Std.10 English: Textual Vocabulary Activities
Que. 2 (A) Seen Passage_A3 (2 Marks)
| Activity 1: Match the Synonyms: |
| i. significance | a. suggestion |
| ii. determined | b. norm |
| iii. recommendation | c. importance |
| iv. criteria | d. decisive |
Ans: i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
| Activity 2: Match the pairs of Antonyms: |
| i. different | a. excluded |
| ii. naturally | b. imprudent |
| iii. responsible | c. artificially |
| iv. included | d. similar |
Ans: i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
| Activity 3: Give meanings of the words by choosing correct alternatives: |
| i. site | a. inclusion b. location c. list d. project |
| ii. characteristics | a. feature b. scenic c. early d. general |
| iii. artifact | a. strange b. handsome c. emerge d. articles |
| iv. launch | a. category b. introduce c. consider d. region |
| v. initiate | a. list b. force c. begin d. equal |
| vi. convention | a. command b. agreement c. concrete d. heaven |
| vii. conservation | a. preservation b. prediction c. invention d. submission |
| viii. tentative | a. rare b. successful c. conditional d. poor |
| ix. allocate | a. assure b. assist c. assault d. assign |
| x. territory | a. religion b. region c. medal d. reaction |
Ans: i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b, v-c, vi-b, vii-a, viii-c, ix-d, x-b
| Activity 4: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 76): |
| a. witch | b. sight |
| c. hire | d. men |
Ans: a. which b. site c. higher d. main
| Activity 5: Pick out from the lesson Homophones for the following (Page 77): |
| a. weather | b. list |
| c. ad | d. steppe |
Ans: a. whether b. least c. add d. step
| Activity 6: Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B: |
| a. scores of | i. to print |
| b. to inscribe | ii. plenty of |
| c. adopted by | iii. pulling down |
| d. dismantling | iv. choose to take up |
Ans: a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
Other Lessons:
| An Encounter of a Special Kind |
| Be SMART…! |
| His First Flight |
| The Boy Who Broke the Bank |
| An Epitome of Courage |
| Book Review: Swami and Friends |
| 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 |
