NCERT Solutions Kaveri Chapter 6 A Friend Found in Music — Vocabulary in Context

Read the following phrases from the poem denoting The familiar tune stimulated a rush of _________, transporting listeners back to cherished moments from their past. (nostalgia/elation)

The soulful ballad expressed the singer’s _________, leaving the audience moved by the intensity of their emotions. (despondence/anguish)

The pianist played a soulful melody on the stage, creating an ambience of ____________. (melancholy/ despair)

The festive symphony filled the air with _________ tones, lifting the spirits of everyone present on the joyous occasion. (jubilant/euphoric)

Read the highlighted word in the line given below. To make sure I pull through The meaning of the verb ‘pull’ is ‘move or remove something’. The preposition ‘through’ means ‘from one end or side to the other’. However, when they come together they convey a completely different meaning. Here, ‘pull through’ means ‘to succeed in doing something very difÏcult’. Now, read the following lines from the poem. Music is the rhythm That moves me to the core. The phrase ‘moves me’ means ‘to make somebody do something’. ‘Move’ also has different meanings. For example, to change position, to make progress, to take action, cause strong feelings.

Choose the correct meaning from the box given He’s planning to move out of his parents’ house next month.

Our new neighbours moved in yesterday.

I’ve been in this job long enough—it’s time I moved on.

Can you move over a bit so I can sit down?

The police ofÏcer told the crowd to move along.

The bus moved off as soon as all the passengers were seated. (i) to start doing or discussing something new (ii) to begin living in a new home or place (iii) to start moving; to leave (iv) to go to a new position, especially in order to make room for other people (v) to leave a place where one has been living (vi) to shift position to make space for someone or something

Create phrasal verbs from the verbs ‘put’, ‘get’, ‘look’, ‘break’. Find the meanings of the phrasal verbs you create. Make sentences with the phrasal verbs. Discuss them with your classmates and teacher.