CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

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CLASS 10

THE PROPOSAL PLAY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Choose the option that correctly uses the idioms to the fill in the blanks ofthe paragraph below.In a team, it is important to (i) ____ Otherwise, you would become(ii) ____, and incur the displeasure of the others. When that happens, you might feel (iii) ____ However, for the others, not having tocarry you along would be a (iv) ____
A
(i) pull your weight; (ii) dead weight; (iii) the weight of the world onyour shoulders; (iv) weight off the shoulders.
B
(i) weight yourself; (ii) the weight of the world on your shoulder; (iii)like dead weight; (iv) weight off their shoulders
C
(i) throw weight around; (ii) worth your weight in gold; (iii) weight offyour shoulders; (iv) dead weight
D
(i) lend weight to someone; (ii) heavy weight; (iii)like pulling your weight; (iv) weight off theirshoulders
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Proposal-1-Question 4 In the given extract, tried refers to proceedings of a court case which is closest to that used in option (b).

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The tone of Chubukov in the given statement is contempt. This is because Lomov did not behave gracefully with Chubukov and was quarreling on small issues on the ownership of Oxen Meadows and dogs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lomov blamed Chubukov by saying that his grandfather was tried for land embezzlement while Chubukov blamed Lomov by saying that his grandfather was a drunkard and his younger aunt ran away with an architect.

Detailed explanation-4: -(For example, Lomov in the end calls Chubukov an intriguer; but earlier, Chubukov has himself called Lomov a malicious, doublefaced intriguer.

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