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Try to guess the meanings of the word ‘black’ in the sentences given below. Check the meanings in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.
1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black __________.
2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green. __________
3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes against humanity. __________
4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’s black comedy. __________
5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in black. __________
6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue. __________
1. The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence is that the face and hands are dark with dust and heat.
2. Here, ‘black’ refers to an angry look.
3. Here, ‘blackest’ refers to the darkest and cruellest crime against humanity.
4. Here, ‘black’ refers to dark and gloomy comedy.
5. The meaning of ‘black’ in this sentence is that the shopkeepers sell the described goods ‘at a higher price’.
6. Here, ‘black’ means that the criminal suffered excessive beating at the hands of the villagers.
Match the phrases given under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:
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A |
B |
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1. |
Fly a flag |
− |
Move quickly/suddenly |
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2. |
Fly into rage |
− |
Be successful |
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3. |
Fly along |
− |
Display a flag on a long pole |
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4. |
Fly high |
− |
Escape from a place |
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5. |
Fly the coop |
− |
Become suddenly very angry |
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A |
B |
||
|
1. |
Fly a flag |
− |
Display a flag on a long pole |
|
2. |
Fly into rage |
− |
Become suddenly very angry |
|
3. |
Fly along |
− |
Move quickly/suddenly |
|
4. |
Fly high |
− |
Be successful |
|
5. |
Fly the coop |
− |
Escape from a place |
We know that the word ‘fly’ (of birds/insects) means to move through air using wings. Tick the words which have the same or nearly the same meaning.
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swoop |
flit |
paddle |
flutter |
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ascend |
float |
ride |
skim |
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sink |
dart |
hover |
glide |
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descend |
soar |
shoot |
spring |
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stay |
fall |
sail |
flap |
The words which have the same or nearly the same meaning as ‘fly’ are as follows:
swoop, flit, float, dart, soar, hover, sail skim, glide, flutter
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