Std.10 English: Textual Vocabulary Activities
Que. 2 (A) Seen Passage_A3 (2 Marks)
| Activity 1: Find Antonyms for the following words from the lesson (Page 62): |
| a. decreasing x | b. gentle x |
| c. cowardice x | d. inferiority x |
| e. abnormal x | f. tentatively x |
| g. common x | h. unbound x |
Ans: a. increasing b. cruel c. courage d. quality e. normal f. extremely g. rare h. bound
| Activity 2: Find Antonyms for the following words from the lesson (Page 63): |
| a. few x | b. discontinue x |
| c. cheerful x | d. unlimited x |
| e. slowly x | f. dark x |
| g. unoccupied x | h. unknown x |
Ans: a. numerous b. continue c. dismal d. confined e. rapidly f. bright g. engaged h. known
| Activity 3: Homographs are the pairs of words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings in different contexts. Use the following words in two different contexts: (watch, couple, mind, space, sound, left) |
| watch: We will watch the match on TV. watch: I need to get my watch repaired. |
| couple: It will take only a couple of hours. couple: A sweet couple is celebrating their special day. |
| mind: Never mind. Something good will happen soon. mind: What’s going on in your mind? |
| space: There’s space for a table and two chairs. space: She is interested in space science. |
| sound: We heard the sound of firing. sound: That doesn’t sound very nice. |
| left: I left my bicycle out in the rain. left: Raise your left hand. |
| Activity 4: Write one word for each of the following (Page 62): |
| a. a study of origin and development of the universe- |
| b. the typical or highest example of a stated quality- |
| c. to make something seem larger or important than it really is- |
| d. confused because you cannot understand something- |
Ans: a. cosmology b. epitome c. exaggeration d. perplexed
| Activity 5: Write one word for each of the following (Page 63): |
| a. not afraid of misfortunes- |
| b. forecast of a future health condition- |
| c. causing an important change in history- |
| d. an ordinary person without any special skills- |
Ans: a. undaunted b. prognosis c. epoch-making d. layman
| Activity 6: Give NOUNS of: |
| a. great- | b. renew- |
| c. diagnose- | d. explain- |
| e. importantly- | f. uncertain- |
| g. continue- | h. consider- |
Ans: a. greatness b. renewal c. diagnosis d. explanation e. importance f. uncertainty g- continuity h- consideration
| Activity 7: Find NOUNS of (Page 62, 63): |
| a. mischievous- | b. legendary- |
| c. muscular- | d. imaginative- |
| e. momentary- | f. qualitative- |
| g. medicinal- |
h. centenary- |
Ans: a. mischief b. legend c. muscle d. imagination e. moment f. quality g- medicine h- century
Other Lessons:
| An Encounter of a Special Kind |
| Be SMART…! |
| His First Flight |
| The Boy Who Broke the Bank |
| Book Review: Swami & Friends |
| World Heritage |
| A Lesson in Life From a Beggar |
| Let’s March! |
| The Alchemy of Nature |
| Bholi |
| John of Arc |
| A Brave Heart Dedicated to Science & Humanity |
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