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. indulged in | i. stop or close down |
| b. in a dilemma | ii. a violent behaviour |
| c. go out of business | iii. a difficult situation |
| d. in a frenzy | iv. took part in something |
Ans: a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
| Activity 2: Match the Synonyms: |
| i. stationary | a. hatred |
| ii. customary | b. stable |
| iii. aggravated | c. habitual |
| iv. disgust | d. annoyed |
Ans: i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a
| Activity 3: Match the pairs of Antonyms: |
| i. cheerfully | a. enter |
| ii. arrived | b. irregular |
| iii. disappear | c. sadly |
| iv. regular | d. departed |
Ans: i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
| Activity 4: Give meanings of the words by choosing correct alternatives: |
| i. plod | a. count on b. go on c. look around d. walk heavily |
| ii. awful | a. very bad b. circulated c. general d. actual |
| iii. seldom | a. always b. rarely c. daily d. often |
| iv. hooligan | a. rowdy b. modest c. outsider d. silent |
Ans: i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-a
| Activity 5: Pick out the odd element from the group: |
| a. annoy, refuse, complain, service |
| b. elder, Pipalnagar, Govind, bank |
| c. small, third, money, general |
| d. carelessly, gather, always, actually |
Ans: a-service (this is noun, others are verbs), b-elder (this is adjective, others are nouns), c-money (this is noun, others are adjectives), d-gather (this is verb, others are adverbs)
| Activity 6: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 49): |
| a. wood- | b. herd- |
| c. sea- | d. live- |
Ans: a-would, b-heard, c-see, d-leave
| Activity 7: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 50): |
| a. their- | b. hit- |
| c. seating- | d. weigh- |
Ans: a-there, b-heat, c-sitting, d-way
| Activity 8: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 51): |
| a. sum- | b. ears- |
| c. write- | d. heir- |
Ans: a-some, b-years, c-right, d-hair
| Activity 9: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 52): |
| a. brake- | b. hour- |
| c. weight- | d. cum- |
Ans: a-break, b-our, c-wait, d-come
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| Let’s March! |
| The Alchemy of Nature |
| Bholi |
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