Unit 1 - 1.3 On Wings of Courage — English STD 10 — Question

Find from the passage the antonyms of the following words:
(1) common (2) slow (3) spending (4) dully

Write from the passage antonyms for the following words:
(a) bored (b) forgot (c) worse (d) worst

Pick out from the passage the verb form of - hindrance

Pick out two words from the passage formed by using prefixes:

Pick out the examples of concrete nouns from the passage.
Concrete nouns : nouns that we can touch or see.

Find the verb forms of:
(a) negligence (b) focus (c) requirement (d) weight

Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate idioms: (drown out, getting affairs in order, stay hungry.)
(1) The wealthy landlord made a will ______________ before he died.
(2) Those who aspire for success should always ____________ to learn more.
(3) The siren of the ambulance __________ all other traffic noise.

Find antonyms of the following words from the passage:
(a) depressed (b) diffident (c) float (d) gain

Pick out words that refer to the following:
(a) a device used to play recorded music :
(b) one who is poor at deciphering musical notes:

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.