CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE BALL POEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The meaning of ‘desperate’ is ____
A
Dispatching
B
hopeless
C
separation
D
forgetting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -despondent, despairing, desperate, hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort.

Detailed explanation-2: -feeling that you have no hope and are ready to do anything to change the bad situation you are in: The doctors made one last desperate attempt/effort to save the boy’s life. Desperate measures are needed to deal with the growing drug problem. They made a desperate plea for help.

Detailed explanation-3: -: having no expectation of good or success. : incurable. : giving no reason for hope : desperate. a hopeless situation. : incapable of solution or accomplishment : impossible.

Detailed explanation-4: -As detailed above, ‘hopeless’ is an adjective. Adjective usage: I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Adjective usage: A hopeless cause.

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