KSEAB SSLC FL Hindi flashcards

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Mera Vatan

A patriotic poem/essay in the SSLC Hindi textbook expressing love for the motherland and sacrifice for the nation.

Idgah

A short story by Premchand about Hamid, a poor boy who buys a chimta for his grandmother instead of toys, showing generosity.

Gillu

An essay by Mahadevi Verma describing her affectionate bond with a squirrel named Gillu, highlighting compassion for animals.

Character sketch

A description of a character's physical traits, personality, behavior, and role in the story, supported by textual evidence.

Sakhi

A poem by Kabir in the form of couplets offering spiritual and moral advice, often using metaphors from daily life.

Ram-Lakshman-Parshuram Samvad

A poetic dialogue from Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas depicting the confrontation between Parashuram and Lakshman.

Anupras

Alliteration; repetition of the same consonant sound in nearby words for poetic effect, e.g., 'chamak chamak chamki.'

Upma

Simile; a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using words like 'sa', 'jaisa', 'sam', e.g., 'mukh chand sa.'

Rupak

Metaphor; an implied comparison where one thing is described as another without using comparison words, e.g., 'charan kamal.'

Veer rasa

The heroic sentiment in poetry, evoking courage and patriotism, often in poems like 'Veer Tum Badhe Chalo.'

Puraka Patha

Supplementary reading section in the SSLC Hindi textbook containing non-detailed stories and essays for comprehension.

Inference

A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning rather than direct statements; important for answering higher-order questions.

Sandhi

The phonetic combination of two adjacent sounds, often resulting in a new word, e.g., 'Vidya + Alay = Vidyalay.'

Samas

A compound word formed by combining two or more words, with types like Tatpurush, Dwandwa, Bahuvrihi.

Taddhit pratyay

Suffixes added to nouns or adjectives to form new words, e.g., 'Manav + ta = Manavta' (humanity).

Kridant pratyay

Suffixes added to verb roots to form nouns or adjectives, e.g., 'likh + ak = lekhak' (writer).

Upsarg

Prefixes that modify the meaning of a root word, e.g., 'nir' in 'nirbal' (weak) or 'pra' in 'pragati' (progress).

Vachya

Voice of a verb; in Hindi, Kartri (active), Karm (passive), and Bhav (impersonal) vachya are the main types.

Kaal

Tense; the form of a verb indicating the time of action: Vartaman (present), Bhoot (past), Bhavishyat (future).

Muhavara

An idiom; a phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal words, e.g., 'nau-das ka farq' = big difference.

Lokokti

A proverb; a traditional saying expressing a common truth or wisdom, e.g., 'andhon mein kana raja.'

Nibandh

An essay; a structured piece of writing with introduction, body, and conclusion on a given topic.

Patra

A letter; formal letters follow a specific format with sender's address, date, salutation, subject, body, and closing.

Soochna

A notice; a brief formal announcement including heading, date, details, and issuer's name, displayed for public information.

Report writing

A factual account of an event, including headline, byline, date, place, and details, often in past tense and passive voice.

Dialogue writing

A written conversation between two or more characters, using natural language, proper punctuation, and turn-taking.

Apathit gadyansh

An unseen prose passage followed by comprehension questions, testing reading and inference skills.

Apathit padyansh

An unseen poem followed by questions on central idea, poetic devices, and inference.

Contextual vocabulary

Determining the meaning of a word from its surrounding text, rather than relying on a dictionary definition.

Sentence transformation

Changing a sentence's structure (voice, tense, type) without altering its meaning, e.g., active to passive.

Idiomatic translation

Translating idioms and proverbs by finding equivalent expressions in the target language, not word-for-word.

Internal assessment

School-based evaluation including project work, oral tests, and portfolio, contributing to the final SSLC Hindi grade.