Std.10 English: Textual Vocabulary Activities
Que. 2 (A) Seen Passage_A3 (2 Marks)
| Activity 1: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 31): |
| a. steal- | b. hit- |
| c. sin- | d. knight- |
Ans: a-still, b-heat, c-seen, d-night
| Activity 2: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 32): |
| a. peace- | b. itch- |
| c. gate- | d. site |
Ans: a-piece, b-each, c-get, d-sight
| Activity 3: Pick out the odd element from the group: |
| a. great, long, little, felt |
| b. flew, flapped, young, became |
| c. family, shrilly, eagerly, plaintively |
| d. wing, loud, flight, beak |
Ans: a-felt (this is verb, others are adjectives), b-young (this is adjective, others are verbs), c-family (this is noun, others are adverbs), d-loud (this is adjective, others are nouns)
| Activity 4: Find Synonyms for the following words (Page 31): |
| a. adverse |
| b. bravery |
| c. frightening |
| d. dive |
Ans: a-opposite, b-courage, c-threatening, d-plunge
| Activity 5: Find Antonyms for the following words (Page 32): |
| a. inwards |
| b. moving |
| c. steady |
| d. distant |
Ans: a-outwards, b-motionless, c-dizzy, d-nearer
| Activity 6: Write one word for each of the following (Page 31): |
| a. a high steep face of a rock- |
| b. move lightly just above a surface- |
| c. a soft-finned sea fish- |
| d. utter a shrill cry- |
Ans: a-cliff, b-skim, c-herring, d-cackle
| Activity 7: Write one word for each of the following (Page 32): |
| a. leaping like a horse- |
| b. a round raised mass on land- |
| c. an efforts to clean feathers with beak- |
| d. flying with one wing higher than the other- |
Ans: a-curveting, b-hump, c-preening, d-banking
Other Lessons:
| An Encounter of a Special Kind |
| Be SMART…! |
| 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 |
