FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - A VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH - FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH NOTES - CLASS 10

Unit- 8

A VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH

A.G. Macdonell

 

IV. Vocabulary:

 Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words underlined. (You need to pick the word from the lesson).

 1. We live on the terrestrial sphere: heavenly bodies are on the celestial sphere.

2. The train team was very hopeful of winning, but their defeat left them hopeless.

3. The young have vitality out the old have to cope with their lethargy.

4. The heroic mood was lost after the unheroic battle.

5. Don’t be reckless: be prudent.

6. Joshua remains imperturbable even in highly perturbable situation?

7. Don’t be crooked: be open and straight.

8. Peter, a highly indisciplined chap, could never be a part of the highly disciplined residential school.

 

V. Language Activities:

 A. Arrange the following conversation in separate lines and punctuate them:

 What is your name ram Sharma is Vinod Sharma your cousin yes I know him very well we used to go out together you must be made yes that is my name my cousin has often told me about you.

 

(#) “What is your name?”

 

(#) “My name is Ram Sharma”.

 

(#) “Is Vinod Sharma your cousin?”

 

(#) “Yes, Vinod Sharma is my cousin”.

 

(#) “I know him very well. We used to go out together.”

 

(#) “You must be Madan.”

 

(#) “Yes, that is my name.”

 

(#) “My cousin has often told me about you.”

 

B. Rewrite the following passage in Direct Speech:

 Mr. Lai asked when the play Twelfth Night’ would begin. The clerk replied that it would be in half an hour. Mr. Lai confessed that he had never seen the play before, and he was looking forward to it. The clerk said that he was sure Mr. Lai would enjoy it for its lyrical quality.

 

 C. Dictionary Work:

Look up the meanings of the following words and make sentences of your own:

 1. Ecstasy: happiness

2. Possessed: under a spell

3. Somersaults: aerobatics

4. Outrage: Resentful/ anger

5. Set out: go out

6. Scowl at: frown at

7. Trip over: stumble and fall

8. Grab at: to catch hold of

9. Dictum: an authoritative statement

10. In vain: useless

 

 VI. Grammar Revisited: (Synthesis of Sentences)

I. Simple to Simple:

A Combine each set of the following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one participle. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the rest.

1.       i. He first selected a site.

ii.. Then he leveled it.

iii. Then he dug the earth for a foundation.

iv. Finally, he began to build a house.

Having selected a site, leveled it and dug the earth for foundation, he finally began to build a house.

 

2.       i. Policemen and firemen combed the smoking rubble.

ii. They found guns.

iii. They found spent cartridges.

iv. They found a charred corpse.

While combing the smoking rubble, the policemen and firemen found guns, spent cartridges and a charred corpse.

 

3.       i. Strip mining completely alters the topography.

ii. It destroys all original vegetation.

iii. It also destroys most of the animal, life.

iv. It leaves barren rubble behind.

Strip mining completely alters the topography by destroying all original vegetation, most of the animal life leaving barren rubble behind.

 

4.       i. Shells boomed.

ii. The shells were artillery.

iii. The booming was in the distance.

iv. The shells shook the ground.

v. The shelling was slight.

The slightly booming shells of the artilleries in the distance shook the ground.

 

5.       i. One of the soldiers was playing the harmonica.

ii. Its sounds were a counterpoint to the boom.

iii. The boom was in the distance.

iv. The counterpoint was strangely cheerful.

v. The boom was ugly.

vi. The boom was menacing.

The strangely cheerful sounds, of one of the soldiers playing the harmonica, were a counterpoint to the ugly, menacing boom in the distance.

B. Combine each set of the following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one absolute phrase. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the rest.

1.       i. The evening grew more menacing.

ii. The breeze became gustier.

iii. Whitecaps gave the lake a frothy, sinister appearance.

The evening grew more menacing, the breeze becoming gustier, whitecaps giving the lake a frothy, sinister appearance.

 

2.       i. The prisoner was questioned.

ii. No witnesses came forward.

iii. The judge dismissed the case.

After questioning the prisoner, the judge dismissed the case in the absence of any witnesses.

 

3.       i. The morning had been cool.

ii. It had been comfortable.

iii. The afternoon was growing sultry.

Despite the morning being cool and comfortable, the afternoon was growing sultry.

 

4.       i. The fish didn’t take the lines.

ii. They periodically teased the boys.

iii. They nibbled the bait.

iv. They jumped.

v. The jumping was within arm’s reach of the boys.

vi. The boys were on the bank.

