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The poet has used many describing words such as ‘healthy’ in this poem. Make a list and classify them as - For the world _______ For himself ________ For the road _______

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प्रश्न

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 _______
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उत्तर

a. For the world

  • free
  • healthy

b. For himself

  • afoot
  • light-hearted
  • strong
  • content

c. For the road

  • long
  • brown
  • open
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पाठ 2.1: Song of the Open Road - Brainstorming (A3) [पृष्ठ ९६]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.1 Song of the Open Road
Brainstorming (A3) | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ९६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Match the pairs of the words in column ‘A’ with their meaning in column ‘B’ :

Column ‘A’                                         Column ‘B’
(i) dangling                                       (a) connected with farming
(ii) squeezing                                    (b) attract the attention
(iii) agrarian                                      (c) hanging freely
(iv) captivate                                     (d) pressing firmly


Notice the underlined words in these sentences and choose the option that best explains their meanings.

I never saw him look so tall.

M. Hamel ______.


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 these words in the story.

  • “chuffed”, meaning delighted or very pleased
  • “nosey”, meaning inquisitive
  • “gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly

These are words that are used in an informal way in colloquial speech.

Make a list of ten other words of this kind.


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.


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.

Sympathy


  • 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.


Distinguish between a legal offence and a moral offence on the basis of the given text.

Legal offence  Moral offence
Burglary Rude behaviour
   
   
   

Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Archaeology


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. 

Every mother scolds her children _______ for the overuse of the mobile phone.


Choose appropriate phrases/expressions from the extract given in the options and fill in the blank appropriately. 

All their educational problems were sorted out _______ because of the funds given by an NGO.


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 ________.


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]

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.


The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is ‘aabb’. Find rhyme schemes in the second and third stanzas.


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


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.

Another name for a ship


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)
   
   
   
   

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 footwear


Identify the rhyme scheme of all the stanzas of the poem.


Find out from the poem example of Alliteration.


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ dog


Find from the text the collocation for the following.

______ drizzle


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

widely ..........


From the story, find the collocation of the following.

......... blood


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.

point of view


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

nearness in space


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

a place of residence


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

without making a difference


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.


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

To hit the bull’s eye.


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.

colours


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.

Curveting


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.


Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.

  1. The bird injured his wings.
  2. He lives in the ‘c’ wing of the building.

Explain how the underlined Homographs differ in meaning.

  1. The head of the institution was on leave.
  2. He bent his head down with chin.

Use the following word/phrase in your own sentence.

millenium


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

determine


culminate : __________________


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

in the pursuit of


Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase.

to give up


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.

disrespect ×


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

debut


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

elation


Make a sentence of your own using the following word.

sponsor


Find the antonym of the following word from the text.

Finally ×


Write the related words as shown in the example:


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