Following are your vocabulary words for November and December. Go through them carefully, then attempt the tasks that follow:
Now try and identify which of the above vocabulary words can relate to the following pictures:
Once you're successful with the task above, attempt the following worksheets to further test your understanding:
Bluebells School International
Class XI Vocabulary Worksheet (Nov –
Dec): Level 1
Name: _____________________________ Teacher:
Ms. Geetanjali Kumar
Class and Section: ____________________ Date:
_____________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Fill in the blanks with the vocabulary words
for the months of Nov-Dec:
1.
Arshia
seemed lost in ___________ thought
when I saw her in the park this morning.
2.
When
Rita's condolence was offered with a smirk, Preeti wondered if she were merely
spouting ___________.
3.
The
crowd was ready to ___________ the
man accused of murder when the judge reminded them that he had not yet been
proven guilty.
4.
Politicians
are often accused of ___________,
but Sahil Sharma seems different.
5.
The
street bazaar was a ___________ of
colours, smells and sounds.
6.
A
hard-core atheist, Ramanujam would never ___________
any religious cause.
7.
At
the press conference, the minister declared that he had resigned of his own ___________.
8.
When
Mr. Gupta passed away without a will, the family property became a major ___________ between his sons.
9.
The
___________ of the argument left an
irreparable rift among the members of the group.
10.
It
seems that our planet is headed for an environmental ___________. Pretty soon, nature would vanish without a trace.
11.
The
teacher refused to be swayed by the sudden ___________
shown by her otherwise insolent students.
12.
Ravi
rushed to help the small child amidst the ___________
caused due to the sudden explosion.
13.
The
___________ from the factory is
responsible for the pathetic condition of this river.
14.
The
class of unruly students was in complete ___________
in the absence of their class teacher.
15.
Mozart’s
music formed the perfect backdrop for the ___________
at church this Sunday.
16.
Skinner
stated that his expertise was in the realm of behavior, not ___________.
17.
Although
he belongs to an ___________ family,
Raghav has never makes frivolous demands to his parents.
18.
The
number of students falling prey to peer pressure has ___________ alarmingly in the last two years.
19.
People
doubted her ___________ when three
eye witnesses placed her at the scene of the crime.
LEVEL 2
Fill in the blanks with the Nov-Dec vocabulary.
The words in brackets are the antonyms and can be used as hints:
The _______________ (shallow) valley was abuzz with activity. The noise levels created an almost unintelligible __________________ (serene atmosphere). Amidst a __________________ (monotonous image) of colours, one could easily discern the diligent faces of the youth who had chosen to _______________ (oppose) the Yamuna Bachao Aandolan.
When asked who they were representing, the young boys and girls happily stated that they came of their own ________________ (compulsions). The ring of _______________ (mendacity) in the voices convinced the reporters that they weren’t merely another group sharing ________________ (brand new thoughts/ideas) on TV. The cause was strengthened as even children of ________________ (poor) families had come to protest against the ______________ (pure, clean drainage) spoiling River Yamuna.
The volunteers and Mr. Ramachandran have had a ____________________________ (accord) among them since the beginning of this project. They seemed ready to verbally _____________ (secretly imprison) each other at any given opportunity. When the project first began, it was quite slow in its impact. Yet, to encourage them, _____________ (insults) poured in from many sides but Mr. Ramachandran, a nearby factory owner showed his dissent clearly.
However, Mr. Ramachandran’s objections did not cause the expected ______________________ (peaceful ambience) among protestors. In fact there wasn’t even a hint of _________________ (sweetness) in the students’ attitude towards Ramachandran. Since then, the number of volunteers seemed only to ____________ (decrease).
The leader of the volunteers switched off Mozart’s
__________________ (unchristian scattering / unchristian music) for a minute to
talk to the reporter. He said that it took a high degree of ________________
(non thinking brain) and patience for the group to form and work together. Now
that they were a large hardworking group, they were willing to fight till
__________________ (big bang – the origin of the universe)!
LEVEL 3
Complete the passage given below using the
vocabulary words for the months of Nov-Dec. One pair of synonyms has been
skipped and one word has been repeated to make the passage even more
challenging. Enjoy!
Araj
came from an ___________________ family. His father was a millionaire and his
mother had her own law firm. However, at school, he was just one among many,
and he enjoyed the freedom it brought.
Out
of his own _____________, he had let his peers believe that his father was a
travelling salesman. His ____________________ was never questioned because he
ensured complete _________________ in all other respects. In fact, his peers
called him Harish Chandra because they felt he _________________ the old
________________, ‘honesty is the best policy’.
One
evening, after school, the students of the school soccer team were called by
Coach Raman. Araj was the team’s star player. Coach Raman did not believe in
spouting _________________ such as what matters is how you play the game,
winning is secondary. Coach Raman’s philosophy was clear: you play, you win.
The
soccer teams of school XYZ and Bluebells had had a _________________________
between them forever.
Apparently,
XYZ had thrown an open challenge to Bluebells. After winning the last
tournament, XYZ soccer team proclaimed to the newspapers that they were
undefeatable on Bluebells grounds. Hearing this, the players on Araj’s team
seemed to want to _____________ the members of the XYZ team straightaway and
bring about an _______________ on school grounds, but the coach’s next words
doused their exuberance.
The
coach agreed with XYZ! Araj saw the _________________ of emotions rushing
across the faces of his team members. Embarrassment, anger, jealousy, shock…
they were all there. Finally, indignation won. Araj smiled. Perhaps his level
of ____________ was faster or it was simply that he knew his coach too well.
This was merely a ruse to goad the team into better performance. With this
bunch of lackadaisical jocks, _________________ was not the way to go.
Araj
could almost taste the ___________ in their looks and hear the
_____________-like sting of filthy words waiting behind the clipped mouths,
when the coach changed directions. He dared them to prove him wrong. The looks
changed. Like a _______________ coming to an end, the hushed embers of
enthusiasm flared to life again.
