Textbook Solutions: The Height of the Ridiculous | English Kumarbharati Class 10 (Maharashtra SSC Board) PDF Download

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Chapter 4.4: The Height of the Ridiculous 
 
WARMING UP [PAGES 169 - 170] 
 
Warming Up | Q 1 | Page 169 
The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students 
to complete them in their notebooks. 
(a) Today, I am happy because____________ . 
(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ . 
(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ . 
(d) I want to laugh because____________ . 
(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
1. Today I am happy because my grandparents are coming for a holiday 
2. Today after the class. I wish to eat an ice cream 
3. Tomorrow, I feel that I will go for a movie. 
4. I want to laugh because I am very happy 
5. Today. the class seems to be cheerful about the forthcoming football match. 
 
Warming Up | Q 2 | Page 169 
The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it 
in a funny way.  
 
SOLUTION 
For example, 
1. Mother gave me cheese but the cat ate it. 
2. I went to the market and bought an elephant 
 
Warming Up | Q 3 | Page 170 
Give the words related to: 
 
 
SOLUTION 
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Chapter 4.4: The Height of the Ridiculous 
 
WARMING UP [PAGES 169 - 170] 
 
Warming Up | Q 1 | Page 169 
The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students 
to complete them in their notebooks. 
(a) Today, I am happy because____________ . 
(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ . 
(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ . 
(d) I want to laugh because____________ . 
(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
1. Today I am happy because my grandparents are coming for a holiday 
2. Today after the class. I wish to eat an ice cream 
3. Tomorrow, I feel that I will go for a movie. 
4. I want to laugh because I am very happy 
5. Today. the class seems to be cheerful about the forthcoming football match. 
 
Warming Up | Q 2 | Page 169 
The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it 
in a funny way.  
 
SOLUTION 
For example, 
1. Mother gave me cheese but the cat ate it. 
2. I went to the market and bought an elephant 
 
Warming Up | Q 3 | Page 170 
Give the words related to: 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 4 | Page 169 
Pick out the word from the given box and write it in the correct columns below. 
 
jump, narrow, cable, live, queen, butter, tree, kitten, van, yellow, dale, happy, night, 
printer, star, sober, paper, cloud, pearl, within, bike, began, slender. 
 
Here the focus is not on the spellings but the pronunciation of the words. 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
    
 
SOLUTION 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
Jump. live, queen. van, dale, 
night, star, cloud, pearl bike 
arrow, cable, butter, kitten, yellow, happy, printer 
sober, paper, within, began, slender 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.a) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
Elephant 
1  2  3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
elephant 
1  2  3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.b) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
mirror 
1 2 3 
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Chapter 4.4: The Height of the Ridiculous 
 
WARMING UP [PAGES 169 - 170] 
 
Warming Up | Q 1 | Page 169 
The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students 
to complete them in their notebooks. 
(a) Today, I am happy because____________ . 
(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ . 
(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ . 
(d) I want to laugh because____________ . 
(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
1. Today I am happy because my grandparents are coming for a holiday 
2. Today after the class. I wish to eat an ice cream 
3. Tomorrow, I feel that I will go for a movie. 
4. I want to laugh because I am very happy 
5. Today. the class seems to be cheerful about the forthcoming football match. 
 
Warming Up | Q 2 | Page 169 
The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it 
in a funny way.  
 
SOLUTION 
For example, 
1. Mother gave me cheese but the cat ate it. 
2. I went to the market and bought an elephant 
 
Warming Up | Q 3 | Page 170 
Give the words related to: 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 4 | Page 169 
Pick out the word from the given box and write it in the correct columns below. 
 
jump, narrow, cable, live, queen, butter, tree, kitten, van, yellow, dale, happy, night, 
printer, star, sober, paper, cloud, pearl, within, bike, began, slender. 
 
Here the focus is not on the spellings but the pronunciation of the words. 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
    
 
SOLUTION 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
Jump. live, queen. van, dale, 
night, star, cloud, pearl bike 
arrow, cable, butter, kitten, yellow, happy, printer 
sober, paper, within, began, slender 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.a) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
Elephant 
1  2  3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
elephant 
1  2  3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.b) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
mirror 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
mirror 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.c) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
bus 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
bus 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.d) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
kangaroo 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
kangaroo 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.e) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
rough 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
rough 
1 2 3 
 
 
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Chapter 4.4: The Height of the Ridiculous 
 
WARMING UP [PAGES 169 - 170] 
 
Warming Up | Q 1 | Page 169 
The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students 
to complete them in their notebooks. 
(a) Today, I am happy because____________ . 
(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ . 
(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ . 
(d) I want to laugh because____________ . 
(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
1. Today I am happy because my grandparents are coming for a holiday 
2. Today after the class. I wish to eat an ice cream 
3. Tomorrow, I feel that I will go for a movie. 
4. I want to laugh because I am very happy 
5. Today. the class seems to be cheerful about the forthcoming football match. 
 
