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Go through the lesson and spot the words opposite to the meaning of the following rare (para 1) primitive (para 6) fiction (para 7) fearful (para 8) benign (para 11) diffidence (para 11)

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Go through the lesson and spot the words opposite to the meaning of the following

  1. rare (para 1)
  2. primitive (para 6) 
  3. fiction (para 7)
  4. fearful (para 8)
  5. benign (para 11) 
  6. diffidence (para 11) 
  7. boredom (para 12)
  8. criticize (para 13)
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उत्तर

  1. prevalent
  2. sophisticated
  3. fact
  4. intrepid
  5. malignant
  6. confidence
  7. recreation
  8. appreciate
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पाठ 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Vocabulary [पृष्ठ ७१]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
पाठ 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
Vocabulary | Q b) | पृष्ठ ७१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).

Jody then went to the kitchen.


Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.

able  - ________.


Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)

How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)


Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.

footprints


Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.

a ______ list (a list of defaulters).


Change the following into Passive voice.

Please call him at once.


Change the following into Passive voice.

No one is borrowing the novels from the library


Given below are some qualities that the characters in the play displayed during the floods for survival. Identify and write the character with the qualities.

Sl.No. Character Quality
1. anxiety  
2. serious  
3. fun  
4. sober  
5. excitement  
6. scared  
7. frightened  
8. shudder  
9. hopeful  
10. horror  
11. enjoyment  
12. terrified  
13. levelheaded  
14. scornful  
15. hysterical  

Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.

Some say it’s no use _____________ (travel) to distant planets, because it takes too long.


Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals.

(will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might, ought to)

Milk is a nutritious food enriched with vitamins and proteins. We ________take milk regularly so that we _______not develop deficiencies in our body. Aged persons, children, and patients ________take milk in sufficient quantities as it provides strength to their body. We _______supplement it with fruits, vegetables, and pulses for proper growth of the body. But we _______consume milk of good quality. Otherwise it _______cause harm to the body. We _______be very careful while selecting our food items because there are chances that these _______ be adulterated. We _______ protect our health.


Identify the character, speaker, or both of the following line.

Come and see! See what the Germans are doing!


John added a ______ of sugar to the lemon juice.


Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.

I have book. It is written by Rabindranath Tagore.


Rani’s teacher narrates to her students about the production of paper. Read the following narration and fill in the blanks with the verbs using their passive form.

People of China produced paper from wood. They mixed water with the fibres of wood and dried it until they became a soft wet pulp. They used this pulp to make paper. The Chinese invented this method of paper making in 2nd century BCE. Later Egyptians used papyrus plants to make paper.

  1. Paper ______(produce) from wood.
  2. The fibres of wood from trees ________(mix) with water to make a soft wet pulp.
  3. Later, it _____(dry) to make paper.
  4. This method ________(invent) in 2nd BCE in China.
  5. Papyrus plants _____(use) by Egyptians to make paper.

Complete the words by reading their meaning.

s_e_ta_u_ar - eye catching


Pick the abstract noun.

Iniya is very tall for her age.


Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.

Beautifully/the house/have/they/decorated.


Fill in the blanks using on, in, and at.

My child was born _____ 2.30, _____ the afternoon, _____ Friday, _____ 17th of August, _____ 2016.


Here are some naming words that denote the person and things in particular.


Write the correct preposition.

The doll is ______ the boxes.


Write the correct clipped word on the line.

She bought a new ________ (refrigerator).


In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.

Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody


When the pole vaulter cleared 28 ______, it was declared a record ______. (feet/feat)


Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.

Indian Airlines/set up/1953


Complete the following paragraph.

Did you hear about that boy who won one crore in a game show? If I ______(win) that much money, I ______(quit) my job the next day. I ______(travel) round the world and ______(stay) in the most luxurious hotels. If I ______(want) anything, I ______(buy) it. If I ______(see) a Mercedes that I wanted, I ______(buy) it. I ______(can) do anything in the world if I had one crore rupees. Oh, I am starting to sound a little materialistic. Well, I ______(do) good things with the money as well. If anybody ______ (need) help, I ______(take) care of their needs. I ______(donate) money to charities. I ______(give) money to help support the arts. If I ______(win) that much money, I wouldn’t keep it all for myself. I ______(help) as many people as possible.


Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.

Automation and shared mobility will play a key role in this transformation.


Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

...that they only drink it in order to be warmed and stimulated.


Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.

Unless we plant more trees, we cannot save our planet.


Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:

I did not know what ______.


Write the compound word from the pictures.

+
______

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