10 Std Antonyms Questions & Answers
Unit 1 - His First Flight
1. The young seagull was alone on his ‘ledge’.
a) shelf
b) centre
c) nest
d) bed
2. He locked courage to ‘plunge’ down to the sea.
a) dive
b) slide
c) rise
d) glide
3. His father and mother called him in a 'shrill' voice
a) whisper
b) bold
c) high-pitched
d) calm
a) descending
b) rising
c) counting
d) walking
5. The seagull’s parents threatened to let him ‘starve’ on his ledge.
a) hunger
b) death
c) well-fed
d) furnish
6. The young seagull ‘trotted’ back and forth from one end of the ledge to the other.
a) jogged
b) ran
c) hurried
d) stopped
7. The mother seagull ‘swooped’ upwards
a) very quick
b) very fast
c) very nice
d) very slow
8. A rat ‘gnaw’ a hole through wood.
a) chewed
b) annoyed
c) swallowed
d) ate
9. The precipice was ‘sheer’
a) gradual
b) deep
c) pure
d) high
10. He tried to ‘whet’ its beak.
a) sharpened
b) remove
c) moved
d) blunted
11. The great expanse of sea stretched down 'beneath' .
a) inferior
b) above
c) below
d) higher
12. The long journey ‘exhausted’ the children.
a) tired
b) sleepy
c) energized
d) weary
13. He uttered a joyful ‘scream’
a) spoke
b) whisper
c) communication
d) shout
14. He was ‘soaring’ gradually downwards and outwards.
a) flying high
b) walking high
c) climbing down
d) sliding down
15. His parents were ‘beckoning’ to him calling shrilly.
a) signalling
b) dismissing
c) calling
d) gathering
16. I’ve broken my glasses he said ‘plaintively’.
a) sadly
b) luckily
c) happily
d) fortunately
17. Then a monstrous terror ‘seized’ him
a) released
b) hold
c) engaged
d) arrested
18. He never cared a ‘preening’ for her.
a) cleaning
b) dirtying
c) clearing
d) colouring
19. His lips twisted ‘mockingly’
a) irrespectful
b) ridiculous
c) respectful
d) calmly
20. He was soaring ‘gradually’ downwards.
a) slowly
b) steadily
c) regularly
d) suddenly
Unit 2 - The Night of The Ghost Got In
1. My grandfather was in the ‘attic’.
a) storage space
b) exit
c) staircase
d) entrance
2. Herman rushed to his room and ‘slammed’ the door.
a) closed
b) locked
c) banged
d) opened
3. He answered ‘gruffly’.
a) softly
b) smoothly
c) pleasingly / happily
d) harshly
4. The doors were ‘yanked’ open.
a) rushed
b) pushed
c) closed
d) smooth
5. They ‘ransacked’ the floor.
a) filled
b) checked
c) damaged
d) inspected
6. ‘What’s that ?’ ‘snapped’ Joe.
