Std.10 English: Textual Vocabulary Activities
Que. 2 (A) Seen Passage_A3 (2 Marks)
| Activity 1: Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B: |
| a. at the helm of | i. practical and real |
| b. to execute | ii. an event to achieve something |
| c. down to earth | iii. in charge of |
| d. stepping stone | iv. to carry out |
Ans: a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
| Activity 2: Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B: |
| a. to set parameters | i. testing something |
| b. time-bound action | ii. friendly |
| c. to benchmark | iii. specific work |
| d. not aggressive | iv. to fix a limit |
Ans: a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
| Activity 3: Find Synonyms for the following words from the lesson (Page 22): |
| a. enlighten- | b. prosper- |
| c. guideline- | d. ingenuity – |
Ans: a-illuminate, b-thrive, c-rubric, d-originality
| Activity 4: Find Antonyms for the following words from the lesson (Page 23): |
| a. inability x | b. calm x |
| c. unsteady x | d. practical x |
Ans: a-ability, b-aggressive, c-consistent, d-unrealistic
| Activity 5: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 23): |
| a. rich- | b. meat- |
| c. wet- | d. roll- |
Ans: a-reach, b-meet, c-weight, d-role
| Activity 6: Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B: |
| i. measurable | a. a set of facts |
| ii. defensive | b. large enough to be noticed |
| iii. parameter | c. always behaving in the same way |
| iv. consistent | d. that protects from attack |
Ans: i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c
| Activity 7: Complete the table: |
| Verb | Noun | Adjective | Adverb |
| imagine | —— | imaginative | imaginatively |
| —— | encouragement | encouraged | encouragingly |
| energize | energy | —— | energetically |
| include | inclusion | included | —— |
Ans: imagination, encourage, energetic, inclusively
Other Lessons:
| An Encounter of a Special Kind |
| His First Flight |
| The Boy Who Broke the Bank |
| An Epitome of Courage |
| 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 |
