Std.10 English: Textual Vocabulary Activities
Que. 2 (A) Seen Passage_A3 (2 Marks)
| Activity 1: Complete the table: |
| Verb |
Noun |
Adjective |
Adverb |
| harass |
— |
harassed |
harassingly |
| — |
interest |
interesting |
interestingly |
| deepen |
depth |
deep |
— |
| imagine |
— |
imaginative |
imaginatively |
| — |
simplicity |
simple |
simply |
| widen |
width |
— |
widely |
| actualize |
actuality |
actual |
— |
| produce |
production |
— |
productively |
Ans: harassment, interest, deeply, imagination, simplify, wide, actually, productive
| Activity 2: Find Antonyms for the following words (Page 69): |
| a. inactive |
b. solemn |
| c. partial |
d. open |
| e. changing |
f. silent |
| g. unattached |
h. shallowly |
Ans: a. living b. mischievous c. absolute d. unfold e. constant f. talkative g. attached h. deeply
| Activity 3: Give Synonyms for the following words: |
| a. encompass |
b. pure |
| c. known |
d. genius |
| e. contrary |
f. particular |
| g. harmless |
h. truth |
Ans: a. enclose b. authentic c. familiar d. scholar e. opposite f. specific g. safe h. fact
| Activity 4: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 69): |
| a. buoy |
b. tin |
| c. son |
d. ear |
Ans: a. boy b. teen c. sun d. year
| Activity 5: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 70): |
| a. plane |
b. rid |
| c. sum |
d. vary |
Ans: a. plain b. read c. some d. very
| Activity 6: Write one word for each of the following (Page 69 & 70): |
| a. quick to understand feeling of others- |
| b. a very frightening experience- |
| c. in a very beautiful and pleasing way- |
| d. way of thinking about something- |
| e. naughtily or annoyingly playful- |
| f. writing that uses artistic expressions- |
| g. one who likes to talk a lot- |
| h. a critical article or report- |
Ans: a. sensitive b. nightmare c. exquisitely d. perspective e- mischievous f- literature g- talkative h- review
| Activity 7: Give Adjectives of: |
| a. technology |
b. progress |
| c. magic |
d. value |
| e. simplicity |
f. actually |
| g. interest |
h. truth |
Ans: a. technological b. progressive. c. magical d. valuable e. simple f. actual g- interesting h- truthful
| Activity 8: Find Adjectives of (Page 69 & 70): |
| a. sensitivity |
b. absolutely |
| c. typically |
d. literature |
| e. heaviness |
f. hardness |
| g. greatly |
h. purity |
Ans: a. sensitive b. absolute c. typical d. literary e. heavy f. hard g- great h- pure
| Activity 9: Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B: |
| a. to play havoc |
i. opposite in nature |
| b. from top to bottom |
ii. to prevent normal function and cause damage |
| c. under the sun |
iii. completely and thoroughly |
| d. in contrary to |
iv. in existence |
Ans: a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
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