a) spoke
b) signaled
c) entered
d) cried
7. The ‘indignant’ white – haired old man belonged to the house.
a) angry
b) sad
c) pleasant
d) funny
8. My grandfather ‘grabbed’ the gun and let it fly.
a) saw
b) caught
c) released
d) cried
9. By this time Sindhu was almost ‘hysterical’.
a) calm
b) mad
c) senseless
d) wise
10. His ‘cowardice’ reflects on his character.
a) awareness
b) courage
c) helplessness
d) dice
11. The family ‘ceased’ talking as she appeared.
a) halted
b) continued
c) stopped
d) ended
12. They were the steps of a man walking ‘rapidly’ around the dining table downstairs.
a) timidly
b) silently
c) slowly
d) decently
13. He shouted ‘intuitively’.
a) terribly
b) immediately
c) sensibly
d) senselessly
14. The cops were ‘reluctant’ to leave.
a) eager
b) unwilling
c) opposed
d) averse
15. Old love will not be ‘forgotten’.
a) remembered
b) failed
c) forgiven
d) forsaken
16. The drawer ‘creaked’ as it opened.
a) respect
b) silence
c) scraped
d) shabby
17. His gun ‘whammed’ again.
a) threw
b) showed
c) placed
d) calmed / tapped
18. They saw a sudden ‘gleam’ of light.
a) dark
b) sturned
c) placed
d) showed
19. Her heartbeat was ‘faint’ and slow.
a) pale
b) weak
c) faded
d) clear
20. I feel ‘despondent’ when my work is rejected.
a) loss of hope
b) afraid
c) hopeful
d) peaceful
21. We’re ‘obviously’ going to need more help.
a) certainly
b) transparent
c) evident
d) uncertainly
22. They were very ‘excited’.
a) eager
b) bored
c) thrilled
d) agitated
23. Herman ‘ventured’ out of his room.
a) moved
b) ran
c) walked
d) stayed
24. They ‘confused’ me by asking so many questions.
a) puzzled
b) baffled
c) enlightened
d) perplexed
25. I come to the ‘conclusion’ that I had been deceived.
a) beginning
b) decision
c) final
d) consider
26. The light still shone ‘palely’ down the stairs.
a) dim
b) weak
c) bright
d) faint
Unit 3 - Empowered Woman Navigating The World
1. Women’s accomplishments are ‘tremendous’ in many fields.
a) great
b) huge
c) tiny
d) big
2. INSV Tarini was built ‘indigenously’ in India.
a) internationally
b) domestically
c) technically
d) beautiful
3. Boost the ‘morale’ in the country.
a) fear
b) attitude
c) mettle
d) confidence
4. We never ‘discriminate’ the students in our school.
a) differentiate
b) discern
c) distinguish
d) indiscriminate
5. I am ‘glad’ that we were able to finish it successfully.
a) happy
b) pleased
c) sorry
d) joyful
6. He told the ‘accurate’ answer.
a) correct
b) exact
c) absolute
d) inaccurate
7. We attended some theoretical courses on weather ‘prediction’.
a) reality
b) forecast
c) condition
d) picture
8. I wish my son would show more ‘initiative’.
a) venture
b) indifference
c) energy
d) plan
9. We ‘anticipated’ what could be there ahead.
a) expected
b) doubled
c) unexpected
d) imagined
10. What was the ‘selection’ process?
a) rejection
b) extension
c) termination
d) collection
11. Those are the times we have to be ‘active’.
a) dynamic
b) lively
c) energetic
d) inactive
12. Women’s ‘accomplishments’ are tremendous.
a) failures
b) completion
c) success
d) achievements
13. His action were not in ‘consonance’ with his words.
a) misunderstand
b) advantage
c) disagreement
d) opposition
14. His parents ‘encouraged’ him in his studies.
a) helped
b) assisted
c) courage
d) discouraged
