FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - A WRONG MAN IN A WORKERS' PARADISE - FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH NOTES - CLASS 10

UNIT-1

A WRONG MAN IN WORKERS' PARADISE

                                                                                                    RABINDRANATH TAGORE

IV. Vocabulary Exercises.

Antonyms

Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words underlined:

1. The people utilize every minute of their life. Whereas the man wasted his time.

2. The busy farmers laughed at the idle artist.

3. Some students always work hard but many never/ seldom do so.

4. Every individual must have confidence in his abilities. However, we notice diffidence/ humidity in many individuals.

5. The workers thought that the artist was worthless whereas the girl of the silent torrent considered him worthy.

V. Language Activities.

A. Dictionary work:

Work in pairs and find out the meaning of the following phrasal verbs in a dictionary. Use them in sentences of your own:

• Run away- to escape/ win easily

        Many players run away with rewards.

• Run down- to strike/ knockdown

        A bus has run down a swine beside road.

• Run into- meet by chance

        She runs into her teacher in the mall.

• Run out- finished/ use up

        Tom runs out money in the last month.

• Run around- to spend lot of time/ search

        He runs around for a big villa in my colony.

• Go about- to occupy oneself/ begin

        Peter has to go about his work by the evening.

• Go away- to leave/ go

        He goes away from his native place forever.

• Go ahead- to proceed without hesitation

        I go ahead in science field to reach my goal.

• Go through- examine carefully/ suffer

         He has to go through a difficult time.

• Go along- to continue/ agree to

        She goes along with her hoarse voice in the function.

• Go into- look deeply/ investigate

         Detective goes into details of the case.

• Take aback- shock/ surprise

        Akash was taken aback when he reached his house.

• Take off- to leave/ remove/ to fly

        Don't take off your shoes in the classroom.

• Take on- to employ/ acquire/ hire

        Policemen had taken on a detective to solve a criminal case.

• Take over- to succeed/ assume control

        Anil took over his pet when it was misbehaving.

B. Given below are some idioms and phrases used in the short story. Work in pairs. Spot them in the story and use them in sentences of your own.

Indulge in            : She always indulge in chattering.

Take to task          : Teacher took to task a boy for messing the class.

Come to pass        : She comes to pass that she was placed in villa.

Take charge          : I took charge of independence day celebration.

Get the better of    : In a debate Tom got the better of Jerry.

 Be filled with        : We were filled with joy when they won the match.

Shake off                : She shook off her laziness at last.

Set out for              : They have set out for Dubai.

Laugh at                 : Karan always laughed at others.

X. Grammar Revisited.

 A. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’ :

1. His long nose gives him a unique feature

2. Looking at him I said that he must be a European.

3. I met him a year ago.

4. Walk fast. You are a young person, not an old man.

5. It was a unanimous decision.

6. ‘Ivanhoe’ is a historical novel.

7. We had an hour of English.

8. Modesty is a womanly grace.

9. The Cyclops was a one-eyed monster.

10. My sister is an M.A in English.

11. Satish was an N.C.C. cadet.

12. On his doctor’s advice, he had an X-ray taken.

13. This doctor is an F.R.C.S

14. My name begins with an‘H’

15. It surely was a historical event.

B. Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the wherever necessary.

1. There is a fly in the coffee

2. The book you wanted is not in the library.

3. NA cow is a useful animal.

4. NA Mount Everest is the tallest peak in the Himalayas.

5. “Where is Esther?” She has gone to NA school.

6. The Cauvery flows into the Bay of Bengal.

7. I love stories from the Ramayan and the Mahabharath

8. “Hamlet” is the greatest tragedy of NA Shakespeare.

9. Joshua plays the piano well. So his parents bought him a new piano.

10. The climax is in the 10th chapter, not in the chapter IX.

11. My uncle who was very ill last week, is still in NA hospital. If you go to the hospital you can see him.

12. I am going to NA market to buy vegetables. You cannot come with me because you have to go to NA school.

13. “Dad, is NA aunt coming with NA uncle?”

14. NA kindness is a great virtue. I cannot forget the kindness he showered on me.

15. NA English is a universal language. I learnt English at NA school.

C. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. This table is made of wood.

2. I expected from him a better performance.

3. He is a man with a fine sense of humour.

4. I saw a beautiful girl with a limp.

5. The purse fell out of his pocket.

6. She often quotes NP Shakespeare.

7. Our examinations begin on 15th April.

8. I had the message from a friend.

9. He hit her on the head with a bottle.

10. Neeta was angry at what I had said.

11. This is an idea I entirely agree with.

12. Please convey my best wishes to him.

13. He enquired from me what he should do

14. Please inform me of the details of the scheme.

15. I request you to intimate to me what he should do.

16. Students must opt for two of the three courses offered.

17. He prayed to God for help.

18. They presented him with a gold watch.

19. Please refer to your letter of July.

20. This figure is wrong; please strike it off.

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles or  Prepositions.

It's Never Too Late

East Taiwan consists of Hualien and Taitung countries. The area covers 8143 square kilometers, about on-fifth of Taiwan's total area, but has a population of only 610000 or just three percent of the population of Taiwan. Communities are usually found on the few scattered flat areas. The administration centers. Hualien City and Taitung City, are located to the north and south of the area respectively. 

Apart from these two cities, there are more than 20 towns and villages scattered throughout the area, so you will not find yourself alone while travelling.

East Taiwan faces the Pacific Ocean and is bounded on the west in the Central Range a 170 km long Coastal Range bisects the region, running parallel to the coast.

The total length of the east Taiwan's coastline is over 300 kilometers. Numerous scenic places are to be found on the exceptional geographical environment. The region also encompasses two islands lying near the coast opposite Taitung Colony, Green Island and Orchid Island.

The tiny islands, only 16 square kilometers and 46 square kilometers respectively, have some marvelous scenery both up and down the high water mark.

 

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