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Std.10_English_Maharashtra State Board: Textual Vocabulary Activities_Lesson: ‘An Epitome of Courage’

STD.10-Textual Vocabulary Based Activities_An Epitome of Courage

Std.10 English: Textual Vocabulary Activities
Que. 2 (A) Seen Passage_A3 (2 Marks)


Std.10_2.4_vocabulary_an epitome of courage

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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