15. The village obtain all its energy from ‘renewable’ sources.
a) reversible
b) non-renewable
c) replenish
d) fresh
16. The government is ‘ monitoring’ the situation very closely.
a) correcting
b) checking
c) ignoring
d) navigating
17. He was accompanied on the ‘expedition’ by his wife.
a) halt
b) journey
c) task
d) plan
18. He is certainly ‘apprehensive’ about something.
a) disturbed
b) composed
c) anxious
d) happy
19. We spent a ‘blissful’ week together.
a) exciting
b) gleeful
c) unhappy
d) joyful
20. Mistakes are an ‘essential’ part of education.
a) important
b) extra
c) more
d) irrelevant
21. I have ‘commissioned’ the bank to pay my taxes.
a) licensed
b) called
c) ordered
d) left
Unit 5 - The Attic
1. We had reached a point where the road ‘bifurcated’.
a) merged
b) divided
c) began
d) started
2. The tea shop still ‘existed’ there.
a) stayed
b) survived
c) disappeared
d) lived
3. He left his ‘ancestral’ house 29 years ago.
a) ancient
b) central
c) inherited
d) primordial
4. The sun was ‘soothing’.
a) pleasing
b) relaxing
c) disturbing
d) burning
5. The spoilt child of ‘affluent’ parents.
a) happy
b) healthy
c) wealthy
d) poor
6. He tried to ‘revive’ old childhood memories.
a) destroy
b) refresh
c) begin
d) notice
7. He did not ‘recognize’ Aditiya.
a) identify
b) remember
c) ignore
d) notice
8. This work is a ‘cursed’ nuisance.
a) sinful
b) blessed
c) sad
d) unholy
9. Mr. Sanyal was not ‘crazy’.
a) insane
b) serious
c) joking
d) wise
10. His eyes were ‘dilated’.
a) enlarged
b) destroyed
c) compressed
d) blinded
11. She can ‘recite’ the whole poem from memory.
a) repeated
b) stated
c) sang
d) improvised
12. The house was in ‘ruins’.
a) destruction
b) construction
c) structure
d) improvised
13. The village had a certain ‘rustic’ charm.
a) modern
b) rural
c) village
d) country
14. A porton of a wall of the attic had ‘crumbled’ down.
a) withered
b) attached
c) broken
d) taken
15. All of the luggage was still ‘strewn’ about the room.
a) scattered
b) held
c) locked
d) compact
16. Sasanka has an ‘acute’ sense of self-respect.
a) keen
b) mild
c) joyful
d) serious
17. He ‘ascertained’ that it had no outlet.
a) found
b) settled
c) verified
d) confused
18. His nerves seemed ‘over wrought’ for some reason.
a) tangled
b) tensed
c) twisted
d) relaxed
19. He ‘dedicated’ his life to helping the poor.
a) devoted
b) assigned
c) faithless
d) true
20. He ‘stretched’ out his long legs.
a) contracted
b) looked
c) spread
d) enlarged
21. I’m ‘curious’ to know more about her.
a) eager
b) careless
c) interested
d) puzzled
22. John seemed ‘unperturbed’ by the news.
a) calm
b) satisfied
c) disturbed
d) unworried
Unit 5 - Tech Bloomers
1. He could not rise ‘exhausted’ by the strange exercise.
a) crippled
b) weakened
c) energetic
d) surprised
2. India’s disabled are ‘deprived’ by attitudinal barriers.
a) impoverised
b) dead
c) deaf
d) provided
3. Access, acceptance and ‘inclusion’ are the challengers we face with.
a) addition
b) separation
c) diversion
d) adoption
4. They managed to ‘grapple’ him to the ground.
a) release
b) jostle
c) push
d) wrestle
5. Technology is also a ’boon’ to citizens with special needs.
a) bonus
b) bane
c) blast
d) block
6. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was ‘concerned’ about people with disability.
