Lesson 1
My Land
Special English
Online Lecture
Textual Exercise
Glossary
Native - connected with the place where one is born and lived for the first year of life.
Waver - to be or become weak or unsteady
Divine - coming from or connected with God
A. Choose the correct option:
(i) What do you think the poem is about?
(a) country and country-men
(b) village
(c) town
Ans. (a) country
and country-men
(ii) By
what name does the poet call his country?
(a) great land
(b) native land
(c) motherland
Ans. (b) native
land
(iii) What
does the poet say about the men in the poem?
(a) coward
(b) lazy
(c) brave
Ans. (c) brave
B. List the
words which have been used by the poet in the poem for native land:
Ans. Dear and rare
true and bold rare and fair
3. Word
Power
A. Use the
words given below in one complete sentence each:
Dear rare
divine pine
Answer :
Neha Sinha is Rhea's dear friend.
Honesty is a rare thing in these days.
Justice is divine virtue..
Rohit pines for his old and ill parents.
B. Make new
words adding ‘en’ at the beginning of the word as shown in the example:
1. rich – enrich
2. list -
3. circle –
4. able -
5. title -
6. sure -
Ans. 1. Enrich, 2. Enlist 3. Encircle
4. Enable 5. Entitle 6. Ensure
C. Find words from this word square :
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1. .................... 6. .....................
2. .................... 7. .....................
3.
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4.
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5. ..................... 10 ......................
Ans. 1.
Flower, 2. Fresh 3. Ray
4. Dear 5. Rare 6. Squirrel
7. Sharp 8. Play 9. Divine
10. Fair
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