulip, logo, bandicoot, barbecue, veranda, robot, zero, ski, trek


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:


  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.

List other words that you know that fall into this category.


  • 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.

Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural. Make collocations and use in your own sentences.


The specific meaning of word ‘anthem’ in the content of the story is _______.


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.

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


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.

But there is, for the traveller at least, the sense that learning about home and.......


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]

Having faith in God _______ in difficult situation.


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 _______.


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.


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 speaker was ________ by the intelligent questions asked by the audience.


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.

Helps in steering 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.

Sinking sound


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

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


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  

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.


A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of the word, syllable or word groups created by omission of internal letters and sounds. Find out the instances of contractions from the poem.


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ man


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

............. intently


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

frail and .........


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

.......... peace.


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

point of view


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

eager to know everything


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

giving away much to the needy


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

without making a difference


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


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.


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

A spell of.


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 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 ______.


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.

One by one, the stars ______ in the sky.


Give the Homophones of the following.

  1. blue
  2. bear
  3. beet
  4. to
  5. son

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 -

Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

exaggeration


Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

millenium


Look at the word and their meaning. select the correct alternative.

monument


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. ____________

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.

  1. absolutely ____________
  2. cannot __________________
  3. formal __________________
  4. job __________________
  5. pass __________________
  6.  accept __________________
  7. early __________________
  8. catch a __________________
  9. leading __________________
  10. joint __________________

extremist: ____________


culminate : __________________


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to be afraid of


Write minimum 5 hidden words of more than 4 letters from -‘intergovernmental’


Pick from the lesson, the Antonyms of

  • Ignorance × ______
  • Immortality × ______
  • Deny × ______
  • Violence × ______
  • Well-known × ______
  • Slavery × ______

Find antonym of the following word from the story.

drizzle ×


Find antonym of the following word from the story.

ugly ×


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 ×


Find a synonym from the story for the following word.

Humiliate


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Arrogant ×


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 the antonym of the following word from the text.

Finally ×


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