Literacy and National Pride Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary terms, story details, and literary devices identified from the textbook transcript regarding literacy, grammar, and national identity.

Protagonist

The main character of a story.

Episode

A specific part of a story.

Community

People living in one particular area.

Triveni

A popular writer in the Kannada language whose stories usually dealt with complex psychological problems in the lives of ordinary people.

Kashi Yatre

A novel by Triveni serialised in the Kannada weekly Karmaveera about an old lady's desire to go to Varanasi to worship Lord Vishweshwara.

Krishtakka

The narrator's grandmother who never went to school but learned to read the Kannada alphabet at age sixty-two to become independent.

Ardent

Keen or having intense passion.

Avva

A word meaning 'mother' in the Kannada spoken in north Karnataka, used by the narrator for her grandmother.

Savouring

Enjoying something to the fullest.

Immensely

Extremely or to a great extent.

Taken aback

Surprised by something unexpected.

Binomials

Expressions consisting of two words linked by a conjunction that are used together in a fixed order, such as 'hide and seek'.

Sink or swim

A binomial expression meaning to succeed or fail without help.

Leaps and bounds

A binomial expression meaning to increase or develop very quickly.

Passed with flying colours

An idiom referring to an outstanding performance.

Burn the midnight oil

An idiom meaning to study or work late into the night.

Digital literacy

The ability to use electronic devices to protect information and navigate the internet safely.

Financial literacy

The ability to understand and effectively apply financial skills including management, budgeting, and investing.

Cultural literacy

The awareness, understanding, and appreciation of a country’s diverse traditions, languages, and social practices.

Himavant

The name used in the poem 'Bharat Our Land' for the Himalayas, described as mighty and unparalleled.

Upanishads

Ancient Indian scriptures forming reaching back to a philosophical core and symbolising deep wisdom.

Hoary antiquity

A phrase referring to ancient times or time immemorial.

Ode

A lyrical poem expressing deep admiration, praise, or reverence for a subject in an elevated and formal style.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech involving extreme exaggeration to highlight a point or create a dramatic effect.

Allusion

A literary device where a writer makes an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or cultural element.

Sanctified

A term describing the land as having been blessed or purified by many a sage.

Peerless

Used by poet Subramania Bharati to describe India as being without equal.