Warming Up | Q 2 | Page 169 
The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it 
in a funny way.  
 
SOLUTION 
For example, 
1. Mother gave me cheese but the cat ate it. 
2. I went to the market and bought an elephant 
 
Warming Up | Q 3 | Page 170 
Give the words related to: 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 4 | Page 169 
Pick out the word from the given box and write it in the correct columns below. 
 
jump, narrow, cable, live, queen, butter, tree, kitten, van, yellow, dale, happy, night, 
printer, star, sober, paper, cloud, pearl, within, bike, began, slender. 
 
Here the focus is not on the spellings but the pronunciation of the words. 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
    
 
SOLUTION 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
Jump. live, queen. van, dale, 
night, star, cloud, pearl bike 
arrow, cable, butter, kitten, yellow, happy, printer 
sober, paper, within, began, slender 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.a) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
Elephant 
1  2  3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
elephant 
1  2  3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.b) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
mirror 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
mirror 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.c) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
bus 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
bus 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.d) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
kangaroo 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
kangaroo 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.e) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
rough 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
rough 
1 2 3 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.F) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
insect 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
insect 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.g) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
telephone 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
telephone 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.h) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
monkey 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
monkey 
1 2 3 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.i) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
bucket 
1 2 3 
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Chapter 4.4: The Height of the Ridiculous 
 
WARMING UP [PAGES 169 - 170] 
 
Warming Up | Q 1 | Page 169 
The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students 
to complete them in their notebooks. 
(a) Today, I am happy because____________ . 
(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ . 
(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ . 
(d) I want to laugh because____________ . 
(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
1. Today I am happy because my grandparents are coming for a holiday 
2. Today after the class. I wish to eat an ice cream 
3. Tomorrow, I feel that I will go for a movie. 
4. I want to laugh because I am very happy 
5. Today. the class seems to be cheerful about the forthcoming football match. 
 
Warming Up | Q 2 | Page 169 
The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it 
in a funny way.  
 
SOLUTION 
For example, 
1. Mother gave me cheese but the cat ate it. 
2. I went to the market and bought an elephant 
 
Warming Up | Q 3 | Page 170 
Give the words related to: 
 
 
SOLUTION 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 4 | Page 169 
Pick out the word from the given box and write it in the correct columns below. 
 
jump, narrow, cable, live, queen, butter, tree, kitten, van, yellow, dale, happy, night, 
printer, star, sober, paper, cloud, pearl, within, bike, began, slender. 
 
Here the focus is not on the spellings but the pronunciation of the words. 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
    
 
SOLUTION 
 
Words with one syllable Words with two syllables 
Jump. live, queen. van, dale, 
night, star, cloud, pearl bike 
arrow, cable, butter, kitten, yellow, happy, printer 
sober, paper, within, began, slender 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.a) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
Elephant 
1  2  3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
elephant 
1  2  3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.b) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
mirror 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
mirror 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.c) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
bus 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
bus 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.d) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
kangaroo 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
kangaroo 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.e) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
rough 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
rough 
1 2 3 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.F) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
insect 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
insect 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.g) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
telephone 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
telephone 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.h) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
monkey 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
monkey 
1 2 3 
 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.i) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
bucket 
1 2 3 
SOLUTION 
 
bucket 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 5.j) | Page 170 
Count the syllables and underline the appropriate number in the box. 
 
biscuit 
1 2 3 
 
SOLUTION 
 
biscuit 
1 2 3 
 
Warming Up | Q 6 | Page 170 
Write the names of any five of your friends and mention the number of syllables 
in each name. 
 
SOLUTION 
 
Name 
Number of syllables 
Rohan 2 
Namrata 3 
Poonam 2 
Jai 1 
Nilima 3 
 
ENGLISH WORKSHOP [PAGES 172 - 173] 
English Workshop | Q 1 | Page 172 
Find out expressions from the poem that indicate funny moments. 
For example, I laughed as I would die.