a) sympathetic
b) disliked
c) indifferent
d) unhappy
7. I’d need a map to ‘navigate’ the city.
a) cross
b) handle
c) tour
d) fly
8. One can control the computer screen with a ‘gaze’.
a) blink
b) stare
c) look
d) trace
9. The communication aid is ‘mounted’ on his walker.
a) dismounted
b) climbed
c) moved
d) walked
10. So we can now look ‘forward’ to a more inclusive way of learning.
a) further
b) a head
c) proceed
d) backward
11. The ECO2 is linked to an ‘interactive’ with board.
a) congenial
b) verbal
c) debate
d) incompatible
12. Marco Polo is a ‘renowned’ explorer.
a) famous
b) unknown
c) great
d) good
13. Blee watch has been ‘designed’ for the people with hearing defects.
a) planned
b) destined
c) chanced
d) apt
14. The rent ‘inclusive’ of water and heating.
a) comprehensive
b) completely
c) exclusive
d) overall
15. But it would have been ‘frustrating’ and difficult
a) annoying
b) pleasing
c) disappointing
d) gigantic
16. Mrs. Miller is very ‘keen’ in art.
a) reluctant
b) spirited
c) intense
d) enthusiastic
17. Technology can free disabled people from their ‘cloistered’ existence.
a) enclosed
b) detached
c) opened
d) united
18. Success grows out of struggles to ‘overcome’ difficulties.
a) conquer
b) yield
c) cross
d) near
19. It has become a confident and ‘competent’ communicator.
a) incompetent
b) talented
c) experienced
d) accomplished
20. Learning is a ‘collaborative’ process.
a) co operative
b) separate
c) continuous
d) continual
Unit 6 - The Last Lesson
1. He ‘dreaded’ being scolded by Mr. Hamel.
a) feared
b) atrocious
c) humble
d) desired
2. Tell the children to ‘bustle’ up.
a) sound
b) calmness
c) excitement
d) activity
3. The whole school seemed so ‘strange’.
a) normal
b) new
c) odd
d) different
4. Thorns ‘choked’ the way.
a) blocked
b) hid
c) unclear
d) unblocked
5. The Prussians ‘defeated’ the French.
a) retreated
b) analysed
c) undefeated
d) faced
6. The crowd waiting outside was causing a ‘commotion’.
a) calmness
b) confusion
c) disturbance
d) unrest
7. It was a ‘solemn’ occasion.
a) serious
b) new
c) unhappy
d) happy
8. Everyone dreaded Hamel’s ‘terrible’ iron ruler.
a) awful
b) bad
c) strong
d) beautiful
9. I ‘blushed’ seeing everyone in class before me.
a) felt ashamed
b) felt sad
c) turned pale
d) felt angry
10. Mr. Hamel ‘mounted’ his chair.
a) installed
b) unmounted
c) climbed
d) angled
11. Her voice was full of ‘reproach’.
a) praise
b) disapproval
c) rebuke
d) disappointment
12. Your parents were not ‘anxious’ enough to have you learn.
a) worried
b) conscious
c) unconcerned
d) confused
13. They recited in ‘unison’.
a) consensus
b) conflict
c) concurrence
d) accord
14. His voice ‘trembled’ with emotion.
a) shivered
b) danced
c) moved
d) steadied
15. The birds were ‘chirping’ at the end of the woods.
a) singing
b) shouting
c) tweeting
d) alarming
16. I was feeling tired and ‘cranky’.
a) tolerant
b) irritable
c) cunning
d) bold
17. He made a rude ‘gesture’ with his finger.
a) signal
b) paint
c) diagram
d) speech
18. When people are ‘enslaved’, they hold fast to their language.
a) imprisoned
b) freed
c) caged
d) controlled
19. I hate to be a ‘nuisance’.
a) given
b) burden
c) harmful
d) comfort
20. I ‘tremble’ to think of it.
a) shudder
b) vibrate
c) steady
d) shake
21. A picture of the scene was painted to ‘commemorate’ it.
a) ignored
b) recalled
c) confessed
d) taught
22. They ‘blamed’ him for the accident.
a) loved
b) absolved
c) accused
d) presented
Unit 7 - The Dying Detective
1. The sick room was a ‘gloomy’ spot.
a) dark
b) bright
c) dull
d) dim
2. It is deadly and ‘contagious’ disease.
a) unhealthy
b) dangerous
c) harmless
d) infection
3. My feelings as a doctor were ‘aroused’.
a) stimulated
b) filed
c) felt
d) pacified
4. I have ‘confidence’ in you.
a) strength
b) doubt
c) trust
d) love
5. Watson could ‘persuade’ Smith to visit.
a) convinced
b) urge
c) reason
d) oppose
6. Watson saw a ‘frail’ man with bald head.
a)strong
b) crisp
c) short
d) tall
7. Holmes ‘pleaded’ Smith to help him.
a) requested
b) commanded
c) begged
d) asked
8. I was ‘horrified’ by the news.
a) shocked