The fish periodically teased the boys on the bank by not taking the lines, by nibbling the bait and by jumping within arm’s reach of the boys.

 

5.       i. The boys tried changing bait.

ii. They tried changing rods.

iii. They tried changing places.

iv. Nothing worked.

Despite trying to change bait, rods and places, nothing worked for the boys.

C. Combine each set of the following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one appositive. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the rest.

 

1.       i. Milton was a blind poet.

ii. He wrote “Paradise Lost”.

iii. It is one of the nest epics in the English language.

Milton, a blind poet, wrote “Paradise Lost”, one of the nest epics in the English language.

 

2.       i. They were slim.

ii. They were tanned.

iii. They were Levi-clad.

iv. They rode motorcycles while swigging their colas.

v. They rode surfboards while swigging their colas.

vi. They were the Pepsi generation.

vii. They were the flower children of the sixties.

The Pepsi generation, the flower children of the sixties, slim, tanned, Levi-clad, rode motorcycles and surfboards while swigging their colas.

 

3.       i. Pepsi generation changed the lifestyle of America.

ii. The change was profound.

iii. The Pepsi generation was the product of the baby boom.

iv. The baby boom was post-war.

The Pepsi generation, the product of the post-war baby boom, profoundly Changed the lifestyle of America.

 

4.       i. The Pepsi generation was affluent.

ii. They were numerous.

iii. Manufacturers catered to their whims.

iv. Advertisers pandered to their fancies.

The Pepsi generation affluent and numerous were catered and pandered to their whims and fancies by the manufactures and the advertisers.

 

5.       i. Joshua is young.

ii. Joshua is a soccer enthusiast.

iii. Joshua adores Leo Messi.

iv. Leo Messi is the world’s greatest player.

v. Messi .plays for Barcelona.

Joshua, a young soccer enthusiast adores Leo Messi, the World’s greatest player playing for Barcelona.

D. Combine each set of the following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one prepositional phrase/infinitive phrase. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the rest.

 

1.       i. Julius Caesar entered the forum.

ii. Julius Caesar was as majestic as usual.

iii. The conspirators closed in behind him.

iv. They were determined to assassinate him.

The conspirators were determined to assassinate Caesar closed in behind him on his entering the Forum with his usual majesty.

 

2.       i. Your son doesn’t have enough diligence.

ii. Therefore he has lost his place as a topper.

iii. He does not even figure in the top ten list.

Without enough diligence, your son has lost his place as a topper, to even figure in the top ten list.

 

3.       i. It is very easy in our films.

ii. You can tell the heroes from the villains.

iii. The heroes always do only good.

iv. The villains always do only bad.

It is very easy in our films to tell heroes always doing only good from the villains always doing only bad.

 

4.       i. Most do agree with this.

ii. The clothes you wear identify your social status.

iii. The clothes you wear to identify your authority.

iv. The clothes you wear to identify your sophistication.

The identification of your social status, authority and sophistication through clothes is agreed by most.

 

5.       i. You may want to move up the corporate ladder.

ii. Then be prepared for this.

iii. Dress properly in suits.

iv. The suits are dark.

v. The suits are pin-striped.

In case of you want to move up the corporate ladder, be prepared to dress properly in dark, pin-striped suits.

 

6.       i. Her husband died.

ii. She heard the news.

iii. She was shocked.

iv. She fainted.

She fainted out of shock upon hearing the news of her husband’s death.

 

E. Combine each set of the following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one Adverbial phrase. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the rest.

 

1.       i. Vishwanathan Anand is one of the best Chess players in the world.

ii. There is no doubt about it.

Vishwanathan Anand is, undoubtedly, one of the best Chess players in the world.

 

2.       i. He forgot to bring the keys.

ii. That was unfortunate.

iii. The keys were of the main gate and the main door.

He, unfortunately, forgot to bring the keys of the main gate arid the main door.

 

3.       i. The sunset.

ii. The boys had not reached home.

iii. The boys were naughty.

The naughty boys had not reached home despite the sun having set.

4.       i. The villains attacked our hero.

ii. The blows were cruel.

iii. The villains had masked their faces.

iv. There was no reason for their attack.

The villains with masked faces attacked our hero unreasonably with cruel blows.

 

5.       i. He has succeeded.

ii. He has worked hard.

iii. His success has been beyond our expectations.

His hard work has resulted in his success beyond our expectations.

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