Matric Notes Class 10th English Book Exercise Chapter 5 The Rain (Poem) Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Short Question Box Question

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Vocabulary

A. Give an antonym for each given word and make sentences with both words.

Rich, top, near, light, bright, noise, lovely

• Word: Rich
• Sentence: The rich look down upon the poor.
• Antonym: Poor
• Sentence: The rain drops were falling drop after drop on poor leaves.

• Word: Top
• Sentence: My house is on the top of the building.
• Antonym: Bottom
• Sentence: He was standing at the bottom of the tree.

• Word: Near
• Sentence: Pakistani team was near the victory.
• Antonym: Far
• Sentence: The poem contains far-fetched ideas.

• Word: Light
• Sentence: People wear light clothes in summer.
• Antonym: Dark
• Sentence: I love to wear dark colours in winter.

• Word: Bright
• Sentence: Samina always wears bright coloured clothes.
• Antonym: Dull
• Sentence: Maryam wears dull coloured clothes.

• Word: Noise
• Sentence: I hate noise.
• Antonym: Silence
• Sentence: I love silence.

• Word: Lovely
• Sentence: He is a lovely boy.
• Antonym: Ugly
• Sentence: I saw a man with ugly face.

Denotation: It is the dictionary and literal meaning of a word.

Connotation: It is the emotional / contextual / cultural meaning attached to a word; shades and degrees of meaning.

Example: Home, Residence, Dwelling

Denotation: All these words mean a place in which someone lives.

Connotation: Home: cozy, loving, comfortable, feeling of security.

• House: The actual building.
• Residence: Cold, without feeling.
• Dwelling: Primitive or basic.

B. Read the following sentences. Answer the questions given below.

a) Adeel was surprised.

b) Adeel was amazed.

c) Adeel was astonished.

Q1. What is the general meaning of each of the three sentences about Adeel? Do the words “surprised.” “amazed” and “astonished” have approximately the same denotation?

Ans. The general meaning of the three sentences is that Adeel was surprised. Yes, all the words have almost the same meaning.

Q2. Use dictionary to find what additional meanings are suggested by “astonish.”

Ans. Astound, Startle, Amaze.

Q3. Would a person be surprised or astonished at seeing a ghost?

Ans. A person would be astonished at seeing a ghost.

Difference between Positive and Negative Connotation

A connotation is frequently described as either positive or negative, with regards to pleasing or displeasing emotional connection.

Stubborn Strong willed (positive connotation), Pig-headed (negative connotation)

C. Which connotation is more positive?

1. Our trip to the Khewra Mines was __ .

a. Fine

b. Wonderful

2. __ people rode one the roller coaster.

a. Brave

b. Foolhardy

3. We saw __ animals in the zoo.

a. Fascinating

b. Weird

4. Some of the monkeys made __ faces.

a. Hilarious

b. Amusing

5. Everyone had a __ on his or her face on the way home.

a. Smile

b. Smirk

D. Which connotation is more negative?

1. We bought __ souvenirs at the amusement park.

a. Cheap

b. Inexpensive

2. I ate a __ sandwich.

a. Soggy

b. Moist

3. I didn’t like the __ on the jester’s face.

a. Smirk

b. Grin

4. It made me feel __ .

a. Uneasy

b. Frightened

E. Give synonyms for the following words.

• Word: Shine
• Synonym: Glitter

• Word: Bright
• Synonym: Luminous

• Word: Noise
• Synonym: Clamour

• Word: Lovely
• Synonym: Beautiful

Reading Comprehension

A. Answer the following questions:

Q1. What does the poet hear?

Ans. The poet hears the musical and rhythmic sound of rain drops falling on the upper leaves.

Q2. What according to the poet is a sweet noise?

Ans. According to the poet, the sound of rain drops is a sweet noise.

Q3. What will happen after the rain stops?

Ans. The sun will come out after the rain stops.

Q4. How does the sun come out after the rain?

Ans. After the rain, the sun will shine bright. It will spread lovely and wondrous light.

Q5. How does the light fill the drops?

Ans. The light fills each dark, round drop equally.

Q6. What makes the scene lovely?

Ans. The bright sun after the rain makes the scene lovely.

Box / Additional Questions

Q1. What do the rich and the poor leaves stand for?

Ans. The rich leaves stand for the upper class of society. The poor leaves stand for the lower class of society.

Q2. Do you also like the sun coming out after rain? Why?

Ans. Yes. I like the sun coming out after the rain. The reason is that the scene becomes absolutely fascinating and enchanting as soon as the sun appears after rain.

Metaphor:

A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things.

Examples: 1. He was a lion in the battle.

2. The striker was a goal machine.

3. The moon was a misty shadow.

B. Select the choice that explains the meaning of the metaphor as it is used in the sentence.

1. Junaid is an ox.

The metaphor is an ox means.

a. Junaid is deaf

b. Juniad is weak

c. Junaid is strong

2. Waleed is a real couch potato.

The metaphor couch potato means.

a. Waleed is always busy with some activity

b. Waleed is lazy

c. Waleed likes to go outside and play

3. Shahid is a volcano after hearing his brother borrowed his car without permission.

The metaphor Shahid is a volcano means

a. Shahid is angry

b. Shahid lives in Japan

c. Shahid has a triangle head

4. Lubna is the apple of her father’s eye.

The metaphor Lubna is apple of eye means.

a. Lubna is loved by her father

b. Lubna’s father is mad at her.

c. Lubna has an apple tree in her yard

5. Maria was feeling blue after her cat was hit by a car.

The metaphor feeling blue means

a. Maria didn’t like cars

b. Maria was sad.

c. Maria wore blue frock

6. Faraz is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates.

The metaphor Faraz is a giant means:

a. Faraz is short.

b. Faraz is from a fairy tale.

c. Faraz is tall.

C. Identify use of metaphor in the poem and answer these questions.

Q1. What do the rich leaves symbolize?

Ans. The rich leaves symbolize the upper class of the society.

Q2. What do the poor leaves stand for?

Ans. The poor leaves stand for the lower class.

Q3. What does the sun symbolize?

Ans. The sun symbolizes the blessing of God.

Personification:

It is a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

Example: Flowers were fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

D. Identify the use of personification in the poem and answer these questions.

Q1. Which object is being personified in the poem?

Ans. The leaves of the tree are being personified in the poem.

Q2. Which human traits are given to that object?

Ans. Human beings drink water. The trait of drinking is given to the leaves.