Assam HSLC Class 10 Elective Manipuri key terms

A Meitei Mayek letter or syllable unit; in grammar questions candidates are asked to identify individual letters and their order within a word.

The indigenous script of the Meitei people, reintroduced into Manipuri school syllabi; candidates must recognise its letters, vowel signs and numerals alongside Bengali script.

The Manipuri word for 'word' or 'language' as a countable unit; used in grammar exercises on word formation, joining and separation of compound words.

A meaningful root or base morpheme to which prefixes and suffixes attach; identifying the root helps answer questions on word structure and derivation.

The Manipuri term for grammar, literally the 'science of words'; covers parts of speech, sentence structure and correct usage tested in the grammar section.

A sentence in Manipuri, consisting of subject, object and verb; grammar items ask candidates to identify sentence types and correct faulty sentence order.

A noun or naming word in Manipuri grammar; candidates classify words as common, proper, collective or abstract nouns in usage exercises.

A verb or action word in Manipuri grammar; questions test agreement of the verb with person and number and correct tense forms.

Tense or time reference of a verb; candidates choose between past, present and future forms and correct tense errors in sentences.

The common Manipuri conjunction meaning 'and'; used in joining sentences and in questions on combining two simple sentences into one.

Punctuation marks; the plural of 'marol'. Candidates are asked to insert commas, full stops and question marks correctly in given passages.

A story or narrative; the term appears in titles of prose lessons and in questions asking candidates to summarise the plot or identify the theme of a narrative.

The main theme or central idea of a prose piece; candidates state it in one or two sentences in comprehension and appreciation questions.

Character or role in a story; questions ask candidates to describe a character's qualities and support the description with evidence from the text.

A name or title; used when candidates identify the title of a lesson, the author's name, or the name of a character in the prose section.

Feeling, emotion or sentiment; in prose questions candidates identify the dominant emotion of a passage and the words that create it.

A poem or verse composition; poetry questions ask candidates to state the number of stanzas, the rhyme scheme and the poet's message.

The central idea or message of a poem; candidates express it briefly and link it to the poet's purpose and tone.

Rhyme or sound repetition at the end of lines; candidates identify rhyming words and comment on how sound patterns add musicality to a poem.

Imagery or sense impression created by words; poetry questions ask which sense a line appeals to and which images are most vivid.

A simile or comparison using words such as 'like' or 'as'; candidates locate similes in poems and explain what is being compared.

A stanza or verse paragraph of a poem; candidates count stanzas and describe how the argument develops from one stanza to the next.

A short supplementary-reader text or rapid-reading passage; the section tests quick silent reading followed by short factual questions.

The gist or short summary of a passage; candidates write a two- or three-sentence summary of a supplementary-reader extract.

A question formed from a passage; in the rapid-reader section candidates answer 'wh-' questions by locating specific information quickly.

A book or written text; used in instructions such as 'read the passage from the book' and in questions on the source of a lesson.

A song or lyric; some poetry lessons are lyrics, and candidates may be asked about the singer's feeling or the refrain of the song.

A short poem expressing personal feeling, often in first person; candidates distinguish lyric from narrative poetry in appreciation questions.

To write or compose; appears in composition instructions such as 'write a letter' or 'write an essay' in the writing-skills section.

A letter; the writing section commonly asks for a formal or informal letter on a given situation, with correct salutation, body and closing.

A paragraph or section of a composition; candidates organise an essay into an introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion.

A topic or subject heading; in composition questions candidates must stay on the given topic and avoid irrelevant detail.

Duty, function or purpose; used in questions asking the purpose of a paragraph or the function of a character in a story.

A word or utterance; used in comprehension questions that ask candidates to explain the meaning of a word as used in the passage.

Meaning or sense; unseen-comprehension items ask for the meaning of a phrase in context rather than its dictionary definition.

A key word or important word in a passage; candidates pick out key words that carry the main information when summarising.

A passage or piece of text set for reading; unseen-comprehension questions are based on a wapam the candidate has not studied before.

A title given to a passage or lesson; candidates may be asked to suggest a suitable title that captures the main idea of an unseen passage.