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Vocabulary Skills

          A.  Find the rhyming words of those given below.

              1.  glance  – ________________________              2.  gay  – ________________________

              3.  thought  – ________________________             4.  lie  – ________________________

              5.  shine     – ________________________

          B.  Choose the meanings of the words in bold.

              1.  He was in a pensive mood.

                  a.     good                        b.     thoughtful              c.     bad

              2.  Mohit pumped his fist with glee when he won the tournament.

                  a.     happiness                   b.     determination           c.     pride


              3.  My uncle has a jocund personality.

                  a.     dynamic                     b.     heavy                   c.     merry and cheerful

              4.  Some people enjoy solitude.

                  a.     being alone                 b.     being with friends      c.     being with family


              5.  She gazed at the night sky.

                  a.     pointed                     b.     stared                  c.     smiled


          C.  Write the words opposite in meaning to those given below.
              1.  continuous  – ________________________          2.  vacant  – ________________________

              3.  pleasure     – ________________________         4.  bliss   – ________________________

              5.  inward       – ________________________



            Creative Writing Skills

          Write a brief summary of the poem in your own words.

















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