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प्रश्न
Reflect: Have you ever passed on an empty remark or vain statement that might hurt someone else? What can you do to avoid doing it again?
उत्तर
- I was really proud of my fair complexion. I once made a snide remark about one of my friends' dark complexion. He was deeply offended and stopped communicating with me; he began avoiding me, and our connection was ruined.
- I understood I shouldn't have made such a conceited statement. I have now decided to refrain from making such remarks. I can avoid speaking without thinking.
- I can quit mocking people. I can shift my mindset and speak gently and respectfully to everyone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
- Do you write a diary?
- Do you write letters or notes to your friends and relatives?
- Do you ever fight with your friends?
- Do you have arguments with your family members?
- What are the arguments about?
Read the following words which may be used in place of speak-
| talk | utter | tell | announce | declare |
| voice (an opinion, etc.) | Converse | say | chat | gossip |
| lecture | communicate | explain | uphold (an opinion) | support |
| praise | recommend | request | urge | plead |
| introduce | mention | refer to | discuss | remark on |
| rebuke | comment on | scold | chide | criticise |
| berate | pull up | reproach | admonish | suggest |
| indicate | mean | denote | show | reflect |
| express | reveal | |||
Tick the words you know and underline the ones that you do not know. Find their meaning and pronunciation from a good dictionary.
- Which of these words have a positive meaning?
- Which of these words suggest an unpleasant context?
Read the following words which may be used in place of speak-
| talk | utter | tell | announce | declare |
| voice (an opinion, etc.) | Converse | say | chat | gossip |
| lecture | communicate | explain | uphold (an opinion) | support |
| praise | recommend | request | urge | plead |
| introduce | mention | refer to | discuss | remark on |
| rebuke | comment on | scold | chide | criticise |
| berate | pull up | reproach | admonish | suggest |
| indicate | mean | denote | show | reflect |
| express | reveal | |||
Try to translate these words into your mother tongue to show the different shades of meaning.
Was Disraeli trying to give a scientific reason?
Prepare a similar list of adverbs which show the difference in the manner of saying or communicating something. A few examples are given here.
- politely
- brightly
- sweetly
- nicely
- lovingly
- kindly
- angrily
- rudely
- nastily
- quietly
- slowly
- quickly
Was he only trying to give a message in a lighthearted but effective way?
You have learnt about adaptation in living things in your science textbooks. Find the biological reasons why man’s ears and mouth have developed the way they are now?
Guess the meaning of was taken aback.
Guess the meaning of stammered.
Guess the meaning of exhausted.
What did you do on that occasion? Did you also speak angrily?
Discuss what you can do to control your anger.
Complete the following.
Harsh words are like scattered bits of paper carried away by the wind because ______.
Complete the following.
The two lips are like a fence because ______.
Complete the following.
The two rows of teeth are like a fence because ______.
Complete the following.
Our ears are like funnels because ______.
