BBS Vocabulary For Nov-Dec

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: _____________________

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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.