Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue. ____________________________________
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1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely black. – The ‘black’ in this sentence denotes that the face and hands are dark due to dust and dirt.
2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a black look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green. – The ‘black’ in this sentence refers to an angry or annoyed look.
3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest crimes against humanity. – The ‘black’ in this sentence denotes a dark and brutal incident against humanity.
4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’s black comedy. – The ‘black’ in this sentence denotes dark or distressing comedy.
5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in black. – The ‘black’ in this sentence refers to the hoarding of goods by shopkeepers to sell those goods at a higher price later.
6. Villagers had beaten the criminal black and blue. – The ‘black’ in this sentence denotes that the criminal was beaten and badly bruised by the villagers.
Question II:
Look at these sentences taken from the lesson you have just read:
(a) I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane.
(b) The young seagull had been afraid to fly with them.
In the first sentence the author was controlling an aircraft in the air. Another example is: Children are flying kites. In the second sentence the seagull was afraid to move through the air, using its wings.
Match the phrases given under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:
| A | B |
| 1. Fly a flag | – Move quickly/suddenly |
| 2. Fly into rage | – Be successful |
| 3. Fly along | – Display a flag on a long pole |
| 4. Fly high | – Escape from a place |
| 5. Fly the coop | – Become suddenly very angry |
| 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 |
Question III:
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.
| swoop | flit | paddle | flutter |
| ascend | float | ride | skim |
| sink | dart | hover | glide |
| descend | soar | shoot | spring |
| stay | fall | sail | flap |
The words which have the same or nearly the same meaning as ‘fly’ are listed below:
- Swoop
- Flit
- Flutter
- Float
- Skim
- Hover
- Glide
- Soar
- Sail