b) disgusted
c) pleased
d) scared
9. The seat is ‘battled’ in place for extra safety.
a) loosened
b) broke
c) locked
d) slowed
10. I sat in silent ‘dejection’.
a) depression
b) happiness
c) boredom
d) inspire
11. The crowds were ‘delicious’ with joy.
a) insane
b) balanced
c) sad
d) happy
12. The littleman was ‘startled’.
a) surprised
b) excited
c) saddened
d) at ease
13. How ‘ignorant’ you are! watson.
a) illiterate
b) uneducated
c) well informed
d) rude
14. He took a ‘hesitant’ step towards her.
a) weak
b) humble
c) uncertain
d) ready
15. Holmes ‘undermined’ Watson’s capability.
a) strengthened
b) weakened
c) postponed
d) advanced
16. He ‘pleaded’ innocent to the changes.
a) begged
b) demanded
c) asked
d) linked
17. Holmes spoke ‘rudely’ to Watson.
a) roughly
b) correctly
c) softly
d) politely
18. Five person were injured in the ‘scuffle’.
a) understanding
b) kindness
c) agreement
d) fight
19. The wounded man utter a ‘groan’.
a) kind
b) delight
c) sorrow
d) painful
20. Her face was ‘gaunt’ and grey.
a) thin
b) thick
c) hard
d) healthy
21. I had counted on the ‘commotion’ to get to my desk without being seen.
a) confusion
b) disturbance
c) unrest
d) calmness
Singular-Plural (1Mark Questions)
Antonyms Answer Key
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UNIT 1 - His First Flight 1. b) center 2. c) rise 3. d) calm 4. a) descending 5. c) well-fed 6. d) stopped 7. a) very slow 8. c) swallowed 9. a) gradual 10. d) blunted 11. b) above 12. c) energized 13. b) whisper 14. d) sliding down 15. b) dismissing 16. c) happily 17. a) released 18. b) dirtying 19. c) respectful 20. c) suddenly |
UNIT 2 - THE NIGHT THE GHOST GOT IN 1. a) entrance 2. d) opened 3. c) pleasingly / happily 4. b) pushed 5. a) filled 6. b) singnaled 7. c) pleasant 8. d) released 9. a) calm 10. b) courage 11. b) continued 12. c) slowly 13. c) sensibly 14. a) eager 15. a) remembered 16. b) silence 17. d) calmed / tapped 18. a) dark 19. d) clear 20. c) hopeful 21. d) uncertainly 22. b) bored 23. d) stayed 24. c) enlightened 25. a) beginning 26. c) bright |
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UNIT 3 - EMPOWERED WOMAN NAVIGATION THE WORLD 1. c) tiny 2. a) internationally 3. a) fear 4. d) indiscriminative 5. c) sorry 6. d) inaccurate 7. a) reality 8. b) indifference 9. c) unexpected 10. a) rejection 11. d) inactive 12. a) failures 13. c) disagreement 14. d) discouraged 15. b) non–renewal 16. c) ignoring 17. a) halt 18. b) composed 19. c) unhappy 20. d) irrelevant 21. d) left |
UNIT 4 - THE ATTIC 1. a) merged 2. c) disappeared 3. c) inherited 4. b) disturbing 5. d) poor 6. a) destroy 7. c) ignore 8. b) blessed 9. d) wise 10. c) compressed 11. d) improvised 12. b) construction 13. a) modern 14. b) attached 15. d) compact 16. b) mild 17. d) confused 18. d) relaxed 19. c) faithless 20. a) contracted 21. b) careless 22. c) disturbed |
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UNIT 5 - TECH BLOOMERS 1. c) energetic 2. d) provided 3. b) separation 4. a) release 5. b) bane 6. c) indifferent 7. d) fly 8. a) blink 9. a) dismounted 10. d) backward 11. d) incompatible 12. b) unknown 13. c) chanced 14. c) exclusive 15. b) pleasing 16. a) reluctant 17. c) opened 18. b) yield 19. a) incompetent 20. b) separate |
UNIT 6 - THE LAST LESSON 1. d) desired 2. b) calmness 3. a) normal 4. d) unblocked 5. c) undefeated 6. a) calmness 7. d) happy 8. d) beautiful 9. c) turned people 10. b) unmounted 11. a) praise 12. c) unconcerned 13. b) uneducated 14. d) steadied 15. d) alarming 16. a) tolerant 17. d) speech 18. b) freed 19. d) comfort 20. c) steady 21. a) ignored 22. b) absolved |
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UNIT 7 - THE DYING DETECTIVE 1. b) bright 2. c) harmless 3. d) pacified 4. b) doubt 5. d) oppose 6. a) strong 7. b) commanded 8. c) pleased 9. a) loosened 10. b) happiness |
11. b) balanced 12. d) at ease 13. c) calmness 14. d) ready 15. a) strengthened 16. b) demanded 17. d) politely 18. c) agreement 19. b) delight 20. b) thick 21. d) calmness |
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