NCERT Solutions Kaveri Chapter 5 Nine Gold Medals — Vocabulary in Context

The phrase ‘standing ovation’ is an example of an adjective–noun collocation. Identify two other similar examples from the poem. Collocation is a pair or group of words that habitually appear together.

Complete the table given below by writing four nouns in Column 2 that collocate with the adjectives in Column 1. One example has been done for you. You may take the help of a dictionary.

Choose the correct adjectives from those given in the The littlest athlete was moving at a steady pace. _____________________

The eight athletes had a smiling attitude. _____________________

When the athlete fell, he gave a huge cry of pain. _____________________

The spectators saw a terrible difference in the athletes who had only come to compete. _____________________

The gaudy crowd cheered the runners enthusiastically. _____________________