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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
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Give antonyms of the following words by adding prefixes :
(i) gratitude
(ii) clear
(iii) believe
(iv) significance
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Interview Questions :
Imagine that you are going to interview a Sarpanch of a village, who has been selected for ‘Adarsh Gaon Award.’ Frame a set of 8 to 10 questions to interview him/her.
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Imagine that you are going to interview a great social worker or reformer. Frame a set of 8-10 questions for the interview :
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Form groups and explain the following word with an example. You can take the help of your teacher.
Humility
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Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Self-esteem
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Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Gratitude
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Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Courtesy
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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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Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Sympathy
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Form groups and explain the following words with examples. You can take help of your teacher.
Empathy
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- 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.
Find out the words in column ‘B’ which collocate with the words in column ‘A’.
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' |
| regular | meal |
| mid day | concept |
| key | food |
| fast | exercise |
| try | decorated |
| richly | hard |
| free | jam |
| traffic | time |
| social | animal |
| wild | justice |
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- 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.
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Register often refers to the degree of formality of language, but in a more general sense it means the language used by a group of people who share similar work or interest, such as doctors or lawyers.
Imagine that your Principal or teacher is coming. When you meet him, you would never say,
‘Hey, dude! What’s up?’
This is a formal situation, so you would say ‘Good morning,
In every situation, you use an appropriate expression according to the person. The language you use, when you meet someone depends on their age, position etc. There are formal and informal registers in spoken and written language.
Write appropriate expressions and words which you have to use while facing an interview.
(a) May I come in?
(b) ___________________
(c) ___________________
(d) __________________
(e) __________________
You are writing a letter of complaint. List the proper expressions that you would like to write.
(a) I disagree
(b) ___________________
(c) ___________________
(d) ___________________
(e) ___________________
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Distinguish between a legal offence and a moral offence on the basis of the given text.
| Legal offence | Moral offence |
| Burglary | Rude behaviour |
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The specific meaning of word ‘anthem’ in the content of the story is _______.
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Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Archaeology
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Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Etymology.
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Conchology means the scientific study or collection of mollusc shell. Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of Archaeology.
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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 _______.
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