Unit 3 - 3.5 Unbeatable Super Mom-Mary Kom — English STD 10 — Question

Match the words in column 'A' with their meanings in column 'B':

'A'	'B'
(i) remembered	(a) frank
(ii) honest	(b) misery
(iii) clothes	(c) recalled
(iv) sorrow	(d) attire

Choose the correct meaning of: dignity
(a) self-pride (b) self-support (c) self-esteem

Choose the correct options from the brackets and fill in the blanks:
(pass, quite seriously, water, gaily, insist, mortifying, dramatic)
(1) Parents always ______ that their children should be all-rounders.
(2) The _________ turn of events shocked all of us.
(3) It was _________ to apologise to the bully.
(4) My mother waved ______ to me as she went for the hike.
(5) The author's guest took him _____________ to task.
(6) I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often _________ at the sight of them.

Find the noun forms of:
(a) change (b) aware

Give the meanings of the following words:

Words	Meaning
contemporary
tenure
astute
constraints

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the passage:
(a) Many small towns of the previous century have become crowded cities now due to rapid ___________.
(b) We should be well-prepared for ____________ problems like global warming.

Replace the underlined words/phrases with the appropriate ones, to retain the proper meaning:
(be the epitome of, gear up, a brief stint, play a major role, in recognition of, take over reins)
(1) After a short period of working as a lecturer, Ravi took up an important post in a multinational company.
(2) Accepting the great value of his research, they awarded him with a Ph.D. (degree)

Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentences that follow:
(flattery, appealing, by fits and starts, dashed to, undetected, spirits rose)
(1) Do not stoop to_________ just to gain something from someone.
(2) When the baby saw its mother, it gave an ______smile.

Write the noun forms of:
(a) solve (b) simple
(c) divine (d) frank (e) believe.

Find all the words from the passage that are related to 'brave' or 'courage'