Vocabulary - Class 9 English - Extra Questions

Find the word from the passage that means the same as:
To give new life to



Find the word in the passage that means the same as the following:
Noticed / became aware of



Find the words in the passage that have the same meaning as:
Hesitant / not certain



Read the words and find out the similar meaning words from the passage :
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Find from the passage the related words to sea and write them.
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"I picked' em because they're pretty like you".
(Name and explain the figure of speech in the above line.)



'Its morning dew tickling our feet'.
{identify and explain the figure of speech in the above line.}



"My manhood is cast down in the flood of remembrance."

Identify the figure of speech employed here.



Use the idiom 'to be at logger heads' in a sentence of your own



Read the following excerpt and answer the given question.

'Till the gossamer thread, you fling catch.
Somewhere, O my soul.'

What is meant by gossamer thread?



Read the following excerpt and answer the given question.

'In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life.'

What is meant by 'bivouac'?



'As humble plants by country hedgerows growing'

What is the figure of speech employed in the given line?



Read the following lines from the poem you have studied and answer the question given below.

'... my manhood is cast-down in the flood of remembrance.'

The figure of speech in this line is
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification



Find a word from the passage which means 'useful enough'. 



Find the word from the extract which means 'blowing strongly'. 



Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
"_________ they're pretty like you".



Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with words from the box. You may use a word more than once.

  1. Gandhiji’s life was devoted to the ……………. of justice and fair play.
  2. Have you inspired your house against …………..?
  3. Diamond is nothing, but ………….. in its purest form.
  4. If you put too much coal on the fire at once you will ………. it.
  5. Smoking is said to be the main ………… of heart disease.
  6. When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put some ……….. into his stories. Somerset
    Maugham murmured, "No, the other way round".
  7. She is a ............ copy of her mother.
  8. It is often difficult to ……………. a yawn when you listen to a long speech on the value of time.

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Use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

  1. The cat chased the mouse the lawn.
  2. We were not allowed to cross the frontier.
    So, we drove . it as far as we could and came back happy.
  3. The horse went ..  the winning post and had to be stopped with difficulty.
  4.  It is not difficult to see .. your plan. Anyone can see your motive.
  5. Go . the yellow line, then turn left. You will reach the post office in five minutes.

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One word is kept in inverted comma in each sentence. Find its opposite in the box and fill in the blanks.

  1. You were required to keep all the doors 'open', not ……………
  2. Pupil: What mark did I get in yesterday's Maths test?
    Teacher: You got what when you 'add' five and ……………… five and ten from the total?
  3. Run four kilometers a day to 'preserve' our health. Run a lot more to ……………..  it.
  4. If a doctor advises a lean and lanky patient to …………… 'reduce' his weight further, be sure he is doing it to his income.
  5. The world is too much with us; late and soon.
    'Getting' and ………….. we lay waste our powers.         -WORDSWORTH

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Complete each of the following words using gh, ff, or f.
Then say each word clearly after your teacher.
(i) e ort             (ii) act
(iii) con ess    (iv) lau ing
(v) enou          (vi) hal
(vii) scru         (viii) rou
(ix) sti ly         (x) di erence
(xi) sa ety           (xii) lush



Identify the figure of speech used in these lines.



Word register
(from the passage)
Prepare a word register for the word
Education $$\rightarrow$$ ...................................



List the similes the poet has used in the poem.



Name and explain the figure of specch in the following lines.
Old wome once
were continents.



Give an example of personification from the poem.



"If you can meet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two impostors just the same"

Identify the figure of speech employed in these lines. 



What is Euphemism? Give an example.



Name and explain the figure of speech in the following lines :
"If you do not get lowered in your own eyes while you raise yourself in those of others."



Identify three similes in the first stanza.



Use suitable words or phrases from column A above to complete the paragraph given below.

A Traffic Jam

During power cuts, when traffic lights go off, there is utter ________ at crossroads. Drivers add to the confusion by ________ over their right of way, and nearly come to blows. Sometimes passers-by, seeing a few policemen ________ at regulating traffic, step in to help. This gives them a feeling of having ________ something.



Here are sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say what each means?
Our entire class is quacking in its boots.



The table below has some proverbs telling you what to do and what not to do. Fill in the blanks and add a few more such proverbs to the table.
Negative
Positive
Negative
i)Save for a rainy day.i)Dont cry over spilt milk.
ii)Make hay while the sun shines.ii)Dont put the cart before the horse.
iii) .. before you leap.iii). a mountain out of a mole hill.
iv) and let live.iv) all your eggs in one basket.



Match the compound words List A with their meanings List B. Use each in a sentence.



Match the phrases in Column 'A' with their meanings in Column 'B'. 



Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following words or expressions. 
based on reason; sensible; reasonable



Match the words/phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.



What are the things that can erupt? Use examples to explain the various meanings of erupt. Now do the same for the word surge. What things can surge? 



What is a nominative case?



What is a metaphor, simile, hyperbole, irony, alliteration, and imagery?



Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following words or expressions. 
the usual way of doing things (para 3)



What is hyperbole?



Now fill in the blanks with suitable words from the ones that you have formed.

I could not resist the .. to open the letter.



Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following words or expressions. 
the power to endure, without falling ill (7): …………………….



What are some song lyrics that use personification?



What are some rock songs with alliteration, assonance, simile, or onomatopoeia?



Where is an example of an alliteration in Martin Luther King's speech ?



The word tip has only three letters but many meanings.
Match the word with its meanings below.

  1. finger tips be about to say something
  2. the tip of your nose make the boat overturn
  3. tip the water out of the bucket the ends of ones fingers
  4. have something on the tip of your tongue give a rupee to him, to thank him
  5.  tip the boat over-empty a bucket by tilting it
  6. tip him a rupee-the pointed end of your nose
  7. the tip of the bat if you take this advice
  8. the police were tipped off the bat lightly touched the ball
  9. if you take my tip the end of the bat
  10. the bat tipped the ball the police were told or warned



Class 9 English Extra Questions